Fei Yinghuan is from Jiangshan County, Zhejiang, and enters the Jiangxi boundary by land.

Officials were alarmed along the way, and officials from the prefectures and counties went out one after another.

The prefect of Guangxin got the news early and prepared to wait for the ship to Yushan County. Yushan Zhixian greeted and sent to the county border, Shangrao Zhixian was seamlessly connected, and Leadshan Zhixian was already waiting in the east of Ehu Town.

At the beginning of the new dynasty, this kind of behavior was forbidden, and local officials were not allowed to mobilize the people to welcome the powerful.

More than 30 years have passed, and the bad habits of officialdom have revived, and they have become accustomed again.

Shangrao Water Station.

Fei Yinghuan is over 80 years old, and after arriving at the post station, he did not get off the boat to play.

The prefect Hou Chang didn't dare to disturb indiscriminately, so he just waited with the boat. Near the end of the evening, the county came by boat and said, "County Zun, Mr. Yifang is invited." ”

"Please!" Hou Chang hurriedly said.

Fei Yinghuan's old acquaintances in his hometown have all died of illness one after another, and now only this "Mr. Yifang" remains.

This gentleman's name is Wang Hu, the word Menghou, and the number is a room.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Fei Yinghuan, Hu Mengtai, Wang Hu and other fellow villagers once went to Beijing to take the exam together. Fei Yinghuan and Hu Mengtai both failed to make the list, but Wang Yu was admitted to the Jinshi, and when the Ming Dynasty fell, he had already served as a senator of Shandong Province.

At that time, Shandong was eroded, and Wang Hu, the senator, had no real power, so he simply hung the seal and returned to his hometown. But before the Ming Dynasty perished, Wang Yan couldn't turn his face to the "traitor Zhao Han", so he set up a private school in the countryside to teach. After not teaching for two years, the children in the countryside who were willing to study all entered official primary schools, and Wang Yan could only live at home farming and studying.

Until the new dynasty was open-minded and the style of lecturing flourished, Wang Hu, who had devoted himself to studying for many years, finally established a sect in Shangrao County.

"Grandpa, Mr. Yifang has come to pay a visit."

"Wang Menghou? Hurry up, please! ”

Fei Yinghuan, who is over eighty years old, is actually quite neat, supported by a healthy servant, and personally went out of the cabin to greet him with a crutche.

Wang Yu is a few years younger than Fei Yinghuan, dressed in cloth clothes, standing quietly on the bow of the boat.

When the two boats approached, Wang Yu arched his hand and said loudly: "Lingweng, long time no see!" ”

"Brother Xian, please come on board and drink!" Fei Yinghuan said happily.

When Fei Yinghuan was in his sixties, he built a villa in Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, and called himself "Lingyuan Resident" and "Lingsuo". He did not start a sect in academics, specializing in history, literature, calligraphy and painting, and also participated in the compilation of the "Complete Book of the First Dynasty of the People", and he was also well-known in the academic circles of the Datong New Dynasty.

Wang Hu was immediately invited to board the boat, and the prefect Hou Chang also hitched a ride, and the rest of the disciples and officials were waiting on the boat next to him.

"Please take a seat, and Governor Hou will also please." Fei Yinghuan was in a happy mood.

"Thank you, old man!" Hou Chang sat down cautiously, half of his ass hanging in the air.

Lou was also supported by the maid, and Wang Yan and Hou Chang hurriedly got up to visit: "The old sister-in-law (old lady) is fine!" ”

"Sit down." Lou smiled and poured tea for them personally.

