Taking the name "Zi" as its name is a good word, but the meaning of Yu Zi's name is not very good - "evil purple seizes vermilion" is taken from an article in the Analects of Confucius - "evil purple seizes vermilion";
Zheng Sheng's chaos is also the result of elegant music; his bad words bring down the country and the family.
"Purple" means defect...
It is not a normal color, but a five-color defect.
"Zhu" is the positive color, and "Purple" is the mixed color.
Therefore, this "Zi" is also given the meaning of "heresy" and "evil" in the eyes of the world. Yu Zi knew this but still named him "Zi", but in that village, the pair of "Aweng and Granny" also had the surname "
Zhu", which shows his stubbornness and determination.
If Heyin belongs to the poor mountains and poor waters, then Zhujia Village is the "best" among the poor mountains and poor waters. Most of the terraced fields cultivated near the village are poor fields with medium to low fertility, and there are few good fields.
Dozens of households in one village live deep in the mountains.
The village is extremely remote.
Because it is inconvenient to get in and out, except for those who go out to "do business", ordinary villagers have to wait until the first or fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year to go to the market before leaving the village. They use the crops they grow in exchange for rice, grain, money or other needs. At first glance, it seems similar to
It’s no different from an ordinary village.
Kang Shi brought people over, and saw smoke rising from the scattered huts in the villages. Looking around, he saw three or two women in thin clothes bent over, picking up weeds in the fields. A dozen men were sitting at the head of the village gathering.
What to laugh and talk about together.
They saw Kang Shi and his party from a distance.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Kang Shi.
There was more curiosity and scrutiny on his face.
No fear or fear.
Zhujiacun rarely sees any strangers throughout the year, unless the son of a family wants to marry a bride when he reaches his age.
When did you see so many new faces at once?
In the past, the people they dealt with were common people dressed in coarse linen and linen clothes. But this was the first time they saw such elegant scribes as young men wearing brocade and fine clothes. There were dozens of people behind them, which they had never seen in their lives.
The biggest pomp.
Soon someone turned around and invited Muramasa. Muramasa was old, prestigious, and the most knowledgeable person in the village.
Muramasa lives near the village head and will be here soon.
Kang Shi secretly looked at the layout of the village.
When he saw the village chief, he didn't talk nonsense and directly showed the document with the seal of the governor of Heyin County to the village chief: "The governor wants to build Fugu City, and the city is in urgent need of manpower. He ordered me to go to various villages to recruit people. Please trouble the village chief.
Everyone in the village, old and young, shouted out."
Muramasa was a little surprised when he heard this.
In my heart, I frowned and beat my drum in sorrow.
Is this going to impose corvee again?
Muramasa respectfully took the document, but did not go down immediately to follow it. Instead, he asked what he was wondering: "It's not that the common people are questioning the messenger, it's just that Zhujiacun's information is blocked and not communicated to the outside world. I don't know when He Yin came again."
A new Sheriff?"
Kang Shi replied: "My Lord has not been in office for a long time, and he is very busy with secular affairs. He has not yet had time to issue documents to notify various places within his jurisdiction."
Muramasa heard this and said no more.
From what I hear, this new county governor is really new.
However, he has been the mayor of Zhujia Village for more than 20 years and has seen much more than the mud-legged people in the village. The word "county officer" sounds very powerful, but the county governor of Heyin is actually a
A useless flower stand.
Not only is it useless, it's also very short-lived.
"The envoy will be waiting for a moment, let's go and do it now." Muramasa felt quite scornful in his heart, and asked, "But, how long will the corvee be served this time?"
Kangshi was still an old fox at a young age. He could see at a glance the perfunctory thoughts underneath Muramasa's seemingly worried face, so he smiled and said: "This time it is not a corvee. My Lord has spent a lot of money to recruit hungry people, but the manpower is still insufficient, so he ordered me to
Come here."
"If Muramasa can help me recruit one more person, I can get ten more silver coins." Kang Shi took out a large piece of broken silver from his sleeve.
Muramasa's heart skipped a beat.
He lowered his voice and said, "Is the envoy serious?"
Kang Shi said: "Nature is true."
When Muramasa heard this, he suppressed his racing heart, suppressed the greed that was about to burst out, and pretended to be worried.
Kang Shi also talked about how much food a person could earn by working for five hours a day. The people watching and eavesdropping not far away became jealous. The village leader was completely convinced. Now the weather is cold and the first snow has fallen. Zhujia Village
People of all ages stay at home doing nothing, only coming out to bask in the sun when the weather is nice.
It is completely a state of sitting still and having nothing to gain, only getting out but not getting in.
The harvest has been getting worse and worse in recent years.
The amount of rice paid in is increasing.
Every household is too poor to open the pot.
He read the document carefully. He didn't know much about literacy, so it was a bit difficult to read it, but he could still understand it, and it was exactly what the messenger said. Muramasa passed the news on, and asked each family to read it.
