Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 95

People in the village are so foolish. Although they like to gossip, they never say it face to face and gossip behind their backs.As long as you are more open-minded, there will be no real harm.

But for some people, if Ergouzi becomes a shortcut to achieve their goals, then they will definitely use all means to achieve their goals.And this may not be the subordinates of the county magistrate, and it may even be those businessmen.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that the matter is serious, but if I really want to find a good way, I can't think of it for a while.

"If you say that Er Gouzi is not your flesh and blood? I'm afraid no one will believe it, especially the way of bullies." Li Ji thought about it with a headache, and came up with an idea that was barely a solution, "It's really not possible. ... We can only make a fake Er Gouzi, although it can't last for a long time, as long as no one disturbs him in a short period of time."

"Tell me." The magistrate nodded.

"Tomorrow, you will say that Er Gouzi Luoye will return to the family to put up the genealogy and worship the ancestors. You are the magistrate of the county, and you have been unable to leave for so many years. You have not gone back to participate in the big and small things in the clan all these years, and you feel guilty in your heart. Now that the son has been found, let the son take the silver and go back to the clan to repair the ancestral temple and the poor people in the village who can't live in houses. Outsiders should know very little about the affairs of you and your family. This should be able to tell Bluff them."

Li Ji's method is indeed not a good one.Pretending to let the son go back to the house, this matter is somewhat flawed, careful people investigate deeply, the chance of being discovered is very high.

After all, the son who has just been found is not rare enough, so why is he willing to leave under his nose?

The county magistrate thought for a while and said, "It's far-fetched to go back to the hometown to worship the ancestors. It would be better to say that it is to send the mother's remains to the family for worship." Li Yan is still just a lonely grave in the mountain. It is justifiable to move away to the ancestral grave.

Because in the eyes of the old man, the lonely grave is equal to a lonely ghost, who is alone in the bottom, and can only endure being bullied by evil ghosts.But if it is in the ancestral grave, you can receive the protection and care of your ancestors, and you will not be afraid of being bullied or too lonely.

"The lady's grave..." Li Ji asked hesitantly.Since we want to talk about moving the grave, it must be moved, otherwise the village's many words will reveal the truth.But the magistrate of the county has long since broken with the tribe, so how could it be possible to really move Li Yan's grave there?

"It's easy to handle. If Li Yan didn't enter your Li family's ancestral grave, it's a lonely grave. It's the same wherever you move. They don't like Li Yan, and I don't want them to know that Li Yan's grave has gone to disturb her. There is a lot of open space in the mountains. Many, find a place with good feng shui, and we will face the mountains and rivers in the future, which will be elegant."

The county magistrate meant that he planned to be buried with Li Yanhe in the future.Indeed, the county magistrate has long since broken with the clan, and perhaps this is the only residence of the county magistrate after his death.

It's okay for Li Ji to be clever, but if he wants to make things foolproof, it still depends on the county magistrate to make arrangements.

Er Gouzi went home and saw that it was just a sentence, but there were many things in it.

So much so that Er Gouzi began to doubt whether going home was the right decision.

Should he let him stand under the rich wings of the magistrate and enjoy the peace, or should he ask for the freedom of the two of them and go back to face the messy things.

It wasn't until night, when the two of them bathed and changed their clothes and lay on the bed, that Li Ji asked softly:

"what do you think."

Er Gouzi: "Huh?"

Li Ji: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with being here. Your father loves and protects you. I can't find you for any troubles. If you go back to the village, things will be complicated. Although I can suppress a lot of things in the village. Most of the time, but if the people in the city call you attention, I can't help it. It seems that we will cause more trouble for your father. In fact, it is not easy for him. He is the magistrate of the county. The two of you are very busy."

Er Gouzi reached out to touch Li Ji's hair, felt Li Ji's uneasiness, reached out to hug Li Ji, and said, "But I think he wants to do this too. I think that when he is helping us, he is also fulfilled."

Li Ji didn't understand: "Satisfied?"

