Besides, developing and improving agricultural production, the actual effect of increasing yield has been verified from this year's harvest. More and more people are preparing to use homemade soil fertilizer next year. Food is the most important thing for people. If they can increase production and income, no matter whether the tenants and landlords are booked for a fixed rent or sublet, they can get more food for tenants, which is quite attractive to them.

As for suggestions on raising mushrooms in the cave, feeding chickens and ducks with maggots, although the actual results have not been seen, Meng Youtian has the first words, and he will try it first and then say it successfully, which will dispel everyone's concerns. Moreover, Meng Youtian also confidently told them that in another month, they might be able to eat fresh mushrooms.

With the dog-headed military advisor hiding behind the scenes, or with the title of guiding expert, Meng Youtian became the soul of Shili Village. His rationalization suggestions were not a temporary hasty work, but the result of his long-term thinking, which was in line with the psychology of farmers and the actual situation of social production at that time, and could truly solve many problems.

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The small white feathers flew down like blown petals, and they fell down first, and then they flew together in balls. The flowers became bigger and bigger, and they fell silently on their clothes, hats, on their eyebrows, and on their faces. There was nothing in the air, only layers of cotton that were stacked and layered up and layered.

It was snowing. Meng Youtian stretched out his hand and watched the snowflakes fall into his palms, turning into drops of water. Another snowflake rushed up desperately.

It was already January 1938. Although the people were still accustomed to using the lunar calendar to calculate the days and were unfamiliar with this AD, Meng Youtian realized that the War of Resistance had entered its second year. After the Battle of Wuhan ended, the battle behind enemy lines would become fierce and long-term cruel.

Meng Youtian frowned slightly and looked east. It was a vast white area and could not see any scenery. It was like Jiulongtang that had already fought with the Japanese. The prospects were unpredictable. Although Xiao Guanghe had sent two people back to buy food and grass from each village and brought good news to Meng Youtian. He claimed that they took advantage of their maneuverability and unexpectedly won several small battles, and even brought some Japanese canned food to Meng Youtian, Meng Youtian did not dare to take it lightly.

The Japanese were very revengeful. Although the main force was organizing a major battle and the troops in the rear seemed empty, if they were to offend them, they would inevitably gather together to carry out a key attack. Eighteen miles east of Shili Village, Jiulongtang occupied Tumen Village as the base camp in the rear, and then went forward to occupy Xutingzhuang as a buffer. The strategic depth was too small, which made Meng Youtian worried.

The fire broke out in the city gate, which affected the fish in the pond. Because of the operation of Jiulongtang, Shili Village may usher in a confrontation with the Japanese and puppet troops in advance. Although the possibility is not great, it is obviously not Meng Youtian's style by chance and luck. It is certain to strengthen the alert on the east side, but in the west side, with the warning of Lianggangzhuang, it should be much safer.

"Brother Tian, ​​go back!" Mancang shrank his neck and stamped his feet, rubbed his hands hard and hid in the shack, saying, "It's okay if you have me and Xiao Liuzi. Yesterday, the wild dog, hehe, I was dazzled and thought it was a wolf!"

"You have to be alert." Meng Youtian smiled faintly and said, "It doesn't matter if you look dazed, it's going to be dead if you can't see it! Then I'll go back first, you can hold on for a while, and the time for changing jobs is almost here."

"Youtian, the road is slippery, please walk slowly." Li Liuzi dressed neatly and sent it out of the shack with a gun on his back.

Meng Youtian agreed and got on the horse. It was already dark. He carefully drove his "one ear" toward the village in the dug ditch.

These days he and Zijuan were both very busy, and they had a quick breakup after meeting each other. However, Zijuan told him good news that Mr. Song had loosened his affairs, and maybe he would agree after the old lady recovered from the illness. Meng Youtian certainly hoped that this was true. Otherwise, even if Zijuan had the courage to elope, where could she go in a village? Of course, it was a trick to make the rice cooked first and force Mr. Song to agree. But Meng Youtian felt that it was not that far, and this damage would also cause a shadow to make Zijuan's relationship with her parents.

In contemplation, Meng Youtian heard the sound of a wheelbarrow wheel. In front of him was a woman pushing a cart of thatched firewood. From the back, it was a big girl with a thick braid swaying behind her, and it looked like Ah Xiu. Meng Youtian quickly urged the horse and wanted to come forward to help her.

When A Xiu heard the sound of horse hooves behind her, she didn't know it was Meng Youtian, so she quickly accelerated her pace and pushed the car to the side of the road, trying to make way for the pedestrians behind her. The wind was strong, the ground was slippery, and her steps were fast. She accidentally stepped into a small pond, her body tilted suddenly, the car overturned, and the people and the car rolled into the ditch next to the road.

There was not much water in this ditch, only the calves were deep, and thin ice formed on the water surface. Ah Xiu followed the car to the ditch and rolled to the edge of the water. He was tripped and hung up by the car. He only had one pair of feet standing in the water, and his upper body was not wet.

"Don't be afraid, I'll help you." Meng Youtian quickly urged the horse to take a few steps, turned over and got off the horse, jumped out of the ditch, and carried her to the ditch in the waist.

Axiu's legs were wet, and the shoes on her feet were also sunk into the mud. She was barefoot and cold like a purple radish. Seeing that Meng Youtian was holding her, red clouds rose on her face, she lowered her head and sat blankly on the snow.

Meng Youtian did not notice A Xiu's expression. He comforted him while rolling his trousers: "It's okay, I'll go and carry the car out." As he said that, he went down the ditch again.

Seeing Meng Youtian jumping out of the ice water barefoot and cleaned her legs, A Xiu wanted to stand up and help Meng Youtian carry the car together, but when she moved, she felt that her right ankle was so painful that it hurt. As soon as she struggled, her body shook, and she yelled and sat down again.

Meng Youtian heard A Xiu crying pain, so he hurriedly climbed up the ditch again, stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, where are you injured?"

A Xiu pouted, pointed at her feet, and looked at Meng Youtian with a frown.

"Have you twisted your feet? Let me see." Meng Youtian said, then reached out and grabbed A Xiu's feet, wiped off the mud and socks, looked at them, touched her swollen ankles, pinched her toes, and said, "Come on, stretch, bend, stretch, bend again..."

A Xiu hugged her legs, gritted her teeth, and followed Meng Youtian's command, stretched and bent her five toes and kept swinging.

"It should be a sprain, it's not a problem." Meng Youtian finished the examination and reached a preliminary conclusion. He stood up with A Xiu and said, "You ride on the horse, I'll get the firewood and the cart up, let's go back together."

"Riding a horse?" A Xiu looked at "One Ear" with some embarrassment. This was much taller than a donkey.
Chapter completed!