Early the next morning, Guo Deng asked his family to wake up, eat breakfast, and change clothes. Then, he went door to door and asked more than 100 families in the village to get ready. Men, women, old and young, all went to the field and waited together.
Guo Deng and his sons were waiting at the entrance of the village to welcome Xu Guangqi.
Xu Guangqi didn't let them wait for long. After the time it took for two incense sticks to burn, Xu Guangqi arrived at the entrance of the village. He didn't wear his official uniform. Among the group of people, only the young man of the Li Family wore an official uniform and led the way. Behind him, a group of people dressed in casual clothes and short clothes came like a swarm of bees on horses.
Guo Deng's sons had never seen Xu Guangqi before, so they thought it was a group of strange people. However, Guo Deng had seen Xu Guangqi, a dignified middle-aged man. At this time, when he saw Xu Guangqi wearing handyman clothes, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
"Minister Xu is here! Hurry up and welcome him! "
Guo Deng immediately walked forward. His sons were stunned for a while, but they quickly followed their father's footsteps.
Could it be that Minister Xu was among the group of men in handyman clothes?
Although they had heard of it, they really couldn't believe that it was really happening in front of them when they saw Xu Guangqi's appearance.
A second-rank official wearing handyman clothes and working in the field with farmers. Was this what a scholar should do?
In the past, even a Juren was very noble. How could they work in the field with the peasants? That was impossible. Their biggest task was to eat and wear warm clothes.
Other than that, the other things were done by the tenant farmers. They were responsible for making them eat and wear warm clothes. Furthermore, they had to eat well and wear beautiful clothes.
However, as his father walked forward, the group of men in handyman clothes all got off their horses. Then, his father went forward and knelt down to kowtow. They also knelt down and kowtowed. One of the men in handyman clothes hurriedly went forward to help his father up, not letting him kowtow.
"The Emperor of Daqin has already made a rule that the people do not kowtow when they see the officials. They just have to cup their hands and bow. Your kowtow is asking me to make a mistake. Ask the accompanying officials to record it down and bring it back to the Emperor. The Emperor will punish me."
The leader of the short-armed men smiled and helped Guo Deng up. Guo Deng smiled embarrassedly and hurriedly apologized, "Minister Xu, please don't laugh at us. We're peasants and are used to kowtowing. In the past, it was common for us to kowtow to the masters. Now, we can't change it in a short time."
"It has to be changed. It has to be changed. Remember, people don't kowtow to officials. This is the new rule of Daqin. Everyone has to abide by it. Otherwise, if His Majesty the Emperor finds out and gets angry, no one will have a good time."
The short fighter, Xu Guangqi, looked back at the officials behind him and said meaningfully.
A group of officials dressed in short robes immediately agreed, expressing that they would never do such a stupid thing.
Then, Xu Guangqi and Guo Deng walked side by side into the village.
"Recently, I heard that the work in Liulian Village is well organized. The working group came down several times to check the situation of the land, cattle, and farm tools in the village are all very good. The comprehensive assessment is the first place. This is all because of Chairman Guo's good work!"
"Don't joke. It's a small village with more than a hundred households. Everyone is familiar with each other and takes care of each other. If any family is in trouble, everyone will think of a solution together. It's not all my credit."
"Hahahaha, that's true. When people in a small village have something to discuss with the Farmers' Union, they usually discuss it together. However, this is a concrete matter. When the village gives the order, isn't it you, Chairman Guo, who leads everyone to carry it out?
So, don't be modest about this credit. There are also some chairmen who did not do well. Last month, a villager came to the village to complain, saying that the chairman of Dafeng Village bullied people and did not follow the rules of the village to distribute the land. He gave the good land to his own people and gave the bad land to outsiders. As a result, he was arrested. "
Hearing Xu Guangqi's words, Guo Deng immediately patted his chest.
"Minister Xu, don't worry. This land was taken back by the emperor and all of us. It was not easy to get it. I, Guo Deng, don't have other abilities, but I don't want any of the land that doesn't belong to me. Everyone has contributed. We will share the good and bad land equally."
"Well, with Chairman Guo's words, I can rest assured."
Xu Guangqi said with a smile, "By the way, how is the situation in the village? Did you check the eggs according to the Ren School sent by the village? It's almost the autumn harvest, and it's the time when the locusts breed in large numbers. A few days ago in the east village, the villagers found more than a dozen locusts nests. They were densely packed with locusts. It looked very creepy. "
Guo Deng's heart skipped a beat.
"There are really locusts?"
"That's right! Animals like locusts especially like to lay eggs in low-lying areas. Moreover, the larvae are still growing in the soil. Before they grow wings, they hide in the soil and can't be found. Once they grow up, they start to fly out to eat crops. As long as it's a crop, they can eat it. Therefore, the imperial court promotes the planting of potatoes. The potatoes are also hidden in the soil, so the locusts can't eat them. "
Xu Guangqi smiled, and so did Guo Deng.
"Hey, the officials are really nice to let us plant potatoes. This year, more than half of the crops in our village are potatoes, and the harvest is very good. The wheat harvest is also good, and our stomachs are full."
"Good, that's good. There are many kinds of potatoes in Jiangbei, sweet potatoes, and corn in Jiangnan. For more than a year, all the places have been rushing to plant them. Myanmar, which was the first to plant these things, has long stopped starving people. If our Guanzhong can also plant these things earlier, I don't know how many people will starve to death."
Xu Guangqi sighed. Even Guo Deng thought of the villagers who starved to death in the past, and his eyes turned red.
The group walked into the village and soon arrived at the edge of the field. At the edge of the field, the villagers were already gathered. The men, women, old, and young all went up to the field and listened to Minister Xu's teachings.
Before this, at the turn of spring and summer, there were people from the village who came to teach the villagers how to identify the locusts' nesting grounds. Now that Minister Xu was here personally to pass the final test, everyone was overjoyed, thinking that this year would be another good one.
Xu Guangqi was a man of action. If he said he would do it, he would do it. He rolled up his trousers and went down to the field. He carefully observed the places where the larvae were most likely to grow. He searched carefully, afraid that he would be careless. After searching for the whole morning and half of the field, he did not find any dangerous places.
At noon, the sun shone brightly and the weather was hot. Everyone sat under the shade of the trees to enjoy the cool air. The village women prepared their meals and brought them over. Xu Guangqi saw that his portion still had a few pieces of meat. He quickly asked Guo Deng what was going on. He saw that the people around him all had some meat in their bowls, and Guo Deng said that they could afford to eat meat once in a while. Xu Guangqi was relieved.
Looks like it was not a lie to say that everyone could eat their fill …
That was what Xu Guangqi thought.
As they ate, Xu Guangqi discussed another matter with Guo Deng and a few other reputable elders in the village.
"His Majesty is now organizing people to promote the policy of raising ducks to control locusts in areas prone to locust plagues. Someone from the village should have come down to tell you about this, right?"
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