Ji Tang

On the first day of the new year, maybe because I slept late last night, I woke up a little out of sorts in the morning. I washed my face with cold water, and after being told by my wife, I went out with a smile.

Since the two talked a lot that night, they seemed to be much closer. He also started to tease her, and was scolded every time, but he still did it every time, causing You Ning to pinch and pinch her every time. I screwed it up, and started to feel distressed again after it was over!
This time was no exception. Amid his wife's laughter and scoldings, he walked away like a victorious general with his head held high. Xiaolian and Xiaozhu looked at her and snickered. When they saw their wife looking over, they pretended that they hadn't seen anything, so why bother? what!

When we left the yard, we saw several children running around, not caring if their new clothes got dirty.

On a whim, he touched this and teased that, which made the two children cry, and made his wife who came behind him scold him.

Sitting in a wheelchair, he became the 'disabled' general again. He had nothing else to do today, so he came to the kitchen and began to direct the ecstatic fat cook to cook again.

Bang Bang Bang ~
The rapid and rhythmic sound of chopping meat was so overwhelming that he felt everything he watched was particularly interesting.It's like this when cooking, like this when walking, and when you see the weeds on the roadside, you have to say a few words to each other before letting go.

I just don’t know if it has the same mood?

The little guy has grown up again, and already has a trace of the outline of his ancestors, especially the little white between the eyebrows, which adds a little bit of glory.

Dahuang is getting older, and after teaching the little guy to hunt, he has become lazier. Every day he is either resting and sleeping in his kennel, or wandering around in the yard. I don't know if he is patrolling the territory or looking back on the past?
Every time he saw Dahuang's appearance, he felt a little uncomfortable. You promised to live a lifetime, but you have reached the end of your life.Looking at the servant who took care of Dahuang, he said that the average life span of a dog is more than ten years, and it is a miracle that Dahuang can survive until now.

But he still felt that it was not enough, far from enough.

After chatting with Dahuang, the impatient Dahuang pushed him out. In the past, he always buckled and turned, but now he couldn't do it anymore. He could only pretend to be pushed away, otherwise Dahuang would be sad.

When he saw Wu Mei enjoying herself in the yard, he became furious and scolded her: "Look at your sister-in-law, and then look at other wives, who is not helping her mother-in-law?" What are you busy with? Don’t have to cook? Don’t have to clean up the house? Are you still in the mood to hang out here? I think you are free? "

He didn't give her a chance to defend himself after scolding her, because he knew that he couldn't defend this apprentice. There were countless reasons waiting for him every time. The best way was not to give her a chance!
Wu Mei: "."

She turned around and pointed at her nose with a suspicious expression on her face and asked the maid beside her: "Am I being scolded?"

The maid was also interesting. She said with a certain look on her face: "You don't have to doubt it, you were scolded by the master!"

Wu Mei has black lines on her head and asks herself to cook?As long as you dare to eat, I dare to do it.

Thinking of this, she looked unconvinced. She had never convinced anyone in her life, but when it came to cooking, it was really hard to explain.The knife looked like it had eyes and couldn't move to where it should go. The dishes looked good, but either they had too much salt or they were undercooked. Anyway, none of them were edible.

She was laughed at a lot because of this matter, and every time her sister-in-law made fun of her, there was nothing she could do about it!

"Come on, I still don't believe it. It's just cooking. What's the big deal? I'm going to fight it!" Wu Mei gritted her teeth, feeling resentful in her heart. Now she doesn't have human rights even if she doesn't know how to cook. Damn it, is there any justice left?
"Miss, why don't we just forget it?" The maid looked confused, and her face turned pale when she thought of the food cooked by the lady.

"What's the matter? I, Wu Mei, don't believe it! Come on, you can try the dishes later."

"Miss, please forgive me!"

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After leaving the gate, he suddenly wanted to take a look outside the city. He had no other intention, he just wanted to see how ordinary people spend the New Year.

Just leave and let Daniel lead the carriage.

The bustle at the city gate seems a bit deserted, but also, everyone is celebrating the New Year at home, how many people can come to the city?Even if the cold weather comes, it will be on the day of the Lantern Festival.

The carriage didn't move very fast, and it didn't arrive at a village not far from Chang'an until noon.

"This is the village of Duke Wei. Since Duke Wei left, the elder of the Li family has been an official in the local area. Basically, the housekeeper is in charge here." Liu Laoer didn't wait for Ji Song to ask about these family affairs. Tell everything you know!

"Go, go and see!"

In fact, what can you see under the thick snow that has not yet melted?Until he peeled back the accumulated snow and saw the winter wheat seedlings below. Looking at the green wheat seedlings, he smiled happily. His greatest achievement was not how many battles he won, nor how much fame he gained.Instead, winter wheat will be thoroughly promoted in the north.

