That night, Zhao Erbao mentioned Zhang Weidong's suggestion to Zhao, but Zhao didn't have an idea, only said: "Boss, you can do what you say-"

After speaking, Zhao sighed again: "How can I live this day-"

These words touched Zhao Erbao's heartstrings.

"Don't talk about that, let's sleep. ”

On the other side, Zhao Tiedan entered the house, and Zhao's mother had not yet fallen asleep, and talked about the land rent in a few words.

Although Zhao's mother is blind, her heart understands it very well.

"Son, don't take care of your mother, do you think it's better to change your life, then do it, no matter how bad this day is, how bad can it be?"

In the past few months, the Zhang family's life has been prosperous, and Zhao Erbao and their family have gained a lot of benefits. The changes in this family, Zhao's mother felt very clearly.

For example, there is enough food for wintering, and occasionally meat is brought home, and more importantly, my son has changed a lot, and he no longer stays at home and consumes the pile of wood. Zhao's mother is most anxious about when her son will be able to climb into a family business, and she will hold her grandson.

Zhao Tiedan was sure in his heart, so he said: "Mother, I know what to do." ”

yes, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be? It's a big deal that he is back to his old job

The night is like a mirror, and the silence is like frost.

On this night, many people in Zhao Village had difficulty sleeping peacefully

The next day, Zhao Erbao got up earlier than usual, and couldn't wait to come to the door of Zhangjiayuan, but found that Zhao Tiedan had arrived first.

"Brother Erbao, morning!"

"Morning!"

Before the Zhang family got up, the two were squatting and waiting outside the courtyard gate.

After a stick of incense, there was a sound in the tile room, and after a while, Zhang Weidong went out and saw the two coming early. Not surprised.

"Come in—"

"Brother Zhang, I'll follow you in the future!"

"Me too!"

Zhang Weidong walked towards the back of the house, and said with a smile: "What, have you figured it out?"

"I figured it out, I might as well work with you, but. Brother Zhang, do you have any specific plans?" Zhao Erbao said embarrassedly. Dare to love, he is still not steady.

"Yes, I can't live this day, it's better to change my life!" Zhao Tiedan also said.

Once the two made a decision to no longer farm, their hopes now are pressed on Zhang Weidong, and their pressure is not light. However, like Zhao Erbao, Zhao Tiedan has no bottom in his heart.

"Morning exercise first!" Zhang Weidong said.

The two were stunned, so they had to follow to the courtyard at the back of the house. Started the morning jog, spitting, and standing on the pile.

After a while, Xu Qing and Zhao Lanlan also participated.

And Zhang Weidong's dumb riddle made Er Zhao Yi not focused enough in the morning, and he was reprimanded a few words during the morning exercise, so he was relieved.

After an hour of morning exercise, Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan went back to their homes to change their clothes, and then they were driven to Zhao Lizheng's mansion, although they didn't get in. But the word got in. Fortunately, the land rent between the Zhao Mansion and the tenants was only a verbal agreement, and there was no fingerprint. When these words are brought to the ground, the agreement on the lease of land is useless.

The words were handed over, and on the way back to Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan, they were unexpectedly down-to-earth, and it seemed that they had never been so easy. In previous years, the family was busy. I was tired enough, but I didn't have much to do. Now that the tenants are no longer farming, they are looking forward to the future.

After coming back, they planned to explore Zhang Weidong's tone, but they couldn't help it. After breakfast, Zhang Weidong was teaching a group of children to read and write. Come to think of it, Zhang Weidong will not deceive them

Speaking of which, Steward Zhao has been in a really good mood in recent days.

When the snow thawed, it was the time for planting the cultivated land, and many tenants in the village came to the door to ask for seeds, livestock, and some chores.

Especially for Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan, Zhao Li was about to vent his dissatisfaction and suppress Zhang Weidong, which was arranged by Steward Zhao to make things difficult in the land rent and fields. Thinking that a few months ago, he ran an errand, couldn't raise his head in front of Master Zhao, and even knelt down for Zhang Weidong to beg for mercy, which was a great shame, and now the opportunity for revenge has come.

"Hey, surnamed Zhang, let you get away for a few days for the time being, the master and the third prince will definitely not give up!"

