Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 107

After Li Ji finished speaking, the village head pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "I understand this, but can others understand? When we meet someone who thinks they are smart, we persuade them to agree with them, and it is not good to turn around and show us their courtesy." too blocked."

Of course Li Ji thought of this point: "This is naturally simple. Those who think they are smart, they do what they want to get something before others. But such people are often more afraid of losing. It only needs to be said that the enemy is domineering, If Er Gouzi is discovered one day, not only Er Gouzi will have an accident, but people who are usually close to Er Gouzi will not end well. Fortunately, Er Gouzi and I are the only ones living outside. What happened? I'll take care of everything by myself, so don't worry."

The village head nodded immediately: "That's what you should say."

Seeing that the village chief made sense, Li Ji secretly heaved a sigh of relief.Turning his eyes, he came again: "However, there is one thing that I don't quite understand, and I have to ask you to help me analyze it."

"Tell me." It's rare that Li Ji doesn't understand something, and the village head is also very happy to explain Li Ji's doubts.

Li Jidao: "If you want to talk about this, it's fine to talk about it, but if you want to talk about the deep meaning... I am young, and I don't know if I have a family or not. You know, I am in someone's house, so I don't need to work. My servant, usually no one sees me at all. I haven’t seen Er Gouzi and his father a few times. Just the night before I was going to come back, he called me over.”

"What did you say?" the village chief asked.

Li Ji nodded: "Well, at the beginning, I just talked about it, and I told him that I was smart. After a while, he said it to the rules of the house. Don't look at the three wives in this house. Four concubines, in fact, the real wife is only the one who is being married by the Ming media, and the rest of the concubines and concubines must be approved by the main wife. So there is such a rule. When the main wife starts the money, the concubine can’t get in. Yes, even if you like it and let it in, you just wait for the main wife to pass through the door, if you care about this matter, you should drive out the concubine you brought in before."

After Li Ji finished speaking, he took a peek at the expression on the village chief's face, and continued with a smile: "At that time, I was frightened when I was talking to a big man, but I didn't find anything wrong. But when I left, I felt something was wrong. What's the use of talking to me? Er Gouzi came back today. Now that I think about what the old man said, I don't know what to say, so I asked you where you came from."

It is understandable to say that Li Ji did not understand these twists and turns because he was not married, because those who are not married are considered children. How many unmarried people really understand the calculations in marriage?

The village chief came up with an idea in his mind, and said in a low voice: "Maybe I was thinking too much. If the old man wanted to send Er Gouzi back at that time, it would be a shame for all of us to say such a thing." Listen, Er Gouzi. When Er Gouzi came back to the village, because the old man of your family offended him before, he must be afraid that the old man would be ruthless and insist on denying this relative, so he would definitely put all his heart into Er Gouzi. If you are qualified to do it, this concubine can still do it relying on her status as a relative of her natal family. If you are lucky enough to give birth to Er Gouzi's eldest son, then things will be easy to talk about in the future."

The idea of ​​the village chief coincided with Li Ji's guess.Again, it's not because people's hearts are so sinister, but because no one thinks there's anything wrong with it.

Even if the big family is married to each other, if the aunt dies, the natal family will pick out a girl from the same generation in the clan to marry to fill in the house to maintain the marriage. In this village, the Li family and Er Gouzi's family, the only difference is their status. .

Li Ji nodded suddenly: "I understand when you say that. When I didn't know Er Gouzi's identity, weren't Er Gouzi and I the favorites in the village? Block it. But... If it's about sending me somewhere to help with work, and talking to Er Gouzi by the water, I can't help it. That's what Brother Shuisheng did back then. I can't stop it, but Even Qiaoer has been rumored."

What Li Ji could think of, the village chief could naturally think of.Li Ji saw the change in the eyes of the village head, and said while the iron was hot: "If you talk about the past, it was like this. If someone really likes Yang, it can make a good marriage. But Er Gouzi is different now. He is a decent old man, and my father also let go of those unclear words. Maybe I made a random guess at my young age. If Er Gouzi really brought a village girl back to be a concubine, what would the old man think of us? Villagers?"

"Of course not." The village chief nodded repeatedly.A clear warning has been issued, and if you still go against the current, it will undoubtedly be provocative.

If Er Gouzi just likes a girl normally, it's okay, but if he is found out by some improper means, he can stab her to death with just a little finger.

"I think so too." Li Ji nodded and said, "But you and I understand this, but others may not be able to understand it. Just because of my age, no one may believe what I say."

