Ancient natural disasters: The whole family traveled through time and was almost wiped out

Chapter 227

Jiang Xiaomi understood this operation, she is so smart!

This roof has many uses. I will throw my teeth on the roof when I change my teeth.

When Jiang Yiyu came back, Madam Cui had already picked up the weight and was gesturing on Little Yutou, saying, "Although the weight is small, it can bear a thousand pounds."

Some children have a weak constitution and have to be weighed down with a weight so that they can grow up safely.

He picked up the padlock and gestured three times: "Grow up, head tight, feet tight, hands tight!"

Then he placed the baby on a tea tray, and tucked the gold and silver ingots that Lao Jiang's family had prepared beforehand into Yutou's body, saying, "Gold on the left, silver on the right. If you can't spend it, give it to the servants."

This is not a wish. This young master Yutou has been destined to have this fate!

"Is the ceremony finished here?" Jiang Xiaomi asked her mother. Not to mention Aunt Cui who was doing the ceremony, even she, who was just standing and watching, was tired. She had never seen Aunt Cui stop talking. She kept on chattering -

“I think so…” Jiang Suying was not sure either. She had never experienced such a complicated third day bath. But in the original owner’s memory, the third day bath in the past was more complicated, with more things to prepare and more people invited. Today, the conditions are limited and it has been very streamlined.

Jiang Xiaomi: “…”

I can’t imagine how complicated the unabridged version of the third day washing would be.

Finally, Old Lady Yang took down the statue of the Goddess of Childbirth, the money and incense sticks, and sent them to the courtyard for burning. Then Aunt Cui took the statues of the Goddess of Childbirth and the Goddess of Bed with copper chopsticks and burned them, still chanting: "The Goddess of Bed and the Goddess of Bed are surnamed Li. The adults and children are in your hands. Give more boys and fewer girls."

Then, the ashes left from the burnt statue were wrapped in red paper and placed under Qin's kang mat, meaning that the kang god and kang god would always guard the kang and protect the adults and children from being in danger.

From then on, the third day of bathing was over.

After everyone had fun with the child for a while, they went out.

Qin's mother Zhao and Qin's sister-in-law Zhang stayed in the house and talked to Qin. After all, they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Qin didn't even go back to her parents' home during the New Year. Although they brought a verbal message to report that she was safe, it was ultimately more reassuring to see it with their own eyes.

Moreover, the Qin family knew something about what the Jiang family did in the town. Anyone with some common sense could see that the current Nanzhen Town is ruled by Jiang Lizheng and Jiang Yipei of the Jiang family.

There was no good mud within a few miles of their village, so they could not make bricks and could only make charcoal. Because Jiang Li was familiar with her in-laws, she appointed her eldest son as the second manager and asked him to cooperate with the chief manager to manage the charcoal kiln.

Although this was a good thing, if Qin hadn't married into the old Jiang family, the Qin family would never have had such an opportunity in their lifetime. But they were still a little worried. Jiang Lizheng was in charge of Nanxiang Town, and Jiang Yipei was in charge of Luoshui County. So where did the original Chen County Magistrate go?

Are there any hidden dangers if we do things this way? Will...

The Jiang family would not tell them about these things in detail, and they did not dare to ask in detail. They could only take this opportunity to ask Qin Shi if she knew anything! Let her tell them in detail, so that if there is anything wrong, they can be prepared!

But how could Qin know such a thing?

Even if she knew, she couldn't tell anyone else without the permission of her father-in-law, uncle or husband!

Even if that person is her mother!

Qin was still clear about this.

It is not a good thing for ordinary people to know too much. It may even harm your family!

Qin thought for a moment and shook her head at Zhao: "Mom, stop talking. I just want to ask you, if it weren't for my father-in-law and my eldest uncle, would our village be better off than it is now?"

"That's definitely not possible!" Zhao said without thinking, "Who in our village knows how to make charcoal? The mountains over there are barren and deep, and there are many dens of big beasts and bears. If it weren't for the labor service, or if Jiang Lizheng hadn't given us machetes, according to the morality of our village, we would never go up the mountain to chop firewood after chopping the bed boards and burning them."

"It's good that you understand. What else do we need to prepare? You have been relatives for so many years, don't you know what kind of people my father-in-law and his family are? What's more, what they do will only benefit us and our village, and not harm us. Just do what they ask you to do, and don't ask too many questions. What else can we take care of now? Live your life well and don't be cold or hungry, which is better than anything else!"

What else can we ask for in this world today?

Become very rich and powerful?

