Early the next morning.
The winter sky is always very gloomy, and the room is still gray. Lan Qianjue hugged Shen Jiyao, and Shen Jiyao hugged Xiaodoumi, lying comfortably in the quilt and sleeping just right, but there was a light knock on the door. Lan Qianjue Qian Jue was a light sleeper, and was awakened in an instant. He frowned, and lightly dismissed Shen Jiyao, turned around and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
"Brother Lan, it's me." A woman's soft voice sounded from outside the house, saying, "I'm here to ask if you're awake, so I can bring you water to wash up."
It seemed that she wanted to serve the two of them, Lan Qianjue said, "No, it's still early, you can go back and rest for a while, and I will call you when you are about to leave."
The woman answered outside and left.
Lan Qianjue turned around and continued to hug Shen Jiyao, intending to squint for a while, but Shen Jiyao had already woken up. He looked at Xiaodoumi who was sleeping just right, then turned around and leaned into Lan Qianjue's arms to hug his waist, Comfortably attached to his chest, he was always a little puzzled by the behavior of the talented woman just now, so he said suspiciously: "How can one tael of silver buy out a person's life? It's better to make money by yourself than to sell yourself. Doing it for others like this It's better to find something to support yourself than to be a cow. If you meet a good buyer, that's good. Once you meet a big one, you will probably suffer a loss. They all sign dead contracts, doesn't it mean They are our people for the rest of their lives and have no autonomy."
Although Shen Jiyao was very happy to buy a labor force for one tael of silver, he couldn't help but sympathize with them. He understood the woman's behavior, she just wanted to do more to repay her kindness, and also to please others by the way. Shen Jiyao felt that it was not worthwhile to sell his body to others if he didn't need it, but he had to sell his personal freedom for this little money.
Lan Qianjue lowered his head and kissed his forehead, and said: "Life is not as simple and easy as you think, these people who have been displaced by disasters in their hometowns are penniless, and have no guides or certificates to prove their status. So no matter where you go, you will be kicked out of the city soon, and you will have nowhere to go. If you don’t sell yourself and sign a contract with your master, you can only continue to wander.”
Shen Jiyao couldn't help feeling a little emotional after hearing this. It's not an exaggeration to describe this place with the phrase that people's lives are like nothing. He couldn't help thinking that if Lan Qianjue hadn't found the original owner back then, he might have died outside. And then Shen Jiyao hugged Lan Qianjue tightly again.
The two hugged quietly on the bed and didn't rush to get up. After a while, they gradually fell asleep. Shen Jiyao planned to feed Xiaodoumi before leaving. Otherwise, the road is so far away. If he is hungry, there is no place to make hot milk for him to drink. Sure enough After a while, Xiaodoumi was hungry, and started screaming, and the two of them got up to get milk for Xiaodoumi to drink.
After feeding the baby, Shen Jiyao asked them to pack up and prepare to leave.
Several people were standing outside the inn with the things Shen Jiyao bought. They took advantage of last night to tidy themselves up and put on the clothes Shen Jiyao bought for them. Xixi's appearance looks good, but the feeling of sallow and emaciated faces of the few people after washing is more obvious, it seems that they have indeed suffered a lot.
Shen Jiyao brought a few people to buy some steamed buns from a roadside stall and distributed them to them. The five of them immediately looked flattered, and hurriedly said that it would be fine to eat steamed buns. Shen Jiyao couldn't help but handed the steamed buns to them, saying: " In the future, you will eat whatever we eat, so you don’t have to be polite.”
No one expected that Shen Jiyao would be so kind to them. He not only bought them new clothes to wear, but also said such things. Some of them either had no food to eat, or they were sent to live under the fence for not having enough to eat and not to keep warm. Looking forward to how well the master will treat them after selling themselves as slaves, but Shen Jiyao not only treats them well, but also makes them equal to them. At this time, they are naturally moved by Shen Jiyao's words and deeds. Seeing Shen Jiyao and Lan Qianjue nodding gratefully, the woman even had tears in her eyes, and secretly made up her mind to serve them well.
Shen Jiyao handed two meat buns to Lan Qianjue and said, "Okay, let's go."
They nodded, and followed them step by step, rented two carriages and went back to the town. Shen Jiyao went to buy some bedding and bedding for them, and bought two more pots and agricultural hoes and sickles. Waiting for things, together with the money to buy them, it took a total of nearly six taels, and Shen Jiyao was really in pain.
After buying everything, a group of people returned to the village.
As soon as they entered the village, they attracted many inquiring eyes. After a while, the news that the two brought a group of people back to the village was spread all over the place. There is also a topic of chatting after dinner, but it is also a way to pass the time.
Shen Jiyao led them home, Heidan barked at a group of people, he was still small but his voice was not small, Shen Jiyao couldn't help laughing, and let them sit down around the table, several people knew that Shen Jiyao had something to explain, everyone Sitting upright, with a serious face, Lan Qianjue hugged Xiao Doumi and sat on the bed to nurse, while smiling and looking at the imposing Shen Jiyao, reluctant to move away, Xiao Doumi couldn't wait to yell twice, which made Lan Qianjue Qian Jue came back to his senses, in exchange for a sip of milk.
Shen Jiyao looked around at everyone, and then said in a warm voice: "You should all be younger than me. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Shen and Brother Lan in the future. I think everyone knows my relationship with him. Okay, now Please tell me your names, let’s get acquainted with each other first.”
Several people naturally knew that Shen Jiyao was a brother and married a man and had children, so they didn't have any extra thoughts about it. They looked at each other, maybe they were not familiar with each other, and they were a little embarrassed, so no one took the initiative to speak. , the woman with a single breasted body and ordinary appearance took a look, and said softly first: "My name is Wang Yue'er, and I am eighteen this year. My younger brother can't speak. His name is Wang Baoer, and he is sixteen this year."
