The poor man grows watermelon

To the south of the Maple Leaf River is a highland, backed by green hills and surrounded by water on three sides, forming an "isolated island" every year during the summer flood season.

In the highlands, there are criss-crossing water, sand and gravel everywhere, many trees, and very little cultivated land, which is actually not suitable for the villagers to live in.

However, if you build a palace here, you can escape the heat in summer, enjoy the snow in winter, and go hunting in spring and autumn. It can be said to be beautiful and suitable.

The area designated by the imperial court included all the three villages of Xitou Village, Nanshi Village, and Luweigou. The villagers of these three villages received a lot of money and had to move out with their families.

Mr. Min Zheng said that if the villagers have relatives, they can take refuge with them. If they don't, they will be randomly resettled in Xiaozhu Village, Beishi Village, Yujia Village or Hulu Village north of the Maple Leaf River.

In the past few days, everyone has been talking about this matter with open mouths.

Today someone said that the Jiangfu households in Xitou village had a lot of land, got several boxes of money, and bought a house in the county in a prosperous way;

Tomorrow, someone said that Carpenter Yu's daughter married to Lin County, so he moved there with his whole family—anyway, he has crafts, so he is not afraid of running out of food;

There is also the teacher of Nanshi Village, who was invited to his home by the head of the next town early in the morning, which made everyone feel sorry for a long time-this is the only teacher in their entire Tonghua Township.

More people have nowhere to go and can only make arrangements nearby.

At this time, Yu Feng was discussing this matter with the village chiefs of the other three villages.

Village head Hou thought very thoughtfully, "Fengzi, there are only a few boys in your village, I mean grown men are tight on your village."

Yu Feng smiled, "It's a good time, but I don't know what plans Uncle Niu and Grandpa Yu have?"

Village Chief Yu of Beishi Village is a bit old, with deaf ears, and he speaks loudly, "Look at the arrangement, I have no objection!"

He coughed twice, and continued: "There is only one thing. The village head Yu Laowu of Nanshi Village and his family have to live in Beishi Village. We have agreed in advance that the name of the village will be changed to 'Stone Village'. The village head asked him to do it. I can rest too!"

Village Chief Hou smiled and nodded, "Beishi and Nanshi were originally a family. As long as Uncle Yu is willing, all the people in Nanshi Village will be sent to your village as much as possible."

Old Village Chief Yu shook his head and said solemnly: "There are not so many houses."

Everyone laughed.

Yu Feng looked at the head of Hulu Village, Niu Dashan.

"Uncle Niu, where are you?"

Niu Dashan said with a smile: "Our village is remote and poor. No matter men, women, old or young, as long as anyone wants to come, we will accept them!"

Since neither of them has a temper that cares about each other, things will be easy to handle.

It took a whole afternoon for the four village chiefs to straighten out the placement of more than 500 people in Xitou, Nanshi and Luweigou.

Those who have a good relationship and are attached to each other should be separated as much as possible, and those who have friction and dislike each other should take the opportunity to separate them, and those who have greeted in advance should also be considered, so it took a lot of thought.

Su Ye originally wanted to keep them for dinner, but the three elders refused to agree to anything.

Before the village chief went out, he suddenly remembered something and patted his forehead, "Hey, why did I forget that kid Yu Qing!"

Yu Feng wondered, "What happened to Yu Qing?"

Village Chief Hou smiled and said, "The young man came to me early in the morning to ask me to intercede for him, and see if he can be arranged in your village."

Yu Feng was slightly surprised, "Isn't he going with the big girl?"

"That kid regards you as a lifesaver, and even in his dreams he wants to move to Yujia Village. He finally got such an opportunity, how could he let it go?"

"What kind of lifesaver? I didn't catch it alone." Yu Feng scratched his head and smiled, "What do you say, Big Girl and Aunt Lin?"

Village Chief Hou laughed and said, "That kid Qingzi has an idea. He told Sister-in-law Lin early in the morning that he would marry the older girl when he was old, and Sister-in-law Lin also took over, and Granny Yu also agreed."

