It seems that I am still too full [travel]

After the end of the summer heat, the weather finally has a bit of coolness, which is reflected in the fact that it is no longer too hot to sleep at night, and the amount of ice used in the back kitchen of the cafeteria is gradually decreasing.But at this time of the year, there is a somewhat special day for the Xie family.

More than ten years ago, Xie Shi's mother, Mrs. Wang, passed away from illness at this time. Every year on August [-]th, Xie's father and son would set aside a day to visit Xie's mother's grave.Because there are people who worship graves all the year round, there are no tall weeds in front of Xie Wang's grave. Xie Shi lifted up his robe and pulled some low weeds around the grave. When he turned his head, he saw Xie Ju kneeling on the ground, using The handkerchief carefully cleaned the bird droppings on the tombstone, with a very pious attitude.

A trace of doubt flashed in Xie Shi's mind, but he didn't think much about it. He cleaned up the tomb, opened the food basket, took out the Sijing cakes he made and the lamb meat made by Xie Ju, arranged them one by one, and took out a stack of khaki Put down the paper money, press it down with a stone, then insert two small candles, and light the incense.At this time, Xie Ju had already cleaned the tombstone, he looked at the sky, and said to Xie Shi: "Brother Shi, let's start worshiping your mother."

Xie Shi hummed, then held up the incense, knelt down and bowed three times, then straightened his back, staring at the tombstone in front of him, with mixed feelings in his heart.Strictly speaking, the Wang family buried here is actually his real mother for the past two lifetimes. Xie Shi has never seen her or felt her, and this lady doesn't know that her real son After living alone in another world for more than 20 years, he returns to his place now.

But Xie Shi is still grateful that it was the Wang family who gave him life, not the modern woman who hated and feared her son and regarded him as a dirty thing. In this way, he can also remove the blood shackles and hatred that he had carried for more than 20 years in his previous life, and start anew. Travel light.

After the incense sticks slowly burned into ashes, Xie Ju let Xie Shi go down the mountain first. Xie Shi had the memory of the original owner, knowing that every year, Father Xie would let his son go first, and stay by himself for a while. Xie Shi only thought it was a couple Deep affection, if you want to whisper something, you nod and go to the foot of the mountain to wait.

After Xie Shi left, Xie Ju lit a bunch of incense again, and in the rising smoke, he knelt down slowly and kowtowed three times to the owner of the tombstone.Turning back, Xie Shi, who was going to take away the food basket first, saw this scene, stopped in the distance, and frowned slightly, deeply puzzled.

After waiting for a while at the intersection at the foot of the mountain, Xie Shi saw Xie Ju who was slowly coming down the mountain with a food basket. His brows were relaxed, and his mind was very peaceful. Xie Shi didn't ask any more questions, just stepped forward and stretched out his hand Wanting to take the bamboo basket in his hand, Xie Ju waved his hand, and said strangely: "Your father's body is much stronger than yours, he can lift it easily, why do we need you."

Xie Shi didn't argue with him either, the wind from the mountains was blowing slowly, the father and son talked and laughed all the way home.

Xie Ju said: "In a blink of an eye, Brother Shi has also reached the age where he can marry a wife and have children. Thanks to your mother's blessing, your health has completely recovered now. Your mother must be very happy to see it in the sky. In front of my mother’s tomb, I also asked her to ask the Bodhisattva gods in the sky, where is my good marriage and when will it come, so I can bless my family when my brother marries a little lady who raises her eyebrows, and the days to come will be peaceful and beautiful .”

Xie Shi didn't know how to answer, marrying a wife has never been included in his life plan, even in ancient times.

As far as he is concerned, he is used to being alone, and he cannot accept a blind marriage to delay a good girl.Even if it is not a blind marriage, he will be lucky enough to meet a woman who loves each other in the future, but how should he hide the biggest time travel secret that he is carrying?

