After such a ridiculous reminder from her uncle Yao Runzhi, Yao Tiantian immediately felt her stomach crying in protest, and with the unwilling 'grunt' and 'grunt' of her stomach, Yao Tiantian's nose came from the sweet aroma of buckwheat and wild vegetables in a timely manner.

With the aroma of the meal, the fifth grandmother also came over with a strange voice of deep concern, "This sweet girl, I don't remember that I didn't eat, you don't remember, grandma is still distressed, how can such a beautiful girl get hungry and sick." ”

Uncle smiled inconspicuously and reminded the fifth grandmother with an ordinary chatter of scolding, hearing Yao Tiantian's ears, my heart was inexplicably sour, and tears almost fell, this is the feeling of having relatives, this is the feeling of having a family, this is the feeling of being at home, she Yao Tiantian is no longer alone, no longer has to grit her teeth to make food even if she is hungry and has a stomachache.

Yao Tiantian took back the tears that almost welled up in her eyes by looking up at the sun slanting to the west, and then like a little wolf, she cheered and pounced on the buckwheat dumplings and steaming gruel in the hands of the fifth grandmother, "Hehe, grandma is the best, with grandma here, you will never be hungry." ”

"Hehe, grandma's good girl, the little mouth is sweet, come, come, come, come and eat at the table in the house, when you finish eating, grandma will accompany you to the ancestral hall to see the excitement." The fifth grandmother said with a smile, and walked to the dining room of the main house with food.

Yao Tian devoured the love meal, and after a while, she ate a bowl of dry bowls, she was satisfied with her lazy waist, really like a teenage girl with a coquettish tone, and said, "Grandma, now we can go to the ancestral hall to see the excitement, right?" ”

"Okay, good" the fifth grandmother smiled dotingly, dried up the washed wild vegetables, and then lifted the placket of her clothes and wiped the water droplets on her hands, jokingly saying, "Let's go, let's go, grandma knows that our sweet girl is curious, if you don't go to see this excitement, you will be angry, and you will sleep for a day." ”

"Grandma!" It's really a pot that can't be opened, Yao Tiantian finally hypnotized the embarrassing thing she had forgotten, and was picked up by the fifth grandmother so abruptly, she twisted her body embarrassedly, pulled her legs and ran out of the house.

Hearing the footsteps of the fifth grandmother behind her, Yao Tiantian slowly slowed down, because she didn't know where the ancestral hall was, and she couldn't find a place to run around.

The fifth grandmother guessed Yao Tiantian's thoughts, and knew that this little girl was shy, and she didn't make fun of her after she hurried up, the two talked and laughed all the way, and went straight to the old ancestral hall in Yangjiatun.

Yang Haifu convener said that the meeting was held in the old ancestral hall, in fact, in a vacant lot outside the old ancestral hall, the old ancestral hall of Yangjiatun is not open whenever anyone wants, it must be opened during the New Year's festival or when something major happens, and it can only be opened by the patriarch and elders. On weekdays, when everyone is gathered, there is an earthen platform in the middle of the open space outside the old ancestral hall, so that the speaker can stand high, so that everyone can see and hear clearly.

When Yao Tiantian arrived, Yang Haifu was standing on the raised earthen platform and giving a speech...... What I said earlier, the old and young masters have heard clearly, right? I have already sent someone to buy food, and I guarantee that it will arrive within three days, and I will be able to eat it for at least half a month, so you don't have to worry. Let me talk about our next step in Yangjiatun."

Yang Haifu said like the driver of the patriarch of Yangjiatun, and said that he was going to take the next step, Yang Haifu deliberately paused, cleared his throat, and waited for the surrounding villagers to calm down before he continued, "Now that we have no food rations in Yangjiatun, of course, this can't be blamed on the old patriarch, he is also for the sake of the villagers, and he doesn't want the young and strong laborers of our tun to be arrested." But since we have no food rations, and everyone has to eat again, I, Yang Haifu, as a person from Yangjiatun, and the trust of my uncle and the old and young masters, have the responsibility to find a way for everyone to live. We have no land for rations in Yangjiatun, but there are not many big families around us, and they have too much land in their hands to grow it. ”

Hearing the key part, everyone in Yangjiatun couldn't hold their breath, and they talked one after another:

"Haifu is right, we can't always wait for people to deliver food to our doorstep, who can always help us, we have to think of a long-term way."

"Yes, yes, this time, for the sake of our **** hearts, the Haifu brothers usually look at him a little tricky, but it turns out that they have misjudged him."

"Hmph, he's worried, the real dog didn't have a good heart with the mouse, and snatched the silver from Mr. Yao's hand, if the silver in Mr. Yao's hands will definitely come in handy, if it falls into his hands, maybe how much is wasted, everyone should look at it."

