fluttering night wind

With the autumn wind, it was cold for a while, and it was the end of November in a blink of an eye, and Linxi, a remote village, gradually had a taste of Chinese New Year.In the afternoon of that day, Sun Jiren brought a fish, a salted chicken, a side of bacon, and some tofu and cabbage to the county government office. He saw only Ziying in the huge room doing calculations and reconciling the accounts. I couldn't stop trembling even though I was wearing it all over my body.He hurriedly went to move the charcoal basin to light a fire, only to see a thick layer of ash in the charcoal basin, and Ziying lazily said: "Forget it, Mr. Bai has an order that no fire is allowed until it is the coldest time."

When Sun Shuye imprisoned his former Linxi Order, he cleared out all the servants and servants in the county yamen, and when Bai Yansheng took office, he did not hire any more idlers, so only he and Ziying lived in more than a dozen houses in one yamen. No one, not even a doorman.Usually the door is open and anyone can come in.

Sun Jiren thought to himself that this is really a money-grubbing exchange for a stingy one, so he ordered it for him on his own initiative.Ziying frowned, looked up and saw that he was dressed differently from the mud-legged man in the past, and he was wearing a long gown, looking gentle, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter with you, Bering and Sect Master Sun are opening up wasteland in Jiuqugang."

Sun Jiren was a little at a loss when he heard him ask such a question.

Ziying felt that he wanted to be close to him, but for some reason she was impatient in her heart. Fang was about to scold him, but suddenly she heard the sound of "dong dong dong" knocking Dengwen drum from the front door across the yard, her eyes lit up, he and Yansheng had been here in Linxi for more than a month, and it was the first time someone beat the drums to cry for injustice. He was very curious, so he hurriedly patted down his belongings and ran to the gate of the county government office.

I saw three people standing at the door. An old man in sixties was pulling a tall and strong young man. The man had many scars and bruises on his body, and his face was ashamed. Beside them was a young woman kneeling, covering her face with her sleeves. face, sobbing and choking.The old man saw a boy who looked like a young man, he didn't know who he was, he knelt down with a plop, and shouted "Master Qingtian".

Ziying was going to pull the old man, but the other party didn't get up, so he had to squat down and ask the reason.It turned out that the old man's son died early, leaving behind his daughter-in-law and a six or seven-year-old grandson. This daughter-in-law is also a child of a dutiful family. Hooked up with others, and was discovered by her in-laws when she was Qingqing and me, and beat the adulterer well, and dragged him to the county government to seek justice.

It turned out to be a household chore, but Ziying was so boring. Then she thought about it, the folk customs in this mountain are simple and honest, and the case of murder and robbery is likely to be encountered only once or twice in her life, so she stood up and said, "Bering is in Jiuqugang, you are looking for him." If so, I will take you there."

There are many people and little land in the deep mountain valley of Linxi. When Bai Yansheng took office, he agreed with Sun Shuye to open up wasteland on a large scale.Both of them felt that if they wanted to survive in troubled times and not be bullied, they had to stay in the village as a weapon, because the fields would lead to valleys, and mighty virtue should go hand in hand.It's just that in this era, it takes three to five years at least, and even ten years at most to see results.The Sun family also wanted to expand their power at first, but the taxes were too heavy, and there was a famine every year. Dingkou was taken away to fight again, leaving only the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled.This autumn, the sound of geese and golden words have reduced the tax burden, and finally have the opportunity to inspect the mountains and forests during the slack in the fields and prepare to open up wasteland.

In late autumn, the mountains are still gorgeous, and the green waves are still flowing eastward. Ziying helped the old man climb up a high hill, and saw a crowd of people in twos and threes scattered on the flat ground under his feet. Plumes of black smoke billowed from the woodland, and people were busy clearing the surface of the vegetation before the winter freeze.

Father Sun was indignant all the way, and only then closed his mouth. The man raised his head at some point, and the old and the young looked at his feet in shock.The man murmured: "This is what the predecessors said, the blue thread on the difficult road, to enlighten the mountains and forests."

The old man was full of grief and anger all the way, and he only cared about catching the adulterer, but he couldn't care about his own daughter-in-law.Ziying looked back and saw that the woman was still stumbling and following on the mountain road, so she walked around to Sun Jiren and whispered, "Look at that woman, don't let her commit suicide."

A group of people walked to the flat ground and saw Bai Yansheng dressed in bunts, wearing straw sandals, chopping trees with an ax in his hand, and his face was covered with ashes. land.

