Chapter 270 There are rivers and lakes everywhere in the world
Chapter 163 Defection
Author: 久l久
The two of them were one step forward. When they saw Jiang Quan retreating cautiously, they went to say, "Don't be afraid. Do they want to ask me something?"
Jiang Quan was still on guard, "We won't go to the village to inquire about things, so why are we following him sneakily?"
"Sorry, they didn't do it intentionally." It was because the young man was too focused on digging the ground that he didn't notice them.
A man with a square face said: "They just want to know if there is a man named Wen Fu here."
Jiang Quan frowned and looked at the two of them in the east.
I saw that their hair was dirty, their clothes and pants were in tatters, they were very barefoot, and they were about the same age as my father. I couldn't help but become more vigilant. "Aren't we going to ask others? There are many people in the village, why are we sneaking around?
Come and ask him?"
Fang-face was silent for a moment, and said: "Tell me the truth, we brothers have no identity and no way to lead the way. The inspections everywhere have been strict recently, so there is no need to ask for trouble. I'm not sure whether the person I'm looking for is there. It's not good."
I'm going to the village to disturb you. Is Wen Fu a relative of ours? I'd like to ask my brother to tell me whether they have come to seek refuge with him."
When Jiang Quan heard what he said, he didn't believe it.
But it would be inappropriate for me to rashly bring people like second-rate people into the village.
After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "There is indeed a man named Wen Fu, but I don't know if he is the person we are looking for."
Another person was overjoyed and asked: "Are you sure? They asked before that he worked as a slave in the Wen family and came to Qinchuan County with the fourth wife of the Wen family earlier, so we came all the way."
Jiang Quan believed it a little after hearing this, "Okay, let's wait here while he asks Uncle Wen."
After saying that, he took the chisel and ran away.
Emma, it's so scary. Those two people look like gangsters.
No, I must tell my third uncle that they are here to catch them.
Huh! Do you think he is a child? What kind of person have you never seen?
Whether they are Uncle Wen's relatives or not can be discussed later.
Jiang Quan ran all the way back to the village.
The south slope of Ruming has become a larger village, with rows of houses lined up side by side.
The courtyard of each household is of the same size, and the vegetable garden in front of the courtyard is also neat and uniform.
Most of the villagers have moved here, and there are wide and solid village roads where children run around and play from time to time.
Jiang Sanlang was instructing the villagers to build a bacteria shed when he suddenly saw Jiang Quan running out of breath: "Uncle San, there are two refugees over there in the bamboo forest. They said they are looking for Uncle Wen. They say they are Uncle Wen's relatives."
Refugees?
The refugees who appeared at that time should not be taken lightly.
Jiang Sanlang frowned, and immediately asked several people to go to the bamboo forest to surround him, and asked a child to find Wen Fu.
Wen Fu was helping out at the school. Hearing that someone was looking for him, he hurriedly ran to the bamboo forest with Jiang Sanlang.
Listening to Jiang Quan's narration, if he guessed correctly, then the two of them should have been Dong.
When they arrived at the bamboo forest, they saw two people squatting at the edge of the forest, looking around. They saw many villagers hula coming around. They were startled, turned around and wanted to get into the bamboo forest.
"Zhang Meng! Xu Kun!" Wen Fu shouted.
The two of them paused, turned to look at Wen Fu, and instantly burst into tears, "Brother...Fu!"
Wen Fu walked quickly forward and hugged Zhang Meng and Xu Kun who also rushed towards him. All three of them had their clothes wet with tears.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Sanlang asked the villagers to disperse first, while he waited aside.
The three of them talked in a low voice for a while. Wen Fu came to Jiang Sanlang and clasped his fists, "Those two are his sworn brothers. If there is no way to survive, I would like to ask Jiang Sanlang to take them in."
Jiang Sanlang frowned and looked at Yidong and the two, and asked, "Are they rich?"
"Qing Hong, I'll guarantee with my head that they are definitely not criminals and have nothing to do with bandits." Wen Fu swore.
Jiang Sanlang looked at the two of them and asked, "Do we have a household registration guide?"
The two of them were stunned, and Xu Kun said: "To be honest, they came from Yizhou and had no household registration to guide them."
