Chapter 019 Chapter 19
Chapter 19
[…Although I could have anticipated the situation in feudal society, I was still shocked when I actually saw it.]
Gu Youxing quietly lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the yard of the so-called village chief's house outside.
The stone yard was covered with remnants of chicken manure, and the clucking sounds of the birds were quite conspicuous in the yard.
There was also a rather noticeable stench in the backyard, as well as the grunting sounds of pigs.
The smell was quite bad, but the guards in the yard didn't notice much. However, Changshun, who was sitting in front of the carriage, showed a look of disgust on his face.
But the village chief, who had his back to Changshun, didn't see it at all. He still looked at the captain of the guards in front of him with a flattering face.
The village chief should be considered the most respectable person in the village.
He was wearing a pair of shorts that were in good condition, with only one patch on them, and his shoes fit his feet perfectly.
Although he was short and thin, his skin was clean, and even though his teeth were still yellow and black, he was already a fairly respectable person compared to the other people he had just met in the village.
——However, the most respectable person in Lijia Village was placed in front of the door of the modern police station and fell to the ground.
If the director fails to deliver the food to him within ten minutes, it will be considered dereliction of duty.
After all, his face was full of signs of hunger.
And 777 still said happily: [Host, is this the village chief who cooperated with the heroine in the original story and stared at the original heroine? He looks so old, like a teacup, thirty-something but looks sixty-something. ]
Gu Youxing blinked and said.
[Low productivity, not enough food, plus the oppression of power, the lives of the lower class are almost all so miserable. And the village chief's family is not completely at the bottom. He even dares to raise pigs, which makes him a wealthy family. ]
777 searched for information and said: [Wow, it's true. How do the poorer people live? ]
Gu Youxing recalled the original text: [Hmm... probably similar to the heroine's neighbor's house. ]
Because they had no clothes, they could only hide during the day and come out at night, running naked to the fields to plow the land in the middle of the night like mice.
Later, when the original heroine left, she gave all her old clothes to this family. The family immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed in gratitude, calling the heroine "benefactor" one by one.
But speaking of the heroine...
The short and thin village chief, who looked like a teacup, was flattering the chief guard in front of him, "...Yes, sir, I am Li Dafu, the village chief of Lijia Village. I wonder what important matter has brought you to the village?"
As he spoke, Li Dafu skillfully and quietly stuffed the silver coins in his hand into the hand of the official in front of him.
When Li Dafu saw the official in front of him frowning and taking a step back, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
The only officials he had dealt with in his life were yamen runners, and that was only during the annual grain collection period. As long as he treated them well, those yamen runners would not cause trouble.
But now…
Li Dafu awkwardly put the silver coin back into his sleeve and rubbed his hands back and forth, making the mud between his fingernails more obvious.
There was fear in his eyes.
He was afraid that these officials would resort to knife-wielding if they disagreed with him.
The clothes these officials wear...even the ones the county magistrate wears are not as good as theirs.
"Don't panic, we are just here to look for someone and we will leave once we find him." Zhao Yong looked at the village chief in front of him and asked in a dignified voice.
“Is there anyone from your village who goes to the city to sell pancakes?”
"In reply to your question, yes, there is one, the Lin family in our Lijia Village, who has only one daughter, named Cao'er, whose position is..."
Li Dafu reported the location, and then he saw the leading officer nodded and pointed to a few people and rode towards that location.
What was a little strange was that an old woman also rode on a horse and went along with them.
Just as Li Dafu was about to ask, the official casually threw a silver ingot to him.
Li Dafu's eyes lit up immediately, and his body, which had been bent down due to flattery, immediately stood up straight.
What fear? It doesn’t exist. The official in front of him is now his biological father!
Li Dafu happily hid the silver ingot and started to work immediately, determined to serve the officials in front of him well.
He even took a broom and carefully cleaned up the chicken manure in the front yard bit by bit, using as little force as possible for fear that some of it would splash out and land on the officials.