Do not!

Just want to live, that's all.

After hearing what her daughter said, Zhao broke out in a cold sweat and suddenly realized that they were indeed thinking too much. How could ordinary people like them interfere in the affairs of the people above them!

So what if the people above are replaced!

This person makes their lives better and better, he is a good person!

I heard that the outside world is in chaos, and they are lucky enough that they can manage themselves in this small village.

In fact, in today's environment, the family members of the old Jiang family who stayed in Jiangjia Village are among the best off. They lead a worry-free life just like before the disaster, with servants serving them. They have nothing to worry about, as if the suffering outside has nothing to do with them.

But their peaceful life was earned by Jiang Yipei, Jiang Suying and others who worked hard outside.

A lot of things have happened in the past six months. Today, taking advantage of this happy event, everyone took a good rest for the day and did not go back until it was almost time for dinner. Old Mrs. Yang tried to keep them and asked them to have dinner before going back, but the people in Jiangjia Village were unwilling to do so. They came to congratulate, not to eat and drink for free. Their families are not to the point of not having enough to eat, so how could they try to take advantage of the headman's family?

After the third day of the bath, for three consecutive days, Jiang Lizheng and Jiang Yipei went out early and came back late. Every time they came back, they looked like they were so angry that they had a myocardial infarction.

"Poor mountains and harsh waters bring out unruly people!"

"When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain it clearly!"

"Why do you call them fools? Stupid! Stupid! They are almost stupid to death! No matter how much we persuade them, they just won't listen. They just want to get married, get married, get married!"

"What's most infuriating is that those parents can't wait to send their daughters to die!"

"You are not even worthy of being a human being! Being a pig is a disgrace to a pig!"

"When I think about how I worked so hard for these bastards, I can't work for even a day!!!"

"Ahhhh!"

Jiang Yipei started to go crazy as soon as he returned to his yard.

"Don't be angry. If you get sick from anger, no one will be able to replace you, Dad!" Jiang Xiaomi poured Jiang Yipei a glass of cold water and asked him to calm down!

"How can I not be angry? I'm so angry that my breasts are about to grow!"

Jiang Yipei drank the water in one gulp, grimacing at the cold. He looked at the cup and then at Jiang Xiaomi, unable to believe it. He felt that his broken heart had been completely shattered: "You gave your dad such cold water? Is that what I did to you when you were a child?"

Jiang Xiaomi smiled foolishly: "It can help to cool down the body!"

Jiang Yipei: “…”

What should I do if I get even more angry?!

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. It's just a glass of water. It won't hurt you to drink it! Sit, sit, sit—"

Jiang Xiaomi pulled her father's sleeve to make him sit down, and she stood behind him, massaging his shoulders obediently: "I asked my brother about this question, and he found a book for me, saying that if you read it, you won't be so angry."

"What book?" Jiang Yipei took a deep breath and took the book to read.

A lazy man like Jiang Yipei would stay away from something as feudal and ignorant as marrying a wife for the river god, which was difficult to deal with at first glance. So after he and Jiang Lizheng went to Dahe Village that day, he immediately wrote a letter and asked a carrier pigeon to deliver it to County Magistrate Chen, asking him to hurry up or send someone to deal with it.

However, unfortunately, before his pigeon took off, County Magistrate Chen's pigeon landed.

As soon as he opened the letter, Jiang Yipei almost tore it up.

That bastard County Magistrate Chen said that the world is going to be in chaos, and he has to go back to Jiangnan to make overall arrangements. Time is tight, and he has no time to say goodbye to you. Chunzhou County has just stabilized, and the next job will be handed over to you!

In addition to the important instructions, there was also writing all over the letter paper: When you read this letter, I will be gone!

Jiang Yipei was so angry that he almost roasted the two pigeons!

Now that County Magistrate Chen is gone, he has to take care of this matter even if he doesn’t want to.

He originally wanted to handle the matter peacefully, thinking about reasoning with them and getting them to give up the idea.

However, he was still naive. Originally, these people respected him for his great contributions to Nanxiang Town, but when they heard that he came to oppose the river god marrying a wife, they turned around and reasoned with him, instilling in him the various benefits of marrying a wife for the river god.

The more Jiang Yipei listened, the more frightened he became. The people in this village believed in the river god so much that they were about to lose themselves.

When Jiang Yipei strongly demanded that the event not be held, they started crying, then begged, then some elderly people began to lie on the ground, and finally the whole village knelt in front of him, begging him to release them and give the entire village a chance to live.

