Chapter 5 The Governor of the King
When he met one or two aunts on the road, Cheng Qing greeted them very politely, and when he heard that they were going to the mayor's house, he hurriedly said: "Wang Lichang doesn't like to be polite, so when the time comes, you must ensure your attitude, and don't be careless." ”
Cheng Qing humbly accepted the suggestion and walked to the innermost part of the village.
The mayor of Wangjia Village is a well-known local person, who has been living here, conscientious, and has made a lot of dedication to Wangjia Village. He was also very kind, and the people in the village respected him very much.
When they arrived at the door of the house of the chief of the house, Cheng Qing and Xiao Yun just wanted to step into the house, and a man came out of it, just in front of Cheng Qing. Cheng Qing subconsciously raised his head, and happened to meet the man's gaze, which was indifferent but not ruthless.
"I'm sorry." Cheng Qing put away his inquiring gaze, hurriedly walked to the side, and let the man inside come out.
The man glanced at Cheng Qing, then nodded slightly and left.
Cheng Qing unconsciously looked back at the man's back, the wide, reliable and thick back, walking step by step but as steady as taking root, unlike everyone he had ever seen, but if he was similar to anyone, he was similar to Lifeng's husband Hu Min. But soon, Cheng Qing realized that they were the same kind of people, and it was normal for them to be similar.
Xiaoyun asked curiously, "Do you know Childe?" ”
"Huh?" Cheng Qing knew that he was out of shape, he didn't speak, and continued to walk inside, Xiaoyun followed behind him suspiciously, quite puzzled, Childe is... Not happy?
Bypassing a small garden, Cheng Qing stopped and said to a man in a servant's costume standing there: "I am new to Wangjia Village, and I want to meet the lieutenant chief." ”
The servant glanced at Cheng Qing a few times, then looked at the small cloud beside him, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask for you." ”
"Tired."
After the servant entered, it didn't take long for him to come out and say to Cheng Qing, "The chief invites you in." ”
Cheng Qing smiled and thanked him, took Xiaoyun and walked inside, and then saw an old man sitting in the lobby drinking tea.
Cheng Qing walked into the lobby quickly and said to the old man: "Wang Li Chang'an is good, and the junior Cheng Qing is polite." ”
Wang Lichang put down the cup of tea, and carefully looked at Cheng Qing from top to bottom and from left to right several times, before he said uncertainly: "It's not that the old man is dizzy, right?" Are you a twin? ”
Cheng Qing smiled: "Wang Lichang's eyes are very good, and the younger generation is indeed a double child." ”
"What about you? Why did you call you? When Wang Lichang heard Cheng Qing's words, he frowned unhappily. Generally speaking, it is natural for newcomers to visit the chief, either as a family or as a man from the family to visit, but there has never been a reason for a pair to visit, is this looking down on him?
Cheng Qing knew that Wang Lichang had misunderstood, and said: "Lichang misunderstood, I am in charge." ”
"Huh?"
"There are only two people in our family, me and my sister Xiaoyun, I am older than her, and I am the family."
Wang Lichang was completely dizzy, he even stood up and asked again, "What do you mean by what you said?" ”
Cheng Qing also patiently replied to him again: "There is no man in our family, I am in charge." ”
"But you're twins..."
"What about Shuang'er? Is there a law that says that twins can't stand on their own? ”
Cheng Qing's humble and arrogant performance pleased Wang Lichang, and he immediately laughed: "That's what I said!" It's old and stupid, isn't it with you here! ”
"Where did the chief say, it was Cheng who was young and young, and he still needed a lot of help from the chief in the future." Cheng Qing's back-and-forth conversations made Wang Lichang even more puzzled by this shuang'er, this shuang'er is not simple!
"Did you come here today to ask for something? But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”
Cheng Qing likes to talk to smart people very much, because it is convenient to know what he is doing and thinking: "Li Chang, Cheng Qing came today, first, Cheng Qing has just arrived, and he should have come to visit Li Chang immediately, but due to moving matters, he has been busy so far, so he took the time to visit Li Chang, and I hope that Li Chang will forgive me!" ”
"Okay, don't do so many twists and turns, just talk about things, as long as I can do it, I will do my best."
Cheng Qing thanked him and said: "Cheng Qing does have something to ask for, and the younger generation wants to buy land. ”
"Why?"
"Grow vegetables."
Wang Lichang took a sip of tea and said, "It's not suitable." ”
"Why?"
"Who is in your family?"
Cheng Qing: "Me and Xiaoyun. ”
"Have you learned how to deal with farming?"
“… Ignorance. ”
"Can you sift through seeds?"
“… No. ”
"Do you know when to harvest food?"
“… No. ”
"That's it...", said Wang Lichang, "you two don't know anything, you want to grow vegetables on a piece of land, do you think it is useful?" I can't see where you come from, but I also know that you must be a pampered person, how do you know about the complicated matter of farming? Your sister, though she seems to be very clever and intelligent, can she really go to the field and compare to those clumsy-mouthed peasant women? ”
"But..."
