clang farming notes

Du Zhongping had planned since he was adopted out, no matter whether he passed the exam or not, he could no longer stay in Du's house.Master Du Er used to be a little kind, but over the years, the pillow wind has made him more and more eccentric.After the stepmother gave birth to a son, even Du Shangjin, the eldest son and grandson, became less and less welcome.If he didn't pass the exam, he probably wouldn't bother him and Jin'er even if he starved to death. If he passed the exam, how could a scholar get tax-free treatment for [-] acres of land, and he didn't have to do corvee, let alone other benefits. He will definitely come to find some bargains.

Du Zhongping intends to vote for General Yuan.This General Yuan followed his great-grandfather from the north to the south, but when awarding the reward, he proposed to guard the north to guard against the barbarians; another General Mu invited himself to guard Yunnan to guard against the natives.The emperor was overjoyed, and named General Yuan Zhenbei, General Mu Annan, and hereditary successors.And because there were few people in the north, the emperor allowed him to recruit people to farm.Yanbei is bitterly cold, and it is winter for less than half of the year, so General Yuan recruited more refugees to vote.

Du Zhongping was selected as a scholar, so he went to the government to do a guide and other things, and wanted to vote to Yanbei.It happened that a group of soldiers under General Yuan's command was heading north with the recruits, and they went all the way.Most of the people who went to Yanbei were unable to get by in the south and went to farm and divide the land. Du Zhongping and his group actually drove a mule cart and a donkey, which was particularly eye-catching.

Seeing that the owner is actually a boy, a half-grown boy and a pink doll, even the officer leading the team became curious.After reading their road citation documents and other things, they knew that the half-grown boy was actually a newly released scholar, and everyone couldn't help but stand up in admiration: If you win a scholar, you are not considered a white man, and you don't have to kneel when you meet an official.It turns out that the literary style is prosperous in the south, and it is nothing to be a scholar, but now that we have been fighting for more than ten years, there are not many people who can read and write, let alone those who go to Yanbei, and there are very few people who have achieved fame. .Therefore, along the way, the sergeant who led the team took good care of them.

Along the way, Du'an drove a mule cart, which contained all their belongings and a young master, Du Shangjin, and Du Zhongping followed on a donkey.

When Du An was young, he murmured to him: "If you have a reputation, you should buy some land. After a few years, the young master will take the exam to be a master, and you will be prosperous. How can there be someone like the young master who abandons his family and career? We should let those Look at the villain, the young master is so mature, why did he become impulsive all of a sudden?"

While teasing Jin'er, Du Zhongping said: "Master, I have considered it carefully, what is impulsiveness? You are so easy to take the exam? It is a fluke to be a scholar just relying on the background established when the elder brother was there. Our southern style of writing Sheng, life will get better in two years. How many people will take the exam. I don’t have the skills to hire a good teacher, and I have no one to recommend. How can I pass the exam? There is only one scholar. How to keep it. Why not go to the north. I have already inquired. General Yuan is strict in running the army. Those recruited will share some fields to cultivate, and only pay some taxes as usual. In the north, there are fewer people with fame, and how much is there in the area. What's wrong with being able to take care of her and being far away from that family?"

Duan remained silent, thinking to himself, his young master usually looks invisible, but he is actually the one with the most ideas, but if he made up his mind, he would not be able to pull back even nine bulls.It's just that I have never been to the north, and I heard that it is extremely cold. I don't know what regulations the young master has, so I have to prepare early.

When I turned around and was about to discuss with Du Zhongping, I saw that he was teaching the young master to recite "At the beginning of human beings, nature is good", and I couldn't help but feel a headache: "Master, you were five or six years old when you were enlightened, and now the young master is only three years old. How do you understand?" After all, he was driven aside.

Ever since Du Zhongping left Du's house, he put aside his honest and dull mask.He had already made up his mind to stay away from Second Master Du.In this day and age, if a father wants his son to die, his son has to die, especially in places where there are many scholars, no matter how unreliable the father is, the son has to obey, or else he will be drowned by spitting stars.If Master Du Er was reliable, he would be happy to be a good son, but now he is obviously unreliable, so naturally he has to stay far away.

Although he has already passed away, but there is no certainty that there will be any troubles, so it is better to go far away and rest assured.Besides, others regard the north as a daunting way, and no one will go there if they can't get through it, but for him, it is the place where he lived for more than [-] years in his previous life.

The mother and sister-in-law's dowry kept a few things for consideration, and the rest was converted into silver.When he was in Du's house, he blindly pretended to be poor, and never used it no matter how hard he was. When he was traveling all the way north, passing through big state capitals, Du Zhongping would collect some seeds, books, etc., and pile them on the car for later use.

Hurrying quickly, this group of people finally arrived in Yanbei at the beginning of autumn.

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After arriving in Yanbei, all the immigrants were disrupted and resettled, and Du Zhongping's family was resettled in a village near Qingniu Mountain outside Jinyang City.

Because most of the soldiers in this village were soldiers who had disarmed and returned to the fields, the houses were built with blue bricks and red tiles, and the yards of each family were huge, so Lizheng gave him a yard at the east end of the village.

