Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Lin Zheng didn't sleep well all night, and woke up just after dawn.

Zhao Lang and Wang Cheng also got up early, the three of them had known each other since early in the Qi family, they practiced martial arts together in the courtyard, and fought with each other.Although Lin Zheng returned to the countryside, his kung fu has not been slowed down. Although he is not like Zhao Lang from primary school martial arts, he is quite talented in it. That's why Zhao Chang devoted himself to teaching him after the inspection. Victory, but not far behind.

The door of the east wing opened, and Qi Yun came out, standing in the yard and practicing a set of boxing.

Zhao Lang had already stopped, and went to the kitchen to fetch water to help him freshen up. Lin Zheng then moved out the washstand, and put the wooden basin on it, so he could wash his face just by bending over a little.

Qi Yun laughed when she saw this thing, and understood that Lin Zheng must not be so particular about it, and could only make it for Qiao Mo's use.After washing up, he waved Zhao Lang and Wang Cheng to get busy. His eyes swept over Lin Zheng's face, and he could see that he must have had a hard time sleeping last night.

"Brother Cheng agreed?" Only in this way would Lin Zheng toss and turn overnight.

"Yes."

"...Then prepare well. I will prepare a room of servants for Brother Cheng to take care of his daily life, and choose two people to keep him safe. I will stay here for a few days, and then you and I will Let's go back to the capital first." Qi Yun also expected this result, and having been an official for many years, he is not an indecisive person, so he no longer worries about other things.

After hearing this, Lin Zheng felt a little relieved.

Lin Zheng made the breakfast, and there was nothing fancy about it. It was a simple porridge side dish, served with a plate of homemade salted duck eggs.The salted duck eggs were made by Qiao Mo occasionally. The quantity was not large, mainly because duck eggs were hard to find.Qiao Mo has experience in making duck eggs. When the salted duck eggs are eaten, the shells are blue in color and the yolks are bright red and oily. They taste moderately salty and mouth-watering.

Qi Yun had eaten salted duck eggs before, but felt that the taste was not as good as the ones here, so she ate two at a time, and planned to take some with her when she left.The old man in the family is not picky when it comes to food, but he likes to eat some pickled vegetables and pickled eggs, which are made by Brother Cheng himself, how can the old man not try it.

After dinner, Qi Yun took Wang Cheng out for a walk, knowing that Qiao Mo was going to restock the shop today, so he left Zhao Lang at his beck and call.

Qiao Mo is funny, Zhao Lang is a guard, protecting people from the wrong side, but what can you do to help him?I guess it won't burn.You must know that the campfire in the wild is different from the fire in the stove. Even if Zhao Lang is a guard, he stretches out his hands and opens his mouth from Xiaoyi.After thinking about it for a long time, he finally thought of what Zhao Lang could do.

"Go to the cellar to move watermelons first, fifty of them, and then bring some briquettes over here." Qiao Mo still didn't know that his uncle had arranged for him. Thinking that Lin Zheng would leave soon, he would be afraid of being alone in the shop. The goods are also difficult, so it is better to make as many candies as possible first, so as not to change the taste of the watermelon in the cellar after a long time.

Regarding being treated as a coolie, Zhao Lang scratched his head and smiled, then went to work.

At this moment, Qiao Mo said to Lin Zheng: "I plan to make more candies in the next two days and save them. Anyway, I have a place here that can't be broken." Some milk, you can go to Yangjia Village some time, and tell old man Yang, we want as much milk as they have these days, and the money will be settled now."

"Okay, I'll go there on horseback at noon, soon." Lin Zheng opened the vents under the stove, and skillfully took out a large pot of maltose he made earlier, and took out a sufficient amount of white sugar and various nuts , a small jar of sour plums, a jar of mint powder, and fruit stored in the cellar.

Taking advantage of Zhao Lang's absence, Qiao Mo first took out a bucket of milk that existed in the space before and made milk candy.Because the store is still waiting for the goods, I will make candies in the morning and pastries in the afternoon, and deliver them tomorrow morning.

Qiao Mo was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground. Qi Yun walked around Shanglin Village. Apart from being surrounded by himself, he also watched a play by the way.

The excitement came from the Lin family. Lin Fu, who had a broken leg, came back yesterday, no matter how much Aunt Lin asked, she just refused to say how the leg was broken.This morning, Lin Fu was clamoring for eggs from Aunt Lin, but he heard Aunt Jin come in crying, followed by two grandmas from the Li family. Apparently, Aunt Jin ran out from guard.

Grandma Jin also ran out after hearing people talking about Lin Fu's return from the clan. There is no news of Li Shuilian so far, so how can Grandma Jin not be worried.

