Shi Zhenzong cried not because he failed in the fight, but because Shen Jun forced him to agree not to entangle Wen Jin.

Dreams are shattered, especially in adolescence, which is full of expectations for love, Shi Zhenzong's sadness is even worse than it appears, he is so depressed that even Wen Han can't help it, Shi Zhenzong is still righteous, no matter how Wen Han asks, he didn't say that Wen Jin is a woman.

In the following days, although Shen Jun liked to revolve around Wen Jin, such as helping her wash vegetables and cook, and accompanying her to inspect the orchard, he no longer deliberately created opportunities for the two to get along, he just silently enjoyed the excitement and peace by her side.

The rest of the time, he studied with Wen Han and practiced martial arts with Shi Zhenzong, and behaved the same as when he came to Shanyang before, poor Wen Han, a nerd, didn't notice it at all.

Since last year, Shi Zhenzong has admired Shen Jun for being smart and flexible, witty and changeable, just for Wen Jin, he rose up to compete with him, this fight completely shattered his dream, in the next relationship, he has completely convinced Shen Jun, unconsciously, to Shen Jun bowed his head and obeyed.

Wen Jin noticed that Wen Han's attitude towards Shen Jun has also changed, he is often in a state of obedience, and his tone of speech is also full of admiration, she knows Shen Jun's ability, as long as he does not deliberately make a profligate appearance, people will be deeply attracted in unconsciously admiration, he has such a ability, he can gather the outstanding men around him, and naturally become the leader of the group.

Shen Jun has more and more ways to express his affection for Wen Jin, on this day, Shi Zhenzong came to ask him to practice martial arts, Shen Jun saw Shi Meilan, so he smiled and beckoned Wen Jin to go together.

"Wen Han, you also pay attention to martial arts, I think, you may not be able to beat this Meilan girl." Shen Jun whispered to Wen Han.

"How is that possible?" Wen Han didn't believe it at all.

"Zhenzong, do you think Wen Han can beat Mei Lan?"

Shi Zhenzong didn't understand what Shen Jun meant at all, frowned and thought for a while: "It's hard to say. ”

Wen Han was angry when she heard this, Mei Lan was young, and she had been fighting against the boys in the village since she was a child, and there was no difference between men and women in her heart, so she eagerly said to Wen Han: "Brother Xiucai, why don't we have a few moves?" ”

Wen Han was dizzy, but he was still more rational, he shook his head: "What can I do if I can fight?" What if you can't beat it? I'm just practicing martial arts and self-defense, not going to be a general's bodyguard. ”

Shen Jun cleared his throat: "Wen Han, Mei Lan's martial arts are very distinctive, if you fight with her, you will improve faster." ”

Wen Han will not have a fever to the extent of having a trick with a girl, but he can't listen to the words of learning and progress, he can't let himself grow up quickly, listening to Shen Jun's words, he nodded to Mei Lan without hesitation: "At that moment, let's go through the tricks." ”

When he arrived at the place, Shi Zhenzong wanted to be the referee for those two, and Shen Jun naturally became a sparring partner for Wen Jin, his strength control was much more appropriate than Shi Meilan's, and he would not use brute force like a little girl to throw Wen Jin to the ground and couldn't get up, but it could make Wen Jin progress quickly. The reason is, his moves are different.

"You are a woman, and you are not like Miss Meilan, who has practiced hard since childhood, and your strength must be limited, so you should learn more tricks that are small and broad. Well, I'm going to teach you how? ”

"Okay!" Wen Jin no longer deliberately avoided Shen Jun, in front of people, it was very natural to get along with him, Shen Jun knew in his heart that Wen Jin promised to wait for him, but he didn't really love him, or didn't love him to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat, and when he was sad, he didn't give up, but worked harder, hoping to win the heart of the beauty with his actions.

In the next few days, Shen Jun taught Wen Jin a few tricks of "four or two dialing a thousand catties", "seeing the wind and making the rudder", and "holding the sheep by the hand", which is very different from Shi Weicun's horizontal practice of kung fu, Shi Zhenzong and Shi Meilan disdain, only Wen Jin understands that martial arts are not high or low, the key is to suit himself, so although Shen Jun does not hide his selfishness, only Wen Jin follows the practice every day.

Wen Han had already learned in the academy, and he only occasionally played tricks with Shen Jun, but he didn't think much about it.

