The He Family Brother of Farming

Lin Fan felt that this trip was worth it. He heard that the villagers here had made a new kind of threshing machine, so he followed his father out of curiosity, and finally understood that the mountain road really has nothing to say It's no wonder why those yamen officials refused to come here to collect food.

I wanted to take a stroll in the village first to see if I could see the thing called the threshing machine first, but I didn't expect to meet a few people I had seen before, and it was the young master who often talked about it recently, which was a small surprise.

However, seeing the vigilance of the children, Lin Fan restrained himself a little, trying to make himself look amiable, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that my young master likes to eat shrimp. Since I bought shrimp from your family last time, But I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I just want to do a business with a few of you, if your family has any more shrimp, can you sell it to my young master first?"

"There's nothing wrong with that, but as you've seen, we can't sell shrimp all the time," He He spread his hands, "We usually catch some during the slack season, and we wanted to grab some for our own food. ...But since your young master likes it, isn't there a big river in the town? Why did you tell us this specifically?"

Lin Fan said helplessly: "There is a big river, but no one caught it."

"Then you will have to wait until next year, and we have nothing to do now."

"Next year is also fine. Anyway, don't forget to tell your adults that our young master's shrimp will depend on your family next year."

"Then if there's nothing else, we'll go back first. Mother should be worried if you've been out for too long. Take your time and let's not disturb your interest."

The four left in a hurry after speaking.

It made Lin Fan want to ask the person who made the threshing machine how to get there, but he didn't have time to ask. Looking at the backs of the few people who left in a hurry, Lin Fan couldn't help touching his face. Could it be that he was used to keeping a straight face, so he asked People are in a hurry to leave?

Meeting a former customer who I just met by chance, this was just a small episode for He He and the others, and they didn't pay much attention to it. After they separated from that person, they were busy with their own affairs soon went.

As for the final conversation between the village chief and the officials, everyone is not very clear, but when those officials left, the threshing machine was also carried into the car, as well as Ye Chenghe and the village chief. They all walked together, perhaps because they were mentally prepared, so this did not cause an uproar in the village.

However, there are still some gossips coming out, some are worried, some are gloating, in short, they say everything.

Originally, the old man He wanted to take the matter on himself, but how could He Eryecheng pass the responsibility to the elders like this?So in the end it was up to them themselves.

Although the village chief had repeatedly assured them that nothing would happen to them, Zhang Lian and Li Ran were still very worried. As long as the two of them didn't come back, the two families would not feel at ease for a day.

Ye Lin blamed himself even more, and He Tian also regretted it extremely. Seeing the depressed appearance of the two children, how could Zhang Lian and Li Ran have the heart to blame them?He also stopped paying attention to the reactions of other people in the village, and hurriedly comforted the two of them instead.

The original intention of the children is also for the good of their family, besides, it is not necessarily a bad thing?

He He also had a long talk with the two of them, which finally relieved them from being so depressed.

Fortunately, the few people didn't go there for long, and they came back early in the morning on the third day, and now they were finally relieved.

As soon as the village chief came back, he sent a message to every family, and every household headed to his house in the evening, saying that there was something important to announce. Of course, he would not stop anyone who wanted to join in the fun.

Therefore, on this day, almost every family in Lishan Village ate dinner early, and then each took a small stool and went to the village head's house.

Those who came early took advantage of the position, and by the way, those who made good friends also took the position.

"Sister Xiang'er, I'm here!"

"Mother, sister-in-law, come quickly, I have reserved two lands for you."

"Brother, uncle, there is still room here-hey, don't squeeze, there are people here."

"Hey, I said, why don't you girls read it? I've put things here before, why are you still sitting in my seat?"

"No, uncle. I didn't see anything when I came here. How did it become your seat? Well, isn't there an open space over there?"

"Forget it, it's okay for everyone to squeeze. Don't be angry, uncle. If you sit here, you can still sit alone."

