farming in ancient times

Xiaoer ran home as if fleeing, wiped off the sweat on his forehead and asked, "Brother, what happened to everyone in our village?"

Da Lang raised his head when he heard Xiao Er's voice, "Er, Er Zi, you're back!"

"I'm back." Xiao Er subconsciously looked around, why did the eldest brother seem to have never seen him before.

"When did you come back?" As he said that, he dragged him into the yard, and Xiaoer hurriedly said, "Brother, let me open the door first."

Da Lang wanted to ask what he was doing, but when he looked outside, he saw four large carriages, "What are these?" Da Lang was a little dumbfounded.

Seeing that the villagers were still looking this way with their necks hooked, Xiaoer said, "Let's talk when we come in."

Seeing Butcher Gao constantly taking things out of the carriage, Da Lang didn't care what Xiao Er had to say, "Why do you buy such things, how much money is wasted."

"Brother, I didn't buy these." As he said that, Xiao Er took out a pile of furs from the carriage, "These were left by the enemy when he fled." Xiao Er dared not say that Butcher Gao had snatched these from the enemy before.

As soon as Da Lang heard that he didn't need money, he walked up, "What is this? Why is it so expensive?"

"This is deerskin, this is sable, this is sheepskin..." Xiao Er pointed to each of his brothers, "Xiao Shan, look at the shoes I made for you, do they look good?"

Mr. Xiaoshan had never seen a shoe with a bobbin before, so he asked, "How do you wear it?" In fact, he wanted to say, second brother, can the shoes you made be worn?

Xiaoer said, "Wear it later when it snows, and your feet won't be cold this year." Looking at the sister-in-law, Xiaoer subconsciously looked at her belly, Wang Han wanted to laugh, " The doctor said it's not three months, it's still early."

Xiao Er became bored when he heard this, "By the way, big brother, these are clothes and shoes for our grandfather and uncle, I'll send them to him tomorrow, okay?"

"Grandpa came to our house to ask when you were coming back. I don't know what to tell him." Da Lang waved his hands as he said, "Go quickly."

Butcher Gao directed the coachman to lead the carriage to the backyard first, but as soon as he entered the backyard, he said, "Da Lang, have you built a house?"

"Yes, the beam will be ready in a few days." Da Lang said after a pause, "Where do you live at night?"

Fangzheng said, "I will go live with them in the town, and come back tomorrow when the house is completed."

Before Dalang could speak, Butcher Gao said, "Leave one of the carriages at home, and sell the rest."

Ren Yuan pointed to the three who came back with the general, "Are they?"

The three laughed, "We will help the general farm in the future."

That's great, I'm not leaving again!Da Lang was very happy to see that there was another addition to the family.There are uncles, uncles, cousins, etc. in the family, and there are only three dry brothers in his family. Dalang is very willing to have a few more people in the family.

Da Lang didn't even think about it, just because of Gao Butcher's status as a second-rank general, not to mention Guanjiang Town in Wangjiacun, even the entire Jinyu would be unhappy with those few people living in the palace who dared to find him.

Having said that, at dinner in the evening, the three brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time were talking about the past while eating. Xiao Shan couldn't hide his words, "Second brother, what do you want to say when you come home this afternoon?"

"What are the people in the village, why are you so happy?" Xiaoer wanted to say why it was like seeing his own father at home.

Speaking of this small mountain, I was a little unhappy, "You don't know, the few idlers in our village who know how to catch fish and birds all day long don't farm, so they follow us to learn to raise fish. The fish in an acre of land are better than ours. There are more, can you not be happy?"

Xiaoer frowned when he heard his tone and said, "Xiaoshan, how many fish people see is their ability. If you want to know why they see so many fish, go back and ask them if they don't."

"I won't ask them." Xiao Shan curled his lips.

"If you don't ask you, go and think for yourself why no one sees more fish in our house. Don't think that the nose is not the nose and the eye is not the eye just because the house is better than ours!" His second brother's fear instantly overshadowed the discomfort in his heart.

In the eyes of the general, a young man of Xiaoshan's age knows that he will go to other places to work with Dalang, and he is already very good, "I don't think Xiaoshan is envious of others, Xiaoshan may feel that your method of raising fish has taught others to learn." ...."

"What's the difference!" Xiao Er stared, "360 lines, the number one in every line, if they don't farm land, it doesn't mean they don't know how to raise fish."

Da Lang thought about it, "Xiao Shan, your second brother is right. Look at Carpenter Feng, he can't even build walls, but his carpenter's work is almost as good as the town's craftsmen."

Xiao Shan nodded honestly, "Second brother, I understand."

