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"Why don't you come out and open the door, you want to freeze me to death!"

The village chief quickly comforted him, "Forgive me, the two servants, there are only two children in this house, and I may not hear you in the backyard, so I will call for the door again. Brother Hong, come out and open the door!"

"I'm coming!"

With a creak, the door panel opened a crack, revealing half of a small face, Duan Jian asked with puzzled eyes, "Grandpa Village Chief, what are you doing?"

"This is the messenger from the county government office. He is here to register the population of your family. Where is Brother Hong? Tell him to come out quickly."

The yamen servant who had been complaining aloud before did not expect to be really a child. Seeing that he was wearing a padded jacket with patches on the neckline, even if he had the idea of ​​making a fortune in his heart, it all turned into a phantom now. The poor kid who can't squeeze out the oil and water, it's better to finish the work early and relax earlier, take out a booklet and a pen from the bag, turn to one of the pages and read: "Shuangliu Lane in the south of the city, Duan He, the head of the household, is the same as you. What's the matter?"

"I'm her son, my mother... Dilong was hit by a beam when he turned over, and he vomited a lot of blood... If he couldn't be rescued, I was the only one left in my family..." Duan Jian said with red eyes.

The yamen servant who wrote the pen nodded. Many people died at that time, and they came here for this.After the earthquake, there were many casualties, and a large number of missing persons were probably also dead.With so many people piled up together, it is a big project to reorganize and record them. In the past half month, they have traveled all over ten miles and eight villages, and only a small part has been recorded. It took a lot of effort to find it. It is impossible to find out, so they can simply turn a blind eye to the situation when they are vague.

"Well, Duan He, female, aged 26, died in the sixth year of Shengjia. Duan Jian, male, aged [-], took over the household on behalf of his mother." The yamen servant wrote a few lines, "From now on, you are Duan The head of the family, I heard that there is still a person in your family?"

"Master Hui, there is still a son who bought at home, who voluntarily sold himself as a slave." Duan Jian lowered her head, looking as if she was still in grief.

"It's also recorded in the original book. It seems that there are only three people in their family." The two yamen servants whispered and quickly reached an agreement, "Is there a contract of prostitution? Call someone out to see."

"Yes, I'll show it to the messenger right now!" Duan Jian said and ran back quickly to take out the contract of sale that had been forged long ago. It said that Ah Hong voluntarily sold himself as a slave for ten years. People's paintings and fingerprints.

Ah Hong was always behind the door, when he heard the officer almost calling his name to see him, he stepped out, "The villain is here."

Shizi from the village head's family came towards him and whispered in his ear: "Jen Ren, just take a look." He untied Ah Hong's belt, revealing a narrow waistline, which happened to be the waistline of the back waist. The mark was exposed, and the skin exposed to the cold air immediately exploded with little particles.

The yamen servant glanced at it as approval, and read while writing: "Duan Hong, Shi, fourteen years old, a house slave."

After sending a few people away, Duan Jian bolted the door behind her, hugged him and said, "Finally, I got through without any danger. Ah Hong, you are no longer an official slave, and one day I will set you free."

This method was discussed with Ah Hong a long time ago, but she didn't expect to get through it so smoothly. Originally, Duan Jian wanted to take the opportunity to remove the slave status for Ah Hong, but Ah Hong vetoed it.Duan Jian thought so too. There were still many neighbors who knew Ahong's slave status back then, maybe who was still alive, and there was no guarantee that he would not be recognized in the future, and it would be troublesome at that time.

In fact, Duan Jian privately hoped that Ah Hong would never leave. God knows how happy he was when Ah Hong offered to keep his slave status.

Just wait a little longer, stay with me for a few more years, just a few years... I will definitely let you be free, Duan Jian vowed secretly again.

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☆, proof

Winter goes to spring, and the breeze brings the first touch of spring color, blowing across the hills and fields.The place where the wind passes is gradually dyed with a thin layer of green, but it disappears when people approach it. Only a few sporadic weeds can’t wait to drill out of the soil, stick out fresh green shoots, and grow wantonly in inadvertent places.

