I rewrote family history

Chapter 120

"It's good to have two children..."

Xu Jianwen nodded, and continued following the old man's words.

But halfway through the conversation, he got stuck and didn't know what to say.On the opened page of the sketchbook, there were densely packed words, one of which read: "She called Laidi, who was sold to the Zhao family when she was seven years old."

Another reincarnation?

Xu Jianwen closed the sketchbook.

"The tinsmith was kind to her. Although he only gave birth to two daughters and no son, he should be kind to her. He pulled new cloth and asked her to make clothes for him..."

The old man is still stating.

"Grandpa, do you believe in Buddhism?"

Xu Jianwen got up from the saddle.

He leaned against the window sill, feeling the evening wind blowing head-on.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

Maybe this sentence popped up in my heart.

He said it out and asked the old man.

"Buddha? You probably don't believe in it."

"I'm a staunch atheist..."

Xu Cong was taken aback.He was born in the old era, but he has also experienced the new era, and his thinking has been transformed.People in that era were seldom superstitious.It's just that after experiencing the fox fairy incident, he is not sure whether there are gods and Buddhas in this world.

Of course, he is not convinced that the fox is a creation of God.It is possible that this is a different kind of science.unproven science.

Mr. Ge Zhike said that there are no ghosts and gods in this world.

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"Extra, extra~"

"President Duan led the army to kill the White Wolf King, and the White Wolf is dead..."

"Outside the number, the white wolf died tragically in Luzhuang..."

At the beginning of August, one morning after a thunderstorm, there were still many small puddles on the streets of the county seat, and the withered leaves that had been beaten by the torrential rain were clinging to the edges one by one.In the morning, he opened the door to sell sesame seed cakes and burned Xinzi. Not long after he left, he returned to the courtyard excitedly to tell the tenants the good news.

Immediately afterwards, newsboys shuttled among the alleys, desperately selling newspapers that affected the people of Xinye and Hecheng, regardless of the macular cement splashed on their bodies when they flew.

Xinzi's father is a tenant who lives in the former Erchaozi's rented house.

He has a son named Xinzi.So the people in Zayuan called him and his wife Xinzi's father and Xinzi's mother.As for the original real name, not many people care.Just a title.

(Chapter 101 mentioned.)
Just these two sentences of "outside the number" immediately wiped out the terrifying atmosphere that the White Wolf soldiers had been bombarding in Xinye County for nearly a year.Whether it is a gentry or a commoner in the city, they all let out a breath that has been suppressed for a long time.

"Father Xinzi, is what you said true?"

Lai Fuer asked urgently.

As a paper papermaker, he has nothing to do with the White Wolf Rebellion.The pasted window paper has reached a certain age, and it will be broken as soon as it should be broken, and it will not change because of the white wolf's coming or not.But because of the White Wolf's rebellion, the government wanted to suppress the bandits, so every time he worked, he had to pay a tax.

This tax was specially used for the military pay for the encirclement and suppression of the White Wolf soldiers.

"It can't be true. Listen, isn't the newsboy outside the door shouting? The White Wolf King has been shot to death by Chief Duan. The White Wolf King is dead. It's time for the White Wolf disaster to come to an end..."

Xinzi's father was also full of joy, "If you don't believe me, buy a newspaper and ask Mr. Xu Xiao, Mr. Xu Xiao is literate, you can let him read it and it's over."

seeing is believing.Even though the newsboy was shouting the news that the White Wolf King had been killed, who knew if this was a kind of rhetoric deliberately shouted by the newsboy in order to sell newspapers.

A newspaper is not expensive, Xinzi father persuaded Lai Fuer to say.

"In June, the commander of the White Wolf drove into Shaanxi and approached Xijing. The bandits were ferocious. Zhang Shan, the governor..., attacked all the way to Sichuan. He wanted to enter Sichuan from Gannan. Fortunately, the Sichuan army stopped him... In July, the White Wolf The soldiers returned to the west of Henan, and Chief Duan personally commanded the battle..."

Lai Fu'er was not the only one who alarmed Xinzi's father, Xu Cong also heard it.He needs to get up early to go to school, only a quarter of an hour later than Xinzi's father and mother who sell breakfast.He took the Yuxing newspaper bought back by Lai Fuer, looked at the report on it, and read it word by word.

After the words fell, several men in the courtyard showed joy.

They all paid taxes to suppress the white wolf.With the death of the White Wolf King, the tax payment can also be stopped.In addition, one of Xu San'er's legs was trampled off by a green forest hero among the white wolves.