"This kid is quite considerate!"

Village Chief Hou nodded and said affirmatively, "A bigger house might be of great help! Fengzi, you should think about arranging a bigger house for him."

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Village Chief Hou nodded, and instructed with a smile: "In the next few days, divide the house and put things back together, help those people move here as soon as possible, tell everyone in advance, be more enthusiastic in your attitude, and don't let them Feel uncomfortable."

Yu Feng repeatedly said yes.

So, things settled down.

More than 20 households came to Yujia Village, both men and women, and several families with children. The originally empty village suddenly became lively.

The villagers have never been fresh, and they come and go frequently with each other, and they still visit when it gets dark.

Su Ye and Yu Feng lived far away, and every time they fell asleep to the sound of cocks crowing and dogs barking in the village, they felt very at ease.

-

Although Min Zheng had a separate residence, he would come to Su Ye's house for dinner whenever it was time to eat.

Su Ye would take the initiative to do his part from the first day, Su Qingzhu moved chairs and handed chopsticks like an elder, Su Ya'er silently helped him add food, and Xiao Xuewa said softly, " Grandpa eats vegetables".

In short, everyone took Min Zheng's joining for granted.

Min Zheng was smiling every day, saying in his letters to Prime Minister Fan that these days are much more comfortable than in the capital!

Old Prime Minister Fan regretted not changing with him.

On this day, Huo Da was also there. After eating, he slumped on the bamboo mat and said lazily, "It's still comfortable here. If I go into the woods every day, I'm almost turning into a savage!"

Yu Feng rubbed his son's belly, and asked casually, "Isn't it finished yet?"

"Eight hills, how can it be so fast!"

Listening to their conversation, Su Ye couldn't help being taken aback, "You mean... Bazhuo Mountain needs to be cleared?"

Huo Da took a sip of tea and replied, "It's not all clear. Wild animals like wild boars and black bears need to be caught or driven away. As for wild rabbits, deer, and sheep, they will be kept. After all, it is a royal hunting ground, so we can't be too aggressive." Too dangerous."

"Royal hunting ground?" Su Ye frowned.

"Of course, otherwise, why did my cousin choose to build a palace here?" Huo Da said naturally.

Su Ye pursed his lips. Bazhuo Mountain was not just a mountain for him and Yu Feng, it was a place where they knew each other and stayed together. It was somewhat difficult for him to accept being surrounded like this.

Yu Feng's mood was the same as Su Ye's, no, it should be said that he was more in the mood.

Regardless of the presence of others, he wrapped his arms around Su Ye's shoulders, and comforted him in a gentle voice, "Don't be sad, Xiao Ye, even if you are circled, I can still find a way to take you up there."

Yu Feng seldom uttered such "dominant" words in front of him, Su Ye's heart trembled slightly, and the unhappiness just now dissipated a lot.

Seeing the stickiness of the two, Huo Da curled his lips sourly, "I said, what are you doing? It's just clearing a mountain, as if it occupied the top of your house."

Yu Feng replied sullenly: "Isn't it just occupying the top of our family's mountain? In the past, there was no owner on the mountain, so you could go there if you wanted to, and you could go back if you wanted to. It's no different from your own home. If you say it's a circle, it's a circle..."

Huo Da gave him a sideways look, "It's just a hunting ground, not a mountain closure. You can go there if you want, and go back if you want."

Both Su Ye and Yu Feng were taken aback, "Really?"

Huo Da poured himself a cup of tea, and replied slowly: "Anyway, it was like this when my cousin was in power. As for the future... who knows!"

Yu Feng showed joy, "Fortunately, His Majesty is still young!"

Huo Da glared at him, and threatened in a non-serious way: "Be careful with your head."

Yu Feng chuckled and tightened his arms.

Su Ye leaned against him and let out a long breath.

Unknowingly, every plant and tree here has been engraved into his life, affecting his emotions, and he has long been unable to let go.

-

Su Ye never thought that this matter was not over yet.

On this day, it was already dark, and Xuewa was lying on the small bed, covered with a small quilt, sleeping soundly.