In the past, due to the trouble of grinding noodles, except for the dignitaries who could eat fine noodles, ordinary people could only eat black noodle buns with impurities.

And it is not fermented, but the kind that is comparable to turning around.

At this time, an old farmer came over. Perhaps he saw that they were not ordinary people, so he watched from a distance until he peeled off the snow and then came over.

"You look like you are no longer young, why are you still acting like a baby? This snow is to protect the wheat seedlings. If you peel it off, won't you be frozen to death?"

After saying that, he ignored him and carefully covered the snow on it. His serious look was like taking care of his own child!
"What I said is that I was just curious about how the wheat seedlings are growing under the snow, but I misunderstood!" Ji Song apologized with his hand in hand.

At this time, the old man finally saw Ji Song's face clearly and was shocked.I saw that although the other party was dressed simply, the materials used were extremely particular. The two guards beside him looked like they were not ordinary people.

"Huh? Your legs?" The old man said in surprise when he saw Ji Song's legs.

"My father-in-law is laughing at me. What I left behind on the battlefield in my early years is ruined!" Ji Song said nonchalantly.

"Good guy!"

He gave a thumbs up and said: "You are also lucky, so you can survive this way. It's a pity that the old man's eldest son followed the old master to fight in Mobei and never came back. Fortunately, his younger son and grandson are here. Otherwise, the old man would have no idea of ​​living!"

Ji Song was in awe, cupped his hands and said: "I didn't expect that after Zhonglie, I would be so rude!"

"Hey, what a loyal man, if the boss can come back alive, that would be better than anything else!"

"However, the court did not treat my family badly. The pension alone was enough for the old man to raise his two children. Now the younger son has followed the head of the family to live in the local area. I heard that he is now a minor official, so he has some abilities."

"Thanks to the head of the family, my grandson graduated from Taibai Academy last year, and then went to Mobei to serve as a soldier. Now he is also a team leader." When talking about his two sons, the old man looked proud, but it is true. Although the younger son is a young boy, Official, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it is already good.Your grandson has also become an officer and will be good in the future. How can you not be proud?

Ji Song sent congratulations at the right time, and the old man was even happier.

People tend to get carried away when they are happy, so he was dragged to his house, saying that he wanted to entertain him well.He said that his son and grandson were not at home, and his daughter-in-law also went somewhere with his son. The grandson will not get married until next year, and there is no one at home, so he went out to hang out during the Chinese New Year.

After eating and drinking, the conversation started immediately. Ji Song said calmly: "Brother, they say that the imperial court encourages families with many children to go to the border areas and divide the fields wherever they go. She is still a crazy wife, but I saw that there are many young people in the village, and there are many people with several families, don’t they want to go?”

"Be careful!"

The old man who was happy just now suddenly changed his expression. He got down and came to the door. He was relieved when he found that there was no one else!

"Brother, this is it!" Ji Song looked surprised!
"You almost caused trouble, you can't talk about it!"

Ji Song's heart skipped a beat, but he still smiled and said: "Brother Li, there are no outsiders here, just tell me, can I still go out and tell others?" Most of the people in this village have the surname Li. Many of them are Li Jing's tribe.

Old Man Li hesitated for a moment, perhaps because he couldn't hold it in any longer. He sighed and said, "Actually, the master's family is not to blame for this matter. If everyone leaves, who will farm the land for the master's family?"

Ji Song was stunned and said quickly: "That's not right. How come no one is farming? It's not like the whole family is going. The court only encourages families to have more boys!"

"Think about it, Guanzhong is such a big place, and the population in the world is booming. If it continues like this, there won't be so much land to share with everyone. But the border area has a small population and a lot of land, so this policy was adopted. It’s all for everyone’s good!”

"Besides, now that oxen and plows are common, how can it not be heavy?"

Old Man Li glanced at Ji Song as if he were an idiot, and said angrily: "Do you think the master's family only has so much land? There is so much land here. It was fine before and the court was strict, but now it's better. Everyone listens. It is said that they all went to the border areas to seal the land and allocate the land. Those who went first and settled there picked up the whole family, and the rest were all old people."

Therefore, a few years ago, the host family said that they were not allowed to move out. There were only three households per year, so it might not be possible!

"Then you just endure it like this? Didn't you file a lawsuit?"

"Sue the official? Haha, who should I sue? He is the Duke of Wei, who are we? Can we beat others?"
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After another conversation, Ji Song left. Before leaving, he asked Liu Laoer to go to Zhuangzi to find out whether what Old Man Li said was true.

And he had no intention of going elsewhere. After returning home, he asked people to go to other villages and Zhuangzi to find out what was going on.

It was not until three days later, when Liu Laoer and Ji Lu finished reporting the news from their investigation, Ji Song sighed helplessly.

