pastoral life

Speaking of the Xue family in Zhaojia Village, there are very few people who don’t know it. It’s not that they are the offshoots of the nobles in Beijing. The relationship that can’t be more weak can only be started when the Xue family is bragging. The effect is mainly because the surname Xue is a common surname in Zhaojia Village. People in the village are more or less related to the Xue family. Get involved.

There is no one surnamed Zhao in the Zhao family village, just like there is no one surnamed Su in the Su family village. No one can tell why it is called this name.

"Fourth, don't be confused. Xue Mingzhu is not your grandson, but Mingyu is your grandnephew!"

Xue Dingtao went to Xue Dingjun's house and tried to persuade him that this Xue Dingjun was not someone else, but Xue Da Xueer's biological father, and the patriarch Xue Dingshi's younger brother.Among the four brothers, he ranks last, and the youngest is naturally the one who is loved the most by his family, so he has had his parents get used to it since he was a child, but the big ones are not pampered. The son didn't take any more responsibility, otherwise he wouldn't have raised someone like Xue Da. Fortunately, Xue Er was adopted by his clan brother as his son early in the morning, so he didn't raise him completely.

"Don't tell me these things. Xue Er has been taken out since he was a child. You don't know. He never kisses me. How can he miss me if he has something good? If you don't ask Lao Jiu, come to me instead. It's a fool here, it's a fool."

"you!"

Xue Dingtao gritted his teeth angrily, this younger brother has been his parents' treasure since he was a child, and his temper has always been eccentric.Let alone him, there is really no one in this clan who can control Xue Dingjun except for the elder brother.

"I don't want you to talk nonsense. I also know that the things are not with you, but it's not convenient for me to go to Lao Jiu's place. You are Xue Er's real father after all. It's better for you to get it than for me."

Xue Dingjun squinted at Xue Dingtao and ignored him.

"Xue Dingjun, if Mingyu gets better, I won't be the only one who will benefit in the future. Xue Mingzhu, that little bastard, never agrees with us. If he really wants to be rich, why would he think of sharing our pie? Mingyu is different. It's the uncle who grew up watching him since he was a child, how could he not help, if you haven't been confused about which side to help, then you should be able to figure it out!"

Unmoved, Xue Dingjun stretched out his hand in front of Xue Dingtao and said:

"Who can say clearly about such long-term things, bring them here, and ask me to be a villain for you without giving some hard money. How can there be such a good deal."

Xue Dingtao cursed inwardly, but for the benefit of the future, he still took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve and threw it to Xue Dingjun, who took it over and weighed it in disgust and said:

"How long will this idea last for a small amount of money?"

"Damn old man, you've been idle all day long and you know how to get money for drinks from your brothers!"

Xue Dingtao touched another piece and threw it at Xue Dingjun's face, the latter took it with a smile, put it in his mouth and bit it.After collecting enough money, Xue Dingjun didn't procrastinate, he put on his cloth shoes and walked towards his brother.

**

Mingzhu has been worried for a long time since Xue's family left. In fact, in his private heart, he hopes that Xue's family will find Yuhuan, no matter what kind of treasure, he is willing to give it away as long as it can make him live a stable life.In the final analysis, he is also a counterfeit. After the death of the former Xue Mingzhu, this thing has become ownerless, and it has nothing to do with him if anyone takes it.

"The Wantian area can be left unused now, but the rapeseed needs to be planted on the back slope. I can't miss it this year. I invited a long-term worker to come and let us go to the field together. It will be easier. It will be done earlier. some peace of mind."

Mingzhu invited a brother surnamed Guo from a family in Shangwan to help. Because their family is an outsider and does not have much land, they usually go to other farmers to do short-term labor or go to the city to do some manual work for their livelihood.Seeing that the two brothers were honest and dutiful, Mingzhu invited them to work as long-term workers, helping to take care of the field work on weekdays, with food and wages included in the monthly payment, and some extra money if the harvest was good.The two brothers have heard that the Wang family treats helpers generously, so they were very happy when they got the news that they could come to the Wang family to work as long-term workers. Seeing that Mingzhu and Wang Mingchuan were also going to work in the fields, they naturally refused to agree. Mingzhu saw that the two of them looked like they had been robbed of their jobs, and it was hard to insist, so they didn't forget to go to his house for dinner at noon and took Wang Mingchuan home.

