Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 294
Luo Baisu immediately sent someone to the market and brought the barbarian with the cotton cloth into the city.Ding Wu had dealt with him before, and he volunteered to lead the way. Besides, he had to go over to see the situation of the stall today, but now he is the leader of a group of children, and he always takes more responsibility and works harder than others in everything.

Luo Tiandu waited at home for the barbarian uncle to come to his door. He was also afraid that the guards would be resentful when they saw the barbarians and would not allow them to come in. He was also afraid of the bad customs of the people of Daqing, such as entering the city gate and paying filial piety first. Things like the little officials at the city gate scared people and made them feel uncomfortable, so they ran out to say hello to them.

In fact, she was completely overwhelmed. These officers and soldiers guarding the city gate were all carefully selected by Cheng Sheng in order to keep the city gate closed. Naturally, the filial piety money is also collected, but it is divided into people, Luo Bai Those who want to be invited, they dare not be rude no matter what.

Luo Tian looked and looked at the house, waited and waited, it was really hopeless, he stayed in the dark and never saw anyone, so he couldn't help being very worried.

In fact, the twenty-mile mountain road is not too far away, two hours is enough to go back and forth, it has been a whole day, why is there no one coming, could it be that something happened?

Ding Wu didn't come back until midnight, and he was followed by a thin middle-aged man who also brought a thin and small child with him.

Seeing that they were fine, Luo Tiandu felt relieved and asked Ding Wu, "Why did you come back at this time? It's already midnight."

Ding Wudao: "Hey, little lady, it's a blessing to be able to chase him back at this time. If it's a little later, I'm afraid we'll have to go to the barbarians' land to find someone."

Luo Tian frowned when he heard this, and said, "How do you say that?"

Ding Wu explained the matter concisely.

The Yi man's name is Gu Chi, his wife died early, and he took care of a half-old child to live. This time, he heard that the emperor of Daqing was willing to open a discussion and allow the Yi people to exchange goods with the Daqing people, so he brought dozens of horses. The self-produced cotton cloth came over, and I also wanted to exchange some food to go back to feed the children.

It’s just that farming was developed in the Daqing Dynasty, and most of the people raised silkworms and planted hemp. The rich wore silk and brocade, and the poor could make do with homemade homemade cloth. The cotton cloth he brought over was comfortable, but it was easy to wrinkle and shrink. , and not as gorgeous as silk satin, rich people despise it, and poor people think it is impractical. Before he entered Duochuan's market, he received a cold reception in the market outside Yi County. It had been raining for the past two days, and the two fathers and sons hadn't changed anything, and they were shivering from the cold, suffering unspeakably.

Gu Chi also saw the clothes worn by the people of Daqing, which were indeed much more gorgeous and beautiful than the cotton cloth produced by himself. Yixian County was only a small county, and I heard people say that Yixian County was the poorest place in the Daqing Dynasty. Over there, there are more rich people, and his cotton cloth is even more difficult to sell. For a moment, all thoughts are lost, thinking that this trip is in vain, and feeling sorry for his son sleeping in the open, so cruel, he took his son and set off to go home.

When Ding Wu and the others arrived at the station, they had no time to inquire about his whereabouts. After driving all night, they finally caught up with him halfway. Otherwise, when they crossed the border and returned to the territory of the barbarians, it would be really difficult to find him.

The two father and son entered the yamen, still a little uneasy, especially the child, with a look of panic in his eyes, tightly clutching the corner of Gu Chi's clothes, and refused to leave even half a step.

Luo Tian had heard what had happened, it was already three o'clock outside, and everyone looked very tired, so he said: "It's getting late today, you should go and rest first, don't go to the market tomorrow, stay at home to help The father and son Gu Chi and his son had just arrived in Daqing territory, they must be very wary, Ding Wu had dealt with them a few times and got to know them well, if he was there, it might be easier to talk about things together.

Ding Wu ran for a day, his legs hurt and he felt tired, so he went to rest.

During the day, Fang received Luo Baisu's order. Knowing that someone was coming today, he tidied up a room and let Gu Chi and his son go down to rest.

Luo Tian had been worrying all day long, and at this time he was already sleepy, so he yawned and climbed into bed, finally getting a good night's sleep.

On the second day, after breakfast, Luo Tiandu hastily invited Luo Baisu, Old Man Liu and Ding Wu to go find Gu Chi together.

Gu Chi was suddenly invited to the county government office, he felt a little uneasy, he didn't know what happened to these Daqing people who brought him into the city overnight, when he saw Ding Wu at this time, he seemed to be relieved, and he held him for a while and pointed fingers Scratch your feet and chatter a lot.

"Brother Ding, among them... who... has something to do."

"What did he say?" Luo Tian was in a hurry again, she still wanted to ask about Guchi Mianhua, how could she ask if she didn't understand the language?

Ding Wu is quite familiar with the barbarians, and has learned a few words from the barbarians, but after all, the time is too short, and he doesn't know much.

"That Uncle Gu Chi probably wants to greet you, Grandpa." Ding Wu reluctantly translated Gu Chi's words.