Xie Shi didn't answer, Xie Ju thought it was a young man with a thin skin and it was difficult to talk about the marriage, he laughed and patted his son's thin shoulder, "It's okay, marriage is a major event in life, my son is so outstanding , you should choose slowly and choose the one you like."

Xie Shi changed the subject in order to let Father Xie stop mentioning the matter of marrying a wife. He mentioned that he had taken a fancy to a house on the street in the city, and then he stopped by to have a look. The house does not need to be refurbished, it can be moved in directly after tidying up.

Xie Ju was shocked and said: "Our old house has been repaired last time, it's alright, Brother Shi, why did you think of buying a house again? You will have a lot of places to spend your money in the future, so you can't waste this money."

Xie Shi didn't listen to his refusal this time, Xie Ju said the same thing last time, he was reluctant to let his son spend money on buying a new house, so Xie Shi paid someone to repair the old house, but this time because he wanted to visit Xie's mother's grave, he Back to the old house, but inadvertently heard some discordant voices in the neighbors.

Speaking of yesterday, when he returned home, Xie Ju hadn't returned yet.Aunt Cai next door happened to be picking beans in front of the door. Seeing this, she enthusiastically invited him over to sit down. She thought that this old aunt had recovered from the scene of "resurrecting the corpse" before Xie Shi.Xie Shi thought of her care and friendship for the original owner for many years, so he came to the door with cakes, and he didn't know each other very well, after Xie Shi exchanged a few words, he left Cai's house.

However, after a while, Xie Shi, who was watering the flowers and plants outside the house, heard a loud shout from the Cai's house next door——

"Where did this pastry come from? Uh...it's so delicious!" This man with a loud but hoarse voice should be Cai Ming, the elder of Aunt Cai's family.I heard from Xie Ju that this man drank all day long, did odd jobs to earn a few pennies, and never took them home. He bought all of them, and would lie down at home every day when he got drunk, doing nothing. Did not marry a daughter-in-law.

Aunt Cai got such a son when she was old, and she was reluctant to beat and scold her. It's a pity that she is still working at an old age, just to support this alcoholic son.Although the man's broken voice was really a nuisance, Xie Shi originally planned to enter the house after pouring water, but what the drunkard said next made Xie Shi furious.

Across the wall, I shouldn't be able to hear clearly what the next door is saying. Like Aunt Cai, her voice is so small that she can hardly hear what she is saying, but thanks to Xie Shi's keen five senses, he can hear Cai Ming's words clearly. "It turned out that it was sent by the sick young man next door. Hey, where did you get rich? I saw this pastry was sold in the Bazhen Pavilion in front of the main street. Good guy, it costs four yuan a box." Two taels of silver is simply stealing money!"

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"Didn't you hear that he imitated his old cook and became a cook for others? Mother, you always praised him as a scholar with a bright future and asked me to get along with him. Now it's good, Mr. Xiucai is a cook for others. Go, do you think it’s ridiculous?” Cai Ming laughed out loud, as if it was such a funny thing.

"..."

"You're right, this talented chef is well-off now, and the cakes he gives away are priced at two taels of silver, so it's not too much to lend me some money. , you are still half a mother, I am his righteous brother, he is a scholar, he must not be ungrateful."

When Xie Shi heard this, he couldn't help sneering. He never expected that the cakes he gave away would attract others to peep at his family's money.This Cai Ming's so-called Aunt Cai's kindness to Xie Shi is completely nonsense. To put it bluntly, Aunt Cai and Xie's family only have an employment relationship. Aunt Cai's care for the past 20 years was not free. Xie Ju gave money and food. It's all a reward for her taking care of her son, so why talk about being ungrateful?

From the other end came the vague voice of the old woman pleading, but apparently, she didn't persuade the brazen man who wanted to see money.

"Shut up for me, if he doesn't, I'll block the door of their house every day, preaching the ungratefulness of the scholar, and see if they dare to give it! Scholars have thin skins."

