Looking at the mountain village ahead of him, Li Yan felt a surge of excitement in his heart. His consciousness suddenly spread out, covering an area of dozens of miles in an instant. After a moment, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. .
"It turned out that they were all busy in the fields." In his consciousness, he instantly found the location of his family, but there was a young woman and a child in that group of people whom he did not recognize, but in an instant Thinking of what Xu Shi, the monk of the Blood Leaf Sect, said just now, he also thought that they should be his sister-in-law and nephew.
Taking a deep breath, Li Yan looked at the two women beside him and pointed to the side of the mountain village in front of him. "Where are we going?" After saying that, he took the lead quickly and hurriedly with ease. Run.
After Gong Chenying and Zhao Min glanced at each other, they knew that Li Yan had found his relatives. They quickened their steps and followed them. However, thinking about meeting Li Yan's family later, the two daughters The heartbeat in her heart accelerated sharply for no reason, especially Gong Chenying, who felt her body trembling a little.
Under a row of thick shades at the edge of the field, Chang Bo and others had finished their lunch. The woman named Xiaoyu and Li Yan’s mother were clearing away the dishes, while Chang Bo was teasing Sun Yat-sen. Son, Li Wei and the Saner villagers passing by were whispering about this year's harvest and situation.
At this moment, three people were walking towards this side from a distance, which attracted the attention of the villagers in the nearby fields and Li Wei, because the clothes of these three people were completely different from them. Even far away, one can still find a man in rich and luxurious clothes.
Li Wei stopped talking to the three people around him. At the same time, some villagers in the distance who were standing upright in the fields and wiping the sweat from their foreheads also noticed the three people walking over. Here, except for Li Yanniang who lowered her head to clean up the dishes, Qinhe Xiaoyu didn't notice, even Chang Bo picked up Xiaowu and looked at the visitor.
The mountain village is remote, and few outsiders come there on weekdays, so once a stranger enters the mountain, it is easy to attract the attention of the locals.
Here, the current commander-in-chief of Qingshan Pass sent a general here a few years ago, nominally to check the number of people in the village, and what is strange is that this general actually asked to go out The village ancestral hall looked at the belt that Li Yan left behind. After looking at the belt for a long time, the general finally gave Li Guoxin a strange order, ordering his village to only pay 40% of the tax every year. This order All the villagers were stunned immediately. 60% of the tax was reduced. For the mountain village, this was not just as simple as having more grain reserves, but the benefits multiplied sharply, especially as they accumulated over time. Their place will be richer than other surrounding villages, but these villagers are not stupid. Seeing that the general said this after seeing the belt that Li Yan left behind, it means that this matter must be related to that belt. It doesn't matter if I can't take off my belt.
After the general left a message, he left. This incident suddenly made the village lively. Even the belt, which should have been gradually forgotten with the passage of time, was forgotten again. People mentioned it seriously, but when the Changbo family knew about it, they didn’t even think about it.He was so happy that Li Yan's mother ran to the ancestral hall and cried bitterly for a long time while looking at the belt.
Several days after the incident, no official announcement was posted at the head of the village. This made Li Guoxin think that the general just said it casually, or forgot about the incident and did not notify the local county. He was in the government office, but he didn't dare to go to the county government office to ask how serious the tax reduction was. He just said a few words and it affected the village. As the village chief, he was arrested for resisting taxes and going against the tax. It is extremely easy to get jailed.
However, when the harvest season came and people from the county government came to collect grain, everyone in the village seemed to have forgotten about it, but the government officials who came took out a notice and posted it at the head of the village. It was marked on it that only 40% of the tax in previous years would be collected, but the seal was signed not by the county government official, but by the commander-in-chief of Qingshan Pass.
This caused a sensation in the mountain village, and Li Guoxin was even more excited. After the government officials left, Li Guoxin thought about it for a while, and then issued two orders in the village. One is that from now on, the villagers Each household's harvest in summer and autumn will be given one stone to the Changbo family; the second is that the Changbo family will go hunting in the mountains. Even if Li Wei follows, the Changbo family will get a share of the harvest in the mountains every time. After his order came out, although some people in the village were silent at first, there was no objection later. Everyone knew it well, not to mention that one stone per family was too little to save taxes.
But after everyone agreed to Li Guoxin's order, Chang Bo quit. He was upright and stubborn by nature, so he went directly to Li Guoxin and said that his ancestors had lived here for generations. How come he came to him because of a little bit of trouble? Small profits lose moral integrity.
As the village chief, Li Guoxin was well aware of the great origin of this blessing. After repeated persuasion, Chang Bo finally considered that he was old and Li Wei was half disabled, so he took it seriously to support a large family. It was not easy, so in the end the first item was changed, no matter which family owned the grain, but five more acres of land were requested. As for the hunter who went into the mountains to hunt, Li Wei really couldn't accompany him, and the young and old in the family also wanted to eat meat, so he agreed. Chang Bo's move increased his prestige in the village several times, and every year since then, when he worships his ancestors, he will also go with him. A forgotten belt will also have wine and meat tributes placed in front of it.
The impact of this is far more than that. As the life in the mountain village gets better and better, its reputation is also getting bigger and bigger. Even neighboring villages with a radius of hundreds of miles are aware of it, and even more so. There are many villagers who hope that their daughters can marry here. For this reason, they keep asking matchmakers everywhere, hoping to get a big gift and a good home for their daughters. For a time, the unmarried men in the village are here. It became a delicious pastry.
During this busy farming season, a stranger came into the mountain, which was also extremely eye-catching. This made the villagers who discovered it look at the stranger in confusion.
As the three people on the path continued to approach, even Xiaoyu and Li Yan felt the difference in the atmosphere, and then they raised their eyes and looked at everyone in confusion.
