Breakfast in the countryside is very simple. The millet porridge cooked from home-grown crops is fragrant. Fresh vegetables and pickled vegetables are also produced by the home. In addition, there is a plate of cooked meat, which is the beast trap that the owner planted on the mountain.
Caught small beast.【】
In this family, the man is in his forties, with a very strong build, a red face, and slight wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He is simple and honest. He wears a gray cloth coat with several patches, and he is not willing to change it.
Her hair was tied up in a bun, with only a wooden hairpin tied randomly. The lady was slightly younger than him, not tall, with a round face, a complexion with the healthy blush that country women are accustomed to, and she moved very nimblely.
fall.
Their son was already fourteen years old. He was as tall as a tiger cub and wolfed down his food. Xia Xun also knew that the owner had a girl who had already married outside the mountains.
There was only this couple on the mountain, and they lived with their son guarding a few acres of mountain land.
"Don't talk too much when you're eating! Look at that bad habit of yours! It's nothing like this at home. If you go out to sit, drink, and socialize with people, you won't be a joke!"
I knocked the chopsticks hard on my son's hand. The son pouted and was a little angry, but he quickly launched an attack on the fragrant animal meat on the plate. After glaring at his son, I started to grab the vegetables. Who was the meat?
They both wanted to eat, especially for someone like him who was physically exhausted, but seeing that his son was eating deliciously, the couple just picked up the vegetables and gave the meat on the plate to their son without leaving any trace.
Although I scolded him for his bad habits, when my son ate delicious food, I still showed a satisfied smile on my face. Parental love does not need to be expressed, because it does not ask for anything in return. Pay attention to this detail
, Su Ying paused with her chopsticks. The life of this family was extremely dull. They worked at sunrise and returned at dusk every day, but she envied this kind of life.
Suddenly, the same scene seemed to appear on Shuangyu Island. She was holding the child, Xia Xun was sitting next to her, and the family of three were making out...
Then, she thought about her beloved child: "I have been away for so long. Is the child okay... Actually, there is nothing to worry about. I was raised by my aunts. They will take care of my child."
It’ll be okay.”
Xia Xun glanced at her and found that she was in a trance, her eyes were dim, and she didn't know what she was thinking. She was a little warm, a little sweet, and a little nostalgic. Was she missing Shuangyu Island? Maybe, she had grown up on this island since she was a child.
On the island, now that we have left the ocean, it must be very uncomfortable to live in the mountains for so long.
In fact, it's not just her, he doesn't want to leave as soon as possible. Zi Qi and Xie, all his family members must be very worried if they haven't heard from him for so long... Judging from the time, Prince Yan should have arrived in Peiping by now, and the court
There is no need to continue to set up a trap, just leave today.
So, after breakfast, Xia Xun expressed his intention to leave to his eldest brother and his wife. Hearing that they were leaving Lingshan soon, Su Ying jumped up like a child and rushed back to the room to pack her things.
The money was stuffed into Brother Fang's hand: "Brother, I've been bothering you for so long. Please give me this small amount of money to talk to my cousin. Please don't refuse."
The country people are kind, so Brother Fang gave in again and again, and then he put the money away carefully with a blushing face. Su Ying, who was packing things in the room, pulled Xia Xun to sit on the millstone, and said with a smile: "Brother, there is something
I never asked you, maybe you and your wife went out to hide from debts, right?"
Xia Xun was slightly startled, and said vaguely: "It's not like I'm going out to hide from debts, haha, then Brother Yifang, what are we going to do when we go out?"
Brother Fang leaned close to his ear and said mysteriously: "To be honest, did you like her, but your family didn't agree, so you ran away with her?"
Xia Xun was stunned. Seeing his expression, Brother Fang smiled proudly: "Let me just say, your wife seems to be two years older than you, and you are as good as honey mixed with oil.
After all the hard work at night, there was no free night at all. This is not like an old married couple."
Xia Xun rubbed his nose and giggled. This question...he really couldn't answer. I don't blame him for the so-called tossing at night. Who made Brother Fang's bed so weak? It squeaked even when he turned over.
The bed was being trampled, how could the movement be so small? Speaking of which, Ying'er didn't know what was wrong with her now. She was so enchanting on the bed. How could she make her surrender without exerting all her strength?
Brother Fang patted him on the shoulder and said in an experienced tone: "In my opinion, your wife has been married before, so the elders in the family are against it, right? Hey, that's nothing, the raw rice is already cooked.
Can you still really beat the couple? As for you, brother, go back when you are almost separated. No matter what the elderly at home do is right or wrong, it is all for your own good. If you run away, they will regret it in their hearts, and maybe they have already
I’ve changed my mind.”
