The carriage staggered for a quarter of an hour, and the county magistrate lifted the curtain and looked outside, still on the official road.
"My lord, did the prefect say which village to go to?"
"I didn't say it." Luo Mingda didn't lift his eyelids, obviously not very interested in this. Not all villages in the countryside are thatched cottages. When you walk into the house, it is pitch-dark, and the daytime looks like nighttime. It’s almost the same if you think about it, what’s so beautiful about it.
The county magistrate looked outside and said, "The villages on the west side of the city and the few villages close to the city are in better condition, and the villagers' lives are better. The further back you go, the poorer you become."
Luo Mingda opened his eyes slightly to look at the county magistrate and said, "Have you passed a few better villages now?"
The county magistrate nodded and said, "Looking at the front of the carriage, there is no plan to enter the village. I don't know where the prefect wants to go."
Luo Mingda closed his eyes again and said, "We'll know when we arrive, and it's not our turn to make a decision, so let's go." This kind of thing is not where the people above say to go.
The county magistrate continued to look outside, and after a while, he said, "Turn into the village road."
Luo Mingda obviously felt that the road was a little more bumpy, and frowned and asked, "Which village is this going to?"
The county magistrate replied, "There are several villages here, and the first one is called Niutou Village."
"Oh." Luo Mingda responded, thinking to himself, the name of this village is really tacky.
After a while, the carriage stopped.
The county magistrate saw that Mr. Cai and the others had gotten off the bus in front of him, and quickly said: "Sir, here we are, it's Niutou Village."
Lominda opened her eyes.
The coachman pulled open the curtain of the carriage door outside and reminded them: "Two adults, here we are."
Luo Mingda and the county magistrate got off the carriage, but what they saw was a large brick house, which was brand new and had just been built. This surprised Lominda.
Luo Mingda blinked and said to the county magistrate, "There are still such nice houses in the village?"
The county magistrate looked at the house, then looked at the houses of other people in the village, and said, "This should belong to Yu Qingze's family. He opened a shop in the city and made a lot of money."
"Who are you talking about?" Luo Mingda opened her eyes wide, thinking she had heard it wrong, and asked after digging out her ears.
"Yu Qingze, the owner of Yuji Yikouxian and Jufulou that you like to eat very much," the county magistrate replied.
"This is his home? He lives in the countryside?" Luo Mingda asked in surprise.
The county magistrate nodded and replied, "Yes, his household registration is Niutou Village."
"Why didn't you tell me he was in Niutou Village just now?" Luo Mingda asked with a frown. He didn't expect that Yu Qingze lived in the village. Yu Qingze wasn't the righteous brother of the adopted son of Cai Mansion. He thought he lived in the city. How could the Cai mansion let the righteous son live in the village
The county magistrate was very wronged and said, "I thought you knew." He didn't know about the people who often go to eat, so he came to ask him about the people who went to eat less often.
Lominda: …
"Hey, Mr. Luo, the county magistrate, come here, let's go to the field to see." Mr. Cai stood for a while, seeing the two of them muttering over there, not knowing what to say, and quickly called someone.
Luo Mingda and the county magistrate walked over. Several people walked to the village together.
Knowing that this was Yu Qingze's village, Luo Mingda was in a good mood, and completely disappeared from the depression when he heard that he was coming to the village in the morning.
He guessed in his heart that, based on the relationship between Master Cai and Yu Qingze, they all made a special trip to the village, so they should at least have a meal at noon, right
This mood is good, and Luo Mingda has the mind to think about something else. He walked up to Lord Cai and asked, "My Lord, you are so busy, why did you want to come to see the autumn harvest?"
With so many counties under the prefect, why did you come to Tongshan? With so many villages in Tongshan, why did you come to Niutou Village where Yu Qingze was
In fact, Mr. Cai also used an excuse to taste Yu Qingze's craftsmanship, right
Lominda wandered around in her head and came to a conclusion that seemed very logical.
"One is to look at the autumn harvest, and the other is to look at other things. You will find out later." Master Cai replied from the ground.
really! Luo Mingda glanced at Master Cai and said to himself, "I can't believe that Master Cai is also a fellow!
At this moment, the villagers in the village are all busy in the fields. Occasionally, some people are carrying millet back home, and they are also in a hurry.
A group of four or five-year-old children finished running outside. When they saw such a group of people who looked like city people, they stopped and watched curiously. Seeing them approaching, they immediately ran away.
At this time, a man came over with a load of millet. He saw a few people he didn't know, but they were dressed well, so it was obvious that they were not from the village.
He stopped and asked, "A few distinguished guests, is there any business in Niutou Village?"
When Master Cai heard the words, he smiled and replied, "Fellow fellow, let's find Yu Qingze. His house is closed, so he might be busy in the fields. How do you get to your fields?"
When the man heard that he was looking for Yu Qingze, he immediately understood. Let's just say, no one else in the village knows such a person.
"It turned out to be looking for Aze." He turned around and stretched out his hand, and said, "Go straight along this road to the side of the stream, cross the stream, and there is a big tree next to the road, just go straight ahead. field."
"Oh. Thank you." Master Cai thanked with a smile.
A few people quickly left the village as the man said, and then crossed the stream, and the front suddenly became brighter. At a glance, it is a flat paddy field, the golden paddy swaying in the wind, and a wave appears.
Mr. Cai took a deep breath and said, "When it comes to harvesting, it is the most exciting."
The staff member he brought next to him was surnamed Sun, and Mr. Cai respectfully called him Mr. Sun.
Mr. Sun replied: "Yes, especially the autumn harvest. Whether the people can live a good winter depends on the autumn harvest."
Master Cai nodded in agreement.
Luo Mingda looked at the county magistrate suspiciously.
The county magistrate had also been with Luo Mingda for several months, and knew that he had doubts.
