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Chapter 9

Liu Jing's decision to replace Song Liang in farming was of course not impulsive, but a deliberate decision.

On the one hand, he really has pity for Song Liang. It is conceivable that once Song Liang's family is swept out by his stepmother Zhang, what awaits them will be an extremely harsh reality. If something goes wrong, the family may be destroyed. It's just barely surviving.

On the other hand, doing so would be of great benefit to him, and this was the real reason that drove him to make this decision. Otherwise, no matter how merciful Liu Jing was, how could he do things that harmed himself and benefited others? Not a moral saint.

Liu Jing urgently needs fame now as a ladder to become an official, and "working hard to support customers" is a perfect opportunity to show his benevolence. At least his name will be heard among the nine tribes in the village, and even go straight to the counties. He couldn't help but be moved. It's nothing to be tired for this.

In fact, before that, he already had a rough plan - to use his talents to attract the attention of Liu Pan, the head of the Liu Clan in Longqiu, and use his power to enter the county.

If it is said that Liu Jing’s family belongs to the sunset and the western mountains, but Liu Pan’s family can be called the rising sun. After Liu Jing's great-grandfather Liu Shou, he was the second Sangong of the dynasty.Thanks to this, Liu Pan's father and brother both served as senior officials inside and outside the office.

A few years ago, Liu Pan was appointed by Situ and Huang Wan from Jiangxia. During his stay in Luoyang, he saw Dong Zhuo's cruelty and tyranny, causing chaos all over the world.

Wuguan is the second largest official in a county after Gongcao. He is in charge of Spring and Autumn Sacrifice.With a high status and few mundane affairs, it is a noble position, and non-famous scholars and Confucians cannot take up this position.

Liu Jing wanted to work in the Changsha County Mansion, but it was just a word from Liu Pan, and the premise was to impress him with his talent.

Liu Jing felt that the two things might as well be done at the same time, which would have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

Liu Pan will certainly not turn a blind eye to a clan leader who "has both ability and political integrity".

"No!" Lai Ci didn't know Liu Jing's plan, and objected: "Zhongda, the heir to Liu's Confucian classics, an official from generation to generation, you are young, you should study hard, brighten your door, how can you manipulate the hoe, Tian Longjian wasted time."

Liu Jing's eyes were clear, and he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, why not? Shizu Guangwu was also diligent in farming when he was young, and his brother Liu Bosheng often laughed at Shizu's burying his head in the fields, and he had no ambitions, just like Gaozu's second brother Liu Zhong Not promising.

What was the result?Shizu got up and walked, and in the past ten years, he wiped out the gangsters, restored the sea, and rebuilt Shenzhou. "

"Shicai and Wang Zhongren are on the same page, and now he encourages himself with the ancestor Guangwu. Zhongda is really conceited! It seems that he has high ambitions in his heart. I am too worried."

Lai Ci always felt that Liu Jing and her husband Liu Yuan were very similar before, but now it seems that the two are only similar in appearance, not at all alike in the inside.

Lai Ci sighed: "Zhongda, my sister-in-law can't beat you."

Mrs. Zhang hated the confident look on Liu Jing's face very much, and said sarcastically, "Things are not as easy as you think. Have you ever farmed or planted fields? In my opinion, you can't even compare with Song Jin, the little boy." .”

Although Liu Jing has no experience in this life, he was used to doing farm work in his previous life, so he calmly gave the reason: "Mother doesn't know something. My son met a friend under Master Song. He is from the Kanto. He fled to Xiangyang. Liu Jing The generous elders in Jingzhou gave them fields and cattle to let them recuperate.

During the spring plowing period, there was not enough manpower, and his son had a very close personal relationship with him, and he often went to help, and he knew a lot about farming after coming and going.

Besides, didn't our family hire two clan members to help? I can ask them more.Mother, please let me try. After finishing speaking, Liu Jing kowtowed again.

Mrs. Zhang always felt that no matter what she said, Liu Jing had something waiting for her, so she said with a gloomy face: "Zhongda, since you insist on it, I will follow you. But you must know that the farming period is fleeting, and we cannot tolerate No matter how hard you work after you take over, you must persevere, and you must not give up halfway, otherwise the plowing period will be delayed, and the whole family will go hungry."

