Chapter 7 The Human Heart Is Sinister
Yanshan Mountain is the largest mountain range in the Great Yan Empire, and there is a branch vein in this mountain range called Woniu Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there is a small mountain village with only a few dozen households, and its name is Woniu Village. This village is under the jurisdiction of Cangshan County, Jizhou, and beyond the boundary of Cangshan County is Suzhou. Niu Dazhuang's home is in Woniu Village.
When the sun rose, the snow stopped all night. Niu Dazhuang and his family were woken up by the sound of a rooster crowing. In such a cold weather, Niu Dazhuang, who felt sorry for his wife, was the first to get up every day to burn the fire and boil water, and only called Chunniang to cook until the house was warm. It's the same today, Niu Dazhuang got up early, got dressed carefully, and was about to go to the fire. was held by Chunniang's warm hand.
"Da Zhuang, it's so cold, let's sleep a little longer."
"It's okay, light the fire early, so as not to freeze you two, hehe."
Niu Dazhuang pinched Chunniang's smooth face and turned around to go out to light the fire. Chun Niang's eyes are like silk, full of joy. It's different to have a son, Da Zhuang knows more and more that it hurts.
Niu Dazhuang opened the door and was about to pick up firewood, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened the door, a package fell from the sky and smashed on his head. Niu Dazhuang squatted down with his head covered with a sigh, it hurt so much now.
But the next moment he forgot the pain, and he saw the golden and silver glittering light from the scattered package in front of him. Niu Dazhuang shook his head and quickly looked at the neighbors left and right. He didn't find anyone, and while he was observing left and right, he also found the dead wolf thrown at the door of the firewood room. He grabbed the package and went back inside.
"What's the matter?"
"Shhhh
Wrapped on the kang and spread out, Chun Niang's eyes were straight, her heart was flustered, and her whole body was like a pendulum. She crawled out of the bed and reached out to touch the large bag of gold and silver, forgetting that she was only wearing a small coat. Niu Dazhuang hurriedly put clothes on her. hugged his wife, who already showed signs of dementia, and whispered to her.
"Da Zhuang, where did I get so much money, I'm afraid. The old man said that the ill-gotten gains should not be kept, so let's give the money to the village. ”
"What do you think, I think this must have been sent by Grandpa Mountain God. You think, just with the cleverness of our rhubarb, if someone enters our yard, the rhubarb will definitely call. How honest Rhubarb was last night, this shows that no one came to our house, so the money must have been sent by Grandpa Mountain God with mana. ”
"But I'm still worried. Da Zhuang, let's live a down-to-earth life, earn our share of money with our strength, even if we earn less, our hearts are also steady. ”
"Don't be afraid, tell you, that dead wolf is also in the courtyard. When I killed the wolf, no one else knew about it except Grandpa the Mountain God. If I had all this money, I wouldn't dare to ask for it, who knows what it is? But not only did he have money, but he also sent the dead wolf, what does this mean? It shows that Grandpa Mountain God knows what we think, and it also shows that our son is blessed by Grandpa Mountain God. You hide your money, and don't tell anyone but us. You know the truth that wealth is not revealed, right? Besides, this money is for our son, so hurry up and count it and collect it. ”
"Well, you're right, listen to you." Chunniang lay on the kang and counted the money, and Niu Dazhuang went out to burn the fire to clean up the dead wolf.
Although Niu Dazhuang has no knowledge, he is not an ordinary villager. On weekdays, walking the streets and alleys to kill pigs and sheep for people is also somewhat knowledgeable. That is also reasonable. Chunniang thought that her sons were all sent by Grandpa Mountain God, and it would be nothing to send a few more money. However, Niu Dazhuang said something wrong, when he killed the wolf, Yan Hui also saw it and helped him. At this time, Yan Hui had already woken up, and was staring at Chun Niang counting the money.
