There is a beggar leader in the town, and there is a steward to supervise, and the hundreds of people who open up the wasteland are not working in groups. They were divided into twenty groups of five each. Not only that, but they also work in separate pieces.

Each group is given a large area of equal size each day. They first cut the roots of the tree, separated the saplings by the way, cleaned the saplings around them, and then set fire to burn the wild grass in the area. Fire is a dangerous thing, and there are many things to pay attention to when burning wasteland, so everyone is carefully watching, controlling the fire within a safe range, and not daring to leave people until there is no spark.

In this way, the desolation was burned, and the saplings were saved. The matter of burning the wasteland was solved, and Qingshu's heart disease went together.

On the fifth day of the third month, tree pits began to be dug in the wasteland.

In the ancient mansion, Mr. Lu's visitors came, a man named Song Xian, who was about forty years old, and his two sons, Song Teng and Song Da.

Song Xian is a person with cloth clothes, slightly dark complexion, medium height, slightly fat, and a cold complexion, giving people a very difficult feeling of approachability. I heard that he and his wife have three sons and a daughter.

And then his two sons. Song Teng, the eldest son in the family, is twenty-three years old, his complexion is slightly dark, and his appearance follows his father, although his face does not have the cold energy of his father, he is also a person who does not like to talk. I heard that he is married and is already the father of two children. Song Da, the second son in the family, is nineteen years old, and he is a cheerful person, with a whiter complexion than his father, but his appearance is also with his father. I heard that he only got married a few years ago, and his mother has been pregnant for more than a month, and he will be a father in August and September.

Since the father and son were Mr. Lu's visitors, Qing Shu didn't dare to slack off, so he asked the kitchen to send some meat and vegetables to Mr. Lu's yard, and sent Xiaojuan over to give Mrs. Lu a hand.

Although it was not the time to cook, because Song Xian's father and son had come from a long distance, Mrs. Lu asked Xiaojuan to start, and while Mr. Lu was talking to the guests, she turned around the stove, stewed two meat dishes, fried two meat dishes, and cooked rice.

Mrs. Lu and Xiaojuan quickly set up the table, put the wine and food, wine glasses and drinks on the table, and asked Mr. Lu to invite the guests to dinner.

Waiting for Mr. Lu and the others to drink, Shengge, who was playing in the front yard, ran in from outside. When Xiaojuan saw it, she knew that Lu Niangzi couldn't take care of Shengge at this time, so she took Shengge's little hand and took it to Qingshu's side.

Qingshu was lively over there, Qingyang, whose schoolwork was interrupted, and the four of them all came to Qingshu's side, pestering Qingshu to listen to the story. Qingshu had a headache, where did she have so many suitable stories to tell them, and in the end, she had no choice, so she asked Xiaojuan, who had just entered the door, to find a rope, saying that she would let Qingyang and them play skipping rope by themselves.

Rope skipping game Chen Qiaojiang They don't know, but Qingyang knows. When Bu Yuyan came last year, he played with Qingshu and Bu Yuyan, so he was busy explaining to Chen Qiaojiang and them.

When the rope came, Xiaojuan and Xiaoyu grabbed one end of the rope and turned the rope in the open space outside Qingshu Courtyard. Qingyang got ready, started and ran under the rope, jumped and said, "That's how to play", and then jumped out from the other side.

It's not that difficult, as long as you're not afraid of being swept by the rope, you'll learn it after a few attempts. With a fresh way to play, they finally forgot about listening to the story, and scrambled and screamed to drill under the rope. They say this is too stupid, and that one says it's in the way, and they keep arguing while playing.

Qing Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his face, only to see Sheng Ge's eyes tightly glued to the happy Qingyang and them. Qing Shu immediately understood that her business was not over yet. Well, a thicker rope is too dangerous for Shengge, and you will definitely cry if you are swept away, so try a shorter rope and a thinner rope!

So, she asked people to find several ropes, turned them around and tried them, and then picked the one that she thought was most suitable, and called Maizi, Zhou Xing, and Ning Si's sons Ning Xiang and Ning Rui to play the same game next to them. The one who turns the rope here is a little girl, and the other is Qingshu who squats on the ground to match the height of a child.

It's just that playing with children is never an easy thing, and Qingshu can't squat for a while. Fortunately, Lily of the Valley came over and took her place, letting her move her legs to the side.

There has been a commotion here for a long time, and Mrs. Lu came over. Lu Niangzi smiled at Qing Shu and said, "You can stand them if they make such a fuss, don't be afraid of them yelling." ”

Qing Shu smiled and wanted to lead Mrs. Lu to sit down.

Mrs. Lu waved her hand and said no, and explained her intentions, "Your husband said that he was going to take the guests to the wasteland to have a look, and asked if you would like to go?" ”

Qing Shu, "I'm planning to go to the wasteland early tomorrow morning!" The teacher said to the gentleman, I will prepare one more carriage and horse. ”

"It's not tomorrow, you gentleman mean to go out now."

"Now? Departing at this hour, you can't come back before the town gate closes, unless you go to Zhuangzi to live. ”

"The master also said this, but your husband didn't listen, so he had to leave now. He also said that there was something important to do this time, and it was estimated that he would stay on the wasteland for three or five days. ”

"Something important?"

"This master doesn't know, and your husband won't let me ask more."

