Chapter 20: Leaving Home
Having said that, but seeing Xiao Mo's stubbornness, Yu Niang had no choice but to get up, add another pair of chopsticks, and let Zhou Kui eat together, Zhou Kui had to sit on the table, Xiao Mo picked up the chopsticks again, and said to Yu Niang: "We are just ordinary people now, we are not rich, even if we are rich, servants are also people, and we can't wait slowly." ”
was counted by Xiao Mo, of course Yu Niang was not happy, and pouted: "Servants are people, am I not human, from childhood to adulthood, which of those servants in my family have been slow to treat?" ”
Seeing that he was going to cry again, where did Xiao Mo dare to say anything, Yu Niang loved to cry, Xiao Mo knew, but he was afraid that he would make her cry with another word, so he hurriedly lowered his head to eat, and after eating, he took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels of silver for Yu Niang, and said: "In the afternoon, Uncle Lin sent someone to send it, and also brought a message from Lord Li, saying that he would rush to the county government office tomorrow, but there are only you and your mother at home, I am afraid that something will go wrong, why don't you go and discuss with your mother, we will deal with the house and land property to Uncle Lin Shi, And then how about going to the county together? ”
The An Dynasty silver note has been popularized, and it is a common banknote issued by the government, which is managed by the household department.
Hearing that Xiao Mo asked him to discuss the sale of property with Meng Qiuxiang, where was Yu Niang willing? Besides, Yu Niang didn't support Xiao Mo selling the house and the property, so she said: "If you want to say it, the house and the property are sold, where do we live?" What to eat? ”
For a while, Yu Niang even said such ambiguous words as 'where do we live', after finishing speaking, Yu Niang blushed again, fortunately Xiao Mo didn't care, after thinking about it, Xiao Mo said: "The house can be placed in the county, now the three towns are in drought, and it is useless to have land, it is better to sell it!" ”
After finishing speaking, Xiao Mo asked Zhou Kui to push himself and came to Meng Qiuxiang's house, listening to Xiao Mo's words, although Meng Qiuxiang was a little reluctant, but it was true that the Xiao family's fields, since the year before last, did not collect any rent, they were all deserted, so he had to nod his head and agree, Xiao Mo was right, even though he brought river water to the three towns, but the few acres of land at home were not cultivated by manpower, the first two years of the drought, many farmers ran away, and the Xiao family now only has the old man Wang's family left.
After thinking about it, Xiao Mo said: "The few points of land planted for Uncle Wang, just give them away, the old man has farmed for our Xiao family for a lifetime, and it is time to enjoy his old age!" ”
Old man Wang is indeed the old man of the Xiao family, Meng Qiuxiang did not object, seeing that Xiao Mo is now promising, and he wants to be an adult in the county, he is happy, so he listens to Xiao Mo for everything.
Coming out of Meng Qiuxiang's room, Xiao Mo asked Zhou Kui to invite Lin Chong, and then took the deed and land deed that Meng Qiuxiang gave him, leaving only the land deed cultivated by Old Man Wang, and when Lin Chong came, he gave it to him.
Lin Chong said: "Ziheng What is this doing? ”
Xiao Mo said: "It's really undesirable to leave your hometown, this time you leave Changle Town, I don't know when I will come back in the future, these fields and this house, even if it is a generous loan to Uncle Shi......"
The Xiao family's house is not very big, but it is not small, plus a few acres of land, it is indeed worth a hundred taels, but Lin Chong did not dare to accept it, and said: "How can the ancestral property be so child's play?" I can't agree with this matter, no matter how high and far Ziheng can fly when he leaves Changle today, but in the future, he will always return to his roots, where will you go to such a house when the time comes? ”
After thinking about it, Lin Chong was right, and Xiao Mo said: "Then ask Uncle Shi to set up a note, if Xiao Mo or Xiao Mo's descendants come to redeem the land and real estate in the future, you can redeem it all as long as you pay some silver taels, what do you think?" ”
Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Lin Chong couldn't help but secretly admire Xiao Mo's quick wit, he could actually think of such a good idea, in this way, it could not only make the Xiao family's land not barren, someone would take care of it, but also make Lin Chong's heart feel gratified, so Lin Chong began to write some notes on the paper, and when he finished writing, Xiao Mo took the notes, changed 'one hundred taels' to 'three hundred taels', and then signed his name, Xiao Mo!
