In this era when communication is basically based on roaring and public security is basically based on dogs, the people are extremely lacking in entertainment, and even the killing and beheading of the government can attract countless onlookers.

When everyone has nothing to do, the interest in gossip is huge.

In Lanxi, the belly of the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, everyone is tirelessly inquiring and spreading about the grievances and hatred drama of the Li family and the Zhang family while cating the winter.

A wide variety of versions are flying around.

What Li Xiao came back from the dead, he did not die, and later joined the army, fought in the border pass and made meritorious contributions to become an officer, and now he has returned to his hometown in fine clothes to avenge his dead father.

When Li Xiao was outside, he met a high-ranking official who appreciated him, married everyone's daughter, and now he has returned to Lanxi and knocked the Zhang family off the horse.

There are even legends that Li Xiao was doing business abroad and made a lot of money, and after he came back, he got acquainted with the county order, so he had the support of the county order, and directly took down Zhang Papi, who was only supported by Zhao Lushi.

The official level crushed people to death.

Of course, everyone is also very interested in the Li family's banquet yesterday, what three cauldrons are in the courtyard, stewed cow, stewed sheep, boiled pork, and full of rice and meat.

Some people even said that Li Xiao also wanted to set up a school at home, so that the children of his tenants could study for free, and even package the children's lunch.

Li Jiapo, Li Sanlang, these words have completely become hot words on the lips of Lanxi people.

The news spread more and more, and many people began to run to Lijiazhuang, and some people were just bored in winter and ran to see the excitement.

There are also people who feel that the change of ownership of the Li family's mansion is closely related to their lives.

In the morning, Li Xiao got up very early, and he didn't sleep well yesterday and accumulated food.

Wake up early and continue your morning exercise.

After exercising for a while, my body became a little warm, and as a result, a lot of people came running.

The earliest ones to come were the villagers in the ancestral cemetery over there, and these days everyone is used to eating a big pot of rice, and even everything is arranged by Li Xiao.

Just listen to the arrangement and do things, and then when it's time, you can hold a bowl and eat.

Now Li Xiao has returned to the mansion, only bringing a few people back from Jiangnan, dozens of people in the original Zhuangzi are still staying at home, and only Dr. Zhao has returned to the mansion with Wanniang and Li Zhen.

Without Li Xiao, they didn't know how to spend this day for a while, so they came early.

Some people are still worried that San Lang has returned to the mansion, so there will be no big pot of rice to eat in the future. There are also people who are forgetting Li Xiao's promise to let their children go to school for free.

"Everyone is here, this morning the frost is heavy, it's cold."

Li Xiao saw that there were still white frost flowers on everyone's eyebrows, so he stopped his movements and beckoned everyone into the house.

"The first room is baked, breakfast is already cooking, and it will be ready soon. I ate too greasy yesterday, so I drank some millet porridge this morning, as well as bone broth. ”

An older Zhuang Han asked, "San Lang, what are we doing today?" ”

"Well, don't stop the work in the village over there, the houses that should be repaired continue to be repaired, and the few new houses that are ready to be built will also continue to be built."

"San Lang has already returned to the mansion, do you still need to build the house over there?" Someone asked.

"Continue to build, the house over there is already very tight, everyone lives in a very crowded room, and some children in the family are older and squeezed into a room. Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone built a few more new thatched houses, and when there were many people in the family, they were assigned to live in the new houses. ”

The thatched house doesn't cost anything, it's mainly a little labor, anyway, there is nothing to do now, and everyone eats here with Li Xiao, so Li Xiao arranged for them to continue to build a few houses.

Some people want to talk and stop, mainly because of the problem of eating later. To be honest, now everyone is building houses together, but they can't make money, as tenants of the Li family, they still eat the food of the owner, and they always feel unreliable.

But everyone is poor now, and if they don't eat the owner's house, then they will starve this winter.

In the end, it was Huang Laohan who opened his mouth first, "San Lang, now that you have returned to the mansion, it is not appropriate for us to continue to eat here now, we can't take advantage of the lord's family in vain." We have also discussed it before, and we feel that Saburo has no debts now, the situation is better, and there is still some food in our hands, so we plan to borrow some grain from Saburo for the winter, which is borrowed. We'll pay it back after the next summer's harvest. ”

This poured out of Li Xiao's expectations, everyone had such a hard life, and they had just eaten a full meal for two days, but everyone said that they couldn't take advantage of the owner in vain, and they were unwilling to continue to eat white food.

Although the people are poor, they are very self-respecting.

It's unexpected.

