Vicious cannon fodder loves farming

Fifth Sister Yao burst into laughter when she heard the compliments from the two, and she burst into laughter from ear to ear, "It's really so delicious? Don't fool me."

Compared to Ji Ziqiu, Yao Yan and Fifth Sister Yao are obviously more familiar. She smiled and said, "Why, if you don't believe me, ask Xiao Cuihua. Cuihua, how is your mother's cooking today?"

Xiao Cuihua was burying her head in dealing with a large piece of sweet and sour pork tenderloin, her mouth was full of oil, when she was called to answer suddenly, she muttered that she was full, and looked blankly at the three adults in front of her.

Fifth Sister Yao saw how she was burying her head in hard work, and laughed along with her. While stroking Cuihua's head with her hand, there were still tears in her eyes, "Cuihua has suffered a lot with me, and she usually doesn't have much meat and vegetables."

Seeing the tears in her eyes, Yao Yan hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Why are you crying again? Don't cry if you celebrate Chinese New Year today. Come, let's have a drink together."

Fifth Sister Yao burst into tears when she heard the words, and wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes embarrassingly with her sleeves, and raised her glass, "I'm the one who spoiled the fun. Come, Happy New Year."

The three of them clinked a glass together, Yao Yan drank the wine in the glass, looked back at Ji Ziqiu beside him, and suddenly met the latter's affectionate eyes, almost sucking him in, making Yao Yan Yan couldn't help being in a trance.

Ji Ziqiu smiled slightly, and poured him another glass of wine, "Why are you in a daze, drunk?"

Yao Yan came back to his senses when he asked him, and quickly buried his head in a mouthful of food, shaking his head while eating.He wouldn't tell Ji Ziqiu that the atmosphere tonight was so good that he couldn't help but ignore the system's warning.

Ji Ziqiu took a look at him, read out the softness in Yao Yan's heart, hooked the corner of his mouth and raised a glass to him alone, and said, "Brother Yan, I hope we can have our present every year."

Yao Yan clinked glasses with him, and drank the wine with a smile, "Okay."

The three of them had a table full of food and wine, chatting and laughing, gossiping, and at some point, suddenly there was crackling firecrackers outside, scaring Xiao Cuihua into Fifth Sister Yao's arms.

Fifth Sister Yao hugged her daughter tightly, covered her ears with her hands, and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, it's just that there are firecrackers going off outside."

Every household was lit up with candles tonight, and the servants in the small flower hall had finished eating, and rushed to toast Ji Ziqiu and Yao Yan to wish them well. The whole family enjoyed themselves happily.

Fifth Sister Yao leaned on the wooden chair with her daughter in her arms and looked at Yao Yan and Ji Ziqiu who were closely next to each other in the crowd with a smile. She secretly admired the friendship between the two and gave Ji Ziqiu a higher look.

At first glance, Ji Ziqiu looked like a young prince, his family was either rich or expensive, and he couldn't find anyone who could match him in all the county towns.But he doesn't have the airs of a young master at all, being able to be friends with someone like himself shows his character.

As the night darkened and fell, the four of them had almost finished eating, Fifth Sister Yao also offered to go back to sleep.

"Old Six, I think we've arrived here today, and Cuihua is also very sleepy, so I'll take Cuihua back first." Fifth Sister Yao touched Cuihua's head who was so sleepy that she could not open her eyes and stuck to her body. , said to Yao Yan.

Yao Yan saw that it was snowing outside again, and he knew how cold it was outside, so he intentionally let Fifth Sister Yao and Cuihua stay behind, "Sister Fifth, it's snowing outside again, and besides, it's so late today, why don't you leave?" Stay here."

Fifth Sister Yao quickly glanced at Ji Ziqiu who was smiling and nodding beside her, and hurriedly shook her head, "Come to eat this meal today is enough to bother Ziqiu, how can I stay another night."

Yao Yan immediately winked at Ji Ziqiu when he heard this, but fortunately the two had a tacit understanding, Ji Ziqiu stepped forward to persuade him calmly, "Fifth Sister, since I call you Fifth Sister with Brother Yan, we are a family, then What are you doing? Besides, the house is so big and there are many vacant rooms, so you don't have to bother me if you stay here."

Fifth Sister Yao glanced at Ji Ziqiu gratefully, but the stubbornness of not wanting to bother others had gone deep into her bones. No matter what Yao Yan and Ji Ziqiu said, they couldn't keep Fifth Sister Yao.

