time flies. Half a month passed in a flash. On the second day after their wedding, Wei Tu and Xinghua returned to their duties and began to work inside and outside Li's house without any slack. The two of them are much more diligent than before. These performances were noticed by the eldest lady of the Li family. Every few days, Li Tongshi would praise her once or twice, expressing her satisfaction with the marriage she had facilitated. Compared with Wei Tu, Xinghua has changed a lot. She used to secretly get some meat and fish in the kitchen, but she changed her temper after getting married. One kilogram of meat was cooked and shrunk to seven taels. She served the seven taels of meat straight to the dining table in the inner house without any slippage. Sensing that Li Tongshi's satisfaction with her had reached the highest level in the past ten years, Xinghua stood on tiptoe and carefully greeted Li Tongshi in the afternoon, saying that she and Wei Tu planned to take leave and return to their hometown to visit relatives. idea. "The book says that if you show courtesy for nothing, you will be raped or stolen..." Li Tong was holding the soles of her shoes in the living room, and the hemp rope made a thin sound when it was passed through the thousand-layer cloth. She raised her eyes and glanced at Xinghua, smiling. Said this sentence. Although the words were harsh, coupled with Li Tongshi's gentle smile, most of Xinghua's restraint disappeared when facing her master.
"I've seen all the work you've been doing these days. Don't worry, I won't find anyone to take your place before you come back." Lee Tongshi made a promise. "Thank you, grandma." Xinghua expressed her gratitude with a grateful expression. "And one more thing……" Xinghua hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and told Wei Tu that she planned to let Wei Tu rent Li Zhai's grain fields as a tenant. Once winter is over, wheat, beans, and rapeseed can be planted in the fields. By that time, it was not easy to find an unowned land in the Li family's grain fields. "Brother Wei will not delay feeding the horse..." Seeing that Li Tongshi did not reply this time, Xinghua lowered her head and added. She also knew that this request was too much. No matter how capable one person is, it is not as good as two people working separately. Taking care of both farming and raising horses, if any one of them fails, it will be a loss for Li Zhai. Secondly, Li Zhai was located in the county seat, and Wei Tu rented land to grow grain. In order to take care of feeding horses, he could only rent Li Zhai's riverside land near the county seat. Riverside land and dry slope land are different. They are both first-class and high-quality grain fields. Even if you don't take care of it carefully, you can still have a good harvest if you encounter a drought. "We will talk about renting the land after you and Wei Tu return to their hometown to visit their relatives..." Li Tongshi did not refuse or agree. "Yes, grandma." Xinghua was a little lost and left the inner courtyard with her head hanging down. night. After listening to Xinghua's story, Wei Tu comforted him: "Since grandma didn't reject your request, she has the idea of agreeing in her heart. I'm just the head of the house, so I can't agree to you two things at once."
He didn't say anything else. It makes sense for Mr. Li Tong to do this. If you indulge your servants too much, sooner or later, the servants will bite you in the face. The fact that Li's house is well managed by Li Tong, and that the servants respect and fear Li Tong all prove that Li Tong is a housewife who knows how to run a household. "If you don't agree this time, I will ask you a few more times next time. Grandma is soft-hearted. Your Majesty's purpose has been accomplished and I will agree..." Wei Tu expressed his opinion. Even if it doesn't work. After five years, when he has perfected his health-preserving skills and entered the Qi-sensing state, the little money he spent on renting and farming the land will no longer be worth mentioning. Now, nourished by the warm current gushing out of his limbs, he has a hundred and eighty kilograms of strength when he moves his arms. When the health-preserving skills are completed, his physical fitness will definitely be better than now. With this physical quality, after practicing the moves and reading some military books, you can participate in martial arts examinations and strive to be a martial arts scholar and martial arts examiner, and you can become a martial arts guard in the academy and be a guest of a wealthy family. Zheng Guo's martial arts was "martial arts first, strategy second." As long as you are proficient in martial arts and have good military skills, you can still obtain martial arts merit. "Okay, when I get back, I'll beg you a few more times, grandma." Xinghua heard Wei Tu's insightful analysis, and was amazed and extremely happy at the same time. … The next day, it was bright and clear. Wei Tu and Xinghua packed their luggage and left the county in the dark, heading for the countryside. Wei Tu's native place is Weijia Village, Changming Township, Qingmu County. It takes about twenty miles of official roads and seven or eight miles of mountain trails to get to Changming Township from the county seat. Half way there. There was a mule cart on the official road, and Wei Tu and Xinghua spent some money to ride on it. When we reached the end of the official road, it was only four quarters to noon, and there were still about two hours before dark. Xinghua planned to save money and walk all the way to Changming Township instead of staying in an inn. "It's cold, and the tigers and wolves on the mountain are so hungry that they have come down from the mountain. It would be too dangerous to walk on the mountain road at this time if we don't get home in time." Handlebar Style is a warm-hearted person. When he heard that Wei and Tu were discussing visiting relatives and returning home, he immediately intervened and warned. "In addition to the wild beasts on the mountain, there are also bandits on the mountain... If only your man goes back, it won't be a problem. If you have an extra aunt, those people will not show mercy." After parking the car at the inn, Handlebar spitted a mouthful of phlegm on the ground and added a warning to Wei and Tu. Listen to others and eat enough. Xinghua saw that there were many people staying overnight at the roadside inn. Their clothes were not very rich, and she was no longer stubborn. She took out her money and rented a room.
night. The two fell asleep with their clothes on. Around the fourth watch, Wei Tu woke up once due to his habit of raising horses. At this time, he heard a slight, chaotic sound of horse hooves outside the house. Wei Tu walked to the window and pushed the sash open a gap. soon. He saw the source of the sound of horse hooves a few hundred meters away, using the bright moonlight. It was a group of dozens of cavalrymen, wearing hoods and red leather armor. The leading cavalryman also held a flag with the word "Zheng" embroidered on it. "Officers and soldiers of the State of Zheng?" Wei Tu was surprised. Cavalry has always been a rare species among officers and soldiers, and he has never seen them a few times in Aoki County. There must be a reason why he appeared outside the inn this time that he didn't know. Just as Wei Tu was observing, the sound of fighting came from within the dozens of officers and soldiers. After waiting for half a quarter of an hour, the sound of fighting gradually stopped. After a while, the cavalry left one by one and disappeared on the official road. On the ground, there were more swordsmen holding Hengshan knives. "Are the officers and soldiers suppressing bandits?" Wei Tu guessed. "Could it be that there was another famine somewhere? Then there were bandits?" There are two types of bandits, one is born evil and cuts off thieves, and the other is good people who are forced to become bandits during times of famine. Swordsmen were rampant in Qingfeng Prefecture. They were at their peak during the Red Dragon Revolution in the 15th year of Qing'an. In some severely affected areas, three out of ten households had men who were swordsmen or bandits. "I hope this matter will not spread to the county town. If the disaster is serious, the people will turn into bandits and attack the city and seize the village. When the time comes, it will be us, the servants of the big families, who will serve as civilian servants..." Wei Tu's eyes showed worry.