Fei Yinghuan asked, "Is the virtuous brother in good health?" ”

Wang Yu replied: "It's okay, there are no major illnesses, and minor illnesses continue." ”

Fei Yinghuan was a little melancholy: "Alas, the Shangrao scholars who rushed to take the exam back then are now the only two of you and me." I remember that we went to Beijing three times together, and I took the test five times with Lao Hu (Hu Mengtai). ”

Wang Yu smiled: "It should have been four times, but in the first year of Chongzhen, I fell ill before leaving. ”

Fei Yinghuan also laughed: "Even then, I was sick in Beijing." But I never thought that I was delayed due to illness, and on the way back, I actually met His Majesty today. At that time, how could I have expected that the little doll that I brought back would do such a big thing to change the dynasty. ”

"This destiny is also!" Wang Yu flattered, "It is also the blessing of Lingweng, and it is also the blessing left by the sages of the Fei family." ”

Fei Yinghuan stroked his beard proudly, nodded and said, "Back then, I rushed to take the exam again and again, and I wanted to become an official." In the end, I really had no choice but to spend money to buy a magistrate. But he failed to make the list several times, and it was not without gains, and he realized the suffering of the people along the way, and he was no longer an ignorant scholar who studied hard behind closed doors. As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books. Nowadays, the wind of sword travel is even worse, and young students have caught up with the good times. ”

Wang Yu echoed: "Yes, the young man is really in time for now." The world is stable, and there is no grass raging; The people are rich, the price of food is stable, and it is much easier than before to go out. Recently, I heard that there is a steam ship in Ganjiang that can burn coal and travel thousands of miles a day. ”

"Traveling thousands of miles a day is just a lie, but there are two or three hundred miles," Fei Yinghuan said with a smile, "As long as the shipwright adds coal to the boiler, the steamship can be automatic without wind." I've heard that it's still improving, so maybe the boat will be faster in the future. In addition, coal stations had to be built along the way, and it was impossible to run without coal. ”

Prefect Hou Chang suddenly interjected: "Guangxin Mansion is already planning to build a coal station, and steam ships will be available in two or three years." ”

Fei Yinghuan nodded and said, "That's very good." ”

Suddenly, Fei Yinghuan asked again: "Virtuous disciple Sun, is there anyone who is an official?" ”

Wang Yan shook his head and sighed: "My sons who are not successful are not reading materials, so they can only go to the examiners to do some chores." There is a good grandson who won the last list of Jinshi a few years ago. That kid can endure hardships, and took the initiative to ask for transfer to Ezo County, dealing with the natives on the island, and now he has become Ezo Zhixian. ”

Fei Yinghuan asked: "I've heard of Ezo County, it's the big island in the north of Japan?" ”

"However," Wang recounted, "the island is divided into three forces, one is the Ezo savages, the second is the Japanese immigrants, and the third is the Han Chinese immigrants. My good grandson sent a letter that he had introduced rice cultivation in Ezo County, and the people of all ethnic groups on the island obeyed. In the past, there was no rice production there, but in the future, there will be rice to eat, and the taste is good, and the rice grown is good. ”

Fei Yinghuan praised and said: "This is a great achievement, the virtuous brother has raised a good grandson." ”

After chatting for a while, Wang Yu said: "Lingweng, it's getting late, how about moving to the cold house for a few days?" I have a large pond with a lot of carp and grass carp, and it is indescribably comfortable to drink tea and fish. ”

Fei Yinghuan politely refused: "I went back to Leadshan to settle down this time, and I have time to wander around, and Goose Lake Town is next to Shangrao, and I will go when I settle down." ”

"Then let's make an appointment," Wang Yu said with a smile, "and then invite the elders and celebrities around us to fish and drink tea while chanting poems." ”

Fei Yinghuan smiled: "This is also a beautiful thing. ”

Everyone moved to the deck, and Fei Yinghuan looked into the distance, and on the dim river surface, the fishing fire was faintly visible.

