Chapter 115 Family

Now that the house had been bought, Jun Qiulan naturally did not return to the village to travel through time.

One of the reasons for buying the house at that time was to make it convenient for Jun Qiulan to travel through time when he occasionally came to the city.

Song Xianghe and his old wife took Jun Qiulan's hand and sent him back to Wan'er's yard.

"You're struggling out there, and we can't help you. Be careful. If things really don't work out, we'll just come back. Don't put too much pressure on ourselves. If the higher-ups really don't let us go, we can hide in the mountains. We're all together as a family, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

Jun Qiulan's eyes also felt a little hot.

He grew up in the palace, and the emperor and empress only handled his affairs in a professional manner, without much intimacy. It was a rare thing for them to show some care and concern occasionally.

Because he was adopted by the emperor, he couldn't even see his parents often, let alone his grandfather and others.

Twenty years ago, he could count the number of times they had met in his memory on his hands.

So he didn't have any deep feelings for them. When he was younger, he didn't even have many memories of these two old people.

However, their feelings for him were extremely sincere and passionate.

He believed that it was not just blood.

Jun Qiulan held the two elders' hands and said, "Don't worry, my parents have some information about that place. After you read it, you will know what it is like there."

Although he had not hidden the secret from Song Ting and Song Yan before, he had not explained it as clearly as he had to his parents and younger sister.

Only before Song Ting left last time did he say more.

At the beginning, he thought about telling everything, but the two brothers Song Ting and Song Yan quickly told him to shut up.

It’s a secret, and the fewer people who know about it the better.

Now, the two elders have come thousands of miles away from their hometown just because of family affection. How can he still hide it?

After he was sure that he could bring people, he also considered finding a suitable opportunity in the future to let the elderly in his family go over and take a look.

Not to mention traveling to other places, even if he just spent two days in Fengcheng, he happened to be familiar with Fengcheng.

The two elders watched Jun Qiulan enter the room reluctantly. After a while, there was no movement in the room.

The old couple exchanged a look.

They have spent most of their lives together and can understand each other with just a glance.

The secret of their grandson is probably more amazing than they imagined or what Song Ting said.

Song Xirong watched from the side: "Dad and Mom, don't worry, Ji Bai is safe over there. It's a peaceful and friendly world where everyone is equal. Ji Bai is doing a good job over there."

Jun Yu also said, "You've been traveling for such a long time. Father-in-law and mother-in-law should go and have a rest. When you have enough energy, I will tell them about what happened in the past year."

Song Xiang waved his hand and said, "We old couple are in high spirits. Tell us about it now and introduce the things in your home. Don't worry that we won't know how to use them and break them."

Jun Yu and Song Xirong could see that the old couple were really energetic.

Even the old lady's diarrhea stopped after she took the montmorillonite powder that Jun Shuwan specially brought.

Jun Shuwan went to entertain her two uncles and aunt, as well as her younger cousins.

It's such a coincidence that Song Xirong and his two siblings each gave birth to two children.

They came here with their families, and although it was a big family, they also had their own small families.

This house was decorated under the supervision of Jun Shuwan, and she is the one who is most familiar with it.

I always have to bring my uncles to get familiar with the place, as well as my two aunts, who are both very nice people.

Song Yan also followed. He had been busy some time ago, but he also contributed a lot to the affairs of the house.

For example, when installing air conditioners and electrical appliances, he followed the instructions and did it step by step.

Here, the cousins ​​took everyone to familiarize themselves with their new home, and Song Xirong and Jun Yu also took the two elderly people around the house.

The house was bought not long ago. Although it has been renovated and electrical appliances have been installed, it still lacks something.

Jun Yu and Song Xirong were reluctant to let their parents come here to suffer, so while introducing the place, they also talked about how this place could be transformed in the future and what could be done there.

Talking incessantly.

The old couple were also happy to hear this.

To be honest, they were a little nervous before coming here.

Border town, even when the Song family was prosperous in the past, their business never reached here.

It is too remote, too poor, and the climate is not good.

"By the way, Song Ting came back before and said that there might be a drought here. Also, we heard people say that there was a drought here on the way here. When we entered the city today, I think everything is fine." Old Mrs. Song asked.

Jun Yu: "It was indeed a drought for a while. Fortunately, Lan'er brought back some high-yield and drought-resistant crops from there, which are the sweet potatoes that my mother-in-law ate. The problem of poor harvests due to drought has been basically solved."

Song Xirong added, "There's also the farm manure that Lan'er brought back. Although the ordinary crops had a poor harvest, they were just harvested a few days ago. People in the village are saying that the yield hasn't dropped much."

