Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 106: Finally the Zhang Family

For the magistrate, Er Gouzi's change is a good thing.

The county magistrate reached out and patted Er Gouzi on the shoulder, and smiled lightly: "Go back, father is waiting for you to come back here."

Er Gouzi left from the main entrance.Walking towards the carriage, he glanced back at the open gate, and the magistrate standing inside the gate.Turned around and got into the carriage.Then the carriage left, leaving only a group of servants and the magistrate.

The county magistrate has become an adult again.There are many servants in the mansion, but none of them are his relatives.The only relative, but his heart is not here right now.

Can't stop it, can't stop it.

The housekeeper came over to comfort him and said, "The uncle said that he will come back often in the future. The children on the left and right are all grown up, so it's just that the uncle likes to travel far away. Remember that this is home, and it's great to be able to come back and rest your feet. "

The county magistrate also thought so in his heart.Originally, the child was not easy to find. Originally, it had not appeared in the past 20 years. After that, it should not cause trouble to Er Gouzi.

If it were another person, he would definitely feel that he should be more kind to the child, keep the child, and make up for everything that was missing in the past thousands of times and a hundred times.

But the county magistrate is an open-minded father, and he would think from Er Gouzi's point of view.Not all love is right. "For your own good" "I do this because I love you" is never a reason to force people.

The county magistrate wants to compensate Er Gouzi on the premise of not violating Er Gouzi's wishes and bringing Er Gouzi more convenience.

"It's very hot this day. We have ice here, which is convenient for relieving the heat. But if I go back, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. I will arrange for someone to secretly dig two icehouses on the mountain near their home. This year, I will try to send them Use some ice cubes."

The magistrate turned around and walked into the gate.The family members closed the gate, and with the sound of the two doors closing, the county magistrate became lonely again in this house.

Er Gouzi sat in the carriage. The carriage was not very big, but it was very comfortable to get in, and refreshments were placed. Er Gouzi tasted good.

It tasted good, Er Gouzi's first thought was that Li Ji would like to eat it, so he didn't move any more, just waited to get home and eat it with Li Ji.

The carriage had to go out of the city for a certain distance, and then Er Gouzi's carriage circled back to Li Ji's side.The current pair will have to pretend to walk another day.

The time when I miss each other the most is probably before meeting each other.

Sitting in the carriage, Er Gouzi couldn't help but wonder how Li Ji would behave after seeing him.

It will definitely be a pleasant surprise, Xiaowei will definitely follow by her side, as well as Taotao and Songsong.

Li Ji will definitely ask him how the road is going, and will prepare meals for him to eat.I will definitely pick up food for him non-stop and tell him about the past two days.

Er Gouzi frequently opened the curtains, although he knew that the groom outside would inform him where he was at regular intervals, but Er Gouzi couldn't help feeling anxious.

The sooner we see each other, the more urgent I feel.

Li Ji rice is already cooked, and two dishes have just been fried.When I went out to kill chickens and rabbits, I remembered what I said to Er Gouzi before.

In fact, it's not that Li Ji can't kill, but he just doesn't like seeing blood.Remembering the agreement with Er Gouzi, waiting for Er Gouzi to come back and let him kill him, Li Ji turned his head and went into the house, fished out a fish from the fish tank and stewed it.

That's three dishes.There were still a few pieces of bacon left in the house. Li Ji picked two pieces and just cut them twice before he realized that Er Gouzi "didn't know" when he returned to the village.

According to what was said in advance, Er Gouzi was arranged to come back without Li Ji's knowledge, so as to prevent the villagers from complaining that Li Ji did not inform him in advance.

Because of the rules passed down from the ancestors.When important people come to the village, they have to be greeted more or less.If someone "returns to his hometown", the matter is a little bigger, and some people will even be beaten to prove how important this person is to the villagers.

And the more arrangements are made, the person who is more enthusiastic will naturally catch the eyes of the returnees first, and it will be easier to think about it in the future.