"The second master is not right, Yao Runzhi is not surnamed Yang, he wants to be the patriarch of our Yang Jiatun so much, he has to show some sincerity! Do you see what happened after he took the barren mountain that belonged to us? It's not an embroidered pillow that only says that it doesn't practice, it looks good, and it doesn't use it! ”

"Xiaodouzi said this reasonably, the big guys were all present that day, it was he Yao Runzhi who agreed, the silver belonged to the Haifu brothers, and the barren mountains belonged to him, and after three months, everyone will see you again. Now the Haifu brothers are actively trying to find a way for the big guys, but there is no movement at the village school. ”

"Yang Haifu wants to find a way? Listening to his tone, he wouldn't be asking everyone to be tenant farmers for those big families, right? If the wind and rain are smooth, it is better to say, after a busy year, paying the poll tax, and paying the rent of a large household, we can still eat the whole family. But what about a famine year like last year's? In addition to the poll tax, plus the rent, what do we pay? ”

"That's it, that is, if we meet Huang Buren who is rich and unkind, aren't we waiting to be forced to death."

"You two are really saying this, let's listen to Yang Haifu's plan first, what's the matter, you have to have your own backbone, you can't listen to the wind or the rain, and you have been fooled by others."

"Yes, yes, we have to weigh it carefully, and we have to listen to the opinions of our uncles, they have eaten more salt than we have walked."

Listening to the various discussions below, the expression on Yang Haifu's face changed and changed, and in the end, he couldn't help it, and handed Yang Lai on the side a look that immediately stopped.

Yang Laitou comprehended, he rounded his arm, and knocked the broken gong in his hand vigorously, taking advantage of the deafening noise just falling, when everyone was grinning, Yang Laitou said loudly, "Quiet, quiet!" ”

was stirred up by Yang Laitou like this, everyone stopped talking for the time being, and they all tilted their heads slightly, waiting for Yang Haifu to say the clear way he pointed out for the villagers in Yangjiatun.

Seeing that the effect he wanted was achieved, Yang Haifu didn't dare to bear it anymore, and he opened his mouth again with a smile, "I know, the old and young masters are all worried about our Yangjiatun's future outlet, and they are all worried that if we rent the fields of those big families and are charged an extra layer of rent by them, everyone's life will be difficult." However, what I want to say is that not all the big families in the world are cruel and unkind, there are a few like Huang Buren, and I, Yang Hai, am rich in knowledge, and I will not take everyone to jump into the fire pit. ”

"Then who is the great benevolent and righteous family you have found? Don't sell it anymore. I don't know who shouted in the quiet crowd, which caused a small discussion among everyone.

"That's a good question!" Yang Haifu was not surprised, he raised his voice to the greatest extent, and said with a confident smile, "Our Yang Jiatun should not die, let me find the benevolent Zhou Dahu, Zhou Dahu heard about our Yang Jiatun's misfortune, very sorry for everyone, he is willing to rent us his best land, the first three years only charge us seventy percent of the rent, everyone said okay?" ”

"Good!"

"Zhou Da is a good man, benevolent and righteous!"

"Haifu has found a good owner for us."

Although Yang Haifu's suggestion is to let everyone rent other people's fields and be a rootless tenant farmer, he wisely chose Zhou Dahu, who has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness in this area, and talked about the good conditions of only receiving seventy percent of the rent in the first three years.

It's just that everyone is satisfied so quickly after changing to a big week? About this Zhou Dahu, Yao Tiantian once overheard the old village chief's evaluation of him. Although he has a reputation for being kind and charitable, he also once had the idea of beating the land of Yangjiatun, but he does not have Huang Buren's backstage hardness, and he is not as fast as him.

Now that Yangjiatun has just lost its land, this Zhou Dahu has come up so quickly, and has offered such generous conditions, is it really sympathetic to the people of Yangjiatun? Is it to add another stroke to his reputation for benevolence? Or is there some other plan?

It's not that she Yao Tiantian is used to staying in the modern workplace, and she brought over the habit of being suspicious about everything, and deliberately spent the belly of his Zhou Dahu with the heart of a villain, but it was too 'timely' for him Zhou Dahu to appear! Yao Tiantian was anxious, and just wanted to ask for clarification, but someone questioned her one step ahead of her.

"Although Zhou Dahu is known as a benevolent person, but the entire Yangjiatun people, the first three years of exempting 30% of the rent is not a small amount, I don't know what conditions you promised him?"

It was the calm voice of the old village chief, who was not confused by Zhou Dahu's favorable conditions, and directly asked the questions behind this transaction.

Although the old village chief or the old patriarch retreated because he sold the ration land in the village, the villagers all knew why he sold the land, and not only did they not have half a point of resentment towards him, but they respected him more than before.