Coming out of Zhaodi's home, Zhaodi's face turned red for a while at first, and then turned from red to black, so black that he could drip water. Finally, his head drooped, and his face showed a bit of vigor and vitality that a young man should have.
It is said that home is the destination, but this is a home where one cannot return. .
Liang Chuan saw the scene just now, because Liang Chuan, who was also from a rural family, was very influenced by the Mao Dun among the lowest-class families in the countryside, and he felt it in his heart. He did not say anything about recruiting a younger brother, but instead He advised: "Brother Zhao, I didn't expect your family's situation to be so serious. As the saying goes, every family has its own problems. If you get a good baby, you will enjoy endless blessings in your life. If you don't get a good baby, you can only count your luck. Well, let’s talk about it in the next life. In this life, there are a lot of good times waiting for us to enjoy. People like your sister-in-law don’t need to pay attention to her.”
Family is the source of low self-esteem for many people. Zhaodi is also afraid that Liang Chuan will look down on him. The parents are short-sighted, and it would be extremely embarrassing if it spread to the outside world. Not only did Liang Chuan not laugh at him, he also comforted him. Zhaodi shook his head and looked at Liang Chuan, smiling bitterly and saying: "Our family has been farmers who have been working hard for several lifetimes. We don't steal or rob. We don't want to live like this. It's all my fault." My mother died early, and my mother was in poor health and could not do heavy work. My father kept sighing and said that he might not be able to help me find a wife. I often told him that if I can’t marry, I can’t marry. What if I marry someone like my sister-in-law? If this happens, this home will have to be demolished..."
Liang Chuan patted him on the shoulder: "Son, what we do depends on people. What we want is to live a good life. In the future, you will get married and start a business. Find a gentle wife and a beautiful wife. The third brother will not let you do anything. Marry a bitch like your sister-in-law!"
Brother Zhao raised his head and smiled gratefully at Liang Chuan.
Liang Chuan chuckled and said, "Your sister-in-law's style is top-notch. Did someone introduce it to you or did your elder brother bring it home?"
"It seems that a matchmaker named Fengying in the village made the match. Oh, who is the matchmaker..."
Liang Chuan thought in his heart, I guess your sister-in-law can't be entirely blamed for this. Judging from your eldest brother's appearance, his bones are a bit soft and he has no sense of responsibility. Life is a matter of two people. If you say that a family is in such a mess, he will not take any responsibility at all. There's none. .
Liang Chuan asked: "But this land seems to be used as a blessed land for your father's descendants. Why do I feel a little uncomfortable if we grab it to build a house?"
"No, it's not good to plant something. My sister-in-law is not willing to use such a big piece of land as a cemetery. They are probably trying to raise the price by singing along. In the past, my sister-in-law wanted to wait for my father to die and sell these houses. Sold all the land and hid far away..."
Stay far away. . Zhaodi was full of helplessness when he said this.
He is quite old at this age, but his mind is like that of a child. He has no one to guide him and no one to teach him. His only relative is eager to get rid of this burden on him. . Is this feeling good?
Liang Chuan frowned and said, "Let's go find Cun Baozheng and ask who owns the other land."
Brother Zhao led Liang Chuan to Cun Baozheng's home. Village Baozheng, who is equivalent to the village secretary, village director and other grassroots cadres in rural areas in later generations. In ancient times, the sky was high and the emperor was far away. The emperor's deterrence could hardly affect the peasants at the bottom of this feudal building facing the loess. For them, these Baozhengs are already the most effective people in the village who can talk and earn face. As for the county magistrate, if they don't get along well with each other, they have to hand over half of their lives first. That's like a fairy. Characters.
At that time, after all the bones in Liang Chuan's body were broken, He Lu's Baozheng also had the surname He. It is estimated that they were born and raised with this surname. It happened that Uncle Zheng's home was not far from He Baozheng's home.
He Baozheng's family has a big business, but it has been passed down from his ancestors. After all, he is also a farmer, and he also makes a living by digging food in the fields. He and his wife manage several acres of land at home. They have a child at home. He said he wanted to go out to see him, but he had been away for several years and had no news at all.