"These two brothers are rare and honest people, and they should be able to use them for a long time in the future."

Wang Mingchuan saw that these two people were good, they were honest and agile, and they looked like they were doing farm work much better than the two of them. This posture was better than the husband and wife who had worked hard to manage the fields for half a year and played with them. childlike.

"There is a specialization in art. If you can't do the work in the field well, you can spend more time on your studies. You are talented in that. I even pointed out that you should be a master of Juren."

If you are good at learning, you will be an official. In this day and age, it is always different to have a half-time official, not to mention those bad relatives who want to make trouble, and have to weigh the consequences.

"Of course my husband won't keep you waiting."

Wang Mingchuan's confident appearance makes Mingzhu toothache, not because he is worried that this guy will fail the exam, but in fact, he really hopes that Wang Mingchuan will fall down and lose his spirit. It is not a good thing to go on like this. Still young, it is definitely not a blessing to enter the officialdom prematurely, and maybe he will be cheated and compensated so that there is not even scum left without knowing it.

"Are you so sure that you have good luck in the township test?"

Wang Mingchuan looked at Mingzhu with a smile, his increasingly handsome face made Mingzhu a little dazed, this person was... so pretty.

"I know that you are worried that it is not good for me to enter the official career too early. I naturally know that I am not good enough. No matter whether I pass this time or not, I will not take part in next year's spring. I will come back in three years. It must be time to go by then. I have gone through the officialdom."

"For the long run, let's wait until the rankings are released."

Mingzhu leads Wang Mingchuan home and doesn't comment on his words. Who can tell in the days to come, it's justified to take every step right now.He is not a person with lofty aspirations, as long as he can make life easier, Wang Mingchuan will not stop him if he wants to go all out. After all, it is his life that others say is empty.

"What do you want for lunch?"

"You can do whatever you want, or do you want to try my cooking?"

"...Forget it."

**

With a few days left before the release of the rankings, Mingzhu clearly felt that the expressions of the people around her were getting more and more eager to see her family.The Wang family has been going very smoothly in the past six months: Wang Mingchuan passed the hospital examination, the Wang family bought back the land, and the Wang family workshop opened bigger and bigger. Anything thrown out is a big happy event, which is enough for ordinary people to have a good time. Lucky stars and happy events followed one after another, leading people to think that Wang Mingchuan's rural examination this time was nothing but abnormal.

"Several family members have started calling me Master Juren directly. Tell me, if I really fail the exam, I will be locked up at home for half a year and dare not see anyone."

At night, the husband and wife leaned on the bed and chatted. Wang Mingchuan buried his head in Mingzhu's neck in the name of asking for comfort and took advantage of the opportunity.

"Don't bite, it's itchy!"

"How can I spend my time without being able to go out for more than half a year? Mingzhu teach me?"

"The bastard told you not to gnaw, it's so itchy! If you're paralyzed, you gnaw again and go to the floor tonight!"

Seeing that Mingzhu moved, Wang Mingchuan was really angry and didn't bother him anymore. When he had time to catch his breath, Mingzhu breathed unsteadily and said:

"Seeing that winter is coming, how about our family going to the city this winter?"

"Are you afraid of wolves?"

"There is this factor, but the most important thing is to live in a house in the city for a while for the winter. I saw that there are many big stoves in the house. It is better to take it out and use it after buying it. You have to enjoy the house, right?"

He knew it was Mingzhu because he was afraid that he would be depressed if he failed the exam, and he didn't want others to trouble him. Wang Mingchuan didn't point it out, but he felt more and more rare about Mingzhu.He wanted to get closer to this person in his arms, to get closer, and even more, but no matter how close he was, it was not enough.

Wang Mingchuan, who could not be executed, had to rely on his instinct to rub on Mingzhu's body, and he still had to help each other to solve the accident. Although the urgent need was temporarily relieved, Wang Mingchuan was eager to go further.He vaguely knew something, after all the jokes between men when they were working in the field, no matter how vulgar and the most crappy, it was impossible for him to be completely ignorant of it, but Mingzhu made it clear that he didn't like it, so he had to endure it.He cherishes, he respects, and he is naturally willing to wait for the person in his arms to let go of the shackles in his heart and accept him voluntarily. In the end, when love is deep, there are thousands of kinds of reluctance. God, who taught him to fall in love with someone after marrying him back then.

