The story of a noble girl

Chapter 13
The eldest brother and Wang Gang drove two ox carts and returned with a full load, five hundred catties of cotton and dozens of bolts of coarse cloth, two hundred catties of grain and some other sundries.

Aunt Zhang yelled at everyone to unload the goods together, as if she had bought some of these goods at home, she was really a warm-hearted person, but unfortunately, she married a poor man and said farming was too hard, so she sold the three acres of land that she had obtained in the past. The two acres were given to the old Zhaotou in the village, and he went to the city to learn crafts. He did not return for three years, leaving Aunt Zhang and two children behind. Working hard, the annual harvest is only two hundred catties of millet, which is not enough to make ends meet after being processed into grain.

Lin Xiaoning felt that Aunt Zhang was very charismatic. No matter when or where, Aunt Zhang could always find a job and would not let herself stop. It was the years of poverty that made her too nervous to stop and formed a habit.

After the thatched hut was built, the more than [-] men in the village went back after a few words, and a group of women tidied up. Looking at the spacious and sturdy hut, drinking honeysuckle water, all the refugees were full of joy. , the face is full of spring breeze, even the few patients in the firewood room have to come out to see.

"My boss is really a kind person, really a kind person... I can't find such a boss in 100 years... My boss is our great benefactor..." Such words never stopped, which made Mr. Lin and his elder brother very unnatural. The face is red.

After resting for a while, Lin Xiaoning arranged for a few women to cook dinner, and the men lit the fire, and asked Aunt Zhang to gather all the women and girls who knew how to do needlework to gather cotton, quilts, and cut them together. The stitching of the quilt was as fast as flying with needles and threads. When the stars rose and the aroma of rice was overflowing, dozens of new quilts were sewn.

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After dinner, Lin Xiaoning took out the pen and paper he bought in the city last time, and asked Mr. Lin to do a roll call.

99 people, except Wang Gang and Wang Yong, 97 people.

Among the 97 people, including the patient, there were 43 men, including 45 adult men aged 22 to 14, 7 elderly people, and [-] male children.

There are 54 women, including 40 women aged 23 to 17, 14 elderly and [-] daughters.

Among these 97 people, some are single-handed, some are a family, and there are 29 households in total.They all come from within three hundred miles of Qingshui County. Most of them are because the tenant’s fields are infested with insects, the harvest is confiscated, and they cannot pay the rent. Some are beggars, and some are sick. For various reasons, this group of people ended up in Qingshui County.

Lin Xiaoning made up his mind and whispered to his grandfather for a while, and Old Man Lin cleared his throat and said loudly:

"There are 29 households in total, and there are only twelve thatched huts. They should be squeezed together first. Those who are sick these days should recover first. The women who know how to do needlework are still the same as today. They sew clothes and make quilts. Those who know how to fight will start, and after a few days of rest, follow me to chop firewood, build bridges and build houses, which are thick adobe houses, not thatched huts, and build 30 households, and every household has a house to live in!"

Everyone shouted when they heard it, and some old people simply sat on the ground and wiped their tears. Everyone was grateful and said: Don't worry, my master, don't worry, old lady, you took us in and gave us a way to live. You are so kind to us, we will definitely Work hard for the owner, so that the owner will not suffer any disadvantages. Although we look a little worse now, we can be good at farming before...

Seeing the situation, Master Lin was a little overwhelmed, so he quickly pushed Lin Xiaoning out.

Lin Xiaoning also has a big head, and what she fears the most is being appreciated by others. It's really uncomfortable and uncomfortable all over, so she had to bite the bullet and say, "You don't have to do this. Anyway, my family bought land. After the wasteland was opened up, it's up to anyone to plant it. Yes, you are not my Lin family’s slaves, but during the days when the land is reclaimed, I only take care of food and lodging, and do not pay wages, the house, quilt and clothes are your wages, and I will lease it to you when the land can be planted.”

All the people waiting were even more grateful to Dade for not expressing it.

On the second day, Mr. Lin and Lin Jiadong took Wang Gang and Wang Yong up the mountain to hunt. They said that it was too inconvenient to enter the city, so they went to the mountain to see the traps and buy some meat. Hunting is uncomfortable. After becoming a landlord, you have to go to the mountains, but at least it is to find meat, not to exchange money.

