The low house of bluestone bricks is very simple, in order to avoid the wind, there are no windows when it is built, and the place behind the wooden door is not large, only a large mahogany bed covered with thick bedding, and then there are a few low stools, two large vats, and a stove, on which there are messy miscellaneous items, probably used as a table by young people more than as a stool.

The mahogany bed was something that only the rich and noble could afford, and it didn't fit in with the shoddy low stools.

There is a reason for this, the mahogany bed was picked up by Zhong Ming in the house of the rich and noble, and the low stool was made by the carpenter uncle in the village, of course, it does not match.

After the war, a lot of people died, many things were ownerless, the mahogany bed was picked up by Zhong Ming, and the blue bricks and tiles were also picked up by Zhong Ming, these things are very good, but not everyone is qualified to pick them up.

Zhong Ming can use his identity as Mr. Zhong, as for how to pick it up, it depends on the young man next door.

The mud village is not big, there are only more than 80 households, but in the ruined town, there are not even 100 households left to be picked up, only Zhong Ming and the young man next door dare to use this bluestone brick.

Zhong Ming can be used because Mr. Zhong's name is known to everyone in the mud village, and he is admired by everyone.

Eighty households, more than 200 people, can read and break words, only Zhong Ming can write a good peach charm, his words are good, even the rich people in the city have to carry wine and meat to please the peach charm during the festival.

The first New Year's Day before March, this is the first time after the founding of the New Tang Dynasty to celebrate the big festival, the whole world celebrates, both rich and poor want to change their good peach charms and earn a lottery.

It was also at that time that the unknown Zhong Ming shined and became a well-known Mr. Zhong inside and outside the city in one fell swoop.

Being able to read and hyphenate is not just as simple as being able to write peach symbols, Zhong Ming also has an identity as a village official.

In the past few decades, they have been fighting, and the status of martial artists is much higher than that of literati, and there are grief and indignation literati who say angrily: useless is a scholar.

But after the war, this was no longer the case, the new Tang Dynasty was founded, and all kinds of waste were waiting to be rebuilt, and the role of literati in governing the world was gradually revealed.

The warriors fight the world, and the literati rule the country. This is an eternal truth.

In order to stabilize the country and secure the country, Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty announced to the world before the pass: the imperial court hires capable people with lofty ideals, and talented people with real talents and real learning can be hired exceptionally.

As soon as this Zhao came out, from the high hall to the use of civil ministers and eunuchs, down to the local candidates for state and county governance, all of them had a far-reaching impact.

Zhong Ming's border town also followed the example of the imperial court and posted notices to hire literati, but all the scholars who had some ink in their stomachs sharpened their heads and leaned up.

Zhong Ming had no intention of fighting for these false names, he didn't want to be an official, he was too tired, even if he was a dog-tailed grass village official who didn't even have a grade.

There are many ways to live a leisurely life, Zhong Ming is a human being in two lives, and he has more knowledge than these foolish people who only eat, drink and cultivate in their minds, and it is not difficult for him to make a fortune and live a good life. Especially after the war, he was able to make several dead people's fortunes.

Now Zhong Ming has a lot of real money in his house, which he hides in a small wooden box, but he hasn't thought of a way to wash it yet, so he doesn't dare to show it easily.

The shadow of the famous tree, after Mr. Zhong's name was shouted, he couldn't escape the position of village clerk.

People's lives are always like this, there are always some reasons that force us to do what we don't want to do, Zhong Ming can't escape this fate, all he can do is to be at peace with what happens and live in front of him.

When he reached the house, the young man first closed the wooden door, and then came to the mahogany bed, lifted the thick bedding, and took out a small locked wooden box from the bed, and then took out the bronze key from his neck, and opened the wooden box.

There were ten gold ingots in the wooden box, and some scattered silver, and then there was Zhong Ming's treasure book, he put the book in his hand, and took out two pieces of broken silver and turned it upside down, and put it in his arms, and then locked the small wooden box and put it back in place.

The small wooden box is the foundation of Zhong Ming's survival, and these are the capital of his future start, so this is the most important thing for him.

There are two things that Zhong Ming never leaves his body, one is a mahogany folding knife, and the other is the copper key around his neck.

If it weren't for the notice from the city wall yesterday that he would go into the city today to report the population and discuss the division of cultivated land, Zhong Ming would definitely not have carried two pieces of broken silver, and these two pieces of knuckle-sized silver were enough for ordinary people to exchange for a year's worth of grain.

Although Zhong Ming rarely entered the city, he also knew that there were some difficult people in the city, and it was always right to kick some silver to defend himself.

When Zhong Ming opened the wooden door and came to the courtyard again, the big rooster with the red crown and colorful feathers was still cooing in the courtyard, constantly pecking at the ground.

The young man was upset, this guy was like his master, very domineering, always going to other people's houses to grab food, so the young man impatiently waved at the big rooster and said: "Go, go, there are no grains for people to eat, how can there be anything for you to eat, go and find worms to eat, you lazy thing!"

"Brother Ming, you scolded my Iron General again, did it provoke you?"

At this time, someone suddenly accosted him, and a head appeared on the low blue brick wall, with long hair tied into a ponytail, and a dark-skinned young man with a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth.

The name of the person who accosted him was Liang Yu, and the name of Yu Liang was given by Zhong Ming. Liang Yu, whose real name is Liang Ergou, is a homeless person who fled to Mud Village with the refugee team, and his parents died on the way when he fled, that is, Liang Ergou survived with his life.

