Chapter 298: Carrying Meiyouzhuang (Part 2)

Li Qing'an's manor is located in Weinan County. It was the farm that Li Longji gave him after the First Battle of Shattered Leaf. The farm was originally Wu Sansi's property. Later, Yu Guan was confiscated and rewarded to former crown prince Li Ying. After Li Ying was convicted, he was confiscated by Li Longji and now he is rewarded to Li Qing'an.

The farm covers a vast area of ​​4,000 acres, close to the canal, and is a land with abundant land and abundant water. In addition to arable land, there is also a small hill. The locals call Qibao Mountain, which refers to the seven local products produced in the mountains. The mountain is not large, but the path is winding and dense forests. There is a nunnery on the top of the mountain called Shuiyue Temple, which is the temple built by Wu Sansi for his mother. There are more than a dozen nuns practicing here. There is a mountain spring falling from a ten-foot cliff halfway up the mountain, forming a waterfall. Under the waterfall is a clear pond, which is where the nuns get water. There is a nearby nunnery and a villa. It is where Wu Sansi's mother practices, and is hidden by a piece of green bamboo.

The people in this area are simple and generally rich. There are very few incidents of chickens crowing and dogs. Currently, 120 tenant farmers are farming on the land of the farmland. The tenant farmers are responsible for the land. Li Qing'an collects very little rent, and only two buckets per mu is collected. He will not collect the food in the year of disaster. In the past two years, less than 2,000 stones of grain were accumulated. In addition, the grain stored there were originally 8,000 stones, which had been donated by him to the victims of Hedong.

In fact, in addition to this, the former crown prince Li Heng also gave Li Qing'an a manor of more than 2,000 acres of land in Jingyang County, and he gave it to more than 60 orphans of soldiers who died in the Battle of Shibao City. Most of the families of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Shibao City were taken to Anxi by him to settle Jinman County and Gaochang County, but more than 200 families were still unwilling to leave their hometowns, so Li Qing'an gave them a large sum of money to buy land for retirement.

After walking for more than an hour, he finally arrived at the official road only two miles away from the farm. He could already see Qibao Mountain, which was lush and lush. As the owner of this farm, this was Li Qing'an's first time here. He only knew that the farm was an old deacon named Wang, who was responsible for the management. Last year, he went to the capital to find Mingyue News to post.

The gambling game in the carriage has stopped, the car windows are open, and everyone is enjoying the beautiful scenery of the windows. It is early spring, and flowers are blooming, large peach forests, plum trees, and forsythia flowers are blooming by the ridges of the fields. On the clearings on the roadside, all kinds of wild flowers swaying in the wind, red, white, yellow, purple, and colorful everywhere. Boats are shuttled back and forth on the canal in the distance. A winding river passes through the fields and flows into the canal. Not far away is a village, hidden in a tall poplar tree.

The winter wheat in the fields has begun to grow vigorously, and there is vitality everywhere. Farmers busy in the fields can be seen everywhere. The arrival of Li Qing'an and his group made them very curious, and they stopped the farm work in their hands to look at it.

At this time, an old man came from the ridge of the field. He was the deacon of the farm, named Wang Licai, about fifty years old. He was the father's class in charge of this farm. He had been in charge of this farm for more than twenty years. He only collected rent and paid rent every year, and did not do much. He was managed by the tenants. He was also the village chief, and he was also responsible for all kinds of dealings with the government.

It was also the first time that Wang Licai met his boss. He had dealt with his former prince Li Ying several times. Of course, Li Ying did not come to rent, but came to Qibaoshan to live in a short time. In Wang Licai's memory, Li Ying was an extremely arrogant and particular boss with extremely strict rules and could not make any mistakes at all. He only gave a few cold instructions to him, and even didn't even look at him directly. Of course, he was the crown prince crown prince, and he was just a small civilian, but Li Ying's arrogant attitude left a deep impression on him.

