Under the big camphor tree on the side of the road, Zhu Qi knelt on the ground and told Liu Xingshan about the difficulties he encountered.

Although Liu Qing told him that people who believe in the god of the land are like-minded people, and they should be close to each other as family members and treat each other as family.

However, the gap in reality is so big, he doesn't dare to think like that at all.

God doesn't say anything.

Although Liu Xingshan looked down on Zhu Qi a little bit in his heart, he thought of his old father's entrustment, and he always had a smile on his face.

Hearing what Zhu Qi said, he was obviously relieved.

- The old father specially entrusted him with a dream, asking him to help a believer, and he thought it would be very difficult.

That's it.

The things that can crush Zhu Qi's family are not worth mentioning in his eyes.

smiled and said to Zhu Qi: "You get up, this is all a trivial matter, I can help you." ”

When he turned around, he said to Steward Zhou:

"Our family is in charge of the land rent, let's go and tell him, Zhu Qi's land rented by our family this year is free of field rent."

Zhu Qi was overjoyed, he had already stood up, and knelt down again and kowtowed to Liu Xingshan: "Thank you, second master, you are really a good person!" ”

Steward Zhou's face was embarrassed: "Second master, isn't this okay?" This year's drought is not very serious, so he will also be exempted from land rent, and as soon as the news comes out, other people's families will also be exempted from land rent, which will be troublesome. ”

Liu Xingshan was very unhappy: "This is not just what I meant, but also what my father means that he is now the land god of Liuzhen." If you are asked to do this, you will do it, and don't tell me this or that. ”

reprimanded Steward Zhou a few words, and said:

"Didn't my father give me the name "Doing Good" so that I could do good deeds? My father has accumulated virtue and good deeds all his life, and he is a role model for the descendants of our Liu family. Now that my father has become the land god of Liuzhen, he wants to protect all those who believe in him in this land, and I, as a son, will of course obey his wishes. ”

Steward Zhou didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, what the second master said is that it is a small one." ”

"You hurry up and call Steward Wang over to me, and I will ask him to waive Zhu Qi's field rent this year in front of me." Liu Xing is a good way.

"Yes, yes, the little one will call right away." Steward Zhou said, and ran to the Liu family's compound.

Zhu Qi kowtowed to Liu Xingshan again and said, "Thank you Second Master, Second Master, you are my reborn parents!" ”

The land he planted this year was affected by the drought, which affected the harvest, but it was not that there was no harvest, but the harvest was not enough to pay the rent.

If he can waive his land rent this year, then there will be some leftovers, so that he won't even have food for the next year.

It can't be said that the problem is completely solved, but at least there is no problem in surviving, and there is no need to marry his daughter to the butcher in the town.

- It's not so much about marrying, it's about selling, it's about pushing her daughter down the fire pit.

Liu Xingshan said: "You don't have to thank me, this is all the things my father told me, if you want to thank me, go to thank my father, and go to the temple every morning, noon and evening to burn a stick of incense for him, that's fine." ”

He also knew that his old father, who had just become a god, needed incense and believers, so he said so.

Zhu Qi hurriedly said: "Second master, don't worry, I will definitely do this in the future." ”

Liu Xingshan was very satisfied with his attitude and said:

"It can be seen that you are a person who knows how to be grateful, as long as you persevere, you will have no less good fortune in the future."

After thinking about it, he said, "You said that your eldest son wants to go to the state city to take the exam, how about your eldest son studying?" ”

"Back to the second master," Zhu Qi said respectfully, "I haven't studied, I don't understand that, but I heard the teacher in the village say that he is okay to study, and if he goes to the government to take the exam this year, it is very likely that he will be talented." ”

In this village, Xiucai can be called Xiucai Master, that is an amazing character.

Liu Xingshan's heart moved, thinking: "There are so many poor people in Liuzhen, but his father wants to help him, isn't it for his son's sake?" Could it be that his son is also a man of good luck? ”

Thinking about it like this, the smile on his face deepened, and he said:

"You are just a farmer, and you don't have land, and it is difficult for you to raise such a big family and provide for a son to study."

Zhu Qi said sadly: "But now that the exam is about to start, I can't even take out the entanglement to go to the state city, I can't go this year, let's see how next year goes." ”

It is more than 100 miles to go to the state city, and it takes two or three days to walk, and it takes money to eat and drink on the road, and it is very hard.

It would have been easier to go by horse-drawn carriage, but it would have cost you more.

When you get to the state city, the exam is not a one-day affair, and it costs more there.

The Liu family exempted him from this year's field rent, but now he can't make up the entanglement of his son to go to the state city for the exam.

After waiting for another year, he was reluctant, and it is estimated that his son was even more reluctant.

What's even more sad is that what will happen next year, whether he can get this entanglement, he doesn't know.

Liu Xingshan shook his head: "The child has that ability, don't delay him, if he can be admitted to Xiucai this year, he will take the exam this year." Even if you can't pass the exam, you will have more experience, and you will have more confidence in taking the exam next year. If you don't let him take the test until next year, you're delaying him, which is not right. ”

Zhu Qi sighed - why didn't he understand this truth? Can you understand what the top is for?

smiled bitterly: "Let the second master smile, my family is poor, and I really can't take out that coil." ”

Liu Xingshan said with a smile: "Isn't it just to go to the state city to entangle?" My father asked me to help you solve the problem, how can you let your son delay for a year because of that little entanglement? Don't worry, I'll help you solve this matter. ”

Zhu Qi was surprised and delighted, and was about to bow down, but was stopped by Liu Xingshan:

"You can get my help because you believe in my father, and my father asked me to help you. If you are grateful, then thank my Father, and you don't need to thank me. ”

Zhu Qidao: "The land lord wants to be thanked, and the second master is also grateful." ”

After a while, Steward Zhou came with Steward Wang, who managed the land rent of the Liu family.

Steward Wang is the person who refused Zhu Qi's reduction or reduction of land rent before, and he is arrogant to those tenants on weekdays, and he has never looked at others.

But in front of the second master of the Liu family, he nodded his head, like a pug.

Even when they saw Zhu Qi, they all smiled and said hello to him.

It seems that Steward Zhou had already explained something to him when he came over.

Liu Xingshan and Steward Wang talked about exempting Zhu Qi from this year's field rent, and Steward Wang hurriedly nodded and said that there was no problem, and he would not go to Zhu Qi again this year to ask for land rent.

Zhu Qi was most worried about this matter, even if it was solved like this.

After saying this, Liu Xingshan said to Steward Zhou again:

"I chatted with Zhu Qi for a while, and learned that his son studied very hard, and he was going to take the government examination in a few days. For such aspiring people, we, as neighbors, should also help. You go to the treasury and get five taels of silver and a copper coin, which can be regarded as supporting his son's entanglement in the examination of Xiucai. ”

Zhu Qi was surprised, delighted, and uneasy, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Second master, it's just to go to the state city for the exam, so you don't need so much." ”

"Give it to you, you will take it," Liu Xingshan said, "The child goes to take the Xiucai exam, that is a major event in life, take more money, eat better, live better, and play better, don't delay the child's life because of a little money." ”