Until the mountains and plains are full of flowers, no matter how dull people are, they will realize that the footsteps of spring are close at hand.

The industrious villagers had already made preparations for spring plowing. With the help of everyone, Ah Hong and Duan Jian finally planted crops on their two acres of land.

As for the beach by the river, there is a lot of sand and gravel and little soil, so it is impossible to grow crops, and it is a pity that it is deserted. Ah Hong plans to grow some vegetables.This time without Lin Li'er's help, Ah Hong cultivated the gourds according to the same pattern, sowed some easy-to-raise vegetable seeds, and went to see them every few days. In the end, although not many successfully germinated, they survived after all. .Ah Hong felt relieved and concentrated on taking care of the two acres of crops, watering and fertilizing, weeding and weeding and pest control. He didn't slack off every day. Under his hard work, the seedlings in the field grew better and better every day.

Gradually, when the villagers mentioned the truth of the Duan family, they all had to praise him. He is a diligent and capable worker, and he is sixteen years old, so if he hadn't known that he was a servant of the Duan family, someone would have visited him long ago. Proposed marriage.

Early this morning, when the sun just came out, Ah Hong went out with a bucket to fetch water.

Around the two wells in the village, there were a dozen or so people gathered around, all of whom came out to carry water when the weather was not so hot. The crowd is a few steps away.

Shizi around him sneaked a few glances at Ahong from time to time, whispered together, and occasionally burst into laughter, mixed with fragmentary sentences such as "it's a pity", "married early", "staying at home" and so on. , and quickly lowered his voice to continue the topic just now.

Having lived in Linjiacun for nearly two years, Ah Hong has long been used to this kind of innocent and curious gaze, and soon it was his turn to fetch water.After decades of erosion, the stones beside the well are covered with moss, slippery and greasy, and people will fall if they are not careful.Ahong shook the wheel shaft vigorously to fill up two buckets of water, and the heavy shoulder was on his shoulders. When he first arrived, he could only carry half a load of water at a time. Now Ahong stood upright steadily and walked towards the house.

Duan Jian who stayed at home had already cooked rice porridge and waited for Ah Hong to come back.

Freshly cooked brown rice porridge, served with freshly pickled pickles, tastes crisp and refreshing, especially when Ah Hong is growing up, and he is doing heavy work, and his appetite is similar to that of boys of the same age. You can eat half a pot in one meal.

After breakfast, Duan Jian wanted to go to the field to work together, but A Hong objected, "There is not much work in the field now, and I am enough for myself. Doesn't my brother still need to study? If you are tired from reading, you can go to the backyard." Pull some bamboo shoots from the mountain and come back, at noon I will make bamboo shoots and fried diced meat for my brother, okay?"

It took a lot of effort to convince Duan Jian that when Ah Hong went to his field, it was later than usual, and Uncle Lin and his second son next door had almost finished their work.The fields of their two families are adjacent to each other. If it was still early, Uncle Lin would lend a helping hand to do the work in the next-door field. Ah Hong felt very sorry for this, and had no choice but to rush in when Uncle Lin arrived. Work one step ahead.

Seeing that he only came here today, Uncle Lin couldn't help joking: "Brother Hong came a bit late today, did he oversleep?"

Ah Hong walked in a hurry, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, before he even wiped off the sweat, he said hello: "Uncle Lin. Since it's not so hot today, I went back to the village to fetch a load of water before coming here."

"How can I let you do this kind of heavy work by yourself, next time I go to Uncle Lin's house and tell me, just let my stupid boy do it!" Uncle Lin disapproved, "Besides, you have helped my family so much, and you can't help me!" It’s between neighbors, and it’s right to ask us for help.”

"How can this work! Uncle Lin, you have already helped us a lot. If it weren't for your guidance, I still wouldn't be able to grow these two acres of crops." Ah Hong refused with a smile.

