As the hoe was being swung, Feng Yun Shang's sweat fell on the soil. He used the back of the hoe to break up the soil bit by bit, pounding it finely. He reached out and touched the sweat on his forehead. He looked back and saw that he was holding a small hoe and was swinging it hard.

The dragon smiled.

"Let's take a rest." Throwing the hoe aside and sitting on the loess, Feng Yun Shang put down the knitted trouser legs and poured out the loess inside.

"Bah, bah." A few pieces of loess followed the breeze and ran to Fengyun Shang's mouth to be a guest, but was driven out by the "poor master."

There was a pot of water and two ceramic bowls beside the field. Fengyun Shang went to get the kettle and bowls, gave Long a bowl, and said with a smile: "You must be thirsty, drink some quickly."

Long took the ceramic bowl, lowered his head and drank water silently. Fengyun Shang got a bowl for himself, and after two gulps, there was more water in his mouth, and he felt less "poor".

A man and a demon who had never been involved in farming have made quite a scene in the fields these past few days. All the fields have been plowed, and the soil is so crumbly that if you step on it, there will be a footprint.

"Come and apply fertilizer tomorrow, and you can plant crops." Feng Yun Shang looked at his field with a smile, feeling a sense of inexplicable pride in his heart.

The dragon remained silent. Perhaps it was related to his previous experience. He didn't really like talking to people or monsters other than Phoenix, so he seemed particularly taciturn.

"Continue working." After resting for a while, Fengyun Shanggui screamed, picked up the hoe and continued to sweat.

I returned home with an earthy smell, washed up hastily, and then ate and chatted with the craftsmen with a large bowl of stew.

After dinner, the craftsmen were busy for a while, and waited until it got dark before everyone went home.

Jiang Ruxue boiled a pot of hot water and let Fengyun Shang take a bath before they walked towards the ruined temple together.

Jiang Ruxue originally planned to let Long Ye wash it, but Long refused.

Boiled fish with an earthy smell is definitely not delicious.

I ran to the river, changed back to my original shape and splashed in the water for a while, the dirt and smell on my body were gone. I turned into a human form, put on my clothes and walked towards the ruined temple.

The small courtyard has not yet been repaired, so Feng Yun Shang and his party still live in the ruined temple. They leave every morning and come back at night. By the way, they bring a stick of incense to the wooden statue in the ruined temple and count it as rent money.

Shenting does not have the habit of worshiping gods, and the people enshrined in the ruined temple are not gods, but the ancestors of the Thirteen Villages. It is said that he and the other twelve people took in other refugees and built the Thirteen Villages together.

As time passed, the new temple became a ruined temple, so the villagers built a new temple elsewhere and enshrined the original thirteen people in it.

Because of this, no one came to the ruined temple gradually, and it was forgotten in the corner of Thirteen Villages.

In fact, Fengyun Shang has always been curious. Shenting has stricter household registration management. Refugees can escape, but they must find a new place to settle down.

Even the newly built villages were constructed through orderly and organized large-scale relocation, with at least a hundred people in each village.

Fengyun Shang was very curious as to why he came here to build a new village on the 13th instead of going to other villages.

After bowing and putting incense, Feng Yun Shang raised his head and looked at the face of the wooden statue.

Due to the erosion of time, I can no longer see the original face clearly, but Fengyun Shang just likes to look up like this, which has a sense of history.

After sleeping together for a night, Feng Yun Shang woke up from time to time and added some firewood to the bonfire to prevent sparks from flying out and setting the ruined temple on fire.

Several families originally invited Feng Yun Shang to spend the night at their home, but Feng Yun Shang refused them all. He was not familiar with them, so he was embarrassed to go there.

Although the invitations from those people were sincere.

Early the next morning, Feng Yun Shang drank three bowls of cucumber soup, and pushed the cart toward the fields with Long.

The small cart contains the feces accumulated over the past few days. They are all fermented and cooked manure, which is good fertilizer.

Fengyun Shang chose sweet potatoes as the first crop he planted on the recommendation of the craftsman. They are high-yielding and filling. If he is lucky, he will be able to repay the money he owes with a good harvest.

Bury the cooked manure at the bottom of the ridge, about 20 centimeters high. The distance between the ridges is about 80 centimeters. Plant sweet potatoes on the ridges.

