Destiny Only Han

South County.

Shijie Village.

Because this is a village rather than a gathering, there are no small officials such as prison gates responsible for opening and closing the gates, and the whole village comes in and out at will, so the sky has not even fully dawned, and many half-sized children have already left their homes sleepily. Go to the fields to cut hogweeds like sweet potato vines.

When the sun rose and the dew dissipated, they returned with a full load of talking and laughing, and made an appointment to wait for breakfast and go fishing and catching shrimps by the river together.

This is the joy of not having to go to school...

Ruan Zhong's house.

Ruan walked out of the house as usual, turned to the wall first, and released the duck that had been quacking for a long time.

The advantage of raising ducks is that the ducks are both gregarious and know their way. At night, they basically don’t need to be chased by anyone, and they will slowly line up back to the village. After saying goodbye to each other, they will go back to their respective houses.

Then, Ruan walked around the duck nest, picked out the duck eggs one by one, and put them away carefully. These are the raw materials for making salted duck eggs.

But instead of eating it for herself, she took it to the county to sell it for money, and used it to save a group of her children as gifts and dowry money...

Finally, Ruan Shi came to the stove and lit a fire to cook.

It's just that before people eat, she needs to make pig food first, that is, boil the sweet potato vines cut by the two and a half children at home and feed them to pigs.

This is something that Tian Dian from the county specifically explained. If the picked sweet potato vines are directly fed to the pigs, the pigs will easily have diarrhea after eating them, and in severe cases, they may even die directly. Therefore, even if it costs a little firewood, she will still choose The sweet potato vines are boiled before being fed to the pigs.

Pigs are very valuable, and their family still owes two catties of pork hind legs to the family of Mr. Wu in the next village!

Well, the ancients didn’t have refrigerators, and farmers didn’t have extra money to go to the county to buy meat, so when they wanted to eat meat, they just waited until the pigs in the nearby villages were raised, and borrowed some to eat when they went to help butcher the pigs. , and then return it when the pig is slaughtered.

Pay back as much as you borrow, exactly!
After all, acquaintance society...

After a while, Ruan asked the older boys to feed the pigs, while he led the girls to cook.

Their morning meal is very simple, that is flatbread with pickles.

This way of eating comes from the north. Mix cornmeal and wheat flour with water to form a smooth dough, then scoop a little on a hot pan and spread it evenly. You only need to count a few numbers silently in your heart. Multigrain pancakes are just fine.

Then, you only need to repeat this action, and within a quarter of an hour at most, the breakfast for the whole family is ready.

Although pancakes are not as soft as rice, nor as smooth as noodles, this method saves fuel and just doesn't waste the residual heat in the stove after cooking pig food.

Ruan invited the whole family to come over for dinner, looked at the vacant seat and shook his head, and immediately told the two eldest children in the family not to run around after eating, and taught the younger siblings to read and write.

Although there is a free Dahan Public School in the county, their family lives far away from the county. Therefore, if the children in the family want to study in the county, they must either apply for a dormitory at the school, where they will eat and live at the school, or buy a dormitory in the county. suite……

And these two, neither of them can do...

Therefore, I can only buy two of the most basic literacy textbooks, learn by myself, and ask the learned people in the village for advice if I don't understand.

For example, Chao eldest son.

And hearing Ruan's words, not only the two older children drooped their faces, but the younger ones also looked like they were crying.

Ruan's old tune replayed the story of Meng's mother's three moves, and finally, as usual, it ended with Ruan Zhong coming back to let Ruan Zhong beat anyone who disobeyed...

Seeing the children at home becoming obedient, Ruan couldn't help showing a happy smile on his face.

In fact, she doesn't want to be rich and powerful, just like those ordinary rural women, what she wants is a whole family to live happily and healthy together.

But things backfired.

Ten twenty in the morning.

At the entrance of Shijie Village, more than a dozen men wearing straw sandals and short shirts, holding whistle sticks and short knives around their waists appeared.

Well, a whistle stick and a short knife are tied together to form a simple knife, which is a must-have product for home travel.

As a result, Shijie Village became wild again.

Ruan frowned, and asked the girls to hide in the house, and at the same time asked the boys to block the door, telling them not to come out, and not to open the door to everyone except herself!
Without him, the loan reminder came again.

A moment later, the fat black man with the scarred face came to the door of Ruan Zhong's house again, but it was different from the amiable one last time, this time his expression was full of viciousness.

boom!
The black fat man kicked open the firewood gate, and two thugs with big arms and round waists rushed in behind him, and asked sharply, "Sister-in-law, have you prepared the boat loan for this month?"

Ruan shook her head: "My husband has gone out and hasn't returned. He really has no money. Can we extend it for a few more days?"

The fat black man took two steps forward, staring at his eyes: "Last time when I came, my sister-in-law also said to allow a few days of grace, but now I come again, and my sister-in-law also said to allow a few days of grace, could it be that I am playing tricks on Sajia? Tell me, where is Ruan Zhong hiding?"

Well, he learned the word Sajia from drama.

