In the summer, there is a hint of heat in the air at noon.

Li Bai followed Qi Niang's little hand and looked under the willow tree on the bank of the river, only to see a white slender wrist in front of the car window.

When the wind blew again, the curtain was closed again.

He looked away uncomfortably, and played Qi Niang's brain: "Other people's borders, don't mess around." ”

Qi Niang covered her head, feeling that her ingenuity was about to be bounced away.

Not long after, the people waiting for the Li County Order also arrived.

This person's name is Xu Zisui, the son of the late Xu Xianggong, and Xu Erniang's Aye.

Xu Zisui looked hurried, got off the boat and pulled Li Xianling to take a step ahead, and mentioned topics such as "Yongye Field" and "Kou Divide Field" in his conversation, but it seemed that he did not rush back for his children's relatives.

Aunt Zhou saw that Li County's order was dragged away, so she stepped forward to explain to the two: "There is something wrong with the Yongye field of the Xu family, and our family is involved here, and the two of them are in a hurry to deal with it, and I am afraid that it is inconvenient to discuss your affairs today." ”

Li Bai waved his hand and didn't care.

Although Qi Niang was curious about the master's gossip, she didn't want to mess with him, and mentioned some about making household registration, so she had to look at Xu Erniang's car and walk away.

The Li family's carriage followed. At this time, Li County ordered a ride, and the remaining four people crowded together to return to the mansion.

Li Youcheng saw that there were no outsiders around, and finally couldn't hold it back: "Auntie, what do you have to do with the Xu family's Yongye Tian?" ”

The Zhou family didn't hide it from him: "A while ago, the son of the Xu family in the third room secretly sold the Yongye field handed down by the old minister behind his family's back. Originally, this property was sold to your aunt, but it was quite simple, but she changed hands and sold it to the Peng family with a raised thirty percent. Now, the Peng family is sitting on the ground and has to pay three times before they are willing to sell their ancestral property. ”

Li Youcheng was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said angrily for a long time: "A-Niang is really confused, Your Majesty has repeatedly issued edicts prohibiting the private sale of Yongye Field, what if you are caught!" ”

When Li Bai and Zhou heard this, they were both silent.

Tang followed the Northern Wei Dynasty and implemented the Juntian system for a long time.

However, in the prosperous era, nobles, officials, landlords and monasteries could not restrain themselves from carrying out land annexation and encroaching on private land.

Both the DPRK and China have thought of many ways to do this.

In the ninth to twelfth years of Kaiyuan alone, the Tang Dynasty carried out large-scale land inspection and household expansion, in order to maintain the gradually disintegrating uniform land system.

Unfortunately, it didn't work much.

Anlu's current situation of Yongyetian's private trading situation is a microcosm of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Bai couldn't help but sigh.

Qi Niang also learned to sigh in an old-fashioned manner.

Zhou was amused, and saw that Qi Niang's eyes had unconcealed love: "Hungry, right?" Qi Niang needs some snacks? ”

The little girl who loves sweets rarely showed a shy expression, her eyes drifted to Li Bai, and motioned for him to build a step for herself.

Li Bai: "Look at what I do, I'll eat it for you?" ”

Qi Niang: "Hmph! Think beautifully! ”

After some fun, the atmosphere is much more relaxed. Qi Niang eats everything sweet, Zhou was happy to see it, and unconsciously used two pieces.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the side door of a mansion.

Li Bai got out of the car with Qi Niang in his arms, followed behind Zhou and Li Youcheng, and entered the Li Mansion.

The ancestral home of Anlu's family is very large.

The maidservant led the way, bypassing a few pavilions and pavilions, before entering the main hall of a small courtyard, where an old woman sat on a high position, and below the side head were two grandchildren.

Zhou mentioned in a low voice: "This is your eldest grandmother and two younger brothers." ”

Li Bai nodded in thanks, and when he walked into the door, he called someone, and at the same time did not forget to press Qi Niang's small body to salute together.

The old lady nodded with satisfaction: "This road is far away from mountains and rivers, it must be tired, sit down." ”

"Hey, okay!" Qi Niang responded, climbed onto the chair with both hands and feet to sit, but she didn't know that she climbed halfway up and hung on it, which made the old lady and Zhou laugh.

The old lady was happy: "This has a good temperament, and when he comes to our house, he will definitely be able to add some joy." ”

She looked at Zhou again: "It's best to be with you." ”

Zhou obviously likes Qi Niang too, and he agrees again and again, and his face is much more ruddy than before.

Li Bai listened to them, and didn't say anything for the time being, only helped Qi Niang to sit firmly, and he sat down beside her.

The old lady said a few words to the Zhou family, and the conversation turned to the Xu family: "Twelve Lang, no matter what happens to the family, I want to explain the details of the Xu family to you today." ”

Li Bai listened attentively.

