Chapter Six
Baisha County is a large county. There are more than a dozen wealthy villages and towns in the county, as well as some remote and poor villages. The total number of people in Baisha County is 40 to 50,000, making it a populous county below the capital city.
The county has a large population, and the county town naturally has many things to be busy with. In addition to the county masters who are busy with chores, the county has also set up many departments to deal with common people's affairs.
Gu Nanfeng didn't need to go to Qianya for what he wanted to do. Qianya was the place where lawsuits were filed. He would only go to Qianya for trial only if he was sued. He just applied for household registration and only needed to go to the specialized office of Houya.
When Gu Nanfeng came to the county in a carriage, he asked the people in the carriage how he would deal with this matter. He was lucky enough to meet a salesman who traveled all year round and knew a little bit about everything. I probably talked to him about it.
After arriving at the county, Gu Nanfeng went straight to the county government office. He was originally worried that others would ask questions. After all, it was too ridiculous to reconcile with his in-laws and then be disowned by them. What parent could do that? This kind of thing.
But he didn't expect that he was not the only one who was abandoned by his parents. The adult in charge seemed to be used to this kind of thing, and he didn't look surprised at all.
"Your birthplace is Gujia Village below Baisha Town. Do you want to settle in Gujia Village? Or temporarily go to the single boy's shelter and let the county government arrange for you to remarry with your husband's family? If you want to remarry, this household registration There’s no need to rush, just stay with your husband’s family after you get married.”
The principal was a man who looked to be under thirty. Although he was young, he had already grown a beard, and he seemed quite stable. He asked this, but his eyes began to look at Gu Nanfeng in front of him, perhaps to check Gu Nanfeng's conditions and see if he could find his in-laws again.
The manager looked surprised and puzzled, but suddenly felt relieved when he saw the scar on Gu Nanfeng's face. The manager couldn't help but look at Gu Nanfeng again, and said with pity in his heart: "What a surprise for a beautiful woman to have a scar." ,Pity."
Gu Nanfeng saw the principal's reaction, but he didn't care. Since he had made up his mind to live alone, his appearance was not important.
After quickly answering, Gu Nanfeng then said: "Sir, can I settle down somewhere else? I was kicked out of my natal family. If I go back to my natal village, I'm afraid I won't be in a strange place for a long time." Better off."
"Yes, but we can only settle in our Baisha County, not neighboring counties." Population is the most important. If the population is small, nothing can be developed. Naturally, the county master will not let go of people from his own county. Go.
When he came to the county, Gu Nanfeng had already made up his mind about where to go. After receiving the boss's answer, he immediately smiled on his face and said quickly: "I want to settle in Meijia Village, which is our Meijia Village in Baiyun Town. "
"You know how to pick a place, that's a good place to go."
"I lived there for some time before."
The matter of settling in was quickly completed, and it was only after the new household registration was completed that Gu Nanfeng realized that the imperial court still took good care of young men like him.
Because my brother is not as strong as a man, and not as soft and fertile as a woman, he is actually not popular when he gets married. If his marriage is not popular, his status in the family will naturally be low, and he will be required to do so in many places. Suffer some grievances.
The manager just told him that if he stayed in the court's shelter, he could get a dowry of one or two silver coins when he got married in the future. If he settled in the village, he could get a free foundation and build his own house in the village.
After leaving the county seat, Gu Nanfeng still had some documents given by the court. He wanted to settle in Meijia Village. Without the relevant documents, the village would not accept them. If the villagers did not accept them, he wanted to build a house there and stay there. Down is impossible.
Meijia Village is a village below Baiyun Town. Baiyun Town is closer to Baisha County. Just by looking at the name, you can tell that Baiyun Town is also a prosperous town, almost as big as the county seat.
The county is only twenty miles away from Baiyun Town, but Baiyun Town is still ten miles away from Meijia Village. This means that Meijia Village is thirty miles away from the county and Baisha Town.