He stepped forward and explained to him in a low voice in Luo Mingda's ear: "Because after the autumn harvest, the harvest will not be able to be harvested until the summer harvest in June or July next year. It will take a long time, and the field will have to be paid. The quality of the autumn harvest is directly related to the harvest. Whether the villagers have enough food for the winter and whether they can support the harvest next summer."
"Oh..." Luo Mingda nodded, indicating she understood. He thought for a moment and asked, "If the harvest is not good, many people will be hungry next spring?"
The county magistrate nodded.
Master Luo Mingda never thought about these problems before. Even during the war, his family never suffered from hunger, and he never encountered hunger. In his eyes, the food is only good or bad, and there is no such thing as good food. No problem with eating.
Seeing the county chief nod his head, he was thoughtful.
He knew that when the Ministry of Officials was assessing the performance of officials, how the people were living under its control, and whether many people starved to death, these were all aspects of the assessment.
Master Cai glanced at Luo Mingda, smiled, and then said, "Let's go, let's go and see."
Several people walked to the dirt road in the field.
When the villagers saw a group of people coming to the fields, they all looked at them curiously to see who they were looking for.
Yu Qingze and the others were mowing weeds in a field near the foot of the mountain this morning. Everyone was squatting, and they were blocked by the rice grains, so it was generally not easy to find.
Mr. Cai and the others walked most of the way, but they didn't find Yu Qingze and the others, so they asked a man on the road.
The man listened and pointed them in the direction first, but there was no one there at all. The man simply pulled his throat and shouted, "Aze! Aze! Yu Qingze, someone from the city is looking for you!"
Then, Mr. Cai and the others saw that in the golden yellow, a dozen or twenty heads suddenly popped out and looked towards this side, and then a few more people stood up.
In the rice field at the foot of the mountain, Yu Qingze and the others all stood up when they heard the man's voice and looked towards the road.
"Who is it?" Chang Hao covered his eyes with his hands to block the sun and looked over there.
Others are watching.
"It seems that it's the foster father, and the county magistrate?" Jiabao squinted his eyes and said.
Hearing that it was Lord Cai and the county magistrate, Yu Qingze and the others were a little surprised.
How did they come
"I'll take a look, you guys continue to cut." Yu Qingze said. The field is to be mowed this morning, and then the threshing machine can be used in the afternoon.
Yu Qingze inserted the cutting knife in his hand into the mud, and then walked towards the road.
Over there, Master Cai and a group of people also went this way.
After walking the dirt road, Mr. Cai didn't wait for his entourage to go down to meet him, and went straight to the field ridge.
Luo Mingda looked at the narrow ridge and frowned. Why are you still going down? Wouldn't it be alright to wait here for Yu Qingze to come over
Mr. Sun, the Xiancheng and two entourages were waiting for Luo Mingda to leave first. Seeing that he did not move, the Xiancheng reminded: "Sir? I go down first?"
Lominda nodded.
The county magistrate went down first, then stretched out his arm and gave Luo Mingda a hand.
When Luo Mingda saw that Mr. Cai turned back in front, he had to lift the hem of his clothes, grab the arm of the county magistrate, and jump down.
The two parties met in an empty field.
When Yu Qingze saw the two adults, he bowed and asked, "Why did the two adults come into the village?"
Master Cai said with a smile: "It's not the autumn harvest, come and see how everyone's harvest is."
Yu Qingze looked at the field and replied, "This year is alright. I haven't encountered any natural disasters or major insect pests. Everyone said it's ok."
In fact, in Yu Qingze's eyes, the per-mu yield of rice here is really too low, and one mu of land may only be three or four hundred catties. Unlike his previous life, the hybrid rice developed by Grandpa Yuan Longping's team can basically produce seven or eight hundred kilograms per mu, and that super hybrid rice even created a record of 1,000 kilograms per mu. It can be said that one grandfather Yuan Longping can feed more than one billion people!
Hearing this, Mr. Cai couldn't help nodding his head and said with a smile, "That's fine, that's fine."
"Sir, the fields are messy, let's go home and talk." Yu Qingze said quickly, watching Luo Mingda rubbing the mud on the soles of his shoes on the straw.
Mr. Cai followed his eyes and said, "No, I just brought Mr. Luo to experience life. Mr. Luo, Mr. Luo..."
Luo Mingda was rubbing the mud on the soles of his shoes. Hearing Master Cai calling him, he raised his head suddenly and asked, "What's the matter, Master?"
"Don't rub it, will you have to have it later?" Master Cai shook his head with a smile, and then said.
Say so too. Luo Mingda looked at the shoes tangled, frowned, and then rubbed it twice, walked to Mr. Cai, and said, "This field hasn't been dried yet, so why is it harvesting?"
Yu Qingze stepped on the field under his feet and said with a smile, "The villagers are used to this mud, so it's not in the way." This field is only about 70-80% dry, and if you step on it, you can still bring some mud. Honestly, it's really dirty.
"It's okay." Master Cai waved his hand, then looked at Luo Mingda, and said, "Master Luo, how about we go and help Aze and the others?"
"Ah?" Luo Mingda was stunned when he heard it, but the prefect said so, he had no choice but to nod and say, "Oh."
Master Cai held back his laughter and said to Yu Qingze, "Let's go and have a look in your fields."
Seeing this, Yu Qingze seemed to understand why Master Cai brought Luo Mingda here.
He nodded and took the lead in walking forward.
Lominda held up the hem of her clothes bitterly and followed carefully behind.
The author has something to say: Luo Mingda: The adults turned out to be like-minded people
Master Cai: Which one
Luminda: It's also a lot of work for a delicious meal!
Mr. Cai shook his head helplessly: ... This stupid child has no idea what I mean at all!