Liang Yu and Zhong Ming met five years ago, at that time this Zhong Ming was not his Zhong Ming, and there was also a mother who was still alive, although life was more difficult but still passable, at that time the kind Zhong Ming saw Liang Yu pitiful, gave him half a piece of chaff cake, and since then he has formed a good fate.

The children who came out of the refugee pile have seen too much of the darkness of human nature, and their temper is very bad and ruthless.

When Liang Yu was hungry, he would climb over the wall to steal, and he had also done things like killing people and stealing food, but he was such a bad guy, he poured out his heart and lungs to Zhong Ming, and he took care of each other. Just because Zhong Ming gave him half a bran cake five years ago, Liang Yu hung on his lips all day long: "Without that half of the bran cake, I would starve to death." ”

When he first came to this era, Zhong Ming didn't believe in anyone, nor did he believe in this guy who would secretly give himself licorice root to eat.

Until that day, a group of people were hungry and red-eyed, staring at Zhong Ming, who was weak in physique, and discussed putting him in a pot to stew, at that time Zhong Ming had just come here, and his body had suffered a serious illness, and he was so weak that even if he had a folding knife in his hand, he couldn't beat five hungry refugees.

The frail Zhong Ming struggled frantically, the hands on his wrists and ankles like shackles, no matter how he struggled, it was futile, and the impatient refugee's eyes were red, he gasped violently, and his wet tongue ran across his cheeks.

It was Liang Yu who came out of the darkness and slashed the leader's throat with his teeth, and he roared and bit like a mad dog to scare the group away.

Five years ago, Zhong Ming gave Liang Yu half a piece of chaff cake, and two years later, Liang Yu gave Zhong Ming a life.

How two skinny children survived the war is about the derivation of sin and the greatness of life force.

Since then, Zhong Ming has had his first friend in this world, and the only friend he has had so far.

Liang Ergou had a new name from that day, called Liang Yu, and Zhong Ming said on the day he named him: "I hope we can have surplus food every day from now on." ”

However, Zhong Ming prefers to call him Liang Heizi, Liang Yu is very dark, the kind of black that can't be found with an oil lamp after dark.

The reason why the swarthy Liang Yu can have such a blue brick house is because Zhong Ming taught him to be a ruthless person, and the other is because he also has a real backbone, and he only makes a name for himself in the mud village with his strength.

After the founding of the New Tang Dynasty, the lives of the refugees began to settle down, but not everyone had land to plant, and they still had to go hungry if they didn't have land, and the landlords would not hire so many long-term workers during the famine years.

As a result, there are many scoundrels and scoundrels at the head of the village, who live by collecting money from mediocre people.

Silt villages are no exception, and today, scoundrels have become a must, and each village must have green skins to gain a foothold, otherwise they will be oppressed by other villages.

In the village formed by the homeless and wicked people, how can there be any losers, everyone has come from the war by gnawing human bones, and being able to be the leader of these people shows the ruthlessness of Liang Yu's methods.

It is rare to see Liang Yu get up so early today, Zhong Ming asked jokingly: "What is the good thing that can make Brother Liang Hei get up so early, why is it the day of the collection again?"

Last night, Zhang Lezi on the other side of the broken wall handed me a message, saying that he wanted the money for the land in our mud village. If the money from our mud village can be accepted by Zhang Lezi, my brother Liang will not be mixed up, and he will personally screw off his head and use it as a bench. ”

While speaking, Liang Yu supported the low wall, Ma Li turned over, the blue brick wall was not high, Zhong Ming could only go to his neck when he stood up, and he could only climb this kind of low wall, Liang Yu, who had been a gentleman on the beam, was able to catch it.

Zhong Ming looked at it, and sure enough, Liang Yu pinned a short knife with a leather sheath on his waist, usually Liang Yu kept this knife very precious, hiding it at home and refusing to take it out, only whenever he had a dispute with those splashes, he would pin the knife to his waist, one to defend himself, and the other to be powerful.

Frowning slightly, Zhong Ming was not very happy, he said worriedly: "Heizi, our life is already very good, we have money and food, and we don't have to work hard with others for some trivial matters." ”

Liang Yu plucked out his ears and said disdainfully: "Just with Zhang Lezi's group of people, Lao Tzu alone can rip off their skins, and at that time in the chaos, Brother Ming, you and I will pick up and eat in the pile of dead people, those guys are not hiding in the city and trembling with their arms, a group of cowards, don't be afraid!"

Seeing that Liang Yu couldn't listen, Zhong Ming could only sigh and shake his head.

Thinking that Zhang Lezi's group of people were indeed a group of crooked melons and cracked dates, he didn't persuade him anymore.

Not to mention whether Liang Yu can listen to it, it's just that they want to collect the money from the mud village, and Zhong Ming can't agree.

Outsiders may not know, but Zhong Ming is very clear, he heard the words of the person who reported yesterday that there was a captain of Zhiguo in the city, who was ordered to come to this small town to guard the border pass, and he would lead the army to be stationed permanently, so there was today's division of land.

It turned out that there was only a seventh-grade Zhongxian commander in the city who had monopolized the power, and now there was a captain of the same grade who held the military power, and the imperial court also had the intention of containing this county commander, so that he could no longer cover the sky with one hand.

In order to show favor to this captain of Zhiguo, the county magistrate hurriedly summoned the village clerks of the nearby villages to discuss the division of the land, so as to show his integrity and achievements in governing the local area.

Not every village can have the qualifications to divide the land, fortunately the silt village is in the roster, once the silt village has been divided into fields, then every household can have a field, the silt village can be increased more than five or six times, no wonder Zhang Lezi will be red-eyed.

After thinking about this, Zhong Ming was still very much in favor of Liang Yu to teach a lesson to the group of scoundrels who saw money.