[Red Mansion] Father and Son Crossover

Sometimes it is really hard to imagine that under the ancient feudal system, population trading was actually a way of relief from famines.For example, now, when there are reports of snow disasters from all over the north, and when more than a dozen cities are hit by snow disasters, the city of people suddenly becomes prosperous.Even the official teeth are also frequently attacking, earning foreign exchange and profit for population trading.

Of course, there are many factors here.Firstly, even with government relief measures such as igloos, the standing warehouse is already [-]% empty. Under such circumstances, seeing that there is still a lot of time before the beginning of spring, the matter of giving out porridge is almost unsustainable. Under certain circumstances, some governments at all levels who are unable to do what they want to solve the food problem by encouraging wealthy households everywhere to buy servants is one of them.Furthermore, because the victims of disasters gathered in one place, good behavior and bad behavior could not be distinguished, so it was unavoidable that there would be some bad public security. It was impossible to use this method to disperse the flow of people in order to live in peace.And thirdly, most of the disaster-stricken families are from poor families, simple houses, and even struggling to survive. Even if this winter passes smoothly, it is still a difficult task to wait for the beginning of spring and rebuild the house. Big problem, under such circumstances, if you sell yourself to a big family, trying to get a shelter is also a way out.

With all these points, looking at the population transaction in turn, even Jiao Yufeng can't say anything bad, not to mention that he himself is one of the people who will purchase population this time, right?

Yes, Jiao Yufeng's family already has servants, not just one, but a family of four, an old man, a couple and a boy. The family name is Zhao, and Zhao's father is already 50. Thirty, and that kid is only seven years old.

Seeing this age distribution, anyone who wants to understand can also think that in such a family, Zhao Quan is the only strong laborer, and life is very difficult.The family used to live on the 3 mu of land at home, but after this snow disaster, not to mention the collapse of the house, even the father also suffered from cold and was dying, so he had to sell the land at home to see a doctor.But in this way, this day became more and more difficult. To put it bluntly, if the imperial court did not provide disaster relief in time, what would have happened to the family.

So it's not surprising to find a way out.It's just that they have been common people for so many years, and they suddenly sell themselves as slaves, and the old man is just fine, this kid. . .Who would be willing to sell their son's life just like that?So when it happened that Jiao Da asked someone at the gate of the city to ask the servant who signed the contract, Zhao Quan immediately stepped forward and accepted the job, and even said that it doesn't matter if they are old, even if the contract is dead. He can also agree, as long as he promises that his son can redeem himself after ten years of signing, so that he can marry a wife conveniently.You said that you have already talked about this, Jiao Daneng is not satisfied?

What's more, this person is also very good at doing things. When he heard that Jiao Da was not only helping his nephew's family to find someone, but also looking for someone to farm for his own family, he even said with a wink that he could help Let me introduce other familiar families with good farming skills and duty.And the people who brought them are really suitable, a family of 6, two middle-aged men in the old couple's family, plus a daughter-in-law, and a grandson, from the janitor, the driver, the cook, the farmer, and the cleaner Yes, the cattle herder, can let Jiao Da cover all the work from home to the small house in the countryside.

Such a person, plus there are familiar guards at the gate of the city, has a household registration background to check, you think Jiao Daneng missed it?Naturally, he immediately sent it to his nephew.

Even because the family that Zhao Quan introduced later looked honest, it didn’t seem like they didn’t know what was good or bad when they were released, Jiao Da was very worry-free besides putting the old couple in his house in the city to help cook and watch the door What, the remaining four were taken to the village together and let them live in the back seat of their own small courtyard, with Jiao Yufeng helping to look after them, so that they could farm and work in the beginning of the year.

So, Dangdang, our Jiao Yufeng and Jiao Shibo father and son are now considered big households who use servants, and everyone in the village is jealous.For example, Grandpa Chun, who rarely talked to his in-laws at home about how his cousin's nephew made his fortune in less than a year.

"That old boy Jiao Da is quite lucky. When he went to serve as a soldier, many people said that he would not come, but he just crawled back from the pile of dead people. As a personal guard, following such a family and gaining a foothold in the city, this is a rare skill in a poor family like ours."