The ditches for water drainage and irrigation have been repaired in advance, so irrigation will not be a problem. In the future, as long as we persist in intensive farming and, for the sake of God, avoid droughts and floods, we will be able to have a good harvest.

Next, there will be a relatively leisurely period, but it will be busy again when it comes to topdressing. There are three topdressings in total, which means that Fengyun Shang will have to work hard at least three times.

After planting the crops, the small courtyard was generally tidied up. Fengyun Shang bought some wine and meat and greeted the craftsmen in the evening.

First, it was to express gratitude, not only for repairing the small courtyard, but also for guidance on farming. Second, it was Fengyun Shang who took the initiative to show his goodwill and establish good relations with the aboriginal people of Thirteen Villages.

Jiang Ruxue was busy all the time. Feng Yun Shang couldn't help her when she wanted to greet the customers. Long and Fenghuang didn't know much about cooking, so they could only help her to a limited extent, but Jiang Ruxue was exhausted.

In the end, I could only eat some leftovers.

Fengyun Shang felt a little distressed. Originally, he bought two portions, and the smaller portion was reserved for Jiang Ruxue, but Jiang Ruxue prepared both and served them to the table.

It's getting dark now, and I can't buy any more if I want to.

Picking up the chopsticks, he and Jiang Ruxue ate cold steamed buns with cold dishes, and finally drank a bowl of cold water. Feng Yun Shang actually thought it was more delicious than any delicacies from the mountains and seas.

The new kang was still a little damp, so no one could sleep there, so I had to stay in the ruined temple for one night. I hugged Jiang Ruxue, warmed up to the bonfire, and fell asleep sweetly.

The next day, Fengyun Shang took the rapeseed and hoe and went to the fields, leaving Long behind to help Jiang Ruxue decorate her new home.

Although he has planted many sweet potatoes, just talking about sweet potatoes is not the same thing. Fengyun Shang plans to plant some vegetables on the corners, which can also save a lot of money for his family.

After planting vegetables in every corner of the field, Fengyun Shang bought a pig and a dog and kept them at home.

There are dogs in front of the courtyard and pigs in the back. It is a proper middle-class home in Shenting.

If he hadn't thought that he could only stay for a year or two, Fengyun Shang would have wanted to plant mulberry trees in the courtyard, so that it would look more like a middle-class home.

"When we settle down in the future, we must plant a mulberry tree in the yard." Feng Yun Shang said with regret, while Jiang Ruxue covered her mouth and chuckled.

Working at sunrise and resting at sunset. With the dragon helping to tend the fields, Feng Yun Shang can still find time to do small jobs and earn some money to support his family.

"Sister Ruxue." The aunt who had got off work from the factory came to visit again. She took Jiang Ruxue's hand and said, "I think your brother is not young anymore. It's time to find a family."

Long, who was in a daze, felt that something was not right. Isn't this the matchmaker's opening statement? And isn't it usually women who find a house?

Long fell into deep reflection. Is it because his human appearance is too delicate or is his aunt causing trouble?

"Aunt, you also know that my family is currently unable to afford money to marry Brother Long." Jiang Ruxue declined politely.

They won't stay here forever, so how can they marry the dragon? Ahem, they are giving the dragon a wife.

"No, no." Fenghuang, who was watching the show on Jiang Ruxue's shoulder, suddenly shouted loudly.

The younger brother took a wife, how could she, the eldest sister, happily bully him?

Jiang Ruxue reached out and touched the phoenix, then gave her aunt a helpless smile.

The aunt showed an "I understand" expression, but I don't know what she understood, and continued: "Let's not talk about the marriage proposal for now. Are you interested in working in a factory?"

"Isn't the factory not recruiting people?" Jiang Ruxue asked doubtfully.

There is a small factory near Thirteenth Village, which makes fabrics. After they are finished, they are sold to the city, and the sales volume is very considerable.

"Originally, we weren't recruiting people, but the factory director is the responsibility of my eldest cousin's father-in-law's brother. I decided to tell him because my family's situation wasn't very good, so I told him." The aunt said proudly.

: "I'll make an exception and recruit you."

Of course I'm bragging, it's just that the factory happens to be short of people.

Jiang Ruxue was grateful. It was true that the factory was recruiting people, but there were more women in the village who wanted to work in the factory. Why was it she, Jiang Ruxue.

It’s not because the aunt thought that they had just settled here and still owed money from the government, so she wanted to help them out.
Chapter completed!