Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Chapter 126 Han Orion Leaves

By the evening, Xia Shengsheng, with the help of Er Cheng, Ye Chao and others, made two large baskets of steamed buns and flatbreads.

They drove the donkey cart to the big locust tree in the middle of the village and gave it to the gathered villagers to taste.

When Xia Shengsheng arrived, all the villagers, adults, children and the elderly, gathered under the big locust tree in the village.

When they saw Xia Shengsheng driving the donkey cart over, they all greeted him.

"Xiao Xia is here!"

"Sister Xia!"

"Auntie, you're here!"

Xia Shengsheng responded one by one.

Village chief Ma also walked through the crowd from under the big tree in the front and came in front of Xia Shengsheng.

I saw two large baskets of steamed buns and flatbreads on the donkey cart.

"Xiao Xia! Why did you make so many? Didn't you say you could just make one or two for everyone to taste?"

"I just made a little more. What can so many people taste if they each take a bite? It has to be broken into pieces and shared. It's not good stuff either, just some steamed buns and pancakes.

Let's distribute it now! Everyone can taste it. If anyone wants to plant it next year, please let me know in advance so that I can save it for planting."

Village Chief Ma admires Xia Shengsheng's magnanimity the most. Unlike the other villagers, Xia Shengsheng never cares about so many things.

Seeing Xia Shengsheng say this, he quickly asked people to distribute the things.

Doctor Zhao broke off a small piece of steamed bread and a small piece of flatbread, but didn't think they were very delicious.

It's not like he hasn't eaten anything made with cornmeal before.

Xia Shengsheng had steamed corn buns with sugar in them before, and he thought they were particularly delicious. But these dry steamed buns and pancakes just felt so-so.

Just because Doctor Zhao doesn’t like it doesn’t mean that other people in the village think it’s bad.

After taking a bite, they felt that the cornmeal pancakes and steamed bread were hundreds or even thousands of times better than those made with black flour.

Although it is not as delicious as refined rice and flour, it tastes sweet and is a grain with extremely high yield. Such a good thing is simply a treasure from heaven for them.

Hunter Han did not go to the field to help Xia Shengsheng today, but he went to the field to take a look when he came back from the mountain.

I saw the leftover corn. It was the first time I saw this kind of food. I also heard from Doctor Zhao that this thing called corn has a very high yield and is a particularly drought-resistant plant, so I came to the village to take a look at it at night.

After tasting these two things, I suddenly felt like I had discovered a new world.

If this kind of food can be popularized throughout the country.

Not only would that prevent the people from going hungry, it might also provide a glimmer of hope for everyone during times of drought.

It looks like he's going on a long journey.

It was Xia Shengsheng who brought these new things.

It made him very confused.

When Xia Shengsheng entered the mountains for the first time, he felt that the Xia Shengsheng in front of him did not seem to be the peasant woman Xia Shengsheng in the village that he was familiar with.

But there was no difference in appearance, and he had observed it carefully.

Xia Shengsheng did not use any disguise techniques.

He knew about Xia Shengsheng's past. She lost her parents when she was young and was sold to a boy's family as a slave. Later, she was bought as a wife by Liu Laoer in the village.

This identity is indeed much richer than that of the villagers, but it is nothing special.

In order to avoid inaccurate information, Han the Hunter went to investigate in person, but found nothing.

Is it really a coincidence?

Did you learn martial arts by yourself? Chili peppers, vermicelli, and corn.

Were they all discovered by accident?

Han the Hunter didn't want to delve into whether there really were such people in the world. As long as they weren't dangerous to him, there was no point in investigating too much.

Han the Hunter gradually retreated from the crowd.

He left Kaoshan Village with the leftover corn picked up from the fields and the two steamed buns and flatbreads he was given.

Doctor Zhao happened to glance at Han the Hunter, pretended not to see him, and continued chatting with the old man in the village.

After the villagers have eaten the steamed corn bread and flatbreads made by Xia Shengsheng, almost all of them said they wanted to grow corn next year.

Xia Shengsheng walked up to Village Chief Ma and discussed in a low voice.

"Village chief, I actually want the villagers to plant drought-resistant plants such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and beans on all their land next year.

Don't grow any rice or wheat at all.

Have you noticed that there is particularly little rain this year?

Although it did not affect the harvest in the fields, it was still much more laborious than in previous years.

Moreover, Mr. Tao, who does business with my family, said that in our northern part, the rainfall this year is generally very low.

In some areas, the harvest has been affected.

Many sorcerers have also said that there will be severe droughts in the next two years, so it is best to plant some drought-resistant plants when planting next year, otherwise, it may affect the harvest in autumn."

In fact, Xia Shengsheng would occasionally reveal a few of these words to Village Chief Ma.

Village Chief Ma would visit Xia Shengsheng's fields almost every day. Sometimes when Xia Shengsheng went to the fields to weed or apply fertilizer, he would ask Village Chief Ma a few questions about the weather when he saw him.

Village chief Ma didn't care much at first, but as time went on, he began to feel a little uneasy.

So I talked to the elderly people in the village about this year’s weather.

This year has the least rainfall in the past decade, but the most fortunate thing is that it has not affected the harvest.

But this does not mean anything. It does not mean that there will be a drought next year, or that there will be a good harvest next year.

Village chief Ma was not familiar with Tao Wuji, but he had heard that Tao Wuji had a wide range of business.

After all, people who travel far and wide have broader knowledge.

Since he said that there is also low rainfall in other places.

Then it must be true.

And according to the sorcerer, there will be a severe drought in the next two years, which made him even more shocked.

Will there really be a severe drought? He wasn't sure.

If there really is a drought, then preparations must be made in advance. He cannot let the villagers suffer from lack of food and clothing due to the drought. As the village chief, he has the responsibility and obligation to remind the villagers.

"Xiao Xia! I have considered what you said, but I am not sure yet.

I will first count the number of people who want to plant corn next year and how much seeds to save.

I will try to persuade them to plant more corn next year.

I would also like to ask you to save more seeds. There is still a winter before planting next year. If there are any changes, we will have a way out.

You shouldn't give these corn seeds to the villagers for free. If you always give them for free, it will inevitably make people have different thoughts.

Whoever wants it, let them pay for it, and the price should be set higher.

After all, corn seeds are different from other grains.”

Xia Shengsheng felt that what Village Chief Ma said made a lot of sense.

Will there be a severe drought next year? No one would believe it now.

There is still a long time before next year's planting.

Isn’t it said that auspicious snow means a good harvest? If there is a serious drought next year, then it is estimated that not only the summer rain will be affected, but the winter snow will also be greatly affected.

It will still be in time to persuade the villagers then.

As for the corn seeds, Xia Shengsheng didn't intend to give them away for free.

It's not that easy to help people, but you can let them plant the seeds first and return them to her after the harvest.