CHAPTER XXII
Xishan is still a little far away from Luoshan Village, and continuing west along the foot of the mountain, there is Changxing Village.
There are many families in the two villages who are married, and they come and go during the New Year's holidays, and this West Mountain is the only way to go.
Most of the villagers are simple, but that doesn't mean there aren't people with bad intentions.
Moreover, the family was too poor, and it was not yet the best time to farm and support the family with peace of mind, so Su Mo only opened a small piece of land and stopped.
These days, she gets up in the morning and runs to the mountains, checks for traps, chops some bamboo and wood along the way, and when she gets them back, she starts making breakfast.
At noon and in the afternoon, he did carpentry at home, then pinched some dinner, boiled water to bathe his three children, and woke up early the next day to go up the mountain to check for traps.
The cycle goes on and on, the days are busy and fulfilling, and the body is much stronger.
This will dig almost a cent of the ground, that is, there is a little sweat, which is like before, carrying the load of water and panting.
Su Mo looked at the first piece of land he was about to own in this world with satisfaction, picked up the hoe, and went home.
The three children estimated that it was time to wake up, and she went back to cook, and went to the village chief to measure it.
As for the trap in the mountain, I haven't gone there today, but I threw some internal organs into the pit yesterday, plus Gu Xingnian's koi luck, there should be prey to take the bait.
When the time came, the village measured the wasteland, and it was too late to see it.
Su Mo also didn't expect that Wang Yingying and her mother and daughter would actually make up their minds about the trap she made.
She estimated the hour, and hurried to the village with her hoe on her shoulder.
After all, if the title deed can't come down, she can't go to plant, what if someone makes it bad at that time, it is indispensable to guard against people, she has a deep understanding of this truth.
However, Su Mo still went home first, put the hoe away, and washed his hands again.
The porridge boiled in the pot is already ready, this is wild vegetable porridge, wild vegetables are picked next to the small courtyard, very fresh, put some salt in it, stir and stir.
After tasting the taste, just right, Su Mo sent down the spoon and told the three children to get up.
Gu Xingnian was very dependent on Gu Jinnian, and Su Mo had no choice, so he moved the bamboo bed to her room, which was equivalent to a family still sleeping together, but they were in the same room and different beds.
"The porridge has been served to you and put on the table, I will go to the village to do some errands later, you stay at home obediently, and wait for me to come back."
Su Mo tied Gu Xingnian's hair while admonishing:
"When Xingnian is ready, I will give it to her, Ping'an and Jinnian, whoever is free, will give her a serving, but don't let my sister serve it herself, you know?"
The porridge is hot, Gu Xingnian's small body is not raised so quickly, if he doesn't hold it steady, the consequences are unimaginable.
Gu Ping'an and Gu Jinnian both nodded, indicating that they would pay attention.
Su Mo tied the micro end of the pigtail with a red head rope, then patted Gu Xingnian on the shoulder, stood up, and said, "Okay, go rinse your mouth." ”
The three children went out in response, and Su Mo took ten cents on him, and then went to the village.
If you ask someone to do something, you have to give people some benefits, don't look at Su Mo in the last days to start doing without saying a word, but the people are very clear.
Ten cents is not too much, not too little, enough to buy a pound and a half of rice, or half a pound of pork.
The village chief's house is in the middle of the village, to the east, is the ancestral hall, and to the west, is the well.
It's another day to go to sea, and almost all the women and children in the village are sitting at the door enjoying the coolness and watching the children frolicking.
These days, Su Mo has sold a lot of game in the village, the price is fair, and the villagers have changed a lot of their opinion of her.
Su Mo also replied with a smile, if someone asked her what she was doing, she smiled and responded with a smile, but the reason was not revealed at all.
The big guy saw that he couldn't ask anything, so he stopped thinking.
Originally, on the day when the village went to sea, the village chief was supposed to stay at the beach after worshipping the sea god, but the seaside was so humid that his injured leg couldn't stand the cold.
There was a sea god to protect him on the left and right, so he sent someone to guard him, and after worshipping himself, he returned home.
When Su Mo came to the door, the village was teaching his grandson to read.
The village chief asked his mother-in-law to take the child away, stood up with a cane, and asked, "Su, is there anything wrong with you?" ”
"That's right."
Su Mo hung his head slightly, and said 1510:
"I bought some watermelon seeds from a traveling merchant in the county, and when I still had time, I wanted to plant them, so I opened a plot of land in Xishan.
The village chief, please see if you can help measure it, and then report it to the yamen to get the land deed down. ”
With that, Su Mo took out the ten cents and put it on the small square table on the side of the village.
The village chief was stunned, and he frowned and waved his hand as he swept the ten cents on the table.
"You take the money......"
Su Mo thought that the village chief was unwilling, and immediately wanted to speak again, but heard him say it again.
"As the head of a village, it is my duty to measure the wasteland, and I know the situation of your family.
In addition, although the imperial court encouraged the cultivation of wasteland and promised to exempt the land from taxation for three years, the premise was that the land should not be abandoned within three years, otherwise it would be subject to double the tax.
The land in the West Mountains can't grow anything at all, are you sure you want to open up the wasteland? ”
Only then did Su Mo realize that he had misunderstood the village chief.
is inexplicably a little empty in her heart, every word in the village chief's words is really for her sake.
It's just that you can't grow something, Su Mo doesn't dare to agree.
"I know, but I still want to give it a try, there is not much land dug left and right, and if I can grow it, I will have another income at that time.
In my family's situation, I can't go to sea, and I ......can't go to buy land."
There is no money, needless to say, the village chief can also hear it.
The village chief saw that Su Mo was determined to open up the wasteland, so he didn't say much.
"Cheng, you wait here, I'll go get something for measurement."
He walked to the next room with his cane, and in a few moments came out with a basket in his hand.
"Let's go!"
"Hey."
Su Mo responded and followed the village chief.
The village chief's legs and feet were inconvenient, and he couldn't walk too fast with a cane, so Su Mo saw it in his eyes and slowed down quietly.
They are all debts owed by the original owner, and they should be repaid......
Those women who looked at Su Mo's past saw Su Mo coming back and following the village chief, and they were a little puzzled, could it be that something was wrong?
Just as I was guessing, someone in the distance rushed over, his hair was messy, and his clothes were very dirty......
"In broad daylight, there are people who don't pay attention to their image, it's insulting!"
Just after breakfast, Wang Kuixing, who was taking a walk to eat, looked at the figure, shook his head again and again, and acted like a nerd, which made the surrounding women cover their mouths and laugh.
The village chief also frowned, when did the outsiders come to the village again? Could it be that there is some natural and man-made disaster somewhere?
At this time, someone exclaimed: "Isn't this the princess?" ”
Wang Kuixing on the side froze, the look of disdain on his face didn't go down quickly, he stared at it with wide eyes and took a closer look, it was really his wife.
Woohoo, alas!
Wang Kuixing only felt that the qi and blood were rushing to his brain, and his face turned red, and then he brushed his sleeves away, looking unwilling to see more.
The village chief's brows furrowed even deeper, he leaned on crutches, his steps quickened, and then he was lucky and dantian, and scolded in a deep voice: "Mrs. Wang, what are you doing?" ”
Mrs. Wang raised her head, there was still horror in her eyes, and she saw the village chief, as if she had seen a savior.
"The village chief...... Fast...... Go and save my family......