Yu Feng boiled water and brought it into the room, and was about to tell Su Ye to wash his feet, when he saw that he was lying on the quilt, unconsciously falling asleep.

He stretched out his thumb and gently rubbed the corners of Shuang'er's eyes.

Thinking of Su Ye's busyness during the day, Yu Feng felt distressed and blamed himself, wishing that everything could be done for him.

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door outside the curtain.

Yu Feng was puzzled, "Who is outside?"

A deep male voice deliberately suppressed the volume and replied, "Fengzi, it's me."

Yu Feng was taken aback, "Brother Ping?"

"En." Shao Ping's voice was very low.

"Hold on!"

Yu Feng took off Su Ye's shoes neatly, spread the quilt over him, and opened the door.

Shao Ping was standing outside with a serious face.

Yu Feng blocked the scene on the bed, with a bit of worry in his eyes, "Brother Ping, do you have something urgent to come over so late?"

Shao Ping pursed his lips, and said in a deep voice, "I'm here to find Xiaoye."

Yu Feng was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Xiaoye has been tired all day and has already fallen asleep. Can Brother Ping talk about it tomorrow?"

Shao Ping looked at him steadfastly, and shook his head, "Fengzi, this matter is of great importance. During the day, there are too many people, so it's inconvenient."

Before Yu Feng could agree, Su Ye's voice came from inside the room, "Brother Ping is here?"

"Well, it's Brother Ping." Yu Feng had no choice but to step aside and invite Shao Ping into the room.

Su Ye got off the bed and put on her shoes.

After Shao Ping entered the room, without saying a word, he knelt on the ground on one knee and saluted Su Ye as a general.

Su Ye was taken aback, "Brother Ping, what are you doing? Get up!"

Yu Feng hurried to help.

Shao Ping waved his hand to block Yu Feng, cupped his fists and said, "Subordinate Shao Ping, see the young master!"

Little Lord? !

Su Ye was taken aback, and the small seal suddenly flashed in his mind.

Sure enough, the next moment, Shao Ping took out a metal token from his bosom, which was a circle larger than the seal of the Hou Mansion, and there was a groove like a mechanism on it.

Shao Ping raised the token above his head, and solemnly presented it to Su Fan, "This is the token of my subordinate, please take a look at it, young master."

Su Ye subconsciously touched the box next to the bed, took out the seal from the bottom of the box, and tentatively put it on the token.

Strictly fit.

"Young master," Shao Ping raised his head, his deep voice was obviously excited, "This subordinate is finally waiting for you!"

Su Ye tried hard to think about it, but in Su Yelan's memory, there was no such thing as Shaoping.

Su Ye asked bluntly, "Are you from the Marquis of Yong'an?"

Shao Ping paused, and replied sonorously: "This subordinate used to belong to Lord Hou, but now belongs to Young Master."

Su Ye was puzzled, "You already knew my identity?"

Shao Ping said: "From the moment the young master showed Suhou Ling."

Su Ye thought about it, and it should be when he officially moved out of the Hou's mansion and contacted Jiang Quan, the shopkeeper of Chengnan Buzhuang.

That is to say, Shao Ping and Jiang Quan know each other, are they all left by Su Yang for Su Yelan?

Shao Ping quickly denied his idea, "The subordinates know shopkeeper Jiang, but shopkeeper Jiang doesn't know his subordinates. The subordinates only obey the orders of Master Hou and the young master."

Su Ye pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.

Yu Feng intervened between the two of them, and persuaded, "Brother Ping, get up first, get up and talk."

Only then did Su Ye come to his senses, and hurriedly said, "Brother Ping, please get up."

"Yes!" Shao Ping stood up neatly and stood in front of him respectfully.

"Brother Ping, please sit down." Su Ye pointed to the bamboo mat beside the desk.

"Yes!" Shao Ping sat cross-legged respectfully.

Such Shao Ping made Su Ye feel very strange, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.

What the hell is going on?

Why did Shao Ping reveal his identity at this time?