It’s just the breeze that makes you tremble.
In the evening, Zhu Pingan stood in the remnant of the low courtyard, looking at the two dilapidated thatched huts that were shivering in the wind, unable to say a word, it really is a ring blocking the Xiao Ran, not sheltered from the wind.
“It’s all because I got you three mothers into trouble.” Lying on the stretcher, the father, blaming himself, said with a despondent face.
Mother Chen sniffed and gently punched towards Father Zhu, her face smiling like a flower, “What are you talking about, we are also blessed by the misfortune, to tell you Zhu Shouyi, my mother wanted to separate the family a long time ago! If it wasn’t for your injured leg, I would have lit a string of firecrackers to celebrate today.”
“I think this is quite good, it’s very close to the river, I’ll go and catch two fish to eat in soup later.” Big brother Zhu Pingchuan also stood out at this time, his face is also optimistic naive smile.
“Good, good, this time I’ll be able to eat fish meat in the fish stew.” Zhu Pingchuan seemed to be infected by the optimism of his mother Chen as well as his elder brother, and at this moment, he was also bumbling and childishly happy.
Listening to his wife and son’s words, Zhu’s father also revealed a rare smile.
“What are you laughing at, the doctor said that your leg is not broken, when Da Chuan catches the fish, you must drink more fish soup, and get well early to be a cow for us three!”
Chen’s mouth said harsh words, but let Zhu father sweet to the heart.
Close to the river, it was much easier to clean the courtyard, and the family took advantage of the fact that it was not yet completely dark to sweep the courtyard and sprinkle it with water to remove the dust.
The blue moon dyed the clear stream blue, under the caress of the evening breeze, the river water caused countless ripples, as if a strip of blue silk gently flowing, a few pieces of fallen leaves in the water leisurely floating into the distance. The moonlight fell in it, and the moon fell in it, “Flop, flop!” A few stark black fish leapt into the water and the moon shattered! After a while, the moon was full again.
The thatched hut at night was so peaceful, Zhu Pingan’s family ate dinner and lay down in the thatched hut, longing for a better life in the future.
Mother Chen was whispering excitedly about the household goods, the family listened quietly, “I have saved more than three taels of silver for my private money before, the swine’s New Year’s Eve money is close to one tael of silver, the 120 wen from the first honeysuckle sale between the swine and Dachuan as well as the two silver nudes that the noble woman rewarded the swine with are more than one tael, and last time, Dachuan picked honeysuckle flowers that bought more than 270 wen again, and I sold my purse for 130 Wen, you this rotten wood to the town these two times also brought back a few hundred Wen, that bad man compensated for one or two silver, oh yes, there are also rags for others to do also earned more than one or two silver, wait tomorrow we call for help to clean up this yard to clean up.”
The family now has about 9 taels of silver, more than 9 taels of silver in the farming family is also considered a huge sum of money, fortunately Zhu Pingan wear this time to help the family to generate a lot of income, or else the family is afraid of struggling to make ends meet.
The next day did not use Chen to call people, there are people to help.
The third uncle and third aunt, as well as the lazy and unorthodox little four uncle also came, of course, without the crow’s mouth of the little four aunts, in addition to a few of my father’s good brothers also came to help. Not come in to help, but also each took something, food, clothing and use, even the small fourth aunt secretly stuffed Chen more than a hundred big money.
What happened in the Zhu family, and not to be able to hide from the eyes of all, know the roots, who still do not know the cats and dogs, under the river village of the people who have the heart of the Zhu Pingan family are all sympathetic.
“It’s not that I’m saying you ah second sister-in-law, put so many of us do not use, why do you look for people, spend that wasted money might as well buy some food for second brother to make up for his body.” Auntie Xiao Si was her usual self, unable to stop talking, putting thatch into the stirred mud while chattering non-stop.
For the first time
For the first time, Zhu Pingan felt that the crow-mouthed Little Auntie Four was so adorable.
With the help of all the people, Zhu Pingan’s family’s thatched cottage was greatly changed. The thatched roof was reinforced with adobe walls, and the thatched grass was rebuilt, so you can no longer see the stars in the sky. The courtyard was also rebuilt, and a one-person-high mud wall surrounded the courtyard, so safety was also guaranteed.
Thanks to the blessing of these people, Zhu Pingan’s family cleaned up the yard, fill in some household goods, set up this small home also spent more than one or two silver.
At noon, Rizheng also came, said that the village old man agreed to Zhu Pingan’s family five acres of dry land around the five acres of barren land to Zhu Pingan’s family, as long as the timely reclamation out, according to the above policy to do the land deed.
Two acres of paddy fields, five acres of dry fields plus five acres of wasteland, look at more, in fact, according to the productivity of the Ming Dynasty, there is not much output, five acres of dry field output is not as good as two acres of paddy field output, not to mention five acres of wasteland.
