Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 131

The magistrate of the county has not replied for a long time, and this matter probably cannot be done.The newly established imperial court of Wu State was still in the tentative beginning. It paid attention to this matter, but it didn't reply, so it began to let go.

It took another half a month for the Wu soldiers to pass on the news. The last princes of the Xia Kingdom had already fled southward like a bereaved dog.Now the Yangtze River is used as the line to separate the north and the south, and all the north of the Yangtze River belong to Wu, and it is only a matter of time before the south of the Yangtze River is captured.

When a new dynasty is established, new laws are promulgated.With new laws come new officials.Just wait for Da Xia Jiangshan to completely belong to Wu State.At that time, the major generals will be named kings and prime ministers.It is believed that this remote place will soon belong to the fiefdom of a certain prince.

But right now, it's worth relaxing because the local station is remote, Wu has limited officials, and no new county magistrate has been sent yet.Those who temporarily manage the county magistrate are the soldiers guarding the county seat.

The north is already stable, there will be no more wars, and the places of life brought about by those wars will no longer exist.

After listening to the reports brought by the spies several times, the county magistrate finally made a decision to tell the people in the base.The mountain is already safe. If you have any worries, you can go down the mountain.

When he can't go down the mountain, Shichang will miss his relatives down the mountain, and think about the place where he grew up.But when it was really possible to go down the mountain, in fact, everyone hesitated.

Life here is so good.There is no need to worry about food and clothing, and the door is not closed at night.Although they are all crowded together, there is no personal space, and it is not easy to conceal personal affairs.But it is precisely because of the same situation that people have more scruples, which makes the relationship between people a step closer.

Because everything is public property, there is no private property, and when there is no need to worry about food and clothing, there is nothing to fight for.Don't get jealous when your neighbor eats an extra piece of meat.There is no such thing as not being able to eat meat several times a year, or even starving and having a sallow complexion.

Everyone has gained a lot of weight, especially the children, all of them have chubby faces, full of rich looks.

What a day.

At this time, there are only a few families who are willing to go down the mountain.That is, there are family members who do not want to go up the mountain and stay at the foot of the mountain. They are safe, and they want to go back and start again.

The county magistrate also began to organize people to find a relatively flat place to build a mansion in the mountains.It is necessary to enclose a large area of ​​land with high and thick walls.There is only a small piece of land used for planting flowers, which is used for the pleasure of the county grandpa.The rest is used for sowing and harvesting.

There must be at least three courtyards on the ground, and an underground palace underground that is large enough to hold a huge family property.

Every day, the county magistrate is preparing for the days ahead.In addition to arranging soldiers to escort the people who were going down the mountain, the county magistrate has been following the craftsmen to design all the details of the courtyard.

Every commoner who goes down the mountain will be given one or two taels of silver to settle down.In times of peace and prosperity, one tael of silver was enough for a simple family to live for a year.But in times of war, it may not be possible to buy a single steamed bun.Now it is the initial setting of the world, and everything is still recovering.The value of this tael of silver is not small.

Li Ji and Er Gouzi lived in the camp for a few days, and went to see their future home with the county magistrate.Just looking at the sketch of the layout, the county magistrate felt that this was the minimum budget based on the terrain, but to Li Ji, this was simply a palace.

It's no wonder that Li Ji hadn't seen the market, because apart from the county magistrate's mansion and the county magistrate's mansion, Li Ji hadn't seen many good places.

To build such a large place, the money needed may be two or three times that of the flat land below the mountain.But the magistrate is not short of money, as long as this family is enough for him to enjoy his old age, no matter how much money he spends, it is worth it.

Li Ji's two nephews are planning to leave.Li Chang had heard enough of the gossip in the camp, and now it was too obvious what was up and down.Li Chang wants to go back to the village to buy a property first, and then think about the way ahead.

Li Jin and Erying, after discussing it, decided to go back to the village at the foot of the mountain.No one knows what the couple said.When leaving with Yingzi, Little Tudou almost didn't cry.

