Chapter Forty-Eight: The Drowned Cow

"I didn't expect Wenjue to be so loved by the villagers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info "Xie Lingyun saw a large group of people gathered at the entrance of the village from a distance, stretching their necks to look this way.

Wen rode on his horse and looked at the large group of villagers gathered at the entrance of the village suspiciously, he didn't think how much these villagers loved him. Some time ago, because of the problem of digging a pit, there was almost a civil uprising.

"Thank you, little lady, it's really a compliment. It is said that for one term as an official, for the benefit of one party, Ben Jue will do something within his power for the people in the fiefdom, and that is all right........"

Wen was still boasting unashamedly, and saw Shi and Zheng He rushing from the crowd.

The stone that ran to the front panted and asked urgently: "San Lang, I heard that you were attacked, and Zheng Zhutou was planning to lead the students to rescue you." ”

"Sir, you're not hurt, are you?" Zheng He hurriedly asked with concern.

Wen said solemnly: "You two don't talk nonsense, there was an attack." It's just that we've been a little strapped lately, so some friends have come to fund us with some money.

Look at how generous these friends are, and the ancestral jade pendants have given me several pieces. Wen unwrapped a package from his horse and threw it directly at the stone.

Shi hurriedly took the package, opened it, and looked stunned: "San Lang, why is there still blood stains on this money?" ”

Wen sighed: "How else to say that these friends are righteous!" This is their hard-earned money, and now they have given it to me without hesitation. ”

Zheng He said with a smile: "Sir, these friends of yours are indeed righteous, and at first glance, they are all gone, and even a few pennies and bits and pieces of money have been taken out, especially these jade pendants are really valuable." ”

Wen nodded and said: "Indeed, sending goose feathers for thousands of miles is light and affectionate, and we can't live up to their good intentions." Zheng He, wait a minute, take these jade pendants to the city to be used, so as to supplement the family. Presumably, those friends have no intention of redeeming again, so it is good to die. ”

"Yes, sir." Zheng He responded happily.

Wen looked at the villagers gathered at the entrance of the village, and asked Zheng He, "Those villagers gathered together, what are they going to do?" ”

Zheng He hurriedly replied: "Sir, they want to thank you. ”

"Thanks?" Wen wondered.

Just now while walking and talking, I heard that this meeting has arrived at the entrance of the village.

Seeing that the seventh uncle of the villagers had already arrived at the entrance of the village, he hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet him, and Shi Li said, "Xiaomin has seen the lord. ”

Seeing Qibo come out to speak, Wen jumped down from his horse, looked at Qibo and said, "Qibo, is there something wrong with you?" ”

"Sir, that's the case, the zigzag plow you gave us is indeed easy to use, and in addition to the sir, you also lent the cattle to the villagers to use, the speed of this ploughing is not expected to be much faster, than in previous years, the land was ploughed a few days in advance. No, the villagers have to ask the old man to thank the lord. Uncle Qi said with a smile.

"Thank you you don't have to, as long as you don't delay the spring ploughing, enter the palace today, Your Majesty also specially asked about the spring ploughing, and Benjue guarantees that there will be no problems. As long as everyone does a good job in spring ploughing, it is the greatest thank you to Benjue. Wen smiled.

When the seventh uncle heard that the emperor was also very concerned about the spring ploughing work in Guanlou Village, he was immediately excited, and his voice trembled and promised: "Thanks to Your Majesty's care, please rest assured, sir, Xiaomin will definitely do the best with the villagers." ”

"Well, that's good." Wen nodded.

The seventh uncle said with a slightly twisted expression: "Sir, don't take the things of the past few days to heart. ”

Wen smiled and said: "Some time ago, Ben Jue was fooling around, and the big guy was afraid of delaying the spring ploughing, so he was a little impatient, and Ben Jue understood very well that the seventh uncle and the villagers should not take it to heart." ”

"Sir, don't worry, the villagers have already expressed their attitude, we have now completed the spring ploughing many days in advance, and we have a lot of leisure time, and the big guy has decided to dig out the remaining mud pits as well." Uncle Qi said with some excitement.

