In the agricultural society of the Middle Ages, the pace of society was particularly slow, because the main economic rhythm followed agriculture. The four seasons cycled throughout the year, and you would do whatever you wanted during the solar term!
This is not like an industrial society. Everyone is running forward like clockwork, and they are so tired that they can't even take a break even if they vomit blood.
An obvious social characteristic of this era is poverty and leisure. Time seems to pass very slowly. People go on day by day, and people actually have no spiritual or material entertainment!
In a poor and idle society, people have a lot of time to waste. At this time, idle people start to make trouble, and there are many weird stories about ghosts and gods, and sexy jokes about the East's family and the West's family.
Killing time with gossip has become the only way to entertain yourself!
In normal times, these idle people would make up many bizarre stories to pass the time, not to mention that this year has suffered such a big disaster, which provides boring people with a lot of things to talk about!
Disasters have hit all parts of the north, but the capital is an exception. After all, this is the best place. The court has worked hard to manage it, and the railway has been built, so goods from the Tanggu Industrial Zone can be transported easily.
Therefore, the people in the capital are not hungry. It is just an inconvenience due to too much snow. The price of food has increased significantly compared with previous years, but the supply is still sufficient!
Ordinary people who have made money may complain a few words, but they will not go hungry!
In this special period, the pride in the hearts of the people in the capital has reared its head. The people at the emperor's feet are somewhat arrogant. The towering city walls separate people's hearts into two worlds!
To the people in the city, the suffering and disaster outside seemed pitiful but indifferent. On the contrary, it was the bizarre stories that emerged during the disaster that fascinated the people of the capital even more!
Recently, no one in this teahouse is talking about state affairs. Everyone is talking about the bizarre rumors outside the city!
"Masters...have you heard? There is a riot from the Gray Fairy over at Chicheng Yunzhou Castle, and it is really serious..."
"What? What gray fairy?" someone asked in confusion.
"You don't even know this? Fox yellow and white willow ash! The five great immortal families outside Guan Guan... fox fairy, weasel, hedgehog, snake, mouse... Once these five kinds of livestock become spiritual masters, they will be called fox yellow and white willow ash!"
"The Top Immortal comes out... What kind of Immortal is it? Many of them are from these five great Immortal families... Oh, don't interrupt, just listen to what I'm going on!"
"Chicheng is adjacent to Zhangjiakou in Xuanhua, and Yunzhou Fort is close to the Great Wall to the north... It is very cold there every winter. There was such a heavy snowstorm this year, and it was very difficult there. The snow was as heavy as the knees, and some The snow has filled up the ditches everywhere!”
"It looks like it's flat ground, but when you step in, your whole body sinks into the snow. It's so deep!"
"My distant cousin fled the famine the day before yesterday and came to join our family in the capital. Only then did I realize how pitiful the disaster-stricken areas outside are! Many families were frozen to death one by one!"
“The village originally had a population of seven to eight hundred people, but when the relief began, it was discovered that there were only four to five hundred people left, and almost half of the people starved to death!”
"The remaining group of people will have a hard time after the initial snowstorm. There are many mountains and little fields there, and the landlord's family doesn't have much food left over, so the relief provided is just for the family to drink some gruel and survive!"
"Fortunately, the weather is good during this time. The snow has melted in many places in the mountains. These people go out to dig out the snow and try their best to find food!"
"Digging for grass roots, eating tree bark...laying traps in the mountains to catch prey!"
"What's the cruelest thing? There is a farmer in my cousin's village who is good at catching mice! In his last life, he was raised by a cat, and he is very good at catching mice!"
"He took the villagers to dig mouse holes in the fields! It's strange to say, this man has very sharp eyes. When none of us can understand, he can tell where the entrance of the mouse hole is at a glance!"
"I know it. This mouse and his family are quite comfortable underground. The house the mouse built underground is divided into many spaces. There are bedrooms to sleep in, granaries to store food, and there's even a fucking toilet..."
"Do you know? These mice are so smart. They all poop in a hole farther away, which is the toilet of the mouse nest!"
"A family of rats has built an underground palace with dozens of rooms and four or five exits. If you don't know the way through, you won't be able to catch it!"
"This boy in the village is so vicious! He found four exits at once, and then blocked them all, leaving one open to let smoke in!"
"The mice were squeaking and squeaking for a long time... and when no one was prepared, a few big mice escaped with a whoosh, as fast as lightning!"
"The people guarding the entrance of the cave can't catch them even if they want to!"
"Don't worry about the fish that slipped through the net. Then he led the villagers to dig mouse holes bit by bit. He is very experienced! He found all the holes where rats hide food!"
"Oh... this mouse is more diligent than humans. He hides the food in different categories. One hole is full of peanuts, and the other hole is full of corn kernels..."
"And the peanuts, corn, wheat, sorghum... are all neatly stacked!"
"The whole village was so happy. They collected it carefully and finally collected six liters of grain. How good is this mouse at hiding things?"
The people in the teahouse were all dumbfounded. The stock market in the countryside was so attractive. Everyone forgot to drink tea and asked desperately what happened next? What happened next!
"Ahem... The rat nest has been cleaned out. Six or seven liters of food is enough for everyone to eat several meals. We even caught more than 30 rats that were smoked to death or fainted!"
"Don't be afraid of rat meat being dirty at this time. If people are hungry and impatient, they will even eat other people... The villagers suggested that the rat meat should be removed and roasted to eat. It can also be considered as a way to survive!"
At this point, the story king suddenly darkened his face and said in a very frightened tone, "At this moment...guess what happened?"
People's heads were turned upside down and they asked, "Don't be so secretive. Just tell me!"
"Haha... Just when everyone was dividing the spoils to eat grain and mouse meat, I suddenly heard a squeaking sound coming from behind everyone..."
"My cousin turned around and was so frightened that he turned around!"
"It's the big rats that escaped at the beginning. There are five of them in total. They are all very big. The biggest one in the middle has almost caught up with the weasel!"
"What's even worse is that this big yellow mouse has a long, white beard..."
"Oh...these five mice are on a mound, stepping on the snow and kowtowing to the whole village!"
"My cousin said that he even saw tears streaming from the eyes of some mice and they cried!"