"Grandpa, grandpa, who are they? Their clothes are... so dazzling, Xiao Wu can't even see clearly." Just as everyone was paying attentionIn the vision, a clear child's voice sounded. Xiao Wu blinked his two big eyes, broke away from Chang Bo's arms, pointed at the three people who were approaching and said, this is the first time he has seen such a beautiful girl. The color of the clothes was completely different from the khaki coarse cloth clothes in the village. The unique luster of silk and satin shone in the sun, which made his eyes dazzle.
"Xiao Wu, be good, don't dare to say nonsense." After hearing this, Chang Bo hurriedly covered Xiao Wu's mouth with a rough hand. Domineering, he never knew when he would get angry. How dare he let his grandson continue talking.
The surrounding villagers all thought the same thing, but immediately some people's expressions changed greatly, because Xiao Wu's voice suddenly appeared, it was very loud when everyone around him was silent, The young men headed by the three men visibly froze, and then quickened their pace again and headed straight to the fields of Chang Bo's family.
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When Li Wei saw this, sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't know why the other party listened to Xiao Wu's words and came straight to his family. The purpose was very obvious. Although he was complaining in his heart, But he felt a sudden change in his heart. He took a step forward and was already standing in front of his father and Xiao Wu. Xiaoyu on the other side turned pale at this moment. They had all heard about the evil deeds of some noble family members. It makes no sense to act based only on your own likes and dislikes.
Li Wei stepped forward. Although there was fear in Chang Bo's eyes behind him, he could only sigh in his heart and put Xiao Wu in his arms on the ground. Then he pushed Li Wei's shoulder and wanted to He moved it behind him, but at this moment Li Wei seemed to have taken root. When Chang Bo moved it, he only moved his shoulder slightly.
"Dad, it's okay. It's just a child's words. I'll just talk to him." Li Wei turned around and smiled at Chang Bo, and then looked at the visitor again.
While Xiao Wu was being placed on the ground, Xiao Yu had already hugged him. She was trembling and looking at Li Wei in front of her. Her eyes were full of worry, but she bit her lip. .
Chang Bo also slowly walked to his son's side. The villagers who had been chatting with Li Wei hesitated for a moment, thinking of the benefits that Chang Bo's family had brought to them, and they also slowly They slowly gathered around. A dozen villagers in the fields in the distance had already stopped working and kept looking over here.
Li Wei looked at the first person, who was almost a head taller than him, with long hair shawl, and a burly figure. There was an indescribable nobility in his rich clothes. He had already strode over. He was just counting. In one breath, he was almost in front of him. Li Wei took a deep breath and saluted the visitor with a cupped fist.
"This young master has invited me. My son is young, and just now..." Just as he was speaking, his words slowly stopped, and there was a look of doubt on his face. , because he had clearly seen the appearance of the person coming. This person's face was excited and his eyes were even more smiling. How could he have half a look?A scowl? And he found an extremely familiar feeling on this man's face.
"You...you..." Li Wei was confused, and carefully looked at the person in front of him. His mind was shaken, and the doubts in his eyes became more intense.
"Third brother, it's me..." The man stopped in front of Li Wei, his face became more and more excited, and then he spoke, but his voice was choked. After he spoke, his eyes were already filled with tears. It landed on the rickety old man next to Li Wei. At this moment, the old man was staring at the visitor blankly.
"Dad, I am Lao Wu, Lao Wu." Li Yan had a lump in his throat. He looked at the old man who was much shorter than himself, had many wrinkles, and was much older, and made a "pop" sound. , already kneeling on the field stems full of wheat stubble and dust, and his face was covered with tears in an instant.
His two very short words and his kneeling made the surrounding people hear needle drops, as if the whole world had stopped.
Li Wei still maintained the posture of cupping his hands, but his head moved involuntarily with Li Yan. His face was full of disbelief. He looked at the young man so close to him, and his mind was in chaos. After Chang Bo was stunned for a moment, he rubbed his eyes hard with his big rough hands. He did this action countless times in his dreams, but every time he woke up, it was just a dream. When he woke up, I always feel extremely disappointed and burst into tears.
Just when everyone was stunned, a heart-wrenching cry came from behind Chang Bo, and then an old woman stumbled over and ran over, "Wu'er, are you really the fifth?" < /p>
The old woman stumbled and jumped over the crowd like crazy. When she saw the young man kneeling on the ground looking up at her, she recognized Li Li at a glance. It was Lao Wu whom she thought about day and night and cared about in her dreams. No matter how much Li Yan had changed, she recognized him at a glance. With a hoarse cry, she had already thrown herself on Li Yan.
"Lao Wu, it's really Lao Wu, my Wu'er... Wu Wu Wu..." As she rambled, her eyes were already dim, and she suddenly stretched out her withered old hand and touched it. Li Yan stroked his face for a while and kept chanting.
"God, you can't wake me up from my dream. Please let me do it for a little longer. This, this, this is Lao Wu, these eyes, this nose, this mouth, this is Lao Wu, It’s Lao Wu, woo woo...”
The cry echoed in the air, like weeping and complaining, the loving mother’s tearful eyes were helpless...
“Lao Wu, Lao Wu, really It's you!" Li Wei had woken up from his confusion and walked up to Li Yan, looking at his mother's face that was covered with tears.
"Third brother, it's me, it's really me." Li Yan choked with sobs and turned to look at Li Wei with tears in his eyes.
"Little bastard, little bastard, you little bastard..." Chang Bo stood there without moving, just looking at Li Yan in front of him dreamily, with turbid tears on his face. The water flowed down, already like a dry ditch in the northwest when it rained, and he kept muttering one sentence in his mouth.