Hudu brought people out to gather.
He also returned home to find his son.
Tell the old lady about the good things.
The old woman looked hesitant.
"Yao'er is going too?"
Muramasa said: "Of course I have to go."
The old woman said: "But my daughter-in-law has only been here for a month and a half, and her stomach hasn't moved yet. My son is about to go out..."
The Muramasa family has three sons.
The eldest son and the second son have already married and separated, and the younger son just got a new wife a few days ago. In order to have children as soon as possible to continue the family line, I listened to the Muramasa couple and stayed in the house with their new wives every day. It was a busy time for the farmers, and there was nothing else.
thing.
Muramasa was silent for a long time after hearing this.
In order to solve the life-long problem of their younger son, the two elders, the eldest and the second child all worked together to find a youngest and daughter-in-law.
Because of the small amount of money given, this youngest daughter-in-law has given birth to babies twice, and she is no longer just a young lady.
They and the youngest are not satisfied with this.
But some people said that the youngest daughter-in-law's two offspring from her previous family were both healthy, white and fat boys. She had a huge butt and could give birth to a male grandson with just a move of her legs. She said it was effortless and not delicate at all.
If you weren't old, would you still want to buy it with this money?
Muramasa hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and buying it.
Now I hope that the youngest daughter-in-law will be able to live up to her expectations and give birth to two children. After his death, he will be able to rest in peace and see his ancestors.
Thinking of this, Muramasa felt a little regretful.
What's a pity?
It's a pity that the pretty widow died a few years ago.
If that thing hadn't happened, I could have shamelessly asked my old brother about it, and asked that old brother's pretty widowed daughter-in-law to be my youngest's daughter-in-law. That way I would have saved money and still have a free and enlightened gentleman...
…
Tsk tsk.
It's a pity that the youngest hadn't grown up yet at that time.
He squinted at the old woman and said fiercely: "What do you know?"
Then he said: "Call the youngest here."
The villagers in Zhujia Village also said that the good news was passed down. After a while, someone came to ask if it was true or not. When they learned that it was true, they showed a simple and silly smile on their faces and said: "I want one too, I have the strength."
Mighty at work.”
A fellow villager smiled and said, "Just you?"
I don’t know how many people to recruit, but if I recruit the best of them all, if I only select the best few, then everyone around me will be competitors.
He was annoyed: "Why can't I do it?"
Another fellow villager laughed and said: "How come you can do it? How long has your wife been here and she is still taking advantage of her?"
Zhujiacun held two marriages this year.
One is the youngest son of the Muramasa family.
One is this man.
The youngest son is much younger than this man, and his wife has already become obedient. The couple stay at home every day without seeing anyone, but this man, on the other hand, is scratched by his wife every day, causing wounds on his left side and scars on his right side. There is a scene in the village.
all know.
The man became angry from embarrassment: "Humph, she behaved yesterday."
Another person said: "If we brothers hadn't given you some advice, how would she have behaved? The daughter-in-law you bought is going to be beaten to death. If she is beaten too much, she will become obedient. You provide for her,
She just rubs your nose in your face and wants to steal someone..."
The man looked educated.
I humbly asked for advice: "Brother, please teach me a few more tricks."
He only married such a man when he was older. He originally wanted to treat him well, but he didn't like him at all, and secretly hooked up with brothers of the same race who had studied in the village.
If his brothers from the same clan hadn't snitched on him, he wouldn't have known that this dishonest woman was stealing someone. The more he thought about it when he went back last night, the more angry he became, so he ruthlessly used the tricks he learned, and it really worked.
I was also a little annoyed that I had used it too late.
The five senses of a literary scholar are beyond those of ordinary people.
These people have loud voices and their talking voices are not quiet.
He heard every word clearly.
Yu Zi, who was dressed as a servant, watched him frown, and the anger between his brows became stronger. She was surprised and confused at first, but she vaguely guessed it when she saw the familiar villagers gathering together to laugh and chat.
Kang Shi asked her: "Is it always like this?"
Yu Zi said: "Before... it was slightly better."
When adults talk, they rarely avoid children.
Yu Zi also knows which family is brought by a serious marriage and which one is brought by a prostitute. Generally speaking, there are two families out of ten. But now they are getting poorer and poorer, and women in other villages have If you listen to Zhujia Village, you will know how poor it is and how hard it is to get married seriously.
Even if you exchange a woman from your family for a bride, no one may be willing to do it.
If you can't marry, you can only count on selling someone out.
Yu Zi had been away from Zhujia Village for many years, and she didn't know how many new faces there were in the village, so her expression darkened slightly.
Kang Shi said: "What's the difference between bad and very bad?"
Of course Yu Zi knew there was no difference.
I waited for about half an hour.
Because Kang Shi said that manpower is very scarce, anyone who can still work in the fields can give it a try. If he is not selected, he can still get three days of rations. Wouldn't it be a pity not to waste such a good opportunity?
