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Madam Ma immediately bent over with a smile and said: "Oh, Madam Qi is really good at joking. It is known throughout the county that Mr. Qi is good to Madam. Not to mention that Madam just wants to spend money to make a small business, even if it is just a joke. It's a restaurant bank account, Master Qi can't even say no!"
"Mrs. Ma, do you think my father is your father? We are young and have a poor family, and I don't know how to get by. I can't even afford a restaurant bank account or even a street stall." Hehua smiled and agreed. In short, without waiting for others to say anything, he waved his hand to the side where he was working and said in a loud voice: "You have been working for a long time and you should take a break. There is sugar water in the bucket on the roadside. If you want to drink it, go and scoop it yourself."
"I have to say that Mrs. Qi is really a kind-hearted person. Not to mention how many people have been helped by this bamboo weaving and embroidery work to earn a few small changes to supplement the family income. Let's just say that it recruits people. Chapter 393 The follow-up effects of bayberry. I had to work in the wilderness, thinking that I would have to rest after a long time, and even prepared sugar water. It is really rare to see a company that recruits workers so thoughtfully." Mrs. Hua praised her flatteringly.
"You can't be kind-hearted. I've just survived a hard life since I was a child. I know what it's like to be poor, so I can naturally be more considerate." Hehua laughed at himself, "I'm not a saint either. , you don’t have to just say nice things to me, just don’t call me stupid behind my back and think I’m stupid.”
"How is this possible?" Mrs. Wang waved her hands with a smile, then pretended to turn her head to look at the scenery on the other side. She actually said this behind her back, but she only said it to her man in her own house, and she could not stay at home. There could still be a mole, but even if Hehua hit her by mistake, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed about being exposed unpreparedly.
After a few random words, a few people wanted to go back quickly. After all, not everyone likes this kind of dilapidated and remote place like Lotus. But He Hua never spoke to persuade them to go back. Several people felt that they came here on their own initiative. They were too embarrassed to say anything before leaving after staying for such a while, so they could only continue to suffer uneasily.
In the end, Mrs. Ma was the first to be unable to bear it anymore. She made an excuse and said: "Oh, this mugwort doesn't work either. Why do I still feel like there are bugs?" I can't stand it anymore. You guys are just playing here slowly. I have to go back first. This newly made blouse has a tear. Why am I carrying it like this..." He muttered, and his feet were already heading towards the carriage. Walked over there.
The few remaining people saw that someone finally moved, and they all said goodbye to Hehua. She wished she could fly back to the carriage with her feet clean, but Mrs. Liu said she had nothing to do when she went back, so she might as well stay here for a while. Who among the other people cares about her. They all hurriedly asked the driver to drive away from this itchy place.
He Hua felt that Mrs. Liu must have something to say when she stayed here specifically, so she was not in a hurry and just watched leisurely as the women who were working had rested enough, then they all tightened their leggings, tucked up their skirts, and got into the woods. Li continued to work.
"Looking at them, I feel that life is really simple. They just work and make money every day. They work hard to provide food and clothing for the whole family, and then they are so tired that they lie down on the bed and fall asleep soundly. They have a good night's sleep. Secondly, The days continue to be busy and busy... Compared with us, not to mention food, clothing and housing, there are still people waiting on us when we go out, and there are people kowtow to salute us, but I live my life full of thoughts every day, but I feel that it is not as good as the tiredness on my body. Just be practical." Mrs. Liu suddenly said with emotion.
He Hua didn't expect that the topic would suddenly become so philosophical. She lowered her head to look at her white and tender hands, stretched them out in front of Mrs. Liu and said, "Look at my hands..."
Mrs. Liu lowered her head and glanced at it, and said somewhat inexplicably: "White, tender and smooth, slender fingers..."
"I am a child of a serious poor family. I slept on an earthen bed and lived in an adobe house since I was a child. My ancestors have always dug in the soil for food. When I was a child, I fished, dug wild vegetables, picked wild fruits, planted seedlings, and plowed the ground. , hoeing, autumn harvest... I haven't done any work, and it wasn't until the past two years that my family's situation improved a little."