Wen Jin's understanding of Shen Jun has another layer, even if he deals with a small matter, he can start from a clever position, such a person, whoever goes against him is unlucky.

Shen Jun is not a merry boy who only knows the wind and snow, every morning, he has to punch by himself, and then Shi Zhenzong took a few village teenagers to fight, an hour later, he freshened up a little, cleared the sweat on his body, and came to accompany Wen Jin, while helping to work, while talking to her, about a quarter of an hour later, he began to read, sitting under the jujube tree outside the kitchen, occasionally thinking, when he looked up, he stared at Wen Jin like that, if Wen Jin felt it, when he looked back at him, Shen Jun showed his white teeth, Give her a smile, then keep your head down and continue reading.

The books Shen Jun read were either the art of war, or the Western Xinjiang Atlas and other war-related, and there was not a single of the four books and five classics required for the imperial examination. Although Wen Jin was a little confused, he knew that he was chic and free, so he automatically filed these as Shen Jun's suspicion of officialdom and did not prepare for the imperial examination.

Pomegranate didn't understand why the owner asked her to do chores, and went to the kitchen herself, even Wen Jin herself didn't realize that the meals she carefully prepared every day paid great attention to nutritional matching, not only walnuts and egg yolks that nourish the brain, but also lean meat and vegetables for fitness, and these dishes were all made around Shen Jun's taste, just to win his praise.

On this day, Wen Jin was busy with pomegranates for an afternoon, in her pond, not only fish, but also crabs and crayfish, which were caught from under the stones next to the mountain stream to stock, this crab has no meat, Wen Jin fished a pot in the morning, cleaned it, steamed it first, and then wrapped it in the top and fried it crispy, it tastes salty and delicious, crispy and pleasant.

Wen Han and Shi Zhenzong were also like Shen Jun, they were full of praise, Wen Jin became more and more energetic, washed and fried the crabs, ground them, and sprinkled them on fried pasta to make crab-flavored snacks, and several people praised them even more.

Only Shen Jun asked Wen Jin in private: "Why don't you make this a deal?" ”

"There aren't enough crabs, so I let a few nearby families dig ponds and start stocking, and I don't know if they can be successfully raised." After all, the mountain stream water is very clear, and the humus in the pond they dug is many times higher, Wen Jin is afraid that crabs are easy to get sick.

"If you succeed, it's better than you raising ducks, I'll come all the way, on both sides of the Jiujin River, there are flocks of ducklings everywhere, who will they sell to in the future."

"But no, my duck eggs this spring have made people buy more than two times the price of land, and many people have to hatch duck eggs, and even the old hens are not enough."

Although Wen Jin took the opportunity to make a fortune, she also had a sense of crisis, so she didn't let her second aunt hatch ducklings anymore.

"I think that's the same way." Shen Jun nodded.

"Don't you think I'm scheming everywhere and smelling of copper?" When she asked this, Wen Jin almost wanted to pat herself on the mouth.

Shen Jun was overjoyed, but his face did not change at all: "I just like you like this, what kind of copper smell?" Who is not allowed to eat or drink? Those who are noble are either dependent on others for food, or they are destitute, and they just hold on to an illusion, and I don't like the kind of duplicitous people. ”

"Hee-hee, you can't belittle them like that." Wen Jin covered her mouth happily and chuckled.

"That kind of fake and high, I don't look down on it at all, and people who are mercenary can't get into my eyes, Wen Jin, it's good for you to do this, a gentleman loves money, takes it the way, relies on his own efforts, lives freely and freely, and deserves my Shen Jun's love."

Wen Jin's face turned red, but her heart was sweet.

Wen Han and Shen Jun stayed for eight days this time before going to the mountain nest, and returned to the academy two days later.

Shi Zhenzong has been completely subdued by Shen Jun, and he doesn't seem to be aware of this change, it is a completely natural process.

In the blink of an eye, it has entered the hottest time of the year, and more than a dozen kiwi trees transplanted from the mountains have already blossomed and borne fruit, and Wen Jin's life is also very smooth. When she got up that day, she suddenly felt that her eyelids were beating uncomfortably, and her heart was inexplicably flustered.