Li Zheng came to Lin Xiaoning in a hurry and said that Mr. Hu had ordered that there be 99 refugee registration lists, and that their homesteads would be allocated by the county government, and they would not occupy the 1000 acres of the Lin family.99 acres are zoned.First, it is calculated on the basis of one acre per person, and after the roster is made, the land deed will be handled according to the actual area of ​​the house occupied by each family or person.

"99 mu of land to build a house, one person per mu, 99 mu, there are odds and ends, Mr. Hu is crazy, let me build a house on one person, one mu, if there are five people in a family, don't I want to build five mu for them The house on the ground? My family is not that big, why don’t you arrest my Lin family and sell them! Let Mr. Hu come and arrest my Lin family and sell them.”

"It's calculated on the basis of one person per mu first, and one person per mu first. Isn't there a front yard and a back yard, right? There are also front yards and back yards..." Li Zheng was accompanied by a smiling face.

"Go! Go away immediately, disappear in front of me immediately, and tell Mr. Hu that my Lin family knows, and I won't let those 99 strong laborers starve and freeze! Whatever my Lin family eats, they will eat!" Lin Xiaoning blamed Li Zheng for holding her breath for the past two days.

"Hey... hey..." Li Zheng walked away with a smile, the grievance, the sadness, the resentment in his heart, he spent half his life in this position, and now he is yelled at by a little girl, what kind of world is this... …

After Lizheng left, Lin Xiaoning said to herself in grief and anger: "I also said to pay off the debt within one year, and use the house to pay for it. The land has not been opened, but the house has to be built first. Is there such a reason? Is there such a reason? "

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Day [-]: The Lin family released a message, "If there is food in the village, it can be delivered to the Lin family. The price charged by the Lin family is the same as that in the city."

Now there is a long queue in front of the Lin family's gate, all of which are scattered rice bags, some of them are tens of catties, some of them are dozens of catties, and some of them are hundreds of catties. Mr. Lin and Lin Jiadong are very busy. , weighing, counting, paying, keeping accounts...

Day 100: More than [-] straw mats were woven, and all the quilts were ready. One person had two beds, one mattress and one bed cover. The five members of the Lin family also replaced them with new quilts and new straw mats.

Fifth day: 29 households of refugees and brothers Wang Gang and Wang Yong, a total of 30 households, all registered in the roster, and completed the settlement procedures.

Day [-]: The simple bridge was built. Ten thick trees crossed the river side by side. Large and thick wooden boards were placed on it. According to Lin Xiaoning's requirements, the bridge should be wide, strong, and able to pass ox cart.

Day [-]: Young and strong people, regardless of men and women, dig mud and adobe, and three ox carts load mud at a very fast speed.New clothes for children and the elderly are also ready.

Since buying the land, Lin Xiaoning started to keep accounts. She used Arabic numerals to keep accounts. It was not until the evening of the seventh day that Lin Jiadong discovered the account books.

That night, Mr. Lin, Lin Jiadong, and Lin Xiaoning closed the door and talked for a long time

That night, Lin Xiaoning learned the origin of her life-preserving theory.

That night, Mr. Lin and Lin Jiadong learned that their girl Ning, since she fell into the water last month and woke up, not only can see a doctor, but also can read and write, and even a strange kind of arithmetic. That kind of notation is amazing, but It's really convenient and easy to remember, and you can learn it once you learn it. There are only ten numbers in total. After learning these ten numbers, it's clear how big the number is...

Mr. Lin and Lin Jiadong finally understood the meaning of "Elder Heshun" more deeply: "If a girl lives beyond the age of 12, she will be very expensive." And regretting that if Ruoning girl could see a doctor a few years ago, the daughter-in-law ( Mother) will not go.

After Lin Xiaoning taught her elder brother arithmetic and table ninety-nine, she became a hands-off shopkeeper and asked her elder brother to be responsible for keeping the accounts every day. She would check them at night to see if there were any calculation mistakes.This elder brother is really smart, he can do it as soon as he is taught, plus he has a good foundation in arithmetic, and after a day, he can't make a mistake in any stroke.

Everything in the woodland owner's house is going on in an orderly manner.

Another day passed, and on the ninth day, Rhubarb came back after lunch, looking for something to eat, but the milk was empty, which was rare, usually Rhubarb left early and returned late, and Lin Xiaoning also found that Rhubarb was His hair was still stained with a little blood.

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(End of this chapter)