Wang Han and his wife were the most enthusiastic, and they came over before the end of the day to see if they could help Wen Jin.

"Hehe, auntie, you came just right, go and help us borrow a basin, copper basin, it's really not enough, iron basin is okay, the whole village has 100 people, you have to surround 18 tables, and you have to get 18 copper basins."

"You can do it!" Aunt Wang and Wen Jin joked and went out with a smile, her energy was really big, Shanwo Village didn't have enough, and she even went to Imjin Town.

The dining table is made of bricks, and then a newly woven rattan table top is placed on it, and the four sides are woven with pampas grass to prevent the soil from rubbing against the body.

These makeshift tables, from north to south, were placed on the east bank of the stream, two or three side by side in a wide place, and only one in a narrow place, and the thick pine branches were lit in the evening, and inserted in the outer ring of the dining place, and the older children led the younger children, and from time to time there was a reprimand from the adults, lest they should be accidentally burned by the fire.

The mutton skeleton soup that had been boiled all afternoon, full of aroma, put it in a bucket and put it out, fill it up one by one, wash and cut greens, lotus vegetables, coriander, sweet potatoes, mutton, fish fillets, chicken nuggets, mountain mushrooms, tofu, and sent them up one after another, and the people of the Xiao family shuttled back and forth, and even some people patiently explained how to eat hot pot to the villagers of Shanwo.

Although Wen Jin used to eat like this in the mountain nest, but other people, only a few such as Wang Han, followed this meal, and this is the first time for others, and the local wine from Imjin Town was also sent, and the men each went down with a bowl, and the voice of the conversation became louder.

The most talked about is the current days, Shanwo Village, unconsciously, has become the richest village in the vicinity, much better than before.

Some people praised Wang Han for being good and a good leader, and when Wang Han and his wife heard it, they felt comfortable, they suffered hardships and tiredness, and they felt that it was worth it.

Wang Han drank two more bowls of wine, stood up and cleared his throat: "The people in our mountain nest are all conscience-minded, Master Qian's family moved here, we are all blessed, this Qian family is a big show and a little talent, but it has contributed to our village, just the good rules - digging a flood ditch every winter, although everyone is tired, but the crops are saved, just for this, we can't forget the good of others." ”

Everyone said yes, and some people took the opportunity to talk about Wen Jin's free rice seedlings back then, and the villagers began to grow rice and live a good life, and the topic soon became a praise meeting for Wen Jin.

Wen Jin felt that life was an experience, all kinds of tastes, all kinds of levels, not to mention experiencing and tasting, it was always good to see and see, so she asked people to surround a table with green vines and let Mrs. Xiao sit with her.

Mrs. Xiao has been living in the courtyard of the deep house, and has not been in contact with the people at the bottom so closely, across the rattan fence, hearing the words outside, she looked at Wen Jin with a smile: "I didn't expect that you and Mr. Qian had benefited one party, today, I can follow the stain, the villagers are so respectful, hehe, in fact, it is very good to live here for the rest of my life." ”

"Madam, this time we went to Daddy's side, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, how do you want to live, and we still have the final say? People's hearts are flesh and blood, you take others seriously, and people take you seriously. ”

Mrs. Xiao didn't nod, just smiled.

"I understand what Madame means, for those wicked people, we naturally can't tolerate adultery, how can we repay virtue with virtue? It's not like I haven't met that kind of person here, and the degree of abhorrence is beyond your imagination. ”

Seeing Mrs. Xiao listening intently, Wen Jin briefly talked about the people and things of the Qian family's big house.

"Madam, you must be wondering in your heart, why does the Qian family only have two and three rooms, do you understand today? One mother and three brothers, just because the boss was not right-minded, and met an heir with sinister intentions, finally did such a thing, hired a murderer, or killed his own own nephew. His family doesn't think about working their own, they just want to encroach on the fruits of other people's labor, and all their intentions are how to harm others and benefit themselves. Everyone may meet such people in their lives, but I have always kept my eyes open, and I will definitely not be kind to them. ”

"That's right!" Mrs. Xiao patted the back of Wen Jin's hand.

