Chapter 535: Tree Roots

In April, Beijing is already full of life, and the green gradually covers the original yellow world.

Xiaotunzhuang, located in a corner of Beijing's Xishan, is very apt to his name, the village is not large, but dozens of families.

Cheng Shugen was neatly dressed today, sitting in the hall with a serious attitude, his eyes full of pride and expectation. The very ordinary farmhouse was cleaned today, and red candles were specially lit and incense was lit to worship the ancestors.

The reason is that his family is also prosperous today, the eldest is doing fast fishing in Shuntian Mansion, and the second son is working in Liulizhai in the capital.

There are a few acres of land in the family of the root of the tree, because this is the mountainous area, the harvest is not high, it can only be called a thin field, but the root of the tree is a person who will live, in addition to the car, but also rely on some mountain goods and medicinal materials picked in the mountains to sell in the capital, the life is better than the average person, in this small tunzhuang, the family background is also good, otherwise, can not afford to send three sons to study private school, although not able to study for a few years, but also know a few words, in this small tunzhuang, it is extremely rare.

Today, Cheng Shugen was sitting in the hall so solemnly, just waiting for his eldest son and second son, when he suddenly received a letter from his eldest son and second son a few days ago, saying that he was coming back and had important matters to discuss with him. Therefore, Chengshugen cleaned the house early, changed into the best clothes early, and lit incense and candles in the hall.

The hall is also full of relatives, neighbors, they are all coming to see the excitement, this small small Tunzhuang, but it is extremely difficult to encounter such a thing, this family has a catch fast not to say, the second child of the family is working in Liuli Zhai, this, but it is more sensational than the boss of his family to catch fast, Liuli Zhai! That's a mountain of gold! All kinds of legends about Liulizhai make people look up to it, to work in Liulizhai, in the eyes of the villagers, it is undoubtedly to work in the golden mountain, therefore, as soon as I heard that his second child came back, the relatives and neighbors who became a family all came around, to see a fresh, to inquire about Liulizhai.

"Sanwa, go see if your two brothers are here?" Cheng Shugen said a few words to a relative of his own, and then said to his son.

"Dad, how many times have you said this, what time is it, my brothers are here so soon! I've watched it more than ten times. Cheng Shugen's third son, nicknamed Sanwa, said impatiently.

"What do you know, go, ......go quickly" Cheng Shugen didn't seem to see the impatience on the face of his third son, while saying proudly, he waved his hand to urge his third son to go out quickly, now his family is promising, and the sons are returning to their hometowns, naturally they can't be too hasty, they should be as grand as possible, for this reason, Cheng Shugen also bought a hanging firecracker, and put it when his sons entered the house to add joy.

"Got it, Dad!" The third son of Chengshu couldn't resist his father, so he could only get up and go out.

"It's coming, it's coming...... Father-in-law, son-in-law is here......" Chengshugen's third son and third baby just stepped to the door, and there was a burst of chanting outside the gate.

"Are you here? Where's it going? Cheng Shugen hurriedly stood up and asked.

"Alas, my father-in-law, when I get to the entrance of the village, I am about to arrive......" When the voice outside the door fell, the person had already arrived at the door, and it turned out to be the in-laws of the roots, the eldest mother-in-law.

The eldest of the family, the second child is dressed cleanly, carrying some gifts, going home, the children are not afraid of anything, around the two people, shouting excitedly while walking, the adults are much more subtle, standing on the road to watch, and so the two people approached, only to smile and say hello, hello.

The more you get to the door, the more people are watching, and the entrance to the door of the house is impassable, which is an extremely rare thing in this small village.

"Daddy!" The eldest son and the second son of the family shouted together.

"Hey......" Cheng Shugen agreed with tears in his eyes.

“…… But come back, go, go into the house! In the onlookers of a group of relatives and neighbors, Cheng Shugen didn't know what to say, his eyes flowed down angrily, and he only knew how to shout into the house.

In the good-natured onlookers of relatives and neighbors, the eldest son and the second son of the family entered the house together, the difference is that the clothes of the two people have a feeling of standing out from the crowd, which is a little out of place in this village. ,

"Papapa......" firecrackers sounded in time, breaking the tranquility of this small village, as soon as the firecrackers were blown up, the children couldn't wait to rush up, looking for the firecrackers that had not yet exploded, but it was particularly lively.

"Come, worship the ancestors!" Cheng Shugen wiped his tears, smoked three incense sticks very seriously, lit them and handed them to the eldest son, and lit three more to give them to the second son.

After worshipping the ancestors, the eldest son and the second son of the family got up, and in the onlookers of relatives and neighbors, they sat in the middle of the tree, enjoying this rare glory.

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"Erwa, is Liulizhai really a golden mountain? How tall? Is our Tiger Mountain high? An old man asked.

"Master, Liulizhai is in the capital, it is a business, not a mountain." The second son of the family has become the focus of everyone's onlookers, but the eldest son is a little neglected, without him, they are all to see the fresh, the legend of Liulizhai has already spread to this small village.

