Farmer's Favorite

Village head Lin did not hide the matter of enclosing land outside the village from other villagers.

If anyone wants to follow, let's do it together.

Although there are few fields in Xishan Village, there are many outside. Even the people in the village have this idea and can get it.

It's just, obviously, not many people have this idea.

Added together, it is only about ten or so households.

Since Zhuang Xinyan is going to do it, he must spend a lot of money. Anyway, he has a lot of idle money in his hands. If he spends money, he will buy the nearest [-] acres of wasteland outside Xishan Village, which is directly opposite the village entrance.

Because it is wasteland, it can be plowed and cultivated to make fields, or to build houses on it.

However, after he bought the land, there was no other movement, as if he didn't take it seriously.

It was the village head Lin's family who bought two acres along with them.

It made Zhou feel distressed for a few days, although what the old man said was reasonable.

Xiaozhuang would not have spent a lot of money to buy the land if it was not useful, but she still felt a little distressed knowing the reason. With the addition of some silver for two acres of wasteland, it would be enough to buy two acres of fertile land in the village. Now it's good, I bought the wasteland, and I can't do anything.

As a result, such thoughts disappeared without a trace in just two days.

Village head Lin was also shocked. Today, when he went to the yamen to do business and was talking to the officials, he suddenly heard that all the wasteland outside their village, the one closest to the village head, had been sold out.

Even if someone came to sell it, they didn't have to buy it, so they had to choose a wasteland a little farther away.

Word of this spread to the village.

Everyone didn't understand why, but there was only one thought in their minds.

Zhou held the cloth in her left hand and the needle in her right. She said, "We should have bought more if we had known."

Village head Lin was holding the tobacco stick, and just about to light it, he thought of his little grandson, and finally endured it, he said: "You want to buy more now, but before you bought two acres, you kept nagging, now it's an afterthought." stand up."

Mrs. Zhou rolled her eyes at him, "Why is that the same? You have already said that most of the people who bought the wasteland outside our village were rich people from the town or other places. So many people have participated, even if I am an ignorant woman, I know that these wastelands must be of great use."

Village head Lin shook his head and smiled.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Bafang Pavilion started this matter.

Shopkeeper Yuan of Bafang Pavilion saw Xiaozhuang acting, so he followed him.

Those people outside, didn't they see Bafang Pavilion move, and followed suit.

Anyway, a few acres of wasteland is really nothing to these rich people who are not short of money.

As for everyone with keen eyesight, Village Chief Lin would not believe anything he said.

He looked at the things in his wife's hands and said, "Huwazi has so many small clothes, why is he still making them? After a while, he has grown a little bit, and he can't fit them anymore."

It's not because he was reluctant, but because he was too willing, so the little grandson was born, and the little clothes were piled up to the brim, and the little baby grew fast, and after a month or two, he couldn't wear it.

Mrs. Zhou made gestures with the little clothes, and she asked, "It's for Ke Ke. Our tiger boy is wearing such a fresh color, so he's sure to die out of shape. Tell me, who will this kid follow? How old is he?" It's just messed up."

"It's not like your little son." Village head Lin snorted coldly, looking at the lake blue little clothes, no matter how you look at it, he said: "Make more clothes, I remember that Lin Qi likes blue, and said Cocoa likes it too."

"Get ready, I'll make one set and send it to them first, and then I'll make two sets of underwear." Mrs. Zhou said, Xiaozhuang had no elders, and Lin Qi's elders didn't prepare anything, except for Xiaozhuang's clothes. The ones made in the cloth shop were sewed by her and Lin Mashi.

It is also true that her own children are hurting, otherwise she would not want to do this, there are so many children in the family, even now Huwazi is placed behind Keke.

At this time, Zhou asked: "By the way, I heard that Lin Li and the others plan to move out?"

Village head Lin nodded, "It's fine to move out. Although Xiaozhuang is big, it's not convenient at all. Besides, Lin Chang is an old fool. Lin Li should give him a lot of prestige when he moves out. Now the Lin family is just him and Lin Lin. With that girl here, the housework is all on Lin Lin, and when Lin Lin also runs out, I'll see how Lin Chang lives alone."

The head of the family, Lin Chang used to occasionally go hunting in the mountains at home, and did nothing else.

Later, Lin Li went out to do business, and he enjoyed the blessings at home. Now that there is no one at home, only a young Lin Lin is by his side, but how could that girl do a whole house of work? Mother, her eldest brother has been there, and Lin Chang's life will be sad for that old bastard.

