Stingy Husband Farming

The more Liu thought about it, the more she felt wise: Fortunately, she insisted on keeping the filial piety before the consummation of the house, otherwise her brother would be ruined by that surnamed Song, that would be losing his wife and losing his army!

"Let's go to the people's market to buy one. The deed of sale is in our hands to be at ease. He can't leave if he wants to. If you like good-looking ones, we will buy good-looking ones. If you don't have any in the county, go to a few more places. Take a look, you can always buy what you want!" Liu said: "Fortunately, you have learned the skill of recognizing fungi now, so don't be afraid to spend money! You saved his life, learn some skills from him , this is considered a two-way settlement, and there will be a clean break in the future!"

Shen Mu: ...

Shen Mu was one head and two older, but he didn't dare to tell the truth immediately, fearing that Liu Shi would be provoked again.He could only prevaricate: "Mother, this marriage certificate is in duplicate, not only in our hands, but also, Brother Bai..." Under Liu's displeased gaze, Shen Mu could only change his words: "If you don't tear the one in Song Bai's hand, you won't tear it up." Very useful. Besides, Uncle Qingshan also has a record."

Bro, I really feel sorry for you...

"It's not like he won't come back...well, he just went back to see his mother." Shen Mu said cautiously.

"It's really hateful!" Mrs. Liu didn't hear Shen Mu's patch at all, and was still immersed in her own world, beating the bed bitterly.

It took Shen Mu a lot of effort to persuade Liu Shi to agree not to tear up the marriage certificate. "Mother, think about it. Our family has been on the cusp of the storm for the past six months. I don't know how many people are jealous, and how many people are waiting to see our family's jokes. If you tear up the marriage certificate and buy someone back, you will have to buy it again." Being talked about by the villagers. Although we are not afraid of being talked about, why bother?"

Seeing Mrs. Liu's silence, Shen Mu hurriedly persuaded: "Although Shen's second son is dead now, no one can come to marry me forcibly, but my grandfather is not still there, and he is not alone. Let's keep this marriage certificate. It saves a lot of trouble. Even if you want to make another plan, you don’t have to be so anxious. Wouldn’t it be better to wait until I’m out of filial piety?”

Mrs. Liu listened to these words, and the fact that Shen's second son made people block the door to marry Shen Mu still left a deep psychological shadow on her, thinking that old man Shen was not a fun thing, and finally reluctantly agreed.But he was still unhappy, and couldn't help scolding Song Bai a few more times.

Shen Mu bit the bullet and said good things for Song Bai: "Anyway...he appeared in the first place, and it solved our family's urgent need. It didn't cost a penny—even if we went to the county to buy the cheapest one, it would be enough for us. It costs three taels of silver. Speaking of which, our family earned it, so don’t blame him.”

Can this be the same as the one who bought it?In Song Bai, their family has devoted their affection to Song Bai!Mrs. Liu glanced at Shen Mu, the worst thing was her brother, she could tell how much Shen Mu liked Song Bai back then!Until now, Xiao Mu still pleaded for him and came to comfort himself, he didn't know how uncomfortable it was.

Thinking of this, Liu's heart ached, and said softly to Shen Mu: "You're right, don't worry about this matter. Let's talk about it after you are out of filial piety."

But saying so, when Shen Mu left Liu Shi alone, he was still aggrieved in his heart, but there was no one to tell.Usually, she would tell Boss Shen's tablet, but now that the tablet is not with her, Liu is very upset.

Finally one day she couldn't bear it any longer, squatted at the back door of the ancestral hall and muttered.

Shen Mu: ...

Well, now not only my own father, but also all the ancestors know about Song Bai's "bad deeds"...

What Mrs. Liu said while squatting behind the ancestral hall also made the villagers panic. They were far away and couldn't hear what Mrs. Liu said clearly.But the intuition is that Mrs. Liu is suing Boss Shen for something...

... Before Dare to Love, Boss Shen was angry and appeared, was it all Liu's complaint behind his back...

