The Big Farmer of Time Traveling

Chapter 251 Red eye disease

Early the next morning, after breakfast at Cheng's house, Cheng Wenliu and Lin Xiazhi set off from Cheng's house to Lin's Village.

Today's Linjia Village is still immersed in the joy of yesterday's imperial decree. The villagers danced and danced on the side of the road to talk about yesterday's grand occasion with people from other villages and those from the same village who did not come to watch the ceremony.

The ordinary wooden box covered with bright yellow cloth is said to be a golden box with golden light, and the majesty of the messenger who came to announce the imperial edict on the tall horse made everyone daunted.

Lin Xiazhi opened the curtain and said to the villagers who made up stories: "Uncle Lin Zi, what you said is too exaggerated. It's a bit different from what I heard Uncle Lian Hai said just now."

The villager Lin Xiazhi was talking about patted his chest: "Hey! Brother Xia, you didn't see this yesterday when you were away. I was standing in the front and I could see it clearly. It's absolutely true!"

Other villagers stood up and laughed at him: "Tch, just blow it up. I heard what Niu Fulang said just now. The box containing the imperial decree is just an ordinary wooden box covered with a layer of bright yellow cloth that can only be used by emperors." .”

"Yes, yes, to make such a big box out of gold, I don't know how much gold it takes to make it. It must be too heavy. How can two people lift it?"

"The boxes are layered. The small box that the messenger took out at the end has a little gold leaf on it, and the other boxes are pure wooden boxes."

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Faced by everyone, the bragging villager pinched the tip of his nose: "You don't see what you know, the arms of the two strong men carrying the imperial decree are thicker than your thighs, so forget it if you don't believe me. I won't say anything." .”

After speaking, he quickly walked away with his hands behind his back.

Everyone is from the same village, knowing that he was bragging and being exposed by others, he was embarrassed, so they didn't laugh at him behind his back, and greeted Lin Xiazhi who was sitting in the carriage.

Along the way, Lin Xiazhi listened to three or four different versions of the decree-delivering scene, and the descriptions of the imperial decree, the decree-delivering officer, and the rewards were almost ten thousand miles away. Some exaggerated statements directly described the emperor's things myth.

Cheng Wenliu looked at Lin Xiazhi frowning in surprise: "Brother Xia, why are you not very happy to come all the way?"

The messenger has already left, so Lin Xiazhi doesn't have to worry about any etiquette mistakes and poor hospitality at his house, why is he still so worried.

"The so-called three people become a tiger. You heard what everyone said. This is what happened yesterday. When the villagers discussed these things, they exaggerated the facts so much. People outside would not take it seriously. What I worry about is waiting for this imperial decree to spread. Going to a farther place, will some people believe these far-fetched words and think that the Lin family has a treasure?" Lin Xiazhi was worried about this.

"There is a holy decree for the township of the Lin family, and there are so many people in the Lin family, there should be no one looking for it blindly." Only then did Cheng Wenliu understand Lin Xiazhi's worry.

The imperial decree is indeed different from ordinary things. The Lin family suddenly changed from a small farmer doing business to the "Lishou House" praised by the imperial decree. Maybe it will really cause unknown disasters.

Lin Xiazhi bit her lip: "No, I'm always uneasy, or I'll let my elder brother hire a martial artist from your family to teach in the open space in front of my house every morning and evening, teaching the Lin family boxing and kicking skills, in case something goes wrong Whatever happens, at least my family can do it.”

"Okay, I'll find a martial artist with good skills when I go back." Cheng Wenliu nodded, "I think we can also make some traps and early warning things on the mountain behind our house, so that we can also prevent one or two things."

"Uh-huh."

Lin Xiazhi had always hoped to have a greater authority to notice and protect the Lin family. Now that the emperor has paid attention to him, Lin Xiazhi felt uneasy again. Because the Lin family's own strength is too weak, they can't speak without their own people in the officialdom.

When they arrived at Lin's house, Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu told Lin Chengzu about training servants and setting up traps, and reminded him, don't get carried away just because your family has the imperial decree to praise them, and you must restrain the servants in your family so that they don't cause trouble .

You must know that this imperial decree only praised their family's twice-cropped rice a year, and did not provide substantial protection for the Lin family.

"Brother Xia, I understand what you mean." Lin Chengzu suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth, "From now on, our family can only be more low-key and must not be publicized."

The smile on his face has not been down since he got the imperial decree yesterday. He heard Yang Yusheng say that he laughed out loud in his dream last night. Hearing what Lin Xiazhi said today, Lin Chengzu felt heavy in his heart, and his joy turned into worry. Obeying the imperial decree will bring so many hidden dangers.

"It should be so. Starting tonight, our family will organize our servants to learn martial arts, regardless of whether they are brothers or men, it is a kind of deterrent to outsiders." Lin Xiazhi sighed.

"Okay, in order to encourage everyone to practice martial arts, do you want to set up a lottery, monthly rewards for active performance and achievements in martial arts?" Lin Chengzu asked.

