Chapter 2: Burning the torii
Where there are people, there is class.
The Tang Dynasty was the most brutal period of class struggle.
The intellectuals and warriors were the bureaucratic class, called the "scholars", the peasant class came second, the various craftsmen and beneficiaries in third, and finally the merchants.
Cheng Huailiang thought about it for a long time, since Chengjiazhuang is the starting point of a better life, he should start to do agriculture.
The people take food as the sky, Cheng Huailiang will not do something vigorous like other traversers, and go to His Majesty Lao Li to exchange something.
Cheng Huailiang just wants to make Chengjiazhuang a paradise and let him and Princess Qinghe spend their lives leisurely and happily.
Spring ploughing began.
Cheng Huailiang would come to Chengjiazhuang every day to observe, and he found that the efficiency of the straight plow was too low. The cattle in Chengjiazhuang itself are not enough, and a straight plow needs two oxen to pull the plough.
After returning to the house, Cheng Huailiang quickly drew a drawing and taught Cheng Fu, "Let the carpenters and blacksmiths in Zhuangzi do according to the drawings, and I will be rewarded for doing a good job." ”
"What is this?" After Li Changsi was a military general, he danced with guns and sticks, but he didn't know how to farm.
"A plow, a lightweight plough that can be pulled by an ox." Cheng Huailiang sat on the chair and crossed Erlang's legs, "Those mules and horses that can't fight can also be bought back to plow the land." ”
"Horses that can't fight?" Li Changsi was almost choked to death by a mouthful of spit, "Those who can't fight are used to pull carts, who will sell you to plow the land?" If Uncle Cheng knew that you were so extravagant, he wanted to plough the land with a horse, and wouldn't he chop you with an axe? ”
"I'm an evicted person, and I still care about that?" Cheng Huailiang gave Li Changsi a roll of his eyes, "Changsi, I'm going to do a big job, are you interested in investing?" ”
"Investment?" Li Changsi was very surprised, he knew what virtue Cheng Huailiang had, the two of them grew up from childhood to adulthood, and everyone knew a few catties and a few taels.
"You have the money ready, and I'll let you know when I need it." Cheng Huailiang then sighed, with a poor and sour expression, "I know everything now, my father gave me a Zhuangzi, gave me twenty parts, and didn't give me a penny." ”
"Don't have too much, my mother will give it to me too much." Li Changsi was very helpless, "It's estimated that it's only a few hundred." ”
"How many hundred?" Cheng Huailiang rubbed his hands very shyly, this money is not enough to do anything, after pondering for a while, Cheng Huailiang suddenly asked Li Changsi, "Princess Qinghe should be very rich, right?" ”
"My sister is good friends with Princess Qinghe, I have heard that although she is a concubine, His Majesty is still very good to her, except for a few heirs of the queen's mother, Princess Qinghe is very rich."
When Cheng Huailiang heard this, he immediately squinted his eyes, and kept thinking in his heart: When a man is working hard outside, as a daughter-in-law who has not passed the door, how many contribution points should be fine, right?
"You're not going to beat Her Highness the Princess's idea, are you?" Li Changsi's face turned pale, "You don't know, Her Royal Highness the princess is not a master to be messed with. ”
As he was talking, Cheng Feng ran in in a hurry, "Little grandfather, Li Jingheng has come to the door with more than a dozen subordinates." Now it is under the archway of Chengjiazhuang. ”
"Gather all the parts and go out with the master to face the battle."
Cheng Huailiang shook his shirt and walked out of the door, and it was too late for Li Chang to think about dissuading him.
Li Jingheng, the son of Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, was beaten by Cheng Huailiang a few days ago because of a conflict between a singer and Cheng Huailiang. is bent on revenge, but Cheng Huailiang has a shameless father, and he can't afford to provoke him.
Now, hearing the news that Cheng Huailiang was expelled from the house, Li Jingheng immediately found his cousin Li Chongyi, who came from home, as well as Fang Xuanling's second son, and ten subordinates to take revenge.
"Yo, isn't this Brother Li?" Cheng Huailiang appeared at the entrance of Chengjiazhuang with his subordinates, and looked at Li Jingheng with a blue face, "What, my father just kicked me out of the house, and you came to take revenge?" ”
"I'm here for all the nobles in Chang'an." Li Jingheng pointed to the plaque on the archway, "You are the enemy of all the nobles in Chang'an City." ”
"Retaliation is retaliation. I hate you people the most, and I make excuses for everything I do. Cheng Huailiang looked down on him, "Since you're here, let's draw a way." The master followed suit. ”
"Destroy the plaque and apologize to all the nobles in Chang'an City, and this matter will be counted." Li Jingheng snorted coldly, murderous, "Otherwise, I will burn your Chengjiazhuang with a fire." ”
"Fang Yiai, this kind of way to give birth to a son without **, you came up with it, right?" Cheng Huailiang stared at Fang Yiai with gloomy eyes, "It's like begging for a thief's article, if I hang this sign later, will you just hit Chengjiazhuang?" ”
The corners of Fang Yiai's mouth twitched a few times, and he didn't speak, but subconsciously took a step back.
"Cheng Huailiang, the old rascal expelled you from the house, no one covers you, how many days do you think Chengjiazhuang will be peaceful?" Li Chongyi looked at Cheng Huailiang coldly, "In recent years, you have done a lot of evil in Chang'an City, even if we don't come, there are many people who want to burn down Chengjiazhuang." ”
"Oh." Cheng Huailiang was not annoyed, he spread his hands, looking indifferent, "Then burn it." ”
"You ......" Li Chongyi didn't expect Cheng Huailiang to be so dirty, he thought that Cheng Huailiang would quibble, but people ignored you.
"Do you really think I wouldn't dare?"
"You burn it."
"Did I really burn?"
"If you don't burn you, you're my grandson."
Immediately afterwards, I saw Li Chongyi wave his hand, and the ten subordinates seemed to be prepared, and they all picked up the sheepskin water bladder on their waists and poured fire oil on the archway. It's too late for you to apologize! ”
"If you don't light the fire, you're my grandson."
Li Chongyi gritted his teeth, but he still felt that Fang Yiai was right, Cheng Huailiang now offended the nobles of Chang'an City, even if it was burned, at least there were those who had been beaten by Cheng Huailiang, and they would stand up and say a fair word.
The flames burned, Cheng Huailiang looked at it like this, and Li Changsi behind him sighed helplessly, these three useless things were sent to the door to find and smoke.
The subordinates have already been furious, when has the Cheng family been bullied like this? Hit the door of the house and set it on fire in front of you?
Lu Guogong Cheng biting gold is a recognized bastard in Datang, everyone knows the old bastard's fucking virtues, you can fight, you can never lose, Lao Cheng can't afford to lose that person.
Cheng Huailiang took a few steps back, but the Cheng family's subordinates didn't move, and looked at Li Chongyi and the others with a fierce expression, as if Cheng Huailiang would break their dog's legs if he gave an order.
"All retreat, it's not good if the archway falls down and smashes it, and the master has no money to treat you now." Cheng Huailiang pulled Cheng Fu with his hand, "Uncle Fu, take a few steps back." ”
Cheng Fu snorted helplessly, and then very reluctantly retreated to a relatively safe place with a group of parts.
It wasn't until the archway fell that the plaque was completely shattered, and Cheng Huailiang shouted: "Break their dog's leg for the master." ”