Farming and slapping face through time travel

The first day of the first lunar month.

The two kept watch until midnight last night, Shen Jiyao couldn't bear the drowsiness and fell asleep, Lan Qianjue carried him to the bed and fell asleep as well, sleeping comfortably, but was disturbed by Xiaodoumi's cries After waking up, Shen Jiyao turned over from Lan Qianjue's arms to look, and saw that the white and tender little bean rice had already grown, and was smacking his mouth, obviously hungry.

Regardless of how cold it was outside the bed, Shen Jiyao hurriedly turned over and sat up and hugged Xiao Doumi in his arms. At this time, Lan Qianjue also woke up. He raised his hand and wiped his eyes, and saw that Shen Jiyao was naked and undressed. Taking care of the baby with his upper body, he couldn't help but feel distressed. He got up and took clothes from the cabinet beside him, put them on for Shen Jiyao, turned over and got out of bed to get dressed, and said, "Doumi is hungry? I'll go and squeeze some milk for him."

"It's in the treasure bag, I'll give it to you." Shen Jiyao said, putting Xiaodoumi on the bed, opened the treasure bag, took out the bowl containing goat milk and handed it to Lan Qianjue, saying, "Don't get too hot .”

Lan Qianjue took the milk and hummed and left the room. Shen Jiyao picked up Xiaodoumi, saw him staring at him with a pair of clear and black and white big eyes, couldn't help but smiled, and he lowered his head and kissed Xiaodou Mi's forehead, the delicate skin is very comfortable to kiss, and there is a milky fragrance on the child's body, which smells very good.

"Ah, ah." Xiaodoumi cried.

"My dear baby, wait a little longer, your dad will have some hot food coming soon." Shen Jiyao said softly, thinking that the ahh sound was Xiaodoumi asking him for something to eat.

Xiao Doumi blinked, opened her mouth and continued to look at Shen Jiyao.

Xiao Doumi was born on the third day of the twelfth lunar month, and he will be a full month in two days. Now he is much bigger than when he was born, white and tender, and his eyes are very beautiful. The key is that Xiao Doumi is very easy to raise. Except for the crying days when he was just born, he didn't cry much. He would cry when he was hungry and pee, and he didn't need to coax him to stop crying. Even though Shen Jiyao was only at his actual age, he was getting more and more comfortable taking care of Xiaodoumi. Wake up, it is really gratifying.

After a while, Lan Qianjue came into the room. He put the bowl of goat's milk on the cabinet and said, "Give me the baby, and I'll feed it. You put on your clothes first, so you don't catch a cold."

Shen Jiyao agreed, handed the child to Lan Qianjue and went to get dressed.

Lan Qianjue sat on the bed holding Xiaodoumi in one hand, skillfully scooped up half a spoonful of goat's milk with the other hand, and fed it to Xiaodoumi carefully. Smiling, he said to Shen Jiyao: "Our son is very good, he doesn't cry or make trouble, he is easy to raise."

Shen Jiyao smiled triumphantly and said, "Of course, I don't even look at who gave birth. With such a smart father, the son born is naturally very smart."

Lan Qianjue looked up at him dotingly, smiled, and echoed, "You are the smartest."

Shen Jiyao nodded unceremoniously, took a comb to comb his hair, and said, "I'm going to eat some hot food, and I'll discuss something with you later."

As Shen Jiyao said, he opened the door and just left the house when he was shivered by the cold wind. Hearing from Lan Qianjue that it snows every winter in the village, Shen Jiyao thought he would be able to feast his eyes on it. Keeping dry and cold, Shen Jiyao went to the stove to boil water to wash his face, rinsed his mouth with willow wood, then changed a basin of hot water to wash Lan Qianjue's face, and then returned to the stove to wash pots and hot dishes.

There were a lot of dishes yesterday, enough to last for several days. Shen Jiyao poured some of each dish and mixed it in the pot to heat it up. After the hot meal was finished, the two sat at the table to eat.

Shen Jiyao looked at Lan Qianjue, who still did not forget to hold Xiaodoumi while eating, and said after a moment of consideration: "I want to buy some labor, what do you think?"