"The late Xu Xianggong had five sons, except for Xu Zizheng, the assassin of Zezhou, the rest had no official positions, and even his grandchildren had no big way out. In contrast, in the eldest brother of Xu Xianggong's family, there are now three great-grandchildren who have three assassins, one of whom is too guarded. However, that one had already left Anlu and moved to the Eastern Capital. ”

This also means that the Xu family can't borrow any power from him now.

Li Bai had already thought of this before he came.

In the Tang Dynasty, it was popular for nobles to recruit talented people as sons-in-law.

These high gates have one thing in common, that is, they are in the middle of the family road. Recruiting sons-in-law to "send their wives" is a mutually beneficial and prudent investment method they choose.

If a son-in-law joins the office, he will naturally assume the responsibility of winning honor and improving his status for his wife's family.

The Xu family took a fancy to Li Bai, and it was also out of this consideration.

Seeing that Li Bai did not show disappointment because of this, the old lady nodded in her heart.

The tone also softened: "Now that those who stay in Anlu are only the third room of the Xu family, Xu Zisui is left." His wife has already passed away, and Xu Erniang has been in charge of family affairs since she was a child, and she has to guard against her brother. ”

Now that the land has been destroyed, I don't know if the family can continue to negotiate.

Qi Niang listened to this passage and was particularly fascinated by it, after all, this is Shi Niang's family background, and it can be regarded as gossip.

The more the little girl listened, the more distressed she became for the sister of the Xu family, and hurriedly asked: "What is the origin of the Peng family, so arrogant." Can't we go and sue the officials? ”

When Zhou heard this, he shook his head and said, "The strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, and it's useless for this official to sue him." ”

There was a saying in Anlu and even in Huaiyang.

It is called "as expensive as Xu Hao, as rich as Tian Peng".

These four people are all from Anlu, Xu Xianggong and his nephew Hao Chujun once served as the same servants, and the Tian family and the Peng family also became rich because of the breeding goods.

Decades have passed, and the glory of the Xu Hao family is no longer there;

However, the Peng family relied on encroachment on land and became more and more powerful.

In this prosperous world, the little Qi Niang suddenly couldn't understand it.

……

Coming out of the old lady's courtyard, Li Bai took Qi Niang to settle in an outer courtyard in the northeast corner of the mansion.

Qi Niang's days have become busy and fulfilling-

Get up in the morning to practice swordsmanship, memorize books, follow Li Bai Kaimeng, have dinner with his aunt Zhou in the evening, return to the house, and sometimes have to accompany Brother Li Youcheng to play chess before going to bed.

Qi Niang was so busy that her brain was big.

After six or seven days like this, Li Bai finally received an invitation from the Xu family.

It was Xu Erniang who personally asked Li Bai to meet.

Qi Niang got the news, excitedly disguised herself with a lotus leaf on the door of her head, and secretly followed Li Bai out of the door.

Then he walked further and further away, farther and farther, until he stopped at the edge of a paddy field.

Li Bai turned his head suddenly, and laughed at her green-brained melon seeds: "Clown frog, don't take off the leaves when you get to the place, and I found you before I went out." ”

Qi Niang was shocked: "The second mother of the Xu family asked you to farm?!" ”

Li Bai snorted lightly and didn't make a sound. He didn't know what the other party meant.

They came early, and there was nothing to do, so Li Bai took off his shoes and rolled up his trouser legs and walked around the fields. And Qi Niang lay down under the locust tree on the edge of the paddy field and fell asleep.

Li Bai took a cursory turn, and knew that this paddy field was a high-class industry, and the price would not be cheap.

In Datang, the price of land is not set by the government, but negotiated between the buyer and the seller.

The factors that affect the price are nothing more than water, fertilizer, topography and transportation.

Li Bai couldn't be clearer about this.

A few years ago, his brother sold a large piece of land in Dujiangyan, Jiannan Province.

Since Li Bing guided the Wenjiang River in the Qin period, that area has become a piece of fragrant bread. In the Kaiyuan period, it became a well-known inch of gold.

For this reason, the elder brother was smoked by Aya for a long time.

The Xu family's land has an advantage in all aspects.

Li Bai couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "It's a pity, the best ancestral property can't be taken back easily." ”

When Xu Erniang and Xu Jia came, they happened to hear this sentence.

She lifted her hat, revealing a pair of clear and penetrating eyes: "Is Lang Jun a pity for this Yongye field, or a pity for the tenants in the world?" ”

Li Bai looked at her, and he already understood what Xu Jia was about to say.

Sure enough.

"Lang Jun knows that Lu Congyuan, who was just promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department last year, occupies a hundred hectares of fertile land, and the government and the opposition jokingly call him 'Tada Weng', but this high position is still sitting firmly."

