Porridge and side dishes [farming]

This sentence hurts more than not adapting.If it is not adapted, the county magistrate asked where he did not adapt and then adjusted, and some said, but the meaning of Er Gouzi's words was that he did not regard this place as his home at all, so no matter whether he adapted or not, Er Gouzi did not stay. plan.

The county magistrate's eyes dimmed, he nodded reluctantly, and said with a smile: "It's human nature, at least he loves his family." The county magistrate looked at Li Ji, "Brother Li, how about you?"

Li Ji's body trembled when he called brother, he looked up at the magistrate, Li Ji thought to himself that I regard you as a father, but you treat me as a brother.

"I don't know what adaptation is. Everything here is new, and my eyes can't see it. I haven't had time to think about whether I'm suitable or not."

Er Gouzi's answer was heartless, while Li Ji's answer was ambiguous.Everyone on the two sides is satisfied, the county magistrate sighed inwardly, and said with a smile on his face:

"I also heard that you climbed trees, and you frightened the servants."

"It's my fault. I wanted to see if there was an orchard here, but I was too greedy to look at the fruit on the tree, and Er Gouzi went up to the tree to pick it. I know that Er Gouzi can't fall off the tree if he stretches out his hand. He, but the others didn’t know it, so he frightened them for nothing.” Li Ji took out the remaining three plums from his bosom and gave them to the magistrate, “I still have two left, the fruit has just disappeared. Hey, eat it. Sweet and sour is also good.”

It is a rare thing for the county magistrate to pick the fruit for his own son.

The food that Er Gouzi cooks, the hunting that he hunts, the crops he grows, and the animals he raises, these things that Li Ji can enjoy every day, the magistrate has never had. The only thing related to Er Gouzi is The white fox fur bought for 22 taels of silver is still hanging in the bedroom of the county magistrate.

In fact, at that time, it was not guaranteed whether it was from Er Gouzi, but it was the only thing that might be related to Er Gouzi in the past 20 years. Even if it was only possible, it was very precious to the county magistrate.

The magistrate took the green and yellow plum, wiped it with a handkerchief and took a bite, the sour and sweet taste spread on his lips, the magistrate nodded: "It's not bad."

Li Ji could imagine the state of mind of the county magistrate at this time, the more precious the things he couldn't get, the more precious he was. The county magistrate had Er Gouzi in his heart, so he would cherish everything Er Gouzi brought.

Li Ji: "Er Gouzi and I picked lotus seeds in the lake, but there were too few. We sent them to the kitchen to stew. We should be able to eat them at night. Er Gouzi is delicious, which is the best time to eat. Spirit."

Er Gouzi looked at Li Ji, and he didn't disagree, he was not the most energetic when he was eating, but when he was eating Li Ji.

The magistrate nodded Lianlian, and looked at Li Ji with deep meaning.To be honest, without Li Jizai, there would be absolutely no such progress between the magistrate and Er Gouzi, and they might not even be able to talk.With the help of Li Ji in the middle, the magistrate could eat the fruits and lotus seeds picked by Er Gouzi himself.

Although Li Ji's words were a bit harsh, for example, he scolded the county magistrate yesterday without showing any emotion, but he was very mean-spirited.It took only one day, and their father-son relationship was not less.

"The tailor will come to you in a while and tailor the clothes for you. The clothes you are wearing are bought at a clothing store after seeing the clothes you took off yesterday. They don't fit you well. After measuring the size and making a decent fit, it is also comfortable to wear. " said the magistrate.

The corners of Li Ji's lips twitched. Does this mean that the suit he is wearing is not good?I don't know if I have never been an official, how much luxury this is.

Of course, in the final analysis, Li Ji has never seen the world.It's like being in the village, Li Ji's family eats meat all the time. For other people in the village, that's a life for gods, but for Li Ji, it's just the most ordinary thing in life.