Lan Qianjue paused, looked up at him, and asked, "What are you busy buying labor for now?"

"Do something." Shen Jiyao said, "Now that the village chief is not your father, we can open up a large area of ​​wasteland without worrying about not being able to get the land deed, so naturally we need to grow more crops. As for my plan, those few plots of land are not enough for food and clothing, if I really want to rely on our strength to carry out my ideas, it may be a bit difficult, so I might as well buy labor to help with the work."

After thinking about it, Lan Qianjue realized that this was really the case, so he said, "Okay, you decide, at worst, build a few more houses in the yard for the laborers to live in."

"Really?" Shen Jiyao was immediately elated. There is nothing more pleasing than the feeling of being supported by his lover. He hurriedly picked up some chicken for Lan Qianjue and said, "Then do you know how much labor costs? No money, let me see how much I can buy with the silver in my hand."

"Do you want to buy a few." Lan Qianjue said: "There are too many people and they need to eat. How can you have so much food for them now?"

Shen Jiyao gnawed on the chicken bone and said, "Don't worry, there is a lot to eat. I won't be able to afford it. You don't have to worry about it. The corn in the treasure bag can be ground to make braised rice, potatoes and vegetables." There are all ready-made, so you don’t have to worry about what to eat, when shall we go to see it.”

Lan Qianjue asked back, "When do you want to go?"

Shen Jiyao replied without thinking; "I want to go now."

"..." Lan Qianjue was quite helpless, and laughed and said, "What are you in such a hurry for? Today is the first day of the new year. How can anyone sell their sons and daughters on this day?"

Shen Jiyao was awakened by a word, and instantly calmed down, and said vaguely, "That's right, by the way, you haven't told me how much a labor cost."

"About two or three taels." Lan Qianjue ate the food in the bowl without raising his head, and said, "But I'm blind, I haven't bought labor before, so I don't know the price."

"Two or three taels, so expensive." Shen Jiyao frowned slightly, and said, "We only have six taels of silver now, which is only enough to buy two, and I want to buy five."

Lan Qianjue took some food for him and said, "I'll find a way."

Shen Jiyao said inexplicably, "What can you think of?"

"I didn't think of it for the time being." Lan Qianjue said, "I don't want to go now, I'll talk about it when I think of a way."

Shen Jiyao obediently complied, but he was not in a hurry. Anyway, the grain in the field was not ripe yet, as long as he could try to open up the land in January to scatter the seeds in the field.

Two days have passed so leisurely, even though it is Chinese New Year, but still have to do things, Lan Qianjue came back from mowing grass on the ridge, but met Zhang Tianwen and Su Ye, Lan Qianjue was a little surprised how the two walked in the same direction All the way, but he didn't ask too much, but called the two of them back to the house with him.

Shen Jiyao had already made lunch, and was sitting by the brazier with Xiaodoumi in his arms and playing while waiting for Lan Qianjue to come home, but he didn't want to wait for the two of them to come.

His eyes lit up when he saw the two, and hurried forward to meet them. First, he took a look at the two who appeared together, and then said happily: "Why are you here, sit down quickly."

Su Ye looked at Xiao Doumi in his arms, and said with a smile, "Isn't the baby full moon today? We came here specially to visit you and the baby. How are you recovering?"

"The body has recovered." Shen Jiyao said with a smile: "It's just a full moon, and you still have to travel so hard, you haven't eaten, I'll cook two more dishes, and the four of us will have dinner together."

Shen Jiyao said that he beckoned the two to sit down, Su Ye spontaneously went to take Xiaodoumi and hugged him in his arms, Shen Jiyao went to the kitchen to cook, and Lan Qianjue threw the fodder to the livestock and then went into the house to greet the two People, Su Ye was holding Xiaodoumi and playing vigorously, while Zhang Tianwen looked on with love in his eyes.

Lan Qianjue keenly noticed that the relationship between the two seemed to be a little unusual, and he had come to the village to see them together today, so he had vaguely guessed their relationship. He sat down and poured water for the two, and then looked at Zhang Tianwen. He said tentatively: "Brother Zhang, is there anything good going on recently? If so, don't forget to inform us to have a wedding wine."