The village chief smiled and shook his head: "You are a smart person, you put the matter on me so lightly. It's okay, I took over the job. But here's the story. I will definitely say it to the villagers one by one. In the past. But if I really encounter someone who is obsessed with self-indulgence, I can't do anything about it. In order not to hurt the people in our village, I still need you to think about how to solve it."

The village head erected the first railing, but what can really stop it is a solid wall.Whether Li Ji can take on this role is still unknown.

Li Ji nodded: "With your words, I can relax a lot. The remaining ones who can be obsessed with ghosts prove that they are high-sighted and low-handed, so how can it be difficult to deal with? At that time, as long as you make a small fuss, who am I? Can handle it all."

"If you don't say it, you have the ability."

After the matter was settled, Li Ji came out of the village chief's house with a brisk mind and body.If the village chief solves it, then the matter is more than half completed.

After Er Gouzi, at least he can live a relatively peaceful life.

Although it is definitely not as good as before, as long as I can continue to live in this house, it will be fine.

If he was really disturbed, he could only drag the county magistrate to send more people to help build a house on the mountain, and live on the mountain in the future.

Er Gouzi was still on the border when he got home, Li Ji sat beside Er Gouzi, helped Er Gouzi remove the messy waste from his feet, and said with a smile: "It's going well, we will live a good life from now on."

"We have been living a good life." Er Gouzi said.

"Yes, we have been living a good life." Li Ji looked at the sun, thinking that there would be a carriage sent by the county magistrate at night, so he must not go to bed too early.But the long night is long, and the light of the oil lamp can't get much left and right when it's dark, so Ken is easy to get sleepy.How this insisted on coming to the carriage, I really should think about it.

"Er Gouzi, do you think there is any way to stay awake at night?" Li Ji asked.

Er Gouzi blinked and said, "Why don't you sleep."

"You forgot, your father has prepared a lot of things for you, and they will be delivered tonight." Li Ji lowered his voice subconsciously, for fear of being overheard, "Let's not sleep at night to open the door. Although people in the village can definitely guess that your father will prepare something for you, you can't let outsiders know how many good things there are."

The temptation to know the exact amount is far greater than the temptation to not know the amount.If it is a treasure chest with an unknown amount of silver placed at home, others will feel envious.But if they knew that it was a box containing 1 taels of silver, some people would be tempted to steal it.

Because having a goal is far more courageous than not having a goal.Whether it's on the right path or on the crooked path.

Er Gouzi thought about it: "Eat. We can sleep later. Then eat delicious food slowly."

This is the most effective and simplest method Er Gouzi can think of.

Li Ji nodded: "Okay, let's not cook at night, let's eat slowly later." Li Ji followed Er Gouzi to weave rabbit cages together. With the addition of new rabbit cages, the sun slowly set, knowing everything invisible.

Li Ji lit a lamp in the house to illuminate every place in the house, although it was not as bright as in daytime, nor as brightly lit as in the county magistrate's mansion.But at least everything in the room can be seen clearly.

At this time, Li Ji and Er Gouzi were cooking together. They simply fried two small dishes, and then grabbed more snacks. The two chatted while eating, trying to find as many topics as possible, and waited for the time to pass.

Until late at night, Er Gouzi was fine, but Li Ji started to feel sleepy.Although I slept for a while during the day, I am used to the days when I sleep every day and I wake up every day. It is really hard not to sleep.

"Sleep, I'm here. I'll open the door when people come." Er Gouzi felt sorry for Li Ji and persuaded him.

Li Ji shook his head and drank some tea to refresh himself.It was late at night, and the weather was a bit muggy.The sounds of frogs outside were mixed together, and it became the most natural and effective lullaby.

Although he drank the promotion tea, he still couldn't resist the tiredness that came up.

At this moment, I finally heard the exchange of little tails, and the sound of knocking on the door was also heard outside.

Li Ji and Er Gouzi quickly got off the ground to put on their shoes, and only saw a faint light when they went out.After seeing the two of them, the light over there began to gradually go out.The leader asked in a low voice, "Master Li? Master? The little ones are here."

The two went to open the door and let them into the yard.One of the horses didn't seem to be used to it. Just as he was about to hum, the groom patted him: "Don't make any noise."

The horse is also spiritual, and then it really didn't make a sound.

After entering the courtyard, Li Ji could barely see a total of six or seven people coming through the candlelight from the room.They were quick with their hands and feet, and when they arrived they greeted them and began to move things quietly.

After asking Li Ji where to move, he started working.

Li Ji has already flowed out the empty space.Some things that need to be used in a short period of time are placed in the back room which serves as a small warehouse, and the rest are placed in the lower room, which is also easy to use.

