Bianshanhan [farming]

After making the move, the Jiang family was still very angry. He was very clear about the family matter. Even if he was reluctant to let his son die, he didn't want his descendants to suffer the pain of blindness at a young age.

It took him a lot of effort to reluctantly agree to his son's not getting married, and he also thought about finding a child for him to adopt from the eldest and second child in the future. Who would have imagined, he didn't want to get married, but got together with a man.

Even if Jiang Cong was looking for other men, the Jiang family might not be like this, but it was the Li family, which made him really angry.

It wasn't until someone at home looked for Jiang Cong that Jiang Jiahe realized that his son had run away and was not at home. He knew where he was after thinking about it, and immediately chased after Ma's house. Li's family was relieved to let his son come to his house. No one can be bullied.

So, after Li Qingwen finished administering Jiang Cong's medicine, before he could speak for a while, Jiang Jiahe came.

Seeing his son with his upper body naked with Li Qingwen, Jiang Jiahe's face was so stinky that he could smell it for dozens of miles against the wind.

Fearing that Jiang Cong would suffer another meal, Li Qingwen quickly pushed him away. Jiang Cong put on his clothes and wanted to go back, but found that the door was locked from the inside.

In the room, Li Qingwen sat straight by the bed, and Jiang Jiahe pulled up a stool and sat in front of Li Qingwen, as if they were going to have a long talk.

"Zaier." Looking at the person in front of him with clear eyes, Jiang Jiahe felt that his son was too sinful, sighed, and said, "You..."

Li Qingwen immediately puffed up his chest, "Uncle, I like Jiang Cong, my brother didn't lie to me."

Facing Li Qingwen, Jiang Jiahe couldn't get angry no matter what, so he was silent for a while, and said, "Zai'er, you grew up in a border town and saw few girls, maybe, maybe..."

The two men liked each other, but Jiang Jiahe still found it hard to tell.

Knowing what the Jiang family wanted to say, Li Qingwen said: "Uncle, I have never liked girls, but I have never liked other men, only my brother."

Jiang Jiahe had also heard this from Jiang Cong's mouth, and felt that he had a severe headache, so he persuaded him, "Maybe you treat him like a big brother, not necessarily like this."

"No!" Li Qingwen shook his head immediately, "I regard Qi Min and the others as older brothers, but I don't, I don't want to be with them..."

Jiang Jiahe looked at him, "Nothing?"

"I don't want to be with them..." Li Qingwen groaned, unwilling to say it, blushing.

Jiang Jiahe is a rough man, so he didn't understand what he was saying, and kept saying, "Zai'er, you still might like girls."

Li Qingwen shook his head vigorously, "No, I never thought about getting married, and I just want to be close to my brother."

One said "he can still marry a girl", and the other said he didn't like girls, and the two talked about it for a long time.

When Jiang Jiahe said that he wanted to find a girl to show him, Li Qingwen couldn't help it, and said anxiously: "Uncle, it's useless to find even a girl. I only make out with my brother in my dreams, and I have no thoughts about other people." .”

After blurting out, Li Qingwen realized what he had said to his elders. He looked as if he had been exposed to the sun, so red that he was almost bleeding.

Outside the door, the person standing seemed unaware of the embarrassment inside, and laughed silently.

Jiang Jiahe's chest heaved for a long time. Seeing Li Qingwen's appearance, he persuaded him instead: "My good boy, it's not your fault."

Li Qingwen: "..."

So far, he still doesn't know what Uncle Jiang is thinking. This kind of thing can't be slapped with a slap. Why did he become that innocent?

After thinking about it, Li Qingwen said: "My brother and I went to the brothel together, I, neither of us can do it..."

Jiang Jiahe stared, "Jiang Cong took you to such a place, you bastard!"

"No, after the exam, I was taken there by my classmates. My brother was looking for me..." Li Qingwen quickly explained.