Xie Shi didn't have an attack on the spot, but decided in his heart that he must buy a new house elsewhere for Xie Ju as soon as possible and move out of here.Having a bad neighbor at home is like a hyena. You are not really afraid of him, but you feel like you are choking on your throat, and you have to guard against being harassed by him from time to time.Xie Shi now has a lot of money, so there is no need for Xie Ju to suffer from this kind of trouble.But for Cai Ming, a money-grubbing villain, Xie Shi thought, don't really fall into my hands, or else he is not as easy to pinch as the original owner.

Soon, Xie Shi realized that moving out of here was really the right idea. He originally wanted to go to the butcher on the street to buy some meat and make a nourishing stew for Xie Ju, but he got countless pointers during this trip , There are still a lot of ugly words that cannot be heard.I don't know how much Xie Ju lived here and heard.

In the Xie family in the past, Xie Shi was a well-known young talent. Many children were told by their parents that they were not as studious as Xie Shi.Everyone said that he would definitely be an official in the future, so even though Xie's family was not a rich family in this street, everyone envied him and dared not offend him.

Unexpectedly, one day, Xie Shi, who is known as a gifted scholar, was rumored not to take part in the imperial examination, but to become a cook instead. Talking gossip, it seems that his son who is stealing chickens and dogs is worse than Xie Shi, who is serious and has a job.

Human nature is bad, and there is no need to be harsh.Xie Shi didn't live in Xie's old house for a long time, and he didn't know the gossip of these neighbors in the past, but Xie Ju, who wanted to live here, was deeply hurt by it.

Recalling so far, seeing that Xie Ju was still persuading, Xie Shi said directly: "Did you know that I am now a monthly silver?"

Xie Ju shook his head, Xie reported a monthly salary that was worth five times Xie Ju's current salary, and that was more than that, Xie Shi went on to say, "The Bazhen Pavilion, which is the most profitable in Le County today, has your son's shares."

Xie Ju was dumbfounded. He never expected that his son would already be rich without knowing it. Xie Shi smiled and said: "As the old man of the Xie family, if he continues to live in the old house, he will not be worthy of your status. Besides, if people find out that your son lives in a big mansion and your father lives in a dilapidated house, it will spread that your son's reputation will be ruined."

Among other things, Xie Shi's two reasons can be said to have hit Xie Ju perfectly. Since his son is not worried about money, who would not be happy to live in a big house? house.

The father and son had already walked to the gate of the county seat. Xie Shiyuan saw a crowd of people gathered around the gate, all of them were dressed in rags and looked haggard. The guards at the gate had been chasing and pushing these people away.

Xie Shi frowned, and asked softly: "Who are these? Why aren't they allowed to enter the city?"

After all, Xie Ju had richer life experience than him. He said melancholy: "These should all be refugees from the northern Central Plains, where the Yellow River burst and the fields were flooded. Now there is still war, and the people have no houses or houses. There are still wars in the land, and if you can’t survive, you can only go south, but the guards saw them and knew that they were refugees, without government arrangements, who would dare to accept these people without household registration.”

Xie Shi saw that there were still some children inside, all of them were so thin that only a pair of bones were left, crying for hunger, and couldn't help feeling sorry for him, "Won't the government come forward to resettle the refugees? Just let these people fend for themselves? It's human life."

Xie Ju sighed, "Silly boy, people don't pay attention to benevolence and righteousness. People like them are no different from animals to high officials like them. They are at most talking cattle and sheep. How can they care about this. These poor people, The best source is to meet a rich and noble family who do charity and buy them as slaves, and the rest can only depend on fate. Don't look at it, let's go home. "

These refugees have long since run out of food, and most of them have eaten grass roots for a few days to satisfy their hunger, and they have already lost their strength. They heard that Le County is rich and peaceful, and they trekked here from Yingzhou just to survive.However, as everyone knows, the "parent officials" here regard them as bedbugs that disrupt the peace, and they don't want to accept them at all, and just want to drive them away as soon as possible.

