Traversing into a little brother farming
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After asking the wise people, they suddenly realized.
The carriages were of course valuables, all of which Ye Qingzhi moved into the main house by himself, and there were seven or eight large boxes on the three-ox cart at the back, as well as the bedding, pots and pans he bought himself.
Ye Qingzhi looks good and wears better clothes. If he doesn't smile, he gives people a sense of cleanliness, and if he curls his lips slightly, he gives people a gentle and friendly feeling.
Right now, Ye Qingzhi is standing at the door with a blank expression on his face. He looks like a nobleman in troubled times, unattainable. He glanced at the lively folks, turned around and took out a lot of candies and pastries to share with everyone, especially the children. , He grabbed a lot of candies for each of them and put them in their hands for them to hold back to eat. In this way, it gave people a feeling that they were not bad.
Ye Qingzhi did this on purpose. Being too gentle will make others think you are easy to bully. It is the most troublesome when you meet those who love to take advantage of others. If you are too harsh, you will be isolated by others, which is not good, as he is showing now It's just right.
After moving the things, Ye Qingzhi opened all the boxes and prepared to put them away. Seeing the things Qingzhou brought, Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but blush a little. He only wanted to leave the mansion and bring more things when the livelihood was difficult, but he didn't expect Bring so much.
Because the clothes in the past were too feminine, he chose good materials and neutral styles to bring. If so, he also packed a box, as well as cloth. As a concubine, he has very few silks and satins.
In addition to two bolts of cloth each season, the master gave him a lot of extra rewards, all of which were sent by the brother-in-law in the capital. Excluding the ones that have been cut to make clothes, there are four more, each of which cannot be bought with silver. The good things, not to mention other high-quality silks and satins, can't be bought without dozens of taels per piece.
Then there are two big boxes of books. Because Yuan himself received advanced training, he also learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child. Among them, chess and books are relatively good. After he entered the mansion, he naturally bought all these.
One box contains ordinary books, from the Three Character Classics to the University, and he knows that ancient books are very expensive, so he brought them out. The other box is a book of travel notes. It was given to Yuanshen by the master to relieve boredom.
There is also a box with a piano, anyway, he did not know whether it is good or bad, so he brought it out. There is also a pair of chess pieces made of black and white jade, and a chessboard made of red sandalwood.
That's all, Ye Qingzhi brought out the tea sets, small ornaments, pens, inks, papers and inkstones from his room, as long as he thought they were valuable.
At the time, he didn't think that seeing the contents of the box, Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but feel ashamed, and he didn't know how the old man felt when he knew he had emptied the house.
Simply put things back together, make the bed, Ye Qingzhi threw himself on the bed and did not move, these days he was on the road and settling down, not only was he tired, but his heart was also tired.
He fell asleep before he knew it, and when he woke up, it was already midnight. Ye Qingzhi raised his hand in a daze to check his watch, only to realize that he was in ancient times, so he didn't even have a watch.
After rubbing against the pillow, I got up after being nostalgic for a while, unable to sleep, so I just got up and cleaned up.
I was too tired yesterday, so I only cleaned the main room where I slept, leaving the rest of the place untouched. The living room and the kitchen had to be cleaned out before dawn.
☆, formally settling down
After putting everything away, he realized that there was not even a grain of rice in his room. Ye Qingzhi looked at the sky, and the sun had already risen.
Going back to the house, he opened the small box that the master gave him later, took out a piece of silver, and went out. The 230 taels of silver he brought out were all used up, so he could only use this, but after the autumn harvest, he would get a sum of silver, so he didn't have to worry about spending it. .
He didn't know anyone in the village except Lizheng, so he went to Lizheng's house instead.
"Aunt Chun, the one who just passed by was the new guy, right? He looks really pretty." A dark-skinned middle-aged guy asked the old lady beside him.
"It's him, look at this direction, it's going to the right place." Before Aunt Chun could answer, another middle-aged brother named Brother Xi answered first.
"It should be, I heard that he not only bought Dagen's house, but also bought their family's [-] acres of fertile land!" Aunt Chun put down her shoes, with an envious look on her face, "Brother Tao, isn't your family Ah Shan old enough?" Did you say kiss? I see that little brother is pretty good, why don't you go talk about it. "
Brother Tao is the dark-skinned middle-aged brother. He smiled and said, "Don't be kidding. He is buying a house and land. How could he fall in love with my family, Ah Shan?" Brother Tao is self-aware Well, even if that brother's worth is not that rich, his character and figure are not worthy of ordinary people.
Aunt Chun naturally knew it too, but it was just a joke. Such a character is worthy of officials and lords, so how could she fall in love with a country boy.
It's just that Brother Xi on the other side listened to Aunt Chun's words. Brother Tao's family's Ah Shan is not good enough, so what about his kid? If he is a scholar, he is going to be an official. No, he has to find Mr. Li Zhengfu to inquire about it.
Here, Ye Qingzhi didn't know that someone was thinking about it. At this time, he was pushing the money back and forth with Mrs. Li Zheng, "Auntie, you must accept this money no matter what, otherwise I don't want the rice and vegetables."
"Hey! You brother, why are you so stubborn, it's just a little rice and vegetables, how much is it worth?" The peanut-shaped silver key in his hand is at least half as heavy, and the workmanship is so exquisite.
Ye Qingzhi only smiled, and insisted on giving him the money. In the end, Mrs. Li Zheng couldn't shirk it and accepted it, "The ten catties of rice and a few vegetables are really not worth that much money. I'll find it for you."
Seeing Li Zhengfulang walking into the house, Ye Qingzhi just nodded, business is business, and favors are favors, so he won't be too polite with Li Zhengfulang.
For ten catties of rice and a large basket of vegetables, Li Zhengfulang only charged him two hundred Wen, but Ye Qingzhi didn't know how much money was a catty of rice when he got back three hundred Wen.
The left and right sides have already arrived, so Ye Qingzhi decided to learn some knowledge about the fields with Li Zhengfulang, and finally learned that one mu of high-quality land can produce about four or five shi of rice a season, two seasons a year, and a medium-quality farmland can produce about two or three shi of rice a season. Paddy also has two seasons a year.
One shi = ten buckets = one hundred catties, that is to say, his [-] mu of high-quality fertile land can produce [-] shi in a season, and [-] shi or [-] jin of rice in a year.
"Auntie, how much do you sell that one stone of millet for?" Immediately thinking that he was being sold by Tori, which was also known to Risakafuro later, he quickly explained: "I don't have any other intentions, I'm just curious."
"It's okay, this is something you know as soon as you go to inquire. Nowadays, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the price of rice is not as good as before. Last year it was 720 yuan a stone. This year, we will have to look at it." Li Zhengfu Lang waved his hand heartily and said with a smile.
He could see that this brother Qing was not as difficult to get along with as he appeared on the surface, but he just didn't know how to communicate with the people in the village.
Ye Qingzhi smiled and nodded. Last year, one stone cost 720 Wen, so he conservatively estimated it at 200 Wen. Now the court clearly stipulates that one thousand Wen can be exchanged for one tael of silver, ten taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold, and one thousand taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold. Five hundred wen is [-] taels, multiplied by eight hundred shi, that is [-] taels.
"Hiss! That one hundred mu is more than 1000 taels a year?" Ye Qingzhi took a small breath, and he can earn more than 1000 taels a year just like this.
Mrs. Li Zheng knew what Ye Qingzhi was thinking when he saw Ye Qingzhi's expression, and said with a smile, "How can there be such a calculation like you, don't you have to pay rent and taxes for this land?"
No, he forgot about these two big heads, Ye Qingzhi smiled embarrassedly.
"It turns out that the master is kind and only charges [-]% of the rent." Speaking of this, Mrs. Lizheng looked at Ye Qingzhi, saw that he just nodded and showed no other expressions, and said, "The grain tax is [-]%, and the two families share it equally."
Ye Qingzhi frowned, "[-]% of the food tax?" That is, [-] catties of taxes would cost [-] catties, which is too much.
