Zhang Xing listened to Fu Xianglian's words, and her heart moved. At this time, the price of people is low, and the price of land is the same. After every catastrophe, the population is sharply reduced, and this year's Yu'an flood, the nearby states and counties do not know how many people will be lost in Ludao, and I don't know how much land in Ludao will become ternullius. In previous years, most of these borderless lands were privately distributed to other people in the village by the chief of each village, and some other villages bought them.

Due to the increasing taxes, many families have not had enough to eat after paying taxes on land for a year. Moreover, in recent years, both sides of the Huai River have been flooded with large floods, and small floods have become a common practice. This land is really not cost-effective to plant, so there is a lot of wasteland in the Jianghuai area. This year's floods are just afraid that there will be more wasteland. If you take advantage of this time, the price will definitely be low.

As for taxes, those who have meritorious service can be exempted. Although Zhang Jinbao has only passed the county exam, he is still young now, and he can barely be regarded as motivated, and it is still very possible to be a show in a few years. At that time, the land in his name will not be taxed. That is, the burden has been heavier in recent years.

In the past few years, she has bought more than ten acres of land in the name of Zhang Jinbao in Lizhuang Village, and leased them to Li Dahe and his wife to plant. If the year is not good, it is a loss. But on the whole, there are still some savings in recent years. Not much.

Seeing that the world is about to be chaotic, food is the most expensive. If there is more land, it is also a small accumulation, and it is also an extra guarantee in this troubled world.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xing didn't want to wait for a moment, and wanted to talk to Wei Minwen. Wei Minwen went out early to buy people, and only at noon did he bring back two boys and two women, four children who were about eleven or twelve years old.

Uncle Fu and Uncle Fu all knew Wei Minwen's plans. I also feel that the family should be added. Immediately the man brought it back. Uncle Fu, Fu Xianglian, and Zhang Xing sat in the courtyard to pick people. Aunt Fu asked the names of the four children. I learned that there are a pair of brothers and sisters, the elder brother is thirteen years old, named Xiao Desheng, and the younger sister is eleven years old, named Xiao Deyu, who is from Xihe Village, Yu'an. The elder brother took his sister to beg for food for a few days and drank porridge for a few days. I couldn't stand it anymore, so my brother and sister learned to sell themselves.

The other two are both eleven years old and are also from Yu'an County. The boy's name is Yu Erhu, and he was brought by his father and mother to sell, and he just wants to stutter, so if he can live. Because there used to be an executioner in the family with an uncle's dart game, this Yu Erhu actually knows some kung fu. And the girl's name is Qin Liulan, she was born white and delicate, not like she was born in farming. Uncle Fu asked, only to learn that her family had opened a cloth village in Yu'an. The flood is coming. The family barely escaped and arrived in the town of Zhanghe. Her father was seriously ill, and she couldn't survive due to lack of medical treatment, and her younger brothers and sisters were so hungry that they were only skinny and bones, so she begged her mother to sell herself so that the family could have a way to live.

These four children, the Xiao brothers and sisters are all literate, Yu Erhu knows how to punch and kick, Qin Liulan is the eldest daughter in the family, and she knows a little bit about settling accounts with her mother's housekeeper.

As soon as Aunt Fu heard it, she knew that Wei Minwen had a lot of thought to pick people. Uncle Fu is a good teacher Wei Minwen is very good to Zhang Xing's sister, so she smiled and said, "Xing'er, I think these children are good, you can pick first." ”

How could Zhang Xing pick first? She is a girl who farms in the countryside, where does she need so many people to serve her? One Sun Baozhu is enough. It's a prevarication.

Fu Xianglian smiled and said, "Xing'er, don't push it, your brother told me yesterday that he wants to buy you a girl." Zhang Xing saw that he was about to make a promise, and Wei Minwen made money this time, so he thought about choosing a good family for his sister. Now that his vision is high, he feels that the ordinary people in Zhanghe Town are not worthy of his sister. There are several families in the town who have heads and faces, and they are afraid that people will not look down on the door of the Wei family, so they have to add more to their sister's dowry. It's really necessary to buy a girl to bring over.

Uncle Fu's mother and daughter talked together, but Zhang Xing couldn't help it, so she had to respond. In fact, the people Wei Minwen bought were very thoughtful. Xiao Desheng is literate and clever, that is a material to be the second shopkeeper, Yu Erhu knows how to punch and kick, presumably Wei Minwen wants to take him with him, Qin Liulan is not only a businessman, but also the eldest daughter, and is the best candidate to help Fu Xianglian's housekeeper in the future. Only this Xiao Deyu was born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he was very clever, and he had a brother and sister relationship with Xiao Deyu. This is the person Wei Minwen specially picked for her - he is thinking about the days after she gets married.

This Xiao Deyu is both eye-catching and clever, this is indeed what Wei Minwen specially picked for Zhang Xing. The eleven or twelve-year-old age is just enough for Zhang Xing to train for a few days, and she will marry someone in the future and bring it over. With Xiao Deyu's brother in his hands, he is not afraid that this girl will have two hearts for his sister in the future.

