Chapter 67: Closing the Net
If Jiang Youcai and Wang Zongshui were the pride of the seventh uncle in the past, then now they are the thorns in his flesh, touch and stab him.
The noise in the crowd was louder.
Seeing that the seventh uncle's expression was sluggish, and he no longer had the momentum he had just now, Jiang Jixiang faintly felt bad, and pointed at Jiang Quinoa and shouted: "Although your Miss Jiang is a noble person, no matter how noble you are, what do you talk about this man?" That's what your family taught you. โ
"Hey, I ......" Jiang Chun jumped angrily, but his voice was suppressed by the voices of others just as he spoke.
"You're not right, Xiangzi, if it weren't for Quinoa to take out the food, you would have starved to death, and you could still be chirping here like now."
"That's it, when your mother said that people with foreign surnames shouldn't be given food in order to eat a bite, they deserved to starve to death. You're really as virtuous as your mother. โ
"The days that have been hard and difficult have passed, why can't you live a good life, and make trouble every day."
"Seventh uncle, people respect you as an elder, and you can't rely on the old to sell the old. Tell me where someone is sorry for you, and you have to do this all day long. If you can say that you are ugly, we will call the shots for you, even if Brother Xun scolds us, we will also stand on your side, do you think it's okay? โ
Everyone talked loudly, and some people also asked Jiang Jixiang and the seventh uncle by name, and the meaning in and out of the words was that they didn't agree with them being so okay to find trouble and holding on to the little girl.
Xingni held Jiang Quino's hand a little excitedly, and said in a low voice: "Fortunately, there are more reasonable and conscientious people in the village." "The implication is that Uncle Seven, Jiang Jixiang and the others are bastards who have no conscience and will take revenge, so let Jiang Quinoa not be angry with them.
Jiang Quinoa hooked the corners of his mouth. She won't be angry with these people. Speaking of which, although the seventh uncle occupies the title of one of her elders. But I didn't like her since I was a child. When my grandmother was still there, relatives and friends came to visit the house during the Chinese New Year. The seventh uncle always likes to call her over, reprimand her in front of everyone, and the content of the reprimand is something big about soybeans and sesame seeds, and she must be made to cry in front of everyone before she is let go, and he also says that she is pampered, which makes her afraid of the crowd. Speaking of which, in her previous life, she was cowardly and had part of the credit of her seventh uncle.
And now that the true face of the seventh uncle has been exposed, most of the people in the clan don't want to leave such a poisonous snake by their side, but the patriarch didn't drive the seventh uncle away, and everyone is just unhappy. But he can only stay away and not let the seventh uncle have the opportunity to harm his own family.
Moreover, Jiang Youcai and Wang Zongshui both intended to pour dirty water on her in their previous life or in this life, and in their previous life, she only knew how to cry and didn't know how to fight back, so that there was always depression in her heart. Since she beat Wang Zongshui and Jiang Youcai hard last time, she suddenly felt that the depression in her heart had dissipated a lot. It seems that people really still want to be wicked, happy and hateful, and naturally chic and free.
"Brother Xiangzi's words are not right, I just care about my former cousin and my current cousin, how can this meddle in men's affairs? Is it also wrong to care for loved ones? However, our Jiang family has a lesson: the clansmen should support and help each other. I have been trained by my own people, and I have always wanted to repay everyone to the best of my ability, am I wrong to do so? Jiang Quinoa asked.
"I'm quite confused about this today. What seeds each family plants are drawn by lot, which is fair and just. My family and Jiang Chun's family only have a few acres of land, and they can plant anything. Just humbly let everyone draw lots first, and the rest of the seeds will be given to us. Is this also wrong? Jiang Quinoa said and stepped forward. Facing everyone: "Let's talk about it, what has been divided in the village over the years, and our family is not the last?" When did we fall behind when it came time to contribute money and effort? โ
Every festival day, Jiang Xun will send silver back from the capital to worship his ancestors. When it came to the Winter Moon Festival, it was needless to say that the Jiang family paid for the sacrifice, and Jiang Tiezhu also went to the ancestral hall to run before and after the busy work. Even the children of the Jiang family are still too cold to hide in the ancestral hall to avoid the wind, but Jiang Tiezhu is really and sincerely busy with the affairs of the Winter Moon Festival. People's hearts are made of flesh, and everyone knows who has done what.
"The village chief is fair, and the seeds are all right. Xiangzi, don't mess around here, don't you just think that the winter wheat seeds are Grade A and second-class, then bring the seeds, I will exchange them with you, my sorghum seeds are Grade A first-class. โ
"Yes, my corn seeds are also good, and I can exchange them with you."
