Crossing the Four Seasons Pastoral

When he arrived, Ye Genbao was sharpening a hatchet in front of the house, and Li Jinyuan was tending the vegetable garden in the back.

"Hey, Uncle, why didn't Xiao An send you here?" Ye Genbao was still startled when he suddenly appeared in front of him, he hurriedly stood up and ordered his eldest son to make tea.

Ye Hefeng just came out of the house to take a breath, and went there reluctantly after hearing the words.

"Don't be too busy." Sun Yalin waved his hand and said, "I'm just here to talk to you."

"Uncle, tell me, I'm listening!" The Ye family doesn't have any close elders, and the relatives of Li Jinyuan's family often look forward to their autumn wind.He still counts on this uncle to help his son take the scientific examination next year!At noon, he was going to invite his uncle back for dinner, but Li Jinyuan stopped him, saying that the food at home was really not suitable for entertaining.

Sun Yalin looked at the children playing next to him and hesitated for a moment.Ye Genbama understood right away, and quickly led him into the house.

"Dabao, I heard that Aping still has two acres of land in your hands?" Sun Yalin was still in a hurry to go home, and he asked straightforwardly without going around in circles with him.

Ye Genbao's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Uncle, where did you hear it?"

But after thinking about it, my uncle didn't know anyone else in the village, except for the two younger brothers, where else could he have heard of it?

"You don't care how I know, I just ask if you are?"

"Uncle said this for no reason. Our brothers were all in front of the bed when daddy left. With two acres of land, I have to support Xiaoan and Aping. I have no choice but to take this matter. Now Xiaoan and the others just Going out, just want to get back the land?" Ye Genbao gritted his teeth and didn't let go, he brought Ye Youping and opened up a lot of fields these years, but how could it compare to the fertile fields that have been plowed for decades?

Sun Yalin can be regarded as watching him grow up, and there is nothing he doesn't understand when he sees his eyes flickering now.But right now he didn't have evidence in hand, and he couldn't say anything serious, and he thought of his brother who had gone early, if he knew that there was a conflict between them, he didn't know how sad he would be.Therefore, he still persuasively persuaded: "Two acres of land can't make you rich, but it is the rations of A Ping and An Geer. Your father has arranged for you to get married, but the two of them have no family and no money! Even Orally, you, as the eldest brother, should also return it to them..."

He was embarrassed to mention that there were not many poor families in any town, and there was an elder brother who raised his brother, so how could there be any reason for collecting rations?

"I don't know how my uncle heard the rumors, but the land was indeed divided when my father was around. If I give them two acres, what if the second and third brothers come to me?" In recent years, Li Jinyuan has been in charge of the overall situation in the family , Ye Youping and Ye Xiaoan are the main laborers doing farm work, and Ye Genbao does part-time work outside when he is free, and his words become more and more powerful as he gets more knowledge.

"You..." Sun Yalin gave him a disappointed look, and decided to go back first. After a few days, he would ask his son to come over and speak for An Geer. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, he went to the village chief to find the written records.

Watching him go out, Ye Genbao's face darkened, and Li Jinyuan quickly entered the house.There are wooden windows one person high in the front and back of the house here, and he could hear the two people's words clearly just now when he leaned against the wall.

"What does the person you're looking for say?" Ever since Ye Xiaoan told about the land deed, they have been looking for someone to make preparations.Since he was able to speak confidently, he was naturally not afraid of making trouble with the village chief.

"It's been dealt with, and they won't be able to see it when they go." Sun Yalin's words made Li Jinyuan very uncomfortable, but thinking of Li Qiuting's wink with him before, he soon became complacent.

"When the time comes, don't talk too much. They have no evidence, so it's useless to say anything." Seeing his unconcealable joy, Ye Genbao told him angrily.

"understood."

Ye Xiaoan saw that his uncle was determined to stop him from sending him off, so he guessed that he might go to find Ye Genbao, but considering the personality of their husband and wife, even if they asked, they would never admit it.After thinking for a while, he walked in the direction of the village chief's house in his memory.

The village head of Linxia Village is surnamed Xu, and this surname is quite important in the entire Tangqiao Town.There are many descendants of the Xu surname, and there is room for consideration in the choice of successors. Therefore, in recent years, the position of the village chief has not been neglected by his surname.

This village head is sixty years old, and he is the third brother among his brothers. When he was young, he was called Xu San, but when he is old, today's children have to respectfully call Xu San uncle.He went to school for several years when he was a child, and he was often invited to write the land deed. He was fairly fair.

"Ange?"

Uncle Xu's house is second to none in the village. Now they have four generations living under the same roof. The house is getting bigger and bigger, but the outside is always surrounded by walls.Everyone in the village knows that this is a copy of the style of the people in the town. Not only is it labor-intensive, but the green bricks are twice as much as others.At this time, Ye Xiaoan had just approached when he heard someone calling his name.

