Chapter Six
Bai Jiaxuan's words scared everyone. Even Lu Zilin, who was thinking about the trouble, opened his mouth wide and listened to Bai Jiaxuan's words, kneeled on the ground without moving!
The old guys even trembled with the dry tobacco pole. Although Bai Jiaxuan said this seriously, everyone remembered what he did after entering the Qing Dynasty and thought about the past history of changing dynasties. This was really possible.
Bai Jiaxuan frightened everyone when he saw what he said. Then he smiled at the corner of his mouth and said seriously.
"Don't be nervous, the situation is not stable yet, and we are also remote in the past. We will suffer a disaster for a while, and it will not be our turn!"
Bai Jiaxuan continued to say this until the atmosphere eased a little.
"The loss of grain this time is not a big deal. Everyone will treat it as paying public grain this year. After the current situation stabilizes, when the county is settled, no matter who is in charge of the matter, as long as we don't make things difficult for us, we will continue to pay the grain to them."
This made everyone nod and their panic just now faded. The old guys felt that it made sense, so they stood up and expressed their opinions that the matter was over.
The matter of asking Lu Zilin's family to compensate was left unresolved. As Bai Jiaxuan said, everyone will pay the food this year.
Although everyone was still a little nervous, no one came to urge food for a few months in the future, and everyone felt at ease.
After this incident, Lu Zilin pretended that his grandson had not made any trouble for several months.
The main reason was that Lu Zilin returned home that time and discussed with his father Lu Taiheng. He felt that the clan leader was not allowed to be treated now. If the clan leader was really as Bai Jiaxuan said, in this war, the clan leader would have more troubles. At that time, the villagers on the original side came to find the clan leader, so it would be better to give it to Bai Jiaxuan.
There is no reason why Lu Zilin thinks this way. Since July, people who fled from other places have been passing by the Bailuyuan in a steady stream.
When everyone asked, they found out that it was a governor named Fang Sheng, a Qing Dynasty Qing army, who led 200,000 Qing troops to break through more than a dozen cities, and it is now less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an City.
As we fought along the way, we collected grain and robbed it everywhere, forcing many families to destroy them. As the war was about to begin, many people in the county town began to take refuge.
The news is spread everywhere now, and Lu Zilin's desire to be the patriarch naturally faded.
Bai Jiaxuan had been paying attention to this news, but he thought of his brother-in-law Mr. Zhu. In the original work, Mr. Zhu took Bai Jiaxuan to the Qing army camp. The brother-in-law personally talked with Fang Sheng for one night, and Fang Sheng finally withdrew.
So Bai Jiaxuan was also wondering whether his brother-in-law would ask him to accompany him to the Qing army camp again, but after waiting for a while, there was no news about his brother-in-law.
In the original work, Mr. Zhu, the brother-in-law of Bai Jiaxuan, was a saint-like existence. He knew astronomy and geography, and could also be considered life and death.
Mr. Zhu was extremely talented since childhood. He was a scholar at the age of 16 and a juren at the age of 22. Later, when his father passed away, he interrupted his studies. The then governor of Shanxi valued his talents and wanted to entrust important tasks, but Mr. Zhu chose to avoid it and said bluntly that "houses are signs, land is tired, and saving money is a life-threatening ghost."
So Mr. Zhu built a small academy in a place east of Bailuyuan, named Bailu Academy, and settled here from then on.
Bai Jiaxuan was also puzzled. Seeing that this was a little different from the original work, he thought to himself, so he took a bag of wheat to Bailu Academy to ask his brother-in-law in the name of visiting his sister.
As a result, as soon as Bai Jiaxuan arrived, he saw his brother-in-law practicing calligraphy in the yard. The fragrance wafted in the kitchen. Several bowls had been placed in the table in the hall, and three pairs of bowls and chopsticks were placed.
Bai Jiaxuan just came in and saw this scene when he thought that his brother-in-law's house was coming. Just as he was thinking that his time was not coming, he saw the elder sister who had just walked out of the kitchen shouting to Bai Jiaxuan.
"Jiaxuan, why did you come at this time? Your brother-in-law asked me to arrange food early in the morning and said you will come today!"
