Chapter 22 Recruitment of Township Soldiers
Li Chujiu, the patriarch of the Li clan, is nine years old, and he has long been unable to work hard in the past, but the people in the clan have not been able to read over the years, and there is no object to enter the field, and God is unpredictable, the water in the Hutuo River is getting less and less day by day, and the days are getting more and more difficult. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Two months later, it was the day of the autumn harvest and tax payment, Li Chujiu looked at the harvest that had decreased a lot compared with previous years, and sighed all day long, last year the tax was increased by 30 percent, looking at the tone revealed by the grain chief, I am afraid that this year I still have to increase, how can this be done.
No, early in the morning, Li Chujiu was annoyed by the affairs of the clan and frowned, and suddenly heard a voice outside shouting from far and near, with a little surprise, "Patriarch, happy event!" Brother Jing is back. ā
What the? Is Coco Li back? Li Chujiu raised his head with a little doubt, and saw a villager running in, panting, "Patriarch, come out and see, Brother Jing is back, and there is still a lot of food behind him." ā
As he spoke, he went to the table in the middle of the ancestral hall and poured himself a glass of water, obviously happy, forgetting the rules, Li Chujiu was obviously attracted by the fact that he was pulling a lot of food behind him, and did not pay attention to his transgression at all.
"What? You make it clear! Li Chujiu was a little confused, since yesterday morning, Li Jing's sister cried and went home, saying that Li Jing was surrounded by the master of Huiji Temple on the mountain and wanted to snatch the Li family's land deed.
This is okay, although everyone doesn't believe that the masters who are generous and virtuous on weekdays will do such a thing, but Li Jing is the same clan after all, and he can't help it, so he went up the mountain to help, and after a while, he came down in a mess, and he said everything.
It is said that Li Jing has become an immortal, looking at the red light behind him, not like he is in the world.
Some people also said that Li Jing somehow convinced the master on the mountain, and they saw that the master on the mountain knelt in front of Li Jing and kowtowed.
The gossip can't be said clearly, anyway, everyone has a shock on their faces, a fifteen-year-old doll actually made those masters kneel on the ground, not what a fairy manifestation is.
In the evening, I heard the news from the neighboring villages, saying that the Buddha of Huiji Temple on the mountain had appeared, and the people who went up the mountain overnight looked at the golden Buddha of the main hall from afar, and quickly knelt on the ground, and did not dare to enter the temple and came down.
When he went home and said this, when it reached Qinghe Village, the whole village was a sensation, because yesterday Li Jing was suspected of being protected by the gods and Buddhas, and when he went down the mountain, he said that he was going to the temple to worship the Buddha, and then the news of the Buddha's manifestation in the temple came, in their opinion, Li Jing was blessed by the mandate of heaven.
Otherwise, how can you explain that a child who has been crazy and stupid for fifteen years can completely recover in one day, not to mention, and still make the Buddha statue manifest? !
In just one day's work, Li Jing's image in everyone's minds was completely subverted, with some mythological colors, and even with it, Li Caiwei, who was worried and afraid at home, was also invited by the neighbor to take care of him, and the Wang family at the head of the village also wanted to come and join in the fun with a shy face, and he didn't want to be bombarded by the Li clan who looked down on him on weekdays.
I wanted to go down to the ground today, and the Li family gathered some tribute to go up the mountain to meet the Buddha, but I didn't want Li Jing to come back, Li Chujiu couldn't stay any longer, and immediately got up and walked out of the door, and the clansmen who were busy drinking water didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly came up to support.
Early in the morning, Li Jing sent people from the grain shop in the county to buy 50 stone of rice for 180 taels of silver, and asked people to load them into the village, with the original intention of using this batch of grain to impress the villagers and achieve the purpose of recruiting clan soldiers.
Where did I think that when I entered the village, the situation was not what I thought at all, and everyone's interest in themselves was much greater than that of this batch of grain, such as:
"Brother Jing, have you become an immortal?"