Watching them go from a distance.Only then did Little Tudou really feel that he had really left his original home.

Li Ji touched Little Tudou's head and sighed: "Study hard, even if your surname is Shen, it will be easy for you to see your biological parents in the future."

"Fourth Grandpa." Little Tudou hugged Li Ji and cried for a while.

There are quite a few people in the camp, and the rest are still hesitating.It's just that the atmosphere has become more depressed.Without property, people feel insecure.But the food and drink here are so good.Even if there will be private property in the future, there will be no good days like now.

But the silver in your pocket is your own.It is difficult for a family with a son to marry a daughter-in-law without money.Those whose children get married want to save a family property for their children so that they can be passed down from generation to generation and become rich.

Such thoughts grew bigger and bigger with the passage of time.At the beginning, there were only a few families, and within a month, half of them had already left.

Li Ji stayed in the giant tent for more than half a month, and when he came back, he felt that the camp was much empty.There were originally [-] people, but now there are only [-] left, leaving a lot of tents and houses empty.

At this time, no matter how big the prey is, the only sound that can be heard is the cheers of the children.Adults are used to this.The better days have passed, and the days of freedom and no restraint in the past, with the filter of memory, have become much more nostalgic.

I selectively forgot that there was little meat to eat at that time, and I selectively forgot that my clothes were still full of patches.I haven't gone out in the camp for nearly a year, and it seems that the mountain is more free.

"You don't want to go down the mountain to have a look?" the magistrate asked Li Ji.

Li Ji thought, but he was not sure when he would go down.Li Ji couldn't tell what it was like.Mingming misses the home at the foot of the mountain very much, obviously misses the house where he stayed for many years.But when he really wanted to go back, Li Ji couldn't make up his mind.

"If you have time, it's time for weeding in the field. Farmers cannot live without people," Li Ji said.

The county magistrate looked at Li Ji for a while, and said clearly: "Can't bear to go down?"

Li Ji scratched his head: "I can't say I'm reluctant, I don't know why, I want to go down the mountain because I want to go down the mountain, but I pay attention to when I go down the mountain. I always feel that there is something to do tomorrow, and it's okay to push back. "

That was the place where I lived with Er Gouzi for two years, how could I not miss it?But it's not just why, it's just that I can't decide when to go back.

The county magistrate helped her get attention: "In half a month, I will go down the mountain with you. Just take a good look at what your home looks like."

There was a taboo in the past, and the county magistrate never visited the homes of the two of them.From now on, the magistrate will no longer be an official, so there is no need to hide it.

"That's a deal. I don't know if there are any fish in the fish pond in the village. If there are any, dig a fish pond in the back mountain and raise more at home. I like to eat fish, and Er Gouzi likes to cook fish. Many Even if you can’t eat some, you can distribute them to the camp.”

Even if the people are gone, the soldiers will not leave.Just waiting for Xia Guo to be destroyed, this team will lose its organization and become a wild army or even a bandit.Staying in the mountains is the best option.

Er Gouzi likes to do it?The county magistrate rolled his eyes, this should be counted as Li Ji's favorite food.Just like Er Gouzi likes to eat chicken stewed with potatoes, Li Ji can make this dish very special.

Li Ji felt the eyes of the magistrate, and changed into a dog-legged smile and asked, "What do you like to eat, dad? Tomorrow, Er Gouzi and I will learn how to cook together."

Li Ji's face has become thicker since he said "Father" last time.Then he called Dad, and compared with the two dogs who didn't even have a title, the county magistrate began to doubt which one was his own son.

"I do a lot of washing, so I don't need to learn them one by one. I can pick one or two and cook them for me occasionally, which makes me happy." The county magistrate deliberately squeezed him, and said, "It's just some Abalone, bird's nest, shark's fin and bear's paw, I can wait for your cooking."

