Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 353 Good days are ahead
Zeng Laosan stayed in Andong Village for one night, and the two brothers slept on the same kang.

Zeng Dashu wanted to talk to him, but Zeng Laosan fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

The next morning, Zeng Laosan just got up and was ready to say goodbye. Mei Zi and Zeng Dashu asked him to stay for two more days, but Zeng Laosan refused and insisted on leaving.

"At least we had breakfast." Mei Zi said, "Your brother got up before dawn and worked until now. He made your favorite burritos. Eat them first."

"Yes." Boss Zeng also knew that his younger brother always had a correct mind. No one else could change his decision. "You eat. I'll go out and take a look."

"What are you looking at?" Zeng Laosan asked casually, and then happily ate breakfast.

He was very happy with this breakfast. He had the leftover chicken from last night rolled into a burrito and drank a big bowl of egg drop porridge. In all his years, he had seldom tasted anything so delicious.

I think his elder brother and sister-in-law loved him very much and were not stingy at all, and took out the good food from their home for him to eat.

Zeng Lao San wiped his mouth after finishing his meal and smiled at Mei Zi shyly, "I'm sorry for my visit and for asking my family to spend money."

"I recognize you as my younger brother, so don't be polite." The cake in front of Mei Zi had not been touched, as if it had been kept there on purpose. "I can't eat this, so you can take it with you on the road." She found a piece of clean cloth and wrapped it up.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Zeng Laosan burped, rubbed his belly and stood up. "I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you again when I have time and my nephew is born."

Only then did he notice that there was a bag of food in the yard outside, which was much more than what he had brought.

Zeng Lao San knew what they meant and said to Mei Zi, "We have enough food at home. I won't bother carrying it back for such a long distance."

"I won't ask you to carry it back. Your brother got up early and went out to ask around. Today, the grocery store is going out to restock. He can take you to Yangmen County. Once you get there, you can always find a bus to Liangzhou."

Seeing that this excuse didn't work, Zeng Lao San said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, if you and my brother become rich, and give me this bag of grain, I will carry it away without saying a word, but you are not rich yet.

The harvest is good this year and the officials are kind, so there is a lot left over, but we don’t know what will happen next year, so we’d better keep it.

Besides, I am the only one you recognize in your family. If I take this bag of food back, it will be more than just me, so it is better not to take it."

Mei Zi said: "The food for the family is not grown by me alone. After all, he misses his family. There is nothing wrong in sending a bag of food back to show his filial piety.

No matter what happened in the past, I don't bear grudges.

In the past, when you were unhappy, you blamed this and that, your brother and yourself.

Now that I think about it, there is no point in blaming anyone. It can’t help me at that time. Now that I have a good life, it is not worth it to not look forward and still think about the miserable days in the past. "

"Sister-in-law, I've always said that you are a smart person, and it turns out you are."

At this point, Boss Zeng came back from outside. "Have you finished eating? The grocery store truck is about to leave. Let's go over there."

After that, Zeng Laoda carried the bag of grain in the yard and said, "Meizi, you rest at home. I will send Lao San to Yangmen County and will be back later. There is porridge and cakes in the pot. No matter what work you do, wait for me to come back. If you feel uncomfortable, tell Hongyu. Hongyu will not go out today."

"I know, I know. Don't be so long-winded. It would be bad if you missed it."

The two brothers of Zeng family saw Mei Zi was about to go out and wanted to see her off, so they asked her to stop and have a good rest at home.

Zeng Laoda carried the bag of grain and got on the grocery store's cart with Zeng Laosan. The two sat on the last carriage. Zeng Laosan looked at the farmland around him and said enviously, "I wish I had come with you last year."

Zeng Laoda's heart warmed when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "You can come this year too! I heard a few days ago that a new family moved in from Anxi Village. I went to the government office to ask what procedures are required to move in this year."

"Brother, don't get excited." Zeng Lao San held him down, "I just said that, how could you possibly come over?"

"How is it impossible?"

Zeng Laosan asked him, "If I come to Beishan County, should I come alone or bring my mother with me?

If I leave again, my mother will be so miserable.

If I take my mother away, she will be worried about my second brother and will definitely not go with me.

Do you want to bring my second brother and his wife and their family over?
With my second brother around, mother will always be partial to them. Wouldn't that make you feel wronged? Are you going to ask my eldest sister-in-law to live the same life as before? It's fine to live like this. We are in Qian Zengzhuang, and it's not like we can't make a living.

Let me tell you, only when you are not with mother and I carry this bag of grain back, she will remember your kindness. If we live in the same house…” Zeng Lao San waved his hand and did not need to continue.

Zeng Dashu thought for a moment and said, "Beishan County is not small. Even if we come here, we may not be able to live together."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Laosan's eyes lit up.

Zeng Dashu saw what Zeng Laosan was thinking and continued to persuade him, "Not only are the miscellaneous taxes low here, but except for the busy farming season, the government will basically recruit workers to do the work. You have also worked under Lord Meng, and the agreed wages will definitely be paid.

Now there are more and more people in Beishan County, including doctors and teachers.

Let me tell you, you have never seen such a good place, a school run by the government. As long as the children are old enough, they can go to study there, and it doesn’t cost a penny.

Not only that, every month the school would teach us adults to read. No matter your age, as long as you were willing to go and didn't make any noise, you could sit down and learn.

If a person's brain is not good enough and he or she really cannot recognize words, the government will teach other things, such as carpentry, veterinary medicine, and embroidery. Your sister-in-law goes there regularly to learn how to read and embroider. I also went with her and learned some carpentry. Now she can make things by herself.

If you could come here, your life would definitely be better than before."

There is no normal person who does not yearn for better days.

Zeng Lao San finally relented and said, "Brother, please ask the government for me how I can get here this year."

"Okay! I'll ask when I get back!"

"Brother, let me ask you something. If mother makes sister-in-law suffer again, what will you do?"

"Don't underestimate your sister-in-law. She is different from before. No one can make her suffer now. If I make her sad again, she will definitely turn around and sue me in the government office and divorce me.

Beishan County has a ready-made example in front of us. Although she didn't say it, I know what she meant. Zeng Dashu continued, "For my own sake, I have to stop those who want to stand out, whether it's my mother, the second son, or the second son's wife. If they don't do good for me, why should I be good to them?"

Zeng Laosan said, "You are different now. Beishan County is indeed a good place. It can make people smarter."