"He asked Ding Wu, who are you and what did you bring their father and son here, Ding boy, if you don't know it, you won't. It's not good to mislead people with half-knowledge." It was obvious that Ding Wu was wrong. Someone correct him.

Luo Tiandu turned his head and saw that it was old man Gan.

"Uncle Gan, do you still understand the language of the barbarians?" Luo Tiandu asked, thinking that this blacksmith is really versatile.

Old man Gan stroked his beard and said: "I learned a few words in the early years, and I haven't forgotten them all now, which is very good."

Luo Tian felt a little respect for him immediately, he never thought that old man Gan, a blacksmith, would have the consciousness to learn foreign languages, as expected, masters are always among the people.

Old man Liu looked amused at their appearance, one big and one young, and explained: "Old Gantou used to be the deputy envoy of the Xuanzheng Yuan. He is familiar with the affairs of the barbarians, so he can naturally speak the local dialect."

Luo Tian opened his mouth wide when he heard that, with a look of surprise on his face.

Although she knew in her heart that these old men must not be as simple as ordinary people, she only thought that they were at most those unlovable and weird old men from the Ministry of Industry. The Deputy Envoy of the Academy, that is an important person who has been in charge of the real power since the second grade. In fact, he has more power than Wei Que. No wonder he is not afraid at all when he sees Wei Que, and dares to tease him.

So she has been living under the same roof with such a prominent person?Fortunately, she had been instigating Old Man Gan and Old Man Wu to do this before, so they wouldn't hold grudges.This is really no wonder to her, who would have thought that a deputy envoy of the Xuanzheng Yuan had nothing to do, but went to this wilderness to become a blacksmith, and even opened the door to teach apprentices.

Isn't this a scam?
Old man Gan is so big, what about the others?
She turned to Old Man Liu and said, "Old Man Liu, you won't tell me that you are also the deputy envoy of Xuanzhengyuan, right?"

Old man Liu laughed: "Don't worry, little lady, the little old man is just a Secretary of Agriculture, and he can't compare to Mr. Gan!"

Luo Tian was startled again.

Da Sinong was another name for the Minister of the Household Department in the previous dynasty. After the Taizu of this dynasty ascended the throne, he set up another Duzhi Division to divide the rights of Da Sinong. Later, Da Sinong became in charge of the country regardless of finances. The Secretary of Agriculture of the Canglan is mainly responsible for advising on farming and mulberry, water conservancy and famine relief, but he is also a great person.

Luo Tian didn't want to ask about the identities of Old Man Wu and Doctor You anymore. He was the happiest if he didn't know anything. If she wanted to be mean, she insisted on asking such a question. See, it's time to ask a question now. .

"Little lady, let's ask the business." Old man Liu urged.

He heard Luo Baisu talk about the cotton thing yesterday, and he was so curious. Now that he saw someone, he wished that Gu Chi could explain the cotton thing clearly immediately. How could he have time for trivial things like identity? delay.

With old man Gan as a qualified translator, the next thing was really much easier. I found out the origin of cotton and why Guchi planted cotton.Speaking of Gu Chi's ability to grow cotton is also accidental. Since he was young, he has a weak body and cannot go to the mountains or hunt. He only does some women's work in the clan.The Yi people are all sturdy and mighty, so he is naturally favored by others, so his life in the clan is not very good.

He is not very good at heavy work such as hunting. In order to support himself, he opened two plots of land to grow grain by himself like the Daqing people. However, he has no good grain seeds, and he is a beginner in farming, and he has no farm tools. It is also possible. It is because the local soil is not suitable for growing food, and most of the things planted will not survive.

One year, many people came from Dongyi, bringing many goods such as seafood and salt, and delivered medicinal materials, copper and iron to them. The cotton cloth was also brought by Dongyi people.He saw that the cotton cloth was comfortable to wear, much more comfortable than the local homespun cloth, especially for children.

He begged some cottonseed from the Dongyi people, started to learn how to grow cotton, and studied for a year with the weavers in the tribe, and finally learned how to weave.This is a delicate job. Most of the men in the clan are impatient to do this, and prefer to go hunting or go north to plunder the land of the Daqing people. With this skill, he can barely earn a living in the clan, but the members of the clan Men still look down on him, women also think he is useless, a majestic big man, like a woman, doing these things at home.

After he heard the news of the opening of the Daqing Dynasty, he started preparations years ago, and then brought out the cotton cloth he had accumulated at home, hoping to exchange more grains. If possible, it would be best to follow along. People in Daqing learned how to cultivate the land, and when they came back, they cultivated wasteland and grew food.

After hearing this, Luo Tian asked him again: "Did the Dongyi people grow cotton before? Where did their cotton seeds come from?"

Gu Chi shook his head and said: "I don't know too well. In the past, they used to fish for a living, and they didn't cultivate land. It was only in recent years that they started to cultivate this. I heard that there seems to be a fleet of ships going out to sea. Brought from an island far to the south."

In other words, he is not very clear about the origin of this cotton. If he wants to find out, he has to go to Dongyi.

When the matter was clarified, Luo Tiandu asked Gu Chi to stay in the county government for a few more days. As for what he wanted, he didn't have to go to the market, and Yi County could arrange it.

(End of this chapter)