"Yizhou? Is it Yizhou where wars often occur?" Jiang Sanlang heard people talking about Yizhou, but when the imperial court recruited troops, less than half of the people did not go to that place.
"No." Xu Kun said: "They were originally soldiers guarding the border. They were sent back to their hometown because of injuries. Life was not easy in this period and they had no relatives at home, so they came to seek refuge with Brother Fu."
Actually the reason is more than that, but that's all they can say.
Xu Kun stretched out his right leg to show Jiang Sanlang. Only a thumb and half of the index finger were left on the right leg, and the other three fingers were all spread out.
He pointed at Zhang Meng again and said, "One of his legs has a broken muscle."
Jiang Sanlang turned to look at Zhang Meng, and sure enough he saw that he was walking with a slight limp.
"In that case, let's follow him first." Since he was neither a deserter nor a bandit, Jiang Sanlang was relieved.
Observing those two people again, although they were in a sorry state, they were also upright, unlike those people who waited for the night.
And Wen Fu is not a servant of the Wen family, and his every word and deed is connected to the Wen family, so there must be no big problem.
Jiang Sanlang took the two of them back to the village and went directly to Chief Chen to explain the matter.
Patriarch Chen did not make the mistake of taking them in. He said that he would let them work for the village first. If they performed well, he could explain the situation to Li Zheng and apply for a new household registration for them.
"If they continue to perform their duties, they can apply for admission as refugees. Although they are disabled, they are not healthy. It is better to let them help clean up the road in the village."
A large area of the village is under construction, and during the transportation of building materials, the road surface will inevitably be damaged, so it is necessary to find someone to fill in the soil and repair it.
The work was tiring, tedious, and not profitable, so no one wanted to do it.
Two strong laborers happened to come, so I didn't need red.
"That's okay. When the time comes, each household will provide some food to support their lives," Jiang Sanlang said.
Since we are helping to level the road in the village, we are working for the entire village. There is no reason for one family to contribute money and food, so the whole village must work together.
The clan leader had no objection: "Then let's do it like that, and let people do the math later, and the rations and monthly expenses of those two people will be shared equally by the whole village."
"good."
Jiang Sanlang had met the clan leader, and Zhang Meng and Xu Kun had also crossed paths.
He took them to the thatched hut next to his kitchen garden and said, "We will live there temporarily. After we have status, we will allocate a piece of land to build us a house."
Since Chu Chu didn't come back, Wei Zhan had been living with Hu Zi, so the hut had been vacant, just for the two of them to stay temporarily.
"Thank you Jiang Cunzheng." Zhang Meng and Xu Kun hugged Jiang Sanlang. They were very happy and did not dislike the small size of the hut at all.
Jiang Sanlang nodded and went back to bring them two old quilts, two old jackets, two pairs of old shoes, and some pots and pans.
Afterwards, the villagers were asked to collect some rice, noodles and salt for them to cook for themselves.
The next day, Zhang Meng and Xu Kun officially started working at work.
One picked up soil to fill the hole, and the other smoothed the road. He worked without any regrets.
Jiang Sanlang observed them for a few days and found nothing unusual, so he felt relieved.
In the blink of an eye, it is already the middle of winter, and the weather is extremely cold.
The construction of houses in the village has come to an end and the school has been built.
The school was funded by Jiang Sanlang, the patriarch and several clan elders. It was divided into two courtyards, the boys' school and the girls' school, with twelve rooms. In addition to the outdoor decorative furniture, desks and chairs, etc., a total of more than two hundred taels were spent. silver.
Going east to share the money, Jiang Sanlang paid out more than forty taels.
It’s worth it, because the children in Jiangjia Village can come here to study in the future.
The boys' school has six rooms and a courtyard, and the girls' school is the same. There is a high fence between the two courtyards.
The first three rooms are used as classrooms, while the last three rooms can be used as residences for the husband and his family.
Not long after the school was built, Mrs. Wen moved in with her daughter and servants, and admitted several female students at one time.
The girls are not very old, ranging from six to ten years old.
The reason why the villagers are willing to spend money to send their daughters to study is because they hope that like Yingbao and Erni, they will learn to be clumsy in medical skills.
I don’t hope that I can get medical treatment in the future and support my family. I hope that my daughter can find a good husband in the future.
