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Chapter 6 Song Li Song Qi
In a clump of woods next to Qifengling Mountain Road.

When Zhao Maoer heard the footsteps, he hurriedly put the tiger's head on his back, picked up a wooden stick, and tensed his whole body.

"Don't panic, it's me."

Afterwards, Chen Chu came out from behind the tree.

Only then did Mao'er drop the stick, and took two steps forward nervously, "How about Escape Village?"

"It's fine. There are women, children, and dogs."

Having women and children represents 'stability' in a sense.Raising dogs with food also means that the villagers have enough to eat, and they will never go to the point of cannibalism.

If the fleeing village was full of young and strong men, Chen Chu would never plan to defect to this place.

This is also the reason why he didn't let Zhao Mao'er go up with him. If the escaped village is not a good place, it would be easier for him to escape alone.

What happened last night was like a living education lesson, so he couldn't help but be careless.

"Give me the burden." Chen Chu pointed to the burden that the cat had been carrying on his shoulder.

The cat just hesitated for a moment before handing it over. There were those silver coins in the bundle.

Chen Chu dug a hole under a crooked-neck pine tree, buried the burden, and carved a mark on the tree with a screwdriver, then said: "Remember this place, if we can settle down in the fleeing household village, we will come back to pick it up later. .”

The cat was clever, and immediately guessed Chen Chu's worries, and couldn't help but ask, "Aren't the people who fled from Hucun a kind person?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Chen Chu shook his head and said, "But we are not familiar with them now, so we should be more careful when carrying these money to invest like a child carrying a treasure."

"Well, I see, it's up to you to arrange." Mao'er said softly.

In the afternoon, the sun shines through the treetops, mottled, swaying into clusters of little suns on the cat's charming side face.

Chen Chu admired it for a while, then shook his head suddenly, and muttered, "You can't do this."

Hearing this, the uncomfortable cat who was being stared at said subconsciously, "What's wrong?"

Chen Chu grabbed a handful of slush and raised his hand to wipe the cat's face dirty.

"." Mao'er blinked her peach blossom eyes in a daze for a while, then said angrily, "What are you doing!"

She wasn't angry that her face was dirty, but that she was angry that Chen Chu touched her face
Although Neo Confucianism was not in the ascendant at this time, it was still a big deal for a woman to be touched by a man.

But then Zhao Mao'er quickly realized that he couldn't offend Chen Chu now, so he immediately restrained his anger and lowered his head, muttering like a child who made a mistake: "Don't worry. As long as you can protect our sisters well, Mao'er is willing." Serving as a slave and maidservant. It’s just that my mother just passed away, and the word ‘filial piety’ is the greatest thing in the world. Otherwise, it’s no different from pigs and dogs. A cat needs to be filial for its mother for three years before it can get close to you.”

"."

This girl is really one set.

In the current situation, she had to rely on Chen Chu, but the only bargaining chip she could offer was herself.

So first hinted to Chen Chu that "I will be your man sooner or later", and then added a three-year period of "only allowed to see but not touched", otherwise it would be "worse than pigs and dogs".

Not only painted a big cake, but also hung Chen Chu, and also occupied the moral high ground
Originally, Chen Chu smeared Zhao Mao'er just to avoid trouble, but after hearing her words, he grinned and took a step forward: "What if I have to do it now?"

At the same time, he reached out again and evenly wiped the mud on the cat's face.

"." Zhao Mao'er stood there in a daze, a little at a loss.

Last night, Chen Chuyi didn't steal her money, and secondly, he didn't take advantage of others' dangers to misbehave with her. Mao'er has already decided that he is a 'gentleman'.This was also one of the reasons why she decided to follow Chen Chu.

Although she had never heard of the phrase 'a gentleman can be deceived by others', she restrained Chen Chu with 'filial piety', which was essentially what she meant.

But I didn't expect that the "gentleman" would change his face when he said that he would change his face!
In the barren mountains and wild mountains, even if Zhao Mao'er yelled, it was useless, so he couldn't help but backed away in fright.

However, Chen Chu shrugged, took out two cards from his schoolbag with his backhand, and waved them in front of Zhao Mao'er's eyes: "Don't think about those things all day long. See, these two are my cards in Dongshengshen. The eldest lady and the second lady of Zhou, one named Shen Tian and the other named Tao Nai. Isn’t it much better than you, Chaihe girl?”

"." Zhao Mao'er.

Taking a hasty glance, she didn't see what the girls in the small painting looked like, but noticed that the two girls in the painting were wearing very little, only two pieces of cloth the size of a palm were tied on their chests.

