That day Songda came forward on his horse and came before the people.
The faces of the people all changed color.
Their eyes were full of fear, avoidance, panic...
The leader, an old man, knelt tremblingly on the ground, lowered his head, squeezed out a few drops of water from his hazy eyes, and said in a pale and hoarse voice: "Master, please be kind and let us live."
"Is it so bad this year?"
That day Risong got off his horse and raised his hand to help the old man up.
Seeing Risong's kind attitude on that day, the old man's panic calmed down a little.
"Master Jun, it's not good to grow old." The old man said hoarsely.
"Since the annual income is not good, doesn't the government exempt people from taxes and distribute relief grains?" Narisong continued to ask.
"The government has no time to take care of us. If the year is not going well, we people still have some food reserves and can barely survive. But these bloody bandits are killing people and setting fires everywhere. We poor people have suffered a lot. We have nothing to eat." They were all robbed... Our village is quite lucky, but those who were lucky were all killed by the blood-robed thieves, which is very miserable."
The old man sighed, tears glistening in his eyes.
Risong felt heavy in his heart that day. Before leaving, he asked someone to leave some food for these people.
After riding for a while, he looked back and saw the group of people kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to him from a distance.
This world is really broken!
"Blood-clothed thief, huh, let's attack and kill the lone blood-clothed thief. I'll send someone to find out the news."
Narisong is from Daliao. Although he has been away for many years, he still has many old friends, especially the elite Pishi army who have an organization dedicated to inquiring about information, just like the hidden guards.
They have a special name called Imperial City Guards.
"Inner Guard" is not a new name. Many dynasties had similar names in the past, but not many actually used it for special tasks.
On the night of the third day, Narisong met an acquaintance in a restaurant box in a small town.
Risong did not go there alone, but took Mo Anbai with him. For safety reasons, he ambush his troops near the town in case of emergencies.
"Here, have a drink!"
That day Song picked up the wine glass.
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man with a beautiful face. His external identity was a businessman, a businessman who specialized in selling grain and had a wide network of contacts.
As a businessman, you can come into contact with people of various statuses, and it is easier to get information.
"Big brother, it's my younger brother who should respect you that day!" The middle-aged man picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face.
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Changping Village.
I don’t know exactly how Yang Huaming lied to Tiedan, but everyone found that from that day on, the child Tiedan seemed to be more confident when playing outside.
Especially there is something hanging around his neck, which Yang Huaming bought from the county town.
Then he lied to Tiedan and said that it was Xiaojuan who brought it to Tiedan.
As for the Liu family, I don’t know how Yang Huaming handled it. Anyway, the Liu family stopped making trouble, and life returned to the way it was before, with everyone continuing to be busy in their positions.
But there is also a difference, that is, Yang Huaming changed from his previous clock-in style work. In addition to going to the Taoist temple to do work during the day, during his lunch break, he would also go to the woods behind the Taoist temple to chop trees and plan wood chips, and then spread them out in a corner of the Taoist temple's backyard to dry.
Ms. Liu was not idle at home either, and was doing the same thing.
But Mrs. Liu still went to Yang Yongqing's place to pick up wood chips. After all, Yang Yongqing's family had been making furniture, and several craftsmen were working on it every day, which was fast.
Mrs. Liu didn't want Yang Yongqing to know that she was picking up these sawdust for business. At the same time, she felt a little guilty and uneasy. She was also worried that Yang Yongqing would not allow her to pick it up again. After discussing it with Yang Huaming, Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth and took the wood chips from the county. The snacks that came back were wrapped in a pack and sent to Yang Yongqing.
The little girl of Yang Yongqing’s family is just ready to eat.
Yang Huaming also sent a package to Zhao Liuer as a thank you for their help in taking care of Tiedan in the past few days.
As a result, the front and back yards were taken care of, and Mrs. Liu could confidently go to Yang Yongqing's place to collect sawdust.
"Fourth Aunt, you were not at home a few days ago, so I swept those sawdust aside for you to keep! How about I treat you well?"
Yang Yongqing was eating a piece of green onion and salt biscuits given to his daughter by Mrs. Liu in his mouth. He was smiling and talking vaguely to Mr. Liu, with a look of asking for credit on his face.
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she was immediately happy.
"Okay, okay, young boy is the best, but I'm not bad to you either. Look at your wife, I told you to come back!" Ms. Liu said.
Yang Yongqing chuckled, squatting there and continuing to eat cookies.
Yang Yongzhi came in from outside with an ink fountain. Seeing Yang Yongqing like this, he slapped him on the forehead.
"How come you're such a big man and still eat the snacks of a child? Come over and get to work!"
"Come on!" Yang Yongqing swallowed the remaining biscuits in two mouthfuls and quickly got up and came over to continue working.
He had thought about it, and when Zheng Xiuzhi got married, he would let her take care of his daughter at home, while he would go to work in restaurants in the town, go early in the morning and come back late every day, and earn a few years of steady money!
Mrs. Liu saw that the corner of the wall was indeed piled with sawdust, which weighed at least forty or fifty kilograms, and could be sold for twenty taels of silver.
Ms. Liu was so happy that she went home to get a broom, dustpan, and twine bag. When she had saved up to 100 kilograms, she would go to the county seat again.
A trip to the county town costs only four or five taels of silver, and it costs nothing. If you save like this for a year and a half, by this time next year, you will be able to save a new house for He'er, Kang Xiaozi and their siblings.
Ms. Liu walked back and forth alone, coming in and out, cleaning and packing bags, all by herself.
Not far away, Yang Yongzhi and Yang Yongqing noticed the movement here while working. Yang Yongzhi said: "The fourth aunt likes these sawdust very much."
Yang Yongqing grinned: "If you like it, give it to her, and you won't have to pretend to pour it out!"
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As Yang Yongqing prepared the marriage bed, Tan came to Yang Huazhong's house.
This time, Tan mainly called Sun and Bao Suyun together to discuss matters.
"The wedding bed in Yongqing House has been made. You guys have time in the next two days to break the news to relatives and friends and ask them to come over and give the 'bed-making gift'."
"Lan'er is far away from home, so don't tell her. She couldn't even come back when her father-in-law died last time."
"You just need to talk to Mei'er, Ju'er, San Yatou, and Qing'er. No one cares about how much or how little you give. You have to go through this formality."
After Mrs. Tan finished her instructions, she took a sip of tea and observed the expressions of the two daughters-in-law.
Both Sun and Bao Suyun were as meek and humble as ever.
Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "It's a big deal for Yongqing to get married. I'll tell Qing'er when I turn around. She's next door, so it's easy to talk about it."
