Chapter 4

Lingjia village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and backed by Yuehua mountains. On the left and right sides there are tributaries of Lingjiang River and neihai river. It is reasonable to say that Lingjia village should be rich, but Lingjia village and the nearby villages are very poor. The reason is very simple. The Yuehua mountains are surrounded by clouds and fog all the year round. People who go hunting are basically gone. Most of the villagers are digging wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain and setting a trap Just catching some small animals.

The villages close to the river and sea have always been very rich, but Lingjia village is bad because it is not only close to the tributaries of Lingjiang River, but also close to the tributaries of inland sea. To the north of the village, the farmland in the Lingjiang river basin is fertile, and the annual harvest is good. However, to the south of the village, the Inland Sea basin is miserable. Every year, the tide and sea water irrigate the land, and a large area of land becomes semi salt land. Before, no one opened up wasteland and planted grain, Unfortunately, no seeds can survive. Therefore, no matter how fertile the land is in the north of the village, it will not bring the villagers a rich life.

In addition, in recent years, the imperial court has been fighting for many years, and the taxes have been higher and higher year by year. The people's life has become more and more difficult. However, by contrast, the family of grandfather Ling Jingxuan can still make a living.

Ling Qiyun is the only old scholar in the village. He is the eldest in the family. He also has a brother, Ling Qicai, who is Li Zheng of Lingjia village, which is equivalent to the modern village head. In ancient times, as long as he has passed the examination of a scholar, all the above-mentioned achievements and official titles are tax-free, and the two families of the Ling family live a good life.

Ling Qiyun was Ling Jingxuan's grandfather. When he was in his twenties, he was the only one in the village. However, no matter how he hung his head and pricked his legs and studied hard in the cold window, he never made any further progress. Until he was nearly 40, Ling Qiyun gave up the scientific examination and opened a small school in the village to collect some books to subsidize his family.

Ling Qiyun has three sons and one daughter. Ling Chenglong is the eldest, Ling Chenglong is the second, Ling is the tiger, and the youngest is Ling Chenghua. When he was young, Ling Qiyun once put the dream of imperial examination on his sons. However, none of the three brothers are reading materials, and even none of his children have passed the exam. Speaking of it, the Ling family is also a family of farming and reading. Although all of them are literate, they are not like the old man 。

Led by two small steamed buns, Ling Jingxuan goes to the river with a heavy barrel and sorts out the information in his mind. The original Ling Jingxuan is the eldest son of Ling Chenglong, the second room of Ling family. He was smart and clever when he was a child. He was 13 years old and passed the entrance examination. The old man was so happy that he worshipped his ancestors. But one day five years ago, he was a man who had a big stomach and was also violent indirectly He revealed his parents' secret for more than ten years. It turns out that he was born with incomplete genitals, including both female genitals and male genitals. In modern times, this kind of man is called bisexual. But in ancient times, it was a monster. People found that they wanted to burn them alive. Ling Chenglong and his wife couldn't bear to hide the matter secretly. Who knows

As you can imagine later, the old man was furious and threatened to take Ling Jingxuan to sink the pond. At that time, he shocked the ancestral hall of Ling Jingxuan. Under the consistent opinions of the clan leader and several elders, he decided to sink the big bellied Ling Jingxuan pig cage into a tributary of the Inland sea. He did not know whether it was Ling Jingxuan's luck or the fate of the two steamed buns should not be cut off. The villagers were angry When Ling Jingxuan was bound up, Li Zheng Ling Qicai, who went to work in the county, came back with a message that everyone could not accept calmly. The newly appointed Hu County decree explicitly prohibited all villages and towns from abusing lynching and making light of human life. Finally, Li Zheng and the clan leader Ling and his party decided to drive Ling Jingxuan out of Ling Qiyun and drive them far away from the village At the foot of Yuehua mountain, whether he can survive or not depends on his own creation.

After that, Ling Jingxuan was stupid. If his mother, Ling Wang, couldn't bear it, she took out her dowry and private house for many years, and asked her brothers to help him buy three acres of wasteland at the foot of Yuehua mountain, and build three mud thatched cottages on one mu. The remaining two Mu were open to wasteland to grow some good food. It is estimated that Ling Jingxuan and his son would have died.

"Hoo..."