Seeing that Xiao Mo had changed the notes without authorization, Lin Chong was of course a little unhappy, but Xiao Mo's words made Lin Chong leave with the land deed and the house deed with relief.
Xiao Mo said: "If Uncle Shi refuses, when Xiao Mo comes to redeem the deed and land deed, he will only receive it according to one hundred taels, and if he is Xiao Mo's descendant one day, Uncle Shi can only collect it at three hundred taels, even if it is the filial piety of the descendants to Uncle Shi!" ”
With Xiao Mo's words, Lin Chong was of course very pleased.
After sending Lin Chong away, Xiao Mo asked Yu Niang to send the land to Old Man Wang's house, Yu Niang was a little reluctant at first, but she still sent it as Xiao Mo said.
In the evening, Old Man Wang accompanied Yu Niang back to Xiao's house, and when he saw Xiao Mo, he knelt down, holding the Tian Deed, and his hands were trembling.
Xiao Mo said: "Old man, my father often talked about your good when he was alive, this land deed, even if it is Xiao Mo's filial piety as a descendant, if you send it back, you don't have to!" ”
Old man Wang wanted to say something, but where did he say Xiao Mo? In three or two sentences, the old man Wang took Tian Qi and left the Xiao family with tears in his eyes.
Xiao Mo glanced back at Yu Niang and said, "I'm going to the county tomorrow, you ......"
Yu Niang asked, "What's wrong with me?" ”
Xiao Mo said: "Don't you talk to your family?" ”
Yu Niang's head lowered, thought for a while, and then shook her head and said, "When you get to the county, it's not too late to let people tell you......"
Xiao Mo knew Yu Niang's thoughts, but he was afraid that his family would not want to, so he didn't say anything, so he asked Zhou Kui to help him lie down on the bed, and as for Zhou Kui, he had to squeeze Xiao Mo for one night.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Mo really couldn't stand it, so he climbed into the wheelchair and woke up Yu Niang, who saw that it was not yet dawn, so she complained: "What are you doing in such a hurry? ”
Xiao Mo smiled bitterly and pointed to Zhou Kui on the bed, Yu Niang heard Zhou Kui's snoring like thunder, and couldn't help but smile and said to Xiao Mo: "It's really hard for you, didn't you sleep all night last night?" ”
Xiao Mo nodded, Yu Niang thought about it, then pushed Xiao Mo into her room, helped Xiao Mo to her bed with a red face, and then let Xiao Mo sleep, and she herself came to Meng Qiuxiang's room.
In this way, Xiao Mo could be regarded as having a good sleep until the next morning.
When the Xiao family and his party left Changle Town, many people came to see them off, in addition to Lin Chong and Hu Yunxue, there were also many widows who heard that Xiao Mo was going to be an official in the county!
Those widows pulled Yu Niang and Meng Qiuxiang to talk a lot, but Lin Chong only confessed to Xiao Mo: "Be careful in everything!" ”
Then there was Hu Yunxue, Xiao Mo said to Hu Yunxue: "When will the goddess doctor go to the county to open a pharmacy?" ”
When Hu Yunxue heard this, she blushed and said, "Who said that I was going to open a pharmacy in the county?" ”
In fact, Xiao Mo was just joking, but Hu Yunxue really had plans to go to the county to open a pharmacy, Xiao Mo left Changle Town, Hu Yunxue and Doctor Hu combined, and also planned to leave Changle Town and go to the county like Xiao Mo, first, because the county was more lively, and because of Xiao Mo.
However, Hu Yunxue and Doctor Hu were just making plans, but they didn't expect Xiao Mo to guess it, and Xiao Mo guessed his thoughts, of course Hu Yunxue blushed.
However, Xiao Mo's next sentence made Hu Yunxue blush even more, and when others were not paying attention, Xiao Mo suddenly grabbed Hu Yunxue's hand and said in her ear: "If you go to the county, don't avoid me, my illness can't do without Yunxue!" ”
After that, Xiao Mo let Zhou Kui push himself into the carriage, leaving Hu Yunxue standing there as if he had lost his soul.