This kind of thing has not happened for 30 or [-] years, but the rules have been passed down.If Er Gouzi was an outsider, of course it wouldn't take much pomp to come to the village.But the key point is that Er Gouzi was originally from the village, and now of course he has attracted much attention when he returns to the village.

In the days to come, Li Ji did not intend to pay attention to the people in Ergouzi's Taipei village. He wanted to reduce his presence as much as possible. Only in this way could he reduce the possibility of spreading the news to those dignitaries in the county.

So it's better to prepare less for this dish.At least wait for Er Gouzi to come back to add food, and it can't be prepared in advance.

Thinking of this, Li Ji casually gave the two slices of meat to Xiaowei, and then put the meat back.

Then Li Ji went to the yard to pull weeds to pass the time.The persimmons planted have begun to bear fruit, but the fruit is still green and cannot be eaten yet.At least another half a month to wait.

After eating a lot of various fruits in the county grandpa's mansion, now Li Ji is not so greedy.

Brush the worms on the leaves and put them into a small cup, and feed the worms to the chickens when they get tired of catching them for a while.

Chickens that eat too many bugs also lay more eggs, so nothing is wasted.

Li Ji was looking forward and looking forward, and finally heard the call of the little tail.

It's noon now, and it's hot.Li Ji wiped the sweat off his face with a sweat towel, went out and saw a carriage driving by from a distance.

Li Ji suddenly smiled and trotted over.

Seeing Li Ji approaching, the coachman stopped the carriage, got out of the carriage and set up a stool for Er Gouzi, and then opened the carriage door.

Er Gouzi also saw Li Ji, and the restlessness in his heart was soothed, and turned into a cool one.

"Xiao Ji." Er Gouzi got off the carriage and walked across to Li Ji.

It's just that they haven't seen each other for a whole night, and the two have a feeling of reunion after a long absence.Looking at each other, Li Jixiao's face was hot, and he was afraid of being seen by others if he hugged here, so he pulled Er Gouzi into the house by pulling Er Gouzi's clothes.

Greeted the coachman to drive the carriage into the yard.Opening the courtyard door wide, Li Ji and Er Gouzi walked together shoulder to shoulder.

The coachman knew the rules very well, and he didn't even glance at the two of them.After stopping the carriage, some of the things on the carriage began to be removed one by one.

There are not many things in this carriage, basically there are some clothes of the size of Li Ji and Er Gouzi and some bits and pieces.

Many things are still hidden outside the village.I just waited until the dead of night tonight, and then rushed over to hide a little bit.

If you want it not to be eye-catching, and your life will be more stable in the future, this good thing must be carefully hidden.

Li Ji and Er Gouzi wanted to help, but the coachman repeatedly refused.He didn't care how the two of them worked after the coachman left.But as long as he is here, there is no reason for the two masters to work.

Li Ji understood their difficulties and did not make things difficult for him.He only waited for the coachman to finish moving the things by himself, and gave the coachman a reward of two coins.

This tip should be collected or has to be collected.

The coachman didn't stay any longer, but told the two to go to bed late at night, only waiting for the villagers to sleep, and four carriages would come to carry things.

It was originally agreed to be three carriages, but there were too many things, and finally there was an extra carriage.

The coachman left, and Li Ji closed the outer door.

He exchanged a glance with Er Gouzi, then went back to the house and closed the door tacitly.

Before Xiaowei and Songsong Taotao got close enough to Er Gouzi, Er Gouzi drove the three of them out when he entered the bedroom, and hugged Li Ji in his arms behind his back.

Er Gouzi wanted to do this from the moment he met Li Ji.It's just that Er Gouzi still remembers what Li Ji said, that outsiders should not know the relationship between them, so this kind of thing can't be put on the surface, it must be hidden.

Even if it may be discovered by the outside, hugging or more intimate actions outside are not allowed.

Er Gouzi remembered everything Li Ji said.

"I miss you." Li Ji said this.