Uncle Lin knew that he couldn't hold back Ah Hong, so he could only let him go.In Uncle Lin's view, a man should be working outside to support his family, and Shizi should be doing housework and serving his family at home, but Ah Hong's temper is too strong, and he refuses to rely on outsiders for everything. Take it all down, it's not a good thing for a young man to be too aggressive.

To change the water in the field today, the outlet of the canal was pressed by a big rock. The big rock that Ah Hong needed to use both hands to move, the second son of Uncle Lin’s family could easily lift it, and said first: “Let me do it, You can't move it."

Speaking of which, the other party is one year younger than him, but he is much stronger than him in doing farm work since he was a child.Boys in the country have to work in the fields with adults from the age of ten, and only a city boy like Duan Jian who has a delicate skin and tender flesh has never suffered.

When I got back to the front of the house before noon, the door was locked from the inside, Ah Hong pushed it, but the door didn't move at all. Could it be that Duan Jian hasn't come back since he went up the mountain?

Ah Hong walked around to the backyard and opened the door to come in. The hatchet that was usually placed behind the door was not where it was. Duan Jian probably went up the mountain to pull bamboo shoots to collect firewood. There is only one road up the mountain at the back of the mountain. She wasn't worried that something would happen to Duan Jian, she was about to go into the kitchen to light a fire to cook, and when she saw the smoke rising from the house, Duan Jian would naturally come back.

But at this moment, there was a lot of movement in the room that he thought was empty. Could it be that Duan Jian didn't go out?

Ah Hong casually took a piece of firewood as thick as an arm, and gently pushed open the door.

In the bedroom of the two people in the back room, a strange figure was rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and the room was full of mess.

But at this time it was too late to leave without disturbing the other party, Ah Hong blurted out: "Who are you? What are you doing? Come here! There are robbers!"

Seeing that his deeds were exposed, Lin Laizi didn't care about continuing to search for property, turned around and rushed over, snatching the stick from Ah Hong's hand in two or three strokes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ah Hong let go of his hand and wanted to escape, but he was caught up and restrained as soon as he ran to the yard. Only then did he deeply realize that there is a huge difference between Shizi and the man, both in terms of physique and strength. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break away from the other party. Seeing the other party's hideous face, apart from fear, there was also a trace of unwillingness in his heart.

If he is not real, if he is still an upright man...

Suddenly, Lin Laizi let go of his hand with a cry of pain, Ah Hong escaped from danger, and saw Duan Jian with a stern face, and the next moment he was behind Duan Jian, while Duan Jian was holding a hatchet in front of him and Lin Lai Zi confronted.

Lin Laizi was already worried, but suddenly he was cut by a hard object in the back, so frightened that he thought he was going to die, he stretched out his hand and found that there was no blood, and ignored the burning pain in his back, he turned angrily to see who was sneaking up on him from behind, Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a kid from the Duan family, and before he reached his chest height, he immediately boldly wanted to step forward.

Duan Jian turned the machete in his hand in the opposite direction, pointed the sharp edge at Lin Laizi, and said only one word, "Get lost."

The half-arm-long machete was sharpened and gleamed in the sun. Just now Duan Jian just slashed him with the back of the knife. If it had been replaced with the blade, Lin Laizi would have killed half of his life if he didn't die.

But what was even more frightening was Duan Jian's expression. Lin Laizi believed that Duan Jian could really do it.

"You...you! I am the nephew of the village chief. If you dare to hurt me, believe it or not, my uncle will drive you out!"

Swallowing saliva, Lin Laizi backed up while talking, backed up to the door, turned around and ran away.

Duan Jian didn't drop the machete until she could no longer see anyone.

"I'm late, Ah Hong, are you okay?"

"It was too dangerous just now, is my brother hurt?"

The two spoke at the same time, expressing their concern for each other.

"I'm fine. Let that guy run away like this, it's really cheap for him!"

"That's also impossible..."