Although both places are thirty miles away from the county seat, their locations are completely opposite. Baisha Town is to the north of Baisha County, while Meijia Village is to the south of Baisha County. There is a full sixty miles distance between the two places.
The sixty-mile journey takes a whole day to walk. Some people have never been to the county in their lives, let alone places outside the county.
After leaving the county town and heading to Meijia Village, Gu Nanfeng couldn't help but look back in the direction of his home. He knew that after he left today, he and his former relatives were really cut off. Maybe they We will never meet again in our lifetime.
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Meijia Village
When Mei Qingshan went to the Baogu field, he came back from looking for a few tender Baogu in the shade. He wanted his mother to make Baogu daddy to eat. This thing can only be made when there are tender Baogu in June and July every year. At other times, Can't eat it.
Meijia Village is a large village with relatively flat terrain and a very large area.
To outsiders, the village looks like a big village, but because the people living in the village are clustered in three locations, it is actually divided into three small villages.
The center of the village, the north side of the village and the foot of the mountain behind the village. Among them, the center of the village has the most households and is also the liveliest place in the village. The village chief's home is in the center of the village. The village chief's house is the tallest and grandest house in the village.
There are only about twenty households in the north of the village. It is most inconvenient to go to the back mountain to cut firewood there, but it is very convenient to cut grass there. There is a mountain of wild grass behind it, and the most of it is white grass that can be sold for money. It's also close to the river at the entrance of the village, and it's quite cool in the summer.
There are not many households in the back of the village, only about 20 households. It is convenient for people to go to the back mountain to collect firewood. It is also cool in summer, and there is no river wind in winter. It is said to be the most comfortable place in the village. Mei Qingshan's family lives here.
When Mei Qingshan went back with a few tender buns in his arms, he heard his mother-in-law cursing and his little sister still crying when he arrived outside his yard. He quickly opened the door and went in to find the girl sitting on the stone steps of the yard. The little girl's eyes narrowed into slits.
It turned out that this stupid girl was encouraged to poke a wild beehive, but she was stung by a wild bee.
"You deserve it, you're so stupid." Looking at his sister's narrowed eyes and swollen face like a pig's head, Mei Qingshan thought it was funny, but in the end he felt sorry for his little sister, so he didn't laugh. When he came out, he was about to touch his sister's face when his elder brother came back.
"Auntie, I heard from Aunt Wang that someone came to the village just now. He is a young man. He seems to be...a younger brother." The eldest brother of the Mei family is Mei Dahe. He is twenty-two years old this year. But he has not married yet.
The 'little brother' in Mei Dahe's mouth was Gu Nanfeng.
When she heard the name from her eldest son, Mei Aniang was stunned. This happened a long time ago, maybe five or six years ago. Why is this child back? And still alone?
"Let's go and take a look." He directly put the medicine in his hand into his daughter's hand, asked someone to go to the uncle's house, and called her father to give him the medicine. Then the mother and son hurried to the village chief's house.
After the village chief looked at all the documents in Gu Nanfeng's hand, he was already thinking about a suitable place to build a house. Moreover, this man was also related to their village. He was thinking about whether to keep him at home for a few days or to notify him after When Shanmei's family arrived, the Mei family came.
When Gu Nanfeng arrived at Meijia Village, it was already midnight. Fortunately, the festival was still relatively long at this time, and it would not get dark until half an hour later.
But now that he had arrived in the village, it was starting to get dark.
When he looked at the mother and son who were coming in a hurry, Gu Nanfeng's eyes immediately became hot.
"Auntie, eldest brother, second brother."
When Gu Nanfeng was twelve years old, he lived in Meijia Village for half a year. During that half a year, he was regarded as the son of the Mei family and lived in the Mei family all the time. The three people in front of him also became his family members for half a year.
That year, when Gu Nanfeng went to the county with his family, he had a big fight with his family. Then he ran out in the opposite direction of his family in anger. However, he got lost and was killed by the Mei family who were also going to the county. Brought it home.
