After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

In the morning, everyone who received the meat yesterday came to Zhang Hulan's house to give her feedback on the taste of the braised meat. No one said it was bad, and they all said they had never eaten such delicious meat.

Around noon, Zhang Hujun, Zhang Hubing and others came back.

Zhang Hubing was excited. These past few days, they had dug up over 150 kilograms of Polygonum multiflorum and collected over three kilograms of cicada shells, selling them for a little over three taels of silver.

But when it came to dividing the money, Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua were no longer happy.

Zhang Hujun's family had four members, while Zhang Hubinghe and Xiang Chunhua only had two. Zhang Hujun and his family received a little over two taels of rice, while Zhang Hubing and his wife only received a little over one tael of rice.

However, Zhang Hubing and Xiang Chunhua didn't say anything. They had already agreed that the money would be divided based on the number of people.

Zhang Hubing and his wife were actually quite happy. Zhang Hubing said cheerfully, "We've earned over one or two taels of silver in just a few days. If we keep working like this for a long time, we'll definitely get rich!"

Wang said, "You're just dreaming. Do you think you can never dig up all this? Or that it will grow back immediately after you dig it up?"

I heard from your sister that it takes several years for this thing to grow and it takes several years before it can be found again. And it's not available everywhere. If you want to make a fortune by digging it up, forget it."

Zhang Hubing was immediately deflated. His dream of getting rich was shattered so quickly.

Zhao Guoliang, Zhang Hujun and others also returned to the village one after another.

As soon as Zhao Guoliang returned, he called a meeting of all the villagers.

What we are talking about is naturally the regenerated rice.

When all the villagers arrived, Zhao Guoliang announced, "Today, the county magistrate convened a meeting of all the village heads in the county and mentioned something very important. When you harvest the rice, let the rice stalks grow longer. And after harvesting, you must immediately apply fertilizer and store water."

A villager immediately asked: "Village head, why is this happening?"

The other villagers didn't know why they did this.

Zhao Guoliang said, "This is what the county magistrate requested, and it's for everyone's good."

"The county magistrate said that the court has sent officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to provide guidance. After we harvest one crop of rice, we can harvest another. This way, we can harvest more millet, which will be enough food for us to survive the winter."

"Can we harvest another crop?" The villagers were talking about it.

"Li Zheng, is this true? Can we really collect another batch?"

Zhao Guoliang said, "How could the county magistrate be wrong in what he said himself? Furthermore, the imperial court has sent someone to provide guidance, so it can't be wrong. The imperial court made these arrangements so that we can safely get through the winter."

Another villager asked: "How long will it take for the next crop to be harvested? How much can we harvest?"

"It will be ready in about two months, which is around October."

"The county magistrate said that under normal circumstances, one mu of land can yield about 150 to 200 kilograms; but this year's yield is not good, and the estimated yield per mu is only 30 to 50 kilograms."

"But this is still a lot. Each family can at least harvest a few hundred kilograms more millet, which will definitely be enough to last until next year."

"What about the winter wheat? If we don't give this field a rest, I'm afraid there won't be much wheat harvest next year."

"Let's get through this winter first," Zhao Guoliang said. "Although we still have a good harvest of millet, can it last until next summer's harvest? What will we eat in the first half of next year? The court won't send any more relief grain."

"As for the winter wheat, the county magistrate has also made arrangements. After the meeting, everyone can go to the mountains to pick tree leaves and throw them into the pit toilet. You can also dig a few more large pits for composting..."

Zhao Guoliang carefully explained to the villagers the methods of composting that Zhang Hulan had told Liu Demao. Some villagers were skeptical, but since this was the county magistrate's request, the villagers had no choice but to do as Zhao Guoliang said.

On the way home, Zhang Hubing said, "Brother, can the second crop of millet really grow? Aren't the first two crops just empty shells?"

Zhang Hujun said, "Since the county magistrate said it's OK, then it should be OK."

Zhang Hubing said, "I'm afraid all my work will be in vain and it will delay the planting of winter wheat."

Zhang Hubing's worries were also shared by other villagers. Everyone was worried that their efforts would be in vain.

Li asked, "Dad, are we still digging Polygonum multiflorum this afternoon?"

"Dig, if you don't dig, leave the composting to you and Dahua. Xiaojun, Lao Er and I will continue digging Polygonum multiflorum."

Wang agreed, "That's right, you guys continue to go to my He Shou Wu, and you can earn as much as you can."

In the afternoon, Zhang Hujun and his team continued to go up the mountain, and Zhang Hulan also took Zhang Xinyao and others to help.

There are leaves everywhere, but the villagers don't run to the mountains outside the village to pick them like Zhang Hujun and his friends.

Wang, Li, Xiang Chunhua and the others each had a backpack, and all the children in the family went out to help pick leaves.

Several children were picking leaves and playing in the woods. Listening to the children's laughter, Wang and the others felt a lot younger.

Zhang Xinyue suddenly shouted: "Mom, come here quickly..."

Zhang Hulan thought something had happened to Zhang Xinyue and hurried forward to see.

Zhang Xinyue pointed to a tree not far in front of her and said, "Mom, look, those two birds are fighting."

Zhang Hulan has already seen it.

The other children also tilted their heads to watch the two birds fighting.

Zhang Hulan took a closer look and saw one bird that looked like an owl, but it looked small, so it was probably a juvenile. There was also a dark gray bird that she didn't recognize, but it also looked like a juvenile.

The gray bird was so fast that the owl couldn't keep up.

Owls are beneficial birds that specialize in catching mice.

Zhang Hulan picked up a stone and threw it at the tree, trying to separate the two birds.

The two birds were indeed startled by the stone thrown by Zhang Hulan, but after a brief separation, the two birds started fighting again.

"Mom, why are they fighting?" Zhang Xinyue asked, looking up.

Why are they fighting? Zhang Hulan doesn't know. She doesn't speak bird language, so she might as well ask them.

The gray bird flew away, and suddenly dived again, knocking the owl down from the tree.

The owl fell on its back and fluttered around a few times but couldn't turn over.

The gray bird swooped down from the tree again, apparently wanting to free the owl in one go.

Unexpectedly, just as the gray bird swooped down, the owl suddenly stretched out its two claws and grabbed the gray bird.

The gray bird also grabbed the owl with its claws, and the two birds fought again, with bird feathers falling all over the ground.

In just a few moves, both the owl and the gray bird were bleeding, and both were injured.

"Mom, I'll go separate them so they don't fight."

Zhang Xinyue wanted to go forward but was stopped by Zhang Hulan.

Both birds are quite fierce, and the little girl would easily be scratched if she went forward.

Zhang Xiaobing and Shan Zizhun were also stopped by Zhang Hulan, and then she slowly walked forward.

Seeing Zhang Hulan approaching, the two birds separated again. They stood on either side, raised their wings and stared at Zhang Hulan fiercely, while also guarding against each other's sneak attacks.

Zhang Hulan poked the two birds with a branch and said, "Why are you fighting at such a young age? Where are your parents?"

Both birds fluttered in the air after being poked by Zhang Hulan.

When Zhang Xinyue and the others heard Zhang Hulan talking to the two birds, they all covered their mouths and laughed.

"Mom is so funny, she actually talks to birds..."