Chapter 97 Ming Dynasty, Forty-Seven Households!

That night.

After dinner, it was already dark.

The rain was falling, and there was no sign of stopping.

Xu Miaoyun went to clean up.

Zhu Di stood at the door, staring at the outside in a trance.

The candles in the house were active activists who liked to show off, and wanted to illuminate a larger area through all the gaps that could be penetrated.

Shine farther.

With the light, Zhu Di watched the misty raindrops fall densely.

Hitting the thatched roof, making a rustling sound.

No matter what the situation or the weather, it could not affect the appetite of Dahuang and Xiaohei. The two foodies scrambled to grab the fresh grass in the manger.

The golden apricots on the tree had disappeared, leaving only dense green. In the rain, they seized the last opportunity to bloom the last glory of this year.

Every thing has its own unique posture.

In this small courtyard, it shows its own unique posture.

At a certain moment.

Zhu Di suddenly felt someone hugging his waist from behind. He lowered his head, looked at his slightly red hands after washing the dishes, and smiled and gently covered them with his hands.

Xu Miaoyun hugged Zhu Di from behind, with her chin pressed on Zhu Di's back, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about? I walked behind you and didn't hear any movement. I didn't deliberately take care of it."

Zhu Di smiled and said: "I'm thinking whether I should agree to my eighth uncle and others."

"If I agree, can I take on this responsibility?"

"Also, how can I lead the villagers to live a good life."

"Are you still worried that if you agree to your eighth uncle and others, it will cause an extreme reaction from Jinling?"

Zhu Di smiled and patted Xu Miaoyun's hand, which was considered as tacit agreement.

He continued, "Actually, I don't like to meddle in other people's business."

"When we dug the canal in early spring, I dug the public canal because our canal is next to the main canal. I thought, I'm free anyway, so I can clear the public canal and water our fields whenever I want without waiting."

"After seeing this, Uncle Ba and the others joined in and praised me."

...

"Later, the original intention of setting up the school was not to do charity..."

Xu Miaoyun smiled and took over the conversation, "I know that your original intention was not to let me work in the fields and not to do a loss-making business.

Zhu Di smiled, "I heard an elder say before that people will gradually form habits if they do things perfunctorily."

"Unconsciously, I have been perfunctory all my life. When I look back on my life in my old age, it is too late to make up for it..."

Xu Miaoyun listened carefully.

"So, although the original intention of setting up the school was to prevent you from working in the fields, since it has been established, it should be taken seriously. ”

“As we get along with these children, they call us Master and Master’s Wife, and we develop feelings for each other.”

“So, planning the future for these children is just because of this personal affection.”

…

Zhu Di said a lot.

It started with digging the public canal, and talked about doing business with the villagers during his service, and the subsequent distribution of benefits.

Xu Miaoyun kept smiling and listened carefully…

Finally, Zhu Di talked about the villagers asking him to be the leader, “It seems that these things around me are developing well, and the results are gratifying.”

“But my starting point is not that kind of selfless, but just for my own good.”

“I led everyone to sell fish, and then distributed it to everyone according to their contributions. I think it is a reasonable distribution that is not guilty.”

“Planning a future for children is based on personal feelings generated by getting along with each other.”

“You say, can I be the leader like this? Can I lead well? "

Xu Miaoyun finally understood why Zhu Di did not agree at that time.

After the meal, why was he standing at the door in a trance.

The hands around her could not help but tighten, and her chin playfully pressed Zhu Di's back, and smiled: "So you are struggling with this problem."

"Then let me ask you, is it good for our family to work hard with the villagers?"

"Yes."

Zhu Di smiled and said: "People are a resource for a country, and they are also a resource for a village."

"How efficiently and orderly a country can organize people, how powerful the country is."

"On the contrary, it is the same for a village."

"Then let me ask again: After becoming a leader, designing allocation and division of labor, can you still meet the standards during the corvée period with a clear conscience!"

Zhu Di turned around and lowered his head with a smile, "Who do you look down on!"

Xu Miaoyun raised his head with a smile and looked at him provocatively, "Then what are you afraid of?"

"A person's starting point for doing things is of course to do good for himself first, this is human nature! We have never thought of being saints, nor can we be saints.

"But when we do things, we guarantee to work hard, be fair and just, and have a clear conscience. No matter what the starting point is, the result will be a happy one for everyone."

"You are working on the river bank, doing division of labor and cooperation, in order to go home earlier. You work hard, make fair and reasonable arrangements, and have a clear conscience. The result is good, right?"

"Selling fish, you want to make money, use the money to build a big house for us, buy things for me..."

"You run a school, the starting point is for me, but we do it seriously..."

"Everything has a good result, and everyone is happy."

...

"There are so many dirty and smelly things in this world, and the problem is not the starting point of "for whom"."

"In the process of progress and execution, some people are perfunctory, and some people are greedy, which eventually leads to bad results."