Facing such a smart and old-fashioned Brother Fang, Xia Xun could only smile and nod. Brother Fang saw that he was doing well and was very satisfied with his parting words. He thought about it and suddenly asked:
"Hey, by the way, how many brothers do you have at home?"
Xia Xun said: "It's just me."
Brother Fang slapped his thigh and said happily: "Okay, that's no longer a problem. Your wife is a fertile woman with big breasts, a thin waist and a round butt. In our mountains, this kind of body is called a gourd figure. The old people say that she is the best.
It's easy to have children. The fields are good and your brother is also good. He's strong and a good plowing cow. I can't compare with your family's harvest. Maybe your wife will have one now. When you have a baby, you
Then it’s too late for your parents to be jealous, so how can they pick on your wife?”
Xia Xun couldn't laugh or cry, but if she thought about it carefully, Su Ying's figure was really a sexy gourd figure, with tall and full breasts, a strong and slender waist, and tight and smooth buttocks, just like a gourd baby, a gourd figure on the bed
Baby.
"Hey, what did Brother Fang say to you just now? Gui Gui Chong Chong."
Walking on the mountain path, Su Ying asked Xia Xun casually.
Xia Xun started to laugh: "Brother Fang said that you worked too hard at night. By the way, why are you so good now? If I only give it to you once in a night, you will look resentful the next day."
Su Ying's face suddenly turned red, like a hen that had just laid eggs: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's obviously you...you are endless..."
"Isn't it because there's something wrong with you and me that I keep trying again and again?"
Su Ying angrily announced: "Okay, don't touch me tonight!"
Xia Xun made a face at her from afar and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't touch you, just touch me."
Su Ying was so embarrassed that she chased Xia Xun to fight, but could not catch up with him. She bit her lip and sulked for a while, but she couldn't help but laugh.
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As dusk approached, a couple walked side by side on a field path. They were dressed as if they came from a not-so-rich family. They were carrying a baggage on their shoulders and were traveling far away: "Madam, you are not far away from Niutou Village.
Let’s find a place to stay first and leave early tomorrow morning.”
Husband Ma Qiao spoke lovingly to his wife. Just as he finished speaking, two masked men holding big sticks jumped out from the roadside. One of them shouted sternly: "Hey, I opened this mountain and planted the trees. If you want to
If you pass by here, you will leave some money to buy the way!"
The couple were shocked. Ma Qiao quickly protected his wife and said tremblingly: "Two... two heroes. We are craftsmen who went to Nanjing to serve. We are poor people who have no money. Two heroes.
You are doing justice for heaven, robbing the rich and giving to the poor. We two poor people should not be found. Please do a good job and spare us!"
"No money?"
The masked man looked at him suspiciously, pointed at the bundle on his shoulder with a stick, and said sternly: "What's inside?"
Ma Qiao trembled and said: "Back to Haohanye, it's... just some household chores for the young couple to do crafts."
Another masked man reached out and snatched his bundle away, lowering his voice and coldly snorted: "Bring it here, sir."
The masked man untied the baggage on the spot and took a closer look. Sure enough, there were knives, scissors, needles, threads, files, awls, and other things inside. In addition, there were two road signs. Ma Qiao breathed a sigh of relief.
, said: "Good man, you, right? Our husband and wife are poor craftsmen, we really have no money."
The masked man laughed, quickly tied up the baggage, slung it on his shoulders, and said to the other masked robber: "You can sell a few of these things to collect money for a drink, let's go, brother!"
"Hero, this is my husband and I's food, you can't take it away!"
As soon as Ma Qiao heard this, he became anxious and tried to pounce on him, but his wife grabbed him and shouted in shock: "Mr. Sir, please don't do anything."
The big man holding the stick pointed at Ma Qiao and said: "You are willing to sacrifice your life rather than your wealth. You want to learn from your wife, but you still want to resist? Humph, don't you know that thieves don't steal money? These household chores are worthless.
I want to take it too."
The rather pretty daughter-in-law was quite bold, and she said with a smile: "You two good men, it doesn't matter if you took the things away, Lu Yin, please return them to us, otherwise, it would be difficult for me and my husband to move even an inch."
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The big man refused to pay attention to him. He whistled and ran into the woods beside the road with his companions. Ma Qiao was in a hurry and raised his legs to chase him. His wife grabbed his ears and cursed: "You are a bastard, why are you still here?"
I have to chase her! If they start ruthlessly and rob me of sex instead of money, won’t my innocent body be ruined in their hands? Isn’t my innocence worth a few household chores?
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When Ma Qiao heard this, he suddenly realized: "Yes, why didn't I think of it? My wife is still smart, yes, yes, we won't pursue it. Huh? What is this that fell on the ground?"