As Lin Laizi said, even if they can sue the village chief, not to mention that there is no physical evidence, even if the evidence is solid, Lin Laizi is relatives of the village chief, and they are just two outsiders who have just moved here for two years. At most, Lai Zi would be beaten and fined to kneel in the ancestral hall, but their situation in Lin Family Village would become more delicate in the future.And if he is targeted by the grudge Lin Laizi, then there will be constant troubles.

"Don't worry, if he dares to come again, I will let him come and go!" Duan Jian said, "And you too, can't you hide and wait for me to come back when you are in danger? You have to be brave alone. If I am late Take a step back, what should I do if something happened to you?"

Being taught a lesson by a child four years younger than him made Ah Hong very embarrassed, but he couldn't say anything to refute it. What happened today was indeed reckless.

He gritted his teeth and persevered no matter how tiring the work was, he just wanted to prove that he was no worse than others, but no matter how much he did, he was just a real person.

Duan Jian stretched out his hand to pull Ah Hong, "Forget it today, if you want to blame it, I'm careless. I didn't lock the door before I went out, so I let the other party come in."

"It's my fault, it won't happen again in the future." Ah Hong said, maybe his insistence was wrong at all.

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☆, paparazzi sixth day

Because of the incident of breaking into the empty house, Duan Jian asked Uncle Lin for help and asked the villagers to ask for a paparazzi to come back to watch the house. Uncle Lin said that the paparazzi raised since childhood would treat the house as their own. Take it back and try to run away.

The paparazzi was only less than three months old, and it wasn't long before they were able to walk steadily. They arched their noses and sniffed for a long time near Ah Hong's hand. Four short and fat paws hugged Ah Hong's fingers, and gnawed saliva all over the place. The tips of the teeth that grow out are only the size of a grain of rice, but the bite is unambiguous.Ah Hong felt a slight tingling in his fingertips, and scratched the paparazzi's chin with the other hand. The paparazzi turned over and exposed his belly. The bitten finger was wet, and four small pits could be seen on it.

Duan Jian flicked the paparazzi's nose, the paparazzi whined twice, and stretched out its claws to grab Duan Jian's hand.

"Ah Hong, give this guy a name." Duan Jian said, while trying to avoid the paparazzi's paws, he continued to scratch its nose with his fingers. The small eyes stared at the hateful behemoth in front of him, and immature threats kept coming out of his throat.

"Hey, it's still exciting!" Duan Jian grabbed the paparazzi's short legs and pulled it out, but Ah Hong stopped him, "Okay, don't tease it. Go to the kitchen and get a big bowl, fill it with water and feed it it."

The weather was getting hot, but the well water was still cool. The paparazzi leaned over to the bowl, sticking out its pink tongue and licking it bit by bit.

Ah Hong stroked its belly, it seemed to be hungry, "It's so small, what should I feed it?"

"Uncle Lin said that this paparazzi has just been weaned. You can feed it with rice porridge mixed with some vegetable juice. When it gets older, it can be replaced with rice."

They ate pickled melon and scrambled eggs for lunch today, with some rice left over, and a large pot of soup made with bones. Duan Jian is now growing tall. According to the old man, drink more carrot soup with bones in May It can strengthen the body. When Ah Hong goes to Jishang to buy meat every ten days, he will ask the butcher to send two more tube bones. The radish is cold in nature, beneficial to the five Tibetans, lighten the body and strengthen the Qi, and the price is cheap. I bought it at this time Soup is the best.

Ah Hong thought for a while, scooped up two tablespoons of bone soup, boiled it together with the leftovers, put it in a large bowl, and set it aside to cool, then scooped up the bone in the pot, and the meat on the bone was It was scraped cleanly and boiled for a long time, so that bit of muscle had already melted into the soup. A Hong was afraid that the paparazzi's millet teeth would not be able to bite, so he smashed the bone with the back of a knife and dug out the bone marrow before mixing it with the soup. In rice porridge.

