When the big rooster of the Li family next door crowed non-stop with his voice, Yang Ling slept soundly, woke up in a daze, touched it, but the arms were empty, and he hurriedly opened his eyes, the bed was empty, and he was the only one left.

Yang Ling smiled bitterly, he still wanted to take care of others, but he didn't expect that people would get up early, and he was still sleeping here, he grabbed his clothes and put them on, and a cotton green robe was also covered with a few patches.

Walked to the outhouse and looked around, but did not see the shadow of Han Youniang, Yang Ling walked out of the courtyard gate, the weather was too cold, the cold air rushed to his nose, he stretched his hands and feet, expanded his chest, and felt that his spirit had recovered a lot.

At the beginning of the morning, this is a small village built on the hillside, there are more than a dozen houses, most of them are also dilapidated, there are dozens of houses under the hillside, it seems that the houses there are not bad, it should be a relatively wealthy family.

Yang Ling was standing on the right wall and looking down the mountain, suddenly heard the squeak of the courtyard door, turned his head to see, a big bundle of firewood, some branches and some snow, a small person below, compared with the huge firewood, a small face was revealed in the fluffy firewood pile, and the face was frozen red.

Yang Ling hurriedly ran over and said ashamedly and ashamedly: "Young lady, how can you be fast, put it down quickly, how can you chop so much firewood."

Han Youniang saw that it was him, she was even more anxious than him, hurriedly put Chai He aside, ran over with an axe to pick him up, and said anxiously: "Xianggong, why did you come out again, it's so cold outside, go back to the house quickly."

Yang Ling was a little annoyed with self-blame, he snatched the axe from the young lady's hand and threw it aside, holding her red little face with both hands, and said movingly: "Young lady, don't chop so much wood in the future, you should call me up, this job should be done by our men."

Han Youniang was held by his cheeks, her heart was warm, and she said seriously: "How can that happen?" You're a showman, if you do this rough work, you'll be laughed at, Xianggong, go back to the house, don't freeze."

Her hands were also cold, the back of her hand was red, and her ten fingers were a little stiff, Yang Ling wrapped her little hand in the palm of her hand, walked quickly to the house, and said: "You should hurry into the house to warm up, you are too thin", he said a little sadly: "The family is so poor that there is no even a piece of clothing?" ”

Han Youniang smiled and said: "No, there is also a new set of clothes, I want to wear them during the New Year, and I am reluctant to use them now." Xianggong, you're hungry, I'll go cook."

Yang Ling's nose was sour, and he secretly said in his heart: "Niu Tou Ma Mian, you won, if you don't let such a poor and lovely girl live a good life, even if you let me be nine thousand years old and add a thousand years old, I won't go back."

He dragged Han Youniang to sit down on the edge of the kang, opened his chest, put her hands into his arms, and said domineeringly: "Sit honestly, warm your hands and talk about it, see if you are frozen."

Han Youniang looked at him in a daze, sniffed, and suddenly sobbed and shed tears, Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, and asked urgently: "Young Lady, what's wrong with you?" ”

Han Youniang took out a hand from his arms, wiped her tears, and said with an embarrassed smile: "No, people are happy, Xianggong, you are so good to me, it is a blessing for the young lady to marry you."

Han Youniang really felt extremely satisfied, God treated her really well, not only gave her husband back, but he was so gentle and considerate, there was no show of a talented master at all, the world gave herself too much, satisfaction and happiness filled her little heart. Looking at her happy expression that was so easily satisfied and moved, Yang Ling couldn't help but hold her in his arms.

Breakfast is still corn porridge and pickles, the young lady boiled more porridge than last night, in the end I was hungry for two meals, this unpalatable meal Yang Ling also felt a little fragrant to eat, "squeak" stepping on the rob strips with ice ballast, he suddenly asked: "Young lady, how much is an acre of land now?" ”

Han Youniang was stunned for a moment before saying: "Xianggong, if it is a good land over there in Datong Xuanfu, one mu is worth about six to eight taels, and the mountain fields here are almost four taels of silver."

"It's only four taels?" Yang Ling was disappointed, Han Youniang blinked, and said puzzledly: "Four taels is a lot, that's four pieces of money, our farmers have enough for two years."

Yang Ling was taken aback, he was always accustomed to thinking about the concept of his own time, and asked her skillfully, only to know that at this time, a tael of silver was worth about a thousand yuan, saying that it was conservative to use it for two years, and some small families could use it for more than three or four years, no wonder the young lady said a lot, but that kind of algorithm refers to the grain grown by itself, otherwise one or two silver is enough for a year at most.

Yang carefully calculated, one acre of land is four taels, four acres of land is sixteen taels, which is a lot, probably enough for the young lady to use for more than ten years, but looking at the situation yesterday, if you don't have yourself, I'm afraid the Yang clan will not easily let the young lady go.

However, if he wants to sell the land, no one has the right to stop him, he secretly thought for a while, and said: "Young lady, I want to sell the field and house and move to the city to live."

Han Youniang's eyes widened in surprise, and she hurriedly said, "What? How does this work? That's the real estate left by my parents-in-law, how can I lose it from us? Is Xianggong worried that our lives will not be interrupted? You don't have to worry, because you are sick, I don't dare to leave the left and right, now that you are in good health, you just need to study with peace of mind. I learned the art of hunting from my father since I was a child, and after two days I went up to the mountains to hunt, as long as I survived this winter, and the famine that was pulled down was ready to be repaid when there was a harvest in our fields."

