Rebirth of the backing and eating mountains

An Rubao directly frowned this time, Zheng Junyu glanced at him and asked, "I don't understand?" An Rubao shook his head honestly.

Zheng Junyu looked at him deeply, turned his head to look into the distance and said: "You all know the four major families in Yuxing City, the Zheng family in Qingquan, the Zhou family in Bone Street, the Wu family in Sanrenju, and the Pingjiu family. Xiang Wang's family, these four families are able to thrive in Yuxing City, each has its own foundation, and each has its own reliance, such as the Zheng family, the Zheng family can rank first among the four families, precisely because of Standing is the backer of the Zheng family in the capital."

An Rubao of the Zheng family in the capital had heard about it, and was a descendant of the founding father Zheng Guogong. He knew that the Zheng family had a lot of snobbery in Yuxing City.

Hearing Zheng Junyu continue: "The Zheng family in Yuxing City is a branch of the Zheng family in the capital. They specialize in business, so they are naturally blessed. Although the Zheng family has not been as good as before, the foundation is still there. The Zhou family is the wealthiest of the four families. His family started as a merchant, and their business is very big. His family's business is spread all over Jingguo and even the surrounding Chiyan and Xun countries. It can be said that the family is rich and rich. .As for the Wu family, this is what his family relies on," he made a cryptic gesture.

An Rubao understood that it meant making a fool of himself, nodded, and Zheng Junyu said again: "Almost all the dark business in Yuxing City belongs to the Wu family. The Wu family is the most cruel, ruthless, and no one in Yuxing City dares But the Wang family... the Wang family has been officials for generations, but they have no great power. They were originally the last of the four, but in the past two years, the head of the Wang family has suddenly emerged and has been highly valued in the capital. He has become a leader in the new faction. The status of his family is naturally rising, but his family is dedicated to official affairs, so their financial resources are much weaker. The reason why they know what the Ding family is doing and try their best to win them over is because of the business in the hands of the Ding family. Ding Bentan is not enough. I am afraid, but if the Wang family gets his help, it will be like adding wings to a tiger, let alone Xiao Xiaoyu prospering the city, even the entire Jing Kingdom will be changed."

An Rubao didn't know much about the struggles between these big families, but he was not stupid. After thinking about it for a while, he understood a few key points, and his expression changed slightly. Zheng Junyu looked at him fixedly, and asked : "You, it's the big brother who used you?"

Zheng Junyu is a friend of An Rubao's sincerity, knowing that the other party has taken advantage of him, even though he understands that he has his own difficulties, he still has some concerns in his heart, so he bowed his head in silence for a moment, then shook his head slowly, Zheng Junyu smiled wryly and said: " I have used you, but I want you not to blame me, brother forced me."

An Rubao raised her head again, raised her head and said, "Brother, I really don't blame you, I know you have a reason, not to mention being honest with me now is enough to prove that you still regard me as a brother. I don't know much about these careers and economics. Duo, from what the eldest brother said, the situation seems to be unfavorable to the Zheng family, if it is true, it has something to do with you...does it..." But he can't say anything, is there any connection?Zheng Guogong's mansion in the capital is the representative of the old forces, while the Wang family represents the new forces. The two ebb and flow. As the young master of the Zheng family in Yuxing City, a branch of the Zheng family in the capital city, Zheng Junyu is not involved.

Zheng Junyu understood what he meant, patted him on the shoulder, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "You don't blame me. What I told you is not to make you worry. Although the old and new forces are now fiercely fighting, the Zheng family has made great contributions for generations. These years, I have been detached from other things, and it doesn't matter much, I just want you to be somewhat prepared, maybe one day big brother will need your help."

He intended to let An Rubao relax, but he didn't want An Rubao's expression to freeze when he heard the words, he cupped his fists at him, and said without thinking: "You and I love each other, if one day the elder brother is useful to the younger brother, the younger brother will definitely die."

Zheng Junyu was slightly moved. His visit to Qingshan Village this time was not just on the way as he said, and the current situation was not as easy as he said. He wanted to leave a way for his family. He said these words, and he really had a sense of temptation Yi, seeing that An Rubao was really sincere to him now, made him feel ashamed, so he couldn't help staring at An Rubao for a long time, and said solemnly: "Since you have treated me with sincerity, I will repay you with sincerity. I swear, the sky will strike with lightning." The two clapped their hands together as an oath, and after this incident, the two of them completely opened their hearts, and their relationship became closer.