The heat is unbearable, since the spring, there has not been a good rain, the wheat harvest is very bad, the people of the old road of Jinhe, the days are more difficult, Shuiling County in the east of Shanyang County, there is also a Jishan County in the north, the idea of relying on the mountains to eat the mountains has been broken, all of them live on the sandy land of the old road of the Jinhe River, which is poorer than Shanyang, and the drought is heavier this year, almost the villages and alleys are empty, and the families are fleeing from the famine. Those who can join relatives and friends are better, but those who have no way can only work and ask for food, and those who really can't survive will sell their sons and daughters, and even sell themselves as slaves and maids.

Liu Quanhan's strict defense will not work at the moment, Shanyang is full of people from Shui Ling, and the corn and beans in the field have not yet grown many fruits, most of them are soaked in water, and those who escape from the famine are already in a hurry, so they steal the pot and cook it to eat.

Shi Zhenzong was forced to be helpless, and arranged for some strong people in Shiwei Village to start patrolling to drive away Shui Ling, and Wen Jin also benefited, and there were not too many crops destroyed.

More and more villages and towns in Shanyang have organized village protection teams, and the life of those who have come over from Shui Ling has become more and more difficult.

On this day, Wen Jin was on the ground and ran into a family, lying there hungry and unable to walk.

She is not a cold-blooded person, and if she encounters it, she can't watch people die like that anyway, so she asked Pomegranate to cook a pot of millet porridge and sent it over.

"Little sister, it's okay, it's okay if we die, poor my son, I'm about the same age as you, please give me a word and see who wants to buy the child."

Pomegranate looked at the boy with an earthy face, who was a head taller than herself, and muttered to herself: He is a few years older than me.

"Little sister, please, help me ask."

"I'm also a slave, I have to listen to my master's orders, and I can't run around."

"Then, can you ask your master, will you buy us, my family is honest people, and they are diligent and capable, please."

Pomegranate's heart was also a little sour, and she came back and told Wen Jin about those.

Wen Jin's two thousand acres of land, there is really a lot of work, and the mobility of hiring people is too great, so he has long planned to buy some people. The family just now felt very good to Wen Jin, and they were very honest, so they asked Pomegranate to ask how much money they wanted.

"As long as we give us food, we don't need money."

"Then, you are in Shuiling, you must have land and a house, what if you want to go back?"

"We are men of our word, and we are willing to make a death contract."

Wen Jin didn't dare to be reckless, invited Wang Dashan and Shi Qiwang to be middle-aged people, and signed a deed with this family surnamed Liu, Liu Sanjing felt that his family was already a slave, and it was useless to ask for money, so he put forward conditions, hoping that Wen Jin could raise their children, and he promised to work honestly.

Wen Jin still gave twenty taels of silver and asked him to save it for emergencies.

This price, Wen Jin gave is not low, the traffickers also came to join in the fun at this time, giving the price of two taels per person, if the locals buy slaves, take the opportunity to lower the price, only give one or two more, the victims are hovering on the verge of death, not to mention two taels, ten catties of grain, can buy a big girl.

The husband and wife, in their thirties, the eldest son Liu Zhaocai is sixteen, and the second son Liu Zhaobao is fourteen, it is the time to eat, the third and fourth are girls, the eldest is eleven years old, smaller than the pomegranate, but taller than the pomegranate, Wen Jin arranged for her to follow her parents to work in the field, and the youngest daughter Chengguo is nine years old, following the pomegranate at home, responsible for cleaning, scrubbing and other foul words.

Pomegranate upgraded, in addition to being responsible for Wen Jin's daily life, she also has to cook part-time, she has followed Wen Jin for more than half a year, and her cooking skills are already very good.

Liu Sanjing and his wife did a good job in farm work, and they were also diligent, Wen Jin observed for a few days, and then gave his wife Zhai some food, so that her family could cook and eat by themselves.

In the evening of that day, after dinner, Chengguo cautiously asked Wen Jin: "My mother was outside today, and I met Yan Ping and his brother in our village, and asked the young master if he still wanted to buy a slave?" ”

Wen Jin really wanted some people, so he asked Chengguo: "This Yanping's father, is he a good person?" ”

"It's not good, I always beat Yan Ping's mother, let Yan Ping do heavy work, and scold people."

"Then why did your mother ask you to ask me?"

Orange Guo lowered his head and hummed for a long time: "Yan Ping is so pitiful, he is about to starve to death." She bit her lip, "Yan Ping, Brother Yan Ping, and his mother, they are all good people, but you are diligent, you don't want to buy Yan Ping and his father." ”

Wen Jin thought for a while and beckoned to Orange Fruit: "Go, call your mother." ”

Orange Guo's face turned white, although Wen Jin was usually kind and pleasant, and he didn't scold her.