The two of them had no choice but to ask the butler to prepare a carriage, and helped fifth sister Yao and Cuihua into the carriage. Yao Yan was about to get in the carriage, but was stopped by fifth sister Yao, "It's so late, don't send it off."

Yao Yan glanced at Cuihua who was sleeping slumped in this way, and deliberately smiled, "Fifth Sister, I am not here to see you off, but to my niece, so don't be too sentimental."

As he spoke, regardless of Fifth Sister Yao's objection, he got into the carriage and sat next to Cuihua, and helped her to sit upright.

That's all for Yao Yan, Ji Ziqiu also got into the carriage, startled Yao Yan asked quickly, "What are you doing here, it's so cold outside, you stay at home, I'll see off Fifth Sister and the others and they'll be back."

Ji Ziqiu didn't listen to him at all, and smiled at Fifth Sister Yao and sat down, "It's the first time I saw Fifth Sister, and I feel close to her, so why not give it away? Besides, it's not cold in the carriage, so you just think I ate too much at night, Come out to eat and drink."

After speaking, he ordered the carriage driver outside, "Let's go."

Yao Yan couldn't persuade him to go back, besides, Fifth Sister Yao didn't have much to say when she was present, so she could only hold back her words and gave him a secret look.

Since Cuihua was asleep, the conversation between the three of them was relatively quiet, and the sound of the wheels rolling over the snow was even louder.Due to the heavy wind and snow, the carriage was relatively slow. Fortunately, the county town was not too big, and it didn't take long to arrive at Fifth Sister Yao's residence.

Fifth Sister Yao got out of the carriage first, hugged Cuihua in her arms, and persuaded Yao Yan to get out of the carriage, "Okay, I'll go in now, it's cold outside, don't come out."

Yao Yan couldn't help it, so he poked his head out of the car door, nodded and said, "Okay, Fifth Sister, be careful."

Fifth Sister Yao nodded. Although Yao Yan locked Ji Ziqiu in the car and did not let him out, she still shouted through the carriage, "Ziqiu, thank you very much today. My sixth son is also thanks to your care. I don’t know how to repay you, but if you need me in the future, please support me, and I will try my best to do it.”

Fifth Sister Yao is still not used to bothering others. Although she and Ji Ziqiu are familiar with each other after a day of getting along, she must be polite and courteous.Besides, Yao Yan could live such a good life today, even if he didn't say it himself, she knew that it would not be possible without Ji Ziqiu's help.

When Ji Ziqiu heard the words, he quickly replied, "Fifth sister, you are too polite to say that. Younger brother and I are good brothers, and we should help each other. Hurry up and go in with the child, it's so cold outside."

Fifth Sister Yao glanced at the carriage gratefully, then nodded to Yao Yan, and then entered the room with Cuihua in her arms.But Yao Yan watched her go in, so he sat back in the carriage with confidence, and told the driver to turn around and go back.

"Relax this time?" Ji Ziqiu touched his cold hands, and passed a heater to warm Yao Yan's hands.

Yao Yan sighed comfortably, nodded and said with a smile, "I'm afraid Fifth Sister will only find out the red envelope we stuffed in when she changed Cuihua's clothes."

Ji Ziqiu also smiled. Fifth Sister Yao is not easy, but she has a lot of backbone. If you give money directly, she will probably not accept it, so she can only secretly stuff red envelopes like this.

When there were only two people left in the car, the atmosphere became more peaceful.Ji Ziqiu lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside. The cold wind brought the snow down to his fingertips, and the snow outside was getting heavier.

The carriage drove slowly across the long street, and the snow made a "squeak" sound under the wheels.Yao Yan was afraid that he would be cold, so he poked the charcoal fire in the stove with pliers to heat up the stove even more. The two of them leaned together to keep warm and watched the snow through the car window.

Although no one spoke, it was worth a thousand words, and their hearts were very peaceful and peaceful.

After an unknown amount of time, the driver outside stopped the car and told the two of them that they had arrived home through the curtain. His voice was distorted due to the wind and snow.

Ji Ziqiu and Yao Yan got out of the carriage one after another and went back to the main house together.Although the servants were happy to drink some wine, they didn't dare to drink too much. Their minds were still clear, but their faces were flushed, and they rushed to clean hands and light incense for Yao Yan and the two. They were much more active and bold than usual.