……

The yard is basically occupied by aunts and uncles. The men are embarrassed to squeeze in, but most of them are standing at the foot of the wall, squatting or standing, and a few bold young guys just climbed up. Sitting on the top of the wall, not to mention, the field of view is wider and clearer, as long as the door of the main room is not closed.

"I don't know why I called someone here this time?"

"Who knows? Anyway, we'll know later."

"It won't have anything to do with the people from the previous government?"

"It's hard to say, how long has it been since our village was called to speak like this?"

"Oh, if you don't tell me, I really didn't think of it! That must be a really big deal."

"It's up to you to say, everyone has thought of it."

……

"I said Uncle Gen, didn't you get closer to the village chief? Do you know why you came here today?"

"That's right, Uncle Gen, if you know something, tell us all about it, so as to save everyone from being suspicious here."

"Since the people from the government came, my heart hasn't come to fruition. I asked the village chief and he didn't say anything, alas!"

"You think you're the only one like this, I can't sleep well these days."

"me too."

"Me too."

"And I!"

……

Before the village chief came out to speak, everyone in the yard began to talk about it.

"Cough-cough-"

Finally, the prepared seats in the main room were finally filled with people, and the heads of all households were basically present. The village head coughed hard twice and began to talk. The courtyard was suddenly quiet, and everyone was waiting Talk to him.

The village chief glanced around, and seeing that everyone had quieted down, he was slightly satisfied, and he took two steps with his hands behind his back, before he began to speak.

"I know that everyone is very concerned about the coming of the government recently. I can tell you here, don't worry, the county magistrate still has no new words about our village's autumn harvest, so everyone can rest assured Back to your stomach, get ready to spend this year well."

After the words fell, the following immediately spoke again, especially the voices of the daughters-in-law, uncles and aunts in front completely covered the others.

"Oh, you scared me to death, I thought they were here to collect food..."

"That's right, now I can finally sleep peacefully."

"That's right, I was always worried before. There are so many people in the family, and now there is not enough food for this. If they are taken away again, it will be impossible."

"...Knowing that your family can give birth, but don't keep showing off how many boys you have in front of my mother!"

"What? What's wrong with being able to give birth? I envy you to give birth to a boy, don't eat grapes and say grapes are sour, huh!"

"you!"

"Stop arguing, you two, the village chief is staring at you."

……

"Cough-cough-"

Seeing that people outside could actually start arguing with what he said just now, the village head turned dark immediately, coughed twice again, and glanced at the two quarreling heads with warning eyes by the way, making the two of them All a little ashamed.

"The main reasons for calling everyone here today are two things." After the discussions stopped, the village chief said again, "The first thing, I think everyone knows, is about the people in our village. about the threshing machine."

"The threshing machine must be known to everyone. Those who have used it probably know its benefits better, right?"

"Yeah, this thing saves a lot of effort, and it's faster."

"Well, I've tried it too. Indeed, before, my arms were almost exhausted from beating, and my waist was so bent that I almost couldn't straighten it. I just finished threshing millet. Now I just need to step on it."

"I told Chengzi and the others a long time ago, and I will make one for my family."

"You're fast enough. Fortunately, I said it too."

"Village Chief, you can finish what you want to say. If you stop half-talking like this, you'll be so anxious. I'm holding back my urine, please hurry up, so I can go and release the water." The impatient person Shout loudly in the crowd, or wait for those people to express their opinions, it may take a long time to wait.

"Hahaha, Ye Laosan, why didn't you put the water in before you come here?"

"Hahaha, you deserve it!"

"Hahaha……"

"Heh..." The village chief couldn't help laughing, and then cursed, "I'm so old, I don't know how to be ashamed."

"Cough, well, since some people can't wait, I won't waste everyone's time, so I'll make a long story short."

"Hey, village chief, we don't mind what your chief said at all." There was a voice at the gate of the courtyard, who immediately started booing, and everyone laughed again in good faith.

"If you like to listen to me, you can stay when the meeting is over, and I will continue to tell you."

"Uh!" The man was immediately timid when he heard that, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, village chief, you should be serious first, I won't talk too much." It also provoked a burst of laughter from the people next to him.

