Brother Su entered Daliang and reported to Lord Xinling that Guanyi lacked the foundation to engage in agricultural labor. In particular, the Guan people had almost no basic farming skills. Although he did not receive specific guidance, he learned that this knowledge could be obtained from Sui Ren of Situ Mansion. Consultation, and King Wei will give the time on the first day of October every year, which is very important to comply with the farming season. It was a worthwhile trip.
Brother Su took his family back and learned from their family that his farmland was still cultivated by his family. This year's harvest was normal and had basically been returned to the warehouse. Brother Su thought that he was rich in food in Guanyi, so he didn't bring any food from home. He only took some personal clothes and daily necessities and filled half a cart with them. Three sons, aged ten, eight and four, all came with them and lived with their parents. In this way, Brother Su's family will be independent from the family, and the family business of the parents will be taken care of by the second brother.
Brother Su is younger than Zheng Anping and even younger than Cao Bao, but he already has three sons, making everyone envious. Even Brother Dog was tempted and wanted to go home and ask his parents to arrange a marriage for him. However, Cao Bao claimed to be merciful in every aspect, but he retreated as soon as the right moment came. Everyone refused to let him go and insisted that he take back all the women he had entangled with. Zheng Anping also has a one-month deadline and must bring back at least one person, otherwise he will not be allowed to raise horses!
After Brother Su came back, Ji Tian and Ji Zhuang also came back. Zheng Anping told the story about the helpers. People around Daliang have never seen servants farming the land. There is little land in Daliang and there are many people. The most important thing is labor. There is only one situation: when the man in the family dies and the woman starts a family, she may lack labor. At this time, she usually recruits a son-in-law, but instead of working for a day and eating for a day, they are a formal couple who will have children and carry on the family line. I have also heard of tenant farmers, but usually only the royal family had them. Ordinary people don’t have enough farmland for farming, so they can’t find any spare farmland to rent to others. Therefore, people like Zheng Anping who can obtain land are very popular in the countryside.
But outside the Great Wall, the situation is somewhat different. After introduction, Zheng Anping and others learned that border management was lax, labor was heavy, and there was a mix of good and bad, so there were some temporary farm laborers. If you work for someone for a few days, you have to eat for a few days. If you don’t have it, you have to find a way on your own. This situation is difficult to exist around the beam.
Zheng Anping and the others carefully inquired about the conditions of the servants and tenants, and considered what would be appropriate. If you are a servant, you will be careless if you work for one day and get one day's wages. If you are a tenant farmer, it is most appropriate to pay a certain amount of rent every year, but it requires the tenant farmer to immigrate to Guancheng, which is too big a move. No matter what, the first priority is to recruit people, whether they are servants or tenants.
After setting this charter, the four postmen took turns returning to their hometowns to recruit. Cao Bao was driven out to find a woman, and Zheng Anping allowed him to ride a horse. However, Cao Bao didn't ask for it. He carried the dry food on his back, changed into short brown clothes, and walked away in a hurry. Before leaving, he told Zheng Anping and others that if a woman came to the door with a wooden slip he had written, please receive her on your behalf. Zheng Anping was confused. Could it be that Cao Bao really did a lot of things outside?
But by night, Cao Bao came back with blue eyes and a swollen face. He didn't answer anyone's questions, didn't eat, and only pulled a piece of cloth on his face to make a cold compress. I felt better the next day and continued chatting and riding around without going out. Xiao Si asked him quietly, and he pointed at his face and said, "Can you show me this to a woman?"
Zheng Anping ignored him and urged him as usual. Cao Bao also talked about his appearance. Zheng Anping said: "But Yun was injured by the horse, so it will be fine." Zheng Anping's suggestion made Cao Bao's eyes light up, and he packed his bags and set off that night.
As a result, at noon the next day, Cao Bao really brought back a strong woman. I met Zheng Anping, and he didn't know much about etiquette. He asked directly: "Cao Zi said that he fed four horses, is that true?"
Zheng Anping knew the details and replied seriously: "Yes!"
The woman quickly pushed Cao Bao and said, "Quickly go and watch!" Cao Bao was pushed into the West Cross Courtyard to see the horses.
After entering the West Cross Courtyard, I heard a woman's sharp question: "Why are there still women?"
Then there was Cao Bao's low voice, saying that he couldn't hear it, but it seemed very convincing, and the woman stopped questioning him. Zheng Anping quietly followed the backyard and found that there was no one else in the courtyard. The four pairs of mothers and children were serving elsewhere and were not at home. According to Zheng Anping's observation ability, he couldn't tell that there was a woman living in the courtyard, so he couldn't help but admire the woman's care and carefulness.
The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the four horses, and she went up to greet them. Looking at the grass at his feet, he was very dissatisfied and said: "The grass is very thick!..." He picked up a piece of grass, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said, "I haven't found the right way." However, he saw that there were piles of grass in the yard. The straw also nodded with satisfaction and said: "There is still enough grass!" Then he frowned and said: "Why don't you chop it?"
Cao Bao followed behind him like a waiter and said: "The horse has just arrived and has not been chopped yet."
The woman said: "How can you feed the horse if the grass is not cut?"
Cao Bao said: "I want you to work hard!"
The woman turned back again, with a smile on her face, and said: "This horse is very good, yes!" Then she saw Zheng Anping standing by the door, rushed over and asked: "Are you the horse manager?"
Cao Bao's face turned pale with fright, and he stared at Zheng Anping. Zheng Anping was not angry, he crossed his arms and said, "Of course!"
The woman said: "Your horse is very good, I will feed it for you."
Zheng Anping said: "Brother Cao has been asked to take charge."