Shen Jiyao looked at her and took a closer look. Wang Yue'er looked very kind. In future inspections, if she has a good character, she can take Xiaodoumi and do the housework at home. Shen Jiyao nodded secretly, indicating that he knows Then I looked at Wang Baoer, Wang Baoer was very tall, even sitting tall, and he looked honest, but he was extremely thin, and his hair was yellow and dry. Well, thin, presumably caused by insufficient nutrition.
Seeing Shen Jiyao looking at him, Wang Baoer pursed his lips and nodded.
Someone started, and the other three also had the guts to speak one after another. One of the dark-skinned teenagers said: "Brother Shen, my name is Zhang Yong, and I am seventeen years old. I am not afraid of hardships. capable."
Shen Jiyao looked at Zhang Yong. The young man was serious and looked at him firmly. Shen Jiyao smiled and said, "Don't worry, you won't suffer if you follow me."
Several people were quite moved and nodded one after another.
Shen Jiyao looked at the youngest boy among them, and asked, "What about you, what's your name?"
The short and skinny boy grinned, squinted his eyes and stammered, "I, I, my name is Zhang Zhang, Zhang Goudan, ten, ten, fifteen."
Everyone gasped for several breaths in just one sentence, but Zhang Goudan stuttered.
This funny expression and stuttering tone immediately made everyone laugh out loud, and then realized that he was rude in front of the boss, so he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth to hold back the laughter.
Shen Jiyao naturally knew that he stuttered. There was actually a reason why Shen Jiyao bought him. His grandfather was a stutterer. He had never met his grandfather, but he often heard his father mention that someone passed by him casually. When I asked him where he was going, he stammered for a long time, but everyone had gone a long way before he could say a word. It was very pitiful, so when Shen Jiyao heard Zhang Goudan, he felt very sad. Somewhat moved, this bought him.
He said: "Although Goudan is a stutterer, since we live together, I hope you can unite and don't reject him."
Everyone hurriedly replied: "We know, Brother Shen."
When Zhang Goudan heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at Shen Jiyao very happily.
Shen Jiyao looked at the last ordinary-looking boy and said, "What about you, what's your name?"
"My name is Xu Rong." The boy said calmly, "17 years old."
Shen Jiyao read the names of several people silently and memorized them, then changed his gentle face, and said seriously: "Meeting is fate, we will be a family from now on, a family does not speak two different languages, and you have to stay with me in the future." I will work in the fields to support my family, and maybe I will find another way out to do other things. Don't worry, Big Brother Lan and I will never treat you badly. As long as you are willing to follow me well, and I will eat every bite, you will not miss a bite Food, does anyone have any thoughts or opinions?"
The five of them were very lucky to receive such treatment, so they shook their heads and vowed to be loyal to Shen Jiyao all the time.
Shen Jiyao couldn't be more satisfied, he said: "Okay, I don't have anything else to explain, it's getting late, I'll go get some food, and later you guys will follow Big Brother Lan to the mountain to cut some trees Set up the bed and fall asleep first, everyone will be wronged for a few days, stay in the house for a few nights, and move in after the house is set up."
As he spoke, he stood up, and Wang Yueer also stood up and said, "Brother Shen, let me do it."
Shen Jiyao hummed and said, "Okay, you wait for me in the room first, and I'll call you when I get things done."
Before Shen Jiyao left the house, he gave Lan Qianjue a wink. Lan Qianjue understood, and went out of the house with Xiaodoumi in his arms. Heidan, who was lying on the side, also got up and shook his butt, and entered the kitchen with Shen Jiyao behind Lan Qianjue inside.
Lan Qianjue waited for Heidan to enter the kitchen and closed the door behind his back, saying, "What's wrong."
Shen Jiyao hugged Xiaodoumi and pressed his forehead to his forehead affectionately, before saying: "Don't let them know about the treasure bag, I want to take some food out to eat, but there is no place to put it at home... Tsk, I suddenly thought of another troublesome thing, the food we grow in the future can't be put directly in the treasure bag."
"You are careful, and you can still think of this." Lan Qianjue couldn't help teasing when he saw his troubled appearance: "Do you know the trouble of buying labor? Just get the food and pile it in the stove, and move it into the house later Go, there is not much rice at home, didn’t you say that corn is edible? Just take that, bring out more potatoes and cabbage, and as for growing food in the future, we can make a granary to store rice, and dig a cellar to store cabbage.”
Shen Jiyao suddenly realized: "Yeah, why didn't I think that I could still dig a cellar? I really just had a flash of my head and didn't care about anything. Although it is said that it is easy to farm with many people, I can't eat a little now and take some in my treasure bag. There is no place to put the food, so it is quite difficult to feed five people like this."
Shen Jiyao suddenly felt very troublesome after thinking about it, and regretted buying so many people in a flash of his mind, he couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Damn, I suddenly regretted buying so many people, it may take seven years to build a house. It's been eight days, and it's inconvenient to squeeze into the same room every day."
"What are you talking about?" Lan Qianjue liked the annoyed look on his face when he lowered his head and muttered in a low voice. He looked at Shen Jiyao gently with his eyes like water, and raised his hand to press a strand of flowing long hair on his forehead to his ear Finally, he squeezed his white and cold earlobe, and said, "It doesn't matter, it will be smooth for them to build the house in a few days and arrange it. There are many people, and five or six days are enough. Give me the treasure bag, and I will pour the food. "
"It's hanging around the neck." Shen Jiyao raised his head to reveal his fair neck, and said, "Take it."