He subconsciously turned his head to look over, and he saw that he was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and there was a shallow old scar under his left eye, and he was only wearing a rough jacket on a chilly day.Although it looked a little strange, but there was obviously this person in his memory, and he blurted out naturally: "Uncle Jiaqin!"

Xu Jiaqin was almost taken aback. An Ge'er was a relatively quiet person in the village, and he used to greet him with a voice as soft as a mosquito.Such a crisp and full-bodied appearance is rare.

He quickly came to his senses and said with a smile, "Ange, what's the matter?"

Ye Xiaoan also tried his best to recall things related to this person. He is Xu San's eldest son, and he is generous and responsible, unlike other brothers who often go out.As I get older, I can still talk in the village.There are a lot of people in the village, and sometimes he will help and mediate some small matters when he comes to the door.

Words in the village always spread quickly. Although Xu Jiaqin didn't like to hear it, he had heard about the recent events of the Ye family.However, the brothers were divided as long as Lao Tzu was still alive, and there was no need to re-register or divide the family property.Although it was a bit embarrassing for a mute and a little brother to go out of the house like this, but there was nothing to help except a sigh in my heart.

The foundation of the Ye family is not too bad, it's just that Brother An's father worked so hard when the brothers didn't grow up.Now that each has a family, the better it is, except for these two little ones who are more pitiful.However, he can also see clearly, don't look at the three brothers of the Ye family who have made friends with many people now, and their food and clothing are considered average in the village, but they used to have these two little helpers every year, so it is not necessarily true that they have to take care of the family in the future I have such a good opportunity to work outside often.

"I'm here to find Third Uncle Xu, is he at home?" Ye Xiaoan knew that he wanted to help, but the only outsider in the incident back then was Third Uncle Xu present.

"Brother An, do you want rice, or do you want to borrow a house?" Xu Jiaqin asked tentatively.The village has sacrifice fields donated in the early years. In addition to offering sacrifices and repairing ancestral tombs, the annual surplus is recorded.There was a natural disaster decades ago. At that time, it was stipulated that the conditions were met and it could be used to relieve the villagers.

Now the spring plowing has not started, and it will take several months to harvest.If the two brothers are really in trouble, maybe they can apply for a few days of rations.

Ye Xiaoan glanced at him in surprise. He hadn't thought about offering sacrifices to the fields for the first time, so he shook his head and said, "No, I have other things... Is Third Uncle Xu free?"

Seeing that he insisted not to speak, Xu Jiaqin pointed to the distance and said, "My father said he wanted to go out for a walk, and he went to the front. He probably didn't go far, you go and try."

Last year, all the grandsons in the family gave birth to great-grandsons for him, and Xu Sanzao didn't have to go to the fields in person, but he still likes to take a walk around the fields from time to time to give others experience in farming.When Ye Xiaoan chased after him, he was halfway back.

Xu Jiaqin watched him go away, and opened the door himself. As soon as he walked in, he smelled a burning smell.

There were many children in the house, so he followed the smell to find it, but saw the younger brother who had just entered the door of the third brother's house stuffing things into the stove.

"Uncle!" Li Qiuting raised his head to see him, was startled suddenly, stood up and shouted nervously.

"I thought the child was playing with fire. It's okay." He also avoided suspicion on weekdays, and Xu Jiaqin didn't know much about Li Qiuting.Although it was a little strange why he was in the kitchen at this hour, he didn't think much about it.Seeing his nervous expression, he gave a comforting word and left.

After confirming that he was leaving, Li Qiuting threw the last few pieces of paper into the stove and watched the flames engulfing them, before calming down his nervous heart.Then he extinguished the fire with old ashes, clapped his hands and left the kitchen.

"I remember that's what I said at the end." Xu San had already listened to Ye Xiaoan's words, and nodded after thinking hard.

Now everything is done in black and white, even if it is a pot and pan, it must be written clearly.Those things are all in his room, and of course he would not look through them when he has nothing to do, but although he is old, his memory is not bad, so he still has some confidence that he will not make mistakes.

Ye Xiaoan heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was very sure of this from the original owner's memory, it was different with solid physical evidence.Facing the puzzled eyes of the old man, he said in a low voice: "It's going to be spring plowing soon, and the fourth brother can't say it, so I want to ask for him. I'm afraid I will have to trouble Third Uncle Xu to take out the written documents tomorrow. So that big brother can be convinced."

"No problem, you can come and see it anytime you want." As the head of a village, he has kept many contract contracts with him, and if the two parties have any objections, they can go and see them at any time.Although Xu San felt that it was strange that Ye Da's age was not as clear as that of his little brother who was a child at that time, but he still didn't say much.

"Then I will trouble Third Uncle Xu." After Ye Xiaoan got the answer, he was not in a hurry to find Li Jinyuan.