Village chief He stayed up for half the night and divided the existing people into three groups. Five villagers and five bandits continued to plow the soil; ten villagers went to dig wild vegetables and chop firewood; all the remaining villagers and the other ten bandits stayed in the village to build the wall.
Even the blind old man was put to use, guarding the village entrance and shouting when he heard a stranger's voice.
As for the materials for building the wall, yellow mud was dug out to make mud molds, and then all the collapsed houses were demolished and all the usable materials were used.
Jiang Yue found some ancient defensive fortification techniques from the pile of books, which could be simplified and used.
The men in the village can do everything, from bricklaying to carrying heavy bags. They have done everything and they can master it after just a little effort.
When the time comes, stand the tops of the broken tiles upright and stick them on the top of the three-meter-high wall. Then dig traps not far from the wall, just like hunting rabbits in the mountains, place sharp bamboos under the ditch, and then cover it with leaves.
During this process, some refugees occasionally came to beg for food, but were driven away by them.
Everyone has experienced disasters for more than a year, and has been lectured by the village chief. Who still has sympathy? It is better to sympathize with yourself!
The adults were doing the heavy work, and children under seven also covered their noses, digging holes, collecting human waste, and composting fallen leaves and other things. Unfertilized barren land can't grow anything.
The whole village was busy. In just one month, half of a long wall was built, which at least blocked part of the view.
Because the spring plowing time was a little late by half a month, Jiang Yue made a suggestion to the villagers to soak the seeds first and then transplant them into the ground.
The old farmers knew that it was the Jiang family who gave them the precious and good grain seeds, and they became more grateful to them and did whatever they were asked to do.
They planted the land carefully. After the seeds were transplanted into the ground, the strong laborers were transferred to the team building the wall.
The elderly people practically lived in the fields, their heads bent every day picking up stones and pulling weeds, and carefully applying fertilizer.
There are many things to pay attention to when applying too much fertilizer or too little. Applying too much will burn the seedlings, and applying too little will be useless. These old people know this and do a better job than anyone else.
The occasional spring rains helped the seedlings grow especially vigorously. When the villagers greeted each other, their smiles stretched from ear to ear.
"All the buds have grown and are this tall!" An old man pointed out the height with his hands, feeling happy and hopeful.
"Really! I watched it every day, and in two or three days it took root firmly. It won't fall even in the wind!"
"You know what? Soaking the seeds first makes them grow better than planting them directly in the ground! The seedlings are growing strong!"
Seeing the old woman holding the tender grass in her hand, she smiled and said, "Are you going to the village chief's house to feed the chickens?"
The old woman's wrinkled face smiled brightly. "Yes! Those chicks are edible and they grow better and better every day!"
Being able to eat means you are growing strong!
The Jiang family provided 18 eggs, and the village head's wife hatched 16 chicks, but two died. Now there are 10 hens and 4 roosters. With four or five months of careful care, they should start laying eggs again.
When the eggs are laid and the chicks hatch, they will be divided among the people. Nowadays, the villagers eat from a large pot and wait until the harvest next year before eating separately.
But the villagers were full of hope. The crops were growing, the vegetables were two fingers tall, and they had meat and eggs. As long as they didn't encounter severe droughts or floods again, they would always be able to survive.
Everyone was so excited that they almost worshipped the Jiang couple. Their prestige was no less than that of the Lord of Justice.
Jiang Yue and Jiang Nian stayed in the house and started planting the land in the space. Jiang Nian didn't want her to get tired, so he worked with one hand. After all, the land was small and he could plant it slowly.
Those acres of land were planted with different crops, so it can be said that the granary was full of surplus grain.
Jiang Yue also replenished the cooked food that had been eaten, and the two of them steamed thousands of buns, steamed buns and pancakes.
During this period, no one came to disturb us.
However, she noticed that there were occasionally bunches of wild vegetables or firewood at the door, and sometimes even small fish. These must have been caught in the small river not far from the end of the village.
Jiang Nian liked to eat crispy fried fish, so Jiang Yue accepted them. The wild vegetables were also very tender, with a slightly bitter taste and a sweet aftertaste, refreshing and delicious.
It was a rare nice day, so she took Jiang Nian out for a walk.
The villagers gathered at the entrance of the village today. They want to build a solid gate.
"Hey, Miss Jiang is out."
The villagers rarely saw them go out, so they greeted them warmly.
From time to time, you can smell the aroma of meat and vegetables coming from the Jiang family, and even the aroma of the steamed buns is so fragrant that it can make you die.
Although they were still hungry, no one came to beg for food. At most, they squatted in the corner, smelling the aroma of meat and eating wild vegetables.
Jiang Yue smiled and responded, "The weather is nice, let's go out for a walk."
She looked around and heard from the villagers that they were planning to build a double gate and arrange for guards to take turns, which was a good idea.
The bandits had become pale and thin, but fortunately they had not been abused or beaten. Their methods of treatment were much more merciful than when they first treated the villagers.
They were still digging traps for the courtyard wall, but when they saw these two living devils, their hands and feet trembled. The second brother, who had been castrated by Jiang Yue, huddled up in a ball.
"What are you doing! Stop slacking off and get to work!"
The villagers who were watching took the weapons the bandits had brought and used them on them. Not to mention that these people had a deep hatred for the villagers, just the fact that they knew the village's secrets made it impossible to let them go easily. They should just stay in the village and do hard labor to atone for their sins!
Jiang Yue and the others walked around and found that the wall was almost finished. They walked to the small river behind the village, which was full of water plants.
The spring rains had been heavy recently, and the plants were growing well. She found a stick and shook it in the water plants. Many small fish came out, occasionally the size of two fingers.
She gave Village Chief He another suggestion.
"Why not dig a small pond in the village and catch some fish to raise? That would be a good way to supplement your diet. If you're really short of water in the summer, you can just scoop up some fish to save your life. As for fish food, you can plant some aquatic plants and raise some earthworms, or earthworms. They'll be good. Feeding chickens is also a good idea."
Village chief He had not thought of the idea of digging a pond in the village, but after thinking about it, he thought it was a good idea.
That day, they chose a piece of wasteland in the village that could not be used for farming, dug a big hole, pasted the walls with yellow mud, and poured water into it.
For a week, the children, ranging from five to six years old and up to fifteen to sixteen, dug the creek behind the village thoroughly, transplanted all the aquatic plants into the pond, and then caught several buckets of small fish and shrimp and put them back into the pond.
Next to the pond, they dug a hole, dumped rotten leaves in it, and raised the earthworms dug by the children.
If the crops in the fields are taken care of by the elders, the fish ponds and dragon pits here are taken care of by the children.
With the "mission" on their shoulders, the children felt like they were adults and were very happy. They would go to see the big and small pits three times a day.
By counting them every day, I can clearly tell how many are more or less.
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