Looking at his fair neck, Lan Qianjue couldn't help but feel a little throbbing. He lightly touched Shen Jiyao's neck with his fingertips, then lowered his head to hug him and Xiao Doumi, kissed his neck, and then took out the wooden pendant to open the white. The treasure bag got a lot of corn, potatoes and cabbage out of it, and finally there was no room for it in the stove, so it was piled up outside the courtyard. Shen Jiyao hurriedly shouted: "It's almost there, and I will find a reason to take it out when I finish eating." .”
Lan Qianjue took the treasure bag and said, "I'll ask them to clean it up."
He went to call a few people to help pick up all the corn and cabbage that had been piled out of the stove and pile them up in the room, which almost occupied a quarter of the room. Shen Jiyao suddenly felt that he was really too stupid. Buying people home in a hurry without building a house first, turned out to be troublesome.
Hey, forget it, let's live.
The few people just settled down here, Wang Yueer came to help Shen Jiyao cook and eat, Lan Qianjue led the four boys to the mountain to cut trees, first made a few beds to sleep in, and went up the mountain to cut trees in the morning The tree came to build the house, and it was evening when they came back. It was a bit difficult for several people to carry a tree. Lan Qianjue carried the strongest tree, and gave a brief introduction to the general direction of the village to a few teenagers while walking.
A few people wrote it down silently, and when they got inside the house, they started sawing wood to make a bed.
Fortunately, the yard is big enough, and a few more small houses can be built, so that several people can avoid busy work in the yard.
The five men worked very efficiently, and the four teenagers worked very hard, so they sawed all the logs before dinner, because it was too late and there was not much time to slowly find the wood for the bed He simply spread the damp wood on the ground, and Shen Jiyao and Wang Yueer had almost cooked the food over there.
A group of people were having a lively meal, and the few people in the banquet were quite reserved. Shen Jiyao didn't go to greet each of them, but just ate his own meal. He was too polite to them, and he would be forced to downgrade. But in the future, it will be difficult to manage them if you get to know them well, and it will backfire and make them more restrained. He has to learn the skill of giving a candy and whipping twice, so that he can get along with the five of them better.
After the meal was finished, Wang Yue'er took the initiative to clean up the dishes, and Shen Jiyao didn't plan to do anything with her anymore, so he simply left it to her to do all the work, while he fed Xiaodoumi.
Such days are also leisurely.
At noon the next day, Lan Qianjue took a few teenagers to the mountain early. Shen Jiyao was squatting in the yard writing and drawing on the mud with a branch when Mrs. Zhou came.
She squatted down and looked at Shen Jiyao's paintings, and said, "What are you writing about?"
Shen Jiyao was immersed in his own thoughts, when he suddenly heard someone talking, he was taken aback, but Mrs. Zhou was taken aback by his exaggerated reaction. Sister-in-law Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister-in-law, you scared me."
"You still scared me." Aunt Zhou said angrily, "This scared you."
Shen Jiyao put down the branch, rubbed his hands together to warm them, got up helplessly and smiled, and said, "I was thinking about something, and you surprised me by your sudden words. Why are you here today? Go sit in the room."
"No, no, no." Mrs. Zhou looked at Wang Yue'er, who was busy in the kitchen, and said, "There are so many people in your house, it's too crowded, so I won't go in. By the way, who are those people?" Nah."
Shen Jiyao didn't hide anything, and said: "I went to the county town with Qianjue to buy them. I plan to find a place to open up wasteland and grow crops. It's easier to farm if there are more people."
"I bought it?" Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Is this reliable? Are you going to open up wasteland? This idea is not bad. By the way, I heard that there are five people who came with you. Did you buy five?" , how much money will it cost, besides, your small house is not enough to live in."
Shen Jiyao knew that everyone in the village probably knew that they had brought a group of people back, so he smiled and said, "It didn't cost much money, and they were all bought from the hands of poor people. Just make do with the place to live for a few days, Qian Jue They are going to cut trees, and it is estimated that a house will be built in a few days, sister-in-law, go sit in the house for a while."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and waved her hands, and said, "I won't sit down anymore, I just stopped by to have a look. I still have to wash the vegetables. Is Xiaodoumi good?"
Shen Jiyao couldn't help feeling warm when he mentioned Xiaodoumi, so he said, "He's very good. He's been drinking milk these days, and he's grown a little."
Mrs. Zhou said: "Don't feed too much, children don't know how to be full, so be careful to hold on, I'm going to wash the vegetables first, if you need my help with anything, just say it."
"Okay." Shen Jiyao said, "I'll find you another day with Doumi in my arms."
Mrs. Zhou responded as she walked, and walked out of the path after a while. Shen Jiyao stood and watched for a while before squatting down again, looking at the plots he had drawn and continuing to think.
The area where they opened up the land is very large, but there are too many weeds. Even if there is enough open space, if only relying on Lan Qianjue, it will not be able to open up a few pieces. Now that there are a few more helpers, it is natural to open up wasteland. Not to mention, when the land is well opened, crops can be planted around March.
Shen Jiyao has already made plans to plant the things he can use on a large scale, and now he has plans in his mind. Potatoes are a good thing, and he can make seven or eight kinds of potato snacks, so he wants to plant them in large quantities. Potatoes and wheat, green onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, etc. can be used as a staple food, and he can also complete his first step. When he saves some money, he can grow other vegetables. It is not necessary to continue to plan what to do at that time. Late.
In short, he is now planning to start with potatoes, which are still delicious. If they are really made into snacks, they will definitely be popular.
