In the following days, Jiang Shaohua, accompanied by the newly appointed County Magistrate Cai, toured the spring plowing sites throughout the county town.
Firstly, in Li County, the land is vast and sparsely populated, with a registered population of about six thousand, a standard for a Lower County. Excluding the elderly and weak, there are just over four thousand people who can participate in spring plowing. Five households share one ox for plowing, though every household has a wooden plow.
Upon inspection, vast fertile fields appeared sparsely populated with people farming, their sweat occasionally dripping down, exerting extreme effort.
County Magistrate Cai wore his official garb, slightly masking his indecorous demeanor, and his unsightly face was full of worry: "More than half of the spring plowing days have passed, and there are quite a few households that haven't plowed even half of their fields. At this rate, some land might miss the spring planting season."
