Farmer's ancient daily life

Uncle Fang continued: "Actually, when I entrusted him with my belongings, I still trusted him in my heart, but who would have thought that this person would actually... Sigh!"

Uncle Fang looked annoyed and regretted the decision he had made before.But just regretting is useless, you have to find a way to get it back.

Otherwise, now that the family has added a few more mouths, if they don't have those belongings, how can they survive this winter safely.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious Uncle Fang became.

Fang Mingfeng heard a little confused, and couldn't help asking: "What kind of possessions are they?"

He knew in his heart that Uncle Fang left home thousands of miles to find relatives in the Central Plains, so naturally he was worried about his family's belongings, and it was reasonable to entrust these things to others.

However, he didn't know exactly what these belongings were and how much they were worth.

"They are cattle, sheep and livestock. There is no food to grow in the grassland, so we can only raise some cattle and sheep in exchange for money for the family. If we don't have these possessions, how will the family members survive the winter!"

Uncle Fang felt a little resentful in his words, blaming someone he trusted for doing such a treacherous thing.

God knows how he went to look for that person after returning from the Central Plains, and how he pretended to be deaf and dumb to himself and refused to admit the old debt.

Uncle Fang was angry and anxious, but he didn't know how to get those livestock back.Just when he was thinking of going out to ask him again, Ming Feng suddenly asked about it.

Although he may not be able to help, but since he asked the question, it doesn't hurt to talk about it himself.

Fang Mingfeng looked at Uncle's anxious appearance, and heard him explain the reason, so he had an idea in his heart.

He said: "Uncle, why don't I go and have a look with you?"

I don't know whether the method will work or not, but I have to try it anyway. Go to the family to see the situation first.

"You? Can you go? Aren't you still sick? You can leave this matter alone. It's better to concentrate on resting at home."

"Uncle, I'm fine. I've recovered from my illness a long time ago. Don't you think I'm fine now?" Fang Mingfeng said again unwillingly.

Seeing that Fang Mingfeng wanted to go with all his heart, Uncle Fang let go and said, "Well, it's just that the road is far away, so if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me."

"Okay, okay, I understand." Uncle Fang agreed to himself, Fang Mingfeng's mood brightened instantly, and he turned his head to look for Fang Lili.

Uncle Fang looked at his back, couldn't help shaking his head, and said with a smile: "It seems that this child is still a child at heart."

After all, he was about to go to the stove to make some food to satisfy his hunger, but he didn't expect that as soon as he walked to the door of the stove, he heard the sound of clanging inside.

Fearing that a mouse had entered the house, Uncle Fang hurriedly opened the door to see where the noise came from.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Aduqin preparing meals. In his understanding, living in someone else's house, one should do what one can do under the influence of others.

I don't know if it is to repay the host's kindness, but also to feel better for myself.

A Niang also said that no matter when and where, people always have to do something, otherwise they don't do anything all day, wouldn't they be like animals.

Therefore, Aduqin was very happy to be able to help the master's family.

He had observed before that Fang Mingfeng was a young man, so he definitely didn't know how to cook, and Uncle Fang was so old that it was already a little difficult for him to do anything.

The two had just saved their own lives the day before, so it was simple to cook some meals for them.

A Duqin thought about it deeply, he just felt that he couldn't rest all the time, and so far he was only capable of cooking, so he got up early, fed a cow and two sheep, and started cooking.

Seeing him preparing meals in the kitchen, Uncle Fang nodded and went out.

He didn't say anything, but he was very relieved in his heart.Not for anything else, just because the person I just picked up has a heart of gratitude.

Thinking about it this way, Uncle Fang felt that he was right to keep this person.

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After eating, Uncle Fang and Fang Mingfeng went out together, leaving the sick Aduqin and Fang Lili to guard the gate.

Before leaving, Uncle Fang also specially instructed A Duqin: "Just put the cattle and sheep at the entrance of the yard. If you are inconvenient to run far, just take the fox at the gate."

After finishing speaking, the two left the courtyard while the sky was just dawning.

A Duqin and Fang Lili were left behind to herd the sheep.

When A Duqin was at home, he often helped his father and mother herd cattle and sheep, so such simple things were just a matter of convenience for him.

Untie the ropes of one cow and two sheep, and put them not far from the yard, and let them eat grass and have fun. Aduqin and Fang Lili sat on the stone at the door, watching the cattle and sheep play, and watching the red fire. sun rises from the horizon.

The mountains in the distance have begun to turn dark yellow, and the woods have become bare poles.

Fang Mingfeng followed Uncle Fang in one direction and walked for an hour or two before finally reaching the place.

This courtyard seems to be a place where they often live, and the outer courtyard wall is also made of stone like them.

