Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 244 Raising Ducks in Captivity
Linwu was Lantian's first farm in Jingnan, and it was also the place where he let go of his hands and feet to govern. In addition, Xindengzhuang, which Xinye moved to, was in the east of the city, which made this small county surrounded by mountains look different.

Lantian is in charge of the military administration of the four counties in Jingnan, and being able to serve in Linwu and enjoy the political legacy will be of great benefit to his future career. Hao Pu, under great pressure, arranged for Xu An from the same county to be appointed as Linwu Commander.

Xu An didn't prepare for the banquet, but unexpectedly got Lan Tian's favor because he found the answer in Xindengzhuang.

After Xu An reported his work, he led Lantian and Hao Pu to Xindeng Village, and Li Yang led his children to meet them at the entrance of the village.

"Master Young Master, you haven't come back for a while." Li Yang smiled and helped Lan Tian off the horse, so that he couldn't call outsiders so affectionately.

"Xiao Lizi, when did you grow a long beard?" Lan Tian asked suspiciously.

Farming and harvesting are very efficient. Li Yang thinks that a long beard hinders his farm work, so he often trims his beard to be shorter. This sudden long beard made Lan Tian uncomfortable.

Li Yang scratched his head and said, "In the past two years, there have been more and more people in the village, and I don't have many opportunities to work in the fields."

Xu An next to him quickly added: "The population of Xindengzhuang has exceeded [-] households, and half of the output of Linwu County is here."

"Oh? The population is growing so fast?" Lan Tian remembered that when he left, the number of households in Xindeng Village was less than [-].

Li Yang said with a smile: "In the past few years, food and clothing have been plentiful, and many Yue people have moved from the mountains."

Lan Tian patted Li Yang on the shoulder and said, "My good fellow, the people under the jurisdiction of the owner of the village are as good as the original county."

"Manor Li has a high prestige in Xindeng Village. The people in the village are not only hardworking but also law-abiding. The law and order here is better than the county town." Xu An sighed.

Is it normal for Lan Tian to say that law and order are good?The original farmers of Xindengzhuang were all trained by Gao Shun, and this martial and disciplined atmosphere can completely influence the later generations.

Li Yang said with a smile: "Where do I have any prestige? You won't know what prestige is until the owner of the young village enters the village."

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "Stop praising me, you kid. Let's go to the village first. We've been traveling all morning, and I'm really hungry."

Hao Pu's smiling face suddenly froze, he turned his head and glared at Xu An, and said that General Lan didn't like to eat?They all shouted that they were hungry.

"Everything is ready at home, let's go back and have a seat." Li Yang led Lan Tian forward.

"What's delicious in this season?" Lan Tian asked again.

"I had someone kill a pig this morning. Let's have a harvest feast today." Li Yang replied lightly.

Lan Tian looked at the tall seedlings around him, and stared at each other with a puzzled face. The rice in this field has not been harvested yet. What kind of harvest feast are you having?
Li Yang quickly explained: "Isn't this the young village owner? Let's celebrate the harvest in advance at Xindengzhuang."

Hao Pu was dumbfounded when he heard that, celebrating a bumper harvest in a year of severe drought, this kind of confidence is probably only in Xindengzhuang.

The people in Xindengzhuang have a solid foundation in agronomy, and they attach great importance to water diversion irrigation and water storage facilities. Because of the increase in population, they not only grow rice, but also cultivate large areas of mountainous land to grow corn.

Corn is a staple food that is resistant to drought, so Li Yang has such bold words.

When it was said that Lantian was coming to Xindengzhuang, the farmers in Xinye looked forward to it with great anticipation. They helped the old and the young crowded on both sides of the road, and the people who migrated later also watched the excitement. The lively scene on the street was comparable to a festival.

Hao Pu and Xu An followed Lan Tian and Li Yang, and they saw the worship from the eyes of the people on the street.

Men, women, old and young said auspicious words one after another, and even Lan Tian just glanced at him, with satisfaction showing on his face.