Put any more things in the backyard first, and when there is time to dig a cellar, or move them a little bit to the feed warehouse built not far away for the livestock.As long as you bury it in the haystack, no one will find it.

When I was almost done, I saw them moving a large box from the back of the carriage.It looked quite heavy, and the four young men were covered in sweat as they moved it.

"What is this?" Li Ji didn't dare to light candles outside, for fear that someone who woke up at night would notice.

"My son, this is the ice cubes my master sent to you and the uncle. The insides are all cut, and the boxes are insulated boxes. Put it in a cool place, and then cover it with two layers of quilts. , the ice in it can be picked up whenever you need it, and it won’t be melted for at least five or six days. Of course, you don’t have to save it, and the master will come to give you ice every two or three days in the future. This summer is hard, no Ice suffers."

The driver's explanation was very detailed, and Li Ji was a little surprised when he heard it.He didn't expect the magistrate to prepare so meticulously that he even wanted to fight this.

"Where is it so troublesome to use such a heavy thing? The time when you didn't have it before. Besides, the two of us, let alone three or five days, even a month."

There are a lot of ice cubes in this box. Er Gouzi and Li Ji use ice cubes at most when they can't sleep because of the stuffy heat at night. They put a basin of ice in the room to cool down, and they don't even think about using it on weekdays.

So there are so many, it is indeed troublesome enough.

The family Ding said with a smile: "Before, it was because there was no such condition. Our master wanted to let the two masters enjoy the blessings, and it was also the master's intention. Originally, this should be enjoyed by the two masters. It was a loss if they didn't enjoy it before. There will be no less in the future."

After saying this, Jia Ding added another sentence: "This life is alive, no matter what the conditions are, naturally you have to enjoy the past. If you work hard, you can't hide from this good life."

What he said was reasonable, and even Li Ji, who gave lessons at every turn, was persuaded.

"That's okay. It's cool under the wall in the backyard, so let's put it there. I'll turn out the quilt and cover it up."

The broken quilts are used to cover livestock pens or water tanks outside in winter, and it is also good to cover ice in summer.But the torn quilt is not too warm to drink, see how it is used, if not, take out an eiderdown quilt and cover it.

The eiderdown quilt is a bit more expensive, but now the two of them are not short of money, and they are willing to buy even the best quilts.

With great effort, he carried the box containing the ice to the backyard and put it away. Li Ji covered the quilt and asked the servant if it was okay.When there is no problem, call them into the house.

The county magistrate also sent two special boxes for silver.One was full of silver ingots, and the other had two gold ingots inside a silver ingot.

Roughly counting, these are at least 300 taels of silver.Li Ji just glanced at it and felt it was too dazzling.

In fact, these silver coins are just a drop in the bucket for the county magistrate.But because the two lived in the country for a long time, they didn't spend much money at all.For the magistrate, these silver coins are used to give the two of them pocket money.Where the real money is spent, the county magistrate will prepare it in advance.

Li Ji distributed the few small silver bags that he had prepared before to them.That is, when you enter the house, you can see clearly.Only four of these people were young men, and the remaining two were a man and a woman. Although their backs were straight, their hair had already turned gray.If it is well maintained, it is also possible to say fifty.

After distributing the money one by one, Li Ji didn't plan to keep it.The four coachmen were going to leave, but the man and woman stood there with no intention of leaving.

Li Ji still felt it was strange, just as he asked a question, he saw the two of them knelt down directly.

"Don't, don't, what is this for. This is not the county grandpa's mansion. We are ordinary people when we come back. Why do you give such a big gift?"

Li Ji hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull the two of them up.

The man said: "We are sent by the master to serve the two masters. The county magistrate said that the two masters usually have a lot of work, so let the slaves help with some. Of course it is just assistance. Let the masters be relatively relaxed. In addition to the current Now that the status of the uncle is different, it is inevitable that there will be some troubles in the village. Li Siye, you are from the village, so you can’t talk a lot. We will only focus on the names of our servants in the future. It’s enough to bluff people. You come to be the villain."

Just the latter words are enough to poke Li Ji's heart.The identities of the two dogs are good, and someone in the village who likes to take advantage of them comes to make calculations. Li Ji is the "family member" and the two dogs are outsiders.If one is not handled well, it may offend the entire Li family.

If you have to choose between the Li family and Er Gouzi, Li Ji will of course choose Er Gouzi without hesitation, but what Li Ji wants more is to live a good life with Er Gouzi in the village.

Therefore, the county magistrate's decision was very considerate and completely solved Li Ji's worries.