Father Sun knelt down in front of Bai Yansheng with a plop, and repeated what he said just now, but this time he was not as indignant as before, but the man was still ashamed and kept silent, just letting the old man beat and abuse.

Bai Yansheng then asked Sun Shuye who rushed over, "Sect Master Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Shuye said meaningfully: "According to the clan's rules, women should be buried in ponds, and men should be cut to pieces. But since they seek justice from adults, then let adults decide everything."

Bai Yansheng saw that the old man and the man were both shocked, their expressions were sad.He asked the man seriously, "What is your name, where is your hometown, what do you do for a living, and are your parents healthy?"

The man didn't dare to raise his head, and his voice was thick and sad, "The villain Wu Tian, ​​a native of Wenjun County in the east of the river, his hometown was destroyed by the Hulu, his parents died, the old land was separated, and he lived and lost his home. Three years ago Fleeing so far, I built a grass shed at the foot of the mountain to help others for a living."

Yan Sheng rubbed his chin in thought, he was busy with farm work these days, he didn't take care of himself for a long time, a little stubble grew on his cheek, it was rusty to the touch.He turned to look at Ziying, but who would have expected that the latter would have gone to the woods to flirt with flowers and grass.When he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Sun Jiren walking towards him carrying a man wheezing from a distance, and only when he got closer did he find that his whole body was dripping with water.

He walked up to the crowd, and just as he put the person on his shoulders down, the man named Wu Tian rushed over like flying, with tears in his tiger eyes, and a series of roars from his throat.Sun Jiren wiped the water from his face and said, "I jumped into the stream on the way, luckily I found it early."

That old man Sun closed his eyes and staggered. Fortunately, Yan Sheng's eyes were sharp and his hands quickly caught him.Cloudy tears flowed down the wrinkles, and he said in his mouth: "You do evil, Xiao Xian'er, you have no face to live, but what about my grandson? How can he live without a father and a mother?"

Bai Yansheng saw that the woman was in her prime, her appearance was not vulgar, her breasts heaved slightly, she knew she was ashamed, she didn't dare to open her eyes in front of everyone, but a line of tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes, so she knew it, and said to Father Sun: "Master, If someone is willing to replace your dead son, give you an old age, raise your grandson, love your daughter-in-law, lead all the sons to embrace the weak grandson, and share the family relationship, would you be willing?"

Father Sun opened his mouth halfway and was speechless for a moment.

Bai Yansheng said to the two people on the ground again: "Wu Tian, ​​if someone is willing to discipline you in place of your parents, have children at your knees, a woman who washes clothes and cooks, and the family lives in harmony, would you be willing?"

"Daughter-in-law of the Sun family, you have already died once. If someone is willing to renew the covenant with you, to love your children and take care of your elders, would you be willing?"

Everyone didn't understand it for a while, but the man reacted quickly, and immediately kowtowed to Bai Yansheng in gratitude, weeping: "The villain has no long-term possessions, and the walls are desolate. If he can get a foothold, ten thousand deaths will not be enough to repay the kindness of an adult. "

The woman lay on the ground covering her face with her hands, and the tears flowed more violently.

Bai Yansheng cupped his hands at Father Sun and said: "Congratulations, Father, today you have adopted a young, vigorous, loving and righteous adopted son, Sect Master Sun, the clan will surely be prosperous and the weather will be smooth."

Sun Shuye smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

Father Sun just woke up like a dream, with mixed feelings in his heart, he didn't know how to talk to him, and he sighed after a long while: "Your heart is not bad..."

Bai Yansheng winked, then Wu Tian turned to Father Sun and kowtowed nine times in a row, and said, "Father," and exchanged tears with just one word, and it took a long time before he continued, "I will definitely give you The old man wears sackcloth and filial piety, which is good for Xian'er and the children."

Sun Jiren and his family followed the way they came down the mountain.

Sun Shuye looked at the back of the family going away, and said to the wild goose: "I thought my lord would love her with virtue and give her a name."

However, Bai Yansheng smiled and said: "You have to care for the orphans, but you don't need to persuade people to observe the festival. The sage also said that the indestructible nature can never be destroyed. It is not easy to keep a family unbroken in such a troubled world. Yes." After he finished speaking, he drew out the ax again and started to chop down the tree vigorously.Just cut a few axes, but suddenly remembered something, turned around and said to Sun Shuye: "Sect Master Sun, are there many refugees living in and outside Linxi?"

Sun Shuye reported the number to him and said: "Although Jiangdong was founded today, Dongping is a county with no land in the state. It is still difficult for us to make ends meet. These people live in remote places, and they are just helping others to fight. Odd jobs, resigned to fate, are no different from beasts."