But this place is much more spacious than their home. Not only does it have an outer courtyard wall, but also an inner courtyard, separated by a fence.

The outer courtyard was used to raise some chickens and ducks, and the inner courtyard was the place to chop firewood and rest on weekdays. Fang Mingfeng felt neat and clean at a glance.

When the woman who was playing with the children in the yard looked up, she saw Uncle Fang and Fang Mingfeng at the gate.

His face immediately turned down, and he said with a livid face, "What are you doing here?"

Uncle Fang couldn't help but said loudly, "What do you think I'm here for? I'm here to ask for my things!"

"What do you want? Our family didn't take anything from yours. Hurry up, or I won't care if I get bitten by our dog in a while!"

After the woman said this, she quickly lowered her head to look at her son, and coaxed softly: "Hey, you are not scared, go to the house and ask daddy for candy, okay?"

The child still didn't understand why the adults were always talking loudly, and felt a little scared, so he nodded and went into the house.

Seeing this scene, Fang Mingfeng couldn't help but get angry.If it is really good for the children, how can I let myself do such a thing of occupying other people's property.

Reasonably, they shouldn't have done such a thing.

Fang Mingfeng sorted out his emotions, and then said: "Where's your man? Tell him to come out too, we want to talk to you two."

The woman rolled her eyes, turned around and went into the house to find her man.After all, this family still has to listen to the man, and she doesn't count on what she says alone.

After a while, the man from that family came out, and when he saw the person coming, he felt even more impatient: "What's the matter?"

Uncle Fang met an acquaintance and said: "Before I traveled far, because you knew me well, I entrusted the livestock at home to you. When I came back from the Central Plains, you were not willing to return the livestock to me. Today it is still the same. If you ask for cattle, sheep and livestock, when will you return them to me, and when will I leave."

The tall and burly man sneered and said, "What evidence do you have? I didn't take anything from you."

evidence?

Uncle Fang thought about it, but he really didn't leave any solid evidence.In this case, what should I do?

Just when Uncle Fang was at a loss, Fang Mingfeng said, "Since you don't admit it, why don't we go to court? If we win, I'd like to donate half of the livestock to honor your lord. I think the lord should be willing to take care of this." pile incident."

"Go to court?"

The man panicked a little.A commoner like him may not be able to see officials in several lifetimes, let alone report to officials.

If he was asked to report to the official, he would not dare.

So he shook his head subconsciously, expressing his disapproval.

Fang Mingfeng sorted out the order of things in his mind, and then continued to speak: "According to the law of our dynasty, anyone who annexes other people's livestock without paying back the money will be punished with ten boards per person for three generations."

"I think, if you report to the police, no matter if I get punished or you guys get punished, the kid must not be able to survive ten boards..."

Before he could finish speaking, it was the half sentence that Fang Mingfeng left on purpose.

The deep meaning of this half sentence must be understood by this man.

Sure enough, as Fang Mingfeng expected, the man was a little puzzled at first, but after whispering to the woman beside him for a while, he suddenly became flustered.

Presumably he knew the consequences of going to court.

Just now, I saw that woman is so precious to that child. If this child is beaten by something, I'm afraid it will be...

Fang Mingfeng's nonsense about the law was just to bluff this family.

Just as he expected, after a while, the man let go, and the woman had a forced smile on her face: "Oh, we are all on our own, so what are you talking about? Since you come to get it, then Just take your livestock away, there's no need to talk like that!"

Uncle Fang was shocked, and he still hadn't recovered.

From the moment Ming Feng opened his mouth, he didn't say anything anymore. Unexpectedly, Ming Feng's teeth were sharp and sharp, and he blocked the couple back at once, and he even knew the law of the dynasty!

I don't know where I heard it from, but this will come in handy, right?

Fang Mingfeng saw that uncle hadn't responded, so he poked uncle quickly with his hand and said, "Uncle, go and see which one belongs to our family."

"Oh, good, good!"

Uncle Fang suddenly responded, and then walked quickly in the direction the man pointed.

The sheep raised by the family have been fed by themselves since they were young, and they have been marked by urine since childhood. How could Uncle Fang not know what their sheep look like.

Soon, Uncle Fang found enough cattle and sheep for his family.

My own cattle and sheep have a small gap in their ears, which can't be seen normally, but if you look closely, there is a mark on them.

This is enough to prove that this is their own cattle and sheep.

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Until he was driving the cattle and sheep on the way home, Uncle Fang still walked a little erratically.

All he knew was that Ming Feng just opened his mouth lightly, and the family he had bluffed obediently returned their cattle and sheep back.

Uncle Fang was sitting on top of a cow, holding a piece of dry grass and gently throwing it on the cow, while still wondering why.