It was so scary.In order to dissuade Mrs. Liu from "complaining", the women in the village began to invite Mrs. Liu to do needlework, pick wild vegetables and wash clothes together with unprecedented enthusiasm.Gradually, Liu let go of the pain of losing her husband.

Shen Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and let Mrs. Liu do the housework with those aunts and aunts, and took over the field work by himself.The winter wheat has just been planted, and it is the time when the seedlings emerge, so we are busy with pulling weeds and catching insects every day.There are also radishes in the vegetable field at home. People say that we eat radishes in winter and ginger in summer. This radish must be taken care of, and it is the main vegetable in winter.

Ah Huang followed him to the fields every day, running around in the fields, and after half a month, the whole dog grew stronger.

When there is free time, Shen Mu starts copying books.Keeping myself busy, I don't have too much time to miss Song Bai, and life is not so difficult.

The village is only that big, and gradually some people in the village found out that Song Bai was gone, but because of Boss Shen's "prestige", no one dared to discuss it openly.It's just that Mrs. Liu has been friends with several women in the village recently, and someone boldly asked a question, and even Shen Qingshan's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fang, was very curious.

Under Shen Mu's instruction, in order not to lose face, Mrs. Liu did not speak ill of Song Bai. "His mother is sick, go back to see his mother. A few days ago I was not feeling well, so Xiao Mu stayed to take care of me, so she didn't go with her."

Several women looked at each other, and it was Fang who asked: "Before, your family was in Rexiao, and we couldn't talk properly. Where is Xiao Song's family? What's the origin?"

Song Bai lived in Shen Qingshan's house for a while, and Fang's impression of this handsome young man was pretty good.

"In Xing'an County, I don't have any background, just ordinary people." Mrs. Liu replied casually with a ball of thread wrapped around her.

"Xing'an County? That's far away from us!" Someone who had seen the world a little bit exclaimed. "Then when will he come back?"

Mrs. Liu became more and more impatient. I really know which pot is not opened and which pot is not opened. I know when he will come back? "When his mother is well, he should come back."

Hearing the impatience in Liu's tone, they immediately shut up, fearing that Liu would be unhappy and go to the ancestral hall to complain to Boss Shen.

However, everyone has their own views on Song Bai's departure.But no matter how they have opinions, they dare not talk about them or talk about them.This made Mrs. Liu very satisfied, so he continued to work and joke with them afterwards.

The days passed slowly like this, while waiting for Song Bai to come back, Shen Mu was thinking about how to tell Liu the truth slowly without irritating her.

Once the frost had passed, it rained continuously day and night for several days in a row.The seeds of winter wheat in the field have not had time to grow into seedlings, but the roots have been soaked and rotted in the ground.There was no chatter in the village for a while, and everyone went to the ground in coir raincoats and bamboo hats, too busy to go home.But even so, God's sympathy was not exchanged, but within a few days, everyone in the village was frowning, and they sighed first when they met each other.

Shen Mu also went to the field for a few days, and Liu shi cooked ginger soup for him at home every day, lest he get sick again after being exposed to the rain.In the end, Shen Mu didn't go out at all, the matter had come to an end, it was useless to go to the field to guard it, the food would not be saved, and seeing a doctor and taking medicine would be an expense, the gain outweighed the loss.

So for the past two days, I just cleaned up the vegetable field and came back.Ah Huang followed him and ran over, lifted his muddy paws, Shen Mu took a cloth towel and wiped all four paws clean for him before letting it into the house.

"I'm afraid the grain in the field will be exhausted this time." Holding a bowl, Liu looked at the bead-like rain curtain outside the window, and couldn't help sighing.It might be better if the family has paddy fields. If they have only dry fields like theirs, how can they live in this day.

Shen Mu didn't worry about how his life would go, he held more than 800 taels of silver in his hands!It's just that he also loves the grain: "If the rain continues like this, not to mention that the grain in the field is gone, the grain in the granary will also be damp and moldy."

"God made it difficult for the peasants, and they won't give them a way to survive." Ms. Liu sighed.

Shen Mu was more optimistic, as long as he had a flexible mind, he would not be able to starve to death no matter what.Not to mention that he has money in his hand, even if he has no money, he can still live on.