"Zhao Erbao, Zhao Tiedan, if you tie up the surname Zhang, you will have to pay the price, if you don't draw a clear line with the surname Zhang, the high-grade fields and medium-sized fields will not have your share, and the inferior fields and wastelands also depend on the mood of the master and the housekeeper!"

Steward Zhao was in a good mood, humming a strange tune, washing up under the service of the old woman, after breakfast, put on a brand-new linen cotton robe and a small felt hat, and then went to Zhao's mansion to work.

These days, he lives at home, and it is convenient for him to receive gifts from some tenants.

When he entered Zhao Lizheng's house, Zhao Lizheng was still sleeping in bed with his concubine in his arms. The masters did not get up, but the servants got up early.

In the courtyard belonging to Steward Zhao, there is also an errand boy 'Xiao Qi' in front of him, who is also here early in the morning, lighting the stove and boiling hot water in the house. Although the snow has mostly melted, it was still very cold early in the morning.

"I went back early yesterday, what else happened?" Steward Zhao entered the house, asked, while looking through some notes on the table, basically some things in the village had to be recorded.

This is equivalent to dealing with the official affairs of the house, only big things will work for Zhao Lizheng, and small things can be handled by Steward Zhao.

"The third prince took the fourth child to the town yesterday—" an errand boy whispered in front of him.

Steward Zhao's face turned straight and warned: "Remember to keep your mouth tight, understand? Otherwise, you and I can't afford to be punished!"

Xiao Qi immediately lowered his head and bowed: "The little one understands, don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

"By the way, did Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan come to the door yesterday?"

"I've been here, the porter Xiao Jiu sent them, and I didn't let them into the house!"

"Oh?"

When Steward Zhao heard this, he immediately laughed proudly. Erzhao softened?

Hey, didn't you have to bow your head to the master when you were able to do it?

"If they come back today, they will say that I am too busy to meet them!"

"This—"

Xiao Qi's face suddenly turned strange. Bite one's tongue.

Steward Zhao frowned: "If you have a fart, let it go!"

Xiao Qi hurriedly said: "My lord, I'm afraid they won't come." ”

"What did you say?"

"Xiao said, they don't expect to come again, they came to the door yesterday and asked the porter Xiao Jiu to pass the word, they won't rent the land-" Xiao Qi hurriedly explained.

Don't rent land anymore?!

Steward Zhao's head suddenly felt like a hammer had been smashed. Buzzing.

How could Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan not rent land? Incredible! Unbelievable!

When he came back to his senses, Steward Zhao suddenly panicked, and everything before was under control. Originally, Master Zhao and he were just two people who made things difficult for them, aiming to suppress and isolate Zhang Weidong. As long as Er Zhao and Zhang Weidong draw a clear line, they still have to plant this land.

But obviously, the two families didn't follow the script, and they simply didn't farm.

Stealing chickens doesn't make rice? This must be the encouragement of the surname Zhang!

It's hateful!

How should I explain this to the master?

Not to mention that after Zhao Lizheng got up, he was angry when he heard this, and decided to suppress the two families. Let them have no place in Zhao Village. Let the two of them have no firewood to cut down and no work to do, if it were not for the completion of the water kiln, there would also be a share of Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan, and it is estimated that the water would not be picked. At the same time, it also wooed tenants who had a good relationship with Erzhao, and the surroundings were isolated. Lang Zhong is not allowed to treat a few families, and he has to be harsh on tax and servitude, and so on.

Steward Zhao even spread the word that he wanted the Zhao Mansion to stop care. Unless they repent.

In short, Master Zhao was very angry. The consequences are severe.

On the same day, the news that Er Zhao did not rent land spread in the village, and everyone was surprised. And Mr. Zhao was very angry, some gossip came out, and many tenants were forced by the landlord's family to be obscene and threatening, and even took back the literate children of the Zhang family on the same day. The courtyard was quiet again.

The atmosphere in the village is eerie. Zhao Erbao and Zhao Tiedan were under tremendous pressure, nervous, and even Xu Qing were shaken, but Zhang Weidong was indifferent and let them spit out the pile for several days. The amount is doubled.

