Chapter 16 There must be change
The Tian family has few idle months, and people are busy in May. The south wind rose at night, and the wheat was covered with yellow. The woman and aunt eat lotus, and the child carries the pot pulp. He went with Yutian, and Ding Zhuang was in Nangang. The feet are steaming in the summer and the sun is burning in the back. I don't know the heat, but I regret the long summer.
Bai Juyi's poem vividly illustrates the busy scene of every household rushing to harvest wheat in the farm in May. At least Luo Yun stood on the hill with two little tigers and saw such a scene. This is really the whole village of young and old going into battle, and there are no idlers in every household. Of course, Luo Yun is the only exception, and then there are Luo Yun's two grandfathers, and the children and grandchildren in the family can work, so there is no need for the two of them to sweat and wield the sickle.
In the busy summer, the mountain village is exceptionally quiet, and occasionally there are a few roosters and dogs barking, and there is no human voice. The three idlers of Lijia Village got together, and in the backyard of Luo Yun's house, one person had a reclining chair, surrounded by a square emerald bamboo table in the middle. A small red clay pot and three small wooden cups that only hold one mouth, in Luo Yun's opinion, the only regret is that there is no good tea, and there is a faint fragrance of tea, and the leisurely artistic conception in the mountains is a little worse. Looking up at the two old men's expressions of enjoyment, Luo Yun wondered if he should find a piece of land to transplant a few wild tea trees in the mountains.
Xiao You and Zhenyue have grown up very quickly, and now they can run around, not to mention, they can be regarded as completely weaned. Luo Yun also returned the female goat that was tossed by two tigers and could not survive to the fourth uncle's family. At this time, Xiao You, as always, saw Luo Yun lying down and crawled on his lap. For that matter, it's really cat-like. And Zhenyue prefers to run around the yard. Luo Yun felt that the personalities of the two brothers and sisters seemed to be adjusted, and Xiao You, as the male tiger who was obviously relatively large when he first came back, became more and more lazy after following Luo Yun. And Zhenyue became more and more jubilant after being 'adopted' by Mu'er as a female. made Luo Yun laugh at Mu'er, 'Those who are close to Zhu are red, those who are close to ink are black', and the same is true for the tiger.
"Luo Yun, you've been at home for more than a month, what are your plans next?" Comfortable enough, the second grandfather opened his eyes and looked at Luo Yun, who was scratching the kitten's belly, and couldn't help but knock a sentence, his grandson is too leisurely.
Luo Yun couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, if he hadn't understood his second grandfather's intentions in advance, he would have thought that this was warning him that it was time to start working. With a roll of his eyes, Luo Yun knew that something had reached the ears of the two old men who were living at home in their old age. "What does the second grandfather mean?"
The old man looked at Luo Yun pretending to be stupid, and he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, if it wasn't for the daughter-in-law of the third family who came to tell him secretly, he would really be hidden by these juniors. If it weren't for the fact that Luo Yun didn't look like a child who could mess around, he wouldn't be sitting here drinking tea at this moment, but asking for family law directly in front of Luo Yun's father's spiritual seat! "Hmph, I won't stop you if you like to tinker with these wooden things, but you know your third uncle's temperament! Why did you let Carpenter Zhang run to instigate him? ”
Luo Yun saw that the old man was really angry, and hurriedly listened to the lesson. lowered his head and secretly glanced at the third grandfather on the side, and found that the third grandfather looked at him with a look of scrutiny, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It's over, it seems that the lobby brother is not a strict mouth, and this hasn't been discussed yet, these old men know it." ’
Picking up Xiao You and putting it on the ground for him to play with Zhenyue, Luo Yun got up and added a glass of water to the two grandfathers, and then said, "How about the two grandfathers look at the field that Luo Yun built before?" ”
Seeing Luo Yun suddenly mention the paddy field, the two old men who were ten times the age of Luo Yun glanced at each other, and at the same time acquiesced to Luo Yun's change of topic. The second grandfather thought about it for a while, he talked to his son about the problem of this field, because he had been busy with the wheat harvest, so his son had never come to see Luo Yun, so he simply took this opportunity to ask Luo Yun directly about his plans, so after a little thought, he said lightly: "That field is good." ”
Luo Yun smiled when he heard this, the elders should have the posture of the elders, which does not distinguish between poor and poor, and he did not go around in circles at the moment and directly told the two old men his thoughts. "The field was made of stone and piled up with earth. Even if you don't do paddy fields, in our mountains are all slopes, this field is convenient for water and soil conservation, the two grandfathers planted more land than I have walked, so I naturally understand it, so I don't need Luo Yun to say more here. The two old men smiled slightly and drank a glass of each other, accepting Luo Yun's praise and modesty.
