Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 249

Luo Baisu had to arrive at the post before the end of the year, and Cheng Sheng also had to arrive at the station at the end of the new year. The itinerary of the group was very tight, and those military masters were used to marching in a hurry. Slowly, I finally arrived in Duochuan in November.

Along the way, Luo Tian paid special attention to the porter whose ancestral home was Ba Xun. After several months of observation, he was indeed an honest and quiet man, so he was relieved.

Arriving at De Duochuan, the following caravan came to say goodbye one by one, Luo Tiandu recruited the porter, saying that his family had something to do from Shangjing to Baxun, and it was his first time here, and he was not familiar with the place Yes, I want to find a guide and ask him if he knows anyone who is honest and reliable, preferably someone who can speak Mandarin.

The porter's name was Lin Shan, everyone called him Brother Lin Zi, he was originally from Baxun, and later he traveled around with the caravan in order to make a living, and finally settled in Duochuan after finding a wife in Duochuan.Hearing that Luo Tian wanted to find a guide, he immediately booked the ticket, saying that there was a third uncle in his hometown, who traveled from south to north in the early years, traveled to many places, and could speak Mandarin. Not moving anymore, I followed my daughter-in-law from Yi County to live in Ba Xun Mansion, and now I live in Pozi Street, Li South Street, Ba Xun Mansion, and I am the most enthusiastic person. Just look for him.

As soon as Luo Tiandu heard about Yi County, he immediately had an idea, thanked the porter a lot, and was able to take three hundred Wen as a thank you gift, and the porter left gratefully.

Because Cheng Sheng had a military order, he was not allowed to stay longer, so the group only took a short rest in Duochuan, and then set off for Baxun the next day. Before leaving, Lin Zige brought a piece of blue cloth on his back and said They were asked to help bring it to his third uncle.

Luo Tian accepted it with a smile.

The official road from Shangjing to Duochuan is fairly flat, but from Duochuan to Baxun is a bit of a pain.Ba Xun is close to the southeast of Daqing, the terrain is rugged, even the official road is full of potholes, making it very difficult to walk.

When he arrived in Ba Xun, Cheng Sheng went to the military camp to resettle himself. Luo Baisu took a name card and reported to the Ba Xun government office first, and met the chief.

The chief of the Ba Xun Mansion did not take Qiao, and on the day he handed over the post, he received Luo Baisu.Taking advantage of Luo Baisu's time to go to Ba Xun's mansion, Luo Tiandu took the cloth that Lin Shan asked them to bring, and went to Pozi Street to look for the porter's uncle.

It was the first time for them to come to Ba Xun Mansion, and they were not familiar with the place where they were born. This place is close to Dongyi, and they all spoke the local dialect, which they couldn't understand.They asked several people before they found out where the third uncle lived.

After finding the place, Luo Tian was not in a hurry to find someone. He first went to the nearby neighbors to find out what kind of personality this third uncle was like. Even his son and daughter-in-law are hard-working and honest people, so they came to find someone.

The courtyard where the third uncle lived was near the base of the city wall, a low earthen house, and it didn't look that rich.

Luo Tian knocked on the door, and it took a long time before he heard a woman come out from the door, and asked her in Ba Xun's words: "Little lady, who are you looking for?"

The woman was dressed very plainly and didn't wear any jewelry on her body, but she was very neat and tidy. Although the clothes were old, they were very clean.

Although Luo Tian could not understand Ba Xun's words, he could somewhat guess what the woman meant, and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, does Third Uncle Xu live here?"

After hearing this, the woman hesitated for a moment, then raised her voice and yelled something into the room. After a while, a little old man came out of the room slowly.The old man was dark and thin, with a bowed back, and he seemed to be in good spirits.

Luo Tian guessed that he was probably Third Uncle Xu, so he asked, "Excuse me, is this the residence of Third Uncle Xu?"

The black and thin old man squinted his eyes, looked at the women outside who spoke with a Beijing accent, and said in a suspicious tone: "I am Xu San, what's the matter, little lady?"

"We came to Beijing, and we met brother Lin Zi on the way, and he asked us to bring you some things." Luo Tiandu replied with a smile.

Only then did Third Master Xu motion for his wife to open the door and invite him in.

The yard is small, but it is very tidy. There is a chicken coop and a pigpen on the left. diligent.

Luo Tiandu looked at it and nodded secretly, and asked Zishu to bring in the piece of blue cloth, put it on the table and said, "It's a coincidence, when we came out of Shangjing, we happened to meet Lin Zige, he knew we were coming Ba Xun specially pulled a piece of cloth from Duochuan and entrusted us to bring it over, saying that he hadn't come back after all these years, and cut two clothes for the third master."

After Mr. Xu heard them talking about Lin Shan and Duo Chuan, he let go of his doubts, laughed, and asked his wife to boil water for the guests.

"Is Lin Zi okay? Seven or eight years have passed since he went to Duochuan. I thought he had forgotten about these old people in his hometown."

