There is little snow here in winter, only cold rain, which is humid and humid.
Yun Qiangqiang leaned against the fire pit and couldn't stop shivering. Yun Zheng covered him with all the things that could keep him warm at home. The child was still shivering. Fortunately, he didn't have a fever. If he had a fever and got sick in this damn place, Yun Zheng would
Zheng simply didn't know what to do. There was no hospital, no doctor, no medicine. Apart from praying to God, there was no other way. The nearest Chinese medicine shop was fifteen miles away in Doushaguan.
Perhaps it was due to the orphan's care. It has been three months since they came to this world, and neither of them has ever gotten sick, especially Yun Zheng. After three months of hard work chopping firewood, he now has nothing to do with the good boy from the Xanthium family.
What's the difference? The authentic local accent made the old patriarch very satisfied. In his opinion, this was considered a baby in the village.
Raining in winter is really a disaster. The simple bamboo building cannot block the intrusion of humid air. Even if Yunzheng burns the fire pit, it will not help.
The little yellow dog got into Yun Jianqiang's quilt. It might be warmer to hold the puppy. This dog has grown up a lot and has become a half-sized yellow dog. Although it is just a native dog, it is the lifeblood of Yun Jianqiang.
Son, there are only two members of the Yun family, Yun Da and Yun Er. This is how the people in the village call the Yun family brothers. The little yellow dog naturally became Yun San.
"Be strong, wrap the quilt tighter, don't let the air pass through, and take a nap if you want. We can't do anything today." Yun Zheng put down the book in his hand and whispered.
The pottery pot hanging on the firepit started to make a sound. The ginger tea that Yunzheng had cooked was finally ready. He poured some of it into Qiang Qiang's bowl. Seeing that he still had a grimace on his face and refused to drink it, Yunzheng shook his head and came to the wall.
Cut off a small piece of honeycomb from the hook and soak it in a strong bowl. There is honey in it. With honey, ginger tea will not be so bitter.
This is a gift from nature. Of course Yun Zheng knew that because of this hive, he was stung by two large eggs on his back by a wasp, and it took three days for the wasp to sting him.
At this time next year, he must build an adobe house. Although the adobe house cannot withstand the erosion of heavy rain, Yun Zheng also plans to do so. The bamboo house is really not what his brother is used to living in.
Yun Zheng poured out a money bag from a thick bamboo tube. He knew that there were 131 coins in it without counting. He took it out, looked at it, stuffed it back in, and blocked it with a stopper.
"Brother, we had nothing when we came here, but I remember you still had a mobile phone. If you sell it, we will have a house."
"Don't think about it. I smashed my cell phone, leaving only a cell phone pendant. Although that cell phone pendant is worth some money, it cannot be moved. It was prepared for you. If you get sick, I need to take it.
It goes to exchange money for your medical treatment. It doesn't matter. I will definitely make enough money to build us a house next year, maybe a big brick house with tiles.
We built a big kang in the house and kept it warm in the winter. Let me tell you, the hot kang is much better than the heater. We set up a small red clay stove on the kang table and stewed a pot of pickled cabbage.
White meat, even if you eat it in soup instead of meat, it’s so satisfying.”
Yun Jianqiang drooled and giggled, as if he had seen such a day. Yun Zheng patted him on the head lovingly, then picked up the book and continued reading.
The little yellow dog's ears suddenly became prickly. Yunzheng glanced at the little yellow dog, took a book and pushed open the door of his house to look outside. The light rain outside was still falling endlessly, and the village seemed to be shrouded in a blue mist.
A group of official officers suddenly emerged from the mist. Yun Zheng found it very ridiculous. The leader of the official officer was riding on a horse that was not much bigger than a donkey. His two feet were about to touch the ground, and he just raised his chest and raised his head loudly.
He shouted: "Old Cangtou, you old dog, listen to me. The government wants to improve the defense of Doucha Pass. Every household must have a strong man. If there is one less, I will use you, an old dog, to take over."
The old man came out of the bamboo building with a smile, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Liu Dutou, what kind of wind has brought you here? Go upstairs quickly and drink two bowls of light wine to go away the cold. In such weather, you have to work hard."
, What a crime."
Liu Du got off the horse with a tilt of his head, handed the whip in his hand to the yamen servant, and followed the old man upstairs while cursing. Yun Zheng put down the book in his hand and told Yun Jianqiang to be careful to keep warm, and to come back as soon as he went.
Cang Lao had said before that as long as someone came from the officialdom, he would go there and accompany him. Yun Zheng went up to Cang Lao's bamboo house and saw Xanthium and his mice huddled in the corner, and there were three women.
He stayed in the back room and did not dare to come out. Only the old man accompanied the five officials to warm themselves over the fire and drink wine.
When the old man saw Yun Zheng coming up, he quickly took Yun Zheng's hand and said to Liu Dutou: "Look, this is the treasure of our village. In the past few years, he has been studying with his husband outside. This year he will take the county examination.
I'm going back to my hometown now. Look, he is a scholar, and he is thin. Look, a child can't bear the cold weather, so you can be noble and let this child go."
After hearing what the old man said, Yun Zheng took a step forward and cupped his hands towards Liu Dutou and said: "I appreciate the kindness of my elders, but setting up a household to serve is stipulated by the national law. Grandpa, you are making things difficult for Liu Dutou."
Liu Dutou looked at Yunzheng playfully. He found that this child had a calmness that other children did not have. Even though he was facing the hardship of serving in the cold winter, he still spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
Proper and ****, this is the tone in which scholars speak.
"Since you know that this is the law of the country, you should also know that you can bear next year's summer tax after serving. This is not a bad thing. Since you have established a family, the pontoon has to treat you as an adult.
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The old man was very worried. There was labor every winter. Those jobs were either moving rocks or carrying earth to cushion the city. It was definitely not something that a small body like Yunzheng could handle. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Liu Dutou take out his head from his arms.
He handed a thin account book to Yun Zheng and said: "It is inevitable to work on the job. No one can help you, but you can make some adjustments to what kind of work you do on the construction site. Since you are a person who has thought about it,
Scholars, the country has always given preferential treatment to scholars, not to mention that our Mianzhou is a remote place with very few scholars. As long as you can check this account book within an hour, I will ask you to take charge of the construction site.
Meal account book, you don’t have to work on the construction site, it will still count you as completing the labor service, what do you think?”
Yun Zheng took the account book handed over by Liu Dutou, opened it and looked at it. He immediately knew something in his mind. He originally thought it would be the legendary four-column inventory. He needed to know the old management and income. Only after knowing the actual amount could he reduce it.
It is a complete account book when you go to spend money. What you have in your hand now is just a running account, which is also full of fallacies such as 3728. These must be evidence of corruption. Yun Zheng chuckled lightly.
, in the old and anxious eyes, he began to mentally calculate these simple accounts.