Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year

While Mrs. Lin was away, the children from the second wife were building a chicken coop at home.

Mix the broken pottery pieces with yellow mud, add a little water, and shovel the mixed mud into the mold for making adobe bricks.

The mold is made up of several pieces of wood, which are hollow at the top and bottom, with only a few pieces of wood around it forming a frame.

At the beginning of winter, the soil was shoveled, Xiaoqi stepped on the piled earth a few times, and finally Silang flattened the soil with a hammer, and Wulang was responsible for stacking the prepared earth layer by layer.

The four of them had clear division of labor and were so busy that their heads and faces were covered in dirt.

A wall was built, but the prepared soil was not enough.

Wu Lang scratched his head: "I'll go dig some more soil."

Lidong also went with them. Silang continued to smash the pottery shards. Xiaoqi clapped his hands and went back to the front yard with them.

The four of them just walked to the front yard and stopped at the same time. Lidong looked like he had seen a ghost.

"Second brother, why did you get off the bed?!"

Erlang was fiddling with some wood in his hands, then looked up and smiled.

"The pain has long since stopped. It's uncomfortable to lie on the kang, so I came down to do some work."

Li Dong stamped her feet: "No, no, Aunt San said that you have to lie down for at least half a month, go back quickly."

Silang and Golang ran over, each holding one of his arms, and dragged him away.

Erlang's face was full of helplessness. "I'm not going anywhere. I'll just sit in the yard and tie up the wooden door. You guys are building a chicken coop, so I'll put it right on top of it. When you're done, I'll go back and lie down."

Shiro and Goro looked at Ritsudong.

Li Dong stamped his feet and said, "I can't control you. Wait until Third Aunt comes back and let her control you."

The children had unknowingly regarded Lin as their backbone.

When Lin came back, she was surprised to see Erlang.

"Why don't you lie on the kang?"

Erlang stood up and said, "The pain has subsided in the past two days, so I wanted to come down and do some work."

Lin looked at his complexion, which was much rosier than when they first met, and his cheeks were no longer frighteningly thin. It seemed that he had taken good care of himself these days, but it would be better to be cautious.

"Just walk a little bit, don't do any heavy work."

Jiro pursed his lips and nodded.

After returning to the east room, Lin was still a little worried, so she asked Cui Zhaozhao to invite Doctor Luo.

After the village head returned home, he dived into the cabinet and took out the bamboo cloth gown that was hidden at the bottom.

"It's not a festival, why are you wearing this?"

The wife of the village head frowned as she watched. Although the suit was not thick, it had long sleeves and the hem covered the instep.

In a year, he would only take it out and wear it for half a day when he paid taxes in spring and autumn, and would wear it when he went to the county government for meetings. After wearing it, he would immediately wash it and put it away.

It's summer now, so the smell must be coming out.

The headman buttoned up his clothes slowly and straightened his collar.

"Today is different. I have to show my authority as the head of Xiahe Village."

He put on a long gown and paced around the room. Then he sat on a chair, straightened his back and crossed one leg. He looked at his shoes covered with mud and frowned unhappily.

"Where are the new pair of cloth shoes that my eldest daughter-in-law made for me a while ago?"

He had been fighting with the head of Liushu Village for more than ten years. Today he could finally get his revenge. He was going to beat the head of Liushu Village hard.

The headman's wife pouted and took out the shoes. It was just a mountain spring. Cheng Liang's family was not as proud as he was.

A dog's stomach can't hold two taels of sesame oil.

As soon as the people in Liushu Village heard the news, they rushed to Xiahe Village.

Previously, the county magistrate sent people to notify each village to go into the mountains to find water, and also attached a formula for finding water. He also led people into the mountains and followed the method in the formula. Not only did he not find water, but he also made the people in the village restless.

Everyone in the village was saying that there was only one spring on the mountain, and that it had been occupied by Xiahe Village, so they had no water to drink.

The people in Liushu Village couldn't sleep all night for the past two days.

If I had known this last time, Li Zi would have led people to make trouble. In the end, he didn't get to eat any chestnuts, and the mountain was clearly divided into two halves by the county magistrate.

This time, Xiahe Village dug out water, and they could only envy it.

It’s all the eldest daughter-in-law’s fault for instigating it. If it weren’t for her nephew Zhao Yougen, Liushu Village would have had water long ago.

Willow Village is crossing the mountain and heading down along the mountain road.

The mountains and forests here block out the sun, there are gurgling streams along the way, and the mountain breeze blows away the heat, making the stickiness on the body feel much drier.

But he didn't dare to stop and kept walking down the mountain.

He didn't know what the people in Xiahe Village were up to, but he didn't believe they were kind enough to help them find water.

At the foot of the mountain, the people of Liushu Village were looking at the endless wheat fields with longing in their eyes.

Is this the ear of corn?

It's green and reflects light, which is really enviable.

In the setting sun, the village was dyed golden, smoke curled up from the chimneys, and the men carried hoes and walked home with smiles on their faces, chatting about family matters on the way.

