Dressed as the uncle of farming culture

The door was closed forcefully, but Mo Butou smiled even brighter when he heard the sound. Brother Xiao smiled awkwardly at the side. He glanced at the things in the other party's hand and asked softly, "Mo Butou is this?"

"It's a New Year's Eve, so of course I'm here to pay New Year's greetings. Brother Xiao Le and I have a good friendship," Catcher Mo handed the New Year gift directly to Brother Xiao, while looking at the doorway with a smile.

It's not right for Brother Xiao to accept this gift, or not to accept it, but the most fearful thing is that Mo catches the head and finds fault, so in desperation he hurriedly called Second Brother Xiao loudly.

Brother Xiao originally thought he was from the village, but when he heard Mo Butou's voice, he had already turned over and put on his clothes. When he walked to the door, he heard his elder brother's call, and he rushed out.

With a smile on his face, he took the gift from his eldest brother and wanted to return it to Mo Butou, but Mo Butou raised his sword eyebrows, his face turned cold, "Why, look down on me, Mo Mou?"

"...Where is this?"

Second Brother Xiao wished he could throw something on Mo Chutou and kill him!

"Second brother, take it." Xiao Le, who was dressed, opened the door and walked out, "Brother Mo, please."

Mo Butou followed with a smile on his face.

There were still some sparks in the firewood in the fire room, Xiao Le ignited the fire in two or three strokes, and he yawned a little, "Did Brother Mo not keep the New Year's Eve yesterday?"

"I didn't watch the year, but I kept watch at night." Mo Butou stared at the black eyes under his eyes, "I feel a little tired, I wonder if Brother Xiao Le is willing to give me half of the bed to rest?"

The corner of Xiao Le's mouth twitched, looking at the fire in front of him that was getting hotter and hotter, "If Brother Mo said it earlier, I wouldn't have to get angry."

"It was my fault."

Xiao Le led him into the room, and Second Brother Xiao and Big Brother Xiao squeezed into the room immediately after.

"Brother Le, Ren Cong came to look for you just now, it seems that there is something wrong," Second Brother Xiao hinted secretly.

Xiao Le nodded, "Brother Mo rests first, I'll go out for a while."

Catcher Mo washed his feet, washed his face, and wiped his hands. At this time, he was lying on the bed lazily. Hearing this, he waved, "Brother Xiao Le, come back earlier."

The three of Xiao Le walked out of the house, Brother Xiao closed the door, and the three walked to the door of the main room, yawning in unison.

"I just told Ren Cong that you just go to sleep."

Brother Xiao rubbed his eyes.

"it is good."

Xiao Le yawned continuously, but he wanted to go back to his room to sleep, but the progress was too fast.

So I went to Ren's guest room to sleep for a day.

It wasn't until the evening when Mo Butou came to arrest him himself that he lazily got up from the bed.

"It's so cold."

Xiao Le, who had just bid farewell to Ren Cong, shivered. The snow was even heavier than in the morning.

Upon hearing this, Mo Catcher stretched his umbrella towards Xiao Le, "It's snowing heavily, hurry back and sit in the fire room to warm up."

His voice was very soft, the umbrella came towards Xiao Le, and the whole person followed, and the two of them stuck together without any gaps.

With his head down, the corners of Xiao Le's mouth curled slightly, but when he raised his head, his expression was indifferent.

Big Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xiao were already familiar with Mo Tutou, so they talked a lot and drank some wine during dinner at night.

Then they gathered together in the fire room, and the family listened to Catcher Mo talking about the cases he had handled.

Seeing his family's eyes light up, Xiao Le just wanted to roll his eyes at that bragging bastard. So many murders have been done in the fucking yamen only a few months?

It is clear that the case that happened in another county government was brought over.

The more we chatted, the Xiao family felt that Mo Tutou was a better person. Mo Tutou climbed up the pole and lived in Xiao's house for three days. Except for the first day after Xiao Le slept in Ren's house, the next two days It's sleeping with Mo Tutou.

On the first day of sleeping together, Xiao Le sleeps straight, whatever position he poses before going to bed, and the same position when he wakes up, of course ignoring someone's head leaning over.