The paparazzi smelled the smell and followed into the kitchen, and walked around Ahong anxiously, obviously starving. Finally, when the owner put the food bowl in front of him, the paparazzi buried his whole short face in the bowl, and began to eat with a big snort. He didn't stop until his stomach was swollen. After licking off the rice milk on his face, he shook his short tail at Ahong, and found a sunny place in the yard to lie down and sleep.

"Can this guy really guard the door?" Duan Jian was very skeptical, "Has Ah Hong decided on a name?"

"It's still young." Ah Hong put the paparazzi's two bowls by the kitchen door. From now on, this will be the place where it eats regularly. Six."

"Chu Xiaoliu, you need to grow up quickly." Duan Jian rubbed its little ears and said, Chu Liu slept soundly, and only shook his ears when he was harassed, and his belly heaved.

Duan Jian and Lin Zhiquan made an appointment to go to Luocheng today to go through the land transfer procedures, and they were pulled up early in the morning by Ah Hong, and Ah Hong got up earlier, and served him a hot breakfast while he was washing up on the table.

What I ate this morning was pancakes. Even if I drove to Luocheng, it would take an hour and a half. The rice porridge was not enough. A Hong was afraid that Duan Jian would be hungry on the way, so he got up early to make pancakes. He and Duan Jian both eat a lot now. Very good, otherwise how can I say that a half-sized man eats a poor man.

Chu Liu squatted on the ground and looked at the two masters eagerly. Duan Jian took a piece of pancake to tease it, and immediately raised her hand when it was almost enough. Call.

"Don't tease it, eat it quickly, Uncle Lin will be here later."

Duan Jian took back her chopsticks and said, "This little guy can hide things now. Last time I saw him dig a hole in the backyard and bury the unfinished bones. I guess he must have hidden in more than one place, so It would be nice not to feed it in the future, look at this fat body, tsk tsk, can it still run?" Duan Jian commented maliciously.

On the sixth day of the sixth day, she couldn't get food, so she turned around and pointed her butt at Duan Jian without saying a word.

Just after breakfast, Lin Zhiquan knocked on the door.

They went to Luocheng this time to go through the transfer procedures for the land that Duan Jian bought and sold before. The price has already been negotiated, and now they are waiting for the two parties to go to the county government to change the land deed.

That time when the earth dragon turned over, it split the mountain that separated Luocheng and Longjing into a crack that could allow two carriages to run side by side.Half a year ago, the imperial court sent troops to repair the cracks after spending countless manpower and material resources, and it became a direct road to Longjing. Business travelers traveling from south to north no longer need to go through Luocheng and go east for three hundred miles to borrow Yancheng. Then it will reach the capital by waterway, which makes the humble Luocheng become an important hub of north-south traffic arteries.

All of a sudden, the land price in Luocheng skyrocketed, and after hearing the news, there was an endless stream of merchants rushing to seize the first business opportunity.

The lot that Duan Jian bought at that time suddenly became very popular. Several groups of people came to the yamen a day, and the director hurriedly went to Lin Zhiquan to inquire about the situation. He came forward to negotiate, but he appeared pretending to be Lin Zhiquan's nephew.

Lin Zhiquan felt that the reserve price given by Duan Jian was a bit cheaper, so there was no need to rush to sell it, as the price could rise even after a while.But Duan Jian insisted that the sooner the better, Duan Jian, who has been a human being in two lives and experienced many dark and dirty things in her previous life, knows very well that she has no power behind her now, and raising the price from the ground is just a foolish act of courting death. Besides, the price is now already It was more than ten times higher than when I bought it before, so I picked a big merchant with the highest bid and a good reputation among several buyers, and happily sold all the land deeds in my hand to the other party, leaving my own piece alone.

Duan Jian and Ah Hong will move back to Luocheng to live in the future, that is their home.

It wasn't until the time of signing and depositing that the buyer knew that the real seller turned out to be this boy under 13 years old.The buyer is just a housekeeper, the real boss behind the scene is someone else, and before coming, his master has explained that if necessary, he will spend some money to manage the government, and he will buy the land by any means.