"Hahaha." Zhang Tianwen laughed heartily twice, looked at Su Ye without concealment, and said, "Just as Brother Lan thinks the same, I don't know how Brother Lan sees it."

Su Ye looked at Zhang Tianwen upon hearing the sound, his eyes slightly awkward.

Lan Qianjue took a sip of water and said, "It just feels like your atmosphere is different, Abo Zhang has already agreed?"

Zhang Tianwen stared straight at Su Ye, annoyed at the other party, then reached out to hold Su Ye's hand, and said, "The old man agreed, and after a while, we will get married when his grandma agrees. "Su Ye looked uncomfortable, and withdrew his hand and ignored Zhang Tianwen.

Lan Qianjue was quite surprised when he heard that Zhang Tianwen had admitted the two of them so simply, but he was relieved in an instant. Su Ye and Shen Jiyao had the same poor background. It's too hard, this is not a good thing for their brother.

However, hearing Zhang Tianwen talk about getting married touched Lan Qianjue. He also wanted to have a wedding with Shen Jiyao in a grand manner. He had already considered this matter before, but there was no such condition. After paying the money, this wedding must be held, and it must be done in a big way, Lan Qianjue secretly decided.

He raised his hand and patted Zhang Tianwen's shoulder, looked at Su Ye whose cheeks were blushed by the conversation between the two, and said with a smile: "As long as Grandma Su sees your sincerity, it will be no problem, after all Su Ye Grandma is just worried about Brother Su, work harder, I'll go and see if Ji Yao is ready, you sit down first."

Lan Qianjue got up and went out of the house, Su Ye raised his head to look at Zhang Tianwen, his cheeks were still flushed, and said with some displeasure: "Why are you so shameless, I'm afraid it won't be a few days, this People in several villages probably know that you are going to marry a brother."

"What do you want to do with shame? Wouldn't it be better if they knew." Zhang Tianwen said with an arrogant smile, "What's the matter with marrying a brother? It's just that I don't need to go door to door telling you that you are mine. I will have to go far when I see you in the future." Go, or if I bump into you, I won't show mercy."

Su Ye was naturally warmed and embarrassed by Zhang Tianwen's words, so he didn't talk to him again, but lowered his head to tease Xiao Doumi in his arms.

Not long after, Shen Jiyao came with the fried dishes. They sat down happily and ate together. After putting away the bowls and chopsticks, they chatted around the brazier. At this moment, Su Ye seemed to have thought of something. He took out a small bracelet from his arms and put it on Xiao Doumi's hand, saying: "Little heart, I wish Xiao Doumi a healthy growth."

Shen Jiyao didn't make any excuses either. Since others wanted to give it away, why bother to give it up? He thanked Su Ye generously, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Said to Su Ye: "When did you prepare it? Why don't you prepare one for mine too. I can't show anything now."

Su Ye said disapprovingly, "How did I know that you would come with me?"

Zhang Tianwen smiled helplessly, after a little thought, he took out an ingot of silver from his bosom, which was worth ten taels, and he put the silver in Xiaodoumi's hand, held his little hand and let him hold the silver, Said: "Uncle didn't bring anything, so I just took this as a congratulatory gift. I also wish Xiaodoumi a safe and happy growth, brother Shen, brother Lan, you are not well prepared, please don't laugh at me."

Shen Jiyao frowned slightly and looked at Lan Qianjue, and then said with a serious face: "Brother Zhang, it's fine when you arrive. You don't need to give any gifts. Su Ye's gift was given by you two, so there is no need to give it again. Now, you should take back the money, we are already very happy that you can come to see Doumi."

"What are you polite about?" Zhang Tianwen said, "This is my little love for Xiao Doumi. When I have a son with Su Ye in the future, you can come and give it away. You can keep the ten taels of silver, and I will give it to you. It is thanks to you that Su Ye is able to have today, so there is no need to be polite to us."