"Brother Qing, I don't know, the [-]% is still less. When I was young, it happened to be a troubled year, and the upper class received [-]% to [-]%. I heard that in some places, [-]% to [-]% were collected!" Li Zhengfu Lang's heart skipped a beat. Naturally, the old master wouldn't care about the little tax money, but Brother Qing is living on this hundred acres of fertile land. Would he be willing to share the tax equally?
In fact, the tenants should pay the grain tax itself. The rich owner Lin’s family in the next village not only pays the grain tax to the tenants, but also collects [-]% of the rent, but the people below have to rent if they want to survive.
Speaking of their village being so rich, in addition to having a lot of land, they have a good employer, [-]% of the grain, ten mu or twenty mu of tenants, which can feed the whole family and have a surplus.
Originally, I planned to wait for the harvest this year, and Brother Qing is also familiar with the villagers in the village. At that time, if I say something good, I can let Qing Brother rent to the tenants at the same price, but since Qing Brother asked, I can’t Again, if he takes it back directly, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Ye Qingzhi thought for a while, divided the tenants, and paid the taxes. At least he still has more than 300 taels. Although there is a big gap compared with more than 1000 taels, as a little brother, he has so much in a year. Money is enough.
"That's pretty much what I thought. By the way, auntie, I'm here today to ask for your help with something else?" Ye Qingzhi said without realizing Mrs. Lizheng's annoyance.
Li Zhengfulang was stunned for a while, what does it mean that it is similar to what he thought, is it that the rent is similar or the money is similar?Immediately after hearing his question behind him, he hurriedly answered: "What are you doing so politely, brother Qing? If you need help, just ask."
"Can I ask my aunt to help find someone to rent out the 1000 acres of land I bought from Uncle Dagen? The rent is the same as the 500 acres of land." In this way, except for miscellaneous things, he can leave at least more than [-] acres. Even if it is ground into polished rice, there are more than [-] catties of millet. There is so much, how can he eat it all by himself.
"Brother Qing, you mean that the rent of the [-] mu of land will not change?" Li Zheng Fulang asked cautiously.
"Let's just keep it as it is. The other fifteen acres of land, please don't bother me." Ye Qingzhi smiled, and the corners of his eyes slightly raised, showing a hint of charm, which made Mrs. Lizheng blush.
"Sure, such a cheap thing, I just need to tell the outside world, some people come to rent it." Mrs. Lizheng's words are correct. People in the village come to his house every year to give gifts to him for renting the hundred acres of fertile land. Well, if this is the case, it is not enough for the villagers to share.
Brother Qing bought the fifteen acres of land from Ye Dagen's family. Ye Dagen and his wife are famous for farming, and the land can be fertile.
☆, neighbor
When he returned to Jiacai, he found that the original body didn't know how to burn fire at all. As for Ye Qingzhi himself, don't forget where he came from. When he knew how to cook, he already used gas.
He stared at the stove for a while, thinking about whether to buy a servant, and then threw this idea away. He has been independent since he was 13 years old, and he has been living alone, which made him not like to be with people later. live.
In short, let's solve the problem of cooking first.
Ye Qingzhi hesitated in front of the courtyard next door, pursed his lips, and planned to knock on the door, not wanting someone inside to come out to see him first.
"Who are you looking for? What's the matter?" In the coming year, she will be in her 20s, dressed as a married man, presumably she is the daughter-in-law of this family.
Seeing that the visitor was kind, Ye Qingzhi immediately relaxed a lot, and said with a slight smile, "I just moved here yesterday, and I live next door to your house. Well, I want to ask, how do you start a fire?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I don't know how to light a fire, let's go, I'll go to your house to teach you."
"That's really grateful. I don't know what to call this brother?" Ye Qingzhi led him to his room and asked as he walked.
"My surname is Chen. You can call me Chen Fulang or Brother Chen." Chen Fulang has a very bright personality, and he chatted with Ye Qingzhi within a few minutes.
Entering the kitchen, Chen Fulang lighted the fire nimbly, and taught Ye Qing how to put the dry and fluffy weeds to make the firewood ignite while lighting the fire.
After trying four or five times in a row, Ye Qingzhi put the lighted velvet grass under the firewood, but the firewood went out after only one touch. He looked at the stove hole depressed, seeing how it was so simple, how could it be so difficult to learn.
Chen Fulang tried his best to hold back his laughter, Ye Qingzhi's cat face was too funny, "Try again, you'll get better with more practice."
Finally, when the velvet grass was about to disappear, Ye Qingzhi started a fire, which was lucky, he was sure that when he started a fire next time, he would definitely not be able to do it once.
It took nearly half an hour just to light the fire, and Ye Qingzhi was a little embarrassed to delay him for so long, so he went into the house and brought out the piece of cotton cloth, which was left over from his quilt, enough to make two clothes.
It's not that he was stingy and didn't give away good ones, the cotton cloth in the countryside was considered good, especially the one Ye Qingzhi bought was high-quality cotton cloth, which was very soft.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do. Please don't dislike me if you show your kindness." Ye Qingzhi handed the cotton cloth wrapped in paper to Chen Fulang.
Unexpectedly, Chen Fulang raised his eyebrows, and said angrily: "It's just to teach you how to make a fire and give you something, why don't you call me brother, if you don't take it back, you will hit me in the face."
Just when he didn't know what to say, a little boy jumped in from outside, saw Chen Fulang and shouted: "Ah, Ama wants you to go home for dinner!"
Ye Qingzhi took a closer look and saw an unknown pink flower on his face and forehead, so he knew he was a brother. He smiled and put the things in his hands into his arms for him to hold.
"Brother Chen, this time is my meeting gift for my little brother, you can't push it any longer." Ye Qingzhi stroked this white and chubby little brother, feeling very fond of it.
In fact, he likes children very much. In his previous life, he thought that when he was old, he would adopt a child, whether it was a boy or a girl. He never thought that he would die of cancer without finding someone he liked.
Maybe, if he can find someone who is sincerely good to him, it's not impossible to have a child, Ye Qingzhi trembled suddenly, he would have such a terrible idea, so he quickly retreated.
Seeing that Chen Fulang looked at him strangely, he smiled, turned around and went to the kitchen to take out a bag of snacks, and gave them to the little brother.
"Give it to my brother, but don't dislike it."
"Brother Qing, you..." After a pause, seeing the ignorant son holding something, he said with a smile: "Then I will accept it with the cheek, Brother Yuan, why don't you thank Qing ah."
Shocked by the title of this Qing Ah, he was still a little insensitive to the titles of this world even though he had the memory of the original body.
Chen Fulang also wanted to invite Ye Qingzhi to his house for dinner, but he shied away for a long time before letting him leave with Brother Yuan.
"Where did you go this afternoon?" Chen Fulang's shirtless man asked.
"It's the new guy next door. He doesn't know how to make a fire. Let me teach him." He took off his apron and beat the ashes on his body, and hugged the boy in his man's arms. Tender, I’m afraid they’ve never done any work before, they can even make a fire, and I don’t know if they can cook.”
At this time, Brother Yuan's grandma came out and just heard what Chen Fulang said. It was the Aunt Chun who was gossiping in the morning. ?”
"Brother Qing wanted to give me a thank you gift, but I said no. He happened to see Brother Yuan, so he said it was a gift for meeting Brother Yuan. I really couldn't push it, so I accepted it." Chen Fulang said.
When Aunt Chun heard this, she took the package in Brother Yuan's arms and the package of snacks. The snacks were opened directly for Brother Yuan to eat. Then she opened the big package and saw that it was a large piece of high-quality cotton cloth. When he sent embroidery to the town to sell last time, he saw that it cost two taels of silver a piece, and a piece of cloth was one hundred feet, let alone thirty feet here, it was almost worth one tael of silver, it was really too expensive.
Chen Fulang at the side saw it, and thought the same thing in his heart, so he wanted to return the cloth to Brother Qing.
"Don't be too busy, since it is said to be a meeting gift for Brother Yuan, just keep it." Aunt Chun stopped him and asked him to put the cloth away.