Before Li Bai could speak, Qi Niang, who was lying lazy under the big tree, got up and held the lotus leaf hat on her head: "Huh? So bad! Your Majesty doesn't know! ”

Xu Jia didn't seem to expect Qi Niang to be there, and was stunned for a while before shaking his head: "Your Majesty should know." ”

In the spring of this year, Zhang Xianggong (Zhang Shuo) was impeached and removed from office by Yu Wenrong, Li Linfu and others, and Zhang Jiuling, Taichang Shaoqing, was also implicated. Listening to the conversation of the elders in the family, I am afraid that I will be released.

There was a vacancy in the middle of the court, and His Majesty was also looking for a new prime minister, so someone recommended this Lu Shangshu.

His Majesty only seemed to be smiling, and said, "Lu Cong is not honest."

Xu Jia was born in a noble family, although her family is now in the middle of the road, but since she was a child, her political sense of smell is by no means comparable to that of ordinary girls.

Therefore, she understands the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish.

Your Majesty knows better.

It's too early to talk to Qi Niang about these words. But Xu Jia knew that Li Bai understood.

She sat down leaning on Qi Niang and said in a low voice: "I, Ah Weng, have been an official in my life, and I have only done one wrong thing, and I have been imprisoned for this. In addition, he is dedicated to the public and lives for the people. ”

And the only wrong thing is that Xu Xianggong's son Xu naturally hunted and shot people and concealed it without reporting it.

Li Bai has heard of this.

When he was born, the old man had already passed away, so he never saw him. I want to come to Xu Erniang too.

Li Bai is very sure that Xu Jia mentioned these things not to show off or win love.

After a few breaths, I heard Xu Jia ask, "Can you do this?" ”

Li Bai replied calmly: "When you enter the office, you should be like a husband." ”

"Then do you know that although the Xu family is noble, Ah Weng relied on his status as a scientific research scholar to get the blue eyes of the empress." Xu Jia looked at the paddy fields in the distance, and his tone was indifferent, "Now although I can recommend officials above the fifth grade, but like the door shade, this road is mostly traveled by the sons of the family." ”

"Li Taibai, you didn't grow up under the influence of officialdom, this is not the way you can be like a fish in water."

She turned her head, and the wind blew her hair, floating to Li Bai's neck, bringing a burst of itchy numbness.

Xu Jia whispered: "The road under your feet is hidden in the past, don't despise it." ”

Li Bai was drunk by this slap, and in an instant, he seemed to catch a wisp of clarity.

The question that King Ning left him seemed to be about to find an answer.

His heart was surging, and he was thinking about sharing it with the two, but Qi Niang took the first step to hold Xu Erniang's hand, and the hot little fleshy palm was very capable of transmitting gentle power.

"Sister, Old Xianggong Xu may not have had time to be a competent Yeye, but he is really a good official. Don't worry, Master will definitely inherit Lao Xu's legacy! ”

Li Bai almost didn't vomit blood: "...... That's called a will! ”

not only called people by name, but also stole other people's inheritance, and the old man was going to be angry.

Qi Niang glanced at Li Bai, who was not calm, with disgust, didn't she make a mistake, she was really stingy.

Li Bai was speechless, and decided to double Qi Niang's homework when he returned home.

Xu Jia watched the intimate and natural way of getting along with the master and apprentice, and couldn't help laughing.

This was the first time she laughed in front of Li Bai.

Qi Niang hurriedly praised: "Sister, you smile so well, you have to smile more." ”

The little girl looks cute, her mouth is sweet, and Xu Jia's five points of liking in her heart can't help but rise to seven points. So he reached out and gently pinched Qi Niang's face: "Ghost." ”

Li Bai also echoed on the side: "Little liar, sycophant." ”

Qi Niang immediately turned her head and complained: "Sister, Li Shibai said that I lied to you, that is, you are not good-looking." Beat him up! ”

Li bai:?

Without waiting for Li Bai to distinguish, Xu Jia and Qi Niang had already been stained with mud from the paddy field and accurately wiped on Li Bai's face.

Xu Jia said with a smile: "This time, whether it is Yangguan Road or a single-plank bridge, Lang Jun should go without any burden." ”

Taibai laughed heartily when he heard this, and lay down on his back under the locust tree with mud.

The shade of the trees leaks light, and the azure paddy fields are fertile.

He Li Twelve Bai is walking on a mud road, and he should be dashing and struggling!

It was the hottest day since arriving in Anlu.

Li Bai felt relieved in his heart, got up and rubbed the mud spots on his cheeks on the tip of Qi Niang's nose, and said tentatively: "Auntie likes you so much, you also like Auntie, are you willing to make this household registration?" ”

Qi Niang "pouted", pinched Li Bai's robe, and rubbed the mud on the tip of her nose vigorously.

It wasn't until he cleaned it up that he asked him rhetorically: "My sister cares about you so much, you look at it and like it very much, you must be eager to be a son-in-law tomorrow?" ”

Xu Jia and Li Bai glanced at each other, and their faces became warm.

Qi Niang, who was full of blood and killed back, snorted lightly, picked up the saber and turned around and walked back. He also muttered: "I really didn't expect that Li Shibai was really a rake ear." ”