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

After the end, Yun Er announced Lin Yinan’s shooting results, all of them hit the target!

The soldiers were shocked by the result and rushed forward to check.

Some people even picked up Shi Han's heavy bow and tried to pull it open.

Only then did they realize how terrifyingly powerful their city lord was!

Looking at the pairs of eyes that were eager to become stronger, Yun Mo said, "An Nan, say a few words to them."

Lin Yinan cleared his throat, "It takes a thousand days to train an army, but only a moment to deploy it. The purpose of training day after day is to be able to deal with an unexpected enemy one day. The purpose of training hard is to protect our homeland and guard our parents and relatives!"

"We swear to defend Longtan to the death! To defend our homeland!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.

This competition greatly stimulated the fighting spirit of the soldiers, prompting them to constantly surpass themselves and improve their abilities.

There are fixed targets in the field, but the targets are actually moving during combat. Lin Yinan also suggested to Yun Er to build mobile targets.

Then she looked around the entire stable again.

The five newly delivered mares were leisurely eating grass in the venue.

Under Yun Mo's guidance, Lin Yinan took another walk around the horse farm before leaving.

Before going down the mountain, she went to see three mares about to give birth.

The mare's condition was relatively stable and it was not time for her to give birth yet. Lin Yinan didn't have time to wait, so he said hello to Doctor Lin and went down the mountain.

Yun Mo didn't want to spoil her fun, so he comforted her: "I've already told the secret guards, and I'll ask them to report any small news in time."

Lin Yinan nodded. With Doctor Lin and the horse breeder around, she was not worried.

When going down the mountain, she chose to take another path on the mountain, which was the same path she took the villagers of Dongwang Village to take shelter last year.

The two men rode their horses to the foot of the mountain and found someone picking up dead leaves in the woods.

Lin Yinan pulled the reins and stopped, and the people working in the woods also saw the two of them.

"Lord City Lord, why are you here?" A woman exclaimed in the woods, her tone unable to suppress the joy in her voice, and she was somewhat surprised at their appearance.

Lin Yinan didn't think about who the person in the forest was for a moment, until the woman walked out, she could see clearly who it was.

It turned out to be Zhou Yongniang from Dongwang Village, and she had a smile on her face.

"Aunt Zhou, we just happened to pass by." Lin Yinan greeted her and nodded slightly to her.

Without waiting for her to ask, Zhou Yongniang raised the rake in her hand.

"The fields in the village have been harvested and planted, so I came here to rake up some dead leaves to make fertilizer."

There were no chemical fertilizers in ancient times. In addition to relying on manure, common people also collected weeds, garbage, ashes, and wood ash to make fertilizer.

If you want to grow crops well, you have to spread these fertilizers on the ground and mix them with the soil before planting.

"Are you used to the newly built house?" Lin Yinan asked.

Zhou Yongniang's face was filled with a bright smile, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows appeared together, revealing her kindness, simplicity, and full of energy, and her heart could be seen at a glance.

"It's used to that! The newly renovated house is spacious and bright. How about you come to my place to have dinner before going back?"

Lin Yinan was infected by her enthusiasm and waved his hands repeatedly, "I will definitely go next time I have the chance. It's getting late, so let's go back first."

"Okay, then drive slower!"

Before leaving, Lin Yinan took another look at the cleaned woods. She vaguely saw white under the red soil on the surface. That was - kaolin? !

"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Yun Mo glanced in the direction she was looking, his whole body tense, thinking that she had discovered something.

Lin Yinan murmured, "That's white soil."

Zhou Yongniang immediately understood what she was talking about and explained, "Hey, the soil under the red mud is Guanyin soil."

"It's the Guanyin soil that the old people in the village used to talk about. In years of famine, people would grind it into fine powder, mix it with bran and wild vegetables, and use it to make cakes. With this stuff, many people survived. But if you eat too much of this stuff, your stomach will swell up, and you won't be able to defecate, which can kill you."

Zhou Yongniang spoke with a sad face.

Guanyin clay, also known as kaolin, is a clay product and the raw material for making ceramic products. Many exquisite porcelains in ancient times were fired with this thing.

Guanyin soil is fine and smooth. When it comes into contact with water, it will expand rapidly and then solidify. The human stomach and intestines cannot digest or absorb this substance. If you eat too much, it will accumulate and solidify in the intestines, making it impossible to defecate.

Lin Yinan had read in a book that in times of famine, there were many people whose stomachs became as big as drums after eating Guanyin soil, and many people were suffocated to death.

In modern times, Guanyin soil can not only be used as the main ingredient of certain antidiarrheal drugs, but is also widely used in the production of pottery and porcelain.

"I want to dig some back." Lin Yinan looked at Yun Mo with clear eyes.

Yun Mo: "Okay, don't move, I'll help you dig."

As he said this, he pulled out a cloth bag from the horse's back, jumped off the horse, and Lin Yinan followed suit.

Zhou Yongniang thought Lin Yinan had never seen it before and was curious. She used a rake to clear a place and said, "Come and dig here. I'll go get the hoe."

Lin Yinan picked up a branch as thick as a finger, squatted on the ground and started digging.

The terrain here is low-lying and it is flooded whenever it rains. Although there has been less rain this year, there are trees all around and the soil is not too dry.

"Let me do it, be careful not to hurt your hands."

Seeing that she was digging with difficulty, Yun Mo took the branch from her hand and started digging hard.

The tools were not powerful enough, and no matter how strong Yun Mo was, he could only dig small holes in the ground.

At this time, Zhou Yongniang came over with a hoe.

"Get out of the way and let me dig."

Yun Mo stepped aside. Zhou Yongniang had been doing farm work for many years and had plenty of strength. With one hoe, she turned over the surface mud.

It didn't take her much effort to dig out the Guanyin soil underneath.

Lin Yinan knocked off the red soil on the surface and put the Guanyin soil into bags. She stopped only after two bags were full.

"Auntie, the bag is full, no need to dig."

Zhou Yongniang then stopped and said, "It's not enough. I'll go back and get another sack so you can pack more."

Although she didn't know what Lin Yinan would use this for, it must be useful.

"Thank you, Auntie. This is enough."

Lin Yinan thanked her, Yun Mo tied two bags of Guanyin soil to the horse, and the two of them left in the sunset.

Walking on the road, Yun Mo's gaze shifted from the two bags of Guanyin soil hanging on the horse to Lin Yinan's face.

He couldn't help but whispered, "Anan, these Guanyins have a strong earthy smell, are very salty and astringent, and are not delicious at all."

"Have you eaten it?" Lin Yinan looked at him curiously.

Yun Mo nodded, not hiding anything from her, "Yes, I have. One winter, the imperial court's food and fodder were delayed. In order to prevent us from starving, the army's chef came up with a plan. He dug up some Guanyin soil and mixed it with a small amount of food. We waited for half a month before the imperial court's food and fodder supplies arrived."