He also called his wife to come and serve tea and water, just to make these officials feel more at ease.
It was not clear whether the guards were relieved or not, but Chang Shun was really pleased. At least the scene before him was not so unpleasant to look at.
Li Dafu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the frowning servant finally relaxed his brows. He knew best that it was easier to deal with the King of Hell than with little ghosts.
Just when he thought that today would pass comfortably, a sharp scream almost made Li Dafu drop the broom in his hand.
"Village chief! You have to make the decision for me! My eldest son and his family are unfilial!"
Li Dafu thought with gritted teeth, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes.
"This old man Lin's family usually bullies her eldest son, but today when a distinguished guest comes, don't you have any tact?"
But seeing the officials frowning, Li Dafu had to hurry forward and try to get Old Lady Lin to go back.
It’s a pity that if Mrs. Lin was so easy to get along with, she wouldn’t be able to get so much money from her eldest son!
"Li Dafu! When I married into the village, you were still naked! Now you are showing off your power as the village chief to me. Come and see! Li Dafu is showing off his power to bully the people of our Lin family!"
When Mrs. Lin saw that Li Dafu had a bad expression on his face, she knew that she might not get what she wanted today, so she rolled on the ground immediately.
The clothes, which were already tattered, became even dirtier now.
Looking at Old Lady Lin, Li Dafu's heart suddenly hung in the air, and he turned around to look behind him.
The officials' brows furrowed even more tightly, especially the leading one, whose face was as black as charcoal.
However, if Li Dafu stood next to the official, he would find that the official was not actually looking at him.
But facing his carriage.
A tender little hand eagerly pushed aside the curtain, revealing a pair of curious cat eyes.
——Then, after meeting the captain of the guards’ disapproving gaze, he slowly retreated.
*
[We are just here to watch the fun. This guy is too protective.] Gu Youxing and 777 complained.
[Since your parents have passed away and you are the emperor's favorite nephew, this person is just asking you not to watch these things, not to directly chop off the old lady who is throwing a tantrum over there. The desire to protect is already very light. ]
777 said it pointedly.
Gu Youxing listened to the sound of the tantrum outside the carriage gradually disappearing. It seemed that the village chief had taken the man away to be taught a lesson, so he nodded.
[Indeed, this doesn’t look like something that Little Golden Peacock can watch, but it seems like there will be more exciting plots later? ]
Gu Youxing said, stroking his chin.
[According to the original plot, Lin Cao'er should be on her way to the old house now, waiting for the person she called to tell the Fourth Prince. When the Fourth Prince and his men came over, they saw the scene where Lin Cao'er and her parents were almost forced to death. According to this time point, it can be inferred that Boss Lin and his wife Li Meihua will also be here soon? ]
[According to the plot, host, are you going to save them both? ] 777 asked curiously.
Gu Youxing shook his head: [God helps those who help themselves. In the original plot, if Lin Lao Da and Li Meihua were not really forced to death, Lin Cao'er would not have left the Lin family so quickly. If they were really dying, I could help them, but now is not the time.]
777 nodded in agreement and said, "I didn't expect that you, the host, are so kindhearted and considerate of these two ancient people."
[Ah, that’s not the case.] Gu Youxing said lightly.
[If Lin Cao'er didn't still have feelings for her parents in this world, what you saw today would be a scenario of foolish filial parents selling out their daughter.]
Stunned 777:?
[Lin Cao'er, before she traveled through time in the plot, she was a student at the Agricultural College, and her main project was wheat with disease-resistant genes.] Gu Youxing kindly explained.
[To put it simply, if she uses it well, she is the ancient version of the mother of wheat. ]
Speaking of this, Gu Youxing said with emotion.
[If women in ancient times could not be officials and she had no backing to support her research, she would not have given all her research results to the King of Yan in her previous life, allowing the King of Yan to rise to prominence with her research results.]