Jiang Jiahe wanted to persuade Li Qingwen to go the right way, and Li Qingwen also wanted to persuade Jiang Jiahe to agree with his relationship with Jiang Cong. The two of them kept talking until night and had dinner together at Ma's house.

During the dinner, the Jiang family didn't even look at Jiang Cong. After eating, they saw Jiang Cong and Qi Min living in the same room, so they stopped staring.

The Jiang family also stayed and lived with Li Qingwen. Li Qingwen knew he was wrong, so he didn't say anything.

At night, when Li Qingwen heard Jiang Jiahe's breathing calmed down, he tiptoed out of bed, opened the door, and Jiang Cong stood outside.

"Brother, how is your injury? Have you taken the medicine again?" Li Qingwen asked in a low voice after closing the door.

Of course not, Jiang Cong has been waiting for him.

The two went to the next room, Qi Min was soundly asleep, under the oil lamp, Li Qingwen applied medicine to Jiang Cong, and sat together holding hands and talking quietly.

Jiang Jiahe, who was sleeping on the bed, turned over and let out a long sigh.

On the second day, Jiang's family, who wanted to watch Li Qingwen all the time, went back, leaving only the new clothes he brought for them. He couldn't bear the sight of a living person who wasn't a puppy and couldn't be tied up.

As soon as Jiang's family left, Li Qingwen breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Cong healed his wounds, and then followed a group of people to Gao Yubao and Zhang Yuhai's house to have a wedding wine.

Gao Yubao's family is a single household in the village, and they were often excluded in the past. It turned out that the three acres of land in the family were occupied by people from all walks of life, and only less than half of it was left. Converged a lot.

Later, Gao Yubao was convicted and sent to the extreme north. People in the village bullied the Gao family even more. At that time, the Gao family almost starved to death. Cong's family was given alms so that they could barely make ends meet.

The hard life lasted for a year. Later, when Li Qingwen and the others came back from the border town for the first time, they sold a lot of money in Fanyang City, because the big guys got the things. In the end, the money was divided equally, and all the households in Hongzhou were sent there. More than ten taels of silver.

When they received the money, everyone couldn't believe it. They kowtowed to the Bodhisattva at home every day, just asking their children and men to live well in the north. They never expected to send money back.

At first I thought it was a lie, but they all received the letter, not just one or two families, all of them had money and letters, and many people came together from hundreds of miles away, wanting to know if it was true or not.

The result was of course true, because the Jiang family not only received Jiang Cong's letter, but also received a letter from Brother Li Qingwen.

In the letter, the Li family revealed their identities and all the encounters they had with Jiang Cong in the past, and told them that they all arrived at the border town safely, and wrote down the address of the Li family in Bingzhou. Hongzhou guests are always welcome.

Only the soldiers in the same battalion and his own family knew about Jiang Cong's rescue. Moreover, after Jiang Cong was escorted away, Jiang's family received a letter from Qingcheng, Bingzhou. This was not the first letter. , The Jiang family knew where the Li family was in Bingzhou, so the letter that followed Yin Zi could not be false.

The money sent back can not only solve the urgent needs of each family, but also know that their relatives have someone to help them in the border town. This is really good news for them. Many families have seen hope and stopped crying. Looking for death and life.

People like Gao's family live like this, and after getting the money, it can really be said that their lives have continued.

But when the money is always used up, when the family is struggling to make ends meet again, the caravan brings money again, this time more than last time, and every family still has letters.

This time, the Li family still sent a letter, telling them to be patient, the people in the border town have never given up, and sooner or later they will regain their freedom.

Although Jiang Liping and his family were very uncomfortable being exiled, the rest of the family had to continue to live. Xin and Yinzi really helped a lot, and the life of the big guys gradually began to stabilize.

And because of this, these families who have been assigned by relatives are closer than before.

Later, not only did money come from the north, but also the method of making candles was written in the letter, teaching them how to distinguish and how to make them, which greatly shocked the families in Hongzhou.

