country small landowner

Now that Zhou Tao has settled down with Xu Miao, if he goes to his house to help with work, there will be no gossip.

For Xu Miao, the people in Daliushu Village still understand it, and they can't say they don't like it.Zhou Tao also grew up under the watchful eye of the villagers, and the people in the village are very happy to see the results when they get together.

Qi Bao is the largest landowner in Daliushu Village, so the family has quite a lot of land, and they used to hire people to cultivate it.Even though they hired people, people like Father Qi and Grandma Tao had also been in the field, not to mention Father Zhou and Grandma Zhou, they were all good tricks in the crop field.

But since Qi Bao started here, he has never been in the field, and Qi Bao himself knows nothing about farming.Zhou Tao has been with Qi Bao since he was a child, he will do whatever Qi Bao does, even Qi Bao will eat and drink, Qi Bao is never stingy, he has his share.

So Zhou Tao, in fact, except for the supervisor who saw how other people did the work when he hired people, he really never worked in the field.

This time I went to the Xu family to help, naturally because I was afraid of tiring my brother.During this kind of busy farming season, even his brothers have to go to the fields together, Zhou Tao couldn't bear Xu Miao to go to the fields to work.

Qi Bao was very sure that Zhou Tao was going to make trouble for the Xu family, but it was not easy to dissuade Zhou Tao's enthusiasm, after all, it was very common for the husband-in-law to come to work for the old man's family in the village.Besides, the Xu family has a small population. Although they don't have much land, it will take a lot of time to finish all of them.

Sure enough, as Qi Bao expected, Zhou Tao was driven back by his uncle on the first day he went to work.His uncle's original words: I objected to you being with my younger brother before, so you can't harm my crops, my younger brother can't go out until the Chinese New Year, why do you want us to starve to death in the past six months? ?

Well, Qi Bao didn't want to complain, but Zhou Tao's uncle was really...reasonable, who knows maybe Zhou Tao really has this idea.

Although he was driven back on the first day, Zhou Tao still went early the next day.Qi Bao yawned greatly, seeing Zhou Taoxing hurried out the door, he was really positive enough.With this energy, I don't have to worry about not being able to catch up with my brother.

Zhou Tao was not kicked out that day, but he was not allowed to go to the field either, but stayed at home to prepare meals.Although as a boy, entering the kitchen is a shameful thing, but under the influence of Qi Bao, Zhou Tao felt at ease.And being able to share the worries of his brother, Zhou Tao said that there is no pressure on cooking or anything.

Qi Bao believes in the ideal life of Nongfu Spring with a little field. Now he not only has a field, but also a large field.In addition to the fields, he also has his own hills and a few orchards, and his life couldn't be happier.

The war-torn life in the first few years did not have much impact on the life in Daliushu Village.Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the land is narrow and sparsely populated, and the people's lives are self-sufficient. They don't need supplies from the outside world, and the outside world doesn't notice such a small mountain village at the foot of the mountain.

Being able to escape the suffering of the war, Qi Bao couldn't help admiring his father's foresight.

The Qi family is a big family, at least in Qingcheng County, it is quite famous.Qi Bao's father, Qi Jin, can also be regarded as a line of the main direct line, but this line is only one of Qi Jin, which is not taken seriously. In order to avoid getting involved in family disputes, after dividing the due family property, Father Qi , wisely moved away from the original county, and moved to this small mountain village on the edge of Qingcheng County.

Qi Bao's family is considered to be the richest family in Daliushu Village, but compared with the main family, they are nothing.Before Qi's father died, the Qi family came to fight for the family property, but because of the war, the main family, the Qi family, was greatly affected, so they missed the Qi Bao family's property.

"Mommy, Taozi will get married next year. What is his plan? Do he continue to live, or is he going to move out and live alone?" Zhou Tao saved a sum of money himself, which is not too small, and the deed of sale is also his own. In his hand, if Zhou Miao didn't like to spend time with them, he should have prepared for it early. It's a big deal to break ground and build a house.

"What's the matter, he asked you to submit an order?" Zhou Ama put down the work in hand, a little surprised, his Taozi is not such an ungrateful person.

"That's not true. However, I thought, when we talked about the marriage, we said that Taozi's deed of prostitution is in his own hands. After a while, Taozi will be a free agent after going through the household registration again. Living at home, it is inevitable to make murmurs, I am afraid that the Xu family will not be happy when the time comes."

"Ah, that's what happened." Grandma Zhou felt relieved, and he thought that his family Taozi was not such a jerk, "I told your father about this matter, no matter where Taozi lived, We all want to stay in the Qi family. When we, Bao'er, get married and marry my elder brother, and we old couple can't move anymore, we can't serve Bao'er, so we will leave. "

Qi Bao also felt relieved, although he used to live alone, but since he had a family, he never wanted to live the lonely days before.If Zhou Tao got married and moved out, he had no reason to stop him. He could only hope that Zhou Tao would be better, so how could he stop him like this.

Once Zhou Tao leaves, Aunt Zhou and Father Zhou will probably leave with him. Although he now knows that he has an elder brother, and that his elder brother is still alive, the feelings and meaning of Zhou Tao's family are not as good as Zhou Tao's.

Fortunately, Grandma Zhou and Father Zhou won't leave. Although it is unavoidable to be selfish to think so, Qi Bao is very happy and let go of his worries.As for Zhou Tao, hmph, even if that kid leaves, he still has to come and see himself, the original young master, from time to time, otherwise... otherwise he won't be paid, let him take his brother to drink the northwest wind .

If Zhou Tao heard this, he would definitely bully and bully his young master again. Where did he say that he was going to move out? He never thought about it.

Not long after entering October, the land of each household in Daliushu Village was almost ready, and the Xu family's land was tidied up early, and Zhou Tao went back to collect the radishes and cabbage in the few lands at home with confidence.