Shen Jiyao roughly calculated that at least a dozen pieces of land about [-] feet long and [-] feet wide can be opened in that area. If it is used to grow potatoes and wheat, the output will not be small, but this time What matters at the moment is who the village chief will change. I hope it won't be someone who always sings against them, otherwise the land lease will be difficult to handle.
Shen Jiyao thought about it for a long time, and then went back to the house contentedly.
A group of people crowded together in one room. Although Shen Jiyao and Lan Qianjue were both easy-going, they were still very careful and tried not to touch other things in the room. Therefore, although there were seven people living in the room, they did not It’s not messy, but it’s always inconvenient, so in the past few days, Lan Qianjue spent six days leading a few people from morning to night, and finally built two simple wooden houses. Two rooms, one of which is very small One room was for Wang Yueer alone, and the other room was for four teenagers. In addition, Lan Qianjue also used the leftover wood to build a small room next to the stove to store food.
Shen Jiyao finally breathed a sigh of relief looking at the wooden house that had been built. The two houses were next to theirs, and the yard became a bit crowded. The houses were all on the left, and the huts almost reached the trees in the yard. The poultry house The kitchen and the newly built granary are next to the vegetable garden. Although it looks a bit crowded, it is very delicate. Shen Jiyao likes this home more and more.
Several people moved all the beds and utensils into the house, and Shen Jiyao's big room finally became spacious again. Wang Yueer helped Shen Jiyao clean up the house. After dinner that night, Lan Qianjue closed the door early and sat in the Shen Jiyao, coaxed by the brazier holding Xiaodoumi who was full of babbling and screaming, looked suspiciously and said, "It's still early, what are you doing to lock the door?"
Lan Qianjue didn't answer, but walked behind Shen Jiyao and hugged him from behind, with Xiaodoumi in his big hands, rubbing against Shen Jiyao's cheek obsessively, and whispered: "Jiyao, we haven't made love for several days."
Hearing the words, Shen Jiyao couldn't help feeling numb all over his body, he was caught off guard by Lan Qianjue's sudden show of love, he was a little dazed for a moment but still nodded instinctively.
Lan Qianjue took advantage of the opportunity to kiss his lips, and then Shen Jiyao relaxed his body to let Lan Qianjue kiss him, but his hand holding Xiaodoumi tightened.
No one stayed in the house to interfere that night, Lan Qianjue finally had a good time with Shen Jiyao.
The next day.
Shen Jiyao opened the door of the house, and the courtyard was very lively. Several teenagers were consolidating the fence. They built the house and used the remaining wood to surround the yard again, and also strengthened his vegetable garden. Shen Jiyao was stunned. Then he calmed down, feeling a little happy in his heart, they were able to find things to do on their own, it seemed that they really wanted to follow them, when several teenagers saw him, they all shouted and did their own things. When he came out of the room, he opened the door and said, "I've already boiled the hot water, brother Shen, go wash up."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Shen Jiyao was a little unaccustomed to being served, but he was very calm, without any pretense, and went directly to the kitchen to wash his face.
After the two of them took turns washing their faces, Wang Yueer went into the kitchen to make breakfast again. Lan Qianjue was not used to Wang Yueer's cooking, but it was still not as delicious as Shen Jiyao's cooking, but he didn't show much, after all Before eating the food made by Shen Jiyao, he always ate the dishes made by his two younger sisters, which tasted similar to this. He was not particular about it, and was very casual.
The teenagers were growing up, so they naturally ate more, but they were still very polite. They ate like Shen Jiyao and the others without making any noise. Shen Jiyao drank the porridge by himself. Inadvertently saw Wang Yue'er abducting Wang Baoer's hand with her elbow, Wang Baoer's hand that was about to pick up vegetables hesitated and retracted, and buried her head in silently drinking the porridge. Just eat more, and change to something else after eating rice. As long as you don’t think I’m a poor eater, you don’t have to be too restrained. It’s time to grow your body, and you will have the strength to work when you are full. Yue'er, you are his older sister, you should take care of him more or less, he can eat whatever he wants, and what do you stop him from doing."
Shen Jiyao's tone became a bit serious, and Wang Yue'er lowered her head a little helplessly, and said in a low voice, "Brother Shen, it's not easy for me to look at you, and you treat us so well, just to save you some."
"No, there is no shortage of that food." Shen Jiyao slowed down and said, "I know you are thinking of me, but if you don't have enough food, how can you have the strength to work? Do you think that is the reason?"
Several people nodded silently, Lan Qianjue glanced at them, and said: "Just treat this as your own home, there is nothing to be restricted, we are also poor, we don't need you to be so cautious, since you are asked to eat together, I don't think about it." If you want to eat less, let's eat."
Several teenagers worked with Lan Qianjue for a few days, and recognized him as the eldest brother in their hearts. Now that they knew that the two of them were sincerely treating them well, their restraint gradually became less, and they began to eat.
Lan Qianjue couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that the few people finally let go. He said, "Eat enough, go to the field to see the crops later, and open one or two fields by the way."
Several people wished to do more things, so as to be worthy of the kindness of the two of them, so they agreed seriously.
After they finished their meal, they carried a hoe and followed Lan Qianjue out. Shen Jiyao didn't follow because he had his own business. He carried Xiaodoumi on his back with a simple strap that he made, and planned to go to Mrs. Zhou's house to see if there was any. Stone mill, so I can use it to grind cornmeal, and there is not much rice left at home.
Wang Yue'er was feeding the half-grown chicken cubs, when she saw that Shen Jiyao was about to go out, she hurried out of the poultry house and asked, "Where is Brother Shen going, I'll go with you."
Shen Jiyao thought about it for a while, just in time to take her to familiarize himself with the environment of the village, he went up to lock the door of the house, and the two of them went out of the yard together.