"Then don't take me with you. I don't need to be careful with my rough skin. For me, I may not have one piece of clothing in this life. It's good for Er Gouzi to make two more. It is your own The young master in the family has never been decent before, so he should enjoy it more."

The county magistrate treats him well. Since he entered the mansion yesterday, Li Ji has owned everything that has Ergouzi.But Li Ji has this self-knowledge, he is not Ergouzi, and he is far inferior to Ergouzi.Er Gouzi is the only son of the county magistrate and the future master of the mansion.Li Ji can enjoy everything arranged by the county magistrate with peace of mind, but he has no right to desire more.

The magistrate of the county said: "You are too polite. In this mansion, you are the same as my own brother. It is impolite to take what the younger brother takes from the older brother. What is lacking and what is short, just say what you want. The family is rich and rich. It’s not expensive, but it’s easy to have enough food and clothing.”

This is the truth. First of all, the county magistrate really admired Li Ji at that time. The two wanted to reconcile a lot, and their tempers were also similar.Li Ji took Ergouzi in at the beginning and never treated Ergouzi badly, and now he is trying to match up their father-son relationship. For the county magistrate, Li Ji is his great benefactor.

The benefactor is at home, how can there be any reason to neglect?

Li Ji felt bitter when he called his brother like that, God knows he didn't want to be Lao Shizi's brother, he wanted to be his son-in-law.

"You say that, but I dare not do that." Li Ji sat directly opposite the county magistrate, "After all, I walked out of the mud, and I will go back to live my own life in the future. Besides, you are enough to increase your knowledge. That’s right, if you get used to enjoying it thanks to your kindness, what should you do when you go back? If the quilt is so rotten that you don’t even bother to take a hoe, then you’ll starve to death.”

Here, the clothes are used to stretch out the hands and the food is used to open the mouth, and a good person can be lazy.Diligence is the capital of people's food. Li Ji used to be too greedy for enjoyment, lazy and greedy, and too lazy to move. If he hadn't met Er Gouzi, he would still be clinking poor now.

Li Ji's ability to sit directly opposite the county magistrate meant that he hadn't seen anyone, and what he said was the truth.

"If you like it, just stay here. From now on, you will be my own younger brother, and no one else will be able to tell if it is wrong. Seeing that you are not under the age, I will kick you out from now on and talk about good marriage. She's a good girl. It's better to talk about marriage as the official's younger brother than to go to the village."

The girls in the village are pretty at best, and you can't find really good-looking girls, let alone fair-skinned girls.Because there is no girl from any family who grows up happily, no matter how favored she is, she will inevitably work.When I went out to work in the sun, my face was dark and my hands were rough.

It is relative to say who is fair in the village, no matter how fair a girl in the village is, she is not as white as a man from a wealthy family who enjoys blessings.They don't work and don't go out often, and they are good at everything in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The people who grow up with delicacies from mountains and seas alone look more refined than those who grew up on whole grains and noodles.

If it goes back two years, Li Ji will definitely be moved.That young man doesn't want to marry a young and beautiful one?But now Li Ji doesn't want to marry a wife, let alone be with a girl, just like living with Er Gouzi.

"Daughter-in-law, let's forget it. My life is not good. The fortune teller said that I am rich and honored, but I can't be a womanizer in this life. After marrying a daughter-in-law, it is equivalent to becoming a broom star, and I can come to my door for any bad luck. There are quite a lot of descendants of my brothers and grandchildren, and they don’t check me out for the next generation.”

The county magistrate knew that Li Ji's thinking was different from others.If it's someone else, the county magistrate will have to say a few words. When it comes to Li Ji, the county magistrate can't say anything.

"Even if you don't get married in the future, it's the same if you stay and let Er Gouzi's children and grandchildren take care of you. You and Er Gouzi are about the same age. If you grow old together in the future, it won't be enough to take care of you until the end of your life. But wait Er Gouzi has a child, and he is not the same age as you, so it will be easy for you to die. Not to mention passing incense, there must be someone to take care of you. I know that you have a free personality, but if one day you are old and lie on the bed, It is also a kind of enjoyment to have someone who can do filial piety in front of you."