Regardless of age, everyone who can breathe and walk is here.
Kang Shi's eyebrows gradually relaxed.
Wen Sheng asked Muramasa: "Just a few people?"
The village leader is holding a roll of household registers of everyone in the village.
He said sincerely: "Basically everything is here."
Kang Shi took it and found that the characters on it were unexpectedly beautiful. The font looked like that of a boudoir's daughter. There was a bit of romantic freehand in the writing, and the charm was rare. It was not like what Muramasa, an old man, could write.
"Your word is really good."
Yu Zi's face on one side darkened.
because--
The old villager smiled and said: "The reply to the envoy was written by a widow in the village. It is an honor to be praised by the envoy."
When Kang Shi heard this, the smile faded from the corners of his lips.
He basically guessed who the widow was.
"Where are the people?"
Lao Cunzheng said: "The person is no longer here."
"Oh, I was offended."
Kang Shi covered the scroll and handed the scroll to Yu Zi, whose eyes were red silently. He glanced at the crowd and asked, "Is he here?"
This is a stupid question.
Muramasa thought he was asking himself.
Don't know how to answer.
What "people can be here"?
Yu Zi didn't understand it at first, but she inherited her mother's intelligence, and after briefly recalling Kang Shi's actions, she figured it out.
She restrained her eyes and tried not to show any hatred. She glanced at the familiar, much older faces in the crowd with her peripheral vision, nodded heavily, and replied, "They are all here."
The adopted baby "Xiang Huo" is also there.
He was just as idle and looking up to the sky as before.
Yu Zi just heard the two elders discussing that their precious grandson would be fourteen next year and it was time to help him see his granddaughter-in-law.
He even mentioned Yu Zi, saying that the boy next to the envoy was handsome and familiar, but he was too thin. If he were fatter, he would still be a girl, and he would be a good match for his grandson. They planned to do some work, save money, and look for someone in the spring. A little seller will take a look at the goods.
When Yu Zi heard this, the corners of her mouth moved slightly.
I didn't feel any hatred at that moment, I just felt ridiculous.
Kangshi nodded, stood up and waved, under Muramasa's eyes that turned from joy to suspicion, he said that sentence——
"As long as we are all here! Take down all these people!"
Along with dozens of people, Wenqi surged out from under his feet, and a Wenqi wall was built around him.
This incident frightened everyone.
They all came to gather happily after hearing the good news. They didn't have anything in their hands, and they couldn't run away even if they wanted to - they didn't get kicked to the ground after just two steps, and they screamed in pain.
It just bounced back from the wall of Wenqi.
Fight desperately?
The knife was already placed on the side of their neck.
What if you try to grab a knife?
A scream penetrated their eardrums without warning.
Xun Sheng looked around and saw that three fingers of a person's left hand had been cut off! He was holding his blood-stained palm, and the veins popped out in pain, and he was rolling around on the ground. This scene shocked everyone, and Muramasa was taken down, shouting:
"You are not the messenger?"
Kang Shi said: "I am."
"We're also here to recruit people."
"It's just that I don't give money."
"I won't give you the money, but I want the people."
Kang Shi was too lazy to look at him and curled his fingers.
He ordered in a cold voice: "Take them all away. Anyone who resists will have his hands chopped off first and then refuses to listen. His ears will be cut off if he still refuses to listen. His eyes and feet will be gouged out!"
Every word is full of horrifying murderous intent.
It also released some pressure.
When had these unscrupulous people seen this battle?
Coupled with the coercion and oppression, not to mention resistance, both hands and feet were frightened. They were all tied behind their backs, grabbed and strung together.
After the task was completed, Kang Shi stood up and flicked away the dust collected here, then got on his horse and said, "Miss Yu."
Yu Zi was still immersed in the shock of feeling Wen Qi up close. She remembered that it was this thing that subdued her to the ground last time, and she couldn't escape. This is——
The power of Wen Xin?
One person trapped dozens of families in Zhujia Village.
Yu Zi remembered that there were many of these people who could hold down the runaway woman at home with one hand and beat her to death. They were very strong, and being targeted by them was like being entangled in a spider web. They could no longer escape, and they were faced with being trapped.
A life-long desperate situation!
And Kang Shi, who she judged to be "polite and gentle, and unable to fight at a glance", restrained everyone just by standing there (actually he was not)! At that moment, she heard a loud roar in the chest,
The desire for power fuels her ambition.
"The little people are here."
"The petition is ready."
Yu Zilang said: "It's written."
Just lay it in her arms.
With her body temperature.
It is also stained with the blood and tears of my grandma for half her life.
Yu Zi looked back at the people in Zhujia Village who were crying and in chaos. She had never felt that her body was so light as it was today, as if there was a warm and kind force in the dark.
It was holding her body.
Kang Shi pointed his sword at a song: "Follow up."