The winter sky is always very gloomy, and the room is still gray. Lan Qianjue hugged Shen Jiyao, and Shen Jiyao hugged Xiaodoumi, lying comfortably in the quilt and sleeping just right, but there was a light knock on the door. Lan Qianjue Qian Jue was a light sleeper, and was awakened in an instant. He frowned, and lightly dismissed Shen Jiyao, turned around and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
"Brother Lan, it's me." A woman's soft voice sounded from outside the house, saying, "I'm here to ask if you're awake, so I can bring you water to wash up."
It seemed that she wanted to serve the two of them, Lan Qianjue said, "No, it's still early, you can go back and rest for a while, and I will call you when you are about to leave."
The woman answered outside and left.
Lan Qianjue turned around and continued to hug Shen Jiyao, intending to squint for a while, but Shen Jiyao had already woken up. He looked at Xiaodoumi who was sleeping just right, then turned around and leaned into Lan Qianjue's arms to hug his waist, Comfortably attached to his chest, he was always a little puzzled by the behavior of the talented woman just now, so he said suspiciously: "How can one tael of silver buy out a person's life? It's better to make money by yourself than to sell yourself. Doing it for others like this It's better to find something to support yourself than to be a cow. If you meet a good buyer, that's good. Once you meet a big one, you will probably suffer a loss. They all sign dead contracts, doesn't it mean They are our people for the rest of their lives and have no autonomy."
Although Shen Jiyao was very happy to buy a labor force for one tael of silver, he couldn't help but sympathize with them. He understood the woman's behavior, she just wanted to do more to repay her kindness, and also to please others by the way. Shen Jiyao felt that it was not worthwhile to sell his body to others if he didn't need it, but he had to sell his personal freedom for this little money.
Lan Qianjue lowered his head and kissed his forehead, and said: "Life is not as simple and easy as you think, these people who have been displaced by disasters in their hometowns are penniless, and have no guides or certificates to prove their status. So no matter where you go, you will be kicked out of the city soon, and you will have nowhere to go. If you don’t sell yourself and sign a contract with your master, you can only continue to wander.”
Shen Jiyao couldn't help feeling a little emotional after hearing this. It's not an exaggeration to describe this place with the phrase that people's lives are like nothing. He couldn't help thinking that if Lan Qianjue hadn't found the original owner back then, he might have died outside. And then Shen Jiyao hugged Lan Qianjue tightly again.
The two hugged quietly on the bed and didn't rush to get up. After a while, they gradually fell asleep. Shen Jiyao planned to feed Xiaodoumi before leaving. Otherwise, the road is so far away. If he is hungry, there is no place to make hot milk for him to drink. Sure enough After a while, Xiaodoumi was hungry, and started screaming, and the two of them got up to get milk for Xiaodoumi to drink.
After feeding the baby, Shen Jiyao asked them to pack up and prepare to leave.
Several people were standing outside the inn with the things Shen Jiyao bought. They took advantage of last night to tidy themselves up and put on the clothes Shen Jiyao bought for them. Xixi's appearance looks good, but the feeling of sallow and emaciated faces of the few people after washing is more obvious, it seems that they have indeed suffered a lot.
Shen Jiyao brought a few people to buy some steamed buns from a roadside stall and distributed them to them. The five of them immediately looked flattered, and hurriedly said that it would be fine to eat steamed buns. Shen Jiyao couldn't help but handed the steamed buns to them, saying: " In the future, you will eat whatever we eat, so you don’t have to be polite.”
No one expected that Shen Jiyao would be so kind to them. He not only bought them new clothes to wear, but also said such things. Some of them either had no food to eat, or they were sent to live under the fence for not having enough to eat and not to keep warm. Looking forward to how well the master will treat them after selling themselves as slaves, but Shen Jiyao not only treats them well, but also makes them equal to them. At this time, they are naturally moved by Shen Jiyao's words and deeds. Seeing Shen Jiyao and Lan Qianjue nodding gratefully, the woman even had tears in her eyes, and secretly made up her mind to serve them well.
Shen Jiyao handed two meat buns to Lan Qianjue and said, "Okay, let's go."
They nodded, and followed them step by step, rented two carriages and went back to the town. Shen Jiyao went to buy some bedding and bedding for them, and bought two more pots and agricultural hoes and sickles. Waiting for things, together with the money to buy them, it took a total of nearly six taels, and Shen Jiyao was really in pain.
After buying everything, a group of people returned to the village.
As soon as they entered the village, they attracted many inquiring eyes. After a while, the news that the two brought a group of people back to the village was spread all over the place. There is also a topic of chatting after dinner, but it is also a way to pass the time.
Shen Jiyao led them home, Heidan barked at a group of people, he was still small but his voice was not small, Shen Jiyao couldn't help laughing, and let them sit down around the table, several people knew that Shen Jiyao had something to explain, everyone Sitting upright, with a serious face, Lan Qianjue hugged Xiao Doumi and sat on the bed to nurse, while smiling and looking at the imposing Shen Jiyao, reluctant to move away, Xiao Doumi couldn't wait to yell twice, which made Lan Qianjue Qian Jue came back to his senses, in exchange for a sip of milk.
Shen Jiyao looked around at everyone, and then said in a warm voice: "You should all be younger than me. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Shen and Brother Lan in the future. I think everyone knows my relationship with him. Okay, now Please tell me your names, let’s get acquainted with each other first.”
Several people naturally knew that Shen Jiyao was a brother and married a man and had children, so they didn't have any extra thoughts about it. They looked at each other, maybe they were not familiar with each other, and they were a little embarrassed, so no one took the initiative to speak. , the woman with a single breasted body and ordinary appearance took a look, and said softly first: "My name is Wang Yue'er, and I am eighteen this year. My younger brother can't speak. His name is Wang Baoer, and he is sixteen this year."
