The sky in April is extremely clear, but the temperature is still low. People outside Suzhou City have already taken off their thick cotton coats and put on their jackets, and are busy sowing seeds in the fields.
"Big bull, why are you running around!" The old farmer who spoke pulled up his grandson who was falling in the middle of the road, and then apologized with panic, "The little kid was shocked by his ignorance. Please forgive me for being more noble, but the big bull is still not yet
Apologize to the nobles as soon as possible.”
He said he was a little kid, but in fact, this guy looked seven or eight years old. He was poor in the farm and had no money to go to a private school. So his family was farming in the fields, and the half-baby, who was idle, ran around the roadside.
The carriage was not fast, and when the big bull ran over, He Sheng had already stopped the horse.
"The old man doesn't have to care. It's normal for children to be naughty." He Sheng spoke in a deep voice, but looking at his muddy body, rough and dark skin, and thinking of his own lady in the carriage, this person and the person are really good.
There is no way to compare.
"Thank you, nobleman." Hearing He Sheng's words, the old farmer felt relieved.
The two acres of land that the family had rented were outside the city. There were many carriages coming and going on the official roads on weekdays. Last month, the grandson of the Huang family bumped into the noble man's carriage and was beaten twice. Fortunately, it was not hit in the face, otherwise
It's ruined.
Here the old farmer forced the big cow to walk into the field not far away. His face as if it was like a dead tree bark could not help but show grief and helplessness, "Big cow, don't be stupid, your mother's medicine money will make money,
Think about the iron pillar, the scar on the neck has not yet fallen."
"Grandpa, I..." Daniu suddenly turned red, thinking of his mother who was lying on the bed coughing all day long, and thinking of his little sister who was thin because she had no milk to drink, tears rolled down her cheeks with only a handful of bones.
Fall down.
But thinking about the scars on Tiezhuzi's neck, Daniu raised his hand to wipe away the tears from his face, "I just thought that if a noble man gave some money, my mother would have money to get medicine."
He Sheng and He Nuan are both family members. Even though the grandfather and grandson didn't speak loudly, they still could hear clearly now.
In the carriage, Zhan Feiyu saw the grandfather and grandson in Shimoda through the car window and asked, "Did the child just now run over when he saw our carriage?
The poor mountains and rivers are out of troubled people. At first, Zhan Feiyu thought it was a blackmail, but the grandfather and grandson looked simple and honest.
He Nuan withdrew his gaze and repeated the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, "This is a plan to get the carriage hit and take the money back to see a doctor."
After a moment of confusion, Zhan Feiyu remembered himself in Jinlin Village that day. In order to study in a private school, he tried his best to stump the hero with a penny.
Outside the official road, there are lots of fields, and there is no green at this time. The fields are full of busy farmers.
There is little rain and heavy wind and sand in Longyou Road. Even if crops are planted, the harvest is limited. Thank you for being busy all year round. If you encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, the whole family can only tighten their belts and live.
"Miss?" He Nuan is not a compassionate person, not to mention that there are too many people like Daqingchao, and even if he wants to help, he can't help.
"Go down and have a walk." Zhan Feiyu raised his lips and smiled, and said with a crisp voice: "Asheng stopped the carriage to the side of the road."
"Yes." He Shengying got off and drove the carriage to the dirt road next to it, and the second carriage carrying luggage also leaned over.
After getting off the carriage, the breeze was gentle. Although it was a bit cold, the sun was bright and I would not feel cold.
He Nuan, who got off the carriage after the next step, hurried forward, "Miss, put on the cloak, it's windy in the fields."
The steps were avoided, and Zhan Feiyu looked helplessly at He Nuan's cloak with golden threads and dark flowers in his hand. Not to mention the light white, just talk about this length. If you walk around the field, you can't wear the second one.
Time.
"I'm not cold." Zhan Feiyu waved his hand and walked towards the ridge of the field in three or two steps. He paused and stared at the green leaves that had just emerged from the ground. "Is there shepherd's purse here?"
It’s not surprising that Zhan Feiyu was surprised. When he was in Jinlin Village, he could basically go to the fields to dig shepherd’s purse after the Chinese New Year. At that time, shepherd’s purse was the freshest and tender. When it was spring, shepherd’s purse was blooming and it tasted bitter and astringent.
taste.
It is no wonder that she was so surprised to see the green and tender shepherd's purse on the ridge of the field.
He Nuan put the cloak in his hand back into the carriage and looked down, "It has been a few heavy rains after the New Year of Suzhou Prefecture, and the spring is chilly. It has only been warming up these days. Do you want to eat it?"
Probably he was busy farming, so no one came to dig the shepherd's purse. He Nuan glanced at Zhan Feiyu who was about to move and couldn't help but smile: "I'll borrow a shovel and a basket."
"Go to go." Zhan Feiyu stepped forward.
Not far away, the expressions of several farmers who were working in the field changed, and one of the uncles couldn't help but speak: "Master Daniu, why did this noble lady come here?"
Just now, the big bull deliberately ran over to the carriage. They actually saw it in the field and knew the big bull's plan. Fortunately, the child was not injured and the noble man did not take his anger. Even if this matter was over, it was over.
But now when everyone looked at Zhan Feiyu and He Nuan walking over, their hearts suddenly became hang up again. Could it be that this was the time to settle the score in the autumn?
"One person does things and one person takes care of them. Grandpa, don't worry." Daniu stood up. Although his small body was straight and straight, he was nervous and his teeth almost bit his lips and bleeding.
"The noble man is wearing such a good dress." The aunt holding a hoe couldn't help but say, thinking of her two girls, the big girl was wearing two new clothes, but Xiao Ya has been twelve since she was born.
