86_86695Zhang Dali, who is just in his twenties this year, has been very full in his heart these days.

Zhang Dali is a native of Taibai County, Shaanxi, and in the 44th year of Wanli, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan suffered from a major drought. Zhang Dali, who originally worked for a large family, had no income at home that year, and he could not afford to pay the rent of the owner, nor did he have the rations to survive. As a last resort, he defected to the bandits in the mountains with a few young men.

Zhang Dali, who has been a farmer since childhood, has no education, and has not seen much knowledge in the village for 20 years of his life. But Zhang Dali, who is simple by nature and flexible in his brain, knows a basic truth, whether you are an owner or a bandit, without food, you can't live this life. Therefore, when he found out that there was no food in the bandits' den, he secretly ran down the mountain and joined the ranks of wandering and begging refugees.

After a few years of wandering, relying on his flexible brain, Zhang Dali survived. After the original group of displaced people was dispersed by the government, he joined this group of 1,800 displaced people. On the way from Shaanxi to Huguang, after being plundered by bandits from all walks of life and driven away by officials and soldiers from all over the country, there were less than 400 people left in this group and they were displaced to Zhijiang County.

However, although Zhijiang County did not suffer from drought, the weather was not normal, and the local agriculture was also lost. The local farmers are unable to make ends meet, and naturally, these displaced people have nothing to offer. More than 300 people, thanks to the evergreen blessing of Huguang in all seasons, can also get some wild vegetables and weeds in the field for food. Half a month later, dozens of people died of starvation.

Zhang Dali was originally desperate in his heart, and even had the idea of pulling the pole to be a bandit and robbing food. At this time, God blessed, I met Wang Shuhui and sent housekeepers to recruit people to work.

Zhang Dali didn't expect to be treated like this. When they arrived at the ground, the housekeepers first gave each person two large bowls of hot and thick white rice porridge and a large bowl of broth, so that the more than 200 men, women, and children knew what it meant to be full for the first time in decades. Later, on the riverside in the winter, I took a cold bath and rubbed the mud, although I suffered a little, but after scrubbing and cleaning, Zhang Dali and this group of homeless people were very excited. Zhang Dali found that the owner was very careful, and even the close-fitting clothes, socks and cotton shoes were properly prepared.

However, Zhang Dali is different from those ordinary homeless people after all, he has been a bandit several times, and he can get out of a sinister place like a bandit cottage. He has been a tenant farmer for more than ten years since he was a child, let alone seen it, and he has never heard of such a kind owner in the world. So, on the one hand, he was satisfied that he had been fed and clothed for a few days, and on the other hand, he was worried about the generous treatment given by his host.

In the next few days, whether it was under the leadership of a few housekeepers, whether it was to build a luxurious, all-iron house (color steel movable board house), or to build a house, with a strange smooth gray slate (cement prefabricated board) and a gray rubber (cement) Lei Kang, or to push a huge stone mill to press the three-soil flat ground. Seeing these magical things only strengthened the doubts in Zhang Dali's heart.

But when the Shaodong family (Wang Shuhui) announced to everyone that these houses were all given to the homeless people to live in, Zhang Dali, a poor bachelor, was also assigned a house two zhang long and wide, with complete stoves and quilts and mattresses. Zhang Dali's doubts were all gone. He thought to himself that if the owner could treat him like this all the time, he would have three meals of dry rice and broth a day, clothes for the four seasons, and his own house to live in. So even if the owner is a big bandit leader and a thief who wants to rebel against the court, his cheap life can be sold to the owner.

Therefore, under this understanding, Zhang Dali, who was originally skeptical, spontaneously became a supporter of Wang Shuhui and began to actively contribute and work hard. Although he was not selected as a first-class housekeeper, he also became the leader of a second-class housekeeper team.

Zhang Dali wore the same gray Ming Dynasty-style clothes and trousers made of polyester cloth as the other second-class soldiers, but because he was the leader of the team, he could wear an armband with a red bar on his right arm. Although it was only such a small difference, after wearing this armband, he found that ordinary second-class family members saw him with some respect in their eyes. This made Zhang Dali feel a sense of majesty in his heart.

Today, the big boss went out to do errands, and in the morning, under the leadership of the leaders of each team, he followed the young owner to practice standing in line and starting in the morning. Because Zhang Dali's flexible mind, he was the first to master the left and right, and was the first to complete the action according to the requirements of the young owner, and was praised by the young owner in front of everyone.

Zhang Dali couldn't have been happier in his heart. I originally thought that there was only light on my face, but I didn't expect that during the lunch meal, in front of the team leader at the same table, Zhang Dali also received an extra piece of palm-sized meat slices and a small crystal cup (glass) containing one or two liquors. The young owner also came to their table and said some words of encouragement to him. The glory on his face and the benefits in his stomach couldn't help but make Zhang Dali grateful to Wang Shuhui, and secretly made up his mind to be loyal to the young owner.

Just when Wang Shuhui received the allegiance of the first indigenous in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. A few miles away in Zhijiang County, in the Yali, the chief housekeeper Liu Huaiyi, at the suggestion of Zhu Youzi, gently placed a beautifully packaged modern gift box on the table between Tang Wenguang and Zhu Youzi, the magistrate of Zhijiang County.