The woman said: "Cao Bao is a fool, how can he feed horses?"
Zheng Anping said: "Brother Cao is my charioteer, and I must feed him."
The woman said: "Cao Bao is the emperor?..." She rushed towards Cao Bao again, slapped Cao Bao staggering, then grabbed him and said: "Cao Bao, you are noble! You are the emperor." By!"
Zheng Anping watched from behind, not knowing whether he was scolding or loving, and did not dare to interrupt. The woman turned around, and Zheng Anping saw that she was smiling, and he was sure that she was expressing love just now. The woman rushed over again and said, "Master Cao is here. He is the charioteer and I am the servant."
When Zheng Anping saw Cao Bao winking at him, he suppressed his laughter and said respectfully: "Sister, thank you for your hard work! Dare you ask me your name!"
Cao Bao came over quickly and said, "She is the daughter of Ba family in Xingyang. We will all call her Sister Ba!"
Zheng Anping's heart was moved, and he was about to ask if he was related to Huayang Ba, but seeing his strong physique and almost careless personality, he didn't dare to ask, for fear of causing trouble and if this woman also beat him. One slap and the joke becomes big. He could only bow his head and say respectfully: "I've seen Sister Ba!"
Sister Ba didn't make a move, but she returned a salute and said, "Be gentle with your orders. Although Cao Bao is stupid, he is commendable for his loyalty. As a charioteer, he will definitely live up to you. If my horse has divine help, but In the third month, your horse will be fat and strong, so that it can travel a thousand miles without getting tired."
Zheng Anping said: "If it is true, you are very lucky!"
Sister Ba took Cao Bao's hand and said, "Come back now, come back now, and you can tell my father." Cao Bao was unable to break free, and he gestured to Zheng Anping, and was dragged away by Sister Ba. .
Only Zheng Anping saw this scene, and no one else was there. No one saw it. Zheng Anping didn't dare to talk too much for fear of causing trouble. I thought to myself, would it be a blessing or a curse to have such a person living in my yard?
He strolled into the back house and saw the little slave waiting at the door, so he asked, "What's the matter?"
The little slave asked: "Who is coming to the house?"
Zheng Anping said: "It's ridiculous to say that Mr. Cao is attracted by the fact that he has a good physique, a strong body, an upright and rough nature. Mr. Cao is partial to him. Although he has repeatedly disparaged him, he has never been angry!"
The little slave asked: "What's your name?"
Zheng Anping said: "Mr. Cao calls me Sister Ba!"
The young slave screamed in surprise: "Sister Ba!" He called out Genie who was in the room and asked: "Where is Aunt Ba?"
Zheng Anping said: "You know Sister Ba?"
Xiaonu said calmly: "If it weren't for Sister Ba, how could Xiaonu be today..." He couldn't help but cry. Gai Nie held Xiaonu's hand and remained silent.
After sobbing for a while, the little slave asked: "Sister Ba and Mr. Cao have an old relationship?"
Zheng Anping said: "I'm afraid it's unusual!"
The little slave asked: "Why do you want to enter the house?"
Zheng Anping said: "Sir, if you want to accept him, you named him a horse to lure him. Now he is willing to come into the house and feed the horse for me."
The little slave laughed through tears and said, "Sister Ba is addicted to horses. It's not just for a day, and she has no teacher to teach her. It's because of heaven."
Zheng Anping asked: "What's his family like?"
The little slave said: "I don't know. Maybe I heard it was a car dealer."
Zheng Anping said: "Ba's Car Company?" Xiao Nu shook his head, expressing his ignorance.
I don’t know about Sister Ba’s affairs. Regarding the past events between Sister Ba and Xiaonu, Zheng Anping was afraid of arousing Xiaonu's pain and did not intend to ask in detail, so he had to stop and said: "Since we are old acquaintances, I can trust them. After passing the house, we can think about the old friendship in detail."
After the brothers came back, Zheng Anping told everyone that Mr. Cao had brought a daughter back to his house. When everyone looked for him but couldn't find him, Zheng Anping said: "He will come back again and again, and he will definitely come back day and night."
Everyone gossiped: "What does it look like?"
Zheng Anping said: "You are so outstanding!"
Everyone praised: "I didn't expect Mr. Cao to be so lucky!" Zheng Anping only laughed secretly in his heart.
At dusk the next day, a bullock cart brought Cao Bao and Sister Ba, as well as three large baskets of items, to Guancheng. When everyone saw her from a distance, they all came out to greet her. They were all amazed when they saw Sister Ba's outstanding appearance. Then when they saw Cao Bao's dog-licking posture, they couldn't help but feel the emotion of subduing something. Welcoming the things to the door, everyone helped move the big basket into the house. Although Zheng Anping was a soldier, they could only carry one basket for two people. Only Sister Ba carried one basket straight into the West Crossing Courtyard. Everyone shouted anxiously: "No! Mr. Cao must live there."
Sister Ba turned around hesitantly and asked, "Where do you live?"
Cao Bao pointed to the second room next to him and said, "That's where the maid lives. I actually live here."
Sister Ba suddenly said: "Don't you live with Ma?"
Zheng Anping said: "It's almost time to get admitted to the hospital. How can there be any delay?"
Sister Ba seemed to have figured something out and said, "You man, stay outside the courtyard. My wife, you can stay inside the courtyard." Everyone laughed and endured the abdominal pain.
Cao Bao said in embarrassment: "Things for feeding the horses should be kept inside the hospital, but daily necessities can be left outside the hospital temporarily!"
Sister Ba seemed to have figured out something again and spat in Cao Bao's face...
