Resurrection of the Mystery: Starting from the Clone of the Stone-born Monkey.

Chapter 65
Xiangxi County, Qili Village, farmer Baijia
Before dawn
A boy with a wheat-yellow complexion, wearing a patched Gebu clothing, straw sandals, and a branch pinned to his belt, was counting the rice at home.

The boy's name is "Bai Gen", and his family has 67 mu of Susukida. This year, he plowed in spring and summer in two rounds of sowing and two rounds of harvesting. After paying the field tax, the family has [-] shi of rice.

In his family, besides himself, there was a brother and sister-in-law, and other relatives died one after another due to various natural and man-made disasters.

Although his family is unfortunate, Shigen still lives a good life with his sister-in-law.

At this moment, Shigen is counting this year's harvest.

Of the 67 shi of grain, 36 shi should be reserved for one year's rations for himself and his sister-in-law, and 3 shi should be reserved for the next year's rice seeds.

Therefore, the amount of rice that can be sold as a commodity to others is only 28 shi.

Based on today's grain harvest prices, we can get about [-] yuan.

To be honest, Bai Gen should be happy to have these harvests at home. This year, compared with last year, the same 8 mu field has increased by [-] stones.

Thinking of this, the boy sincerely thanked the young King of Yue.

If it wasn't for this king, who was guided by the gods in early July to lead them, the common people in the fields, to fight against the flood in time, then this year's harvest may not be optimistic, and I am afraid it will be cut in half.

However, the harvest was so good, but the boy couldn't be happy, because in June this year, his sister-in-law borrowed money.

Today, three months later, the amount to be paid back with interest is very high, 5000 yuan.

The young man plowed in spring and harvested in autumn, but in the end he only earned [-] yuan, which could not fill this hole at all.

This made the teenager anxious and guilty, because his sister-in-law borrowed money to treat himself.

The young man couldn't help recalling that in June, when he was farming in the field, he accidentally dug out a bronze mirror from the field.

The young man saw that the bronze mirror was exquisitely made, with a smooth surface and clear portraits.

Thinking that he had found a treasure, the young man took it home happily, planning to go to the market in a few days and sell the bronze mirror at a good price to supplement his family's income.

But the bad thing started here. The next day, the young man felt weak all over, as if he had contracted a bad disease. He had a brain fever and fainted. He couldn't get out of bed or plow the ground. He was feeling groggy and in pain all over his body.

The young man almost thought he was going to die. It was his sister-in-law who sold everything the family could sell, including the family's cattle, including the mirror, and went to the doctor everywhere to buy medicinal materials and tonics.

After spending a lot of money and even borrowing money, the young man came back from the gate of hell.

His life was recovered, but the family was also poor and owed usurious debts.

The young man is now worried about paying back the money.

Where can I find the money to fill this debt hole?

While the boy was thinking, he was packing the rice into sacks and putting them into the cart.

27 shi of grain is about two thousand kilograms, which is a lot of weight.

The family has no cattle, and the boy is only 13 years old this year. There are nine miles of dirt roads from the village to the county, and the journey is not easy.

But the boy was not worried, because since he recovered from his illness, he found that his strength had inexplicably increased a lot.

Because of this, when there are no cattle, he, a 13-year-old boy, can cultivate 30 acres of land by himself by pulling a plow.

But besides plowing the fields, what can be done with great strength?Not enough money means not enough money.

With a gloomy expression, the young man pushed the grain cart to the door of the main house.

At this time, the sky was already dark, the boy parked the car first, and pushed open the wooden door.

Inside the house built with thatched wooden boards, a young woman is using clean linen to pack yesterday's baked pot cakes, which are to be eaten on the way to the market.

The young woman heard the noise and turned around.

Her name is Li Luo, she can't say how beautiful she is, but her skin is fair, her eyebrows are well-proportioned, her face is round, and her teeth are very white and neat when she talks.

In addition, there is a little mole under the dark eyes, which adds a bit of charm.

Her body is on the short side, comparable to the height of a young man, but her simple clothes are held up by the richness of her front and back.

If it is in these ten miles and eight villages, it is not an exaggeration to call it a pretty woman, but if you compare it with the girl in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the county town with heavy makeup and a willow waist, it is not enough.

The only thing that can be praised is the temperament of a good young woman who is not possessed by those prostitutes.

But in the eyes of the young Baigen, his sister-in-law is the best woman in the world.

Seeing his sister-in-law looking over, Bai Gen opened his mouth, made a whining sound, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture, probably drawing the shape of a piece of paper in the air.

The boy is a mute, the child is a mute
But as a relative, Li Luo can probably understand the boy's sign language.