"No, after all, there are only a small number of people who rely on meritorious service to get ahead on the battlefield. It may not be possible to get one out of tens of thousands of people. If they can be mixed like this, they can be regarded as capable."

Old Fangtou has lived in this village for a long time, and he has heard countless things about the Jiao family in his ears. He is a little envious in his heart, not to mention that his son has been learning how to set rabbits on the mountain with Jiao Yufeng recently. But please, my lord, don't talk about the ability to make money in winter in the future.Anyway, because of this, I got rabbit meat and made it for the whole family to eat together, and tanned the rabbit skin to make clothes for a whole house of old and young, so that they would not be so irritable and panic when they borrowed with this in-law.Such a favor, isn't it worth his help to say a few nice words?So it's quite possible to say that.

"I originally thought that with Jiao Da, it would be bad in the future. Even if the descendants of this old Jiao family are in trouble, it will not be too bad. After all, the old boy is capable. Although Erlang's parents are still gone, this child But he kept it. Year after year, life can be counted. Even because of him, people in our village don’t have to worry about being bullied and have no place to reason. It’s enough. Even Erlang is capable, but as far as Jiao Da is an official, others don’t know what’s going on, how can I not know? That’s what Erlang’s child thought of first, and that Jiao Da is also a clever one, so he actually relied on this , with such a benefit, with this identity, what are you afraid of in the future? You need a backer to have a backer, and an identity to have an identity. In the future, the old boy will have a long-term future."

Speaking of Jiao Da's official status, Grandpa Chun couldn't help but be overjoyed. From then on, even if he was a little more modest, his family would be able to enjoy the glory. He said that he had an official relative. In this way, no matter what his grandson would do in the future, he would have confidence. Even marrying a daughter-in-law can be easier than others.Do you think Grandpa Chun is happy?

Of course, the Zan family still has to do things, this Erlang and that kid are better than his uncle.

"In the past, I didn't think Erlang was very capable, but this year when the land reclamation incident came out, I realized that this kid has a plan in his heart. I don't know how long he has been thinking about the hillside, otherwise It wouldn't be so quick to get things done. Sigh, I'm just old, and I didn't expect to have a hammer at the time, so I got some if I didn't follow. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can leave it to my children at this moment. More, fortunately, there is no chance, waiting for the spring, I can't miss the place on the top of the hill, even if I borrow it from Erlang, I have to get a few acres, and then I will hammer it... .”

Saving money for grandson?The old square man immediately pricked up his ears, but he turned his head and thought about it, and said to his in-laws:

"You are an old man with old arms and legs. You are busy enough with this 2 mu of land and the medicinal materials in front of and behind the house. How can you grow the land if you have more land? Can you come here?"

"I'm too busy, I'm not hard-working, but ah, in-laws, look at Erlang, isn't this business of buying people to farm the land beautiful? I can't buy people, but hiring long-term and part-time workers always succeeds." Right, so I’m afraid that we won’t be able to grow it? Even if it’s more difficult to open up wasteland and the cost of hiring people is a bit higher, but this year’s famine, when it comes to spring, are you still worried that you won’t be able to hire people? I’m afraid there will be plenty of people to do it. And as long as it’s opened, what’s the difficulty in hiring someone? It’s a land that doesn’t have to pay taxes for three years, so you can’t lose anything.”

It is also that Grandpa Chun now has confidence, with his cousins ​​as officials, he is not afraid of people bullying them, old and young, and his cousins ​​and nephews have money in their hands, so he doesn't have to worry about not having a place to turn around when he doesn't join hands, otherwise he will be in trouble again. I would never have such an idea.

Old man Fang obviously thought of this too, and couldn't help laughing, nodding his head while saying:

"That's right, now that your waist is hardened, you can really do this, no matter how bad you are, there is such a good friend to help you out. After three or five years, this day will naturally rise. Not to mention too much, as long as there is someone With ten acres of land, your grandparents can live comfortably."

