With the promotion of mutual aid societies, people in the city have been busy forming societies in the past two days.
Associations advocate self-selection, so most people are mainly neighbors or relatives and friends.
A group of women were also sitting in the courtyard of Chen Qing's house, basking in the warm sun while discussing matters of association.
Chen Qing's family is the first society, led by his wife Lu Xiu as the owner, including four people from the master Li Qingzhao's courtyard, his neighbor Zheng Ping's wife Yang Liu'er, Yang Yuanqing's wife Wei Su, Wei Su's sister-in-law Ma Qian'er, and Lu Wei's wife
Li Mei.
A society requires between ten and twenty people, and their society has exactly eleven people. Zheng Ping's family also has a wet nurse to take care of the child, so it doesn't count. Wei Su's family also has a maid to take care of the child, so she doesn't need to participate.
Mutual aid society.
Lu Xiu clapped his hands and smiled and said: "There are exactly eleven of us. The men are not included. I also asked clearly. In fact, we are just sowing and watering. There are ten acres of land in total. Everyone is responsible for how to sow.
acres of land, or should we all do it together?”
Li Mei worriedly said: "I have never planted land before and I don't know anything. Let's talk about who knows how to sow seeds first!"
Yang Liuer raised her hand and said: "I know how to sow. It's actually very simple. I just spread the wheat seeds evenly in the soil, bury them, and then water them. Then I have to water them every two days and plant gourds in the yard."
The same goes for growing winter melons.”
Li Qingzhao was the eldest among these people. She smiled slightly and said: "It would be more fun to farm together. Those who don't know how to sow can watch how others sow and learn from them!"
Everyone agreed to farm together. Lu Xiu smiled and said: "Since everyone thinks it is better to farm together, then we won't separate. Then we have to gather before dawn tomorrow morning, bringing kettles, dry food, and clay pots. I suggest
Each person brings a pair of chopsticks, pokes a hole in the ground, and scatters two seeds, so that he doesn't have to dig up the soil with his hands."
Everyone agreed on a gathering time tomorrow morning and went back. Lu Xiu stepped forward and said to Zhao Qiaoyun, "Qiaoyun, are you feeling well? Otherwise, you can grow gourds and winter melons at home."
Zhao Qiaoyun shook his head and said with a smile: "The work I did before was ten times or a hundred times harder than this. This little work is nothing."
"Okay, let's go together tomorrow!"
Zhao Qiaoyun went back, and Lu Wei just walked in. He looked back at Zhao Qiaoyun and asked in surprise: "Little sister, who is she?"
"Who do you care she is?"
Lu Xiu's face sank and she said, "Just take care of yourself!"
Lu Wei's face was a little confused, "What's wrong? You just called me here to give me a lesson?"
"Sit down first! I'll talk to you later."
Lu Wei sat down angrily and turned his face to the side.
Lu Xiu winked at Yu Lian, and Yu Lian quickly ran to pour tea.
Lu Xiu softened his tone and said, "My husband said that you are emotional and asked me to advise you. Do you feel that you are wronged by being a county captain?"
"I have emotions, and everyone else has emotions!"
Lu Wei simply confessed: "I was in Lin'an Palace from the eighth rank as Yilang, and when I was sent out, I should have been from the eighth rank as deputy envoy of regiment training. I followed your husband and served as Cang Cao to join the military. I was converted from a military attaché to a military attaché.
As a civil servant, the Ministry of Civil Affairs assigned me the title of Shilang, which is the eighth rank, but now I have not made any mistakes, and I have been directly demoted to the county captain, which is the ninth rank!"
Speaking of this, Lu Wei sighed again and said: "For your husband's sake, I can bear it, but why is Zhang Miao in front of me? He is the county magistrate, but I am the county captain. How can I be worse than him?"
Already?"
Yu Lian brought a cup of hot tea and put it on the small table. Lu Wei picked up the tea cup and looked at it carefully. His eyes widened. It turned out to be a Ruci official kiln. He smacked his lips and said, "This tea cup belongs to me. I will keep it for you in the future."
son!"
"Take it if you like it!"
Lu Xiu smiled and said: "My husband is right, you are getting emotional over these two things. Let me tell you the second thing first. Do you know what official position Zhang Miao held before? When our grandfather served as the transfer envoy to Hebei,
He is the transfer envoy to Xiangzhou personally appointed by his grandfather, a high-ranking official of the sixth rank.