"Hehe," the village chief also smiled, "Yes, I told the people in the town government about the threshing machine. Those people came here before to learn about it. As for why they told the people in the government? This, and let everyone not talk about it, I think all the old people in the family know it, so I won’t say much here. The main thing I want to talk about is that the county magistrate already knows about this threshing machine, and it was made by our village. Yes, the county magistrate also attaches great importance to it, and handed over the method, saying that it will be reported to the court. If there are no mistakes, this threshing machine can be manufactured with confidence. Whoever needs it can tell others by themselves, but it is not It's free."

"Hahaha, that's natural."

"Look at what you said, village chief, are we like that?"

"Aren't I afraid that you don't know? The court will definitely sell it in the future, so I just let everyone know in advance."

"Village chief, is there any silver reward for this?" Farmers value and care most about real things, so this remark immediately resonated with everyone.

"What do you think?" The village head smiled, and asked a question without answering, and then answered after everyone's appetite was whetted, "The people in the government also said that there are rewards for money, of course, but it's just How much is not up to us..."

"That's hanging, I don't think it's worth seeing, if it's a few copper coins..." A strange voice suddenly broke in, interrupting the village chief's words.

"Er Mazi, what are you worrying about? Anyway, the money is not for you."

"That's right, it's not money when you think of copper coins? If you have something, give it to me, brother, I don't mind a few copper coins."

"Then he also has that copper plate, haha."

"Why should I give you my money!"

"Okay, let's not say a few words. Ye Chenghe and his two families who have contributed the most have not spoken yet. Er Mazi, why are you so anxious? I don't know exactly when this reward will come, but here We can congratulate them first."

"Yes, how can you not congratulate such a big happy event, are they here today?"

"Chengzi, where is the second boy? No matter how you say this, you should buy everyone a drink, right?"

"That's right, who of you saw the two of them?"

"I didn't expect these two people to come up with such a good thing now that they are usually silent."

"Envy? I envy you to go back and make a fuss. By then, everyone will envy your family."

……

He He sneaked into the shadows silently, Ye Lin and He Tian also spontaneously tried to shrink his body, only Ye Sen was still squatting in the group of radishes in a daze.

He Eryecheng looked at each other and smiled wryly, what's the matter with them, those two boys are really...

No matter how much they wanted to do things in a low-key way, they thought about another thing they would talk about later, the two of them couldn't keep a low profile, so they had to bite the bullet and stand out from behind the crowd.

"Well, village chief," Ye Cheng raised his voice slightly, and everyone's eyes turned to them, and both Ye Cheng and He suddenly felt a little nervous, "If——if there is really a reward, Then please have a good meal."

"Well, what Chengzi said is that I hope everyone will not dislike her when the time comes."

"Haha, that's a deal."

"That's right, I think the tenth day of the Lunar New Year is coming soon, so why not set it on that day."

"Brother Cheng, it's said that you still have a few pheasants in your house? Why don't you share some of them for everyone to taste?" A boy of fifteen or sixteen on the wall shouted down.

Someone in the crowd immediately answered and scolded him with a smile: "You kid, you must have been thinking about that chicken for a long time, right?"

What's the matter with the guy, he swallowed the saliva back into his stomach, "Huh! I don't believe that everyone is not greedy? I just said that I am greedy, what's the matter? But sister-in-law, tell me, how many can you kill to eat?" No?"

Li Ran, who was named, also said with a smile: "Of course, you are indispensable."

"As long as you come, sister-in-law will prepare delicious food for you." Zhang Lian also said beside her.

"Then it will definitely come." The young man said quickly, and proudly threw a smug look at the uncle who said he was before.

"You boy, look back and I won't break your legs! Let's see how you still eat!"

Hearing this, the boy immediately put on a sad face, "Father, you can't do this! Can't I be wrong?"

"Hahaha--"

The crowd burst into laughter again, and Ye He's family also laughed.

He He looked at the big boy on the wall, and looked at the smiles on the faces of his father and mother, just like people, with laughter in his ears. He felt warm in his heart, and it was good to be alive!