"Okay, it's good to die, son of a bitch, he died too late."

Xu San'er grinned.He folded the newspaper like a treasure, put it in his arms, and kept it close to his body.He is the one who looks forward to the death of the White Wolf King the most.

"That's my newspaper..."

Seeing this, Lai Fuer's eyes widened.

But he didn't really say the words.Newspapers are not worth much after they have been read.He and Xu San'er are old partners, and they have a certain amount of friendship, so there's no need to get angry with each other.

"Father Xinzi, bring me a sesame seed cake."

Xu Cong took out a copper coin and handed it to Xinzi's father who hadn't sold it yet.Sesame sesame seed cakes have been baked long ago, otherwise it would be much later if they had to go out of the stall and bake them again.

A sesame seed cake sells for one copper.

He bit the biscuits and came to the school.

Several teachers in the lecture hall also talked about the morning news.

"What a pity! Although the White Wolf King is a traitor, if Governor Zhang Yu hadn't been tyrannical and exploited Yu Province, there wouldn't have been a White Wolf disaster..."

A young gentleman from Shiwuzhai sighed.

The newness of the new school lies in the freedom of speech.If it were left outside, his words of sympathy for the White Wolf King would never be publicized, but in the school, as long as he does not support the southern rebellious party, some provocative "bewitching words" will not suffer too much future trouble.

"Yes, the White Wolf Soldier is abominable, but Zhang Yudu, who took office, is not a good guy either. If it weren't for his heavy taxes, how could Yu Province and even the whole country have such a big mess?"

"This disaster was caused by Zhang Yudu..."

"Without Zhang Yudu, there would be no white wolf calamity. Without this dark world, the Bailang soldiers would not exist. It is precisely because of the dark world that the white wolf disaster is born..."

Soon, there were students under the podium scrambling to agree.

Mr. Shi Wuzhai nodded, pressed his hands down, and signaled for silence, "I'm very pleased that you can think about this matter from multiple angles, instead of being convinced of it just because of a sentence or two in the newspaper..."

"Xu Cong, why don't you speak?"

Mr. Xin glanced at the young man sitting in the front row, and frowned, "What's your opinion? If you have, it's okay to say so. A young man should be a young man, not old-fashioned."

There are only fifteen or sixteen students in Shiwuzhai, not many students.Standing on the stage, he could clearly see who agreed and who opposed.However, he spoke kindly, not aggressively.

"I also invite Xu to speak..."

He bowed slightly and said.

It is difficult for people to get excited when they have experienced many things in the world.Xu Cong is used to being an official.Every move of the official is always a little different from that of the energetic students in the school.Besides, Mr. Xin was not targeting him.Instead, in Shiwuzhai, "seeking truth" is the first priority, and finding out the truth is the truth.

"County Chen resigned last year..."

Xu stood up and stated this sentence first.He looked at the classmates in front of him and the gentleman with the oriental flat hair, "Everyone hates Zhang Yudu, but there is no need to sing praises for the white wolf. The white wolf is in turmoil, and the big households have suffered disasters, but they can sit in the lecture hall." Those who continue to study... basically have no disaster at home."

After he finished speaking, Mr. Chao Xin bowed and sat down.

Those who have not encountered the Xinye White Wolf Rebellion may feel that what he said is confusing.But the rich local families in Xinye will definitely understand the original meaning of his words.

For example, although the Zhao family survived the White Wolf Rebellion, they were extorted by the government for a lot of money.This is also the reason why everyone here hates Zhang Yudu more than the white wolf disaster...

The lecture hall was quiet for a while.

Next, four or five people applauded.

Mr. Xin also applauded, "Student Xu is right. We should not think that the white wolves are good people when we scold Zhang Yudu. However, if we analyze who is good and who is bad, there is always a certain difference in a person." If it is as good or bad as it is, isn’t it true that everyone in the world is a bad person?”

"White Wolf, what they pursue is also democracy and republic..."

"They also responded to the death again!"

He pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, "The failure of the White Wolf is the failure of the Republic, and we should regret it."

he said boldly.

Shiwuzhai, if you don’t talk about current affairs, it’s not Shiwuzhai.

Xu Cong was silent for a while and didn't speak.

He is just a country boy who grew up in a small place in Xinye.He didn't know how good the White Wolf Soldier was, he only knew that the green forest hero in the White Wolf broke one of his father's legs.

The students of Shiwuzhai applauded fiercely.

Dismissal.

There was a lot of discussion in the lecture hall.

