Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

July.

Great disasters bring great rewards.

Due to the impact of last year's heavy snowstorm, the entire Qin State has experienced an unprecedentedly good year this year. The rice in the farmland has already headed, and the half-green and half-yellow rice is growing happily and full of vitality in the fields.

The dazzling sunshine shines on the land of Hanzhong, and the unknown chirping of insects can be heard from time to time in the shade.

Today is a good day.

Not only the weather, but more importantly, today is the first day of school.

In [Tieshi Town], before dawn this morning, the civilians of [Tieshi Town] had already gotten up early, put on new clothes, and happily led the children from each family towards the entrance of the three academies built in [Tieshi Town] Go.

And by noon, the entire [Tieshi Town] was even more overcrowded, packed with civilians from various villages within a dozen miles.

Today's [Tieshi Town] is extremely lively. After a long period of development, today's [Tieshi Town] has already become the largest and most prosperous town within a radius of more than ten or even thirty miles.

As for the county seat of Blackstone County, which is thirty miles away, the current [Tieshi Town] does not have the foundation to compete with Blackstone City, which was built for more than a hundred years, but the 'Iron Town Mayor' is working towards this goal.

[Tieshi Town] is now an important town on the Hanzhong Business Road and has great potential for future development. Therefore, when Mo Jun was planning the layout, he specially approved the construction of three academies here.

There are two primary schools and one junior high school.

Most of the people at the bottom of Hanzhong are illiterate and have little education. But being illiterate and uncultured does not mean that they are stupid. On the contrary, to be able to survive in Hanzhong, which was so bad before Lord Mo arrived, each of these lower-class people has more or less mastered some of their own ways of survival.

Maybe they don't know many truths, but these truths are often very useful.

These people at the bottom don't understand what 'class barriers' are, but they do understand that sending their children to the academy is another path opened up for them by Lord Shengping.

By following this path, perhaps their descendants will no longer have to be like themselves, miserable farmers digging in the fields.

"Hey! Old turtle, are you here too?"

Among the crowd gathered at the entrance of the academy, an old farmer with dark and rough skin, but still neatly dressed, suddenly saw someone. He suddenly grinned and laughed loudly.

The person known as "Old Turtle Duzi" is also an old farmer. His image is very similar to the other person. The only difference is probably that he has a thick beard.

The ‘Old Turtle Duzi’ was originally standing in the crowd, each holding a young child in his right hand, looking at the lively crowd in front, with a smile on his face.

It wasn't until I heard this call that I turned around and an old face suddenly pulled down: "What a bad luck, why is it you, an old bastard..."

The words were just half spoken.

The old farmer, known as the 'Old Turtle Duzi', paused and looked around. He felt that it was not appropriate to swear in this place, so he restrained himself a little, and then said.

"Today is a happy day. For the sake of Mr. Shengping, I won't mess with you, an old bastard, and you don't want to fool around with me here. If you have any ideas, wait until I return to the village and talk to you. Have a fight.”

"Hahaha... What are you thinking about, you old turtle? I just want to ask you, after finally coming to Iron Stone Town, do you want to have a drink with us later?"

"You old bastard, buy me a drink? Are you so kind?"

The 'Old Turtle Duzi' glanced at the 'Old Bastard' in front of him suspiciously, and said with doubt on his face.

It’s no wonder that the old farmer, known as ‘Old Turtle Duzi’, had such a reaction. After all, his relationship with the old bastard across from him was not that good.

These two old farmers are not locals of [Tieshi Town]. They come from two neighboring villages more than ten miles away. Although the two villages are very close to each other, the relationship between them is not good.

The source of the dispute is 'water'.

For farmers, water is their lifeline. Without water, they cannot water their crops. If they cannot water their crops, they will have no harvest. Without water, they will starve to death.

Therefore, in the era of small-scale peasant economy, it was very common for two neighboring villages to have disputes over water resources.

The same is true for the villages of these two old farmers.

The village where two old farmers live is located in a remote area with almost no river tributaries passing through it. The only local water source is a lake formed by the outflow of groundwater, which is located in the middle of the two villages.

During the annual irrigation season, all the farmland in the two villages needs to be irrigated through this small lake, and both parties want to divert more water to irrigate the farmland in their own villages.

Over time.

Contradictions gradually emerged.

Rural people's method of snatching water resources is simple and crude. After all, it is for survival. In the past few decades, the two villages have fought more than a dozen large-scale armed fights that resulted in the death of people. In the remaining small villages, no one was killed, but blood was also seen. There were hundreds of fights, large and small.

The two old farmers, who were called 'Old Turtle Duzi' and 'Old Bastard' by each other, had constant grievances because they lived close to each other. Whenever two villages fight, these two people go out of their way to catch each other's hammer.

It was not until Mo Jun sent people to build a reservoir near the two villages that the relationship between the two villages eased a bit, but the past grievances could not be eliminated so easily.

Therefore, it is difficult to say how bad the relationship between the two is, but it is definitely not good.

At this time, the 'old bastard' opposite him actually invited me to drink. Is he probably trying to poison him?

"Buying you a drink? I'm afraid you're just thinking nonsense. What I mean is that we go drinking together later. The money will be split equally. Are you going?"

The old farmer, who was called the ‘old bastard’, uttered a vulgar word without hesitation.

This 'Old Turtle Duzi' only wants good things. Although the people of Hanzhong have become a lot richer this year, wine is still a 'luxury' for most people, even if it is low-quality fruit wine.

It would be considered generous for him to put aside his past grudges and invite the other party for a drink. How could he take the initiative to treat him?

When the "Old Turtle Duzi" heard the other party's foul language, not only was he not angry, but he felt like "this is normal."

However, the other party's behavior still made him a little surprised, and he couldn't help but ask: "Are you out of your mind? You actually asked me to drink together?"

The old bastard grinned and said: "It's just today. What you just said is right. Today is a big day. Even for the sake of Mr. Shengping, I can't find someone today." You’re in trouble.”

"Just think that I'm in a good mood today and plan to find someone to celebrate! How about I give you a nice word and ask if I'm going to go?"

The 'Old Turtle Duzi' licked his lips. The old bastard's words really moved his heart. Speaking of which, when was the last time he drank? It seemed that when he got married, more than ten years had passed when he thought about it.

Before Lord Shengping arrived, their family had already exhausted all their efforts just to survive. How could they still have extra wealth for drinking and enjoying themselves?

And since Lord Shengping arrived, in just over a year, not only did they have enough food and clothing, but also because of the wealth brought by the river fish raised in the [reservoir] built near their village, their family now has three days of living You can even get a meal of meat from both ends.

Now even the two children in the family are eligible to go to school.

no doubt.

Today is a better day to celebrate than the Chinese New Year.

Thinking of this, 'Old Turtle Duzi' said decisively: "Go!"

"Hahaha... I'm so happy, then it's settled. Let me tell you, I have already found a place, and because the academy is starting today, all the tavern business in the entire [Iron Stone Town] is at half price. Today We must not return until we get drunk."

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