The next day, Xiao Le was much more casual. Before Mo Catcher could poke his hands secretly, before midnight, Xiao Le hugged him into his arms.

Mo Butou hugged him with bright eyes, and didn't sleep much for the rest of the night, so beautiful.

And he kept this posture all the time, thinking about what kind of reaction Xiao Le would have when he woke up, would he be shy?

Mo Tutou, who had made up his mind, was disappointed in the early morning, because after Xiao Le woke up, he didn't even look at him, he just got up, got dressed and went out.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Mo Butou wondered, he raised his hand and touched his face, could it be that he is not good looking?

No, he is the best-looking in their county government, and many people want to propose marriage to him.

Speaking of kissing, Mo Tuotou squinted his eyes, could it be that Xiao Le likes women?

No, he definitely doesn't like women.

Mo Tutou doesn't know where his confidence comes from, but he just thinks that Xiao Le should like him.

So before leaving, he said at the dinner table, "Qingshan private school is looking for a master, I think brother Xiao Le is good, why don't you give it a try?"

"Qingshan Private School? Where is it?"

Xiao Le didn't have this private school in mind.

"It was set up by an old Juren who came back from Fucheng. He sat in the town and found three more wives."

Mo catches his head back.

"Old Juren! That's Master Juren."

Brother Xiao exclaimed.

"That's right, there is no master Juren in our county."

Except the magistrate of course.

It would be a great thing if he could enter Lao Juren's private school.

After all, the old Juren is a living sign, there are definitely many people who send their children to private schools, and there must be many Shuxiu.

"Then trouble brother Mo to lead me to try."

"No trouble, why don't we go after dinner?"

There is no snow today, but there is still a lot of snow.

As long as it's not snowing, it's no big deal.

Brother Xiao went to borrow an ox cart after dinner, because Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xiao were going to pay New Year's greetings at the old man's house, so Mo Datou drove, Xiao Le sat on a small stool in the back, and staggered all the way to the county went.

"I have to burn incense to my ancestors, and ask them to bless Brother Le to enter Lao Juren's private school."

As soon as they left, Xiao's mother began to prepare joss sticks and paper money. After the family bowed to each other with incense, Brother Xiao and Brother Xiao rushed to their old husband's house with their wives and children.

Aunt Ren's family came to visit and talked about Butou Mo who lived in Xiao's house for several days, "I'm just afraid of him. Although I saw him talking and laughing, when he pressed Hu's family for questions, he was very fierce. "

Small people are afraid of fierce people.

"Actually, he is cold-faced and kind-hearted. He is pitiful," Xiao's mother sighed. "His mother was snatched by bandits not long after she was pregnant with him. It's a pity that he survived in the bandits' den because of him." He left shortly after he was born, he was raised by a few kind women in the bandit den..."

"...I started fighting as soon as I was sensible. I fought with those bandit children. If I lost, I was injured all over my body. If I won, I was also happy with my injuries. After several children were born, they brought them into the barracks together. They had a good life in the barracks, but later," Mother Xiao coughed and said in a low voice.

"Later, the daughter of some kind of military adviser fell in love with him, Mo Butou was unwilling, and deliberately found something to do, so he was sent to our county government to be a Butou."

Mother Ren really didn't know so many things about it, "This Mo Butou is also a poor man, what about his father?"

Xiao's mother looked disgusted, "Man, not long after my wife was taken away by the bandits, she married another one. When Mo Butou found her, he had grandchildren. Since then, Mo Butou hasn't seen her again. been there."

It's no wonder that I came to their house to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. There is not even one person in this house, so naturally there is no New Year flavor to speak of.

Mother Ren also scolded Mo Butou's father a few times, making him even more pitiful. Father Xiao and Father Ren listened silently, not daring to say a word at the moment.

Who told them to be men?

After settling down the ox cart, Mo Tutou took Xiao Le to drink a cup of hot tea and eat some snacks, and then went to the Qingshan private school in a trembling spirit.

Xiaotong led them into the hall, and soon a smiling old man came out, this is Zhang Daju.

"Long time no see, Mo Cheng."

Mo catches his head and cups his hands, "Uncle Zhang."