Zhu Youzi saw the meaning of inquiry in Tang Wenguang's eyes, and said to Tang Wenguang with a reserved smile, "Although your county is busy with official business, and I have never met each other, your county is in power in Zhijiang and has a reputation for being honest and loving the people. Although I am a mountain savage, I have also heard of the good name of your county, so today I am a little presumptuous, and I came directly to meet your county to express my admiration. This is a South Sea plaything, not a tribute, but a small expression of my admiration. Saying this, Zhu Youzi gently opened the gift box.

The crystal clear, finely crafted modern glass tea set almost blinded Tang Wenguang's titanium alloy dog eyes. Tang Wenguang carefully picked up a glass teacup, looked at it carefully in the light, and completely indulged in the exquisite beauty of this flawless glass teacup full of industrial beauty. It wasn't until the master next to him was freed from the impact of this teacup, and when he saw the mockery in the eyes of the chief housekeeper Liu Huai, and coughed and reminded him, Tang Wenguang realized that he was too addicted, and he actually played alone for a while, and snubbed Zhu Youzi's efforts to make a cup of tea.

Tang Wenguang smiled embarrassedly, coughed, and said, "The prince is really too famous. As a magistrate, Xia Guan is a county magistrate and guards the people for the Son of Heaven, but it is just a matter within his duties, how can he deserve such praise from the Son of the World. Hehe, the prince is so respectful, the lower officials are really ashamed. "This is the greed of the feudal bureaucracy. Tang Wenguang only said that he was ashamed of it, but he did not mention the meaning of not accepting gifts.

Zhu Youzi looked at Tang Wenguang's weak smile, and knew in his heart that such a rare treasure could be borne by Tang Wenguang's small seven-grade county order. But since his good son-in-law is bent on reviving the family business for himself and doesn't care about giving away such a baby, he will admit it. Anyway, in Zhu Youzi's heart, his family business is also a good son-in-law, and his family doesn't have to be polite.

Zhu Youzi said to Tang Wenguang with a smile, "Guixian also knows that people like me who live in the mountains are mostly engaged in mundane things on weekdays, and they are not as expensive as the Jinshi of Guixian County. This kind of strange treasure was originally given by distant relatives in the family, how can a layman like me have such an elegant fairy bone in your county, and the true taste of it. Hehe, you don't have to be too humble in your county, you can rest assured at home. ”

When Tang Wenguang heard this, he immediately ordered his subordinates to send the gift box back to the home of the county government, and then he came back to his senses and said to Zhu Youzi, "The prince took the time to come, there must be many teachings to instruct the students, and I also asked the prince for guidance." ”

Zhu Youzi heard this, understood what Tang Wenguang meant, and didn't speak. Liu Huaiyi, who was standing beside Zhu Youzi, opened his mouth and said, "My family is going to renovate the house recently, and I am worried that the other garden of the mountain residence does not have the certificate of the government in hand. Thinking that the garden was small and dilapidated, and the land nearby needed to be filled, I thought about coming to the county government to negotiate with the magistrate. In addition, the distant relatives of my family have to settle down in Zhijiang County, and they also have to work hard for the county government. ”

When Tang Wenguang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, originally thinking that the Zhijiang Wangshu people had spent such a large amount of money, and he didn't know how big things he wanted to do, but it turned out that it was just for some worthless land deeds and deeds for his relatives to settle down. Tang Wenguang, who was at peace in his heart, immediately instructed his master Zhang Shouyi and said, "Please take Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu to the household to complete the formalities." Since Mr. Liu is taking care of the family affairs for the prince, Mr. Liu will introduce Mr. Liu to all parts of the ya, and if there is anything in the family's family in the future, please ask Mr. Liu to come and give instructions. ”

Here, Zhu Youzi and Tang Wenguang were drinking tea and talking, and over there, under the leadership of Zhang Shouyi, Liu Huaiyi negotiated with the officials in the county government, the officials of each room, and the soap subordinates of the two classes. Under the double attack of the magistrate's face and the silver of the palace, in addition to the county magistrate of Zhijiang County, who was hostile to the Zhijiang Palace, the other chief bookkeepers, teachings, canonical histories, inspection and other officials, plus the six-room scribe and the two classes of soap officials, under the silver bullet attack and the hint of the master, they all made cordial friends with the big housekeeper Liu. After a while, under Liu Huaiyi's mellow means, this group of officials all became brothers and sisters with him. Naturally, Wang Shuhui's domicile and the title deed near the Zhijiang Wang Farewell Garden were easily handled.

As soon as Liu Huai finished his work, he asked the officials of the county government to find some carpenters, blacksmiths, masons and other craftsmen for him, and secretly promised that for every person introduced, he would give a penny of silver to raise the benefits. Such a benefit made the hearts of the small officials in the county government hot, and they couldn't wait to go out to find someone immediately.

After a toss, at noon, Zhu Youzi's task of coming to the county government was completed. The silver he brought with him cost less than three hundred taels. Satisfied, Zhu Youzi turned down Tang Wenguang's invitation to lunch and boarded the carriage home