"Brother, there is no need for this. The government will not let the aristocratic family support servants who know martial arts to prevent private fights. If we learn boxing and kicking from a martial artist just to strengthen our health, the government will not care." Cheng Wenliu disagreed with Lin Chengzu this proposal.

"It's a good thing you're here, brother-in-law, otherwise I wouldn't even know if I violated the taboo." Lin Chengzu was afraid for a while. Now that their Lin family has so many servants working in the tofu shop, they can barely be regarded as a big family in Jiangning County. If they offend the government, Even if there is a sacred decree, it will not be good.

"After a few days, when the limelight of the imperial decree subsides, brother, you can bring some gifts to thank the county magistrate and the county magistrate." Cheng Wenliu also reminded Lin Chengzu that the two adults played a big role in the promotion of the Lin family's praise. effect.

"Well, I see."

Several people finished talking about these serious topics in the small room, and when they came out, they all had smiles on their faces, showing that the Lin family was delighted with the arrival of this imperial decree.

After discussing with Yang Yusheng, Li Xiu and Yang Yusheng distributed one-third of the items rewarded in the imperial decree to Lin Xiazhi. According to them, no matter whether it is two crops of rice or potatoes a year, they are inseparable from Lin Xiazhi.

As for the rest, two-thirds will be divided into four shares, one for Li Xiu and Lin Huzi, one for Lin Chengzu and Yang Yusheng, and one for Lin Chengzong, which will be added to the betrothal gift when he marries his husband in the future, and will be given to Xiao Nian Gao. One as his dowry.

Everyone agrees that Lin Xiazhi got the most share. Lin Xiazhi didn't refuse when he saw this, and he took what was distributed to him. He used what he could use for himself. If he didn't need it, he could give these imperial gifts to Cheng's family when he returned home. The husband and brother who have a good relationship with each other are good gifts.

However, when it was time for lunch, the Lin family welcomed someone they didn't welcome: the youngest Lin.

This was the first time Lin Xiazhi saw Lin Laojiao after he got married. After a winter, he was thinner than last year. The territory is behind the head, and it looks particularly old.

Youngest Lin was wearing the jacket that Li Xiu sent over before the Chinese New Year, but it had only been more than a month, and the jacket on his body didn't look like it was newly made this year at all, oil stains and black spots were sparsely distributed on his chest. Before, the whole person looked dirty, which did not match the clean and tidy Lin Family Village at all.

"What about Lin Huzi, I want to see Lin Huzi and Li Xiu, one of them is my son, and the other is my son's husband, you are just a servant, who dare not let me see them. "The youngest Lin was yelling at the gate of Lin's house, her voice was shrill and slightly hoarse.

"Father, Ah, how many times has the youngest been here since I got married?" Lin Xiazhi was quite impatient when she heard Lin's youngest's familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

Li Xiu replied: "Several times, every time he came to ask for money, we followed what you said, when your youngest came, we asked the servants to send him back to the main house, and gave him money every three times or so. Give it to you, Grandpa, and give it to them in copper coins."

"I guess I heard people say that the emperor rewarded us with many things today, and the red eye disease and stupidity have happened again." Lin Xiazhi sneered.

The Lin family exchanged the silver they gave to the main house of the Lin family with copper plates, and sent them to the main house one by one each time. It stands to reason that old man Lin is so face-saving, and he would have turned his back on him long ago when they did this. Under the nose of old man Lin, he came to the Lin family to ask for money, which shows that the youngest Lin’s behavior was deliberately indulged by old man Lin. The purpose was nothing more than to let the Lin family give more money to the main house. He was inspired by someone.

"Youngest, what brought you here?" Lin Xiazhi didn't let Lin Huzi and Li Xiu show up, he brought two servants out of the house.

After Lin Xiazhi got married to the Cheng family, she changed her hairstyle and her clothes. The youngest Lin didn't recognize him when she first saw him: "You are—"

"The youngest is really a noble person who forgets things too much. How many people can call you the youngest?" Lin Xiazhi took two steps forward.

"You are Brother Xia!" The youngest Lin was full of surprise. In his limited brain capacity, he finally remembered that Lin Xiazhi married in the county, her husband's family was rich, and her husband was a scholar. He also remembered that he had been tied up by Lin Xiazhi at Lin's house all morning.

"Congratulations, youngest, it seems that you don't have dementia yet." Lin Xiazhi pretended to be happy and said, "Daddy and Ahma are very busy, please tell me if you have anything to do."

"Ahem." Youngest Lin cleared her throat to embolden herself, "Tell me? You are married and not from the Lin family. What right do you have to speak here?"

"Just because my surname is Lin, I am qualified." Lin Xiazhi was not worried about what the youngest Lin said.

The Lin family didn't think that Lin Xiazhi was the result of the water being thrown by the married brother. As long as there is no estrangement in everyone's heart, they are still a family.

And the youngest Lin's eyes have already started to dodge, he always feels guilty when facing Lin Xiazhi, and doesn't want to see him at all.