Outside the main gate of Chengbei County Lieutenant Chen Yan's mansion, on the steps, Chen Yan and Liu Hong stood opposite each other.

"Brother Zishan, don't send it, it's already at the door." Liu Hong bowed his hand and said goodbye.

"Oh." Chen Yan was stunned and raised his head, but he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Brother Zishan, just say whatever you want."

"Ziyi, hey-" With Liu Hong's permission, Chen Yan sighed, "I was also ...... about the incident last time."

"Brother Zishan!" Liu Hong raised his voice to interrupt Chen Yan's unfinished words, and then said seriously: "Let the past pass, Zi Yi knows that thing, no wonder you are to blame, but this time, for the sake of my unsuccessful brother-in-law, I really want to trouble Brother Zishan." ”

"Out of the way, out of the way." Chen Yan waved his hand again and again.

"Brother Zishan, since there is nothing else to do, Ziyi will leave." Liu Hong arched his hand again.

"Okay, Ziyi, you can go back quickly." Chen Yan also arched his hand.

After that, Liu Hong and Chen Yan walked towards their house, and the other sighed again, turned around and closed the door, and went into the house.

……

When he returned home, Liu Honggang was standing at the door, and before he could knock on the door, he heard his son's angry voice from the courtyard:

"Uncle Xiaotang, I'm practicing martial arts, you find something to do by yourself, don't bother me, okay?"

Then a hippie smiling voice replied, "Hey, Ah Bei, where did I bother you, aren't you practicing martial arts?" I'll give you some advice. ”

"Just you?!"

"Hey, don't underestimate your cousin, don't say anything else, my martial arts are much higher than the one who taught you, tsk, I don't know which daring guy will order the trick of a three-legged cat, and dare to go to the county Cheng's house to swagger and deceive people's children, aren't you afraid that my brother-in-law will send him to the county government prison?"

Liu Bei was almost annoyed by his cousin, he had been thinking about it since he came yesterday afternoon, and this morning he came back from the county school, Liu Bei had no doubt that he might go crazy if he continued like this.

"Knock knock." A knock on the door remembers.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then his face was happy, he didn't practice martial arts anymore, he ran towards the gate happily, and when he opened the door, he saw that it was his father Liu Hong.

Liu Hong didn't look at Liu Bei, went down the steps, and said with a dark face: "It's the martial arts taught by my three-legged cat, what's the matter, Ziyong, do you have any high opinions?" ”

"This-this-oops. I said how did Ah Bei practice such a good martial arts at such a young age, it turned out that he was taught by his sister-in-law, and he really became a famous teacher. ”

"Ah Bei, let me tell you, my sister-in-law's martial arts are not ordinary, how many people want to worship my sister-in-law's door but can't do it."

Liu Hong helplessly looked at the chattering brother-in-law in front of him, the pretended anger just now had long since gone, he knew that this brother-in-law was a prodigal for a long time, but he didn't expect that he had only been seen for a few years, and he would be like this.

Alas, it's a pity that his dead father-in-law has worked hard to name his eldest son Wang Wen, but he is stupid by nature and can't read the classics; named the second son Wang Wu, although he learned some martial arts, he did not seek to improve, and spent all day with those fox friends and dogs, and did not do his job.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong looked at Wang Wu's eyes and suddenly became unkind, "Okay, don't make noise, let's go into the house." ”

Wang Wu was reprimanded by Liu Hong, but he was not annoyed, he smiled, and followed Liu Hong into the house.

Liu Bei fell last, looking at Wang Wu's figure: "I have never seen such a brazen person!" ”

When they came to the house, the three of them sat down, Liu Hong looked at Wang Wudao and said: "You will report to the county government office this afternoon to report to the county lieutenant, remember to do things in Ansheng after you go, don't be as foolish as before." ”

Hearing this, Liu Hong said, Wang Wudeng was overjoyed and said: "Thank you so much, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely change my past mistakes after I go, and I will not fall into the name of your county." ”

However, the more Liu Hong looked at this sworn appearance, the more uneasy he became, and he hurriedly advised: "Don't use my banner when you go, you should remember that you have nothing to do with me." ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I still understand this." Wang Wu smiled, with a look of understanding that I understand.

Liu Hong sighed, that's it, that's it, let him go, who called this guy his wife's younger brother? Let's bother Chen Yan in a few days, let him keep an eye on it, thinking that there should be no big problem, so comforting himself, Liu Hong remembered something again, and said:

"That's right, Ziyong, you can squeeze in with Xuande for a few days, and in a few days, I'll tidy up the side room with a pile of sundries, and then you can live there."

It is really a very rude thing to live in a room with miscellaneous items, but Liu Hong has no choice, a few years ago he moved to Zhuo County with debts, because he was shy in his pocket, and the house was not big, only two and more, except for the main hall and the back hall that has been changed to a kitchen, there are only four wings, and he and the woman Wang live in a room, oh, now there is more young son Liu Ping, son Liu Bei lives in a wing room, nephew Liu Xian and Liu Liang live in a wing room, the last wing room is divided into two, one for his own collection of books, one for some sundries.