Shen Jiyao always felt uncomfortable, and it was always inappropriate to accept money from people, but he knew that Zhang Tianwen was the kind of person who said nothing, even if he refused, he would think of a hundred ways to persuade him, and Shen Jiyao no longer refused, so he had to thank him I accepted it, and at worst it was a loan from him. Anyway, I urgently need money now. When I make money in the future, I can repay it twice. Thinking of this, Shen Jiyao felt more at ease.

The arrival of the two made the house lively again. In the evening, Lan Qianjue killed the last hen that was kept for the New Year's Eve and made it for Shen Jiyao to entertain the two. The four of them talked and laughed. After a while, Zhang Tianwen took Su Ye back after it was completely dark.

In the room, Shen Jiyao held Xiaodoumi in one hand and the ingot of silver in the other, and said to Lan Qianjue, "Ten taels, brother Zhang is really willing to give up, but it happens that we need money urgently, so we should borrow it for him. I will return the money to him after I make money, hey, I have to make money quickly, otherwise it will be a problem for us to follow suit when he and Su Ye get married."

Lan Qianjue was holding Xiaodoumi's diapers and roasting them on the brazier. Hearing this, he couldn't help saying in surprise, "How did you know they were getting married? I remember they didn't tell you."

"I can see it." Shen Jiyao said disapprovingly: "The two of them are going out and going together now, and they probably plan to be together. That's not bad. Su Ye will have someone to rely on in the future. Brother Zhang and his village don't dislike him either. Su Ye will no longer be bullied if he follows Zhang Tianwen."

This remark was said inadvertently, but it reminded Lan Qianjue of Shen Jiyao's situation, he couldn't help feeling guilty, and a look of sadness appeared on his face, Shen Jiyao saw it, and knew that his words should have made him think too much, Quickly explained: "Su Ye has a good personality. I guess even if he is bullied, he will not fight back. He will only become more and more inferior. Don't think that you can't give me a stable life. I think the current life is very good. I also like to have A challenging life, besides, as long as I'm with you, it's okay to encounter any difficulties."

Lan Qianjue saw that Shen Jiyao knew what he was thinking, and heard him express his love for him in a disguised form for a rare time. He was very happy, so he didn't think about it anymore. He walked over to Shen Jiyao and sat down. , looked at the quiet and lovely Xiao Doumi in his arms, and said: "You are not weak, but I still want to protect you, Ji Yao, I will take good care of you and Doumi, and will not let you suffer any harm."

Hearing this, Shen Jiyao couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth and laughing. Feeling that Lan Qianjue came up to touch his cheek, Shen Jiyao felt sweet in his heart, but at the same time couldn't help being a little embarrassed. The two of them seemed to be a little tired recently, but He likes this kind of treatment, and no one would reject the feeling of being loved by others.

Shen Jiyao's ears turned red. He cleared his throat, changed the subject, and said, "Let's go to the county tomorrow to buy some labor."

Lan Qianjue said cheerfully: "Okay, but what about Doumi, can you take it with you?"

Shen Jiyao wiped Xiao Doumi's saliva, and said, "I can take her out when the full moon is over. It's not very cold recently, just wrap an extra quilt."

Naturally, Lan Qianjue had no objection, and was almost obedient to Shen Jiyao.

The two sat for a while longer, and as the night gradually deepened, they went to bed.

Early the next morning, Shen Jiyao got up early, cooked a good meal, and fed the little bean, rice, and goat milk. Then he put on the little padded jacket he bought a few years ago, wrapped it in a small quilt, and was held by Lan Qianjue, while he put it on They brought all the 16 taels of silver at home, and half a bamboo tube of goat's milk for Xiaodoumi, and the two went out.

After they reached the town, they hired a carriage to go to the county seat. It took them two full hours to sit in the carriage, and they didn't arrive at Wei'an County until noon. In the trading area, those poor people who sell women for sale also gather here.

The Ximen side is very lively, with rows of shops, and the street is also very lively, with all kinds of people coming and going, the green brick pavement on the street is very clean, Shen Jiyao has attracted a lot of attention as soon as he got off the carriage because of his special status, but all The curious and inquiring eyes did not have the contempt and disgust of those in the town. It can be seen that the people in the county are much more open than the people in the town.