When both Ji Ziqiu and Yao Yan settled down, the former couldn't hold back and waved his hands to let the people go down, "Today is a rare New Year's Eve, and you don't need so many people on duty, just leave two of you waiting outside. , everyone else can go on their own.”

The servants all went out after getting the order, and closed the door intimately.

Yao Yan had nothing to do in the house, so he went into Ji Ziqiu's study and wandered around, taking a notebook for entertainment.

Ji Ziqiu walked in, took a look, and said with a smile, "This book is interesting, and it's good for a pastime. Tonight, according to the tradition, we have to observe the old age. Since we can't rest, I'll boil some wine, and we both have a drink to warm up."

When Yao Yan said this, he immediately became greedy and nodded again and again, "Okay, good wine goes with a good night. But you and I can't drink too much, so as not to get drunk."

Ji Ziqiu nodded, then took two jugs of wine from the servants, put them on the stove to heat them up, and then poured a glass for Yao Yan and himself.

The two chatted while drinking, or talking about ancient books and miscellaneous notes, or talking about trivial matters in life, and the atmosphere was very good.

While drinking, Ji Ziqiu suddenly remembered his incense workshop, so he looked at Yao Yan and said, "Brother Yan, I am in much better health now, and our incense workshop and restaurant will open in spring."

Yao Yan looked at his face, although it was not as rosy as a normal person's, but it was no longer as pale as paper and sick, so he nodded, "The store will open, but you don't want to Relax. Your body is important, let go of other things if you can, you know?"

Ji Ziqiu looked into his eyes and nodded, "Don't worry, brother Yan, I will."

The two had a plan to open a store, so they discussed the details briefly. After the hot pot of wine on the table was empty, there happened to be a sudden crackling sound of firecrackers outside the window. Firecrackers were fired, and the tranquility of the night was completely broken, and they came alive again.

"Brother Yan, happy new year."

"Brother Ziqiu, happy new year."

The two spoke almost at the same time, and happened to meet each other's eyes, and both smiled similarly.And the servants and maids outside were all laughing and making a fuss, greeting Ji Ziqiu and Yao Yan outside, even the usually prudent housekeeper didn't frown, but rarely put on a smile.

Ji Ziqiu pulled Yao Yan out of the house, and paid New Year's greetings with the servants, "Happy New Year. Housekeeper, this month's monthly silver will be paid out by one month more, so it should be regarded as New Year's money."

The servants were even happier when they got the silver reward, their faces were beaming, and they couldn't feel the chill outside at all.

During the Spring Festival, Yao Yan and Ji Ziqiu didn't have any relatives to visit, except for a visit to Fifth Sister Yao's, they hardly went out.

The heavy snow did not stop until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.The beauty of the snow scene is beautiful, but it is not a good thing for the crops who watch the sky eat.

Yao Yan heard from the steward that many places were not only blocked by roads but also suffered from ice disasters due to the heavy snow this year. The crops in those crop fields were frozen to death by the snow.

This makes the farmers who cultivate the land miserable, after all, they rely on the land for food.

Fortunately, there are still many good people spontaneously donating money and food to the villagers in the severely affected areas. No, there is a good man named Zhou in the county where Yao Yan and the others are located. 200 taels of silver were given out as disaster relief silver.

But personal power is limited after all, so Master Zhou organized a charitable donation in the county, and said that he would announce the donations received, the purpose and whereabouts of the donations, etc.Some people in the county saw how generous Mr. Zhou was, so they also donated money.

Yao Yan had been watching the snow fall for so long, and was worried about the snow disaster, but now that it really happened, his heart has been tugging.Fortunately, there are still kind people like Mr. Zhou who are willing to give love.

So when Mr. Zhou raised donations to Ji Zhai, Yao Yan went back to his room and took most of his savings, intending to donate them all.

Ji Ziqiu saw Yao Yan hurrying out with the heavy purse in his hands, so he stopped him, "Brother Yan, where are you going with all that money?"

Yao Yan pointed to the door and said with a smile, "This year's snowstorm is so severe that the villagers have suffered. Master Zhou in the city initiated a charitable donation, saying that all the money raised would be given to the affected villagers. I have done nothing for the past six months. It’s a big expense, and I’ve saved a small amount of money, so I can donate it this time.”

Hearing this, Ji Ziqiu raised his eyebrows. He knew that although Yao Yan was not greedy for money, he would never waste money.And it's not easy to save this low money, compared to spending most of your savings in it.

