A village chief who does not want to be a village chief is not a good villager

"Uncle, let's eat!" "Brother, let's eat!"

With a shout, Jian Ping slowly arranged the contents of a "Three Character Classic" from beginning to end, and saw two figures, one big and one small, running in.

The big one is Jian Le, and the small one is Shuan Zi.

Jian Ping looked up at the two children, before he could speak.Who knew that the two children had just pushed open the door, and then stood still at the door in shock.

Following the child's gaze, he looked at the paper in his hand.

"What's wrong? Isn't it time to eat?"

"Oh, yes, eat, eat!" Jian Le stared at Jian Ping's table with wide eyes.On the table, Jian Ping had already arranged the second copy of paper in order.

Pen, ink, paper and inkstone, as well as the paper full of characters, all of these are very sacred things to Jian Le.

In other words, not only Jian Le, but basically the status of a "scholar" is sacred in the eyes of Daxia people.

Although it is not as exaggerated as "everything is inferior, only reading is high", but in everyone's cognition, the best and most difficult way to go if you want to change your family is basically to study and take the imperial examination.

Jian Ping put away the paper full of words, looked at the two children, and had a little plan in mind.

Jian Ping didn't think there was anything great about studying. After all, in the 21st century, nine-year compulsory education has grown to 12-year compulsory education.

In that era, people who were illiterate and did not read were the 'heterogeneous'.So in Jian Ping's view, reading and literacy is nothing more than a means of making a living.

To say that Jian Ping's luck is really good, everyone in Jian's Village knows that Jian Ping also learned from an old scholar for several years.It's just that the old scholar died later, and Jian Ping's family had no money, so the matter just passed away.

After all, it was already eight years ago.But as long as there is this impression, no one will find it strange that Jian Ping can read and write.

The Jian family has a total of fifteen acres of land, ten acres of dry land and five acres of paddy fields.Although the dry land has not yet been plowed, the seedlings in the paddy fields are about to be planted.

So this morning, Jian Dazhu took the other three sons to tidy up the paddy fields, came back for lunch at noon, and took the seedlings before planting in the afternoon.

As for Jian Ping, he also made up his mind not to help.

It's just that Jian Ping also knows that working in the field can be exhausting.As long as he still wants to live a good life in this era, it is impossible to really let his father and brothers go to the field while he stays at home and enjoys it.

So Jian Ping planned to go to the town again in the afternoon to inquire about the cattle.

The more than ten taels of silver looted from the two bandits, as well as the rewards received from the military camp, add up to more than 20 taels.

And the price of a scalper does not exceed five taels at most, so Jian Ping is going to buy one.

At least with a cow, he can save a lot of trouble.

The management of cattle in the Great Xia Dynasty was quite strict, and they could not be tortured and slaughtered at will. They had to be registered when they were bought, and they had to be registered when they died. It was quite troublesome.

But when you think about raising a dog in future generations, you need to register for the dog. Here, raising a cow and registering for a residence is not so unacceptable.

Fortunately, although the three items of cattle, horses and donkeys are strictly managed, they are not rare items.And in Peach Blossom Town, there is a special livestock sales point.

These things flashed in Jian Ping's mind, and it was nothing more than a blink of an eye.

When Jian Ping thought up this little plan, he saw two children at the door looking at him with admiration.

The 12-year-old Jian Le can't remember clearly what happened eight years ago.And Shuanzi, who is less than three years old this year, is even more impossible to know.

But this does not prevent the two children from seeing those things in awe.

"Okay, what's interesting." Looking at the expressions of the two children who were eager but did not dare to say anything, Jian Ping raised his eyebrows. "Want to learn?"

Shuan Zi raised his head and looked at Jian Ping blankly.Although I often listen to villagers and parents talking about scholars, I already have a sense of awe in my heart.

But for a child less than three years old, it is still difficult to understand Jian Ping's words.

Jian Le opened her mouth, looked enviously at the things on Jian Ping's table again, then shook her head shyly.Without waiting for Jian Ping to ask any more questions, he ran away with Shuan Zi.