It's not just him, because this kind of title is really domineering, so it has become the self-proclaimed name of many people in the Jianghu.

Ruan's face was full of fear, and she begged, "Five days, no, give me another three days! When these salted duck eggs are ready, take them to the county and sell them, and then I will personally send you the money..."

"Salted duck eggs?" The fat black man smiled angrily, his face quivering wildly: "How much are a few broken duck eggs worth? Since last month, your family's boat loan has been deferred, and the profits are rolling in these days Let alone selling duck eggs for money, even selling all your family's ducks, geese and pigs is not enough!"

Ruan backed a few steps in panic, and didn't stop until she was leaning against the stone table in the yard.

She trembled and asked, "Then, what should I do?"

The fat black man showed a bit of lewdness on his face: "Sister-in-law, this matter is as difficult as it sounds, and as easy as it is said, it depends on whether you want to let it go..."

Ruan subconsciously tightened his collar, and then let go of his hands again, with a firm expression on his face, it was obvious that he had made some preparations.

In the absence of men, women should naturally hold up half the sky.

Even if the process is full of humiliation...

But the black fat man looked surprised, and sneered: "Sister-in-law, do you still think you are the big girl with yellow flowers back then? You didn't go to the river to take pictures, who wouldn't be disgusted by the appearance of an old sow like you now? "

Nguyen was extremely ashamed and indignant.

Behind her, the door opened with a slam, and three blushing teenagers rushed towards the sneering black fat man.

Now that the father is away, the son naturally has to protect the mother.

But how can a few young farm boys beat those thugs who rely on fighting for food?
Within a minute, the three of them lay on the ground with bruised noses and swollen faces, with blood dripping from the corners of their mouths and eyes.

The fat black man had a sullen face: "You little bastards don't know what to do. If you didn't see how young you are today, you would be killed immediately! You must know that even if you sue the government, you will act first, and the Sa family is just self-defense!"

Ruan hugged her bruised and bruised son in great grief, glaring at the black fat man with fire-breathing eyes: "You, what do you want to do?"

The black fat man showed a half-smile expression: "Wang Dashan in the county is sick, and needs a happy wife and two servant girls to take care of him! But he has not been able to find a suitable candidate!"

"The last time I came to Sa's family, I saw that the three sisters of the Ruan family looked good, and their hands and feet were also nimble..."

"Mr. Wang Dashan said that if he can fulfill his wish, he will pay the Ruan family's interest for this month!"

"Those girls follow you to eat chaff and vegetables every day, and rags and rags! But when you come to Wang Dashan's family, although they are slaves and handmaids, they don't lack chicken, duck, fish, silk and satin!"

"Sister-in-law, if you really want to benefit those three children, you should allow it!"

After the fat man finished speaking, he squatted in front of Ruan Shi and spread out a contract of sale.

Although today's big man has abolished the slave minister system, the employment contract can be signed for 99 years. Although this kind of employment contract is also illegal, as long as the people don't report it, the officials will naturally not be able to control it...

Behind him, the two thugs with plain knives shouted sharply: "If you don't sign, I will take you to the officials! It is only natural to pay off debts..."

However, before the two thugs who sang bad faces had finished speaking, a loud voice sounded from outside the courtyard.

"It's only natural to pay back debts, but which law does such persecution conform to?"

"Who? Who is talking too much?" The black fat man turned his head angrily, but his face quickly changed into a flattering smile, and he knelt on the ground with a thud: "Xiaomin didn't know that Wu Youwei was coming, so he was far away, please forgive me Then a..."

Youwei refers to the county captain.

Large counties have a Zuowei and a Youwei each, who are in charge of a county's military and hunt down thieves, with a rank of four hundred stones, appointed by the Central Committee of the Han Court.

Ruan suddenly raised her head, and what she saw was a burly young man in his 20s.

And beside the young man, there were more than a dozen county soldiers holding water and fire sticks in their hands and hanging swords around their waists.

The young man named 'Wu Youwei' walked into the courtyard, ignored the black-faced fat man kneeling on the ground, and picked up the deed of prostitution on the ground to take a look.

"As expected, another 99 years!"

"Isn't this place under the jurisdiction of my big man?"

"Isn't the law of the Great Han being followed here?"

Wu Youwei was furious.

His surname is Wu and his name is Shiqi. He is the second son of Lord Shandao Wushe, so he is also called Wu Erlang. He studied at the Royal Army Officer University, but he was not assigned to the army. County lieutenant.

After Wu Shiqi finished speaking, he still ignored the trembling black-faced fat man, just looked at Ruan Shi and asked, "I want to ask you, where are Ruan Zhong, Chao eldest son and others now?"

Nguyen shook his head.

After all, she really didn't know where Ruan Zhong went...

Wu Shiqi sighed softly: "Since that's the case, explain the family affairs and go to the county with me... not only you, but all the men in the family who have gone out and haven't returned will go to the county together!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the fat black man kneeling on the ground: "Left and right, take it with me!" (End of this chapter)