I have a backstage in Datang

Once the red sun rises,

Still with the sky.

The title of the poem can be said to be very vulgar, and the name is "Big Snow Pressing on the Big Tree". The sentences in the poem are also very ordinary. At first glance, it sounds like a child's handwriting. Indescribable taste.

It seems to be a metaphor for Manager Sun Qi who has been burying the crowd, and it seems to be a message to Gu Tianya himself who wrote this poem.

Once the red sun rises, it is still in line with the sky.

After finishing writing, Gu Tianya glanced at the steward again, then raised his hand and arched, turned around and walked away with the remaining pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

After a while, the figure faded away.

Manager Sun Qi kept watching his back.

The servant was a little puzzled, and asked with a flattering expression, "You seem to think highly of this poor boy from Gu's Village."

Manager Sun Qi put away the poems, and after a long time, he whispered to his servant: "This young man won't be poor for too long. Maybe one day in the future, I'll have to hurry up and make him look up to me..."

The servant was full of disbelief.

……

At this time, Gu Tianya had already left the gate of the county seat.

At some point, the woman had followed him again.

The two walked slowly back towards Gu's Village along the snow-covered path.A Yao's mother's cemetery has finally been purchased.

Suddenly, Gu Tianya sighed at the woman, and said with emotion: "You people from aristocratic families, you really can't take it lightly. Even a small housekeeper is more outstanding than I imagined before." .”

The woman looked curiously, and said: "I also suddenly discovered that you don't seem to be an ordinary poor boy. An ordinary poor boy can't write poetry..."

Gu Tianya glanced at him and said with a smile, "My mother taught me."

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Chapter 18 [I want to try the road of the Women's Army]

A corner of wasteland, a pit.

A reed mat ends one's life.

A Yao's mother is finally going to be buried.

Gu Tianya kept spitting out thick white mist, panting and crawled out of the pit. At this time, the north wind was very cold, blowing on the face like a knife.

Gu Tianya was covered in sweat from digging the hole, and shivered involuntarily when the wind blew, he stomped his feet vigorously, and said softly to the crowd: "It's getting late, let's bury it now."

The so-called crowd is actually only a dozen or so people in total, but these ten or so people already represent the fifteen sects of Gujia Village.

The Gu family village is too small and too poor.The whole team was sparse and dressed in tatters, but everyone still gathered and stood in the ice and snow, enduring the cold.

This is saying goodbye to the dead.

This has been the case in rural areas since ancient times. Once someone dies, the whole village will come to see him off. No matter how poor or miserable the family is, someone will come to help him when he is buried.

According to the local customs, in fact, there should be some blowing and playing. Unfortunately, Gujia Village is so poor that it can't even afford to hire a drummer, so naturally there is no way to arrange the scene of blowing and playing.

However, Gu Tianya still came up with an alternative method.

But seeing that he was holding a reed in his hand, he pinched it into a small reed whistle a few times, then gently put it on his mouth, and blew out a whimpering sound.

Like weeping and complaining, like a breeze, but as if the poor are unwilling to succumb to the hardships of life, the whistle of whimpering directly cuts through the high sky.

Suddenly, Gu Tianya stopped his whistle and shouted loudly: "It's time to send off the dead."

He bent down abruptly, picked up Ayao's mother's body with difficulty, and then slowly lay down on the ground with his waist down, and slowly sent the body to the pit with both hands.

In the whole village, he was the only young man left alive.

Therefore, this matter can only be done by himself.

He picked up a tattered shovel and began to fill the pit with soil. One shovel, two shovels, the pit was gradually filled, and the tomb slowly appeared.

Very small.

Very lonely.

"kneel!"

Gu Tianya yelled again, threw away the shovel and knelt down.A dozen or so widowed and lonely women from the whole village followed him and knelt down to the tomb.

At this moment, it seems that only the cries of women are left in the world.

Crying so sad, crying so desolate.

The blind man's murky voice sounded, and he sighed tremblingly: "One more, one more, it's fine to leave, don't suffer, if you can reincarnate in your next life, don't choose Gu Family Village..."

The weeping of the women who came to the funeral became more and more miserable.

……

Burial into the grave, so far it is over.

But according to folk rules, even though entering the grave is over, it is not considered as the end of the funeral...

The real end.

It's called Baiyan.

No matter weddings or funerals in the world, guests must be entertained at the end. This has been passed down for thousands of years, and no matter how poor or miserable, one cannot refuse to entertain.

