Calculating the time, she has been living at Shen Niangzi's house for six days.

Affected by the living environment, the father and son's schedule was automatically adjusted.

There is a cell phone, but no battery.

Even oil lamps can't be lit all the time because it's too fuel-intensive.

There is a lack of entertainment at night, and I basically go to bed around ten o'clock.

The next day, I got up with the morning light, helped with some farm work, and ate around nine o'clock.

I work, read, tutor my children's studies, and eat around 5 p.m.

Take a short break and start telling the story, which will end at eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

Plenum?

No, empty and boring!

Zhu Ming decided to find something to do, got up that morning, washed up, and came to the courtyard with a sword.

The sword was unsheathed, and even the sweater that was wrapped around it was not removed.

He stood with his sword in both hands.

Then he landed and split the sword, turned into a lunge with a virtual step, rotated his wrist, turned his body slightly to the left, and sent out the sword body, then it was slashed obliquely, and then pointed forward, and when the sword was withdrawn, it turned back into a virtual step.

And so on and so forth, dancing one sword flower after another.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Guoxiang stood under the eaves.

Zhu Ming replied: "Practice swords." ”

Zhu Guoxiang said curiously: "Come and go just this trick?" ”

"I won't do anything else," Zhu Ming explained carefully, "and this is not a sword move, it is more similar to shaking a big gun when practicing a gun, exercising the coordination ability of the muscles of the whole body, and the basic control ability of the sword." This is when I first bought the sword, the seller sent me a video to teach me. I haven't had time to practice, so now I'm picking it up and trying it. ”

"How does it feel?" Zhu Guoxiang asked.

Zhu Ming played for a while, carefully pondered his experience, and said: "It can indeed exercise the muscle coordination of the whole body, and every time you dance the sword flower, you need to cooperate from your feet to your waist and then to your hands." Especially the waist, don't look at the hands dancing the sword, in fact, the waist is the key. ”

Zhu Guoxiang commented: "The dance is not good at all, and even the swordsmanship of the old man in the park is not as good." ”

Zhu Ming said speechlessly: "What do I compare with the old man in the park?" ”

"Then you can practice slowly." Zhu Guoxiang helped Shen Yourong feed the silkworms.

Zhu Ming wasn't practicing blindly there, every time he wielded the sword, he was realizing where his strength came from.

The force on the feet, the force on the legs, the force on the waist, the force on the back, the strength of the arms, the force of the wrists...... All forces need to be coordinated and combined, otherwise not only will the movements be awkward, but the feeling of the sword will be uncomfortable.

This is the most basic training method for those who use swords.

It's like practicing kung fu in Zama step, practicing spears in shaking big guns, and playing basketball in learning to dribble.

As for what subtle moves to train, I'm sorry, Zhu Ming hasn't reached that level yet.

As I practiced, I got hot.

Don't look at the small range of movements, in fact, the muscles of the whole body are mobilizing, even if you don't pick up a sword to cut people in the future, this thing can also be used for fitness.

The silkworm baby's breakfast was done, Grandma Yan stayed at home to do farm work, and Shen Yourong took Zhu Guoxiang into the mountain.

"This large tea field is all owned by the old white man," Shen Yourong said, standing halfway up the mountain, continuing to walk for half an hour, and then said after passing the tea field, "This mountain forest is also his family, and outsiders are not allowed to come in to cut trees and wood." ”

Zhu Guoxiang nodded and said, "No wonder we have to go so far to chop wood." ”

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court suppressed land annexation, and most of the mountains, forests, lakes and rivers were shared by the people.

After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the regulation of rents completely collapsed, and the two-tax method had to be adopted instead.

The Great Song Dynasty also followed the two-tax law and completely liberalized land sales. Moreover, local infrastructure construction is thrown to the private sector, and local officials only play a coordinating and guiding role.

As a result, local tycoons took the opportunity to occupy mountains, forests and lakes by spending money on infrastructure. They enclosed the lake to create farmland, turning the public lake into private farmland. They built dikes and dug canals to gain access to water in the vicinity, and the people had to pay for water.

On the whole, the country's infrastructure has developed rapidly, and agricultural productivity has also increased substantially, but Haoqiang's control over local areas has been unprecedentedly strengthened.

Like the mountain forest that Shen Yourong pointed out, it actually belongs to the common property of the villagers, and the Bai family has no relevant title deed at all.

