The Emperor is Above

Chapter 314 Leaving the Solitary Hill
Hei Weng is the most knowledgeable person in farming in Guqiu.

He straightened his broad shoulders and said in a loud voice, "In previous years, we still had a solitary hill in Huaiqiu. Spring ploughing was done in late February or early March, when the soil was turned over and dried, and sowing had to be completed before mid-March.

I have specifically asked someone about the climate in the northern border. The spring ploughing in Beilin City is only three to five days later than our capital, so the climate in Xinfengtu should be similar to that in Beilin City, and the sowing should be completed by mid-March."

The old man nodded and continued, "We know that you are very busy, Qingyi, and rarely think about these trivial matters, so we old friends will think about it for you.

Although there are still a hundred days from the first day of the Lunar New Year to mid-March, the migration alone is nearly seven or eight thousand miles, and even with the fast movement of sleds, it will take about forty days.

After the team arrives at the new burial site, they will have to build houses, organize water conservancy projects, and reclaim farmland. It is better to set off early to avoid missing the spring ploughing season and delaying the farming season for the year."

Even Aunt Bo said, "What Lao Bai and Lao Hei said makes sense. Anyway, the children won't have time to come back for the New Year this year, so there won't be much fun in this New Year. It's better to leave early."

Qing Yi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Since the old man, the black man, and the old lady all said so, let's set off early. I just wonder if all the villagers have prepared their luggage?"

"My goodness, brother, you don't know yet. Before the New Year, everyone kept asking me if the sleigh was finished!" Tu Shigu walked in with a big smile on his face, shaking off his fat body. After greeting the thin old lady, the old man, and the black old man, he continued, "They filled up the sleigh one by one a few days ago."

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "Everyone can't wait any longer. They've prepared everything before the New Year. Otherwise, Lao Hei and I wouldn't have come to ask you."

Qing Yi was a little surprised by this. The last time they moved from Huaiqiuli to Guqiufengtu, the distance of only a hundred miles felt like a parting of life and death. It took a lot of effort to get everyone's agreement.

I didn't expect that this time I would migrate to the northern border, seven or eight thousand miles away. Not only did the villagers not object, but they were even more enthusiastic than I was.

He immediately stood up and said, "In that case, let's set out early tomorrow morning and rush to the capital to meet up with Daniu, Brother Gongsun, Uncle Chai and the others. Let's spend our old age in the capital!"

"Okay, then I'll go inform everyone!"

After hearing this, Tu Shigu couldn't wait to run out and yell, "Let's go, we'll set out early tomorrow morning, everyone hurry up and pack up!"

Outside the courtyard gate, villagers were talking in unison: "We've packed everything a long time ago. We can leave today. We can just harness the animals and go!"

"My kids have been sleeping in the sleigh these days. They said they want to get used to the beds in the carriage so they don't get stuck in the beds when the time comes."

"Since we have to set out early tomorrow morning, let's light the stoves in the carriages tonight so that the elderly and children can stay warm on the road tomorrow."

Hearing the villagers' messy chatter and laughter, Qing Yi smiled slightly in his heart. So many people followed him to migrate to Longcheng Fengtu without hesitation, which actually showed their unreserved trust in him.

The next morning, before daybreak, there was a commotion at Guqiu Fengtu, and the villagers could not wait to wash up and prepare breakfast.

When the sky just brightened and the sun had not yet risen, all the villagers gathered at the Solitary Hill Martial Arts Field. Elderly people in the village, such as the Old Lady Bo, the Old Man Bai, and the Old Man Hei, were helped into the warm carriage by their younger generations.

"Alas, although I have only stayed in Guqiu Fengtu for less than a year, I am still reluctant to leave now." Aunt Bo was filled with emotion.

The rest of the people nodded in agreement. After all, this was the home that everyone had built together on a barren hill. It was impossible for them to leave without some reluctance.

Jiang Ji looked at Qing Yi in confusion and said, "My Lord, you have repeatedly stressed that we are not allowed to destroy the spiritual trees and herbs on Guqiu, but why are we not even allowed to pick the spiritual herbs?

Now we are about to leave the lonely hill, and you still don't let Cuicui, Huahua, Yaya, Miaomiao and the others pick the spiritual herbs. Isn't this making things easier for others? " "Haha, Auntie, don't worry about this. I have already made arrangements for this. Everyone wait for me for a moment!"

