Poor family mother and son

Chapter 279 "Bet? A Pack of Bear Biscuits!" ([-])

When the big merchants came down to recruit workers, these people who had no food to eat on the mountain were moved, sneaked down the mountain to work, and never came back.

At this time, Chu Yuan asked again: "Those who claim to be hired by the Meng family, how many people are there with you?"

Cai Haoxian: "It's gone, I didn't say it just now, we all don't trust them, let them all go with them, aren't they all killed by you!"

After all, Xiao Sining kicked him: "What did you say just now? You're still tired of saying it again! I can't wait to cut you to death!"

Chu Qing saw that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he stood up and said, "Okay, let's go here and let him go back!"

Chu Yuan and Xiao Sining disagreed, Xiaobao was almost killed by them, so how could they just let him go!But he didn't dare to tell the reason, so he had no choice but to play a rogue, saying that it would be better to kill than to let go.

Xiaobao thought of something and was about to speak when he saw Cai Haoxian already kowtowed like garlic: "My lord! Don't let the little one go back to the mountain, it would be better to kill the little one! Please leave a way for the little one to survive, let the little one stay You can work here to pay for your crimes, as long as you give me food!"

Chu Yuan: "Think beautifully! You..."

Xiaobao stopped the conversation: "Okay, you can stay and work."

Xiao Sining was anxious, and said to Xiaobao in a low voice: "You can't stay! What if he is supposed to cooperate with bandits here? Here are all ordinary people?"

Xiaobao smiled: "That's the best, I'm afraid they won't come, otherwise how can we catch them all?"

Xiao Sining wanted to say that we have too few people, there are about [-] people on the mountain, but he held back, we can't object to Xiaobao too much in front of outsiders, and we can discuss it when there is no one else.

In fact, what Xiaobao really meant was that according to what Cai Haoxian said, if someone is caught in the trap and the screams can be heard by people on the mountain, it means that the bandits should already know that their own people have been killed and captured.

It's just that he and Gan Lai were running fast at that time, so the bandits didn't have time to chase them down.

If nothing else happens, the bandits will go down the mountain tonight. They won't be able to rescue Cai Haoxian, but they will probably retaliate, demonstrate, and "replenish supplies."

Chu Qing watched a few people take the captive away and sat alone in the room, smiling helplessly and self-deprecatingly.

Now these brats listen to Xiaobao more and more, and don't listen to her very much.

The child has grown up and has other things on his mind. From the beginning, Chu Qing deliberately let Xiaobao be the head of the house. Now it has become a state where Xiaobao consciously takes charge of the house and everyone consciously listens to Xiaobao.

She has had very little heart-to-heart talk with Xiaobao recently. It should be said that she hasn't had a heart-to-heart talk for more than a year.

At first, it was because the two women were busy with each other, and they wanted to have a leisurely time during the Chinese New Year, and we would talk later.Then something happened on the way home.

Later, I wanted to talk to Xiaobao, but I didn't know how to talk.

That day I overheard a conversation between Huang Zhong and Master Lu.

Master Lu complained that the imperial court didn't even care about Chu Qing's life and death, and didn't even give a word of condolence. Huang Zhong sighed and just said "the sacred heart is unpredictable".

Chu Qing felt powerless at that time.

Bai Hua once told her that she could get a title just by relying on cotton.But no.Not to mention her operation of "draining the bottom of the pot" on the country of Voss.

If Cotton can make her a "county lord" or "county lord" or something, then it's not too much to be a "Marquis" based on the economic control of the country of Voss.

Daxuan's women can be knighted, and there are three types of knighthoods: "Jewelship due to relatives", "Junely due to virtue", and "Junely due to politics".

Chu Qing had two types.

First of all, she has an imperial plaque of "Extraordinary Filial Piety", which is enough to explain morality. On this basis, she also contributed many blueprints to the court to develop industry, agriculture and commerce.