This eased Lan Qianjue's tense nerves a lot. Shen Jiyao always walked forward beside Lan Qianjue with Xiaodoumi in his arms, not caring about the eyes and discussions around him. Said: "Where are we going, we don't really go to the government to buy labor."

Lan Qianjue said: "Don't go to the government office, there is a special slave station at Ximen, just pass this street, we can go there, I will hug Doumi."

Shen Jiyao handed Xiaodoumi to Lan Qianjue, and the two walked to the corner in front of the street and turned into another street. This street was obviously more chaotic than the previous one. Both the crowd and the surrounding environment seemed very sloppy. Looking at Shen Jiyao, looking at Shen Jiyao with curiosity and surprise, Lan Qianjue glanced at the crowd around him, seeing that there was no threat, he raised his chin to signal Shen Jiyao, and said, "It's just ahead."

Shen Jiyao stretched his neck and looked forward. There were many people in front of him, and most of them were poor people in ragged clothes. They didn't know what they were gathering there for.Look at the chaos in front of you.

Lan Qianjue held Xiaodoumi with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to lead Shen Jiyao forward.

Gradually getting closer, Shen Jiyao realized that these people were carrying one or two or three children or boys and girls with them, and they all had grass on their heads. Shen Jiyao knew that this meant that the child could be bought and sold. Shen Jiyao looked at it The group of children whose youngest was less than three years old and the oldest were only fourteen or fifteen years old couldn't help but frowned. Was the human rights of this dynasty really so weak?Even selling children on the street, doesn't the court care about it?

Shen Jiyao really didn't know that this dynasty would not control the trafficking of children at all.

They walked into the crowd, and people began to ask them if they needed servants. Shen Jiyao neither nodded nor shook his head, just watched and walked silently.

Seeing that Shen Jiyao couldn't stop looking at the children with straws on their heads, the men and women standing by the side came forward to solicit business one after another. A group of people chattered in their ears as if they were introducing goods to their children. Capable, how obedient and so on, like selling Chinese cabbage, Shen Jiyao was a little annoyed, and was about to quicken his pace to move forward, when he glanced aside inadvertently, he saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old man with A woman was kneeling on the ground. The woman kept crying and wanted to sell her body to bury her mother. The man's head was hanging all the time. The corpse covered with reeds, the reeds were too short, but seeing the bruised feet of the corpse, Shen Jiyao had a thought, and pulled Lan Qianjue over.

There are no onlookers around, such things are too common in this place, and these people are really poor and have nowhere to go to support themselves, so they come out to sell themselves, Shen Jiyao stepped forward to see Look, seeing that the two of them are very thin, and they probably suffered a lot, they said, "Are you two brothers and sisters? Are you selling your body to bury your mother? How much money are you willing to sell? Is the contract of sale a life contract or a death contract?"

The two of them raised their heads to look at Shen Jiyao, and saw that the other person was a brother and did not show any strange eyes. Instead, the woman knelt down and took two steps forward, saying, "My lord, we are sisters." Brother, I just want to buy a coffin to bury my mother and then I can go with you. We don’t have any requirements. You just need to take care of food and housing. We will follow you from now on. Pay us to bury my mother, and we will do anything to you."

Shen Jiyao raised his eyebrows, but did not reply, but asked Lan Qianjue in a low voice: "Is this believable?"

"There's nothing credible or not. If you want to buy them, you can just buy them." Lan Qianjue said: "When the time comes, the deed of sale will be taken to the government to keep the endowment, which is similar to buying an official slave. If you are really worried, you can still It would be more appropriate to ask the government to prepare the deed of sale, but it would require some money."

Shen Jiyao felt relieved, and asked the two of them, "Would you like to sign the death contract?"

The two siblings were obviously taken aback, and then the woman nodded and said, "Yes, yes, as long as my mother can be buried."

Shen Jiyao said: "Okay, then come with me. You go to the government with me to sign a contract first, and I will give you money to bury your mother when you come back."