Zhang Daju waved his hand at him, and said to Xiao Le, who was saluting to him, "You don't need to be too polite, let me put the ugly words first, although I have some friendship with Mo Butou, but I will not go along with the matter of finding a wife." For personal matters, it depends on whether you have the ability to teach and educate people."

"That's natural, please Zhang Daju pay more attention to it."

Xiao Le said respectfully.

Zhang Daju nodded, "This way please.

The two entered the study.

Mo Butou waited for two hours, and the tea had been changed for three rounds before Xiao Le and Zhang Daju came out with smiles.

"Master Xiao, see you in ten days."

Hearing this, Mo Butou knew that the matter was settled, he and Xiao Le said goodbye with smiles, and as soon as they left the gate, Mo Butou put his arms around Xiao Le's shoulders, "Celebrate?"

"I invite you to dinner."

Xiao Le smiled.

It was rare for him to smile so happily, and Mo Tutou only thought it was very seductive.

I thought that the little scholar was poor and had no money, so he could just eat something small, but he didn't want Xiao Le to take him to the best restaurant in the county for dinner.

"Do you have silver?"

Mo Butou lowered his voice. Although he is a Butou, he only costs five yuan a month. Although he is not a star and a half better than most people, it is still a bit expensive to spend here.

"Yes," Xiao Le calmly took out twelve small silver notes.

Mo Butou was relieved, and at the same time praised, "I didn't expect Brother Xiao to be so rich."

"Small money, it's all small money." Xiao Le slightly picked up the tea and clinked glasses with Mo Tutou, "Brother Mo won't even be able to get ten taels of silver?"

The corner of Mo Catcher's mouth twitched, "You're really right, I'm poor."

"I see," Xiao Le put down his teacup with a smile, "Brother Mo, I have to trouble you with something."

"Although it is not troublesome, it is too polite." Mo Butou said with a big voice.

"Since I have become the master of the Qingshan Private School, I have to live in the county permanently. I also ask Brother Mo to help me find a place to live."

"What's there to look for?" Mo Tutou chuckled, leaned forward, looked at Xiao Le and said, "Although my hands are tight, I still made a lot of contributions in the military camp and got some money. We bought a small yard in the county, not far from the yamen, and it is only a quarter of an hour to Qingshan Academy, if you don't mind, you can live in my house."

"Does that bother sister-in-law?"

Xiao Le also leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

The two faced each other, with only a distance the size of a fist between them.

Mo Butou stared at him, "I'm not married yet, and I'm not engaged. Where can I have a sister-in-law? I'm the only one in my house. If you can come to my house to stay, you can also accompany me."

"How much is the monthly rent?"

Mo Butou was upset, and knocked on the table, "Although I'm a little poor, I won't ask you to pay any rent. You are my good brother. Isn't it too outlandish for a good brother to say these things?"

"Isn't that taking advantage of you?"

Xiao Er served the food, Xiao Le sat up straight and hesitated.

"I'm happy, take as much as you want, I have a lot of cheap."

Catcher Mo brought food to Xiao Le, "Eat quickly, don't talk about those polite things."

"Then thank you, Brother Mo."

"If you want to thank me, you can change the name to make us closer."

"How to call it to appear close?"

"My original name is Mo Cheng, you can call me Brother Cheng, and your name is Xiao Le, then I will follow your family and call you Brother Le, okay?"

"……OK."

After a while, Catcher Mo said, "Brother Le, you called out."

"...Brother Cheng."

"Eh!"

Mo Tutou was so beautiful that he took Xiao Le back to his home after eating.

Although I live alone, the house is clean. There are two large wooden stakes in the yard, and there are still some marks on the wooden stakes.

"This is for my morning exercises."

Mo Catcher explained, "I have the habit of getting up early to practice, but if it disturbs you, then I will practice again in the evening."

"Don't bother me," Xiao Le felt after seeing the house, Mo Tutou had a good eye for choosing the yard. There was a small well next to the kitchen, and it was convenient to get water.

"Why are there no bowls and chopsticks?"

There was nothing in the kitchen except two wooden barrels and two tubs.

"I don't know how to cook," Mo Butou coughed, "Plus there is food in the yamen, so I don't often eat at home. Don't worry, I will add it later, and I will hire a woman."

"No, save as much as you can," Xiao Le waved his hand.