Although Wang Licai had never met his new owner, he had met his future mistress. In November last year, he went to the capital, reported the account to his wife, and sent some local products from the farm, which were all the wishes of the tenants. After all, they had never met the owner who only collected a bucket of rent. Such a low rent made them feel bad. In Wang Licai's impression, their future grandmother was very tolerant and gentle, kind-hearted, and very beautiful, which made him feel very grateful, and he didn't know what the owner looked like.

Of course, Wang Licai also knew that Li Qing'an, the governor of Anxi, and the general with great military achievements, but his identity made him very nervous. Will the new owner be very strict?

"Wang Youcai met with the general of the Jiedushi!"

He originally wanted to meet the boss, but when he was nervous, he said that he would meet the general. The carriage drove away. A burly young man got out of the carriage. Wang Youcai felt a little nervous. The man was a little younger. Could it be the guard of the boss? But soon he knew who this person was. The second one came out was the mistress he met last year. The man held her hand and helped her off the carriage. Later, several young and beautiful women came down, all of whom were helped down one by one by one by him. He was undoubtedly the famous Li Qing'an, his new owner. He hurried forward to salute, "See the owner!"

Mingyue met Wang Youcai, so she smiled at Li Qing'an and said, "Li Lang, he is Uncle Wang, the manager of Tianzhuang."

The call of "Uncle" made Wang Youcai's old face turn red. He has always been called Old Man Wang, and no one has called him "Uncle". Now his mistress calls him Uncle, and he is about to be the princess of the county. He was also extremely moved and hurriedly said: "The little old man is late to welcome him, please forgive me!"

Li Qingan looked at the manager. Seeing that he was thin, but very energetic and kind-looking, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work in Manager Wang."

Unlike Mingyue, Li Qing'an is from a military background and has a strict sense of hierarchy. Sometimes he seems to be very relaxed to his subordinates on the surface. For example, he calls his brothers and brothers to Li Fei Yuanli and others, but that is just on the surface. If Li Fei Yuanli really dares to ignore the importance of doing things, he will definitely be a military stick. However, Li Qing'an does not have that superficial skill in this manager. Mingyue calls him uncle because Mingyue is kind-hearted. It is impossible for him to call him uncle, so Li Qing'an also called him uncle!

Seeing that Li Qingan was not as cold and serious as he imagined, Wang Youcai let down his heart a little, and he quickly smiled and said, "People, please go to the village to have a rest!"

The village is at the foot of Qibao Mountain, so it is called Qibao Village. There are more than 100 families living in, most of which are tenants from the farm. After getting off the official road, it is only two miles away, and you will be through a long ridge. Li Qing'an and his party walked towards the village surrounded by their guards. Wang Licai led the way in front and kept shouting loudly to the busy farmers in the fields: "The boss is here, everyone is here to meet."

The farmers came to the fields to see the ceremony, and most of them looked nervous. Li Qing'an's identity was far away from them, and they didn't care. They were only worried that the owner was coming here to collect rent. Several farms next door had rented more due to the drought in Hedong. Could it be their turn today? Li Qing'an saw their nervousness and smiled and said, "I'm just here to visit Qibaoshan today, and there is no other meaning."

Hearing that the tenant farmers were smiling happily, several young young people even cheered, and ran to the village. The news soon spread throughout the village. Hundreds of men, women, young and old, came out to greet them. Dozens of tiny dogs ran in front and barked at the group of strangers. Although the young people of the boss surprised many people, the four women following him caused a lot of discussion. They had never seen such a beautiful woman before. A group of young young people turned countless envious and eager eyes on Mingyue and other women. Seeing that the villagers were a little rude, Wang Youcai couldn't help but be angry and waved his hand and shouted: "You guys, the boss is here, don't you know how to greet them?"

At this time, two elders in the village came forward and bowed to salute, with a sincere tone and full of gratitude, "Welcome to Qibao Village!"

Only they can realize the preciousness of this boss. They are just his tenants. All their living things come from him. They cultivated land for generations and belonged to him. He gave them the lowest rent and gave them the security of their lives in the disaster year, so that they could live a relatively rich life. Without him, the people in their village would be displaced, either renting expensive land for tenants, or selling them as serfs. Today, when their boss first arrived, the two old men felt that bowing and bowing were not enough to express their gratitude, and actually knelt down.

