Chapter 81: Xie Daoran
Lao Su turned to look at Yu Qingzhi, his beard was all white, his face was ruddy, his expression was clear, and he laughed loudly, "How does this girl know my identity?"
"It's not that the woman knows Lord Xie, it's that my husband confessed before he went out, Lord Xie, the head of the Xie family, is an old friend of the late elders, and now that we have arrived in Luming County, I want to come to Lord Xie to know the news, and we will definitely come to see each other."
"Old Friends...... You're right, the two of them and I are indeed old friends," Xie Daoran looked nostalgic, and when he saw the descendants of the deceased, he suddenly remembered the moments when he was with the deceased in the past.
He and He Lianjun's parents have been playmates who grew up together in the capital since childhood, even if he and He Lianjun's father had different political views and gradually drifted apart, and later the He family was in trouble, he also wrote to intercede for the He family, but in the end he was reprimanded by the current emperor, and even affected the Xie family.
More than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, goodbye to the old man and descendants, Xie Daoran is full of sighs.
"That kid from the He family, did you actually say that?" Xie Daoran sighed a little, "I met his parents when I was young, and I was also friends of life and death, but later because of many miscellaneous matters in the court, the brothers turned against each other, and now the two of them have long passed away, thinking of the past, I can't help but feel a little embarrassed."
Xie Daoran said to Yu Qingzhi, a junior, but he didn't feel any embarrassment at all, Yu Qingzhi poured him tea, and the two sat down according to the etiquette of the elders and juniors.
Xie Daoran sat on the top, holding the tea handed by Yu Qingzhi in his hand, and said coldly, "I heard that my rebel son has offended you many times?"
Yu Qingzhi didn't expect Xie Daoran to speak so bluntly, so he couldn't help but be a little stunned, and hurriedly said after reacting, "Gongzi Xie wants to come, it's just a joke with me, the women don't take it seriously, and Lord Xie doesn't have to take it to heart......
Xie Daoran hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't call me anything anymore' Lord Xie, I have already resigned from my official position, and now I am just a flat-headed commoner, according to my seniority, you should call me Uncle Xie."
He then asked, "Who is the author of that plaque in the hall?"
Yu Qingzhi was a little curious why he suddenly asked this, but he still replied, "That plaque is written by my husband himself."
"Ah, no wonder, it's quite a father's style," Xie Daoran sighed lightly, and put down the teacup in his hand, "Nephew, don't blame, this person is old, there will always be a lot of emotion, the boy of the He family has a rough life, although I have the heart to help, after all, I can't compare with his parents, and I can't be by his side every day, now that he has you, he finally has a home, I see in my heart, and I am finally relieved."
Yu Qingzhi blushed a little when he said it, although she didn't know what Xie Daoran had done for He Lianjun after the death, but looking at Xie Daoran's appearance, she really couldn't connect with Xie Feng's bastard.
But he didn't expect Xie Daoran to take the initiative to mention Xie Feng again, "That bastard boy in my family, in the name of the Xie family, although I am far away from the capital, I have already heard of the evil deeds he sat down, but I am no longer in Hongchen now, and I have no intention of caring about these mundane things, but now that he has offended you, I will naturally not sit idly by, you can rest assured, in the future, I will definitely order the people in my family to restrain him, and not let him come to you for trouble."
Yu Qingzhi was a little puzzled in his heart, and asked directly in front of Xie Daoran, "Uncle Xie, this Xie Feng is your biological son, but now he has been raised to look like this, do you still plan to ignore it?"
What she said was very polite, Xie Daoran then set his eyes on Yu Qingzhi, there were some doubts in his eyes, and some scrutiny, as if he didn't expect Yu Qingzhi to talk to himself so bluntly.
Then he came back to his senses and said in a deep voice, "Feng'er is not my own son, but the people of the clan see that I have no queen, and I have to pass it on to my name, ten years ago I retreated, he grew up with his biological parents in the clan, I thought that his biological parents would educate him very well, but I didn't expect to be spoiled into a waste."
Yu Qingzhi was still puzzled, "As the saying goes, a habitual son is like a murderer, and even a rural village woman like me understands the truth, how can a high-ranking family like the Xie family ......
"How so?" Xie Daoran snorted coldly, "What's impossible, although Feng'er is their biological flesh and blood, after all, it has already been recorded in my name, whether it is going underground in the future, or future generations will comment, they will only remember that he is my Xie Daoran's son, and it has nothing to do with their side branches, if they don't raise Feng'er to be a waste, where will their own children have a chance to get ahead."
Yu Qingzhi suddenly felt a little pity for Xie Feng, who was just an innocent child, but was abandoned by his parents again and again because of his interests, the first time he was recorded in Xie Daoran's name, and the second time he wanted to raise him as a waste so that he could make way for his other children.
"Earlier, when I became a monk, I planned to take Feng'er away with all my family wealth, but his biological parents told me that they would manage the Xie family and teach Feng'er well.
"Then what does Uncle Xie plan to do in the future?"
