If you are of a plain nature and just want to spend your life peacefully without worrying about food and clothing, then marrying into the Wang family with an only daughter, guarding your beautiful wife, and living freely on both sides of the secluded Huaxi River is something you can consider.
choose.
But the outside world is very exciting, and Fang Yingwu really wants to see it, so he never wants to limit himself to this mountain village. Once he gets married, not only will his social status drop drastically, but he will also lose his freedom.
At this time, Fang Yingwu was on a lush hillside, looking at the green mountain peaks in the distance, and smiled confidently. Being reborn in a small county in a remote mountainous area is not necessarily a bad thing. At least the competition for talents is low and it is easy.
This is his confidence to stand out.
In fact, Fang Yingwu made a complete misjudgment about the competition for talents in Chun'an County, especially the competition for imperial examination talents... Although he majored in history, he was still relatively macroscopic, and it was impossible to analyze all the vast local historical records.
We all know it. But it is not a bad thing for a person to have hope, it is better than despair.
Without mentioning other things, he said that Fang Yingwu sent away the young lady of the Wang family and returned to the paddy fields. He was still thinking about his future. Suddenly, a loud shout sounded in his ears, interrupting his thoughts, "Little Po
Just! I haven’t looked at it for half a day, so I’m really lazy here!”
Fang Yingwu followed the voice and looked, but it was his uncle who looked extremely unfriendly. Just when he was stunned, his uncle had already walked up to him angrily, waving a palm as big as a cattail leaf fan, and almost spitting on his face.
"Young master, don't you have enough to eat? Don't be reincarnated and choose the wrong family because you have no vision! You are very busy with work in the fields, and you still have the time to wander around and be lazy and slippery!"
Fang Yingwu looked at his uncle in astonishment. How big of a deal was this? How could he be so angry?
It is said that Fang Qingtian's little abacus was very clear. First of all, if his nephew who was not engaged in childbirth went to the Wang family as a son-in-law, he would have less of a burden, and the second wife would be able to completely monopolize eight acres of land.
Secondly, if the nephew is stubborn and refuses to agree to the Wang family, then he has been cut off from studying and will have to work in the fields. The family will have an almost free labor force, and he will only have to take care of a few mouths of food.
But today was the first day of transplanting rice seedlings. Fang Qingtian saw his nephew deliberately lazy and wasting farming time on the edge of the field without even getting a drop of water. He suddenly felt that his little calculation was frustrated and he felt angry.
His nephew is working as a foreigner, and all he loses is his own! Thinking of this, Fang Qingtian scolded him relentlessly: "You freeloading debt collector, you are still here pretending to be dead!"
The clay figurine also has a three-point temperament, not to mention Fang Yingwu, who has a somewhat noble and arrogant personality. His uncle scolded him several times after they had just met him. You can imagine how he usually behaves.
Immediately, he retorted unceremoniously: "Uncle, please speak with more respect. Calculate the accounts carefully, and you can't tell who owes whom. My nephew is calculating, not only is he not freeloading, but I'm afraid my uncle will pay for it."
How many shi meters does my nephew have?"
Fang Qingtian was furious when he saw that his nephew dared to talk back without respect. Several neighbors who were about to go to the fields saw the confrontation between his uncle and nephew, so they gathered around and persuaded him: "Be reasonable and don't hurt your relatives."
Be kind!"
Some people also said: "Brother, it doesn't matter if your uncle scolds you a few times. Just bear with it. You are not young anymore. You can't be lazy and make the elders in the family angry."
Seeing the crowd, he guessed that his uncle would not dare to take action. Fang Yingwu sneered and said, "Everyone is here, I want to talk to you. These eight acres of land were passed down from my grandfather, and the two houses have never been divided."
, it can be regarded as public property. To put it into detail, what comes out of Tianzhong should be half of the family, right?"
"It should be so, but your family has always been farmed by the second wife Qingtian, so there is no reason to share it equally." Someone commented.
Fang Yingwu continued: "That's right! It's true that the land is farmed by my uncle. So in total, half of the four acres is farmed by your second house, and the other half of the four acres is equivalent to you renting our eldest house! It's just that this account
Years don’t count!
According to the current situation, the rent is 50%, so half of the harvest of the four acres of land should be given to the eldest son as rent. Based on the harvest of one and a half stones per acre, logically, uncle, you should give the eldest son three stones of rice and grain as rent every year!
"
Hearing this, Fang Qingtian's face changed color, and the villagers around him couldn't find any reason and remained silent.
In the end, Fang Yingshu concluded confidently: "What I eat every year, my nephew, is not enough for the three stones, but my uncle makes some more. So, uncle, you keep insulting my nephew for being a freeloader. What's the point? That's not nice to say.
So, it’s natural for my nephew to eat and drink for free at his uncle’s house, even if he doesn’t even have enough food!”
Several villagers who were watching were astonished that this little brother Yingwu had enlightened himself today. His mind was so bright and he could calculate accounts so quickly.
Regarding the profound arithmetic problem of what is half the harvest of four acres of paddy field, that is, four times one and a half stones and divided by two, he actually came up with the result in just a short time and without thinking. It is really amazing!
If Brother Yingwu were five years younger, he could be a child prodigy and report to the county, someone thought.
Fang Qingtian had never thought about these reasons. He always thought that his nephew was taking advantage of him by eating and drinking for free, but he completely ignored that not all of the eight acres of land belonged to him, at least half of it belonged to the eldest son.