The people in Liushu Village were gritting their teeth with red eyes.

It would be best if the people from Xiahe Village didn't come here to fool him out of boredom.

Doctor Luo took Erlang's pulse again, and under the gaze of a group of people, he withdrew his hand with a smile.

"I've almost recovered. I can walk around now. Don't be too nervous."

Mrs. Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you need to take a few more doses of medicine?"

"no, I'm fine."

The dinner prepared by Lidong was placed on the table. Doctor Luo took a look at it calmly. A chicken could be clearly seen in the rice porridge. He smiled, nodded and left.

Just after sending Doctor Luo away, someone from the village head came to call her over.

The people from Willow Village are coming.

The village head looked at Zhu Lizheng from Liushu Village, who looked more than ten years older, and the momentum that had been brewing for half the afternoon instantly deflated.

Zhu Lizheng was a few years younger than him. The two villages were close to each other and shared a mountain, so there were often quarrels and arguments between the villagers.

If the situation gets bigger, it will escalate into a fight between two villages, with neither side giving in.

He called Zhu Lizheng a beast, and Zhu Lizheng told him to stop barking. Every time this happened, he got so angry that he wanted to change his surname and no longer wanted to be called Wang.

The two village heads had been quarreling for more than ten years, and they had only not seen each other for a few days, so how could they become like this?

His clothes were twisted and hung on his body, his straw sandals were only toes exposed, and his already thin hair was all over his head.

The village head scratched his hair and drank some water to hide his embarrassment.

Seeing that he was still in the mood to drink water, Zhu Lizheng snatched the cup from his hand.

"Mr. Wang, did you really find a source of water in the mountains?"

He's dressed properly, but I don't know what's going on in his stomach.

The village head wiped the water stains off his body, his temper still as impatient as ever, without any attitude of begging for help.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I came to talk to you about this."

Zhu Lizheng's eyes widened suddenly. "Why aren't you anxious? The village doesn't even have drinking water. This is a matter of life and death for the entire village. Have you really found a source of water?"

The village head coughed softly: "Found it, found it."

"Seriously? If you lie to me today, I'll lead everyone from Willow Village to live in your village tomorrow."

"Why would I lie to you? All the young men in your village are defecating in our village water. Otherwise, you would think I am happy to run over to find water."

"What a bunch of beasts!" Zhu Lizheng cursed inwardly. "Don't worry, once we find some water, I'll go back and grab those people and let you do whatever you want with them."

The village head raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's put it this way. They did something wrong and they must be punished. But as for finding water, I don't have the ability to do that."

Zhu Lizheng's face turned red and he was about to curse.

The village head said slowly as he looked at Lin's figure which was becoming clearer and clearer.

"The one with this ability is a young man from our village, a thirteen-year-old student. Even the county magistrate praised him highly."

Zhu Lizheng turned around: "She?"

Lin said calmly, "It's my son Jingwen."

The head of the village is very proud. Are you envious of the people from Xiahe Village?

Zhu Li was holding his breath, waiting for him to continue.

"The county magistrate can reward him with twelve acres of land for the water source of Xiahe Village." The village head left a meaningful expression.

"so much!"

Zhu Lizheng calculated that twelve mu of land would cost at least two taels of silver per mu, which would be more than twenty taels of silver.

A mouthful of spring water is so expensive!

The village head continued, "It's been years since we've had a student like this in the nearby villages. He needs more education in the future, and that requires money."

Zhu Lizheng was fooled and nodded blankly.

"Brother, whatever you say, I will listen to you."

"Twelve acres of land. Promise me to lead people up the mountain immediately."

Zhu Lizheng moved his lips a few times, feeling that this was not the way to calculate it.

The county magistrate's reward is paid from the county's account, but they pay from the village, so it's different.

The village head said slowly, "Twelve acres is a bit too much, but think about it this way. If he passes the imperial examination and becomes the top scholar, won't we all benefit from it? This land will be the top scholar's land, and the water on the mountain will have to be called the top scholar's spring!"

Regardless of whether he is the top scholar or not, as long as he can help Liushu Village find water, this young man is the top scholar in his eyes!

Compared with the lives of the entire village, twelve acres of land are nothing to worry about.

Zhu Lizheng squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Okay, I'll give it to you!"

The head of the village took out the land deed that had been prepared long ago, opened the ink pad, and motioned him to press his fingerprint.

Zhu Lizheng took a quick look and was so angry that his nose was crooked. It turned out that the location of the twelve acres of land had been chosen, and they were all top-quality fields.

After pressing the fingerprints, Zhu Lizheng couldn't wait any longer and urged them to go up the mountain.

The village head called on more than a dozen men from the village, holding torches, and went up the mountain at night.

Lin was called over when she was halfway through cooking. She was hungry at the time, so Cui Zhaozhao secretly stuffed an egg into her mouth.

She had specially cooked and prepared them, and took three in total, one for each of them.

The last time the mountain was so busy, they had to pave ditches overnight.

When they arrived at the place they found during the day, Cui Zhaozhao determined the location and then Cui Jingwen made the first dig.