Looking at the unsuspecting sleeping face of that man, Wang Mingchuan smiled helplessly, but just pressed a kiss lightly between his brows, and still fell asleep with Mingzhu in his arms as usual until dawn.

**

The Wang family is going to move to the city.

Different people have different concerns about this matter, "The Wang family actually bought a house in the city!" "Will the Wang family come back?" "Is the Wang family's workshop going to be closed?" After being asked eight times, the workers felt at ease when they learned that the wages were paid according to the workshop and the workshop was opened according to the regulations. It is no different from when Mingzhu was there with Aunt Jiang and the three who have been promoted to old employees and supervisors.There are also those who use their brains to go to the workshop to play the autumn wind while the Wang family is not there. Mingzhu has already prepared for this, and agreed with the Guo family brothers early in the morning that they should go to the Wang's house to settle down after finishing their daily work in the field. house.Anyone who entered the workshop or the palace without the permission of the Wang family or Mrs. Jiang will be thrown out, even relatives will not recognize them.

Such a tough style of the Wang family has immediate results. Those who failed to seek benefits, such as the Zhao family, just scolded a few white-eyed wolves.

"Is this the time to release the list?"

"That's not it. I don't know if Chuanzi passed the exam. I said earlier that this child is blessed, so it's not a big problem."

Uncle Jiang took a puff of dry cigarette, but he was still worried and went to the next door to talk to the Wang family and said, this fame is not easy to get, but don't have too much hope, if you really want to think that you are sure, you don't get anything in the end, but what to do.

"Where are you going, come back!"

"Why don't you go to the next door to have a look? That family is all children. You don't know how it was passed down in the village earlier. If Chuanzi really didn't pass the exam, he would be laughed at by others. It’s different, no, I have to go to the door and guard it so that no one can bully me!”

Speaking of which, Uncle Jiang pinned the cigarette stick on his trouser belt and wanted to go outside. Aunt Jiang pointed at him with a smile and said:

"You old bastard, I told you to be sleepy yesterday, Mingzhu came to our house last night and said that the whole family will go to the city to resettle before dawn today, and come back after a year. Why are you worrying so much! "

**

"I really don't want to wait for the report?"

"What are you waiting for, let's go to the city and see."

A big family and a small take-away two small ones just sat on the bullock cart and dangled into the city. Xiao Huang, who had never been in a bullock cart, suddenly ran to such a thing that could not stop and dangled. How uneasy, how uneasy, he was spinning hard on Xiaoxi and wanted to go down, but Xiao Hei seemed much calmer, with his two front legs resting on Xiaotan's shoulders, looking at Xiao Huang, and occasionally made a sound of "oooooooo", which attracted Xiao Hei Huang Shen came to look at it with his head, and then... bit on Xiao Huang's nose.

"Awwhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Ow--"

**

When the reporter came to knock on the door, the door of Wang's courtyard was already locked. The Guo brothers had gone to work in the field and they were gone. Only Mrs. Jiang still had a spare key hanging on her body. Unexpectedly, he went to the next door and knocked. It was Uncle Jiang who opened the door. He was naturally familiar with the village. The old man usually has bad eyesight, but now he is very sharp, and he saw the red paper in the visitor's hand at a glance.

"bingo?"

"Isn't that right, the ranking is not good, it's the last few, but at least it won... Hey, what are you running, Mr. Jiang, be careful not to fall!"

**

"No?!"

"Yes……"

The book boy who reported the letter shrank his head and dared not touch people's brows at this stall. He never thought that the master did not yell at him. In fact, Xue Mingyu didn't care about him, but rushed out of Wang Ju's house to have a look that list.

How is it possible, how could he fail the exam, if he fails the exam, then...

Xue Mingyu, who was running wildly, accidentally bumped into someone, he didn't care who it was, he pushed away and wanted to continue running, but he never wanted to be grabbed by the arm and pulled back.

"Brother Xue, then you should give up."

Xue Mingyu raised his head in a daze, but when he saw who was coming, he was startled with fright, and even his mind cleared up a lot.

"Xie Liu..."