"My sorghum seeds, I'll exchange them with you."
"My corn."
"My family is also corn"
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The crowd shouted louder than louder, and everyone said what kind of seed they were, and they were willing to exchange seeds with Jiang Jixiang and Uncle Seven.
Qing Bo didn't expect that as soon as Jiang Quinoa opened his mouth, things would develop to this point, and he stretched out his hand to signal everyone not to quarrel, he raised his voice and said: "Everyone take a look, what is this matter, Seventh Old Lady, Young Master Xiangzi, if you take a fancy to our family's seeds, you just say that I haven't taken the seeds yet, what do you like, let's change it." This thing is not dragging everyone down, this day is just right, you have to turn over the land earlier, and you have to fertilize, and it is the right thing to plant the land in a hurry. This is a noisy delay in farming, what will you pay back to the court next year? Are you waiting to eat the board and go to prison? โ
Eat the board and go to prison? Jiang Jixiang was taken aback, is it so serious? He couldn't help but look in the direction of the seventh uncle with some frustration.
When the seventh uncle saw that he was so intimidated, he secretly scolded in his heart. It would be nice if there were talents and Zong Shui, they would definitely not be afraid of Jiang Quinoa, a dead girl. Ouch, his precious grandson, the injury on his foot is so serious, he can't say that he will be a cripple in the future, how can he participate in the imperial examination? As long as the seventh uncle thinks of this, he can't hate it in his heart, and he can't wait to drink her blood from the meat that he eats Jiang Quinoa, and this can't let him relieve his hatred.
"Well, that's it. If anyone thinks that their own seeds are not good, then discuss with others to replace the seeds, don't talk to this, what a big deal, and don't let go. If you really think that the casting of lots is unjust, then return the seeds, and think who will be clamoring for you to plant the land? The village chief was also a little angry when he was troubled like this: "If there will be no disaster next year." You'll have to eat your own, don't expect your own family to be lazy and let others work hard to farm to feed you. โ
I thought that these seeds were temporarily lent to my own family by the imperial court. In the next year, the grain will be returned to the imperial court, and there will be the interest of the two interest. Everyone didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly greeted the village chief, and left in groups, still discussing how to change the seeds on the way.
Everyone is gone, and Jiang Jixiang and Uncle Seventh can't make a fuss.
Qingbo was really tired of these two families, and told the village chief that he would come back tomorrow to get food, and then he took Jiang Quinoa and them away.
Come tomorrow to get the seeds, and there will be some time in the afternoon and evening so that the village chief can deal with Jiang Youcai and them.
"Don't wait for tomorrow. You take this kind of seed now, and hurry up and plant the land, that's the big thing. The village chief waved his hand and asked his son to carry out the grain and hand it to Jiang Tiezhu and Zhao Liang.
Qing Bo nodded, Jiang Tiezhu and the others took the seed and carried it on their shoulders, and waited for Qing Bo to finish talking to the village chief and left together.
Everyone left, and the village chief reprimanded Jiang Jixiang and the seventh uncle with a straight face. In the past, everyone didn't say anything about Uncle Seventh according to his seniority, but the village chief saw that he was getting more and more confused, and he was worried that he would do something wrong in the future and affect everyone. I had to ignore my seniority and reason with the facts.
Before the rain, Qingbo took Jiang Tiezhu to cut all the weeds in the field, and after the rain, the land was fluffy, and it was a good time to plow. The Jiang family has cattle again. Ploughing is quick and easy.
In two or three days, the land was cleaned up, and the oxen were driven to plow the land for Jiang Chun's family.
And the rest of the village is still busy mowing the grass in the field these days.
For a year, the fields were overgrown with weeds, and there was a heavy rain. When the grass absorbs water, it grows better. It's almost up to people's shoulders. Standing in the field, bending down to cut the grass, you can't see anyone in the distance. Many people regret that they were lazy and didn't go to the ground with Qingbo. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so hard now, and people would be left behind everywhere.
Originally, the planting time was a little late, and everyone was worried that planting too late would affect next year's harvest, and they were reluctant to leave when it was dark at night, always thinking that they would cut a little more grass today, or plough more land, and they could plant the land a little earlier.
After seven or eight days of busy work, Jiang Qu's family and Jiang Chun's land were finally planted, and they didn't rest to help Zhao Liang farm again.
A few days ago, Lord Feng came over and said that many nearby villages were empty, and the fields were uncultivated. Jiang Quinoa and the others moved their minds when they heard this, she took the one hundred taels of silver tickets that Jiang Xun sent back from the capital, and bought some fields and gave them to Zhao Liang.