However, the forest belongs to the Bai family, and whoever dares to go in and cut it down will bear all the consequences!

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "There are no streams, springs and the like on the mountain?" ”

Father and son decided to reclaim the wasteland and build a house there, both for farming and living, there must be a stable source of water, after all, the mountains are too far from the river bank.

Shen Yourong said: "There are streams, waterfalls and pools. It was also occupied by the Bai family, and there were many tea households living nearby, who were specially designed for the old Bai to grow tea and make tea. ”

This is a bit embarrassing, the places suitable for human life and production either belong to the Bai family's territory, or have been occupied by the villagers. The father and son wanted to open up the wasteland, but they couldn't find a suitable place at all!

Think about it, is there a good place to get your turn?

Locals are not fools.

If you want to find a good place to open up the wasteland, you have to go back to the downstream of the bandit village. But it was too far from the market town, even further from the county seat, and there was a bandit den nearby.

Zhu Guoxiang inquired again: "What is the price of buying land?" ”

Shen Yourong said: "The paddy fields that can grow rice are about two or three yuan per mu. Individual extremely fertile paddy fields can be sold for three or four per mu. The dry land that can grow wheat costs one or two per acre. In the mountainous areas where only millet, millet and hemp can be grown, you can buy them for up to 1,000 yuan or even a few hundred yuan per mu. The firewood in the mountains and forests is cheaper, and one or two hundred dollars can buy one acre. ”

It's quite cheap, Zhu Guoxiang decided to sell the brush and buy another piece of land.

There is no need to buy that kind of good land, it is estimated that the landowner is unwilling to sell, and can directly buy mountains or forests.

Shen Yourong added: "The price I just said is nothing more than the government's. ”

"Private!" Zhu Guoxiang was surprised.

In the Song Dynasty, many fields belonged to hidden fields and did not pay taxes to the government. This is the case for large households, and the same is true for small people, not to mention the purchase and sale of land, and taxes are levied when the government transfers ownership.

Therefore, they often buy and sell privately, and only sign a white deed (illegal sales contract) that is not recognized by the government.

This kind of white contract can be overturned at any time, and the transaction is all based on credit and mutual strength.

Take Shen Yourong's family's more than 20 acres of land as an example, nearly a quarter belongs to hidden fields. Although there is no land deed and is not recognized by the government, the villagers can approve it, and they all know whose land it is.

When Cai Jing ordered the whole country to clear the fields, the Xixiang Governor County once found a large number of hidden fields for the sake of political achievements.

It's a pity that it went too far, and the barren mountains were registered as fertile land. At that time, it led to a national turmoil, and there were also peasant rebellions in Xixiang County, and Xinzhi County took over a mess and defaulted to collecting taxes according to the booklet before clearing the fields.

As a result, there are more folk hidden fields!

"Hey, there's a pavilion over there." Zhu Guoxiang pointed to the distance and said.

Shen Erniang said: "It was built by the Bai family Sanlangjun, there is a spring next to the pavilion, and the third prince named it 'Lingquan', and often brews tea and drinks in the pavilion with friends." ”

Zhu Guoxiang said with a smile: "It's quite leisurely. ”

……

After only half an hour, Zhu Ming had completely mastered the method of sword practice.

The jerkiness is gone, it's on track, and it's getting faster and faster.

After all, this was just basic training, and after practicing for an hour, Zhu Ming decided to change the way.

Without the guidance of a teacher at this moment, Zhu Ming had to explore by himself.

He took the mulberry tree in the vegetable furrow as an imaginary target, and repeatedly swung his sword to slash, coming and going in a chopping action.

Chopping is also particular, how to mobilize the strength of the feet, legs, waist, back, arms, and wrists, so that the sword is faster, the sword is the most labor-saving, and the landing point is the most accurate, which must be explored in training. There is even an advanced version, that is, to make the sword like an arm and finger, control the force, and retract and release freely.

There are no shortcuts, just keep training every day.

Sweating profusely, Zhu Ming finally stopped to rest and led the horse to walk around the yard.

The lean horse was too weak to be allowed to run fast even after several days of recovery. I can only walk every day, which is equivalent to doing gradual rehabilitation training after a serious illness.

"Xiao Xiucai, what about walking the horse?"

A farmer came home from work and deliberately carried a hoe around here.