Li Ji watched eagerly, and said quietly: "You are not difficult to be a human being."

The magistrate was amused by Li Ji's appearance, patted Li Ji on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, what else can I think of from you?"

Weng and son-in-law are also rare.Er Gouzi watched pantothenic acid from the sidelines.Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of hurried running outside.

Er Gouzi's hearing is better, thinking that something happened, he stood up and looked at the door.

The curtain of the tent was opened, holding a piece of paper in his hand, the little soldier couldn't even catch his breath, and shouted that he was out of breath.

The magistrate frowned and said, "Give me the paper!"

The soldiers offered the paper with both hands.The county magistrate opened it and saw that it was a wanted warrant.There are portraits of two people on it. Although the flowers are a bit rough, the county magistrate can still vaguely see that they are Li Ji and Er Gouzi.

Sure enough, looking at the name written below, it was "Li Ji, Li Ergou".The charge was to falsely accuse the lieutenant next to the general, and it looked like a wanted warrant offering a reward of ten taels of silver!

If it is a wanted warrant issued by the county government, it will have to go through layers of approval and stamp various seals.And this one has only the seal of the army.

When the world is not completely stable, the army does have the absolute right to speak.

The magistrate clenched his fists to crumple the paper, and his eyes clenched his teeth as if he could spew fire.

Li Ji couldn't read and couldn't understand what he was looking at, so he hurriedly asked what was wrong.The magistrate closed his eyes and did not answer, but his eyebrows were furrowed in one place.

"Who is that lieutenant!"

"Report to my lord! This is the news that the last general just got. The deputy general next to the local capital general is from the same village as the fourth master. He was incorporated into the army with the prisoners in the prison back then, and rescued the main general by accident. Later Due to various reasons, he became the current deputy general. The general was just dispatched here. The deputy general only told the general that he was framed before he was imprisoned. "

At this moment, the magistrate of the county is more and more regretful that he didn't make up his mind to stop this scourge!

In the same village as Li Ji, if he ever met, there would be only the Ershozi!The second shovel could go to someone's barn in the middle of the night because of Li Ji's bad words about him, and he could go to jail because of Li Ji, so he could hate Li Ji and wish he couldn't kill him and then hurry up!

Fortunately, the magistrate of the county still has some power, so the news reached him in advance.If you go down the mountain and go home without knowing anything, then you don’t know how you died!

Scourge!What a scourge!

"Organize people to protect the village. If anyone dares to touch people in the village, they will be taken up the mountain regardless of the consequences!" This was the first order issued by the county magistrate.

Li Ji reached out and grabbed the sleeve of the county magistrate: "Father! What's going on?"

The county magistrate looked at Li Ji, organized his speech, and then said: "Er Chanzi, now he is the deputy general next to the general. He urged the general to issue a warrant. You and Er Gouzi are wanted."

Li Ji trembled and said in disbelief: "Second shovel? How is it possible!"

Li Ji knew who the second shovel was.How could he be able to go to the battlefield when he was so young that his limbs were not working hard, and it was difficult to carry a bucket of water?You can even climb all the way to the position of lieutenant general!

"Maybe he has some other adventures. Now he has gained power, and he is holding his breath to seek revenge from you!"

Li Ji frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"

Li Ji never dreamed that he would be wanted one day, and he would be wanted by Er Chanzi, a scumbag!It is always said that the way of heaven is reincarnation, and God is fair.Then why those innocent people have to suffer from the chaos of war, and a ruffian like Er Chanzi has become an official!

"You don't need to worry about this, you won't be in danger if you don't go down the mountain right now." The magistrate tried his best to comfort him.

But Li Ji is not a fool. He remembered the order given by the county magistrate just now, and was shocked: "Is he going to use the villagers as a threat? That's why you gave the order to protect them?"

The county magistrate couldn't deny it, so he had no choice but to nod.