Back then, with her immature shoulders, she picked up the burden of the family in the turmoil, and she must have met more and worse villains than Wen Jin, and at this moment, she felt Wen Jin's words more deeply.

The dinner party did not disperse until midnight, and the villagers spontaneously extinguished the fire and cleaned the grounds. The next day, when Wen Jin and the others packed up and set off for Shiwei Village, many villagers came to see them off, they went to pick mountain goods early in the morning, and rushed back at noon, just to give the best gifts to the guests.

Because it is fresh and difficult to store, Wen Jin and Xiao Yuchen have said a lot of good things, but there are still five big carts piled up, how to place these, and if they are loaded on the car, they will become moldy and insect-like.

In the end, Wang Han came forward to help solve the problem, he and his wife sent things to the nearby market, exchanged dry mountain goods with people, and sent them to Shiwei Village three days later.

Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Yuchen are very much looking forward to seeing the green cornucopia in Wen Jin's mouth, the kiwi orchard on the old road of the Jinhe River.

On both sides of the old road of the Jin River, it is no longer the yellow sand raging and desolate in the past, instead of the harvest scene with strong colors, the red persimmon lanterns are hidden among the green orange leaves, the golden fragrant pears exude an attractive fragrance, in the distance, you can see the snow-white reeds, the green tall windbreak forest, approaching, between the trees, is a large area of rice fields, the ducks in the pond are croaking, and there are farmers busy in the fields.

Wen Jin wore men's clothes, rode side by side with her younger brother, and enjoyed the scenery along the road, she didn't expect that the old road of Jinhe could have such a beautiful scenery in front of her, and a pair of eyes couldn't see it.

"Sister, where is your kiwi orchard?"

"It's still ahead, you look ahead, is that a piece of trees lower?"

Xiao Yuchen stretched his neck and looked at it, and smiled bitterly: "Sister, I can't see it." ”

"Don't worry!"

After walking for more than an hour, the road suddenly widened, and the trees on both sides were planted neatly.

"Huh? Sister, what's going on here? ”

Wen Jin thought about it, this is the boundary of Dongshe Village in the past, most of the people in this village have sold their land, is it possible that there is a good leader, and the people in the village will start again?

It is only three or four miles away from Shiwei Village, and she can already vaguely see the houses in the village, and when she hears the roosters and dogs barking, Wen Jin is excited, and her manor has arrived.

"See? This piece of kiwifruit orchard is Uncle Mingshan's eldest brother - Uncle Dashan's family, and then it's mine, the two families combined, more than 3,000 acres, is it impossible to see the edge at a glance? ”

Xiao Yuchen looked at it, and after a while, sighed: "Sister, why can't I see so much?" ”

"Hehe, there is a tree in the middle, I am afraid that the kiwi fruit will have worms or diseases, so I will divide the garden with other trees and make it into six pieces."

"Oh-" Xiao Yuchen smiled, he understood his sister's mood, the word "endless" was imagined by his sister in her heart.

Jiang Chun, the head of Shiwei Village, had already received the news, and took his subordinates to stand at the intersection to greet them, and when they saw a team of carriages and people on horseback, they thought that it should be the master, and they all trotted over at this time.

Xiao Yuchen rode a horse and walked in front, and he had a three-point resemblance to Wen Jin, even Jiang Chun was stunned, and thought that the little master had grown into what he is now, only to see them kneeling down in unison: "Welcome the owner back!" ”

Xiao Yuchen turned his face and smiled at Wen Jin: "My sister is really capable, she has such a big Zhuangzi, which is bigger than the mulberry garden of my stepfather Fan's family, and employs so many people." ”

"How did I hire so many people back then? They all fled from the famine and had to sell themselves as slaves, but now life is better, married a daughter-in-law, and has children, so they have seen a lot, and most of those women are not my slaves. ”

"Hehe, that's a lot."

The two approached, dismounted, Wen Jin handed the reins to Chunming, and stepped forward: "Everyone get up, thank you for your hard work!" ”

"We don't work hard!"

"It's not hard!"

"Follow the owner and enjoy it." The gossip answers seemed chaotic, but everyone's tone and expression were so sincere, Wen Jin's heart warmed, and she couldn't help but smile happily.