Instead of going to the field, Shen Mu meticulously tended the vegetable field in the backyard, and even went out in the rain to build a simple grass shed.He and Mrs. Liu didn't eat much, Shen Mu was still busy with the vegetable field in the backyard, and it was enough for their mother and son to chew.

The grain in this field is gone, so don't we have to be more frugal and save the loss?No matter how much money is in the family, Shen Mu is still that simple (kou) and simple (men) Shen Mu.

It rained for another two days, with no sign of stopping.

Although their state capital is close to the sea, fortunately, the county where they are located is close to the inland. Although the rains have been prone to flooding over the years, they don't have to worry about flooding.

As long as people are alive, even if the harvest in the field is poor, there will always be hope to survive the hard days.

It has been raining for half a month, and the crops in the field are completely waterlogged, and there is no possibility of saving them.No one in the village worked in the rain anymore, and even fewer people came out to walk around. The whole village was gloomy and lifeless.

Shen Mu's eyelids kept twitching, and he always felt uneasy.

Finally, a lot of people from the yamen suddenly came to the village on this day, one by one, they went to the village to collect corvees and repair the dam.

Although Fengshui County is fine, the embankment near the Haihe River in the state capital was washed away, disasters were caused in surrounding counties, and the government ordered conscripts to repair the embankment. In the entire Erzhou capital, every family had to send a strong man to serve as a foreigner. . Those over the age of 15 and under the age of 50 are counted, and they have to leave after five days.

All of a sudden, the village exploded.After receiving the notice, Shen Qingshan immediately opened the ancestral hall and called all the people in the village to inform about it.

This is a big deal. The village has not been conscripted for more than 20 years. The previous corvee work was done in the county for a month.It's nothing more than building roads and bridges, and it's close to home, so there's no danger.If there is something wrong, I can ask someone to bring a message home.

It's good now, I'm going to another county!We have to repair the dam!If you have a life to cultivate, can you still have a life to come back?Whose fault is it if the flood is swept away?

At that time, several Lao Lai's family started crying and making noises, and they didn't want to go.For example, Du Jinhua and his family.

Shen Qingshan said with a dark face: "It's useless to fight with me. This is a decision made by the superiors, not me, the village head. At that time, each family will have a strong man. If you refuse to go to the superiors, you will send someone to arrest them. Come to the village today I'm afraid you have seen it, my lord."

Hearing what Shen Qingshan said, the voices of the crying people became quieter.But there was a new cry: "There's nothing you can do? Isn't this something you know is going to die?"

Shen Qingshan's voice was dry, he didn't believe it himself, but he could only convey the words from above: "Maybe... not necessarily. When the time comes, people in each village will work together, and they can take care of each other. It'll be fine."

This pale language did not bring much comfort to the villagers.Shen Qingshan was also helpless, took out his household registration book, and began to roll names from door to door.If there is a strong man, there will be a strong man.

Shen Mu and Liu Shi sat in the corner, Liu Shi kept looking at Boss Shen's memorial tablet from a distance, Shen Mu was also distracted, thinking about the heavy rain, would Song Bai be able to walk on the road?Maybe it didn't rain in Xing'an County, but Shen Mu couldn't help but worry.

Before that, he found work for himself every day, trying to make himself have no time to miss.Now as soon as he is free, he can't control himself to think about Song Bai.

At this time, he heard Shen Qingshan calling Song Bai's name.

Shen Mu was taken aback for a moment, he originally thought that there was nothing to do with his family.In the past, when Boss Shen was alive, because Boss Shen was a scholar, all kinds of corvees had nothing to do with his family.Being named by Shen Qingshan, Shen Mu didn't react for a while.

Shen Qingshan explained: "Song Bai of your family is a married man, and has entered your family's household registration. Your family will also have a strong man this time. I heard that Song Bai went back to his house to see his mother? Give him a Xin'er, can you hurry back?"

It was only then that Shen Mu realized that his family no longer had the status of a scholar, and Song Bai would also have to go out of corvee...

