The place Xu Zhengxiang fell in love with was right behind his house.
Extending directly from the vegetable garden in the backyard, the area can be expanded to three to four hundred square meters.
"I made an agreement with your father a long time ago. The chickens and geese I raised have grown up, and the original space is definitely not enough. I can just enclose the entire open space behind and raise hundreds of rabbits." Xu Zhengxiang said.
"How much does such a large piece of land cost?" Ye Luoxin was unsure.
In the old days, buying a piece of land cost a lot of money?
"Not much," Xu Zhengxiang replied, "Your father asked the village chief, and he said that the land was full of rocks and no one wanted it. It only cost fifteen taels of silver."
"That's great." Ye Luoxin counted the money in his pocket and found that it was more than enough to buy land.
"Let's build these sheds before it gets too cold. Rabbits, chickens, geese and pigs are all kept separately. In addition,"
Ye Luoxin looked at the little tiger poking his head at the door of the house, "Arrange a private room for our Yuanbao. With him guarding it at night, no thieves will dare to steal the chicken."
Yuan Bao tilted his head and listened to several people talking with wide round eyes, completely unaware that he was about to become a watchdog.
They were discussing the expansion here, and on the other side, the Li Zheng family was having a lively welcome banquet.
The weather was still hot, so the banquet was placed in the courtyard.
The villagers who had finished dinner gathered in front of the village chief's house, chatting and looking at the new gentleman in the village.
Master Zhou looks upright and has a scholarly temperament. Sitting with the villagers, he immediately showed his difference.
At this time, the banquet was halfway through, and the elders in the village who had drunk some wine were no longer as restrained as they were at the beginning, and began to praise people.
"My master is a man of great talent and talent. Being able to come to our village really makes our little place shine!"
The oldest man in the village, Xiao Deqing, was also a scholar. In order to show his identity, he came up with three praising idioms in a row.
Others agreed: "Yes, yes, it is their good fortune that the children received Master Zhou's teachings!"
“Blessed are these children!”
"Who says it isn't?"
Words of appreciation came one after another, making Zhou Zheng's face feel a little hot.
Li Zheng's wife saw them and asked, "I see Master Zhou was alone when he came. Are Master Zhou's family still in his hometown? When will you pick them up?"
Zhou Zheng quickly replied: "I am alone now and have no family."
"That's great!" Li Zheng's wife patted her thigh and looked at the looks from around her. She immediately realized something was wrong and quickly explained: "No, no, I didn't mean that."
"I just want to say that Master came to us alone, so why not settle down here and find a suitable person to start a family with? Although our Qingshan Village is a bit poor, the people are pretty good."
"Yes, yes, yes, Master, if you don't mind, there are many beautiful girls and wives in our village. Let Matchmaker Zhang look at them for you. Then you can settle down here in the future."
Zhou Zheng was lonely for most of his life. After he was wrongfully accused of cheating in an exam, his parents were furious.
His father died of a medical condition not long after, and his mother stayed in bed for more than ten years. Whenever she mentioned this incident, she scolded him for bringing shame to the ancestors.
From then on, he was used to seeing eye-rolls and ridicules. Even when he went out, he was afraid that others would mention his original pain.
Now, the villagers of Qingshan Village look up to him because of his status as a scholar.
But if they knew that they had been revoked and now they were nothing, would they still be like this?
Li Zheng did not tell everyone about him.
But Zhou Zheng felt that he should not hide it.
While everyone was having a heated discussion, he suddenly stood up, and all the villagers present were stunned.
Scanning the faces of each person, Zhou Zheng said, "I know everyone has high hopes for me, but I was once revoked for cheating in the examination room. I am not a righteous person as you call me."
Everyone's expressions seemed to be frozen, and the air was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop.
Li was about to say something and opened his mouth, but felt unable to speak.
The quiet environment made Zhou Zheng feel depressed. He was afraid that he would go back to the days when he was scolded and looked down upon.
"Thank you for your hospitality today. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."
He fled in panic, leaving the villagers looking at each other.
Li Zheng did not expect such a scene.
He raised his hand to try to stay, but Zhou Zheng walked away without looking back.
"Hey! Why is Master Zhou so stupid? He was also wronged in the original incident!"
The villagers were all curious about what happened, so Li Zheng had no choice but to tell the villagers what he had heard.
At the end, Li Zheng expressed his opinion: "Xiao Mu has told me everything about Master Zhou, and Master Zhou is a student of Confucius. Confucius went to sue everywhere for him. This must be true. .”
"That Mrs. Zhou is really pitiful." Li Zheng's wife said.
"Yeah, how sad I would be if my child read so many books and was eventually killed."
"That's right!"
"No wonder Master Zhou is still alone, without even a wife."
"Confucius also left his hometown for Master Zhou. It was not easy for both master and disciple."
"Who says it isn't?"
…
The next day, Zhou Zheng got up early. After dressing up, he first visited Confucius and had breakfast with him. Then he walked to the school and sat on the lecture table.
He opened a book and read while waiting for the students to arrive.
The book is the simplest three-character classic, but he read it for a long time without finishing even one page.
"Master Zhou!" Li Zheng's voice suddenly came.
Master Zhou curled up his fingers holding the book.
Why did Li Zheng come here during school time?
Could it be?
Aren’t those students coming?
Zhou Zheng put down his book, stood up, and smoothed the wrinkles on his robe.
"I don't know if I'm coming here, what's the matter?"
