Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 321 It’s snowing again
In the morning, Xia Lin opened his eyes and found it was bright outside. He pushed open the window and looked out. It had snowed heavily again without any sound last night.

The temperature was not low, but there was a lot of snow. And from the merchants who came and went, I learned that since the drought that year, the rain in the north was even more than in the south, and the winter temperature was not as cold as in previous years. Trees grew on many bare mountains in the northwest.

Considering the current situation where snow is starting to fall all over the ground in the south, Xia Lin searched and found that the precipitation line has indeed expanded northward.

The northward expansion of this precipitation line has another nickname called - national destiny.

In the proper timeline, the national destiny of this line is called the Zhenguan Reign...

He stood at the window and watched the heavy snow quietly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Human beings have been fighting against the sky all their lives, but in the end they still couldn't win against that evil sky.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty perished due to the Little Ice Age and the Tang Dynasty rose due to the northward expansion of precipitation. He always thought it was nonsense, but now it seems that there is some scientific basis for it. As long as this climate lasts for twenty years, the population base will double, coupled with the high yield of grain crops, wouldn't it be a prosperous era?

Nowadays, people’s concept of a prosperous age is very simple and clear. It means being able to eat enough. Being full is considered a prosperous age. As long as they are not hungry, they will be grateful.

"I heard people in the capital say that because of the heavy rain, trees grew in the northwest and even the Yellow River became clear." Tingyun wrapped himself tightly in the quilt: "They also said that when the Yellow River becomes clear, a saint will appear. Master, you must be that saint."

"Shut up right there." Xia Lin turned his head and glanced at her. "I said that some women are born succubi. How can you just say that? This is a shame for me. If it were someone else, wouldn't they be blown away by you? Just keep some words to yourself in the future."

"understood……"

Tingyun curled his lips: "I just think you are the only one in the world who deserves it."

"I'm not interested in being a saint." Xia Lin leaned on the window with both hands, staring at the white snow outside: "I was born to chase his light, not to be a majesty."

"Who?"

Xia Lin laughed: "The rice has been ripe for thousands of times, but the people live long only once."

After saying this, he put on his coat and walked out in a hurry. When he reached the door, he shouted, "Put on your clothes and follow me to the fields."

The two of them ate something and came to the breeding test field in Fuliang. This was the fourth generation of planting. The people around the few acres of land treasured it very much. The people who served it were the most experienced farmers in the entire Jiangnan Road, as well as students from the academy. The person in charge of it was Xia Lin's brother-in-law, the eldest son of Prince Teng.

The yield of the first generation of hybrids from these two plots of land was 330 kilograms per mu, which is already a remarkable yield. However, considering the meticulous care and continuous fertilization and topdressing, this yield is actually still low.

But by the second generation, the yield per mu had reached 390 kilograms, during which time there had been several outbreaks of diseases and insect pests. When the third generation was bred, only disease-free varieties were selected for cultivation.

The output of the third generation suddenly increased significantly, jumping directly from 390 kilograms to 507 kilograms. When the calculation was being made, Wang Ye, Lao Guo and Hong Baodi were squatting nearby, fearing that these people would falsify the data. In the end, the people who weighed the weight did not dare to report 510 kilograms, but 507.

When seeing this number, Emperor Hong Bao laughed so hard that his back teeth were visible. But it was said here that it would take at least six generations of breeding to stabilize. Emperor Hong Bao had already issued a death order at that time. The two experimental fields were sealed as Shennong land, and anyone who trampled on them would be killed.

This is probably the first farmland in history that has been heavily guarded, and it is also the only farmland with a title.

When Xia Lin came over, they were sweeping the snow from the greenhouse. When they saw Lord Xia coming, they went to greet him.

"The heavy snow didn't damage the winter crops, did it?"

"Don't worry, Master Xia. We are taking good care of it. We have lit a charcoal fire in the shed to prevent the seedlings from freezing. We sweep the snow once an hour to ensure that it will not damage the shed."

Xia Lin hummed and then felt relieved: "Remember, these two places are more important than your dog head and mine. Even if you die, nothing can happen to them. If the breeding is successful this year, not only your son, but also your grandson will be rich and prosperous."

"You know, little one, I live and eat in the shed now, and I'm afraid anything will happen to it."

After confirming that Tanaka was safe, Xia Lin returned to the county with peace of mind.

"chilly?"