"Brother Jing, did you see the real Buddha last night?"
What is this, Li Jing's head is big, and no one asks me what the grain behind me is for?
In this way, surrounded by the people of the clan and slowly moved to the main gate of the ancestral hall, Li Chujiu greeted him from afar, looked at this nephew who had come out, and the anger in his heart a few days ago was swept away, how to look at it.
Li Chujiu retreated from the clansmen who wanted to come up next to him, grabbed Li Jing's arm affectionately, looked at the grain cart behind him and asked, "Nephew, what's going on?" ā
In the Ming Dynasty, a stone was about 60 kilograms, two bags and a stone, a manpower cart only put down five bags, and 50 stone grain was enough to pull 20 carts.
Li Jing smiled and helped the elderly patriarch, "Uncle, in the past few decades, thanks to the more care of the clan, today my nephew has been blessed by the Buddha and recovered. ā
There is a way that wealth does not return home, such as brocade clothes at night, Li Jing knew that in ancient times, even if it was said to break the sky, it was not as impactful as putting white flowers and silver in front of people, and the fifty stone grain was a full twenty carts, which was enough to shock people.
Li Chujiu was overjoyed, looking at these grains, he suddenly smiled, "Okay, good!" ā
As he spoke, he pulled Li Jing and walked to the ancestral hall, and the remaining villagers heard Li Jing say this, so they hurriedly carried one or two people and carried the grain to the ancestral hall, thinking about how much they could share, and they were worried that the harvest was not enough, and they were sad this year.
After a long period of busy work, after thanking the guys who delivered the grain, everyone drew benches from their homes and sat on both sides of the ancestral hall, and looked at Li Chujiu with blank eyes, expecting to wait for the distribution of grain.
Li Caiwei heard the movement at this moment, pulled two benches from the neighbor's house, and was about to beckon her brother to sit down, who knew that her uncle Li Denggao came over, drew the bench, and led Li Jing to sit down in front of the ancestral tablet in the middle of the ancestral hall.
Li Jing looked at the clansmen on both sides, and secretly said in his heart that this should be the case, but he excused himself, "Patriarch, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." ā
Li Chujiu said with a smile, "Why not, you are the hero of my Li family, Brother Jing, your batch of grain has saved everyone's lives, sitting here, I don't see anyone gossiping." ā
As he spoke, he glanced at everyone, and no one raised any objections.
Seeing this, Li Denggao also said on the side, "With this batch of grain, Brother Jing is qualified to sit in the middle, and whoever is not convinced will also produce so much grain from his own family." ā
A fellow clansman followed, "That's it, Brother Jing, a good man!" "I got a lot of echo from the side.
When everyone quieted down, Li Chujiu looked at the grain piled up like a hill with a smile, turned his head and asked, "Brother Jing'er will give this batch of grain to the clan, I naturally have no objection, but the clan can't treat you badly, if you have any requirements, just put it forward." ā
Li Chujiu has lived for sixty years, and he has seen through the faces of the people in the clan, even if it is Li Jing, who has suddenly improved, it is the same, for no reason, so much food, it has to be a hundred taels of silver, so much money, not to mention how it came about, Li Jing can take it out, there must be something that needs help from the clan.
For this batch of food, Li Chujiu also has to mobilize the villagers to help, not to mention that Li Jing is still his own family, will it harm the clan? !
When Li Jing heard this, he didn't say much, he got up and walked to the center, hugged his fists towards the clansmen who were staring at him on both sides, and said loudly, "Today's kid has to be sacrificed by the township clan, and he has lived for fifteen years. ā
As he spoke, he watched the villagers on the left and right open their mouths to guess, and when the villagers quieted down and came to listen, Li Jing slowly spoke, saying word by word, "Yesterday, the gods and Buddhas of Huiji Temple appeared, and the county licensed to recruit monks, and gave one or two pieces of silver every month!" ā
"One tael a month?!" With a coax, the entire ancestral hall exploded in an instant......
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