Although Zhao Liang has money in his hands, his arm is injured, and his labor will still be affected in the future. Jiang Qu has always felt very guilty in his heart when he was injured, and he also wants to compensate them like this.
"You don't have to shirk it, if you want to plant these lands, you can plant some light crops yourself, if you don't want to plant, you can rent it to others, and you can collect some rent yourself." Jiang Quinoa said.
After a catastrophe, there are many poor and white people in the family, like Jiangli Village, there is basically no village that starves to death or flees to leave, because it is very simple for their village to distribute seeds, and everyone protects each other, and it is easy to determine the matter of seeds.
Like some other villages, the people ran out, and they were later resettled by Lord Feng and returned the people, and they were all destitute, and it was unreliable to let them guarantee each other. Who knows if they will feed their own seeds to satisfy their hunger, and then they will not be able to run away?
Recently, Kochi Prefecture has been in a hurry to gray his hair just thinking about how to distribute the seeds.
"That's what it's like to be in a state of waste." Master Feng pointed to the busy figure in the field in the distance and said.
When the people who followed saw this scene, they all nodded their heads.
They walked all the way from the city, except for many people who saw many people busy in the fields near Jiangli Village, the other villages were still the same barren and uninhabited.
"Recently, we have to step up inspections, and we have to go around the village more. Those people are so vicious that it will be difficult to dig them out if they are chased and hid in that vacant house. The young man in the brocade robe said.
A guard-like man behind the boy answered, beckoning someone to give the order.
"This man also has some ability, and he has pulled a group of rabble, but he has also made waves here. After chasing the fish for so long, it's time to close the net. The boy said.
The young man spoke casually, but Lord Feng listened to it with a tense heart. Those of them who are in the upper echelons can make people live and die with a casual word, and make people worse than death.
The young man shook his horsewhip and pointed to Jiangli Village and said, "Finally, there is a well-preserved village, you have to protect it, not a single fly can fly into it." Kochi Prefecture is still counting on this village to ask for credit. โ
The guards who followed the boy were stunned for a moment, and they were a little unsure of what the boy meant. You must know that yesterday their master also dropped the teacup and scolded Kochi Prefecture for having no beads and not knowing what to do, why did they change their mood today and want to help others ask for credit?
When they were far away, the guards were stunned and forgot to follow.
Master Feng shook his head and nodded to the guard: "Your master has his own reasons for doing things, you just listen to it." Those in the top positions are the most taboo for others to speculate on their minds. โ
The guards were in a state of distress, and they hurriedly gathered their minds and rode after them.
Jiang Quinoa and Jiang Chun were a little curious and leaned on the wall and looked out, and a team of officers and soldiers suddenly came to the peaceful village to inspect, and anyone would be curious.
Fortunately, there was an acquaintance with Zhao Liang among the patrol officers and soldiers, and he followed him around, and when Li Zheng and the village chief came to greet them, he pulled Xing Zhutou aside and asked what was going on.
Xing Zhutou looked left and right, lowered his voice and said, "We don't know why the task assigned by the above is. As he spoke, he pointed to the leader with a serious face, and said, "This is the person arranged by Lord Feng, saying that he should take us to inspect the nearby villages." And it can't be stopped day and night, so it is estimated that something big has happened. You have been careful lately, and you should tell us as soon as you see a stranger. Zhao Liang sensed the seriousness of the matter and said, "I will tell the people in the village about this, and you don't know what to do when you patrol together?" โ
Xing Zhutou glanced at him: "Didn't you just say that you should pay attention when you see strangers, I guess it may be to catch someone." As he spoke, he leaned into Zhao Liang's ear and said, "It may be those thieves who said a few days ago that they would obey the will of heaven." โ
Zhao Liang's heart fluttered when he heard this, those people were not easy to get along with, so he hurriedly went to Jiang's house to tell them the news.
Xing Zhutou said that a few days ago, the White Horse Temple was completely burned by someone. I heard from the official that there was chaos outside in those days, and no one noticed it, but by the time I found it, it had become a ruin, and a lot of charred corpses were dug up from it. Zhao Liang said with a white face: "Xing Zhutou said that he found traces of this group of people there, and it is estimated that they did it." โ
Jiang Quinoa's heart jumped, and she remembered that in her previous life, it was about this time that the White Horse Temple was destroyed and the news of the whole view was spread. But there were a lot of people who died at that time, and this matter was not a big deal, and she didn't pay much attention to it, so she didn't think about it for a while when she went back to Baima Temple. (To be continued......)
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