Yipin Farmer

Ting Hui didn't know that Ting Shuang had a gun and had contacts with gangsters. Seeing the county magistrate sent him over, he was very nervous: "Could it be a matter of opening up wasteland and asking us to hand over the land? It's too much, damn it .”

The news spread that the Meng family had opened dozens of acres of wasteland to obtain a good harvest. A family named Huang came to look for it, saying that the land was left by his ancestors and was his family's property. If the Meng family continued to cultivate, they would have to pay rental.

"How can there be such a shameless person." Ting Shuang scolded angrily. He heard that the land had been barren for a long time before it was reclaimed. They plowed the owner's land without authorization.

If the county magistrate sought him out not because of his association with bandits, nor because of illegal possession of guns, then it was for land reclamation. There was really no other way, so he had to pay rent and become a tenant farmer.

Ting Shuang put on a harmless smile to humans and animals, and asked the officer. The officer put on a look of no comment and urged him to get up quickly.Ting Shuang had no choice but to follow him.

Along the way, try to strike up a conversation with the national civil servant.

"Did you find the source of the fire this time? The county didn't suffer much, right?"

"Why isn't it big?" the guard said, "Huichun Garden is the largest opera garden in our county, and it is one of the largest theaters in the whole province. It just burned down. The fire was found. It may be that the people in the teahouse were only interested in watching the theater, and no one was there. Taking care of the stove, it caught fire, the actors retreated from the backstage, and all the theatergoers ran out, but no one died. It’s just that the neighbors on the left and right were affected. A restaurant on the left burned down, and a pawn shop on the right also burned down. Last night It was windy and dry, so instead of saving the house, we could only save people."

As if a cluster of sparks illuminated the dark night, Ting Shuang felt a twitch in his heart, feeling that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had arrived, but he had to think again about how to grasp it.

He asked again: "Should farmers be encouraged to open up wasteland in our county?"

"Of course."

"I don't know what the county master asked me for? I'm an honest farmer and I haven't done anything bad."

"Since you didn't do anything bad, why are you talking too much, the magistrate is not a bad official who bullies good people." The guard gave him a blank look.

Ting Shuang was still beating her heart, although your county magistrate doesn't bully good people, but he might get excited and treat me like a lawbreaker.

The county government office in Changping County is a group of large-scale buildings. On the central axis, there are the gate, the lobby, the second hall, the government office, the third hall, the third class and the six-room Confucius courtyard, as well as the east and west flower hall account rooms. The order is clear, regular and orderly, and it is a typical office of government departments in the feudal era.

Ting Shuang was apprehensive, and when she saw this representative building of the Chinese government, she still seized the opportunity to have a look.

On both sides of the gate are "eight" character walls, stone lions stand on both sides, and on the east side is a hall drum, which is the place where the plaintiffs beat the drums to express their grievances.Under the platform is the Gongshengming archway, and on both sides are three classes and six rooms arranged in a left-handed and right-handed manner.Turning around the screen door is the second hall, above which hangs a plaque: "Heavenly principles, national laws, and human feelings" are six dignified characters, which are the guidelines for the administration and handling of affairs by the grassroots civil servants of the country in this era.

Bai Ding like Ting Shuang naturally cannot enter through the screen door of the second hall, but can only enter through the corridors on both sides.Further inside is the patio courtyard. There is an old osmanthus tree in the courtyard. To the north is the three halls. There are four large black lacquered pillars, which are very tall. There is a couplet hanging in front of the hall. , Losing an official is not humiliating, don’t say that an official is useless, the locality depends on an official. Eat the food of the people, wear the clothes of the people, don’t know that the people can be bullied, and you are also the people.”

Ting Shuang looked at the couplets, pondered over them several times, and couldn't help but read them aloud.

"Can you also read?" A voice came.Ting Shuang hurriedly turned her head and saw that the man was in his thirties, with a good appearance, a grand manner, bright eyes and a spirit. He looked gentle and polite like a Confucian scholar, but he had a graceful and calm temperament.

Ting Shuang knew that this was the county lord named Qi Chongyu, the highest county leader in the county, so he hurried forward to salute.

The county magistrate Qi Chongyu was born as a Jinshi in the second list, so he was naturally well-educated and behaved politely. He asked Ting Shuang to sit in and ordered his servants to serve him tea.A few words of greeting, asking where his home is and who is there.

"Have you ever read?" Qi Chongyu asked.

Ting Shuang memorized the answering methods in the classical novels she had read, and replied, "I know a few words a little bit."

"Have you ever been to school?"

Ting Shuang's forehead was sweating: "No."

"Last night, there was a fire in the theater, but you maintained the situation and allowed the audience to escape in an orderly manner?"

Seeing that he didn't ask about the shooting, Ting Shuang was relieved, and replied, "Exactly, the scene was too chaotic at that time. If everyone crowded together at the door like this, no one would be able to escape and be burned alive." Dead inside. So I just had to shock them so they wouldn't be crowded."

