Before Du Jinning could answer, Qi Bokun smiled and said, "He plans to open a teahouse with my grandson and the kid from the same village, and let the storyteller talk about the words he wrote." ”

"Oh, that's a good thing." Yuan Xiuzhu nodded, and said, "No matter what difficulties you encounter, don't carry them alone, you remember, you are also a person with a gentleman now." If you have anything, you can tell your husband and tell me, or you can find your mountain chief, it's all right. ”

"Yes." Du Jinning responded.

She raised her head: "I really have something I want to ask my husband or the mountain chief for help now." ”

"What's the matter, you say."

"I wonder if Mr. and the mountain chief have any fields close to the city that can be rented? My husband also knew that when we were separated from each other, we were clean and out of the house, and we had no land or house. I thought to myself, since I rented the land everywhere, it was better to rent it closer to the academy, so as not to run around every day, not to mention the delay in work, and the cost of the car. ”

Du Jinning said, and paused again: "I don't know if people like us are allowed to move to other places to live and rent other fields?" ”

In some dynasties, the household registration management was very strict, and in order to avoid the migration of the people, the peasants were directly tied to the land. Du Jinning was worried that this Great Song Kingdom was also like this.

"Yes, why not?" Yuan Xiuzhu approvingly, "You are right to think so, instead of spending time on the road, it is better to read more books." ”

Du Jinning is full of black lines.

What she thinks is different from what the old gentleman thinks, okay?

"Don't worry, it's not difficult. Not only you, but also me, have fields near the academy. ”

At that time, they bought land to build a academy, but they bought a large piece of land, half of which was used to build a academy, half of which was a field, and a village was placed next to it. These fields are used as the supply fields of the college, and the income is used to maintain the expenses of the college. In addition to plowing the land, the farmers in the village also help the academy with chores in their spare time, such as repairing houses and so on.

"Can I have a house to live in or rent to buy?" Du Jinning asked again.

That's what worries her the most. It is easy to rent land, and no matter which landlord he is, he needs tenant farmers. But the reason why the farmers are trapped in their original villages and do not go elsewhere to rent their fields is that there are no houses to live in.

At this time, it is not the afterlife, and you can rent a house wherever you work. Unless it is the case with the royal family, or the owner of the house has moved elsewhere for other reasons and left the house for sale, there is no surplus house for sale.

Yuan Xiuzhu frowned.

He really didn't expect this.

He said, "I'll go back and discuss this matter with your mountain chief to see how to settle you." ”

Although he can directly help Du Jinning do this well, Du Jinning is Guan Lehe's personal disciple after all, his hand is too long, Guan Lehe should have thoughts about him, and he thought he was going to rob his own disciple.

"Yes, thank you, sir." Du Jinning stood up and saluted.

Yuan Xiuzhu waved his hand and asked again, "Are you going to the academy or going home?" ”

"I went to the academy first today, and then came out. I'll have to go to the city to buy some things in a while, and then I'll go straight home, and I won't go to the academy. ”

Yuan Xiuzhu nodded, instructed the coachman to send them to the Qi Mansion in the city, and continued to move forward to the academy.

"Grandpa Qi, I'll take my leave first." Du Jinning saw that it was not early, and estimated that Zheng Lin had arrived in the city. She planned to go to the market to buy some things, so she went to find Zheng Lin.

Qi Bokun said: "Don't worry, come and sit down for a while, I have something to tell you." ”

Du Jinning had no choice but to follow him into the Qi Mansion.

This Qi Mansion is the ancestral home of the Qi family in Lishui County, with four courtyards before and after. Although Qi Bokun has been an official outside for many years, there is a brother at home, and the house is extremely well maintained.

Knowing that Du Jinning had something to do, Qi Bokun did not lead him to the back, but entered the study in the front yard.

