Blood from Daming

Chapter 13
It was very late at night, and the lively people had dispersed.In a small courtyard of Xuejiazhuangzi, Xue Yun, Xue Er, Xue Si, Xue Wu, Xue Liu and five people sat around together.

Everyone was discussing, Xue Yun was silent for a while and said, "This Zhuangzi can't go on like this. People in a Zhuangzi can't afford to eat for a year. Don't you feel panicked? Second Uncle, please make up your mind."

Xue Er said: "I'm going to ask the master to hand over Zhuangzi to the young master to manage, wouldn't it be all right?"

Xue Si: "Second brother's words are inappropriate. The master asked the young master to take care of it. In the future, the other rooms will come to talk about it, and the young master will suffer. The most unlucky ones are probably the people in our village."

Xue Liudao: "Years ago someone wanted to buy us, the second master of Zhuangzi recognized it, and wanted to get rid of this burden. The old master disagreed and feared that it would cut off everyone's livelihood. Why don't we just buy it ourselves."

Xue Si: "That's a good idea. I'll go and collect the money. Everyone begs the old man to sell it to us, and everyone will be like the young master."

Xue Er: "You can still buy Zhuangzi with your bullshit money, and you can buy it for a corner."

Xue Yun: "Even if Fourth Uncle wants to buy me, he has his own way, but he can't do it himself."

Xue Wu: "Master, the head of the second household is very mean. Erniang and the uncle in charge of the shop have no idea how much money will be left in the house. The second master doesn't care about business. The two brothers of the young master are both playboys."

Xue Er: "I know about the sale of Zhuangzi. The buyer is a new servant who went through the family of Wei Gonggong in the palace. The second master and the second mother wanted to sell it. They thought the land was too thin and the stones paid 3 yuan. Two silver coins, the second master and the second mother wanted to add some more, but the servants refused, and later heard that there are too many useless people in the village who can't do things, so it's not easy to house these men who kill Tartars after buying the village, for fear of ruining their reputation. gone."

Xue Si: "This place drags people, and it is not necessary to give away two hundred mouths to others."

Xue Yun said, "I'll just find someone to handle the purchase of this land."

Xue Er: "Let me do the math, young master, you have 350 taels of gold and 500 taels of silver, and you will remember 8000 taels. If you send out 2000 taels, the jewelry will probably be worth less than ten thousand if you sell it. No problem, [-] bolts of silk are worth [-], and other sundries such as cloth are not worth much."

Xue Yun: "Second Uncle, take a look at the tone of the family and get a real price. According to your estimate, it is [-] taels. I will take away the [-] bolts of silk and satin and exchange them for money. I will keep the cloth, gouache, clothes and other sundries for use. I'll figure out what to do with the rest of the money."

Xue Wu: "If all the old and young in the village are willing to vote for a new owner, it is possible for the old owner to go to the heart and pay less."

Xue Si: "I'll take the people from the farm to beg the old man for less money. There's really no way to support people in this crop field."

Xue Yun said with a smile: "You can do other things without producing crops in the field, such as raising chickens, ducks and fish."

Xue Si: "If a farmer doesn't grow food, is he still a farmer?"

Xue Yun: "This land is full of pebbles, so growing crops is half the effort. It's more cost-effective to raise chickens, ducks, fish, etc. and sell them for money. The pebbles are very good and can be used to repair villages and houses."

Xue Yun and the others discussed for a while, and decided that Xue Er would go to the old man to find out his attitude, and Xue Wu and Xue Liu would also fix it at home. Come and go to borrow money.Xue Er was very curious about any rich people he knew, and he also expressed concern about the original owner of the money.

Xue Yun told them that it's useless to worry, you'll have no trouble if you go back, it's going to rain this day, if you want to marry someone, let it go.What's more, the people in the rivers and lakes who won it mean what they say, and they won't care about it anymore. Besides, we are not so easy to talk about.

Xue Yun finally stated that he is a concubine, and it doesn't matter whether this matter is successful or not, anyway, he already wants to set up his own family and take away those who are willing to follow in Shizhuang.

Xue Er, Xue Si, Xue Wu, and Xue Liu have all expressed their determination. No matter whether Xue Yun stays in the Xue family or leaves them in the future, they will follow them to the death and never change their minds. I hope Xue Yun can revive the Xue family, so that these brothers who are still alive can live a good life. .