The county magistrate just persuaded him with this sentence, and he didn't say anything more. Li Ji lived his life around him, and Li Ji chose the way.

The county magistrate said that Er Gouzi would have a child in the future, and Li Ji felt unhappy, but he didn't dare to express it. Right now, he really didn't dare to let the county magistrate know anything.

"That's a long way to go. I'm only too old. Even if I only live to be 30 years old, I still have eleven or twelve years to live. At that time, I didn't know where I was. No matter how much I calculated, there was no change from God. Hurry up." After saying this, Li Ji changed the subject, "My lord, the fruit trees in your house are very good. I don't know if there are any seeds left over from previous years, or seedlings grown under the trees. I want two to be planted later. In the yard. I have planted some in my yard, but they are not as good as the ones here."

Lizishu Village is almost extinct. Li Ji asked many people who didn't know who had it. This time it was a fresh meal, and Li Ji remembered it.

"That's so troublesome. If you like it, just dig the tree in the picture. I intend to keep you, and the newly bought servant will also have your share. Even if you leave in the future, come back at any time, the place will be given to you." You keep it. In the past, I was the only one in the mansion, and there were not many servants in the house. After that, when the people became lively, the manpower would be insufficient. I was still thinking about finding more families to come in in the future. If you have a child at home, it will be more trustworthy to grow up with the child who served Er Gouzi when she was young. If it is a daughter, she will not be afraid of causing trouble if she is married and taken away."

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I like to think more, and I like to make more preparations.In the past two days, the magistrate of the county has spent all his longing for so many years.

When I didn't see it, what I thought about was Li Yan's hard work in raising the children, and the hardships she has suffered in these years.The child finally found it, and began to think about the future.Thinking about the kindness of the father and the filial piety of the son, thinking about the full house of children and grandchildren, thinking about Cheng Huan's knees, thinking about making grandchildren happy.

The more you think about it, the more you look forward to the future in your heart.In this regard, the magistrate is an ordinary father.

Li Ji knew this, so the more this happened, the more Li Ji couldn't let him know about his relationship with Er Gouzi.

Most of the maidservant's business has been done by the prostitute, because the prostitute knows everyone's background and experience clearly, even if there is some concealment, the gap will not be too big.And those who take the initiative to bring people up to sign the deed of sale, part of it is to avoid debts and diseases, which will leave future troubles.

And if someone entered the mansion and had any problems, there was nowhere to find them.And if you buy people from the prostitute, if there is any problem, the prostitute will not be able to run away as long as she wants to do business.

Among the three teachings and nine schools, the prostitute belongs to the low school, and it is also the most unpopular one.Because some bad-hearted toothmaids don’t have enough people, or they see that the girls in that family are good-looking and can be sold for a good price, they are tricked into their hands, and under the guise of toothmaids, they are rushing to kidnap people. Time Over time, the reputation of this industry will not be good.

In fact, there is a record in the official government of the matriarch, and the trading of human beings also needs to go through formal channels. Most people who want to sell their bodies but have no way to know the price in the industry will take the initiative to find the mama and ask him to help.

This is similar to a matchmaker, who was originally a good errand to pull the red line, but some people who took a few more copper coins and then boasted to death, said that this marriage has become a marriage. As a result, after entering the bridal chamber, he was either disabled or sick.It happened that they had already registered their household registration and entered their genealogy. This marriage was a certainty, and it couldn't be ruined even if it was ruined.

After a long time, no family could do without the matchmaker, but this matchmaker has become synonymous with inversion of right and wrong, and whoever acts as this will be scolded.

"Speaking of this, I almost forgot. There is a girl in the village who was bought into the county magistrate's mansion. I saw him give Er Gouzi a certain crown yesterday. I think I am also an acquaintance with you." Li Ji transferred The topic was brought up.