Prefect Hou Chang took the opportunity to tell about his political achievements: "Old man Rong Bing, now this Guangxin Mansion can be said to be rich in things and people, and the number of people has quadrupled compared with Chongzhen. Although the population is large, the people can have food and clothing. Those who did not have enough land at home went to tea factories and paper mills. In particular, the paper mills produced in the counties of Guangxin Prefecture are among the best in the country. In addition, now that commerce is booming, Guangxin Province is the thoroughfare of four provinces, and only this cargo transportation can feed countless people. ”

Fei Yinghuan nodded and said, "It's not easy. I remember when I was younger, there would be a famine every ten years or so. Leadshan County also set up a cabbage monument, and the magistrate took the people to eat cabbage together, and persuaded the rich to donate grain to save countless hungry people. ”

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Thanks to Your Majesty's pioneering efforts, there are already many grain-producing areas overseas. Every year, countless grains are shipped back, and the coastal provinces do not have to worry about food, and grain prices are gradually stabilizing. Unlike in the previous Ming Dynasty, the annual transportation cost countless people, and the price of grain in the southern provinces rose accordingly. ”

"The world is peaceful, the people are happy, the territory is thousands of miles, and the four seas are subdued, which is an unprecedented prosperous era since ancient times." The prefect Hou Chang continued to pat the emperor's ass.

Wang Yu smiled and said: "If I am not old, why would I go to Beihai, Green Ridge, and Dawan to have a look." In particular, in the subordinate city of Beihai, it was said in the newspaper that the Su Wu Temple was built last year, and the knowledge under the spring of the Su subordinate country can also rest in peace. ”

That night, Wang Yu rested on the boat and returned home the next morning.

Fei Yinghuan and Lou continued to travel west by boat, arriving at Ehu Town at noon that day, and the news quickly spread in Sili and Eight Townships.

The children of the Fei clan collectively went out to help the old and the young to greet them, and the people nearby also came to pay tribute to the old man's demeanor.

"Master, do you remember me?" An old man stepped forward with the support of his grandchildren.

Fei Yinghuan was a little presbyopia, put on his glasses and looked at it carefully, and then said happily: "You are ...... Sword gall? ”

Jian Dare smiled: "It's me!" ”

Fei Yinghuan asked, "Are the piano hearts and wine spirits still there?" ”

Jian Gall said sadly: "It's all gone." ”

"yes, you're not too young." Fei Yinghuan sighed.

The descendants of Qin Xin and Jiu Lu came forward to pay their respects, Fei Yinghuan and Lou Shi were like seeing their children and grandchildren, no matter how they looked at it, they felt very cordial.

Fei Wenwei suddenly shouted outside the crowd: "Old man, old man...... Let me go! ”

After a lot of tossing, he was finally allowed to visit, but his uncles didn't have a good face. Of course, the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized, and it is impossible for the children and grandchildren of the wine to file a lawsuit to divide the family property in front of Fei Yinghuan.

Lou glanced at it, pointed to the group of Bengalis and asked, "This is the servant concubine you bought?" ”

Fei Wenwei replied dignifiedly: "Back to the old lady, the younger generation couldn't be idle, so she went to Bengal to wander." On the side of Bangladesh, he has earned 10,000 acres of fertile land from scratch, which are brought back from Bangladesh by the younger generation, and he will bring some fellow villagers to Bangladesh to make a fortune next year. ”

Fei Yinghuan approvingly: "There is ambition and righteousness, and the grandchildren are so promising, and the wine spirit can also smile at Jiuquan." ”

As soon as these words came out, the neighbors who knew Fei Wenwei's details covered their mouths and snickered, and at the same time they were extremely envious of him.

Fei Yinghuan had four brothers back then, and the fourth brother settled in Hunan and almost never came back.

The other two brothers have died of illness, leaving behind a group of children and grandchildren, who are now living in the old house of the Fei family in Goose Lake. Not to mention the wealthy, the life is quite rich, and one of the gentlemen was exiled to the snow area for beating people to death - if it weren't for the Fei family's face, he would have been beheaded a long time ago.

Fei Yinghuan and Lou were surrounded by nephews and grandnephews to go home.

Asked all the way about the situation, of course, it was good news and not bad news, only saying that the fourth child of the Changfang family studied well, studied at Nanchang University at public expense, and was likely to be admitted to Jinshi in the next few years. The brothers left more than ten children and grandchildren, and this one is the future façade.