The two of them walked for a while and then arrived at the door of He Baozheng's house. He Baozheng's house looked very old at first glance, but the walls were high and the courtyard was deep. It was a standard southern house. Yixi could still see the grandeur of the past. .
There is a very tall camphor tree in front of my house, and the old village is shady and lush. The two wooden doors at the door of the house were open. Zhaodi and Liang Chuan stood at the door, clicked the door knocker a few times, and shouted into the house: "He Baozheng, why Baoxia?"
The two of them looked towards the door of their house, and saw an old woman with gray hair sitting on a bench in the courtyard, chopping mustard greens. The cores of the mustard greens were chopped out, and then put into a sauce jar to be pickled into pickles.
When the old woman heard someone calling him outside the door, she put down the knife in her hand, turned around leisurely, looked outside the door, and responded: "Who is it?"
Zhaodi pulled Liang Chuan, and Liangchuan followed Zhaodi into He Baozheng's home. He bowed politely to the old woman sitting on the bench, and then said, "Hello, aunt, we have something to do with He Baozheng." thing!"
"The old man just went to take care of the cows. Why don't you sit down for a while and wait for him to come back?"
"Has He Baozheng gone to herd cattle? Third brother, why don't we go to the mountains to find him? I know where he is!"
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Zhaodi usually travels around and is very familiar with He Lu. The only places where people in the village graze cattle are the dry fields on the north bank or at the foot of the mountain. They don't dare to move the cattle away for fear of wild beasts. There is also the fear of being stolen.
Brother Zhao led Liang Chuan to the foot of the mountain and saw that He Baozheng was indeed there!
The two of them got closer and saw that the man was holding the old green cow and crying. This was not the first time Liang Chuan had seen this scene. The cow's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, its belly was bulging, and it was moaning. Non stop!
"Did you two bastards feed my cow something to poison it? I'm going to report it to the official!"
Liang Chuan thought that he might have hit a nail again!
He looked for it on the ground, and sure enough, it was another nail! This was not an accident, nor was it a prank. It seemed that someone deliberately wanted to kill the cow! Uncle Zheng’s cow is an example, and He Baozheng’s cow has also been targeted!
"Don't worry, please. We are also villagers in Helu. I know how to save your cows. Don't get excited!"
He Baozheng burst into tears. How could he not be excited? The cows worked in the fields and were usually used as drag and carts to help. The two old men had been together through thick and thin for decades. They usually grazed here without any problems. Why? Something suddenly went wrong today!
The simple farmers treat their cows more dearly than their own relatives.
"You'd better keep my cow safe, otherwise I'll take you to court!"
Liang Chuan asked Zhaodi to bring a magnet, followed the same pattern as a gourd, greased it and dug it into the cow's belly, and sure enough he pulled out a nail!
The foreign body in the old cow's belly was removed and it immediately returned to normal!
"Third brother, how do you know there is a nail in the belly of this cow..."
"My third uncle's cow was harmed like this a few days ago...!"
"Did you save Uncle Zheng's cow?"
He Baozheng was confused when he cared. When he came out from home today, he noticed something was wrong with the old guy. He focused all his attention on his old guy. He waited until Liang Chuan cured the cow before he looked at Liang Chuan twice.
Isn't this the same Liang Laosan who almost fell to death when he entered the mountain? A few days ago, Mr. Zheng’s cow was fed nails and he said it was Liang Laosan who saved it. Fortunately, I ran into him today!
Liang Chuan said thoughtfully: "A cow being fed nails can be said to be someone who is playful and causing trouble. It is not an ordinary thing for several cows to be treated like this. It is probably because they are determined to kill the cow. Kill him!"
"I just went home and in the blink of an eye this cow almost got hurt? Who is so brave?"
"I don't know either. Anyway, I'd better be careful lately and don't leave the cow alone outside! He Baozheng, please also pay attention. If there are strangers in the village, they must have ulterior motives!"
"These beasts dare to attack cattle. This is a serious crime! Let's go and report it to the official!"
"There's no point in reporting it to the authorities now. Let's find a way to catch this group of people later and bring them to justice. Only then can we solve the problem once and for all!"