The two stood up, and the tall and thin man wanted to carry his mother on his back. Seeing this, Shen Jiyao thought that he planned to buy a few more people. It would be a crime to follow behind with a corpse on his back, so he hurriedly said, "Wait, How about you wait here for me, I'll take a look around and come back to you later."

"Grandpa, you don't want to buy us anymore?" The woman suddenly said a little helplessly: "Grandpa, please buy us! My brother and I have nowhere to go now, our hometown was flooded, the three of us together Living here, I haven't eaten for several days, my mother is gone now, we are unaccompanied, my younger brother is dumb and can't speak, and he can't even find a job, please buy us ! My mother's body has been parked for three days, I can't let her die and live in peace, sir, please do me a favor."

The woman kowtowed to Shen Jiyao as she spoke, and the boy who had been silent all this time raised his hand and grabbed Shen Jiyao's clothes, begging silently.

This made Shen Jiyao a little dumbfounded, he said: "I just want to buy some more laborers, I won't go to the government for a while, I can't bear to see you go around with us behind your mother's back, it's unavoidable It's been too hard, so I want you to wait here, and I will take you to the government to sign the contract when I come back."

The woman felt relieved after hearing this, and the boy let go of her hand. Shen Jiyao said, "You guys just wait here for me, don't promise to go away with others."

The two nodded hurriedly, Shen Jiyao smiled, and walked forward with Lan Qianjue.

Now that they have gained experience, the two quickly fell in love with three people. These people were brought to sell by relatives of the family who could not support themselves. It didn't cost much, and each person could take away with only one tael of silver, which surprised Shen Jiyao a little.

He led the three of them back to the place where the two siblings were staying. They were still waiting there. Seeing that Shen Jiyao had returned, his eyes were full of light. Shen Jiyao smiled at them and said, "Let's go."

The two nodded hurriedly, carried his mother on their backs and followed behind them.

After going to the government, Shen Jiyao handed over the deeds of sale of several people to the official and asked him to draw up a new deed of sale, stamped it, and asked everyone to press their fingerprints. Shen Jiyao received five hundred copper coins, which inevitably made Shen Jiyao feel a little pained.

After leaving the government office and standing on the street, Shen Jiyao looked at the sky and said: "It's too late, we can't go back, let's stay in the county for one night, just let the two siblings do everything they need to do, Let's also buy some bowls and chopsticks, otherwise so many people can't eat without bowls and chopsticks."

Lan Qianjue said, "It's all up to you."

So Shen Jiyao took a few people to choose a cheaper inn to live in, and then took out a tael of silver to buy coffins for the siblings, the woman hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Master, there are too many, I don't need so much .”

"You take it." Shen Jiyao said: "Refund more and make up less, and don't call me a master in the future. It sounds awkward, just call Brother Shen."

The woman gratefully took the money and bowed to him, then took her brother and left.

Shen Jiyao looked thoughtfully at the two people who were walking away, and said softly, "Just take a gamble and see if you can believe it."

After standing outside for a while, he led the people to the inn. The room where those people lived was the same as theirs, which made the young people's impression of Shen Jiyao much better.

In the evening, Shen Jiyao was changing Xiaodoumi's diapers when there was a knock on the door of their house. Lan Qianjue got up and pulled the door to see that it was the two siblings from the previous family. Let the girl's brother live in the same room with another boy, and open another room for the girl to live in alone, which made the girl a little flattered, thanked her a lot, and then moved in.

As it was getting dark, Shen Jiyao led the five of them downstairs to have dinner. During the meal, seeing that they were dressed in rags, he gave them several hundred coppers to buy a set of clothes and shoes for each of them, as well as some tableware, cloth towels and other necessities. , the five of them were honest people, and they were very moved when they saw this. They wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Shen Jiyao, but Shen Jiyao stopped them.

Now the five of them liked the two of them more and more, and they secretly made up their minds to do things for them, and Shen Jiyao also wanted this effect. These people were all poor, and he wanted to treat them well, and he knew that he had to treat them well. People will follow him sincerely.

A group of people went back to the inn to rest, planning to return to the village early the next morning.