According to every word in the letter, they made candles that can be illuminated step by step. This time, the fate of dozens of families has changed.

Each family is still planting their own several acres of land, and the candles they make are sold for a lot of money. They no longer have to worry about making a living.

Knowing that his son is a big fool, he can come back from the border town safely, Gao Yubao's family is really grateful to Li Qingwen and Jiang Cong, this time Gao Yubao got married, a group of brothers came to celebrate, and also beat their village People from the Gao family.

However, the Gao family was about to move out soon, the houses were all bought in the county town, and the marriages were all done there. The bamboo building at home was not tidied up again, Li Qingwen felt strange, stayed there for a long time, and then left with the team to meet the bride.

Seeing that Li Qingwen likes bamboo buildings, others said that they also have them at home, and let Li Qingwen sleep enough. After all, the ground in Hongzhou is very humid and full of insects and ants, and the bamboo buildings on stilts are very cool. Although there are many inconveniences, they are better than cheap , They have a lot of bamboo on the mountain here.

It happened to be a happy event, and the brothers got together, the big guys drank happily, and everyone forgot about Jiang Liping who was far away in the border town.

No matter where he went, Li Qingwen was treated courteously, which made him very embarrassed. After all, he boasted that he helped everyone get rid of crimes, but after busying himself for a long time, it was they who risked their lives to save themselves and defeated the enemy. Freedom is only due to credit...

Of course, no matter what, the final result is good, so that's fine.

The girls who married Gao Yubao and Zhang Yuhai were all girls who went to the border town. At that time, twenty or thirty of them went together, and only a dozen or so came back with them. Then stayed with Fang Shi.

The Jiang family was also invited, and under his watchful eyes during the meal, Li Qingwen and Jiang Cong sat down next to each other. After the meal, they turned around and disappeared.

Li Qingwen was dragged by Jiang Cong to live in a hotel, and he returned home almost two months ago. In order to avoid people, he had been careful not to make too many intimacy. Now that he was discovered, he no longer had to deliberately hide it.

After taking a shower, Li Qingwen applied medicine to Jiang Cong, and the two rolled into a ball.

At first, Li Qingwen was worried about the unhealed wound on Jiang Cong's back, but later he felt sorry for himself. Before falling asleep, he thought about Uncle Jiang's words, and some of them made sense.

For example, Jiang Cong is not a thing.

Although Li Qingwen didn't want to admit it, the usual Jiang Cong didn't seem to be the same person as this time.

No matter what, the next day was fine, Li Qingwen was served refreshedly, he lay on the bed and fell into deep thought.

Jiang Cong didn't see that he just wanted to lie down quietly, and asked, "How is Zier?"

Li Qingwen got angry from his nose and didn't want to speak, so Jiang Cong massaged him and asked, "Still uncomfortable?"

Li Qingwen turned his head, Jiang Cong moved his face closer, his tall nose brushed against his slightly sweaty cheeks, and lightly bit his small, round nose tip.

It was very itchy, Li Qingwen thumped twice, and muttered vaguely: "I've already said it..."

"I didn't hear you clearly." Jiang Cong looked at him innocently, "I kept asking Zier yesterday, and you have been refusing to speak properly, and there is nothing I can do about it."

What a villain to file a complaint first. Li Qingwen's cheeks were flushed, and the corners of his thin eyes were also stained. His eyes sparkled. His skin is not that thick. How could he say such shameful words!

After being rubbed again, Li Qingwen lost his temper completely, Jiang Cong also calmed down, let him rest well, and then continued to drink other people's wedding wine.

The weather in Hongzhou in April and May was terribly hot, not to mention Li Qingwen, Ma Yongjiang and the others, who hadn't been back for several years, couldn't take it anymore, screaming in the sun.

As usual, they drank from family to house in a hurry, and when they saw familiar people getting married, their hearts were naturally touched. Li Qingwen's hand was held again in a corner where no one had noticed.