Er Gouzi thought about it, and said helplessly: "I don't know, it seems that there is something he can't do, so he wants to help me do it. It feels like this, I don't know how to say it."

If it was someone else, they would definitely be confused by what Er Gouzi said.But Li Ji was Er Gouzi's bedside person, and he never separated day and night, so he quickly understood Er Gouzi's thoughts.

"You mean, the county magistrate couldn't live according to his own wishes and ideas, so when facing you, he will help you whatever you want?"

Er Gouzi nodded: "That's it."

Only Li Ji could understand Er Gouzi's unclear description.

No one knows a father like a son.Although they have lost 20 years of getting along with each other, but the fate established from the blood, it is still easy for Er Gouzi to spy into the heart of the county magistrate.

The heart of Grandpa Zhaxian, who can do it easily, probably proves it.

Er Gouzi's statement rekindled Li Ji's hope.Go home to farm and raise livestock.There are also Xiaowei, Songsong and Taotao in the house.The wolf has no one to cook for it, and if it wants to eat well in the future, it will have to travel so far to eat, and it won't have to go around when it returns.

Li Ji hugged Er Gouzi with his back, patted Er Gouzi's back, and kissed Er Gouzi's lips: "Then go to sleep. Tomorrow or later, we will have a good show."

The specific time depends on the arrangement of the county magistrate. Li Ji and Er Gouzi are both characters in the play, so listen to the words of the county magistrate.

Early the next morning, I got up and ate breakfast in the house, and was taken out by two maids after finishing cooking.I didn't know until I knew the door that the county magistrate was going to take them to the theater.

Li Ji has never heard of opera, but two years ago, there was a grass troupe in the village, dressed only a little better than the villagers, and they said they were singing, but in fact they didn't even have serious outfits, they just hummed and sang a few words Meaning.

Everyone in the village is going to hear something new, but the village is not rich, everyone is generous.As soon as they saw that the reward was low, they packed up and left before finishing the two verses.

Since then, the village has not even had a grass-roots troupe, let alone watched a serious play.

Li Ji likes to look around for everything when he is there, to see what is new, but there are not enough people to see jokes when he is there.

But Li Ji himself didn't care, and he was satisfied when he saw people laughing at others.

The magistrate in the carriage finished talking first.

"Watching the play later, I will click on "Wang Baochuan", and then I will say something emotionally. You don't have to hear what it is, just nod and say yes. I will take advantage of the situation and say that I want Changan to take it with me." Li Yan's bones will be returned to the family, and we will set off tomorrow, and tomorrow you will go and bring Li Yan's bones back to the mansion, and after a few days of enshrining, go to the direction of our clan. Some people in your village have seen me, so I don't Let’s go together. I’ll send a housekeeper to follow me, and I’ll listen to him as to what happens when I return to the village.”

The county magistrate said so much, and basically explained everything that the two of them needed to do.The two nodded. The magistrate can be said to have simplified the things that the two of them have to do, and the rest of the time depends on the magistrate's arrangement.

The road in the city is smoother, and the carriage is not bumpy.There is only one opera theater in the county, and it is not very big, so it can be regarded as a lively place in the county.

The county magistrate's carriage was recognized by all businessmen, and the clerk standing at the door saw it clearly and quickly stood up, seeing the magistrate got off the carriage, he hurriedly saluted.

A group of people got off the carriage and went straight into the theater.There is a small theater stage in the front yard, singing babbling on the top, and the rows of small stools below are full of people, there are a few applause, it is very lively.

Li Ji scratched his neck to look over there, and was pulled over by the servant who was accompanying him, and said in a low voice, "This is where ordinary people come to play. Every cover that protects against wind and rain is full of wind and sun on weekdays." .But the ticket price is cheap, five copper coins can watch the bustle of the morning, so there is no shortage of people, there are people who are free and have nothing to do, and there are also people who sit here all day. We are going to the main room in front, which is spacious. There are two floors, tea, wine and snacks are all available, and it is the most comfortable."

