The situation of the Zhou family and Menkeng Village is much better than Li Congyi thought. The three-entry courtyard of the Zhou family and the courtyard extending from the left and right side compartments occupy the east end of the village, and such a large courtyard is obviously more than one in the village. The adults and children in the village, although their clothes are generally tattered, the children are generally smart-eyed, and they are obviously not afraid of life when they see such a large group of people leading horses. It is said that since the Song Dynasty, China's productive forces have not developed, and by the time of the Qing Dynasty, due to the population explosion, the people's living standards have dropped sharply, perhaps this is a footnote? After Li Congyi came to this world, he didn't see much, and he could only guess like this.

Zhou Yuanying's father, who is also the patriarch of the Zhou clan in Menkeng and the stone pit next door, and Zhou Shihui, the leader of Menkeng Village, is not at home, but his mother, a woman who is not tall and thin, speaks and does things very neatly. On the one hand, he arranged for someone to report to Zhou Shihui, and on the other hand, he chatted with several elders in the clan to accompany the grandfather, and at the same time seized the time to vacate his own yard, especially the upper room was carefully arranged, and everything should be done, either a cluster of new ones, or a rare mahogany furniture was moved out. Up and down the yard, I found more than a dozen women and cleaned it comprehensively. He also instructed people to kill a pig and a few chickens for Li Congyi and his party to eat.

Luo Zhengwen, Gu Dazhuang and others were overjoyed, and the original plan was to camp. Li Congyi's camping routine is naturally not bad, and it can't be shortened by the enjoyment of the grandfather of another country, but others can only settle. Now that I am eating and drinking in the Zhou family and have a house to live in, I am naturally very happy. Li Congyi didn't want them to wait, and everyone even smeared oil on the soles of their feet, and dispersed to the front yard to gamble.

But it was Zhou Yuanying and his third brother Zhou Yuanxiong, waiting for Li Congyi to wash. However, lying in the newly laid futon, Li Congyi still tossed and turned, and it was difficult to sleep for a while.

On the one hand, the time is too early, Li Congyi estimated that it was only around eight o'clock, and the biological clock really couldn't be adjusted. On the other hand, my mind was a mess with all kinds of ideas.

In the afternoon, Li Congyi, Luo Zhengwen, Gu Dazhuang, and Zhou Yuanying said a word from time to time, and occasionally said a few words to ordinary guards. Especially Luo Zhengwen, as a qualified guy, will answer and talk a lot of gossip. However, this also let Li Congyi probably know his own situation.

The first is time. At present, it is the seventh year of Kaibao in the Southern Tang Dynasty, that is, the seventh year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty (the Southern Tang Dynasty was a vassal to the Northern Song Dynasty and used the Northern Song Dynasty year). Although Li Congyi is a science man, he has good historical knowledge and knows that the year of the Common Era is 974, that is, the Northern Song Dynasty launched the war to destroy the Tang Dynasty.

The second is identity. He is Li Congyi, the prince of Jiangguo in the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was originally King Deng, because Li Yu removed the Tang name and changed his name to "Jiangnan Lord", he also changed from the prince to the grandfather of the country. However, according to the historical trend, this year the Song Dynasty will destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Southern Tang Dynasty will die next year, and he will be the head of the country. As for how Li Congyi died in history, whether he died in front of Li Yu or behind, it is impossible to test. But even if he doesn't die, judging from Li Congyi's elder brother and Li Yu's younger brother Li Congshan in the Song Dynasty, life must be quite difficult.

Again, the background. At present, he has released the history of Xuanzhou Thorn. Xuanzhou is located in the south of Jinling. Obviously, Li Yu asked Li Congyi to be the assassin of Xuanzhou, which also has deep meaning. However, Li Yu himself knows nothing about governing the country, and his younger brother is also half a catty. Therefore, Li Congyi came to Xuanzhou for half a year, but he also ignored political affairs, and recently fell in love with hunting, and often went out for ten days and a half months.

Li Congyi thought of his parents, relatives, friends and Qian Hailu in another world for a while, and for a while couldn't help but think about his future in this world, he really couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and took a walk at night.

As soon as he came out of the room, a half-sized man got up from a small stool in the shadows: "Grandpa Guo, what do you want to tell me." ”

Li Congyi looked at it and it turned out to be Zhou Yuanxiong. Yuanxiong was only fourteen years old at this time, but he had strong roots and bones, and he looked simple, but during the day, Li Congyi asked him a few words, and when he answered them, he looked as old as his eldest brother Zhou Yuanying.