Ma Qiao quickly grabbed it and picked up a small purse. He opened it and saw a thick pile of treasure money inside. He couldn't help but be ecstatic: "Hahaha, I have never seen such a stupid thief, who robbed me of a sesame seed."
, throw away a watermelon, hahaha, madam, we are rich!"
"You bastard! What are you yelling about!"
Mrs. Ma happily grabbed the purse and hid it in her arms, and said angrily to her husband: "Let's go quickly. Don't let them find it and find it again."
"Yes, yes, let's go quickly. Oops, madam, we have lost our way, what should we do?"
"What are you afraid of? The worst we can do is report the loss to the government. They will go to our hometown to check and they will naturally know our identities. Then we will just issue a replacement road guide. Come on, is it worth having two road guides for so much money? ?You must remember, just tell the government that you lost the road guide, never say that you were robbed. If these two stupid thieves are caught by the government, the thieves will be chased back."
"Yes, yes, the lady is good at scheming. She has a good wife and a young man at home."
"I'm sorry for you, run away!"
The couple ran away in panic, faster than the two thieves.
Lin, Xia Xun and Su Ying, who had already taken off their masks, ran away with their husband and wife, then looked at each other and smiled, opened the bag and took out the two road guides. He laughed heartily: "Miaoji, they are roughly the same age and appearance. The couple are shift craftsmen and go to Nanjing regularly, so the physical appearance and age are still from three years ago. This time they just have the official seal stamped again, so Some discrepancies can be covered up."
It turns out that the Namaqiao couple are craftsmen, and they are shift craftsmen. The craftsman household belongs to the second category of shift craftsmen and resident craftsmen in the labor department. Shift craftsmen must take turns to serve in the government's handicraft workshops every one or five years. Each shift averages three Months. A resident craftsman must go to the official crafts workshop for ten days every month. If he does not go to work, he must pay one penny a month and the government will hire someone else.
These two types of craftsmen are free to work during the rest of the time outside of their duties. This couple is a shift craftsman. The husband's name is Ma Qiao and his wife's name is Cui Xiaoyan. The couple just returned from serving in Nanjing for three months. The shift craftsman's service is unpaid labor, not only There was no cost on the day of work, and they even had to pay for their own travel expenses to and from the capital. Therefore, the couple really had no money, so they just relied on their craftsmanship to earn a living by doing some work for others along the way.
This couple were tailors. When they were serving in the government, they were responsible for making and repairing military uniforms and leather armor. When they came to the private sector, they naturally switched to tailoring men's and women's clothing. Because they often went to Beijing and did business to make money along the way, they were free. The distance is relatively large, and on this road, you can go to several nearby prefectures and counties, and the farthest is Hangzhou Prefecture.
Xia Xun stopped to lead the way, held it in his arms, tied the baggage again and put it on his shoulder. He bowed to Su Ying in a serious manner and said with a smile: "Mrs. Tailor, I will go back happily with my husband." Go home!”
Early the next morning, at the entrance of Changgu Town, a military commander with a long face scolded several local armor commanders: "The imperial court is about to send troops! The recruitment of conscripts is very urgent. What did you do? You should have forty craftsmen from Changgu Town, but we still can’t get them together! If we still can’t get them together, I’ll drag you old guys to Peiping to fill in the moat!”
Several squire land guards said with mournful faces: "Master, the imperial conscription is too hasty this time. The order was just issued yesterday and they will be taken away today. They are shift craftsmen, and many of them do not usually live in the village or town. , for a while, I went to gather enough people to ask the military master for mercy, and if I give them a few more days, I will definitely get them back."
The soldier glared and said, "I can wait for you, but who can wait for me? No, if we can't get enough craftsmen today, I'll use you to make up for it!"
Just as I was talking about this, someone shouted at the checkpoint at the entrance of the town: "Dad, dad, there are two craftsmen here!"
The man was the son of the local mayor and worked as a helper in the town inspection department. When he saw Xia Xun and Su Ying's guide, he felt like he had found a treasure and immediately jumped on his feet and shouted to his father.
Xia Xun was very calm. He didn't believe that the limelight had passed. Most of the inspections at the roadblocks were in vain. Someone would use these two roads to lead to any loopholes. He glanced at Su Ying, who was a little uncomfortable.
, then he smiled and bowed to several white-bearded old men in robes and a military man who came over: "I am a leather armor craftsman from Maqiao, Shaoxing Prefecture. I wonder if you and this military man have any advice!"
"you!"
The soldier with a puffy chest and belly thrust his saber under Xia Xun's nose and said in a rough voice: "The imperial court is about to send troops to conquer Yan. It urgently calls for military service and craftsmen. Shaoxing Prefecture is also recruiting. You don't have to go back."
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