After listening to the explanation, Li Ji nodded and said, "The house must not be cheap."

The servant said with a smile: "Don't worry about it, sir, come out to have fun, don't be distracted by money."

Hearing these words was a pleasure, Li Ji didn't think about it any more, and followed the county magistrate directly into the hall.

As soon as I entered the room, I felt very cool. There were ice at the four corners of the materials to cool down, and there were several basins of ice hanging above them.The room is chilly, comfortable but not too cold.

Li Ji took a deep breath, only feeling refreshing and refreshing.

The seats in the room are arranged in an orderly manner, roughly divided into six places, with a distance that three people can walk in between, so that it is convenient for guests to come in and out or for the waiters to serve the guests.

There must be a second floor around here, and the second floor is only two feet wide, and it can't accommodate a few people with tables and chairs.There are gauze curtains all around. If you don't want to be seen by others, or do something private, you can close the gauze curtains, and you can only see a shadow outside.

The seats that the county magistrate booked in advance were the three seats in the center of the first row.That's the best place to watch a play.Even the expressions of the actors on the stage can be seen clearly.

The actors on the stage also saw the magistrate, looked at each other and calculated with their eyes.The magistrate of the county has not yet spoken to change the play, and the play will continue to be sung.

Then the two actors on the stage, a male and a female, began to babble again.

After being seated, the head of the theater troupe came over to serve tea in person. Seeing that the county magistrate didn't want to say anything, he didn't dare to talk too much, so he retreated directly.

Li Jihe's tea tastes good, and this tea must be willing to be taken out by the county magistrate when he comes here.

The show on the stage was about a young lady scholar, and it was just some poor scholar who fell in love with everyone's ladies. The young lady who was used to seeing good things with a golden spoon in her mouth loved the poor scholar to the death. The maid is also willing.Then the lady's parents beat the mandarin ducks cruelly, and drove away the scholar. The two tried their best to have a private meeting. In the end, the scholar got angry and tried to win the gold list, and returned home to marry the lady.

At this time, there is a private meeting between two people on the stage. When the formal relationship is lingering, the concubine's love is very romantic.

Just looking at the clothes, the scholar is simple and cloth art, and the young lady is gorgeous and exquisite. There is a big contrast when standing together, but they only have each other in their eyes, speaking nasty and explicit words.

Only watched for a quarter of an hour.The plot came when the two of them were discovered again by their parents, and the young lady was locked up. A pair of lovers could not see each other. All kinds of lovesickness, accompanied by the sadness of the music, could hear the faint sobs around them.

Probably Li Ji is a hard-hearted person, but I don't see how pitiful he is.

It just feels so fake.The background of this play is the previous dynasty.Even a low-level person like Li Ji knows that the previous court had strict requirements on women, and the ladies of rich families don't know the romantic scholars outside, even their own brothers don't meet many times.What does it mean not to step out of the second door?They are surrounded in the courtyard all day long, and the family members cannot enter the courtyard, and the only ones they come into contact with on weekdays are the female relatives.If you want to see your brother, you have to be in a crowded situation, for fear of spreading gossip.

Even in this dynasty, the folk customs are relatively open, but there is no reason for girls to go out casually.It is absurd to say that a lady of every family has a crush on a poor scholar, but it is not impossible.But being spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, how could a lady of golden branches and jade leaves not hesitate to serve a man as a slave just because she likes a man?

Li Ji looked around, and many people were fascinated by it, especially some people who were dressed as scholars, and the fabrics they wore were not bad. .

Li Ji understood somewhat, and whispered to the servants beside him.

"They're really looking forward to it."

The servant smiled and said, "It means that there are many people when singing this kind of drama." The servant whispered, "Actually, the business is good if half of the seats here are full on weekdays. It is when performing these dramas of Miss Scholar, people especially A lot. Unless it’s a play for money, everything to be sung is written in advance and hung on a sign outside. Some scholars have heard that a similar play will be sung, and those who don’t have money will borrow money to come and watch.”

