There are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and it has been the same since ancient times.

The next day, the nearby villagers went out to work, all intentionally or unintentionally, going around this way.

Although no one spoke out again, when they saw Zhu Ming and Zhu Guoxiang, a strange smile appeared on their faces.

Even if the father and son of the Zhu family hid in the house, the villagers could see the thin horse in the courtyard, and then glanced into the house unconsciously.

When they ate in the middle of the morning, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were full of sadness.

In the end, it was Shen Yourong who comforted her mother-in-law: "Auntie, don't worry, act right, sit up straight, and don't be afraid of other people chewing your tongue." ”

"Alas, the two of us are not afraid," Mrs. Yan looked at her grandson, "This matter is going to spread to all four miles and eight towns, I am afraid that Brother Qi will be poked in the backbone, saying that his mother did not abide by women's morals......"

Shen Yourong was silent for an instant, she could hold it up by herself, but what about the child?

Zhu Guoxiang saw that his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were embarrassed, so he got up and clasped his fists: "It's because we didn't think it well and caused trouble to the two of us." Why don't you borrow some corn and salt, and our father and son will move to live in the mountains, and wait for the birthday feast on the second day of the fourth month before coming down the mountain. ”

Without waiting for the two women to speak, Zhu Ming said: "There is a fart to move out to live, and rumors have spread in the village." Not to mention that we leave the village, even if we leave Xixiang County, this rumor will continue to spread outside, and the more it spreads, the dirtier and outrageous it becomes. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped talking.

Zhu Ming asked his father: "Do you know how celebrities overturn to 'refute rumors'?" ”

"Make an announcement?" Zhu Guoxiang said.

"You old comrades in the system don't know how to do propaganda at all, let alone how to do crisis public relations, no wonder there are so many embarrassing things," Zhu Ming corrected angrily, "It's to divert the people's attention!" Rumors are talking points, and spreading rumors is a way to socialize yourself. As long as they are given enough talking ground to divert their attention, no one will care about the initial rumors anymore. ”

"Makes sense, what can you do?" Zhu Guoxiang agrees.

Zhu Ming looked confident: "You and the old lady and Mrs. Shen will take Brother Qi to hide in the mountains, and by the way, you can go to the mountains and forests to cut some firewood." When you come back in the afternoon, this will probably be done. ”

"Are you sure?" Zhu Guoxiang was skeptical.

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "Don't say that you are ten percent sure, seven or eight percent are still there." A few fools and fools in the village, what's the difficulty of fooling them? ”

What system, what celebrity, what overturn, what crisis public relations, although the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don't understand, they know that the Zhu family has a way.

When Mrs. Yan went to wash the dishes, Shen Yourong wiped the mulberry leaves clean and said to Zhu Ming: "Dalang, I swept the silkworm dung and wiped the mulberry leaves clean." When it's noon, please help feed the silkworms. There are a total of six silkworms, and I divide the mulberry leaves into six stacks, and feed a stack of each dustpan. ”

"Don't worry, I know how to feed silkworms." Zhu Ming said confidently.

How to feed silkworms, of course Zhu Ming doesn't know how to operate, but he knows how to support free labor.

Seeing Zhu Ming patting his chest and packing the ticket, Shen Yourong didn't say more, anyway, feeding silkworms four times a day would not have much impact if he fed less occasionally.

When everything was ready, Zhu Guoxiang followed his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and took the children out of the mountain.

When I passed by a wheat field, there happened to be villagers working.

The man glanced at Zhu Guoxiang a few times, and took the initiative to greet him: "Auntie Yan, go chop wood?" ”

"Chopping firewood, there is not enough firewood at home." Mrs. Yan said.

"Then you be careful, the road is very steep, don't fall down the mountain." The villager seems to be very kind, but the smile is very strange, and he has already made up his mind to go home and gossip.

Mrs. Yan thanked her, and then sped up her pace, always feeling stared at, and her whole body was uncomfortable.

Halfway up the mountain, there is a large tea field, and there are not many people to be seen here.

Shen Yourong was still apprehensive in his heart, and asked, "Zhu Xianggong, Da Lang really has a way?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang assured: "Don't worry, although the dog doesn't do anything, he is very clever and powerful." A few villagers should not be able to stump him. ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't ask any more, so they could only choose to believe that Zhu Ming could be even.

……

Only Zhu Ming was left in the family, and there was a thin horse.

The hands and feet of the creature were not very clean, so he ran to grab a handful of beans, spread his hands and said to the horses, "Come and eat, steal, thief." ”

The horse was overjoyed and chewed when he opened his mouth.