"No, I've thought about it. I'll wait until next year, when there will be about ten acres. Then... the fruit trees in the yard, the medicinal materials in the front and back, can be used for daily expenses, and the oil, salt, and cloth are basically enough. .Eat meaty eggs, and the family also raises them by themselves, and they can sell some pieces for some money. In this way, except for the rest of their own food, the rest can save a few taels a year. Well, seven or eight taels a year is possible. Plus

I'm picking herbs and so on, I can get some bits and pieces, even if I send a hammer to study seriously in the future, that's enough.If the child has no talent for reading, let Erlang help teach him, and he will have the ability to read and calculate accounts. In the future, I will entrust their family to help find a job. I don’t have to worry about the future. When I leave, the child will have nowhere to go. .Well, this is a long way to go, let’s talk about saving money, I thought, if the money is saved for a few years, the house can be refurbished, a wing room or something can be built, and if I work harder, I can marry a wife with a hammer The dowry can basically be obtained, in-laws, tell me, is this possible? "

You can say it or not, you have calculated it so clearly, what can the old man say?Except nodding or nodding, and then looking at the smiling old face like a chrysanthemum, my tooth hurts.I secretly wondered if my family was a bit unmotivated, why didn't I have such calculations.If you want to learn, you can do the math, but when you snap your fingers, you realize that they just want to do the math, and they don't seem to be able to benefit from a relative like this old man. If this relative is not reliable, how can a family like this get up ?Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but envy my in-laws. After all, there are future blessings. When I get old, I see that no one will send them to the end. The grandson asked his family to send them back, and the family business also has relatives to help Gu Laba is gone, isn't this Houfu what is it?

Thinking about it this way, the look in Grandpa Chun's eyes is a bit wrong. Don't look at Grandpa Chun's old age, his eyes are still very good. He is really happy to see his in-laws like this. The hat on one head was gone all at once.Even when he looked at Father Zhao, who had just come out of Jiao Yufeng's house and was cleaning, he couldn't help thinking about it, if he had the ability to double his family business a few times, wouldn't that be for him? My kid is looking for a married companion. . .

No, it's really possible. I heard that there are a lot of orphans in the city's sales homes recently?If you find one or two who are in the same grade as your grandson. . .Well, it seems that you can think about it. Even if you don’t look for such a person, it seems possible to find an honest grandparent to sign a body deed. After all, you have a backer, and you are not afraid of being bullied, let alone run away. More, even if I live more, I don't seem to worry anymore. . .

The more the old man thought about it, the more he felt happy, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there were many ways to think about, and his heart was a little itchy, thinking about when he went to find Jiao Yufeng, and asked him a question or two.At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, he just felt that when the old Jiao's family got up, it seemed that he brought his own fortune along with him.

Not to mention Grandpa Chun's thoughts here, other people in the village have different thoughts because of Jiao Yufeng and Jiao Da's buying, one by one, for example, Aunt Wang next door, thinking about whether to go to Jiao Yufeng was entrusted to find a daughter-in-law among the disaster victims who were having a hard time, because the daughter-in-law of his family didn't give any betrothal gifts back then, but now everyone knows that his family's life is better. They all started to grow big mouths, which made her very angry, and even the eldest daughter-in-law was a little bit wrong, for fear that the younger sister-in-law would come in, because the high dowry would make her face look bad.Because of this, life is not peaceful, so I have such an idea.But you don't need to spend too much money to pick it up, and such a good thing can't come across in the past.

And her idea is not only from his family, but also from the second grandmother, who seems to want to find a child bride for her brother Liu Shan.Brother Shan is ten years old this year, so when he comes back to find someone close to him, he can get married without having to raise him for a few years, so how much trouble will he save.Even if you bought it, it would be more convenient than marrying a daughter-in-law right away. With such a widow, grandma and grandson, the general wedding market is not good.

There are also five sons of Zhao's father's family, who are already twenty years old. There are only two fathers and sons in the family, and there is no one to help talk about their relatives. . .

The father and son of Jiao Yufeng, the seventh aunt and the eighth aunt, did not meet, but the relatives and neighbors, because of his family's purchase, had countless thoughts, and naturally countless people came to the door, wanting him to help, making them anxious. Shibo wants to laugh in the room, what has all this become?Why does it feel like his family is about to become a matchmaking agency?There is really nothing unexpected, only untouchable.