Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

"Master, should we send someone to look for Asan and the others?" asked the butler.

Patriarch Zhong looked at the silent staff beside him and asked, "Mr. He, what do you think?"

Mr. He stroked his mustache and thought to himself that Ah San was a man that the master valued very much. He had outstanding abilities and was loyal to the master.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go find it. This matter is very strange. We need to send someone to find out what the situation is over at Longtan."

What Mr. He said was the same as what he thought in his heart. The head of the Zhong family said, "Butler, please send more people out."

They never expected that Longtan would detain people, including the people sent out this time, who also never returned.

After arranging the people to go out, Mr. Zhong looked at the numbers in the account book, feeling upset, and he slammed the table.

"The Yu family is simply going too far."

"Not only is the price of grain 10% lower than last year, but we also stubbornly collected 30% more new grain."

The housekeeper tried to suggest, "Master, how about we just say that the grain production has decreased this year and give them less? They won't really go to the fields to check."

"That's not right. Judging from the Yu family's tough attitude, Nanzhou Prefecture must be making some big move. If we don't give it to them, the amount of salt they sell to us will be reduced by half," said Mr. He.

The head of the Zhong family sighed, "If we cut it in half, it will only be enough for half of the people in Huaizhou City. Give it to us. We can't afford to offend the Yu family."

The housekeeper said, "I will ask the farmers to pay 10% more grain this year. When the spring ploughing season comes next year, I will ask the people below to open up more wasteland and plant more beans and corn. Then we can eat them together and fill our stomachs."

"I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the tenant farmers." Mr. He frowned slightly. It would be troublesome if all the tenant farmers united to resist.

Housekeeper, "There are constant wars outside now. Can they leave with their families?"

Mr. He strongly disagrees with doing this, as it would lose the support of the people.

The head of the Zhong family was wealthy and made the final decision, "Okay! Let's do it this way. Whoever wants to leave can leave. There are so many refugees from the north, there is no need to worry about the fields not being cultivated."

Mr. He is a kind-hearted man and is unable to refute the Zhong family's actions.

After the discussion, when he was leaving the Zhong family, he was stopped by the housekeeper.

"Mr. He, the master is forced to do this. I hope you can stand on the Zhong family's side and give more advice to the master."

In this cannibalistic world, it is not easy for ordinary people to have a full meal.

Mr. He shook his head. "Butler, you are too serious. Mou Ming knows whose job you are holding."

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left. The butler stared at his receding back with cold eyes for a long time.

A remote village under the jurisdiction of Huaizhou City.

All the villagers gathered under a big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.

"What? We're going to harvest 10% more grain this year?"

“Why is the tax grain paid increasing every year?”

A woman slapped her thighs helplessly and began to cry, "Oh my God, how can we live like this?"

"That's right. Let alone dry rice, you can even count the grains of rice in the porridge cooked in every household's pot. If it weren't mixed with some wild vegetables and tree roots, we would have starved to death." The young and strong man said indignantly.

One stone caused a thousand ripples, and the whole village was shrouded in a sad and depressed atmosphere.

"Bah! I don't want to farm anymore. Whoever wants to farm this land can do so!" A man spat fiercely on the ground.

The woman hurriedly grabbed the angry man and said, "Dad, where are we going if we don't farm?"

The man thought for a while and said, "It's better to beg in Nanzhou Prefecture than to farm. The whole family works so hard to grow food, but they can't even eat two bites of it. They have to give it all to the wealthy families. It's easier to be a beggar. It's better to beg for two meals a day than to die of exhaustion."

As soon as he said this, many people in the village became suspicious and started talking about it.

"Is Nanzhou Prefecture really that good?"

"I heard from merchants in the city that ten Huaizhou cities are not as good as one Nanzhou Prefecture."

"If that's the case, my family won't farm anymore."

"Yes, we won't plant it anymore. Let's all go to Nanzhou Prefecture."

Everyone was discussing it enthusiastically, and someone with a clear mind said weakly, "What about the crops that are about to mature in the fields? We can't let others take advantage of it, right?"

Everyone was stunned. What he said made a good point.

"We can't let others take advantage of the food we have worked so hard to grow."

"How about we collect the food before we leave?"

"Yes! After we collect the food, we will be on our way!"

So, everyone unanimously decided to leave after collecting the grain.

All the young people were determined to leave, while the older people were secretly wiping their tears, looking back at the low thatched houses behind them with reluctance.

If one couldn't survive, who would leave the village where their ancestors lived and go to a strange and unknown place to make a living?

Dragon Pond.

Lin Yinan brought Lin Chunrong, Yunying and other girls to the newly built factory.

She uses this place to make sauces, and Lin Yinan is preparing to make the simplest fermented black beans.

All the harvested soybeans have been dried, and Lin Huihui and several girls are picking out the thin, shriveled or broken beans.

The selected beans need to be soaked for three to four hours. Because the weather is hot, the water needs to be changed after a while to prevent the beans from going bad.

Put the soaked beans into a large pot and cook over high heat until the soybeans are cooked.

When Lin Yinan was a child, she lived with her grandparents. They would make some fermented black beans for themselves every year, so making fermented black beans was not difficult for her at all.

Properly fermented black beans are easy to store and transport, and are an indispensable seasoning on the table.

Everyone took out the cooked soybeans and spread them out on bamboo plates to dry while they were still hot.

Lin Yinan taught the girls how to dry the clothes.

As if sensing something, Lin Yinan suddenly raised his eyes and looked towards the gate, only to see a man in black standing in front of the closed door.

The person who came was none other than Yun Er, who had rushed back to make weapons with pig iron.

Seeing that Lin Yinan had noticed him, Yun Er smiled at her shyly, his eyes still fixed on the busy Yun Ying.

It seems that this person is completely devoted to Yun Ying.

Yun Er was born with outstanding looks, picturesque eyebrows, iconic big eyes, obvious double eyelids and bags under his eyes, which made his eyes look bright and lively. He had red lips and white teeth. When he stood there and smiled, he looked sunny and handsome.

No wonder Yu Xunmei would chase me to Longtan.

After days of traveling, his eyes were dark blue and his face was haggard, but it could not hide his unparalleled elegance.

Yun Ying was concentrating on doing her own thing and was unaware of Yun Er's arrival.

"Aying, look over there, who's coming?"

Lin Yinan curled up a faint smile and pointed in the direction of Yun Er.

"Ah! Isn't that Aying's husband?"

Seeing this, Lin Chunni and Lin Huihui who were standing by started to joke around.

Yun Ying looked up at Yun Er. When Yun Er saw her looking at her, his smile became even brighter, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Yunying's cheeks suddenly turned red with shame and she dared not look anymore.

"Go ahead, don't keep them waiting." Lin Yinan took over the work in her hands and pushed Yunying out.

Yun Ying wiped her hands on her apron and trotted to Yun Er.

"When did you come back?"

She clutched her apron tightly in her hands, glanced at him awkwardly, then lowered her head, her heart beginning to beat uncontrollably.