About half an hour later, on the path outside the courtyard, a farmer passed by with a hoe, and suddenly stopped to peek at Zhu Ming feeding the horses.

Zhu Ming didn't hide or avoid, and even took the initiative to greet: "Finish work and go home?" ”

The farmer came to see the joke, but at the moment, he couldn't fix it, and laughed awkwardly and said, "Ah...... Yes, yes, call it a day and go home. ”

Zhu Ming introduced himself: "My name is Zhu Ming, and I am from the south. ”

"It's good in the south, it's warm in the south." The farmer could only talk awkwardly, completely unsure of how to deal with it.

Zhu Ming said again: "The rape is about to be harvested, does this big brother want to help?" ”

The farmer hurriedly shook his head: "Don't help, my family has labor." ”

Zhu Ming said with a smile: "If you need help, just shout, I don't have a livelihood, I just want to earn a few meals." ”

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on you, whoever wants a helper will call you. I...... I had something to do at home, so I left first. The farmer hastily ended the exchange.

Zhu Ming waved goodbye, and said familiarly: "Big brother is easy to go, and he often comes to play when he has time." ”

After a while, another middle-aged woman came.

"Hello aunt, my name is Zhu Ming, from the south." Zhu Ming said generously, and also learned the local accent to call himself "I".

This middle-aged woman is also a self-acquaintance, and when she saw Zhu Ming taking the initiative to talk, she suddenly ignited the soul of gossip: "Where is the south in the future?" ”

Zhu Ming casually said nonsense, picked up the distance and said, "My family lives on Guangnan Road. ”

The middle-aged woman asked, "Where is Quang Nam Road?" I only know Zizhou Road, Kuizhou Road, Jingxi Road, and I really haven't heard of Guangnan Road. ”

Zhu Ming said: "Far away, further south of Jinghu Road. ”

"Where is Jinghu Road?" The middle-aged woman became more and more curious.

Zhu Ming beckoned: "Auntie, come in and say, I'll draw you a map." ”

"That's good." The middle-aged woman stood outside the door, smiling and waiting for Zhu Ming to open the courtyard door.

Zhu Ming invited the woman in and drew a simple map on the ground with a stick. It couldn't be simpler, and the territory of the Great Song Dynasty was painted into a piece of cake by him: "This is our Great Song Dynasty, and the imperial city of the official family is Kaifeng here." This is Lizhou Road, and below is Zizhou Road and Kuizhou Road that my aunt said. This side is Jinghu Road, and further south is Guangnan Road. ”

It is estimated that it was the first time I saw the map, and the middle-aged women stopped asking about gossip, staring at the map for a long time: "Where is Hangzhou?" I went back to the city and heard that the new magistrate was from Hangzhou. ”

Zhu Ming drew a circle casually: "Hangzhou is here." ”

The middle-aged woman was surprised: "That's a long way away, how long does it take for an official to come to our county?" ”

Zhu Ming began to talk nonsense, afraid that he would not understand what he said too much, so he deliberately learned the local accent and slowed down his speech: "I have been to Hangzhou, there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below." The people in Hangzhou alone are more than the entire Xixiang County. It's hard for you to walk on the streets, and there are people in front of you, left and right, as well as mules and donkeys pulling goods. Both sides of the street are full of shops, and you can buy anything you want. Hangzhou people like to eat shark fin, do you know what shark fin is? It's a shark in the sea, and the rich don't eat shark meat, they only eat shark fins......"

The middle-aged woman was stunned when she heard this, and her mind was full of imagination of the unknown world.

Zhu Ming continued to make up nonsense, and even told the story of overseas cannibals.

As he spoke, another villager "passed" outside the courtyard.

In line with the principle that a sheep is also driven and a flock of sheep is also herded, the villagers were also invited by Zhu Ming to listen to the story.

Before you know it, the audience gradually increased to five.

Two men and two women, and a child.

Speaking of the key point, Zhu Ming suddenly shut up, turned around and walked towards the silkworm room.

A village woman shouted, "Xiao Xiucai, what are you doing?" Tell the story of the savage kingdom quickly! ”

Xiucai was not a fame in the Song Dynasty, but only an honorific title for scholars.

Zhu Ming grinned and showed Bai Sensen's teeth, and said with a smile: "The silkworms haven't been fed yet, I'll talk about it after I finish feeding the silkworms." ”

"I'll help you, talk while feeding." The woman hurried after her.

Including the child, all five of them followed up in the room, picking up mulberry leaves with their hands and feet, and there was no need for Zhu Ming to do it himself.

Those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people.

Isn't that the end of it?

After feeding the silkworm baby, everyone returned to the courtyard.