"But it's too expensive." Although he wanted it very much in his heart, with this piece of cotton cloth, he could cut a suit of clothes for the child's father, and also cut a few suits for the two younger ones.
"Brother Qing has just moved to the village, so I guess he doesn't know anything about life in the country. I'll take care of him in the future, that's all." In fact, Aunt Chun still thought in her heart that they would get in touch after receiving this cloth, maybe You can also ask whether his family's land is rented out.
Before Aunt Chun could ask any questions, it was reported from Lizheng's family that Brother Qing had bought Ye Dagen's land and wanted to rent it out. Immediately, those who had no land in the village or those with a large population all brought their things to Lizheng's house. .
Among them, Aunt Chun, Brother Tao and Brother Xi are also among these families.
Aunt Chun and Brother Tao met on the way, and they went to Lizheng's house together, and asked each other why they went to Lizheng's house.
There are more than 20 households who want to rent land, and now Lizheng is in a difficult situation. Thinking that Ye Qingzhi is a good person and a little brother, he chose a few honest families and asked his husband to tell Ye Qingzhi about the situation, so that the He picks one.
When Li Zhengfulang came, Ye Qingzhi was making dinner. He knew how to cook himself, and he was also a specially trained cook, so the taste was naturally not bad. He copied three dishes in a few strokes.
Just as I was about to eat, I heard a knock on the door. When I opened it, it was Mrs. Li Zheng who came in. Ye Qingzhi hurriedly welcomed him in, "Auntie, why don't you come here when you are free? My meal is just about to be ready. If you don't mind, let's go together." Use it." With that said, he turned around and took out the bowls and chopsticks.
"Brother Qing, stop busy, I just came to tell you." Mrs. Li Zheng glanced at the dishes on the table, one vegetable, one meat dish and one vegetable fried meat. Even if Lingnan Village is rich, there are few people. This young man is really rich if he eats like this on weekdays.
"Didn't you say you were going to rent out the land last time? Just now the news came out, and more than 20 families came to rent your [-] mu of land. The head of my family asked me to tell you about them and see which one you choose. ?”
Ye Qingzhi poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Lizheng, and then said with a smile: "Auntie didn't know that I came to the village, but now I know your family, and I don't know which family is honest and hardworking?"
After receiving the milky white teacup, Li Zhengfulang really didn't know where to start. Such an exquisite tea set, even the wealthy Lin family in the neighboring village could not find it. people.
Carefully took a sip of tea, "I also said that the head of the family, let me tell you about almost [-] families, I will choose three good farmers for you, one is Ye Chunhe's family, He and his husband Lang Tao are both good at farming, and the next two boys can also go to the field to help."
"The second household is Ye Sanbo's house, who lives next door to you. His husband, Aunt Lang Chun, is a nice person. You live close to each other, so you can both walk around. He also has two sons under him. The eldest son took the brother from the neighboring village. The surname is Chen, and the youngest son can also farm, and he is honest and hardworking."
"The third family is Ye Dashu's family. Speaking of which, his family and Ye Dagen are still brothers, but something happened in the early years, and we have no contact with each other. However, he is still a good person, but his husband is more talkative." The three All the families are good at farming, and if they rent a field, they will definitely plant it with all their heart, that's why Lizheng selected these three families.
After Ye Qingzhi listened to the information of the three families, he ruled out the third family first. He had met Ye Dagen and his husband. Lang talks a lot, so he decided to exclude Ye Dashu's family even more.
"Ye Sanbo and Ye Chunhe are pretty good." Ye Qingzhi said with a slight smile.
Hearing that Ye Qingzhi got rid of the Ye Dashu he hated, Mrs. Lizheng immediately smiled, and then said: "That's right, these two families are friendly people, so who do you want to rent to?"
"How about this? I will rent the fields separately. Five acres of high-quality good land will be leased to Ye Sanbo's family, and ten acres of medium-sized good land will be leased to Ye Chunhe's family. Every two years, the two families will switch. Okay, I'll take it back to someone else, what do you think?"
"Hey, this is a good way, let's do it like this." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly left.
☆, surprise
Ye Qingzhi's life in Lingnan Village was gradually getting on the right track, and he had preliminary negotiations with his neighbors, and the ones he had the best relationship with were naturally Amo Chun and Amo Tao.
The most direct manifestation is that Brother Chen and Amo Tao often come to his house to do embroidery work.
Speaking of embroidery, Ye Qingzhi didn't really like to do it, although the original body knew it, but when he came out of the magistrate's mansion, those patterns and show baskets were brought out by him, and it was also because of seeing his patterns that Chen My brother just came to his house to do embroidery work.
"This pattern is so exquisite, it is indeed from the city." Amy Tao chose a pattern, touched it, and said.
"If you like Tao, you can take it." Ye Qingzhi said indifferently.
Tao Ama immediately shook her head, "The farming will be busy in a few days, I will borrow it from you when I have time." This pattern is so exquisite, it is probably worth a lot of money, how can I take it away.
This brother Qing doesn't know what his background is, everything in his house is exquisite, and he can read and write, but it's a pity that his family's mountains are not worthy.
Ye Qingzhi just nodded and didn't say anything more. Anyway, these embroidery samples are still on display, so it's okay to give them away, but he won't be in a hurry to give them away if they don't want them.
"By the way, I haven't asked, how old are you, brother Qing?" Chen Fulang asked while embroidering a flower.
"Nineteen, what's the matter?" Seeing Chen Fulang's surprised look, he asked with a smile.
Country people have to work and are exposed to the wind and sun all day, so their skin is not much better. Generally, their appearance is older than their actual age. Ye Qing knows that this body is specially nursed and served by others. Of course, the skin has been taken care of since childhood. It is white and tender The skin is tender, delicate and smooth, and the appearance is exquisite. From the perspective of the villagers, he looks at most fifteen or sixteen years old. When he said that he was 19 years old, he was naturally surprised.
"Nineteen? Is Brother Qing ready to marry?" Amo Tao, who was at the side, regained her senses and asked.
"Not yet." Ye Qingzhi smiled, people in the countryside get married later than those in the city, but there are very few brothers who get married when they are over seventeen, he knows all this, but his situation is special, so he is not in a hurry.
"Then how can it be done, my brother will be married by the government when he is over 19, and he doesn't know who he will marry you to at that time, brother Qing, hurry up and find someone to make a marriage contract." Now Chen Fulang couldn't sit still anymore, He is also [-] years old, and he is already the father of two children. Brother Qing is about the same age as him, and he is not yet married.
Ye Qingzhi was taken aback when he heard Chen Fulang's words, "My brother is over twenty, will he be forced to marry?" Why doesn't this original body remember?
Immediately, he thought of Yuanshen's background, how could anyone teach him this.
Seeing that Ye Qingzhi was a little dazed, Tao Amo and Chen Fulang didn't dare to say anything. Could it be that Brother Qing didn't know?Not too possible?Is there another reason?
The two looked at each other and got up to bid him farewell.
Ye Qing knew where to sit, and when the two left, he also got up and went to Li Zheng's house. Li Zheng and his wife knew his affairs best, and he wanted to find out.
"I really don't know about that," Li Zhengfulang was also dumbfounded when he heard Ye Qingzhi's question.
If it is a brother who got married and divorced, he is naturally not considered an unmarried brother, and the marriage will not be forced by the government after [-] years, but Ye Qingzhi has never been married, but he has been a concubine for others, so he is considered a man Fu Lang, how to calculate this, he really doesn't know.
When Lizheng came home, when his husband said it, Lizheng was also taken aback, and patted his forehead, "When I first settled down, it was written about being unmarried. I thought that Brother Qing would be able to talk about kissing better in the future, but I Really forgot about it.”
"Then what should we do now?" Mrs. Lizheng was also anxious. The brother who was forced to marry could have a good family, either a poor family who couldn't afford to marry him, or a widower.
"The household registration can't be changed. The plan for now is to find a family for Brother Qing as soon as possible. You can discuss it with Brother Qing." Li Zheng sighed.
