If you discuss and discuss, you will inevitably offend the people outside the door.The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and it is the locals who are waiting outside the door.If the people on his own side and the locals compete for the right to live in this temple, in the final analysis, it is still the people on their own side who are unreasonable, not to mention that in this time of chaos, what reason is there to turn away the people of the same kind who have taken refuge Hong Zhengchang heard that "I can't save him when he sees death", his heart felt like being stabbed by a poisonous needle, and he thought: Good is rewarded, evil is rewarded, and the heroic aura in his heart surged, and he suddenly shouted heroically: "Open the door quickly and let men, women and children in" His wife Fu Shi was so anxious that she stomped her foot fiercely, feeling quite anxious and irritable, and glared at Zheng Qingchuan.As soon as the door opened, the people outside the door were happy, and everyone ran in with a smile.Seeing so many strangers pouring in, Fu Shi was so frightened that his palm-sized little face turned white, and he hurriedly ran to the backyard, entered his house, and closed the door, really angry and anxious, faintly with fear.Hong Zheng asked his little servant to find Su Mu back, and then saw the group of men, women and children standing in the courtyard looking around and looking at the house, he suddenly lost his words and pursed his lips.There were few houses, but there were many people, which he had never encountered before.Even when the Hong family, the Su family, and the Yao family first came to the Taoist temple, he did not have such a sense of embarrassment.To make matters worse, these people were strangers, but they were not complete strangers, and several of them were selling at the foot of the mountain, and he had bought from them and inquired about things.At that moment, the people on both sides stared at each other and did not speak for a while.When the locals saw that the houses were obviously occupied, and there was no empty room, they were immediately anxious.Zheng Qingchuan observed for a while, and saw that there were old people, women and children on the other side, and his heart was suddenly much more relieved, and he instructed his mother-in-law and the maid to move stools and serve tea.After a while, men, women, and children all sat down, and when they saw that the people in the Taoist temple were more polite, they were immediately much more relieved.Suddenly, an old man with half-black and half-white hair spoke: "We are from Hutang Village, we live at the foot of the mountain, and I am Lizheng."
I hear your accent like Beijing, are you from the capital, have you lived here for half a year?"
Hong Zhengchang was quite unfamiliar with the situation in front of him, his mouth was not stupid, but he felt difficult to deal with at this time, so while thinking about it, he was silent for a while, afraid of saying the wrong thing.Finally, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, it was Su Mu who came back and rescued him from his predicament.Su Mu had already listened to the little guy on the way back to explain the reason, and when he came in, he saw that there were so many locals, his face was still relatively calm, he first hugged his fists and arched his hands, not losing his courtesy.The men in the opposing camp immediately returned the same etiquette.Hong Zheng breathed a long sigh of relief and introduced: "This is Li Zheng of Hutang Village, this is my brother" Su Mu thought: The people behind Li Zheng are not noisy, obviously this Li Zheng is more prestigious.This way, there is a lot less trouble."