Among the servants, a few of them were more clever, and they ran over to help Chunming and Xia Yang lead the horses, while Jiang Chun bowed down and walked behind Wen Jin, reporting to Wen Jin the achievements and problems encountered in the farm in the past few years.

Jiang Chun managed the farm very well, and the biggest problem he encountered was that the women they married could not be settled, the farm was in charge of food, these big men really couldn't make themselves full, watching their wives and children starving, so the problem came out, someone smuggled steamed buns home, they were hungry, and as a result, they had no strength to work, and they couldn't put an end to this phenomenon just by relying on Jiang Chun's supervision and scolding, Jiang Chun was very distressed.

"Jiang Zhuangtou, you go and ask, if their women are willing to work in Zhuangzi, I will sign the deed here for the past few days, and I will work in Zhuangzi in the future, and I will eat with my children. Also, are there any of these women who are particularly capable? You need to have a steward. ”

"Yes, yes, hehe, Li San's women are very capable, especially that mouth, very sharp, these women are not opponents, they are a little afraid of her."

"Well, is there anything else you can do?"

"Yes, Lao Hong's woman, a widow with two children, came over and got pregnant again, the days were the tightest, but the family has never been broken like others, and the woman does not allow Lao Hong to bring back the food on the village, which is very backbone."

Wen Jin didn't say anything, but she had a good impression of this Lao Hong's woman, capable and measured, this is the best candidate for a female steward, not Li San's woman, who is a shrew.

The carriage left the official road and turned into the path leading to the courtyard built by Wen Jin.

On either side are lush kiwi orchards, and under the dense vines, hung with fluffy fruits, which are ripe for the season, the size of a child's fist, and exude a faint fragrance.

"Sister, our dried kiwifruit and kiwifruit juice are all made from this?" Xiao Yuchen asked curiously.

"Uh-huh!" Wen Jin nodded.

This road is two or three miles, but Wen Jin has no intention of getting on the horse again, the scenery in front of her is both strange and familiar, under the fruit trees one by one, there are her footprints, but now, the vines are much thicker and longer than back then.

"Dongjia, I heard that someone in Shuiling County has introduced a kind of rice, the rice is not very delicious, and the yield is low, but the long time is short, but the wheat can be harvested and replanted, does the owner think it is good?"

"You can make a decision about this, the land left back then was for everyone to fill their stomachs, you can grow whatever you like."

"Yes, good!" Jiang Chun is very happy, he loves to eat noodles and wants to grow wheat, but some people like to eat rice, and now, people from both sides can be satisfied.

Mrs. Xiao looked at the road curiously through the window, and admired Wen Jin very much in her heart, her kung fu back then was all used to deal with people, unlike Wen Jin, who still knew how to cook crops and housework.

When she finally arrived at the place, Wen Jin was surprised to find that there were many more houses next to her yard, which were very low and crowded together.

"This is ......," Jiang Chun said embarrassedly.

Wen Jin didn't blame, but said: "I didn't think of this, you should write to me, so let's do it, when you are idle in winter, you take people into the mountains to cut wood, and in the spring of the next year, build a house, each family has a yard, each yard is divided into five lands, build a slip house, a west wing, and the rest of the places are planted with fruit trees, and each family has flowers to be inserted, and then you exchange and eat with each other." ”

"Give it all to us?"

Wen Jin smiled: "Then can I still take it?" Give it to me not enough for the journey. ”

"Thank you, owner!" Jiang Chun was particularly moved.

"Jiang Zhuangtou, I am good to you, like you, I know in my heart, I know what is bad, but some people have to inch in, if someone is too unbearable, you have to help me deal with it, there is no white-eyed wolf here."

"Yes!" Jiang Chun nodded solemnly.

Entering the courtyard, the room was all cleaned and ventilated, the house was very dry, the bed was still used by Wen Jin back then, and it was soft and noisy, Mrs. Xiao lived in the landlord's room, Wen Jin lived in the west room, Xiao Yuchen lived in the wing room, except for the personal servants, the rest lived in the outer courtyard, which was quite arranged.

Wen Jin asked Jiang Chun to bring people and give gifts to Shi Zhenzong's family.

