In 534 AD, the Northern Wei Dynasty split, Guanzhong suffered a severe drought, and people died of starvation all over the country. Wei Shu, a doctor of agriculture, traveled to this purgatory-like land in an accident. He had nothing but a copy of "Essentials for Elevating the People" and a head of modern agricultural knowledge.
When he woke up, the first thing he saw was a village dying of hunger. More than thirty old people, an alkaline wasteland, a salt water well, and a rusty hoe. No one believed that this dead land could come back to life. But Wei Shuxin. He is a farmer, and a farmer feels sad when he sees the land lying waste.
Starting from treating alkaline land, to building canals, retting manure, and selecting superior seeds, he led a group of old people waiting to die to plant the first crop of wheat in troubled times. As the news spread, refugees came to vote, powerful men came to fight, and powerful people came to rob. The Prime Minister Yu Wentai of the Western Wei Dynasty asked him to go to Chang'an to promote agriculture. Gao Yang of the Eastern Wei Dynasty wrote to ask for advice on farming. Chen Baxian of the Southern Liang Dynasty was waiting for his rice seeds outside Jiankang City.
In twenty years, his wheat was planted all over Guanzhong, his rice was planted on both sides of the Wei River, and his porridge method saved millions of people in Jiankang. But he always kept a secret in his heart - on the day he traveled through time, he pushed away a woman who rescued him and ran away for twenty years.
He did not hold an official position, was not granted a title, and was not famous in history. He is just a farmer. That's enough.
A novel about land, seeds and the people who grow it. In an era when everyone wants to be a hero, some people just want to cultivate the land well.
