Chapter 235 Be careful
After Miao Wang drove away the beggars, he walked proudly in front of the crowd and patted the sword hanging on his waist: "My dear uncles, look at me now. After all, I have a job and can see the county magistrate every day. This is something I couldn't even imagine when I was in the village."
Everyone was stunned: "..."
Ah this?!
Not only can the old sow climb up the tree, the sun is rising from the west, and Miao Wang is actually speaking Mandarin!
After returning home in the evening, Ding Gui told this story to his wife and daughter, and the three of them laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.
Ding Xiaodie smiled and said, "Look at how Magistrate Hu employs people. It's obvious that he's not a good official."
"I can't say I'm a good official, but I'm a little better than the headman of Yangliu Town who ran away in fear." Ding Gui happily took the tea handed to him by his wife.
Now they live in a courtyard alone and can eat whatever they want. He misses this cup of tea so much that he even dreams about it!
Zhang Xiu agreed with this statement: "Yes, at least Lord Hu didn't scare away. But he can't escape the fact that he's a corrupt official, otherwise he wouldn't ask us to pay taxes as soon as we met."
"The Lu family helped us pay the taxes this time, so remember to pay them back in the future."
"Of course, wait for everyone to calm down, I can take this thing out and exchange it for money!"
Just at this moment, Lu Chenhe suddenly came to the door.
Although he had sent someone to deliver the Ding family's daily necessities early on, he still felt uneasy, so he came over in person with half a bag of millet and a piece of cured pork ribs.
Lu Chenhe pursed his lips awkwardly and said, "Although the Lu family also has a basement in Wo County, due to improper storage, all the vegetables stored there are no longer usable. This bacon is the only thing we can offer."
Well, a piece of cured pork ribs would mean nothing to the Lu family under normal circumstances.
Now that he had money but nowhere to spend it, he felt both guilty and helpless.
"That's not true. We will never forget the kindness that the eldest young master has shown to our family." Ding Gui said hurriedly and sincerely. The more he looked at his son-in-law, the more he liked him.
Zhang Xiu also smiled and said, "Young Master, when you care about us, don't forget to care about your family. If they are short of food and give it to us, they will be ashamed to death."
"Don't worry, auntie, there's still plenty of bacon." Lu Chenhe wasn't good at these little things in life, so he looked at Ding Xiaodie and said, "Xiaodie, did you have enough for dinner tonight?"
Ding Xiaodie patted her stomach: "I'm full!"
She couldn't be any fuller, but she couldn't tell the young master directly, so she asked, "How about you? Are you full?"
"I'm full too!" Lu Chenhe's voice was gentle, and his eyes looked romantic, as if thousands of stars were falling from the sky.
Oh my god!!
Ding Gui and Zhang Xiu, who were standing aside, wished they could find a place to hide. These two little guys were so cute and romantic, they should just stop disturbing them.
Even though it was just a very ordinary greeting, the feeling was so great!
Now Ding Gui's heart is finally at ease. There is no need to even think about it. Xiaodie will definitely choose this eldest young master in four years. Is it possible that she will choose the lazy third young master Yunliu?
Time passed quickly and the settled villagers began to look for food. They received no reward for their work for the county government, and it was even more difficult to find other jobs.
In short, the joy that everyone had just felt after settling down was soon diluted by the survival problems they faced.
At the same time, what worries the Ding and Lu families is why General Min’s army has not withdrawn yet. Will he change his mind?
Ding Xiaodie got up early and went to the city gate to ask the guards, "Is there any news about General Min?"
Seeing that she was a little girl, but dignified and calm, with a quiet demeanor, they thought she was a daughter of the Lu family, so they quickly replied, "There is still no news of General Min. Our county magistrate has also sent people to inquire about him, but we don't know when he will arrive."
At this time, there seemed to be more people fleeing the disaster outside the city walls than yesterday.
Ding Xiaodie thanked the city guard and turned back home worriedly.
Now her parents have been sent out to contribute to the county, and she is young, so she can only stay at home to look after her grandmother.
Fortunately, they now lived in the same family, so when she came out, she left her grandmother in the house. Anyway, she would be back soon, so nothing would happen.
"Xiaodie, where are you going?"
"Xiaodie, will you come with us?"
Just then, several children from the village walked past her, and their calls brought her back from her distraction.
Among the children who called her were big and small, and there were also a few boys who were beaten subdued by her. They were all children from the twelve families in the village. At this time, the children each held a butterfly net in their hands.
It looks like it was made in a hurry and doesn't look very reliable.
In the past, the children in the village bullied Ding Xiaodie. Now, when these children saw Ding Xiaodie, they couldn't help but show a little flattering expression, especially those who were beaten by her, who even wanted to be brothers with her.
Ding Xiaodie asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
A Miao child said, "My mother said we'll be out of food soon, so she made a net for us to catch cicadas. The cicadas are so fragrant. Do you want to go?"
Catch cicadas?
Ding Xiaodie had only seen this happen on TV. Seeing she had nothing better to do, she said, "Then I'll go with you."
That’s great. I don’t know why my luck is always better when Ding Xiaodie is around.
When the little ones heard her say she was going, they all smiled.
The group arrived at a pond of woods in the city. It was called a pond, but it was actually a big circle with several big locust trees in it. Cicadas loved to come to the locust trees and chirp, "cicada, cicada!"
It is said that this pond of trees was built by the first county magistrate as a feng shui arrangement after he listened to the advice of an astronomer.
When the later county magistrate heard the words "Feng Shui Bureau", no one dared to dig up the trees. So over the years, these locust trees grew to be extremely huge and unknowingly became a cool place for the neighbors.
But now there is no one under the tree, and the surroundings are desolate.
When everyone arrived, they did hear the cicadas chirping.
But that was not the sound of a chorus of cicadas, but only one or two cicadas chirping alone, as if they were weakly calling cicada!
Tsk, what's the point of sticking in this situation?
Looking at the bunch of radish heads in front of her, Ding Xiaodie sighed helplessly. Let's not talk about whether she can catch them or not. There are less than ten cicadas on the tree, but there are more than ten children here.
We can't just stick one back with everyone, that wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between our teeth, right?
Thinking of this, Ding Xiaodie quietly glanced at the space. There was definitely no cicada in it, but she wanted this reward today. It had been so hard along the way!
If she could catch cicadas and make these little guys smile, why wouldn't she do it?
(End of this chapter)
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