After Village Chief Zhao asked Xu Yunyan and the others why they were preparing to go out, Xu Yun also scratched his head in embarrassment and said.
"I'm not new to this place. I didn't know that the furniture in the courtyard here is not complete. I want to go to the county to buy some furniture."
When Xu Yunyan said this, Village Chief Zhao was instantly embarrassed, "I was negligent at that time. Without the master's instructions, I did not dare to enter the courtyard to clean up the courtyard for the master's family. Now such a funny thing has happened. , but I have lost my etiquette."
Village Chief Zhao kept taking on these responsibilities for himself here, which made Xu Yunyan feel even more grateful, and she kept nodding at him.
"What should Village Chief Zhao do about this? This is the courtyard that I have to prepare myself. Why do I dare to bother Village Chief Zhao?"
After Xu Yunyan's courtesy, Village Chief Zhao immediately said, "But people in Xu official do not have to go to the county town to buy furniture. Twenty miles west of here is Wanghai Township. Hu Mujiang, a carpenter in Wanghai Township, has a lot of furniture at good prices. Lian, maybe Xu Guanren can choose some satisfactory ones."
As soon as Village Chief Zhao finished speaking, he suddenly said to the people next to him, "These are the young people in our village. It happens to be the off-season for farming. They don't have to go to other places to work to support their families today. They can just transport these furniture back with the Xuguan people. If Without manpower, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Xu Guan people to transport the furniture back. Our Zhaojia Village is rugged and difficult to navigate, which has caused a lot of trouble for Xu Guan people."
When Village Chief Zhao said this, Xu Yunyan was a little excited, but he still said, "How can I help you brothers? And Village Chief Zhao is so polite, why do you call me Xu Guanren? Call me Xu Xiaozi or Xu Xiaozi or It doesn’t matter if it’s Xu Yunyan’s.”
"How did this happen?"
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Village Chief Zhao spoke from the side, "You are the head of the family. If you think it is inappropriate to call me an official, I will call you Young Master."
In the end, village chief Zhao called Xu Yunyan Young Master, and everyone in Niujia Village also called him Young Master Xu or Young Master in unison.
Xu Yunyan also called Village Chief Zhao Uncle Zhao, and the other older Brother Zhao and so on. As for the younger one, he called him by his first name.
There is nothing wrong with the seniority here. Just after the seniority ranking was completed, Xu Yunyan and his group added five or six young men from Zhaojia Village, and together they headed towards Wanghai Township, twenty miles away. go.
As for Yue'er, there is a carriage to enjoy, but Xu Yunyan and the Niu brothers are not so self-conscious about their status. They are both from poor backgrounds. Who would look down on these simple farmers with their faces facing the loess and their backs to the sky? Put the extra horses directly in the courtyard and walk towards Wanghai Township together.
The journey was long, but we were not too tired while talking and laughing.
"Brother Zhao Han, do you do odd jobs in the nearby villages and towns on weekdays to earn a small income?"
While Xu Yunyan was on his way here, he asked Uncle Zhao's son Zhao Hu about his father.
"Isn't that right? Master, let's live with this strength. The food has not yet been harvested, and there is nothing to do in this village. When I have free time, I can go to the nearby woods to collect some firewood and sell it in the city. Or go to other villages and towns to see who needs help, mix in some money, and exchange for some food."
Zhao Han, an honest and honest man, answered all questions after Xu Yunyan's question, and directly talked about what they did in their free time.
Hearing that they were having such hardships, Xu Yunyan couldn't help but ask, "Is there no one going to the sea to fish? There are still some fish and shrimps in the sea that can replace food, right?"
Xu Yunyan didn't say it was okay, but as soon as Zhao Han said it, he immediately waved his hands next to him, "We don't dare to go into this big river to catch fish and shrimps."
A few years ago, a big fish came to our shore. We thought it was food given to us by God. But when we went there, the fish suddenly exploded and it was like a dead body. ah.
The people who were close to him also immediately had an accident in this changing situation. The Heavenly Master thought that this was because he had angered the Poseidon. Originally, there were a few small sampans in the village that could catch some fish, but this time they were completely defeated. Cut it into firewood and burned it.
Until now, no one dares to go, not even to the beach. Although sometimes the beach can catch some fish and shrimp after the wind and rain, but after what happened in the past few years, no matter how difficult the life is, no one dares to go. Go to this beach. "
This person Zhao Han said had a nose and eyes, and Xu Yunyan couldn't help but be a little surprised.
It was such a coincidence that we met a stranded whale here. It was just that the stranded whale died too long ago, and the gas produced in its body exploded its body. Why are you so unlucky?
If it were a live whale, wouldn't you be able to eat it for a month? What's more, there are other seafood.
This Heavenly Master is really harmful to people. If he falls into my hands, I will definitely deal with him severely.
However, although Xu Yunyan thought harshly, there was no way to change their minds now.
I can only think about finding a way to take them to the beach after I go back to relieve their fear of the sea. Why are they still so frightened while guarding a cornucopia? What's the point?
However, after learning about Zhaojiacun's predicament, Xu Yunyan asked again, "Don't we have people in Zhaojiacun going to the sea? Don't other villages also go to the sea?"
When Xu Yunyan said this, these people shook their heads, "Our Zhaojiacun is the village closest to the sea. In the past, our Zhaojiacun fished and brought it to the county and other villages to sell in exchange for some food. But after something like this happened, The surrounding villages are also afraid, and they don’t even dare to come to our village to go to the sea and won’t exchange for sea goods.”
It was true that the Heavenly Master had done them a lot of harm, but just when Xu Yunyan was thinking about how to make them recognize the Heavenly Master's true face, Zhao Han stretched out his hand in front of him.
"The young master has arrived. Wanghai Township is ahead."
As Zhao Han shouted, Xu Yunyan looked forward, and a village several times larger than Zhaojiacun appeared in front of them, and there were many green brick and tile houses in this village, which looked bigger than Zhaojiacun. rich.
What's more, there are acres and acres of fertile fields next to the village, where the wheat ears are undulating with the breeze. It is a scene of abundance, and the lush mountains and forests in the distance are like a picture scroll.
"I didn't expect that there is such a big gap between Wanghai Township and Zhaojiacun."
After Xu Yunyan said this, these people did not have any reaction, but showed a look of yearning for it. This scene fell into Xu Yunyan's eyes, and Xu Yunyan made up his mind.
"Just wait, I will definitely let you live a richer and happier life than this."
