Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

The villagers nodded quickly, wanting to seal their mouths.

For more than half a year, the crops that old and young have served like children are about to be harvested, but others cannot pick the "peaches".

"Third uncle, do you want to strengthen patrols? We are not afraid of getting tired. We can follow the patrols at night."

"Yeah, count me in! Just sleep half every night, not the whole night!"

"Bring a copper basin and knock it around to scare away any thieves!"

"Who said it last time, the blind bear on the mountain is willing to eat corn, we have to keep an eye on it! Bring the hatchet too!"

The villagers immediately switched from the sweetness of corn to guarding the crop fields. Mr. Tai was very pleased and took this opportunity to double the number of people in the patrol team.

In fact, he was more worried, fearing that he would not be able to collect the good food, so much so that he would wake up twice in the night. He would put on his clothes and go to the entrance of the village to have a look and give instructions to the patrol team before he could go back and sleep peacefully...

Tai Jiye's fleet has been built. The masters were going back after lunch. They happened to be cooking corn and tasted one, and then they got interested.

When it was time to say goodbye, Tai Jiye paid several people their wages, but they all hesitated to speak.

Tai Jiye was surprised and asked, "Are the masters dissatisfied or uncomfortable?"

Several masters hurriedly waved their hands, and finally the oldest one spoke, "Third shopkeeper, we have been working these days, eating well, sleeping well, and being paid well. We are only grateful. How can we not be unhappy at all?" ah!
"It's just that we are still a little greedy and want to ask for a favor. The corn just now is so delicious and is a rare good food. We...we want to come over in autumn to exchange some seeds. Is it possible?"

The other people also hurriedly helped.

"Yes, shopkeeper, we can exchange three pounds of sorghum for one pound of corn!"

"It's okay to exchange five pounds for one pound. At most, I can save some money at home during the winter. If I plant this corn next year, I won't have to worry about going hungry in the future."

Tai Jiye thought it was some big deal, and he breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he said, "My father has always made the final decision in family matters. Why don't I go ask for you. If it works out, it would be better. If it doesn't work out, don't be unhappy. ."

"No, no. Just ask the shopkeeper for help!"

"Yes, shopkeeper, such good food must be very valuable. Just ask for it for us. It doesn't matter if you change it or not."

Several craftsmen were looking forward to it, but their words were very polite.

Tai Jiye turned around and entered the house. The old man was writing with Zhuzhu.The fat girl's little chubby hand had some difficulty holding the pen barrel. Occasionally if she was slower, the ink would drip and form a big black dot.

But the old man was not willing to scold him at all. Instead, he praised her again and again, for fear that his granddaughter would be embarrassed.

Tai Jiye looked away from the snow-white paper with distress, and while thinking about bringing an extra piece of paper for his niece when he went to the city next time, he told the craftsmen's request.

The old man thought about it for a long time and responded, "I have been working very hard these days, and I have become good friends with your second brother, so it's hard to refuse directly. But the food in autumn is of great use, so we can't exchange it all. So, You tell them that a family can only exchange ten pounds, which is enough to plant two acres of land."

"Okay, dad, I'll go talk to them. Should I exchange it for three pounds of sorghum and one pound of corn?" Tai Jiye made sure, and when the old man nodded, he went out.

Several craftsmen were so happy that they bowed their heads and saluted. They thanked them again and again before going home happily.

When they reached the entrance of the village, Tai Jizong happened to be coming back from outside. They pulled him and talked about it for a long time before they left.

When Tai Jizong entered the yard, he asked his younger brother, "Did you pay more for wages? Master Wang and the others were so happy that they jumped up!" Tai Jiye told the story about changing the seeds, and finally said with emotion, "This is just the beginning. In a few days, the fields will There are big corn sticks hanging in plain sight, and I don’t know how many people will come to exchange seeds.”

"Yes, let alone others, Yongning's husband's family and the families of several senior brothers have to be taken care of." Tai Jizong also nodded.

The two brothers had a headache when they thought about how difficult it was to cope with the situation when there were more wolves and less meat...

At this moment, in the border camp a hundred miles away, the general, He Xiong, and Yong'an were also surrounding the large pottery vat, talking to a few bud rice seedlings.

"This corn stick is really not small. It is much larger than sorghum and millet!" He Xiong was happy and circled around the big pottery vat, "This is the food we should grow in the north!"

After that, he asked Xiang Tai Yongan, "Your family is so lucky to be able to get such good things back!"

Tai Yongan raised his chin proudly, but several months of collective life taught him to be humble and left room for reply.

"When my third uncle went to the south for the first time, he happened to meet him. I originally thought he was being cheated, but he never thought that he would grow really good food!"

He Xiong slapped him on the back of the head, laughed and cursed, "You brat, you're still pretending to be in front of me!"

Tai Yong'an chuckled, glanced at the general and said, "The merchant said that this grain is high-yielding and does not require land selection. My third uncle thought it would be suitable for us, and then he spent a lot of effort to insist on buying it. I didn't expect it to be really good. You bought the right thing, my third uncle is so awesome!"

The general laughed when he heard this and responded, "You are indeed an amazing family!"

After that, he carefully stretched out the rolled leaves of a corn plant and asked He Xiong, "Do you now know the purpose of Grandpa Yong'an sending this corn?"

He Xiong nodded and said with emotion, "It's a pity that Uncle Tai returned from the army due to injury. If he had stayed in the army, he would probably have a higher position than me now. Even after leaving the army for so many years, he has always thought about the army.

"Sending this corn here, he should be suggesting that we open fields to grow corn and be self-sufficient, so we no longer have to be angry about the lack of military food supply from the imperial court!"

The general sighed and responded, "I think that's the case. Corn is so productive. If you plant it, you won't have to suffer the ill will of the court next autumn."

"Then I'll go to Taijia Village to meet Uncle Tai? Let's not talk about anything else for the moment. We need to make sure the seeds are settled." He Xiong volunteered.

Tai Yong'an was so surprised that he immediately interrupted and shouted, "General, let me go back with you! My grandpa's birthday will be in half a month, and I want to give him a surprise!"

"Oh, is there such a coincidence?" The general was also happy and responded, "Well, wait for me to prepare a congratulatory gift, and you can send it to me on my behalf."

He Xiong and Tai Yongan both agreed, and were very excited about their trip in a few days...

In Taijia Village, young and old are also busy.

The crops in the fields need to be taken care of, but we cannot delay worshiping our ancestors during the Hungry Ghost Festival.

In previous years, times were difficult, and the living people had not enough to eat, and the dead were not cared about either. Most of the time, the graves were tidied up, and there were not even any steamed buns to offer.

Now that every family has enough food and clothing, they are more willing to care for their ancestors.

This shop steamed steamed buns, that shop killed chickens, and money bought basket after basket of incense, candles, and paper. (End of chapter)