Wanli 1592

Chapter 1310 A Day in the Guo Family
"Then, should we prepare in advance?"

Guo Deng asked Li Kai if he wanted to have some kind of battle to welcome Xu Shangshu.

Li Kai just laughed.

"You don't know what Xu Shangshu's temperament is? People who can take off their official uniforms and work in the fields with us, if you talk about fighting, you are looking down on Xu Shangshu."

"Oh, don't dare to say that!"

Guo Deng quickly waved his hands: "Then, do nothing? Just wait like this?"

"It still needs to be done, the township head said, let you gather all the big guys tomorrow morning, men, women and children together, Xu Shangshu will take everyone to walk around every inch of the whole village, and personally investigate the inside of the land. If there are any locusts, then teach everyone, let everyone learn, check every day to ensure that the locusts will not rise this year."

"It's time to calculate, it seems to be almost the same."

Guo Deng nodded: "Okay, the old man knows, I will make arrangements for you tomorrow!"

"Okay, old uncle, I'll go first, oh yes, there are more."

Li Kai said again: "I told you a few days ago that the Meng school was going to be set up in the village. How are the people in the village thinking? This is a good opportunity to study and turn around. Don't miss it. What about a lunch!
There hasn’t been such a good thing for thousands of years. Only our Emperor Qin did this. We can’t miss this opportunity. The village head said that the school will start in the spring of next year, and we have to send the list in advance. "

Guo Deng laughed immediately.

"You kid said, can you, my uncle, not support the matter of turning over from school? It doesn't cost money to study so well, can we not agree? There are [-] families in the village, and every family has children, at least One hundred children, I promise to send you to Meng Xuetang, whoever dares not go, I will smash his ass!"

Li Kai also smiled.

"Okay, then I'll go back first, the mayor still has something to order, you can prepare well."

"Do not worry!"

Li Kai nodded, then rode away on his horse, Guo Deng walked back under the shade of the tree, Guo Shi asked: "What did the Li family boy say?"

"Tell us to prepare. Xu Shangshu will come tomorrow morning."

The whole family was stunned.

"Xu Shangshu? Xu Guangqi Shangshu?"

Guo stared and asked.

Guo Deng nodded.

"Yes, Xu Shangshu wants to personally lead us all to check for locusts to see if there are any locusts in our fields. Now is the time. Didn't Xu Shangshu personally lead people to check for locusts in Lantian County in April and May? Is it? It's our place now."

The whole family was immediately excited.

"Father, Xu Shangshu! Senior official! Let's... why don't we hurry up and get ready?"

The eldest son asked immediately.

"Preparing for what? You don't know who Xu Shangshu is?"

Guo Deng rolled his eyes at his elder son: "Those who can work with us in short jackets, you look down on Xu Shangshu if you engage in battle! What should you do honestly? The whole village will gather tomorrow morning and follow Xu Shangshu to check for locusts." ,That'll be fine."

"This should be okay?"

The family is still a little worried.

"That's it! Now it's Daqin's world, not Ming's world. There are no landlords to collect rent on our heads, and the officials don't bully us anymore. Your father and I are now a sesame official. Leaders A salary, have I ever bullied you?"

The family froze for a moment, then laughed together.

"Father, what kind of official are you? You are just a messenger!"

Facing what his family said, Guo Deng also smiled.

"What's the matter with the rumor, isn't your father and I arranging all the big and small things in the village? Come on, let's eat quickly, and what to do after eating, by the way, the Li family boy told me something just now, It means that in the spring of next year, there will be a Meng school in our township, and all five boys in our family will go to the school."

Except for the five little ones who didn't know why, the adults in the family looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Really, dad? Didn't you just fool us with a joke?"

The second son looked dull.

"What you said, the emperor's words are hard to follow, they are golden words, how can you fool us?"

Guo Deng stared, very upset.

"No, father, this... It doesn't cost money to teach our children to read and write, and we also take care of a lunch, this... It's impossible to think about it..."

The third son agreed.

"What's impossible? A family like ours can have 240 mu of land. Was it possible before? Isn't it possible now? Your father and I are a poor tenant farmer, and now we are also the president of the farmers' association. In the past, you believed Isn't it still true?"

Guo Deng frowned and reprimanded his family members: "It's all said, the sky has changed, there is no Daming, now it is our Daqin, Daqin understand? There are not so many rents and so many taxes, and the emperor has not given us the opportunity to read and write. Catch it, you want the cubs to be blind like us?"

Family members, you look at me, I look at you, and I think what the old man said is true.

"Father, we are either unwilling, or we are scared. We can't believe it. How could the court do such a good thing? Those officials and lords were all vicious in the past. Why have they all changed now?"

The fourth son was full of hesitation.

Guo Deng sighed and touched his head.

"What do you want dad to say about this matter? But we all have to think about it. After the establishment of the Great Qin Dynasty and the arrival of the officials, have you ever lied to us? If you say that you will distribute the land, you will be given the land, and if you say it will be given to the cow, you will be given it. If it is said to give farm tools, it will be given farm tools, and if it is said to reduce taxes, it will be reduced. This is real."

When Guo Deng said this, the family had nothing to say, and it was indeed true.

"So, the government said that it would give us the opportunity to study. This is true. We must send all the children to study, read and write, and strive to be a promising person in the future. Don't be like us before. The whole family eats, and the hungry chest sticks to the back..."

Saying this, Guo Deng's eye circles turned red again. Thinking of the past, he just couldn't feel better.

The family said a few words of relief. After eating, the men continued to cultivate the land, while the women went back to make clothes for the garrison army. The big guys help, and everyone is willing to make clothes and shoes for them.

The winter in Guanzhong is cold, and it has been even colder these days. Everyone is unwilling to let these men who are willing to help everyone with farm work for no money freeze.

In the evening, before the sun sets, the whole family finished work and got together for dinner. They talked and laughed happily. The food was not rich, but at least it could fill their stomachs, which was very satisfying.

After it was over, the sky was completely dark, and the whole family went back to their houses and went to bed.

These days, people can't afford lamps, and when it gets dark, they lie on the bed and sleep, either doing some man-making exercises, or falling asleep. Life in the farm is so simple and unadorned.

The Guo family's day ended like this.

(End of this chapter)