Li Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be possible to come over and learn?"

Jia Ding said: "You can really say that. At least I have heard several cases of scholars harassing rich ladies. Some of them have their legs broken, and they are also wishful thinking. Some scholars either failed in the exam many times in a row. In life, after being looked down upon by others many times, I became more and more angry. I only thought of becoming the son-in-law of a certain adult, and having my father-in-law pave the way in the future, so that I could soar into the sky."

Jia Ding paused, and continued: "Some talents can catch the time and write a lot of words that fit their fantasy. What kind of scholar climbed over the wall and entered the backyard of the prime minister's house and saw the daughter and the maids taking a bath in the pond, and was discovered by the prime minister. Later, he felt that the daughter was out of character, so he married the daughter to him, and all the maids in the garden became his concubines. In the end, because the father-in-law was the Xiangye, he was so happy all the way up. What kind of poor scholar rescued a girl on the way, but turned out to be a princess in the palace, Just because she glanced at the princess's arm, the princess felt that she was out of morals, and a person who was born a scholar died a ghost of a scholar. In the end, the emperor approached the palace and became a son-in-law and was served by the princess for the rest of his life."

Li Ji's stories sounded absurd, but the servant seemed to be able to read and write, so there was a hint of irony in what he said.

In the previous story, this county grandpa’s mansion is very strict. The wolf was spotted as soon as he entered the yard at such a fast speed. If he really met someone who dared to climb over the wall of the Prime Minister’s house, he might be found on the top of the wall. up.Girls' yards are generally in deep houses, where is it easy to get in?

Taking a step back, even if a scholar sneaked in and saw a lady taking a bath, shouldn't she be beaten to death on the spot if she was arrested?

The story behind is even funnier.Where is the possibility of Princess Jinzhiyuye going out of the palace before she gets married?Even if he leaves the palace, he will be guarded by a hundred or eighty guards. How could he be alone and faint on the side of the road?

Even if he fainted by the side of the road, how could he be crying and shouting to serve a man for the rest of his life just because he was seen with a piece of his arm?

Li Ji is short-sighted, but he can figure out the loopholes in it.In fact, those who read these, and those who write these, should be clear.However, writing it out is just for fun, and it also gives some unrealistic fantasies to some scholars who do not seek to make progress.

What is the difference between such a person and those in the village who spread the word that the imperial concubine would fight over a head of rotten garlic?The only difference is that the former is really ignorant and guessing.The latter knew it, but deceived himself.

"It's not true that any girl was harmed by Deng Tuzi." Li Ji muttered.

"That's not true. This kind of thing has been circulating for many years, and the rich people have heard of it. Those girls are treasures, and they are always protected by people. When encountering any big-hearted scholars who plot wrongdoings, they just beat them directly. If you die, you are dead for nothing." Jia Ding explained.

The family member of the county magistrate's family said such things, it can be seen that the county magistrate also hates such a person.

"Since this is the case, why can't we stop this kind of script? Why are you still on the stage?" Li Ji was puzzled.

Jia Ding laughed and said, "Where can it be banned? The more banned it is, the more it will be severe. On the contrary, more such miscellaneous books are printed, and more taxes can be written on it. Our adults also said that it is good to keep this kind of thing, and you will be rich and honored." People will never show it to their own children, but they can help lure some scum out, so that they don't look like dogs and harm good people."

When Li Ji heard this, he also felt that it made sense. He nodded at first, and then felt a little strange. He always felt that some people were given conditions to learn to be bad, and then they were punished.

But this idea felt contradictory again, and this thought made it even more chaotic.When his head was in a mess, Li Ji simply cleared all his thoughts.

Instead, he said: "Since every performance is popular, why not perform this play every day?"