"I'll look at the moon." Li Congyi said casually, and asked him again, "Are you standing guard for me?" ”

Zhou Yuanxiong didn't understand the meaning of standing guard, but he definitely had to explain it: "My eldest brother said that he was worried that Grandpa Guo would not find anyone if there was something at night, and said that the two of us would take turns on duty at night." ”

"Your brother has a heart." Li Congyi nodded, and then realized a problem. "What about my retinue?"

"They're gambling in the front yard."

Li Congyi's footsteps were stagnant, and he wanted to go to the front yard, but he thought about it. Just watching the performance of the guards in the afternoon, there should be no illusions.

Thinking like this, Li Congyi was a little excited, and was about to go back to the room to rest, when he suddenly heard footsteps, and it turned out to be Zhou Yuanying walking into the courtyard. "Grandpa Guo should rest early today."

"It doesn't matter. Today, I was warmly entertained by your family, and I didn't care about getting serious. Just asked you. Li Congyi motioned for Zhou Yuanying to follow, and asked, "First, why are the two villages fighting?" Second, looking at the appearance of the fighting between the two villages, it is quite measured, what is the reason for this? ”

Zhou Yuanying hesitated, but decided to give it all up.

"The water source of the paddy fields in the two villages comes from the deep mountain stream, Shuiyantou Village is upstream, and the gate pit is downstream. However, in the dry season in August, when rice is indispensable, the two villages quarrel over the division of water. If we talk about the population, it is natural that there are many people in our village; If you talk about paddy fields, there are many villages in Shuiyantou. But the lack of water is actually the reason why our village cannot develop more paddy fields. At present, the water is divided into five and a half, and the two villages are not satisfied. In addition, there are usually disputes over some woodlands and wastelands, so it is often because the two families are noisy and the two villages are noisy, and there will be fights when they are in a hurry. ”

"The ancestors of Menkeng Village are the ancestors of the Zhou family after the Jin Dynasty moved south, and Shuiyantou Village is actually a branch of the Xu family of Kengkou Village, and the ancestors of the Xu family are also southward migration families, and the Zhou family has long been married, and the two clans can be said to have broken bones and tendons. Therefore, although there are fights and occasional injuries, they cannot be ruthless after all. ”

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The next day, Li Congyi woke up early. After getting up, he also asked Zhou Yuanying to accompany him to do some exercise, and he was sweating lightly. After washing, the sky was already bright. Breakfast has also been prepared, of course, Li Congyi eats alone. In the words of Zhou Yuanying's mother: "Grandpa Guo is all immortals from the sky, and it is a great blessing for us to see each other, not to mention eating at the same table, even if we eat in the same hall, we can't afford it." ”

Gu Dazhuang and other guards were also full of food and drink, divided into several classes, and stood in various places in the courtyard in high spirits, and Gu Dazhuang patrolled from time to time, which suddenly set off the atmosphere of this courtyard. It was Zhou Yuanying who came in and couldn't help but relax his steps again.

Zhou Yuanying's father, Zhou Shihui, came to see Li Congyi with Xu Heguang, the patriarch of the Xu clan in Kengkou Village. According to Zhou Shihui's explanation, it was he who led the team to send green bricks to a large house builder, and this business was introduced and promoted by Xu's shop, so Xu Heguang happened to accompany him, and heard that Jiang Guogong had solved the matter of the fighting between the two villages of Menkeng and Shuiyantou, so they both hurriedly came at night. He didn't dare to disturb Grandpa Guo's rest time, so he waited until this time to ask to see Jiang Guogong.

The two patriarchs of Zhou Xu sang and harmonized, and also slapped Li Congyi's sycophants. Li Congyi is a small cadre who has led a team of more than a dozen people, and he only feels that the words of these two people are not true. But I'm not afraid of any moths in this place.

Li Congyi talked about the things saved by Zhou Yuanying, and said that he was grateful.

Zhou Shihui heard this for the first time, and the heart that had always been hanging was realized. secretly thought, this eldest son is honest, and he didn't say anything about such a critical matter in advance, so he let himself be frightened and tossed all night. It turned out that Zhou Shihui heard that Jiang Guogong had relieved the two villages of the fighting and lived in Menkeng Village, so he didn't know what Jiang Guogong was going to do, but he thought that he would spend the night in his own small village, and he was afraid that it would be a lot of trouble. Therefore, he looked for Xu Heguang one night, and asked someone to take care of the county, and thought that no matter whether it was too late or not, he sent someone to contact the clansmen in Xuanzhou Mansion. It was a lot of money, but it turned out that Jiang Guogong came to the door because of this matter.