It's a pity that little Ayao doesn't have this ability at all

Therefore, this matter is still on Gu Tianya's shoulders.

He slowly got up from the ground, greeted everyone with a gentle tone, and said: "The villager died, and I worked so hard to see him off. Everyone was delayed for a day because of this matter. The host had to cook some meals to entertain them, but Ah Yao is still young, she is considered an orphan without her mother, she has no ability to entertain everyone, and there is no way to entertain everyone, I have already discussed with my mother, and I will take A Yao home to raise her in the future, so today's The funeral can barely be regarded as my Gu family's business, since it is my Gu family's business, then this white banquet has to be borne by my Gu family..."

He stopped here, looked at the dozen or so widows, old and young people around the tomb, and said again: "Aunts, aunts, sisters-in-law and daughters-in-law, please come to the house, I, Gu Tianya, thank you for your help today. "

After finishing speaking, he looked at the blind man again, and said: "You come here too, and have a bite."

The blind man nodded.

All the women stood up, wiping their eyes and tears, still crying.

Gu Tianya let out a long sigh, waved his hand abruptly and said, "Let's go, follow me."

He turned and walked, leading the way in the cold wind.

……

From the cemetery to home, in fact, it only takes a few cups of tea.

After getting home, it's time to eat.

Because of the poverty, the so-called white banquet naturally couldn't be too particular. The women in the village cooked by themselves and helped Mrs. Gu Tianya cook a pot of soup together.

fish soup.

Some withered grass leaves were added to the soup, and it was barely made into a soup dish.

What is piaotangcai?

You can tell from the name that it is a dish floating on the surface of the soup.

Even so, the women still eat deliciously. They gulp down the fish soup, chew the grass leaves carefully, but try their best to keep the little fish left in the bottom of the bowl, obviously wanting to take it home for the children to eat... …

……

Gu Tianya did not stay at home for dinner.

He was forcibly dragged to the big river at the entrance of the village by the woman.

At this time, it was going to be evening, and the weather was getting colder and colder. Suddenly, the woman pointed at the big river, and said with deep meaning: "Did you see that the river is already frozen."

Gu Tianya nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, it's frozen."

The woman ignored his wry smile, and followed closely: "After the river freezes, you can no longer use that tool to catch fish. Now that you have an extra A Yao in your home, it means you have an extra mouth to eat. What do you want?" Alright, where should you get food and drink for your family in the future?"

Gu Tianya chose to remain silent, but his expression was firm.

The woman glanced at him, her tone suddenly softened, and she asked softly, "Are you still determined to go to the Sun family to help? To do the job of digging silt to fertilize the fields in the cold weather?"

Gu Tianya finally hummed, nodded and said, "This is the only way at present."

The woman clenched her fists and couldn't help retorting: "I only give you five renminbi a day, how much food can you buy with five renminbi? Is it enough for you? Is it enough for your mother?"

Gu Tianya remained silent again.

After a long time passed, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, there is always a first step. Even if I want to fight hard, it is a pity that my foundation is really poor, so I first go to help workers to earn money, buy some food to survive the winter, and then Accumulate slowly, and you can always save some spare money. At that time, whether you choose to start a business or choose to buy land to farm, you don’t have to be as powerless as you are now..."

The woman nodded, then shook her head again and said, "It's a good idea, but it's too slow."

Gu Tianya glanced at her, and said: "Slowness is slowness, and stability is the winner. If you follow your suggestion, there will be some troubles in the future..."

The woman was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Gu Tianya turned his head to look at Dahe in front of him, and said slowly: "Only when you study and submit papers can you be recommended, and if you get recommended, you can become an official. However, the entire Miyun County is almost under the sphere of influence of the Sun family, so if I submit papers, I can only go to I voted for the Sun family, but the Sun family's heart is too dark. Once I vote for his family, I will become a vassal official of his family."

To become a vassal official of an aristocratic family, one has to help the aristocratic family to squeeze the poor and drink the blood of the common people. Gu Tianya is not willing to do that kind of thing.

He suddenly sighed softly, continued to look at the big river in front of him, and said as if he had a feeling: "Actually, if there is a chance, I would like to try the way of the Women's Army."

As soon as the words came out, the woman's eyes lit up suddenly, and she almost blurted out, her pretty face was very excited and said: "You actually want to join the army? You are indeed worthy of my good... er er er, you are very good, you are a good man, with a strong voice Passionate, not bad, actually wanting to go to the Detachment of Women, this surprised me."