Since Ye Qingzhi settled in Lingnan Village, he naturally also belonged to the people in his village, and of course he had to take care of the people in his own village.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Li Zheng came to look for Ye Qingzhi, but unfortunately he didn't meet anyone. After asking Chen Fulang, he found out that Ye Qingzhi had gone out early in the morning, and seemed to be heading towards Lingnan Mountain.
Where is Ye Qingzhi?He didn't know it himself, he just wanted to go out in the morning to relax, but he didn't expect to walk into the mountain, he would get lost, and he really didn't know where he was.
But the scenery here is really good. Lingnan Mountain is not too big, so you will always go out.
Walking up the path, I saw a small thatched hut. Behind the hut, there was a small stream, only half a meter wide. Ye Qingzhi walked to the side of the small stream. Seeing that the water was crystal clear, he couldn't help drinking it with his hands. After a few bites, there is a faint sweetness, which is much better than that of the peasant woman X in the previous life.
Suddenly, a snake sprang out of the water, Ye Qingzhi sat back suddenly, just about to throw the stone over, when he heard a whoosh, a wooden arrow nailed the snake into the crevice of the stone, the snake was still going on. twist.
Ye Qingzhi wasn't afraid of snakes, he was just startled when it came out suddenly. Now that he looked at it, it was just a non-venomous water snake. Feeling ashamed of his reaction, he stood up embarrassingly, and then turned to look at himself. savior.
He is a tall man rarely seen in the south, with good features, not handsome but not ugly, his skin is very dark, but it is a very well-proportioned black, wearing a bunt, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, giving people the feeling of a tough guy.
"Thank you." Ye Qingzhi nodded in gratitude.
"You're welcome." The man went over to retrieve his arrow and asked, "You brother, how did you come to this deep mountain?"
"I went out to relax and lost my way. When I saw a hut here, I came over to see if anyone was there. Try my luck." Ye Qingzhi smiled again, and found that the man's words were a bit blunt, but his heart was not bad.
"Well, I'll take you down the mountain." The man carried the arrow and sent Ye Qingzhi down the mountain.
When they were going down the mountain, they happened to see Mrs. Li Zheng approaching. Ye Qingzhi saw him and said, "I saw someone I know. Thank you very much today. I don't know your name yet?"
Cheng Hui didn't expect this guy to be so bold, he asked a stranger's name directly, stared at him, "Cheng Hui." This guy looks so delicate, he probably came from a rich family.
"Brother Qing, why are you here, come here quickly." Li Zhengfulang called when he was a hundred meters away from Ye Qingzhi.
Ye Qingzhi responded, turned around and said with a smile: "My name is Ye Qingzhi, and I am a new resident in the village. If there is anyone I can help in the future, I will definitely help." After speaking, he turned and trotted to Mrs. Li Zheng.
"Ye Qingzhi? Good name!" The person is also good!
It's just that he wasn't afraid of himself, probably because he hadn't heard any rumors about him yet. After a while, if someone told him, he would definitely be afraid of him too. Cheng Hui patted his head and turned back to the mountain.
"Brother Qing, why were you with that guy just now?" Li Zhengfulang asked with a frown.
"Oh, I narrowed my way on the mountain, luckily I met him, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get down here." Ye Qingzhi smiled.
Mrs. Lizheng pulled Ye Qingzhi, and as he walked, he said nonchalantly, "You just came to the village. I'm afraid you don't know. That man is a bad star."
Ye Qingzhi was puzzled: "En?"
"His father and aunt were all killed by him. Before his father died, he made a marriage for him. That brother was a good one. After half a year, he became pregnant, but it was a pity that he had a difficult delivery. Later, this man's brother Why did I find a Taoist priest and say that his life is too hard to control his father and mother and his wife!" After speaking, Mrs. Lizheng deliberately lowered his voice.
Ye Qingzhi heard black lines all over his head. Since Cheng Hui has a brother, he naturally has a big brother. If his father and mother are dead, why not say that his big brother killed him, and it is dangerous to have a child in this day and age. There are several more, but Cheng Hui is more unlucky, all of them are spread on him.
As for the Taoist priest, Ye Qingzhi was sure that it was his brother who did the trick.
"After the Taoist priest left, did his brother and brother drive him out of the house, and didn't give him much of the family property?" Ye Qingzhi asked, intending to gossip about her husband.
"Have you heard it from others before?" Satoshifuro asked in surprise.
Sure enough, Ye Qingzhi shook his head and smiled, "No, auntie is looking for me today, is there something urgent?"
Mrs. Risho slapped his forehead, "Look at my memory, I told my man last night, and he said the best way is to find someone to marry."
In fact, Ye Qingzhi thought about it all night, and only this method is the safest.
He really never thought that one day, in order not to be dragged into marriage, he would have to find someone to marry him!
☆, look at others
The people in Lingnan Village are pretty easy to get along with, at least Ye Qingzhi hasn't met anyone who messes around.
On this day, Chen Fulang was doing embroidery at his home as usual, while Ye Qingzhi practiced calligraphy there.
"Brother Chen, if you have something to say, just say it!" Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, this brother Chen was hesitant to talk and stopped seven or eight times all morning, he was tired from watching.
Hearing this, Chen Fulang simply put down his embroidery work, and asked hesitantly, "Is Aunt Lizheng looking after you?"
Ye Qingzhi's writing hand paused, and then he continued to write, "That's right, what's the matter?"
He doesn't know anyone, and he doesn't have any elders, so naturally he can only be seen by Mrs. Lizheng, but he also told Mrs. Lizheng that people in Lingxi Village don't look at each other. , the rest are not too many requirements.
It's just that his situation is special, Mr. Lizheng will have a hard time finding a suitable candidate for a while, too bad, he thinks he is not good enough for Ye Qingzhi, too good, Ye Qingzhi has been someone else's concubine, he is no longer perfect, average They are about the same age, either married or betrothed.
"I know someone. It's really nice. Brother Qing, would you like to hear about him?" Chen Fulang finally asked.
"Oh? Let's hear it." Ye Qingzhi put down his pen and listened with interest while resting his chin.
He was not the real Ye Geer, but the modern Ye Qingzhi. Even if he liked men in his previous life, he was still a man, so he really didn't know what it meant to be shy.
Regarding the engagement, Ye Qingzhi was naturally a little bit conflicted at first, but when he thought about it, he felt that it would be good to spend his life with someone who knows the cold and the hot.
Like in the previous life, he had no one to take care of him when he was sick, and there was nothing around him before he died, and no one will remember him after he died.
Chen Fulang had known Ye Qingzhi for a while, and he also knew that he was an unusual brother with a manly personality, so he broke the can and said: "I want to tell you about a man from my mother's family, his name is Cheng Hui, you... ...Have you heard?"
Cheng Hui?Thinking of that man's appearance, Ye Qingzhi froze for a moment, "I heard someone say something, what's wrong?"
"Brother Qing, don't believe other people's nonsense. His health has never been good. Cheng Hui was eight years old when he died. Later, his father died, and it was not because of Cheng Hui or his husband. , if it wasn't for his elder brother, how could it be difficult to give birth." Chen Fulang said rather angrily.
"Oh? There are still a lot of secrets in it?" Ye Qingzhi could guess some of it, "Speaking of which, brother, what is your relationship with that guy named Cheng Hui?"
Chen Fulang sighed, "My mother's village has two surnames, Chen and Cheng. My grandma's surname is Cheng. I'm Cheng Hui's cousin. I know some things about his family. Cheng Hui is a stable person, and he can farm and hunt. He is a rare man, but it is a pity that he met such a big brother and a big brother. As for the theory of the lone star of the devil, it was made up by his big brother. If you want him to be really bad, I will definitely not mention it to you. "
In fact, Chen Fulang never thought of proposing Cheng Hui. What kind of person Qing Geer is, he has known him for so long. The young master is worthy, how can Cheng Hui, a widower who died with his husband and brought his children, can
The carriages were of course valuables, all of which Ye Qingzhi moved into the main house by himself, and there were seven or eight large boxes on the three-ox cart at the back, as well as the bedding, pots and pans he bought himself.