Zhai's came over quickly, his expression was a little sneering, and his speech was the same as the content of Orange Fruit: "Lao Sun Tou is not a good person, but his wife Huang and children are good, I pity their family, and they are about to make Lao Sun Tou desperate." As she spoke, she wiped her eyes, "The old grandson forced his daughter and wife to beg for him to eat, the poor child was about to starve to death, he, he actually let his wife throw the child away." ”

Wen Jin couldn't listen to it all of a sudden, this scumbag!

After dinner, Liu Sanjing and Zhai also went out, and after they asked Wen Jin, they washed and chopped the wattle vegetables, boiled them in porridge, and in addition to eating them at home, they also sent half of them to the Yanping family. Wen Jin didn't think that Liu Sanjing and Zhai's were too much, so they took their own things to give favors, and Yanping's little brother was about to starve to death, and if she was replaced, she couldn't stand by. What's more, Liu Sanjing and Zhai's told Wen Jin that they would eat vegetable porridge for their own family in exchange, which was much better than carrying Wen Jin behind their backs and secretly sending favors.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Sanjing came back, he was beaten by the old grandson and his nose was blue and his face was swollen.

"What's going on?" Wen Jin happened to be standing at the second gate, instructing the Liu Zhaocai brothers to stack the dried chopping wood neatly, these two children were not lazy, and let them do whatever they wanted, but they didn't have enough eyesight. Or, they are not used to the new environment, and they are a little shy back and dare not act easily. Wen Jin had to be reminded often.

Hearing Wen Jin's question, Zhai hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Young master, I really didn't expect that Sun Jian was not even as good as a beast, and he didn't allow the child to eat the porridge I sent, so he wanted to eat it himself." She turned her head and glanced at her man, "Daddy Zhaocai really can't look past it, so he had a fight with Lao Suntou." ”

"Does it matter?"

"It's okay, he's hungry too, and he's not bored."

"Guo'er and her mother, you use a clean cold water handkerchief and help apply it, otherwise it will be more swollen tomorrow."

"Oh!" Seeing that Wen Jin didn't blame, Zhai hurriedly responded.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Zhao Bao ran over to open the door and looked: "Yan Ping, why are you here?" ”

"Brother Zhaobao, please help me pass on a message, I want to meet your owner and see if she is willing to buy me."

Wen Jin had already heard it, so he turned around and entered the hall and asked Yan Ping to be brought over.

It was already dark, the orange fruit lit the oil lamp, as soon as Yan Ping entered the door, he was a little surprised to see that Wen Jin was still a child, but there was no one else in the hall, so he bowed his head and bowed, kowtowed and said: "Please don't blame Yan Ping for being reckless, it's true, we are really desperate, and please ask the young master to be merciful and buy us, my brother and I, and my mother, we can all work, we don't need money, as long as we can give food, we don't starve to death." ”

Seeing that Wen Jin didn't speak, Yan Ping was a little embarrassed, his lips moved, and he said after a while: "If your family doesn't need anyone anymore, I'll leave now." After saying that, he kowtowed again, "Excuse me." ”

"Wait." Wen Jin saw that he was not stalking, but he felt even more pity in his heart.

When Yan Ping heard this, he was a little pleased: "Young master, just now, my father beat Uncle Liu, you must already know, he is not good, you don't want to buy him, I have no opinion." No, I hope the young master doesn't buy him, and I don't give him the money we sold our bodies. ”

"How can that be?" Wen Jin just heard Orange Guo say that Yan Ping was very smart, so he deliberately tested him.

Yan Ping pursed his lips and didn't speak, and after a while, he said with some hesitation: "Young master, he is not my father, my father passed away, and my mother took us back to my uncle's house." Uncle can't support so many people, he is anxious to make money, he was deceived by the gambling game set up by the old grandson, the uncle has no money, the old grandson forced my mother to marry him, young master, he is really not a good person, if it weren't for the fear of causing trouble to the uncle, we would not have left him a long time ago. ”

"Okay, tell me what you can do." "I heard that in the town in front, some people give porridge, but unfortunately we are so hungry that we can't walk, my father wants to go, but he is afraid of running away in vain......" Sun Yanping looked honest, but his heart was very sufficient, and the method for Wen Jin was simple and practical.

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