Come to think of it, she is also the daughter of a poor family.

I can't even afford to wear coarse clothes, how pitiful!
It's time to apply.

Yang Youtian and his son led a man, a girl and a child into the escaped household village.

The busy villagers got up and looked around one after another, and some bold children ran around the three strangers.

Zhao Mao'er, with a dirty face, lowered her head, her eyes were only fixed on Chen Chu's heels in front of her.

There was a huge change at home last night, and now we are in a completely unfamiliar environment. The only person I am familiar with is this Chen Chu who calls her "Chai He Niu".
Thinking of this, the little face unconsciously pouted.

"Ouch~"

Zhao Mao'er, who was thinking about something with his head down, didn't pay attention, and bumped into the back of Chen Chu who stopped suddenly.

"Is there any money on the ground?" Chen Chu turned around and said something to Zhao Mao'er, then turned to Yang Youtian and said, "Uncle Yang, this place is not bad, with the sun facing the wind, I will make my home here."

The gentle slope on the mountainside of Qifengling has a radius of more than a hundred feet. Chen Chu picked a place not far from Yang Youtian's house and planned to build a shack.

Half of the ground shack is underground and the other half is on the ground, which is not only good for heat preservation, but also relatively labor-saving in construction.

When Chen Chu followed his teacher to Xijiang to exchange and learn watermelon breeding, he lived in a shack with fellow villagers who watched the melon fields, and the feeling was not bad.

"Brother Chen, come over here and talk to the old man about the tricks of getting married. Just let them do the work."

Just as Chen Chu swung his hoe a few times, he was pulled aside by Yang Youtian.

The "they" in Old Man Yang's mouth naturally refers to his son Yang Zhen and other juniors.

"Brother Chen, please~" Yang Youtian led Chen Chu to sit down in a sunny position.

"Uncle Yang, don't call me brother. You are about the same age as my father. You can call me Chen Chu or Xiao Chen."

"The old man's face is not polite, so let's call you 'Brother Chu'."

"."

First brother?Your whole family is first-timers!

"Brother Chu, what is the difference between the technique of 'Jiejie' and the technique of 'Binding' that you mentioned?"

Yang Youtian didn't realize that there was something wrong with this title.

"Uh, uncle, do you understand 'connection'?"

Chen Chu temporarily put aside the matter of address, and asked curiously.

As mentioned in the crop history class, "Jiejie" was the name for "grafting" in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

The origin of grafting in China can be traced back to the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the book "Qi Min Yao Shu" written by Jia Sixie in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the method of grafting Du pears has been introduced.

However, the grafting technology at this time was limited to the experience of some specific varieties, such as gourd and duli. Because there was no scientific subdivision of 'family and genus', the survival rate of grafting was extremely low, and it has not been popularized.

In the minds of ordinary people, such skills are closer to supernatural powers such as 'secret arts'.

Yang Youtian shook his head and said: "The old man doesn't know how to do it. But I have heard that although the fruit trees that have been bound can increase their yield, the grafted branches often do not survive. Only one or two out of ten grafted branches can survive."

"Griding can not only increase production, but also has the advantages of resistance to stress, ensuring the continuation of the good characteristics of fruit trees, and quickly entering the fruiting period. As for the survival rate of scions, it is the low survival rate of grafting that uncle said, probably because the rootstock and scion are connected. Improper treatment of the wounds resulted in the evaporation of water from the fruit tree and the invasion of bacteria, that is, the intrusion of dirt invisible to the naked eye, which led to the extremely low survival rate of the scion.”

Although he didn't quite understand, Yang Youtian looked at Chen Chu eagerly, his eyes were more eager than seeing Mei Jiao Niang.

In the era of extremely slow information dissemination, the significance of a certain advanced technology in farming to farmers is beyond modern people's comprehension.

"I want to increase the survival rate." Chen Chu thought for a while.

In fact, in terms of grafting technology, there is not much difference in the techniques between modern and ancient times. The reason for the difference in survival rate is also the problem of materials.

For example, the 'plastic film' that is common to modern people.

With the plastic film wrapped and sealed, the interface between the rootstock and the scion can not only retain water and prevent seepage, but also prevent bacteria and dust from contaminating the wound of the fruit tree.

Chen Chu thought about it carefully, and said, "We can use the wax sealing method, which will increase the survival rate of the scion."

"Even the wax seal method?"

"After mixing and melting rosin, yellow wax, and oil, I can't explain a few sentences clearly. I will demonstrate it in spring, and the uncle will read it twice."