Xie Shi stared deeply at the scene in front of him that seemed to be a purgatory on earth, and asked himself, could he turn a blind eye to all this?It's not his fatherly heart, but anyone who grew up in a peaceful and peaceful modern society and has empathy, shouldn't be able to help but do something when looking at such a scene.

Although he really wanted to distribute the sacrifices in the bamboo basket to the children in the crowd, Xie Shi still had reason. If he dared to do this, those children who got the food might be overwhelmed by the refugees who had been dazed by hunger. If they besieged him in groups, he would no longer be helping others, but a sinner who would push him to hell.

He did not act hastily, but entered the city with Xie Ju first.After that, he didn't go back to the old house, but rushed back to the academy.For some reason, when encountering such a thing, his first reaction was to go back to the academy to discuss with Han Ji.

When he heard the announcement of Xie Shi's visit, Han Ji, who was processing the paperwork, raised his head, feeling a little surprised.Although Xie Shi came here with a lot of concerns, he was still a little curious when he was visiting Meilinzhai for the first time.What is unexpected but reasonable is that the place where Han Ji lives is too big, and there are thousands of plum trees around it, but he does not pursue luxury, and there is a simple and simple atmosphere everywhere, because there are not many servants. , even a little cold, just like Han Ji.

Under the guidance of his servants, Xie Shi passed through unknown arches and came to the deepest house.Han Ji was dressed in a more mysterious robe than Yanju, and he personally met him outside the door.

As soon as we met, Xie Shi smiled, "This is my first visit to your house, I seem to have forgotten to bring a guest gift."

Han Ji had never seen such a self-exposed fault, Han Ji also had a smile in his eyes, and took the initiative to lead him into the house, "You can set foot in the humble house, it is the best guest gift."

The two entered the room together. Han Ji saw that his hair was slightly sweaty, so he went into the room, fetched a brocade handkerchief, handed it to him, and said softly, "What made you come to find me in such a hurry? You're sweating."

Xie Shi took the handkerchief naturally, wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I just came back from visiting my mother's grave, and walked a long way back and forth, so I'm sweating."

Han Ji paused while making tea, "Is today the anniversary of Ling Ci's death?"

Xie Shi nodded, skipped the topic, and said directly: "I came to you because I couldn't make up my mind about something, and I wanted to ask Brother Han for advice."

Han Ji nodded, "It's a great honor to serve you."

Xie Shi was still a little apprehensive in his heart, worried that if he came forward to ask for help, he would cause trouble to others, but the smiling eyes of the person opposite him made him instantly calm down and gain confidence.

He told what he saw and heard on the way, as well as his plan, and finally asked: "I have never been involved in this kind of disaster relief, and I don't know if this arrangement is appropriate for those refugees. I feel uneasy. I want to come Ask for your opinion."

After finishing speaking, the young man seemed a little shy, and hurriedly found a plausible reason for his good deed, "I am not a young man who wanted to be the savior for a while. It also happens to be slightly thin, so it’s not good to turn a blind eye and let people go to the end.”

Han Ji looked at him tenderly, as if looking at a rare pearl that is dazzling but unaware, and he said slowly: "It should be their great fortune for these people to meet you."

Xie Shi's plan is not complicated, it can be simply summed up in four words: work in lieu of relief.What he wanted was to try to weed out some lawbreakers among the refugees, and then collect the rest of the ordinary refugees who hadn't committed any crimes into his farm. It happened that there was a lot of work in the rice fields, and they had to work for the time. Daily ability in exchange for simple meals and a place to sleep.

Except for children and the elderly, everyone has to work to get food.As for the placement of the elderly and children, Xie Shi plans to build a welfare home that combines childcare and support for the elderly. The elderly are responsible for taking care of the children, and then invite some masters to enlighten the children and teach them crafts, so that they can grow up Self-reliance.