Yang Ling smiled bitterly: "Ice and snow, how dangerous it is for you to go hunting in the mountains as a woman, these words have also suffered you, I want to rely on my writing and calculation, how can I find a job in the city, I really can't bear to raise me at such an age." ”

Han Youniang stood up in a panic and said at a loss: "Xianggong, we are husband and wife, why did you say such a thing?" You are a showman, a person with a meritorious name, how can you do such a despicable thing."

Yang Ling said disapprerovingly: "What's so despicable about this? Is it noble that you can't even support your wife? ”

Unexpectedly, Han Youniang was so anxious that her tears fell when she heard this, and she cried: "I can't serve the good minister, let you do those lowly work, how can I have the face to see my father-in-law and mother-in-law under Jiuquan in the future, Xianggong, please, we have roots when we have a home, how can it be a long-term solution to leave our hometown and live in exile?" ”

Yang Ling couldn't help but panic when he saw her crying, and hurriedly put down the bowl to go around the table, hugged her in his arms, gently wiped her tears, and comforted her in a low voice: "Good girl, don't cry, I feel uncomfortable when you cry." Listen to me, the township test will be held next year, and our family can't even get together, how can we go to the provincial capital to participate in the township test? Doing this devastating move, fighting against the water, I can also study hard with one mind. My husband is the youngest talent in our Xuanfu, believe it or not, I can be admitted to the lifting of people."

Han Youniang nodded hurriedly: "Well, Youniang believes that Xianggong will definitely be able to take the exam, and then enter Beijing to take the palace examination, and he will definitely be able to become a big official in the future."

Yang Ling smiled: "That's it, then what do you still pity these few acres of mountain fields?" If you want to buy a place of origin, we will put it in a hundred and ten hectares of good land in the future, glorify our ancestors, and won't we have more face to see my father and mother in the future? ”

Han Youniang tilted her head sideways and thought about it seriously, and said hesitantly: "What Xianggong said is also true, but do you have to sell the land?" Why don't we borrow some silver from my uncle, you can just take the exam with confidence, I'll farm at home, isn't it much safer? ”

Yang Ling looked at this poor and remote land, like an economist who had fallen into a primitive tribe, detached from the current system and level of productivity, and there was no market for those things he understood. In his opinion, if he entered the city, maybe he would be able to make some small inventions and small creations to make a fortune like those lucky crossing geniuses when he was reading, so that Han Youniang would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, so he insisted on leaving this place.

However, it was naturally inconvenient for him to say this to Han Youniang directly, so he had to excuse himself: "You also saw it yesterday, and I really don't want to owe my uncle a favor now." What's more," he said, clinging to the young lady's ear, and laughing, "Who did you mistake me for last night?" Are there always some scoundrels who come to beat you up? How can I rest assured that such a beautiful little wife will stay here alone."

He only thought that this ridiculous words would make Han Youniang play with him with shame and laughter, but Han Youniang's face turned pale when she heard his words, she suddenly broke free from Yang Ling's embrace, and said in a trembling voice: "Xianggong, do you mean that I attract bees and butterflies and don't abide by women's morals?" The righteousness of a woman, from the beginning to the end, this is a great gift of humanity, although the young lady is the daughter of the Orion family, and she also knows these principles of life, how can she do such a dirty thing that thunders and thunders, and God and man do not tolerate it? ”

Yang Ling was startled, he couldn't imagine that it was just a joke, but it provoked her to react so fiercely, he hurriedly comforted: "Young lady, you are too careful, I am just joking with you for my husband, I am praising you for your beauty, how can I blame you, you must not be careful, okay, it is considered that the husband said the wrong thing, come and come, be punished for the husband, you can beat me."

Yang Ling grabbed Han Youniang's little fist and beat it on his chest for a while, seeing that her tearful face was still full of grievances, she had an idea, and coughed a few times, this plan really worked, Han Youniang immediately gave up her sullenness, and supported him in a panic and said, "Xianggong, are you unwell?" Hurry up and lie down".

Yang Ling smiled secretly in his heart, it seemed that he had tried to deal with her with this trick, he pretended to be really weak and was helped by her to the kang and half lying and half sitting, and then coughed: "I'm fine, just making a joke, I didn't mean to say the wrong thing, seeing that you are sad and angry, I am very clumsy, and I can't explain clearly, I am in a hurry, so I cough cough."

Han Youniang hurriedly said: "The young lady believes it, the young lady believes in the father-in-law, everything is arranged by the husband."

She knelt in Yang Ling's arms, holding his waist with both hands, for fear that something would happen to him when he was in a hurry and angry, so she agreed one after another, and only sighed faintly after a while: "Everything in the slave family is up to the husband." It's just that I ask my husband to let me know for a few days, and when you will be better in body, I want to go back to my mother's house in the mountain pass, so I can tell my father. You were in a coma a few days ago, and your father came to see you and sent some prey back, but the family was also very poor, and your father, brother, and uncle went hunting in the mountains and haven't come back."

Yang Ling agreed: "This is natural, this real estate has to be sold, and it doesn't mean that you can find a buyer if you sell it, but it will take some time to say, and I will go with you to meet Lord Yuezhang in two days."

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