Qing Yi returned to the main hall of his house with a smile, took out the spirit tablet of the god that he had left behind, touched the eyes of the lucky beast with his hands, and whispered, "Mu Ling, we are going to migrate today, you should get moving!"

Before he finished speaking, screams of surprise were heard from the villagers outside the courtyard. The ancestral tablet of the lord emitted a dazzling light, enveloping the entire solitary hill, and it was so bright that people could not help but cry.

When the colorful dazzling light disappeared, everyone was surprised to see that the appearance of the solitary hill had changed drastically. All the spiritual plants that originally covered the entire solitary hill within a radius of three miles had disappeared completely.

The spiritual blessed land that expanded to an area of ​​one mile had completely disappeared along with the spiritual herbs and soil. Except for four dragon claw locust tree spirits, only the original towering trees were left behind the courtyard.

The villagers were shocked, but also excited about the lord's superb means. They returned to their sleds and waited for the order to migrate.

Since the beginning of the year, Tu Shigu and his craftsmen have been frantically producing 500 large sleighs according to Qing Yi's requirements.

Qing Yi organized ten vehicles into a convoy, which were pulled by green rhinos, giant rhinos, or other exotic beasts, northern wilderness buffaloes, and reindeer. Only a hundred people were needed to take turns driving the vehicles, which greatly saved manpower and animal power.

Over the past few hundred years, whenever vassals moved to other fiefdoms, vulnerable groups such as the elderly, women, and children were most likely to suffer accidents and often had a high mortality rate.

Although the people in Guqiu Fengtu have better physical fitness in the environment filled with spiritual energy, Qing Yi still made extremely thoughtful considerations for them.

Not only does each house have an independent room, but there is also a fireplace for heating and air dissipation. Apart from the smaller space, it is more comfortable than living at home.

The tabby cat lay in the arms of Aunt Bo and made purring sounds, which caused the old lady to caress the fat cat's body with great affection, not disliking the fat cat's weight at all.

The little fox was extremely envious and also came up to Qing Yi to act coquettishly. However, the big rooster, the little phoenix and their family were afraid of heat but not cold, so they temporarily settled down on the top of the sleigh carriage with the four fat eagles.

As for the four dragon vultures, the elders had nothing to do, so they simply threw a few baby dragon vultures on the carriage. They then hunted everywhere on the snowy field to provide food for the caravan.

In addition, there were dozens of young men and children who followed Qing Yi to learn beastmaster skills, riding their own exotic beast mounts and galloping across the snowfield.

The passionate young men shouted excitedly, holding animal bone swords, imagining themselves as the mighty heavy cavalry, especially Tuan Shigu's fat son Tuan Kejin, who represented the huge round baby pig that was frolicking on the snowy field.

Perhaps the only thing that made the villagers uncomfortable was the four dragon claw locust tree spirits roaming on both sides of the convoy. However, with such powerful beings guarding them, while they were uncomfortable, they felt more secure.

Along the way, the huge convoy moved quickly on the snowfield. Even though the green rhinos and giant rhinos were not yet adults, they were still very powerful. In addition, they had a floating formation to reduce their weight, and they were moving on the snow, so they moved very easily and quickly.

The convoy arrived at the Bison Pavilion at noon. Qing Yi ordered to stop for half an hour to have a meal. Some villagers who were slow to realize the situation were surprised to find that two sleds had been specially converted into mobile kitchens.

On the way, Aunt Hua, who was in charge of the kitchen, brought a group of female soldiers from Guqiu to prepare lunch. Although they were all simple home-cooked meals, they were enough to make everyone excited and they lined up in an orderly manner to receive the food.

"My goodness, brother, you are such a smart person!" Tu Shigu said to Qing Yi excitedly, holding a bowl of fragrant meat soup.
"How did you come up with the idea of ​​converting a sleigh into a kitchen? I never thought that I could drink hot broth on a winter migration, just like at home. This is not a migration at all, it's clearly a pleasant journey."

Not only was Tun Shigu excited, but even the villagers were so excited that they took advantage of their break to visit and chat. They only walked ninety miles in the afternoon and arrived near the capital before 3 p.m.

(End of this chapter)