Chapter 3 Evil neighbors on the river
"This year, there is a drought and lack of water in Yunyang County, and the Diao people of Shanghe Village suddenly cut off the flow of the river half a month ago, and the fertile fields in this village have not been irrigated for more than ten days, and there is no water to irrigate, and the village counts the acres of fertile land not only has no hope of harvesting in autumn, but even the drinking water of people and livestock in the village has become a problem.
"Li Zhengye is in charge of me and other villagers, wow-"
Gao Shouyi led the villagers to the front, clasped his fists and saluted, and the villagers followed suit, mourning, if they weren't happy to taste the methods of these Diao people, they would almost be deceived by these Diao Min's tearful performances.
Calling the shots?
Like his predecessor, he gathered the villagers and Shanghe Village to grab water, and finally opened a scoop for Diao Min with a hoe? If he hadn't taken it in time, I'm afraid that the "Li Zhengye" in the mouth of Diao Min in Xiahe Village would have been decided.
The law of the Tang Dynasty is happy and does not know the details, but the law of the Tang Dynasty is strict, and there are group fights at every turn, and the former predecessor who was exiled for 3,000 miles is the best example.
If he takes the group of Diao people in Xiahe Village to grab water, and then is knocked on a hoe by the Diao people in Shanghe Village, or if the Diao people in Xiahe Village knock on the Diao people in Shanghe Village with a hoe and a scoop, how can he not dream of the ideal of a rich man who bullies men and women?
Seeing that Happy was silent, Gao Shouyi stepped forward to take a look at the linen cloth around Happy Head, arched his hands, and sneered: "Master Lizheng, is it okay to take a step to speak?" ”
Luckily?
It's good for your sister!
Gao Shouyi said "good" in his mouth, but in fact, he forcibly dragged him aside without waiting for a happy answer, not allowing him to struggle and resist.
"Li Zhengye, don't forget that you also have ten acres of fertile land without water for more than ten days, as Li Zhengye, you don't need to pay government taxes, but the villagers don't pay taxes, hehe......" Gao Shouyi, the old man, stopped talking at the critical moment, and smiled wickedly.
"How?" I was stunned.
"According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, those who do not pay taxes are forced to do it, and the village is exiled for 3,000 miles, if it is exiled to the barren land in Lingnan, tsk, Li Zhengye is afraid that there is no hope for marrying a wife and having children in this life."
Happy had no concept of the Lingnan wilderness in the Tang Dynasty, and he was not afraid, but he was stunned when he thought of being exiled for 3,000 miles.
In this era of traveling far away and relying on your legs, walking 3,000 miles with your feet, isn't that asking for your own life?
If he didn't want to be exiled for 3,000 miles, it seemed that he would have to bear the trouble of Xiahe Village.
Diao Min and Gao Shouyi in Xiahe Village made it clear that they wanted to put him together, and the gun shot the first bird, and his heart could be punished!
It's not his style to give in to these Diao people so easily, if he doesn't toss this group of Diao people, and doesn't let Gao Shouyi suffer a secret loss, how can the resentment in his heart be calmed?
What's more, this body was also hoeed by Diao Min in Shanghe Village, and this revenge was not avenged, and the face of the traveler was all lost.
Happy eyes have always been smaller.
"The laborer clan summoned the villagers, good wine and good meat are waiting for Ben Lizheng, everything is subject to Ben Lizheng's scheduling, within two days, Ben Li Zheng will let the fertile fields of Xiahe Village be irrigated!" Humming happily.
"Is what Li Zhengye said serious?" Gao Shouyi's face was full of suspicion, and he glared at him with a strange and unbelievable look.
"Ten days of water shortage irrigation clan Weng has been waiting, what's the harm of waiting for two more days?" glared at Gao Shouyi happily and dissatisfied, and snorted.
It's okay not to believe in Ben Lizheng's character, but you can't help but believe in Ben Lizheng's ability.
"Okay, as long as Li Zhengye's words are true, Li Zhengye wants people and things, and he will bear all the decay." Gao Shouyi gritted his teeth and nodded, he always had a bad feeling in his heart, and he always felt that the happiness after waking up was strange.
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In this era, it is good for ordinary people to be able to fill their bellies, and meat is only treated during the New Year's holidays.
Today, unlike in the past, the Diao people in Xiahe Village are preparing to plan a major event in the ancestral hall, which is naturally enough for wine and meat, which means a bit of strong wine and meat.