Hehua lowered his head and looked at his hands again, "But look at my hands, after only two years of raising them, all the calluses and rough skin from previous work have been worn away." After saying this, Hehua turned to look at Liu. Madam, "Now let me go back to farm for food. I can pick it up. After all, I only left it for a short time and I am still young..."
She didn't say the next words, but the meaning was already obvious. Mrs. Liu has enjoyed more years than herself, and her years are becoming more and more unforgiving. Even if she says she envies these servants, what practical meaning does it have? .
"You can see clearly." Mrs. Liu was silent for a while and then suddenly smiled, "I am complaining for no reason."
"When the body is tired, the mind becomes more relaxed, and when the mind is tired, the body becomes more delicate. In fact, in life, you always have to be tired, otherwise how can you feel that you are still alive?" Hehua said something that I didn't know where to read before. , I can only think of a general meaning, and I don’t know if it is correct or not.
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu nodded repeatedly, "This is so clear. Those who are not tired both physically and mentally are pigs who are being raised to death."
Xiao Zhen saw the two people chatting animatedly under the tree. It seemed that Mrs. Liu would not leave for a while, so she moved out two small embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery embroidery pieces. Cheng's floor was set, and tea was brought out again.
Sit under the shade of the tree, sip the fragrant tea in the cup, and watch the sunlight shed tiny light spots through the leaves, gently falling on people's hands and bodies. You can't feel the heat of the sun, but that The dancing golden lights and the rustling sounds of people working in the distance added a lot of joy and reality to the unrealistically quiet afternoon.
Hehua took a deep breath of tea and then asked: "Mrs. Liu is usually the most calm person, why did she say so many words that sounded like Zen but not Zen?"
"It's just a moment of emotion!" Mrs. Liu looked a little dazed, but it was obvious that she didn't want to talk about this, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Are these two bayberry trees of yours really just for making candied fruits?"
"It's natural. Everyone will be watching this kind of thing. Why would I tell such a lie that shoots myself in the foot." Hehua raised his eyebrows and said lightly.
"I heard that someone will come to check on the condition of our county's rivers recently?" Mrs. Liu immediately changed the subject, but the two seemingly unrelated questions had a hidden relationship that both of them knew very well.
"When I was most panicked and helpless, you helped me figure it out. I thought there was no need for the two of us to be so unfamiliar with each other." Hehua sighed and said. "I'm not lying. I started thinking about this bayberry forest thing when I came here last year." Hehua looked at the dozens of bayberry trees in front of him that had been cleaned up, and slightly squinted his eyes to look at the treetops. , suddenly changed a completely unrelated topic, "Do you know what my parents always said about me when I was a kid?"
Mrs. Liu raised her eyebrows curiously and looked at Lotus. His eyes were full of inquiry.
"My parents always say that I'm obsessed with money. Other people in the family should have said the same thing." When Hehua talked about her childhood, her eyebrows suddenly curved up, as if she wanted to block the happiness that showed from her eyes, "Then At that time, my mother gave birth to a baby. There was no meat at home. It was freezing and snowy, so I took my younger brother, who was several years old, to the river to break open holes in the ice for fishing. Then I went to buy pig trotters for my mother to eat, and she was almost killed. People who sell pork sell it as child brides..."
"When I was young, I was really afraid of poverty. My brother said that I had to weigh everything I saw to see if I could sell it for money. Although life is much better now, I can't get rid of this problem." He Hua saw Mrs. Liu and was entranced. , stretched out his hand and pushed her and said, "Don't laugh at me after hearing this. I saw these bayberry trees on the way here. Later I asked some locals and they said they were wild bayberry trees and the fruits they bear are edible." But because it’s not easy to get out of the mountain, it can’t be transported out at all. So I can only wait for it to rot in the ground every year. I thought at that time... This is a good thing. If I can make this into food that can be stored for many days, Then we can transport it out and sell it for money!"
"So you want to try this year?"