For so many years, watching a former ruffian teenager become so caring, if Zhang Xing's heart is not moved, it is definitely fake. She followed Wei Minwen's mind and picked Xiao Deyu out. The remaining three Aunt Fu made clear arrangements, and sure enough, it was Xiao Desheng who followed Uncle Fu, Yu Erhu pointed it to Wei Minwen, and Qin Liulan stayed with her first-the little brother is still young, Fu Xianglian is currently mainly taking care of children, this Qin Liulan naturally wants to train her daughter first, and then hand it over to her.

Zhang Xing was anxious to talk to Wei Minwen, so she invited herself to bring Yu Erhu over to find Wei Minwen. The brother and sister closed the door, and Zhang Xing said that he planned to buy land. After Wei Minwen thought about it, he nodded slowly and said, "Okay, I'll go out and inquire first." "He was originally a grain trader, and if he had a lot of land at home, he would not have to worry about the source of the primary grain. Although the Jianghuai area is often flooded, it has been called the granary of the world since ancient times, and the fish and rice are abundant, which is stronger than many bitter cold places in disaster years. This purchase of land is definitely beneficial for his family.

Wei Minwen and Zhang Xing's brother and sister hit it off, Wei Minwen is ready to spend more money to buy land this year, and he has to tighten the family's expenses. Uncle Fu also strongly agreed with their decision. He was very popular in the area of Zhanghe Yu'an, and since he decided to buy more land, he began to run around before the water receded.

After Zhang Xing handed over the matter of buying land to Wei Minwen, she no longer worried about it, and followed Uncle Fu to the porridge shed to help every day, but she added two new girls, one Sun Baozhu Although he was mute, he was very diligent, and he was a person who admitted death. Zhang Xing bought her, she really thought she was a girl, and she followed Zhang Xing every step of the way, eager to take care of everything. Although Xiao Deyu is young, he is very clever, and he knows that he will follow Zhang Xing in the future, and he is also hungry and afraid, there is a Sun Baozhu in front, Zhang Xing is a good person, for fear of being compared to Sun Baozhu, Zhang Xing doesn't want her anymore, and she also follows Zhang Xing closely, and rushes to do everything.

So although Zhang Xing went to the porridge shed every day, she only went to take a few looks, and she didn't have anything to do with cooking porridge and adding firewood.

After a heavy rain, the heat subsided, but the flood spread of the Huai River widened a little. Some newcomers to the city said that there was an epidemic in Jinyang. The people in the city were panicked, and because of the spread of the epidemic prevention disease, Lizheng no longer issued customs clearance documents, and the city gate was more and more heavily guarded, and archers were added to the city wall, and the homeless people were not allowed to stay too long.

But there are still people who are forcibly trying to enter the city.

During the meal, Wei Minwen said: "I don't know who is outside the city, but he insisted on entering the city despite the shouts of the guards at the city gate. He was near the city gate when it happened.

Uncle Fu said: "Liu Lizheng is also a helpless move, Jinyang is not far from our Zhanghe, if there is an epidemic on their side, it will be very fast to spread to us." At the moment, there is only no way to let people in and out. "This epidemic is mostly transmitted from person to person, as long as the people with the epidemic do not enter the city, Zhanghe Town can still be stable for a few days.

Uncle Fu snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Where is his helpless move? It's just some desperate people, and he also shoots arrows to hurt people, which is a careless disregard for human life. This epidemic does not have to be transmitted from person to person, and if it is to be transmitted here, it cannot be stopped without being allowed to get close. Hmph, if He Lizheng is this, he must have sent people out to raise anti-disease medicinal materials a long time ago, where would he sit and wait for death like him......"

Before Uncle Fu finished speaking, he was kicked by Uncle Fu under the table. How many years have been husband and wife, Uncle Fu glanced at Zhang Xing with Uncle Fu's eyes, and he understood in his heart, and he immediately closed his mouth.

How could Zhang Xing not understand? The He family has withdrawn, she is now sixteen years old and has no family, Uncle Fu is afraid that she will be sad to hear the name of the He family.

Uncle Fu is really careless this time, she didn't take He Yuanqing to heart, and she made a marriage with him just because she felt that since she had to choose someone to live with, He Yuanqing was a pretty good candidate at the moment.

Speaking of the He family, Wei Minwen's subordinates also paused, and became more and more determined in their hearts to choose a good husband for their sister, at least surpassing He Yuanqing.

Wei Minwen also told his father Wei Yunhai about buying land, and Wei Yunhai was full of this matter in the past few days, so he didn't listen much to what Uncle Fu and others said.

Several people ate silently, and Sun Baozhu took Xiao Deyu to clean up. The Fu family added so many new people, the room was rearranged, Sun Baozhu, Xiao Deyu, and Qin Liulan lived in Hu Chunlai's original house, and Hu Chunlai led Xiao Desheng and Yu Erhu to live in a few empty rice shops.

It was dark late and hot in summer, and Fu Xianglian, Zhang Xingfu's aunt who had finished eating, was sitting in the back enjoying the cool and talking, and the little brother was amused by them and giggled. The stars in the sky gradually increased, and suddenly there was a loud noise outside, and there were faint people shouting: "Oh no, there is a fight at the city gate." ”。 Zhang Xing heard it clearly, and suddenly stopped laughing. (To be continued......)