In April of the seventh year of Taihe, Qingming is coming.

On this day, the sun was shining, the wind was beautiful, and the sky was filled with white clouds, which made people wonder whether there were gods or dragons hidden in the white clouds.

In the capital of the Great Wei Kingdom, the inner courtyard of the Xu Mansion that had just returned to Danfeng City was broken, and a roar broke the harmonious artistic conception: "Xu is gentle...... Gollum...... I'll ...... you. ”

A middle-aged beautiful woman pressed the head of the young man next to her into the copper basin full of water in front of her, and then made a gurgling sound, and the water in the copper basin seemed to be boiling, and countless bubbles bubbled.

The boy raised his head again, and his face was covered with fat powder, but even so, he could vaguely see that the boy's face was full of anger.

"Xu Wenrou, I don't share the sky with you...... Gollum ....... The boy's head was pressed into the copper basin again, and the boy continued to struggle: "You wait...... Gollum ....... ”

"Okay, okay, wash your face first, who made you sleep so hard in the morning." When the middle-aged beauty raised her head stubbornly again, she began to wipe the fat powder on the boy's face with the wet towel in her hand.

Early in the morning, when the boy came to look for her, his face covered with rouge and gouache startled the beautiful woman.

Fortunately, it was not the first time she had seen her son like this, so she hurriedly asked the maid to bring water to wash off the fat powder that was secretly smeared by his second sister on her son's face.

"Mother...... Gollum ....... Before the boy could speak, the middle-aged beautiful woman pressed his head into the water again, and then lifted it up again, while the beautiful woman continued to wipe the young man's face with wet wipes.

"Mother, don't you care about the second sister? Otherwise, if you go out like this, don't you have to make people think that the only son of the Xu family is stupid again? Taking the wet towel from the beautiful woman's hand, the young man began to wipe the water droplets on his face, and a slightly pale handsome cheek slowly appeared in front of the beautiful woman.

The beautiful woman's eyes were full of love, she looked at her son, who was already taller than her, and said, "Your second sister and your eldest sister went out early in the morning, who made you sleep like a pig." ”

"Hmph, when she comes back, I must make her look good this time." The young man said firmly with his anger.

The indigo blue dress made the beautiful woman feel a little more gentle and solemn, and looked at the son in front of her with a smile: "Okay, this time my mother will definitely help you reprimand her." Okay, come and sit down and eat, aren't you going out of the city today? ”

"Well, mother, you must help me this time. Also, I'm going to change the bedding in my room, it's all the colors that girls use, I'm so big that it's going to make people laugh. The young man was taken by the hand by the beautiful woman and walked to the hall on the other side.

"That's all made for you by your eldest sister, if you are willing to change that mother, I will help you replace it." The beautiful woman watched her son sit down, and then the maid in the house immediately brought the meal, looked at her son gently, and said.

"Forget it, I don't want to make my eldest sister angry." The boy ate as he spoke.

got up with the bowl and walked to the door, only to see a young man of the same grade as him squatting in the corner of the wall, who was stuffy at the moment, so he squatted aside, and then gave the meat that the beautiful woman in the bowl gave him without reservation, and said vaguely: "Huo Nuer, eat more of you, you have lost weight after staying in Yongning Temple with me for a few days." ”

The young man turned a blind eye to the mountain-like bones at Huo Nuer's feet, anyway, as long as there was meat during the meal, the young man would always give the meat in the bowl to Huo Nuer as soon as possible, and the beautiful woman never stopped him.

The beautiful woman looked at this scene with a smile, it was not that she was abusing the boy named Huo Nuer, but that this Huo Nuer had insisted on squatting in the corner to eat like this since she was brought back by the boy.

After eating in a hurry, when the young man was about to wipe his mouth with his sleeve, the beautiful woman was already prepared, and before her son raised her sleeve, she hurriedly pressed the wet towel in her hand to her son's mouth.

"Weiyang, go to see the dealer today, remember everything to listen to Steward Liang, you just follow and go around, and let those dealers know you is enough." The beautiful woman admonished the young man while wiping his mouth.

"yes, I see. Mother, I want to bring nine catties back. The young man said to the beautiful woman.

