Volume 1 Chapter 365 Disguise
"I see you're five or six years old, why haven't you gone to school?" Knowing that the villagers are not keen on letting their children study, they are just looking for a conversation to talk about.
The children were giggling, and one of them muttered, "I don't want to read, it's not interesting." β
The old lady sitting next to her pouted, "I can't eat anything, where is the spare money to study, that's what only rich people can do, not to mention the shackles for Mr., even paper and pen can't afford it." β
Fu Moyu's eyes flashed, "Cangwu County has been smooth in the past few years, and the harvest in the land must be good, because it is a border city, and the taxes are low, how can it not be able to live?" β
The old lady was just about to speak, and a seven or eight-year-old half-year-old boy next to her said: "It's nothing, the common people are just used to being thrifty, this lord, where did you come from, what are you going to do in our village?" β
Nie Linyu secretly thought that this kid was very shrewd, unlike the ordinary ignorant village children, so he smiled and said: "I heard that the scenery of the nearby Mantis Mountain is very good, we are here to visit, passing by your village, and turning in by the way." β
Praying Mantis Mountain, the official official document is written Tanglang Mountain, the locals are used to it, so it is simply called Mantis Mountain, the whole shape of this mountain looks quite similar to a praying mantis, there is a lake in the mountain, the scenery is pleasant, there are some dignitaries and nobles to visit when the spring is good, Nie Lin said so, the villagers are not suspicious.
Only the half-grown child continued to ask: "The scenery of Mantis Mountain is the best in spring, this is summer, what is the fun, the sun is tight." β
Fu Moyu smiled indifferently, his face did not change, "Everyone knows that spring and autumn are the best to climb the mountain, but it is already summer when we come here, and we can't wait for autumn to climb again." β
The half-grown child nodded, "That's true, you outsiders, you can't wait here to climb a mountain." β
At that time, although the traffic was relatively convenient, but the average person rarely went out, not to mention the fatigue of the boat and the cost of a lot of silver, the road may not be safe, that is, there is something to go out, and will never stay outside for a long time.
Because this half-grown child has a clear speech and his brain is not slow, Fu Moyu has to ask a few more questions, "Are there many people who come here to climb the mountain?" β
"It's okay, after all, we are here by Longhua City, and the wives, grandmothers, and girls in the city always love to come here, and no matter how far away, they are lazy to go."
"Even if you rely on Longhua City, how can life be bad, it should be good-" Fu Moyu turned his mind, thinking about how to continue to lead the topic to daily life, Nie Linyu suddenly tugged at his sleeve and pointed his hand forward.
Fu Moyu looked in the direction of her finger, and there was a small green cloth sedan chair in the distance, carried by two people in front and behind, and on both sides of the sedan chair were followed by several figures dressed as family members, and two maids, holding bags and other things in their hands, following behind the sedan chair.
Without asking, you know that this must be a big man in the village.
"That's the good man of Ma Da in our village." Without waiting for Fu Moyu to ask, the half-grown child told him, and said: "Ma Dashan is a very good person, the most pity the old and the poor, every time the old man in the village has a birthday, he has to give longevity noodles." β
Fu Moyu and Nie Linyu glanced at each other, and they both knew that such a person was either really kind-hearted, or had a plan, but they didn't know what kind of person this surname Ma was.
Nie Linyu smiled and asked the half-grown child, "Listen to what you say, this Ma Dashan man is very rich, what does he do so rich?" "Love you eBook
"The Ma family has a big salt farm, I heard that there is such a big one," the half-grown child gestured with his hand, his face full of envy, "their family has too much salt to eat, take it out and sell it for money, sell the money back to buy land, and give it out to plant for people, so naturally they are very arrogant." β
Nie Linyu sneered, "You quite understand, who did you listen to?" β
Fu Moyu's face was silent, in fact, his heart was turbulent, the news he got was clearly that the salt farm here had long been abandoned, and there were still people who were producing salt privately? The salt industry has always been sold by the government, don't look at the Yu family for so many years, it has always been done with the license of the government.
Selling salt without permission is a big crime.
The half-grown child said to Nie Linyu: "Last year, there was a scholar in our family, who was about the same age as you, and he knew a lot of truths, and he told me about it, and he also said that it is not right for the landlords to occupy the land and then give it to the poor to plant, and everyone should have their own land, which is calledβcalledβ"
He scratched his head, never remembering what it should be called, and finally simply gave up and looked at the sedan chair that was gradually approaching, "I forgot what the scholar said, but if it is for Ma Dashan's family, I am still happy." β
Nie Linyu whispered to Fu Moyu: "I don't know what kind of character this surnamed Ma is, his brainwashing ability is quite great, and that scholar, could it be that Sun and Moon Sect?" β
Fu Moyu nodded slightly, "I think so too, except for them, no one will advocate this." β
The half-grown child couldn't remember the sentence, but Fu Moyu knew that it was one of the teachings advocated by the Sun Moon Sect, called that all cultivators need to have land, and this saying is very marketable among the people at the bottom, after all, what farmers want most is a piece of land that completely belongs to them.
While speaking, the sedan chair had approached and stopped, and a person who looked like a housekeeper came over and made a gesture to Fu Moyu and Nie Linyu, "Two sons, my master is invited." β
Fu Moyu looked over, and saw that the green cloth sedan chair was not placed on the ground, but it was still carried by two sedan chair drivers, but the person sitting inside lifted the sedan curtain and poked his head out, thinking that it was the great and good man.
This person is about fifty years old, very thin in appearance, with three long beards under his chin, kind eyebrows and good intentions, and from the physiognomy, he has lived up to the nickname of the great good man.
Chao Ge was angry beside him, what a master, seeing that my prince dared to shrink in a sedan chair and not come out to salute, after thinking about it, my own prince is now dressed as a commoner, and it seems reasonable that others do not come to salute.
But after thinking about it again, even if it is a commoner, since he sent a housekeeper to invite, but he sat in a sedan chair to make music, it was not like it.
was dissatisfied, and said in his mouth: "Since your master is invited, why don't you stay in the sedan chair and not come out, why can't I let my son-in-law talk to him through the sedan chair?" β
Talking through a sedan chair is an inferior act, and Chaoge naturally wants to bring this point forward.
The housekeeper felt a pang in his heart, knowing that the other party was not an idle person, so he couldn't help but look the four masters and servants up and down, and secretly speculated in his heart.
It's just that these people are all dressed in muslin clothes, and there is not the slightest silk from head to toe, and only from the temperament can tell that two are masters and the other two are servants, but they can't see what their identity comes from.