Chapter 50

Chen and his wife don't know what Luo Qiuyun is thinking. They think that their plot has finally succeeded. They think that a month later, Luo's fields, real estate and white money are all their own. They can't even sleep these days.

However, things went so smoothly that they were worried. But as the weather was fine and the temperature was getting higher and higher these days, there was no sign that the weather had changed at all, Chen and his wife began to get angry again.

There are many people in the village waiting to see Luo's jokes. Of course, there are many people who secretly mention Luo Qiuyun. Among them, the old village head and Wang Shi are the most anxious. If they don't have scruples and avoid suspicion, they all want to come to Luo Qiuyun to have a good talk.

On the contrary, the whole Luo family didn't respond much to it. Luo Tianli and Shen San went to study when it was time to study. When they came back from school, they either stayed in their study or amused Luo Tianxiang. They had a tendency to live as they used to!

Yongan county magistrate has received two secret orders from the carefree Lord situ Hao. He has to pay attention to the treatment of the Luo family in Chenjia village. However, he has some trouble in his heart. He can't understand why a small Luo family is favored by the Lord?

In the yamen, many yamen officers who have complaints about this matter in their hearts are also confused. It is reasonable to say that a small peasant woman in Chenjia village, even if she is rewarded twice by the emperor, does not make sense. A letter should be taken as an order by their adults.

What's more, it's too bad to stop the people from farming in spring. No wonder the villagers in chenjiacun make trouble. So when they hear about Luo Qiuyun's bet with Chen Laoer, most people prefer Chen Laoer to be more.

For Luo Qiuyun, people dare not say what to say about her, but there are still a lot of people who secretly scold her, only a few people see the clue, and they are grateful for Luo Qiuyun's help.

Shangluo village belongs to Yong'an City. However, because it is far away, it is also a poor and remote mountain corner, so I don't pay much attention to it on weekdays. However, because the Luo family blocked the spring ploughing, it was spread here by the Yamen servants.

There is a family named Peng in the village, whose grandparents and grandchildren have been farmers for three generations. Of course, because of the lack of land and the large number of people, the family lives in great poverty. In the past, they had to count grain by grain, and the rice jar was empty for eight months in a year.

This year, with the spring ploughing coming again, the most authoritative old lady in the family began to sort out the seeds of grain, which had just been sorted out. As a result, when she heard that there was a cold spell in late spring in chenjiacun, the whole family became nervous.

"Father, mother, what shall we do? Is it planted or not? " Asked Peng Laohan's eldest son.

I don't know whether the news brought by the Yamen officer two days ago is accurate. It's said that the big family surnamed Luo has pressed down on the fields and houses, and there are 5000 taels of silver left. If it's false, he doesn't look like it.

"Cold in spring?" Mr. Peng hung his head, pondered for a moment, and said to his children and grandchildren, "I remember that my dead grandfather met once when he was still alive. In that year, there were so many dead people. All the seeds that had fallen to the ground were gone. I wanted to replant them, but I didn't have any grain in my hand. That's miserable!"

Peng shook his head, but people realized the seriousness of the matter from his words, "Dad, we'd better not plant it first. We don't have much grain in our family. If we plant it, what should we do in case of heavy snow?"

"What do you think, old lady?" Mr. Peng is different from those men who are especially male chauvinist. He always respects his mother-in-law's opinions, so he has this question.

Of course, this is also a tacit understanding between their husband and wife for more than ten years. You should know that Mr. Peng's mother-in-law was a servant girl of a wealthy family at the beginning. Compared with a farmer who didn't know a word, his vision and insight are longer-term.

"Didn't the Yamen servant say that there were a lot of insect pupae in the field in the Luo family's side, so we speculated that there was a cold in late spring recently. We don't know which of their words is true or which is false, but we can go to the field to prove it."

"Niang means, let's go to the field to see if there are any pupae, right?" Peng Laohan's second son is clever and his brain turns fast. As soon as he hears that from his mother, he immediately guesses what she means.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go to the field and have a try." Mr. Peng's eldest son is a hard-working man with a quick temper.

"That's fine. Do as your mother says." After that, Peng sighed again, "Oh, I can't live these days."

"Father, mother, if it's really cold in spring, it's time to reduce grain production this year. What can we do?" After listening to the two elders and the two elder brothers, the youngest son finally couldn't help expressing his worries.

"Natural and man-made disasters, what can we do? When the boat reaches the bridge, it will be straight." Peng shook his head helplessly. His worry was no less than that of his youngest son.

Many people starve to death these days, and their families barely survive on a few acres of thin farmland, and a few children go into the mountains to hunt some prey. If this really delays the spring ploughing and leads to a reduction in grain production, then starvation in the next few months is inevitable.

