Chang Wei seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, bouncing around in the courtyard of Guan Chaoyin's house, and he couldn't be idle for a moment. If any of them were napping, he would go up and wake up indiscriminately, and say, "Don't sleep, don't sleep!" Can you still sleep on such a big event? ”

Below Baozheng, the people who stay here are tired and irritable.

An Saburo was tied and sat on the ground, only feeling physically and mentally exhausted, and some could not support it. He cut the grain for a day during the day, and did some self-work at night, and then he was tossed like this, where could he still bear it? Looking at Chang Wei who was jumping around, he felt a little dazed. Did you really do something wrong? I finally have a place to settle down, and I just want to make more efforts and live a good life, is this also wrong?

In the midst of the chaos, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside the door, which was very crisp in the night.

Bao Zheng let out a sigh: "Hurry up and greet it, and see if the county magistrate is here!" ”

Chang Wei was stunned for a moment: "In the middle of the night, how could the magistrate come?" ”

Bao Zheng shook his head. You're making trouble here, can the magistrate not come? Tomorrow I have to go to the field to harvest grain, how many people can stand such a toss? People are not iron-clad, they are busy all day during the day, and they have no energy at night.

Du Zhongxiao got off the horse and entered the courtyard, his face pale. glanced at the people in the yard, looked at An Saburo tied to the ground and said, "Why are you kidnapping people?" In the middle of the night, didn't you get a thief? ”

After what happened last time, Chang Wei was a little afraid of Du Zhongxiao, and when he heard the question if he had caught the thief, he stubbornly said: "Yes, it was the thief who was caught!" This An Saburo eats the rice of the camp and the fields, but he cuts his own grain at night! ”

Du Zhongxiao turned around, looked at Chang Wei, and said in a deep voice: "He cuts his own grain, what does it matter to others?" How to be a thief of your own things? ”

Chang Wei stiffened his neck and said: "These days, cutting grain for the camp is like an errand. Eating the food of the camp and leading the rice of the camp and field, the strength in his body is all grown from this rice, isn't it to be a thief to do his own business? ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Chang Wei like a monster, and after a while, he said, "Who said this?" ”

Chang Wei said: "I said it! Isn't that the truth? ”

Du Zhongxiao laughed angrily: "To do things for the camp and field, there is an hour every day, otherwise what is it to keep the incense on the right and leak the field?" It is to write down the hours when they are doing things. The bread of the camp and the rice they received were the reward for their work in that hour. After work, they go home and do what they like, you have to take care of it! Why don't you even care how they sleep! Hurry up and let the people go, everyone go back and rest! ”

After speaking, he ordered Chai Xin to go to Matsuyasu Saburo's tying.

Chang Wei's eyes widened, barely believing his ears. Unexpectedly, this matter was gently exposed by Du Zhongxiao, and there was no intention of punishing An Saburo at all. The so-called mercy is not in charge of the soldiers, Du Zhongxiao does things like this, how can he manage the camp and field affairs well!

Seeing that An Saburo was untied, he stood up, and Chang Wei stretched out his arms to stop him: "No, if this person is not punished, the rest of the villagers will do the same tomorrow." If you don't contribute to the work of the camp, go home and do your own work, when will this grain be harvested! ”

Du Zhongxiao said impatiently: "Don't you know how to count?" They harvested grain for the farms, and worked normally, and received more grain than they had grown at home. These people have worked hard for a year, and they all rely on the harvest at this time, and the grain they recover is the reward for the whole year. If you don't contribute, you are giving your benefits to others in vain, and farming is helping others. You don't know how to count, and you're stupid to be a villager, aren't you? ”

Listening to Du Zhongxiao's words, Chang Wei was stunned for a while, and he couldn't react for a while.

In fact, Chang Wei couldn't react, and many villagers were also a little confused for a while. However, they really worked hard, and they soon understood what Du Zhongxiao meant. In the past, I was paid for working in the fields, but now the grain in the fields is planted by everyone. Whoever harvests harder at this time will produce more work and receive more rice, which is equivalent to taking advantage of others.

From land reclamation to cultivation and management, the villagers' one-year labor has all been condensed in the grain in the field. Now it is to distribute the share according to the amount of effort, and it is stupid to work during the day and play tricks. Each household has 50 acres of public land, even if it is divided into 40%, it is much more than their own 5 acres of private land. During the day, he played tricks to hide his strength, and at night he did private work, which was to pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons.

Seeing that Chang Wei couldn't react, Du Zhongxiao said impatiently: "This kind of thing, the camp has already had a charter. Everything is done according to the rules, it's better to mess around here. Chai Xin, from now on, you let Chang Wei and the three of you follow you and go to the yamen to rest together. If you mess with the villagers again, I only ask you! Well, it's late at night, so let's all rest! ”

Chai Xin whispered to the entourage beside him: "These three people are the guests of the Zhizhou Prime Minister, relying on the support of the Zhizhou, they are very domineering, who dares to care about him!" ”

After speaking, he shook his head again and again, feeling that it was very tricky. Chang Wei has a special identity, what should I do if I don't listen to myself? Is it strong?

Watching everyone leave one after another, Du Zhongxiao said to Bao Zheng: "There are too many things these days, Bao Zheng will take care of it." ”

Bao Zheng arched his hand: "This is the first year of grain harvest, and all grass creation will inevitably not go so smoothly." The small one is also the first time to be on an errand, but I hope that I don't go to the business pool, and it's good to miss the official's business. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded again and again: "As long as we work together, we will definitely do a good job in the camp and field." As long as this year's grain is harvested and sent to the state, and the credit is there, no one will say anything. ”

chatted with Bao Zheng for a while, and seeing that the night was dark, Du Zhongxiao asked Chai Xin to take Chang Wei and the three of them back to the yamen to rest together.

When he arrived at the yamen and returned to his residence, Chang Wei grabbed Qiu Shilong and said puzzledly: "Just now the county magistrate said that he was lazy during the day, that is, he picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons, what did he mean?" ”

Qiu Shilong said: "Watermelons are produced in the Khitan, and I heard that there are also in the Western Regions, and I have heard of them in the northwest. This melon grows big, sweet, crunchy and juicy—"

Seeing that Qiu Shilong was talking endlessly, Chang Wei said impatiently: "I've also heard of watermelons, but it's not about it now." I'm asking you, why did the county say that the villagers couldn't come during the day! ”

Qiu Shilong thought for a moment and said, "I'm also a little confused about this matter. I saved my strength during the day, even if I divided some grain less, and cut my own at night, it was all my own. It's the best deal, so why can't it be done? ”

Another person who has not spoken: "I see, you all thought badly and forgot what the county said." Each household has 50 acres of public land, and if you don't cheat and cheat, you will divide it into 40%, which is equivalent to 20 acres of grain. Once the number is less than this number of efforts, it will be divided by the people who contribute. His own private land is only five acres, and all of it is recovered, which is far less than the rice distributed to the public land. The most cost-effective thing for the villagers now is to work hard during the day, and only when they have spare energy at night can they collect their own grain. ”

Chang Wei pondered for a while, somewhat understood, and said: "Zhixian is very treacherous!" Isn't this division of the land forcing the villagers to work hard! ”