Shen Jiyao looked at her and took a closer look. Wang Yue'er looked very kind. In future inspections, if she has a good character, she can take Xiaodoumi and do the housework at home. Shen Jiyao nodded secretly, indicating that he knows Then I looked at Wang Baoer, Wang Baoer was very tall, even sitting tall, and he looked honest, but he was extremely thin, and his hair was yellow and dry. Well, thin, presumably caused by insufficient nutrition.
Seeing Shen Jiyao looking at him, Wang Baoer pursed his lips and nodded.
Someone started, and the other three also had the guts to speak one after another. One of the dark-skinned teenagers said: "Brother Shen, my name is Zhang Yong, and I am seventeen years old. I am not afraid of hardships. capable."
Shen Jiyao looked at Zhang Yong. The young man was serious and looked at him firmly. Shen Jiyao smiled and said, "Don't worry, you won't suffer if you follow me."
Several people were quite moved and nodded one after another.
Shen Jiyao looked at the youngest boy among them, and asked, "What about you, what's your name?"
The short and skinny boy grinned, squinted his eyes and stammered, "I, I, my name is Zhang Zhang, Zhang Goudan, ten, ten, fifteen."
Everyone gasped for several breaths in just one sentence, but Zhang Goudan stuttered.
This funny expression and stuttering tone immediately made everyone laugh out loud, and then realized that he was rude in front of the boss, so he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth to hold back the laughter.
Shen Jiyao naturally knew that he stuttered. There was actually a reason why Shen Jiyao bought him. His grandfather was a stutterer. He had never met his grandfather, but he often heard his father mention that someone passed by him casually. When I asked him where he was going, he stammered for a long time, but everyone had gone a long way before he could say a word. It was very pitiful, so when Shen Jiyao heard Zhang Goudan, he felt very sad. Somewhat moved, this bought him.
He said: "Although Goudan is a stutterer, since we live together, I hope you can unite and don't reject him."
Everyone hurriedly replied: "We know, Brother Shen."
When Zhang Goudan heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at Shen Jiyao very happily.
Shen Jiyao looked at the last ordinary-looking boy and said, "What about you, what's your name?"
"My name is Xu Rong." The boy said calmly, "17 years old."
Shen Jiyao read the names of several people silently and memorized them, then changed his gentle face, and said seriously: "Meeting is fate, we will be a family from now on, a family does not speak two different languages, and you have to stay with me in the future." I will work in the fields to support my family, and maybe I will find another way out to do other things. Don't worry, Big Brother Lan and I will never treat you badly. As long as you are willing to follow me well, and I will eat every bite, you will not miss a bite Food, does anyone have any thoughts or opinions?"
The five of them were very lucky to receive such treatment, so they shook their heads and vowed to be loyal to Shen Jiyao all the time.
Shen Jiyao couldn't be more satisfied, he said: "Okay, I don't have anything else to explain, it's getting late, I'll go get some food, and later you guys will follow Big Brother Lan to the mountain to cut some trees Set up the bed and fall asleep first, everyone will be wronged for a few days, stay in the house for a few nights, and move in after the house is set up."
As he spoke, he stood up, and Wang Yueer also stood up and said, "Brother Shen, let me do it."
Shen Jiyao hummed and said, "Okay, you wait for me in the room first, and I'll call you when I get things done."
Before Shen Jiyao left the house, he gave Lan Qianjue a wink. Lan Qianjue understood, and went out of the house with Xiaodoumi in his arms. Heidan, who was lying on the side, also got up and shook his butt, and entered the kitchen with Shen Jiyao behind Lan Qianjue inside.
Lan Qianjue waited for Heidan to enter the kitchen and closed the door behind his back, saying, "What's wrong."
Shen Jiyao hugged Xiaodoumi and pressed his forehead to his forehead affectionately, before saying: "Don't let them know about the treasure bag, I want to take some food out to eat, but there is no place to put it at home... Tsk, I suddenly thought of another troublesome thing, the food we grow in the future can't be put directly in the treasure bag."
"You are careful, and you can still think of this." Lan Qianjue couldn't help teasing when he saw his troubled appearance: "Do you know the trouble of buying labor? Just get the food and pile it in the stove, and move it into the house later Go, there is not much rice at home, didn’t you say that corn is edible? Just take that, bring out more potatoes and cabbage, and as for growing food in the future, we can make a granary to store rice, and dig a cellar to store cabbage.”
Shen Jiyao suddenly realized: "Yeah, why didn't I think that I could still dig a cellar? I really just had a flash of my head and didn't care about anything. Although it is said that it is easy to farm with many people, I can't eat a little now and take some in my treasure bag. There is no place to put the food, so it is quite difficult to feed five people like this."
Shen Jiyao suddenly felt very troublesome after thinking about it, and regretted buying so many people in a flash of his mind, he couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Damn, I suddenly regretted buying so many people, it may take seven years to build a house. It's been eight days, and it's inconvenient to squeeze into the same room every day."
"What are you talking about?" Lan Qianjue liked the annoyed look on his face when he lowered his head and muttered in a low voice. He looked at Shen Jiyao gently with his eyes like water, and raised his hand to press a strand of flowing long hair on his forehead to his ear Finally, he squeezed his white and cold earlobe, and said, "It doesn't matter, it will be smooth for them to build the house in a few days and arrange it. There are many people, and five or six days are enough. Give me the treasure bag, and I will pour the food. "
"It's hanging around the neck." Shen Jiyao raised his head to reveal his fair neck, and said, "Take it."