When the weddings were almost over, and Jiang Cong's days of visiting relatives were coming to an end, Li Qingwen first found Jiang's family and tested his tone.

Jiang Jiahe stopped trying to persuade him, he felt sorry for Li Maoxian, and only sighed to let Li Qingwen get well.

Jiang Cong was also there this time, and didn't say much. Li Qingwen asked cautiously, "Uncle, can I come again next time?"

"Of course." Jiang Jiahe said without hesitation: "Whether Jiang Cong loves to come back, Zai'er will come often, and we will also go to the capital to see you."

Li Qingwen said: "I will also tell my father. Although we are different from others, we also want to reassure our family. My brother and I will work hard in the future and often return to Hongzhou and border towns to visit you."

"Good boy, you are the most sensible." Jiang Jiahe nodded and said, "When the fruit is ripe, uncle must plant it well, so you can study with peace of mind."

Jiang Jiahe seemed to be blinded, no matter what Li Qingwen said, he thought it was good.

Jiang Cong saw this a long time ago, and said, "Father, you'd better give Zai'er an accurate word, or he will think wildly when he goes back."

Li Qingwen said "No", but looked at Jiang Jiahe with anticipation.

The Jiang family was so friendly that they didn't look at Jiang Cong, but just said to Li Qingwen, "No matter what Zier does, uncle will never blame you."

This is a reluctant concession.

Jiang Cong said, "Then Zai'er and I thank you dad."

Thinking that his son was leaving and not knowing when he would be back next time, the Jiang family swallowed back the curse words that were on their lips.

Li Qingwen was leaving, and the Jiang family's house was aired out, and the things were moved back again, leaving a separate room for Li Qingwen and Jiang Cong.

The new home is spacious and tidy, adults and children are all smiling, but on the day of seeing off, they still cried uncontrollably.

When Jiang Cong and Li Qingwen were the only ones who came, they were not the only ones who left, but also Qi Min, Ma Yongjiang and others. They were going to follow Jiang Cong back to the border town, and they had to set off together.

On the day they left Hongzhou, there were many people seeing them off, and the female relatives shed countless tears. Li Qingwen's throat was smoking with persuasion, and his clothes were all wet.

Jiang Jiahe didn't harden his heart after all, grabbed Li Qingwen's hand and whispered a few words.

Li Qingwen's brows and eyes instantly stretched, and he nodded repeatedly.

Every household brought something to Li Qingwen, food, drink, everything, among them were a few green grasshoppers woven from bamboo, because they were so pretty, Li Qingwen was going to take them back to Su Yuanbao, Put it away carefully.

At the fork in the road, everyone dismounted one after another, kowtowed goodbye to the elders in the family, and then set foot on the road.

In such a weather, they couldn't help eating. A dozen of them ate non-stop, but a lot of them were still rotten, so they could only reluctantly throw them away.

Of course, this kind of thing can't be told to the family members in the future, otherwise everyone who is diligent and thrifty in managing the family will feel distressed when they hear about it.

When they went north, it was not as smooth as when they came. They also met people fleeing on the way. They heard that there was a plague in Qizhou in the east, and many people fled in all directions.

None of the escapees had seen the dead with their own eyes, they just ran away after hearing the rumors, Qizhou was far away from them, Qi Min and the others were not worried.

Li Qingwen was inexplicably restless, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't know why.

Even though they were far away, the people in the world turned pale when they talked about the plague, so they changed their way and headed north, and they never met anyone who fled again.

There are many villages in the place where they don't go by water. Mayongjiang and the others found that many places have dug cesspit.

The excrement and urine of people and living animals in the house are all mixed together in the cesspit. When it rains and the sun shines, the smell is simply too stinky.

After asking, I found out that the government asked every farmer to dig it, distributed chickens, encouraged the people to raise pigs and poultry, collected manure, put it in the manure pit, and taught them to cook the manure before giving it over and over again. crushed into powder.