"I know that you want to settle down in Wangjia Village, and I can see that you are not a cheating person, and this is not the only way to work, and you have learned to write?"
Cheng Qing didn't know why he asked him this, so he nodded seriously: "I've learned." ”
"How much?"
"There will be no less." Cheng Qing is not boasting about himself, he is indeed a person who reads poetry and books, originally there was a room of books in Cheng's house, through the ancient and modern, some are even lonely, he used to read books in it when he had nothing to do, and his mother saw it and said to him: "If you are not a twin but a man, you will definitely win the crown!" ”
Li Chang likes such confident people very much, Shuang'er seems to be a cut below men since he was a child, but he doesn't think that those who can stand up to the sky and the earth in the future must be among them.
"Then I'll go to the private school and see if you have the ability to become a master."
At this time, Cheng Qing really knew why the lieutenant chief was refusing his request.
"Captain, you misunderstood." Cheng Qing said with a smile: "I don't want to work in the field to make my relationship with the villagers of Wangjia Village harmonious. ”
"Huh? What do you mean? ”
"I'm right, I've always been a pampered child, and I haven't done anything hard since I was a child. But I'm here, and I can't think of myself as a superior twin, and here, I'm just an ordinary twin. I really don't know anything, but I can learn, I can read books to know the season, I can also know the sowing period, although my sister is thin and small, but her ability is not bad, she can help me, so I came to ask for the land. ”
Wang Lichang pondered for a moment and nodded: "I know what you think, so let's go with you, learn more from the uncles and aunts in the field in the future, and you can also grow your skills." ”
"Thank you, Chief." Cheng Qing felt relieved when he heard Wang Lichang's mouth.
"You also just happened, not long ago I just received a piece of fertile land, and most of it was bought, and the less part is just enough for you to toss, you can go to the town government in two days and use the money to transfer the title deed!"
"Cheng Qing thanked me here." Cheng Qing made a gesture sincerely, Wang Lichang nodded slightly, and Cheng Qing didn't stay longer and said goodbye to Lichang.
Wang Lichang couldn't look away for a long time after Cheng Qing left, this Shuang'er is too unusual, coming to Wangjia Village, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for Wangjia Village.
Out of the door of the chief's house, Cheng Qing was refreshed, the chief did have the demeanor of everyone, and he was worthy of a generation.
"Childe, is this pastry going to be delivered by Childe or am I going to deliver it?"
Cheng Qing looked at the half-hidden door behind the lieutenant's house, and hesitated: "This door is open but no one enters or exits, I'm afraid there are guests." ”
"What does Childe mean?"
"Our identity is not suitable, forget it today, you can cook something delicious another day, and give it to him when you meet Xiaoshan."
"Okay."
Cheng Qing was in a hurry, and the next morning, he sent Xiaoyun to the town again, gave her silver, and asked her to go to the government to buy the title deed first, and then go to a book shop next to the government to buy a lot of books on agricultural affairs.
The moment Cheng Qing got the book, he locked himself in the study and studied it.
The book says that cabbage is suitable for a warm and humid environment, and it will be the rainy season in a few days, and it is indeed a good choice to plant cabbage, but this cabbage has higher requirements for the land, and if you want to grow good results, he has to turn over the soil first.
Fortunately, Cheng Qing is witty, and the land he bought is all good land, otherwise, he may not be able to plant the land by this time next year.
Originally, I was going to go to the field the next day to have a look, but I didn't expect the rainy season to come early, Cheng Qing looked at the sky where the rain was not strong but there was no stop, and sighed secretly.
"What does Childe think?"
"I still want to go to the field, but I'm afraid it won't work."
"Childe should read more books, and when the rain has passed, it will not be too late for Childe to go to the field again."
"That's all there is to it..."
Finally one day when the weather cleared, Cheng Qing hurriedly rushed to his home with Xiaoyun, but when he really stood in front of his own land, he completely rejected it in his heart, or rather, he grew so big, he had never seen the ground in front of him really the ground? Isn't it the pond in the village?
"Childe, how did our family's land become like this?" Xiaoyun screamed, don't blame her gaffe, if it weren't for her self-cultivation, Cheng Qing would have fainted, what the hell is going on?
In Cheng Qing's impression, the feeling of a fertile field is a fertile land, on which the best crops can grow, no need to do more, just need to water regularly, he can recover the results that are several times better than the dry land.
But the land in front of him completely defeated his previous thoughts, not to mention anything else, even what was going on with the water that was about to fill up in the ground, he didn't even understand.
Yes, Cheng Qing's fertile fields are puddles of water, and if you throw them with stones, they will still cause ripples.
Cheng Qing squatted beside the ground and grabbed a handful of soil in the field with his hand, his face was dark and unclear, where is this soil, this is the so-called mud. Was he deceived? The lieutenant chief doesn't seem to be that kind of person, what's the use of lying to him, he just wants to buy a piece of land, and he has no need to be the lieutenant governor at all.
So, what about his fertile land?