Xiao Er didn't hold on either. Their family used to be poor, but it suddenly became prosperous. It's normal for Xiao Shan to feel a little flustered. He rubbed his head and said, "I bought a lot of things with the butcher. Later, you will go door-to-door for the villagers. Send it."

"Why?" Xiaoshan was scolded by the second child, and he didn't dare to directly say why he gave them things. When he couldn't open the pot, he came out to Aunt Zheng next door. Who took care of their family.

"This is the relationship between people." Xiaoer said, "Don't worry about what happened before, when my brother was building a house earlier, he went to call the villagers. How many of them didn't come to help our family?"

"They're all here, but the eldest brother also pays them."

"If it was Wang Laifu who asked for help, how many people do you think would help Wang Laifu except for those whose family is really short of money?" Xiaoer asked.

Xiao Shan shook his head, suddenly feeling cautious.When Da Lang heard Xiao Er say such a call, the little bit of awkwardness that the three brothers had felt because they had been separated for several months disappeared instantly.

Just when people in the village thought that Xiaoer would stop being stingy when he went out for a trip and had money, not only brought snacks to every household, but even his grandparents did not forget, Xiaoer's new house was capped.

With money, Zhuangzi, and a general as his backer, Xiaoer no longer fears this and that. When Dalang was preparing straw, Xiaoer said directly, "Brother, we use glazed tiles on the roof."

"What?" Da Lang's body trembled. Fortunately, there were so many people in the family that there was no need to invite outsiders. Otherwise, Da Lang would not be the only one who was frightened.

Xiao Er didn't think it was enough, "The house is paved with bluestone slabs, and..."

"Wait a minute!" Da Lang looked at Butcher Gao. "Brother Gao, what's wrong with Xiao Er? Is he sick? Shall we take Xiao Er to the town to see the doctor in a carriage?"

Butcher Gao laughed all of a sudden, "Look, it's not like our family can't afford bluestone slabs and glazed tiles."

"Yes..." Dalang scratched his head.

Fangzheng said, "Dalang, didn't you want to build a house with stone bricks a few days ago, why are you reluctant to even give up tiles?"

"Stone Brick?" Xiao Er gave Big Brother a strange look, and Da Lang's face turned red up to his ears, and while Xiao Er wasn't paying attention, he glared at Fang Zheng, "Xiao Er, you, listen to me, I'm just thinking about it." ,that is...."

"I didn't say anything." Xiaoer also thought about building a house with stone bricks at first, but after thinking about it, stone bricks are no better than adobe.Glazed tiles are used on the roof because it is rainy in the south, and straw is used sparingly. When it rains, you have to check whether the house is leaking.It is also the same reason to lay bluestone slabs on the ground, the room is too humid.

Butcher Gao wanted to laugh when he saw that Xiaoer took the power of the family in his hands as soon as he came home, so he said, "Dalang, when you and Xiaoshan built a house later, we used stone bricks in our house."

"No, no need!" Da Lang shook his head again and again.

"What's the matter?" Butcher Gao looked at Xiaoshan and said with a smile, "I will build a big yard for Xiaoshan later and marry the most beautiful girl as my wife."

"Brother Gao..." When it came to marrying a daughter-in-law, Xiao Shan felt embarrassed and murmured, "I, I am still young...our family, our family's money is all bought by elder brother."

The few coachmen who came back with Xiao Er saw the house of the Wang family and thought that the wife really had no money, so they talked about Xiao Er earning a lot of money.

Dalang, Xiaoshan and the others stared at each other, Wang Hanshi said with emotion, "Little Er, why are you so smart again?"

Seeing what he said, Gao Tu shook his head amusedly, and said instead, "Xiaoer, I'll go to Duanjiazhai with you later."

Xiaoer asked, "Why?"

"I'll go with you to visit our grandfather, and tell him that we're getting married." Butcher Gao said.

"What?" Da Lang hurriedly asked, "When will you two get married?"

It is now the end of October, and when the news of their marriage was sent to the Marshal's Mansion, it should be snowing in Kyoto. The general calculated the time, "Next year will be spring, before spring plowing."

Da Lang thought that if it was a year ago, the days would be a bit rushed, not to mention that the house has not been finished yet, so he nodded.

Just as everyone in Wangjia Village was happy and busy preparing for the Spring Festival, when Butcher Gao took Xiaoer to go shopping in the town, the news that Xiaoer's family prospered and Butcher Gao became very rich was like the wind. Passed to Gao Laozhuang.

I only heard the general and his aunt chanting, "I heard people say that your son bought some things for the family in the Wang family village. He is still your son. Now that he is developed, he doesn't even want your old man anymore. Hmph!"