Ji Ziqiu nodded, "Brother Yan, you have already taken the lead. How can I, the elder brother, lag behind? Just wait."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Yao Yan's reaction, he went directly into the room and took out two 1000 tael bank notes.

Yao Yan was taken aback by his generosity. Although he knew that Ji Ziqiu was rich, he didn't expect that he would be so rich that he could casually donate 2000 taels of silver.In comparison, my dozen or so pieces of silver are simply shabby.

Yao Yan still doesn't know Ji Ziqiu's real financial resources, but it is definitely an astronomical figure that he can't imagine.

Ji Ziqiu seemed to be able to read Yao Yan's inner thoughts from his surprised expression, and said with a smile, "Donation doesn't depend on how much money you have, just do what you can."

Yao Yan thinks so, if he compares money with Ji Ziqiu, then he will not be able to keep up without eating or drinking in his life.

When the two arrived at the gate of the house, it happened that Mr. Zhou had just collected a wave of money.Seeing Yao Yan and Ji Ziqiu coming over, he was about to say hello when he was stunned by Ji Ziqiu's 2000 taels of silver.

Not only Master Zhou, but other people in the county were also shocked, and there were gasps from the crowd from time to time.

The masses: When did we have such rich people in our county?

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Yao Yan said, "Master Zhou, the two of us admired your charitable donation when we heard about it, so we also wanted to do our part for the farmers affected by the disaster. This share is mine, then The 2000 taels belong to Mr. Ji, and the whereabouts of this low silver is bothering you."

Master Zhou quickly took the money bag, and then took the bank note with trembling hands, nodded and smiled, "It's natural. We need to register the name and place of origin for charity donations here, and please fill it in, brother."

Yao Yan and Ji Ziqiu looked at each other and nodded, and Ji Ziqiu filled out the form for them.

And Master Zhou took the initiative to walk up to Ji Ziqiu, and smiled kindly, "Brother Ji is really a great handiwork. On behalf of the villagers in the disaster-stricken area, I would like to thank you very much."

Ji Ziqiu was naturally humbled when he heard the words, and then entered the room with Yao Yan under the amazed and admiring eyes of everyone, hiding his achievements and fame.

After Yao Yan entered the door, his face fell, and he said, "I'm poor again now."

Ji Ziqiu gave him a funny look, and said deliberately, "Who asked you to donate so much, didn't you say that you should do what you can?"

Yao Yan explained righteously when he heard the words, "How can this be the same, the people affected by the disaster are still in dire straits, I just donated some money..."

Ji Ziqiu nodded, looked at him with deep meaning and remained silent.

Yao Yan's voice gradually became smaller and smaller, and finally gave up resistance completely, and said in a broken jar, "Well, I just feel a little bit sorry for the money, after all, I earned it so hard."

Ji Ziqiu patted his head with a smile, and teased, "It's okay, I can support you."

Yao Yan slapped his hand off angrily, and said with wide eyes, "Don't worry, when the shop opens, I will make all the money back."

After all, he still has the intention of counterattacking. You can see which Gong eats soft food every day and is supported by his own family.He just can't help it now, and he will definitely make money in the future, maybe he can even raise a dog man.

Regardless of whether Yao Yan's idea is realistic or not, it can only be said that it is good to have the heart to make money, but I am afraid it will be impossible in this life to raise Ji Ziqiu.

Ji Ziqiu saw that he was quite cute when he was angry, but he didn't want to make people anxious, so he nodded dotingly, "Yes, yes, I'll wait."

After the snow melted, the temperature gradually warmed up, and this severe winter finally came to an end.

Yao Yan saw the beginning of spring, and thought that his original plan to go home for the New Year had to be put on hold because of the heavy snow. Now that the snow has melted and the weather is still good, he decided to go home and worship his ancestors.

Ji Ziqiu didn't want to be separated from Yao Yan, so he claimed that he had never visited Yao Yan's house, and insisted on going back with him.Yao Yan couldn't resist him, and seeing that his health was getting better day by day, and he didn't get tired so easily, he agreed.

Because he was going back home with Yao Yan to worship the ancestors, Ji Ziqiu asked his servants to pack the luggage, the carriage and the items needed for the ancestor worship. Yao Yan was not involved in the whole process, and he was ready.