"For example, I heard my father say that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the civil servants in the court have repeatedly urged my father to tell the world's scholars as soon as possible that this dynasty has implemented the national policy of the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats co-ruling the world in accordance with the history of the dynasties."

"Actually, it's nothing."

"As long as the scholar-bureaucrats can work hard to govern and distribute benefits equitably in the process of implementing policies, everyone in the world will benefit!"

"The bad thing is, very few people can have a clear conscience."

"So, 'for whom' and 'for whom', I see, they are not the key to the problem at all. Why does Shiro, a tall and dignified man, need to worry about these minutiae?"

Zhu Di was amused by Xu Miaoyun's last words.

He stretched out his hand to pinch Xu Miaoyun's soft and elastic cheeks, and said with a smile: "My lovely wife is worthy of being a girl. Now I suddenly feel enlightened."

Xu Miaoyun smiled.

In my heart, I understood Zhu Di's caution just now.

She is just a bystander.

The trusting eyes of Uncle Eight and others are the embodiment of Shiro's life value.

It is also a heavy responsibility.

A responsible man will never be perfunctory about this kind of trust.

"As for whether it will irritate Jinling, it will definitely happen, but first of all, we have a clear conscience. Secondly, there are forty-seven households in Tuqiao Village. Does anyone really believe that forty-seven households can subvert the orthodox inheritance of the Ming Dynasty? "

Zhu Di looked at Xu Miaoyun's majestic demeanor and joked with a smile: "Don't forget that although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die."

"Perhaps someone will take this sentence and write a similar article."

"Although there are three families in Chu, they are talking about the three major surnames in the Chu Kingdom!" Xu Miaoyun smiled and rolled her eyes.

Of course she knew that Shiro was joking.

At the same time, she also knew that Shiro, like her, didn't care much about Jinling's reactions in various aspects.

He dared to do it even if he refused to seal the vassal state.

In terms of courage to cause trouble, few people can compare with Shiro.

"Mr. Zhu, you should think now about how to live up to the villagers and lead them to live a good life. Tell me, what do you think?" Xu Miaoyun asked curiously with a smile on her face.

Zhu Di smiled, stretched out his hand to find the door, and closed it, "I have an idea, let's talk in another place..."

‘His idea seems to be the same as what I asked, but the meaning is different! ’

Seeing Zhu Di's actions, Xu Miaoyun's pretty face turned red instantly, "Tell me first what you are going to do..."

Autumn rain disturbs people's sleep, lingering and lingering...

…

A night of autumn rain.

It finally stopped near morning.

Rain tends to make people lazy, especially married adults.

The crisp reciting sounds of children.

Woke two adults from their sleep.

Xu Miaoyun blushed slightly and pushed Zhu Di, "Get up quickly, you still have to discuss things with Uncle Eighth and the others!"

"We are already later than usual today."

Zhu Di smiled and then loosened his arms.

As he stood up, he joked: "Then don't forget the promise you made in tears last night to have a daughter."

Xu Miaoyun, who also got up and put on clothes, heard this and laughed loudly: "I admit it!"

While accepting the promise, he quietly added: "But it depends on God's will. If God gives you a chance to be a loving father and a filial son, don't blame me." ’

…

The two got up laughing.

Clean up inside and out...

After breakfast.

After Xu Miaoyun packed up, she went to teach the children.

Zhu Di was waiting for everyone at home.

Before breakfast, when the children returned from morning recitation, he had already asked these little boys to bring messages to the villagers.

Just when Zhu Di was checking to see if there was any water leakage in the granary outside the yard, Uncle Eighth and others arrived one after another.

"Shiro, are you checking whether there is water leakage in the granary?"

"Hey, leaving it like this is not an option. Rats, rain, water seepage, and moisture return are all problems."

"But food prices are too low now, so I think it's better to wait."

"Uncle Eighth, what if it gets damaged and becomes moldy? It will be really worthless!"

…

Everyone saw Zhu Di inspecting the granary. After saying hello, they all started talking about the food.

The food in autumn cannot be sold at high prices.

But every household in the village only has a few houses.

First of all, there is no place to store food.

Even if there are houses that are suitable for people to live in, moisture will return during heavy rains.

If placed outside, the hidden danger will be even greater.

The mat is woven and rolled into a thick cylinder, with plant ash and hay spread underneath, grains placed on top, and thatch used on top to protect it from rain.

It's okay for a short time, but if it takes a little longer, water will seep in, become damp and moldy.

Food is most valuable when there is no harvest in spring.

But unfortunately, every household has no way to preserve food until spring for sale.

After Zhu Di confirmed that there was no water seepage, he turned around and said with a smile: "Uncles and aunts, what I want to talk about today can incidentally solve the problem of grain storage."

The uncle and aunt suddenly asked excitedly.

"real?"

"Shiro, is this true? Or is it just incidental?"

"Shiro, tell everyone quickly!"

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