In early November, Han Mingjiang and his group returned.
He returned with Xue Bao and Xuan Shen.
The boat docked at the Eleven Trees Wharf. The school rested for an hour, and almost everyone in Peach Blossom Spring gathered there.
After the ship was safely docked, everyone saw Han Mingjiang, Xue Bao, and Xuan Shen standing on the deck.
The children immediately cheered.
"Welcome home, welcome home!"
Li Lanzhen stood behind the children, smiling as she watched them disembark.
At this moment, Prefect Wu of Youzhou Prefecture, dressed in official robes, appeared on the deck of the large ship.
"Hahaha, today I have finally arrived at the Peach Blossom Spring."
Li Lanzhen's eyes were fixed on Han Mingjiang and the other two, and she hadn't noticed what was behind her until she heard him shout.
It turns out that the person accompanying them back was Prefect Wu!
Indeed, because Emperor Yuan of Jin did not want people to know about the existence of Peach Blossom Spring, so he never told the public.
Prefect Wu also refrained from setting foot on this land, enduring it again and again.
He was very happy to be here today.
The village committee members quickly went up to him, preparing to kneel down to greet him.
Prefect Wu stopped them, saying, "Alright, alright, no need to kneel anymore. Let's have some fun today."
Although no one knelt down, the proper etiquette was still observed, and everyone bowed in greeting.
"This humble subject greets Your Excellency the Prefect. Please come into the village, Your Excellency."
After handing over Prefect Wu to the village chief, Li Lanzhen turned to look at Han Mingjiang.
At this moment, Han Mingjiang was surrounded by a group of people.
Adults and children alike greeted him with smiles and praised his might.
The children held his hand and asked him to tell them stories from the battlefield.
Han Yibo and Han Yisong, being short, were anxiously jumping around in the crowd.
Han Mingjiang bent down and picked up his two sons, nudging their heads with his own forehead.
Eight-year-old Han Yisong was a little embarrassed, but sitting on Han Mingjiang's strong arms, his perspective was higher and wider, and he was proud of his father.
Five-year-old Han Yibo didn't care about anything else. He hugged Han Mingjiang's neck, rubbed his head against his face and neck, and kept calling him "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy."
Han Mingjiang enjoyed the dependence his two sons placed on him. He looked up and saw Xue Nizi standing at the back of the crowd, and grinned at her.
Xue Nizi's eyes were filled with tears, but she didn't let them fall, and she smiled.
Han Mingjiang was searching for Li Lanzhen's figure in the crowd.
Turning around, they saw Li Lanzhen standing not far away, smiling at them.
He put the two children on the ground, turned around and walked to Li Lanzhen, knelt down on both knees, clasped his hands in a fist and said loudly.
"Mother, your son is back!"
Li Lanzhen slowly walked forward, her eyes brimming with tears.
Looking at Han Mingjiang's dark and thin face, she reached out and touched the scar on his left cheek, gripped his arm tightly with both hands, and said with heartache.
"Get up, does it hurt? Do you have any other wounds?"
Are you not eating enough? Look how much weight you've lost!
Han Mingjiang opened his arms and hugged Li Lanzhen.
"Mother, in the army, everyone gets only half a meal, but I feel like I've grown taller, stronger, and more powerful. I've done very well and haven't let you down!"
Li Lanzhen reached out and patted his back; she smelled a faint scent of blood.
Li Lanzhen knew that Han Mingjiang probably still had wounds on his body.
"Alright, you brat, let's go home!"
Li Lanzhen looked up and saw Xuan Shen standing outside the crowd, watching the scene just now with envious and eager eyes in his eyes.
He sighed inwardly. This child was probably thinking of his parents again.
Li Lanzhen walked through the crowd, opened her arms to hug him, and patted his back.
"Child, are you tired? Are you hurt? Let's go home!"
As she spoke, she took Xuan Shen's hand in one hand and Han Mingjiang's hand in the other, and walked towards her home.
On the other side, Xue Laohu and Wu Shi also met Xue Bao.
Xue Bao's left arm was wrapped in a white cloth, with obvious blood seeping out.
As soon as Wu saw her son, tears streamed down her face. She carefully avoided his injured arm and hugged him tightly.
"Leopard, are you hurt? Let your mother see if you've broken any bones or tendons? Are you bleeding a lot? Does it hurt a lot?" As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
Xue Bao held his mother tightly with his right hand.
"Mother, don't cry, I'm fine. It's just some superficial wounds. It's just that the wounds are too long and bleeding a lot, so they're bandaged."
He looked up and gazed intently at his wife, Han Yuemei.
Han Yuemei kept wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, but the more she wiped, the more tears she shed, and the image of Xue Bao in her eyes became blurred.
Xue Laohu looked at his only son, walked over and punched his right shoulder with his fist.
"Kid, you've grown strong and muscular. I think you've grown taller too."
After saying that, he reached out and pulled Wu Shi to his side, wiped away her tears, and said gently, "Alright, let the children go home. We'll talk about it when they get home."
As he spoke, he gave his wife a wink, and Wu quickly wiped away her tears and pulled Han Yuemei, who was standing to the side, over.
"Yuemei, take your husband home to wash up and change his clothes. We should go eat now."
As soon as Shi Tou and Yan Ming got off the boat, they ran to their friends. The children surrounded them, chattering and reaching out to touch the military uniforms they were wearing.
Carefully touch the hilt of the knife that is sticking out of the scabbard.
Then they walked towards the village, their arms around each other's shoulders.
Han Mingjiang, Han Zhaoxiong, and several others loaded the boxes unloaded from the boat onto an oxcart and pulled it back to Li Lanzhen's courtyard.
Han Dazhong, Zhang Deshui, and Manager Hua accompanied Prefect Wu from the small 11-tree-tree dock, slowly walking along the way and introducing the place to him. The first thing they saw was the vegetable greenhouse.
Prefect Wu entered a vegetable greenhouse, where he was greeted by lush, green vegetables growing vigorously.
He turned and pointed to the lush greenery covering the ground, saying to Manager Hua.
"Hahaha, Manager Hua, today I finally saw leafy green vegetables being sold in your Sifang Restaurant amidst the freezing cold."
He bent down, examined the vegetables in the field carefully, and said excitedly.
"These vegetables are growing so well! This idea for a vegetable greenhouse is brilliant!"
Zhang Deshui quickly said, "Your Excellency, Sister Lanzhen said this method can be promoted."
Anyone willing to try can use this method to grow vegetables in winter, and you can also grow sweet potatoes and potatoes in it.
Prefect Wu nodded. "Yes, I just came to check on this vegetable greenhouse and see if it can be promoted."
If possible, I will gather relevant personnel from various counties and towns to learn this planting method when I get back.
However, if they build greenhouses, they'll probably all be growing sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Han Dazhong continued, "Sir, that's understandable. Last year, we grew sweet potatoes and potatoes in greenhouses."
Lanzhen suggested we plant only half of the vegetables, and we almost came to blows over it.
Standing to the side, Zhang Deshui blushed, chuckled, and explained.
"Isn't it because we're afraid of being hungry? If we can grow grains and vegetables in winter, we'll definitely grow grains, because having enough to eat is the priority."
"Hahaha, well said! The most important thing is to have a full stomach! If every place is willing to build this greenhouse."
This winter, the sweet potatoes and potatoes we planted can support so many families, ensuring they don't go hungry in the dead of winter!
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