Looking at his fair neck, Lan Qianjue couldn't help but feel a little throbbing. He lightly touched Shen Jiyao's neck with his fingertips, then lowered his head to hug him and Xiao Doumi, kissed his neck, and then took out the wooden pendant to open the white. The treasure bag got a lot of corn, potatoes and cabbage out of it, and finally there was no room for it in the stove, so it was piled up outside the courtyard. Shen Jiyao hurriedly shouted: "It's almost there, and I will find a reason to take it out when I finish eating." .”
Lan Qianjue took the treasure bag and said, "I'll ask them to clean it up."
He went to call a few people to help pick up all the corn and cabbage that had been piled out of the stove and pile them up in the room, which almost occupied a quarter of the room. Shen Jiyao suddenly felt that he was really too stupid. Buying people home in a hurry without building a house first, turned out to be troublesome.
Hey, forget it, let's live.
The few people just settled down here, Wang Yueer came to help Shen Jiyao cook and eat, Lan Qianjue led the four boys to the mountain to cut trees, first made a few beds to sleep in, and went up the mountain to cut trees in the morning The tree came to build the house, and it was evening when they came back. It was a bit difficult for several people to carry a tree. Lan Qianjue carried the strongest tree, and gave a brief introduction to the general direction of the village to a few teenagers while walking.
A few people wrote it down silently, and when they got inside the house, they started sawing wood to make a bed.
Fortunately, the yard is big enough, and a few more small houses can be built, so that several people can avoid busy work in the yard.
The five men worked very efficiently, and the four teenagers worked very hard, so they sawed all the logs before dinner, because it was too late and there was not much time to slowly find the wood for the bed He simply spread the damp wood on the ground, and Shen Jiyao and Wang Yueer had almost cooked the food over there.
A group of people were having a lively meal, and the few people in the banquet were quite reserved. Shen Jiyao didn't go to greet each of them, but just ate his own meal. He was too polite to them, and he would be forced to downgrade. But in the future, it will be difficult to manage them if you get to know them well, and it will backfire and make them more restrained. He has to learn the skill of giving a candy and whipping twice, so that he can get along with the five of them better.
After the meal was finished, Wang Yue'er took the initiative to clean up the dishes, and Shen Jiyao didn't plan to do anything with her anymore, so he simply left it to her to do all the work, while he fed Xiaodoumi.
Such days are also leisurely.
At noon the next day, Lan Qianjue took a few teenagers to the mountain early. Shen Jiyao was squatting in the yard writing and drawing on the mud with a branch when Mrs. Zhou came.
She squatted down and looked at Shen Jiyao's paintings, and said, "What are you writing about?"
Shen Jiyao was immersed in his own thoughts, when he suddenly heard someone talking, he was taken aback, but Mrs. Zhou was taken aback by his exaggerated reaction. Sister-in-law Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister-in-law, you scared me."
"You still scared me." Aunt Zhou said angrily, "This scared you."
Shen Jiyao put down the branch, rubbed his hands together to warm them, got up helplessly and smiled, and said, "I was thinking about something, and you surprised me by your sudden words. Why are you here today? Go sit in the room."
"No, no, no." Mrs. Zhou looked at Wang Yue'er, who was busy in the kitchen, and said, "There are so many people in your house, it's too crowded, so I won't go in. By the way, who are those people?" Nah."
Shen Jiyao didn't hide anything, and said: "I went to the county town with Qianjue to buy them. I plan to find a place to open up wasteland and grow crops. It's easier to farm if there are more people."
"I bought it?" Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Is this reliable? Are you going to open up wasteland? This idea is not bad. By the way, I heard that there are five people who came with you. Did you buy five?" , how much money will it cost, besides, your small house is not enough to live in."
Shen Jiyao knew that everyone in the village probably knew that they had brought a group of people back, so he smiled and said, "It didn't cost much money, and they were all bought from the hands of poor people. Just make do with the place to live for a few days, Qian Jue They are going to cut trees, and it is estimated that a house will be built in a few days, sister-in-law, go sit in the house for a while."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and waved her hands, and said, "I won't sit down anymore, I just stopped by to have a look. I still have to wash the vegetables. Is Xiaodoumi good?"
Shen Jiyao couldn't help feeling warm when he mentioned Xiaodoumi, so he said, "He's very good. He's been drinking milk these days, and he's grown a little."
Mrs. Zhou said: "Don't feed too much, children don't know how to be full, so be careful to hold on, I'm going to wash the vegetables first, if you need my help with anything, just say it."
"Okay." Shen Jiyao said, "I'll find you another day with Doumi in my arms."
Mrs. Zhou responded as she walked, and walked out of the path after a while. Shen Jiyao stood and watched for a while before squatting down again, looking at the plots he had drawn and continuing to think.
The area where they opened up the land is very large, but there are too many weeds. Even if there is enough open space, if only relying on Lan Qianjue, it will not be able to open up a few pieces. Now that there are a few more helpers, it is natural to open up wasteland. Not to mention, when the land is well opened, crops can be planted around March.
Shen Jiyao has already made plans to plant the things he can use on a large scale, and now he has plans in his mind. Potatoes are a good thing, and he can make seven or eight kinds of potato snacks, so he wants to plant them in large quantities. Potatoes and wheat, green onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, etc. can be used as a staple food, and he can also complete his first step. When he saves some money, he can grow other vegetables. It is not necessary to continue to plan what to do at that time. Late.
In short, he is now planning to start with potatoes, which are still delicious. If they are really made into snacks, they will definitely be popular.