Although He Baozheng has white hair, in fact he is only in his forties, but his son's affairs have made him gray-headed. He saw with his own eyes that all the bones in Liang Chuan's body were almost broken, and there was no medicine or doctor to treat him when he came back, but now he was standing in front of him properly!
He Baozheng stared at Liang Chuan for a long time. He had lived long enough to know what the injury meant in a place like He Lu. Did he take some magic elixir to bring him back to life?
He Baozheng clicked his tongue and sighed: "Tell me, last time you were injured so badly, but now, you are jumping around in front of me in a lively way. It seems that the feng shui of your land is good. Or it's the blessing of your Liangchuan ancestors. Old man, I have lived for so long, my eyes are a little blurred. People who are so seriously injured can still go to the ground. He Cheng's family is not far from your home, and his son broke his leg. Gu, you got bed sores while lying on the bed, and you are dead, tsk tsk, even if I didn’t see you with my own eyes, I would have thought my old man was dazzled.”
Liang Chuan smiled. I can't tell you that you don't believe it, but he still said: "Baozheng is joking. This person has a destiny, wealth and honor are in the sky, and he will survive the catastrophe. I don't know if there will be any blessings in the future."
Oh, these words were said in a serious and upright manner. He Baozheng had been in contact with Liang Chuan before, so why did he feel like he was a different person?
He Baozheng said: "You speak better now than before. In the past, you were just like a boring gourd. You wouldn't answer anyone's call... What do you want to do with me, old man, today?"
Brother Zhao was confused as he listened to Baozheng's words, but Liang Chuan knew what he was talking about. He laughed dryly and said nothing else, "He Baozheng, I'm here to ask you today who owns the land near my home." Yes, I want to buy land!"
What? Buy land? Baozheng stared at Liang Chuan for a long time, and after confirming that the doll was not a joke on him, he said: "Liang Chuan, you are an outsider, your household registration is considered as a customer, and you live in the village, so the village does not count your family in calculating taxes and labor. You are going to buy land now. Don't dare to mess around with this. I won't mention the household registration. You will have to pay taxes and serve in the military in the future. You have to think about these things carefully. Is it possible to turn back when you have fired your bow? I see you It’s not just for farming, so why bother buying any land? Once you buy the land, you become the main householder, which needs to be recorded in the household account. The officials are interested in it, but there is nothing good to eat. It is better to live like today. You can still live with it, and you won't suffer any losses. Do you know why those lands are left uncultivated? Others would rather run away than to guard these useless lands."
Liang Chuan knew clearly in his heart that since the Song Dynasty, this dynasty was the most relaxed time for people's household registration management, so the population mobility among the people would be so strong, which also created a prosperous commodity economy in the Song Dynasty, unlike the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations. At this time, people cannot leave the place where they live casually. Although the household registration management is loose or loose, there are still many obligations to bear, such as taxes and corvee.
But once the household registration is established, there are still benefits. The first is that once you have an identity, you are finally a legal citizen, rather than a black householder without identity or household registration. Second, many relevant policies in the country are related to household registration, such as the imperial examination. Without household registration, you are not even qualified to go to the imperial examination gate. Hey, although Liang Chuan had never thought about taking the imperial examination, he would inevitably have to deal with these big figures in the government in the future, and it would be uncomfortable if he didn't have an identity. In the future, you will gradually earn more and more money, and paying taxes is inevitable, so it is better to live an upright life now.
Since Liang Chuan is thinking about building a house, he doesn't want to live casually. Since he is playing in this era, he must abide by the rules of this era. The future will become the climate. If possible, change the rules. .
There was no hesitation in Liang Chuan's eyes, and he said to Baozheng: "He Baozheng, you are so kind to me. I accept your kindness in my heart, but I have made up my mind. You always help Xiaoke. Look ahead. Whose land belongs to it? Can you help me sell it to me?"
Seeing Liang Chuan's insistence, He Baozheng sighed and said to Zhaodi: "Look, I have persuaded the old man. It's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words. You have seen it, so you regret it. Don't talk about the old man." I never said what I said today!”