Part of the land in Qi Bao's family was leased out for rent collection, and a small part was rented out.For the leased land, it is enough to pay [-] coppers per mu of land after the grain is sold every year.And what is rented out is [-]% of the grain and straw in the field.

Originally, only [-]% of the food was needed, but Qi Bao's family didn't farm any land and had no firewood for burning.It is possible to use wood from the mountains, but Qi Bao was reluctant to cut trees for firewood, so he chose a compromise of [-]% grain and [-]% straw, so that he would have enough firewood for a year.

After farmers take the grain back home from the field, they have to perform a series of treatments such as drying and threshing.The processed grain, except for the rations left by the family and the tax grains handed in, will be sent to the city for sale.The money earned from selling grain is the guarantee for the family to eat, drink, wear and move around in the next year.

Qi Bao basically has nothing to do this autumn, he just waits for the rent and food and firewood, and then hires someone to pick the autumn pears, which is considered all work.

Qi Bao has already made a decision. It is necessary to leave for Beijing before November, and if it is later, it may be too late.He couldn't stay in Daliushu Village for the New Year, so it was not easy to take Zhou Tao away, otherwise the old couple would be left, and the New Year would be really meaningless.

After the new year, Zhou Tao will get married. The two yards in the family are enough. The cook is temporarily hired by the family, and he is getting old. Buying some New Year's goods is considered a full gift.

Qi Bao was counting the New Year's goods for the cook with his hands apart, when someone knocked on the door.Grandma Zhou went to the orchard with Father Zhou, and Zhou Tao went down the mountain to find Xu Miao. The cook basically didn't go out except for cooking, so Qi Bao had to open the door by himself.

Seeing the person who came, Qi Bao was greatly surprised, but he also recognized the person at a glance, "Is...Brother?" Qi Yu is really very similar to the deceased old father Qi.

Qi Yu laughed, and hugged the little fat man in front of him with a pair of strong arms, and he padded his weight. He was very good and well raised, "Hahaha, that's right, I am your big brother. You know me, then You must be my little brother, um, very good, very good...haha..."

Qi Bao was so strangled by him that he couldn't breathe, and he didn't know what his big brother was doing there, so he slapped Qi Yu hard a few times before he was let go.

Qi Yu looked embarrassed, originally wanted to make a good impression on this little brother, but when he got excited, his subordinates lost their sense of proportion.

Qi Bao coughed twice, only to realize that this person had been standing outside, and hurriedly said: "Brother, you came all the way, come in quickly, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat, and we can talk before it's too late."

"Okay, okay, let's go into the house. I haven't seen you in so many years, but brother has a lot to say to you." Qi Yu laughed and walked into the yard with Qi Bao holding each other's arms.

The two juniors following behind, Qi Xian and Qi Yi looked at each other, it seemed that Father and Uncle completely forgot about him, no one greeted them, so they could only go in by themselves.

In the room, Qi Yu took Qi Bao's hand and looked at him with a smile, the more he watched, the more he liked it.Qi Bao doesn't look like the Qi family, but he looks a bit like his grandmother Tao Qiu, only his mouth is more like Qi's father, with thin lips, and his nature seems to be cold, but he is actually the most affectionate person.

This younger brother of mine looks really festive, and is too rare to attract people, but my father can take care of people, look at this small physique, this body of flesh, why didn't he grow on those little boys of his own family.My three sons all look like they haven't had enough to eat, and they don't have any flesh, which is really shabby.

In the past, how Qi Yu thought his three sons were good, but now he is not pleasing to the eye, especially the second child, who looks malnourished and pale, as if he would faint at any time. It was his grandmother who got used to it.

If Qi Yi knew what his father was thinking, he would be wronged.Although he didn't practice martial arts from an early age like his elder brother, he wasn't at the level of a frail scholar. It's just that he was exhausted from the long journey these days.He is not like his father and elder brother, who have followed the late emperor to the battlefield and are used to running around, so fatigue is inevitable.Sure enough, after meeting my little uncle, my father started picking his nose and eyes at him.

However, this little uncle is really "small" enough.

"Qi Bao? Dad gave you the name?"

Qi Bao was not used to seeing his brother for the first time, especially such an enthusiastic brother.She wanted to take out the hand that was being pinched by him, but felt that it was not good, so she had to let him hold it.

"No, it's the name my grandma gave me. My dad also thinks it's good, so he called me that."

Qi Yu felt that the timid younger brother seemed even cuter, "Oh, so that's how it was, when Dad passed away..." Qi Yu suddenly didn't know how to ask.As the eldest son, his father passed away but he was not around. At that time, the younger brother was only eight or nine years old, but he had to face many things. As an older brother, I really felt sorry for him.

"Little brother is suffering, if big brother can come back earlier..."

Hearing Qi Yu's self-reproach, Qi Bao hurriedly stopped him and said, "I know that elder brother loves younger brother, but elder brother is also going to do big things, and younger brother understands. Besides, daddy also left me a lot of money back then. With Grandma Zhou’s family, the younger brother didn’t suffer much, but the eldest brother suffered a lot when he was away all these years, right?”

Qi Yu is an open-minded person, so he doesn't talk too much here. No matter what it was like in the past, it is the best that everyone is living well now. "Haha, I didn't have much time to spare in the first few years of campaigning. I haven't had to fight in the past two years, but I have a problem with being idle."

"Brother, this whole body of skills is useless, so it's inevitable that he will feel bored. After a few years, it will be good to let go of this whole body of errands and accompany my brother to go around."

"Enen, that's right. That's right, that's right," Qi Yu patted his head, "Look at my memory. Boss and second, don't come in to see your little uncle yet."