It was a sunny day on the day of returning home, and the servants put all the luggage and belongings into the carriage, and Yao Yan and Ji Ziqiu got into the carriage.Ji Ziqiu originally arranged for a coachman to drive in front, but Yao Yan felt that it was not too far from the county town to the village, so there was no need to bring a coachman back and forth.

So Yao Yan shared his thoughts with Ji Ziqiu, and instead of bringing the coachman with him, he chose to drive by himself.

"Brother Ziqiu, you can sit in the car, don't worry if I drive." Yao Yan whipped the horse in the harness in front, and drove the carriage to a run.

Ji Ziqiu lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the back of his car for a while, then got out of the car and sat next to Yao Yan.

Yao Yan was driving the car, but Ji Ziqiu came out suddenly, "Why did you come out?"

Ji Ziqiu took a rein from him, and said with a smile, "It's so boring to ride alone in the car. Besides, my health is much better, and I'm getting bored in it. Why don't I sit outside with you and chat. Look at the scenery."

Yao Yan originally wanted to drive him back into the car, but seeing his eager eyes, he couldn't get the words of reproach out of his mouth, so he could only cough a few times, "Okay then. Sit still, don't fall."

I have to say that it is more fun for two people to drive together.Originally Yao Yan drove the car alone, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, he could only enjoy it by himself, but now Ji Ziqiu was sitting beside him.

While the two were chatting and laughing, the small village where Yao Yan lived was within sight.

Yao Yan thought about the situation of the small run-down house he lived in, and he couldn't say how to let Ji Ziqiu rest in it, so he simply drove the carriage directly to the grave of the ancestor of the Yao family to worship.

Yao Yanla stopped his horse and got out of the car first, "The ancestors of our Yao family are buried here."

Ji Ziqiu got off the car from the other side and looked around. This place seemed to be a cemetery. Except for the towering mountains in the distance, it was the small slope with many tombstones in front of him. No one seemed to live there.

Yao Yan took a lot of incense, wine and pork from the carriage, Ji Ziqiu saw that he couldn't hold more, so he took the incense.

Yao Yan walked to Yao's father and Yao's mother's tomb, poured a bowl of wine and a bowl of meat for each of the graves, and then lit joss sticks with Ji Ziqiu's help.

After a short worship, the tomb was cleaned up, and then I was ready to go down the mountain.

The reason why he came back to worship the ancestor this time is because of the identity of the original owner, and there are important people in this village, the original owner's brothers and sisters-in-law.

These low people are not fuel-efficient lamps. Yao's father and Yao's mother can still maintain a superficial peace when they are around. After their parents die, except for a few people who have a good relationship, most of them don't have much contact with each other.

It can be said that the original owner has almost never enjoyed the care of other brothers and sisters except Fifth Sister Yao, and naturally has no special affection for them.

Ji Ziqiu paid homage to Yao's father and Yao's mother, and the two got into the carriage again, led by Yao Yan back to the village.

Even if Yao Yan didn't want to, he had no choice but to lead Ji Ziqiu to his small house.

Therefore, he vaccinated Ji Ziqiu in advance with low embarrassment, "The place I live in is relatively dilapidated, and the environment is definitely not as good as the place you stayed in before, which is why I didn't want to bring you here at first. Be mentally prepared."

Ji Ziqiu smiled when he heard the words, took a deep look at Yao Yan and said, "Don't worry, I don't choose a place, as long as I can stay with you."

Yao Yan blushed uncomfortably from his eyes, coughed twice and said, "You only know me here, and you can't go anywhere except staying with me."

Hearing this, Ji Ziqiu smiled and nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, how many beds are there in your room?"

How could Yao Yan not understand the little Jiujiu in his heart, and said with a straight face, "One bed, but it can't accommodate people, we have to rush back to the county today."

When Ji Ziqiu heard this, he immediately lowered his head in disappointment, his regret was indescribable, and Yao Yan said: Ha ha.

When the carriage stopped in front of the small dilapidated house, Yao Yan realized that it must have been unoccupied for a long time, and the house was even dilapidated than before he left, with a thick layer of dust on the door.

Yao Yan got out of the car first, covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve to avoid inhaling dust, and then pushed open the wooden door.The interior of the room was the same as before he left, except that a lot of dust had accumulated.

Ji Ziqiu followed him into the house, and saw that the house was very dilapidated. There was only a wooden table and a bed in the whole house, and nothing else.

If you say that the most empty wine bottles in the whole house are empty wine bottles, it doesn't look like the place where Yao Yan lives.

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