The two old men were respected seniors in the village. Their kneeling led the whole village. They suddenly understood the gratitude of their parents and knelt down one after another. Many young people were ashamed of their rude eyes just now, and hundreds of villagers in the village knelt down together.

Li Qingan could understand their feelings, and the simplicity of the villagers also moved him. He quickly helped the two old men up and said apologetically: "We are here to visit Qibaoshan and disturb everyone."

"The owner is the owner of the manor. This is the owner's home. What's the disturbance when going back to his own home? Two old men said enthusiastically: "Not two months after the New Year, every household has bacon. Since the owner is here, we must have lunch here!"

Li Qingan looked back at Mingyue and sought her opinions, but Mingyue pointed at the personal soldiers. Only then did Li Qingan remember that the personal guard's lunch had not yet been settled, so he smiled happily: "In this way, I will disturb everyone!"

Everyone laughed and ran home to entertain the best wine and food. Two old men led Li Qing'an's family to the wheat field at the east end of the village, where the lunch will be held.

"Brother-in-law, do you have any other business in the village besides farming?"

Li Qingan asked with a smile: "It seems that I have seen fewer young people."

"Some young people go to the canal transportation, while the other part is still in the wheat fields. Although they don't have to worry about food and clothing, they don't have money. They can not only make money through the canal transportation, but also see the world. However, the village also stipulates that each household can only go out at most one young person."

"Why?"

"No, I ran out. Who will serve the government's labor service? And who will protect the village? Especially in the harvest season, hungry people flocked to waste the wheat fields in one day. At that time, I have to fight to the death. Do you still need us old people to go into battle?"

Li Qingan nodded silently. At this time, another old man said carefully: "I heard that the boss is a senior official in the army. Can you give us some weapons? After all, we have few people, and it is difficult to gain the upper hand with hoes and wooden sticks alone."

Li Qingan smiled but did not answer them. He could not answer this request. From the perspective of farmers, it is unreasonable to protect his own food and his property. However, he was the governor of Anxi and even entered the Political Affairs Hall. Then his responsibility is the world. If it is to be more specific, his responsibility is to find a balance between hungry people and farmers so that both parties can survive. From this perspective, his low-rent policy may not be correct. If he can collect rent normally, the food he donated to the victims will not be only 8,000 stones, but 12,000 stones, which will give more victims a glimmer of hope.

There is so much wealth. If one party takes more, the other party will definitely take less. Li Qingan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Soon, mats were laid on the wheat field and a sumptuous banquet was placed. Li Qing'an took his family and villagers to sit on the ground, laughing and nodding, as if a festive festival was underway.

After lunch, Li Qing'an took Mingyue and others to Qibao Mountain. The nuns of Shuiyue Temple had already received news that several old nuns had been waiting in front of the mountain. Li Qing'an and others arrived. The nuns led immediately stepped forward and clasped their hands to salute, "Poverty Ni Jinghui, see the general, see the wife!"

Li Qing'an clasped his hands and returned the salute, but Mingyue stepped forward and said, "Master Jinghui, is Master Jingyun here?"

"She was reclining in the temple and never saw outsiders."

"It might be okay, just say that Mingyue from the Dugu family came to see her."

"Okay! General and Madam, please follow Pomni up the mountain."

Everyone walked towards the mountain together. The path up the mountain was paved with bluestone and cleaned very clean. The trees on both sides were lush. The sound of birds singing everywhere, making the valley empty and the scenery was very beautiful. Mingzhu and painting were extremely happy. He rushed to the front for excitement. At this time, Li Qing'an walked two steps slowly and asked Mingyue in a low voice: "Who is Master Jingyun?"

Mingyue whispered to Li Qing'an with her ears: "It's the former crown princess."

