Chapter 25: Goodbye Li Ziyu
As soon as they entered Xiaoli Village, the three brothers and sisters got off the carriage and saw the village elder Li Deli waiting on the side, both sides were surprised, Li Deli didn't expect that it was the prince, the second prince and the little princess who came to the house yesterday as guests, Zhu Houwei was surprised how Li Deli knew that they would come. I saw Li Deli kneeling down and saluting, "The old man has seen the prince, the second highness, the princess, I didn't know the identities of the three yesterday, and I was a little neglectful, I hope I ask for forgiveness." The three of them didn't feel neglected, and they also liked that way of getting along, Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Get up, Lao Li, you call someone to go, the villagers gather, let's go to your house first." Lao Li didn't expect the prince to speak to him so casually, but after all, he was an ancient person, and some things were taken lightly, and the old face smiled, "Then let the old man come." So saying, he came to the head and led the way. He also called a man on the side of the road and asked him to go and beat the gong, and shouted all the people who worked in the fields and the villagers at home to the entrance of the village.
As soon as I entered Li's house, I saw that the old woman from yesterday was drying clothes, and when I saw the three of them and Liu Jin being brought in by Lao Li, she couldn't help but smile on her face. But as soon as he saw Zhu Houzhao's outfit, he was suddenly stunned, after all, there are few people who can embroider dragons on their clothes these days, and those who can wear them are either the emperor or the prince.
However, the little girl's words broke the little embarrassment, only to see her holding the small burden in her hand, and said to the old woman with a smile on her little face, "Old woman, this is the snack that my son brought you to eat, it is very soft, not afraid of biting and not moving, yesterday my mother said that if you receive a gift from someone else, you will have to return the gift, which is called" looked back at Zhu Houwei and asked, "Second brother, what is this called?" "Courtesy is still exchanged," Zhu Houwei replied. Yes, that's it, that's it. The little girl continued to say to the old woman. Everyone in the courtyard smiled. The old woman also smiled and accepted the gift brought by the little girl.
Everyone walked into the main hall and sat down like yesterday, Lao Li originally asked his wife to make tea, but Zhu Houzhao declined, "I'm going to leave later, don't bother, by the way, Lao Li, how do you know that we will come?" Lao Li replied with a smile, "Da Li Zhuang is not far from here, there is a person in our village who went to Da Li Zhuang to go to relatives today, after listening to the notice of His Royal Highness the Prince, he immediately ran back to the village, Lao Yu thought that we are also the crown prince Zhuangtian, it is still so close, it is estimated that our village will be the same, so I waited at the entrance of the village." ”
"I see, then this time the matter of Zhuangtian's unified management, Lao Li, you are also clear, if there is anything you don't understand, my second brother will answer." Saying that, Zhu Hou took care of Zhu Houwei.
The old man boldly asked, what is the impact of such management on our croppers. Can you still feed your family? Lao Li looked at Zhu Houwei and said.
Zhu Houwei replied with a smile, "There must be an impact, but it is a good influence, the tenant has become a long-term worker, there are 2 taels of silver a month, and 24 taels a year, except for the poll tax to be paid for a year and the food consumption at home, there is basically a surplus, and women can also come out to work, and men will basically farm and do hard work in the future, but women can be responsible for raising livestock, poultry and other labor-intensive work, and there are 12 taels of silver in a year, and if there is a disaster in the future, The villagers will not become destitute all of a sudden, and they will be able to get wages and food if they do the work they have arranged. Of course, if there are only elderly people in the family, they will also be assigned a job that they can do so that they will not starve. ”
After listening to this, Lao Li was a little excited and said, "If you can really eat and clothe warm, it would be good, Lao Yu is here now for the village, thank you, Your Highness." Zhu Houwei said, "No need to salute, it is estimated that everyone will not be able to turn around for a while, and I want Lao Li to tell them, in short, our brothers will not let everyone starve." ”
Lao Li nodded and said with a smile, "That's, that's, will the crown prince and the second highness have nothing to do to entertain us haha, hehe." ”
Zhu Houzhao said at this time, "The gong has stopped, and it is estimated that the people have almost gathered, so let's go out too." ”
Then he led everyone to the entrance of the village. The whole process seems to be repeating the appearance of Da Li Zhuang. The number of people in Xiaolizhuang is small, there are about 800 people in 200 households, and a platform is also set up in the middle of the crowd. After the craftsman said a word, he was also interrupted, the sound of 800 people was not inferior to the more than 2,000 people in Da Li Zhuang, so they could only use the old way to deal with it, the saber was half out of the sheath, the crowd quieted down, and for the reaction of the villagers, Lao Li was also anxious to jump to his feet, for fear of angering the prince and others, but fortunately, after the craftsman finished speaking, everyone kept quiet. I told Lao Li to disband them, and then I was ready to leave, and as soon as I got out of the village, I saw a person walking on the path to the village, and the villagers who had not dispersed went up to greet them, and kept shouting, "Doctor Li is here, Doctor Li is here." "This man is about 20 years old, his face is ruddy, but he doesn't dare to compliment, the bun on his head is a little messy, his hair is not tied well, his white clothes are also very shabby, you can see a few holes in it, a pair of cloth shoes are also very different, each side shows a big toe, it seems that his socks are also very transparent. There is also a large backpack behind him, which contains a large number of medicinal materials and a burden.