"Now that I know that the kid of the He family has other plans, I naturally want to give him a helping hand with this old bone," Xie Daoran's eyes had mixed emotions, as if he was ruthless, and he also seemed to have made some kind of determination, "Niece and daughter-in-law, that kid from the He family has been studying too hard, he has been alone for so many years, and he has to avoid being chased and killed, and he has to take care of his younger siblings, now thanks to you, you must be by his side well, as for what he wants to do, my old man will also wish him a helping hand!"
Yu Qingzhi sent Xie Daoran away, and then sent a letter to He Lianjun, telling him everything Xie Daoran had come to the house.
He Lianjun has been to Tongxin County for four days, Yu Qingzhi took Uncle Zhang, and found a few honest and loyal old people from Uncle Zhang's village, and sent them the seeds that had been improved by themselves, "Uncles and uncles, this kind of seed is a seed that I have improved with special methods, which is enough to increase grain production, and after everyone goes back, there is no need for special cultivation, just like their usual seeds, just plant them in the ground."
It was not yet the time for spring planting, so Yu Qingzhi distributed the seeds to everyone and instructed, "I have a lot of such seeds, and you uncles and uncles can tell your relatives and friends at home when you go back, and let them come here to receive the seeds, which are all free."
Uncle Zhang is very familiar with these villagers, he took the words of Yu Qingzhi, and said, "Don't underestimate this kind of seed, after the improvement of the seeds of my owner, how can the yield per mu reach more than 400 catties, as long as the spring is the sowing season, everyone will plant this kind of seed according to the instructions of our owner, and everyone will be able to harvest a bumper harvest in the autumn."
Originally, everyone was still a little skeptical about this high-yield seed, but when they saw Uncle Zhang open his mouth, the villagers were relieved, and they each took the seeds home, and did not forget to publicize it to their relatives, friends, and neighbors.
In the next few days, Yu Qingzhi stayed at the grain seed store, and one after another, people really came to the grain seed store to receive seeds.
Yu Qingzhi took Uncle Zhang, not only distributed seeds to them, but also taught them what kind of planting methods to use to increase grain production, and even asked Uncle Zhang to organize a few people to visit the villages where they bought seeds regularly to help them solve various problems.
Yu Qingzhi is going well in Luming County, but He Lianjun, who is far away in Tongxin County, has encountered problems.
He and Jiang Chen arrived at the grain market, seeing that the price of grain in Tongxin County had not increased too much, and it was still within the range that he could accept, he was full of joy because the problem in Luming County was about to be solved, but he was blocked by a big man with a full face and a beard.
The big man stood in front of the two of them, and after scanning the two of them up and down, he asked in a thick voice, "You two are from Luming County?"
In the spirit of going out and being kind to others, He Lianjun first saluted the big man and said, "This brother has good eyesight, we are from Luming County, and now there is a famine in our county, and many people are starving to death because they can't eat, our county lord asked me to bring a few people to come to our Tongxin County to buy some food back."
The big man listened to the "tsk" twice, and sighed, "Your county lord is really a good official, but it's a pity that you can't buy food in my Tongxin County, so you better go to other places to have a look."
The big man turned around and wanted to leave, but He Lianjun hurriedly grabbed him
arm, asked, "What do you mean, brother?" I don't think the people in Tongxin County have been affected by the disaster, and even the price of food has not changed much......
"I told you, let you leave Tongxin County quickly, why don't you listen to persuasion?" The big man turned around, pulled He Lianjun and Jiang Chen aside, and after carefully observing and making sure that no one was paying attention to the surroundings, he lowered his voice and said to the two, "It's really not that I, Panzi, are embarrassed by you, but our county lord has already sent a message that he is not allowed to sell the grain in the county to you, and even arranged for people to be in the grain market, and once he saw that Luming County came to buy grain, he was all locked up."
"I also heard from you, your county lord is really a good official, so I want to help you, otherwise I wouldn't want to take such a risk."
After Pan Zi finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, He Lianjun asked again, "Brother Pan Zi, do you know why your county lord is reluctant to sell grain to the people of Luming County?"
Pan Zi scratched his head, squatted back to He Lianjun's side, and sighed, "Alas, originally these things shouldn't have been told to you, I also heard others talk about it, it is said that our county lord and your county lord have some grievances that cannot be resolved, and now that your county is in trouble, how can he sell the grain of our county town to you if he doesn't fall into the well."
Pan Zi smacked his lips, as if he had made some kind of determination, and then said, "You better go back quickly, and don't reveal your identity to anyone again, as for food, you should go to other counties to have a look, I have to go, if we meet in the future, you must pretend that you don't know me."
After he finished speaking, he quickly disappeared into the sea of people while no one was paying attention to him.
Leaving He Lianjun and Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen looked at He Lianjun and asked, "You and Gu Yuanyu have known each other since childhood, do you know what grievances he has with the county magistrate of Tongxin County?"
He Lianjun shook his head, "Gu Yuanyu has not been good friends with others except me since he was a child, and besides, he has been living in the capital before, how can he have a feud with the county commander of Tongxin County......
"This is strange, as far as I know, this Qiu Baixue has never been to the capital, how can he make a feud with Lord Gu......