The lady is busy farming

Chapter 1425 Divided into Two Factions
"You're welcome, old man. I just passed by here and just came to take a look." Qiangwei saw the old man's expression and sighed in her heart. How could she have forgotten that this place was her mother's dowry Zhuangzi.Zhuangtou naturally knew him, and besides, his expression was [-]% to [-]% similar to that of his mother. Even if he didn't say anything, the old man would know where he came from.

"It's a guest from afar, please come in! Let the guest be honored." The old man stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, welcoming Qiangwei into the yard.He also nodded to Chunzhi and Beifeng who followed him as a greeting.

Listening to the old man's tone, Qiangwei raised her eyebrows, Zhuangtou is Zhuangtou, and she speaks very well.

"Everyone in the family has gone to the fields and hasn't come back yet. The guest wait a moment. I'll get a glass of water for the guest." The old man was slightly hunchbacked, and he walked unsteadily.

"Thank you very much," Qiangwei stood in the yard, seeing that the whole yard was neatly tidied up, and the ground was also cleaned.Needless to say, the home has a squeaky clean mistress.

After a while, the old man came out with a wooden tray, on which there were three bowls of water, and a few pieces of old tea leaves floating in the bowls, "The conditions are limited, and there is no good tea, which makes the guests laugh."

"You're too polite, by the way, Zhuangtou's surname?" He was ashamed to say that, he was only focused on convincing his mother in the mansion, and even forgot to ask Zhuangtou's surname.

Hearing Qiangwei's question, the old man was only taken aback for a moment, and then he was relieved, "The old man's surname is Liu, guests can call the old man Liu Zhuangtou."

"Oh, Liu Zhuangtou has lived in this village for many years, right?" Qiangwei looked at him and then at the yard, and couldn't help asking.

"It's been 40 years since the old man was sent here as the head of the village. Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren have lived here." Old man Liu looked at Qiangwei, squinting his eyes, as if remembering.

No matter how he speaks or looks, this Liu Zhuangtou belongs to the shrewd category, so Qiangwei doesn't want to hide it anymore, "Liu Zhuangtou should know who I am, right?"

"To be honest, this farmer's villa is a private property, and the old man is just helping the master to take care of the villa. These years, the master rarely shows up, and it has been a long time. Forgive the old man's blind eyes and dare not make random judgments, but seeing that the guests are familiar, he should be with the master. There must be a certain origin." Old man Liu thought for a while and expressed his opinion.

"Well, Liu Zhuangtou has good eyesight. Before I came, I only knew that this Zhuangzi was my mother's private property, and there were some soldiers with physical disabilities living in it. I didn't know much about the rest." Qiangwei nodded and directly revealed her identity.As he spoke, he handed a jade pendant to Liu Zhuangtou for confirmation.

"This is the jade pendant from the Nangong Mansion. This old slave has seen the master. I have been negligent just now. Please forgive me." Liu Zhuangtou stood up and tremblingly wanted to salute, but was stopped by Qiangwei.

"Liu Zhuangtou, you don't have to be polite, you don't pay attention to those rules when you are away from home." Qiangwei took the jade pendant, and asked Liu Zhuangtou to sit down, "Is Zhuangzi still safe?"

"Which aspect is Young Master referring to?" Liu Zhuangtou listened to Qiangwei asking Zhuangzi, and immediately became much more energetic than before.

"What? Are there many other things?" Qiangwei raised her eyebrows, she was just a Zhuangzi, what else could she do?

"Hehe...don't get me wrong, young master. The tenants on the village are all in peace, and the farming work has not been delayed. As for the military masters living in the village, they have their own lives, and this old slave can't control them." People are uncles, but they are not under his jurisdiction!

"How do you say, don't you live together? Since all the people living in this village should be under your management, why are there exceptions?" Qiangwei was puzzled. Some remnant soldiers, even if they were lazy, would at best not work. Forget it, what else could be wrong?

"My young master doesn't know that these retreating military masters are all taken in by Lord Hou, and they were also brought here by Lord Hou to resettle them. They are raised by someone, and they have food to eat without having to work. But we are different, You have to work hard for everything. Anyway, somehow, the military master and the villagers are separated into two factions, they don’t talk so much to each other, and they are not restricted in what they want to do. Therefore, the old slave said that they Not under my control."

Listening to Liu Zhuangtou's narration, Qiangwei couldn't help frowning, why is it more serious than what her mother said, and she is still independent from the villagers.As long as he is injured and has no fighting ability, he will be eliminated by the court. He is still called a military master here, and he is specialized.If that's the case, it's such a disappointment.

"How long has this state lasted? Does my father know?" Qiangwei looked at Liu Zhuang's head and asked seriously.

"This? This old slave thinks that Lord Hou probably doesn't know the situation. Besides, Lord Hou hasn't been here for several years. As for the money, it seems that Manager He sent it from the house." Li Zhuangtou looked at Qiangwei, hesitated, Only then did he answer.

Manager He, very good, it seems that it should be clear to ask him later, "Where do those people live now? Can I go and have a look?"

"Master Jun lives on the opposite side of the small river. Usually we seldom go there, only when buying and selling grain." Liu Zhuangtou said, stood up, and pointed to the other side of the village.

"Buying and selling food?"

"It's like this. The grain harvested by the villagers usually needs to go to the capital to sell it to the grain store. It just so happens that the military master also needs to replenish new grain every year. Later, the old slave went to the military master to talk about it for the convenience of both parties. The villagers can To sell the grain to the military master, as long as the price per catty of grain is reduced by two cents, we can save going to the city, and the military master also has grain." Liu Zhuangtou was very happy when he talked about this. .

"Oh, that's true, that's true, at least it can save you a lot of walking." Qiangwei nodded, approving Liu Zhuangtou's cleverness, "Based on Liu Zhuantou's usual observations, are those remnant soldiers really incapable of working? "

"This? Simple self-care is okay. If you do farm work, the speed will definitely not be able to keep up. Especially when it's time for busy farming, every family is rushing to plant and harvest. There is no one to help. If it catches up with heavy rain, it will be a year of hard work. Your labor will be wasted." Liu Zhuang paused and expressed his thoughts.

Qiangwei listened to Liu Zhuangtou's analysis and agreed in her heart. Although she didn't do much farm work when she lived in Wolong Town, she knew that her adoptive parents would be busy for a while when the harvest season came. Parents will leave the work of cooking and delivering water to themselves.She also wants to wield a sickle and go into battle in person.

I just want to get the grain into the barn as soon as possible to be at ease.

(End of this chapter)