Although he was dressed in shabby, the villagers respected him very much, and they came forward to greet him, and he also returned the salute one by one. The two Zhu Houwei brothers looked at each other and smiled, and recognized the person, he was Li Yanwen and Li Ziyu. Although it has been three years since they met for the first time, he has left a deep impression on the two brothers, after all, it can make Hongji's health better, and it is difficult for the brothers to remember.
Just as Lao Li came over, he said to Zhu Houzhao, "His Royal Highness the Prince, don't you know Doctor Li?" Zhu Houzhao laughed and replied, "But there was a relationship." ”
Lao Li said again, "Every time Doctor Li comes to the village, he will live in the old man's house, and he will go to the old man's house to rest first, so it is better for the three highnesses to go to the old man's house first, and you can also meet Doctor Li later." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "It's okay, then let's go." ”
When they arrived at Lao Li's house, the two brothers and Lao Li sat at the table chatting, and the little girl listened to Lao Li's wife talk about interesting things in the village, and she was happy for a while.
It is estimated that after half an hour, the three men walked into the main hall with Li Ziyu, and when they saw that there were distinguished guests, they immediately knelt down and saluted, Li Ziyu originally saw Zhu Houzhao's clothes, and knew that this was a prince or prince, and he also had to kneel down and salute, after all, there was no merit in his body, but Zhu Houzhao stopped everyone. Lao Li opened his mouth at this time and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Second Highness, you know this Divine Doctor Li, and the other three are my three boys." "Said to be a boy, in fact, the eldest of the three is almost 40 years old, plus he is often exposed to the wind and sun, and he looks like he is about to catch up with his father, but his body is very strong, and he is called a boy by his father, and his face is slightly embarrassed. Lao Li didn't care about those, and continued to introduce "This is the eldest son, 41 years old this year, called Li Dazhu, this is the second, 33 this year, called Li Erzhu, this is the third, and the youngest, 28 this year" Zhu Houwei was in a good mood, and interjected, "Lao Li, you are naming the method, the youngest son is either called Li Sanzhu or Li Xiaozhu, right?" Lao Li smiled, "The third child is called Li Tiezhu", and there was a smug expression on his face.
The two Zhu Houwei brothers were amused, and the three brothers who were standing were eager to find a crack in the ground to get into, this father was really embarrassed. For example, if you like to sing and sing well, and your parents and friends come to the house as guests, when you talk about your child, your parents will hand you over to you, and then say, "This child has no advantages, he eats one top two, and he doesn't read half of others, but he can sing a few songs, come and sing one to his uncle and aunt." What else can I do, I can only sing awkwardly.
At this time, Ziyu asked with some doubts, "I don't know how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince recognizes him, it seems that he has never met the Crown Prince and His Second Highness?" ”
Zhu Houwei smiled at this time, "It is common for Mr. Li to forget, can Zhu Yuanwai remember the 'Zhendexuan' three years ago?" Li Ziyu thought about it for a while, "I remembered, Zhu Yuanwai was really impressed by Zaixia, and I still remember Zhu Yuanwai's promise, I don't know what he and the two of them are called, are they safe now?" ”
Zhu Houzhao arched his hand at Li Ziyu, "He is my two elders, and now he is in good health, and I have to thank Mr. Li for speaking of it." Zhu Houwei and the little girl also saluted and thanked Li Ziyu, now, Li Ziyu knew who that Master Zhu was, whether he was the elder of the prince and others, or that age, except for the current saint, there was no one else, but everyone tacitly did not say it. Li Ziyu replied, "I was originally a langzhong, and it was my duty to cure diseases, and I was polite." ”
Zhu Houzhao stood up at this time and said, "Mr. is also tired today, I will leave here and come back to catch up later." Lao Li's family and Li Ziyu both saluted and said, "Congratulations to Your Highness." ”
Zhu Houzhao's brother and sister rushed to the capital with the team, and then went directly to Zhu's mansion, after all, they had to wait for the cartographer to send the landform of the two Zhuangzi, and then start planning, this project is not small, and some things for tomorrow must be prepared.