Li Yang was right just now. Lantian's prestige here is unprecedented. No one understands better than Xindengzhuang people what it means to create something from scratch, and what it means to teach a man how to fish rather than giving him a fish.

After walking through the bustling market, I finally came to Li Yang's house. It was still the small courtyard before, and it was still the same as when Lan Tian left.

Walking into the small courtyard, only Gao Shun was waiting there. Lan Tian asked suspiciously, "Where did the madam and the children go?"

Gao Shun replied: "Miss and Mrs. Li were talking in the room, and Shi Zai took them to play in the village. There are quite a lot of people in Xindengzhuang now. Just now, a swarm of bees summoned dozens of children."

Five little ones are enough to be naughty, how about dozens of them at once?Lan Tian frowned and said: "Yuan'er, Ji'er, I'm not worried, Ah Dou has never played with so many children, so don't do anything wrong."

Gao Shun comforted: "You can rest assured that Yuan'er is here, and I have sent some people to follow, there will be no problems."

Li Yang also said with a smile: "Please don't worry, Young Master. The children in the village know that the nobleman is coming, and they will definitely let them. Let's sit first."

Lan Tian smiled wryly and shook his head, saying to himself that I am not worried about my own children, but that the children in the village will be wronged. He then sat down at the table with Hao Pu, Xu An and the others, and the women of Deng's family took care of them one after another. Dishes are served on the table.

In addition to the traditional pig-killing dishes, there are also fish, game, and various vegetables, which are rich enough to compare with those of later generations.

Most of the food in Guiyang County comes from Linwu County, and the food in Linwu County comes from Xindengzhuang. Lantian has taught many chefs here, and Hao Pu was very satisfied after using his chopsticks.

"I often hear the three generals talk about the harvest banquet, and today is an eye-opener." Hao Pu said with a smile.

"Then you come here often." Lan Tian smiled and picked up the wine glass.

"Haha, how dare you not come if the governor ordered you to come." Hao Pu drank happily.

Hao Pu was able to become the county guard, and his words on the scene were much better than Xu An's. With Lan Tian's backing in Xindengzhuang, no matter how greedy he was, he would not come to play Qiufeng often.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Lan Tian picked up the chopsticks and froze in his hands, he did not go to pick up food on the dinner plate for a long time.

Li Yang thought that Lantian was used to delicacies from mountains and seas, and was not used to the taste of farm dishes, so he asked suspiciously: "The cooking skills of Zhuang Shangye are indeed not as good as yours, but these are also the hometown dishes of the young owner, and none of them suit you. taste?"

"It's nothing, these dishes taste very good, just look at Hao Taishou and Xu County Magistrate to know," Lan Tian quickly explained.

Hao Pu was a little cautious because of Lan Tian, ​​but even so he never stopped chewing. The pragmatic county magistrate Xu An was also pragmatic in cooking, and he did not take the initiative to toast others. The words are restrained.

"Then you are?" Li Yang was even more puzzled.

"I was looking for ducks just now. Didn't you ask you to raise ducks a few months ago?" Lan Tian asked.

"The ducks are all locked in a unified duck shed. Didn't you say that next year there may be a pest disaster and you need to put the ducks in the rice fields to catch insects? So I'm not willing to get them to eat," Li Yang explained.

Lan Tian patted Li Yang on the shoulder and shook his head, saying, "Ducks don't breed slowly like farm cattle. The poultry are mainly used for food. If there is no pest infestation, they will eat seedlings and vegetable leaves. I am already developing drugs to kill insects." , without relying entirely on ducks to catch insects,"

Li Yang said proudly: "Your worries will not happen. The ducks in our farm are all raised in captivity, and they will never steal food and vegetables from the farm."

When Lan Tian heard that it was captive breeding, he was interested, so he asked: "How many ducks are there in captivity?"

"Not many, only five or six thousand." Li Yang replied.

These ducks are indeed not many in Wanhu's village, but from Li Yang's mouth, it seems that there is a kind of arrogance.

Lan Tian nodded: "Take me to the duck shed after dinner."

"only."

(End of this chapter)