When Qing Shu heard this, he didn't ask anything more, and immediately made a decision, "Cheng, I'll go." Shi Niang went back to talk to Mr., and prepared the carriage and horses in front, and I immediately sent someone over to invite Mr. ”

After saying that, Mrs. Lu hurriedly went back, saying that she was going to pack her husband well.

Qingshu saw that none of the maids were idle, so she decided to go out and find someone to talk to the housekeeper. No, Qingyang ran over and said that he wanted to go with her, and the chain reaction was that Chen Qiaojiang and they all had to follow.

Qing Shu refused, "No, you are all staying in the mansion." This time, my sister went to the wasteland, not to do things, not to play, and I definitely can't take you with me. Besides, everyone who goes has a job to do. With you, not only do you have to arrange someone to take care of your daily life, but your sister also has to be distracted by your food, clothing, housing and transportation, and she can't concentrate on work. ”

However, Qingyang must follow, saying that he wants to help his sister work. Chen Qiaojiang: They also said that they didn't need to be taken care of, they would take care of themselves, and they would follow the students wherever they went. Anyway, they're just going to follow.

Qing Shu was pestered by them and had a headache, so he said in order to stop them from thinking of going along, "What do you know? My sister went to work and dig tree pits. After that, she asked Xiaojuan to find a tree branch, and she used the branch to draw a square about two feet long and wide on the ground, "Such a big tree pit needs to be dug about two feet deep." Every day, the people of the wasteland dig at least twenty of these tree pits. My sister can't compare to them, and she has to take care of a lot of things, but she also has to make sure that she digs five tree pits every day. Can you do this kind of work of digging tree pits? ”

Hao and Luo Xiaorong did not express their position. Qingyang insisted that he would go with him to help his sister work, and he was willing to dig tree pits. Chen Qiaojiang dared to promise to dig five tree pits every day like Qingshu. Seeing the two of them like this, Hao and Luo Xiaorong were moved again, and coquettishly told Qingshu, saying that they wanted to try digging tree pits.

Qing Shu looked at the four of them with too eager eyes, a little angry. But she didn't get angry, she just had an idea in her heart, so she calmed down, "I want to go, Cheng." When I got there, I had to listen to me. If any of you fails to do what I ask, I will send him back at once, and I will punish him severely. First, only coarse grains are eaten for three meals a day, and the time limit is one month; Second, you will be punished for copying your ancestor's travelogue three times within ten days, and the handwriting will be neat and word-for-word. Accept it, then go back and prepare. If you don't accept it, stay in the house honestly. ”

"Sister, I'll go and prepare." Qingyang said with a serious face, turned around and left.

Qing Shu was stunned, didn't this scare off?

"I'll go and prepare too, my brother will wait for me." Luo Xiaorong chased after Qingyang and left.

When Hao saw it, he didn't speak, but just chased after Qingyang and Luo Xiaorong and left.

Chen Qiaojiang, who was stunned, came back to his senses and suddenly shouted at Qing Shu, "Sister is a villain." Then he ran away in a rage.

Xiaojuan asked suspiciously, "Does this mean not going?" ”

No one answered her.

Qing Shu watched the four of them go out of the inner courtyard one after another, and ordered, "Xiaojuan, tell the housekeeper, tomorrow's itinerary is advanced, and prepare to go out immediately." In addition, prepare two more carriages for people. As soon as the qiē was ready, let people go and invite Mr. Lu. "Xiaoyu, go back and prepare my outfit and add two more coarse cloth clothes." "Lily of the valley, inform the four young masters that those who decide to go can only bring clothes made of ordinary materials, among which coarse cloth clothes are the best, because we are going to work, not to be young masters."

The three maids were busy doing their own errands. Qing Shu looked at Xiaoya at this time, "I'm not in the house, you just have to play, you don't have to do any errands." Go ahead! I took my younger brothers out to play. ”

Xiaoya agreed, and when Qingshu entered her yard, she didn't leave directly, but took Maizi and they collected a few ropes lying on the ground, hugged them and returned them.

Qing Shu stood in his courtyard until the little girl and their figures were gone, and then they went into the house. She finally decided to train a new maid for herself. And the first candidate is a seven-year-old girl. For the rest, she'll start looking. To survive in such an era, it is necessary to abide by the rules of this era. The rules of respect and inferiority, master and slave are not small and she can comment on at will, she must adapt and abide by them in her own way.

It didn't take half an hour for the matter of going out to a halt. Mr. Lu and his guests were invited to the first carriage. Qing Shu stood next to the third carriage with the maid, obviously wanting to take this carriage. And the middle one was empty.

Butler Gu stepped forward, "Miss, I wonder who else is walking with Miss?" ”

Qing Shu, "The young master is going to follow, prepared for him." ”

The ancient housekeeper thought that this young master was referring to Qingyang alone, and he didn't think much about it. However, there is one more thing, he needs the lady to give an accurate word. "Miss, tomorrow is the day Miss Li gets married." The young lady and the young master went out at the same time, looking at this hour, they would definitely not be able to come back that day, so the two masters would not go there in person tomorrow. Just because people don't go doesn't mean they don't follow the courtesy. And whether the young lady will give this gift or not, he has no way of knowing. He didn't know if Miss remembered Gu Li's marriage tomorrow, he was a housekeeper, whether Miss forgot Jì or not, he had the responsibility to remind Miss from the side.

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Because of physical reasons and other troubles, I didn't hang up and came back alive.