But Song Bairen isn't here?

"I can't come back in time, his family is in Xing'an County, not in our state capital." Shen Mu was also worried: "This is going to be arrested by our house and no one can arrest him? How about I go?"

Shen Mu himself felt that he didn't need a man to do his job.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liu immediately retracted her gaze, and tightly grasped his sleeve: "You little brother, why are you joining in the fun?" Then he said to Shen Qingshan: "We didn't do this on purpose, Song Bai left first, and the rest came later." We are talking about conscripting corvee, so there is nothing we can do about it?"

Shen Qingshan was also in a dilemma: "You are a little brother, just want to go, and the people in the yamen don't need you. I can't decide this matter, or I will ask for you, and you can redeem it with money?" Recruiting for military service in previous years can be redeemed.Ordinary corvee service and foreign service have never been redeemed. It is not something as dangerous as military service, and no one is willing to pay for it.

Shen Mu felt heartache when he heard the word "redemption", but there was no other way.He could only comfort himself, anyway, it was the money Song Bai earned, and he redeemed it for Song Bai: "Then...then Uncle Qingshan, please help me to ask how much money it takes to redeem it."

As soon as Shen Mu finished speaking, he felt several gazes shoot at him.

Not to mention how miserable the people in the village are, and how a family with many children decides who will serve in the foreign service, just talk about Shen Mu, Shen Qingshan will help find out after two days, and if you get the letter, you can use it for five taels of silver. Redemption for foreign service.

Shen Mu heaved a sigh of relief, fortunately five taels, not too much.There is no need to touch the 800 taels, he and Song Bai can earn enough by selling red mushrooms.

Mrs. Liu was very dissatisfied, and chatted with Shen Mu all day: "Mother said that she should tear up the marriage certificate, and she should tear it apart from him. Now I have to redeem him for his corvee. He is fine, and the one who pats his butt is the one Let's go. How much money can our family have? Five taels is enough for us two to live for three years."

Shen Mu endured and endured, so he didn't show the 800 taels to Liu Shi.But he was afraid that Mrs. Liu would be worried, so he took out one and showed it to Mrs. Liu: "Mother, Brother Bai left me money when he left."

Mrs. Liu was still muttering: "When he left, didn't he say that he took the money away as a loan? How much can I leave for you..." Before he could say a few words, Mrs. Liu saw a 100 tael bank note.

Liu Shi:! ! !

Surprised, Mrs. Liu subconsciously covered the money with her sleeve, and looked around nervously.

Shen Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This is in our own home, are you still afraid that people won't see it?"

"Of course I was afraid. After your Uncle Qingshan said that you could use money to redeem it, you didn't look at the eyes of the villagers? How many pairs of eyes stared at each other. Who in the village has money? Who knows if the door-to-door borrowing is okay. Will there be someone who sneaks around?" Liu was very nervous, "Why so much money?"

She didn't know exactly how much money Song Bai had. Previously, Song Bai said that it was 50 taels of silver to build the ancestral hall. She only thought that Song Bai could have 80 taels of silver, which was already a lot.Now Song Bai took some of them away as money. According to Shen Mu, Song Bai left "a little bit" for him.

How can this be taken out for 100 taels? !

"Well... He was afraid that we would not have enough money after he left, so he specially left it for me." Shen Mu took the opportunity to say something nice to Song Bai: "Mother, Brother Bai will come back. His mother is sick, so he has to leave .”

Liu looked at Qian suspiciously, then at Shen Mu, but remained silent.

She always felt that something was wrong here?

But having money is a good thing. If you have money in your hands, you won’t panic. "Put this money away properly, and don't let anyone see it." If you see it, you can't keep it.

Shen Mu nodded.It's not that they are really hard-hearted to see the villagers go to die, but if someone comes to borrow money, if you borrow from this one, will you borrow from that one?They are all from fellow villagers, and some of them are related to each other, so how can we favor one over another?

Every family borrows, and they are not taken advantage of.It will expose their family's wealth again, it is too dangerous for orphans and widows.

