"There should be someone next to the eldest brother, he doesn't know the way, if there is a trustworthy person to follow, we can rest assured where to go."

Yan Lao Er said while thinking about it: "Old man Kang is not an ordinary person, his two sons, you have to take a good look, our family's current conditions, there is a heart to find a good one, people are not happy, it is also a way to pick from those who have committed things, I have been an official before, my knowledge is not bad, there must be no problem with copying and writing, the eldest brother will take the exam next year, and then he will have to enter Beijing.

I have seen the world and suffered crimes, if we can really be down-to-earth, we must not be treated badly, we are afraid that our hearts will be high, and we will not be able to let go of the past......

As for me, forget it, I don't have anything to do. ”

Yan Lao Erxin said in his heart what can he do if he finds someone to follow him, whether he can help him copy books or help him write his homework, hire someone to pay for work, pay for food and housing, and give someone something during the New Year's holidays...... What a loss.

"Daddy has me!" Yan Yu Tengteng ran in, climbing onto the kang with his hands and feet. "Dad, I'll be a scholar for you, you don't have to pay for it every month, you just give me a day's calculation, and you give me a day's money when I work for a day, what's the matter?"

Yan Lao Er smiled: "I can't afford you."

You are all a person with a shop now, and our whole family can't reach your shop. ”

"Hee-hee!" Yan Yu smiled and said: "It's all empty to buy a shop, Dad, I think you should bring a scholar to help you do some trivial things, if you don't want your daughter to be affected, how about I recommend a few people to you?" ”

"Who would you like to recommend?" Yan Lao Er was curious.

"Brother Da Tie, Brother Ertie, Brother Santie, Brother Big Dog, Brother Erlang of the Hu family, Brother Da Long of the Wang family, Brother Da Hu of the Wang family, Brother Da Hu of the Song family are also good, and the kid of Uncle Sun's family ......"

Yan Yu's small mouth was almost the most important in the village.

"Stop, stop!" Yan Lao Er hurriedly stopped: "Even if your father is looking for a scholar, he will find one, and your choice is too big." ”

Yan Yu leaned over and gently kneaded her father's shoulder: "Dad, you see that you are narrow-minded, you choose a person from here, naturally you are entangled in which one to choose, you don't need to open your mind." ”

"All of them?"

"That's right! Positions are fixed, and people can be mobile. ”

"Is that okay?"

"Okay, why not, you think, Dad, this is a good opportunity to go to the official office to see the world, you don't take one at a time, you bring a few more, follow the uncle, follow you, no matter how bad it is to follow the eldest brother, these brothers are not young, they are all working as adults in the village, you also saw it when you went out this time, archery and sticks are not a problem, you can do a lot of things seriously, take turns, go to a decade every time, see more people through the experience, it is good for them."

Yan Yu saw that her father was moved, and said, "It's only a few months, just wait until you find a suitable one and then replace them." ”

Yan Lao Er said: "Okay, then you talk to them and see who is willing to go with me." "They are all good children who know the roots, they are here, they all know things, and he can rest assured that he will take them out.

"Dad, let's talk about this, it's better for you to say, hehe, wait until we discuss how to divide the cattle and sheep." Yan Yu kept a careful eye, if she came forward, it would not be good to pick the half-grown children in the village, the younger children should not be happy, she is the head of the Boy Scouts, so she naturally has to think more.

Yan Lao Er straightened his face: "We have gained a lot this time, fortunately, no one was injured, and if we divide the cattle and sheep and things, the big guys can have a good year."

Tomorrow, my father will go to the tiger, first, to discuss with Xue Zongqi to get a quasi-number, and second, to talk to your master about the people we rescued. ”

"Brought someone back? Who is it? Li Xuemei asked in surprise.

Yan Lao Er quickly explained the origin of the person.

Li Xuemei was stunned, she only stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked out, there were herds of cattle and sheep, and the voices of several village elders were particularly high, and she really didn't see outsiders entering the village.

"These people, what are you going to do?" She asked her daughter.

Yan Yu pursed her lips, along the way, she talked to them a lot, and she kept thinking about where they went.

After thinking about it, Xiao'an Village is the most suitable place for them to settle down.

The folk customs are simple, they are all fleeing the famine, they have suffered hardships and crimes, and they can tolerate these poor ladies and their children better.

Yan Yu looked at his father's face and whispered: "There are more and more cattle and sheep, we have no experience in raising them, those ladies are more or less, and those children, how about helping us herd cattle and sheep?" ”

The two looked at each other.

Yan Lao Er was happy: "The child is so young, you will arrange an errand?" ”

"It's not too small, the older ones are five or six years old, about the same as me." Yan Yudao.

The children of the poor are in charge of the house early, and these children are sensible earlier, along the way, except for being more restrained at first, slowly, every time they stop to rest, they will work with their mothers, watch the sheep not go far, feed the grass, and milk the sheep......

On the way back, no one had ever looked for water, and the squeezed goat's milk was enough to quench their thirst.

"Five or six years old, that is to say, some have been taken captive for six or seven years......" Li Xuemei's eyes looked out the window, the hustle and bustle in the village had not subsided, she vaguely heard the child and her aunt talking to several ladies in the village, her voice was hearty and bright.

"Talk to the villagers." Li Xuemei said suddenly: "Our village is big, there are so many wastelands around, they can't open it, even if they can't plant much land, as long as people are diligent, it shouldn't be difficult to feed themselves and their children." ”

Both the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law have this heart, and Yan Lao Er naturally has no words.

The two of them hurriedly ate breakfast and fell asleep.

The village also gradually quieted down, and after a night's walk, everyone who came back was tired.

……

"Sister, brother-in-law is sleeping?" Li Xuemei came to Cui's house with light steps.

Cui Niangzi stretched out her head to see that it was her, squinted her eyes with a smile, and nodded while motioning for her to come to the kitchen.

"Wait, I'll give you a boost." Cui Niangzi hurriedly went back to the house and took a straw mat and put it on the small stool.

Li Xuemei sat down slowly, stretched her legs forward, and exhaled, comfortable.

"Your family is really looking for the right lady, she will take care of people, see how well she raises you, my mother always says, this woman's belly is not big, it is not good, it is not good, it is the best in the middle."

Cui Niangzi chattered: "You are not stupid, you move around a lot, and you are the second child, I see, you will have a good birth."

My second brother and my second brother are also asleep? My dog and his father are the same, they have been gone all night, why do they have to rush this day, sleep now, and when they can't sleep at night, I will call the two of them after noon, so as to save sleep......

Hey, have you seen the cattle and sheep? It's a lot, it's rare.

Your brother-in-law came out this time, and he brought back a wolf skin, saying that he would make leg guards for his father-in-law, and my father would be happy and young, and his teeth and flowers were exposed......"