The yard is huge, probably one or two mu in front and back of the house, but although the house is made of bricks, there are only three rooms.

Du Zhongping held Jin'er in his arms, and Du An tied up the mule and donkey and followed them in.Among the three rooms, the eastern and western rooms are used for living, and there are kangs on the north wall, and the north side of the middle one is the kitchen.A half wall was built in the middle to separate the kitchen without blocking the light.It's good to put something in front or put some tables and chairs to make a dining room.The room is spacious and bright, but there is no furniture, even the kang is bare.Looking at the yard, it is also deserted, full of weeds, and a few scattered trees.

Just as he was thinking about getting some things in order to tidy up his luggage, Li Zheng came in carrying a long bundle of something, followed by a sister-in-law, holding some hay.

Du An hurriedly went up to pick it up, but Li Zheng said, "It's okay, it's light, how heavy the mat can be."

While talking, she walked in: "This is your sister-in-law. I see that you have just arrived, and there is nothing wrong with you. I will take mats for you first, or you won't be able to sleep at night."

The sister-in-law is very open-minded: "You who come from the south don't know, our place is hot at noon, and it's cold at night without burning the kang. It's not easy for you to bring a child. We will clean it up for you. Poor kid, when I got here, my eyes were all black, when will I be able to clean it up?"

Entering the house, seeing Du Zhongping holding the child, he said: "This is Du Xiaocai, right? Tsk tsk, strange people say that the south raises people, how handsome is this baby!" His men kept spreading thatch on the kang, Li Zheng spread the mat on the grass.

Du Zhongping quickly thanked him, and asked where he could buy some furniture.Li Zheng said, "Why don't I take it with me to buy it? They're all in the village, and there's no sign on them. I'm afraid you won't find them when you first arrive."

He also said to Du Zhongping: "You can take the children to clean up at home, and I will take your family to go."

Du Zhongping hurriedly said: "This is not good, I'm afraid..."

But was interrupted by the sister-in-law: "You are only a little old, and you have these taboos. It's okay, we are not as particular as you in the south, and besides, my children are probably older than you."

Du Zhongping's face turned red, and he hurriedly took out money from his sleeve and handed it to Du An to follow Li Zheng to go shopping.The sister-in-law here took out a rag from somewhere and began to wipe the mat: "This side is very gray, so I need to wipe it frequently."

Jin'er used to be a little shy of strangers, but now that she's a little more familiar, she's about to climb onto the kang to play.Du Zhongping hurriedly put him down, and started talking to his sister-in-law again: "This place is better than many places, but every house is made of bricks and tiles, and there is such a big yard."

"Where do you think it's the same? If it weren't for the fact that you are literate and young, how could you be settled here? This village is full of soldiers who have retired from the army. Naturally, the place where I will make a living in the future will be Carefully take care of it, I burned bricks and built the house myself, you can’t find a second one like this in Man Jinyang. There are not even ten families in this village.”

After wiping the kang mat, the elder sister-in-law straightened her waist and said, "Our family's surname is Wang, you just call me Mrs. Wang. When he was a soldier, he also took care of a few people. When he came back to farm, he dreamed of farming, because the big guys respected him. Push him straight. This village is full of veterans who are soldiers, so we decided to arrange for someone who can study here, not to mention anything else, even if you want to send a letter to your hometown, you don’t have to travel far. Are you begging for help? In the past two years, some have married daughters-in-law. I am afraid that in a year or two, there will be a baby. Then I will ask you to be a husband, so that people like us will not be sold to others and count the money. Woolen cloth."

Only then did Du Zhongping understand the reason, and hurriedly said: "Our family is new here, so we will inevitably trouble you to take care of us. If there is something in the village that requires us to contribute, we will definitely not delay."

Sister-in-law Wang laughed: "It's a bright one. You can rest assured. Our people look fierce, and they are all very nice. If you have the strength to work, you just say hello."

At the same time, he changed the subject, pointed out where to fetch water, how to clean up the yard, and said that when the house was cleaned up in the next afternoon, he would ask someone to bring over the seeds and grains that had been distributed: "Don't worry, your money will definitely not be deducted." .”

When Du An and Lizheng came back from shopping, Mrs. Wang and Lizheng left, leaving them to clean up by themselves.

Du Zhongping and Du An hurriedly cleaned up, and at the same time told Du An what Mrs. Wang said.

Du An said: "It seems that the young master borrowed his name as a scholar to have such a good place. When I was shopping just now, I heard someone say that in some places, the houses are all made of adobe, and some places are only dug. The diwozi is for people to live in, and let me build a house before winter. It is said that it is very cold in winter, and it is freezing to death."

Du Zhongping laughed: "I'm afraid it's because of our young age. I often hear people say that soldiers think that scholars are sour."

Sure enough, not long after the two of them packed up, they were sitting and resting when a few people came in carrying several sacks, helped them put them into the middle room, and pointed out which one was which seed and which one was ground rice noodles.

One of them smiled and said, "I heard from Mrs. Wang that you are an open-minded person. Now you don't have to be polite. We will live on the west side of your house. If you need anything, you can just shout. Let's rest." I said goodbye and left.