Watching Zheng Junyu's carriage gradually go away, An Rubao stood there for a long time before walking slowly towards home.

On the day when all the saplings were planted, An Rubao set off firecrackers and gave red envelopes to each of the workers to celebrate. Looking back at the lush and completely new back mountain, the excitement in his heart was beyond words.

Just as happy as him are the villagers who got their wages. They only worked at Anxuan's house for half a month. Each of them earned nearly 1 tael of silver. It turns yellow, and there are still more than ten days before it matures. In the remaining days, you can take care of the wheat field wholeheartedly, waiting for the wheat to be harvested and the rice to be planted.

As for the basket of peanuts that Zheng Junyu sent, no, ground pearls, the family tasted them tentatively, especially after tasting the deep-fried ground pearls fried by An Rubao and sprinkled with white sugar, they were quite unsatisfied. After Bao said that he could grow them, they all enthusiastically joined in the great cause of peeling the pearl shells from the ground. When all the pearls in a basket were peeled off, An Rubao picked up the big and plump ones and left about [-] catties for drying in the sun. As seeds, they are said to be big and plump, and they are much smaller than the peanuts he has seen in his previous life. He estimates that these seeds can only be planted on more than two acres of land, but he has never planted peanuts before, so he has to give it a try. , this amount is enough.

Farming is a technical job, and An Rubao didn't dare to take it too seriously. He asked An Tai, a senior farmer and patriarch in the village, for advice. Meng Antai taught him his experience, and he asked Fang Jiancheng and An Licheng to help. A total of four people tried to plant peanuts in the ground.

Because the newly opened mountain land is stubble land, even though it has been deeply plowed before, it is still necessary to add fertilizer. The so-called fertilizer here is naturally only one kind of farmyard manure, and there are not many Anrubao and Fang Jiancheng. They also went to acquaintances to ask for some. At this time, most people had already soaked the manure to dry. They picked up ready-made manure, collected about three acres of manure, turned it into the soil little by little, and put The ground is leveled to make a furrow, and the seeds are planted.

At this point, An Rubao was a little nervous. After all, this is a crucial link. Whether the earth pearl can germinate depends on it. Therefore, he completely followed the experience taught by An Tai to keep the depth of planting the seeds at about Three or four fingers deep, with an interval of about half a step, put 3 seeds in each pit, and plant them little by little. The four of them planted only three acres of land for two days, which was more tiring than planting ten acres of rice.

After the trees on the mountain have been planted, they still need someone to take care of them, mainly to see if any survive, so that they can be replanted quickly.These days when An Shuisheng was by his side, An Rubao was very satisfied with him. He was honest, responsible and not dull. An Rubao decided to entrust him with this job, so he made a special trip to An Shuisheng's house for this reason.

The life of An Shuisheng's family was indeed as bitter as An Ruxi said. There were three low thatched huts. The room was dark and damp. A man with sunken cheeks was lying on the kang with a pale complexion. He looked very sick. Light, An Shuisheng's aunt is also skinny, the whole family only An Shuisheng's younger brother looks normal, although he is still a little thinner than children of the same age, after all, he can barely be called rosy, wearing loose clothes. Shuisheng's Ah Mo hugged her in her arms, staring at An Rubao with a pair of big eyes.

An Rubao told them that he wanted An Shuisheng to visit the mountain, and the salary was only one tael of silver per month, which was not low. After all, even though it was just for walking around, the back mountain was not small, and it would cost more to turn it all over. half a day.

Before An Rubao finished speaking, An Shuisheng was already crying with joy. An Shuisheng stayed with An Rubao for more than half a month. He didn't do physical work for a day, but he also made nearly a tael of silver like others. It's been a long time since I saw so much money, and I was very happy, but when I thought that the tree was planted and such a good job was gone, I was depressed, An Rubao came to the door, how could I not make him happy.

An Shuisheng's eyes also turned red, and even An Zheng who was lying on the kang kept thanking him vaguely, An Rubao couldn't adapt to this atmosphere at all.It was agreed that An Shuisheng would go to work tomorrow and then he left. An Shuisheng sent him to the door.

An Rubao stopped and asked him, "What's wrong with your father? How long has he been sick?" An Shuisheng lowered his head and whispered, "I've been sick for more than two years, and I don't know what it is. I feel tired, dizzy, and can’t get up on the kang, I went to the town to see it, and I only said that I’m taking it easy.”