"I miss you too." Er Gouzi put more strength in his hands, and hugged Li Ji as tightly as possible without hurting Li Ji, "Finally home."

"Yeah, I'm back at last." Li Ji greedily inhaled the smell mixed with Er Gouzi in the room, and kept thinking about all kinds of things in the county magistrate's mansion in the past few days in his head.

Standing in a familiar home and looking back, it turned out to be like a dream.

Originally, it was to teach Li Shuisheng a lesson, and he bribed Xiao Baiyu to perform a play and cheated Li Shuisheng of five taels of silver.Then Li Shuisheng reported to the official.The magistrate of the county judged the case like a god, and after hearing the story, he picked up Li Ji, who seemed to be unrelated.

Li Ji and the county magistrate hit it off right away, and many opinions coincided with the county magistrate's after the conversation, and Li Ji had no intention of harming others, so the matter is over.

Later, because of a patchwork of words, the county magistrate knew that Er Gouzi adopted by Li Ji was the son he was looking for so hard.Then he entered the county grandfather's mansion and lived there for several days.

From the very beginning of this incident, Li Ji never expected such a result.It was only out of pity for Li Qiaoer at the beginning, and helped her set up a trap, knowing that later, the identities of the two of them have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Er Gouzi became the only son of the county magistrate from an illegitimate son whose identity was not disclosed, and a serious official son.Li Ji has also changed from an ordinary person to a member.Apart from officials, there are half officials.

"Hungry now, let's go kill chickens and rabbits and stew meat. We agreed that you will kill them when you come back and keep them for you." Li Ji reached out and patted Er Gouzi's shoulder, telling him to let go.

Er Gouzi didn't intend to let go, and said, "I'm not hungry."

"You're not hungry, I'm hungry." Li Ji moved, trying to struggle away.

Er Gouzi hugged him even tighter, walked back, and carried Li Ji to the kang.

What do you mean Li Ji doesn't know?With a flush on his face, Li Ji patted Er Gouzi on the shoulder: "Don't make trouble, it's broad daylight. Ergua's daughter-in-law may come over today, so don't let her run into you."

Only then did Er Gouzi let go of his hand, and just as Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Er Gouzi go to the kitchen and hang up the outer door, then went back to the house and dragged Li Ji to the kang.

Li Ji didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he didn't do it for a few days, so why should he be so anxious?

After a couple of rejections, Li Ji couldn't bear to refuse Er Gouzi too much.

With a half push and half effort, Er Gouzi succeeded.

After more than an hour, under Li Ji's repeated protests, the torment was finally over, and Er Gouzi was asked to wash the wet towel and wipe off the sticky body.

After finishing it, I exude laziness from the bottom of my bones.Li Ji rested on the kang for a while before suppressing the exhaustion of wanting to have a good sleep.

After getting off the kang, Li Ji directed Er Gouzi to kill chickens and rabbits to make a decent meal.Although the family is not as good as the county grandpa's mansion, big fish and meat are still affordable.

After dinner, Li Ji didn't let Er Gouzi idle, and the two went to do the work they could do at home together.These days, the rabbits have given birth to two more litters, and the first litter can be kept separately, and new rabbit cages are needed, and the two of them have to make some rabbit cages for backup.

Who said that Li Jin's family has helped a lot in the past few days, and they can basically be the same as before when they come back, and there will be no accumulated work to do.But usually the two of them have a lot of work, now that they are back, they have to pick up the previous work one by one.

"To be honest, it's fortunate that I came back early. If I stay longer, I won't be able to pick up the work when I come back. In the mansion, all the work is done by the servants, and we can scare them if we help Enough." Li Ji laughed.

Er Gouzi nodded but did not speak. Li Ji was a lazy person at heart. The reason why he was diligent was because of enjoyment, and because he had formed a habit.

If you really enjoy it for a long time, you will become dependent.When the time comes, let him go to work again, and he won't be able to do it anymore.

