Chapter 367 Gufeng Village
Rongjiang County is a prosperous county, with a population and prosperity no less than Luoshui County.
It also borders Jinzhou, and there are many caravans coming and going.
Pomegranate and his party entered the city before sunset, and even several inns were full.
There was a herbal restaurant and a sugar shop, but it was not suitable for a place to stay, so Pomegranate simply asked Zuo Cheng to temporarily rent a small yard.
After all the fuss, it was already getting late by the time we had dinner packed back from the restaurant.
After dinner, wash up and take a rest.
Get up early the next morning, have breakfast, and then leave the city.
Zuo Cheng, who went to explore the road first, quickly came back to lead the way, and within three-quarters of an hour, he arrived at a village.
“Girl, this is Gufeng Village.”
Pomegranate lifted the car curtain and poked her head out, and saw the small village in front of her. It was the spring sowing season, and farmers were busy cultivating in the fields in front of the village.
The road into the village was too narrow for the carriage to pass, so Shiliu simply got out of the carriage and took Hu Zhen and others to the village.
Passing between the fields, a farmer looked up and saw it, and couldn't help but look at it curiously.
Zuo Chengcheng stepped forward and spoke, "Uncle, which family is Zhou Xudou and Zhou Xiucai?"
Seeing that this group of people were looking for someone, and they were looking for an acquaintance, the old man also said hurriedly : "Are you looking for a baby? I don't have anything to offer. Wait, I'll find someone to take you there!"
As he spoke, he looked around and happened to see a familiar figure among a group of children playing at the entrance of the village. He hurriedly waved and shouted: "Heizi! Come here, these guests are here to see your uncle. You can lead them there." !”
The boy named Heizi raised his head when he heard the sound, reluctantly dropped the pebbles he was playing so hard, and ran over here.
The old man rushed to Zuo Cheng and the others and said, "This child is Genwazi's nephew. His two families live next to each other. You can't go wrong by following him."
Zuo After that, he thanked the old man.
As the name suggests, Heizi is also not afraid of strangers. He grinned at Zuo Cheng in front, "Let's go!"
Then he glanced at the beautifully dressed girl in the group, wondering who these people were and why they came to see Uncle Genzi.
Heizi led a group of people into the village and passed by the houses in the village. Those who stayed at home were very curious when they saw Pomegranate and his group, and they had to ask about Heizi they knew.
"Hey, Heizi, you didn't help with the sowing at home, and you ran out to have fun again?"
"Heizi, is this a relative of yours?"
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Heizi waved his hand and replied, "Looking for my uncle!"
When they heard that he was looking for the only scholar in the village, the villagers were even more curious.
It is rare for a scholar to be selected in their village. Unfortunately, the scholar can only have 30 acres of tax-free land in his name. The land owned by his family, his father-in-law, and his uncle's family combined is just enough for exemption. People in the village like them, It can't be hung.
Therefore, their village was looking forward to Zhou Xiucai winning the imperial examination as soon as possible. The imperial examination would save him two hundred acres of land.
When the time comes, people like them in the village will be able to ask for help to list a few acres of farmland as tax-free, right?
It's just that Zhou Xiucai took the exam two years ago and last year, but failed.
It costs a lot of money to go to the prefecture, let alone the capital, so I heard that Zhou Xiucai did not plan to take the exam again for the time being, and said he would find a school to be a teacher while earning a living. While continuing to study, I will take the provincial examination again when I have the opportunity.
This group of people looks like they belong to a wealthy family. Could it be that they came specifically to invite Zhou Xiucai to be a teacher?
I heard that some families in the city invite their husbands to their homes to teach their children. In fact, speaking of it, it would be more convenient for Zhou Xiucai to set up his own school. I heard that many scholars opened their own schools to accept students. Those who taught well would earn more. Unfortunately, Zhou Xiucai had no house in the city and had no choice. There are schools in the city, and there is no shortage of schools in the city. However, the villages around them are poor, and few families are willing to send their children to study.
The villagers all hoped that a wealthy family would hire Zhou Xiucai as a teacher. In this way, if the monthly payment was appropriate, and he only had to teach one child, Zhou Xiucai would have more time to review his books, so that he could go back to school as soon as possible. I took the provincial examination.
So, since I didn’t have much work to do, I followed along to join in the fun.
Heizi is not afraid of strangers. Seeing that Zuo Cheng seemed to be easy to talk to, Heizi kept chattering all the way, just like a little guide.
Pomegranate listened on the side and became more familiar with Gufeng Village.
Gufeng Village is not as big as their Xiahe Village, and is similar to Tianbao Village. There are only about fifty households, all of which have mixed surnames. The village chief is also held by the family with the most fields in the village.
The Zhou family is at the end of the village, and the two Zhou families are next to each other. Heizi's grandfather and Zhou Xudou's father are two brothers.
The family across the street from the Zhou family is Zhou Xudou’s father-in-law’s family.
Their land is also at the end of the village. It is busy spring sowing time, and several families with a small population are busy working in the fields.
Heizi led the group to his home first, greeted his sister first, and then went to the fields to call someone.
Heizi left his words and ran away. Pomegranate and his party stared at the four or five-year-old little girl.
The girl timidly peeked at Pomegranate and Fudong. She didn't know how to greet these guests, so she quickly went into the house to bring out stools for them to sit on.
Pomegranate couldn't help but laugh when she saw her running around and moving out a few stools with a squeaking sound. After she finished moving, she stood aside and peeked at them.
Took out a bag of sugar from his purse and waved to her, "Here, what's your name? Tell your sister, and she will give you some candy."
Hearing that there is sugar, The girl suddenly swallowed her saliva and glanced at the pomegranate hand. Perhaps these guests were brought back by her brother, so she was not so afraid, "My name is Xinghua."
"Xinghua, your name is really nice. Come, sister will give you some sweets." Pomegranate opened the oil paper bag, grabbed a few fructose candies and handed them to her.
Seeing how beautiful the candy was, Xinghua couldn't help but be tempted. She stepped forward and timidly looked at the pomegranate, as if to confirm whether she really wanted to give it to her.
Pomegranate reached forward and simply grabbed her hand and put it in her hand.
Xinghua had small hands, and when a few candies came into her hands, she quickly held them with both hands for fear of dropping them.
"Try it?" Pomegranate said warmly.
Xinghua nodded, carefully took a piece of fructose and put it into her mouth.
Soon, Xinghua's eyes widened, "It's so delicious!"
"Sugar, sugar."
At this time, a voice came in.
Hearing the voice, Pomegranate went to the door and saw a young woman standing at the door. She was looking at the candy in Xinghua's hand with eager eyes.
Xinghua glanced at the pomegranate and said, "Sister, can I give one to my aunt?"
It turned out that this was Xinghua's aunt. Pomegranate smiled and said, "Okay, if I give it to you, it's yours. It doesn't matter who you want to eat."
With Pomegranate's consent, Xinghua clicked He ran over and tiptoed to feed the little woman candy.
The little woman, who looked about the same age as her sister-in-law, bent over and opened her mouth to take the candy and ate it, then clapped her hands and jumped up: "It's delicious, it's delicious!"
Pomegranate couldn't help but be slightly surprised. This woman seemed abnormal?
Looks like an adult, but every move he makes seems a bit childish?