"Girl, are you at home?" Murazheng knocked on the door of Situ Yan's house, the door was not locked, there should be someone in the house.

"Here, it's Uncle Wangfu, come in!"

"Girl, your dog can be kept on a leash." Muramasa has not come to Situ Yan's house recently, mainly because he is afraid of "snow wolves".

"Uncle Wangfu, it's okay, the 'snow wolf' is playing in the backyard now, come into the house."

led people into the house, poured a bowl of hot water, and the village took a sip, and then said the intention, "What is this, I want to follow tomorrow to see, if my uncle agrees, I will drive tomorrow." ”

"Girl, it's snowing, the car is not easy to drive, don't be reckless. If you can't catch up, it's small, and if you fall the car again, it will be a big deal. ”

"Then let Brother Little Sheep catch the car, I just want to go and see. There's another thing I want to discuss with my uncle. ”

"What's the matter, you're polite to uncle, let's talk about it!"

"I pondered, this time the village service will take at least three months, and more than a year will not be able to come back, if you just point to the aunts to go every once in a while, it is better to find a way to let those officials raise their hands, and send less work to the uncles and brothers."

"It's good, but can this official listen to us, just give some money, but it's not a big deal if you give less, and it's a matter who will pay for the more money?"

"Uncle, this is good to give the silver money, but it can only please one or two officials, if you catch up with the change of guard shift, the silver money is not spent in vain, it is better for us to build a shed for them, and then make a kang inside, this winter they are hot and comfortable, do not point to them to help, at least they will not go to the uncles in our village to embarrass us. I'll make some snacks as gifts, and I'll eat and live here, so I'm embarrassed to find our bad luck. Even if a new official comes in the future, if you live here, you will be more or less merciful to your uncles, right? ”

"Girl, I'm really convinced, what do you have in your head?"

"Uncle, don't laugh at me, I learned from my father, and my father often told me at that time that if you want to make yourself strong, you have to wait for the young lady first. That's why I came up with the idea. ”

"Youzhu gave birth to a good baby! Okay, I'm in charge of this, so I'm going to find Zhang Fa, he happened to be not recruited by the county to be at home this winter. ”

"Uncle, Uncle Zhang Fa has been at home for more than three months, and he hasn't found a job, this time you go to him for help, just bring him ten catties of black noodles from my house, but don't say it's me, just say that it's not easy for you to help him live."

"And uncle, don't say that this idea came up with me, I just mentioned it, and it has to be my uncle who has the big idea."

"Okay, uncle won't say anything, your heart, uncle has it."

"Uncle, don't be polite to Xiao Wu, if there is no Brother Little Sheep and Brother Gui Sheng to help harvest, the beans in my field will freeze to death." The two said a few more polite words, and Situ Yan loaded ten catties of black noodles on Cun Zheng and sent him out.

The village went to Zhang Fa's house, and Zhang Fa's daughter-in-law wiped her tears with gratitude, their family had been drinking wild vegetables for a month, and they were reluctant to put aside even the black noodles. Zhang Fa was called by the county before, and it took him more than four months to get back 100 yuan, but this black flour has risen to 15 yuan a catty. Not to mention buying black noodles, even the bran and wheat bran are sold for 8 yuan a catty. How can this 100 yuan be enough for a family to eat for a winter? What's more, his family doesn't even have a piece of land, even if he gnaws orange stalks and eats tree bark, he doesn't have any land. These ten catties of black noodles are worth 150 yuan, which is more than what Zhang Fa got back in four months. How could she not cry with joy. Of course, Muramasa mentioned the matter of helping again, and it went smoothly.

Situ Yan had dinner and played with the snow wolf for a while, and then went into the stove room to steam steamed buns and make snacks. Li Dalang also wanted to help, but was pressed by Situ Yan to read and practice calligraphy in the hall. The steamed buns are Chinese cabbage bacon, the meat is very little just to borrow a taste, the Chinese cabbage is put a lot, anyway, it is from their own fields, and 110 black breads are steamed for the people in the village. The 40 buds of grain noodles were reserved for Li Dalang and a few people for breakfast.

The dim sum is made of corn cake, which is made in the shape of ingots just like last year. I didn't do much either, only twenty dollars. He also baked fifty black flour cakes, and took five salted eggs. Everything was ready, except for the bun and the ring, everything else was put into the basket, and then I went into the house to sleep.

Before dawn the next day, the little sheep came to lead the mule cart, Situ Yan gave him two buns, said hello to Li Dalang, and let the snow wolf into the mountain and let it find food by itself. Only then did he follow the little sheep to the entrance of the village. It snowed overnight, although the snowflakes were not big, but they were more than three inches deep, the sky was still dark, the temperature was a little low, and the little sheep carefully drove the car to eat the buns in his hand, but his heart was warm.