An Rubao thought for a while and said, "It's not a month or two to look around the mountains. I can pay you some wages in advance. When I have time, I will take your father to the town to have a look and find a better doctor. Don't worry." Afraid of spending money."

An Shuisheng choked with sobs and bowed: "Thank you...thank you, Master."

An Rubao patted his head, and said with a smile, "What's your name? We live in the same village, and our surname is An. Just call me Brother Rubao." An Shuisheng wiped his eyes, and called out respectfully. The matter of saying "Brother Rubao" was settled in this way.

On the second day after the ground pearls were planted, it rained. Everyone said that the spring rain is as expensive as oil, which is considered a blessing from God. The rain was not heavy, but it lasted for a long time. It was a few more sunny days, and the winter wheat in the field was about to ripen. Busy crowds could be seen everywhere in the golden wheat fields. Last year, there was a lot of snow, and this year can be regarded as a good harvest year.

Since An Rubao planted the pearls, he hoped that the seeds would germinate quickly, and he went to the pearl field every day to feel at ease. Unexpectedly, on the fourth day, he found that something was wrong. There were a few more pearls in the field. The seeds in the pit are gone, and there are some footprints beside it. It seems that the pheasants on the mountain did a good job. Before planting trees, there were many people on the mountain, but all the pheasants on the mountain ran away. None of them were seen. ignored.

An Rubao recalled that in his last life, when his family planted soybeans on the mountain, they would be eaten by pheasants. He just had to pour the seeds into pesticides to survive and then plant them. There were no pesticides here, so he had to think of other ways.

When Song Chu heard about it, he immediately took out his small bow and crossbow, walked around the mountain for a few days, and brought back some pheasants. When they were ripe, in order to prevent the sparrows from stealing food, the villagers planted a few straw men in the field, dressed in ragged clothes, which worked very well. An Rubao tried planting a few in the field, and it really got better.

There are more than 200 mu of fields on the back mountain that can grow crops. He took out three mu of land to plant pearls, and asked someone to plant some beans and corn for the rest. Going around, I only found two or three trees that didn't survive, and they were all patched up again.

Peanuts sprouted on the sixth day after planting. Early in the morning, An Rubao went up the mountain and saw the small shoots that had just been unearthed. When I went home, I told my family members, and the family was very grateful for the new shoots. Interested, I organized a group to watch it, but the buds were not neat, but fortunately there were not too many seedlings, so I went like that.

The end of March is the hardest time of the year. The winter wheat is ripe, and the whole village rushes to harvest the winter wheat from early morning to late. After all the harvest is finished and dried, they are busy digging the ground rice seeds. There is no free moment, but the duration is not It was too long. In mid-April, when the rice was planted and the wheat was put into the warehouse, the villagers had time to catch their breath. During this period, An Rubao was not idle. After the ground pearls on the mountain emerged, he gave 120 hearts. I personally weeding, catching insects and taking care of them in every possible way, so the growth is good and the future is bright.

The day for An Ling and An Ren to discuss marriage is set on April [-]th. Marriage negotiation is also called "passing the handkerchief" here. It's nothing to say, just invite the village head and the elders in charge of the branch where Anren's family is located to testify. The two will exchange the wedding ceremony wrapped in a handkerchief, and it will be settled. As for the wedding ceremony, it depends on personal preference. Although An Rubao and Song Chu are married, they have not gone through this procedure, so they went to the wedding ceremony out of curiosity. An Qing's family watched the ceremony, and An Qing's husband Lu Chen entertained them with a rare smile on his face, apparently in a good mood.

Anren's family is all there, and his family has a large population. Grandpa Anai is still alive, plus the second uncle's family, there are nine people, all of them are beaming.There are not many people watching the ceremony, most of them are young brothers who have not been served.

The clan elder of Anren's branch happened to be his grandfather An Fuchen, which saved a lot of trouble. When the appointed time came, only Anling, Anren and Xi were left in the house.

After about a cup of tea, the three of them went out, An Ling and An Ren both held marriage proposals, An Ling gave An Ren a purse embroidered by himself, while An Ren gave him a wooden hairpin. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, he stretched his neck and looked. It was a sandalwood hairpin with the common Shandan flowers on the Chunri Mountain here as the pattern, but the craftsmanship was much more sophisticated than the previous plum blossom hairpins.

Xi Lang smiled and said "It's done", An Liang cheered and ran to the door to set off firecrackers, and the relationship between the two was formally settled.