"How much is that? How much is this gold and silver worth? And what is this piece of paper, is it money? Oops, I can't figure it out, so I'd better wait for Da Zhuang to come back. Hey? Son, you're awake. Mother hug you to pee. Chun Niang saw that Yan Hui woke up, and she couldn't care about how much money she had. picked up Yanhui and rushed to the urinal, and his mouth kept booing. Yan Hui, who is three years old in psychology, can't help but look up to the sky and sigh. I think my Yanhui was also a generation of elite heroes, and now I have to rely on my mother to pee. Aggrieved, really aggrieved.
Not to mention gold in this mountain village, even a large silver ingot is basically not needed. The villagers all use copper coins, at most a little scattered silver, not to mention the pile of silver tickets. Taking advantage of Chunniang's inattention, Yan Hui put most of the gold ingots, silver ingots and large silver tickets into the space. It's not that he is reluctant to give it to his adoptive father and adoptive mother. Know that money is a good thing, and money is also a bane. The mountain village is not as good as the city, and each family knows very well what their family background is. People's hearts are unpredictable, your family suddenly became rich, even if the villagers don't ask you to borrow money, and they speculate nonsense in private, it will cause trouble. The phenomenon of not suffering from a small number but suffering from unevenness existed in ancient times, so it is better to be safe.
Yanhui was lying in the quilt, but she was always worried about her mother Zhuo Yujiao. He knew what was going on from the moment he saw the silver ticket. Because on the way, before Uncle Hong died, he took such a silver ticket from Zhuo Yujiao to purchase food and medicinal materials. Therefore, as soon as Yan Hui looked at these silver tickets, he knew that the money must have been sent by his own mother. At the same time, he also understood Zhuo Yujiao's plan. Yan Hui's heart was aching. Mother, you must live, you must live. You haven't seen your son marry and have children, you haven't enjoyed the taste of children and grandchildren around your knees, you must live. Wait for your son, and your son will definitely let you not be wronged at all.
Yan Hui looked at Chun Niang who was washing her face and hands with hot water, although this mother was not as beautiful as her own mother, nor did she have such good martial arts and such a prominent family background. But this mother's side is indeed very warm and peaceful. Chunniang found that her son was looking at her, and his eyes were very bright and beautiful. Seeing that Chunniang's heart was soft, the mother and son were in the meeting and communication of their eyes, and their feelings melted together. Yan Hui thought to himself, from now on, I will have two fathers and two mothers. I am both Yanhui and Niu, I must let my fathers and mothers live a peaceful life and never be sad.
When Niu Dazhuang came in, he saw his wife talking to his son. Although I can't understand it, it can be seen that the two of them are getting closer and closer. Niu Dazhuang glanced at the money on the kang and asked, "Why don't you put it away, it's not good if someone comes to see it later." ”
"I can't count, so you should count."
A total of 1,500 taels, which is 1,500 taels in exchange for copper coins. It has always been a thousand dollars, and this money is nothing in the capital, but it is a lot of money here. This is still left after Yan Hui put away seventy percent. Through Niu Dazhuang's inventory, Yan Hui finally understood the basic economic situation of the Dayan Empire. A preliminary understanding of the purchasing power of gold and silver was obtained.
A family like Niu Dazhuang can't use ten taels of silver a year. This money buys hundreds of acres of good land, and then repairs the mountain temple, and flips the house to be rich.
Niu Dazhuang left some loose silver, put the rest of the money into a box, and touched the back of his head to find a suitable place. Looking at his embarrassed look, Yan Hui stretched out his little finger and pointed at the beam. It's hidden, and there's a hole that's just the right size to fit into this box. Niu Dazhuang looked at his son's little hand. Well, the hole is left when the house was built, and the money box is just right to put in, and no one can see the wood on the outside.
The family of three cleaned up and stopped, and Chun Niang went to run errands. has a son, and the New Year is approaching, Chun Niang is busy cleaning the house inside and out, preparing for the New Year's food. was busy when she heard someone call her outside the courtyard gate.
"Is the big strong daughter-in-law at home?"