When I was old, I always picked up the big girl and a few sisters wearing small clothes. If it was torn, I would apply a patch, and if it was short, I would use a cloth strip to connect it.
I thought I would grit my teeth and pull up some cloth to make a new dress for Xiao Ya during the Chinese New Year, but Da Ya is now the age to say kinship. A matchmaker came to my house before the New Year. The money I couldn't save would be bought by the maid.
I can only owe Xiaoya the dowry again.
At this moment, I looked at Zhan Feiyu walking over. The noble lady looked a little younger than Xiaoya. She didn't know what fabric her clothes were, and it was still shining in the sun.
Not to mention the beads shaking on the bun, the aunt recognized the white pearl. As for the blue, green, and red beads, although I don’t know what it is, one bead is probably enough for their family to eat and drink for a month.
Grandpa Daniu was not at ease, but he could only put down his farm tools and quickly went over. He asked in fear and fear: "I wonder if the noble man is here?"
"Old man, I want to borrow a shovel and a basket. I see that there are a lot of shepherd's purse on the field, and I am about to dig some to take it back." Zhan Feiyu smiled and explained his purpose, looking at Grandpa Niu with a loose expression and continued: "I dare not do it."
I delay the old man's farming, can I let the big cow go home and get it for us?"
"No trouble, no trouble." Grandpa Daniu smiled, the folds on his face piled up, and he looked back at the dazed big bull and said quickly: "You can run quickly, the small basket on the kitchen wall is
Your uncle just made it up, just take that basket."
A quarter of an hour later, Zhan Feiyu and He Nuan went to the place not far away to dig shepherd's purse.
"The flowers of shepherd's purse are blooming but the rain is not clear, and the smoke and willows in the Zhangjiang River are so sad. I have no money to buy the east wind and get drunk. I have written a poem about Tang for a spring." Zhan Feiyu shook the tender shepherd's purse in his hand, and his smiling eyes are wise and stubborn.
, "Luckily, the teacher is not here, otherwise the shepherd's purse wontons would not be fragrant."
Knowing Zhan Feiyu's resentment towards poetry, He Nuan couldn't help laughing, "My brother is back in the city and buys meat and wonton wrappers, and the lady can eat it at noon."
On the ground, the big bull looked at the small silver ingot in his palm blankly, and then looked at Zhan Feiyu who was walking away. Then he suddenly came to his senses, clenched his hand tightly, and jailed the five-liang silver ingot.
The jail is wrapped in the palm of your hand.
"Big Niu, what's wrong?" Grandpa Da Niu looked at his dazed grandson and couldn't help but pat his shoulder and looked at Da Niu's gaze. "Fortunately, the noble man I met today is kind-hearted, you can't do anything wrong in the future.
”
"Grandpa, look." Daniu opened his right hand and exposed the silver ingot that had been clenched into sweat in his palm. "That sister gave it to me just now."
"This?" Grandpa Daniu was stunned for a moment. This was a silver ingot of five taels. Even when the harvest was good, the family would have to save it for the first half of the year.
The big bull looked at Zhan Feiyu not far away. Even though the silver was given by He Nuan, he knew that the real decision was Zhan Feiyu. "That sister said it was the silver to buy shovels and baskets."
The small shovel is worth three to five hundred cents, but the basket is made of vines. Even if it is taken outside, it will not be sold for a few cents. It is not worth five taels of silver.
Grandpa Big Niu can't say anything he doesn't want money. He really has no money to get medicine. The daughter-in-law at home is afraid that she can't survive. The little granddaughter is probably in danger. At this time, she can only choke and say, "The noble man is kind, Big Niu."
You must be a kind person in the future.”
This place is just outside the city, and He Sheng is fast. It only took two quarters of an hour to buy the meat and wonton wrappers. He Nuan has been blanched with fresh shepherd's purse.
"My master asked me to send it." Da Niu came over like a storm, carrying a basket in his hand. In addition to six breads, six raw eggs were also placed in the bamboo tube. "This pickle is pickled by my mother
Yes, everyone said it was delicious.”
Not to mention He Sheng and the coachman's appetite, He Nuan is also a family member. If they eat these wontons, they will not be full without thirty or forty, which means they just eat fresh fish.
He Nuan took out the things in the basket, cut a piece of braised pork and put it back in the basket, "Take this piece of meat back for your mother to eat."
The big bull shook his head, even though he was greedy and swallowed, "I don't want it, I've already collected the money."
Unfortunately, before others could run away, He Sheng pressed Daniu's shoulder with one hand and stuffed the basket into his hand.
I guess I have that five taels of silver, so there is no need to worry that the family has no money to buy medicine. Da Niu suddenly became a chatterbox. He has only been born less than a month since his little sister, and everything goes to the village aunts and aunts.
Say it once.
"The rented land in our village is the land of the city officials. As long as you pay 60% of the rent, the remaining 40% are owned. Our family still has land at the back of the village, but unfortunately they are all thin fields, and they are all top-notch here.
Good land." Although the big cow is only eight years old, he knows very well about farming.
As he spoke, the big bull lost his face, and his dark and rough little face showed a worry, "Uncle Munmasa said that these fields were going to be sold, and I don't know if it was true. If Mr. Chen's family was like that, it would be miserable.
I have to pay 70% of the rent until the end of the year, and I don’t give me farm tools or anything else, and I don’t give me the food I send."
After all, he stayed in Suzhou Prefecture for several months, and He Sheng whispered: "This area should be the land of Pang Mansion."
Zhan Feiyu was slightly stunned. Mrs. Pang had already planned to leave Suzhou Prefecture, and it was normal for these fields to be sold. Moreover, as the Tongzhi of Suzhou Prefecture, Pang Tongzhi would naturally not exploit the people for a little rent.