Burning incense is not like Ruan Bai knows, finding a temple to rush to incense when he is a child; Instead, he directly placed the incense table in the main hall, and then lit the incense into the wine.

It is not the gods that are worshipped, but the ancestors.

When it was Ruan Bai's turn, he was a little confused. He was a child picked up by the master from the garbage heap, and when he picked it up, his life was hanging by a thread, and it took a lot of energy to finally save him; From then on he was the master's child. The master was an agent, so he followed suit, and it was as simple as that.

The master has long since retired and is still alive and well, leaving him alone in this era where I don't know where......

The relatives of the original body have nothing to do with him, and after thinking about it, he can only worship the original body, hoping that this hard-working young man will have a better life in the next life.

After taking turns to worship, people walked to the gate of the compound to burn paper money.

The cold wind whined, mixed with the suppressed whimpering of men and women. The lit paper money was quickly blown away, and the fire in the dark night did not spread far.

Ruan Bai exhaled a breath of white air, and Chu Hao hugged his shoulders: "Let's go, let's go in." ”

"Hmm."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I don't work on this day.

Ruan Bai carried a thick futon like a turtle, hugged the pillow, and resisted stubbornly on the kang: "Don't get up!" ”

Tian Kaifu probed his brain at the door, was pushed away by Chu Hao, then closed the door and bolted, turned around and sat down on the side of the kang: "The kang is cold, you can't sleep anyway, get up quickly." ”

"Who says I can't sleep? If you don't wake me, I'll be able to sleep! Ruan Bai wrapped the quilt tightly.

Chu Hao was helpless, and bent over and was hugged up: "Eat and then sleep." ”

But Ruan Bai couldn't go to sleep, he didn't even have time to eat breakfast, and he was dragged to the livestock shed by Tang Xinhou just after going to the thatched house.

Tang Xinhou's expression was magical: "My lord, there is a horse with cubs." ”

It's not cold in the barn, and the fireplace is warmer than the ondol. Tang Xinhou cleaned very diligently, and there was no smell. A horse was kept alone on the side, separated from the rest of the animals by a simple wooden fence, and was eating soybeans mixed with eggs with their heads down.

Although the barren post house is large, no matter which post station is originally equipped, it is impossible to accommodate dozens of livestock. Most of the current livestock sheds were temporarily built by Xu Wu and them before, which is equivalent to several large bunks, and there are no single apartments. Then there was a problem with the mixing.

There are a number of horses coming and going in the desert. The war horses originally obtained from the Huns had already been handed in, and the current four horses were exchanged for them later.

"Look at the time is the ...... of the recent calculation" For horses, Tang Xinhou has a lot of experience, and he has enough judgment, so he is confused enough now.

Chu Hao hurriedly clarified: "My war horse is not good!" "It's been emasculated a long time ago.

So, who is the "murderer"?!

Ruan Bai looked at the donkey who was locked in a barn with the horses, and his face was expressionless: "It's okay to wait until you are born." "Regardless of when it came to be?

Tang Xinhou thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, it's a good thing to have one more foal." ”

Back in the house, Chu Hao looked at Ruan Bai's expressionless face, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that there was a problem, and he couldn't help but ask, "You really don't know anything about it?" ”

Ruan Bai looked at the book, didn't raise his head, and asked, "Do you think I still have the leisure to take care of those animals?" ”

He gets up early every morning to run and practice, in the morning he has to follow Tian Kai to resume his studies, in the afternoon he has to follow Chu Hao to practice martial arts, and in the evening he has to find time to arrange housework, read books and study on his own, and plan plans for the new year.

As a pillow person who gets along day and night, Chu Hao knows Ruan Bai's busy journey best. But intellectually, he knew that it was impossible, and emotionally he was still inclined to have something to do with Ruan Bai this time. Nothing else, this little guy is full of bad water and ghost ideas in his head, and he always likes to toss some strange things, and everything that cannot be explained by common sense is almost the same on Ruan Bai.

However, there is no evidence!

The whole person has loosened up during the New Year, and there is no such thing as exercising early.

Chu Hao pulled Ruan Bai to chat: "There are only a few post guards who went out for a run this morning, and Aunt Ma." ”

"Huh? Isn't Aunt Ma quite timid? How dare you run with four big men? Ruan Bai was a little surprised.

Chu Hao peeled off the quilt that Ruan Bai was wrapped around again: "Who told you that Aunt Ma is timid?" That girl ......" Chu Hao frowned, "I've never seen a girl like that." In the grassland, she could stab a wolf to death with scissors. ”

"Isn't that being pressed! A dog can jump off the wall when he's in a hurry, but what can't a person do when he's in a hurry? Ruan Bai felt that that kind of thing was a complete exception, "Forget it, don't talk about this." It's good for the girl to learn two tricks to defend herself. ”

Chu Hao felt that the girl was not a problem of learning martial arts to defend herself, and it was very likely that she would become a victim of learning martial arts, a bit of his cousin's shadow.

"Lord Chu, Brother Ruan, is it convenient to come in?"

Chu Hao heard Tian Kaifu's knock on the door and went down from the kang to open the door.