The beautiful woman still looked at Weiyang with pampering eyes, nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, you can take it back if you want to, now there is a stable outside the house, take it back and let Steward Liang take care of it for you." ”

Weiyang instantly smiled, and the afterglow of being gently teased by her second sister Xu in the morning was all thrown out of the clouds in an instant with this good news.

He took Honur into the carriage that had been prepared in front of the house, lifted the curtain and waved at his mother, and then motioned for the butler to drive away.

Xu Changting, who had many regrets in his previous life, originally wanted to be an out-and-out gnawing old clan and the second generation of officials in this life, and under the care and pampering of his parents and two sisters in this life, he did nothing, as long as he enjoyed the family affection in the world.

But after the family followed their father back to Danfeng City from Xining Prefecture, where he had served for more than four years, his parents began to have high hopes for him.

If you talk about it in detail, it can't be said to be high hopes, because he has been weak and sick since birth, and later he was half-stupid and half-stupid, which made his parents and two sisters break their hearts for him.

And what worries parents the most is that if one day they are a hundred years later, then when there is only such a frail and lonely stupid son as him in this world, how will he live?

It is precisely because of such worries that his two sisters have also been implicated because of this, and the sister, who has reached the age of marriage, has not found a good family until now.

As the imperial court transferred his father back to Danfeng City, and Xu Changting's body and sanity returned to normal, his parents began to think about planning for the rest of his life, as well as for the marriage of his two sisters.

"Uncle Liang, how long will it take to get to Banlong Village?" Xu Changting poked his head out of the car window and asked.

The housekeeper of the Xu Mansion was driving with another subordinate, and when he heard Xu Changting's inquiry, he hurriedly turned around and said with a smile: "Soon, it will be there in about an hour." ”

"That's quite far, why didn't you give this public land a little closer in the first place." Xu Changting said with some worry.

Liang Bo smiled silently and explained: "There are too many wealthy families and gate valve families in Danfeng City, and the nearby good fields are basically under their names. Either it was given to monasteries like Yongning Temple and Yaoguang Temple by the imperial court. Although there are some fields that are relatively close, they are not good fields, so ours is a little farther away. ”

Xu Changting nodded instructively, and Liang Bo continued to explain to him: "After going out of the city for a while, the carriage will arrive soon after it is fast, not far away. When you get there, you don't need to do anything, just say hello to them and get acquainted with them. ”

Xu Changting sighed, and his mind was attracted by the bustling crowd on the streets of Danfeng City, as well as the rows of shops.

The Great Wei State where we are now is different from the Yuan Wei that appeared in history, just like the current capital Danfeng City, which is completely like a city that appeared out of thin air.

Moreover, today's Great Wei State is still a northland dynasty that occupies half of the country. To the south, there was a dynasty called the Tang, across the river from the Wei state.

The Northern Wei Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Yuan Wei Dynasty, and the Li Tang Dynasty are also the most commonly used names by the people in the world. In comparison, it is similar to the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom in history.

But the biggest difference is that this period is in the period of transition from the Jiupin Zhongzheng system to the imperial examination system, but at present, the entire dynasty is still built by the royal family and the gate valve family.

Almost all of the caste such as Shinong, industrialists and industrialists depend on these family members and wealthy nobles to survive.

Passing through the majestic and heavy city gate of Danfeng City, since the imperial court stopped using troops against the Southern Tang Dynasty at the end of last year, the wide and flat official roads have become more and more busy.

Taking advantage of the good weather, the young man who went out to play was angry and galloped with a whip, while the girl was affectionate and watched with a curtain. There is an endless stream of business travelers and scholars from all over the world, and even people from the rivers and lakes will flock to Danfeng City to seek fame and fortune.

After leaving the city, the distance of Banlong Village is indeed not as far as expected, and in the middle of a very long but not steep slope, Banlong Village is located.

The village is not very large, surrounded by green wheat fields, and there are several jujube trees standing at the entrance of the village, which is the most obvious symbol of Banlong Village.

However, forty or fifty households, in addition to cultivating their own fields, have cultivated the public land given by the imperial court for the families of the gate lords and wealthy nobles since the equalization system.

The amount of public land varies depending on the quality of the official, and when an official leaves, it will be handed over to the next official to take over.

The carriage slowly stopped at the door of a family's house, Xu Changting jumped out of the carriage with Huo Nuer, and saw that Steward Liang had already greeted the farmers who were waiting at the door early.