"My little brother is really good. He can turn danger into safety without chaos." Qi Chongyu nodded with emotion, "Actually, a fire is no better than an earthquake. When the fire burns, it burns the pillars and beams of the house, and then the house collapses. You have to wait for a while. At times, if people don’t panic and escape quickly, even if the house cannot be saved, people can still save their lives. If they are afraid of excessive panic, it will lead to crowding and trampling. If trampling occurs in a crowded place, it is more terrible than a fire. Previous In the past few years, there have been trampling incidents in dragon boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival here, killing and injuring hundreds of people. It is really unlucky that so many people were killed or injured during the big festival. Since then, there have been no dragon boat races in the county."

Ting Shuang remembered what she had seen in the news in her previous life. A stampede occurred in a primary school in a certain province, eight people died, and a stampede occurred in Aksu, injuring hundreds of people, several of whom were seriously injured.More than 300 people died in the stampede accident in Phnom Penh. A certain movie theater caught fire, and the audience was too crowded to escape. Hundreds of people died.The fire itself can't kill so many people. If you see a fire, run out quickly, and you'll be fine if you run to a safe place. But if people rush out like headless chickens and huddle together at this time, it will delay the precious escape time. , the consequences are unimaginable.

"Your Excellency is right." Ting Shuang felt the same way, and said a few suggestions, "Forbidding people to entertain because they are afraid of danger is a waste of food because of fear of danger, and it cuts off business opportunities. In fact, these things can be prevented in advance. People like Xiyuanzi Tea House In places where gatherings are gathered, more safety gates should be opened, and the yamen should often send people to inspect, and if they find that the safety passages are blocked or the water tanks are not equipped with firewood, they will be ordered to suspend business for rectification.”

Qi Chongyu was very appreciative: "Xiongtai is right."

Ting Shuang became more motivated when he was praised and valued. He poured out all the knowledge of fire safety and the like from his previous life, and he didn't care about converting the language into classical Chinese.

"Large-scale gatherings, such as markets, temple fairs, etc., should prepare safe passages in advance, control the number of people, divert them appropriately, and send more guards to maintain order. It's like a school..."

Well, the scale of ancient schools was relatively small, without the modern university halls with thousands of students, the trampling phenomenon of modern schools should not happen.Ting Shuang put it another way: "The children in the school should also teach them some basic knowledge of risk avoidance, and do some drills in advance so that they won't panic when the time comes. Of course you have to learn the Four Books and Five Classics, but your life is gone. Learn that what's the function?"

Qi Chongyu listened carefully and nodded in agreement. The two of them actually talked more and more speculatively.

Qi Chongyu asked again: "Brother is very talented, have you ever thought about becoming an official?"

"This..." Ting Shuang knew that he meant to promote herself, so she hesitated, "I haven't thought about it, I'll go back and think about it."

"You go back and think about it carefully. Being an official in Taiwan will definitely benefit the common people. I will report this matter to the province and give you a reward." After Qi Chongyu finished speaking, he was deeply moved: "If the country has more people who care about public welfare like you Enough."

Qi Chongyu recalled the past: "20 years ago, it was also during the Lantern Festival. I was only six years old. I went to the theater with my mother and elder brother to watch a play. When I saw a fire in the theater in the middle, everyone fled in panic and huddled together at the door. Many people were trampled to the ground, countless people were trampled to death, and even more were killed by the smoke. If a righteous man like Brother Meng came out to turn the tide, the first mother and first brother would not have died. Funeral site."

Ting Shuang was embarrassed by his praises of "righteous man" and "turning the tide". If it were normal, he would raise his tail, but now watching the county magistrate recall the tragic past, he is also a little sad. I don't know how to comfort him. Ask One sentence: "At that time, how did you survive at such a young age?"

"It was my first mother who protected me in her arms with her body, and I lost my life, but my first mother..." Qi Chongyu wiped his eyes sadly.

Ting Shuang was so moved that he burst into tears, thinking of the accidental car accident in his previous life that made him lose everything. The last memory of his parents is that when the car accident happened, his mother threw her body on him to save his life.The power of maternal love is really great. It can make a weak woman burst out with unimaginable amazing strength. She can use her flesh and blood to withstand the heavy steel and concrete in the ruins of an earthquake, leaving a living space for her baby.

Recalling the past and recalling the touching stories on the news, Ting Shuang was moved and sad, and could not stop crying.

The sad atmosphere is easy to infect others, Qi Chongyu is even more sad, and shed tears: "My father couldn't afford it, and he passed away within a month. Within a month, I lost my parents and brother, and I became an orphan with nothing. The upbringing has brought me today, and the bitterness during it is hard to describe in words.”

Ting Shuang was even more sad: "I also lost my parents and all my family's wealth within two months. I went back to my hometown to farm. The hard work is hard to describe."

Both of them lost their parents due to accidents in a short period of time and became orphans. They feel sympathy for each other. Recalling the tragic past, both of them are heartbroken, and the more tears they wipe away.

The attendant outside the door saw that the magistrate and the guests were crying, and he didn't know what happened, so he hurried to the backyard to report to his wife. When the magistrate's wife heard about it, she hurried over and saw the two of them weeping at each other, their eyes were red and wet. Swollen, asked urgently: "What's the matter?"

