After a hurried dinner at the store, he spent twice the money and hired an ox cart to go back. In the dark night, the ox cart drove straight to Yejiazhuang without stopping.
Ye Qing lay on the bullock cart, looking up at the stars in the sky.
It was a really clear night, and the entire sky was a dark blue. On this sky, there was a common kingdom of fairies and gods.
Just as he was thinking about it, Qianqian tugged on the lapel of Ye Qing's clothes: "Sir, we are almost at Yejiazhuang."
At night, Ye Qing couldn't see her face clearly in the dark. He must have been a little scared when he thought of killing someone. He pondered for a while and said, "Don't be afraid, it's okay!"
After being comforted, Qianqian felt a little calmer.
"Sir, we have arrived at Yejiazhuang. In front of us is Yejiazhuang Avenue. We dare not go there." The coachman said suddenly.
Ye Qing took a look and saw some torches slowly patrolling. There were five or six torches, which were the patrolling clan members.
"Welcome over there. If you can't find the house in the middle of the night, you can stay one night in the wing room in my courtyard and give me food!"
After hearing this, the coachman hesitated for a moment, then agreed and went over to meet him.
After a while, the patrol team was vaguely visible under the starlight. The torches were poured with oil and burned loudly. Although they were not wearing armor, they were carrying long knives, and they looked very fierce.
The cart driver came forward with some trembling. He entered the village at night and was a thief. There was no place to cry out for injustice after being hacked to death. But at this time, the ox cart passed by. The leader was a middle-aged man. His eyes flashed and he said nothing.
The bullock cart passed by without any questioning. After waiting ten feet, Ye Qing secretly exhaled and smiled.
"Don't start the fire, just use some of the cakes you brought back. We'll talk about it tomorrow." Ye Qing returned to the small courtyard smoothly and said to Qianqian: "Just give the coachman five cakes."
Qianqian agreed, and they went to rest each other without talking for the rest of the night.
The next day, when Ye Qing woke up, it was early in the morning. A little further away was the tall main courtyard, which blocked some of the grass clouds. The sun's rays fell on the windows. The light was a little dim through the window paper, and it seemed particularly quiet. Qianqian paid
The coachman could hear clearly even after he was sent.
After a while, Qianqian came back with a worried look on her face. She entered the house, bit her lip, and said in a small voice: "Master, my family's money has almost been used up for this exam. I just went to ask the clan members.
But he said that the autumn grain has not yet been harvested, and the young master has already lost fifty taels in his name, so he cannot overdraw the monthly quota."
"Well, then just sell it."
"Master, don't worry, they didn't say they wouldn't give it, they just want to delay it for a few days. We can still get through it if we think of ways during these days..." Qianqian gestured with her fingers, her little face wrinkled up, and she suddenly came back to her senses:
"Master, what did you say you sold just now?"
Ye Qing sat steadily, closed his eyes and rested: "I mean to sell the fields!"
"Master!" Qianqian stared at Ye Qing with big eyes, looking at Ye Qing like a prodigal. If it weren't for the trust she had built over the past few days, she would have almost jumped.
In the agricultural era, selling land was the last resort when desperate. Farmers without land were homeless and no longer a good family member!
This is not only a piece of wealth, but also a symbol of social status and family continuity.
Of course, Ye Qing is not so miserable, but if he loses his land for a long time, it will gradually become ruined.
Qianqian can feel at ease in this courtyard because Ye Qing has hundreds of acres of land in his name, and he can take it back as soon as he reaches adulthood.
"Qianqian, don't get excited, I have my reasons." Ye Qing sat up straight and smiled to himself: "In these years, you have been the one taking care of the family expenses, and I take it all into consideration."
"Originally, this matter can be discussed and discussed, but for the sake of this boy test, I openly killed people. One Wu Tiezi is nothing in itself, but what do the thousands of clansmen and family members in the clan think? I'm afraid they will all be pitiful and offended.
For many people, a reputation for being mean and unkind is inevitable."
"If I can give birth to a boy this time, this field won't be sold, and I'm afraid the clan will still have to appease me. If I can't give birth to a boy, the clan will probably have a hard time, and I won't be publicly humiliated. Can't I cause trouble for you? Yes.
Tian, there will be a lot of things to do with the clan in the future, how can I make you humiliate yourself every time?"
"You have suffered a lot in these years, and I really don't want my Qianqian to feel wronged like this."
After hearing this, Qianqian bit her lower lip and said nothing. She only felt a soreness and heat in her heart. The grievances and sorrows she had accumulated for three years melted away. Her eye circles suddenly turned red. She just tried not to shed tears: "Master,
, Don’t be like this...Qianqian, it doesn’t matter if I suffer some grievances, as long as the young master can pass the Tongsheng exam..."
At this point, I couldn't bear it anymore and tears burst into my eyes.
Ye Qing didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand to pull her, and she fell into his arms, sobbing. After waiting for a moment, he saw that she calmed down, and then he said: "I am confident that I will be a tongsheng, and I will be a scholar in the future, and I will go to the state middle school to take the exam."
Juren, then this matter of selling land is just an attitude, it doesn't matter to the overall situation, the clan won't mind."
