Chapter 98 Human Heart
“This matter is not urgent, Uncle Lu.” A smile spread across Feng Yong’s face, “After a few days, when the matter is settled, if there is still a shortage of manpower, I will let you know.”
"That's done!" Old Man Lu stood up boldly and patted the grass roots behind him, "It seems that the master has already made a plan. I heard from Butler Zhao in the past two days that you haven't smiled for several days. Okay, now it seems that I am overthinking it. But my lord, I would like to say a few more words here. If you can listen, then listen. If you think what I said is ridiculous, just treat it like I am and let it go. What a fart, do you think so?"
The old man stood up. He thought he was leaving, but he didn't expect to say this.
“Uncle Lu, please speak.”
"This human heart, after all, is grown from flesh. If the host waits for two more days, maybe things will turn around."
"What do I have to worry about?" Feng Yong pointed to a few old villagers who were looking at this side from a distance and said, "If you come here, I'm afraid some people won't be able to sit still."
Mr. Lu laughed and said: "Since the master can laugh, it means everything is fine. Then I won't bother you. I will go over and help them and try to build the house as soon as possible."
Feng Yong nodded: "Uncle Lu, walk slowly."
The most prestigious farmer in Zhuangzi today is probably Ding Er's family, because there is a Yao Mei in the family. Although she was said to have been sold to the house, she was still Chouji's daughter after all. In addition, Chouji's family was good at craftsmanship, so she often asked her master to do some carpentry work.
Once you come and go, you will gain confidence.
"What's the matter?" Before Old Man Lu could walk away, Ding Er was pushed out by the farmers in the distance and walked slowly to Feng Yong. He couldn't say a word for a long time. Feng Yong frowned and looked over, "If you have nothing to do, just go away and block my sunshine."
Hearing this, Ding Er obediently moved to the side. Only then did he remember that his master was sitting under the shade of a willow. Where did the sun come from?
“Hanzhong…”
Ding Er held it in for a long time before he could utter two words.
“What’s wrong with Hanzhong? You want to go too? No!”
Feng Yong glanced at Ding Er with disgust.
“Niuwa...Niuwa wants to go with the master’s house.”
Hearing this, Feng Yong turned around and said, "Your family is willing to let Niu Wa follow?"
Niu Wa is Ding Er’s son and a failed product of Feng Yong’s experiment when he was a rural teacher.
For this point, it is estimated that the ancestral genes of the Ding family will take the blame. Because Yaomei is the same, she is a clever person, but when it is time to study, her IQ will suddenly drop, which is really worrying.
Ding Er nodded and smiled naively: "The baby is in a panic. I have figured it out in the past few days. What can I do by digging for food in the field in this life? Besides, there are two in the family. Let the cow baby go out and grow. He has a lot of experience, maybe I will have to rely on him to help the family in the future!"
"You have to think carefully! Staying outside is not like being at home, and suffering hardship is a trivial matter. You also know that the world is not peaceful now. If you follow me out, there is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen, and it will be too late to regret it."
Ding Er looked like he was looking away, squatting down and pulling out a handful of grass on the grass, with a helpless expression on his face: "Why don't you know this, villain? It's just that God doesn't give people peace of mind, so what can be done? In two years, the eldest son of the family has reached the age of doing corvée service. If he really has to go to the battlefield, he still doesn’t know whether he will live or die. It is better for the family to go out and follow the master’s family to play gambling, and maybe there will be a chance. A way out.”
As he spoke, he picked a few grasses and chewed them in his mouth, as if this could relieve his mood.
How did a good conversation turn into a sad drama? This Ding Er is really not a thing. He doesn't follow the script. I originally thought he could be pretentious. Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Feng Yong's original words flew away.
“Is there anything else?”
After talking about the business, Feng Yong saw that Ding Er had no intention of getting up. He looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak. He even put a few grass roots in his mouth and continued chewing. He couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Back to the master's house, it's like this. In addition to Niu Wa, there are several other families who also have this intention. But they don't dare to come over and say it, so they have to ask the villain to come over and bring a message." Ding Er said, turning around He turned around and glanced at the few people who were secretly looking at this place in the distance.
At last, all my good intentions were not fed to the dogs.
Feng Yong sighed, and his tense mood finally relaxed a little: "That's it. Anyone who is willing to follow should tell the butler. Then I will see which ones are suitable and pick a few more."
“Hey! Okay, okay.” Ding Er stood up and nodded repeatedly, “Then please continue to bask in the sun, I won’t disturb you.”
Neuropathy! Who would go out of their way to bask in the sun under the willow shade?
Feng Yong, relieved of his worries, picked up the fishing rod beside him and prepared to put on the bait and catch some fish. It seems that I haven’t come here to fish for a long time. I don’t know if the fish nests that I carefully raised in the past are still there now?
“Brother Feng, you are so happy!”
As soon as he threw out the fishing line, Li Yi's voice rang in his ears.
“Hey, why is Brother Wenxuan here?”
Feng Yong turned his head and said hello.
Anyway, I’m quite familiar with this guy, and we’ll see each other often in the future, so there’s no need to pay so many courtesies.
Li Yi didn't see anyone else. He walked over and sat down, looking very cool.
“Today I left the city to see someone off to Hanzhong and came from the official road. Unexpectedly, I saw Brother Feng fishing here from a distance, so I came over to say hello.”
Li Yi pointed to the carriage that was being driven by a servant to the village and explained.
“This is a coincidence. But I don’t know who it is for?”
The Li family was probably rewarded with a lot of land in Hanzhong. I heard that many people have obtained the eight-ox plow these days. People are already rushing to Hanzhong one after another. The same must be true for the Li family.
“Brother Li Qiu.”
This name sounds a bit familiar, but after thinking about it for a long time, I really can’t remember where this name appeared in the Three Kingdoms.
In the end, Feng Yong could only say "Oh": "I see, he must be a talented person."
"In today's Han Dynasty, I'm afraid not many people dare to call him talented in front of Brother Feng, right?" Li Yi shook his head and said with a smile, "After all, Brother Feng is the only one who can get the prime minister to praise him as a 'young hero'. "
“That is the Prime Minister’s false praise and cannot be taken seriously.”
Feng Yong waved his hand, obviously feeling comfortable being flattered, but he still had to act modest.
"Brother Feng doesn't have the final say whether he deserves it or not. That's decided by others. I didn't say it before, let's just say that it hurts the officials in Nanzhong. In order to implement Hanzhong's strategy, it can go to the officials in Nanzhong. Man's misfortunes can restore the prosperity of Han Dynasty..."
As he spoke, Li Yi came closer, with a look of "I understand" on his face, and whispered: "The third thing is that leasing the surrendered prisoners to the imperial court is another source of income, which can replenish the national treasury, killing three birds with one stone. And so on. How many people in the world can come up with such a wonderful idea?"
(End of this chapter)