Zhu Ming patted the horse's neck, let the horse go by himself, turned around and smiled: "Yo, it's Second Brother Wu, go home for breakfast?" ”

The farmer said: "There is not much work in the field today, and the work should be finished early." ”

"Second Brother Wu is really neat at work." Zhu Ming also learned to speak flattery.

After talking nonsense like this, the farmer finally made his intentions clear: "Xiao Xiucai, is your voice better?" It didn't take long to talk last night before it dispersed, and today I have to talk about it for a long time. ”

He actually took out a bamboo tube: "This is the loose tea that my family saved, steamed by myself, and Zhu Xiucai took it to nourish his throat." ”

"Thank you, Second Brother Wu, for your concern." Zhu Ming smiled and went to pick up the tea.

The storytelling has been going on for several days, and the havoc in the Heavenly Palace has long been over.

"Journey to the West" in Zhu Ming's mouth belongs to a collection of TV series and novels, and he will talk about whichever one he thinks is pleasing to the eye.

When making trouble in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor was not so frightened that he drilled the table, because Zhu Ming felt that it was too intellectual, what could a table hide? Therefore, it was changed to the Jade Emperor hiding behind the Queen Mother, and a big man still needs a woman to protect him.

It is very outrageous to scare the Jade Emperor like this, but it is cool!

It is a kind of contempt for authority, and there is a deep meaning hidden in it. For example, the villagers are Sun Wukong, who overthrew the rule of the Bai family in the village, and even overturned the corrupt officials in the county.

Of course, the villagers don't understand, and they don't even associate it there, but they can empathize with Sun Wukong.

And in the Jingkang period, if "Journey to the West" can spread, everyone in the world will know who the Jade Emperor is insinuating.

Since the end of the story, the villagers have listened to the story more enthusiastically, and the number of people has increased. If you come early, you can still enter the small courtyard, but if you are late, you can only stand outside the courtyard, and listen to Sun Wukong show his might.

The farmer left after delivering the tea, and Zhu Ming continued to walk the horse.

I also found Mrs. Yan, who was cooking, and borrowed some salt and beans to supplement the horse's nutrition and regulate the body.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, Zhu Guoxiang and Shen Yourong finally returned.

Taking advantage of the time when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were setting up the dishes and chopsticks, Zhu Guoxiang roughly explained the situation: "Where there is a water source, it has long been occupied, and we can only buy land." Mountains and mountains are cheap, but only if someone else is willing to sell them. ”

"This has to trouble the third prince Bai and trick him into selling a few acres of thin land." Zhu Ming thought seriously.

"That's all there is to it." Zhu Guoxiang said.

Zhu Ming suddenly squeezed his eyebrows, and said to Shen Yourong: "There is another way, Dean Zhu, you sacrifice your hue and marry Shen Niangzi directly." We don't want her family's land, just open up the land into an experimental field, which is much simpler than buying land from the Bai family. ”

Zhu Guoxiang said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, the gossip hasn't been completely suppressed, won't I confirm the rumors if I marry Shen Niangzi?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "No matter what rumors he has, do you think the two of us will nest in the ravine for the rest of our lives?" When we are developed, the villagers will only envy Shen Niangzi, saying that she has a good fate to marry a wishful husband. ”

Zhu Guoxiang didn't speak again, and actually seriously considered the matter.

Zhu Ming laughed and said, "Dean Zhu, you really have a thief's heart!" ”

"Fuck off!"

Zhu Guoxiang finally found out that he was succumbed by his son.

After everyone had breakfast, Zhu Guoxiang went to teach the children to learn the "Three Character Classic".

Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took out a few bamboo baskets to clean and dry, Zhu Ming couldn't help but ask, "What are these bamboo baskets used for?" ”

Mrs. Yan explained: "It's almost raining, and a few days before and after the rain, you have to rush to pick tea." The tea households on the mountain are not manpowered, and the neighbors below the mountain also have to help. ”

"Do you want to be paid?" Zhu Ming asked.

Mrs. Yan said: "Give money, and take care of food." Those who are sharp in their hands and feet can earn twenty or thirty dollars a day. The hands are thick and clumsy, and there are ten liters and eight words a day. ”

For farmers in the mountains, there are really not many such opportunities to make money.

If you have a daily wage of 30 yuan, you can buy seven or eight catties of rice, and it is the most expensive big white rice.

Replace it with brown rice and multigrains, how many days of rations will it take!