But no matter what, there are these fields, Zhu Pingan family do not have to worry about starvation.
Zhu father’s body base is good, itself is a big and thick man, this time the injury looks bloody and scary, but in fact, it is also a traumatic injury, Zhu father only lie in bed for seven or eight days to get out of bed can walk and can be upside down.
Ten days later, Zhu’s father is the same as usual, strong as an ox, which makes Zhu Pingan’s family laugh more.
There are so many fields in the family, especially the five acres of barren land must be reclaimed in time, or miss the time, the land deed will not be done.
Zhu father’s body is just right, Zhu Pingchuan is only a half-grown child, mother Chen’s although spicy, but not much strength, as for Zhu Pingan even if it, not as high as the thigh.
The family thought about it and decided to buy a ploughing ox. The Ming Dynasty, since the founding of the country by Zhu Yuanzhang, has issued a ban on the killing of plough oxen, prohibiting the slaughter of plough oxen for meat, and even the plough oxen are punished if they are raised to death, so the price of plough oxen is not too expensive nowadays. The Zhu family only spent less than three guan to buy a big black cow that was tall and strong.
With the help of this big black ox, the Zhu family’s five acres of barren land was reclaimed in time, and Li Zheng also helped to process the land deed in time.
Zhu’s father and elder brother went into the mountains to catch some rabbits and pheasants every now and then to subsidise the family, and his mother Chen mended her purse day and night for money, so Zhu Ping’an felt that he had to contribute to the school.
After ploughing the fields, the big black ox was left idle. In order to give full play to the value of this big black ox, and also in order to give his family an income. Zhu Pingan thought for several days and finally came up with a great idea.
“Will it work?” Mother Chen was sceptical.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s unfortunate, I’ll give it a try.” Father Zhu clapped his hands and agreed to Zhu Pingan’s idea.
Thus, a few days later a new thing spread in Four Mile Eight Village. Of course, the fact that the four miles and eight villages could spread so quickly had a lot to do with the fact that Zhu Pingan had used twenty cents to give twenty children for them to publicise the four miles and eight villages.
Anyway, a few days later, Father Zhu drove an oxcart on the road. The oxcart was strange, much longer and wider than normal oxcarts, with two rows and bar seats, it was a wooden oxcart freshly built by Zhu’s father, and the trees cut from the mountains didn’t cost a fortune. The big black ox hung a bell on its neck, a walk bell bell ringing, spread far.
“Shouyi, this oxcart really made it to town for only a penny?” The four neighbours and eight villages had long since received the news, and now, not confirming it, an older woman asked.
“Everyone else is one Wen, but I was raised under your old man’s care, so I don’t dare to accept your old man’s money.” Zhu father said with a smile.
“You bast*rd kid look down on Auntie isn’t it, a penny Auntie can still afford it, this oxcart of yours is convenient for us, otherwise my old arms and legs wouldn’t be able to reach the town.” Auntie laughed and cursed as she got on the oxcart.
That’s right, Zhu Pingan is the modern bus idea transplanted to this era, from the village to the town to walk half an hour, an hour is two hours, can make people tired into a dog, if you can get on the oxcart can be a lot faster and more comfortable and save energy, and only cost a penny, people are still willing to pay.
Zhu father drove the oxcart left, mother Chen’s apprehensively stood outside the door and waited until the evening Zhu father back, mother Chen’s apprehensive heart has not changed.
When Father Zhu drove the oxcart through the door, he pulled Chen into the room as if he were a thief.
“Ya, the sons are all here!” Mother Chen spat at Father Zhu with a red face, thinking that Father Zhu was going to do those shameful things.
Zhu father also made a big red face, shaking his head repeatedly, pulling Chen into the room.
Once in the room, Zhu father began to undo the belt.
Chen’s face was even redder, and she pinched Zhu’s waist, and said, “Deadbeat, I know you’ve been injured for a while, and you’re suffocating, so I’ll give in to your wishes at night.”
Chen said this, suddenly words stopped, followed by a high-pitched voice, “Zhu Shouyi, you’re not robbing, right?!”
Zhu father unlocked the belt because, arms full of copper money, sleeves inside the money bag has long been filled.
With a crash, Zhu father poured all the copper coins on his body onto the bed, his eyes excitedly looking at Chen, “How could I rob ah, this is all the money earned from going to the town to pull people in today!”
“Really?” Chen’s eyes brightened with excitement.
Father Zhu nodded vigorously, “Today happened to be a big fair in town, there were more people, and I made a few more trips, if it was usual it probably wouldn’t have been this much.”
Chen’s eyes were filled with gold flying, excitedly counting, it took a long time to finish counting, there were a total of two hundred and thirty-seven Wen.
Traffic, especially monopoly traffic, making money was certainly not uncommon. As the instigator, Zhu Pingan was not surprised by this