From now on, just let the two of them sing bad faces, Li Ji said all the good things again, and acted like he was being suppressed by Er Gouzi's family servants.Not only will she not be blamed, but she will also be pitied by her own family.

These two people also used the money of the county magistrate's experience, and if they used it, it was not for nothing.

Li Ji's heart was moved, and he turned his head and looked at Er Gouzi.This matter is always Li Ji's decision, and Er Gouzi never joins in.

Li Ji nodded and said: "Then there are two Laos. In fact, Er Gouzi and I can do the housework, but some facts in the village are hard to talk about. With you, we can save a lot of worry."

If people stay, we always arrange accommodation for them.Fortunately, these are two houses, east and west, and the west house is tidied up and left for the two to live in.

This summer, the Westinghouse is very shady because no one has lived in it for a long time, and it has not been burned.But living like this is not good.Li Ji wants to light some fire for the kang, how can the two of them get Li Ji to light the fire?Quickly asked where the firewood was, and the two started to burn the kang by themselves.

Burn the kang and dry the moisture to make it easier for people to live.

Watching them live, Li Ji went to find two basins to put ice in the backyard, got two basins of ice and brought them back.The ice cubes are all cut one by one, separated by small bamboo boards, so it is easy to take them out.

Putting it in the basin can clearly feel the chilly temperature. Li Ji misses this feeling the most, so he put two basins of ice in two rooms, one for each room.

What those two people didn't want was that Li Ji was tougher, telling them that the house was on fire, and the night would only be more difficult. Without this ice, how could people live?

After all the work was done, Li Ji remembered to ask the two people their names.

These two are a husband and wife, they are about fifty years old, and they are both family slaves who have been raised as slaves and servants.Of course it's not from the magistrate's own family.Originally, there was a serving master.It's just that the original master's family was in decline, and it was the county magistrate who kindly helped the only two remaining masters in the family to settle down, and these two have been following the county magistrate since then.

It's rare to be called Ge Er.Originally, there was an older brother, but because he was a servant, he didn't get a decent name when he was young, and he has been called him until now.The girl's name is Ting Lan.When I was young, I also served the rich girl in the past master's house.Later, it was pointed out to Ge Er, and it has been like this for all these years.

Being able to take photos here proves that the two of them are confidantes of the county magistrate, and they will be reliable in the future.

After they settled down, Li Ji and Er Gouzi went back to the room.After taking off his clothes and getting on the kang, Li Ji could feel the temperature in the room gradually cooling down, and felt that his breathing became much easier.

"At the end of the day, your father loves you, even thinking of ice cubes. Have we enjoyed this before? It means your father has this ability." Li Ji stretched his hand to the place where the ice cubes were, and he could feel that. A bit of coolness came over.This feeling is really good, now Li Ji really wishes to have ten or eight big ice cubes in the room, how refreshing would that be?

"I love you too." Er Gouzi could feel Li Ji's comfort at this moment, and his mood improved a lot.

Li Ji remembered what the county magistrate had said to him before he left.It cannot be said that the county magistrate will treat them both equally in the future, at least the county magistrate has already started to learn to treat Li Ji as a family.

He began to accept the relationship between Li Ji and Er Gouzi's fingertips, and over time, there will always be feelings developed.

Among other things, even if it is Ai Wu Ji Wu, the magistrate will not really forget Li Ji.

With this feeling, I really want to have another father.

It's one thing for Li Ji to treat the county magistrate as his father, but it's another thing for the county magistrate to treat Li Ji as his son.The grandfather of Li Jidang County is his father because of Er Gouzi, and it is based on the premise that he does not ask for anything in return.And if the magistrate of the county does it? When Li Ji is his son, then Li Ji will really have another relative who loves him and loves him.It's the exact opposite feeling.

"Sleep, try to get up early tomorrow morning." Li Ji patted Er Gouzi on the shoulder.

Er Gouzi rolled over and pressed Li Ji down, his voice had something else in it: "It's not hot anymore."

When it was hot, Li Ji was always lacking in interest in those things, and it took a few days for Er Gouzi to succeed once.

Now that there are ice cubes, it won't be stuffy. In fact, Er Gouzi likes it better than Li Ji.

Li Ji pushed twice: "Don't make trouble, didn't you do it during the day?"

"It was daytime. Not enough." Er Gouzi lowered his head and kissed Li Ji's lips.

Li Ji wanted to hide or not, and lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Don't make trouble, there are people living in the west room, don't let them listen to you."

Er Gouzi frowned: "Then why let them live in." If they have been living in the Westinghouse, doesn't it mean that the two of them will not even be able to make out in the future.

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