"Oh, uncle is here, come in and drink hot water, it's freezing this day, you still come out for a walk?"
"What's the point of hot water? That's not going to happen. Our old Niu's family has been imported, so we have to run a table bar, hahaha. ”
With laughter, a sturdy old man with a white beard walked in. This is the patriarch of the Niu clan of Woniu Village and the village Zhengniu Mountain. The old man walked into the house with a jar of wine and a basket of eggs in his hand, and Chun Niang quickly took the things and thanked him repeatedly.
Sun Shan: "Your aunt will come over to help you prepare in a while." You guys are really ignorant, such a big happy event is silent, so what can you do? I met Da Zhuang and asked a few village elders to accompany him to the mountain temple to make offerings. By the way, my pig was slaughtered, and today we will make more hard dishes and have fun. What about my grandson? Let me see. Oops, big grandson, grandpa hug, hey, what a good big fat boy. Hahaha. ”
It's good to be praised by others, but it's not very satisfying to be praised and touched at the same time. With the arrival of a group of aunts, aunts, girls and daughters-in-law. Yan Hui was hugged and touched by everyone. finally returned to the kang, but found a bunch of little girls looking around him and touching them with their hands. One will touch his face, the other will pinch his little hands and feet, chattering and laughing non-stop.
Yan Hui is not interested in little Lori, in fact, even if she is interested, she has no problem. In the past, Yan Hui had a hundred ways to make these loli laugh, and then make them cry, and then laugh. But now this small body limits his play. There's no way, pretend to be a panda, it's still a panda that you can see and touch for free.
Yanhui turned over by himself and ignored a bunch of Lori. But when he turned over to this side, a bunch of Lori followed and climbed to this side. Tossing back and forth a few times, Yanhui was annoyed, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. He heard a group of loli shouting again: "Auntie, auntie, my brother will turn over." My brother will spit bubbles, my brother will fall asleep, and my brother will box. "It was a lot like a live broadcast now.
At this moment, Yanhui's consciousness had already entered the space. He didn't practice the Divine Dragon Technique, because his body was still small, and it was not suitable to improve his realm at this time. He just used the golden light to drive the true qi to wash the bones and veins over and over again, stabilize the current realm, and smash the foundation more solidly in order to soar to the sky in the future.
At this time, under the guidance of the golden light, the Divine Dragon Jue was already able to operate on its own, even if Yan Hui fell asleep, it still didn't stop. If you look closely, you will find that Yanhui's body is much stronger than babies of the same age. The reason why I can't see it is because the clothes and quilts are thicker in winter, which has the effect of hiding people's ears.
Yan Hui was not idle in the space, practicing martial arts if he couldn't practice, and he was familiar with the routines. In the future, when the body is well developed, it will be twice the result with half the effort. Consciousness and body are connected, Yan Hui practices martial arts in the space, the body is inducted, and the little hands and feet keep waving, which is why a group of Lori said that his brother is boxing.
In addition to practicing martial arts, Yan Hui also learned to arrange troops according to the records in "Pingrong Martial Arts". He used gold and silver ingots to represent the men and horses on both sides, and used golden light to create mountains and rivers, and commanded the men and horses on both sides to fight back and forth. He was having a good time when he accidentally threw a small gold nugget that had been killed in battle, and by the time he came to his senses, it was too late. The small gold nugget had already fallen under his protective stock, and before Yan Hui could take it back. I saw the group of Loli jumping off the kang with their noses covered, shouting as they ran: "Auntie, auntie, my brother stinks." ”
Yan Hui just wanted to take back the gold nugget, but the gold nugget was grabbed by one hand, Yan Hui watched the gold nugget being thrown into the man's sleeve, and then Yan Hui was picked up by the man. Yan Hui's consciousness had a strong sense of danger.
