Chapter 121: The Deer
On the way to Dahua Village, Liang Run once again introduced the situation of Dahua Village to Zhao Yao in detail.
Although Dahua Village is located on the outskirts of the capital, its location is quite special. It is surrounded by mountains, which are not very tall, but are covered with dense forests. There is also a river that runs through the whole village, which is not very big, but it provides water for the whole village.
Because it is surrounded by mountains, Dahua Village does not have as many fields as other villages, but there are also hundreds of acres, which is enough for the villagers to plant.
There are not many villagers in Dahua Village, only 100 households, which is the smallest of the several nearby villages.
Or perhaps because of the special geographical location, or some other reason, the fields in Dahua Village are relatively fertile, and the annual grain output is still very good.
When the first emperor established the Great Zhou Dynasty, the whole country was devastated. In order to keep the people fed, the imperial court exempted the people from many taxes, including grain taxes. At that time, taxes were exempted for three years.
Three years later, although there was no more exemption from the grain tax, the grain tax was very small, only twenty and one. Of course, the current tax must have risen a little, fifteen taxes one.
Because the grain tax is not high, in the past ten years, the villagers of Dahua Village have gradually become able to eat full, and there is still surplus grain.
In addition to growing food, Dahua Village also grows flowers. The reason why it is called "Big Flower Village" is because there are many flowers in the village.
At first, the villagers did not plan to plant flowers, but there are many wildflowers in the village, especially on the mountains on all sides, and there are many orchids.
During the previous dynasty, a merchant accidentally got lost, and was then picked up by the kind villagers of Dahua Village to entertain him. The businessman was attracted by the beautiful environment of Dahua Village and lived in Dahua Village for a while.
He was led by the villagers to walk through the whole village, and then found that the wildflowers in the village were different, and most importantly, he found orchids in the mountains.
The merchant bought the wildflowers from the village and the orchids from the mountains. He told Li Zheng of Dahua Village at that time that Dahua Village was very suitable for planting flowers, and suggested that they could grow flowers on weekdays, and since then, Dahua Village has begun to grow flowers, and then the villagers found that their village is indeed suitable for planting flowers, and selling flowers can make a lot of money.
After the establishment of the Great Zhou, although the villagers were encouraged to cultivate more fields and cultivate more fields, they were not forced to give up planting other things. However, Dahua Village did not grow flowers as in the previous dynasty.
During the period of Emperor Xia Ling, because of tyranny, the villagers of Dahua Village did not grow enough food to hand over to the imperial court, so where did they still have the heart to plant flowers. Since then, the village name of Dahua Village only grows grain, no more flowers.
Even if the villagers of Dahua Village can eat enough now, they do not dare to plant flowers again.
After experiencing the pain of not having enough to eat for a long time, the villagers of Dahua Village feel that there is nothing like growing food security. Growing flowers can make money, but it can't fill your stomach.
Although the villagers of Dahua Village no longer grow flowers, there are still many wildflowers in the mountains.
It's spring now, and the wildflowers on the mountain of Dahua Village are basically blooming, and they are very beautiful.
Zhao Yao and the others had not yet arrived at Dahua Village, and they faintly smelled the fragrance of flowers from the wind.
After sitting in the carriage for nearly two hours, Zhao Yao and the others finally arrived at Dahua Village.
Li Zheng had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Liang Run coming over with a young master with exquisite facial features, he immediately understood that this little young master was a nobleman.
Although the fabric of the clothes worn by Zhao Yao is ordinary, not silk and satin, but the extravagance of his body cannot be covered up by ordinary clothes.
He didn't feel any nobility in himself, but in the eyes of others, he was not only noble, but also very majestic.
This kind of prestige carried by itself is the prestige of the heavenly family, innate, which ordinary people and gate valve families do not have.
Obviously, the Zhao family has only been a royal family for more than ten years, but the royal prestige is increasing day by day, after all, the Zhao family used to be grassroots, not a family of gate valves.
Liang Run just introduced Zhao Yao to Li Zheng as his nephew and took him to Dahua Village to have a look, and the others were not introduced, but Li Zheng saw at a glance that Zhao Yao was Liang Run's master.
Li Zheng didn't know what to do, and warmly entertained Liang Run and Zhao Yao.
The villagers of Dahua Village already know Liang Run. During this time, Liang Run often came to Dahua Village, and he behaved very gently, and the villagers had a good impression of him. Now when I see him bring a porcelain doll-like child, I am very curious.
There are not many children in the village, but none of them are better looking than Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao was stared at by the villagers in amazement, and he was not annoyed. Instead, he raised a smile and greeted them. He laughed, with a dimple in the left corner of his mouth, making him look sweet and well-behaved, all the more flattering.
Li Zheng took Zhao Yao and them to his house as guests.
Although his house is an ordinary house, it is very large and very clean.
Mrs. Li Zheng fell in love with Zhao Yao at a glance and took out all the delicious food at home to entertain him.
After sitting at Lizheng's house for a while, Liang Run took Zhao Yao to the east of Dahua Village.
The mountain to the east of Dahua Village is the highest of the four mountains. Halfway up the mountain, there is a large piece of flat land, which can be used to build Zhuangzi.