Li Luo thought for a while and asked:

"Do you want Tian Qi?"

Her voice also has the sweetness of a woman from a water village.

Bai Gen nodded sharply, that's what he wanted to express.

The most valuable thing at home now is the thirty acres of Susukino farmland.

The young man calculated that one acre of his family's land could be sold for 450 yuan, and eight acres of land would be enough to cover the debt.

The remaining 22 acres of land may not be able to meet the family's future farming needs, but the young man can work for others while cultivating his own land, working as a half-sharecropper, or cultivating land for officials to open up wasteland.

Anyway, he has no shortage of strength now.

However, Li Luo's expression darkened, it seemed that he was not in a good mood, after a moment of silence, Li Luo forced a smile:

"There is no need to sell the land. If the money can't be paid, my sister-in-law can just work as a 'day laborer' for others."

When she said the word "day laborer", her voice paused and it was a bit difficult to speak.

The boy is precocious. Although he is not as good as the weak crown, he still knows what his sister-in-law means by "day laborer".

An angry expression appeared on his face, unable to express his thoughts with his voice, the young man waved his hands impatiently, and even ducked his feet, expressing his unwillingness.

The boy's parents died early, and it was his sister-in-law who helped him grow up.

The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, how can there be any reason to watch one's own mother being bullied?
A young man would never accept such a thing!
Seeing the young man getting excited, Li Luo quickly comforted him softly:
"I'm not going, I'm not going."

The young man finally calmed down and took out the land deed from home.

Li Luo sighed softly, but the young man heard it, and felt very uncomfortable.

I just feel that I am incompetent, poor, and my relatives are being bullied.

Depression and unwillingness accumulated in the young man's heart.

At this time, Li Luo also handed over the packaged pot cakes to the young man.

As a relative who gets along day and night, Li Luo can see the young man's thoughts, and she orders in a soft voice:
"After we go to the county, let's not argue with people. If we feel wronged, bear with it. Don't beat people up like last time. If you want to kill someone, what should I do?"

What Li Luo was talking about was that three ruffians came to collect debts half a month ago.

During the debt collection, the three people talked very frivolously and dissolutely. As a result, Shigen was annoyed and beat all three people violently.

This frightened Li Luo, and he still has lingering fears.

But Shigen sniffed, seeming a little rebellious.

Obviously, my strength has become stronger and stronger, so why can't I take revenge on those who bullied me?
Knowing a child is like a mother, and a sister-in-law is like a mother, how can Li Luo not see the spirit of a young man?

Add another sentence:
"You are the only male in the family. If you are involved in a lawsuit and are arrested, your sister-in-law, a woman, will be exterminated."

Hearing this, Bai Gen's face was tangled, he naturally knew what "eating a huge household" meant.

After exhaling a sigh of relief, the young man nodded and promised that he would never cause trouble.

Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief.

Before leaving home, the two went to worship on the enshrinement tablet at home.

The god enshrined at the top is actually a pebble.

This is to point to the stone fairy of King Yue, and the villages near Xianghu Lake spread the word that this stone fairy can protect the harvest and avoid disasters!

So Li Luo and Bai Gen bowed before going out, hoping that the Stone God would bless them.

The sun's position changes over time, reaching the time of noon.

Xiangxi county magistrate, Qiao Yuanyu, the son of the Qiao family, heard that His Royal Highness the King of Yue wanted to go to the streets again on a whim.

At this time, he, the county magistrate, didn't even have to do official business, and rushed back to Qiao's house from the Yamen.

"If Your Highness wants to go out for a parade, why not have one or two officials accompany you?" Qiao Yuanyu asked nervously.

Wang Ge seemed to think for a while, and finally nodded:

"Alright."

Qiao Yuanyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With her company, there shouldn't be anything wrong, right?
But when he was thinking this way, he suddenly noticed that His Highness frowned, as if he had discovered something interesting, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Qiao Yuanyu, who was relieved, suddenly asked, "Why is His Highness laughing?"

However, in Wang Ge's bright eyes, he saw a man and a woman on the street two kilometers away in a grain store.

That was Qiao Xiuxu's goal, and Wang Ge noticed it.

There is nothing special about women, but there are problems with men.
Wang Ge narrowed his eyes slightly, and with his bright eyes, he saw a faint phantom of a strange beast on the man's body.

It looks like a human face, has goat horns and tiger claws, and has scales on its back and tail, which is very strange.

Wang Ge knew the name of this strange beast after taking one look at it, sharing the inherent characteristics of the stone-embroidered monkey:

鼍围
　鼍 (tuo two tone) Wai
　　
　
(End of this chapter)