The man squatting in front of the pot glared at the woman, "Shut up! I'm his father, I think he dares!"

"Then when will you ask your son to ask for money?" The woman moved her lips and said the words again, "I don't think you should go, maybe you will be kicked out later."

Men are not as brainless as women. Thinking of the document that the butcher's son made with him earlier, he hesitated, but these days, I always heard people say that his son is now wearing silk and satin, "I, I will wear it in a few days just go!"

At this moment, the marshal who received the news that the general will be married on February [-], the day when the dragon raises its head, has already set off, and the emperor is naturally accompanying him.

The emperor was suffocating in his heart, and when he arrived in Guanjiang Town, he didn't let anyone notify the local officials, but first found an inn to stay.

The marshal still remembered that the emperor should pay attention to the sentiments of the people, so when he saw that the emperor had rested, he said, "My lord, shall I accompany you to look around?"

The emperor came to Jiangnan for the first time in half his life. As soon as he stopped, he felt the obvious difference between Jiangnan and the north.

Speaking of the weather alone, the people in Guanjiang Town have already taken off their winter clothes at this time, and the breeze blowing against the face of the Buddha makes people feel refreshed from the bottom of their hearts. .

The emperor felt relieved for a moment, so he said, "Let's go, I want to see what's different in Guanjiang Town." Not only did he raise a great general, but he also raised a tricky and weird Wang Xiaoer!

The marshal didn't understand the deep meaning in the emperor's words, but he just wanted to take this opportunity to visit the great general's hometown to see how cruel his father was to send his half-grown son to the battlefield.

The emperor didn't say where he was going, so the marshal decided to go to Gaolaozhuang, seven or eight miles away from Guanjiang Town.

But as soon as they left Guanjiang Town, the emperor stopped, and the marshal hurriedly asked, "Master, what's the matter?"

"Do you think the person in front is a bit kind?" The marshal followed the emperor's hand and looked at the person who just passed by them, "Hey, why does he look so much like General Gao?"

As soon as the emperor raised his hand, a plainclothes guard followed behind him.

"Master, what are you?" The marshal was a little confused.

The emperor said in a low voice, "I just heard that farmer talking to the woman next to him about having a happy event, don't think about it, so I turned my face and took a look."

Those two people just walked over from the emperor's side, and the marshal only cared about the emperor and didn't care. Hearing this, he immediately became nervous, "They, what do they want to do?"

The emperor clasped his hands together, "Let's go back to the inn first."

General Gao finally found a daughter-in-law, and finally got married, so the emperor came here on purpose. The marshal was really afraid that something would happen to General Gao's marriage, so he was in no mood to go to Gao Laozhuang.

Not long after the group returned to the inn, the person who went to inquire about the news came back, and said after entering the room, "Return to the emperor, the villain just followed those two people to Gao Laozhuang..."

"Is he really General Gao's father?" The marshal suddenly stood up.

"Back to Marshal, yes. I heard that woman said that they met the general in this town once, and the general ignored them. They went to Wangjia Village today and heard that the wife's house was going to have a wedding, so they didn't go to the general's wife. I plan to go to the general on the day the general and his wife get married."

"Did they say why?" The emperor's face changed, and his body was full of anger.In the eyes of the emperor, both Butcher Gao and Xiaoer are his people, how he wants to bully the general and the general's wife is his business, and it is up to others if they want to bully his courtiers.

Your Majesty, that's how willful you are!

"Going back to the emperor, they want to take the opportunity to ask the general for money. If the general doesn't give it, they will throw a wedding banquet and make trouble."

"Wait a minute, don't those two troublesome people know that General Gao is getting married?" the emperor wondered.

"I don't know, I don't seem to know that the general and his wife are getting married."

The emperor waved his hand, "Go to Wangjiacun to find out. By the way, don't let the general find out."

In the evening, the person who inquired about the news told the emperor what he had heard. The emperor was speechless when he heard what Xiaoer said to those matchmakers. After a while, he said, "This Wang Xiaoer is really talented!"

"My lord, what should the general do?" the marshal asked.

"He's a great general, yet he can be bullied by a rascal." The emperor said simply, and the marshal answered even faster, "Your majesty, a word of filial piety crushes people to death."

The emperor paused, remembering that Wang Gonggong told him before that Wang Xiaoer's grandparents almost bullied the clever ghost who invented the fire cannon and crossbow to death, and slapped the table, "Pen and ink serve!"

With a swipe of the pen, an imperial decree appeared on the paper.Looking carefully at what he wrote again, the emperor was satisfied, so why would he remember competing with Xiao Er at this time.