Luo Yun continued to add water to the two old men, "But although there is a hanging tower, I want to change the fields of the whole village to this at once...... Well, Hirata. It is still difficult for the labor force in our village, at least it will definitely delay farming. So, it's obviously impossible to start construction together and renovate at the same time, but I think we can let each family choose whether to change or not. Although we know the benefits of this field, if we want to transform a field, we will inevitably delay the harvest in the field, and some short-sighted people will not be willing. Seeing that the two old men nodded to express their agreement with his point of view, Luo Yun continued: "Let each family who is willing to transform choose one or two acres of land by themselves, so that each family will leave most of the land to continue farming, and a small part of the land will be transformed, and the wages will be paid by the few families who are willing to transform according to the number of acres of transformation." I have asked Daddy Zhang to make two more hanging towers, with the help of this tool, there is no shortage of stones on the mountain, and it doesn't take much manpower. In this way, in the coming year, other families will see the benefits of this field, and they will naturally take the initiative to renovate, and those who have already changed some can also continue to renovate. In this way, little by little, everyone can always benefit and lose less. ”
"Well, Yun'er has really thought it through, waiting for you to tell your second uncle about this idea again, and ask your second uncle to help contact the village and pick out a few to get the fields done." The second grandfather spoke, and Luo Yun only nodded in agreement. Looking up and seeing that the third grandfather was still looking at him like that, Luo Yun sighed slightly, knowing that he couldn't hide today, he picked up the cup and took a sip by himself, and replenished some saliva first.
"Since the last time Daddy Zhang's family helped me get out of the hanging tower, Cousin Li Jian seemed to be very interested, so he told me that I must tell him if I get this kind of thing in the future. It happened to be raining a few days ago, and I did have some ideas. But it's simple to make a tool, and it's enough to have Daddy Zhang's family. But it's more troublesome to really want to use this thing, and it's not something that my family can use if they say they can use it. But because I was afraid that I would be blamed by the elders for speaking casually, I asked a few cousins to come and told them the idea first, and then they found an opportunity to mention it to my uncles when they thought it was feasible. ”
The third grandfather, who hadn't spoken much since he came, finally interjected when he heard this: "Oh? What kind of whimsy does Xiao Luoyun have, and does he still need your big brother Li Jian to go to the city to buy and sell things? The second grandfather originally thought that only the third child of his family was involved, but he didn't expect it to suddenly be involved in Li Huan, and suddenly changed his appearance just now, and looked at Luo Yun fixedly, if there is no reasonable explanation, this thing of encouraging uncle and brother to do business will definitely not be able to escape a meal.
Seeing the serious and serious looks of the two grandfathers, Luo Yun couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. Ya's Li Huan, if you want to say it, you can say it clearly, if you don't know what you say, you will run to him to ask the guilt, who did he provoke?
"Don't worry, two grandfathers, drink a glass of water first. cough, I'm afraid the third grandfather listened to the errand, what we discussed was to let Li Huan's cousin follow Daddy Zhang's family to the county to sell things like Quyuan ploughs after the wheat harvest, and then directly use the money from the sale to invite a few craftsmen to buy some iron tools to be used and come back, not to let my cousin do business. Saying this, it doesn't matter if Luo Yun said the truth or not, but the third grandfather obviously accepted this explanation, it seems that it is really like Luo Yun guessed, he also happened to hear his cousin and sister-in-law say that he was going to the county to buy and sell something, and he heard Luo Yun's name in a few words, and caught up with his brother, Luo Yun's second grandfather asked him to accompany him to find Luo Yun, and then he said.
Without waiting for the second grandfather to ask, Luo Yun looked directly at the old man and said with a serious face: "As for the third uncle, presumably the second grandfather came to Luo Yun when he heard the rumors." Luo Yun doesn't hide it from you, the third uncle took a fancy to the things that Daddy Zhang made, and wanted to find Daddy Zhang's cooperation to go to the city to do business. Daddy Zhang came to ask me what I meant, these things were originally made to sell for some money, so I asked Daddy Zhang to agree to the third uncle. It's just that the third uncle wanted to hide it from the second grandfather and the second uncle, and he had been busy in the field during this time, so Zhang Song said that he would come to me to talk about the profit distribution after the wheat harvest was over. ”
"This brute!" The old man slapped the wooden handrail and stood up suddenly, his face flushed, and his white beard shook angrily. Luo Yun didn't expect the old man to react so much, and thought that he was already mentally prepared since he heard the wind coming to him. What he didn't expect was that he was unfortunate to be a 'pond fish'. After the old man scolded, he immediately turned his anger to him, "Yun'er, although you are messing around on weekdays, you never make big mistakes, and you have always been a filial child. Don't you know that your father and mother dissuaded your third uncle when they were alive! I thought it was just a private contact between the third child and Carpenter Zhang's family, but I didn't expect you to be involved, Shang is a cheap business! Do you want your third uncle to abandon his family and business for the rest of his life? ”
Frightened by the old man's anger, the two little tigers knew the protector. Seeing a white-haired old man yelling at his master, Xiao You and Zhenyue ran to Luo Yun's feet, grinning at the second grandfather without fear. It's just that the attention of the three people in the field is not on them at this time, so the two old men didn't notice that the cry was not like a cat at all.