Now that Lin Fu had a broken leg, he was lying on the bed unable to move, so Grandma Jin grabbed him right away.

"You goddamn Lin Fu, where did you get my brother Lian? You bring back Brother Lian! My brother Lian, my poor son." Grandma Jin cried Weeping and crying, he has long since lost the complacency of showing off his gold and silver in the past, and now he looks like this, even those who hate him most in the past can't help but feel sympathy.

So I persuaded the villagers who came to see the excitement: "Lin Fu, Brother Lian is your daughter-in-law anyway, so you can't really sell it? Look at his aunt crying so pitifully, tell others where he is, eh? But worry about it."

Seeing that everyone in the village believed that he had lost Li Shuilian, or even sold it, Lin Fu was so annoyed that he was crying and dragged by Aunt Jin, and he was so angry that he forgot all his earlier concerns. Afterwards, she shouted loudly: "Fuck! Li Shuilian, that flamboyant slut, stole men behind my back, stole my money and eloped with wild men! I haven't settled with him yet, look what he did? I let that wild man break my leg, if I hadn't met a villager, I would have died in the city!"

A stone stirred up thousands of waves, and everyone was shocked.

"No, can't it?" The villagers looked at each other in blank dismay. Although Lin Fu was not a trustworthy person, it was conceivable that the village's attitude towards Li Shuilian's disappearance was too strange, so they couldn't help but believe it.

Grandma Jin, who was crying fiercely, choked, her eyes flickering: Could it be that Brother Lian is really... Grandma Jin suddenly thought of the young master of the Ma family, and also thought of the origin of her marriage with Lin Fu at the beginning , I'm afraid Brother Lian is really in Ma's house?

After figuring this out, Grandma Jin immediately turned from grief to joy, feeling that her good days were coming, so she quietly wanted to slip away.Unexpectedly, Lin Fu was staring at him, and when he saw that he was about to run away, he caught him.

"Where are you going? Your son stole people and money. Are you his grandma? You have to compensate me!" Now the situation was reversed, and it was Lin Fu's turn to hold on to Grandma Jin and not let go.

It was noisy inside, Qi Yun was just standing in a quieter place in the yard, the reason why he came here was not because of the excitement, but to see the family with his own eyes.It's really interesting to look at it this way. There are four members of the family. Except for Lin Laoma who dotes on and takes care of the youngest son, the other two turn a blind eye to what happened at home.

"Are you Uncle Qiaoer?" A villager tentatively spoke to Qi Yun.

"Exactly." Qi Yun nodded with a smile, showing a good temper.

"Brother Qiao is capable. It is a blessing for us in Shanglin Village to marry such a good husband." First he praised Qiao Mo, and then the main topic: "I thought Brother Qiao had no relatives and no reason, but it turns out that there is an uncle .It looks like you are not an ordinary person, what do you do?"

Qi Yun looked up at the curious villagers and said, "An official."

The villagers were all surprised, and they didn't dare to ask any more questions. In their eyes, the official was very high, and they were in awe.

Qi Yun didn't stay any longer, and walked away.

The reason why he half-hidden his identity was also for Qiao Mo.People in the village know that he has an official uncle, so they will be more cautious in everything, at least think twice before thinking badly about Qiao Mo.

After waiting for him to leave, the villagers seemed to have breathed out, and their attention had already shifted from Lin Fu and Li Shuilian.

Ever since Lin Gui was expelled from the academy, he felt ashamed, not to mention the courtyard, even his own bedroom would not easily take a step.It's the same today, even though Lin Fu's troubles are serious, he still stays in his room and ignores them.Originally, he was thinking of a way out, but he heard the villagers outside talking about Qiao Mo's uncle.

Lin Gui didn't pay attention at first, but he heard the villagers say that the uncle is from the capital, and he is an official, and his surname seems to be Qi.

Beijing?

Lin Gui didn't expect that the other party was from the Qi family of the Hanlin family, but he was touched by the word "capital".He was expelled from Luming Academy and could not study in the county, but if someone recommended him, he could study in the capital.If you arrive in the capital, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, who knows what's going on here?Who cares?He can start over and have a bright future again!

For a while, Lin Gui's mind was running at high speed, and he felt that this matter had to fall on Qiao Mo, and he couldn't help but resent his grandma for offending him too hard, otherwise, based on the relationship between the two families, wouldn't it be a trivial matter to do a favor.Who would have expected that he was just a little brother who was sold out, and in a blink of an eye, he would have an uncle from the capital who was an official. It's really a turn of events.

At this time, Qiao Mo didn't know that someone was calculating his value. Seeing Qi Yun came back during the busy break, he remembered the tea he bought earlier, and hurried to get it out.

