The Little Widower (farming)

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Zhou Yuan didn't care about this matter at all, but Chen Qing was so anxious that he didn't sleep well all night. When he woke up the next morning, he had a blister in his mouth.

When he got up and washed up, Chen Qing grimaced in pain. Only then did Zhou Yuan realize that he had held Chen Qing's face and stared at it for a long time.

He remembered what Aunt Sun had said, that Chen Qing would not be able to eat or sleep when something was on his mind, and he would not tell anyone if he kept it in.

He looked at Chen Qing with some seriousness: "What's going on?"

Chen Qing hesitated: "Maybe he drank less water recently and got angry."

Zhou Yuan didn't believe him. Chen Qing was always a liar.

"Are you thinking about what happened yesterday? Are you afraid that they will come and cause trouble?" Zhou Yuan knew what he was thinking as soon as he looked at his eyes, "I told you, even if you poke a hole in the sky, I will help you patch it up.

"But..." Zhou

Yuan held his head: "It's nothing, hurry up and eat."

After Chen Qing finished breakfast, Zhou Yuan was setting up the ox cart in the yard. They were going to the Yamen today to rent land. The deed must be stamped by the Yamen.

Chen Qing hasn't gone out during this time, and Zhou Yuan wants to take him out for a walk.

But just as they were about to go out, Zhang Ran and his husband Meng Bing came to the door.

Yesterday, Zhang Ran ran home wet and was seen by many people in the village. After returning home, he lost his temper and cursed his husband Meng Bing bloody.

Meng Bing pointed at his nose, scolded him for his indiscretion, and scolded him for being shameless. Zhang Ran just changed his clothes and stared at Meng Bing fiercely: "Then you have the ability to divorce me! If you divorce me, you don't have to be a What a bastard!"

Meng Bing looked at Zhang Ran and said, "Who pushed you? Go to his house and ask for money. If you have a cold, it will cost money to treat you!"

Zhang Ran sneered: "Go to Zhou Yuan's house. If you are rich, your husband will beat me. If you don't go, you will be a bastard."

Meng Bing was in trouble, but Zhang Ran was so provocative that he bravely arrived at the door of Zhou's house the next day.

Meng Bing didn't want to lose his momentum at the beginning, so he said in a loud voice: "It's you who bullied my husband, right? He burned the whole night last night. You guys have to pay for it."

His voice frightened Chen Qing's heart . After a while, what I had worried about all night happened.

Zhou Yuan didn't even raise his eyelids: "It's your home. I didn't go to find you, but you came to my home first."

He let go of the cow and strode to Meng Bing. Meng Bing was already better than He was much shorter, and when Zhou Yuan stood in front of him, his whole body seemed to be trembling.

"My husband was so anxious because of what happened yesterday that he couldn't even eat when he got up in the morning. He lost several pounds even while holding me in his arms. I didn't come to ask your family for food to replenish my husband's health. Are you the first evil person to sue me and ask for money?"

Meng Bing took a step back and said, "You, you guys are going to beat me up!"

It happened that someone opened the courtyard door from the outside, and Li Xin came in with something in his hand. He was stunned for a moment, then ignored him and walked towards Zhou Yuan: "Here, here you go, dad will help you mend it."

It turned out that what he was holding was Zhou Yuan's long knife, because there were several gaps. He sent it to Li Tiejiang for repair. As soon as it was repaired today, Li Xin sent it over.

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up, he didn't care about Meng Bing, he took out the sword from the sheath and looked at his sword.

Blacksmith Li's blacksmithing skills are indeed the best. This knife has a completely new look, and the flash of the knife's light is sharp. Only then does Zhou Yuan look away: "Say thank you to dad for me."

"Okay, I'm going home. "Are you going out?" Li Xin looked at the ox cart they had set up, "Bring me something back if you go to town."

Li Xin said a lot, and then left without looking back. , did not even notice Meng Bing on the side.

Zhou Yuan turned around: "Are you still there?"

Meng Bing swallowed: "You want, you want compensation..."

Zhou Yuan suddenly swung the blade, and the blade came through the air and hit Meng Bing's face. He was frightened. He had to sit on the ground and ran away while Zhou Yuan put away the knife.

When Meng Bing returned home, Zhang Ran sat in the yard, looking at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking. Meng Bing made a noise, and Zhang Ran just looked back, and then sneered: "Have you been beaten back?"

Meng Bing kicked the jar at the door and it shattered on the ground.

Zhang Ran suddenly felt extremely boring. Will he have to spend the rest of his life on this loser?

He stood up: "Meng Bing, please let me go, I won't fight with you."