“…… So how can you still say that Jinshan? The old man, who was called the young man, continued to ask with curiosity in his eyes.

"Master, that's because we have a lot of silver in Liulizhai, so it has been rumored to be a mountain of gold by people outside,...... We are indeed rich in Liulizhai......" The second child of the Cheng family explained to her grandfather with a smile, facing the relatives who had only been to the town for almost the farthest in their lives, and the second baby of the Cheng family could only explain as best as she could. The eldest baby who got into a family can only look at his younger brother with envy on the side, and working in Liulizhai is indeed more attractive than his fast catch.

"How much silver is there? Can it really be piled up into a mountain? The old man continued.

"Uncle, that's true, the silver in our Liulizhai hands, at least tens of millions of taels of silver every year, piled up, there is indeed a mountain ......" The second child of the Cheng family tried her best to explain this.

"Wow......" Relatives and neighbors exclaimed, and the previous rumors were now confirmed by the "parties", and the rumors had become true, and it was impossible not to marvel.

"Erwa, I heard that there is a street in Liulizhai, which is made of transparent glass, is there such a thing?" When one old man finished asking, it was the turn of the other old man to ask.

"This is true, we have seen it many times with our own eyes......" Cheng Shugen saw that he asked this question, and rushed to answer, he did not go to Beijing City, Liulizhai's glass street, he had seen it many times, as soon as he asked him this question, he couldn't help but answer.

“…… Liulizhai is really generous, such a valuable thing, it is actually placed on the street, and he is not afraid of others priing it ......" This old man asked a question, in fact, he himself had heard Cheng Shugen say countless times, but he still couldn't help but ask this question, because he really couldn't imagine that something that could only be bought for a few hundred taels of silver was actually placed on the street like this, and every time he thought of this problem, he felt worried.

"Uncle is too worried, Liulizhai is His Majesty's property, take Liulizhai's things, but take the emperor's things, this is a big crime to bully the king, and it is to kill the head." The second baby of the family said.

Speaking of killing heads, the relatives and neighbors in the hall were stunned, and the voices disappeared in an instant.

"......, Erwa, I heard that your big shopkeeper of Liulizhai is a mother, isn't it!" Someone else couldn't help but ask this question that everyone wanted to ask, but they didn't dare to ask.

"This ...... This can't be said nonsense, but it's going to ruin our jobs, uncles and uncles, don't ask...... "It's really hard to answer this question, in case anyone says something unpleasant, but it is blasphemy to the big shopkeeper, he really doesn't want to answer this question."

Everyone was a little embarrassed, and they didn't ask.

However, obviously, everyone's "bombardment" of the second child of the family has just begun, and if you don't ask about it, you won't let it go, don't ask this, you can, then ask others.

"How many meals do you eat? ......" The bombardment of the crowd began.

"Three meals, if you work overtime, you can also have a supper......" the second child of the family answered truthfully.

“…… What do you eat in the morning? ......" is still the bombardment of the people.

"Porridge, steamed buns......"

"What do you eat for lunch? Is there meat? ...... "The bombardment of the multitude."

“…… There was ......"

"Do you eat white rice every day?"

“…… I eat ...... every day," the second child of the family continued to answer. Constantly attracting everyone's exclamations, this year, not only can eat white rice, but also meat, this is simply the days of the gods.

"How much money do you have each month?" ,

“…… Two Silver Coins ......"

"Wow! ……”

……

The second child of the family faced a room full of elders, relatives, and neighbors, and could only answer truthfully.

"Open the meal......" came from outside the door to make people excited, it turned out that the sons of the family today returned to their hometowns, and the roots of the trees killed a pig to entertain these relatives and villagers in order to make it more lively, so there is such a lively today, otherwise, it will be much more deserted, and it is difficult to eat in this year, let alone eat meat? Therefore, when I heard that the family had free food and meat to eat, almost all the people in the village came over, and the relatives rushed over early in order to eat meat.

It's time to eat, the people in the hall are still unfinished scattering, although it is very important to inquire about gossip, but this eating meat is more important, and they all go out one by one, this is rare to eat meat, if you go late, I'm afraid that even the pig hair is gone.

Soon, there were a few people left in the hall, Cheng Shugen and his three sons, as well as a few old men.

"Daddy! This time, I came back with my second child, just because there is something I want to discuss with you. "As the eldest son of the fast catcher, he saw that the people were scattered, so he began to talk about business, several people here are not outsiders, his own father, and a few people from his grandfather's generation, it is estimated that he was invited by his father to make a reference.

"Well, what's the matter?" Cheng Shugen asked solemnly, he had to believe that the eldest son and the second son had important things to come back to discuss, so he deliberately killed the pig and invited the elders of the clan to refer to the details.

"Dad, I thought about it with the second child, and we both felt that we should send our third child to the new army, our third child also knows how to read, just sixteen years old, it is a good time to go to the new army, and now His Majesty's new army, the treatment is so good, our family may not be able to produce a general in the future!" The boss of the family said.