Li Qingan then suddenly realized that it was Li Ying's wife. This farm turned out to be Li Ying's property. The Crown Princess actually hid here and became a monk. The former Crown Princess didn't make him feel anything. Instead, Mingyue blew like orchids when talking in his ear, which made his heart feel rippling. He suddenly turned his head and kissed Mingyue's soft and delicate lips. Mingyue was caught off guard. She was so embarrassed and annoyed that Li Qingan, a bold and arrogant person, could not help but be ashamed and annoyed. She turned around and saw Rushi's face turned to the side, but her face was red, obviously she saw it. The two nuns behind her were so scared that they lowered their heads and closed their hands, secretly thinking of their sins.

Mingyue bit her lip with hatred, reached out to pinch his wrist and whispered: "If you are not honest, I won't marry you."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "It's strange! I heard that there is a waterfall on this mountain, why don't you hear it?"

Old Ni Jinghui in front pointed to the top and smiled, "I heard it when I turn around!"

"Let's go! Let's look at the waterfall."

Li Qingan held Mingyue's hand and ran upwards. Mingyue loved and hated him, but had no choice but to follow him to the hill.

Just as I turned a corner, I heard the roar of the waterfall from afar. From afar, I saw a jade belt-like waterfall falling from the sky. The mist soared and the water vapor filled the water. Under the waterfall was a pool of clear water, which flowed out from the pool, forming a gurgling stream. The stream water was clear, and the pearls and paintings were playing with the water barefoot in the stream. When they saw them coming, I immediately shouted loudly: "Brother Li, sister, there are small fish in this water."

Mingyue saw that the water in the pond was clear and the waterfall was as clear as before, and she couldn't help but feel very happy. Li Qing'an lay beside the stream and drank two sips of water. The stream water was sweet and cool, and the ice was so icy that he praised it in his heart. Mingyue asked curiously: "Li Lang, can you drink water?"

"I'll give you some."

Li Qingan took out the ox horn kettle from behind and filled it with a pot of water, handed it to Mingyue and smiled and said, "It's very good, you can try it."

Mingyue took the kettle, took a little sip, and immediately shivered, and said coquettishly: "You guy, you don't say such ice water first."

"What do you think?"

Mingyue savored it, then nodded and smiled, "Well! Although it is a little bit ice-free, it is very sweet!"

In front, Mingzhu pointed at them and giggled, "You two are drinking my foot wash!"

"Go! Dead girl."

Mingyue quenched her mouth, bent down and picked up a small stone, threw it at her, "Puu!" Xiaoshi splashed in front of her, and it was still far from Mingzhu. Mingzhu smiled even more vigorously. Unexpectedly, she was extremely happy and sad. Her feet slipped, and her whole foot was unstable. She fell into the pool water, which scared Ruhua next to her to scream.

The pool water was as high as the waist. Mingzhu struggled in the water for a few times, but why couldn't he get up? Everyone laughed. Mingyue clapped her hands and said, "You deserve it now. You're teasing people all day long. I'll teach you a lesson." But after a moment, Mingzhu not only did not get up, but slipped into the deeper pool water and disappeared. Mingyue's face suddenly changed drastically. She was so anxious that she was about to cry, "Li Lang, save Mingzhu quickly, she won't swim."

Li Qingan was also shocked, and took two steps to jump into the pool water. In a series of bubbles at the bottom of the pool, he saw Mingzhu slowly sinking, his struggle was very weak, and gradually stopped moving. Li Qingan swam forward, hugged Mingzhu's legs, carried her on his shoulders, and swam hard to the water surface, and rushed out of the water with a "wow!"

Li Qing'an's personal guards were all at the foot of the mountain, and they did not follow him. Only a few nuns helped him. Everyone dragged Mingzhu ashore, and Mingzhu was already choking in the water and unconscious.

Mingyue saw that her sister was pale and she was not awake, and she couldn't help but regret and anxious. She lay on her sister and cried loudly. Several nuns were helpless. Old Ni Jinghui touched her heart and stopped beating. Old Ni was so scared that she clasped her palms and stood up, and said tremblingly: "Amitabha! Ling Mei has... gone!"