The reason why Lin Li's family left was not that Zhuang Xinyan could catch up with them.

It's that they have to leave by themselves. After all, they are boarding, which is inevitably inconvenient.

It's okay for a short time, but after a long time, no matter how you say it, it will still trouble the second brother's family.

Besides, a lot of courtyards have been newly built in the village now, and many old houses are empty there, and they can rent it cheaply, so they simply rented a small house nearby.

At this time, Lin Qi helped move the household items, and said to Lin Li, "If there is anything missing, just let me know."

"Oh, okay." Lin Li smiled. Although he didn't necessarily want to speak, he was very happy when his second brother took the initiative to say this.

This happiness inevitably made him a little flustered, he whispered: "Don't worry about me, your elder brother, I am no better than before, just the last time the Yamen rewarded me, I got 50 taels of silver."

Lin Qi knew it in his heart, although he didn't know what kind of reward his eldest brother got, but he also knew that it would not be too little.

Now that I heard it, I was also happy for him.

In the past, I would worry about my elder brother being lazy and disregarding the family. Now, seeing the harmony in their small family, even if my father has not yet realized it, it is really much better than before. Eldest brother should leave it to her to take charge."

"Naturally, the money will be given to your sister-in-law when I come back." Lin Li sneered, "When the general comes to town, I will go to the uncle's house to make trouble after the meeting. In the past, he lied to our family. It’s a lot of money, no matter how you say it, you have to get it back.”

Lin Qi sighed slightly, and then said: "When you go, call me along."

Outsiders say he has a good temper.

But for Lin Ping and Mrs. Lin, deep down in his heart was hatred.

Although it was said that what happened back then was aimed at Lin Dong, it is undeniable that it also drove him into a desperate situation, even some demonic obstacles.

The only thing he was lucky about was that he met Zhuang Xinyan, his man, last year.

Pull him up from the abyss, and take care of him all the time.

"Success, I'll ask you to come with me before I go." Lin Li readily agreed, or rather, couldn't wait.

Even if he made up his mind to trouble the uncle's family, there would inevitably be some uneasiness in his heart. Now that his second brother was with him, the uneasiness dissipated immediately, so he wouldn't be happy.

Dragging the cart, Lin Li and his family headed towards the rented house.

Even though the house was not big and even a little dilapidated, Lin Li's family didn't feel any displeasure. Instead, they all smiled happily, with expectations for a new life.

Lin Qi stood by the door, looking at the backs of his family.

There was no longer the helplessness, even deep disappointment, in my heart.

What is there now is also hope. He feels that the eldest brother at this time may really be able to carry a family.

Zhuang Xinyan came from behind. He rested his chin on the young husband's shoulder, closed his eyes slightly, "The little ancestor finally fell asleep, but it's really difficult to take care of."

"Ke Ke is still young, and sleeps for a long time. After a little longer, she will be more energetic." Lin Mashi followed behind, and she said with a smile: "Isn't Baocheng's tiger son?"

In Zhuang Xinyan's mind, the swarthy Huwazi instantly appeared. That clown monkey has now turned into a little black bear. Not only is it dark, but it is also strong. Wishing to go back to the house, even complaining in front of him from time to time.

He whispered in the little husband's ear: "Lin Baocheng is also unlucky to have such a troublesome doll."

Lin Qi turned over and nodded the tip of the man's nose, he said: "Huwazi is your nephew, you have to treat him better, so that when he grows up, he can protect his younger brother Keke."

Zhuang Xinyan raised his eyebrows, "Of course I will protect my little Shuang'er."

"Isn't it good for multiple people to protect him?" Lin Qi squinted and asked back.

Zhuang Xinyan frowned, pondered for a while, and then said: "What does Huwazi like? How about I find a carpenter to make him a knife?"

Since you have to protect people, how can you do it without force.

He doesn't want to part with his own little Keke, so why don't he just accept Huwazi as his apprentice and teach him severely since he was a child?

Anyway, it's not my own doll, I don't feel bad.

Immediately, Lin Qi shrugged his shoulders sullenly, covering his mouth and laughing uncontrollably.

Lin Ma went on to say: "You, if you say wind is wind, if you say rain is rain, such a small doll, how can you use a knife."

Zhuang Xinyan spread his hands, the doll is too small, what he thinks may take a few years to come to fruition.

Between talking and laughing, Lin Ma restrained her smile, she sighed slightly, and said: "A few days ago, Lin Wenjue's family was released from the prison cell, and now it is said that they went to find his biological parents, this time let them eat It’s a big loss, and I won’t find it again even if I think about it.”

