Chapter 391 Population

Man Bao said: "Let me come!"

Bai Erlang threw the leaf away in disgust, moved his butt to the side, and said unhappily: "You come as you please."

Man Bao reached out to pick up the leaves, and the panicked tadpoles scattered in the water in an instant, and they all hid.

Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang: ...

Both glared at Man Bao and blamed her, "Look, can't you catch it?"

"Not here, there are other places!" Man Bao had a kind of momentum that if the mountain does not come, I will go to the mountain, and he picked up the leaves and got up from the ground.

Yang Heshu took a look and asked, "The black one is a small fish? Can it be eaten?"

The sudden sound startled the three children, and when they looked up, they realized that Master Bai, Li Zheng, and the village head were all following behind Yang and Shu, looking down at them together.

Well, there are a few officials behind Man Bao who they have seen but are not familiar with.

Adults do not allow them to get close to the water, let alone play in the water.

Feeling guilty, the three immediately threw the things in their hands and were about to stand up, yes, Bai Shanbao also threw the wooden bucket into the ditch.

Everyone: ...

Seeing the wooden barrel floating in the ditch, and seeing that it was about to float away, Bai Shanbao couldn't help shouting, "Daji, quickly catch it."

Daji, who had been quietly staying aside, reached out to pick up a stick and pulled the barrel over. The three children were relieved when they saw it.

Seeing the three standing up and twiddling their fingers guiltily, Yang Heshu asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

After glaring at them, Master Bai coughed lightly and said, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and salute when you see your lord."

The three saluted quickly.

Yang Heshu laughed and said, "It's just been a while since we haven't seen each other. Why are the three friends so reserved? Master Bai, I'll just talk to them, don't be too restrained."

Of course, Master Bai could only agree.

Yang and Shu didn't like being surrounded by too many people, mainly because they were there. Bai Shanbao and the others didn't like to talk much anymore, so they asked everyone to disperse.

Accompanying the county magistrate to go to the mountains and the countryside, the officials who received such an order for the first time: ...

Although they didn't really want to leave the magistrate behind, and they didn't know what to do, but the magistrate had issued an order, so everyone could only disperse and walk aside to talk from a distance.

Mr. Zhang is quite familiar with Mr. Bai. He took a look at the other side of the ditch, and said with a smile to Mr. Bai: "I didn't expect that the young master of Mr. Bai's family and the county magistrate became friends. Our new county magistrate is from a famous family." , your son has a promising future."

Master Bai said a few words modestly, how can he not know what his own child is like?

Yang Heshu stood by the ditch and talked to them, "You catch this fish and eat it?"

Bai Shanbao glanced at Man Bao proudly, and said, "Look, Master Yang also said it was a fish?"

Bai Erlang: "That's right, that's right."

Man Bao snorted, "If you don't believe me, we'll see after we raise it."

"Just keep it." Bai Shanbao and Yang Heshu said, "She said it's not a fish, but a frog. We need to catch a few and raise them to see if it's a fish or a frog."

Yang Heshu let out a "huh", looked down at the little tadpoles that reappeared in the water, searched in his mind, and said, "There seem to be many such things in the water, but I don't remember what kind of big fish they look like. It can't grow?"

Yang Heshu knew that some fish could not grow big.

Man Bao understood what he meant as soon as he heard it, and he didn't believe it was a frog.

Yang Heshu said with a smile: "You guys raise them and see if they can be raised. By the way, I see that most of you are plowing the fields here. Why, have you finished planting the beans?"

"The planting was finished yesterday," Man Bao said, "We have three cows, and we have hired a lot of people, and the speed is very fast."

Yang Heshu pointed to some women and asked, "Then what are they doing?"

"I'm growing melons," Man Bao said, "Bai Zhuangtou said to grow some vegetables for the long-term workers to eat. Occasionally, when short-term workers are hired, they have to cook, so they need to grow pumpkins, zucchini, wax gourds, and all kinds of melons."

Yang Heshu praised, "You have considered a lot. By the way, Man Bao, how is your cow doing? Is it useful?"

Man Bao nodded affirmatively, "It's easy to use!"

Yang Heshu then asked her family's farming speed, how it compares to previous years. His understanding of farming comes only from some descriptions in books and some understanding before he took office.

So he urgently needs some data for comparison.

The county government can also give him these data, but it is always a bit incomplete. If you ask him personally, people who have credited cattle are trembling, so let's ask Manbao.

Manbao really knows that the main reason is that Lao Zhoutou is still very concerned about their small farm. He will ask some questions after dinner every day, and after asking, he will talk about family affairs. Manbao will naturally remember when he listens. Living.

"This year, my family plans to cultivate the field in Xiaoling intensively. As long as there is no drought or waterlogging, that field can harvest a lot of grain. There is a sour wild fruit in Xiaoling, which can be eaten after Qingming. Master Yang , when the time comes, I will treat you to eat."

Bai Erlang immediately answered, "I know, it's called Suanguoguo. I like the red one the most."

Bai Shanbao said: "The black ones are more delicious."

Man Bao also nodded, "Black is sweeter, and red is sour."

The topic of the three children slowly drifted away, and they ran to the wild fruits all over the mountains and plains.

Yang Heshu heard it interestingly, and asked, "Do you have a lot of wild fruits here?"

Bai Shanbao: "It's quite a lot, but it's not tasty."

Man Bao: "So you still have to grow it yourself."

"You still plant fruit trees?"

Man Bao pointed to her fourth brother's mountain and said: "Here, I just planted it a while ago, and we will be able to eat the fruit in two or three years."

Bai Erlang himself disliked it very much, "It's too long, so I told my father to buy a big fruit tree directly, and after planting it, there will be fruit to eat in autumn."

Bai Shanbao despised his ignorance, "Such a big fruit tree is not easy to survive, how good is it to raise it from a young age? If you want to eat fruit, buy it yourself first."

"And big fruit trees are so expensive."

Yang and Shu sat on the sidelines and listened to their conversation, occasionally asking a few words to guide the topic, and it didn't take long for them to figure out the situation of their farm.

When he came last time, he didn't pay much attention to this small farm. Only after he came again this time did he realize that there are so many uses for the more than one hundred acres of land.

At the foot of the barren hills, a piece of land was even specially carved out to raise chickens.

Yang Heshu couldn't help asking, "You want to grow so many things and raise so many things, is it enough for only three long-term workers?"

"It's not enough," Bai Shanbao said, "So I told my grandmother that I will hire someone after this period of work is over."

Man Bao had quite the wisdom of the old Zhou Tou. Hearing the words, he said: "Actually, it's good to marry the long-term workers. My father said that if there are not enough people, just marry a wife."

Yang Heshu: ...

Bai Shanbao thought about it seriously and said: "But it seems that no one is willing to marry them."

Yang Heshu was refreshed. Population is also an important condition for the development of a county. He asked, "None of your three long-term workers have a daughter-in-law?"