Jincheng flower hour

Yisou drove Zhuang Yang to Luo Township, east of Zhuli, in a carriage. Along the way, he saw flowers planted in front of every house, including hibiscus, camellia, and magnolia trees.Magnolia and camellia are in full bloom.

The soil in Luo Township is fertile, with thousands of acres of fertile land, most of which are planted with rice.

Before his death, Zhuang Yang's father, Zhuang Shou, owned a hundred mu of land in Luo Township, and now there are more than ten tenants, which is the source of food for the Zhuang family.

Zhuang Shou was a businessman who bought an official title during his lifetime, so the dealer had a carriage and could wear silk.Later, the world collapsed, the emperor who lived in Dadu was killed, and the forces of all parties fought back and forth, and no one cared about what to do with your merchants.

In spring, Zhuang Yang went to Luo Township not to collect rent, but to inspect the planting conditions of the tenants. After all, the quality of a year's harvest depends entirely on the sowing in spring.

Zhuang Yang has wide clothes and wide sleeves, long hair braided in a bun, and a white jade hairpin on his black hair. He has a dignified appearance and is very elegant, like a gentleman in a family of officials.Ma Xiaoxiao has attracted many women from common households to look at him.

Leaning on a corner of the carriage, Zhuang Yang leisurely looked at the bustling road, but the graceful girls in front of the courtyard did not arouse his interest.In the eyes of this beautiful young man, although a woman is beautiful, it is better to enjoy flowers.

The carriage arrived at the farmer's land boundary, Zhuang Yang got off the carriage, climbed up the hillside, and saw that every mu of field was planted with crops.Over the years, Jinguan City got rid of the chaos of war, and Linqiong gradually became lively again, chickens and dogs heard each other, and children were running and playing on the ridges of the fields.

"Erlang, it looks like they've all been planted. There's been enough rain this year, and the crops are growing well."

Yi Sou has served the farmer for many years, and his grandparents and grandchildren's family are all servants of the farmer. The income of the master's family is naturally related to their family.

"Go down and have a look."

Since Zhuang Yang came to check it out, he wouldn't go back just after a casual glance.Although he likes leisure, he is not lazy by nature. He knows the source of his family's livelihood and the reason why he can live a leisurely life.

Walking along the embankment, Zhuang Yang was in front and Yi Sou was behind. The tenants all knew Zhang Yang, so they stopped their farm work and came to greet him.

"Have you had a baby this year?"

Zhuang Yang talked with the tenants, and he noticed a woman weeding in the field with a baby tied on her back.

"Added a baby girl."

The tenant bowed and stood sideways, treating Zhuang Yang with respect.

"How many children are there?"

"Four."

"Can the land be planted?"

"Yes, the boss and the second can help."

When the tenants were named, Zhuang Yang remembered that when they came to Luo Township six years ago, both adults and children were naked.Elder brother Zhuang Bing rented their three mu of land, gave them farm tools, rice, and housing, and rent was waived for the first year.

Later, when Zhuang Yang took over the tenants in Luo Township, Zhuang Yang gave the old man five acres of land. This is an extremely hardworking family, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

The farmer's field received the lowest rent in Luo Township, so the farmer had many tenants and no vacant land.If not, you can provide the fields and houses to the mother and son of the dog.The fields in Zhuli are relatively barren, and the soil along the river is full of mussels and sand. In ancient times, the Yishui River was very wide.

Leaving Laoshi's field, Zhuang Yang came to a paddy field full of weeds. The tails of the rice leaves even turned yellow due to lack of water. This is a paddy field that lacks care.

"Yi Sou, is this the land rented by Zhou Ji's family?"

Zhuang Yang was a little uncertain, Zhou Ji and his wife were quite diligent, and they shouldn't have farmed the fields like this.

"It's true, Erlang, I'll go and talk to him, if you don't want to farm, you can plant it for someone else."

Yi Sou was originally a farmer, and felt that it was outrageous to waste the crops like this.