Cheng Shugen fell into deep thought.

"Dawa, but His Majesty's new army?" The old man, who had been called Master Mi before, asked.

"Yes! Uncle, it is His Majesty's new army, I have inquired, now the treatment of the new army is very good, retired in the future, I heard that there is still retirement money, I heard, His Majesty said, all the new army retired to let him afford to buy a few acres of land, let him be a squire in the township or something, now there are many people who want to enter the new army, it is estimated that they can go around Beijing City a few circles...... "The boss of the family said, as the fast catcher of Shuntianfu, for all kinds of news in the capital, it is naturally well-informed, there are benefits, and it will naturally drill the camp.

"Big baby, this is going to be a soldier! To be a soldier for His Majesty, I became a root because I was confident that His Majesty would not treat us badly, but this heart is still not steady...... "Cheng Shugen has also seen some of the world, it's not that he doesn't know what the treatment of the emperor's new army is, but he is reluctant in his heart, the eldest son and the second son will go out, and if the third son goes out again, then his family will be empty."

"Dad, I know what you think...... "The eldest son of the family immediately blocked his father's words with words, this question, he had also mentioned it before, but his father always hesitated, what did his father think in his heart, he was a son, and he also guessed some, this time, he came back to persuade his father when he was completely prepared.

"Root baby! Your uncle just say something, your eldest baby and two babies are all sending out, why don't you want to send them out when you get to the third baby? Aren't you delaying the future of the third baby? Now the emperor is shengming, everything he does is a terrible thing, if the three babies can go to the emperor's new army to be soldiers, it is not only your root baby's face that has light, our entire family has a light on the face, isn't it? Gen Wazi, your uncle has put the words down, if you dare to delay the future of the third baby, your uncle will not finish with you......" This old man, known as the third uncle, began to teach Cheng Root.

"Uncle, I don't think so......" Cheng Shugen began to defend himself, there are many reasons why he hesitated, the first is that he is reluctant to let this youngest son he loves the most to be a soldier, in case he dies in battle, what should he do? Second, he is gradually getting old, the first two sons are far away in the capital, there is no son around, and his heart is really not steady, third, he is also reluctant to give up this business, he has been working hard for decades to the family business, if the three sons are out, this business is not abandoned? All kinds of thoughts are mixed together, and the roots of the tree become hesitant.

"Dad, my second brother and I have thought about it, and we will take you to live in the capital, just when our family is reunited, you and your mother will not be alone." The eldest of the family said,

“…… What? Moving to the capital? Which of you can afford it? That place in the capital is very valuable? ......," Cheng Shugen asked again and again.

"Dad, my second brother and I have a total of one thing for you in the capital, and you are sure to ...... you like," said the eldest of the family.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Shugen asked.

"Dad, we've been working on that public carriage in the capital recently, and it costs more than a thousand handlebars at once, Dad, you're the best at driving, it's absolutely no problem, in this way, you will have a job in the capital, and our family can also be reunited, live in the capital, and it's no problem...... "The boss of the family hurriedly said.

"What kind of work? Why do you want so many handlebar styles? It can't be a levy for conscription, right? Cheng Shugen asked puzzled, and was even more worried, such a large number of people need handlebar type, there is only one possibility, war.

"Dad, what do you say? It's said that it's the handlebar type of a public carriage, and it's been going around the capital, and it's still a conscription, what about that and that? This thing is a new thing made by His Majesty, but it is not a harmful thing, and now many people are rushing to do it, and if the family affairs are not innocent, don't ......" The boss of the family quickly explained.

"Oh, what kind of public or something, what carriage was made by the emperor? That's okay with feelings,...... This, how much can you get paid each month? "Cheng Shugen is a little tempted, if he can live in the capital, the eldest son, the second son are around, he feels much more stable, the family reunion, can be seen every day, is his greatest wish, of course, the premise is, living in the capital, he must be able to support himself, Cheng Shugen does not want to eat his sons, eat other people's short mouths, although he is Lao Tzu, but just rely on his sons to eat and drink, this future voice obviously can not be too big, then it is not as comfortable as now.

"Dad, I've inquired about it, two silver coins a month, including a lunch lunch, clothes every year, and three days ......off every month," the eldest of the family hurriedly said.

"This is not bad, counting, there are more than 20 silver coins a year, more than a dozen taels of silver, it is much more cost-effective than farming at home, but the cost in the capital is also large......" Cheng Shugen began to calculate.

"Dad, we still have a few acres of land at home, and some mountains, all of which are tenanted to others, and we collect some rent every year, which is enough to eat for a few days. Do you calculate, our family has dozens of taels of silver in a year? It's comparable to the county master...... "The boss of the family continued to persuade his father.

"Well, this is ......" Cheng Shugen began to move in his heart, indeed, the three of them took money, if you count the third child of his family, it is four, and the annual income is dozens of taels of silver, so much silver can indeed live in the capital. RO！ ~！

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