"Why didn't Xu Cong continue to argue with the husband? I think what Xu Cong said is quite reasonable. Of course, what the husband said is also reasonable. It's just..."

One started the conversation.

As a classmate, how can we always be in harmony.Although Xu Cong's words just now have some suspicions of ridiculing these young masters, but they are students who accept new ideas, and they will not be angry because of this.

"Do you know the former lecturer of our Shiwuzhai? He is the current supervisor, the chief of the county's education department, and he used to be Xu Cong's teacher."

Another person popularized science to a newly enrolled Form [-] classmate.

Shiwuzhai is like a hobby club, allowing students of different grades to join.However, it is different from the interest club, it has a fixed teaching time every week.

"Mr. Liu has defected to the government. As a student, of course it is not easy to slander the teacher."

"It's a sad thing to have an old school teacher..."

Several people shook their heads and sighed.

Xu Cong listened to everything, his hands froze when he put away his schoolbag, and wanted to step forward to explain.But he quickly regained his composure and continued to pack his schoolbag.Then he left with his shoulder bag on his back.

Inexplicable.He has explained to many people that Mr. is not a conservative.But his explanation is like sinking into the sea, and it is difficult to stir up any storms.The old master who is a stereotyped scholar, Mr. Liu who is an official, and the students in the school use this similar term to classify them into one category, and they are all conservatives.

Lecturer's residence.

Knock on the door and enter.

"This is the porridge that your wife has just made. Try it." Liu Changda, who was sitting behind the rosewood desk, smiled when he saw the disciple walking in.While talking, he scooped up the porridge with a spoon, poured it into a teacup, and handed it over.

The porridge is very sweet, with added sugar, it is red bean almond porridge.

Xu Cong took a sip, waiting for the porridge to enter his stomach.He said: "Sir, have you heard the news from outside? The White Wolf Army was defeated. The White Wolf King was shot dead by Chief Duan."

This news has nothing to do with Mr.

But when you enter the door, you always have to say something.This is a very suitable time for White Wolf Soldiers to intervene.

"He's been making trouble for a while." Liu Changda nodded, "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been making such a big fuss, so it's not like it's defeated. The current situation doesn't mean that an uprising will be useful."

"When I was in Toyo..."

"Dongyang is a powerful country, one of the big powers. When I was studying abroad, Dongyang was fighting with Raksha country, and Dongyang won the Raksha country. But do you know? The civilians in Dongyang starved to death..."

After he finished speaking, he continued to sip his porridge.

"Sir, what do you mean?"

Xu Cong thought for a while, but didn't get what he wanted.

"Civilians, civilians after the industrial revolution, they are insignificant in a country. Who are the people that the country needs to win? Intellectuals, capitalists, businessmen, workers..."

Liu Changda, who walked into the officialdom, smiled coldly, "White Wolf is a disaster. He was initiated by the farmer, White Wolf. He is just a farmer. A farmer...doomed to fail."

As soon as the voice fell, Xu Cong fell silent.

It may be because of his identity, he is a farmer just like White Wolf.But soon he laughed at himself and cut off the thoughts in his mind.In Shiwuzhai's class, he also criticized White Wolf. Why did he come to Mr. Bailang to speak up for White Wolf instead?White Wolf is not the same as him.

At the same time, he couldn't tell whether the husband sympathized with the white wolf or belittled him.

Perhaps it is just like what the students in the school said, after entering the officialdom, the teacher tends to be conservative and becomes a conservative.Yes, it is commonplace to be conservative in officialdom.He thought to himself.

"By the way, what's going on with you and Xian'an?"

Seeing that Xu never answered, Liu Changda asked another question.White Wolf Calamity has nothing to do with him or Xu Cong, they can't decide any situation.This is just an after-dinner conversation.

"not so good."

Xu Cong shook his head. He took a bound newspaper from the rosewood desk, flipped through a few pages randomly, "Sir, you know, Xian'an and I are not in the same family. She doesn't want to marry , rejected a few marriages, this is her business..."

"It's just rumors from the outside world."

he stressed.

While speaking, smoke billowed from the room.

A cigarette was lit by Liu Changda.This time it was not Laodao brand cigarettes, but a brand of cigarettes called Sanpaotai.Liu Changda soon smoked only one-fifth of a cigarette in one breath. He held the unburned cigarette and shook it towards the ashtray. It really doesn't fit."

He brushed off the cigarette ash and smoked again, "If you want, I'll find you a marriage, in Los Angeles..."

(End of this chapter)