Tian Kaifu walked in, took off his shoes and put a plate on the kang, picked up the little fat in a corner and pushed it to his body, and sighed comfortably.

Ruan Bai brought a kettle from the charcoal stove to make tea for him: "Add two longan to the red dates." ”

The tea was very hot, Tian Kaifu didn't dare to drink it immediately, but just smelled the sweet taste of the tea, and sighed: "Brother Ruan will live." ”

Tian Kaifu used to be unfamiliar with the price of firewood and rice, but after becoming a speech official, he gradually became familiar with all kinds of prices. Ordinary officials can't afford to use those delicacies and silk from the mountains and seas, and the things they give gifts can't be so exquisite. Even if he can't write one of them into a book due to some relationships, but these are all on the record, and he may be able to use them one day......

Ruan Bai shook his head: "What kind of life do I have, haven't you seen Aunt Yun talking about me?" ”

Tian Kaifu carefully took a sip of hot tea before he said seriously: "No, I'm serious." To make life comfortable, in addition to throttling, it is more important to open source. ”

"That's right." Chu Hao agreed, "After I came to the border pass, I also supported a merchant, otherwise I wouldn't be able to support my subordinates at all." In the spring of next year, I am afraid that I will have to support a few more, after all, I am now a thousand households, and there are many people under my command, and there are many people who need to be taken care of. ”

Tian Kaifu knew about the scarcity of military salary deductions and pensions, but he couldn't break this kind of officialdom at all with his thin arms now, so he could only wait for later.

Ruan Bai raised his head and glanced at the two people opposite, put down the teacup, and spread his hand: "Give money." Don't you want me to teach you how to make money, hurry up and pay your tuition. ”

Shizi and Companion Yu glanced at each other and sighed helplessly. They are used to beating around the bush, and it is inevitable that they will be a little embarrassed to be stabbed through the window paper by Ruan Bai like this. To put it bluntly, one of the identities of the two of them is the prince of Pingxi and a thousand households; the other is also a Beijing official from a famous family; Just calculate a little post man with no long things...... It's really shameless.

The environmental composition of Shunyang Pass is too simple, and these are the people you usually come into contact with. Ruan Bai is actually blind to what business he can do in Da Zhou to make money; But that doesn't stop him from deceiving.

Ruan Bai accepted two pieces of sesame candy as a deposit, and then talked about the so-called economic knowledge for a long time, from the economic foundation determines the superstructure, to the first to build roads if you want to get rich, all kinds of words fooled the two Great Zhou intellectuals into a daze. After the flickering, he held a small book to make an annual plan.

Chu Hao and Tian Kaifu were as if they had been pointed, sitting still and digesting the new knowledge just now. Chu Hao first "solved the acupoint", looked down at what Ruan Bai recorded in the charcoal notebook, and was surprised: "You plan to split up?" ”

Ruan Bai raised his head and said as a matter of course: "Hmm." Those who fled from the war could not escape far, didn't you say that they were stopped in various towns? It's hard to walk on the road now, and when spring begins, these people have to come back. No matter how good the barren post is, it is not a home. It's better to have a family and always live with your family. Besides, they now have money in their hands, even if they don't have anything left in the house, it's just a matter of building a new house. If you can't find anyone at that time, it's the same if you come to live in the desert again. ”

Ruan Bai made sense of everything he said, but when everyone didn't think about it, he thought about separation.

Because Tian Kaifu was by his side, Chu Hao just squeezed Ruan Bai's hand.

Tian Kaifu suddenly asked: "What about Brother Ruan himself?" ”

Ruan Bai was stunned for a moment, only to understand that Tian Kaifu was asking about the original family, and immediately said, "I always hope that my family is well, if it is...... Neither can it. ”

Tian Kaifu didn't notice Ruan Bai's abnormality, but just grieved for a while. A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy was forced to be separated from his family, and after experiencing life and death, his family still does not know whether he is alive or dead...... The boy was forced to grow up.

"Don't worry, Ji people have their own natural appearance, and Brother Ruan's family will be fine." Tian Kaifu finished speaking and left.

Chu Hao bolted the door, hugged Ruan Bai tightly as soon as he sat on the kang, and asked for a long time: "If Zhou Qi's family really comes back...... Maybe he can immediately send someone to investigate, this is not difficult." In all localities where displaced people are concentrated, a special register of displaced persons will be made until conditions allow them to be reinstated. As long as he finds Zhou Qi's family, he can contribute a sum of money to let them settle elsewhere, and even give them a better life.

He knew that such thoughts should not be, but he couldn't help but think about it. If Zhou Qi's family can't come back, he can monopolize the second brother. Obviously, the male ghost just borrowed Zhou Qi's body, not Zhou Qi, and his family has nothing to do with his second brother.

Ruan Bai said strangely: "My name is Ruan Bai." Do you see any similarities between me and Zhou Qi? "Even if there are really people in the Zhou family alive, he doesn't want to recognize each other. Anyway, we'll see when the time comes......

Zhou Qi is a young man from a hard background, who is malnourished and skinny all year round; Ruan Bai is a little boy who eats meat and has smooth skin. Young people grow up fast, and it takes a few months to be reborn.