Jiang Lizheng was also very angry. He said to Jiang Yipei: "You are just too nice to them. If it was County Magistrate Chen who came, they would definitely not dare to do this."

Jiang Yipei's actions during this period of time can definitely be described as that of a good official serving the country and the people. He is kind to the people and seems easy to talk to. Even if he is not easy to talk to, he would not beat or kill them like other officials. As a result, they dared to disobey Jiang Yipei and force him to compromise!

You see, it’s not easy to be a good leader who is wholeheartedly serving the people. You want others to respect you, fear you, and enforce your orders. It’s really hard to strike that balance!

If you are strong, he will be weak; if you are weak, he will be strong.

It's all about looking at people's preferences!!!

"Xiaomi!" Jiang Xiubai's voice came from outside the yard. Jiang Suying opened the door: "Xiaobai——"

"Aunt, is Xiaomi here? Why can't I find her anywhere?"

"Inside, what do you want with her?"

After Jiang Xiubai came in, Jiang Suying closed the door.

"Yesterday we said we were going to plant some vegetables, but today I waited till I was sleepy and there was no sign of you - ah, read a book!"

"Turn to the back!" Seeing that Jiang Yipei had been looking at the front part, Jiang Xiaomi helped him turn to the back: "Look, here it is, the Five Arts of Controlling People!"

When Jiang Xiumian learned that County Magistrate Chen had thoughts of rebellion, he bought many books one after another, intending to understand my country's ancient feudal system and see if there was a need to take the essence and discard the dross. One of the books mentioned how the ancient feudal dynasties controlled and oppressed the people in order to maintain the power of the rulers and the stability of the country.

"What's wrong? Uncle doesn't look well?" Jiang Xiubai asked curiously.

"My father was mad about the river god's marriage. So, let's study the reasons why the people are so ignorant and see if we can find a peaceful solution."

Jiang Xiubai said: "I know a little about this!"

Jiang Xiaomi: "Oh?"

"Oh what?! I'm a liberal arts student! It's normal for me to know a little bit!" Jiang Xiu rolled his eyes at Jiang Xiaomi: "The river god's marriage, to put it bluntly, is to pin hopes on gods for things that humans cannot accomplish. To put it more bluntly, it's spiritual sustenance. Why is Buddhism so enduring? It's because it makes people believe in the next life!"

Jiang Xiubai sat down: "As for the five methods of controlling the people you mentioned, you have heard of the famous Qin Shihuang burning books and burying scholars and abolishing all schools of thought to promote Confucianism, right? These two are one derogatory and one praising, but they are essentially the same, that is, controlling thoughts by controlling education, in order to maintain the supremacy of imperial power. This is fooling the people!"

"Besides the ignorant people, there are also the weak people, the tired people, the humiliated people, the poor people—tsk!"

Jiang Xiaomi frowned more and more as she watched: "I really want to curse, so cheap! No wonder it cost so much money to study in ancient times! How afraid were they to enlighten the people's thoughts!"

"No wonder nine generations of your clan are killed for illegally mining iron ore! Even buying a hoe requires filing a record. They are so afraid that you will make weapons and rebel! We will cut you off at the source and see how you can fight with real swords and guns with your bare hands!"

"In ancient times, when people came of age, they were given land. I initially thought this policy was beneficial to the country and the people, but now it seems that this is not the case! There are so many fields that they can't even plant them all. How can farmers have time to do other things? Even if they do have time, they will have no time left. Every year, they have to do corvée labor to build roads, bridges, dams, and palaces! How miserable is this!"

"The most outrageous thing is that the land allocated to each household is registered in the county, and taxes are collected based on the registered acres, not the actual acres cultivated! The court's abacus is about to fall on my face!"

"The rich and powerful will always be the rich and powerful, and the common people will never stand up. If such a country doesn't perish, it will be a miracle!"

Jiang Xiubai said, "Why are you angry? Isn't it the same in modern times? It's been many years since the liberation of thought, but have we achieved complete liberation? Many remote rural areas are still very feudal. As for wealth, of course it is in the hands of a few people! Do you understand the 80/20 rule?"

Jiang Xiaomi threw the book down and said, "I don't know a thing!"

The "Five Techniques of Controlling the People" simply leave no way for ordinary people to survive. The people are like beasts of burden!

What freedom of thought do cattle and horses need?

They don’t need to, and aren’t allowed to, they just need to work honestly!

Jiang Yipei suddenly became even angrier, not at Dahe Village, but at this dynasty.

The dynasty needed such ignorant subjects, so they became such subjects.