Even so, after Shen Mu delivered five taels of silver to Shen Qingshan, people from the village came to him one after another.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, sister, we really have nothing to do. My old man is 49 this year and has to go to the corvee. I'm afraid he will die or come back." An aunt with half-gray hair was sitting Mrs. Liu cried in front of her. "We are relatives. My old man and your brother Wen are cousins. Even if brother Wen is alive, he has to help his brother. You can't be so cruel."

Liu said helplessly: "What the second cousin said is that my cousin is not young. But don't you have four sons in your family?"

The second sister-in-law looked at Mrs. Liu in surprise: "They are still children, they are still young, how can you have the heart to let your nephews serve in corvee?"

Still young?Is it too young to be a father?Liu couldn't help but rolled her eyes in her heart: "Nephews are willing to let the second cousin serve in corvee? Besides, the cousin's family has more than 20 mu of land. Isn't there money to sell one mu to redeem corvee?"

"How can you let my family sell the land? This land is the foundation of farmers!" The second cousin's surprise almost turned into anger.

"My family doesn't even have a farmer's house. I won't keep my second wife for dinner. Now that the rain has subsided a little, I'll go around the ancestral hall." Mrs. Liu got up and dragged her second wife out together. "Let's go and I'll see you off."

"You..." The second sister-in-law was pulled, and pulled out the door of Shen Mu's house.

Looking back, Mrs. Liu said to Shen Mu: "Hey, what cousins ​​and sisters-in-law, when we were purged and left the house, they didn't even give us leeks. How many times has your father helped them? Didn't when he took advantage of it? Enough, if something happens, I can hide farther than anyone else."

He sighed again: "If your father's good brothers, your Uncle Qingshan and Uncle Erleng need help, we still have to secretly help them."

Shen Qingshan's family could afford the money to redeem the corvee, but he finally decided to go by himself.When I was serving corvee, I had my own village chief around, and the villagers would feel much more at ease.

As for Liu Erleng and the others, they are not afraid of corvee service.The brothers discussed it well and went together.

Shen Mu thought for a while, "Mother, I'm not too clear about my father's favors, why don't I put ten taels of silver with you, and if you see who should help, just help."

Liu said jokingly: "Ten taels of silver? What a big deal, don't you feel bad?"

"Give it to me if you give it to me, don't tell me," Shen Mu wrinkled his face: "I don't know, so I don't feel bad about it."

In the next two days, another seven or eight families came to borrow money from Mrs. Liu.They are all close relatives.

There is no way, other people are afraid that Boss Shen will appear, so they dare not borrow it if they want to.Most of these relatives are close to Boss Shen, and they feel that even if Boss Shen is alive, he will lend them.

As a result, Mrs. Liu didn't borrow one of them, and said to Shen Mu: "The one with a good relationship didn't come, but these people took advantage of your father when he was alive, and they all came in a swarm."

"That's not the way. Now that they are rejected, there really was something wrong with them when they were in corvée. Maybe they will blame us for not borrowing money." Shen Mu was also very annoyed.Seeing people coming and going into my house every day, everyone wanted to take money out of their own pockets, Shen Mu's psychological endurance was about to collapse.

"That can't be helped. Could it be that the door is closed and not opened?" Mrs. Liu was also very annoyed, but there was nothing she could do.

The mother and the son went back to their rooms to sleep after talking for a while, and Ah Huang slept under the window in Shen Mu's room.Mrs. Liu sewed a nest for it with torn clothes and filled it with reed flowers.Warm is not very warm, but very soft, Ah Huang likes it very much.

It's a pity that it has grown up recently, and it is already a strong half-big dog. If it wants to get into a small den again, it can only be pitifully rolled into a ball. Liu is thinking about making it a big one again soon. .

Ah Huang hadn't slept yet, the nest was too small, either his hind legs fell out, or his tail wasn't stuffed into the nest, and he tossed about until midnight.

Why!Obviously, my whole dog could lie in the den before!Ah Huang was puzzled and sad.

When it squatted in the den sadly and doubted the dog's birth, it suddenly heard a "click" outside the window, followed by strange, light footsteps.