After sitting down and serving tea, he said, "I called you in to tell you about my family." ”

He sighed: "When I was young, I was vigorous, and after becoming an official, I was upright and upright, and I offended many people. One of them was dismissed for corruption and bending the law, causing the old mother to die of anger. He held a grudge against me, so he wanted to take revenge, but I always had guards by my side, and he couldn't do it, so he set his sights on my juniors. There are seven or eight of my grandchildren, and Xiao Yuan is the most loved by me because he is smart and clever, but I don't want to, this love hurts him. ”

Probably recalling the unbearable memory, he was a little excited, and the hand holding the tea bowl trembled slightly.

In order to calm his mood, he raised the tea bowl and took a sip, took a deep breath, and then continued: "He was only six years old at the time, and he followed his mother to the mountains to make incense, and was taken captive by the enemy. Because the enemy wanted me to spend the rest of my life in pain, he did not kill him, but only tortured him mentally. For example, eating on ......"

He put down the tea bowl that was tinkling because his hands were trembling: "Starve him for a few days, and then put the meat bun in his face and stuff it into his mouth." ”

He closed his eyes: "If ordinary children don't know whether they are dirty or not, in order to survive, there is no mental obstacle to eating; is too young and precocious, at the age of six, he understands everything, and he is a child who loves to be clean. So this torture is especially severe for him. ”

"And this torture is not only in terms of eating......

"Thinking about the day you came, you can also see that Xiao Yuan is a strong character when he is strong, and he will not admit defeat in everything. If other children had collapsed, they would have collapsed a long time ago, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. In order to make him collapse, the enemy tortured him in different ways. Although he later managed to escape and return home, a child was tortured like this for half a year, and his natural temperament changed greatly. He doesn't want to talk to people, he doesn't want to eat, and he can't even sleep with a string at all times. ”

Speaking of this, his voice choked, and a line of tears flowed out of his eyes. He opened his mouth to continue, but his lips trembled for a long time, and he couldn't say a word.

Du Jinning lifted the teapot and added some tea to him, and pushed it in front of him.

Qi Bokun nodded in gratitude, took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, took a sip of tea to calm his mood, and then opened his mouth: "I say this to tell you that he is not arrogant and ignorant of others, nor is he an extravagant picky eater who is unwilling to eat steamed buns, but ...... He was a mentally ill child. ”

Over the years, he has been trying his best to overcome the psychological barrier and try to make himself normal. He wanted to make friends, and when he saw that you had an opinion of him, he forced himself to eat the bun even though he was nauseous. Qi Bokun raised his eyes and looked at Du Jinning, "He is the most sensitive in terms of knowing people, and not everyone is willing to socialize, let alone take the initiative." We were all surprised that he was able to take the initiative to associate with you. ”

"I want to ask you...... Take care of him for me. He was a good boy, and despite all the torture he had endured, he was still sincere in his heart. Whatever you want, you can tell me. If you want, I can help you buy a small house and a shop in the city, and you and your family can move to the city and start a small business. ”

After getting along for a day, he can be regarded as understanding Du Jinning's temperament. Afraid that Du Jinning would be angry, he hurriedly said: "I know that you are an ambitious child and do not want to be favored, but this is a little thank you gift from me, please don't refuse." For the sake of an old man's apology and love for his grandson, please don't misunderstand my gratitude. ”

Du Jinning shook his head: "There will be no misunderstanding, don't worry." Without waiting for Qi Bokun to be happy, she added, "But I will not accept your thanks." ”

"He's my classmate, he's good to me, I'm good to him, it's all friendship. If I accept your thank-you gift, this friendship will no longer be a friendship, but a transaction. Qi Muyuan is so smart, when he sees me moving into a new house, wouldn't he think of the transaction between you and me? This must be the deepest hurt to him, right? When he makes friends in the future, will he wonder if this friend is good to me, is it because my grandfather gave him money behind my back, so he is good to me? Am I a good person, so no one wants to be honest with me? ”

Qi Bokun was shocked by her words: "I...... I didn't expect these ......"

Du Jinning smiled: "You are concerned about it." ”