The county magistrate remembered Zhao Ruyue who was talking nonsense that day, and his eyebrows frowned a little, but the magistrate himself was not a narrow-minded person, and said: "There is indeed such a person. To be honest, I can be sure that Chang'an is my child, thanks to That's Zhao Ruyue's new roommate, if you know that child, I will redeem her tomorrow and let her go back to the village to live a good life."

Li Jigang wanted to nod his head, but after thinking about it, Zhao Ruyue might not really be willing to go back to the village.The two times that Zhao Ruyue went back in these years, didn't she go back in the face of her parents?That is to say, her parents were dull, or if they thought about it, they just pretended not to see it, and only cared about enjoying the benefits brought by Zhao Ruyue.

If Zhao Ruyue was redeemed and returned to the village.She is no longer a little girl, and people in the city might think that Zhao Ruyue was once the county magistrate's woman, and they would rush to get her, but for the closed villages, if they have a choice, they will choose the girl with yellow flowers, otherwise even if they marry It won't be nice to her.

That Zhao Qian can be sold to Zhao Ruyue for the first time, or for the second time. Even if it is not sold, looking at the betrothal gifts, the one who gives the most betrothal gifts is the one who will marry, and it is possible to give it to any crooked melon.

Li Ji told the county magistrate what he thought, and added: "Why don't we just listen to her own opinion? Let her choose, and she will be the one to decide how to live in the future."

"I've met that girl before, she is a thoughtful master." The county magistrate said, "You are too kind, but your kindness, if other people drive it, it may be a pole to climb up. If we really say that , that person will only beg me to keep her, keep her to serve Chang'an, and she will be our distant relative when she enters the mansion, so we can't neglect her. After a long time, I will wait for her to find her a few times and get close to Chang'an. If it's just a matter of care, as a relative, you must have a status, not a serious grandma, but also an aunt."

The county magistrate had stayed in the capital and had heard of all kinds of things.When I saw Zhao Ruyue that day, I could feel that Zhao Ruyue was a quick-witted master.If he was honest, then the magistrate asked the question and just answered, but Zhao Ruyue wanted to set off her chastity and belittle Li Yan.

If it was someone else, the magistrate could still ignore the past, Li Yan was his wife, how could Zhao Ruyue belittle herself?And after learning that she said the wrong thing, Zhao Ruyue also knew that she was praying for punishment at that time, so as to prevent the future from settling accounts.

Such a woman obviously stayed in the house for a long time, full of calculations.Such a woman is indeed the type that can live in the long run in the house, and the county magistrate also pities her life experience, so she can only rely on herself.But it is absolutely impossible to let this kind of person enter my house, let alone allow her to use a pole to climb up.

Li Ji was born in a small family and had never seen anything in the world. No matter how smart he was, it was hard for him to understand what the magistrate said.

Li Ji thought for a while and said: "It is possible that Zhao Ruyue will choose to come here. After all, your official position is higher than that of the county magistrate, but you look like Er Gouzi... This is unlikely, you know, she even has Er Gouzi. I haven't even seen the face. Can you think so long?"

"I don't know whether I should say that you don't know the big dye vat at the gate of the house, or you don't know the girl from this village." The county magistrate sat up straight and analyzed it to Li Ji, "Think about it, that girl has already passed by What kind of road?"

Li Ji thought about it carefully: "She was bought into the city at the beginning, but I don't know who she bought into. I only know that she couldn't be sold directly to the county magistrate's house, because Zhao Qian was in the county magistrate's house. I don’t know where. That’s why she entered the county magistrate’s mansion for some reason. Then she was favored and promoted by the eldest girl in the county magistrate’s house. That’s when she returned to the village for the first time.”

The county magistrate nodded and said: "Then she was favored by the county magistrate, and the county magistrate accepted her as a housekeeper. I know the county magistrate. Although he is only interested in profit, he really dotes on his own girl. This is not the same as his own girl's maid. , it will ruin the girl's reputation, he is not such a foolish person."