The remaining dozen or so men took turns to fight, and the sounds of carving with knives and axes echoed in the mountains.

"There's water, there's water!"

Someone immediately brought a torch closer and looked at the water emerging from the stone wall. Zhu Lizheng was anxiously pushing the people in front away, catching the water with trembling hands, tears in his eyes.

It's really water!

Mr. Wang didn't lie to him.

The crops in Liushu Village will also be like those in Xiahe Village, with ears of grain and flowers blooming, and the heavy wheat stalks will bend down.

Zhu Lizheng pulled Cui Jingwen and was about to kowtow to him, but was stopped by the village head.

"Okay, we've found the water for you. Just call someone to expand the canal and divert the water down the mountain."

Zhu Lizheng wiped away his tears and nodded solemnly.

He turned to Lin and said, "You are the benefactors of our Willow Village. Don't worry, as long as I am here, no one will dare to touch your land."

Lin thanked him with a smile, and asked Zhu Lizheng to help find a few honest and reliable people in the village. Zhu Lizheng patted his chest and agreed.

mountain road.

The sound of insects chirping is endless.

Several men could hardly hide their excitement.

"I actually drew water with my own hands. From now on, I will never wash my hands again!"

"Ask your wife if she agrees first."

"Hahahaha, ever since I got water, I can't wait to take a bath every day. My body feels so comfortable."

The head of the village frowned and told them to shut up.

Cui Zhaozhao counted the accounts on his fingers.

Together with the six acres of land awarded by the county magistrate, they now have a total of eighteen acres of land.

In the village, five acres of land are enough to support a family of four or five people. The tax here is 30%. The six acres of land in Xiahe Village are tax-free, and the grain produced is enough for the four of them to eat.

The twelve acres of land in Liushu Village are extra income. Assuming that one acre of land produces two hundred kilograms of grain, twelve acres of land means two thousand four hundred kilograms. Assuming one kilogram of grain is worth ten cents, it is twenty-four taels.

If they were to build a house, the four of them would need at least four rooms, plus a living room, a kitchen, and a toilet. There must be a toilet!

It turns out that I need a large house with at least seven or eight rooms, and I don’t know if twenty or so taels of silver will be enough.

By this calculation, these lands are still a little less.

I heard that Mr. Sun from the next village has hundreds of acres of land, which stretches as far as the eye can see. He has more than 20 farmhands at home, and lives in a grand three-story courtyard.

Cui Zhaozhao's eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Mom, I want to be a landlord."

Cui Jingwen laughed when he heard her words and whispered in her ear: "You can only call me Landlord's Wife."

Cui Zhaozhao was so angry that she wanted to hit him, but Lin grabbed Cui Jingwen's ear and pulled him aside.

"If you want to be ours, save money and buy land. Mom supports you."

But her money couldn't be seen in public, and Cui Zhaozhao was discouraged.

“Let’s build the house first.”

These fields will not be able to be harvested until spring at the earliest, so it will be too late this year.

After running up the mountain twice in one day, Lin's legs were swollen when he returned home. When he took off his shoes, he found two blisters on his feet.

After boiling some hot water to soak their feet, the family quickly fell asleep.

The moon is bright.

Cui Chengliang lit a fire in the yard to melt the gum. When the gum was stuck together, he poured the clay powder prepared in advance into it and stirred it evenly.

Use a knife to smooth the crack around the pottery bowl that was made during the day, and evenly fill it with gum mixed with clay powder.

"Mom, the braised pork is delicious, smack, smack."

Someone's mumbling in his sleep drifted into the yard, and Cui Chengliang chuckled softly.

The bowl in hand has been treated, but the gum has not dried yet. We will have to wait until it dries completely tomorrow to see the details.

Place the bowl on the windowsill to dry, then put out the fire.

The moon is very round tonight. Cui Chengliang raised his head and looked at the sky calmly.

When I first came here, I often stared at the moon. I couldn't sleep at night and would sit in the yard all night.

This moon seems to be no different from the one I saw in my previous life, it is full of potholes.

Cui Chengliang stared at it in a daze, as if he had returned to his previous life's home through the same moon.

It should be around nine o'clock in the evening now. Zhao Zhao must not have gone to bed yet. Maybe he is still having dinner with friends outside.

The wife should lean against the head of the bed to modify the plan. If she is not busy with work, she should be watching TV series or reading novels. She likes to read novels before going to bed. Many times when he woke up in the middle of the night, the light at her bedside was still on.

It's been three years, and I don't know if she has found a partner again.

Will I be like him, often staring at the moon for a long time?

She certainly couldn't have imagined that he was still alive in another time and space, and met someone who looked very much like her.

In fact, he could live alone. Over the years, some people in the village had approached him to make peace, but he refused because he was not single. He had a wife and children, but they were just not in the same time and space.

But Lin really looks too much like her.

He didn't want much, he was satisfied just to be able to look at her quietly.

Watch her talking and laughing with the children, watch her cooking with her head down.