Li Ji opened his mouth, and his body began to tremble.If it was Li Ji himself, Li Ji wouldn't care so much.If he got involved with outsiders, Li Ji might not be able to live as a ghost.

"Li Chang and Li Jin have all returned to the village, and the old man is also in the village. There are so many people, can they protect them?"

The county magistrate heard the despair in Li Ji's tone.For an ordinary person.Let alone a lieutenant general wanting his life, even a soldier is an unavoidable disaster for him.

The magistrate looked down, as if he had made some decision: "There are no absolutes. He uses his status to suppress others, and he only needs to use a higher status to counter-press him back."

Li Ji didn't understand: "Where can we find someone taller than him to suppress him?"

The county magistrate turned his head sharply, thinking clearly about the before and after.He sighed and said, "God really doesn't want me to be safe."

Li Ji just looked at the magistrate, and when he continued, the magistrate smiled and said, "You still remember that I received a letter from the King of Wu."

Li Ji directly grabbed the county magistrate's wrist: "How can this be done! Don't you want to go!"

Officialdom doesn't have to be easy on the battlefield.The county magistrate once lost, and he was lucky to be the county magistrate in this remote place.If you go again now, it may really be beyond redemption!

The county magistrate said: "I also thought about it. In this mountain, it may not be a good way to be safe. People don't hide, and they can really stay away from right and wrong. I can only really stand on an absolute high position. I have the ability to protect you. What's more, I am not sure whether I am really suitable for a carefree and idle life. "

"Then what are your preparations?" Li Ji choked up, "What other preparations have you made? The mansion in the mountain has already started."

The county magistrate could feel Li Ji's care.Such a wanted warrant finally made the county magistrate completely sit down and make a decision.Originally, he was a person who cared about the common people. How could such a person stay safely and hide in the mountains?

As soon as the Xia Kingdom was destroyed, and as soon as he lost his position as county magistrate, someone bullied him.If you want to protect your children and grandchildren, you must stand at an absolute height.Even if there are some adventures on the road, it is worth it for him.

"I will retire and return to my hometown one day. Xiao Ji, you don't have to persuade me. I have already thought about it. Maybe this is the fate that God gave me. While I am still here, the three of us, father and son, will also treat each other well. Let's go." It's a long way to go, and I don't know when we will meet again.

Li Ji's eyes were so red, he looked at Er Gouzi, and wanted Er Gouzi to say a few words.In fact, Er Gouzi didn't get along very well with the county magistrate, and they didn't even communicate much.Li Ji has always been chatting with the county magistrate intimately, Er Gouzi is on the sidelines panting.

But when the county magistrate was about to leave, Er Gouzi felt really uncomfortable.

"I hunt, you become an official. We are the same, and we can't change our habits. You go, I don't advise you. Li Ji and I will wait for you to come back and live."

There is such a sentence that is more effective than a thousand words.

"You are all good boys." The magistrate reached out and hugged the two sons in his arms.I thought that if I found my son, I would be accompanied by mountains and rivers and my descendants all my life.Unexpectedly, he still couldn't leave the officialdom.

fair enough.

The magistrate of the county took a pen and wrote down the reply letter word by word, and handed it over to a trustworthy person, and asked them to hand it over to the general of the local army.Since the emperor of Wu State wanted to recruit the magistrate, it is impossible for the high-level military officers here not to know.

As long as this letter is handed in, it won't be long before the county magistrate will come to Beijing to become an official.It's hard to say what it will look like in the future.

Taking advantage of the vacancy ordered by the Emperor Wu, the county magistrate lived in Li Ji's giant tent and brought a few servants and maids to serve him.

Li Ji and Er Gouzi have also been serious young masters for a few days, with such a large place and so many servants, there is really no need for them to compete with them.

Little Potato lived with them.After all, he is a child, with strong plasticity, just standing there with his back upright and his hands on his back, he looks more like a young master than Li Ji and Er Gouzi.