Shi Zhenzong followed Qian Jun into Beijing secretly and supported Emperor Yongchang to ascend the throne and made great contributions, the emperor arranged for some of them to enter the military department, the Yamen of the Soldiers and Horses Division and the city defense camp, but Shi Zhenzong was sent to the Rongshan military camp, where the living environment was better, and he did not directly face the foreign clans, and the defense task was not heavy, but because it was the last barrier to defend the capital, the emperor had particularly high requirements for the loyalty of the officials and soldiers, Shi Zhenzong was straightforward, serious, and got along with Emperor Yongchang with feelings, which was the emperor's most trusted, and he is now a four-grade general, which is one grade higher than those who have the same experience as him and stay in the capital.

Shi Zhenzong's father, Shi Qihou, was seriously injured in a battle in Western Xinjiang, was shot through the calf bone by an arrow, and had to return home.

There are more than ten people in the entire Shiwei Village who are still serving in the army, in addition to Shi Qihou's father and son, there are six people who have official positions, according to the imperial court system, the people of the entire village can not pay taxes and do not accept labor, which is the greatest credit of Shi Zhenzong.

While Wen Jin gave the gift, he also made a post that he wanted to visit, just waiting for a reply from there.

Mrs. Xiao has been locked up in the courtyard of the deep house, and when she saw the woman here walking and talking outside without any scruples, she was very envious, she asked Wen Jin to find her a local dress, and she also wanted to go out for a walk.

Wen Jin smiled: "Madam, I still want you to visit my fish pond and orchard, I don't know how to speak, you wait, I will accompany you." ”

As he was talking, Chunming came to report, and someone came to visit.

"Who?"

"Mrs. Shi has two women, it seems that they are a daughter and a daughter-in-law."

"Please, please!"

Mrs. Xiao and Wen Jin walked to the outer courtyard together, and as soon as they arrived at the second gate, Mrs. Shi and her party had already entered.

"Auntie, this is, I should go and visit you." Wen Jin said with some embarrassment.

"Wen Jin? It's really Wen Jin, what kind of politeness do you talk about with your aunt. After Mrs. Shi finished speaking, looking at Mrs. Xiao, Wen Jin hurriedly introduced them.

Mrs. Xiao's level is much higher than Mrs. Shi, she took the two women behind her to salute, Mrs. Xiao saw Wen Jin called her aunt, so she returned to the flat salute, Mrs. Shi was still a little afraid to accept it, and turned sideways to avoid it.

The two girls behind her, one is Shi Yaozong's daughter-in-law, and the other is Shi Zhenzong's little sister.

The stocky little girl back then has grown into a thriving and healthy big girl, Wen Jin can only find a little shadow of the year when she looks carefully.

Mrs. Xiao invited everyone into the house to sit, and the maid hurriedly served snacks and tea.

"My aunt has been doing well in the past few years."

"It's okay, the master is back, I finally have a backbone." Mrs. Shi had a lot of emotion in her tone, thinking about how difficult those days were back then, but now, thinking about it, it feels incredible, and the changes are too great.

Wen Jin immediately knew what she had in mind, and what she and the Shi family knew each other.

"Yes, auntie, Uncle Shi is now older than the county lord's officials, and those rats who watch people put down dishes don't dare to be arrogant anymore."

Mrs. Shi smiled, remembering that her husband returned home, her son was promoted to the fourth grade, and became a celebrity in front of the emperor, the big and small officials in the Pingling realm came to visit, and Zhao Li, the head catcher, knelt at the door of the house to beg for forgiveness, and couldn't drive away, and didn't dare to move the nest for a whole day and night, her Shi family, but not the little belly chicken intestines would provoke and retaliate, but Zhao Li spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and without Shi Qihou's personal guarantee, he just couldn't believe that the Shi family didn't care about him.

Wen Jin saw the bright smile on Mrs. Shi's face, and naturally guessed what the result was. Mrs. Shi is a hearty person, she is very good at taking care of Mrs. Xiao's emotions, and takes the initiative to talk to her, she has heard the truth about Wen Jin's life experience from Shi Zhenzong, and Mrs. Xiao sighed that Wen Jin was ill-fated, and the two quickly became acquainted.

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