Wei and Jin cooks

The girl's toes shrank, trying to hide them in her pants, but her pants were pulled up and her entire ankle was exposed, so naturally she couldn't hide them. She could only blush and lie in front of Zhao Hanzhang: "Wear them." , worn..."

Zhao Hanzhang also nodded and said: "She wore it."

The old man felt relieved.

Soon some villagers brought firewood from their own firewood piles and lit a fire in the open space. Others brought wheat straw and straw and spread them on the ground for Zhao Hanzhang to use as a mat to sit on.

Zhao Hanzhang knows that although she has been promoting Hu stools and Hu tables for several years, people are still used to sitting on the floor. The most important thing is that the country is now in dire need of development, and many families cannot even afford beds, let alone tables and chairs.

She didn't mind it either, so she just grabbed a handful of straw, turned it into a circle, put it on the ground and sat down.

When the villagers saw that she was sitting in the same posture as them, they immediately relaxed a lot. They followed suit and sat down around the fire.

Zhao Hanzhang also asked Zhao Zheng and Zhao Rong to sit down together, and then asked Zeng Yue and others to skin the deer and cut the meat. She said: "Leave two deer, skin and bones of the others, and roast the deer legs in a while." Serve, and chop the rest for soup.”

Zeng Yue agreed and took his guards to the river to skin him.

Wei Xian also quickly brought some cauldrons and earthen jars. Yes, even though Wei Xian's family was in a good situation, they couldn't afford pots at the moment, so they still used cauldrons and earthen jars.

Zhao Hanzhang looked at the erected cauldrons and earthen pots and calculated in his mind that if she could give each of their households an iron pot within two years and build brick and stone houses within five years, it would be considered a huge success. .

Wei Xian led the villagers to get moving, and soon lit three more fires nearby, set up the cauldron and earthen pots, poured water into them, and called several villagers by name, asking them to go home and get some cabbage. Come.

The villagers happily ran home to get it.

Zhao Hanzhang withdrew his gaze and continued to ask the villagers, when did they move here, where did they come from, do they feel cold, and what do they use to keep their homes warm?

Then he asked, "I have been to the mountains several times this year. Can I hunt prey from the mountains?"

The villagers responded enthusiastically. They all put the situation in a positive light and told Zhao Hanzhang that they were living well, much better than the year before.

These people settled here last summer. They were lucky enough to grow a season of grain. The imperial court exempted them from the capitation tax. There were no rebels or wars during the harvest, so they had some food at home. It was a pity that two levies were collected before winter. There is a minor military tax, so there is not much food left, just enough to last until spring.

Someone asked Zhao Hanzhang cautiously, "I wonder if there will be a military tax this year?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "The Huns' rebellion has been put down. There is no war in the north of the Central Plains. There will be no more military taxes. This year, everyone will cultivate the land well and try to save more food."

Zhao Hanzhang looked past them to see their houses, and said with a smile: "When you have enough food, you will start a family and have more children for the country. Maybe the Yamen will reward you with houses."

Everyone thought Zhao Hanzhang was joking and laughed along.

At this time, they only remembered that Zhao Hanzhang said there would be no military tax this year.

Zeng Yue and the others also moved very quickly. Wei Xian and the others peeled off the skin of the deer as soon as they started the fire. He cut off two legs and brought them over directly. One leg was hung on Zhao Hanzhang's fire, and the other was hung on Zhao Hanzhang's fire. The legs were given to the guards.

Wei Xian immediately brought the two small bags of grain and asked, "General, how do you eat these noodles and wheat?"

Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and then said: "Put the wheat into the pot and stew it with the meat and bones. Stew it for a longer time and it will blossom and taste better."

"Let's use broth to make a batter for the noodles. Let everyone go home and bring bowls. We'll have a warm meal today."

Wei Xian responded happily, and immediately called the villagers to go home to get bowls, chopsticks, and more things. They couldn't just ask the general to provide food, but they also had to provide something, so that they would be happy and rich while eating.

So some people brought wheat from home, some brought rice, and some brought cabbage, pickles, etc.

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng immediately brought a personal guard over, and he accepted the food after careful consideration. As for the food, he only grabbed a handful and gave away the rest.

The villagers all dispersed, and only Zhao Rong was left by the fire. Zhao Hanzhang then asked them, "Do you have answers to the questions you asked in the mountains now?"

Zhao Rong and the others looked away, their faces turning red from suppressing their emotions. Zhao Rong said in a huff, "They all love Third Sister. Is Third Sister trying not to disappoint them?"

Zhao Hanzhang sighed when he heard this and said: "You are too smart in reading, but you don't understand the meaning. Uncle Cheng is right, you still need to study in Taixue for a few more years."

"But studying alone is not enough. I think the courses for you college students are not very important. When school starts again, you can take three days every ten days to come to the county government to help, and work more with the people." Zhao Hanzhang said: "The sufferings of the people. You must not only see with your eyes, but also with your heart.”

"Although Zhao Zheng is young, he is more attentive than any of you." She then gave the answer to the question, "Look at their feet and their faces."

Zhao Rong and others went to look at their feet and felt cold. Except for about ten villagers who wore cloth shoes, most of the others wore cloth strips and straw sandals, and many of them were barefoot.

Just the thought of walking barefoot on the snow or in the cold wind makes them unbearable.

In this way, will it really not freeze to death?

But looking at their faces again, I felt they were very enthusiastic. The smiles on their faces never disappeared from the time they arrived in this village.

Just now someone happily said to Zhao Hanzhang, "There is a village over there. It was built in the late autumn of the year before last. It came here more than half a year before us and planted a season of grain. Many families saved two baskets of grain during the Chinese New Year. This year there will be no more food." With the military tax collected, we have been able to plant winter wheat in time, and we will definitely be able to save two baskets of grain."

Zhao Rong also often helped the county government with some statistical work. He knew that the two baskets of grain were all in shells, and together they only weighed about two hundred kilograms. How could they be so happy?

"In such a sky and situation, people will starve to death and freeze to death," Zhao Hanzhang said: "Shanze may be the only place where they can gain life, so if we prevent people from entering the mountains and swamps to prevent people from falling into traps and being killed, What’s the difference between giving up eating due to choking?”

Of course she knew that no matter how hard the rules were, people would still die due to accidents in the trap, but she couldn't cut off the lives of so many people just because of possible accidents.

"You all heard just now that Lu Si and the others are in a group of five neighbors. Every time they go into the mountains, the prey they get must be divided among the five neighbors. There are twenty households in the five neighbors. Even if they can only get a piece of meat as big as a thumb at a time, They can survive on this.”

"The chance of survival is slim, so why should we cut off our life path?"

Zhao Rong's face turned red and he was speechless.

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