For some reason, she beamed with joy.

As if thinking of some ulterior secret, her handsome face suddenly turned red.

very nice.

Very shy.

Chapter 19 [Seize power, seize wealth]

Gu Tianya gave her a weird look, and said helplessly, "Who said I'm going to join the army? If I go to join the army, who can take care of my mother?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, and said in astonishment: "Didn't you just say that you are going to try the way of the Women's Army?"

Gu Tianya slapped his head helplessly, and explained with a wry smile: "I said I would try this road, not necessarily to join the army. I actually wanted to write a proposal to the princess of the Detachment of Women. This proposal The book can help her strength go up to the next level, and I can just rely on the content of this suggestion to get some benefits, that's all, how can I become a soldier?"

It's a pity that he is in a remote place, and he doesn't know the world's major affairs at all. The princess he mentioned has already 'burrowed into the ground'.

And a certain woman didn't expose the matter for a while because she had a ghost in her heart. Instead, she couldn't restrain her curiosity, and hurriedly asked: "Do you have any suggestions? Tell me quickly!"

This time it was Gu Tianya's turn to be startled, and he said in astonishment, "Why do I look at you as if you care about such a thing?"

The woman dodged her eyes for a few times, and said with a grin, "I'm curious by nature, can't I?" As she spoke, she kept urging Gu Tianya, and then hurriedly asked again: "Quickly tell me, what is the suggestion?"

A pair of small hands even grabbed Gu Tianya's arm, shaking it like a little girl acting like a baby.

Gu Tianya was very annoyed by her, so he had no choice but to cough lightly and said, "Okay, let me tell you! In fact, my suggestion is very simple, that is, let the Detachment of Women build a large number of post stations!"

"Station?" The woman was obviously taken aback.

Gu Tianya nodded solemnly, and said again: "That's right, it's the post station. Or should I say, it's called the military post station."

He suddenly squatted down, reached out to pick up a small stone, and carved on the ground: "The post station has existed since ancient times. From the time of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, a simple post station has appeared. It was passed down to the Zhou Dynasty and gradually took shape. It was in charge of the Taiwei, responsible for the transmission of information, and in the next few dynasties, post stations were also set up, and the suggestion I want to provide to the Detachment of Women is this long-standing post station. But the post station I conceived is the same as before It’s different, if the Detachment of Women’s Army adopts my suggestion, it will definitely go to the next level.”

The woman didn't know why, her expression seemed to be a different person, her tone was suddenly serious, and she said in a deep voice: "Please explain carefully, I will listen carefully."

It's a pity that Gu Tianya was only thinking about the idea of ​​the station at this time, and he didn't notice the change in the woman for a while.

He squatted on the ground and continued: "In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the world fell into a war of war, which caused the post stations in various places to be abandoned. So far, they have not been rebuilt. However, now that the world has changed owners, the post stations must be re-established soon. At that time, the Detachment of Women just happened to be able to share a piece of the pie, leaving aside other places for the time being, the post stations within the sphere of influence must be firmly grasped, this is one of them..."

The woman hummed and said, "Continue."

Gu Tianya said again: "Secondly, it is the concept of a new type of post station that I am talking about."

"A new type of station? A concept?"

"Yes, a new type of station!" Gu Tianya nodded, and said, "The previous station was just a place to deliver news, and one would only be set up every two to three hundred miles, and the scale of the setting was very small."

He picked up the pebbles again, and said: "In the past, the post station was really small, half an acre of land at most, a few rooms were built, and then a few army horses were raised for the imperial messengers to replace. wasted……"

He stopped talking, and then said: "If my suggestion is followed, the Detachment of Women's Army should expand the scale of post stations, and set up post stations every thirty miles, and the scope of each post station must be at least one. One hundred mu of land, this one hundred mu of land belongs to the official property of the post station, and all the income from the official property belongs to the storehouse of the post station.”

The woman pondered for a while, and asked aloud: "Why does the post station own its own land? What is the purpose of doing this?"

Gu Tianya sighed softly, and said: "This purpose is a little selfishness of me, a poor man. If the post station owns land, it means that it has a share of the output. Whenever there is a lack of supply, it can provide timely relief. The surroundings are poor. Moreover, the land of the post station belongs to the official property of the army, and no family can snatch it. Even after ten or a hundred years, this system can still protect the people."