Two dogs are different.He grew up in an environment where he didn't work hard and didn't even have a bite to eat. Even if he hid, there might be danger coming to him.

So, let alone let him enjoy it for a few days, let him be a god for a few days, and then send him back to the mountain to start from scratch, Er Gouzi can live on.

In the evening, Ergua's daughter-in-law came over.

Yesterday it was agreed to come to help but she didn't come, Li Ji thought there was something wrong with her family.Fortunately, when Ergua's daughter-in-law came, there was nothing unusual on her face.

"Why didn't you come over this morning?" Li Ji asked.

The daughter-in-law of Ergua said embarrassedly: "Wang Wang came to tell you. Sanya happened to be here, so I thought about making something delicious for her. There is nothing good at home, and I went up the mountain to pick vegetables. Plus I still have to make medicine for her, and I might be busy these two days. So I thought about coming here after Sanya recovers. I just remembered it a while ago."

"That's okay. You can come here anytime. You can do your work. It's not easy for you to take care of two children by yourself now."

Ergouzi came out of the livestock pen and continued to shovel pig food from the pot to feed the pigs, when Ergua's wife happened to see him.

"This... Isn't this Er Gouzi? Why are you back?" Everyone in the village knew about Er Gouzi.How can you imagine why the rich man came back to feed the pigs?

Li Ji raised his finger to signal to lower his voice: "He will come back to live first. His family is not peaceful recently, and things are chaotic. His father is afraid that the enemy's family or other people in the clan will use tricks on Er Gouzi, so he arranged for him to come back. Come back at noon. Don’t spread the word. If the enemy finds out, it will be bad for us.”

Li Jisha was up to something, it was indeed enough to bluff people.Ergua's daughter-in-law looked around, made sure there was no one and said in a low voice, "It won't implicate us."

Li Ji whispered: "Don't worry, to put it bluntly, what kind of onion are we? How can we catch their eyes? The reason for hiding him is because others will never think that Er Gouzi can return to this poor mountain valley." Inside. Our old man of the Li family offended him last time. This is a good opportunity to make up for his mistakes. We just waited for the matter to be over, and he welcomed Er Gouzi back. We protected his only son, so how can we let him Remember it, it will be more convenient in the future."

What she said was well-founded, and Ergua's daughter-in-law didn't have any opinions, so she nodded in conviction when she heard it.

Ergua's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "I really don't understand if you don't say it. It's really a good thing to say so. But...you really let him work?"

The identities are different, and now the second dog is the master.Don't dare to say anything, it is only natural to find a few young maids in the village to serve them.

Why did you let Er Gouzi work when you came to Li Ji?

"Originally, Er Gouzi is a hardworking person, and since he is going to hide here, he has to be like us here. In a place like ours, suddenly there is a person who is being held and served by the whole village. Is it because I am afraid that it will not be conspicuous and will not be discovered? The left and right people are with me, Er Gouzi himself has no objection, that is, what was the past, and what will be the future."

After sending Ergua's daughter-in-law away, Li Ji knew it was time to go to the village to explain the situation.The return of these two dogs to the village is a big deal for the village. If Li Ji doesn't make it clear to the villagers in time, they will inevitably end up complaining.

And rather than having their own discovery delivered to their door, it would be better for Yu to go to the village to clarify the stakes first, and avoid some troubles.

After returning to the house to tidy up, Li Ji asked Er Gouzi to stay well, and he went to the village chief's house first when he went to the village.

There is no need for Li Ji to waste so many tongues, as long as he can explain the village chief, the village chief will naturally help him persuade the villagers.

At the same time, the village head is also the most difficult to fool.Because the head of the village has seen so many things for so long, if there are any loopholes in Li Ji's words, the village head can find out.

Standing at the door of the village chief's house, Li Ji pondered the vocabulary in his mind again and again before stepping in.

"Xiao Ji is here." The village head's wife was feeding the chickens in the yard, and when she saw Li Ji, she had a smile on her face.