The servant shook his head and said: "My lord, you don't know. Not everyone likes to watch this play, except for the ignorant girls, that is, some poor scholars. They don't have money to come and watch the show every day, but it's easy. Offend people who don't like to watch. So basically there is only one performance in the first half a month. The cheapest ticket in this house and the worst place is 50 yuan, which is just the bottom line they can afford. If They are willing to listen to one session in half a month."

Talked to the servant for a long time, and when he looked up again, the scholar had already been humiliated by the lady's family who came to the door, and was saying something similar to Mo bullying the young and poor.Many people in the audience were outraged.

Then the scene changed, and in an instant, the scholar was dressed in a red robe, and his hat was in the Palace of Flowers to attend the Qionglin Banquet.At the banquet, he was congratulated by all the people with red faces.Then someone came forward to speak as a matchmaker.He said that the daughter of a certain high-ranking official wanted to marry the girl to him, but he rejected them one by one.

Afterwards, she returned to her hometown in full clothes and went to the door of the young lady who had been appointed for life privately, and put a greeting card on the ground, and then the whole family of the young lady's family came out to welcome the champion, so you are welcome.

Afterwards, the beauty was naturally embraced, and a wedding banquet was awarded the emperor's decree to be the servant.The young lady felt guilty when she heard that the scholar had rejected the marriages of many high-ranking officials because of her.

When the play was over, the opera singers came to the stage one after another and stood there attentively, saluting to see the magistrate.

In fact, this posture is very obvious, it is waiting for rewards.However, the magistrate of the county acted as if he had never heard of it. He propped his chin with one hand and remained silent.

After performing a play, if the performance is good, you can get rewards. Usually, the big patrons start with the rest of the people.

Now that the magistrate is here, no one dares to pass him.If it was impossible for the magistrate to give a reward, others would not dare to stand up and hit the head.

The child receiving the reward stood on the edge of the stage with a tray in his hand, neither advancing nor retreating.It stands to reason that if the magistrate applauds at this time, he will go over with a tray to ask for the reward, and if he wins the reward, he will go to the table next to him, and then go upstairs.

But the magistrate is silent now, and he doesn't know whether he likes it or doesn't like it.If it's because you're too obsessed with the show, it's okay, but if it's because you don't like it, the entire theater troupe can't afford it.

After such a stalemate for a while, I heard the county magistrate gently graciously.As if the whole theater troupe was granted amnesty, they hurriedly held the tray with both hands above their heads to ask for the reward.

The magistrate's hand came out of his sleeve and he threw it into the tray with a clear "boom".The child was slightly stunned, raised his eyebrows and peeked into the tray secretly, and was really stunned.

On it lay a copper plate shining brightly, and nothing else.

The child didn't dare to ask why there was only such a small amount, but hurriedly thanked him, then withdrew and went to the next table to ask for the reward.

The magistrate only gave me a penny, how dare anyone else slap the magistrate in the face?The magistrate of this county gave too little, and the others either didn't give it, or just threw a copper coin in it, and they didn't dare to give it any more.

Those who can come here, except for those who have swollen faces to pretend to be fat, are either rich or expensive.Some young masters from official families are even more generous, and when they are lucky, they can even have a few taels of silver ingots.

But now it was the time when the popularity was high, because the magistrate made a good start, the room was full of rewards of more than [-] copper coins, which was not enough for the guests to drink tea.

At this time, the class leader didn't dare to complain that the county magistrate didn't give much, but just prayed for God's mercy, and the county magistrate must not come here to mess things up.If it's really here to mess things up, then this troupe will come to an end.

Thinking of this, the class leader hurriedly bowed his body and walked over cautiously, almost bowing his knees and said: "What kind of drama do you want to hear, my lord? Let's prepare for this little one."

The author has something to say: In fact, the mentality of the county magistrate is purely fishing and enforcing the law [laughs and crying] But this kind of thing is very suitable for use in the ancient background.

And the county magistrate is now silently rectifying this deformed pursuit~

right~

Sorry for the late update, I will try to be early tomorrow.

I didn't say anything, I wish you an early year

happy New Year

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