Li Ji was slightly stunned: "You mean Zhao Ruyue?"

The magistrate nodded and said: "You are not from a high family background, I'm afraid you don't quite understand what Tongfang girl means."

Li Ji asked strangely: "Isn't it just half a concubine? After following the master, the status is too low to give a decent status?"

The magistrate of the county shook his head and said: "This is a generalization. In fact, the real meaning of Tongfang maid is a maid who can serve you in the bedroom. Just like the one who served you last night, you can count as your Tongfang maid. It's just that It's a step higher than ordinary maids, but it doesn't mean anything else."

If the county magistrate doesn't tell, Li Ji doesn't know.After the county magistrate finished speaking, he suddenly realized, and his head flashed, and he understood the county magistrate's meaning: "You mean that Zhao Ruyue must have used some means to serve the county magistrate from the lady's maid to the county magistrate's room?"

"If it weren't for this, even if she is as beautiful as a fairy, the county magistrate would not be easily deceived by lard for the sake of her daughter's reputation. But she is indeed a heartless person. She said bad things about Li Yan that day, which made me angry. Cheng has seen it all, I am afraid life will not be easy for this girl when she goes back."

That's why the county magistrate said to send her back to the village after she was redeemed.The county magistrate can't tolerate ambitious people, and he is worried that because of her contribution to the county magistrate's return of her son, the county magistrate is willing to help.

Although Li Ji is short-sighted, he is smart.The county magistrate said something, and the next thought came to mind: "She said bad things about sister Yan that day, I'm afraid she thought you intended to take her into the house." Just like the county magistrate said just now, if you are careless, how can you ask? That's how I answered.The purpose of saying those two demeaning words was just to set off myself.

Why did Zhao Ruyue use Li Yan to set off her goodness?This target is only the magistrate.

If Zhao Ruyue really followed the pole and entered the county grandpa's mansion.So no matter whose room she entered, it would be a turnaround for her.But relatively speaking, Er Gouzi is the only son in this mansion. In the future, everything about the county magistrate will belong to Er Gouzi.

After being enlightened by the magistrate, Li Ji figured it out, and felt a little chilled in his heart.I have met Zhao Ruyue twice in the village, but I feel that Zhao Ruyue is a bit bullying. Although she is a little bit embarrassed, she is a poor woman herself, and she is still a woman who was sold by her close relatives.It is normal to harbor resentment towards the head of the family.With status, it is normal to return to the hometown to vent the resentment in my heart.

In fact, to be realistic, it is normal for Zhao Ruyue to work hard to climb up in this situation.

It's just that there are so many normal things piled up together, but Li Ji has an urge to turn around and avoid them.It's just that I've been in the village clean and tidy for too long, so I can't see these anymore.

The magistrate nodded to confirm Li Ji's conjecture. Li Ji lowered his head and thought several times: "She really has nowhere to go. She can't go back to the village. Her parents eat meat and you don't spit out their bones. The county magistrate thinks She offended you, Zhao Ruyue is sure to have a good life with the county magistrate. Even if it doesn't count, this is her best way out."

After saying this, the county magistrate knew that Li Ji had a benevolent thought in his heart.This is actually a good thing, people's hearts are made of meat.Those who are cruel and merciless are afraid.

"Since you have said so. According to what you said, she should choose by herself. It's just that she chose by herself. Since she chose by herself, I will be responsible for my own words. If she just begged to come to us, I will Redeem her body and buy some property outside so that she can live a comfortable and innocent life in the future. But if there is any meaning in her words that she wants to serve me or Chang'an, it proves that she is too ambitious. I will tell the county magistrate twice A good word, ask him to treat Miss Ruyue kindly in the future. How about it."

If she is really ambitious, she will try her best to post it to the county magistrate even if she really buys her family property.