Ye Qingzhi looks good and wears better clothes. If he doesn't smile, he gives people a sense of cleanliness, and if he curls his lips slightly, he gives people a gentle and friendly feeling.
Right now, Ye Qingzhi is standing at the door with a blank expression on his face. He looks like a nobleman in troubled times, unattainable. He glanced at the lively folks, turned around and took out a lot of candies and pastries to share with everyone, especially the children. , He grabbed a lot of candies for each of them and put them in their hands for them to hold back to eat. In this way, it gave people a feeling that they were not bad.
Ye Qingzhi did this on purpose. Being too gentle will make others think you are easy to bully. It is the most troublesome when you meet those who love to take advantage of others. If you are too harsh, you will be isolated by others, which is not good, as he is showing now It's just right.
After moving the things, Ye Qingzhi opened all the boxes and prepared to put them away. Seeing the things Qingzhou brought, Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but blush a little. He only wanted to leave the mansion and bring more things when the livelihood was difficult, but he didn't expect Bring so much.
Because the clothes in the past were too feminine, he chose good materials and neutral styles to bring. If so, he also packed a box, as well as cloth. As a concubine, he has very few silks and satins.
In addition to two bolts of cloth each season, the master gave him a lot of extra rewards, all of which were sent by the brother-in-law in the capital. Excluding the ones that have been cut to make clothes, there are four more, each of which cannot be bought with silver. The good things, not to mention other high-quality silks and satins, can't be bought without dozens of taels per piece.
Then there are two big boxes of books. Because Yuan himself received advanced training, he also learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since he was a child. Among them, chess and books are relatively good. After he entered the mansion, he naturally bought all these.
One box contains ordinary books, from the Three Character Classics to the University, and he knows that ancient books are very expensive, so he brought them out. The other box is a book of travel notes. It was given to Yuanshen by the master to relieve boredom.
There is also a box with a piano, anyway, he did not know whether it is good or bad, so he brought it out. There is also a pair of chess pieces made of black and white jade, and a chessboard made of red sandalwood.
That's all, Ye Qingzhi brought out the tea sets, small ornaments, pens, inks, papers and inkstones from his room, as long as he thought they were valuable.
At the time, he didn't think that seeing the contents of the box, Ye Qingzhi couldn't help but feel ashamed, and he didn't know how the old man felt when he knew he had emptied the house.
Simply put things back together, make the bed, Ye Qingzhi threw himself on the bed and did not move, these days he was on the road and settling down, not only was he tired, but his heart was also tired.
He fell asleep before he knew it, and when he woke up, it was already midnight. Ye Qingzhi raised his hand in a daze to check his watch, only to realize that he was in ancient times, so he didn't even have a watch.
After rubbing against the pillow, I got up after being nostalgic for a while, unable to sleep, so I just got up and cleaned up.
I was too tired yesterday, so I only cleaned the main room where I slept, leaving the rest of the place untouched. The living room and the kitchen had to be cleaned out before dawn.
☆, formally settling down
After putting everything away, he realized that there was not even a grain of rice in his room. Ye Qingzhi looked at the sky, and the sun had already risen.
Going back to the house, he opened the small box that the master gave him later, took out a piece of silver, and went out. The 230 taels of silver he brought out were all used up, so he could only use this, but after the autumn harvest, he would get a sum of silver, so he didn't have to worry about spending it. .
He didn't know anyone in the village except Lizheng, so he went to Lizheng's house instead.
"Aunt Chun, the one who just passed by was the new guy, right? He looks really pretty." A dark-skinned middle-aged guy asked the old lady beside him.
"It's him, look at this direction, it's going to the right place." Before Aunt Chun could answer, another middle-aged brother named Brother Xi answered first.
"It should be, I heard that he not only bought Dagen's house, but also bought their family's [-] acres of fertile land!" Aunt Chun put down her shoes, with an envious look on her face, "Brother Tao, isn't your family Ah Shan old enough?" Did you say kiss? I see that little brother is pretty good, why don't you go talk about it. "
Brother Tao is the dark-skinned middle-aged brother. He smiled and said, "Don't be kidding. He is buying a house and land. How could he fall in love with my family, Ah Shan?" Brother Tao is self-aware Well, even if that brother's worth is not that rich, his character and figure are not worthy of ordinary people.
Aunt Chun naturally knew it too, but it was just a joke. Such a character is worthy of officials and lords, so how could she fall in love with a country boy.
It's just that Brother Xi on the other side listened to Aunt Chun's words. Brother Tao's family's Ah Shan is not good enough, so what about his kid? If he is a scholar, he is going to be an official. No, he has to find Mr. Li Zhengfu to inquire about it.
Here, Ye Qingzhi didn't know that someone was thinking about it. At this time, he was pushing the money back and forth with Mrs. Li Zheng, "Auntie, you must accept this money no matter what, otherwise I don't want the rice and vegetables."
"Hey! You brother, why are you so stubborn, it's just a little rice and vegetables, how much is it worth?" The peanut-shaped silver key in his hand is at least half as heavy, and the workmanship is so exquisite.
Ye Qingzhi only smiled, and insisted on giving him the money. In the end, Mrs. Li Zheng couldn't shirk it and accepted it, "The ten catties of rice and a few vegetables are really not worth that much money. I'll find it for you."
Seeing Li Zhengfulang walking into the house, Ye Qingzhi just nodded, business is business, and favors are favors, so he won't be too polite with Li Zhengfulang.
For ten catties of rice and a large basket of vegetables, Li Zhengfulang only charged him two hundred Wen, but Ye Qingzhi didn't know how much money was a catty of rice when he got back three hundred Wen.
The left and right sides have already arrived, so Ye Qingzhi decided to learn some knowledge about the fields with Li Zhengfulang, and finally learned that one mu of high-quality land can produce about four or five shi of rice a season, two seasons a year, and a medium-quality farmland can produce about two or three shi of rice a season. Paddy also has two seasons a year.
One shi = ten buckets = one hundred catties, that is to say, his [-] mu of high-quality fertile land can produce [-] shi in a season, and [-] shi or [-] jin of rice in a year.
"Auntie, how much do you sell that one stone of millet for?" Immediately thinking that he was being sold by Tori, which was also known to Risakafuro later, he quickly explained: "I don't have any other intentions, I'm just curious."
"It's okay, this is something you know as soon as you go to inquire. Nowadays, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the price of rice is not as good as before. Last year it was 720 yuan a stone. This year, we will have to look at it." Li Zhengfu Lang waved his hand heartily and said with a smile.
He could see that this brother Qing was not as difficult to get along with as he appeared on the surface, but he just didn't know how to communicate with the people in the village.
Ye Qingzhi smiled and nodded. Last year, one stone cost 720 Wen, so he conservatively estimated it at 200 Wen. Now the court clearly stipulates that one thousand Wen can be exchanged for one tael of silver, ten taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold, and one thousand taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold. Five hundred wen is [-] taels, multiplied by eight hundred shi, that is [-] taels.
"Hiss! That one hundred mu is more than 1000 taels a year?" Ye Qingzhi took a small breath, and he can earn more than 1000 taels a year just like this.
Mrs. Li Zheng knew what Ye Qingzhi was thinking when he saw Ye Qingzhi's expression, and said with a smile, "How can there be such a calculation like you, don't you have to pay rent and taxes for this land?"
No, he forgot about these two big heads, Ye Qingzhi smiled embarrassedly.
"It turns out that the master is kind and only charges [-]% of the rent." Speaking of this, Mrs. Lizheng looked at Ye Qingzhi, saw that he just nodded and showed no other expressions, and said, "The grain tax is [-]%, and the two families share it equally."
Ye Qingzhi frowned, "[-]% of the food tax?" That is, [-] catties of taxes would cost [-] catties, which is too much.