"Smack!"

Zhu Ming struck the ground with a stick and used it as a waking wood: "But it is said that in the extreme south, in the middle of the ocean, there is an outer island." My father once went to sea with a ship, encountered strong winds and waves, and floated on the sea for two months, almost dying of thirst! ”

An old woman asked: "Xiaoxiu just said that the sea is full of water, why did she die of thirst in the sea?" ”

"It's true that the sea is full of water, but the salt of the sea is heavy, and the more you drink, the thirstier you become, and if you drink too much, you will die." Zhu Ming explained.

An old man was pleasantly surprised: "There is salt in the sea, so the people who live by the sea don't have to spend money to buy salt?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "Seawater can be boiled salt, and the Great Song Dynasty government has set up many salt farms by the sea. Pour the seawater into the pot and boil it dry, and the rest is salt. However, the seawater is still poisonous, and it is not okay to drink it directly, and if you drink too much, you will be poisoned. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, listen to Xiao Xiucai's story," urged the other woman, "and I have been floating in the sea for two months, where have you gone?" ”

"Ahem!"

Zhu Ming coughed twice, and took out a posture to make a video blow: "This aunt is not in a hurry, but she said that my father lost his direction on the boat and kept floating in the sea for thousands of miles." When you are thirsty, you can only wait for the rain to drink. You have to get this food yourself. The food on the ship that has rotted is thrown on the deck as bait. The man hid by and waited for the seabird to come down to eat, and then he swooped out and caught the seabird......"

"There was a whale in the sea, and my father saw one. The whale was blue and had no gills, and after swimming in the water for a few hours, it had to float to the surface to breathe. Do you see the mountain on the other side? Good fellow, the whale floats up, and it's the size of that mountain. Rolled over and almost overturned the ship......"

"Let's say that on that big island, there are a kind of animals that are very strange. The head is like a mouse, but it can stand on two feet, and a long tail is dragging behind it. There are pockets on the mother's belly, and the cubs are put in the pockets to raise ......"

"That night, my father went to the village with the crew. The villagers wore no clothes, and they wore animal skins around their waists to cover their shame. They were also hospitable and invited my dad to dinner. My father was happy, but when it was time to eat, he was so frightened that he vomited jaundice. Guess what's eating? A living person, with his head cut off, and his neck was still bleeding. I don't know how to pull out my hair, and my head is roasted on the fire......"

As time went on, more and more people went home for dinner in the afternoon.

When they passed by this neighborhood, they heard that the courtyard was very lively, and they couldn't help but come over to watch with curiosity, and then they were attracted by all kinds of bizarre stories.

The audience surrounded Zhu Ming, sometimes engrossed, sometimes startled, and when it came to the bloody horror, the timid person trembled with fright.

Many of these villagers living in the inland mountains don't even know what the sea is, and the little things that are big are sensational news. How had they ever heard of such a new thing?

Gradually it was time for dinner, and some villagers came over and called their families back to eat.

Not only did he not call his family back, but he couldn't help but stay, for fear of missing half a word.

There are also people who are so hungry that they run home quickly, pick up their rice bowls and leave. The family was busy asking the reason and answering the story, so the whole family came over with a rice bowl.

Mrs. Yan was afraid that the time would be short, and Zhu Ming would not be able to solve the problem, so she estimated that it would be almost dark before going down the mountain.

The three of them came back with their children, and it was already dusk.

I saw that in my yard, with Zhu Ming as the center, dozens of people were sitting or standing.

But he said that the Monkey King had learned magic from the Bodhi Patriarch. After thanking the patriarch, twisting the magic trick in his hand, raising a somersault cloud, he flew out of 108,000 miles! Zhu Ming saw that his father was back, and slammed the ground with a stick, "Smack!" It's getting late, I'll talk about it tomorrow. Find out what's next, and listen to the next breakdown! ”

The villagers, who had not eaten, hurried home hungry.

There are many more who refuse to leave with empty bowls in their hands.

"Xiao Xiucai, let's talk about it for a while, it's not dark yet!"

"That's it, that's it, I haven't heard of it yet."

"Xiao Xiucai, you eat first, and then talk after eating, we are waiting for you."

"Talk while eating, don't delay things."

“……”

Shen Yourong was dumbfounded, the scene was so lively, it was unimaginable.

And the attitude of the villagers towards Zhu Ming is no longer to ridicule him for hooking up with a widow, but to welcome him warmly from the heart.

Widow scandals are frequent, and overseas stories have never been heard.

Which is rarer, the villagers naturally know.

Diverting attention is only the first step in "refuting rumors"!