Since the transaction price was still within an acceptable range, the housekeeper had to sigh after completing the master's explanation: "Young people are awesome."

Duan Jian spent the huge amount of money in his pocket before it was warmed up. He planned to use the money to buy a lot of land in the countryside.

Hearing that it was a big deal, the master took out the book and turned to a page and said, "It just so happens that this Qiangui village died in the Dilong Turnover, and the plague broke out not long after, and none of the villagers survived." If Duan Xiaolang wants to buy it, this is the best place to buy it. But let me say the ugly thing before, because the price has been suppressed so low because of the plague, otherwise how can I keep it now!" Seeing that Duan Jian was still hesitating, the master book added other benefits, "And unclaimed land is counted as wasteland, and there is no tax for the first three years of cultivation. It is quite a bargain for you to buy it back!"

The land that had been abandoned for several years was finally sold. The master was in a good mood, and said, "Duan Xiaolang has bought so much land. I don't know if he needs manpower? There are still dozens of official slaves in the government office, which can be considered cheap." I will sell some of them to you.” These official slaves are peasants who lost their land in the disaster. Losing their land is equivalent to losing their homes, and they can only sell themselves to the government if they cannot survive.But there are too many, one after another until now, some of them died, some of them were sold, and there are still dozens of them left. Just providing them with food and drink is a lot of money, which puts a lot of pressure on the government.

Duan Jian was a little moved when she heard this, but how to arrange for so many people is really a big problem, so she said that she would go back and think about it, and give an answer in a few days.

The master didn't have much hope, and sent them away politely.

The author has something to say: the year before last, my dog ​​gave birth to five puppies in one litter and they all survived. The big dog didn’t have enough milk, so I used milk powder to make milk to feed the puppies. Porridge to feed, the last ones are so plump that they can't see their limbs like wax gourd ==

Cute is cute, but it's also scary if five of them bark together...

☆, placement

When he got the new land deed, Ah Hong felt a little dizzy looking at the number, and asked in disbelief, "Brother, do all these lands belong to you?"

"Wrong." Duan Jian looked at him and said, "These lands are all ours."

The disaster took his mother's life, but it was also this disaster that allowed him to obtain wealth that he could not imagine in his previous life under various chances and coincidences. He once thought about whether his rebirth was luck or misfortune?But no matter what, having Ah Hong by his side at this time is the greatest fortune in misfortune.

Ah Hong hadn't finished digesting the stack of land deeds when another bigger news came out. Duan Jian said: "Since I bought so much land, I plan to buy dozens more people to come back to farm. How to arrange them is up to you." give it to you."

Qiangui Village is completely a deserted village. Before returning home, Jian and Lin Zhiquan made a detour to check the situation. Weeds were overgrown there and wild animals were infested. They came back after looking at it from a distance. For a long time, I couldn't see the original appearance.

"I made an agreement with Uncle Lin. Uncle Lin will help us contact a bricklayer, but it is impossible to build enough houses for so many people at once. Fortunately, the weather is hot now. Uncle Lin suggested building a few thatched huts first. Come down. We have no shortage of manpower, and we should be able to finish the building before the weather gets cold, and the materials will be provided by craftsmen, and we will liquidate it when it is finished."

"The fields can't be left uncultivated. It's not too late now. We can catch up and plant some easy-to-grow millet, and make do with it."

"Then we need to buy some farm tools."

"You have to buy pots and pans, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. With so many people, you need to buy more rice. It would be better if the time is earlier. As soon as the spring grain comes, you can go directly to the villagers to buy rice and take it off yourself. Hulls, much cheaper than buying rice from the grain store. By the way, I need to tear some cloth! I'm missing something..."

"I'll listen to you, don't worry about the money." Duan Jian looked at Ah Hong's muttering, and wrote down what she thought of on the paper, as if when Mrs. Duan was still there, every penny she spent had to be counted. Fan.

"The big market will be in three days. We need to buy so many things. We have to go there early, and we have to borrow a scooter from Uncle Lin." Ah Hong was annoyed, "But there are so many things, I'm afraid I can't bring them back by myself."