"Uncle Huang, as I said before, when your family was in the most difficult time, you took out a little food from the family to help my family pay off its debts, and also took care of Wanniang and Sanniang for me, I am grateful. We share hardships and sorrows, we are a family, and with my Li Xiao's mouthful of food, we will not let everyone go hungry. ”

"San Lang, we understand what you said, but that's just what we should do. The seven or eight families in the Zhuangzi over there are all starving people who have fled the famine over the years, and it is the head of the Li family who has taken us in for several generations and placed us there. If you are in trouble, we should do something. ”

Another Uncle Liu also said, "Yes, one yard is one yard, how can we, the tenants, eat the owner's food for nothing, this is not in accordance with the rules." If Saburo wants to, he will lend us a little food, and we will pay it back later. If Saburo needs our efforts, he will call us over, take care of the meal, or give us some food wages, and we will receive it with peace of mind. Although we are poor and miserable, we can't eat the food of the owner for nothing, or we will not let others poke our backbones, and we will not be able to sleep at night. ”

"Yes, yes, San Lang is willing to let Mr. Yang accept our baby to study, we are all grateful, where can we take advantage of San Lang and eat your white food."

No matter what Li Xiao said, everyone didn't agree to come here to eat the big pot of rice again, although Li Xiao's big pot of rice was really delicious, but everyone still couldn't help it.

Although people are poor, as long as they can live, no one is willing to give up their dignity.

"San Lang, don't say it anymore, the villagers' intentions are very clear, everyone doesn't want charity." Mr. Zhao also came out to speak at this time, "As the villagers said, you lend food to everyone, and don't set the return date, just don't collect interest." If you have something that you need everyone to contribute in the future, then we will calculate the salary according to the work. In this way, everyone can also feel at ease. ”

Li Xiao really doesn't have anything to do now, and he hasn't figured out what to do. Everyone insisted so much, even Mr. Zhao said so, Li Xiao couldn't continue to insist.

But in the end, he still put forward another plan, first of all, everyone continued to repair the house of Zhuangzi over there and finished the house to be built, during this period, Li Xiao took care of everyone's food, and the salary was not counted, which could be regarded as repaying everyone for their help before.

Secondly, Li Xiao gave five stone millet to each of the eight families in Zhuangzi over there, and these grains were not borrowed, but Li Xiao's reward to everyone. Thanking everyone for taking care of Wan'er and Sanniang all the time, it can be regarded as a thank you gift for them to take out food to help the Li family pay off their debts.

Although everyone didn't take out much food at the beginning, Li Xiao insisted on five stones per household, and he originally planned to send more, but everyone refused to collect more.

Five stones per household, if you save some food, you can eat for three or four months.

"Those children will come here to study in the future, eat and live in the compound, and all the expenses will be paid by the compound. Take one day off for ten days, you can go home, and take a month off to help when the farm is busy, in fact, the time is here for me to study, do something, and learn some crafts. ”

Li Xiao's change about the children's reading, everyone is still very happy, anyway, the little baby can't do much, if they are all studying and doing things here in the compound, it will also save the family one person's rations.

"If you have to do something, just do what San Lang said!"

"Thank you, Saburo."

Li Xiao's heart is also very complicated, these people are very poor, but they are also very simple, they are sometimes calculating, a little cunning. But many times, they still insist on the bottom line of their own life, they stick to this duty and guard their conscience.

"In the future, if there is something to do, I will also ask everyone to come and help, come to me to help with things, I will take care of three meals a day, and pay for it. If you are paid, you will be given according to the situation, and you will go to the market, will you be satisfied? Li Xiao asked.

If you are not satisfied, such conditions are naturally satisfied. You must know that other landlords sometimes ask tenants to do things, and they usually take care of a meal and then pay for some food.

Even some landlords who deduct the door do not pay their wages and take care of a meal, and then it is regarded as voluntary labor.

After saying this, everyone's faces were smiling again.

They felt that their hearts were steady, and they were no longer taking advantage of the owner for nothing, although several old men such as Lao Huang and Lao Liu felt that Li Xiao was still a little too much to take advantage of each family's five stone grain, and felt a little uneasy, but Li Xiao insisted, and the young people were also very moved, and finally they didn't insist anymore.

With these five stone grains, we will be able to spend this winter, and even save some food to eat until the beginning of spring next year.

"It's time to eat, let's eat it while it's hot." Da Biao came over to greet him for dinner.

After a breakfast, the Li family's original dozens of people who were stirred in a pot were divided into four parts.

Li Xiao, Wan Niang, Li Zhen, Mr. Zhao, this is naturally the main family.

And such as Yang Dayan, Da Biao, Tie Zhu and other people from the south of the Yangtze River, their identities are relatives and friends of the Li family, or they are tribals, they have not yet registered in the Lantian government, and they can be regarded as escapees. However, now that there is a Liuxian order, it shouldn't be a problem to help them get naturalized.

There is also a part of the people who were left in the compound yesterday, these are all slaves, Zhao Lushi has promised to transfer the contract to Li Xiao's name, and their future identity will be the slaves of the Li family.

In the end, the farmers over there, their identities are tenants of the Li family, in essence, they are still good citizens registered in the government, but they are tenants of the Li family's fields, and the Li family is considered an employment relationship.

A few slaves in the family are eating with bowls, squatting together, looking at the Zhuang men who are squatting together to eat together, a sense of superiority arises spontaneously, although they are not good citizens but lowly slaves, but they don't have to worry too much about it, anyway, follow the master Li Xiao to do things, and then there is food to eat, what about the iron rice bowl, as long as you can meet a good master like Li Xiao, it is much more secure than those Zhuang Hans!