Holding Yanhui was a thin middle-aged daughter-in-law, with a pointed face the color of wax yellow. The face is not pretty, but it is not ugly. It was mainly those slender eyes that made Yan Hui very uncomfortable. That look was greedy, yes, Yan Hui trusted his own judgment. This daughter-in-law is greedy in her eyes, and if there is anything else, it is insidious and cunning. This is definitely not a good person, and Yan Hui's judgment is like this.
Chunniang: "Hey, fourth sister-in-law, I'll clean it up, I won't trouble you." ”
The fourth sister-in-law: "It's all our own family, what's the trouble or not." Are you afraid that I will hurt your family? ”
Chun Niang smiled and took Yan Hui, she knew what kind of humanity this fourth sister-in-law and her husband were. In the village, these two people are the representatives of being lazy and full of poisons. To put it bluntly, people who don't take advantage of it enough and don't do good things are just bad at tearing their faces.
"The fourth family, it's none of your business, go out and help boil water." Niu Shan commanded with a cold face, and the fourth family had to walk out with their heads down. The moment she went out, Yan Hui saw her look back at herself, and her eyes were even more vicious than just now.
Four or five tables were set up in a row. The villagers drank happily and ate satisfied. Niu Dazhuang came out with Yanhui in his arms to toast the villagers, and the villagers praised in unison, saying that Niu Tianci was strong and beautiful.
"Hey, yes, it's strong and beautiful. But why don't I look like you? I can't give birth to a wild seed from elsewhere and pretend to be a descendant of the Niu family, you two are really filial. A man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks said in a strange way while drinking.
"Da Zhuang~~~~." Chun Niang held Niu Dazhuang's hand with tears in her eyes, she was most afraid of others saying this. You must know that in ancient times, the fate of women who could not give birth to children was extremely tragic. It's good to be divorced by her husband's family, but being poked in the back all day is the most unbearable.
"Chun Niang hugs God, don't be afraid of me. Fourth brother, for the sake of Zhuang Qin, I will call you Fourth Brother, and I will entertain you with delicious food and drink. If you don't know how to speak, don't say it, I'm afraid you won't be able to talk such nonsense. Tell you that my family's heavenly gift was given to me by Grandpa the Mountain God, are you not afraid of offending the Grandpa of the Mountain God when you say this? Don't you just want to pass your son on to my family? Tell you, don't say that I have a son now, even if I don't have a son, I don't want your family. Do you two have the ability to raise it? The abacus is very delicate. How, not convinced. If you are not convinced, let's fight, and if you subdue me, you can do whatever you want. Say, do you dare? ”
Niu Dazhuang frowned angrily, and his thick fingers pointed at the fourth child's nose. This action is unbearable for any bloody man, but the fourth man shrank there and drank without saying a word. Yan Hui admired in his heart at first sight: Daddy is mighty, Daddy is domineering.
Niu Shan: "Da Zhuang sits down, he has a son and fights at every turn, your temper has to be changed." I said Niu Tong, today is the wedding wine of the two strong people. The import of the Da Zhuang family is not only a happy event for the Da Zhuang family, but also a happy event for our old Niu family. Today, I will make it clear that Niu Tianci is the son of the two strong couples, and he is my grandson. If anyone dares to chew on the root of his tongue, don't blame my old man for being ruthless, and drive him out of Lao Niu's house and out of Woniu Village. Cow boy? Four boys, do you understand what I said? If you can't drink it, don't drink it, and if you drink it, get out of here. ”
The old man Niu even scared and reprimanded, and finally gave Niu Tong a step down. The two of them asked for mercy again and again, and walked away. Everyone knows what kind of humanity these two people have, and they are happy to see them eating turtles, and none of them sympathize with the two of them.
Niu Shan: "Okay. Don't be angry with the big strong family. I can't do anything for those two goods, as long as you live a good life as a family, it's better than anything. When the time comes, I'm angry with those two unlucky things who hate people and laugh at people. ”
"The villagers were stunned for what they were doing, drinking and drinking. My grandson's wedding wine must be drunk. With the agitation of Niu Shan, the atmosphere became warm again.
