Chapter 67 Substitute for Servitude with Grain

Shenle Village is quiet, no one is chattering outside, and the naughty children who usually catch chickens and dogs are gone.

Gu Tianxing had just returned to the village, and when he saw such a scene, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, could it be that something had happened?

But I didn't feel it, and I was about to calculate it, when I heard "Wow! A cry came from the ancient patriarch's house, and soon disappeared again, and it seemed to be restrained.

Well? She didn't have time to think about anything else, so she hurried in.

This voice is from Gu Fang's, it's not a fragile woman who cries casually, and I don't know what it is now?

As soon as I entered the house, I found my grandmother and several old ladies sitting on chairs, all frowning, looking gloomy and bleak.

As soon as he saw the person who came, Gu Fang's clan rushed to her, "Tuan Tuan, you are an immortal!" Save everyone! ”

Gu Taizheng was sad, and only when he heard the movement did he come to his senses, and when he saw this posture, he dragged Gu Tianxing behind him.

"What's up? What do I owe to you? Immortals, there are many immortals in the world, you can ask for it at will! Let's see who's taking care of you! ”

"Milk, what's going on? Didn't you say that if you have something, you will call me with Yujue? While giving the old lady a good breath, he asked in a low voice.

"It's not a big deal, and I can't look for you, they all say that the secret of heaven can't be leaked, and it's not good for you to do this."

The old lady wiped her tears, glared at Gu Fangshi again, touched her granddaughter's little face and said:

"You are a good-hearted boy, in the year of the catastrophe, you saved these black-hearted ghosts, and I don't know if it will have any impact in the future? Now ......"

I was ashamed of these people, but the more I said it, the more I felt that it was possible, and I cried when I looked at my flower-like granddaughter.

These wolf-hearted people didn't want her granddaughter to live in the village so much, but now when there is something that can't be solved, they grind themselves and cry.

Cry! If you cry to death, my wife won't blink an eye!

Gu Tianxing watched her grandmother gritting her teeth to defend herself, and her heart was warm, and she suddenly felt that it was not a bad thing for her soul to pass through.

The men in the ancestral hall have been discussing for a long time, and most of them are just worried and complaining.

It was getting dark, and Mrs. Gu took her granddaughter home.

At the dinner table, the old father told the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that several counties near the sea in the southernmost part of Yuzhou were washed away by the flood and their dikes were broken by the flood, and now they are being conscripted to let the people go to work as coolies.

Gu Tianxing frowned, "There shouldn't be a few refugees over there, right?" I heard that the conscripts will not starve to death, at least they will not starve to death, and the refugees must want to go, so why do they need to go to Anhe County to recruit people? ”

Gu Anxia put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, sighed and said:

"What is the conscription and conscription, it is to see that there is no major disaster here, and you want to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, but it is not easy to come clearly."

"Isn't it? Five taels of silver or two loads of grain can be allocated to the quota, which family is willing to give so much silver, and they are not all gritting their teeth and handing over food. ”

The ancient father is also an understanding person, and he knows the little ninety-nine in this.

Five taels of silver, that's not a small amount, ordinary years, enough for a large family to eat for more than a year and a half.

Besides, at this time, if you really want to repair the embankment, there is less labor at home, what should you do with spring ploughing?

The lesser of the two powers, the common people will naturally choose to give food.

"Two loads of grain is not a big deal, but it is early March, the weather is warm but there is no rain, and everyone is worried!"

This is the most fatal thing, if there is no rain, the fields cannot be planted, and the food cannot be connected, so it is inevitable that you will starve, and even ......

"Oh, no matter what you talk nonsense to the children, our family is not short of these two loads of food.

Tuan Tuan, my grandmother told you, a few days ago, my family bought 20 acres of paddy fields and 5 acres of land, which is not much worse than Ji Lizheng's house in the west!

Now, we've finally established ourselves in this realm! ”

The old lady was afraid that her granddaughter would be annoying, so she excitedly talked about the happy events in the family.

Gu Tianxing looked at her grandmother's smiling eyes, and couldn't bear to tell her, I'm afraid that your ten acres of paddy field are about to become dry fields.

Pretending to be happy for a while, she lowered her head and took two mouthfuls of rice, and told her about planting sweet potatoes and potatoes, which she had come down for this time.

The old father was still a little worried, "Didn't you say that the emperor knew these two immortal seeds?" Let's plant it like this, what if he sends someone to arrest you two? ”

Hearing his granddaughter say that it was okay, and recalling the earth-shattering thunder and lightning, he felt a little more at ease.