Fifteen or sixteen people had already gathered at the entrance of the village, some carrying baskets and some carrying baskets, Situ Yan glanced at it, because they were all covered with cloths, and they couldn't see what was inside. Zhang Fa sat on the ox cart and helped the village to catch the cart, and Aunt Ah Niu, the fourth aunt, Liangzi Niang and a few people who had a good relationship with Situ Yan's family all sat on the mule cart.

Everyone is gathered, and the village is rushing to the north of the county with people.

A few people sitting on the mule cart were closer because of the relationship, so naturally they talked more, "Girl, why don't you go with you, it's a cold day, and the cat is not at home, so what's the good if you catch a cold again?" ”

It was Liangzi Niang who spoke, these days Situ Yan sent her family a pound of japonica rice, although the child has no milk to eat, but he also grows strong, for this, Liangzi Niang is grateful from the bottom of her heart.

"Third aunt, I'm fine, my eldest brother made some food last night, and I thought I would send some to my uncles and brothers today, but when I went out, I thought that there were still some things at home, so I came with me."

"This big man has a heart, and your family is kind-hearted."

"But it's not, I just helped the girl carry the basket, this basket can be calm, and I don't know how much delicious food I brought?"

"I didn't bring anything with me! What delicious food did the aunts bring to their uncle? Situ Yan led the words to others, she was not used to letting people stare at her.

"If you can have anything, I steamed a few cakes. Nothing at home this year? The black noodles in the grain shop are sold for 15 wen a catty. What do you say are going to let us live? The fourth aunt answered, and the few people who said it all nodded.

"Aunt Niu, I heard that you went to see Uncle and Brother Shanwazi last month, I don't know what happened to them?"

"Hey, what else can I do, I'm tired and thin, and I feel distressed when I see it. I brought some cakes last time, and I don't know how many days I can last? ”

"Don't worry, auntie, just get through this while." After chatting for a while, they saw the sun climb up, and the sun shone on the snow, reflecting the white light, reflecting the red cheeks of the village women. The northwest wind swept the remnants of snow directly into the collar, making people shiver slightly.

A few people were no longer in the mood to chat, staring at some ragged victims on the side of the post road. Compared with these people, they can afford to live in a house and eat in the car, although they can't eat enough, but at least they don't have to worry about their lives.

All the way through Xinchang County, out of the city from the south gate, and walked for more than an hour, only then did he arrive at the place where the villagers served, Situ Yan looked at the past from a distance, and many people gathered together, picking up the frozen land with a pickaxe.

Sometimes one is not very much, the ground is too hard, the pickaxe will fly out of his hands, when he is tired, he will sit on the ground to rest for a while, and when he is thirsty, he will grab a mouthful of snow to eat, although he has heard Li Aniu and Liangzi talk about the hardships of forced labor, but he did not see it with his own eyes at the time, and he could not empathize. Looking at the scene in front of him, Situ Yan felt helpless to enter the eighteenth-layer region.

"Stop, what are you doing?" The ox cart of the village was about to rush to the side of the villagers of Lijia Village, when an official messenger came from the side and stopped the people and carts.

The village was busy getting down from the ox cart and saluting the official, and then he lowered his head and replied, "Official, I am the village leader of Lijia Village, some mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the village, I want to come and see my family, you can make it convenient, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

"If there's anything, you can talk about it first. This service is not impossible to see. "This official made it clear that if you want to see it, you must first give a bribe.

"Official, it's snowing this day, you are so hard, I brought someone here, thinking of finding someone in the village to build a kang for you to build a shed, and you are left to accompany you to suffer from the cold!"

"Yo, your village is right, okay, go and call all the people, just take the open space over there, and it will be close to this land."

"Okay, the official will rest first, and when it is covered in a while, the kang is hot, and the official will come and take a look."

"Okay, let's go!"

The village was hurrying to call the villagers who were serving in Lijia Village, and the official messenger walked back to the shed on the side, where several officials were sitting around the fire.

"Who's here?"

"The village leader of Lijia Village wants to build a shed for my brother with a few pankangs."

"Ha, the village of this Lijia Village is not bad, it is a clear matter, and people can understand this idea."

"If it's built well, we're not blind."

Several people talked and laughed, and even the villagers of Lijia Village praised a few words.

The village is gathering all the people, asking everyone in the car to come down, saying hello first, and not daring to say anything else, just pulling people to build a shed. There are many people and great strength, and the shed was built as soon as they arrived at noon, and even the kang was set up and burned with firewood.