Liu Jing resolutely said: "My lord, I firmly believe that such a situation will never happen."

Mrs. Zhang said coldly: "I hope it is as you said."

Song Liang never expected that things would take a turn for the worse. He kept buckling his head and said incoherently: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir... Thank you, old mistress, thank you, mistress, thank you, sir..."

Seeing that Song Liang kowtowed so hard that his forehead was blue, Liu Jing waved his hands and said, "Okay, okay, don't kowtow again. Song Gu, Song Jin, help your father go back to rest, and wait for me to change my clothes later." , we're leaving now."

Song Gu and Song Jin said "No" heavily, helped their father up, and left with gratitude.

Without further ado, Liu Jing also left and went back to the dormitory to change clothes.When he went to work in the fields, he naturally had to change into short clothes. He dug out the brown clothes and poor trousers from the suitcase. After putting them on, he found a bamboo hat and put them on his head, and put on a pair of straw sandals.

During the Yuanhe period (84-87 A.D.), the governor of Jingzhou drove into the border of Changsha, and all the people onlookers were barefoot, that is, barefoot.Now that a hundred years have passed, the people of Changsha already know a lot about shoes, but they dare not say that they are completely popularized.There are many low-level people who don't wear shoes and walk barefoot all day, let alone work in the fields.

But Liu Jing is not an ordinary commoner after all, and it is really difficult for him not to wear shoes.

Song Gu in the vestibule, Brother Song Jin led the two oxen out of the stable, put ropes on them, loaded them into the firewood cart, and was ready to set off at any time. Seeing Liu Jing coming, Song Gu said: "Your Majesty, please get in the cart."

Liu Jing slightly nodded, and nimbly boarded the firewood cart, and sat side by side with Song Jin, and when they were seated, Song Gu drove the cattle with a swing.

Two buffaloes pulled a firewood cart slowly out of Liushiwu. At this time, the rain had almost stopped, and it seemed to be non-existent. Shutting through the countryside and fields, Liu Jing showed a leisurely look.

On the way, Song Gu expressed his gratitude to Liu Jing again: "It's really thanks to Mr. Lang this time, otherwise we would be homeless. The villain will work for Mr. Lang in the future to repay Mr. Lang's great kindness."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. Just one thing, although I have a little experience in farming, I'm not as proficient as the old farmer. You have to help me a little bit later."

How could Song Gu not agree, and immediately patted his chest and said: "Lang Jun, you can rest assured that the villain does the work of two people alone, and will never let Lang Jun get tired."

Along the way, people greeted Song Gu from time to time, and cast curious glances at Liu Jing.Nine out of ten of these people were servants and guests of the Liu family. They were of low status and should not be ignored. Liu Jing looked at the rice fields on both sides of the road and observed the farming conditions of others.

Some families are sowing rice seeds, while others' rice seedlings have grown to seven or eight inches high. In contrast, the progress of his family is obviously behind. The problem must be Song Liang. I have been sick and working, and the progress is definitely not as fast as others.

From a distance, Liu Jing saw two barefooted people sitting under a tree by the edge of his field, they were the servants hired by his family.In terms of seniority, the two are still brothers of Liu Jing's clan, but because their family is poor and landless, they are forced to make a living as servants, and their lives are very poor.

The two also found Liu Jing on the bullock cart, and they didn't dare to neglect, so they immediately stood up to meet him.

Liu Jing jumped out of the ox cart, cupped his fists and said, "Second brothers, Song Liang, the house guest, suffers from swollen feet, which makes him unable to move and work. Now the plowing season has already passed more than half. Let me replace Song Liang to farm, and I will trouble the two elder brothers from now on."

"...?!"

The two stared at Liu Jing dumbfounded, and couldn't believe their ears.

They were with Song Liang all day long, and the latter couldn't hide his swollen foot disease. The two of them speculated privately, but they didn't guess that it would be the result before them.

The master works for the slave?

Never mind, never heard of it!

Such a ridiculous thing had a great impact on them.

Liu Jing was not interested in paying attention to their inner feelings, and ordered the two of them, together with Song Gu and Song Jin, to unload the firewood cart for Erniu, put on the iron plow, and pull them down to plow.

(End of this chapter)