Magu took her eldest brother, Gu Changyong, Wang Yi, and Hu Caiyu to Pinghu Village together.

Since there was only one carriage, Wang Yi and Gu Changyong sat outside to catch the carriage, and Hu Awang and Hu Caiyu sat in the carriage with Magu. 's eldest brother, anyway, there is Caiyu, so there is not so much evasion.

Hu Awang looked at Magu seriously for the first time, and remembered that as soon as she entered the door of Hu's house, she always lowered her head, and when she saw people, she looked like she was submissive, as if everyone was going to beat her.

And the aunt in the carriage seems to have changed her temper a long time ago. The temperament in self-confidence is awe-inspiring, and the deep eyes seem to contain a lot of knowledge.

That little face is much more handsome than her sister-in-law.

Magu obviously felt that the eldest brother was staring at her, lowered her head and closed her eyes, and after Hu Caiyu noticed it, she glared at the eldest brother.

The carriage went all the way to the edge of the woods on the outskirts.

"Uncle, how to get to Pinghu Village?" Although I have been to Linzi, I have never been to Pinghu Village. Wang Yi asked the villagers passing by.

The old man with gray temples pointed in one direction, "Turn left at the intersection in front of you, and walk a little further to the entrance of Pinghu Village." ”

Wang Yi thanked the old man, and continued to whip the carriage forward.

The carriage has been running all the way for a long time, and Magu is really unaccustomed to such a bumpy carriage in ancient times, and the whole person is going to fall apart all the way down.

This seems to be difficult to avoid, the two cars are round, the road is not so easy to walk, and the carriage is naturally bumpy.

It's better if the wheels are better. Can you reduce the bumps?

Magu suddenly thought of the car, the bigger the tires, the more stable the car. Can the carriage do the same, with tires on? Of course. It can't be the kind of tires for cars, but tires for horse-drawn carriages.

Magu suddenly had an idea, and the sap of the tear tree had a purpose again.

Yes, that juice, she has already named it "rubber". Maybe it was rubber, just different from what she was used to.

"Madame has arrived." As the carriage slowly stabilized, Wang Yi lifted the curtain.

Huawang was the first to get out of the carriage. Magu and Hu Caiyu followed.

"Mrs. Hu is here." Because he knew that Magu was coming today, Zhang Qigen and Zhang Qi waited at the entrance of the village early in the morning.

Magu greeted him. Bowing slightly, he saw Zhang Qigen next to him, Zhang Qitong and the brothers, and a man of the same age as them.

"Madam, this is the Masamachi of this village." Zhang Qigen introduced.

Because Magu's husband was on an errand in front of the prince, Li Zheng bowed to Magu. "I've seen Mrs. Hu, under Zhang Qisheng."

"Zhang Lizheng." Magu returned the salute and introduced the people she brought to Zhang Qisheng.

"It's an honor to hear that Madame is here today." Zhang Lizheng also knew the purpose of Magu's coming, and said with a smile.

This Zhang Lizheng is not dressed better than Zhang Qigen and Zhang Qitong, and he is also dressed in green cloth.

Zhang Qisheng greeted Magu and walked towards the village.

Pinghu Village doesn't look wealthy, ordinary adobe houses, and even trees are a little scarce.

"I don't know how many families there are in Pinghu Village?" Magu asked.

"We have a total of 21 families in Pinghu Village." Zhang Qisheng smiled awkwardly, "There used to be more than forty households. Later, many villagers moved out. ”

"Moved out?" Hu Awang asked puzzled.

Zhang Qisheng nodded and continued: "The village is poor and remote. When they had found work in the city, they took their families out. ”

Just like their family, Hu Acai found a decent job and took the whole family over. Hu Awang had an expression of understanding me.

This is the outskirts of the city, and it is also close to the forest," Zhang Lizheng. I heard that the village earns money by cutting down trees and selling silver, so how can they be poor? "Cut down trees and sell them for money. In Magu's eyes, it should be a good deal. …

"Wherever you want, you can cut it." Zhang Qisheng sighed and explained the reason, "This forest is not from our Pinghu Village, anyone can cut it." There are many overlords in this capital, if they insist that it is his family, can we still reason with them? ”

Listening to Zhang Qisheng's tone, and then looking at Zhang Qitong and Zhang Qigen shaking their heads, presumably their village is often bullied by the overlord.

If you don't let the villagers of Pinghu Village cut it, will it let her cut it?

Zhang Qisheng seemed to see Magu's concern, "However, they don't dare to cut down the tear tree." ”

They don't dare to cut down the tear tree, which means that if someone else comes to cut it, they won't come forward to stop it.

The village seemed to be empty, empty.

"Zhang Lizheng, have all the villagers gone out to do work?" Hu Caiyu asked curiously, this whole village is actually just a palm-sized place, but the emptiness looks a little weird.

"Oh, the villagers are waiting for their wife in the ancestral hall." Zhang Qisheng hurriedly explained.

While speaking, he had already arrived at the ancestral hall of Pinghu Village.

The villagers in Pinghu Village are all surnamed Zhang, and they are all clans with relatives. Take Zhang Qigen and Zhang Qisheng as examples, Zhang Qigen and Zhang Qitong are brothers, and Zhang Qisheng is their cousin.

The men came, and the women probably stayed at home.