"Uncle Lin and I had to go to the county to bring someone back that day. I was afraid that we would not be able to get away. I already asked Lin Qing to help, and Lin Amu also agreed to go there together."

"That's great! After we moved to the countryside, Lin Amu's family helped us a lot, brother, we have to thank them very much." How should we pay back such a large debt in the future?

"Don't worry about it, I have my own plan."

On the second day, accompanied by Lin Zhiquan, Duan Jian went to Luocheng and the master again to select official slaves.

There were 43 official slaves in this group, and the official office could not accommodate so many people, so they were placed in the Futian courtyard in the suburbs.Hearing that a buyer came to the door, the steward of Futian Court quickly called 43 people out.

In fact, there is a limit on the number of people in Futian Institute, and the materials allocated by the government every year are fixed. The law stipulates that each person can get one liter of rice and ten coins per day, and five coins in winter to buy firewood to keep warm , It’s just enough food and clothing, the extra 43 people are not recorded in the register, and Futian Court has no obligation to support them, so they can’t apply for more supplies from above.

If it weren't for the fact that the current county magistrate is really a good official who cares about the people, he couldn't bear to see them starve to death on the street, so he made an exception and housed them in Futian Yard. Yes, even if the supplies of Futianyuan have never been withheld, it will be stretched over time and cannot make ends meet.

Sixteen of these 43 people are all over 20 years old, the oldest is 36 years old, and the remaining 27 people are men, the oldest is 45 years old, and the youngest is 37 years old. Hungry, pale, thin and even disabled, all of them were numb. Only the oldest man raised his eyes to look at Lin Zhiquan.

To be honest, Duan Jian was a little disappointed when she saw it. These people are old, sick, and weak, and they don’t look like they can work. But thinking about it, anyone who is capable has already gone out to find a way to survive, and will stay in Futian courtyard Suffering and living a precarious life?

The steward and the chief bookkeeper knew it well, and they knew it themselves, so they didn't have any hope.

Duan Jian was not satisfied, but the chief secretary was a little anxious. His lord was transferred to Luocheng to manage the disaster, and his term will be three years next year.In fact, if the land in Qiangui Village could be allocated to Futianyuan, the problem would be easily solved, but there was no reply when the application was submitted, presumably because the superiors did not agree and were suppressed.

"If Duan Xiaolang buys all these people, I can drop another 20 taels. The 43 people add up to a total of 80 taels of silver, which can't be cheaper!"

The average price per person is less than three taels of silver. This price is really exciting. Duan Jian still does not express her opinion, but she thinks about it in her heart. Although these official slaves are old and sick, they have a benefit. They have neither land nor relatives. , as long as they hold the deed of sale in their hands, they can only live by themselves.And without worrying about the future, he and Ah Hong could move back to Luocheng with peace of mind and leave the farm to them to take care of.

They are still discussing on their side, and there are some disturbances on the official slave's side. After all, when hope is in front of them, no one can remain indifferent.

The oldest man was the leader among the 43 people. As soon as he stood up, the crowd fell silent. However, he obviously mistook the person and took Lin Zhiquan as the buyer. "My lord, although we seem to be useless now, we were all good farmers in the past. We don't want much, but a full bowl of food is enough."

Lin Zhiquan glanced at Duan Jian unobtrusively, and only agreed when he saw his consent. As soon as the words fell, the crowd burst into cheers. After struggling for so long, God finally gave him a way to survive.

It wasn't until after the signed paintings were signed that these people knew that the one who bought them was the young man who had been ignored all the time, and they felt a little panicked. They were all honest farmers, and they didn't think he was too young to be bullied. Can such a small child really do anything?

Although Duan Jian is young, she has an aura that doesn't match her appearance. After some words of kindness and force, everyone feels at ease and dare not underestimate the future master.Duan Jian was very satisfied with this and asked them to pack up and pick them up the day after tomorrow.

