Sister Han is good at farming

"Ah!"

After partying enough in the rain, everyone went into caves or cabins.

After changing clothes, everyone held a bamboo tube of ginger soup and recalled the hardships they had experienced along the way in the steam.

They sneezed while drinking ginger soup.

Despite this, everyone felt extremely comfortable.

"Old family, cut some of the bacon saved from the New Year and cook it up so that everyone can see some meat and celebrate."

Old Mrs. Ruan waved her hand and ordered to prepare meat and dishes to celebrate.

"Okay, mother!"

Liu responded cheerfully.

"Oh! There's meat to eat!" the children cheered.

They haven't eaten meat since they went up the mountain. Not only that, the oil in the dried vegetables, bamboo shoots or various young leaves they eat is also decreasing.

"Qingqing, what should we do next?"

Mr. Ruan asked Ruan Qingqing directly.

Ruan Qingqing did not refuse, she thought about it carefully.

"It's already July, and it's too late to plant staple food. Instead of doing that, we should wait for the rain to irrigate the land, and then we can prepare more land and plant wheat and rapeseed directly. In the spare time of preparing the land, we can build houses in the village. The mountain wind is too strong and cold. I'm worried that everyone can't stand living here in winter."

Old Master Ruan nodded continuously, "That's right. Living in the mountains is okay in spring and summer, but it's not suitable to stay here in winter."

Ruan Wangang also said: "It is not convenient for us to take care of the farm work when we live in the mountains. It will take at least a day to go back and forth. What can we accomplish?"

"I think we should wait until the rain stops and go to the village to make some bricks for building the house. Then we can concentrate on preparing the land and planting wheat. After the wheat is planted, the bricks should be almost done drying, and then we can build the house. If we make it in time, we can plant some rapeseed." Ruan Wanjin suggested.

Mr. Ruan frowned and thought for a while, then sighed, "Let's do it!"

The heavy rain lasted for four days, and on the fifth day, the rain gradually subsided.

In the afternoon, villagers living in other places in the mountains sent two representatives to Old Ruan's house. One was to express their gratitude, and the other was to ask Old Man Ruan for advice on how to make future arrangements.

After experiencing the plague escape, everyone agreed that only by following the Ruan family would they feel at ease.

The village originally had 100 households, but now there were less than 60. Some refused to listen to the advice, some were not decisive enough to escape, and some were simply unable to escape... All of them died in the fire.

Even among their population of less than 60 households, many frail elderly and children did not survive.

Disaster is never just two light words, but a warning monument built with countless heavy lives!

After everyone sighed for a while, Mr. Ruan told them about his plans.

"Uncle Ruan, your arrangement is good. It not only takes into account the work in the fields, but also does not delay the construction of the house."

"Yep!"

“Let’s do the same!”

"Yes, let's do this!"

Ruan Pinghuai, who was sitting in the corner, slapped his thigh and said, "I remembered something. If we rush back to the village and are seen by the officials, we will be locked up and burned again!"

Thinking back to the fire that burned for several days, everyone is still frightened.

Ruan Wanjin said, "Three months ago, when we went down the mountain to get medicine in town, we didn't see anyone along the way. I guess the official has left long ago."

Ruan Wangang frowned. "After Uncle Jing Pinghuai reminded me of this, I also found it strange. When we went up the mountain, the soldiers were clearly about to catch up with us, but suddenly we didn't hear any sound. I thought I ran too fast and didn't pay much attention to it. Now I think about it, I am an injured person carrying someone on my back. No matter how fast I run, I can't be as fast as those strong soldiers."

"That's right! Even though they knew we ran away, they didn't search the mountain." More people reacted immediately.

"Qingqing, you were the one who found me. Can you tell us what happened?"

Ruan Wangang's gaze was focused directly on Ruan Qingqing, who was sitting next to Old Lady Ruan.

"The soldiers who chased us were led away by Brother Chi. I heard that in order to eliminate the hidden dangers, Hunter Chi went to meet the person in charge of the garrison that was responsible for burning our Zaoziling."

"Let me explain it to you guys next!"

Hunter Chi heard that there were a lot of people surrounding Old Ruan's house, so he came to take a look out of concern. He didn't want to hear anything about himself here, so he strode in front of the crowd.

"Chi Hunter, you know this too?" someone asked immediately.

"I was the one who dealt with those officers and soldiers. Do you think I knew that?" Chi Hunter smiled at the person who spoke.

"Chi Hunter, please tell us how you solved it. Let us all feel at ease."

"Yes, Chi Hunter, please tell us all about it!"

"Then I'll tell you! Don't forget to treat me to a meal when the time comes. I used my eloquence to persuade those soldiers to retreat!"

"Haha, Chi Hunter, don't worry, we all owe you a meal, just tell us now!"

Someone urged impatiently.

"Then I'll remember it!" After Chi Liehu glanced at everyone, he coughed lightly.

"In fact, I didn't say anything. I just told the officers and soldiers that the person who came up with the idea of ​​offering a birthday banquet to the emperor was in the village, and her family was also in the village. The faces of those officers and soldiers changed instantly."

"and then?"

"Yes! Chi Hunter, what happened next? Don't keep us in suspense!"

"Then the officers and soldiers asked me if the person who gave the idea was still in the village or had he fled to the mountains?"

"How did you answer?"

“I naturally have to ask them how they deal with it while they are still in the village, and how they deal with it after they escape.”

"What do those officials say?"

"They said that if she was in the village and had been infected, they would burn her anyway. After all, it was related to the safety of other people and it was their duty, so they couldn't be careless. But if she hadn't been infected and had already escaped, they would turn a blind eye."

"why?"

Everybody doesn't understand.

"Why? Don't you know that the current emperor's calligraphy is still hanging in the county government office?"

"I heard that it was written with 16 big characters: 'The source of red mats, the land of tenacity! Unyielding and self-reliant!'"

Ruan Wanxi on the side added.

"Yes! The teacher in our college asked us to go to the county government office to observe! I also remember these sixteen words." Ruan Shixing further confirmed.

"But what does this have to do with whether we will be caught by the officials when we go down the mountain?" someone raised an objection.

"Why is it not a problem? Because the imperial edict was obtained in exchange for the unique birthday banquet prepared by Qingqing and the eight blessed old men. In other words, Qingqing is also someone that the emperor has approved of. The officials dare not arrest someone that even the emperor praises!"

"So, the reason why those officials didn't search the mountain to arrest us was actually because of Qingqing's face?"

"Yeah!" Chi Hunter nodded.

"So there is such a hidden secret in it. I thought it was our good luck!"

Someone laughs.

"What good luck is there? It's just Qingqing paving the way for all of us!

Apart from anything else, the red mats we sold made a lot of money. We used the money to buy a lot of food and clothes, which allowed us and our families to survive until now. If we really had nothing, we would have starved to death or frozen to death even if we fled to the mountains!"

"That's right, that's right!"