"If uncle wants to drink tea, drink this if you don't mind." Qiao Mo put the tea pot on the table and asked casually, "Where did uncle go?"

"Turning around casually, I saw the excitement by the way." Qi Yun briefly explained the matter, but instead of talking about Lin Fu, he asked Lin Gui: "I've heard about Lin Gui, and acting according to it is a He is a bit of a scheming person, and he doesn't seem to give up. This time I came here and everyone knows it, I'm afraid he will also be moved."

Knowing that this was meant to remind himself, Qiao Mo smiled and didn't care: "I know that although Lin Gui has a lot of thoughts, he has always done a good job in appearance. If he knew that uncle was from the capital, he would definitely come over. But He won't go out during the day, he must come after dinner when there are few people, I won't let him disturb uncle's peace."

Qi Yun wasn't worried about Lin Gui either. This person took himself very seriously, but he would be cautious to the point of timidity, so he wouldn't make a fuss.

After lunch, Qi Yun and Qiao Mo both took a nap, while Zhao Lang and Lin Zheng went out.Lin Zheng went to Yangjia Village, while Zhao Lang went to the county seat.Yangjia Village is not far away, and it is very fast to go back and forth on horseback, and it was already evening when Zhao Lang returned from the city.

Zhao Lang didn't come back alone, there were two cars behind him, one with people sitting, the other with things, and two sturdy men on horseback.

Facing Qiao Mo's doubts, Qi Yun said: "With such a big house, Lin Zheng is about to leave, and it's not convenient for you, and it's not safe to live alone. I specially prepared this family for you. They are both hard-working and responsible people, you just do what you want. The other two are He Yun and He Yu, who are very good at work and will serve as nursing homes for you."

Originally, Qiao Mo shouldn't have accepted him, but he just thought of what Qi Yun had guessed earlier. If there was another real culprit in the death of the original parents, then it is necessary to have two nursing homes around him.Besides, he was just a man with two hands, and his family had a land and a shop, so a few more people could help.

When he walked up to the family, he felt peace.It seems that this family has long been prepared to come here and accepted this arrangement, which is very good, if they are dissatisfied, it will inevitably lead to disaster.As for the pair of nurses, they were definitely not long-term workers. They should retire when Lin Zheng came back, and judging from what Qi Yun said, he didn't have to pay wages.

When arranging accommodation, Qiao Mo thought about it and arranged for him to be in the west courtyard.

There seemed to be a lot of rooms in the courtyard, but the main room was his and Lin Zheng's room, and the east wing room lived in Qi Yun and others, and it would not be easy for these people to live in it in the future.Although he felt that buying and selling human beings and using servants was too corrupt and feudal, if he himself would never have thought of buying people for use, but now his uncle sent them here... so it is obvious that he is doing it with a wink and understanding the rules The servants, despite their psychological discomfort, felt that it would be useful for them to keep these people.

The west courtyard is a big place, and there are five rooms in total on the north and west sides. Because I didn't think about living in it before, I set up the weaving room in the north room.Although the house on the north side has three doors, there is a large room inside without partitions, which is convenient for placing materials and several people do weaving on weekdays, so there is plenty of space.In the west are two rooms, one of which is placed with bamboo products.

Now we need to arrange people to live in, so we cleared out the house on the west side and gave it to the family of five.The family's surname is Liu, an old couple, their son and daughter-in-law, and a five-year-old grandson, the two rooms are just right.

The remaining two nursing homes can only be arranged in the west wing of the courtyard, and a room has been cleaned up for them.

If they are not arranged to live in the west courtyard, firstly, they will not have a house, and secondly, they must avoid suspicion.Li Xue and his brothers usually go to the west courtyard to make bamboo weaving every day. The Liu family can say that the old and the young are young. Liu Shi, who is only 30 years old, is in his prime, but he is a domestic servant and usually works in the courtyard during the day.

After arranging all the people, Qiao Mo felt that he had to build a few more houses when the autumn harvest came.

The Liu family settled down very quickly, and they helped out at dinner.To be honest, Qiao Mo really didn't feel anything wrong, because as long as he didn't see the deed of sale, the Liu family was like the servants hired in his father's villa in the previous life.The dinner was cooked by Grandma Liu. Not only was it delicious in color and aroma, it was even beautifully presented on the plate. Obviously, it was cooked in a wealthy family.

After dinner, the kitchen was cleaned up by itself, and Qiao Mo suddenly didn't know what to do.I was too full for dinner, so I had no choice but to take a walk in the yard. At this time, the night was about to rise, and there was a knock on the door in Quiet.

Listening to the moderate and rhythmic knocking sound, Qiao Mo immediately knew who it was.