Apart from Er Gouzi in this village, Li Ji is the most beautiful.Speaking of it, I have to admire Li Ji's good life. Although it is very pitiful to be an orphan, so many good things have been found on Li Ji's head these years, which shows that God is kind to him.

"Well, where's the village chief? I have something to talk to him about." Li Ji smiled.

"He's gone out. You also know that there are a lot of trivial matters in the village, and you have to let him go out to help explain everything. How can the parents explain clearly? Going there means talking cheaply to comfort and comfort. "

In a small village, there are some relatives with each other, and they don’t see each other when they look up. Really, there are very few major events, such as husband and wife fights, and neighbors’ fights, all of which require the village head to mediate.

"When can I come back today?" Li Ji asked.

"If you're in a hurry, I'll go and get it back. It's not a big deal, but it's useless to listen to bitterness from both sides." The village chief's wife said.

When Li Ji went into the house to make a kang, the village head's wife poured water and went to find the village head.

After a while, the village chief came back. He drank himself first when he entered the house, and his face was full of helplessness: "I really have to thank you for calling me back. It's just a husband and wife bickering, but the daughter-in-law has a big temper My brother called me and made a fuss. In fact, what I want is for the husband to admit his mistake, but my brother is a tough boss, and I have to talk good things between the two."

The village chief first complained about his bitterness, and then asked, "Is there anything you need to ask me?"

Li Ji nodded, and said straight to the point: "Er Gouzi is back."

"Oh." The village chief didn't realize it at first, and was about to drink water, but when he was halfway through the drink, he reacted and spewed out a mouthful of water.

"What did you say?" The village chief looked in disbelief, "Come back? Could it be... something went wrong?"

No wonder the village chief thought so.Er Gouzi was picked up with great fanfare before. In order to give him a status, Li Yan, a wild girl in the village, gave a step-wife the title of legal wife.It stands to reason that he should be well-clothed and well-fed in someone else's house, so why did he come back?

According to normal thinking, it is possible to admit that he was wrong. They found out that Er Gouzi is not his blood, so they drove him back?

"How is that possible? They found it with Er Gouzi's jade pendant. Er Gouzi really looks like his father. The reason why he came back..." Li Ji paused, pretending to be mysterious, "It's because The chaos over there."

"Tell me." The village head was full of curiosity.

Li Ji first looked out the window, as if he was afraid that someone might overhear him.Then he said in a low voice: "As I said before, Sister Yan might not really be willing to give it to others back then, but they snatched it away. Think about it, just women are so domineering, and their usual style must have offended many people .”

The village head nodded: "So?"

"So, there must be a lot of enemies. In addition, there are also many sidelines in the main family. If the direct line is cut off, the property of the family should be selected from the sidelines to inherit. And the enemy is even more eager. They lost their children and grandchildren. So if these two dogs are brought back, they will be a living target." Li Jiyue said in a lower voice, it sounded like he was sharing an unspoken secret.

The more such an attitude, the more excited the listener will be.Knowing the secrets that others don't know, you will have the capital to brag when drinking and chatting with others in the future, and you can also get praise as it should be.

The village head suddenly realized: "What do you mean, they will treat Er Gouzi as if they have not been found right now, and protect Er Gouzi first. Just wait for the dust to settle on their affairs, and then take Er Gouzi back to inherit the family business?"

Li Ji nodded: "That's the reason. And I also agreed, what Ergouzi was like in my house before, and what he will be like in the future. Since it is treated as if it didn't happen, the whole thing should be done. Ergouzi returned to the village. I won’t hide any important matters from anyone, but it’s up to everyone in our village to keep it a secret from Er Gouzi.”

Li Ji paused, and continued: "The most important thing is that the two dogs in the village are the same as before. But don't make him special in the village just because of his high status. This is tantamount to telling others that he is The identity is different from others, but it is easy to do bad things."

The author has something to say: I feel sorry for the county magistrate every day