777 frantically flipped through the original text, and finally, with his powerful search ability, he found a background introduction of Lin Cao'er of only 200 words among the original text of millions of words.
[Host... This original text almost broke up every word of Lin Cao'er's background introduction and hid it. How did you find it? ]
777 said admiringly.
[Maybe it's the survival instinct?] Gu Youxing raised his eyebrows and said.
In ancient times, one wrong step could literally cost him his life.
[Host, are you planning to let the heroine be a Shennong in ancient times and gain emotional points? ]
777 asked excitedly, this route has been taken by others, so it is very easy to get the emotion value.
[Almost the same, but in this situation in ancient times, more emotions are on the emperor and the original heroine, and there will be very little emotion on me. ]
Gu Youxing held up his chubby cheeks and said in a seemingly innocent and cute manner: [So, if, with my encouragement, those high and mighty people in power pinch their noses and give an official title to a peasant girl whom they despise - will they get rid of me as soon as possible? ]
[But host, this will put the original heroine in the spotlight. What if something happens to the original heroine...]
777 said worriedly.
Gu Youxing raised his eyebrows and said: [In ancient times, people attached great importance to grain. The female leader developed a high-yield wheat variety. She was worshipped as a treasure. Not to mention how the lower-class people would protect her, the emperor alone had to protect this precious child tightly.]
[This is enough for him to be enshrined in the Taishan Mountain. An emperor cannot refuse this. Besides...]
Gu Youxing narrowed his eyes and said.
[Do you think I can't even protect my subordinates? ]
777 wisely shut his mouth.
Gu Youxing quietly opened the curtains a little, and just in time saw a couple in front of Mrs. Lin and Old Man Lin, who were kowtowing to them desperately.
The couple were so skinny that they looked like skeletons standing upright. After a while, a middle-aged man of medium build wearing a cotton-padded jacket walked up to Old Lady Lin and talked to her for a while. Then Old Lady Lin reluctantly handed the silver in her hand to the couple.
[It seems that this is Boss Lin and Li Meihua. Did they hand over the recipe for Jianbing Guozi? ]
Gu Youxing analyzed.
[Not only that, but it also looks like they will be kicked out of the family tree for handing over the recipe. No wonder they are crying so miserably.]
777 flipped through the original text and said.
Gu Youxing looked at the guards who had returned from afar and the thin girl in the arms of the old woman, curled the corners of his mouth and said.
【That's just in time. 】
Mosquito legs are also meat.
*
Lin Cao'er was barely able to calm down after hearing the explanation, but when she saw her parents making a fuss outside the yard, her worries that had originally been put to rest were heightened again.
After returning to the yard, the old woman didn't even look at the Lin family members who were making a mess over there. After getting off the horse, she pushed Lin Cao'er directly in front of the carriage.
"Master, the person has been brought back."
The old woman spoke softly, and the head of the Lin family, who was standing by, felt something was wrong as he watched her gentle movements.
At this time, a childish voice was heard from the carriage.
“Can you make pancakes?”
Lin Cao'er managed to calm down and said.
"Yes, I can make pancakes. I can also make other food, such as roujiamo, barbecued meat, tofu brain, egg pancakes, and pan-fried buns..."
Lin Cao'er spoke more and more fluently, and the nobleman in the carriage couldn't help but lifted the curtain.
——revealing a delicate and pretty face.
Li Dafu looked at the little noble who was definitely no older than 6 years old, swallowed his saliva, raised his little chin and said, "You, 15 taels a month, be my cook!"
Lin Cao'er nodded hurriedly. Fifteen taels of silver a month was equivalent to a monthly salary of thirty thousand yuan in modern times!
But it wasn't over yet. The young noble pointed at the Lin family members who had stopped arguing and revealed a look of disgust.
"Your grandparents are disgusting to me. It just so happens that they don't want your family anymore. I'd like to replace them with someone else. Are you willing?"
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