Shen Jiyao roughly calculated that at least a dozen pieces of land about [-] feet long and [-] feet wide can be opened in that area. If it is used to grow potatoes and wheat, the output will not be small, but this time What matters at the moment is who the village chief will change. I hope it won't be someone who always sings against them, otherwise the land lease will be difficult to handle.
Shen Jiyao thought about it for a long time, and then went back to the house contentedly.
A group of people crowded together in one room. Although Shen Jiyao and Lan Qianjue were both easy-going, they were still very careful and tried not to touch other things in the room. Therefore, although there were seven people living in the room, they did not It’s not messy, but it’s always inconvenient, so in the past few days, Lan Qianjue spent six days leading a few people from morning to night, and finally built two simple wooden houses. Two rooms, one of which is very small One room was for Wang Yueer alone, and the other room was for four teenagers. In addition, Lan Qianjue also used the leftover wood to build a small room next to the stove to store food.
Shen Jiyao finally breathed a sigh of relief looking at the wooden house that had been built. The two houses were next to theirs, and the yard became a bit crowded. The houses were all on the left, and the huts almost reached the trees in the yard. The poultry house The kitchen and the newly built granary are next to the vegetable garden. Although it looks a bit crowded, it is very delicate. Shen Jiyao likes this home more and more.
Several people moved all the beds and utensils into the house, and Shen Jiyao's big room finally became spacious again. Wang Yueer helped Shen Jiyao clean up the house. After dinner that night, Lan Qianjue closed the door early and sat in the Shen Jiyao, coaxed by the brazier holding Xiaodoumi who was full of babbling and screaming, looked suspiciously and said, "It's still early, what are you doing to lock the door?"
Lan Qianjue didn't answer, but walked behind Shen Jiyao and hugged him from behind, with Xiaodoumi in his big hands, rubbing against Shen Jiyao's cheek obsessively, and whispered: "Jiyao, we haven't made love for several days."
Hearing the words, Shen Jiyao couldn't help feeling numb all over his body, he was caught off guard by Lan Qianjue's sudden show of love, he was a little dazed for a moment but still nodded instinctively.
Lan Qianjue took advantage of the opportunity to kiss his lips, and then Shen Jiyao relaxed his body to let Lan Qianjue kiss him, but his hand holding Xiaodoumi tightened.
No one stayed in the house to interfere that night, Lan Qianjue finally had a good time with Shen Jiyao.
The next day.
Shen Jiyao opened the door of the house, and the courtyard was very lively. Several teenagers were consolidating the fence. They built the house and used the remaining wood to surround the yard again, and also strengthened his vegetable garden. Shen Jiyao was stunned. Then he calmed down, feeling a little happy in his heart, they were able to find things to do on their own, it seemed that they really wanted to follow them, when several teenagers saw him, they all shouted and did their own things. When he came out of the room, he opened the door and said, "I've already boiled the hot water, brother Shen, go wash up."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Shen Jiyao was a little unaccustomed to being served, but he was very calm, without any pretense, and went directly to the kitchen to wash his face.
After the two of them took turns washing their faces, Wang Yueer went into the kitchen to make breakfast again. Lan Qianjue was not used to Wang Yueer's cooking, but it was still not as delicious as Shen Jiyao's cooking, but he didn't show much, after all Before eating the food made by Shen Jiyao, he always ate the dishes made by his two younger sisters, which tasted similar to this. He was not particular about it, and was very casual.
The teenagers were growing up, so they naturally ate more, but they were still very polite. They ate like Shen Jiyao and the others without making any noise. Shen Jiyao drank the porridge by himself. Inadvertently saw Wang Yue'er abducting Wang Baoer's hand with her elbow, Wang Baoer's hand that was about to pick up vegetables hesitated and retracted, and buried her head in silently drinking the porridge. Just eat more, and change to something else after eating rice. As long as you don’t think I’m a poor eater, you don’t have to be too restrained. It’s time to grow your body, and you will have the strength to work when you are full. Yue'er, you are his older sister, you should take care of him more or less, he can eat whatever he wants, and what do you stop him from doing."
Shen Jiyao's tone became a bit serious, and Wang Yue'er lowered her head a little helplessly, and said in a low voice, "Brother Shen, it's not easy for me to look at you, and you treat us so well, just to save you some."
"No, there is no shortage of that food." Shen Jiyao slowed down and said, "I know you are thinking of me, but if you don't have enough food, how can you have the strength to work? Do you think that is the reason?"
Several people nodded silently, Lan Qianjue glanced at them, and said: "Just treat this as your own home, there is nothing to be restricted, we are also poor, we don't need you to be so cautious, since you are asked to eat together, I don't think about it." If you want to eat less, let's eat."
Several teenagers worked with Lan Qianjue for a few days, and recognized him as the eldest brother in their hearts. Now that they knew that the two of them were sincerely treating them well, their restraint gradually became less, and they began to eat.
Lan Qianjue couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that the few people finally let go. He said, "Eat enough, go to the field to see the crops later, and open one or two fields by the way."
Several people wished to do more things, so as to be worthy of the kindness of the two of them, so they agreed seriously.
After they finished their meal, they carried a hoe and followed Lan Qianjue out. Shen Jiyao didn't follow because he had his own business. He carried Xiaodoumi on his back with a simple strap that he made, and planned to go to Mrs. Zhou's house to see if there was any. Stone mill, so I can use it to grind cornmeal, and there is not much rice left at home.
Wang Yue'er was feeding the half-grown chicken cubs, when she saw that Shen Jiyao was about to go out, she hurried out of the poultry house and asked, "Where is Brother Shen going, I'll go with you."
Shen Jiyao thought about it for a while, just in time to take her to familiarize himself with the environment of the village, he went up to lock the door of the house, and the two of them went out of the yard together.
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