Different generation married man

Hai County is next to Zhishan County, and the two counties are adjacent to each other, but the lives of the people in the two places are very different.

Hai County is in the lower reaches of Zhishan County, and it would only take half a day by boat, but Su Mo wanted to see the situation in Hai County, so he chose to take a horse-drawn carriage.

In the only horse shop in the town, I rented a carriage, and Maning drove to Hai County.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left the carriage shop, he ran into an acquaintance, and saw Feng Ke walking in a hurry, looking at the direction as if he was going to the river ditch.

Su Mo hurriedly called out, "Stop!"

"Woo..." Mo Ning stopped the carriage, and Xiao Wu asked, "What's wrong?"

"I saw Brother Feng." As he spoke, Su Mo raised the curtain of the car and shouted at Feng Ting, "Brother Feng, where are you going?"

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Feng Xun looked for the voice, saw that it was him, and immediately smiled, "Su Xiaolang, I was just looking for you, but unexpectedly I met you here〇"

"Brother Feng, why are you looking for me?" Su Mo asked.

Feng said, "It's not really important, it's just that the red deed you bought the land last time has been completed, and I happen to have nothing to do, so I will send it to you.

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There are two types of title deeds for this sale of land.One is the white deed, which has the advantages of low cost and simple handling. It is just a piece of paper stating various conditions of the land.But it is not entered into the official records, and it cannot be reissued if it is lost. Whoever picks up the land deed will own it.

The red deed is also called the official deed. Although the fee is higher, it is recorded by the government. As long as the holder does not change it, the land will always be his.

The red deed was originally for the person who wanted to buy the land, and he went to the yamen to get it.However, because of the county magistrate's repeated explanations, Feng Chen himself wanted to make friends with this side, so he personally delivered it to the door.

No, I ran into them as soon as I arrived in the town.

Feng Ting was also happy, and while taking out the red deed from his arms, he stepped forward and handed it to Su Mo, "Su Xiaolang, please keep this red deed first."

"Thank you, Brother Feng." Su Mo took it, and Feng Zhi saw that they looked like they were going to travel, so he added something casually, "Su Xiaolang, are you going on a long trip?"

"Yes, I'm going to Hai County." Su Mo said.

Feng Ting was surprised, "That place is very poor, and there are no good things. Is Su Xiaolang going here for something important?"

"I want to buy some land over there." Su Mo thought that Feng Ke was also a member of the yamen, and he might know more about this than them, so he asked and asked, and at the same time wanted to get some information from him.

Sure enough, when he heard that he was going to buy land in Hai County, Feng Chen's expression changed. He said strangely, "Su Xiaolang, the land over there is all saline-alkali land, and nothing can grow."

What Feng Ting didn't ask was, why did he have to travel so far to buy a land, and it's not that there is no place nearby, could it be that he was coaxed?

"Thank you, Brother Feng, for reminding me, but what I want to buy is saline-alkali soil. A few days ago, Mr. Yu family gave me some seeds brought back by the caravan. He said that it can be grown in saline-alkali soil, so I was curious and wanted to plant them to see." Su Mo unceremoniously pushed the blame on Yufeng.

After all, compared to him, the name of the Yu family is still very good.

Sure enough, when Feng Zhi heard that it was the seeds brought back by the Yu family caravan, he believed half of it in his heart, and at the same time was secretly startled.

This Yu family is the largest aristocratic family in Daqi, this Su Xiaolang is actually on good terms with the young master of the Yu family, and the conversation is still very casual, presumably the friendship is not shallow, what is the origin of this Su Xiaolang?

He didn't ask ft what kind of seed he was, anyway, he had achieved his goal today, so he said, "That's fine, I won't delay you, Su Xiaolang, be careful on the road, if there is anything, just come to the county government office to look for it." I."

"Thank you Brother Feng, you have worked so hard for this trip, and I will treat you to tea when I come back." Su Mo thanked Feng Ke again, and then told Mo Ning to drive away in the carriage.

Feng Ting stood where he was and thought for a while, then went back to the county office, and told magistrate Hu what happened today.

County magistrate Hu stroked his beard for a while, and said, "You should keep an eye on this matter first, if it goes well, it's fine, if it doesn't work, you can go to-"

"Yes." Feng Bao agreed.

Although the county magistrate didn't know why Su Mo didn't buy so many fertile fields, he went to buy them in a place where dogs don't pee and birds don't lay eggs.

Walking staggeringly like this for a whole day, he didn't enter the boundary of Hai County until evening.

As soon as he entered the boundary of Hai County, Su Mo could feel that the whole county was dusty, and even the air was filled with a sense of desolation.

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Large tracts of land are deserted, not much green can be seen, almost all are bare, only one or two stones can be seen.Occasionally, there are one or two pieces of land that can be cultivated, and some farmers are bending over to work, they all look like they are in shabby clothes, even the crops in the field are sick, and they look listless.

Fortunately, you can occasionally see a few salinity-resistant poplars, otherwise it would be really barren.

