Twenty miles outside the imperial city, there are tall trees and fertile fields. This place was inhabited many years ago, perhaps even earlier than the Yizhang Imperial City, which is now astonishingly beautiful and majestic. Foreigners moved here even earlier. They took root and settled here and passed it down from generation to generation. Even now, they have accumulated quite a lot of money. With a rich family tree, things have changed in the spring and autumn, and there have been few famines and wars. Therefore, this village, which is located on the outskirts of the imperial city, has flourished to this day. It cannot be called an ordinary village. The wider the area, and the fertile fields and flat hills are numerous, it is indeed necessary to feed the people of one village. Yes, there is still plenty.
No matter whether they are in their sixties, their beards or their crowns, there are few people in the village who envy the people in the imperial city. After all, compared to the imperial city of Yizhang twenty miles away, every inch of land is precious. Maybe in a year, all the food, rice, fishing and firewood in the village can be exchanged for. It is impossible to pay attention to a banquet in a restaurant in the imperial city, let alone go to the imperial city. After imitating the high-ranking officials and famous families, they spend money like water, write articles for pleasure, and rely on the family and wealth of two people who have been working as farmers, mulberry, fishermen and woodcutter for generations in the village. , it is definitely not related to the study and school. There are only a few or two who can barely write a few lines of family letters for others, but it is useless. Most of the people who deliver the letters and those who receive the letters cannot see this. Careless, it would be more practical to run errands and spread the word.
Please use a huge tree as thick as two people's arms to guide it as the main beam. Ask for documents and tribute from people in the village. Then you can choose a good time and auspicious day to build your house. There is no need for much money exchanges in the village. You need to be a simple and honest person with no partiality to enter this village. Many people who came here to escape famine have settled here safely and flourished.
Therefore, in such a large village, the houses are not closed at night, the doors are not locked, and even the guard dogs are rarely seen. The streets are connected with each other, and people rise in the morning and rest at sunset. There has always been no shortage of people with long lifespans.
Perhaps his body had been strengthened by years of farming, or perhaps his muscles had been strengthened by fishing and woodcutting. There were still a few doctors in the village at first, but there was indeed not much business coming to the door, so he had to put his medical skills aside for the time being and make a living by farming, mulberry, and fishing. Medical skills have not been put aside, but there is really no place for them. Most of the births, old age, sickness and death in the village depend on the number of days. There are few minor disasters and emergencies. Everything is stable and peaceful. And because of the general trend of the imperial city, even before the age of Jiazi , the world is full of wars and chaos, and the people in the villages are living a stable and comfortable life. Year after year, the officials who come to collect taxes from the imperial city always sigh, after all, the feng shui around the imperial city is very good, and there is nothing to worry about. Children are walking in groups, and the fertile fields are full of fish and trees. It is the most suitable place to live here in the old age.
The two feet of land in the imperial city is no better than a house in the village. It has not changed much over the years. This simple and crude saying has been circulated in the village for countless times, just like a stream that flows continuously all year round.
Today there are thick clouds and fog, and the wind is blowing thousands of miles. Some people have long speculated that the summer time is about to show its decline. In the future, the autumn rain may be bleak day by day, especially since it has not yet dawned, and it is already old and not very redundant. The old man who was sleepy had already gotten up early and looked around to see if the fields and ridges could withstand the harsh wind and rain. He put on his coarse clothes and sat down in front of the door of the house. He only needed to take two breaths to understand the long-awaited ink. Yun, there may be no good results to be obtained.
The will of God is the most difficult to guess. Even if there are experienced Taoists who can guess some clues in advance through the help of all kinds of flying snakes and insects passing by, and the red clouds in the sky, it is still difficult to calculate everything. It disturbs people so much that they cannot be pure, but apart from shouting a few words about thief God, they are still helpless. They have to do what they should do, and they still need to be diligent in the years they should pass.
Before dawn, a sporadic woodcutter has gone up the mountain with his axes shiny, cutting through the mountains and chopping thorns. He selects a few places to climb high trees and passes his ax frequently. Only when the sweat on his shoulders flows like a spring tide through the stream, and he is exhausted, can he take a rest. For a while, they either played a very bright tune to call the mountains, or they opened their minds and raised their eyes, gazing at the continuous villages and the boundless green trees and fertile fields. When they raised their hands, they could catch the sky. It was obvious that there were many men of that age. The same mind as a child is also very different.
He is now in his thirties and has two sons and a daughter, but he has many things to worry about. He is probably happy to hang out with the young men in the village who like to dance with guns and sticks, and as he gets older The longer it grows, the more disobedient it is to discipline. Even the woodcutter, who has always relied on the strength of his arms to make a living, has noticed that his strength is increasing day by day. After almost a long sleep, he can gain another point. Either way, he may not be able to control his family in the future.
What's more, Erlang and the girl are now growing in stature, as if they are springing up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Although buying clothes in the village does not necessarily cost much money, they cannot withstand the change of clothes many times in a year, so they have to compare. It was even busier in the past.
"It's early for me to go out, brother." There was a man in yellow clothes leading a horse in the mountains. He came along the path. His sleeves were loose and his bun was not messy. After tying them to a tree stump, he sat down among the flowers and deep grass, shoulder to shoulder with him, and struck his left knee twice with his horsewhip, his eyes showing sadness.