Bai Yansheng thought for a long time, then looked up at Sun Shuye, and said, "Sect Master Sun, I have an idea. The biggest shortage for land reclamation right now is manpower, can we gather these refugees and give them land according to their personal labor, free of rent for three years , so that the local people can also benefit.”

Sun Shuye had expected that he would say that, and he was a bit out of breath from his tone of voice, and thought to himself, the pair really made me feel nostalgic for the past.Then he laughed, put his hands behind his back to the mountains and forests, and said loudly: "The Central Plains is in chaos, and the people rush southward. They are called overseas Chinese. Those who migrated to the south have no hope of returning home, so they have to live here. I have lived here for many generations. The graves are lined up. Be respectful and sincere." , isn’t it different from the state of your parents. My lord wishes to establish this state and set up this county, and my Sun family has no objection, and I swear to advance and retreat with you.”

At the end of autumn in the 13th year of Chongming, Bai Yansheng summoned the refugees near Linxi to farm and reclaim wasteland. The land reclaimed by one person was divided into three parts, one third was for the public, one third was for the village, and one third was for private individuals. After renting for three years, rumors spread to hundreds of people, the world was shocked, exiled households flocked in, and the population of Linxi and Dongping increased by nearly ten times in a few years. This small Jiangdong county became the place where Baiyansheng made his fortune.And Sun Shuye lived up to what he said, serving his family, and opened up a political path for himself and his family by being good at knowing people.

This winter can keep Yansheng and Ziying busy enough.Refugees continued to come to seek refuge, and some even traveled across the mountains and across the ocean.They have to be busy arranging these civilians who speak different accents, feeding them food and clothing, compiling their household registrations, supervising production, helping orphans, distinguishing loyal and traitorous people, and weeding out idlers with false household registrations.The influx of people made this small mountain city extremely lively, and the people who escaped from the war also brought diseases and plagues to Linxi.

At the beginning of spring, an epidemic broke out in Linxi. Fortunately, it was discovered early and handled properly, and the epidemic was brought under control without large-scale deaths.Even so, Bai Yansheng, Mencius Ying, Sun Shuye, etc. are almost becoming human beings.

In the evening of that day, Bai Yansheng rode the spring breeze back to the county government office from the villagers, and lay flat on the mat without moving.In a daze, I felt that a person came in from outside the house, and I barely opened my eyes to see that it was a young man with a weak crown, handsome in appearance, wearing gold and purple, dignified on his body, and fragrant in his movements.Can't help asking: "Who are you? What's the matter in Linxi county government?"

The young man walked up to Yan Sheng with an elegant demeanor, sat down in front of Yan Sheng, bowed his hands, and said, "Brother Bai, don't you know Sixuan?"

The sound of the wild goose was stunned, and his mind went blank.

"My father, Pei Xiu, governor of Jingzhou, made a marriage contract with the sister of the Bai family in Yongjing last spring according to his parents' orders."

Yan Sheng felt that his mind had turned into a pot of porridge, and tried his best to get up, as if his body had been run over by a carriage, he struggled a few times but still couldn't get up, so he had to apologize: "Please forgive Bai Yansheng for being rude, Mr. Pei, you Isn't it in Jingzhou? Why did you come to the river?"

Pei Sixuan smiled slightly, as expected of a queen from a famous family, completely different from those dandies in Yongjing, Yan Sheng only felt that his body was as clear and serene after being washed by water, and his headache was relieved a lot, he only heard him say: "Brother Bai, this year is the one I crowned In [-], we agreed to marry Lingmei, and I came to Linxi to discuss the marriage."

Bai Yansheng smiled awkwardly and said: "So it's already spring, so I've forgotten all about it. Brother Pei is self-willed, so just send a family member for this kind of thing, why bother to make a trip in person."

Pei Sixuan's eyes sparkled with tenderness, and he said: "Thank you Brother Bai for entrusting Miss Yan Rong to me. I met Brother Bai today, and I know that Yan Rong is also good. I will go to Yongcheng to find her."

Bai Yansheng was stunned for a moment, and received Pei Sixuan's inexplicable bow, the young man flicked his sleeves and went out the door like no one else.

How could an unmarried couple meet, this young man was born romantically, but he acted so strangely, it was shocking, "You, stop!" Bai Yansheng shouted, suddenly his wrist was grabbed.

In front of her was Ziying's anxious face, and the Sun brothers sat next to her, with solemn faces.

"My lord, you are infected with time service!"

The author has something to say: the next chapter is not a healing department~~~~~~~