Along the way, you can still see that most of the villages on the roadside are low thatched huts. The clothes on the children running around in front of and behind the houses are also patched heavily, or some of them don’t even wear their tops. .

But it is rare to see old people, even young and middle-aged people, their faces are full of vicissitudes and fatigue, and most of them are women.

Su Mo raised the curtain of the car, opened his mouth, and said in disbelief, "Are all the people here like this?"

Mo Ning was silent as he drove the carriage.

Xiao Wu sighed, and said, "This is pretty good."

What he didn't say is that there are people poorer than here. I heard that some families are so poor that several people can wear a pair of trousers.

Passing by another village, Su Mo poked his head to look, and wondered, "Why don't you see the old man this way?"

Xiao Wu's face changed, his eyes flickered, and he turned his head away, but he didn't speak.

Inexplicably, Su Mo thought of some ancient legends.

In one place, there is a saying that dies in sixty sixties.

In that place, any old man in his sixtieth year would be carried up the mountain by his own son and locked in an empty grave that was newly built and unsealed.One brick was added to one meal a day until the tomb was built, and people were locked inside and buried alive to death.

It is said that it is because of poverty. When people reach that age, they are old and frail, unable to do activities, and living is a waste of financial and material resources, so there is this custom.

However, whether this legend is true or not, future generations have no way of knowing.

Xiao Wu is a straight-tempered person, and he can't hide things on his face. Although he didn't say anything, the expression on his face betrayed him.

What is going on here, Su Mo doesn't know, and if Xiao Wu doesn't say anything, it's not easy for him to ask, but it's not as good as it should be.

Seeing that his complexion was not good, Xiao Wu pretended to be relaxed and said, "Fortunately, this place is near the sea, and some villages near the sea can go to the sea to catch some seafood, and can make a living."

Su Mo was not comforted. It was as if a big stone was crushed in his heart, until he couldn't breathe. After a while, he tapped on the carriage lightly and said, "Mo Ning, it's getting late, we Find a place to stay first!"

"Yes!" Mo Ning raised his whip and changed the direction of the car.

Compared with Zhishan County, the county seat of Hai County is really not a little bit worse.

Judging from the surviving outlines, this Haixian County was once glorious, and its overall scale is no smaller than that of Zhishan County, but now many buildings have collapsed and collapsed, and they are all in ruins.

Only the two long streets in the middle and some houses on the back streets are left.Although the shops on both sides are open, most of the business is not very good.

The entire street was originally paved with Yushi, but due to the age of the year, it was damaged and there was no one to repair it, so it was all dilapidated.As soon as the carriage passed by, the yellow dust rose up for half a day, and it was still full of potholes.If it's raining, I'm afraid the ground will be muddy, making it even more difficult to walk.

Mo Ning drove the carriage from the street to the end of the street, only to find a small guest.

After Su Mo and Xiao Wu got out of the car, the shop waiter immediately came up to greet him, and said enthusiastically, "How many guest officials are staying at the shop?"

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"A few of you, please."

When the shop waiter heard this, his face immediately burst into a smile, and he respectfully welcomed the two of them into the shop. After handing them over to the shopkeeper, he went down and led Mo Ning to set up the carriage.

The inn here is naturally not comparable to the shops in other places. It is deserted, and there are not many people in the lobby. There are only a dozen people sitting on two tables in the corner. It seems that they should be together.

Su Mo looked at it for a while, then looked away.

The shopkeeper greeted Su Mo and the others with a smile on his face.

"Several guests, you have come from a long way, and you have worked hard all the way. I will ask someone to send some hot water for you to soak up to get rid of fatigue." The shopkeeper asked again, "I wonder how many rooms do you want?"

"Come to the third room." Su Mo took out a small ingot of silver from his arms and put it on the counter.

When the shopkeeper saw Su Mo's posture, he knew that he was a generous master, and the smile on his face became warmer, "Okay, let's go to the third room."

The shopkeeper quickly registered it in the account book, took the key himself, and led them to the small building behind.

Although the store is a bit small, it is quite tidy, which is not bad for this place.

There are three rooms, Su Mo lives in the middle one, Xiao Wu and Mo Ning each occupy the next one.

The three of them put them back together, and hurriedly cleaned them with hot water, then went to the lobby to eat.

When I was away from home, I didn't have anything to choose, so I barely used it.

At this time, the team had already eaten and left, and there was no one else in the lobby except for Su Mo and his party.

The three of Su Mo were eating, and the shopkeeper was sitting at the counter, looking at the ledger, fiddling with the abacus in his hand, while the waiter was dozing off.

Seeing that nothing happened at the moment, Xiao Wu said, "Shopkeeper, I have a question from you!"

"What's the matter? Guest officer!" the shopkeeper asked, putting down what he was doing.

"This Hai County is also the city of a county! Why is it so defeated?" Su Mo asked.

The shopkeeper didn't answer and asked instead, "Is this the first time for the guest officer to come to Hai County?"

"Yes."

"That's no wonder!" the shopkeeper said.