Jun Yu continued, "It was mainly because of two heavy rains, each lasting several days, which greatly alleviated the drought problem."

As the couple talked, the old couple felt more at ease.

They are old, and although they are not yet to the point of being clumsy, they will still have to rely on their children for care in the future.

After all, Rong'er is already married. Although her son-in-law is a good man, they are also afraid of dragging down his family.

Although they just arrived today, they have been close to the border town for some time.

I have also gained a lot of insights.

The conditions were a bit difficult, not to mention compared to the former capital, even their hometown was not as good as it.

However, there are such magical things as air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines in our homes.

With these things, life becomes more convenient.

Old Lady Song said, "In my opinion, we shouldn't hire any maids. Since returning home last year, our family has been doing everything ourselves. We've gotten by, and we have a lot of good things at home. From what Song Ting said, we might not have any slaves anymore. We'll just have an employment relationship, which is not safe."

What the old lady said seems to be correct.

Song Xirong and Jun Yu looked at each other.

Jun Yu: "Let's discuss this matter slowly."

He and his wife are both busy with their careers now and cannot be with the elderly every day to show their filial piety.

These high-tech appliances can indeed improve life, but they are worried without someone to take care of them.

As for the question of slaves.

In fact, this was originally one of the things Jun Yu and Jun Qiulan were going to discuss with Duan Wen today.

They had already put the abolition of slavery on the agenda.

It's just that this matter is too complicated.

It is not a simple matter of asking the government to say that slaves are not allowed in the future and then the rich families will do as they are told.

At the same time, the laws on the employment system also need to be improved. Jun Yu referred to the labor laws of another world and gained some insights.

Among the people Su Changxun called over, one was also good at law.

This year, they have been improving and perfecting their existing laws.

There is nothing wrong with governing the country according to law.

Only when everyone abides by the law can the world become more peaceful and secure.

All aspects must be considered carefully.

It must be implemented step by step so that the people can gradually get used to the improved laws.

In the afternoon, Song Zhuo and Song Yue also settled their own home and let their wives and children take a break.

They also came to listen to the stories told by their eldest sister and brother-in-law.

A lot has changed in just over a year.

By the way, they can also provide some information they have learned in Jiangnan.

"The head tax at the beginning of the year was collected, and no one in Jiangnan was spared."

Naturally, this also includes their family.

Even though Jiangnan is generally wealthy, for ordinary villagers, from the elderly to newborn babies, everyone has to pay taxes, which is also a considerable burden.

Song Xiang sighed, "I don't know what's going on here in the border town. Qingzhou Prefecture, not far from Jiangnan, has already experienced chaos. It was all a peasant uprising, and in the end, it didn't end well."

Peasant uprisings usually occur during periods of tyranny.

It can be seen that this head tax is really infuriating to the people.

This is just what they have heard. They don’t know if such things have happened in places farther away.

No need to think, there must be one.

It’s just that communication is inconvenient in this era, and there are not many channels for people to get information.

Besides, most uprisings were small-scale and probably would not even reach the emperor. The emperor would not even know about it and it would have been suppressed by local officials.

"The situation in the border town is relatively good, and so are the surrounding prefectures." Jun Yu explained, "There was a sudden drought this year, and several prefecture governors jointly submitted a petition requesting relief grain."

The food has not arrived.

However, an imperial decree was issued at the beginning of the year to collect the head tax, and there has not been much news since then.

In the first few months, there were documents sent out to urge us to do the work.

Later, perhaps because there had been some riots in other places, and this was a border town, a drought occurred again.

The people in power also have to worry that if the people in the border towns are really forced into a desperate situation, even if they themselves cannot cause any trouble, they can just open the country's borders and let the Rongdi in.

That means we die together.

So this matter was basically passed over.

Old Madam Song seemed to be lost in thought: "As for Lan'er's plan to rebel..."

She paused and said, "You don't have to tell us about other things, but this matter is of great importance..."

She is not afraid of rebellion.

The emperor today is indeed becoming more and more outrageous.

They were in Jiangnan and heard more news.

In addition to the open and secret struggles among the princes' relatives in the court, the emperor himself was also in trouble.

It's a waste of time and money.

Their grandson is a very good person. If he becomes emperor, he will definitely be much better than the current emperor.

They had heard Song Ting say before that there would be no emperor in the future.

They really couldn't understand this matter.

They are about to rebel. If I don’t become emperor in the future, how will the country be governed?

"Mother, Lan'er wants to do this not for the throne, nor for a position above everyone else. He wants to rebel to liberate us ordinary people." Song Xirong explained.

Liberate the people.

This statement is quite fresh.

"Tell me about it in detail."

Song Zhuo and Song Yue also became interested.