Fei Yinghuan used to go home every year to worship his ancestors, and he didn't move around again after he was 65 years old. Now more than ten years have passed, and when I return to my hometown and old house, I am shocked and emotional.

It's a pity that most of them are fresh faces, and the younger generation doesn't know any of them.

Occasionally, an old man stepped forward to say hello on the road, and although Fei Yinghuan and Lou couldn't remember it clearly, they were very happy and asked their entourage to hand over some copper coins as a greeting gift.

After having lunch at the Fei family's old house, Fei Yinghuan took his wife Lou and couldn't wait to go to the countryside.

The house is surrounded by tea mountains, and there is a paper mill further away.

Fei Yinghuan pointed to a mountain where no tea was grown and said, "That used to be my family's land, right?" ”

The second son of Fei Yinghuan's brother said: "Uncle, it used to be the land of the Fei family, but it was already distributed to tenants when the dynasty was first established. ”

"It's okay to divide it." Fei Yinghuan said with a smile.

He walked forward on crutches, but saw an old farmer in the field, cutting potatoes and vines and putting them in bamboo baskets.

Fei Yinghuan shouted from afar: "What about harvesting sweet potatoes? ”

When the old farmer heard this, he turned around and stood up, and after seeing the situation clearly, he hurriedly came over to pay respects: "Shao...... Master, sweet potatoes can grow again, I'll cut some potato vines and feed them to the pigs. ”

"Do you want to call me young master?" Fei Yinghuan asked.

The old farmer said: "Master, I used to work as a small servant in the Fei family and lived in the miscellaneous courtyard for several years. When the old man returned to Goose Lake before, I also took my family to the town to greet me, and I was very happy to see the old man. ”

Fei Yinghuan said happily: "It's also an old man, what's your name?" How old are you? ”

The old farmer said: "My name is Fei Cong, and I am 62 years old this year. ”

Fei Yinghuan asked again: "How is the family doing?" ”

The old farmer opened the conversation and said: "Earlier, I didn't have to worry about food and clothing by farming, but later I had more children and grandchildren, so there was not enough food in this field." The eldest of my family worked as a boatman in Hekou Town, and he had already achieved the second level, and the whole family moved to Hekou Town. The second child is not angry, so he can only follow me to farm. The third child is unlucky, his academic performance is very good, and he drowned in the river to bathe during the summer vacation. There are also two daughters, one married to Hengtang and the other married to Chengguan. My eldest grandson also got paid and worked as an apprentice in a paper mill for a few years. The tea factory that the second grandson entered is also about to leave the school. Three grandchildren......"

"Many sons and many blessings, you are so blessed." Fei Yinghuan said with a smile.

The old farmer said: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and it is up to them to earn their own money." ”

A few discerning entourages helped the old farmer cut the potato vines, and then helped the old farmer pick them home.

Fei Yinghuan chatted with the old farmer all the way, followed by a large group of people.

The old farmer's house was four half-earthen houses, half of which belonged to the pig barn, and two large fat pigs were being raised.

"Woo Woo ......"

The big yellow dog tied in front of the pig barn saw everyone barking viciously, and was scolded twice by the old farmer and stopped.

The family members of the old farmers came out one after another, brought benches for the Fei family to sit on, and used clay bowls to make a few bowls of broken tea, which is very cheap in the tea-producing area.

Fei Yinghuan walked into the hall and found that there were a few pieces of bacon hanging on the beams.

Fei Yinghuan said with a smile: "This is the joy of peace." ”

The old farmer said: "Those of us who farm the land, only a good emperor can enjoy happiness." ”

Fei Yinghuan took a bowl of broken tea and took a sip, the taste was not good. He came to the courtyard and listened to the sound of arching grooves in the pig barn, and suddenly there was a rooster crowing in the distance, and the big yellow dog in front of the pig house also followed the nervous barking.

Looking at the tea mountains and farmland in the distance, Fei Yinghuan asked his wife: "Madam, you can live here comfortably." ”

Lou said with a smile: "Qianmo traffic, chickens and dogs smell each other, it is indeed a good place to retire." ”