"Don't worry, other families will also take a look."

At this moment, it seems that this mu of paddy field has been abandoned and can only be burned and replanted.

It took half a day for Zhuang Yang to walk around the [-]-acre field. He remembered the fields of every household and recorded them in the account.Except for Zhou Ji, the fourteen tenants took good care of their crops.

At noon, passing through the rice fields, the dogtail grass swayed in the wind, and the cool breeze hit the face.Zhuang Yang stopped by the stream, washed his hands and wiped his face. He looked up at the rice fields and the green mountains and white clouds in the distance. He was in a good mood, even though his legs were sore from walking and his mouth was dry.

"Yi Sou, are you still able to walk?"

Zhuang Yang rested his feet on the Qingshi bridge, and the fish and shrimps under the stream shuttled between the aquatic plants and the cracks in the rocks.

"Little old man can still go, is Erlang hungry?"

There is dry food and water in the carriage, and the carriage is stored at the tenant's house, and there is also a distance from here.

"I'm not hungry, I'm a little thirsty, it's okay, let's go to Zhou Ji's house first."

Zhuang Yang doesn't drink the stream water, no matter how clear it looks.The front convenience is Zhou Ji's house, where there is a well in a private house, you can ask for some water to drink.

Although it's not that the four bodies are not working hard, and the five grains are not distinguished, but after all, they are pampered, Zhuang Yang dragged his two sore legs, and accompanied Yi Sou to Zhou Ji's house.

Zhou Ji and his wife are very young and have raised a pair of children. This couple is as diligent as other farm tenants.

When I came to Zhou's house, it was an ordinary farm house, with firewood piled up at the door, and a thin pig lying in the yard basking in the sun.

Yi Sou came to call and asked if anyone was there?

The Zhou family's daughter came out. The child was very young, only five or six years old.

"Are you looking for Father?"

"Is your father there?"

The girl shook her head, and then she looked at Zhuang Yang curiously.

Yi Sou entered the house, called Zhou Ji's name, and heard a weak female voice coming from the house.

Zhuang Yang bent over to ask the girl for water. The girl nodded and ran into the kitchen, but would not come out. She grabbed the handle of the ladle with her dirty hands, sprinkled the water from the ladle all the way, and handed it to Zhuang Yang. Half a scoop of water.

"So nice."

Zhuang Yang stroked the girl's disheveled hair, took the water ladle to drink.

After drinking half a gourd of water, Zhuang Yang wiped his mouth and asked the girl where her father was.The girl said, "Father is not here."

"Where's brother?"

"Brother, go to the mountain."

Thinking about not knowing why, Zhuang Yang stood in the courtyard, waiting for Yi Sou to come out.

Yi Sou came out quickly, and told Zhuang Yang that Zhou Ji's daughter-in-law was ill. A few days ago, on a rainy day, Zhou Ji went to fetch water by the stream, and accidentally fell and injured his leg.

"Where did Zhou Ji go?"

"They said they were going to borrow food."

"Then just wait."

Zhuang Yang had to check the situation. If it was true, he couldn't blame them for neglecting farming.

After waiting in the courtyard for a long time, Zhou Ji came back with a limp, holding a pottery dish filled with beans.

Seeing Zhuang Yang, Zhou Ji was very frightened and hesitated to speak.

Zhuang Yang asked if he had seen a doctor, and if he could get better.Zhou Ji said yes, yes.

"This year's halving, count as your tithe. When your husband and wife recover from illness, you can reorganize the fields earlier and plant some beans and melons."

"Thank you Erlang." Zhou Ji was very grateful and bowed in salute.

Even for their own land, the rent to the government is almost two-tenths.

"No need."

"Yi Sou, give him fifty qian to buy seeds and seedlings."

Zhuang Yang didn't have any money with him, but Yi Sou did.

At this time, although Zhuang Yang was no longer thirsty, he was very hungry and just wanted to leave early.

