"Uncle Agung, I think you know the current situation of the Miao people very well. Although I dare not say that I can change the status quo of the Miao people on my own, I should at least bring about some good changes. The patriarch wouldn't want to see your next generation still being oppressed like you are now, facing the loess all day long and only barely making ends meet, right? ”

Li Shan's intentions are good, so he is not afraid of shadows, and he is not timid in front of the patriarch.

"Are you saying you want to teach the children something so that they don't have to work in the rice fields every day like we do?" Uncle Agung said expressionlessly.

"I can't guarantee it, but it's definitely better than it is now." Li Shan is still very confident.

Uncle Agung's face changed, and he said angrily: "Hmph, don't you want to teach them to steal chickens and dogs, and cheat and cheat?" Don't you want to teach them to be horse traders anymore? Although our Miao family is poor, we don't know how to learn these things, don't think you're superior to others with these little cleverness. ”

Li Shan knew that he had misunderstood when he heard what Uncle Agung said, and he was not angry, so he patiently explained: "Uncle Agung, you are wrong to think so. I don't dare to say that I have any great talents, but there is still a little bit of shallow knowledge, and I want to ask Uncle Agung, is it only true that cultivating the fields and weaving cloth is the right thing? Besides, even if it is ploughing the field and weaving cloth, is there a more labor-saving way? Does it have to be the most laborious method? ”

Uncle Agung was not convinced and wanted to refute, but Li Shan stopped: "Uncle Agung, it's not too late for you to listen to my example before refuting it." You see, we now move things and transport things in ox carts and horse carts, and people must have used them when people didn't raise cattle and horses a long time ago. We now use ploughs to plough our land, and they have not existed since ancient times. These things were invented by people. These things have proven to be helpful to us, and you have accepted them. So now, it is obvious that many of the skills of the Han people are higher than those of the Miao people, why can't they accept it? Is it for the sake of interracial feuds? The people of the Han nationality are dozens of times larger than the Miao people, and if this continues, the entire Miao nationality will only become more and more backward. ”

Uncle Agung also pondered for a long time after listening to Li Shan's words, and the bag of hookah was almost smoked out, before he sighed and said: "Although I have the intention to change the lives of the clansmen, the resistance of the clansmen to the Han people is very high. ”

Li Shan naturally knew that this matter was not easy to do, but for the sake of Long Xueling and for the sake of repaying the life-saving grace of the Miao people, Li Shanyi was duty-bound and said: "I know in my heart, but since the patriarch also has this kind of thought, I can say what I think, you can think about it." ”

Seeing that Uncle Agung did not object, Li Shan continued: "Among the Han people, many children go to study, and those who read well can become officials. And the rest of the part is farmer, businessman, handicraft. Although it is said that the industry and commerce are at the bottom of the list, in fact, agriculture is the weakest. It is a clear example that you will be bullied by the tea merchants, and the reason why you Miao people can't resist is because you don't know how to do business, and you don't have skilled craftsmen, and you have a tense relationship with the local government. In fact, these things can be changed. Think about it, if one day you have your own merchant ships, your own tea merchants, and your own tea masters, will you still be bullied by these tea merchants? You don't have to itch the roots of everyone's teeth that everyone hates tea merchants. If you run it well, your family will be rich in the future, and the children will be able to study, maybe someone will be able to title the gold list, and if someone Miao people do the history of Luzhou Thorn, what kind of scene will it be? ”

After listening to Li Shan, Uncle Agong suddenly looked at Li Shan with a smile and said, "Li Shan, have you taken a fancy to Long Xueling?" Li Shan, who asked this sentence, was defenseless, and Li Shan answered it fluently before, because Li Shan had thought clearly about the question that Uncle Agung was going to ask, but this matter was something that Li Shan had never thought about. Suddenly stammered a little: "That, that, probably maybe." ”

"Don't be a mother-in-law, our Miao family likes straightforward men, but we don't like people who are flamboyant." Uncle Agung suddenly snapped.

Li Shan was also heartbroken, what was he afraid of, he slapped his chest and said, "Yes, I just like Long Xueling." Ahem. "The bones of the body are too weak, and I can't stand it when I slap it twice, it's really weak.

Uncle Agung also smiled when he saw Li Shan's appearance: "Okay, this is what it looks like." But you know what? It is very difficult for a Han person to marry a girl from our Miao family, not to mention that you want to marry a phoenix from our Miao family. Even if Long Xueling agreed, our Miao people would not agree. ”

Li Shan began to suspect that Uncle Agung had seen through my intentions from the beginning, he was pretending to be stupid with me just now, and when I had a showdown, he was negotiating with me. Li Shan was annoyed in his heart, just now in order to make Uncle Agung listen to the temptation, Li Shan blew it up, although it sounds very beautiful, the engraving can't be completed overnight.

Li Shan smiled and said, "Then Uncle Agung, what do you think the clansmen can agree?" ”

Uncle Agung took a slow puff of his cigarette and said in a very embarrassed tone: "This old man can't be sure." You know how bad the people in our village are about the Han people now. But just like you just said, these things can be changed, maybe soon we have a Miao history in Luzhou, and when the time comes, an edict on Miao-Han intermarriage will be issued, and this will be solved, what do you say? ”

Li Shan waved his hand and said: "Uncle Agung, you are making fun of me, where do I have such a ability, just now I was just looking forward to the future, it doesn't mean that I can do it, aren't you a strong man?" ”

Uncle Agong snorted: "The boy of the Han family is really only flamboyant, and he will retreat when it is time to do something, just based on your performance, I can't let Long Xueling go with you." You must also know Long Xueling's status in our Miao clan, she is the embodiment of Butterfly Niangniang, do you think you can be deceived with a few words of rhetoric? I think you better go back to recuperate quickly, and leave as soon as you recover from your injuries. ”

What you said is light, Li Shan saw that Uncle Agong was a lion with a big mouth, and said with a smile: "Hehe, that Uncle Agon." I thought about it, although I like Long Xueling, but I actually have a wife at home, and the Miao people advocate monogamy, but I don't think it's suitable. Just kidding, I didn't say it. Haha, I'll go first. ”

Li Shan got up and walked out with a smile, Uncle Agung looked at Li Shan with a smile on his face, and said, "Since Li Shan, you think so, that's just right, and I don't bother to worry about it." After speaking, he lay on the rattan chair and smoked a cigarette, looking leisurely.

Li Shan thought to himself, yes, it's quite heavy. It's like going to the store to buy something and haggling, and it's a matter of who is calm. Li Shan walked out of the door step by step, don't turn back, Uncle Agung, you should hurry up and stop me. Of course, Li Shan couldn't see it, and Uncle Agung behind him was also tightly grasping the eye bag with one hand, and raising and lowering the other hand.

Li Shan felt that every step was difficult, and his heart was beating faster and faster. It wasn't until he opened the door of Uncle Agung's house that he heard Uncle Agung's shout: "That, Li Shan." When you come back, we can discuss it again if you have something to say, why do you have to leave in such a hurry?

Li Shan almost smiled in his heart, but his face was not smiling at all, coughed, closed the courtyard door, turned around and said, "Okay, but Uncle Agung has to show sincerity." ”