Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 476 Sea Buckthorn Fruit

After Gu Fengyue handed over military affairs to General Lin, he stayed here and General Lin returned to the capital.

He had not been back to Beijing for three years. Before leaving Beijing this time, Song Chunlin went to see the ancestor of the Lin family. Compared with three years ago, the old man had become a little confused and his health was not as good as before. Song Chunlin asked Dabao, and Dabao said that human aging can be delayed but not stopped.

The Lin family's ancestor's original life span should have ended several years ago. It was the space fruits and vegetables that Song Chunlin often sent him over the years, as well as the precious medicinal herbs at the foot of the mountain, that extended the old man's life for a few more years. However, once aging begins, it cannot be stopped, so the old man became more and more confused. This is unavoidable.

Dabao also said, "Humanity will inevitably face this fate sooner or later. Otherwise, why would people in the past have been so intent on finding the so-called great way?"

Song Chunlin didn't say anything after hearing this, but he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

When General Lin returned from his border patrol, he discovered that there were many unfamiliar soldiers in the small county town. He immediately realized that Gu Fengyue and his men had finally arrived.

"Hahahaha, you guys are finally here. I've been suffocating for the past three years." General Lin's voice arrived first, and the laughter was tainted with a bit of the boldness of the desert, which made Song Chunlin's head buzz.

It's no wonder that Gu Fengyue dislikes General Lin and Cai Sheng. When these two get together, they can easily overturn the roof. If one person is involved, it's fine, but if two people are involved, it's a no-entry place. Song Chunlin was extremely grateful that Cai Sheng was not here at the moment.

"Huh, thank goodness." Song Chunlin comforted himself, and then the next moment he was frightened by a rough bearded man coming towards him and took three steps back.

"Stop, just stand there and don't move." Song Chunlin's voice was a little trembling. General Lin also stood there obediently, as if he finally realized that his current image was not very good.

In fact, it was not just not good, it was very bad. Not only was his head disheveled, but his big beard almost buried the lower half of his face. In addition, he had just returned from a border patrol and had not changed his clothes for ten days. They were soaked with sweat during the day and dried by the north wind at night. The clothes were almost pickled. It was no wonder that Song Chunlin felt like he was facing a great enemy.

General Lin scratched his head. It had been a long time since he had washed it and it was very itchy.

Song Chunlin only saw dandruff flying as he moved. If he wasn't someone he knew, he would have thought that this guy was a beggar from somewhere.

Under Song Chunlin's pressure, General Lin took a shower, shaved, and combed his hair. It took him nearly an hour to clean himself up and come back in a respectable state.

Song Chunlin looked at General Lin, who looked completely renewed, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

In the evening, Song Chunlin personally cooked with the ingredients in the space to entertain General Lin and the county magistrate. The county magistrate did not expect that he would have his own portion. He felt a little uneasy sitting at the table and did not even dare to pick up the dishes. He had to rely on General Lin to help him fill his bowl.

The county magistrate is an honest middle-aged man who has only been here for two years. The county magistrate three years ago had already retired and returned to his hometown. Gu Fengyue has a good impression of him. Although he is not very smart, he is prudent in his work and will not act rashly if he does not understand something. He can listen to the opinions of his subordinates and is considered a good official.

The county magistrate didn't know that the Grand Marshal had such a high opinion of him. If he knew, he would probably be so excited.

Song Chunlin held the title of Duke of Fuguo, but he did not have the slightest airs of an aristocratic family. He even cooked the soup himself. It was the first time for the county magistrate to eat such delicious vegetables, which were even sweeter than meat.

General Lin did not have as many concerns as the county magistrate. He ate and drank as he pleased, and even burped after he was full. His clothes still fit him when he came, but when he left, his belly was about to burst his clothes.

After a brief reunion, it was time to get down to business. Gu Fengyue took General Lin to inspect the surrounding defenses. Poor General Lin had just returned and had to go on another trip. He didn't dare to complain because eating is the shortest thing. Gu Fengyue brought a lot of instant noodles and fast food and pulled them in a special car. They didn't suffer much on this trip. They ate well and slept well. Because they had just inspected before, Gu Fengyue didn't stay for long. The inspection that was supposed to take ten days was finally completed in only six days.

Song Chunlin was not idle either. He walked in the opposite direction of Gu Fengyue. Perhaps it was a habit, he wanted to see what could be grown on the land here, because along the way, he found that there were relatively few fertile fields here, most of which were Gobi deserts. At a glance, there was not even a bit of green to be seen. It was clearly summer, but there were few sprouting grasses on the land.

There's not even any grass growing. No wonder there are so few fields here. It must be difficult to cultivate the land on a normal day.

But land doesn't have to be used to grow crops, right? Song Chunlin looked at the fertile fields not far away and found that they were growing sorghum and corn, and there was not a single piece of land planted with wheat.

If you want to change a crop, it must be drought-resistant, resistant to barrenness, high-yielding, and easy to care for with few pests and diseases.

After wandering around for several days, Song Chunlin finally decided what to plant. He planned to ask the county magistrate to contact the Ministry of Agriculture. Oh, no, there is no Ministry of Agriculture here.

If there is no land, then forget it. Just ask the county magistrate to approve a piece of land.

The county magistrate had heard a little about the Duke's love of farming, so he readily took out a feng shui map, marked an area for Song Chunlin, and told him that he could farm on these plots of land.

Song Chunlin saw that the location he had allocated was not the best, but not bad either. Song Chunlin pointed to one of the areas closest to the county town.

"I want this here, here, okay."

"Of course, of course. I wonder if the Duke of Fuguo wants to hire some permanent workers. I'll send someone to the market to find some for you."

Song Chunlin thanked the other party for his kindness and said that he had plenty of people.

The county magistrate expressed his doubts, but when he saw Gu's army waving hoes and going to the fields, he was frightened.

Song Chunlin assigned thirty people to prepare the land. He didn't prepare too much land, just ten acres at first. He would use these ten acres for experiments. He planned to see the yield first and then expand the scale.

Song Chunlin plans to plant quinoa on half of the ten acres of land and sea buckthorn on the other half. Sea buckthorn fruit can be used to make juice and wine, and has extremely high medicinal value. Moreover, this thing is also available locally, and local people occasionally pick it to eat, but the current varieties are still relatively primitive, and the taste and yield are not as good as modern ones.

After the sea buckthorn is harvested, Song Chunlin plans to transport it to the vineyard to make wine together with the wine, and launch it together with the wine. There should be no problem with sales.

In addition to sea buckthorn, Song Chunlin also had people dig many small pits around and cultivated a lot of Calligonum mongolicum in the space. When they are planted in the future, they can prevent and fix sand and can also be used as medicine.

After almost completing the planning of this small piece of land, Gu Fengyue and General Lin had inspected all the surrounding areas that needed to be inspected. The next step was to hand over their respective official duties. Therefore, for a long time, Gu Fengyue was afraid that he would not have time to go home for dinner.

Fortunately, Song Chunlin can adjust himself. Since Gu Fengyue cannot go home, he can go and deliver meals.

Every noon, Song Chunlin would go to see Gu Fengyue on time with a lunch box, but the lunch box was just a cover. The real highlight was the taste of his hometown in Song Chunlin's space.