If this had happened a year ago, asking Mr. Li to use his own fields for experimentation would have been out of the question.
But the situation is different now. No one in the family will go hungry because of the lack of income from those few acres of land.
On the contrary, if the experiment is successful, they will gain more. The most important thing is to trust their granddaughter's judgment.
Li Yan originally thought that it would take some effort to persuade her grandfather, but now it seems that she was overthinking it.
It is now late June and it is too late to plant rice. This matter will have to be put on hold until next spring.
The insecurity that had shrouded everyone's hearts in the past few days gradually dissipated. After all, Mr. Li felt sorry for his youngest son who had been working non-stop for so many days, so he didn't chat with his son any more. After dinner, he went straight home.
After washing up, Li Yan lay on the bed, thinking about the next arrangements. Now that the crisis of refugees has been resolved, there should be nothing to worry about the business in the shop. After things stabilize in the next few days, she will go to the fields to see how her herbs are growing.
After the herbs were planted, the weeding and fertilizing were all taken care of by several families at the foot of the mountain. Li Yan only needed to check on the growth of the herbs from time to time, and didn't have to worry about much else.
After two days of free time, Li Yan thought about going to the medicinal field to take a look. As she was thinking about it, Li Yan fell asleep.
Early the next morning, a caravan knocked on the Li family's gate.
There were caravans that moved quickly upon receiving the news, and there were also caravans that were relatively cautious. They sent servants to the provincial capital to confirm the news before starting to purchase goods.
Similarly, the first things these people bought when they set off back were Li Ji's soy sauce and fermented bean curd, so Li Yan was also very busy these two days.
The market outside the city became lively again due to the movement of caravans, and even Lijia Village became lively.
The caravans' donkey carts lined up from the Li family's gate all the way to the village entrance. These caravans bought and took away 34 jars of goods each. Fortunately, Li Yan did not stop production and prepared a lot of goods in advance.
Mr. Li saw off the last group of guests with a smile on his face. When he turned around and saw the empty courtyard, he felt so relieved.
Li Yan saw that no one would come at this moment, so she thought of going to the fields to take a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked out of the door, she met the clan leader's grandson. When he saw Li Yan, he smiled and said that his grandfather asked each household to send one person to discuss matters.
Li Yan, who received the news, immediately agreed, and then the grandfather and grandson went to the clan leader's house.
By the time the two arrived at the patriarch's house, many villagers had already arrived in the yard.
When everyone saw the two men, they greeted Mr. Li and made way for him to go to the clan leader.
Nowadays, every household can earn a lot of money from the Li family. Everyone thinks of the Li family and respects Old Man Li even more.
Mr. Li walked up to the clan leader and greeted him first. Then he couldn't help but ask what happened and why he summoned everyone.
Chief Li said briefly, "It's about resettling the refugees. Everyone hasn't arrived yet, so let's wait a while!"
After hearing what the clan leader said, although Mr. Li was confused, he did not ask any further questions and decided to wait until all the villagers arrived.
After about a cup of tea, all the villagers arrived, and Chief Li asked those who were standing in the yard and talking to be quiet.
"I'm sure everyone knows about the refugees who arrived in our northern region a few days ago. Now our county has also arranged a group of people to come here. I called everyone here today to inform you that our village will also need to accept some refugees for resettlement!"
One villager shouted, "Didn't they say those refugees had somewhere to go? Why did they have to be assigned to our village?
Everyone was somewhat reluctant. It would be fine if the person who came was easy to get along with, but if he was the kind of sneaky and cunning person, it would be very frustrating for everyone.
Chief Li glanced at the villager and replied, "Why are you so anxious? Most of the refugees have indeed found a place to go. The remaining ones, who are childless and elderly, and have young children with them, have been assigned to villages by the imperial court out of compassion."
"Chief, do you know how many people have been assigned to settle in our Lijia Village?" asked a villager.
"From what the village chief said, there are about 23 people!"
"Have people been resettled in every village?" another person asked.
Chief Li nodded and said, "Of course. These people will be sent to our village by the officials tomorrow. What do you think is the best land to allocate to them?"
It was obvious that everyone did not want these people to live in their village, but they had to accept it given the current situation. The patriarch was obviously not discussing with them, but informing them.
Everyone stood in the yard and discussed the matter among themselves for a while. Finally, an older man said to Chief Li, "Chief, I think we should allocate the land at the foot of the mountain next to Erlang's family to them!"
Firstly, the land near Lijia Village has long been saturated, and no one is willing to give their own land to these outsiders to build houses. Secondly, the large piece of land at the foot of the mountain is sufficient for both building houses and cultivating land.
At the same time, there is a medicinal field planted by the Li family between the two mountains, which satisfies the villagers' desire not to live too close to these refugees.
Finally, seeing that no one objected, Patriarch Li waved his hand and let everyone disperse.
Although everyone dispersed, on the way back they gathered in groups of three or five and whispered about the recent resettlement of refugees.
Li Yan and Old Man Li also followed the villagers out of the clan leader's house. Along the way, they could hear the worry in the villagers' words.
After all, more than 20 foreigners are already a lot! If the government doesn't take care of it, then feeding these 20 people will be a problem.
Li Yan was not too worried about this matter. According to her original plan, she could have accommodated more refugees. It didn't make sense that she couldn't do well now that there were fewer people in need of assistance.
When the grandfather and grandson came to a fork in the road, Li Yan wanted to go to the medicinal field to take a look, so she said something to Grandpa Li and went down the mountain alone.
When Li Yan walked into the medicinal field, what she saw was a large area of lush green leaves, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
These indigo leaves are the leaves of Isatis indigotica. They are also a treasure. Not only can they be fried or eaten cold, but they can also be cut and dried and used as medicine. The medicinal value of their roots is equivalent to that of their roots. They have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and removing spots.
The leaves of the indigo plant can be dried and used to make tea, which can also relieve heat and sore throat. It is really a rare and good thing.
Li Yan looked at the big green leaves growing well and couldn't help but feel itchy. She prepared to pick some and stir-fry them at home in the evening.
Just as Li Yan started to pinch the leaves of the big green tree, a cry of surprise came from behind her: "Girl, what are you doing?"
Li Yan was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground!
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