Mainly because he doesn't like having outsiders around.

"This room is a bit small, how about I just convert it into a study for you?"

There are a total of five rooms, and one is relatively small, with no bed in it, and some sundries.

"it is good."

Xiao Le nodded.

In the evening, the two returned to the village. Father Xiao went to return the ox cart, mother Xiao made chicken soup, and Xiao Le and Mo Tuotou each had a big bowl.

"We even burned incense to our ancestors this morning." After learning that Xiao Le could enter Qingshan Academy as a teacher, Xiao's mother and Xiao's father were overjoyed.

He is also more enthusiastic about Mo Butou, even though Mo Butou has repeatedly stated that he is useless.

But at least he was the one who introduced it, otherwise Xiao Le wouldn't even know there was such a thing.

"After becoming a wife, I have two taels of silver a month." When Xiao Le mentioned his monthly silver, everyone present gasped. It's only five dollars a month, what a shame!

"That's too much. The private school in the town is only five taels a year."

Father Xiao said in surprise.

"He only accepted ten people, and one wife on Uncle Zhang's side would have to accept 25 people," Xiao Le said with a smile.

Butou Mo frowned slightly when he heard the number, "Could it be too many?"

"Don't worry, I can take care of it."

Xiao Le is not afraid at all.

"By the way, how did you meet Uncle Zhang?"

Mo Butou sighed, "Uncle Zhang has two sons, both of whom entered the military camp. We have a good relationship. Later...they are gone, so I often visit Uncle Zhang."

This topic is a bit heavy. After all, it's the New Year, and I don't want to talk about such a heavy topic, so Catcher Mo talked about Xiao Le staying at his house again.

Hearing that Xiao's father and his wife were very grateful, Catcher Mo said it was nothing but asked if he could come back with Xiao Le for dinner.

There's nothing wrong with this, Mother Xiao agreed without saying a word.

I don’t want Mo Butou’s coquettish operation to come. First, I sighed with emotion about my unfortunate family, and then talked enviously about the happy scene of Xiao’s family. Then I expressed that I wanted to recognize Xiao’s father and mother as righteousness. The father and adoptive mother also took out the red envelope that they did not know when they had prepared, and knelt down in front of Xiao's father and Xiao's mother.

The previous foreshadowing words had already made the eyes of the two of them turn red, and they were very distressed by Mo Butou. Seeing that the other party knelt down and called him adoptive father and mother, how could he be willing to refuse, and he responded repeatedly, and even patted Mo on the head. .

Xiao Le, who was on the sidelines: ...that's amazing, Gouzi.

So Brother Xiao and Brother Xiao's family, who came back at noon the next day, learned that they had an extra younger brother, an older brother.

That's right, according to age, Mo Tutou is ranked behind Brother Xiao and in front of Second Brother Xiao.

Xiao Le is still the tail.

"Then I'll call you Third Brother."

Seeing Brother Xiao's strange expression, Xiao Le suppressed a smile.

"...It's been called for so many years, but there is no need to go down."

"Second brother is right." Mo Tutou didn't want to be too thick-skinned, and directly changed from the original second brother Xiao to the second brother, "Brother Le, you can just call me Brother Cheng from now on."

Second brother Xiao didn't feel happy.

On the contrary, Xiao Yunxing is very happy, he has a second uncle who is a head catcher!

This matter deserves him to be the boss among his friends.

It is indeed very beneficial for the Xiao family that Mo Catcher and the Xiao family are married. Whether it is a marriage to the children or doing things outside, the person who often pries the woodwork of the elder brother Xiao and the second brother Xiao, I didn't dare to come again, and even took the opportunity to apologize to the two of them.

Eight days later, Big Brother Xiao and Second Brother Xiao helped Xiao Le move things to Mo's house. Catcher Mo went back to the yamen after having lunch that day, and the key to the gate had already been given to Xiao Le.

It is also convenient for them to get in and out.

"This yard is really magnificent!"

Brother Xiao's eyes were filled with admiration.

"Our family has also built a house after the spring, and it must be more magnificent than other yards." Brother Xiao thought of the house map that Xiao Le left at home, and his whole body was full of energy.

"Yes," Brother Xiao was also very happy.