Secondly, her outstanding contributions in the political field also left a strong mark in the history of Daxuan, such as the control of the economy and agriculture of the country of Voss.

No matter how much restrictions are placed on the status of women, the contributions of these two items are enough to be knighted. At most, no fiefdoms are given, only titles.

But it didn't, and they didn't even give any explanation for the death of 48 people under Chu Qing's men and the danger of the mother and son.

What does this mean? It means that Chu Qing is either not enough to be valued by the emperor, or he is controlled because of the importance.

To put it simply, clearly, you can only work for the emperor, and you are not allowed to become bigger or stronger.

Because of this, Chu Qing did not restrict the boys at home to obey Xiaobao's orders.She has already realized that she may not be able to protect Xiaobao by herself.

In modern times, she doesn't need to think so much. A mother's protection of her child is only enough to give birth and give birth.Parenting itself is a headache for mothers.

But here, Chu cleared the basic culture, she couldn't teach Xiaobao more, and she couldn't even educate Xiaobao according to her own three views.

And Xiaobao seems to have matured a lot since he woke up from a coma. He has become more independent, and sometimes it can even be said to be "arbitrary".

Chu Qing saw that Xiao Bao was eager to share the burden for her, but she wanted Xiao Bao to cultivate her own strength, so Chu Qing respected Xiao Bao's opinion as much as possible, acquiesced in his actions, and even obeyed his arrangements.

Mother may not be able to protect you, Xiaobao, you need to grow up faster!

But for today's matter, Chu Qing still had to discuss it with Xiaobao, if he didn't "communicate", he wouldn't be able to "communicate".

By arranging a place for the captives, Xiao Bao bandaged his feet and changed into a pair of almost identical shoes.

When I returned to the room, I saw Chu Qing seemed to be waiting for her, so I asked, "What did mother do this morning? Are you tired?"

Chu Qing said: "Mother met some people this morning, who do you think they are?"

Xiaobao said, "A farmer in the county?"

Chu Qing: "No, it's the magistrate of Yibin and the county magistrate of Hulin. And it's the mother they are looking for to talk about suppressing bandits."

It is clear that during this time the workers were allowed to cut wood, but they did not build many work sheds, but sold all the wood. Xiaobao always thought that the money from selling wood was used to pay the workers.

However, through this activity, it is clear to spread a message among the common people: the water and soil in this area are good, and peanuts and cotton can be planted on the hillside, and soybeans need to be planted on the deserted land below the mountain, which requires a lot of tenant farmers and labor.

As soon as the news spread, many landlords went to the county government and the state government for verification, because the wasteland under the mountain originally belonged to the wasteland formed by the abandoned seeds of various counties and towns. If they really wanted to plant crops, the landlords did not want to lose such a good opportunity.

Although Chu Qing is only a farm official and has no right to sell the land, she can revitalize the land with policies. The world is vast and she can do a lot!

There are many such lands in various regions, which belong to cultivated land, but are abandoned due to population decline, natural disasters, wars, etc., and do not belong to wasteland.

That is to say, these lands that are still under the control of the local yamen and can be bought and sold are the same as the land bought by Chu Qing in Wukeshu Village.

When the landlords confirmed the news of the farming in the Yamen, they immediately stated that they would buy the nearby abandoned farmland and bring their own tenants, knowing that there was no need to spend money to hire labor.

Chu Qing expressed his objection in a "good faith" way: there are many bandits in this place, it is not safe, and if you spend money to hire labor, all the men who come here are relatively capable of fighting. If the bandits go down the mountain, there is no possibility of confrontation.

When the landlords heard this, they expressed that they would raise funds and asked the state government and the garrison to help suppress the bandits.

It is necessary to pay money to suppress the bandits, otherwise, if it is clear that he pays for the labor, who will own the crops produced?Even if the landlords bought the land, at most they could earn land rent, but not food money.

And this kind of land rent will not be much, because this is still an act of the court, and they can only charge a symbolic fee.

(End of this chapter)