"Brother Qing, I don't know, the [-]% is still less. When I was young, it happened to be a troubled year, and the upper class received [-]% to [-]%. I heard that in some places, [-]% to [-]% were collected!" Li Zhengfu Lang's heart skipped a beat. Naturally, the old master wouldn't care about the little tax money, but Brother Qing is living on this hundred acres of fertile land. Would he be willing to share the tax equally?
In fact, the tenants should pay the grain tax itself. The rich owner Lin’s family in the next village not only pays the grain tax to the tenants, but also collects [-]% of the rent, but the people below have to rent if they want to survive.
Speaking of their village being so rich, in addition to having a lot of land, they have a good employer, [-]% of the grain, ten mu or twenty mu of tenants, which can feed the whole family and have a surplus.
Originally, I planned to wait for the harvest this year, and Brother Qing is also familiar with the villagers in the village. At that time, if I say something good, I can let Qing Brother rent to the tenants at the same price, but since Qing Brother asked, I can’t Again, if he takes it back directly, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Ye Qingzhi thought for a while, divided the tenants, and paid the taxes. At least he still has more than 300 taels. Although there is a big gap compared with more than 1000 taels, as a little brother, he has so much in a year. Money is enough.
"That's pretty much what I thought. By the way, auntie, I'm here today to ask for your help with something else?" Ye Qingzhi said without realizing Mrs. Lizheng's annoyance.
Li Zhengfulang was stunned for a while, what does it mean that it is similar to what he thought, is it that the rent is similar or the money is similar?Immediately after hearing his question behind him, he hurriedly answered: "What are you doing so politely, brother Qing? If you need help, just ask."
"Can I ask my aunt to help find someone to rent out the 1000 acres of land I bought from Uncle Dagen? The rent is the same as the 500 acres of land." In this way, except for miscellaneous things, he can leave at least more than [-] acres. Even if it is ground into polished rice, there are more than [-] catties of millet. There is so much, how can he eat it all by himself.
"Brother Qing, you mean that the rent of the [-] mu of land will not change?" Li Zheng Fulang asked cautiously.
"Let's just keep it as it is. The other fifteen acres of land, please don't bother me." Ye Qingzhi smiled, and the corners of his eyes slightly raised, showing a hint of charm, which made Mrs. Lizheng blush.
"Sure, such a cheap thing, I just need to tell the outside world, some people come to rent it." Mrs. Lizheng's words are correct. People in the village come to his house every year to give gifts to him for renting the hundred acres of fertile land. Well, if this is the case, it is not enough for the villagers to share.
Brother Qing bought the fifteen acres of land from Ye Dagen's family. Ye Dagen and his wife are famous for farming, and the land can be fertile.
☆, neighbor
When he returned to Jiacai, he found that the original body didn't know how to burn fire at all. As for Ye Qingzhi himself, don't forget where he came from. When he knew how to cook, he already used gas.
He stared at the stove for a while, thinking about whether to buy a servant, and then threw this idea away. He has been independent since he was 13 years old, and he has been living alone, which made him not like to be with people later. live.
In short, let's solve the problem of cooking first.
Ye Qingzhi hesitated in front of the courtyard next door, pursed his lips, and planned to knock on the door, not wanting someone inside to come out to see him first.
"Who are you looking for? What's the matter?" In the coming year, she will be in her 20s, dressed as a married man, presumably she is the daughter-in-law of this family.
Seeing that the visitor was kind, Ye Qingzhi immediately relaxed a lot, and said with a slight smile, "I just moved here yesterday, and I live next door to your house. Well, I want to ask, how do you start a fire?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I don't know how to light a fire, let's go, I'll go to your house to teach you."
"That's really grateful. I don't know what to call this brother?" Ye Qingzhi led him to his room and asked as he walked.
"My surname is Chen. You can call me Chen Fulang or Brother Chen." Chen Fulang has a very bright personality, and he chatted with Ye Qingzhi within a few minutes.
Entering the kitchen, Chen Fulang lighted the fire nimbly, and taught Ye Qing how to put the dry and fluffy weeds to make the firewood ignite while lighting the fire.
After trying four or five times in a row, Ye Qingzhi put the lighted velvet grass under the firewood, but the firewood went out after only one touch. He looked at the stove hole depressed, seeing how it was so simple, how could it be so difficult to learn.
Chen Fulang tried his best to hold back his laughter, Ye Qingzhi's cat face was too funny, "Try again, you'll get better with more practice."
Finally, when the velvet grass was about to disappear, Ye Qingzhi started a fire, which was lucky, he was sure that when he started a fire next time, he would definitely not be able to do it once.
It took nearly half an hour just to light the fire, and Ye Qingzhi was a little embarrassed to delay him for so long, so he went into the house and brought out the piece of cotton cloth, which was left over from his quilt, enough to make two clothes.
It's not that he was stingy and didn't give away good ones, the cotton cloth in the countryside was considered good, especially the one Ye Qingzhi bought was high-quality cotton cloth, which was very soft.
"Thank you, Brother Chen. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do. Please don't dislike me if you show your kindness." Ye Qingzhi handed the cotton cloth wrapped in paper to Chen Fulang.
Unexpectedly, Chen Fulang raised his eyebrows, and said angrily: "It's just to teach you how to make a fire and give you something, why don't you call me brother, if you don't take it back, you will hit me in the face."
Just when he didn't know what to say, a little boy jumped in from outside, saw Chen Fulang and shouted: "Ah, Ama wants you to go home for dinner!"
Ye Qingzhi took a closer look and saw an unknown pink flower on his face and forehead, so he knew he was a brother. He smiled and put the things in his hands into his arms for him to hold.
"Brother Chen, this time is my meeting gift for my little brother, you can't push it any longer." Ye Qingzhi stroked this white and chubby little brother, feeling very fond of it.
In fact, he likes children very much. In his previous life, he thought that when he was old, he would adopt a child, whether it was a boy or a girl. He never thought that he would die of cancer without finding someone he liked.
Maybe, if he can find someone who is sincerely good to him, it's not impossible to have a child, Ye Qingzhi trembled suddenly, he would have such a terrible idea, so he quickly retreated.
Seeing that Chen Fulang looked at him strangely, he smiled, turned around and went to the kitchen to take out a bag of snacks, and gave them to the little brother.
"Give it to my brother, but don't dislike it."
"Brother Qing, you..." After a pause, seeing the ignorant son holding something, he said with a smile: "Then I will accept it with the cheek, Brother Yuan, why don't you thank Qing ah."
Shocked by the title of this Qing Ah, he was still a little insensitive to the titles of this world even though he had the memory of the original body.
Chen Fulang also wanted to invite Ye Qingzhi to his house for dinner, but he shied away for a long time before letting him leave with Brother Yuan.
"Where did you go this afternoon?" Chen Fulang's shirtless man asked.
"It's the new guy next door. He doesn't know how to make a fire. Let me teach him." He took off his apron and beat the ashes on his body, and hugged the boy in his man's arms. Tender, I’m afraid they’ve never done any work before, they can even make a fire, and I don’t know if they can cook.”
At this time, Brother Yuan's grandma came out and just heard what Chen Fulang said. It was the Aunt Chun who was gossiping in the morning. ?”
"Brother Qing wanted to give me a thank you gift, but I said no. He happened to see Brother Yuan, so he said it was a gift for meeting Brother Yuan. I really couldn't push it, so I accepted it." Chen Fulang said.
When Aunt Chun heard this, she took the package in Brother Yuan's arms and the package of snacks. The snacks were opened directly for Brother Yuan to eat. Then she opened the big package and saw that it was a large piece of high-quality cotton cloth. When he sent embroidery to the town to sell last time, he saw that it cost two taels of silver a piece, and a piece of cloth was one hundred feet, let alone thirty feet here, it was almost worth one tael of silver, it was really too expensive.
Chen Fulang at the side saw it, and thought the same thing in his heart, so he wanted to return the cloth to Brother Qing.
"Don't be too busy, since it is said to be a meeting gift for Brother Yuan, just keep it." Aunt Chun stopped him and asked him to put the cloth away.