The man also traveled extensively in his early years, and returned to the village only five or six years ago. Therefore, when he saw this middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing, he did not panic, but smiled helplessly.
"The most difficult thing to save is firewood and rice. It is said that the villages here are prosperous and safe, and there are neither wars nor natural disasters. But sometimes it doesn't have to be natural disasters or wars to be the most troublesome. The youngest son in the family needs to buy more clothes, and the daughter-in-law is diligent and thrifty in running the house. It is always necessary to save money. Wouldn't you put some makeup on? There are many difficulties in this industry. Look at my brother, most of them are from the imperial city. Their waists are thicker than those of us fishermen and woodcutter, so there are no dangers that we can't overcome." The man just smiled softly and said Without revealing what he was doing, when he raised his eyes, he immediately saw the thick and thick tree behind him. It had been chopped down by the man, and nearly half of its diameter had been lost, but it still did not fall.
"I had known that this place would be surrounded by tall trees, but if it continues to be cut down like this, in just a few years, there will be no time. It is time to think about the children and grandchildren. It is not necessarily the money that is most important." Hearing this. Zi Qi grinned and said with a bold smile,
"The golden nobles who come and go in the imperial city only know one thing, but not the other. They all know that there are good trees here, and even fishermen and woodcutter can make a living, and there is still some money to spare, but they never know that we are a fishermen and woodcutter. Rules of the trade. The woodcutter needs to keep a daily record of the number of trees he has cut down over the years. The number of fish caught by the fishermen must also be recorded every day. At the end of the year, the number of fish caught by the woodcutter in the year must be doubled again. Clothing with young fish or seedlings is considered a successful year in the business. Anyone who violates this rule will not be allowed to fish and woodcutter for a year. This is a rule passed down from generation to generation in the village. After the predecessors planted trees, People can take advantage of the cool air, and it will be inexhaustible."
"How do you say that? Flowers and plants are prosperous every year. There is no need to worry about the flowers withering. What does it mean to forget, but it should be quite auspicious." From Ziqi's point of view, the visitor may be a frustrated person. After all, in At this time, the person who led the horse to the harsh mountains and rivers here is not necessarily a powerful person. Maybe he suffered a defeat in business in the imperial city, or maybe he was a scholar who was not recommended by anyone. He left the imperial city in embarrassment and trusted the horse to rein. When I came here, I explained all the rules of the fishing and woodcutting business and added a sentence very carefully, but in the ears of a man, it seemed a bit difficult.
The inner courtyard of the palace was difficult and difficult. For nearly forty years, it was controlled by Emperor Quan alone, walking on thin ice. Even the marriage was decided by Emperor Quan. He was said to be the prince, but in the deep palace, there was nothing This is a chess move for the current saint to block the mouths of the officials and other indispensable descendants. Throughout the ages, how many people can jump out of the chessboard, not to mention that the person holding the chess is still the wise king who has suppressed Yizhang for generations. A very rich and famous hero who stabilized the country and settled the people.
It is said that the imperial family is ruthless, and I take it for granted. However, the emperor is ruthless and more strict than the previous kings. It is easy to seek guidance from famous teachers and ministers, but if there is even half of it that is not satisfactory, just leave this sentence calmly. The words made the two brothers study hard and practice hard, but they were busy with court affairs. When they were young, they suddenly realized that they had never had any blood connection with the person they called their father.
"It's very well said, but it doesn't necessarily mean that future generations will be willing to take advantage of it. It's not just to be unreasonable, but it's just that I didn't ask future generations whether they were willing to take on this job, and just randomly stuffed it into this person's hands. It's a bit too arbitrary. Who knows? No exception." Zi Qi knocked on his forehead, always feeling that this person from the imperial city whom he had never met before seemed to be mentioning him intentionally or unintentionally, but it was often the authorities who were confused, and the bystanders knew better, so the middle-aged man made a few remarks. , only to realize that something was wrong, and then looked at the extraordinary-looking middle-aged man in front of him, smiled honestly, and suddenly figured out a lot.
"I will come to the village the next day and have a few cups of rice wine here. Drinking wine in the country is not easy to drink, so don't give it up." After returning home, I can do whatever I want to do. If I can It is great to make some achievements, but if you hit the wall again and again, you will naturally find your way back. As for your heart and mind other than dancing with guns and sticks, it all depends on your father's words and deeds.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. He saw the man getting into shape and running down the mountain as fast as he could. He still had his raincoat in place. He couldn't help but laugh. After all, the people in the village were simple, their faces were no thicker than those outside, and they couldn't hide much. In his mind, he left the raincoat where he was, perhaps because he was afraid that he, an outsider, would be completely drenched by the heavy rain that was so close at hand.
"It's interesting, at least it's more interesting than in the palace." A feminine young man suddenly appeared next to the middle-aged man, holding an umbrella with one hand to cover the man's head.
"First Prince, the rain is coming." Hidden in the mist and dark sky outside the mountain are countless black and yellow armors, covering the sky and the sun, with the power to move mountains and seas.