The old man at the head was dark-skinned, wrinkled, cloudy eyes, and eye droppings at the corners of his eyes, especially the weather-beaten, rough and black hands, coupled with the patched clothes on his body, which were obviously a true portrayal of the peasants in this period.

Under the introduction of Steward Liang, the old man named Liu Shugen, with a slumped body, with an almost flattering smile, showed a mouth full of yellow teeth and bowed to Xu Changting: "Young Master Xu." "You're welcome, uncle. Xu Changting said politely and easily.

The old man named Willow Root in front of him is like an old man in his last years.

But with Xu Changting's experience today, in this era, it is absolutely impossible to judge a person's age by his appearance, because it is very likely that his real age is more than ten or twenty years younger than you think.

Behind the willow roots, there were several peasant households, almost all of them with swarthy faces with honest and almost flattering smiles.

Seeing these farmers is the main purpose of Xu Changting's visit today, and now that they meet, Xu Changting's gentle attitude has won the favor of the farmers including willow roots.

At the very least, in the eyes of the farmers, the handsome and slender son in front of him did not show a domineering and disdainful posture in front of him.

After greeting them cordially, and after reporting their names to each other, Steward Liang proposed to take a look at the wheat field first, and Xu Changting's task today was completed after meeting these farmers.

The stable is in the same direction as the Xu family's public field, and when it came to the stable, Steward Liang still stopped, and the willow roots behind him also hurriedly asked Xu Changting and Steward Liang for credit: "This stable is newly built, and the daily forage is good forage, and there are special people who accompany these two big horses to eat and live together, for fear of being remembered by the bad guys, the mallet ...... Mallet, where is this guy going....... ”

Before the willow root finished complaining, I saw a man in his thirties, dressed in tatters and with messy hair, walking out from behind the haystack.

Liu Shugen looked at the sleepy-eyed man, hurriedly stepped forward and pulled twice, and then brought it to Xu Changting, a smile appeared on his wrinkled dark face, and the smile seemed to have a layer of black light, and said to Xu Changting: "Childe, these two high-headed horses have always been taken care of by him...... Oh, by the way, Childe, he's called Stickhammer. ”

"Thank you, it's been a hard time for you." Xu Changting said to the man called the mallet: "It's really good to take care of it, it seems that I haven't lost weight in the past few days, and it seems that I have gained some weight." ”

The man called the mallet was a little hesitant in the face of Xu Changting, and the willow root who was anxious for him next to him kicked the mallet with hatred of iron and steel, and scolded in his mouth: "Childe is talking to you, you are saying something, you really can't beat a fart with a stick, and you still want to please your daughter-in-law ......." ”

"Both...... They are all prepared according to the forage given by the Lord's family, and I have raised them before...... Having raised horses, these two are really good, river meandering horses...... Clever. A man named Hammer said.

Xu Changting touched the brown horse called nine catties, and when he heard the words of the mallet, he was a little surprised: "Do you know their breed?" ”

The mallet nodded: "River Horse...... Recognize the Lord, recognize the way, recognize the home...... Smart and docile. ”

Hearing the mallet say this, not only Xu Changting's eyes lit up, but even Steward Liang showed a surprised expression, after all, even he himself couldn't figure out the breeds of these two horses.

Almost no words were spoken along the way, like a mute Honuer, and when he heard the mallet say this, he also looked at the mallet with some surprise.

These two good horses, when they were in Xining, made it take him and Xu Changting a lot of effort to steal them from the Xining military camp...... Give it to the hugs out.

As Xu Changting asked the mallet to bring the saddle over, Steward Liang looked at the two saddles, which were actually covered by the mallet with his own clothes and kept in a clean place, and couldn't help but think about it, and said to Xu Changting: "If the son is satisfied, you might as well bring the mallet to the house, and let the mallet raise horses for the son in the future?" ”

Xu Changting watched Huo Nuer and the mallet loading the saddle, and Jiujin was indeed docile standing there, not resisting at all, allowing the two of them to put the saddle on his back, but from time to time he turned his head and rubbed his long face into Xu Changting's arms.

As Xu Changting nodded and agreed to Steward Liang's proposal, and when he asked about the mallet, he could clearly feel that the eyes of several farmers, including Willow Root, suddenly became a little complicated, with envy, jealousy and loneliness.