A few officials happily entered the new shed to rest, and the village had the opportunity to gather people aside, "If each family has anything to say and give, they are all numb, and if no one comes to the family, don't worry, come to me." ”

The people were quickly divided into two sides, and Situ Yan took advantage of the fact that people were not paying attention, wrapped the contents of the basket and took out the contents of the basket, and put the buns in the basket and took them to the village to distribute to everyone. "Uncle Wangfu, I made some steamed buns, three for one person, you give points."

Murazheng didn't expect Situ Yan to prepare this, and happily took the basket, "This is blessed, you can still eat steamed buns while serving." The buns were distributed to the villagers, and everyone was so happy that they thanked Mura Zheng and Situ Yan. Even Li Erzhu and Li Sanzhu also thanked him. After being hungry for so long, they only have buns in their eyes, and they don't have time to think about anything else.

The buns were divided, Situ Yan watched Uncle Niu and Shan Wazi and they also eat, and then walked over, "Uncle A Niu, Fourth Uncle, Brother Shan Wazi, Brother Liangzi, I have brought fifty cakes and five salted eggs here, you can divide them later while there is no one." Give Brother Shanwa and Brother Liangzi a few more photos, don't let people see them. ”

"Girl, your aunt brought me a cake, I can't ask for this cake."

"Uncle, stop arguing, let people see it again. I can't help anything else, these cakes are made by Brother Da Lang, and the uncle is about to collect them. Before Situ Yan finished speaking, she heard a few people shouting in the distance.

"Why don't they work and still eat steamed buns? I want to eat steamed buns too! ”

"Yes, I want to eat it too!"

"What a quarrel, what a quarrel! If you want to eat and let your daughter-in-law do it, if your daughter-in-law comes, I will also let you see it, I'm afraid that you don't have that life, and you don't look at Lijia Village, which is brought by the village, and the buns are also given by the village. When the official heard someone shouting, he came out of the shed, and scolded while driving people away with a whip.

The people from other villages looked at the villagers of Lijia Village, and their eyes were red, "I remember that this Lijia Village is a famous poor village, where did this bun come from?" ”

"Don't you see, that village is a good one, and I also built a shed for the official messenger to make a pankang, so that the people of Lijia Village will have a good life in the future."

"I want to move to Lijia Village."

The discussion was suppressed by the official errand, seeing that the people had stopped, the official errand turned back to the shed, Situ Yan saw that no one was paying attention, and hurriedly followed in, and first saluted the people in the shed, "Official, I am from Lijia Village, and the village is asking me to send some snacks to the officials. A little heart does not accept respect. ”

Situ Yan handed over the paper bag containing the snacks.

"Yo, this little baby can still speak well, where are you?"

"Back to the official, no one in my family has served this year, and I came with Murazheng."

"It seems to be a clever one, otherwise the village leader of Lijia Village would not let such a little baby deliver the message. Okay, you go and tell Muramasa, just say that the things here will reassure him, and we know it. ”

"Thank you, sir." Situ Yan lowered her head and thanked her again and again, and quit the shed.

At noon, the government sent someone to deliver food, a cake for each person, a bowl of vegetable soup, and the village was seeing that the officials had come out, and he couldn't stay any longer, so he called the women of the village to drive back to Lijia Village.

Li Aniu took advantage of everyone to get food, and gave the cakes given by Situ Yan to a few people, "The last time we were able to go back alive, it was all thanks to the food and medicine sent by the girl, I saw that the village is coming this time, I am afraid it is also the girl's idea, otherwise after all these years, why has he never done this?" ”

"Okay, everyone knows in their hearts, we will remember this love girl, I can't be wrong." A few people divided the bread, and then went to get food.

When he returned to Lijia Village, it was almost dark, and Situ Yan learned what he saw from Li Dalang and the others, and then went to prepare dinner.

With the fact that the village is building a shed, the entire Lijia Village is at ease. In the evening, the village was sitting on the kang and told his father about the matter, "This girl, this matter is done clearly, even if you have a reputation, the people who serve in the village will not be offended, and the hearts of these mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law will be reassured." ”

"Yes, Dad, didn't you see it, the stares of other villages are in a hurry, and those eyes are always envious of my village. I also heard people say that they want to live in our village. I've been a village leader for so long, and I haven't shown my face like this. ”

"You, don't think about showing your face, if you don't have that girl, you can do it yourself?"

"Dad, I remember it all."

Not only the Muramasa family, but all the people in the village heard about it, and knew that Situ Yan had sent buns to everyone, and the Murazheng had also built a shed, so those who would serve in the future would not suffer too much, and everyone felt as sweet as honey. Looking at Li Dalang, the eyes were gone, and there was no previous redness or grudge.

Situ Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, this is difficult to be a person, and it is even more difficult to be a good person.