Chapter 13: Pastoral
The Zhang family's jealousy of Lu Shi stretched in the dark like a poisonous snake, but Lu Shi didn't know this, just knew that his negotiation was clever and successful, and in the afternoon of Zhangjiabao, he sent three housekeepers, no longer domineering, but took out all his enthusiasm and sincerity, and sincerely talked with himself about the construction of the canal and the distribution of irrigation, and also set the price of ten yuan per acre of land, of course, this price was not negotiable, but the follow-up irrigation was one mu and five wen until the autumn harvest, but Lu Shi proposed, This Zhang family cannot be compared with other people's neighbors, and the first irrigation fee must be paid in advance and cannot be in arrears.
Lu Shi's mind is that the little tiger of the Zhang family, coupled with his own big foodie, is sad to see the sister-in-law of the Zhang family with a sad face all day long, digging wild vegetables all over the mountain to fill everyone's stomach, since the Zhang family agreed to this matter, first take some money and grain to buy some rice and grain to make up for it, so that a few children and themselves can be fed.
This request was said, and the three housekeepers did not go back to ask for instructions, so they readily agreed, so they ordered a few family members to rush back to Zhangjiabao, and after a while, they brought rice noodles to be delivered, which caused the children to cheer, and Zhang's sister-in-law wiped her eyes, and couldn't help but have a long hole.
When there was no one, he asked Lu Shidao in a low voice: "Little uncle, can you divide it out now and send it to the neighbor's grandma Zhao?" Since her son was drawn to the north by the government, there has been no news as soon as he went, and an old lady has dragged her two children to live, and she has not seen her house on fire for half a month. ”
Lu Shi smiled bitterly: "These are all sisters-in-law, but they are arranged by sister-in-law." The sister-in-law of the Zhang family thanked her again and again, carried half a bag of millet, and hurriedly rushed to Grandma Zhao's house with the little girl.
Lu Shi sighed in his heart, in this world, the kindest people are still the people at the lowest level of society, but now they are not afraid, anyway, this windmill does not stop day and night, as long as one person takes care of it, the tens of thousands of dollars collected are the food expenses for eating and drinking here in Zhang Laoshi.
Everyone was happy when everything was negotiated, and with these windfalls, Lu Shi planned to sell shoes, grain, and salt, and at the same time make good clothes for Xiaoya and several children, and Le Ke was exchanged for the cheers of the three children.
Of course, I should also make a well-fitting clothes, I can no longer wear the patches and patches of the Ge shirt that Zhang honestly gad, and I also want to try the wide coats and big sleeves of this era, chic, but the clothes of this era are not worn randomly, there is a strict hierarchy, Lu Shi is not a scribe or above, and the imaginary wide clothes and big sleeves must not be worn, to put it bluntly, he is still a fake monk, that is, he does not even have a household registration, in this ancient era of strict household registration management, if it were not for Zhao Dahai, He was arrested and imprisoned by the government a long time ago, and of course, now that there are people everywhere, the government is unwilling and unable to manage it, and the household registration system is almost abolished.
After listening to Lu Shi's arrangement, Zhang Laoshi just rubbed his hands beside Lu Shi and smirked, and Zhao Dahai even laughed and brought a jar of wine to mix with Lu Shi.
The two brothers became more and more speculative, and from time to time they went up the mountain to take Lu Shi's longbow, used Zhao Dahai's archery skills to shoot some game, and then returned to Zhang Laoshi's house to drink.
Lu Shi also humbly asked Zhao Dahai, an old soldier, for archery techniques during the hunting, and it also changed from the original point of hitting to five shots, although this still attracted Zhao Dahai's teasing, but for a person who has just started, it is already quite a good result. During the period, Zhao Dahai also taught some Lu Shihua gun skills, Shan Lu Shi really did not have this understanding, and finally found a broken knife to wave up and down, because of his tall stature, and strength, but the dancing tiger and tiger wind, of course, Zhao Dahai teased while still pointing out, Lu Shi is very concerned, because he knows that in the coming troubled times, a good martial arts is the capital to save his life.
Regarding Zhao Dahai's amount of alcohol, Lu Shi is willing to bow down, not because he can't drink it, but because he can't drink it freely, for fear that he will drink too much and let people hear his homesick dreams, which will be very bad.
Looking at the honest and honest Zhang Laoshi around him, the pious and respectful three brothers of the Zhang family, the innocent and happy little girl, and the rough and heroic Zhao Dahai, these are all real existences every day, for these people, you have to live well by yourself and take them to live well.
Such days slowly consumed Lu Shi's loneliness and anxiety as a traverser.
When I first crossed over, there was always a feeling of unreality in the voice in my ears, and the things in my eyes were also an unreal existence, and I felt unforgettable loneliness when I shuttled through the crowd, as if everything was unreal.
But now it is different, Zhao Dahai's hearty laughter, the little girl's immature words, Zhang's honest and careful care, and the sister-in-law's sincere care, all of them are within reach, and they should be insisted on for such a brother and such a loving person, this is what Lu Shi thinks now.