"You guys, if your heart is not quiet, this will be very harmful to martial arts training! How ignorant people are in the world, you go back and think about it! You want to change your way of life and live a good life, but you don't want to offend Zhao Mansion, how can there be such a good thing in the world? What is the suppression of Zhao Mansion?"

"In fact, as long as everyone gets ahead, they can leave Zhao Village and go to the town and county to live a life of being a good person, isn't it better than starving their wives and children in Zhao Village?"

When they go out of the village, they go to the town or county seat to live? They ask for money but no money, they can only farm, what can they do when they go to the town or the county seat?

People really didn't think about this stubble.

In the past few days, the suppression effect of the Zhao Mansion has come out, and the three families have been isolated, and even the villagers who meet good relations on the road dare not talk more, and they do not communicate much to carry water in the water kiln. Even, the original plan to lease mules and cattle to the tenants in the village was also yellow. They were sad about it, but they understood the pain of the people.

Fortunately, Zhang Weidong is the backbone, and he is not in a hurry or slow, but everyone is relieved, and they eat and sleep as usual, but the time for practicing martial arts has doubled, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. Whether it is Er Zhao, or Xu Qing and Zhao Lanlan, this is the case.

In terms of martial arts, Zhang Weidong is not affectionate and strictly supervises.

In a flash, the heavy snow thawed for half a month.

This afternoon.

Zhang Weidong had just urged a few people to start practicing, but there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

Zhang Weidong was still curious, but Er Zhao and Xu Qing's faces changed greatly and they became nervous.

"It's not good, the horse bandits have entered the village!"

"Horse bandits?" Zhang Weidong frowned. "Goudan and Xiao Yueyue entered the house, Brother Zhao took his sister-in-law over, and Brother Tie Dan took Aunt Zhao over, immediately!"

The crowd immediately ran.

Several families were next to each other, and the transfer was completed in less than a moment, and Zhao and Zhao's mother took care of Goudan and Xiao Yueyue in the house.

Zhao is still in a hurry: "The food, clothes and bedding are still in the house, what should I do?"

Mother Zhao comforted: "Don't worry about the Erbao family. ”

Dog Dan and Xiao Yueyue are surprisingly quiet, staying by the side of adults.

In the courtyard, Er Zhao and Zhang Weidong each had an ash pole spear, and Xu Qing and Zhao Lanlan each had a snow-white long sword and stood guard at the gate of the courtyard. But it can be seen that except for Zhang Weidong, who is very calm, the other four are very nervous, and even a little panicked. Looking at their appearance, Zhang Weidong had the heart to take the initiative to suppress the bandits, but he had to give up. Compared with the lives of other villagers, Zhang Weidong cares more about the people around him.

"Tell me, what's going on with this bandit?

As far as Zhang Weidong knows, there is a road connecting Zhao Village and the town, so if the bandits want to enter Zhao Village, they have to pass through the town, right? Could it be that the current horse bandits are so arrogant that they pass through the town to rob Zhao Village?

"No, no, there is a township regiment composed of the party chief and the servants of the landlords in the town, dozens of people, and the horse bandits generally do not enter Huangsha Town, they must have made a detour into Zhao Village!" Zhao Erbao swallowed his saliva and said.

"I know, it is said that there is a group of horse bandits a hundred miles away from Huangsha Town, called Huangsha Bandits, who come and go like the wind, and the government has cleared it several times, but it can't be cleared, the officers and soldiers come, they go into the mountains to hide, and when the officers and soldiers leave, they come out, but they generally don't come to Huangsha Town, it's too far, and there are other towns and villages in between!" Zhao Tiedan added nervously.

Da-da-da-da!

As he was talking, the sound of horses' hooves came to this side, and a group of horse bandits under the black pressure were racing wildly on the village road, and at a cursory glance, there were more than a dozen horses, all of them were skilled, and they seemed to be not bad.

Zhang Weidong didn't dare to let them approach, lest the courtyard of the house suffer.

"You guys are guarding here, I'll stop them!" Zhang Weidong put down a sentence, jumped out of the courtyard in one step, and ran like a strong wind, the end of the spear was straight.

A few people had never seen each other, and the man ran much faster than the horse. (To be continued......)