Gu Nanfeng still remembered that he had to work in the fields since he was seven or eight years old. When he was young, he only had to cut pig grass. My son wants to do it too.
Apart from these, he himself is active and knows that his family is poor, so in his free time he has to go out to collect mountain goods and find herbs to sell for money.
When he was twelve years old, he saved three taels of silver just by picking up mountain products and selling herbal medicines. At the end of the year, his mother-in-law took him and his third brother to attend a big fair in the county. He had never been there before in his whole life. After passing the county, I was very excited at first. I had already thought about what I wanted to buy before I even set off.
He wanted to buy a red hair tie. He saw that the little brother of the village chief's family looked very beautiful with a red hair tie, but his hair was tied with cloth strips.
At first, his mother agreed to him, but when they went to the shop, he saw the beautiful hairbands at a glance. Only after seeing those beautiful hairbands did he realize that besides red, there were many beautiful colors, but He still wanted the red ones, but when the shopkeeper told the price, his mother hesitated.
A hair tie costs twenty coppers, which is too expensive.
Not to mention his mother-in-law, Gu Nanfeng himself thought the price was too expensive. Twenty copper coins could buy a lot of things. If he bought salt, it would be enough for his family to eat for two months.
He knew in his heart that he couldn't buy it, but Gu Nanfeng still couldn't bear to look at the hair tie in the cabinet. When his mother dragged him away with a curse, he didn't say anything, he just wanted to save more money to buy it next year.
After that, the three of them, mother and son, went to another store. In another store, Gu Nanfeng had a big fight with his mother, and then ran away in anger.
His third brother fell in love with a string of beads. The beads were indeed beautiful, but they cost two cents of silver. When he heard the price, Gu Nanfeng just blinked in shock. He thought the price was ridiculously expensive. Just when he was thinking that his mother would leave, his mother simply paid for it and gave it to his third brother. Bought.
Gu Nanfeng couldn't help but his eyes turned red and he burst into tears.
The money was obviously his hard-earned money, but he just wanted to buy a 20-coin headband, and his mother didn't even buy it for him. But now he can buy it for his third brother without blinking an eye. String of silver beads.
At a young age, Gu Nanfeng felt for the first time how powerful his mother's partiality was.
At that time, he hadn't gotten used to it or learned to tolerate it, so he started quarreling loudly with his mother. When her mother saw that her son dared to yell at her, she slapped him hard and continued to lecture him.
After being beaten, Gu Nanfeng ran away, got directly into the lively crowd, and then ran out in the opposite direction from home. When he came to his senses, he was surrounded by places he had never seen before, and his eyes were full of strangeness. .
He was so frightened that he ran back quickly, but after running for a long time, he failed to return to the county town. It was getting late, so he was so scared that he hid behind a big rock and cried.
During this period, Gu Nanfeng also met many people returning to the village. Some of the passers-by would care about him, and some would like to take him home, but he only wanted to go back to his own home, and he did not want to go to other people's homes.
It was already very late when he met the Mei family. The Mei family said they would send him home the next day, so he followed them.
When he arrived at Mei's house that night, he had dinner, and Mei's house boiled sweetened eggs for him to eat. When he was half asleep at night, he felt that Mei's mother was beside him and touched his head with her hand. After making sure he was okay, he left.
That night, Gu Nanfeng didn't fall asleep. He was debating whether to go back or just stay.
There are two brothers in the Mei family who are very good, especially the second brother Mei. When they had dinner, the second brother from the Mei family ate all the meat that his mother gave him. Smashing the meat that seemed to be still in his mouth, the balance in Gu Nanfeng's heart shifted, and he wanted to stay.
He thought that he could stay as a child adopter for his second brother. The people in the Mei family were very good, so even if he became a child adopter, they would not abuse him.
Gu Nanfeng, who had just been wronged by his mother-in-law and was carefully taken care of by the Mei family, lied.
He told people the next day that he had no family and no home to return to.