Bai Jiaxuan was shocked and quickly moved the bag to the kitchen, shouting to Mr. Zhu in the yard.
"Brother-in-law, how do you know I'm coming?"
Mr. Zhu looked calm and after writing the last stroke, he put away the brush and said.
"A few days ago, I saw you deliberately passed by but didn't even enter the door. It's been three days. I thought you couldn't help it anymore and you should be here!"
Bai Jiaxuan was also embarrassed to smile. It was true that he did come once the day before yesterday, but as soon as he arrived at the door, he always felt a little embarrassed when he came empty-handed, so he went back.
But based on this point, you can calculate that you will come today and prepare the meal in advance, which is obviously beyond ordinary people.
Bai Jiaxuan is not an ordinary person. Although he is curious, he doesn't ask too much. After all, in the original work, his brother-in-law is a saint-like existence. After thinking about it, his heart will be stable.
Bai Jiaxuan then found a topic and was about to ask his brother-in-law what he had been doing during this period.
Hearing Mr. Zhu washed his hands, he pointed at the table in the hall and said.
"Sit down and have a few drinks first!"
Bai Jiaxuan agreed, and the two of them sat down, and Mr. Zhu spoke first.
"Today's wine has been practiced for me. I'm leaving the academy for five years. Please help me take care of your elder sister in the future!"
Bai Jiaxuan quickly agreed and was about to ask, but Mr. Zhu continued.
"Fang Sheng promised me to withdraw. In exchange, I have to go to his academy to give lectures for five years. This matter has been decided like this. Jiaxuan, your hair is well cut, and once you cut your hair, I feel like you have changed. But if you can appear today, I know that you are still Bai Jiaxuan. Come on, let's have a drink!"
As he said that, Mr. Zhu and Bai Jiaxuan had a cup!
Bai Jiaxuan was holding the wine and felt cold all over. Is his brother-in-law so amazing?
It's really a bit as amazing as in the original work. His words just now answered two questions.
The first is that the reason why he did not take Bai Jiaxuan to the Qing army camp to discuss and went to find Fang Sheng alone was that Bai Jiaxuan had his hair cut.
After all, if Fang Sheng saw a young man with such a weird hairstyle, he might get angry. Let’s chop Bai Jiaxuan’s head first.
The second is that Mr. Zhu saw that Bai Jiaxuan was different from the past, and might not even be the same person, but Bai Jiaxuan was able to come to him today, which means that Bai Jiaxuan still recognizes this relative, so Mr. Zhu asked Bai Jiaxuan to help take care of his elder sister.
While drinking, the two talked about some recent events in Bailuyuan and some major events in the Qing Dynasty. Bai Jiaxuan rarely spoke, and it was basically Mr. Zhu who said that Bai Jiaxuan nodded frequently and had a new understanding of this brother-in-law. He was indeed a real master.
Although this master may not be as good as his martial arts, his IQ will definitely kill him instantly. Bai Jiaxuan did not make any trouble, so he continued to play the role of Bai Jiaxuan as a farmer.
He has seen a talent with higher IQ than him. He is used to it. After eating this meal with peace of mind, he promised to send some food to his elder sister every month. Mr. Zhu once again said some thanks and then sent Bai Jiaxuan away.
After Bai Jiaxuan left, Sister Bai Jiaxuan said happily while tidying up the table.
"I didn't expect that my silly brother would be so smart this time. The entire public grain of Bailuyuan was robbed, but our family was not robbed. Unfortunately, my silly brother has a little miserable life!"
Mr. Zhu looked at Bai Jiaxuan's back as he had already gone down the mountain, then he said leisurely with his hands behind his back.
"Your brother is not stupid. This is a real dragon! Well, with this real dragon hovering in the White Deer Plain, I can rest assured!"
His elder sister shouted blaming.
"What are you talking about? What dragons are not dragons, how can you just talk nonsense? When will you set off?"
Mr. Zhu sighed and said.
"I'll leave tomorrow morning. If there is anything at home in the future, I'll go find you Jiaxuan. With him here, I have no worries!"
The first time his elder sister saw her husband praise her brother like this, she immediately replied happily.
Chapter completed!