Hearing Qibo say that the villagers decided to continue digging mud pits, he almost suffocated to death in one breath, and choked himself with a cough. Zhao Lao Er has made it clear that it is forbidden to continue digging mud pits. And let Shi Shouxin deliberately say that if he continued to dig a pit and ignored the holy decree, he would not be digging a pit, but digging a grave for himself.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Uncle Qi hurriedly used his hands to help Wen rub his back.

Wen calmed down, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no need to dig a pit." ”

The seventh uncle hurriedly said: "Sir, don't worry, this time it was voluntary by the villagers, and no one will chew the root of their tongue." ”

Wen took a deep breath and said, "I really don't need to. ”

Qibo thought that Wen was still a little emotional, so he shouted to the villagers: "Big guy, tell me if we voluntarily dug the pit this time." ”

When the villagers heard Qibo's question, they immediately replied, "Sir, this time it was really our own volition. ”

"Sir, don't worry, we will dig very clean."

"Sir, just take a look."

"Sir, we know that you love cleanliness, and you must turn these stinky mud pits into clear water ponds."

“.........”

Hearing the excitement of the crowd, some wanted to cry without tears. These damned villagers, thanks to their kindness to give them new ploughs and lend them oxen, are not rewarded for their kindness, and they still want to dig a pit, how much they want to bury themselves.

The kind and cowardly villagers have their own set of rules of survival, and no one wants to offend the powerful for no reason. But I didn't expect the rapid progress of cultivated land, since it saved a lot of time and got the help of the Juefu. In order to avoid some troubles in the future, the villagers got together to discuss it, and unanimously decided to carry out the pit digging business required by the Juefu to the end.

Playing a stick to give a sweet date, any group is skillful, but the strong group, they are more likely to make promises that they don't know when they can fulfill, and the disadvantaged groups can only give away real benefits.

I smell that I have a terrible headache now, and it is not a refusal at this time, nor is it a refusal.

If you refuse, you will be estranged from the villagers, and if the villagers don't accept it, they will think that you plan to continue to trouble them in the future. With this mutual vigilance, anything can happen. In such a situation that is not conducive to unity, how can we establish a base area?

Accept good intentions, you will be threatened by the imperial power, in this era of the emperor's words, take the solemn warning of an emperor as bullshit, then you can only end up as dog dung.

Wen Xuan pressed his hands, stopped the villagers from making a noisy statement, and saw that the villagers were quiet, and said loudly: "Thank you very much for the kindness of the villagers. And there was a cow in the Juefu that was very unfortunate when he was swimming, and as a result, he drowned. Therefore, there is beef to eat in the Jue Mansion today, and I hope that all the villagers will participate, and no one will be left behind, and all of them will go to eat beef. ”

When the villagers heard the shouts, they were immediately excited, because cattle are more valuable than human lives these days, and most people may not be able to eat beef once in their lives. Even if the emperor wants to eat beef, he has to wait for the opportunity, and if he wants to kill the cow and eat meat at will, he will definitely be sprayed into a sieve by the ministers who don't want to die.

Seeing that it was nonsense, the stone reminded in a low voice: "San Lang, our cattle are all fine, and they haven't drowned!" ”

Wen said solemnly: "Why didn't you drown, isn't there a cow with a very large amount of food, when he went to swim in the Yellow River, his leg cramped, and he drowned." ”

"Ah...... Ah, yes....... It's drowned......." Stone's eyes began to breathe fire, and he replied vaguely.

Wen whispered to Zheng He: "Zheng He, you go to the county seat to report to the county government, just say that a cow in our Jue's Mansion unfortunately drowned while swimming in the Yellow River, so you don't need to send someone to inspect it, and the horns, hooves, and tails of the ox will be handed in at that time." ”

Zheng He replied with a surprised expression: "Yes, sir." ”

After hearing the instructions to the two people beside him, he turned his head and said with a slight smile on his face: "Fellow villagers, everyone has worked hard in spring ploughing, and the Jue Mansion has decided to treat everyone." It's just that the furniture in the mansion is not enough, and when you go to the banquet, you should bring your own tables and chairs. ”

In the countryside, when it comes to red and white ceremonies, no one's tables, chairs and benches are enough, so it is normal for neighbors to borrow from each other, even the Juefu is no exception.

The villagers responded with a smile: "Sir, don't worry, there will be no shortage of tables and chairs." ”