So, I really want to worry about it. In fact, Peng's private heart is to hope that what the Luo family said is not true. However, when they came to the field and opened this small piece of land, they found that the news from the Luo family is not misleading, but there is real evidence to prove it."It's over, it's over, Dad. It's true. It's true." Peng Laohan's eldest son points to the egg path in the mud pile.

At this time, their faces are not very good-looking, but fortunately, his family's grain has not yet been planted in the field, it is better to delay the spring ploughing and reduce the harvest than to plant the field casually and then have no harvest!

Of course, there are not many people like the Peng family who are so cautious. Most of them are hesitating between farming and delaying farming. Of course, because of the intervention of the county magistrate, most of them, whether willing or forced, postpone spring ploughing in the end.

Time passes day by day. It's not bad until January when Luo Qiuyun and Chen Laoer and his wife bet. But the weather outside has not changed, and it's getting warmer day by day. There's a great momentum of summer coming.

These days, Chen's husband and wife are even more furious. They go out several times a day, and they seem to want to tell everyone that they are going to take the Luo family's property and become rich

Yu Biao and Han, who have been living in the mountains, have also received news because of the big trouble. However, compared with Luo Tianli, Shen San and other people's calmness, Yu Biao and Han's three families are much more worried.

"Dad, it's getting hotter and hotter. What the eldest lady said is certain. I'm afraid that in case What shall we do then? " It's Yu Biao's youngest son, Yu Hui. No wonder he worries. After all, their family didn't sign a contract to sell themselves. In case the Luo family lost their land, house and silver, they would have no reason to leave them.

If he was driven away at that time and went back to the life before he came to Luo's house, he would not dare to think how tragic it would be

"What's the matter? There's a young lady and a young master in everything. Don't say that the young lady can't be wrong. Even if she is wrong, the Luo family will miss you and learn from your brother more calmly." Yu Biao knew what he was thinking when his little son opened his mouth. However, although he was equally worried, he believed that Luo Qiuyun would not leave them casually.

"Dad, I don't believe in the young lady. I'm not afraid. What kind of life did we lead before? If we were sent back again, how could we stand the age of Ye and Nai?" Afterglow is not stupid, though he has a jumping temperament, otherwise he would not have thought of such a long term.

"It's OK. Although Mr. Chen is arrogant now, our eldest lady is really smart. When did you see her suffer? The good play is still to come." Yu Biao said this not only to comfort his little son, but also to himself.

At the same time, the controversial protagonist Luo Qiuyun moved a reclining chair and sat in the corridor, leisurely reading miscellaneous books.

It's very quiet in the room. Two of them go to school. The youngest is led back to the room by Chen Jing for a nap. It's situ Hao, who has been staying at home for a long time. Today, he rarely goes out.

All of a sudden, there was a sound of cars and horses outside the door. It was gurgling and stopped outside the door of Luo's house.

Later, I heard the voice of someone coming to visit. It was just a little unexpected that this person was Cui Shi, the wife of Yong'an county magistrate.

"Miss Luo, I've come to harass you. Please forgive me!" Cui entered the room after being informed, took the tea Chen Jing offered her, and made amends to Luo Qiuyun as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Madam, it's very kind of you. I'm very lucky to have you here." Because do not know each other's intention, Luo Qiuyun in the face of Cui Shi had to be vigilant.

Cui Shi seems to be aware of Luo Qiuyun's intention. She knows that she is deliberately alienating herself, but she is not upset. After all, she comes to the door at this time. If Luo Qiuyun shows special enthusiasm for her, then she doesn't have to come again.

However, now Luo Qiuyun's performance is very suitable for her, for this reason, she is also a bit higher than before.

"It's no wonder that you can get two rewards from the emperor. This kind of bearing is not comparable to that of a woman from a small family." Cui looked at Luo Qiuyun and began to chat with her.

"Listen to my master, Miss Luo found something meaningful some time ago and made a bet with the villagers, didn't she?"

"If you want to ask, just say it." Luo Qiuyun actually recognized the meaning of Cui's words, but she didn't have much patience to pretend to be confused with her, so she simply said it directly.

"Ha ha, Miss Luo is so cheerful. Well, I won't go around with you this time."

Cui Shi straightened her handkerchief and said with a smile: "first son, I heard my master say, girl, you asked her brother to send a letter to your house. I was thinking at that time, what kind of wonderful person Miss Luo is. Today I came here specially to have a look and also want to ask. Are you sure about the bet?"

"Thank you for your concern. If it's just this matter, you don't need to worry. The result will be revealed in two days at most." Luo Qiuyun said that his attitude is still neither humble nor overbearing, which makes Cui feel good.