At the other end of Qiangui Village, Lin Dong led the craftsmen to work for three days. They used yellow mud mixed with straw to ram the walls, and thatched roofs to build a row of simple houses, barely a shelter from the wind and rain.

On the day of the big market, Lin Qing drove the cart and Ah Hong bought all the needed items, piled up a full cart, and rushed to Qiangui Village with Lin Amu.

Duan Jian and Lin Zhiquan went out early to Luocheng to lead the people. A group of people arrived at Qiangui Village before noon.

Ahong and the others have been waiting for a while, and at the suggestion of Lin Amu, they steamed a pot of steamed buns early, and prepared water to warm in the stove.Lin Amu persuaded while distributing steamed buns: "Eat slowly, you will have the strength to work when you are full."

One person took a soft, hot steamed bun and devoured it voraciously. Many people got red eye circles after eating. How long has it been since they ate hot food?

After a short period of sadness, old man Lu, the oldest leader, ordered dozens of people under him to start working, and Lin Amu arranged to count the supplies.The men stayed behind to help level the ground and clear the surrounding weeds.

Although the house has just started to be built and the farmland is full of weeds, but thinking that this is their new home, everyone is full of energy and started working with enthusiasm.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, because the manuscript deposit box was set up the night before, so I didn't find out the problem in time, and it has been corrected.

The next chapter will almost end her days in the country, and Duan Jian can go back to live a life of feasting (?) in the city!

☆, back to the city

From Linjia Village to Qiangui Village, it took several hours to go back and forth. Duan Jianjian entrusted Lin Dong with the responsibility of the farm, and came to inspect it every few days.

Old man Lu and the others watched their homes being built little by little. It took them more than four months to build a house big enough to accommodate everyone before the weather turned cold. If it got colder, they would not be able to continue laying the floor. .

On the day of moving into the new house, everyone was extremely happy, even more lively than New Year's Eve.

This time, thanks to the help of Lin Dong running back and forth, the farm was able to be successfully built. In addition, Lin Zhiquan also made great efforts when buying the land before. Duan Jian had already planned how to thank the Lin family.

So, as soon as Lin Dong returned to Xiaocun's home, Duan Jian came to thank him with the land deed that he had prepared for a long time.

This is an inconspicuous small shop in Luocheng. It has two floors, and there is a yard at the back. The shop can be opened in the front, and people can live in the back. It is most suitable for small businesses.

The reason why Duan Jian bought this shop was because Lin Qing had borrowed a sum of money from him in his previous life, and wanted to sell this place to open a dry goods shop.

Of course, Duan Jian in her previous life not only did not borrow money, but also humiliated Lin Qing severely. In the end, Lin Qing left angrily, and Lin Amu was fired shortly after the death of Mrs. Duan. The Lin family gradually became estranged from them to the point of cutting off contact. Duan Jian didn't take it seriously, she was just a servant hired by the family, and she didn't deserve to take it seriously.And not long afterwards, when he knew that Ah Hong was still in contact with Lin Amu in private, he lost his temper at A Hong and forbade him to meet Lin Amu again.

Thinking of the stupid things she did in her previous life, Duan Jian felt embarrassed. Lin Amu's family took good care of him and Ahong in their previous life, and they have helped them a lot in this life. In order to solemnly thank each other, Duan Jian thought it over and decided Buy the shop and give it to the Lin family.

Both Lin Zhiquan and Lin Amu were kind people, and they never thought about asking for anything in return, let alone the huge amount of property in Duan Jian's hands. Now that Duan Jian offered to give them a piece of real estate, they were shocked. After giving up again and again, it was finally Duan Jian who moved out of Lin Dong and persuaded them to accept the lease.

Lin Dong grew up in Luocheng and got used to living in the city. If possible, he still hopes to go back to Luocheng. The house deed sent by Duan Jian is a hot potato for his parents, but it is an opportunity that he was overjoyed for.Not long after, Lin Dong and Lin Lier moved back to Luocheng and started a dry goods business.Lin Amu said that in the city