Moreover, he also had a vague idea of taking advantage of him - anyway, his elder brother had become a scholar and received royal food. Of course, he should let his younger brother dig dirt for a living. Who said he was promising?
"Sharp-tongued brat!" His idea of taking advantage was exposed in public by his nephew. Fang Qingtian became angry and blushed, rolled up his sleeves and started to use violence.
Fang Yingwu hurriedly dodged behind the crowd. At this time, another old man passed by and shouted: "How handsome are you!" Fang Yingwu looked around and saw that it was the oldest of the living grandfathers in the family, called his second uncle.
Damn it.
I saw the second uncle walking over and scolding him indiscriminately: "I listened carefully just now. You are disrespectful at a young age. Do you want to idle around? At my age, I still have to work in the fields.
There's nothing you can't do! You two are one family and should be in harmony. Why are you so fussy about everything?"
Facing his second uncle's indiscriminate defense of his uncle, Fang Yingwu felt indignant in his heart. He didn't know whether the old man was really confused or fake. What's the use of just focusing on his laziness? Could it be that he couldn't see that the root of the problem was that his uncle was trying to control him?
Is he used as a labor force that is cheaper than tenants?
But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction. It is not convenient for Fang Yingwu to contradict such an elder who is in charge of things, otherwise he would quarrel with his grandfather in front of everyone, and if the news spread, it would harm his image and reputation.
Although this uncle is an old fool, he also represents the rules and order of the rural mortal world. He is the top existence in the field of the Fang family. Fang Yingwu, a junior, cannot challenge. Unless he has the strength to break the constraints of the field, such as like
His father passed the examination to become a scholar.
Maybe the old man in the village was of such a standard, Fang Yingwu sighed, he could only endure it for now. At the same time, he did not forget to comfort himself. He was not at the same level as these villagers who only had three melons and two dates in their eyes.
Why bother worrying endlessly.
I can't tell these fools, Shenlong doesn't talk to mortals! So... let's go to the paddy field to plant rice first.
When the others saw this, they all dispersed. It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. What can outsiders say about the rights and wrongs involved?
As the sun set, Fang Yingwu was finally forced to do farm work for half a day, which made his waist sore and his legs weak. When he dragged his tired body to the entrance of the village, he met his cousin Fang Yingyuan.
His cousin came back from the social school in a neighboring village. Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu felt indescribably angry. Fang Yingyuan also knew that his cousin was worried. He was stared at by his cousin, and he didn't dare to talk to him. He just walked away.
ran back home.
I was very tired and tired today, so Fang Yingwu couldn't help but go to bed and take a nap first. When he opened his eyes again and looked out the window, the sky was slightly dark, and the problem of an empty stomach became prominent.
Fang Yingwu got up from the bed and walked out of the house. In the dim light, he saw a "young" woman in her mid-20s with an average appearance, carrying an iron pot and pouring out the water for cleaning the pot in the yard.
Fang Yingwu learned from her memory that the woman who poured out the pot water was her aunt. She turned around and suddenly saw her eldest nephew standing quietly under the eaves on the east side, with a faint look in the darkness, and she was frightened on the spot.
He jumped and hurriedly entered his house with the iron pot and lowered his head.
You can't believe that someone would do this if you have a ghost in your heart! Fang Yingwu laughed disdainfully and prepared to look for food to fill his stomach.
Wait... Auntie poured out the water for washing the pot? Does that mean that the contents of the pot have been eaten? In other words, dinner is gone?
Fang Yingwu understood. It seemed that his uncle and his family did not call him for dinner. This was definitely his uncle's revenge for daring to contradict him today!
What's more, it's spring when there is a shortage of food. If there is no meal, the poor family will definitely be able to save a little bit or a bowl. If someone goes to bed during meal time, it means that he has stopped eating.
Fang Yingwu turned his head and looked at the kitchen. If he saw correctly, the kitchen door was locked, and it was obvious who he was guarding against.
Fang Yingwu's disdainful smile suddenly froze, and he couldn't get out of his anger. What kind of hell is this day? He couldn't even get enough to eat all day long!
With his self-cultivation, he wouldn't go to the courtyard and point at the west wing and curse, but he couldn't help cursing in his heart. The uncle's family is also top-notch. They are really typical little people who have little calculations, and their eyes are just slaps.
So big! You deserve to be poor for the rest of your life!
Fang Yingwu believed that he had the right to occupy the position. As the head of the house, he should enjoy the treatment of three stones of rice every year, which was enough for a full meal! But it was useless to occupy the position at this time. His uncle's family just refused to give him food. The scholar
What can he do when encountering soldiers?
He was obviously in his own home, but it was as if he was living under someone else's roof. He was stuck here worrying about three meals, and his luck was so bad! Han Xin also had a meal from his mother, but who would deliver it to him?
Fang Yingwu couldn't bring himself to beg for food. He was like a summer insect. When he returned to the house in anger, it was completely dark. He groped for a long time, but he couldn't find anything like a candle. I don't know.
This is the first time today that I have lamented that the quality of life is so terrible!
Obviously, the uncle's family's intention was to force him to lower his head and go to the fields to do farm work as a strong laborer. Using him would definitely be cheaper than hiring long-term or short-term workers.
And he firmly resisted this. First, he didn't want to be taken advantage of and treated as an old scalper who was almost free. Second, he didn't want to be so tired. Third, he still had the noble mentality of his previous life.
Amid all kinds of random thoughts, Fang Yingwu fell asleep again. He was really tired today.