In this way, day after day, everything was spent in this ordinary time, and Lu Shi had forgotten that he was a traverser and that the bully of the Zhang family.
The windmills in other villages are also gradually being completed, and everyone is eager to move back to start operation, so the craftsmen who go to the garrison mountain rarely have a large income relative to them, and their lives are gradually improving.
Lu Shi walked in the village every day, everyone saw the master who was respectful and respectful, and Lu Shi returned the salute continuously, so Lu Shi was embarrassed, and in the end, there was no need to go out of the house, just teasing the little girl in the house to teach him to write or something.
Zhang Lao Yuan outside this period of time there is no change, the Zhang family's name of the field, under the irrigation of the windmill, has also been easily irrigated and cultivated, if the Shahe River is not dry, then this year can be watered five times, so more, a bumper harvest is visible to the eyes, in fact, the biggest pride is still his Zhang family, so, the Zhang family is also respectful to Lu Shi, occasionally the three housekeepers can also take some meat to Lu Shi to satisfy his hunger, and talk to Lu Shi by the way. However, every time I drank too much and walked, I repeatedly told my husband to walk carefully and so on.
Three more windmills were built, but Lu Shi was powerless in the fields far away from the terrace, after all, he couldn't invent a water pump without a little foundation in this world, and he could only refuse the pleas of those villagers in his pleading words. There is no water source to enter, and Lu Shi is helpless even if he is a traverser.
Due to the stability of his heart, he gradually stopped fantasizing about being able to go back to the past, and at night, Lu Shi has been thinking frantically about the knowledge of his previous life. Business, manufacturing, planting, physics, chemistry, etc., but the result is very mad, I really don't have other cross-through big abilities, an idea to drive a large number of people to get rich, I really can't make guns and cannons, I really don't use anything, every time I think about it, I am heartbroken in the dark night, and I grab his short hair fiercely.
Every time he watched every family in the village dragging their children and daughters on their backs, and began to join the boundless army of homeless people with dull eyes, Lu Shi only cried and only dripped blood in his heart.
This Da Ming, this Han family is well-dressed, what can I do for you? But the mental strength is limited, but what can I do?
One day, I just helped Zhang Laoshi's family take care of the fields, and then I drank with Zhao Dahai, and when I drank, I sighed that there was more time for suffering and less time for joy.
Zhao Dahai was stained with Lu Shi's light, because of the fight that day, everyone saw his friendship with Lu Shi, so even with Zhao Dahai in the eyes of his neighbors, he was no longer the official who urged the harsh government, but a good man who took care of one side, so when he went, the people were respectful from the heart, which made Zhao Dahai really proud, and of course he knew where the pride was.
On this day, before dawn, he got up to talk to Lu Shi.
I was also inexplicable, why did I talk to that monk for speculation? The plain Lu Shi said that every sentence was like talking about his heart, this is what the literati call a bosom friend?
From a distance, I saw that the monk was doing his push-ups in the faint morning light, and the third child of the Zhang family, the absolute follower of the brother, was doing the same, that is, as soon as she saw herself, her goddaughter Xiaoya, who was tired of herself, ignored this godfather and exercised decently.
Zhao Dahai leaned against the door frame with his arms in his arms, smiled and watched Lu Shi finish the full set, and then said, "If you have wine, you can be a monk to drink?" ”
Then Lu Shi smiled while checking the sweat: "The taste of the Buddha is getting higher, and the horse urine is still free." ”
The word horse urine is still invented by this brother, which means that the general wine is horse urine, and it can't enter the mouth of the Buddha.
The two of them talked and laughed and found a shade to sit on, Zhao Dahai is still the old rule, drinking by himself, Lu Shi is still the old rule, watching Zhao Dahai drink.
"Brother Lu Shi, you said that you were so brave at that time, why did you still give in to that old man?" This is something that Zhao Dahai has always been thinking about.
Lu Shi said with a smile: "In fact, one person's power can't fight the hundred-year-old clan, I just showed that you can't take me, I can destroy the windmill at any time, but then again, once this windmill is destroyed, I will also leave, so how can these brothers like Brother Zhang survive this famine?" ”
Zhao Dahai nodded silently.
"So there is a method of struggle in the struggle, choke the lifeblood of the other party, and then achieve your own goal, the impulse can last for a while, but it is a mistake to implicate the brothers and elders behind me, so when I show my strength, let everyone take a step back, and the words are, take a step back and open the sky, this is the truth, if the net is really broken, that is, no one has any interests, and it can be done to harm others and benefit themselves, and it is not beneficial to harm others alone, so don't do it."
Zhao Dahai laughed, still a little disapprehensive of his brother's idea, but this time it was his disdainful solution, so that the matter was satisfactorily resolved, so that he was deeply admired, so he didn't argue, turned his face and drank a bowl of wine, and fell asleep soundly in the lush wheat seedlings.
The wheat grows so well, and Lu Shi also has a feeling of drowsiness, and on this summer night, a good sleep is the only way for him to communicate with his previous life.
I hope that there will be no changes in this tranquil home, so it will be like this until the earth is desolate.