Xia Lin saw Tingyun shivering in the back and said with a smile: "Come on, I'll take you to a warm place."

"That's not good during the day."

"You are sick, aren't you? Did Xiaoyue infect you?"

"That's not what I meant... I was just thinking about the master. There are only cows that die from overwork, but I've never heard of a field being damaged by plowing."

"Oh shit."

Xia Lin cursed softly, then went to a restaurant and ordered some taro, and then brought Tingyun to the official kiln.

The four kilns in this place are all roaring with fire. Even in the shed outside the kiln, one can feel the scorching heat. Many elderly people around here sit here with their children to keep warm. Although honeycomb coal is cheap now, ordinary people are simple and will save as much as they can.

When they saw Lord Xia coming, they were quite friendly. Some wrinkled old ladies would come forward, hold Xia Lin's hand and speak a bunch of dialect that he couldn't understand.

When the kiln foreman and kiln workers saw him coming, they took out the wine and snacks they had hidden away to entertain him.

Anyway, Xia Lin's status here is beyond doubt. He doesn't even need to put on airs to show his authority. He is already the moon among the stars at that station.

However, just as he and Tingyun were sitting here waiting for the roasted taro placed next to the kiln, Li Shimin came strolling over with his hands behind his back.

He was just plain bored. His sister needed to wash herself, and it was not convenient for him to stay there. Besides, he was not stupid and knew where the warm places were, so he just strolled over.

In fact, he had discovered this treasure place several days ago. When he had nothing to do, he would come here and sit there to read a book. Anyway, it was more comfortable than anywhere else. He couldn't sit by the fire in the house, and the doors and windows couldn't be closed. When the cold wind blew, he was still cold. He was sitting by the fire and shivering above...

But here, my whole body from head to toe is warm and comfortable.

When he came here today, he saw Xia Lin actually sitting there. Not only did he have a bamboo bed, but there was also a cushion on it. When he came here himself, he sat on the floor. Why did he have so many things?
"Move."

Li Shimin came over and sat down on the bamboo bed, not caring at all that Xia Lin was taking a nap.

"What are you doing here?"

"Heh." Li Shimin curled his lips: "The place is yours, right? I can come whenever I want."

Xia Lin smacked his lips and yawned: "Someone come, carry him to the kiln and burn him. If anything goes wrong, it's my fault." It is basic common sense for most people here that Lord Xia's orders must be carried out, so as soon as he finished speaking, a sturdy man came up and prepared to arrest the man.

"Good, good, good, he is truly a local emperor." Li Shimin clapped his hands and cheered: "He killed people in public like this."

"If you want to sit here, sit here. Don't let your fart hurt your throat."

Li Shimin sat there for a while, probably feeling uncomfortable. Although he had the potential to be a great emperor, he had some of the problems of a young man, not very stable. After all, he had not suffered too much loss before, so he liked to find something to talk about while sitting there.

Xia Lin was the same, but he had a bottle of sweet water with him. It was nice to drink it when he was thirsty, but Li Shimin had nothing. When he saw Xia Lin drinking the sweet water, he couldn't sit still and couldn't concentrate on reading, so he started a conversation: "Yuan Tiangang will arrive this afternoon."

"Here he comes, do I have to kneel down to greet him?" Xia Lin turned his head and glanced at Li Shimin: "Hey, let me ask you, are there any martial arts sects in the market? Cihang Jingzhai, Yingui Sect, etc."

"Did you watch some weird stuff and your brain got damaged?" Li Shimin frowned and said, "How could there be such things?"

"No?"

Xia Lin sighed: "What a pity."

"What's so regrettable about this? There are many gangs in the martial arts world. But most of them are just a bunch of rabble. I even killed a group of Beggars in Chang'an a few days ago."

"Beggars gang?"

"Yes, they are a group of beasts and villains. They would kidnap children, mutilate their limbs and faces, and ask them to beg in the city. We call them the Beggars' Gang. My eldest brother didn't care before, but I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went up and arrested everyone behind them and killed them all. The leader was a woman. How vicious she is." Li Shimin gnashed his teeth when he mentioned it: "I hung that woman on the city gate and poured boiling water on her to death. The rest of the people were sentenced to death by slow slicing. I also dried their meat into jerky and strung it on the city gate of Chang'an City for everyone passing by to see. This is the end of the beasts."

"Oh, this Beggars' Gang." Xia Lin hissed, "This is a problem. The population of Fuliang has increased recently, and there are more and more unemployed ruffians. We need to deal with them."