There are only so many rooms, and the space is only so big, and Liu Hong doesn't know how to make any spells out of nothing, just this, it is the result of his racking of brains.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, sister-in-law......"

After a few shouts, Liu Hong came back to his senses and looked at Wang Wu: "What did you say?" ”

"Sister-in-law." Wang Wu looked at Liu Hong cautiously, "I mean I want to go out and live." ”

"Going out to live?" Liu Hongyi frowned, "Where do you go out and live?" ”

"I still have some friends in Zhuoxian, and I want to go to live with them."

"Those friends of yours? Just those fox friends of yours? ”

"Sister-in-law." Wang Wu looked at Liu Hong pitifully.

"No, if you have the ability, wait for your sister to wake up and tell her, if she agrees, I will never say anything." Liu Hong flatly refused.

"That's right, Xuande."

Liu Bei looked up at Liu Hong.

"I've been doing a lot lately, so let your cousin teach you martial arts these days."

"Huh?!"

"Alright, that's it." After speaking, Liu Hong looked at Wang Wu again: "Ziyong, you go cook today, everyone is hungry, remember to hurry up." ”

"Huh?!"

Liu Hong glared at Wang Wu: "Ah, what? Just go. ”

……

In the afternoon, Liu Hong took a carriage out of the county seat of Zhuoxian County, and went to the fields in the suburbs, and at noon he said that the busyness was not perfunctory, but that there was really something to deal with, so he had been staying in the county office a lot less recently.

When he arrived at the place, Liu Hong got out of the car, and looked at the endless ridges, although it was not the first time Liu Hong came, but every time he saw this field, Liu Hong would feel a lot more down-to-earth, and even a faint sense of pride.

This field, a total of 1,000 acres, are all fertile land, in order to get these fields, Liu Hong's efforts are not a lot, not only the savings accumulated over the years are empty, resulting in his own family is now still living in a small courtyard in the second place, even the housekeeper and the cook can't afford to invite, this year as his wife's pregnancy grows older, even cooking sometimes has to be done by himself, if this is known by outsiders, I don't know how to laugh at it.

There are also those new favors owed, after all, they will have to be repaid in the future, thinking of this, Liu Hong is a headache, but this is worth it after all, because if the Liu family wants to rise, it must not be without a foundation for life! The mistakes made by his father Liu Xiong will never be made again.

If you rely on your own money and those gray incomes, and wait to buy such an area of land, then it will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse? And time waits for no one.

Liu Hong's gaze had not been completely withdrawn, but the crowd that had been waiting on the side of the road for a long time suddenly came over and surrounded Liu Hong, mixed with miscellaneous sounds.

There are people who shout "adult's", and they are also a little smarter, knowing that the word county is added in front of the adult, and there are a few old people in Lou Sangting, pulling the relationship, and calling Hong'er affectionately.

Liu Honglian made a few gestures to calm down the boiling crowd again, and then stood on a slightly higher ridge and said in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers and the people of the border counties, please be quiet, today is the official monument and deed, and the fields are divided." ”

However, the crowd was still silent, but everyone looked up at Liu Hong, their eyes full of anticipation.

Liu Hong naturally knew the deep meaning contained in this gaze, he deliberately paused, "Tian tax", and then said loudly: "Twenty taxes and one, it will never be easy to change." ”

The crowd below immediately cheered, and some even shed tears of excitement and hurriedly wiped them away with their hands, afraid that the joy would be ruined.

"What are you doing here? A few elders, please get up quickly, don't bother the boy. Liu Hong hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to support the kneeling old man in front of him.

However, the old man resolutely declined the support from Liu Hong, shook his head and said: "Don't shirk your lordship, let Xiaomin kneel and worship, and Xiaomin doesn't know how to repay your great kindness." ”

"This." Liu Hong saw that he couldn't persuade this old man, and hurriedly ran to several old men in Lou Sangting beside him and persuaded him: "You all watched Hong'er grow up, so please get up, Hong'er really can't afford to be a gift from your uncles." ”

However, these old men also avoided the support from Liu Hong very firmly, shook their heads and bowed, and then under the leadership of the old men in front of them, these hundred or so people bowed to Liu Hong in unison.

"This-" Liu Hong could only watch everyone perform this salute, and after the salute, he said helplessly: "Everyone, please get up." ”

Liu Hong's words fell, and these talents came up one after another, and when he saw everyone getting up, Liu Hong sighed again: "Hey, boy Debo, you elders are trapping me in injustice." ”

"How can you say that? The small people all rely on the virtue of the adult, and they live in the world today, just a courtesy, and they can receive it with the virtue of the adult. An old man from a border county immediately refuted Liu Hong with righteous words.

"yes, yes." A chorus of echoes followed.

Later, under the persuasion of everyone, Liu Hong reluctantly accepted this reality, and then, everyone happily surrounded Liu Hong and went to the tent in front of him, where the stone tablet and bamboo slips had already been prepared.