"It's okay." Qi Chongyu wiped away tears and explained.

The madam breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was something wrong, but it turned out that I remembered the past 20 years ago. Look, it made the guests cry."

Ting Shuang was a little embarrassed, quickly wiped away her tears, and said, "It's my fault, I only care about being sad, and I should persuade the adults."

Qi Chongyu said: "You and I are so speculative, you don't need to be commensurate with worldly etiquette, I'm born by my name, you can call me by my name."

"Oh, Di Weng is too polite." Ting Shuang immediately followed suit, anyway, he was not used to calling someone who was not much older than him Master or something.Since the county leaders are so close to the people, they are not polite.

Qi Chongyu saw that he was easy-going and liked him very much, so he planned to keep him for dinner.

Ting Shuang declined, saying that he still had to find the ox. Yesterday was too chaotic, so he parked the ox cart near the theater, but he still hadn't found it yet.

"You don't have to worry about this." Qi Chongyu comforted him, "In order to prevent the animals from being frightened and hurting people, the yamen servants have gathered the animals in the yamen stables, you can look for them, if you lose them, you can buy one of those ownerless cows and horses It's okay to go back."

Ting Shuang breathed a sigh of relief.For farmers, cattle and donkeys are extremely important.

"If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me, and I will help you if I can solve it."

Ting Shuang was very happy, and he was not polite, and talked about his difficulties.Qi Chongyu knew that he was in trouble opening up wasteland, so he gave him an idea.

The imperial court encouraged land reclamation to increase cultivated land, and no tax would be collected for three years. Whoever worked hard to reclaim the land would own the land. To avoid trouble, the Meng family had better register it with the county government as soon as possible, and obtain a legally valid title deed.However, about [-] mu of that wasteland was indeed the property left by the grandfather of the Huang family, and it had been abandoned for many years. It is said that the abandoned land should belong to the people who opened up the wasteland later. The family has two dollars, so it would be better for them to transfer the land to the Meng family.

Ting Shuang accepted his suggestion and left.

Bao Qi and Ting Hui were worried, and waited at the gate of the county government office. Seeing him coming out with red, swollen eyes, they thought he was being bullied.Baoqi raised her eyebrows and stared at her eyes: "Are you crying? What happened? What did the county magistrate of Qi do to you?"

"He's fine." Ting Shuang explained what happened to them.

Ting Hui couldn't help feeling emotional: "We lost our parents within two months, and we went from rich to poor to work hard on the land. It's pitiful enough, but we still have a few brothers who support each other. I can't think of anyone who is more pitiful than us. Fortunately, The county magistrate of Naqi has come out."

"Yes, there are many poorer people around us than us." After Ting Shuang expressed his feelings, he started a new plan. He was very happy to solve the problem of wasteland ownership, and he also got in touch with the county leaders, which will be of great help to the future development of the county big help.The next step is to seize the opportunity.

Ting Shuang went to the yamen stable to find her own cattle and Li Dazhu's donkey. He heard from the groom that if these ownerless cattle and horses were not claimed by the owner within a month, the government would sell them at a discounted price.

"Really?" Ting Shuang's eyes lit up, "Will it be cheaper?"

"That's natural." The groom smiled, "You can talk to the magistrate, so it will be convenient for you."

Ting Shuang was even happier. When she got home, she didn't have time to rest, so she asked Ping An first, "You work in a pawn shop, do you know who are the people who pawn things in the pawn shop?"

Ping An was a little surprised why he was so interested in pawnshops, and told him all about them.

There are generally several types of people who come to the pawnshop. One is the poor and has no good things. The pawnshop generally rejects their things or takes them in as junk.The second is people who have a little income and are often short of cash in their hands. They take off their leather clothes and pawn them as padded clothes. This kind of people have to take care of the pawnshop business all year round.The third is a small and well-to-do family with a few valuable leather clothes, which are used as a warehouse in the pawn shop, pawned in spring and redeemed in winter.The fourth is that officials and rich families have poor turnover, and they use whole boxes of antique gold and silver wares, calligraphy, paintings, jewelry and so on as large sums of money.The last one is blackmailed by local ruffians.

Ting Shuang asked carefully about the structure of the pawnshop, the location of the fine material warehouse, leather goods warehouse, wooden warehouse and other warehouses.

"The houses of pawnshops are generally tall and large, with strong courtyard walls. The most important thing to run a pawnshop is to prevent fire, theft, and rats. Now that the world is peaceful, thieves do not rob much. The main thing is to prevent fire and rats. Vulcan and God." Ping An explained in detail.

"God?"

"It's a waste of God. Leather clothes are afraid of rats. If they are damaged, they will be worthless." Ping'an became more and more strange. stand up."

Ting Shuang smiled: "I don't open a pawn shop, I just want to buy garbage."

"Ah?" Everyone opened their mouths wide and were speechless in shock. They had only heard of buying rice, noodles, cattle and sheep, and buying roads and lives, but they had never heard of buying garbage.