"That's natural. You have to do everything before you know it. No matter how much you think about it, you can't make money." He Hua said and softened her expression, "My father knew about the bayberry thing with me at the time. , he thought at that time that since he came here as an official, he must straighten the rivers and build roads so that things in the mountains can be transported outside. Now that he has begun to show his talent, I naturally can't be dragged down by him, right? .”
Mrs. Liu looked at the lotus in a daze, the happiness that spread from her heart to her face. Her eyelashes flickered twice, and her tears rolled down uncontrollably.
Hehua quickly pulled off the veil and wiped her tears. She didn't know what she said wrongly, and said a little helplessly: "What's wrong with this, but, what did I say wrong..."
Mrs. Liu took He Hua's hand and said with tears: "It's none of your business, it's just that I'm sad... When he was unhappy, he hoped that he could be reused, feel proud, and show off his talents, but now he I have really gained Master Qi's attention and am no longer so drunk, but he no longer belongs to me alone as before..."
After hearing this, Hehua immediately understood what was going on. It seemed that it was another incident of concubinage that many officials and families could not avoid. There should be no woman in the world who could truly treat other women beside her husband, but in today's situation In this era, this is a bitter pill that women have to swallow with tears and blood. Even if it hurts to the bone and even if the pain is chilling, they still have to show their generosity and understanding.
Hehua knew that Mrs. Liu knew these things much better than she did. She did not say these words to enlighten and persuade her. She wanted to find someone to talk to and cry to, and to vent out the negative emotions that she could not suppress in her heart. , then wiped away the tears, put on makeup, and went back to play the role of the generous and perfect royal wife.
She firmly held Mrs. Liu's hand back, pulled her into her arms, and allowed her tear-stained eyes to be buried in her shoulders. She patted her back gently and said, "Just cry out. Life is not about to end." Pass."
Mrs. Liu cried intermittently for half an hour. He Hua remained in this position and felt a little stiff, but she patted her back as gently as possible in an effort to soothe her emotions.
Finally she sat up straight again, her eyes were as red as peaches from crying, and they were so red and swollen that no makeup could cover them up.
Hehua sent someone to the nearest drugstore to buy some heat-clearing and swelling-reducing ointment, and gently applied it around Mrs. Liu's eye circles, asking her to rub it carefully. Then he sent her back to Liu's house, and gave her eyes before getting off the car. He tied a silk handkerchief on his neck and told the servants of the Liu family that it was a mosquito bite in the forest. He had already applied ointment and the swelling should be gone by tomorrow.
The county magistrate's wife took the man home by car, got out of the car to explain and took him all the way back to the room. She also sat on the bedside and talked for a long time before leaving. The people around Mrs. Liu did not doubt He Hua's words at all. On the contrary, they were all happy that their mistress had such a well-connected supporter, and they seemed to feel more energetic even when going in and out to do things.
A few days later, the Liu Mansion also hired a few people to clear a large area of bayberry forest next to the lotus forest. This time, there were more and more rumors in the county. After all, only the wife of the county magistrate was doing the work before. Everyone was still in a wait-and-see mode, and now Master Liu was added to the mix. Regardless of whether they were smart or stupid, they all began to feel that there must be something to this, otherwise why would these officials be bothered to go to such trouble
As soon as this example started, there was a wave of forest clearing craze in the county. Many people imitated the lotus and went to the mountains to open up wasteland and clear up the bayberry trees.
Qi Jintang neither encouraged nor objected to this matter. When he saw that there were indeed more and more people, he just issued a notice announcing that all privately reclaimed mountainous land would not collect various miscellaneous taxes in the first year. He wanted to continue doing this in the second year. To make a living, you have to sign a five-year contract with the government and pay half of the farmland tax. The contract can be sublet or renewed, just like fields.
There was a lot of discussion about this matter in the city and outside the city, and some smart people began to think about the pros and cons of this matter. Most of them felt that they would not suffer any disadvantages if they worked with the county magistrate's family, so many slightly People with some ability began to go to the mountains to enclose land or simply pay some money to occupy the mountainous areas that the people had worked hard to cultivate. For a time, the county government began to have troubles. ***========》《 =====***The dividing line for free word count for chapter promotion***======》《=======***
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