"Are you willing to teach me?" Yang Youtian grabbed Chen Chu's hand, very excited.

"Why not?" Chen Chu took it for granted.

Yang Youtian got up suddenly, and solemnly bowed to Chen Chu.

Chen Chu hurriedly dodged, saying repeatedly: "I can't do it"

He didn't know how much of this kind of worthless technology he still had in his head.

Now that he is living under another person's roof, he wants to build a good relationship with Yang Youtian and make him feel valuable, so he will not be stingy with this bit of knowledge.

"Brother Chu, just sit down, I'll let my wife prepare some dishes, and I'll give you the right to drink at night!"

Yang Youtian didn't wait for Chen Chu to agree, patted his buttocks and walked home.

As soon as Yang Youtian walked away, Yang Zhen, who was sent to help dig the shack, immediately slowed down the pace of his hoeing.

"Da Lang, who is this? Uncle Yang values ​​it so much."

Not only Yang Zhen was assigned to work, but also a boy over six feet tall.

"I don't know either. Eldest son, don't do it, let's take a break." Yang Zhen put down the hoe, and led the young man called the eldest son over with a smile.

"My first brother."

Yang Zhen sat down next to Chen Chu, and said with a smile, "What on earth are you doing? Say you are a scholar. A scholar pays attention to your body, hair, skin, and parents. Your hair is so short, you must not be.

Let's say you are a farmer. You have a fair skin, and you can see that you have not exerted yourself.

If you are a monk, but you have a wife again, tell me, what are you doing? "

Yang Zhen moved his face closer, and smiled cheaply.

Chen Chu raised his hand and pulled Yang Zhen's shameless face aside, and said, "My family has been hiding overseas for many years, and I don't know much about the affairs of China. First, tell me about the Three Kingdoms of Zhou, Qi, and Jin, and then I will tell you about it." I will tell you my story."

What Chen Chu asked was not something that could not be said. Yang Zhen thought about it, and said indifferently: "That's fine. The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for 180 years. The founding emperor Guo Yuwei was later passed on to the adopted son Sejong Chaiyu. Rong"

When Chen Chu heard this, he finally matched the historical knowledge in his head.

Guo Wei, Chai Rong, isn't this the last week when the capital is Kaifeng?
But in the history he knew, due to Chai Rong's early death, Hou Zhou existed for only ten years before being replaced by the Song Dynasty established by Zhao Kuangyin.

But in Yang Zhen's narration, Chai Rong not only did not die early, but instead destroyed Hou Shu, Wuping, Southern Han, Southern Tang, and Northern Han successively.

It was not until he led the army to the Northern Expedition to Khitan that he fell ill and died.At that time, the prince Chai Zongxun was over 20 years old. Not long after he successfully succeeded to the throne, Zhao Kuangyin was checked in front of Yudian for rebellion.

The fledgling Chai Zongxun quickly quelled the rebellion with the support of Han Tong, commander of the pro-army Mabujun, Huainan Jiedu envoy, and Li Zhongjin, the inspector Taiwei.
This incident interrupted the Great Zhou's plan for the Northern Expedition to Khitan. Since then, Chai Zongxun has been full of vigilance against military generals and began to emphasize literature and restrain military affairs.

For more than a hundred years since then, the literary style of the Great Zhou Dynasty has flourished, and the status of warriors has become increasingly low.

Until more than ten years ago, the Jurchens suddenly rose from the white mountains and black waters, and in just a few years, they destroyed the Khitan and Liao Kingdoms that had existed for more than two hundred years.

Then Jurchen established the country, the capital was Huanglong Mansion, and the name of the country was 'Dajin'.

Seven years ago, the Jin people suddenly went south. After three months of besieging the city, they broke through Bianliang City in Tokyo of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Han Dynasty Han ruled the Central Plains
Because it was the year of Ding Wei, Zhou people called it "Ding Wei's Difficulty" and called Qi State "Pseudo-Qi".

Among the princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only Kang Wang Chai Chong was able to escape, and fled south to Lin'an to re-establish the Great Zhou court.

Only then did the three kingdoms of Zhou, Qi, and Jin stand side by side.

According to Yang Zhen, there are more than these three kingdoms in this world, there is also a kingdom of Xia in the northwest, and a kingdom of Dali in the southwest.
After spending half an hour, Chen Chu finally had a general impression of the era he lived in.

But after listening to it, why does this Great Zhou have a Song Li Song style?
(End of this chapter)