In the evening, Gu Tianxing took advantage of the fact that his family was asleep, so he went to the Li family's courtyard and brought a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Li Congyun was instructed to send some to the county order, only to say that it was the high-yield new crops that his Li family firm had purchased from the south.

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Anhe County was a place carefully selected by Gu Tianxing at that time, although it could not avoid the disaster of three years without rain, fortunately, the groundwater was quite sufficient, and the well water could not be dried up for a while and a half.

In these two years, I can't grow rice, at most I can grow some wheat.

Now there are sweet potatoes and potatoes, two crops that like to dry, as long as they are planted, it will not be a problem for everyone to fill their stomachs.

Thinking of the groundwater, Gu Tianxing was a little uneasy, went to the well to take a look, and suggested to her father:

"Master, why don't we dig another well in the yard?"

The well in the village is not deep, and it feels unsafe to think about it, so how can you pin your hope of survival in only one place?

Fortunately, I was smart, and when I first came here to choose a site, I used my divine sense to sweep the distribution of groundwater, so I strongly recommended choosing this land to build a house.

"Isn't there a well in the village? It's about to be planted in spring, and I'm afraid I'm a little too busy. ”

Growing food in the old man's heart is the top priority, and everything else can be moved back.

Gu Tianxing was not reluctant, after all, this matter was not in a hurry.

"Master, I have to go south in a few days, and I should not be back until the end of the year at the earliest.

If something happens, we will take everyone to hide in our yard and smash this jade pendant. As he spoke, he handed a piece of jade the size of a goose warm stone to the ancient father.

Don't look at this thing, it took her a night to carve it. If it is broken, it can open the protective array, and swords, guns, swords, halberds, smoke and water can be protected.

There is just one drawback, once the formation is opened within half a year, people from outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out. Of course, if there is an immortal cultivator who knows the formation, it can be easily lifted.

The ancient father was holding the jade, a little stunned.

"To the south? But what happened? Do you want your fourth uncle to accompany you? Your little girl's family is running outside, which is always uneasy. As he spoke, he glanced at his youngest son again.

Gu Anxia has not been in a good mood recently, and he goes to the study until late at night after eating every day, and everyone doesn't dare to persuade him.

Daqi's autumn season is in August, only once in three years, and he is full of energy to show his strengths in this exam.

But a few days ago, I went to the county school to inquire, and I learned that due to the serious disaster and the safety of the students, the imperial court canceled this autumn.

He couldn't accept it for a while, so he fell silent a lot.

Gu Anxia pondered in his heart: Since he still needs to wait three years for the exam, it is not bad to take this opportunity to go out for a walk and improve his practical ability. So he simply complied.

Unexpectedly, the uncle and nephew have not left, and there is good news at home, her mother is pregnant! Gu Tianxing secretly swept away her senses, she was a girl, but she was very happy.

Although her parents have treated her very well over the years, she can't really get close to them, after all, she can't forget the bits and pieces of her previous life.

Now it's okay, my father and mother have a daughter to get close to, and I can feel more comfortable.

The trip was delayed for several days, and Qingzhu also came back from his errands.

Gu Tianxing allocated him 1,000 catties of sweet potatoes and 1,000 catties of potatoes, and asked him to take them to the west to find a suitable person, sign a master-servant contract, and plant them.

"When you pick someone, in addition to looking at their strength, you also need to examine their character, don't just try to be fast."

A little worried about Qingzhu, Gu Tianxing couldn't help but say a few words. This simple little monster who has been living for more than a hundred years, don't be deceived.

Qingzhu nodded lightly when he heard this, and instead of turning to leave, he paced back and forth a few steps, looking like he wanted to say something.

"But what else hasn't been said?" Gu Tianxing thought that he had something to say.

"Miss, do I have a token?" After Qingzhu asked, a suspicious flush appeared on his face.

He secretly pulled to himself: Wang Tianyou has a token, Gongsun Qian also has it, and the most important thing is that he also has a piece when he saw the young lady before, so isn't he the only one who doesn't have it?

"Huh?" Gu Tianxing didn't react for a while, but after thinking about it, he understood that what he said was the Bai Yujing token. Then Wen Sheng coaxed:

"Your token is different from theirs, I'll give it to you when I get back."

I thought to myself, I won't tell you that I actually forgot.

Looking at Qingzhu's back as she left satisfied, she shook her head funny, it was really childlike.

But having said that, Qingzhu has unlimited potential, and the token really can't be the same as those two, and the level positioning should only be a little worse than his own......

After Gu Tianxing carved and refined a blue token, he spent two days idlely.

As soon as it was dawn on the third day, the uncle and nephew packed everything up, set up the mule cart with ease, and set out for the south.