Jian Ping raised his eyebrows again, because he really didn't think there was any problem with girls being able to read and write.And to be honest.When Jian Ping was in school, the people with the best academic performance were basically girls.

Jian Ping chuckled and left the room.

When Jian Ping came out, Jian Dazhu and Jian Ping's other brothers had already returned.Jian Zhang and Jian Yang are also busy serving tea and water for them to freshen up.

Because the paddy field was dealt with in the morning, it can be said that the four big men are covered in mud.

"Father." Jian Ping handed the clean towel to Jian Dazhu, and saw Jian Dazhu's dark face with a simple and honest smile.

"Boss, how is your health? Do you feel better today?"

Listen, this is what Jian's father would ask his son every day, and Jian Dazhu probably doesn't think there is any problem with it.As for Jian Ping, he could bear it brazenly.

"It's almost done. I went to the town to buy some things this morning."

"Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay."

Jian Ping is telling the truth, while Jian Dazhu is also really caring.Four grown men, one old, three young, were exhausted in the fields. The young and middle-aged bosses all said that their health was fine, but they still did not go to the fields.

Then, everyone in Jane's family didn't think there was any problem.

Jian Ping looked at Jian Dazhu with a relieved face, and looked at the two over there who secretly looked at him, and after hearing that his health had improved a lot, he was also the second and third child who felt relieved and relieved.

Finally, there is the fourth child who is purely happy.

Jian Ping also took a special look at the expressions of the two siblings, and it turned out that even Jian Yang, who was usually a little aggressive, didn't think there was anything wrong with the conversation.

Jian Ping wanted to sigh again.

Could it be that God couldn't see my misunderstanding of human nature in my previous life, so I sent a bunch of angels by my side in this life to let me feel the truth, goodness and beauty of human nature.

All of you are so kind, I feel a little embarrassed, okay!

As a person who thinks that his thick skin can block a gun, Jian Ping's helplessness grows stronger.

"Father, I made ten taels of silver this morning, so I want to go to the town to buy a cow for my family this afternoon." Being treated so kindly by others, Jian Ping really felt that if he didn't do something to repay others, he would have to I feel like I'm not human anymore.

Originally, these things could be done silently, but in order to keep the family members from feeling uncomfortable, Jian Ping still chose to speak out.

then……

Everyone in Jane's family was shocked!

There were two sounds of '哗啦' and '噗通', the sound of the basin in Jian Yang's hand accidentally pouring out the water and then the basin fell to the ground.

Then, a group of stunned people continued to look at Jian Ping in shock as if they had come to life.

"Old, old, boss..." Jian Dazhu grabbed Jian Ping with trembling hands and red eyes.Unfortunately, the excitement on his face was mostly panic rather than surprise.

"Boss, although our family is poor, you can't do things that hurt nature and reason!"

"..." What should I say?

At this moment, Jian Ping really wanted to be silent.

Jian Ping looked at Jian Dazhu helplessly, and then helped Jian Dazhu, who was trembling, to sit on the bench next to him. "Father, what are you thinking? It's just that when I came back in the morning, I happened to help the military master in the barracks catch two bandits, and then the military master gave him a reward."

It doesn't matter if Jian Ping doesn't say anything, once he said it, even Yang Shuxian who was holding Er Gouzi next to him jumped over. "bandit!"

Apart from Shuan Zi and the three little ones who couldn't speak, even Jian Le screamed.For a moment, the whole family was shocked.

Jian Ping finished speaking quickly, but he didn't want his family members to be frightened. "Don't worry, the bandit doesn't know me, and the soldiers are going to fight the bandits soon. They don't have time, and they definitely can't trouble us."

"But, but..."

Yang Shuxian was terribly frightened, to be precise, all the women in the family were terribly frightened.Even a few men had frightened expressions on their faces at the moment.

This is really no wonder to them, Jianjia Village has not encountered banditry, but it does not mean that other villages have not.There is a village twenty miles away, which was wiped out by bandits two years ago.

Therefore, the people in Taohua Town are absolutely terrified of the word 'bandit'.