Luo Tian was afraid that he would start to reminisce about the past, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Lin Zi is very good, he married a wife in Duochuan, and had a baby the year before last."

Third Master Xu was even happier when he heard that Lin Shan had married a wife, and nodded again and again: "That's good, that's good, alas, there are two of them who went out with them back then, and finally there are two living well."

It was hard to say this, Luo Tian couldn't even get in his mouth, he just nodded with a smile on his side and didn't speak.After a while, Mr. Luo's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Qin, boiled water and added tea for them. When she touched the tea box in the cabinet, she saw that it was empty, so she had to come back and pour a bowl of boiled water for each of them. Embarrassed, he explained in half-baked Mandarin: "Unfortunately, the tea at home just ran out, and I haven't had time to buy it yet, so I'm neglecting the guests."

Luo Tiandu hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law is too polite, I only drink plain water at home, I think tea is too bitter, I'm not used to drinking it."

Seeing her relieved, Mrs. Qin's embarrassment eased a lot. He poured water for her and asked, "My lady's accent doesn't sound like Ba Xun's. Did you come to Ba Xun to visit relatives or do business?"

Luo Tiandu said: "Actually, I came back to pay respects to my ancestors. My family originally belonged to Ba Xun's side. It's just that since my grandfather's generation, I went outside to seek a living. It's been decades. Come back and see, it's just that grandpa is old and can't stand the fatigue of traveling and traveling, so the younger generation will do it for him, and at least he has to go to the ancestor's grave to burn incense sticks."

Third Master Xu kept nodding his head and said: "Exactly, no matter how life is outside, the ancestors at home will never be forgotten. Where is the little lady from Ba Xun Mansion?"

Luo Tian frowned on purpose and thought for a while, then said: "Our family's ancestral home is from Yi County, it's just that those years were too difficult and there was nothing we could do, so Grandpa led Grandpa to seek a living outside."

I don't know if it was her illusion, but when she heard about Yi County, Mr. Xu's cloudy old eyes flickered, and then he said: "It's a coincidence, the little old man is also from Yi County. I went around for a living, but when I got old and couldn’t run anymore, the boys at home saw me as a lonely person, so they asked me to move here and live with them, so I could have something to eat.”

Luo Tiandu praised Third Master Xu for his good life, having a filial son and daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Qin listened to it for a long time, with a hesitant expression on his face.

Luo Tian could see it clearly, so he borrowed the toilet from Mrs. Tan under the pretext of being anxious, and Mrs. Qin hurriedly led her there.

"After sitting for half a day, why don't you see the head of the house and the young master?" Luo Tiandu asked Tan Shi again.

Mrs. Qin said: "We ordinary people, how can we afford the title of young master. The family is poor, and the child has been an apprentice in the woodworking shop early, and he will not be able to come back until the two days of the Chinese New Year. Went to work part-time."

It is said to be a part-time job, that is, to gather and help people move and unload goods in spare time, and this job does not happen every day, it is just a matter of luck.

"Is sister-in-law also from Yi County?" Luo Tiandu asked Tan Shi again.

Mrs. Qin said with a smile: "Exactly, but I moved to Ba Xun not long after I got married. It is too difficult to make a living in Yi County."

"What's so difficult?" Luo Tiandu asked in amazement. It is said that when people move out of poverty and the fire goes out, ordinary people would never move out of their ancestral home and go to other villages to make a living if life was not so difficult.

Mrs. Qin was really honest, and kindly persuaded: "Little lady, you have come all the way to worship your ancestors, and you have good intentions, but it's not very peaceful there now, you'd better go back early and don't stay too long. "

Luo Tiandu sighed, and said: "I heard people say it when I came here, but my father and I both grew up in Huaxi, and it's the first time we've come here. Our ancestral grave is there. Clear."

Mrs. Qin thought for a while and came up with an idea: "The place is in a panic now, but anyone who has a way has moved out. It's really inappropriate for you to go there as a foreigner. Well, if the little lady doesn't dislike it, wait for the child to come to him." When dad comes back, ask him to take you to find the way, he grew up in Yi County after all, and he is familiar with the road."

The purpose of Luo Tiandu's trip this time was to kidnap an acquaintance to go to Yi County together. He was both a guide and an interpreter. Hearing what Mrs. Qin said, he couldn't wish for anything, so he agreed almost immediately: "Sister-in-law, then let's go We have agreed, we will stay in the city for another two days, and on the day of departure, I will send someone to pick up my eldest brother, and I will pay the same as my eldest brother's daily wages, and I will add another [-]%."

It’s winter now, and the Chinese New Year will be over in a month. My family is worried about having no money to buy new year’s goods. It takes Ba Xun a month to go back and forth to Yi County, so I can earn some money to supplement the family.Mrs. Qin did not refuse, and said bluntly: "Success, you will call someone when the time comes."

The two discussed it properly, and when they returned to the house, Mrs. Qin told Mr. Xu about it.

After hearing this, Mr. Xu did not object, but his face seemed to be a little worried.

(End of this chapter)