The day has just been darkened, and the ancestral hall is full of altars and jars and night pots brought by each family, and there are wine jars and water tanks of different sizes in the ancestral hall, which means that the wine is not enough water to make up.
In the ancestral hall, there are still young and strong people in the village, as well as the patriarch Gao Shouyi, of course, no one can lack the village party secretary of Xiahe Village, Li Zheng is happy.
There is a large cauldron in the middle, and pieces of mutton are stewed in the pot, and with the burning firewood of Wangwang, the mutton soup in the pot is steaming, and the aroma of meat is wafting.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gao Shouyi glanced at the villagers who were staring at the cauldron and swallowing saliva, knowing that people's hearts are oriented to meat, the meat is cooked, and they will eat and drink for a while, who can care about listening carefully to what Li is saying?
Not to mention this era of lack of meat and less food, even in modern times when material life is very rich, the villagers hold a banquet, and after the guests sit down, they look at the table full of delicacies, who can listen to what the host says?
"The villagers have all gathered according to Li Zhengye's requirements, did Li Zhengye say a few words to the villagers before the banquet?" Gao Shouyi hurriedly reminded that he was also full of hunger and thirst on the side.
He is happy that as long as he can solve the problem of irrigation of crops in the village, he wants to eat and drink, ask for people and things, and Gao Shouyi will support him unconditionally.
Who let Gao Shouyi, who is the patriarch of Xiahe Village, have dozens of households and thousands of fertile land, and he is the only landlord in Xiahe Village, and naturally pays the most taxes to the government every year.
If there is no water to irrigate the crops, there is no hope for this year's harvest, and the only way to pay the government's taxes is to use the stored grain.
The government can afford to pay high taxes and righteousness, but for fear that the villagers will have no hope of harvesting in the autumn and cause a famine, the government will use his family's granary to provide disaster relief, supporting more than 100 households and more than 400 people in Xiahe Village, and each person will consume a few months of food, which is a large amount.
Compared with a few sheep and wine storage and the grain to be consumed in the future, this meal is really a drop in the bucket.
What puzzled Gao Shouyi, the old man, was that outside the ancestral hall, there were jars and jars brought by each family, as well as wine and water stored by each family, as well as night pots, which was too weird.
Happy Wenyan nodded, stood up, stretched his legs, then the side of his torso, and finally clenched his fist with one arm, posing as a revolutionary soldier heroically bombing the bunker.
"Comrades, advance for the sake of the new Xiahe Village!"
Gao Shouyi was petrified in an instant, and the villagers in the ancestral hall, like him, opened their mouths one after another, looking at them in a daze, and a shock leaked out of everyone's eyes.
It works well.
Seeing that these Diao people's eyes shifted from the stew to themselves, they were happy to feel that their Li Zhengye was better than the mutton stewed in the pot.
In this era of lack of food and less meat, if you want a group of people to divert their attention from the fragrant stew, it's really not good not to spoof.
"Today's clan Weng is the east, all the fathers and villagers, although they eat and drink, and have money, for a while, regardless of the old and young men and women, those who urinate a jar, the clan Weng will be rewarded with a penny...... "Happy raised his arms and shouted.
The scene was petrified again, and it was surprisingly quiet.
I've only heard that there is a reward for drinking a jar of wine, and I really haven't heard that there is a reward for urinating a jar of urine.
Gao Shouyi's eyelids jumped, more than 400 people in the village had a can of urine per person, and he had to pay more than 400 yuan, and he asked for his own life, and was about to stop him from speaking, but he saw that he was happy to bow his hand to him, and said: "Benli is thanking the people of Xiahe Village for the clan Weng Gaoyi!" ”
Gao Shouyi couldn't cry or laugh, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he didn't dare to categorically deny the words of happiness in front of hundreds of people in the whole village.
It's just a matter of paying some money, as long as he is happy to get the water source to irrigate the fertile land, he will admit it.
I'm afraid that this bastard who suddenly runs away with a buffalo mouth will not be able to do anything.
"The stew is cooked, the wine has arrived, all the fathers and fellow villagers, if you don't drink it at this time, when will you stay?" looked at Gao Shouyi, who was blowing his beard and glaring at him, with a happy smile, and shouted at the full cousin again.
If you dare to make a stumbling block for Li Zhengye, you will naturally have to pay the price......