The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Chapter 151 Ready to make a move

At the border, He Yue had just rushed back when he heard that the Tatars had started to harass the Daqi border on a small scale again.

"General, these Tatars are really abominable. Why don't we go and defeat them until they are gone?"

"Yeah, it's really infuriating that they come here every few days like this.

Logically speaking, the Tatars should be grazing their livestock at this time. Could this year's natural disasters have also affected the Tatars?"

"The people we sent out have secretly gathered some information, and a lot has happened on the grassland.

It is said that the Tatar leaders are fighting for control of the steppes, so they are also fighting each other.

They are harassing us on a small scale, probably just to seize some food supplies.

It is more likely that they deliberately forced us to send troops, and then they wanted to use our weapons and equipment to fight those people.

General, my advice is that as long as they don't come in large numbers, we shouldn't send out all of them. Furthermore, with the natural disasters this year, we also need to ensure sufficient food and fodder, and avoid fighting whenever possible."

After hearing everyone's suggestions, Qiu Heng also expressed his own thoughts.

"I agree with Qiu Heng on this matter. Let's not act rashly. Let's observe the Tatars' movements first to avoid falling into their trap. Once they've had some internal fighting, we can seize the opportunity to attack them."

Afterwards, He Yue began to judge the places the Tatars would target next based on the places they had harassed in recent days, and deployed defenses in key areas.

After everything was arranged, He Yue found Qiu Heng and handed him all the letters from Qiujia Village.

"General, why do I feel like something is different about you this time? Did something good happen to you?"

Qiu Heng didn't know why he was like this, but his intuition told him that there was something different about General He.

"Haha, don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."

After saying this, He Yue smiled and left.

This left him completely bewildered, so he happily took the letter to share with his fellow villagers.

"This is the upland rice I found last year. Let's try this method and see if there are any results."

Lu Linlang germinated the dry rice she had obtained last year and planted it together with the talented people she had carefully selected.

The few wild potatoes we found last year have been planted, but unfortunately there are too few of them, so there won’t be any left even for promotion this year.

However, she did not give up and continued to study potato cultivation. Even if she could not produce large quantities this year, she could slowly promote it in a few years.

"Is this Dongjia thing really more filling than sweet potatoes?"

No one else had seen what this potato looked like, let alone knew it was edible, so they were all a little curious.

"When it's grown, you'll realize how many benefits this thing has. It's a pity, there aren't many left."

Lu Linlang also felt quite regretful about this.

“Yesterday I went to the county town and heard some merchants discussing a group of foreign merchants coming from the south. However, because we couldn’t speak the same language and no one knew their origins, we didn’t trade with them at first.

But they had a lot of strange things, even the Dongzhu that was used exclusively in the palace, they were able to bring a lot of them.

They also said that these are very common in the local area, but I don't know if it's true or not. Boss, why don't you send someone to take a look and see if there's anything you want?"

"There's actually such a thing. I really need to ask someone to check it out. If there's something like this somewhere else, then we don't have to worry so much."

Thinking of this, Lu Linlang quickly ordered someone to go to the county town to hear the latest news.

If Daqi is in the same position as she was in the past, then there is probably a chance that he has what she needs.

Before this, Lu Linlang had also inquired about news about other countries, but the information he inquired about was not very useful. In addition, he had been busy before and had no time to learn more.

Now that she suddenly heard the news, she would definitely not miss any clues. If she could find more crops, that would be a good thing.

Lu Zhan and Yun Can were also busy recruiting their own people.

When people heard that he would be the Marquis' personal guard, everyone, whether from the village or from other villages, was looking forward to it.

Some even brought their own children and asked the two to accept them. Now is a year of natural disasters, and everyone hopes that their children will not starve.

So as long as there is a place to stay and eat, they are unwilling to miss it.

"Master Lu, we have a family with elderly and children, and the weather is dry this year, so we really can't afford to support them.

Look at my youngest son, he's ten years old this year. Although he's young, he can do everything at home. As long as you educate him well, he will definitely be able to run errands for you."

"Master Yun, it's the same in our family. Look at all these children. If you choose one, that would be their luck.

I don't ask them to become officials in the future, I just hope they can have enough food and warm clothes. You can order them around, and if they dare not obey, you can whip them."

"We heard you were looking for a personal guard. We don't know what they are, but as long as they can work beside you, we'll be happy. He can't eat much, so just give him a bite."

Many families came to ask for help with their children, and Lu Zhan and his family were undecided.

These are all from the same village. If there are big differences in the physical fitness of these children, we can still barely select a few good ones.

But all those who were sent here were skinny and their clothes didn't look very good, so even they themselves felt pity for them.

However, there is a number requirement for their personal guards, so not everyone can come.

And we also have to ensure that there is enough food at home for them to eat, which is also a troublesome matter, so I can only come to Lu Linlang to discuss it.

“The situations of these people are all similar, but I suggest you start with their village chief or clan leader.

It's best to check their character first, then make a decision after understanding each family's situation in detail. If you can't make a judgment or are embarrassed to save face, you can ask the clan leader to go with you."

"Alas, the things in this village are more complicated than those in the military camp. Sister, you were able to accomplish such a great thing, so we still need to work harder."

When Lu Zhan heard him say this, he was overwhelmed. He just wanted to select personal guards for training, but who knew it would be so troublesome.

But he never thought of giving up. These people were all chosen for their future team, and they knew them well, so they were indeed more trustworthy.

"You're just getting started. There's still a lot you need to figure out on your own before you can handle things. Learn well, young man."

"Speaking of which, where did my second brother go again? Why haven't I seen him for a few days?"

"Yeah, even Erhua wasn't seen. What medicinal herbs are they researching now?"

"Didn't I get some medicinal herbs a few days ago? They are using them for research. Don't disturb them."

After Lu Linlang finished speaking to the two of them, she saw Dahua and Yangchun coming in holding something.