“It’s hard to guard against it, it’s hard to guard against it!”

"Although I had expected that such a day would come, it has only been so long, and each one of them has ignored the righteousness for their own selfish interests."

"Okay, you all go down and leave me alone!"

Ji Lu and Liu Laoer looked at each other and retreated. They knew that the head of the family had to deal with this matter on his own, and it was not their turn to intervene!

Ji Song just stared at the door blankly, and she didn't come back to her senses until Wu Mei came to call her!

"Master, what's wrong with you? You locked yourself in the study and didn't come out to eat!"

Wu Mei came to the study with the food and placed the food on the desk while talking. However, facing such delicious food, he had no appetite.

"But what difficulties have you encountered? You might as well tell me about it."

Ji Song glanced at her, looked at the food on the desk, and said warily: "You didn't do this, did you? Please spare my master. Others can't swallow their food at most. What you did will cost people's lives." !”

"You" almost threw the food in this old guy's face angrily when he heard this, but just thinking about the consequences, he had no choice but to give up!
"Huh, if you like it or not, I'll starve to death!"

But Ji Song had already used the chopsticks. He could smell whether it was made from the soil. He just wanted to tease this girl.I heard that You Ning almost got angry and sent troops on the first day of the new year. Not only did she waste a lot of food, but she almost made her maid sick. Fortunately, she was treated in time, otherwise it would have been a lot of fun if something bad happened.

Seeing that the master ignored him, she picked up the paper on the desk and read it. Halfway through, she probably already knew why the master was so angry that he couldn't eat.

"Master, let me tell you that there is no way to prevent this. Guanzi once said that all the bustle in the world is for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit. This is human nature, and you should know this."

Ji Song glanced at her and said angrily: "You know nothing!"

Wu Mei: "."

The little girl with black lines on her face, who was not angry, pointed at the paper and said: "I have taught you so much and you can see this? If so, don't say you are my disciple in the future, you can't afford to embarrass that person!"

"Hmph, you are so awesome and you can beat me. If you have the ability, tell me something!" Wu Mei said rather unconvinced.

"Hey!"

"Then let me ask you, are they really short of this little income? Or do they really care about this? Is there really no one farming?"

Wu Mei was stunned, then carefully read the content on the paper, frowned and said: "Yes, it's only a few dollars, so they won't let them openly disobey the imperial decree!"

"wrong!"

Her face changed and she said ugly: "They are trying to retain the population!"

"Ha, aren't you stupid? You can see it now?" Ji Song said with a smile.

Wu Mei rolled her eyes, but in a blink of an eye she said doubtfully: "That's not right. Although this can retain a small number of people, what's the point? You shouldn't be stigmatized for nothing!"

"Yeah, it shouldn't be, but it just happened."

"Not only did it happen, it probably happened throughout Guanzhong, let alone the whole world!"

"To put it bluntly, their purpose is not profit, nor money, nor any ulterior secrets, but they simply want to maintain the status and privileges of the superiors!"

Seeing Wu Mei's confused expression, he sighed: "The older generation all came out of the war. They have experienced life and death, and are used to the tragedies in the world. No matter what happens, they always have compassion for the people in their hearts! "

"But these second generations are different. They have been protected so well. They are used to living a life of being superior to others. Suddenly they find that the gap between them and everyone else has become smaller. The mud-legged family in the past has turned into a well-off family. Their awe also diminished.”

"I won't kowtow to thank you just because they give me a little charity, because everyone is rich. In the past, a small favor could get people's gratitude. Now, if you don't pay a big price, who will recognize you?"

"To put it bluntly, everyone is living a good life. Guanzi also said that people who live in warehouses know etiquette, and people who have enough food and clothing know honor and disgrace. Now that you are rich and confident, who is still willing to grovel?"

"Ever since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang called out that princes, generals, and Xiang Ning are rich, who among the princes and nobles, as long as they have a name and a surname, does not have rich ancestors? The difference between people is actually just their birthplace, and the gap is not that big."

"If you want to maintain your past life, someone must be poor. If you are poor, you will be short of breath, unable to straighten your waist, and will be groveling to you!"

"It's just that I didn't expect it to be so early, and only a few good years have passed? Look, if this matter is not stopped, it will only get worse, until these people take advantage of their power and information gap to take advantage of these people again. People become poor, or poor people look like rich people!”

A poor man who looks like a rich man?

Seeing Wu Mei's doubts, he did not say that in a thousand years there will be someone who lives in a villa, drives a luxury car, and looks like a successful person, but is burdened with a large amount of debt. If he is not careful, he will lose everything. And there could also be jail time!

It's just that at that time it was more secretive, more civilized, and more naked. Because you knew it was a trap, but you had to jump into it. Otherwise, you would be an alien! (End of chapter)