Before planting, the finely crushed manure is pulled into the field in small piles, and when the field starts to be planted, the seeds are scattered, and a single person uses a dustpan to shovel the manure pile, and then spreads the manure into the furrows little by little. ...

Ma Yongjiang heard about it, and shivered against the sun, "This, this is too disgusting."

The farmers were not too dirty and smelly, and said with a grin: "I heard that this way, the annual production will increase a lot. If you really want to do this, it will be worth it."

Only those who have made a fortune have the money to buy land. Most of the people have been serving the fields at home. As long as they can harvest more food, feces and so on are regarded as treasures.

It's not just them here, other counties are doing it too, it seems to be an order issued by the imperial court.

When resting in the farmhouse, Li Qingwen talked about manure and farming with the old farmers here. The old farmers were surprised at first, because Li Qingwen didn't do this kind of rough work at first glance. , Greeting the big guys around to talk together.

Li Qingwen took a special look at the soil here, it was the most common loess in Daliang, and told the old farmers that it would be better when to pull a few truckloads of soil into the cesspit to fill it in.

Seeing that Li Qingwen was so concerned about this, Ma Yongjiang curled his lips and looked disapproving, "Those dog officials are tossing around every day, they move their mouths, and it is the common people who suffer."

Li Qingwen said: "This works. Feed the horses so they can run. It's the same with farming. You have to keep manure on the ground so that the crops can grow vigorously."

"Boy?!" Ma Yongjiang stared at him with a heartbroken look, "You haven't been an official yet, and you've started talking about those bastards. If you wear a pair of pants with them in the future, don't you recognize us? brother?"

Li Qingwen let out a few breaths, "I'm not speaking for them, but for myself. The matter of cooked dung was written on it during the exam, and the people from the household department even came to me because of it."

Although it was an order from the government, every one of them was his opinion. Li Qingwen was also very surprised. He didn't expect that the court not only adopted it, but also acted so quickly.

When everyone heard the words and looked over together, they were all surprised. They thought that the exams were arty things, so why did they still take these dirty things?

Although a little unbelievable, Li Qingwen would not lie, Ma Yongjiang immediately changed his words, "Zai'er is right, how can we let the horse run again, and not let the horse graze."

Others immediately thought the cesspit was a good thing, even if it stinks a bit.

While walking, Li Qingwen was also inquiring about the refugees who came from Bingzhou before. He really met two families, but they used to be in business and had some savings.

On the way, the group talked most about the case of Tao Ruoning's grandfather and Sun's family. Ma Yongjiang and Qi Min both missed their sweethearts, so naturally they wanted to clear up their grievances as soon as possible.

These two cases were more complicated than their original one. One was convicted because of allusions to the imperial court in the painting, and the other was because of a major mistake in the document.

Tao Ruoning's grandfather was just a painter. He lived in seclusion and was upright. Because he didn't want to paint for a corrupt official, he offended someone and was falsely accused.

In the past few years, while working for Jiang Cong and the others, Li Qingwen was also concerned about this case. I don't know if it was a coincidence or what, the person who framed Tao Ruoning's grandfather had something to do with Lin Weisheng.

Of course, the reason why he knew it was because of Su Shuqing's notification. Fearing that something might go wrong if Li Qingwen acted recklessly, Su Shuqing privately talked about Lin Weisheng's case.

Lin Weisheng did participate in the writing of the policy book. Because of his literary talent, a friend went to the next county to ask him to write it. After the accident, his friend was beheaded, but he did not confess anything.

The reason why this case was uncovered was not because the strategy book was so important, but because the two forces in the DPRK and China were fighting each other, and some people wanted to use Lin Weisheng to kill people.

Whether Lin Weisheng hanged himself because he didn't want to burden his family, or because of the guilt of what happened back then, or because he was killed by someone, the truth has not yet surfaced.

At this time, Li Qingwen hoped that the exam would go well, that he would be an official in the court, no matter how big or small, he would be able to solve his second brother's worries and problems.