May I ask your surname" Li Zheng and Su Mu asked this sentence at the same time, their voices overlapped, and everyone who heard it immediately laughed, most of them had simple smiles, not treacherous.Li Zheng and Su Mu couldn't help but look at each other and smile, and suddenly felt less strange than before.Su Mu handled things in a grand manner, did not hesitate like Hong Zhengchang, and said: "This is the time when there is nothing to do, let's sit down and discuss, within an hour, we will be able to vacate enough room for you, and we will never deceive each other." ”Hearing Su Mu say this, Zheng Qingchuan pursed his lips and smiled.The faces of the locals were dyed with joy.Although they came here to live with confidence, but it was of course the best not to fight or quarrel because the number of people on both sides was too much, and they were a combination of men, women and children, and they were evenly matched, so both sides were reluctant to fight If one side is strong and the other side is weak, it may not be the peace in front of them The two mothers-in-law poured tea diligently, and although the voice of Li Zheng and Su Mu was loud, the tone was peaceful.Li Zhengdao: "It seems that there are more of your people than us, so divide the room according to the proportion of the number of people" Su Mu did not have authority, turned his head to look at Hong Zhengchang, and asked softly: "Okay" It seems that both sides are not at a loss, Hong Zhengchang nodded, and said softly to Su Mu: "However, it is best to draw a line." ”There are clear boundaries, just like the borders between the two countries, to hold their own territory and prevent the other side from stirring up trouble.After all, it is indispensable to defend against people, and the two sides are strangers, so they will have to live in a courtyard for refuge in the future.Neither party came to enjoy the blessings, and they didn't make unreasonable demands, so they agreed to each other.Next, draw the boundary line and divide the house, it is not difficult because this Taoist temple is built symmetrically on the left and right, and there is a central axis, because there are more than a dozen people on Su Mu's side, so he crossed the central axis and moved the boundary line to the right by two feet.Su Mu is on the left, and the locals are on the right.Straight lines were clearly drawn on the ground, and the boundaries in the yard were even deeply turned into ditches, and the boundaries on the walls of the houses were divided into three parts, which was obviously not easy to change.Both parties were relieved and began to move.As soon as the space was compressed, Zheng Qingchuan's original living environment was twice as crowded as before.The Yao family had to move out of the previous house, while the Hong family used to live in the entire upper room, but now they can only live in half of the upper room.Zheng Qingchuan took the initiative and said: "Aunt Yao, sister-in-law of the Yao family, you live on my side, and I will give you half of the house." ”"Okay" Mrs.
Yao hurriedly agreed, she and Zheng Qingchuan got along well, so she was not polite.Zheng Qingchuan and Su Mu had three rooms here, and they immediately moved them, and they only had one and a half left, and while carrying their luggage, Aqing asked: "Qiqi, will we live in one room in the future?"
However, it seems inappropriate for Su Mu and Mrs.
Su to live like this.In order to speed up, Zheng Qingchuan also helped to move things, and said: "Hang a curtain first, and then use a wooden board to separate, and one room can be divided into three rooms."
I have one room with Su Mu, one room for you, Ah Yun and grandmother, and one room for the nurse and maids. ”Ah Qing: "In addition to this room, there is also half of it" Zheng Qingchuan: "Let the mother-in-law who keeps vigil live, let's build a wooden house in the idle half of the yard, and distribute it to Master Du, Qingshan, Bai Shui, Xiao Xiao, Fuyun and their families."
lest they be uncomfortable in the lobby where the servants live. ”Ah Qing folded his clothes and answered: "And they can also keep vigil, so we don't have to be afraid" There were so many strangers pouring in at once, and the women and children couldn't help but be afraid.Let the maid move things, Fu's, the third young grandmother of the Hong family and the fourth young grandmother took a few children of the Hong family to Zheng Qingchuan's house, their faces were full of tears, Fu said to Zheng Qingchuan: "It's all your fault that you agreed so quickly, now it's okay to lure the wolf into the house" The third young grandmother of the Hong family said: "I'm afraid" The fourth young grandmother of the Hong family said: "I'm also afraid of what to do, I must send someone to patrol at night, otherwise, how can I sleep and besides, the window and the door must be guarded" Suddenly his face and tone were sour: "You have a husband to sleep with, Of course I'm not afraid, and your little guy can all punch and kick, how can our servants have the ability to do more work, cousin-in-law, don't shirk it, just agree on behalf of your brother," she said, her tone was urgent, and she waved the embroidered handkerchief in her hand.This means that the small servants of the Su family should work harder, patrol and keep vigil night and night.Originally, they were relatives, and they fled together like a family, sharing blessings and