"Don't be anxious, brothers." Jun Yu took out a booklet. These were the initial things they needed to do.

He said, "Just listen and I will tell you slowly..."

When the family talked about rebellion, it was like they were just chatting about daily life.

Jun Qiulan rushed to the crew without stopping, so he was not late.

On the contrary, Yan Jing felt that he was a little funny.

"I'm not asking you to punch a clock in for work, and I won't deduct your pay if you're late. Why are you so anxious? Where's the car? You bought one, but you don't use it?"

Jun Qiulan smiled and said, "Being punctual is the most basic courtesy. As for the car, I didn't let Sister Yue come with me when I went to the teacher's place."

"You are such a mysterious teacher."

Even if he doesn't want to come out into the world, there shouldn't be any problem if Jun Qiulan's friends come to visit him, right?

Yan Jing always felt that Mr. Yangeng seemed to be living in isolation from the world.

Fengcheng is a bit poor, but there shouldn't be any mountains that are too big to escape from.

Jun Qiulan can go back and forth in half a day, plus it takes time to help Mr. Yangeng, which means that Mr. Yangeng doesn’t live in a very remote place, right?

Yan Jing drew a question mark in his mind again.

Jun Qiulan was also thinking about this problem.

There are more and more things happening over there, and it is indeed inappropriate for him, as the leader, to be absent for a long time.

I can't always go over to discuss problems with everyone at night.

It's still okay now as it's in the early stages. But if he still doesn't show up when the time comes to confront the higher-ups, it would be really outrageous.

How can anyone possibly obey him like this?

You can't just rely on his belief and follow him to the death, right?

The human heart is a very complicated thing.

Now everyone can still follow because of a sense of belief, but the path they are going to take will cause many problems.

These problems may lead to all kinds of strange changes.

Some changes are controllable, but some changes are uncontrollable.

Now, my grandfather and his family have also come.

He also had to find a way to solve General Huo's problem.

General Huo's family is still in the capital.

If their crimes are exposed and General Huo is threatened, then there will be no point in talking about their grand plans.

Power comes from the barrel of a gun.

This sentence is also true.

If they don't have the support of soldiers and generals, everything they are preparing now will be a joke.

Regroup the people?

It's not impossible, but how could General Huo watch them recruit soldiers when his family was threatened?

After recruiting soldiers, it still takes time to train them.

The amount of financial and material resources required is countless.

The current changes in their border town are due to Duan Wen's mediation with several surrounding prefects to the people above him, as well as General Huo's concealment, which has given them the opportunity to develop.

But how long can it be concealed?

There is no wall that is completely airtight.

The people in the border town need supplies, and with so many merchants coming and going, there will always be smart people who can see the clues.

If this news gets out, they will have to confront their superiors head-on.

Jun Qiulan sighed, it was still a matter of his own time.

Both sides are too busy to deal with it.

In fact, he doesn't have too many scenes in this movie.

If we do the same as the previous crews and concentrate on shooting some scenes, we can actually greatly shorten the shooting time.

Every main actor has his or her own part, just like Qu Feng.

Qu Feng's roles are rather sporadic, and he is already a popular actor, so it is unrealistic to ask him not to appear for several months.

However, Qufeng’s problem is easy to solve.

Occasionally, after finishing his work, he would do a live broadcast to interact with his fans.

Jun Qiulan does not have this condition.

It is a great convenience to have a walkie-talkie to contact everyone and hold meetings.

There is another question, Jun Qiulan’s previous cooperation with the official cultural and creative store.

No less than 1,200 folding fans must be handed in every month, and he and his father would take time every day to write inscriptions and draw pictures on the fans.

But another cooperation was much easier. He and his father only needed to provide a few folding fan drawings every month, and they could earn a considerable income.

In comparison, the income they earn from painting folding fans themselves is insignificant, and it also wastes time.

However, if he really had to give up, he would not be willing to do so, not because he was reluctant to give up the money.

I can’t bear to let go of the fans’ expectations.

He can't give much back to his fans, and only a folding fan can express his gratitude.

Although the folding fan needs money to be bought, it was indeed created by him and his father stroke by stroke.

Jun Qiulan's mind was full of these things.

Fortunately, he didn't have any scenes in the afternoon, so he just watched and learned.

Otherwise, I would have been scolded by Yan Jing today.

In the evening, today's scenes were not finished, but Jun Qiulan still had to go back.

My grandparents just arrived, and I don’t know how my parents have explained everything to them.

He went to Yan Jing to ask for leave again.

Yan Jing looked at him for a while: "Did something happen to Mr. Yangeng? Do you need my help?"

He knew that Jun Qiulan would not ask for leave without reason.