Meng Bing was stunned for a moment, and immediately rushed to Zhang Ran: "How dare you!"

Zhang Ran slapped him in the face Above: "If you don't want people to know that you are an eunuch, just do as I say, otherwise by tomorrow, all the dogs in the village will know the news."

He left decisively, and Meng Bing froze on the spot.

On the other side, Zhou Yuan looked back at Chen Qing and touched his face: "A person like this can make you so anxious that you have blisters on your mouth. You don't take me seriously."

Chen Qing thought about it . Thinking about it, I still defended myself: "When I was young, other brothers and sisters in my family bullied me. I was afraid that my father would be uncomfortable, so I endured it. Later, when I came to Luohe Village, my mother and I didn't have a man in the family. I'm afraid of causing trouble, so that's why I'm like this."

Zhou Yuan bent down and kissed his cheek: "Don't think so much in the future. Just laugh when you're happy, cry when you're unhappy, scold someone who makes you angry, and be aggressive if someone makes a move. You are ten times more cruel than him. If the sky falls, I will hold you up. We, Qing, will have to have a good temper in the future."

Chen Qing pursed his lips and smiled, then nodded.

Zhou Yuan carried him onto the bullock cart and saw Zhang Xu waiting at the roadside at the entrance of the village. Today he was going to sign the deed, and someone from his family was also going to go.

Zhang Xu also carried a backpack on his back. When he saw Zhou Yuan, he smiled shyly and put the basket on their ox cart: "These are some mountain goods I picked up years ago and are given to you."

Zhou Yuan said nothing . , he glanced at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing said bravely: "No, no, no."

Zhang Xu poured the contents of the basket into Chen Qing's basket: "These are all picked up by the children, so I must give them to you, as the children requested. , I can't refuse."

Chen Qing looked at the hazelnut mushrooms, mountain chestnuts, and pine cones in the basket. It was very messy, but he was very satisfied.

Chen Qing looked at Zhou Yuan, and Zhou Yuan nodded to him: "Okay, then we will accept it, thank you very much."

Zhang Xu then showed a sincere smile: "Then let's go."

Zhou Yuan nodded, but Seeing Zhang Xu walking forward with his head bent, he stopped Zhang Xu and said, "Get in the car and sit down. It's such a big place."

Chen Qing was sitting next to Zhou Yuan, and only one of Chen Qing's backpacks was placed in the entire cart. There is also a lot of space.

Zhang Xu quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I'll just walk."

Zhou Yuan frowned: "Come up quickly, I wasted some time."

Zhang Xu then climbed onto the cart with some embarrassment, and kept going Thank you to Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan chatted with him on the way and found out that he had escaped from a village close to the battlefield.

"At that time, most of the villages next to us were massacred by foreigners. I thought it wouldn't work, so I quickly took my wife to the south." Zhang Xu scratched his head, "The journey was smooth. Occasionally, some kind-hearted people came to help us. Only then can we get here."

Zhang Xu wiped his eyes again: "It's a good thing to be able to settle in the village. Meeting you again allows us to have land to farm."

Zhou Yuan smiled: "Give it to you. It's better to plant than to leave the land unused. I don't know how to farm, and I don't want my husband and mother to work too hard."

"That's the reason, that's the reason."

As they spoke, they went to the Yamen, and it was not easy to handle the matter of leasing the land. It was complicated, and the master could be the host without alerting the county magistrate. However, the master still had an impression of Zhou Yuan, so he told the county magistrate about it.

While waiting for the Yamen to seal the seal, the county magistrate came over. Zhou Yuan took Chen Qing and Zhang Xu to salute the magistrate, and the county magistrate called Zhou Yuan aside to talk.

"You really don't want to consider being a yamen servant in the government?" The county magistrate knew Zhou Yuan's ability. Being a yamen servant or a police officer was more than enough.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Zhou Yuan did not want to enter the officialdom. Even if he was a cadre or a police officer, if he really had this intention, he should stay in the capital, General Xiao's mansion, or directly stay in the frontier.

When he left the frontier that year, General Xiao once said that if Zhou Yuan was not willing to be his personal guard, he could still arrange Zhou Yuan into the Cui family's vanguard with his own little help.

The soldiers under General Cui Chaoming all have a bright future.

Zhou Yuan didn't want to live like that anymore, so he chose to come to Luohe Village. After marrying his husband, he didn't want to get involved in these things. It would be nice to be able to take Chen Qing around.

"You have other ambitions, and I will no longer advise you. I heard that you want to open a bodyguard bureau?" the county magistrate said.