"What the hell." Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "I have a mine in Tuocheng. You can take these people to mine coal. You can buy the coal and make it into honeycomb coal and sell it to me. I'll give you 20% off and you can give me half the price."

"Hey! Why should I give the extra 30%?"

"Oh, these rascals don't charge for food and drink, right? I have to help you manage it."

Xia Lin thought about it and thought that this was indeed a good idea. The coal mine in Tuocheng...wasn't that the Yulin coal mine? That was a big mine.

"Okay, but let me make it clear first, 20% off is definitely not acceptable. You have to give me 30% off."

"Okay, 30% off is fine. I'm afraid my sister won't be able to leave for a while, so that 10% will be considered as her expenses here."

Xia Lin laughed after hearing this: "Who can she blame for not being able to leave? It's her own fault. She got into trouble before she was fully recovered. It's a good thing it's winter. If it was summer, you see, she would be half dead even if she didn't die."

"Eh..." Li Shimin was also quite helpless: "Okay, just ask her to take care of Cheng Qian for me. I have already asked someone to bring Cheng Qian here. Now that he is here, I will naturally have nothing to worry about."

Xia Lin nodded, but the next sentence Li Shimin said made him spit out his food: "If I can't come back, you protect my sister, my wife and my son, do you understand? Even if the king of heaven comes, you can't let anyone touch them, otherwise I will not let you go even if I become a ghost."

"Are you really ready to start?"

"I have to live, brother." Li Shimin's tone changed when he said this: "I don't know whether my father hates me or not, but my elder brother definitely hates me. I have to go back and deal with him. I also want to get my Black Armor Army back. Do you still want to meet me on the battlefield?"

"What if I'm going to die?"

"If I die...if I die, my wife will be your wife, and my son will be your son. You will raise him for me. Tell him that his father, Li Shimin, is a genius who has the power to rule the world. Let him learn from you and avenge his father."

Xia Lin stroked his chin and said, "Are you entrusting your orphan to someone else? Hello? Are you entrusting your orphan to someone else?"

"I guess so." Li Shimin laughed. "You, although not a good person, can be considered a hero of the time. You and I are enemies, not friends, but just like Meng De and Yun Chang in the Three Kingdoms, I am relieved to entrust my son to you."

Xia Lin nodded: "Then you'd better come back. I'm different from you. I'm not interested in other people's wives."

"It's better if you're not interested. If I come back and find that my wife has given birth to another child, you can see whether I will chop you up or not."

"What about your sister giving birth to one?"

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said, "That's great, but the child must have the surname Li."

In just a few words, the two of them had already discussed the matter of life and death. It's funny to say that Xia Lin never thought that he would become the person entrusted by Li Shimin. However, judging from his determination, even if the Xuanwu Gate Incident does not happen when he returns this time, there will probably be a big change in the northwest.

As for his wife and children, Xia Lin will definitely protect them. It has nothing to do with his stance. This is the tacit understanding between two heroes in the world.

However, he was really curious about whether Empress Zhangsun, who had been favored by Li Shimin for decades, was pretty. It wasn't that he had any dirty thoughts, he was just curious...

History is so interesting. When the wheel takes a different trajectory because of someone's change, that novel feeling really makes people curious.

Li Shimin sat for a while and then left. After all, he still had to take care of his sister. Xia Lin sat there in a daze. He actually wanted to go to Chang'an with Li Shimin to see the shock brought by the moment when the rolling waves came.

But he couldn't go, because Li Yuan would definitely detain him. After all, Li Shimin wanted to compete with Xia Lin on the battlefield, but Li Yuan would clear as many paths as possible for himself.

"Hey, Tingyun." Xia Lin pinched Tingyun's slender waist and said, "I want to ask you something."

"Hmm?" Tingyun turned around and asked, "What?"

"Didn't you say you are good at divination? Can you tell whether Li Shimin just now has the aura of a real dragon?"

"I tell fortunes to cheat people out of money. I just say nice things. I don't have that ability." Tingyun pouted. "But I just heard him say that Yuan Shoucheng will be here this afternoon. He is a very capable person. You can just ask him. I don't think he has the true dragon spirit like you."

"Demon Concubine! Stop talking nonsense!"

Tingyun was stunned for a moment, then fell into Xia Lin's arms and laughed so hard that her body shook.

(End of this chapter)