This is a long-term plan. Even if these refugees who fled from the famine return to their hometowns in the future, Xie Shi will continue to run this orphanage, and it should be regarded as charity. Anyway, Mr. Xie is not short of money now.

Han Ji continued: "People's hearts are unpredictable. Beware of greedy and ungrateful people. The aborigines in your village are ordinary farmers, but they can't deter some ghosts and monsters. I will send a team to help you."

Xie Shi naturally knew the importance of force deterrence, but he originally wanted to hire some warriors, but Han Ji offered to help, Xie Shi was naturally happy to agree.

Seeing him smile, Han Ji's mood also improved, "Ah Shi is kind, it's naturally very good. But this matter is not your responsibility, and naturally you can't bear it all by yourself. After all, the refugees who flee famine will only increase. More and more, endlessly."

Xie Shi frowned slightly when he heard the words, and asked, "But a large-scale war broke out in the north?"

Han Ji glanced at him with admiration, nodded, and told him the news he had just received: "Due to the leak of the accident, the leader of the rebellion in Yingzhou a month ago, Coach Lin, was killed, and his subordinate Liu was a fierce general." , led the rest of the people not only to make a comeback, occupied Yingzhou, but also captured the surrounding areas, and now there are hundreds of thousands of followers, and the war in the north is chaotic, I am afraid that in the future, refugees from all over the place will flee to the south."

"And I think that within a few months, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, and even in the Yangtze River area, there will be riots. At that time, the Central Plains will be full of displaced refugees."

Xie Shi still said the same thing, "The people are the foundation of the country. If the court really let it go, wouldn't this be digging its own grave? It would be too stupid."

Han Ji smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. They were not stupid, but they didn't care at all. Who would care if the cattle and sheep in their shed would not survive?The two cultures have different political civilizations. The Mongols implemented their own set of ruling methods, but they were not applicable to the vast Kyushu.

"The sky is high in the south and the emperor is far away. The governor of Fuzhou does not want to cause trouble. Dalu Huachi, who is in charge of military power, only cares about pleasure and is not afraid of being blamed by his superiors. Therefore, orders have been issued to all counties and towns to intercept refugees."

Seeing Xie Shi clenched his fists angrily, Han Ji smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, the Han family has taken measures to take in refugees over the years, and these people will never be left without a way out." Xie Shi shook his head, Sighing: "We are not gods, now we can only save one person."

The two agreed, and Xie Shi hurried back to raise food and manpower, who knew that when he arrived at the gate of the city the next day, Xie Shi met an acquaintance first, and Qi Qi went up to greet Xie Shi first. The two met and talked. Only then did Xie Shi know that Han Ji had actually sent Qi Teng and a team of his men to him as a deterrent.

Xie Shi: It's too overkill.

However, I have to say that there was such a team of "bodyguards" with real swords and guns, all equipped like sergeants, that no one dared to surround the refugees.Xie Shi's "Refugee Relief" plan was carried out smoothly.For better management, Xie Shi recruited workers according to different status categories.The first recruits were young and strong laborers who were going to work in the farm. Under Qi Teng's piercing eyes, some villains who had obviously murdered and set fire on the way to escape from the wilderness were directly pushed out of the crowd. What Xie Shi wanted were honest people who really couldn't survive.

After the young and strong laborers, they are recruited by the craftsmen. Although a young mother in the crowd was assigned to the craftsmen because she knew a little embroidery skills, she was holding the thin child in her arms tightly, begging for help. Said: "Good man, can I take my daughter with me? I promise to work hard and give her half of my food when the time comes. I beg you, good man! My daughter can't leave me! "

Xie Shi looked at the child in her arms who was too thin to speak with pity, and said loudly: "Except for criminals, everyone else, anyone who is willing to use their labor in exchange for food and shelter, can come with me." Go, including the elderly and children!"