Mingyue was even more scared and burst into tears. At this time, Li Qingan climbed the shore and shouted: "Don't worry, let me do it!"

Li Qingan knew that Mingzhu was just choking on water, and there should be some help. He immediately knelt down and hugged Mingzhu in his arms, with his face down, and placed his lower abdomen on his legs. He patted her back rhythmically, opened her lips with his hands, and dug the accumulated water in his mouth.

Immediately afterwards, he lay down on his back, held up her jaw, pinched her nose, took a deep breath, aimed at her lips and blew it. When her chest was bulging, she pressed it hard and took another breath, and blew the mouth to mouth into her mouth, but his hands slowly pressed her heart slowly, time and time again, time and time again.

Although Li Qing'an's actions seemed a bit indecent and even frivolous to Tangren, Mingyue was anxious and she didn't care about so much. She knelt in front of Li Qing'an and looked at her sister with tears in her face. If her sister had any problems, how could she explain to her parents?

Suddenly, Mingzhu coughed violently, and a large amount of water flowed out of her mouth. She turned around again. Mingyue burst into tears and burst into tears, hugged her sister and started crying again.

"Mingyue, wait a moment, it's not over yet!"

Li Qingan held Mingzhu in his arms and shouted to old Ni Jinghui: "Master, go to the temple and light a fire, then prepare dry cloth towels and hot ginger soup, or wine!"

Seeing that Li Qing'an could actually save the dead, Jinghui was so impressed by him that she was so enraged. She hurriedly ordered, "Go and prepare!"

Several nuns ran to the temple quickly, and Rushi brought the dry clothes to change. She quickly covered Mingzhu with the dry clothes and asked nervously: "Brother, Sister Mingzhu is fine!"

"It should be no problem!"

Li Qing'an wrapped Mingzhu in dry clothes, hugged her tightly in his arms and ran towards the top of the mountain. Mingyue and others followed him to Shuiyue Temple on the top of the mountain.

At this time, Mingzhu was a little awake. She felt like she was being held by a pair of powerful hands, her body was bumpy. She was shocked and instinctively wanted to push away. Li Qingan felt that she had woken up, and she was even more happy and shouted in a low voice: "Don't move!"

Mingzhu heard that it was Li Qing'an's voice, and she felt relieved. Brother Li saved her again. She pressed her face tightly against his spacious and thick arms.

The fire in Shuiyue Temple had already risen. The nuns brought a bed and a few clean thick mattresses, and some people brought wine and ginger.

Li Qing'an said to Mingyue: "Chang Mingzhu's clothes, give her some wine, cover her with a quilt and bake it by the fire, so there will be no problem when she warms up."

Mingzhu wanted to take off her clothes, but he couldn't stay in the room, so he stepped down and gently closed the door.

The mountain wind was cold, and his body was wet. When the mountain wind blew, he couldn't help but chill. He asked for a pot of wine and sat down on a big rock at the entrance of the temple. He was so happy to take everyone out to play, but unexpectedly, this accident happened. He was eager to save people just now, but he didn't have time to think about it, but now he felt scared. If he didn't understand these common sense of saving people, the cute Mingzhu might have really gone like this. Only then did he realize that Mingzhu was drowning just now. The stream was too cold and froze her in an instant, so that she could not struggle.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder, and Mingyue's concerning voice came from behind him: "Li Lang, it's cold outside, and you're soaked, go to the house to burn the fire!"

Li Qingan held her hand, gently put her waist on her, and let her sit side by side with him.

"Is Mingzhu better?"

"It's already done, Rushi and Ruhua are taking care of her, hey! It just so happened that I started to laugh again."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "This is her cuteness, she is optimistic, isn't it good?"

Mingyue's heart was filled with joy. She sighed, rested her head on Li Qing'an's shoulder, and said quietly: "Thanks to you, the master said that her heart stopped beating, but you could save her. I am extremely grateful."
To be continued...