At the thought of this, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help but spit out a bad breath. The original owner's life was really dog blood, but he didn't have any sympathy for him. It was not his ruthlessness, but If he was able to make a living with his mother's meagre property and his parents' help for many years, he could barely make it, but since he was driven out of the house, he has been in a muddle and murmured that I am not a monster. He was immersed in his own world with self pity and self pity. He didn't care about the life and death of himself and his two sons. Even if he accepted his memories, he was totally ignorant I don't know what he was thinking in the past five years, and the man who enlarged his belly. He only vaguely felt a strong and strong physique, hot temperature, heavy breathing, and he didn't know what the other party looked like. He couldn't sympathize with such a person.

"Dad, here we are."

"Well?"

Immersed in his own thoughts, Ling Jingxuan didn't notice the changes around him. Until the warning of baozi rang out, he didn't come back to his mind and collected the messy pictures in his mind. Ling Jingxuan looked up and saw a river that can only be called a stream in his sight. The back is densely covered with trees. There are many green wild vegetables and weeds growing on the side of the stream In the 11th century, because of the serious pollution, the water here is so clear that even the small fish swimming in the water can be seen clearly.

"Is this a tributary of Lingjiang river?"With the barrel on the ground, Ling Jingxuan pulled up his trousers and crossed into the water. The cold stream surrounded his feet, making people feel more comfortable.

"I don't know. They say this is Yuehua valley. It's upstream. It's about to enter Yuehua mountain. Usually no one will come. We often come here to carry water with Ye Nai."

Ling Wen took his brother and walked over. They looked at their father standing in the water with four eyes. Three year old children in Lingjia village could swim in the water, but they couldn't. the former Ling Jingxuan didn't say that. Most of Ling Chenglong and his wife came to help them with their father's back. The Ling family didn't separate. Every time they came and went in a hurry, how could there be time to teach them to swim 。

"Ha ha Do you want to come down? "

At a glance, we can see what they are thinking. Suddenly, a picture of baozi saying that he wants to catch fish for him to eat comes to his mind.

"Mmm But we can't swim. "

Hearing this, the two steamed stuffed buns nodded with excitement, and their eyes became more and more black and bright. However, the next second, they lowered their heads and twisted their fingers bitterly. Although Yuehua valley was not as good as Lingjiang River and inland sea, it was not dry all the year round, and the water was still very deep. It was more than enough to drown them.

"I will. Come on, my father will teach you."

Walking barefoot ashore to them, Ling Jingxuan looks around and makes sure that there should be no one nearby. After that, he takes off his clothes and the two little buns. The figures of the father and the son are Really nothing to see, a slip of skin and bones, thin almost out of shape.

"Ah It's so cool, daddy, daddy, so comfortable... "

As soon as the steamed stuffed bun got into the water, he was so excited that he hugged Ling Jingxuan's thigh tightly. It was estimated that only his two finger wide face was blooming with a bright and innocent smile.

"Dad, teach me how to swim. I want to learn how to swim."

Even the precocious big steamed bun was excited on his face, holding his other leg and shaking it vigorously. Ling Jingxuan laughed: "good, good, let's go to the middle. The water is too shallow here. Come on, follow dad."

Holding a steamed bun in one hand, Ling Jingxuan faces them step by step. Each step of the two steamed stuffed buns is careful and hard to hide their excitement. Their small faces are red.

"OK, almost. The water depth here is only to your chest. I'll let you go first. You learn to stand in the water, and then slowly bend your legs..."

At the right water depth, Ling Jingxuan said and tried to release their hands, but the two brothers were so scared that they would not let go. Ling Jingxuan had no choice but to slowly guide them and teach them how to swim in the water one by one.

"Ha ha Dad, I will. I can swim. Look, Dad, I've learned how to swim... "

Children's learning ability is always amazing. In less than a quarter of an hour, big steamed stuffed bun learned to swim, although it was only the lowest level of dog climbing.

"Dad, it's my turn, it's my turn..."

Seeing this, small steamed stuffed bun pursed his small mouth and cried out dissatisfaction. Ling Jingxuan pulled him to the big bun and said, "don't swim to the place where the water is too deep. Remember to apply water to your face."

"Well, Dad, teach Xiaowu quickly. I know what to do."

At the same age, Ling Wen already has the demeanor of elder brother. He never forgets to worry about his younger brother's feelings. He is so sensible and warm that he nods and turns to teach baozi. When he learns the dog climbing style, Ling Jingxuan helps them clean their bodies and remove all the dirt. The small faces hidden under the dirt are surprisingly beautiful and happy Ling Jingxuan nodded. The only thing that bothered him was that the two steamed stuffed buns were too thin, which strengthened his determination to cultivate them into super meat buns.

He never worried about money. He wanted to make money for the first time!