Zhou Yuan nodded and told the truth: "That's what I mean, but I'm not sure yet."

"Do you know about the Zhenwei Escort Agency in the county?"

Zhou Yuan nodded. Since he wanted to do this, of course he had to investigate it. With his With his skills, it is very simple to be the head escort in Zhenwei Escort Agency, but Zhou Yuan does not want to be so unfree.

"I heard that the Zhenwei Escort Agency is changing hands." The county magistrate is of course very familiar with the affairs in the county. "If you have this idea, I can help you make peace with it."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, Zhenwei said . Wei Escort Bureau is considered the largest escort agency in the county. Why did it suddenly change hands?

"I can't go into details. It's just that the two bosses have differences and are anxious to take action. If you really have an idea, I can mediate it."

Zhou Yuan handed over to the county magistrate, with gratitude on his face: "Thank you, sir."

If you can really take over. Zhenwei Escort Agency, that will really save a lot of early trouble.

"Tomorrow the results will be released for the trial. Do you have any acquaintances participating?" The county magistrate remembered another thing and asked.

"One of them is my brother-in-law." Zhou Yuan replied.

"Then you can wait one day and go back after reading the list tomorrow. It will probably be several days before the Yamen go to report the good news."

Zhou Yuan nodded: "Thank you for reminding me, sir."

"If there is any situation regarding the Escort Agency, I will find someone to inform you."

Zhou Yuan thanked the county magistrate again.

After talking, the deed had been written. Zhang Xu said he still had something to do and would not go back with them. Zhou Yuan took Chen Qing to the county town.

This was Chen Qing's second visit to the county. The last time he came, he was kidnapped by the Sun family and came to the county office to seek justice from the county magistrate. At that time, he was in a panic and had no intention of taking a closer look at the county.

It takes an hour longer from the county seat to Luohe Village than from the town. Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and said to Chen Qing, "We're not going back tonight."

"Ah?" Chen Qing opened his eyes wide, "Isn't this bad? Where will we stay if we don't go back?"

"Let's stay in an inn." Zhou Yuan held his hand and said, "Let's take a walk around the county."

"Isn't it expensive to stay in an inn?" "Why don't we go back?"

"I have to show you what it's like to live in an inn." Zhou Yuan didn't listen to his suggestion, "There will be a test results released tomorrow. Let's help Qi Shuning check the results."

"Well, that's good. "Yeah."

Chen Qing has never stayed in an inn seriously. He has been wandering around for a long time. When he goes to a place, he lives either in a ruined temple or in the wild. If it is winter, the management will just tell the inn to find a coward and let them make do with it.

He has never stayed in a good inn.

Zhou Yuan led him to an inn in the county town and asked for a medium-sized room, which cost a hundred yuan.

Chen Qing felt sorry for the money and tugged on Zhou Yuan's sleeve, but Zhou Yuan ignored him. Chen Qing gritted his teeth and asked the shopkeeper: "Is there any cheaper room?" The shopkeeper

kept smiling and said: "Cheaper." It's a four-person room, mixed, I'm afraid it's not very convenient."

Chen Qing stopped talking, his heart was bleeding as he watched Zhou Yuan give the money.

The county town was very lively at night. Zhou Yuan took Chen Qing around at night. After all, it was a county town, with the county government in charge and government officials patrolling at night, so it was very safe.

Chen Qing was reluctant to spend money, so he and Zhou Yuan had a bowl of noodles for dinner. They finished many things after just one glance. Zhou Yuan also followed him and went back to the inn after shopping for a while.

Chen Qing felt a little uncomfortable with the bed and couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning. Zhou Yuan simply refused to let him sleep and kept him up until midnight. Maybe it was because it was a different environment. Chen Qing was very sensitive and had a different taste.

The next day, when the two of them fell asleep at six o'clock, Chen Qing pushed Zhou Yuan a few times, and the two of them hurriedly washed up and went to the Yamen office where the results were posted.

At this time, the place where the list was placed was already crowded with people. Some were crying with joy, and some were beating their chests. Zhou Yuan protected Chen Qing's shoulders and brought the people to the front. Then the two people looked at the list and looked at each other again.

...

Chen Qing is illiterate, and Zhou Yuan barely recognizes two of them, but he can't see clearly on this dense list.

Zhou Yuan asked the scholar next to him to help him read. The man was also good-tempered and asked their names carefully.

"Qi Shuning."

"Qi Shuning, we found it."

Zhou Yuan and Chen Qing both raised their ears and listened carefully.

"Qi Shuning from Luohe Village, third place in the college examination!"