Little Tudou wants to go with the county magistrate, this is Little Tudou's own choice.Since he wanted to study and become an official in the court, this time he went directly to Beijing and stayed with the county magistrate, so that he could learn more.

"Come and taste it, the freshly fried hazelnuts are just right." Li Ji took the plate into the room and put it down quickly, touching his ears with hot hands, "After all, he is a good cook, even fried hazelnuts are just right. Come and try , it’s all fried by me and Er Gouzi, dad, try it.”

The county magistrate reached out and touched it, and it was very hot.Li Ji picked up one and kept changing hands to blow on it. When it was cold, he opened the cracked hole and handed the hazelnut kernels to the magistrate.

The magistrate took it and ate it into his mouth: "It's really delicious."

"Eat more if you like. We also picked a lot. Most of the vegetables in the field have come down. They are all dried and carried. It's just that you don't always say what you like to eat. Otherwise, if you know, you can prepare more for you, right?"

The county magistrate smiled and said, "You can't stop worrying."

Li Ji continued to peel the hazelnuts for the magistrate: "Are you wronged because someone loves you?"

Er Gouzi came in with fried pine nuts, looked at the hazelnut kernel in Li Ji's hand, and peeled one as well, but instead of giving it to the magistrate directly, he reached out and replaced the kernel in Li Ji's hand with his own.Then he stuffed Li Ji's peeled hazelnuts into his mouth and ate them without changing his face.

Li Ji bit the bullet and delivered the hazelnut kernels peeled by Er Gouzi to the county magistrate, and he would look at Er Gouzi who was eating deliciously, and he was reluctant to train him.

The magistrate is used to it.It's better to have such a heart-wrenching son than never.

No one went back to mention things to go.Right now it's normal life.Get up and sit at a table to eat every day.After dinner, we got together to chat.Er Gouzi went out to hunt, and Weng and his son-in-law walked around the nearby woods to chat for a while.Er Gouzi came back from hunting, and then studied what to eat.

It was as if the magistrate would never leave at all.

The second shovel over there just found his mother, and at this time he was hugging her and telling her about the "grievances" he had suffered these days.

The second shovel girl doesn't need to think too much.Officially, the woman who told the army who was still a rebel last year about the incident on the mountain.Later, because of a letter from the magistrate of the county, the rebels were no longer obsessed with the supplies on the mountain, and Er Chanzi Niang was also driven out of the village because of Gaomi.

In the days to come, the second shovel mother can say that she has suffered all the hardships she can suffer.In the winter, I hid in an abandoned shabby house and ate the food that others couldn't take away. I managed to survive the winter. In the spring, I wandered again to hide from a homeless man with a disordered mind.

After being displaced for several months, I decided to go back.It's been a rough day outside.She thought about going back to the village, even if she knelt down and begged someone, at least there weren't so many incidents in the village.Just met the second shovel.

The second shovel has not had an easy year.When he was captured as a young man, he was used as cannon fodder. There was no plan to keep him alive, and naturally he did not do him any favors.He escaped a few times but was caught and beaten half to death. In winter, a thin tent made him think that he would just die.

Later, during the war, he was so focused on avoiding being hit and killed that he was lucky enough to save the general!Because of the general's trust, the second shovel was a little clever, and he managed to become the deputy general next to the general in such a way!

Now that the mother and son are reunited, the two believe what they have always said.It's not that the second shovel is incompetent, it's just that he didn't meet the opportunity.

God really treats the second shovel kindly.He suffered so many "injustices" in the past.Now it's really turning around!

From now on, let's see who dares to look down on their mother and son!

Er Chanzi Niang had just changed into a good dress, watching the four or five maids serving them carefully, and when she was looking up, suddenly there was a commotion outside the yard.

Er Shozi quickly put on his clothes, went out and said in a panic, "But it's fighting again?"

The door opened, and there was a general who had never seen before: "But Li Erchan! You are suspected of framing others. You and your mother, come with us!"

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