After dealing with the affairs of Zhou Ji's family, Zhuang Yangcai and Yi Sou returned, and they boarded the carriage.Yi Sou said: "Erlang, why don't you eat something at the farm?" Zhuang Yang bit an egg cake and said with a smile: "No, go back earlier so that my mother won't worry."

I have been out for a long time today, so I should go back at noon.

He was not in Zhuli today, and he didn't know if Zhuang Lan was wandering in Liluo again.

Early in the morning, Zhuang Lan went to Quanzi's house.

The dog tied the rope with a slipknot, wrapped it around the pig's neck and a front hoof, tied another knot, and tied the piggy under a small tree in front of the house.The piglet grunted to show his dissatisfaction.Quanzi put the cooked pig dishes in a broken clay pot, and brought it to the little pig. The little pig arched his nose and started to gobble it up.

"Brother Dog, we need to surround it with a pigsty."

At this moment, Zhuang Lan squatted beside the little pig, watching the little pig eat.

Gouzi went to the river to water the bean field, and his bean vines had long leaves, covering half of the bamboo frame.

"Brother Dog, can you burn clay bricks?"

Zhuang Lan has seen people in Zhuli burn earth bricks to build a pigsty, but it looks like a lot of trouble, and they need to build a stove.

"will not."

Gouzi scooped water with a gourd ladle to water the bean roots.

"Brother Dog, where does the little pig live?"

Zhuang Lan stroked the little pig's head, and the big pig's ears wobbled.

"Build a bamboo house."

Although he felt Zhuang Lan talked a lot, Quan Zi would still answer her questions.

"I'll help you, I can chop bamboo."

"Need not."

After the bucket was filled with water, Gouzi went down to the river to fetch water again, leaving Zhuang Lan chattering at the pig.

At noon, A Ping and A Li finished their work and came to the West Bank.A Li followed A Ping and Zhuang Lan and called Quan Zi "Brother Quan Zi".There is a tendency to form gangs and fight against the Zhang family brothers.

Quanzi went to Zhushan to cut bamboo, and a group of children followed behind him.Quanzi felled the bamboo, A Li and Zhuang Lan carried the bamboo, and Aping rowed a boat to transport the bamboo to Quanzi's house on the west bank.

A lot of bamboo is needed to build a pigsty. The four children are busy and laughing in the bamboo forest behind the farmer's house.Seeing this, Ah He hurriedly went to tell the mistress, and Zhuang's mother came out to take a look, and called Ah Yi to go over and watch to avoid accidents.

Ah Yi was young, and only slightly older than these children, so let him keep an eye on them. Instead, he played with these children, teaching the dog to dig foundations and make bamboo frames.

When Zhuang Yang came back from Luo Township, he happened to see a group of children on the West Bank building a bamboo house, which was very lively.

Zhuang Yang got off the carriage, walked across the wooden bridge, and came to the bamboo house.Alan was cutting bamboo strips, Aping was carrying the thin bamboo, Gouzi was climbing on the bamboo frame to tie the bamboo, and A Li and Ayi were helping to erect the bamboo fence under the bamboo frame.

A tapir cub next to the bamboo house ran and rushed towards Zhuang Yang; the little yellow dog who was lying on the ground immediately stood up when he saw Zhuang Yang, and wagged his tail at Zhuang Yang.Zhuang Yang also saw a piglet tied under a tree, grunting towards its new home.

"Brother!"

Excluding the tapir and the dog, Zhuang Lan was the first to find Zhuang Yang. She called out "brother", followed by "brother" calls. A Li and A Ping also called Zhuang Yang's brother.

Sitting on the bamboo stand, Gouzi looked down at Zhuang Yang from a height. He saw Zhuang Yang's garnet undershirt, the robe with gorgeous patterns on the outside, and the beautiful and gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

I have never seen such a gorgeously dressed person in Fengli, and also looks so good-looking, Quanzi took two extra glances.