Speaking of this, Ye Qing suddenly remembered his previous life, when the great catastrophe came, the heaven and earth changed, the kingdoms fought, the monks fought, the production order was completely destroyed, and the fields became the most worthless things. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Then he said in detail: "If you don't win, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the clan. I have nothing to do. I am always a member of the Ye clan, but for the sake of your safety, I would rather separate the family and work hard to raise your family."
Read it to pass it down to your family."
Qianqian opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.
"With calloused hands and calloused feet, men farm and women weave, can't we support ourselves?" Ye Qing said, emphasizing the word "we".
In fact, he really couldn't make a living. He knew better than anyone else the ability of the small-scale peasant economy to withstand risks. No one would want to stay out of the disaster when it came, but Qianqian didn't know.
"Don't provoke me." Qianqian entered the inner room and heard the banging of rummaging through boxes and unlocking. After a moment, she burst out in anger and held the land deed in her hand.
The file was slightly yellowed, and rows of black characters were printed with a vermilion official seal, as well as the signatures of Ye Qing's father and himself.
Qianqian reminded: "Although the young master owns this property, according to the rules of the Ye family, the clan must be notified before selling it. The clan gives priority to the allocation. If someone in the clan wants to buy it, it cannot be sold to outsiders...
You have to be careful about this."
"I'll keep an eye on it, hey, don't worry, it's fine!"
"You are the master, what else can I say?" Qianqian sighed.
Ye Qing looked at the land deed carefully: "The fields are divided into upper, middle and lower fields. This hundred acres is at least the middle field. According to the market price, one acre is nine taels of silver. If you sell them all, you can still get one thousand five hundred taels of silver."
Thinking of this, he has already made up his mind. Ye Qing is very confident about this essay. If he fails to win, it means he is not lucky enough, and the attitude of the clan is also obvious.
The catastrophe is approaching, and Ye Qing has no intention of playing with these people's rules. With one thousand five hundred taels, he can live for a few years without any problem, so he can just go and find opportunities.
Although the mountain god bronze cup is rare, it is not unheard of. There are at least two or three cases in my memory.
Only those who are wise and foolish can follow the path faithfully, ignore the opinions of others, and get what they need.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing no longer hesitated and walked out with the land deed.
Qianqian leaned silently at the door, her eyes rolled, and she was obviously in a low mood. No matter how nice she said it, losing this field was still a big deal for her.
As soon as Ye Qing entered the door, he saw several people drinking in a side room, and everyone was red in the face.
"It turns out it's Young Master Qing -" One of them took a look, drank a glass of wine and said, "Are you here to borrow money and rice? Sorry, the autumn grain hasn't been harvested yet. Young Master Qing, your name has already lost fifty taels, no more."
Monthly overdraft, don’t make things difficult for the villain——"
Ye Qing remained calm, turned around, and stepped into a room.
This is an elegant room. The walls are covered with mulberry paper. There is a stack of bookshelves inside. It looks very elegant, but what is placed on the bookshelf is not books, but volumes of account books.
An old man was playing chess with a young man and didn't even look up when he saw Ye Qing coming in.
Ye Qing bowed slightly and didn't bother him.
The person in charge of the land in this clan is a clan elder, Ye Hui, who is the same generation as Ye Qing's father. He is a bit older and is in charge of the clan's land and has some status.
It wasn't until the game of chess was played that Ye Hui spoke slowly: "Why don't you study the scriptures at home and fulfill your father's wish? Why did you come to me?"
Ye Hui said politely, took the chessboard away from his hand, let the boy go out, knocked on the stool, and asked Ye Qing to sit down and talk: "Have you spent almost all the money and rice, and come to me again to ask for a loan? This book
It’s a small thing, but it’s different now.”
"I said to you, you were too impulsive. You just went to take the exam to pay it off. Why did you kill Wu Tiezi? Even if you are a master and a servant, this is too much. Do you know how big a turmoil this matter is? Now the family has a son (
(Servant), who doesn’t regard you as an enemy and make things difficult for you everywhere?”
"Although the power is in the hands of our Ye clan, the autumn harvest, transportation, meals, inventory, etc. are all done by our own children. If they join forces to make things difficult for you, it will be difficult for the clan to talk!"
After nagging for a long time, although there was scolding, there was a burst of concern.
Ye Qing felt warm in his heart and remained silent for a long time before saying: "Fifth uncle, no one has looked at you for a long time. It's my nephew's fault. But you look good and your bones are stronger than before."
"But that's not why I came here this time. My nephew finished his science exam yesterday and returned home today. He found that he didn't have much money. It wasn't even enough to survive for seven days, and the clan refused to borrow money."
Having said this, Ye Qing sat upright with his hands on his knees and paused for a moment. Ye Hui looked at Ye Qing and was a little confused. Isn't this just calling poverty and asking for relief from the clan? Why is this not the case?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard the young man in front of me say calmly: "There are rules and difficulties in the clan. How could I not understand that when I came here this time, I wanted to sell off the acres of land under my name first."
, I must have a thousand taels of silver, and it won’t be a problem to spend ten years. When I gain fame and save some money, I can buy it back.”
"What?" Ye Hui was thinking about it, but he didn't expect to hear this sentence. He stood up in horror and even the cup in his hand fell to the table, spilling half the tea on the table!