"Big brother and second brother, you must persuade your parents when you go back. This year, we will invite some people to help Zhongdi, and build the house first, so that there will be a big yard to turn over during the autumn harvest."

Xiao Le poured water for the two, sat down and said.

"Don't worry, Brother Le, we know what's good or bad."

Brother Xiao, who knew that he cared about his family, nodded repeatedly.

Now the family life is getting better and better, Le Geer has become a wife again, very decent.

Big Brother Xiao and Xiao Le cleaned up at home, Second Brother Xiao went to buy some meat, and brought a lot of vegetarian dishes at home, but they can eat for a while. With them, Xiao Le didn’t cook. After eating at noon, Xiao Le The eldest brother went to buy the neutrons needed by the family, and Xiao Le and the second brother Xiao went to the Yamen.

It's not to go to Mo Butou, but to get the scholar's silver. In this dynasty, if you win the Tongsheng, you get ten catties of rice and one tael of silver a year. If you win the scholar, you get fifty catties of rice and five taels of silver a year. If you win a Juren, that is two hundred catties of rice and 50 taels of silver. Both Juren and Jinshi can buy an official position with a small amount of money.

After receiving what this year's scholar should have, Xiao Le asked them to take it back.

Brother Xiao and Brother Xiao insisted on leaving the five taels of silver to him, "Eating and drinking here are all money, and building a house at home is also money. You can keep some for yourself."

So Xiao Le accepted it.

He has 50 taels of silver on him, adding these five taels is 55 taels, and there are still two taels of silver in the account every month. Life is very good.

When Catcher Mo returned home, he saw that the door was unlocked, and he opened it with a slight push. There was no change in the yard, but the sound of reading could be heard from the study.

Mo Butou's heart felt warm all at once.

"I am back!"

he said super loudly.

The sound of reading in the small study disappeared, and then Xiao Le came out from the main room, "Brother Cheng, the food is warming in the pot, you can eat after washing your hands."

Catcher Mo hurriedly washed his hands and face, and then helped put the food on the table. He looked at the dishes with enthusiasm, "You made it?"

"I made the soup, and these were made by my eldest brother and second brother at noon."

Xiao Le drank the soup slowly.

Mo Butou also quickly scooped up a big bowl of soup for himself, "It's delicious!"

"But your hand is still good at reading and writing. I'd better invite a woman back."

"No, I really like cooking," Xiao Le quickly waved his hand. A lot of cooking here is boiled with some salt. Even if there is meat in the house, it is mostly boiled or stewed. Xiao Le really It's a little unbearable, and now he can come out to cook alone, he is very happy.

Seeing Mo Butou looking at him, Xiao Le explained, "I've read some food books recently, and I'm very interested. Don't spoil my mood."

"Okay, okay, when the yamen is okay, I will come back to help you, and I will learn by the way."

Mo catcher said repeatedly.

On the second day, Xiao Le went to Qingshan Private School. This day was the day to accept students. On the third day, Xiao Le officially started his daily life as a teacher.

In the morning at Qingshan private school, in the afternoon at home reading, writing, making snacks, after dinner in the evening, either go out for a walk by yourself, or go for a walk with Mo Tutou.

They lived comfortably and comfortably, and they didn't even know that those two paintings of theirs were so popular in several prefectures, but they only knew that it was a calligrapher and painter named Er Scar, but they didn't know that he was where.

The Wen shopkeeper of the study shop almost broke his leg in order to find Xiao Le. First, he went to the village. The good guy was not there, and then followed the Xiao family's words to find the Mo family. The good guy was not there either.

It was only later that I found out that he was a teacher at the Qingshan Private School, so the shopkeeper Wen went to wait for someone, only saw the other party come out at noon, and immediately invited him to the carriage.

"I don't have any ideas recently, and I can't draw," Xiao Le generously explained his laziness.

"It's okay not to paint, the less this painting is, the more precious it is! I only hope that your calligraphy..."

"Don't worry, if I want to sell it, I will definitely send it to you," Xiao Le smiled slightly. "I only have one request. I can't reveal any trace of me. I just want to live a peaceful life."

Shopkeeper Wen nodded again and again, pointing to the sky and swearing that he would keep it secret, but he admired in his heart, this is the life of a boss.