Even Xu Heguang was taken aback when he heard Jiang Guogong say this. Looking at Jiang Guogong's expression, he didn't fake, and secretly thought that Zhou Yuanying was a good luck.

Zhou Shihui left the table and gave Li Congyi a big gift. made Li Congyi a puff: "What does Zhou Lizheng mean by this?" ”

"Grandpa Guo is auspicious, he is a character protected by immortals, how can a little accident hurt Grandpa Guo? The dog is just at the right time, and it is not a doctor's skill, so if there is no dog, the grandfather of the country will definitely turn evil into good fortune and be safe and sound. Therefore, as soon as it is said to save his life, Grandpa Guo will never mention it in the future. On the contrary, it was the dog who got this opportunity and was able to meet Grandpa Guo, but it was a great blessing sent by Grandpa Guo to the Zhou family. Xiaomin only has one wish here, and wants to ask the grandfather of the country to allow the dog to serve in the future and follow the work of dogs and horses. ”

Zhou Shihui's words are beautiful. Even Luo Zhengwen, who was standing on the side, nodded again and again. Thinking that the earth cliff is neither high nor dangerous, it is estimated that without Zhou Yuanying, it would be good for Grandpa Guo to slow down a little longer. In this way, it is indeed Zhou Yuanying who got acquainted with Grandpa Guo because of this, and he will have the opportunity to develop in the future.

Of course, Li Congyi himself knows that this is not the case. But Zhou Shihui's words are good. "Risaki, please get up. If you don't say it, the prince of the country will also ask you for Yuan Ying. ”

As he was talking, Zhou Yuanying came in to report that Lord Hou of Xuancheng County had arrived. The two patriarchs confessed to Li Congyi and went out to greet him.

Li Congyi is a dignified prince of the country, and he is the assassin of Xuanzhou, so he doesn't have to greet his subordinates. Luo Zhengwen said softly: "Hou Zhixian rushed over before dawn." ”

Li Congyi was silent, but his heart was bright, Luo Zhengwen was giving Hou Zhixian eye medicine, probably because he had a conflict with Hou Zhixian before. However, it is reasonable to think about it, Xuancheng County, as an attached Guo County of Xuanzhou Prefecture (specifically refers to a county that does not have an independent county seat and attaches the county governance to the prefecture and the state capital), and the doglegs of the Guogong Mansion, who can get along well, may be incompetent.

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After Hou Hongye, the magistrate of Xuancheng County, asked Jiang Guogong to say goodbye, he found a chair on the right side of the hall and sat down, and Fang arched his hand and said to Li Congyi: "Yesterday, the two villages of Menkeng and Shuiyantou fought with each other, and they also collided with Lord Guogong, and his subordinates could not escape the crime. ”

Hou Hongye came, and there were no seats for Zhou Shihui and Xu Heguang in this hall. However, they were also half small butts and half stained on the chair, so it was easier to stand up. Hearing Hou Zhixian's words, the two had no choice but to kneel on the ground again and again and confess their crimes.

Hou Hongye seemed to have just seen Xu Heguang's appearance: "Xu Lizheng from Kengkou Village is also here?" Xu Li is upset about Xu's grievances in Shuiyantou Village, or does he think Zhou Lizheng's words make sense this time? ”

Hou Hongye was shouted by his staff member Xu Shi in the middle of the night last night, and then rushed over early in the morning, but he couldn't get in the car in time, and rode all the way over and his butt hurt. But until now, he doesn't know exactly what happened, only that Jiang Guogong and Master Thorn Shi arrived in Menkeng Village, and they also encountered a fight between Menkeng and Shuiyantou Village. This kind of thing is nothing, and the villages and ethnic groups fight each other because of the struggle for land, forests, and water, and they don't know how many people there are every year, and as long as no one lives is killed, the county basically doesn't care. But many things are afraid of being stabbed on the top and then used by the boss to make a fuss.

Xu Heguang was scolded by Hou Hongye, and he didn't dare to speak, but Zhou Shihui helped explain. Hou Hongye didn't have to target him, turned around and said to Xu Congyi: "Lord Guogong, my subordinates have arranged for someone to invite Xu Lizheng from Shuiyantou Village, and we must solve the problem from the root and prevent the fight from happening again." At the same time, the subordinates thought that it was better to see than to hear, and wanted to ask the Lord Guogong to move to the upstream water distribution area to inspect the details on the spot. ”