Jin Xiu and his men hid in several cellars separately. When they heard footsteps, they became nervous.
"Everyone come out, soldiers are coming to rescue us!"
Saved?
Jin Xiu recognized it as her husband's voice and quickly climbed out of the cellar with her daughter.
"Are we saved?"
"Um!"
“Saved!”
Those who escaped death smiled, but the family members who lost their pillar cried until they almost fainted.
Village chief He took a deep breath and announced something important. Everyone was stunned, whether they were laughing or crying.
Jin Xiu wanted to hit him, but looking at the bleeding shoulder, she couldn't bear to do it. Tears couldn't stop flowing, "How dare you take your son to war?"
He sighed. If survival wasn't so difficult, who would be willing to tie their head to their belt?
Li Zhi walked in and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. The soldiers under my command are all good and will not treat you badly."
The villagers had never seen anyone wearing armor covered in blood. It was so scary that they immediately knelt down and trembled.
Jin Xiu didn't dare to say much. At least he survived, and every day he could live was a day.
Village Chief He took Li Zhi to the end of the village and said, "Sir, we have planted some crops here, but the harvest is still about two months away, and we can't bear to throw them away."
If they left, their families would surely follow. But for the old farmers, losing the crops they harvested was like losing half their lives.
Li Zhi grew up digging in the fields for food. He knew at a glance that the fields were well planted. The seedlings were green and had strong roots, and the harvest would definitely be better than the newly reclaimed land in their city.
"Don't worry, I've left a platoon of soldiers here to guard the area and make sure the food doesn't get destroyed."
"Wow! You still have these vegetable seeds? They look really good!"
Li Zhi walked into the vegetable garden and really wanted to reach out and break off a vegetable to chew. They hadn't eaten vegetables for a long time, and even going to the toilet was difficult.
There was no fresh greens to eat in the city yet, and the vegetables the general's wife had brought were mostly spring greens, radishes, and melons, with seemingly no leeks. He loved dumplings stuffed with leeks!
Poach, poach, poach all of them!
"What are planted on these acres of land? Are they vegetables too?" Li Zhi squinted his eyes and pointed at the acres of land, which looked like green vegetable seedlings.
Village Chief He led him over and said, "My Lord, these are sweet potatoes and potatoes. They don't absorb as much water as rice, so they can withstand normal droughts, so we planted more of them."
They opened up another three acres of land this year and planted all of it.
"What kind of melon or bean is this? Is it a fruit?"
"No, it's food. A child will be full after eating one. But the vegetable sprouts can also be eaten as vegetables, so you can call them vegetables too."
"Oh, how much can be grown from one acre of land?"
"This is our second year of planting. Last year was the first year of clearing the land, and the soil was not fertile, so we only harvested about 400 kilograms (approximately 300 pounds) per mu. This year, the soil has been well maintained, and if the weather is good, we should be able to harvest more than 500 kilograms. Madam Jiang said that with good land, it is not uncommon to harvest over a thousand kilograms..."
The adult suddenly turned his head and looked at him with wide eyes. Seeing his fierce look, Village Chief He was a little frightened and didn't know what he had said wrong.
"Do you still have your old food?"
"In the cellar."
"Take me to see it!"
Village chief He was trembling with fear, the adult's majesty was too great.
The grain in Changle Village was stored in five cellars, and this time they were all dug up at once.
The officers and soldiers hadn't expected the village to have so much land. They'd grown some weight on their faces, and it was clear they hadn't been starved. They'd actually managed to save so much food, and the way they looked at them was different.
The village chief opened the bamboo basket and took out a long purple-red strip and a yellow fruit as round as a child's fist.
"Potatoes must be cooked thoroughly before eating, otherwise they can easily cause poisoning. But sweet potatoes are delicious whether they are raw or cooked."
He washed the sweet potatoes and handed them to the adults. No one thought to peel them.
Li Zhi took it and took a rough bite. The crunchy texture surprised him. He half-closed his eyes and chewed and chewed until he could taste the sweetness, not much different from fruit.
Two words, delicious!
“How do I plant this?”
The village chief pointed at the buds and said, "One is for transplanting after the vines grow, and the other is for cutting and planting. The one with more buds can plant more holes..."
Li Zhi's eyes gradually grew deeper, like a bean growing at least a dozen more. If this cycle continued...then they would have enough food to eat soon!
After finishing the sweet potato in his hand, he was still not satisfied, but he couldn't eat any more. Eating one seed would mean less than a dozen in the future, which was really a sin.
He casually touched the rice beside him. Hmm? This also felt different from the grains he had in the granary in the city.
"Where did you buy the rice seeds?"
"We didn't buy it, it was given to us by an old friend." Village Chief He said no more, closed his mouth and lowered his head.
Li Zhi stared at the top of his head for a while but didn't ask any questions.
It is not enough to garrison this village with only one row of soldiers.
Seeing that they had been busy for so long and hadn't asked for a break, Jin Xiu took the women from the village and boiled some water for them to drink. She signaled the man with her eyes to invite the adults into the house to rest.
Li Zhi looked at the sky and knew that he couldn't do it today, so he followed him in.
The villagers had originally planned to separate completely after the harvest this year, having eaten from a common pot for the past few years. Now that there are over a hundred more people, it's a bit harder, but it's just a matter of adding a few more pots. They have many empty houses, many kangs, and many stoves.
These soldiers were used to a rough life, having to drink cold water and eat dry bread on the road. Now they were lucky to have hot water, not to mention the villagers also cooked vegetable porridge, sweet potato porridge, and scallion egg soup for them!
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