hardships, but today they were stimulated by outsiders, and now they are divided, and you and I are divided, but, Zheng Qingchuan thought: How cold is the night on this high mountain, I have to cover the quilt in summer, and it is now early autumn night, and it is not difficult to keep a fun vigil at night.Therefore, she did not rush to agree, but her face was slightly smiling, and she looked like she was thinking of a way.Suddenly, I heard the sound of beating wooden stakes outside.They all walked curiously to the door to see what was going on in the courtyard.Su Mu was standing in the courtyard commanding, and out of the corner of his eye, he found Zheng Qingchuan, so he turned his head and said: "Building a wooden house in the courtyard, a few months ago, as soon as we moved to the mountain, we prepared wood one after another, dried it, and now it comes in handy, and it is convenient to keep vigil at night." ”Ah Qing nodded and said: "Qiqi, my brother thinks the same as you" Fu asked: "What is the same" Ah Qing explained to her: "Second sister-in-law, just now the fourth sister-in-law said that she was scared and wanted to send someone to keep vigil, didn't you build a wooden house in the courtyard and give Master Du, Xiao Xiao, Qingshan, Fuyun and Baishui to live in, they are very reliable, and I am not afraid at night" When several people heard this, their faces softened.Zheng Qingchuan walked over, spoke to Su Mu softly, and told him about the patrol requirements of the fourth young grandmother of the Hong family and his own concerns.After thinking about it, Su Mu said: "Let's raise a few dogs" Zheng Qingchuan hesitated about this method, as long as she thought that there was no rabies vaccine here, she didn't want to get close to the animals.However, it is indeed good for dogs to watch the house.Therefore, she did not object, she looked at Master Du knocking on the wooden stake, and asked: "How long can I build a wooden house" Master Du laughed and said: "As long as it doesn't rain, it will be completed in less than five days, and it will be covered with thatch" Zheng Qingchuan smiled in surprise: "It's really fast" Master Du smiled: "It's not fast, we just built a thatched house, the queen mother of a certain dynasty asked people to build a big palace, or a three-story one, it was completed in a month, that's really amazing" Zheng Qingchuan suddenly helped Su Mu roll up his sleeves, and said in a mischievous tone: " You also go to help Master Du" Master Du laughed after hearing this, Su Mu couldn't help laughing, and really went to help build a house Ah Yun suddenly shouted: "Qiqi Niang and Qiao'er have already made the curtain, come and see" At this time, Li Zheng happened to come over to talk to Su Mu, saying that they also wanted to build a wooden house in the yard, so that the villagers could live more spacious, and asked Su Mu if there was any extra wood, and if he could borrow some to build a wooden house, the wood should be dried first, and the new people who came up the mountain obviously did not have this preparation.Rizheng also said that he would be able to return the borrowed things in a few days.When Zheng Qingchuan heard this, he turned around and went back to the house.The people of the Hong family were observing the curtains in Zheng Qingchuan's house, and discussed: "We can also do this" As soon as Zheng Qingchuan came in, he was swayed dazzlingly by the golden steps on the head of the fourth young grandmother of the Hong family, hesitated, took her hand, took her to the corner of the house, and whispered: "Fourth brother and sister, your jewelry is so beautiful" Before Zheng Qingchuan finished speaking, the fourth young grandmother of the Hong family interjected proudly: "Which one do you fancy and I will give it to you, my mother's family loves me, and I have a lot of good things, if I knew that we didn't go back to Suzhou to worship our ancestors, And I ran to this ghost mountain to take refuge, how can I bring such a little thing," he said, smiling and shaking his ruddy face, and the golden steps on his head swayed with him.When she finally finished speaking, Zheng Qingchuan laughed dryly and said embarrassedly: "It's okay, as long as the things are enough." ”As he spoke, he lowered his voice again: "However, I think it's better to put away the good things so that others don't see them." ”The fourth young grandmother of the Hong family immediately interrupted Zheng Qingchuan's words, and couldn't wait to complain: "The second sister-in-law is right, you shouldn't let those poor bastards in" Zheng Qingchuan resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and said: "The world is a mixture, sometimes it is because it is too bad to accumulate rich people, and some poor people have no money because their conscience is too good, but the jewelry of the fourth brother and sister is too beautiful, and everyone must like it, so don't let others see it, from tomorrow, I even plan to wear men's clothes."
When the fourth young grandmother of the Hong family saw Zheng Qingchuan speaking patiently and praised the beauty of her jewelry, she was immediately overjoyed, and she felt that Zheng Qingchuan was kind-hearted, so she immediately agreed with a smile, and thought that Zheng Qingchuan was wearing men's clothes interesting, so she urged Zheng Qingchuan to hurry up and wear it
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