Farmer’s Wife Has Magic Skills

The yard is a bit dilapidated, with some cabbages and radishes planted on both sides, and the leaves are withered and yellow, which is not very good.

An old man was sitting on both sides of the door, holding a cane in his hand, his face was wrinkled and trembling, and it could be seen from the sitting posture that they had difficulty in moving.

At his feet was a little boy whose clothes were covered with patches, his face and hands were covered with dirt, and he was playing with mud. At the age of three or four, he didn't know the misery of life, and his eyes were innocent.

Wang Yuanping noticed that the shoes worn by the children had holes in them, and the clothes were only a few layers of single clothes. It was almost December weather, and everyone was wearing cotton jackets. The children were so thinly dressed that they looked cold.

An eight or nine-year-old thin girl came out of the house. She was dressed worse than a child, her hair was a little disheveled, her little hands were red from the cold, and she was holding a black bowl in her hand.

The old man gently pushed the bowl away, Xiaoyun, you can drink, you are still young and have a long body, grandpa is not hungry.

The little girl moved the bowl to the old woman, Grandma, how about you drink?

The old woman also shook her head, Grandma is not hungry, you drink. If you don't drink, you will fall ill and have no way to take care of us.

The little girl didn't drink, she walked towards the child, Brother, drink, didn't you say you were hungry just now?

Children don't know so much, so they eat what they have.

Wang Yuanping stepped forward, Little girl, where are your parents?

Xiaoyun was startled, and quickly stopped in front of the child, full of precautions, Who are you? What are you looking for from my parents? I don't know anything, so don't ask me.

The little girl, who was peaceful and loving just now, suddenly barked her teeth and claws, as if she was stimulated.

The old man and the old woman also became fierce in an instant, coming over to beat Wang Yuanping on crutches, Get out, get out!

Someone broke into the house before and wanted to sell the siblings, that's why the family was so repulsive to outsiders.

Wang Yuanping said in a soothing tone, Don't be afraid, my name is Wang Yuanping, and I am Chu Qingzhi's subordinate. We learned that Xu Dongguang was captured by the government, and we came here to help you.

When Xiaoyun heard this, she burst into tears immediately, and asked while wiping her tears, Sister Qingzhi really asked you to help our family?

When the old man and the old woman heard this, they couldn't help wiping their tears.

Wang Yuanping nodded, Really, as long as the situation is true now, I will go to the county seat and bring your father back immediately.

Xiaoyun immediately knelt down in front of Wang Yuanping and begged, Uncle, please save Daddy, next time we will definitely pay the land tax in full, we will definitely pay in full.

Wang Yuanping helped Xiaoyun up, I'll ask you a few questions first, and you answer truthfully, otherwise I won't be able to help you.

Xiaoyun nodded her head, I will answer honestly.

Wang Yuanping asked, Why didn't your family pay Qitian tax?

Xiaoyun said with red eyes, Actually, the food grown at home after the drought was fine, but my mother fell ill during the autumn harvest. My father didn't want to lose my mother, so he sold the grain to her for treatment. When it was time to pay the land tax, my father didn't collect enough food and couldn't borrow money, so he was arrested by the government.

He was a loving and righteous man, so Wang Yuanping asked again, Where's your mother?

Xiaoyun couldn't help crying again, After my father was taken away, my mother blamed herself in her heart, shed tears every day, and her eyes were completely blinded from crying. Now she is sick in bed and can't do anything.

The little girl in front of me made people feel distressed, and Wang Yuanping couldn't help but sympathize, I know about your family's situation, and I'll go to find out about the other families' situation, and then we'll go and bring her back together. If there are no accidents, you will be able to see your father in the afternoon.

Xiaoyun immediately knelt down and kowtowed, Thank you Uncle, thank you Sister Qingzhi.

Get up, it's all right. Wang Yuanping took out from his bosom the penny Du Qiaolan gave him for emergency use and put it in Xiaoyun's hand, Go buy something to eat.

When Xiaoyun saw Yinzi, she burst into tears, Uncle, I will never forget your great kindness.

Wang Yuanping said a few words of comfort, and then quickly rushed to the next house.

There is no head of a family for a family, and life is too difficult. Let's try to bring them back as soon as possible.

After visiting the five families whose heads were taken away, Wang Yuanping immediately went to the county seat.

After some negotiation and payment of the land tax, the five were released.

At the gate of the county yamen, Wang Yuanping said to the five people, Follow me and thank the Marquis of Qianhu, and take the seeds home by the way. There is still time to plant them now.

The five people's eyes were red, Yes, son.

Wang Yuanping brought five people to Chu's Village, and then to the gate of the ancestral hall.

Chu Qingzhi had just finished painting the fourth painting, when he heard Wang Yuanping's voice, he came outside, Yuanping, have you explained everything clearly to them?

All that needs to be said has been said.

At that time, you asked Yuanlin to see if there was any suitable wasteland around their village. You paid a penny for a day's wages and recruited some people to help open up the wasteland and plant food. After planting, if you want to find work, you can come to help build houses. The brick kiln still lacks a lot of manpower.

yes.

After hearing Chu Qingzhi's words, the five people knelt down and kowtowed, Thank you Qianhuhou, thank you Miss Chu.

That's all I can do, and you will have to rely on yourselves in the future.

We must work hard to live up to Miss Chu's kindness.

Get up, do what you need to do, the new year is coming, try to earn more money to buy new year's goods.

yes.

Chu Qingning looked at the backs of the few people going away, and said, Fifth Sister, if you had become Marquis of a Thousand Households earlier, everyone's life would definitely be better.

It's not bad now.

Too.

Chu Xuhua came over, Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, the cured meat is finished, and the sausages are also packed.

Chu Qingzhi said, Go, go and have a look.

In the courtyard of the old house, everyone is cleaning all kinds of tools...

Chu Qingzhi walked to the backyard, where salty sausages were drying in the stables, and sweet sausages were drying in the cowshed, both sheds were full of sausages, it looked like a forest of wine and meat.

She took a closer look and found that the sausages were packed fat and thin. The sausages were hung in the morning, and the surface was slightly dry. The ones hung just now were still shiny. When I got closer, I could smell a very fragrant rice wine smell.

Then she went to the house. The marinated meat was neatly stacked in the big tank, and the big tank was covered with a layer of oil paper to prevent dust and other debris from falling in.

Chu Qingzhi opened a crack in the oiled paper, and smelled it through the gap, and she would know how well it was pickled after smelling it.

All the big tanks have been smelled, no problem.

Chu Qingzhi came to the courtyard.

Thank you for your help. The family still needs to butcher pigs in six days. Please help me again. Chu Qingzhi gave each of them a piece of two-jin meat as a reward.

Generally, this kind of help does not require money, so it is just right to give some meat.

Everyone smiled and replied, We will definitely come.