Lin Qi pushed away the man on his body, and stepped forward to help Grandma Ma to walk into the house, "This is a good thing, it's best if we don't meet each other."

Lin Wenjue's greed and viciousness made Grandma Ma completely chilled, and she decided to let them leave with the money from selling the fields, but finally couldn't bear it anymore, and simply sent them to the prison cell, as for the money and their clothes. Everything is in the house in the village, except for what they are wearing, nothing has been taken away.

"Isn't it a good thing? It's a pity that my yard has been empty for such a long time. I don't know if it's taboo in the village, but I can't rent it out. I thought it was empty, so I just wanted to do chores for you. Forget about the room. If nothing else, the room still occupies quite a large area."

The so-called utility room, of course, is not stacked with valuables.

But pickled salted eggs.

There are more and more salted eggs produced every day, but they still have to be marinated for about two months.

As a result, there are more and more salted eggs being pickled in the workshop, and they are so full that there is almost no place to put them.

Zhuang Xinyan shook his head, and he said: "No, there are too many salted eggs, and it would be too wasteful to take up space. I thought, after a few days, the salted eggs that were pickled that day will be shipped the next day, and only You just have to tell the person who bought it that you can eat it after two months."

"In that case, will the salted egg recipe be leaked?" Lin Mashi was a little worried.

"I'm not afraid of leaking out, the world is so big, I can't do business with so many people now." Zhuang Xinyan is not worried, as he said in his words, even if there are a few more salted egg businesses coming out , for him, the impact is not great.

What's more, the recipe for salted eggs is not so easy to see.

"That's good, you decide this matter, anyway, my yard is empty, you can use it whenever you need it." Lin Ma felt relieved.

Several people walked into the room, where Ke Ke was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and Charcoal cake was guarding one side.

Seeing the few people who came in, he put his head on the ground, yawned a lot, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Lin Qi knelt down and smoothed the charcoal cake's hair.

"Charcoal cake is really sensible. You have been watching it all the time when you left it. I yawned a few times watching it, but it just wouldn't fall asleep." Mrs. Xu said softly by the door.

"Charcoal cake has been obedient since childhood." Lin Qi responded, and he said again: "Aunt Xu, go and do your work, I will watch over here."

Mrs. Xu nodded and went out.

Lin Mashi followed, charcoal cake is so sensible, she had to choose a few big bones and simmer it.

Zhuang Xinyan still wanted to accompany Ke Ke, but Lin Qi ruthlessly kicked him out of the room because Yuan Yi came to the door.

When Ke Ke was born, Yuan Yi came here twice.

Every time I come, there will be some things for babies in the storeroom.

For these, Zhuang Xinyan did not refuse, since he was already called brother and brother, there was no need for such politeness.

But this time, Yuan Yi came to the door in a hurry, entered the main room, didn't even drink a sip of tea, and said: "I just received an urgent letter from Shangjing, and the third young master will rush to Genshan Town in a few days. , and then I have to meet with you again."

"It should." Zhuang Xinyan replied.

After Yuan Yi finished speaking, there was still hesitation on his face.

It is not difficult for the third young master to meet younger brother Zhuang.

The embarrassing thing is what he wants to say next.

However, he knew that little brother Zhuang was sincere to him, so he really didn't want to dig a hole for little brother Zhuang to jump down for some things.

At this time, Zhuang Xin stretched out his hand, motioning Yuan Yi to sit down first, and then said: "Brother Yuan, if you have something to say, you can help me, of course I will help, but if it is difficult, I am willing to help for your sake, but if it is For others, please forgive me for declining.”

Yuan Yi's embarrassment eased, and he said with a sigh of relief: "What I'm afraid of is that if you don't refuse, this matter is to embarrass you. As long as you refuse, the third young master will have an excuse for me to explain."

Zhuang Xinyan smiled slightly on his forehead, but did not ask what the so-called embarrassment was.

Until, three days later.

The blue sky is clear today, without a cloud, and it is so blue.

On the bridge from Xishan Village to the village, a big horse jumped over first, followed by a carriage, it seems that they did not come together.

The horse is tall and strong, and the person on the horse is wearing armor, looking extremely serious on his face.

Those who saw him were so frightened that they didn't dare to step forward to ask questions, and avoided them one after another.

It wasn't until Village Chief Lin came up to ask with a heart full of courage that he realized that this person was not an official from the town, but a soldier from Xingcheng, who came to take Lin Li and the others to the yamen.

The general waited there for questions and rewards.

