When Wei Yuan exited the cave mansion once more, it was early summer in the 17th year of Hongjing.
The climate in Gan Province is on the colder side, crops are harvested twice a year, and this season is the most important for grain production. Seeds are sown in summer and harvested in autumn, then winter wheat is planted in autumn to be harvested in early summer the following year. However, winter grain is merely supplemental, nowhere near as important as summer grain.
This year is the first one following the reorganization of the Boundary Stones, considered incredibly important. Many veteran cultivators responsible for the related work were extremely tense, traveling from one place to another for fear that any movement of the earth veins would suddenly bring about a disaster.