Xue Yun said that a lot of things happened during this time out, no matter how Zhuangzi will live in the future, the Xue family will live inside, everyone uses this matter to manage Zhuangzi.After discussing, Xue Liu temporarily stayed to help Xue Si organize the young people in the village and protect his own manor. I believe that the distribution of money has greatly stimulated the people in the village. After all, people make money and birds die for food. Under the reward, there will be no hard work.

Xue Si said that there are more than a dozen Zhuang Ding who came back this time, and there are still 20 people in the village.Xue Yun told Xue Si that those who are afraid of death should not be wanted. The key to wanting someone is not to be afraid of death, willing to work hard, and the most important thing is to be trustworthy.Xue Si confessed to Xue Yun that all the people in the village came from bitter backgrounds, and working for the Xue family, the Xue family was a general, and it was his duty to fight to the death.

It was dawn, and Xue Yun, Xue Er and Xue Wu were ready to leave for the city.

More than a dozen servants of the Xue family were waiting in the distance with their horses, and Xue Si followed Xue Yun with a few subordinates.Xue Yun called Xue Er, Xue Si, Xue Wu, and together they went up to the useless stone and earth hill next to Zhuangzi.

Xue Yun stood on the mound, looking at the nearby trees and crops, looking at the mountains and rivers in the distance, thinking about the images that flashed in his mind, he couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

Xue Yun said to Xue Er, Xue Si, Xue Wu, and Xue Liu: "This earthen mountain bag is actually very useful. We built Zhuangzi on this earthen mountain. The height of Zhuangzi and the earthen mountain is stronger than ordinary castles, and it does not exceed the standard stipulated by the imperial court. "

Xue Si: "There are still a large group of robbers near the capital who can't get in and out."

Xue Yun: "You asked them that going out this time is very dangerous. Forget about the White Lotus Sect uprising last year. The world is getting more and more chaotic. I don't know if the Tartars have come in."

Xue Si: "The young master is really insightful, and his thinking is far-reaching, and my subordinates are very impressed."

Xue Yun: "Fourth Uncle, you're welcome. I'm just planning for a rainy day. You can lay down stones straight from the mound to build the wall, and then backfill the ditch under the mound with clay and stones to bring in running water to form a fish pond. Chickens and ducks are raised in the large open space in the middle of the village, and fish can be raised in chicken and duck manure.”

Xue Sixi said: "My ancestors bought this place and thought the earthen buns were trash, but the young master said they turned out to be treasures."

Xue Yun: "Everything that is born must have its purpose. It is safe to dig the ditch that protects the village and then dig deep to store the property of Shangshui Zhuangzi. The stockade on the earth hill is built so that everyone can escape when they are in trouble. The current Zhuangzi It’s okay for people to live in, but if something happens, the wall is short and low, and it’s useless.”

Everyone in Tushan Baozhuang came out to see them off while talking. Xue Liu led a large group of people and stood there neatly. Xue Liu saw Xue Yun and the others coming down to greet him.Xue Er asked: "You bring a lot of people."

Xue Liu: "Yesterday, when the money was distributed, everyone was so excited that it's been so many years since the old man died in the war. After this battle, I have seen money distributed like the young master. Haha, everyone who went to the family has distributed money." Wealthy, no dead people, and the whole village is ruined, this guy is almost NO.60."

Xue Yun: "Sixth brother, let everyone make it clear that there are immortals in war. Now that everyone is here, let's practice first, but if you only practice for half a day and fail to meet the requirements, don't, each person will be given two catties of rice a day."

Xue Liu: "Master, please choose a leader."

Xue Yun: "Very well, let the bravest person in this battle be the leader."

Xue Liu pointed to a few people and asked them to stand up. Xue Yun suddenly asked, "Oh, why are you here?"

The middle-aged man who was asked was the son of the old man among those who took refuge yesterday. The middle-aged man said: "My father told me to serve my master. This is the best kind man he has ever seen."

Xue Yun: "You said you killed the Tartars."

The middle-aged man said: "I met them when I was fleeing. Everyone worked hard to kill three Tartars. I also had three companions. Later, I was seriously injured and another companion died."

(End of this chapter)