"Father, don't worry. I inquired specifically before I came back. The bandits have been driven to the Lian Mian Mountains. Those military masters are planning to wipe out the remaining bandits this time."

After hearing about the mountains, Jian's family breathed a sigh of relief.

The hills on this side of Jianjia Village are full of bamboo, which has no economic benefits.But Lian Mian Mountain is not Zhu Mountain, but the ordinary Daqing Mountain.

Therefore, Lian Mian Mountain is at least a hundred miles away from Jian's Village.Moreover, there are troops stationed between the two sides, and those bandits would not have traveled so far to find someone.

Next, Jian Ping 'explained' the situation to his family.Just in case, Tian Wen didn't even confess.

This was something that Jian Ping and Tian Wen had discussed when they came back. After all, Jian Ping could deal with Jian's family when encountering bandits, but Tian Wen could never deal with Tian's family members.

In order to avoid trouble, the two directly concealed the appearance of Tian Wen in this matter.

In order not to worry his family, Jian Ping also focused on describing that the two bandits came here by accident, so no one must have noticed after being captured by the military camp.

Jian Ping 'explained' the matter clearly in detail so that the family members would not be obsessed with the bandits.

However, because of this incident, everyone even forgot about buying cattle.In order to divert everyone's attention, Jian Ping had to raise this matter again.

"Father, mother, I'll go to town in the afternoon and bring Xiao Le with me."

"Huh? What are you doing with Xiao Le?" Before Jian's family could react, Jian Le's eyes instantly became bright.

"Xiao Le is already an older child at twelve, and there will be very few opportunities to go out in the future, so now let her see the world while she can go out."

Not to mention the young brothers, even Jian Dazhu and Yang Shuxian didn't understand the use of girls in the world.

Jian Ping looked at Jian Le, and then at the family. "Girls have some knowledge, so they won't be easily deceived in the future."

Although Jian's family still doesn't quite understand the key point, since Jian Ping said so, everyone has no objections.

After all, there is not too much work at home now, three women are enough.There is not much work in the field, and four big men on five acres of land are enough.

So seeing Jian Ping's persistence, the others naturally had no objections.

The matter was settled in this way, and the family finally sat in the main room and began to eat lunch.Only Jian Le's face was flushed with excitement.When looking at Jian Ping, his big eyes became watery with excitement.

Looking at Jian Le, who has dark skin and is better than Jian Ping, Jian Ping really feels that girls cannot be raised like this.

The lunch meal in Jian's family is absolutely hearty.The thigh bone that Jian Ping bought specially made bone soup every day, the pumpkin and mung bean soup that was specially given to his two siblings to make, and the fried bamboo shoots sliced ​​with pork that Jian Ping bought in the past few days.

Even if the staple food is still rough bran rice, it becomes less unpalatable because of the addition of soybeans and corn kernels.

After the meal, the family took a rest.This lunch break is basically only available to children and men who go to work in the fields.

People like Jian Zhang and Jian Yang, although they have been busy at home all morning, they still have to take the opportunity to take the soles of their shoes at noon and do some sewing.

The days of the farmhouse are hard and busy, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

Jian Ping also went to sleep, and two hours later, the sun was not so harsh, and all the men in Jian's family woke up.

Jian Ping sat in the house and packed the things he was going to bring to the town later, mainly money.

Jian Dazhu took his other three sons to the backyard to look at his seedlings.

Jian Ping put ten taels of silver in an earthen jar, and put it under the bed just like the previous savings at home.And the remaining ten taels of silver were carried in his arms.

Because there are other ideas about "Three Character Classic", and there is no shortage of money now, Jian Ping didn't think about going to the bookstore to check out this afternoon.

As soon as he walked to the door, he heard Jian Dazhu and Jian An excitedly shouting from the backyard.

"Father, our seedlings are growing really well!"

"Yeah, I haven't seen such a good seedling for a long time!"

Jian Ping smiled and left the room.I think that as long as there are no natural or man-made disasters in the second half of the year, the rice at home will definitely have a good harvest.