Lin Li and the others were all looking forward to meeting a general with such a high official position.

But when such a heroic and mighty tall man stood in front of them, the four of them immediately shrank their heads like a quail, not daring to move.

Even, when they thought of the general in front of them, their legs felt a little numb, let alone answering later, they might not be able to say anything.

At this time, Village Chief Lin pulled Lin Li and asked in a low voice: "How can you do this? How about letting Xiao Zhuang accompany you to give you strength?"

"Okay, that's good, I'll go find my second brother-in-law right away." Lin Li immediately agreed.

No matter what the second brother-in-law said, he was the most capable person in the village. With the second brother-in-law, maybe he would not be stage frightened when he met the general.

As for whether his second brother-in-law could accompany him, Lin Li didn't even think about it.

Timidly said to the mighty warrior: "Caomin go back and tidy up first, can it be done?"

Seeing the tall warrior nodding, he walked towards the banker without saying a word.

Village head Lin is quite old, and he is also taking big steps, but he is heading towards Lin Li's rented home. Since he said he wants to clean up, he naturally changed into better clothes. He went to Lin Li's house to get the clothes and then sent them to the dealer. Let Lin Li wear it.

At this time, Zhuang Xinyan was also receiving someone.

Standing in front of Yuan Yi, this person is gentle and elegant, with an extraordinary bearing.

There was no arrogance on his handsome face, but he was very kind.

It was He Ziye, the third young master of Bafang Pavilion.

Zhuang Xinyan was talking to this person, when Lin Li rushed in, without saying a word, he held his sleeve and said with a pleading tone, "Second brother-in-law, you have to help me!" Help me, go to the yamen with me, or I'm afraid I won't be able to walk because of weak legs."

Don't talk about walking at that time, the voice of speaking at this time is trembling, obviously it is really frightening.

Think about it too.

As a native countryman, he had to bow his head when he saw a small official, let alone a general now.

Zhuang Xinyan first stretched out his hand to take off the hand holding his sleeve, and then said: "I didn't take part in the matter of going to the city. Even if I went, I would not see the general himself. Brother, why not calm down. The general will only ask a few words, and will not embarrass you."

"Where is this going? Or...or I'd better not go." Lin Li rubbed his hands, hearing the meaning of his second brother-in-law's refusal, he became more and more flustered.

It was He Ziye behind him who interjected at this moment, "Before I came here, I heard about Xingcheng on the road, and I admired the person who offered advice that day, but I didn't expect to meet him today."

The flustered Lin Li noticed that there were two other people in the room, and the previous behavior must have been extremely embarrassing in the eyes of outsiders.

It's just that he has already broken the pot, and it doesn't make any sense to him to lose face or not.

Instead, he hugged his head, wishing he could hide somewhere so that no one could find him.

He Ziye said again at this time: "Speaking of which, you don't need to be so worried. I was lucky enough to meet this general once in Shangjing. He is not such a cold and harsh person. This time, you have made meritorious service again. Ask me a few words and give him a gift." If you get the reward, you will be allowed to leave."

"Seriously." Lin Li seemed to have grasped at straws.

On the other hand, Zhuang Xinyan took a meaningful look at this person when he heard the words, and then his eyes fell on Yuan Yi who was behind him.

Yuan Yi nodded slightly, as if responding.

"Of course it's true. We met that day half a year ago. I don't know if General Zuo still remembers me." The handsome face was a little unnatural, and He Ziye had no choice but to say such straightforward words.

The reason is that he is afraid that the man in front of him won't understand and don't know how to answer this sentence.

Fortunately, the man was slightly startled with a sad face, and then he said happily: "That's just right, you and your second brother-in-law are friends, and you know the general, so go with me, if something unexpected happens, can you help me?" Let’s talk, don’t you?!”

After finishing speaking, before the outsider agreed, he was already very excited. Even if this person is just meeting him for the first time, the person who can get in touch with his second brother-in-law must be very powerful. With him by his side, now thinking about the panic Emotions are much less.

It was obvious that he had to help count the money after being sold. Although Zhuang Xinyan felt helpless, Lin Li was willing and he would not stop him.

After all, Lin Li was his elder brother. Since he was going, he had better ask about the situation to avoid accidents.

He then asked: "Master He, can you introduce this General Zuo to us?"

"Naturally." He Ziye couldn't understand what he meant. He came from Shangjing in a hurry. One of his purposes was to show his face in front of this general. Now that he had this opportunity, he would naturally not let it go.

He immediately said: "This general's surname is Zuo, and his name is Yichen..."