"But it's too expensive." Although he wanted it very much in his heart, with this piece of cotton cloth, he could cut a suit of clothes for the child's father, and also cut a few suits for the two younger ones.
"Brother Qing has just moved to the village, so I guess he doesn't know anything about life in the country. I'll take care of him in the future, that's all." In fact, Aunt Chun still thought in her heart that they would get in touch after receiving this cloth, maybe You can also ask whether his family's land is rented out.
Before Aunt Chun could ask any questions, it was reported from Lizheng's family that Brother Qing had bought Ye Dagen's land and wanted to rent it out. Immediately, those who had no land in the village or those with a large population all brought their things to Lizheng's house. .
Among them, Aunt Chun, Brother Tao and Brother Xi are also among these families.
Aunt Chun and Brother Tao met on the way, and they went to Lizheng's house together, and asked each other why they went to Lizheng's house.
There are more than 20 households who want to rent land, and now Lizheng is in a difficult situation. Thinking that Ye Qingzhi is a good person and a little brother, he chose a few honest families and asked his husband to tell Ye Qingzhi about the situation, so that the He picks one.
When Li Zhengfulang came, Ye Qingzhi was making dinner. He knew how to cook himself, and he was also a specially trained cook, so the taste was naturally not bad. He copied three dishes in a few strokes.
Just as I was about to eat, I heard a knock on the door. When I opened it, it was Mrs. Li Zheng who came in. Ye Qingzhi hurriedly welcomed him in, "Auntie, why don't you come here when you are free? My meal is just about to be ready. If you don't mind, let's go together." Use it." With that said, he turned around and took out the bowls and chopsticks.
"Brother Qing, stop busy, I just came to tell you." Mrs. Li Zheng glanced at the dishes on the table, one vegetable, one meat dish and one vegetable fried meat. Even if Lingnan Village is rich, there are few people. This young man is really rich if he eats like this on weekdays.
"Didn't you say you were going to rent out the land last time? Just now the news came out, and more than 20 families came to rent your [-] mu of land. The head of my family asked me to tell you about them and see which one you choose. ?”
Ye Qingzhi poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Lizheng, and then said with a smile: "Auntie didn't know that I came to the village, but now I know your family, and I don't know which family is honest and hardworking?"
After receiving the milky white teacup, Li Zhengfulang really didn't know where to start. Such an exquisite tea set, even the wealthy Lin family in the neighboring village could not find it. people.
Carefully took a sip of tea, "I also said that the head of the family, let me tell you about almost [-] families, I will choose three good farmers for you, one is Ye Chunhe's family, He and his husband Lang Tao are both good at farming, and the next two boys can also go to the field to help."
"The second household is Ye Sanbo's house, who lives next door to you. His husband, Aunt Lang Chun, is a nice person. You live close to each other, so you can both walk around. He also has two sons under him. The eldest son took the brother from the neighboring village. The surname is Chen, and the youngest son can also farm, and he is honest and hardworking."
"The third family is Ye Dashu's family. Speaking of which, his family and Ye Dagen are still brothers, but something happened in the early years, and we have no contact with each other. However, he is still a good person, but his husband is more talkative." The three All the families are good at farming, and if they rent a field, they will definitely plant it with all their heart, that's why Lizheng selected these three families.
After Ye Qingzhi listened to the information of the three families, he ruled out the third family first. He had met Ye Dagen and his husband. Lang talks a lot, so he decided to exclude Ye Dashu's family even more.
"Ye Sanbo and Ye Chunhe are pretty good." Ye Qingzhi said with a slight smile.
Hearing that Ye Qingzhi got rid of the Ye Dashu he hated, Mrs. Lizheng immediately smiled, and then said: "That's right, these two families are friendly people, so who do you want to rent to?"
"How about this? I will rent the fields separately. Five acres of high-quality good land will be leased to Ye Sanbo's family, and ten acres of medium-sized good land will be leased to Ye Chunhe's family. Every two years, the two families will switch. Okay, I'll take it back to someone else, what do you think?"
"Hey, this is a good way, let's do it like this." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly left.
☆, surprise
Ye Qingzhi's life in Lingnan Village was gradually getting on the right track, and he had preliminary negotiations with his neighbors, and the ones he had the best relationship with were naturally Amo Chun and Amo Tao.
The most direct manifestation is that Brother Chen and Amo Tao often come to his house to do embroidery work.
Speaking of embroidery, Ye Qingzhi didn't really like to do it, although the original body knew it, but when he came out of the magistrate's mansion, those patterns and show baskets were brought out by him, and it was also because of seeing his patterns that Chen My brother just came to his house to do embroidery work.
"This pattern is so exquisite, it is indeed from the city." Amy Tao chose a pattern, touched it, and said.
"If you like Tao, you can take it." Ye Qingzhi said indifferently.
Tao Ama immediately shook her head, "The farming will be busy in a few days, I will borrow it from you when I have time." This pattern is so exquisite, it is probably worth a lot of money, how can I take it away.
This brother Qing doesn't know what his background is, everything in his house is exquisite, and he can read and write, but it's a pity that his family's mountains are not worthy.
Ye Qingzhi just nodded and didn't say anything more. Anyway, these embroidery samples are still on display, so it's okay to give them away, but he won't be in a hurry to give them away if they don't want them.
"By the way, I haven't asked, how old are you, brother Qing?" Chen Fulang asked while embroidering a flower.
"Nineteen, what's the matter?" Seeing Chen Fulang's surprised look, he asked with a smile.
Country people have to work and are exposed to the wind and sun all day, so their skin is not much better. Generally, their appearance is older than their actual age. Ye Qing knows that this body is specially nursed and served by others. Of course, the skin has been taken care of since childhood. It is white and tender The skin is tender, delicate and smooth, and the appearance is exquisite. From the perspective of the villagers, he looks at most fifteen or sixteen years old. When he said that he was 19 years old, he was naturally surprised.
"Nineteen? Is Brother Qing ready to marry?" Amo Tao, who was at the side, regained her senses and asked.
"Not yet." Ye Qingzhi smiled, people in the countryside get married later than those in the city, but there are very few brothers who get married when they are over seventeen, he knows all this, but his situation is special, so he is not in a hurry.
"Then how can it be done, my brother will be married by the government when he is over 19, and he doesn't know who he will marry you to at that time, brother Qing, hurry up and find someone to make a marriage contract." Now Chen Fulang couldn't sit still anymore, He is also [-] years old, and he is already the father of two children. Brother Qing is about the same age as him, and he is not yet married.
Ye Qingzhi was taken aback when he heard Chen Fulang's words, "My brother is over twenty, will he be forced to marry?" Why doesn't this original body remember?
Immediately, he thought of Yuanshen's background, how could anyone teach him this.
Seeing that Ye Qingzhi was a little dazed, Tao Amo and Chen Fulang didn't dare to say anything. Could it be that Brother Qing didn't know?Not too possible?Is there another reason?
The two looked at each other and got up to bid him farewell.
Ye Qing knew where to sit, and when the two left, he also got up and went to Li Zheng's house. Li Zheng and his wife knew his affairs best, and he wanted to find out.
"I really don't know about that," Li Zhengfulang was also dumbfounded when he heard Ye Qingzhi's question.
If it is a brother who got married and divorced, he is naturally not considered an unmarried brother, and the marriage will not be forced by the government after [-] years, but Ye Qingzhi has never been married, but he has been a concubine for others, so he is considered a man Fu Lang, how to calculate this, he really doesn't know.
When Lizheng came home, when his husband said it, Lizheng was also taken aback, and patted his forehead, "When I first settled down, it was written about being unmarried. I thought that Brother Qing would be able to talk about kissing better in the future, but I Really forgot about it.”
"Then what should we do now?" Mrs. Lizheng was also anxious. The brother who was forced to marry could have a good family, either a poor family who couldn't afford to marry him, or a widower.
"The household registration can't be changed. The plan for now is to find a family for Brother Qing as soon as possible. You can discuss it with Brother Qing." Li Zheng sighed.