During this time, Li Zheng asked the villagers to cut down all the trees and weeds on this flat land.
Zhao Yao looked around and found that the location here was really good. Although it is a flat land, it is surrounded by trees, and it is difficult to see what is here from the bottom of the mountain.
Hearing the sound of birds and other animals coming from the mountain, Zhao Yao asked curiously, "What animals do you have in the mountain?" ”
Li Zheng thought that Zhao Yao was worried about dangerous animals in the mountains, so he hurriedly said: "Little master, there are no tigers, no wolves, and no bears in our mountains. ”
He quickly added: "We have deer in the mountains, and there are many deer. ”
"Deer?" At the mention of deer, Zhao Yao instantly thought of venison, and his eyes suddenly became bright. Venison is grilled or eaten in a hot pot.
"Little master, don't worry, the deer in the mountains don't hurt people, they are very tame." "When we meet them in the mountains, they never hurt us, and they even get close to us. ”
Zhao Yao suddenly thought of a sentence, "Lin Shen saw a deer when he saw it." ”
Liang Run and Dingyuan They think this sentence is very good, and it is very beautiful!
"The deer from the mountains often come down to the village, and we never hurt them." Rizheng said proudly, "We get along well with the deer. ”
Zhao Yao praised: "You can get along well with the deer, which means that you are all kind people." ”
was praised for his kindness, and a smile appeared on Li Zheng's face: "Little master, you don't know, our ancestors said that the deer is the incarnation of the gods and can bless us." "In the previous dynasty, the deer in their mountains were almost killed by those dignitaries. Without the blessing of the deer, there were one accident after another in their village.
More than ten years ago, when the Great Zhou was first established, the deer returned to their village. Now there are more and more deer in the mountains.
After hearing this legend, Zhao Yao asked tentatively, "Then you shouldn't kill the deer, right?" ”
Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Li Zheng's face changed suddenly, and his eyes were full of vigilance: "Little master, you won't ......"
Seeing that Li Zheng had misunderstood, Zhao Yao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You said that the deer would bless you, I don't think you should hunt them." ”
When Li Zheng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Of course we won't, little master, you can't kill our deer." As he spoke, his eyes became fierce, "Little Master, if you kill our deer, our entire village will not let you go." ”
Liang Run said: "Lizheng, don't worry, we will never hurt the deer." ”
Zhao Yao felt a little pity in his heart. He just thought that there were more deer in the mountains of Dahua Village, so he could eat more venison, but he didn't expect that he couldn't eat it.
"We also want to be blessed by deer, how can we hunt deer." He added, "I haven't seen a deer yet." "He had seen venison, he had eaten venison, but he had never seen a live deer.
There are no deer in the palace, but I heard that there are deer in the royal palace. Every time a banquet was held in the palace, it was the royal palace that brought fresh venison.
"Little master, if you have a fate, you will definitely be able to see it." As he spoke, his tone became ostentatious, "The deer in our village are very spiritual, and when you see them, you will definitely like them." ”
"Then I hope I have a relationship with the deer."
When it comes to the deer in their mountains, Li Zheng's face is full of pride: "By the way, there used to be a white deer in our mountains, and those who saw it would have good luck." ”
"White deer?" Zhao Yao was surprised, "You actually have a white deer here?" ”
"Yes! More than twenty years ago, the people of our village met! Li Zheng said this, with a sad look on his face, "It is because of this incident that those people will come to our village to hunt deer on a large scale......" Thinking of the tragedy more than 20 years ago, Li Zhengqi's whole body trembled.
Zhao Yao hurriedly interrupted Li Zheng and brought him back to his senses from his great sadness.
"Did the white deer ever appear behind it?"
Li Zheng shook his head: "It hasn't happened again." The white deer only appeared that once. He added, "The white deer doesn't appear very often, but every time it appears, it brings good luck to our village." ”
Zhao Yao said deliberately: "Maybe I can meet Bailu in the future." ”
Li Zheng was amused by Zhao Yao's words: "If you can meet Bailu, you will definitely be blessed by Bailu." ”
Next, Li Zheng said a lot of things about deer, and what he said was very magical. Although Zhao Yao listened to it with relish, he didn't believe a word.
Li Zheng took Zhao Yao and them back to his house for lunch. Mrs. Lizheng and her daughter-in-law cooked a large table of dishes for them.
I don't know if the dishes they grow themselves are delicious, or if Mrs. Lizheng's cooking skills are good, this table of dishes is very delicious.
Zhao Yao didn't hold back and ate three rice bowls in one go. If it weren't for Liang Run, he would have been able to eat four bowls of rice.
After lunch, Zhao Yao and the others went to the village for a casual walk, and by the way, they ate without letting Li Zheng accompany them.
Liang Run had something to discuss with Li Zheng, and he didn't accompany Zhao Yao and them.
Zhao Yao took Dingyuan, Tong'an and Tongxi for a walk in the village, attracting many villagers to watch.
The villagers saw that Zhao Yao greeted them politely, and there was no young master's frame at all, so they became bold and chatted with him.
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