Seeing Zhang Qisheng bring Magu in, those people saluted Magu one after another.

Magu stood in front of the ancestral hall and did not stretch out her feet to step in.

This is the ancestral hall of the Zhang family, what did she bring her to?

Seeing Magu's hesitation, Zhang Qisheng stepped forward to explain the reason, "Madam, our Pinghu Village will not touch the tear tree for generations, this is the rule left by our ancestors. But today, this rule is about to be broken, and in the future, we will follow our wife to make a fortune by relying on the tree of tears. This is a matter that is contrary to the ancestors, and it must be made clear in front of the ancestors. ”

Take her to make it clear to the ancestors of their Zhang family? Magu was apprehensive, and finally walked in, and Hu Caiyu and the others followed.

Well, she did really want to develop the Tree of Tears, because that's all she could think of at the moment. She needed the silver, and she needed the silver to do her birth business. Of course, she also hopes that the Hu family and her children can live a richer life.

"The ancestors and the ancestors are on top, and the descendants of the unworthy Zhang Qisheng came to confess to the ancestors of the Zhang family today." As he spoke, Zhang Qisheng knelt down, and the rest of the people in the ancestral hall also knelt down.

Magu They didn't kneel, this is the descendants of the Zhang family, they are kneeling to worship their ancestors. Although Magu did not kneel, they also stood solemnly with their hands down.

I only heard Zhang Qisheng say: "All the ancestors and ancestors, this Ma girl was sent by Nuwa Niangniang, she came to our Pinghu Village with the meaning of Nuwa Niangniang, and she wanted to take the descendants of the Zhang family and make a fortune by the tear tree." He finished speaking in one breath, without gasping for breath in between.

Then, he sobbed again, "The children and grandchildren know that the ancestors are not allowed to touch the tear tree, but for so many years, the forest is next to the village, and our Pinghu Village is still poor and can't be poor." After speaking, Zhang Qisheng wiped his tears, and his feelings were a little excited, "Rank ancestors, Nuwa Niangniang can't stand it now, so I sent this lady here, in the future, our Pinghu Village will abolish this rule and no longer be afraid of the tear tree." It is a sacred tree, and it should benefit the people. Ask the ancestors and ancestors to bless the descendants of the Zhang family, get rid of poverty and live a prosperous life. ”

Magu glanced at the other descendants of the Zhang family kneeling behind Zhang Qisheng, and they seemed to think the same way.

It was Zhang Qisheng who was always saying that he didn't mean to ask Magu, and he didn't mean to let Magu speak, so he just said it to himself, and then took the lead in getting up.

That's it?

"Thank you, ma'am." Zhang Qisheng's whole person looked much more relaxed, and he thanked him. …

Magu didn't know what Zhang Qisheng thanked her, was she willing to take them to develop the Tear Tree, or was she willing to follow them to the ancestral hall today and help them explain the situation to the ancestors of the Zhang family?

"No thanks." This is an indescribable thing, and Magu naturally won't bother with it.

Zhang Qisheng looks very simple, he really wants Pinghu Village to start. It seems that the idea is very simple, it is just a simple desire to live a rich life.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to be rich, and who doesn't want to live a rich life? Magu is not disgusted by this, because Zhang Qisheng wants to lead the entire Pinghu Village to make a fortune, not him Zhang Qisheng to make a fortune alone.

Zhang Qisheng decided to follow Magu to the forest to see the tearing tree first. Truth be told, he hadn't looked closely at the sap of the tear tree.

There were some other people in the forest, who seemed to recognize Zhang Qisheng, but they were not from Pinghu Village.

That's right, Zhang Qisheng said that the forest is not anyone's house, everyone can come and cut it.

Magu was just curious why Zhang Qisheng was really respectful when he saw them, but they looked cold and arrogant.

When he came to the tree of tears, Zhang Qisheng seemed very excited, and his feelings were a little complicated. They used to be worshiped as a sacred tree, but of course it is still a sacred tree in their hearts, the difference is that they were afraid to even get close to it before, but now they have to rely on it to make a fortune.

Zhang Qisheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looking a little nervous, "Madam, what are you going to do with this tree?" ”

Chop? Magu was shocked, who conveyed such wrong information.

"It's not a cut, it must not be cut. We only take its juice, and the juice is of great use. Magu hurriedly explained.

"You don't have to cut down trees?" This news made Zhang Qisheng even happier. At that time, the ancestors forbade the cutting down of the tear tree, because the tear tree was cut down and killed people. And at the moment you don't need to cut down trees, you just need to get some sap, which is just great.

Of course, the ancestors only drank the order and were not allowed to cut down the tear tree, and now they only take the juice, is it not against the will of the ancestors? Zhang Qisheng found various reasons in his heart.

"Zhang Lizheng, we must protect these trees and don't let them be destroyed." Magu commanded.

Zhang Qisheng hurriedly agreed, this matter is simple, "When I go back in a while, I will let people take turns guarding these trees." ”

No one touched the tree, and although it was not owned by anyone, it could not be said whose tree it was. Since we don't know whose it is, we can't be sure that it is not.

"Yo, Zhang Qisheng, are you people in Pinghu Village fat? Dare to go against the will of the ancestors. Zhang Qisheng walked over with a few men who were bowing their heads. (To be continued)