Since Ye Qingzhi settled in Lingnan Village, he naturally also belonged to the people in his village, and of course he had to take care of the people in his own village.
Early the next morning, Mrs. Li Zheng came to look for Ye Qingzhi, but unfortunately he didn't meet anyone. After asking Chen Fulang, he found out that Ye Qingzhi had gone out early in the morning, and seemed to be heading towards Lingnan Mountain.
Where is Ye Qingzhi?He didn't know it himself, he just wanted to go out in the morning to relax, but he didn't expect to walk into the mountain, he would get lost, and he really didn't know where he was.
But the scenery here is really good. Lingnan Mountain is not too big, so you will always go out.
Walking up the path, I saw a small thatched hut. Behind the hut, there was a small stream, only half a meter wide. Ye Qingzhi walked to the side of the small stream. Seeing that the water was crystal clear, he couldn't help drinking it with his hands. After a few bites, there is a faint sweetness, which is much better than that of the peasant woman X in the previous life.
Suddenly, a snake sprang out of the water, Ye Qingzhi sat back suddenly, just about to throw the stone over, when he heard a whoosh, a wooden arrow nailed the snake into the crevice of the stone, the snake was still going on. twist.
Ye Qingzhi wasn't afraid of snakes, he was just startled when it came out suddenly. Now that he looked at it, it was just a non-venomous water snake. Feeling ashamed of his reaction, he stood up embarrassingly, and then turned to look at himself. savior.
He is a tall man rarely seen in the south, with good features, not handsome but not ugly, his skin is very dark, but it is a very well-proportioned black, wearing a bunt, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, giving people the feeling of a tough guy.
"Thank you." Ye Qingzhi nodded in gratitude.
"You're welcome." The man went over to retrieve his arrow and asked, "You brother, how did you come to this deep mountain?"
"I went out to relax and lost my way. When I saw a hut here, I came over to see if anyone was there. Try my luck." Ye Qingzhi smiled again, and found that the man's words were a bit blunt, but his heart was not bad.
"Well, I'll take you down the mountain." The man carried the arrow and sent Ye Qingzhi down the mountain.
When they were going down the mountain, they happened to see Mrs. Li Zheng approaching. Ye Qingzhi saw him and said, "I saw someone I know. Thank you very much today. I don't know your name yet?"
Cheng Hui didn't expect this guy to be so bold, he asked a stranger's name directly, stared at him, "Cheng Hui." This guy looks so delicate, he probably came from a rich family.
"Brother Qing, why are you here, come here quickly." Li Zhengfulang called when he was a hundred meters away from Ye Qingzhi.
Ye Qingzhi responded, turned around and said with a smile: "My name is Ye Qingzhi, and I am a new resident in the village. If there is anyone I can help in the future, I will definitely help." After speaking, he turned and trotted to Mrs. Li Zheng.
"Ye Qingzhi? Good name!" The person is also good!
It's just that he wasn't afraid of himself, probably because he hadn't heard any rumors about him yet. After a while, if someone told him, he would definitely be afraid of him too. Cheng Hui patted his head and turned back to the mountain.
"Brother Qing, why were you with that guy just now?" Li Zhengfulang asked with a frown.
"Oh, I narrowed my way on the mountain, luckily I met him, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get down here." Ye Qingzhi smiled.
Mrs. Lizheng pulled Ye Qingzhi, and as he walked, he said nonchalantly, "You just came to the village. I'm afraid you don't know. That man is a bad star."
Ye Qingzhi was puzzled: "En?"
"His father and aunt were all killed by him. Before his father died, he made a marriage for him. That brother was a good one. After half a year, he became pregnant, but it was a pity that he had a difficult delivery. Later, this man's brother Why did I find a Taoist priest and say that his life is too hard to control his father and mother and his wife!" After speaking, Mrs. Lizheng deliberately lowered his voice.
Ye Qingzhi heard black lines all over his head. Since Cheng Hui has a brother, he naturally has a big brother. If his father and mother are dead, why not say that his big brother killed him, and it is dangerous to have a child in this day and age. There are several more, but Cheng Hui is more unlucky, all of them are spread on him.
As for the Taoist priest, Ye Qingzhi was sure that it was his brother who did the trick.
"After the Taoist priest left, did his brother and brother drive him out of the house, and didn't give him much of the family property?" Ye Qingzhi asked, intending to gossip about her husband.
"Have you heard it from others before?" Satoshifuro asked in surprise.
Sure enough, Ye Qingzhi shook his head and smiled, "No, auntie is looking for me today, is there something urgent?"
Mrs. Risho slapped his forehead, "Look at my memory, I told my man last night, and he said the best way is to find someone to marry."
In fact, Ye Qingzhi thought about it all night, and only this method is the safest.
He really never thought that one day, in order not to be dragged into marriage, he would have to find someone to marry him!
☆, look at others
The people in Lingnan Village are pretty easy to get along with, at least Ye Qingzhi hasn't met anyone who messes around.
On this day, Chen Fulang was doing embroidery at his home as usual, while Ye Qingzhi practiced calligraphy there.
"Brother Chen, if you have something to say, just say it!" Ye Qingzhi said with a smile, this brother Chen was hesitant to talk and stopped seven or eight times all morning, he was tired from watching.
Hearing this, Chen Fulang simply put down his embroidery work, and asked hesitantly, "Is Aunt Lizheng looking after you?"
Ye Qingzhi's writing hand paused, and then he continued to write, "That's right, what's the matter?"
He doesn't know anyone, and he doesn't have any elders, so naturally he can only be seen by Mrs. Lizheng, but he also told Mrs. Lizheng that people in Lingxi Village don't look at each other. , the rest are not too many requirements.
It's just that his situation is special, Mr. Lizheng will have a hard time finding a suitable candidate for a while, too bad, he thinks he is not good enough for Ye Qingzhi, too good, Ye Qingzhi has been someone else's concubine, he is no longer perfect, average They are about the same age, either married or betrothed.
"I know someone. It's really nice. Brother Qing, would you like to hear about him?" Chen Fulang finally asked.
"Oh? Let's hear it." Ye Qingzhi put down his pen and listened with interest while resting his chin.
He was not the real Ye Geer, but the modern Ye Qingzhi. Even if he liked men in his previous life, he was still a man, so he really didn't know what it meant to be shy.
Regarding the engagement, Ye Qingzhi was naturally a little bit conflicted at first, but when he thought about it, he felt that it would be good to spend his life with someone who knows the cold and the hot.
Like in the previous life, he had no one to take care of him when he was sick, and there was nothing around him before he died, and no one will remember him after he died.
Chen Fulang had known Ye Qingzhi for a while, and he also knew that he was an unusual brother with a manly personality, so he broke the can and said: "I want to tell you about a man from my mother's family, his name is Cheng Hui, you... ...Have you heard?"
Cheng Hui?Thinking of that man's appearance, Ye Qingzhi froze for a moment, "I heard someone say something, what's wrong?"
"Brother Qing, don't believe other people's nonsense. His health has never been good. Cheng Hui was eight years old when he died. Later, his father died, and it was not because of Cheng Hui or his husband. , if it wasn't for his elder brother, how could it be difficult to give birth." Chen Fulang said rather angrily.
"Oh? There are still a lot of secrets in it?" Ye Qingzhi could guess some of it, "Speaking of which, brother, what is your relationship with that guy named Cheng Hui?"
Chen Fulang sighed, "My mother's village has two surnames, Chen and Cheng. My grandma's surname is Cheng. I'm Cheng Hui's cousin. I know some things about his family. Cheng Hui is a stable person, and he can farm and hunt. He is a rare man, but it is a pity that he met such a big brother and a big brother. As for the theory of the lone star of the devil, it was made up by his big brother. If you want him to be really bad, I will definitely not mention it to you. "
In fact, Chen Fulang never thought of proposing Cheng Hui. What kind of person Qing Geer is, he has known him for so long. The young master is worthy, how can Cheng Hui, a widower who died with his husband and brought his children, can
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