The wine banquet was dispersed, the cups, plates, tables and chairs were cleaned up, and there were still a few villagers in Niushan who were close to the Da Zhuang family to stay here and chat. The women and children all went into the back room to sit on the kang and chat around Niu Tianci. The aunts and the aunts chatted while making small clothes. This is called Baijiayi, in order to give the newborn an auspicious picture and bless him to grow up smoothly. The cloth used to make the clothes was put together by the villagers.
Niu Dazhuang: "Uncle, brother, you have all seen it today, those two are not authentic, is this still a bit humane?" I'm not afraid of them, but what if I'm not at home and these two people are looking for trouble? Chunniang has a soft temperament, and she won't quarrel with others, isn't she waiting to be bullied? Uncle, you have to make decisions for us. My father and mother left early, and it was you and my aunt who pulled me up, and you can't ignore this. ”
"Don't be afraid, my son, those two things won't be able to turn over the sky. Da Hu, you and Da Zhuang are neighbors, and you usually take care of the two of you. Da Zhuang, tomorrow I will go to the county with me to register for the household registration, and then I will get the land deed from Dingkoutian, and my heart will be steady. ”
Niu Shan's big tiger is called Niu Dahu, and he is Niu Shan's eldest son. grew up with Niu Dazhuang since childhood, and the two are neighbors, and their relationship is closer than that of brothers. Niu Dahu patted his chest and promised to take care of the Da Zhuang family. Several other close people also said that they wanted to help Da Zhuang, so that Niu Da Zhuang and his family could rest assured.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, even in this small mountain village. Niu Tong and his family returned home and looked at their own cold pots and stoves, and dilapidated houses. The children are not clothed, and their hearts are called a blockage. Some people know that they are inferior to others, and instead of trying to change and surpass others, they hate others and find ways to harm others. Unfortunately, Niu Tong and his family are such people.
"Master, what do you think this is?" The cowboy's wife held the small piece of gold and showed it to the cowboy.
"Gold! Where did it come from? Niu Tong's eyes lit green, and he reached out to grab it, but his wife suddenly shoved gold into her chest.
"Don't rob, listen to me. The gold was pulled out by the wild seed. Do you think that kid is a monster? ”
Hearing this, Niu Tong was stunned, he understood more or less than his wife. This gold is definitely not pulled out. It seems that the wild species must have a origin. Suddenly, Niu Tong thought of something, so he said to his wife: "A few days ago, I went to the county seat and met the head of the county office. He told me that the people in the government are now looking for a child born on the same day as the prince, saying that they are afraid of falling into trouble with the prince. Many of the children born that day were registered, and it was said that they would be sent to the palace in the future. For this reason, many families have spent money to bribe the people in the government and change their children's birthdays. Therefore, the government offered a reward for reporting, and found a reward of ten taels of silver. Do you think we're here, huh? ”
"I think it's okay, it's disgusting to see those two people taking wild seeds as treasures, even if they don't, they add to their blockage, let them break their money, and it will also make me angry. Okay, you are in charge, go to Ding Bantou. ”
Niu Tongyi stretched out his hand and said, "If you want to get the reward, you have to take care of the Ding team first." Besides, the gold can't be spent here, so I'll go to the city and exchange it for copper coins. Hey, don't ink, give it to me. ”
Niu Tong's wife reluctantly took out the gold and handed it to Niu Tong.
"You go to the city and buy me a hairpin, just like Chun Niang. And he's buying me some rouge gouache. If you want to be in the fragrance workshop, that thing is good. ”
"Mother, I'm hungry." Three ragged and runny children screamed.
"Don't scream, starving ghosts. You buy some more snacks and meat to come back. ”
Niu Tong agreed and went out of the house and went straight to the county seat. He didn't know that the conversation between the two of them made the lonely old lady next door Wang really listen. The old lady was chattering about doing evil, doing evil. On one side, he walked on crutches and walked straight to Niu Dazhuang's house with his little feet.