Luo Yun was awakened by the screams of the two little guys, and while the two old men were not paying attention, one kicked him. Then he quickly stood up and persuaded in his mouth, and sat down first with the old man in his hand. The third grandfather on the side also helped persuade a couple of sentences, saying that he would listen to Luo Yun's explanation first and then get angry. It just so happened that Aunt Mei came back from outside, and the second grandfather couldn't continue to get angry when he saw it, so he sat down with Luo Yun. I picked up the cup and took a sip, without looking at Luo Yun, waiting for him to give an explanation.
Luo Yun looked at the old man's appearance, and while laughing in his heart, he also expressed his understanding for the old man's concern for his son. "It's not too late for the second grandfather to get angry after listening to me. It's not that Luo Yun deliberately instigated the third uncle to become a businessman, but he really listened to the words of many elders and felt that since the third uncle likes to do business and has a lot of talent in this area, it is not a way to blindly lock the third uncle in the mountains. If the third uncle doesn't go to that thought in his heart, maybe he will secretly run away one day. Wouldn't that make the second grandfather and the uncles even more worried? So Luo Yun felt that it was better to be blocked, since the third uncle wanted to do business, he would find some opportunities to let him have a good time, as long as he didn't let him run away, he really let the government change his business status. Luo Yun added some hot water to the kettle, poured another cup for the second grandfather, and saw that the old man's expression was no longer as blowing his beard and staring as he did just now, although he was still frowning, he was obviously thinking about his words.
"We don't have so many things to sell in this mountain, and the third uncle has no capital, so he can only do a small business, let him do it himself, in case he loses. The third uncle's family, my younger brothers and sisters will suffer with it, and the second grandfather must not bear to see his children and grandchildren suffer. So when the third uncle found Daddy Zhang, I thought that Daddy Zhang's cooking were all new things, such as the Quyuan plough, which farmers must use. Daddy Zhang's family are all people who can only do their craft, and it is inevitable that they will be cheated by the gangsters if they sell it themselves, and Luo Yun himself is still young. It's always good to have someone who knows a little business to help in this matter, and it's a safe and profitable business, so I think it's just right for the third uncle to follow and help come up with ideas to watch the point, and the province was deceived by others, and finally sold it for profit and gave the third uncle some errand expenses. In this way, the third uncle has enjoyed himself and reaped the benefits, and it will be much easier for the second uncle to bring him back. ”
Hearing Luo Yun's whole set of ideas, the two old men were already smiling and nodding slightly, Luo Yun saw that the situation was good, and decided to say the rest of the story once, saving him from asking the teacher again: "Of course, this is just a temporary measure, it is difficult to guarantee that the third uncle will succeed once and his heart will be bigger." However, Luo Yun had some ideas and decided to discuss a long-term cooperation with the third uncle, and he could always bring the third uncle back. The second grandfather, the third grandfather, Luo Yun was born in Yunshan and grew up in Yunshan. Since I was a child, I was weak and was taken care of by my elders and raised me as an idler. Although Luo Yun can't resist on his shoulders and can't lift his hands, he has read a few books and is a little clever, just thinking about making the whole village live a good life and making all his relatives happy and happy. Although we are farming, we can't be looked down upon because we live in the mountains, I want our village to live a good life, and I want everyone in ten miles and eight towns to want to marry their own girls to our village. Let the fourth uncle and Father Zhang no longer worry about not being able to tell their children about their daughter-in-law. So I want to change our Lijia Village and let the whole village change their way of living! ”
The two old men glanced at each other after listening to Luo Yun's bold words, and they both saw the same kind of surprise in each other's dim old eyes, which was a secret that only the two of them in the whole village still knew: they decided to adopt this child, and it was really right. More than ten years have passed, and this child has finally brought them a surprise.
Luo Yun didn't understand the secret of the communication between the two old men's eyes, and only saw the second grandfather muttering for a while and said, "What to do, since you have an idea, I won't ask." Find an opportunity to talk to your second uncle about something, if you need help with something, we two old guys can talk and take care of something. It's not that you can do it recklessly, think more about everything, and discuss it with your uncles. This time, I went back and asked the second and third children to come to you with an empty piece, and your second uncle is also a straightforward person, so make your thoughts clear to him. Okay, that's a mouthful of water, let's go out for a walk with the two old guys, and you can tease your cat. These two little cubs are happier than tigers, and the hem of my clothes is about to tear up. ”
got up and sent the two elders out, turned around and carried the two little ones back to the house who had taken the time to run to the cowshed to make a fuss about the calves. With these two evil stars, the livestock raised at home can be regarded as suffering, and Aunt Mei's chickens that lay eggs have not dared to come out of the cage for several days.
Luo Yun returned to the backyard and threw the two little ones on the ground to have fun with them. Then I moved a few chairs back into the house and packed up the kettle and teacups. Then he came to the room to help Aunt Mei. While washing the dishes, I was thinking about a few of my plans, but I still had too little experience and many things I didn't know enough. It seems that when the wheat harvest is finished, others should be busy when they are idle. With the second uncle and the third uncle, and with a few cousins, is it more convenient for me to hold a family meeting directly?