Chapter 26: Dividing the Land
The third brother-in-law's house, like Nanshan Village, is a small mountain village surrounded by mountains and rivers, but fortunately, although it is a mountain village, the traffic is okay. Out of the village gate, there is a wide road that winds forward.
On both sides of the road are continuous fields, and the ridges divide the land into pieces, and there are boundary posts on the ridges, which is the basis for the boundaries of each family.
"Brother Luo, go back so soon, sit for a while, I just asked my mother-in-law to kill an old hen, and our brothers will have two drinks in a while."
Behind him, Zhao Laoliu chased out of the village, and came over to hold Luo Feng's hand with an eager face.
"No, no, it's not early, and it's going to be more than ten miles to get home." Luo Feng smiled slightly. People like Luo Lao Liu are very common, and even in later generations, there are many such people, who can't make deep friendships, let alone have heart-to-heart relationships, but they can't be ignored.
After pulling and pulling for a while, Luo Lao Liu saw that although Luo Feng refused, he did not dislike the appearance of looking down on him, and felt a little more comfortable, he was actually very worried about offending this young and lucky guy because of Scarface, in case he went to the county government on an errand and sued himself for being black, it would still be very troublesome.
"Brother Luo, you too, why are you in such a hurry to go back, forget it, then I won't force you to stay, and I'll visit your village in a few days." As he spoke, Zhao Lao Liu took out some things, but they were two deer skins, a few smoked pork, and a bag of eggs.
"It's cold, these two skins are taken to make a jacket for my aunt to protect against the cold, and this bit of bacon and chicken is also given by others, there are a lot of them at home, you can bring some back."
"I'm embarrassed to take your things, but I can't." Luo Feng resigned.
"If you don't take it, you won't treat me as a brother, and when you get to the county government in the future, I will have to rely on you to help me." Zhao Lao Liu couldn't refuse.
After pushing a few times, Luo Feng also accepted it along the water, not that he coveted this thing, but that this was obviously Zhao Laoliu's intention, with the previous thing, if he didn't accept him, it was estimated that he would always have a pimple in his heart.
If this guy has persecution paranoia, it will be troublesome if he doesn't accept this thing, so just accept it.
Besides, Luo Feng is about to take office, even if he receives such a little thing, it is nothing at all.
"Well, I'll be disrespectful."
Hanging two deer skins and a few pieces of bacon and the bag of eggs in the saddle bag, Luo Feng smiled and waved goodbye to Zhao Lao Liu.
Zhao Laoliu had a smile on his face, and he kept sending the Luo Feng brothers and sisters far away.
"Brother, then Zhao Lao Liu is not a good person at first glance, he bullied his sister and brother-in-law just now."
Luo Feng stretched out his hand and rubbed the little girl's head, she was only ten years old, she was not yet in time, she had a pair of buns on her head, she was black and thin, but she was very smart.
"I know that Zhao Lao Liu is not a good person, but we can't draw a line with him because of this, sometimes, the world is not black and white, and there are things that we just know in our hearts, and we don't have to show it."
"Why do you want to? Isn't that inconsistent? ”
"Hahaha, when you can understand these truths yourself, you will also grow up and mature."
"I still don't understand."
"So you're not grown up yet." Luo Feng led the horse, the little sister followed him, and the two of them walked on the winding country road with a smile and a smile. "Make a bamboo shoot stew with bacon at night, and make a steamed egg."
As soon as she heard about the food, the little sister couldn't help but have a light on her face, the girl was also hungry, and she usually even had a full stomach, not to mention meat.
Ten miles away, the brothers walked very fast, and they had arrived in Nanshan for more than half an hour.
On the side of the road, Wang Lichang and Li Xiang were leading a few people to pull out boundary stakes in the field.
"Gorou is back? I went to your house in the morning, and your mother said that you went to your third sister's house, and you came back so soon? ”
"Li Xiangzheng, Wang Lichang, you are all here." Luo Feng stepped forward to greet with a smile, "I went to see the third sister, and I came back after dinner, what are you doing?" ”
Wang Lichang came over very enthusiastically, "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I would give you twenty acres of land, we brought someone to clean up and measure this land today, and this land will be yours in the future, what do you think?" ”
Luo Feng was surprised by their efficiency, and couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at it.
In the Sui Dynasty, five feet was a step, and two hundred and forty steps were an acre.
One acre of land is smaller than that of later generations, but it is also more than 500 square meters, and 20 acres of land is more than 10,000 square meters.
That's the size of a standard football field and a half, which is really huge.
"Goro, your land is a good land, the township originally had some land in hand, but these just recovered lands are scattered everywhere, for your future cultivation convenience, we specially helped you to transfer all these lands together, and it is also the waterside land on the side of the road, there are canals to water, this is the best place in the sky."
Xiangzheng and Li Chang are equivalent to the emperor of the soil in the township, with the yamen on the top and the family and financial support of each family, so usually which one is not high.
But now they are also very friendly to Luo Feng, on the surface, a fast catcher is not as good as them as a county official, but on the other hand, a regular catcher, especially the one who has been personally promoted by the county commander, is sometimes enough for them to show favor and woo.
Twenty acres of fields near the road and water, neatly together, or watered land, is indeed the best land in the Nanshan Mountains of Changbai Township.
That's a big favor.
Xiang Zheng and Li Chang are arranging for people to re-measure the area of this field, and at the same time arrange for people to uproot the boundary pillars of the original owners in the past and re-plant new boundary pillars around the perimeter.
Standing in front of this field, which already belonged to him, Luo Feng couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.
In this era, people's dependence on the land and the constraints of the land on people are extremely close.
Only those who have land can be considered a member of the real propertied class.
Walking down the road, he measured this land of his own with his feet.
Twenty steps were taken along the road, and one step was two single steps, five feet was a step, almost one meter five. Walking 20 steps across is 30 meters wide, which is the width of his family's 20 acres of land.
Walk forward along the newly erected boundary pillar, a full 240 steps, that is, 360 meters.
What's even more rare is that this land is so neat, and it is impossible to divide the land to you in general, maybe two or three acres of this land, and one or two acres of that land.
And now the head of the township is using his privilege to directly give Luo Feng twenty acres of land, and also help him transfer the land, the location is good, and it is a whole piece.
More than 10,000 square meters, I have land, and it is not a small piece of land.
He is not a landlord, but he is already a small yeoman farmer.
"Xiangzheng, chief, thank you." Luo Feng gave his hand and was sincerely grateful.
"Why are you so polite, just call me Li Bo in the future."
"Call me Uncle Li."
The township is very kind to the chief, this is completely different from the usual attitude towards the villagers, Luo Feng knows that he is a member of the ruling class in this township?
Although it feels a little weird, it seems to be in the same league with them, but I have to say, this feeling is quite good!