There is also Zhou Kuan, whom you met in Zitong County. He was once the general magistrate of Xiangzhou. When the Jin soldiers invaded, they all abandoned their official positions and fled to Wang Yan's tent to serve as staff. They followed Wang Yan in the east and west, and Wang Yan handed over military power to Fu.
He was afraid that Zhang Miao and Zhou Kuan would be bullied by Fu Xuan, so he recommended them to his husband, one as a sergeant to participate in the military, and the other as a household cao to participate in the military. They have no objection to being appointed as county magistrates now, but you are full of complaints.
And Jiang Yanxian, who was a senior official of the fourth rank ten years ago, was appointed as the magistrate of Dengzhou. His position in the court was Taichang Shaoqing. This was during the Xuanhe period. He is now the magistrate. Do you have any complaints?"
When Lu Wei heard that Zhang Miao was still his grandfather's subordinate, he suddenly lost his temper and said after a while: "I can't figure out why they would happily accept the position of county magistrate."
"You! You are such a stupid person, why don't you understand?"
Lu Xiu said with hatred and anger: "You think Ganquan County is just a small county, but the household registrations of all generals and family members are in Ganquan County. You are the first officials of Ganquan County and your husband's true confidants. Two days ago, Hanzhong
Feiying sent a letter saying that your husband has been appointed as the governor of Xihe by the imperial court. You don't know. Do you really think that Ganquan County is just a small county like Chengji County? What if I told you that Ganquan County Government is Xihe County?
Jieduzhiguanyamen, don’t you understand yet?”
Lu Wei was stunned. He blinked and asked, "Did your husband say these?"
"Of course, you think I know this?" Lu Xiu said angrily.
Lu Wei was filled with shame, got up and walked out, forgetting the tea cup he wanted to take away.
Lu Xiu walked a few steps quickly and shouted: "Hurry up and do what you have delayed. If you delay tomorrow's spring plowing, you will be dismissed. By then you will not have time to cry!"
"I know!" Lu Wei's voice came from far away
After dinner, Chen Qing listened to his wife's report in the study and said with a smile: "It seems that he listened to it. In the afternoon, he actively went to the farmland to put signs in the fields and distribute the land. He is probably still putting signs in the fields now!"
"He asked for it. Why did he go there a few days ago?"
Lu Xiu sighed and said: "My grandfather has long said that my second brother is a fool, and his reaction is always slower than others!"
"It doesn't matter if you respond slowly, but the key is to be serious and do things well. That's what's important."
"He has no problem with this. He has always been serious about everything he does. You will know it when you see him get married. He memorized more than a hundred poems to open doors and encourage women to make up. In the end, he only used the last one."
Chen Qing burst into laughter. This was indeed Lu Wei's character, being too cautious.
Lu Xiu sighed and added: "My grandfather, too. On my brother's wedding day, so many guests came to visit, but he went fishing. He was so obsessed that everyone in the court called him a fish maniac."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "It seems that my grandfather still wants to be reunited! He is unwilling to retire like this."
"Husband, you said the opposite!"
Chen Qing shook his head, "You don't understand his thoughts. He doesn't like fishing at all. He fishes for others to see. The more he shows his obsession with fishing, the more it proves that he desires to be re-employed as prime minister."
Lu Xiu was a little stunned, and asked after a while: "Who is he doing it for?"
Chen Qing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Show it to the emperor, let the emperor believe that he does not miss the position of prime minister. Show it to Qin Hui, let Qin Hui put down his wariness about him. Show it to the civil and military officials of the dynasty. Let's show it to him."
Everyone thought he had forgotten the court."
"Then what?"
"He's waiting for an opportunity!"
"What opportunity is grandfather waiting for?" Lu Xiu asked puzzledly.
"He is waiting for the emperor to switch from the peace faction to the war faction. Qin Hui should resign, and then the emperor will definitely use him to stabilize the situation!"
"Will the officials become the main militant faction?"
Chen Qing said with a smile: "The official family is a peacemaker at heart, but if there is an advantage to be taken, it is possible to change the direction of the trend on the surface. Although he is afraid of the Jurchens, he is not afraid of the pseudo-Qi. He has always been loyal to the pseudo-Qi.