Jun Qiulan opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain, and could only say, "I guess so."

Yan Jing smiled and said, "If something really happens, I can give you a few days off. It's not impossible. You only have three major performances left, so it's not impossible to adjust the minor parts."

Jun Qiulan was really surprised this time.

When did Yan Jing adjust his roles to suit the actors' schedules?

Who would believe it if I told others?

Yan Jing continued, "I don't care about your personal affairs, but you can't delay the filming. I require that your future scenes be kept up with the previous level. Can you do that? If you can, I'll give you a day off."

Jun Qiulan wanted to say that he could do it, but he was unsure.

The main reason is that director Yan Jing is fickle.

Sometimes he thinks that this way of handling the emotional expression is more appropriate, but Yan Jing may think that another interpretation is more perfect.

There is a tacit understanding between them, but they don't share the same brain.

Perhaps it was because his expression was too easy to guess, Yan Jing couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"Am I that difficult to please?"

"I don't know if you're difficult to please, but your area of ​​expertise is beyond my reach, so I'm not sure if I can always satisfy you."

Yan Jing thought to himself that as long as Jun Qiulan changed into the costume in the play, he would be very satisfied.

He sometimes thinks about it.

Jun Qiulan's image and temperament are really consistent with those of ancient people.

We trained other people on etiquette, such as how to walk, sit and lie down, for so long before filming, but there were always mistakes or slacking off.

But Jun Qiulan never has such a problem.

It's just... as if he had come here this way before.

This speculation suddenly made Yan Jing's breathing tighten.

Then he felt it was too outrageous.

Jun Qiulan also thought about it and found that he could still make time in a short period of time.

But by the end of the year, I'm afraid it won't be possible.

It is not certain whether the news from the border town can be kept secret until the end of the year.

It was also thanks to the slow transportation in the ancient world, inconvenient communication and transportation, and the inefficiency of the officials.

Even if the news reaches the court.

The court would probably have to debate for ten days or half a month just to decide how to deal with him.

By the time the order reaches the border town, it will take a lot of time on the way.

He thought for a moment and said, "Director Yan, can my scenes be finished before the end of the year?"

Yan Jing: "Something happened at the end of the year. Did you receive a notice?"

"No, it's about my teacher. If everything goes well, maybe I can bring my teacher out to have tea and play chess with Grandpa Yan at the beginning of the year."

Yan Jing couldn't help laughing, "What a big threat."

My grandfather talks about it every day at home. It would be a blessing in life if I could talk to Mr. Yangeng in person.

Although he didn't quite understand why his grandfather liked Mr. Yangeng so much.

If I say that it is because I like Mr. Yan Geng’s calligraphy and paintings, I’m afraid that’s not entirely the case.

A few years ago, my grandfather also got a work of art by a contemporary calligrapher, which he also loved so much that he specially invited a group of old friends to hold a tea party at home just to appreciate the painting.

But at that time, my grandfather did not express his desire to meet the author.

I'm afraid it's due to some other reasons.

The old man is old.

To put it bluntly, one foot is already in the coffin.

Grandpa’s desire to see Mr. Yangeng has almost become a demon in his heart.

But sometimes, he felt that his grandfather was acting strangely recently, but he couldn't put his finger on why.

Forget it, Jun Qiulan in front of him was hiding something from him, and his own grandfather was also hiding something from him.

So they are the real grandfather and grandson, and Yan Jing is an outsider?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing again.

"If everything goes well, your scenes will be finished in two months. Don't be nervous."

It’s just because he has strict requirements and likes to leave more space for shooting time.

He didn't want a rushed movie.

This is also a kind of persistence and affirmation of his career as a director.

If all goes well, Jun Qiulan's remaining three major scenes can be completed within two months.

If it doesn't go smoothly, you can only grind it out slowly.

A movie doesn’t rely on a single director or actor alone, but requires the cooperation of the entire crew, and occasionally the weather.

This may take quite a while.

Jun Qiulan knew what Yan Jing meant: "In short, I will definitely treat this role with my utmost effort. If there is no scene for me recently, I may need to spare half a day every day without having to adjust my role."

Adjusting the roles requires the cooperation of the entire crew, which is too troublesome.

He follows the crew's schedule, and as long as both worlds are arranged properly, there will be no problem.

Just like filming other TV series and movies before.

When he has no scenes, he can do his own things.

Yan Jing waved his hand: "Go and do your thing. If you can't come, send me a message in advance. However, you can't take too long for this half-day holiday."

Otherwise, it would be hard to say what would happen to the other actors in the crew.

Jun Qiulan understood this truth.

On the way back, he received another call from Master Qingheng.

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