"Who dares to speak like this?" Luo Yangxing became angry when he heard this.
His men were equally angry, but one of them recognized Xu Yunchao and quickly reported: "Sir, that is the steward of the Jiading uncle's house."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yangxing was a little stunned, but then he was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Haha, it seems that there is a conflict between the Jiading Mansion and Li Ruolian. Well, look at it like this, this conflict is great!"
As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, although he usually does not do much, he also understands the situation of the civil and military officials of the capital and the royal family and nobles. He was sure that the people in the Jiading Uncle Mansion seemed to have suffered a big loss, so they would definitely not let it go!
Nowadays, in the capital, only people from Jiadingbo's house dare to shout such words openly. Who would let the queen and the prince be here!
Originally, Luo Yangxing was still thinking about whether to instigate the people in the Jiading uncle's house to have a conflict with the person with a strange origin to test it out. In the end, they were already in conflict without him having to do anything.
Therefore, although Xu Yunchao shouted that it was not Jin Yiwei's turn to be arrogant, Luo Yangxing listened very well.
"Be careful, don't let them find out." Luo Yangxing continued, making up his mind to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.
At the city gate cave, as soon as Xu Yunchao and others ran away, the tall man turned around quickly, knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Mingwei and said, "Thank you so much for saving me from the siege. I will never forget it, little Liu Jin!"
Zhang Mingwei watched the scene just now from beginning to end, and after careful observation, he knew what was going on.
This man named Liu Jin sold his son and daughter because his family had been hungry for several days and his mother was sick and had a fever.
It seems that he is not good to his children and even his wife. However, when he was about to be beaten just now, he protected his wife and children, preferring to be beaten himself. It can be seen from this that he does not really have no feelings for his wife and children, but he really has no choice but to do so.
Another point is that when the soldiers defending the city came to threaten him, he immediately stepped forward and wanted to take the matter back. He can be regarded as a courageous person.
Of course, there is another possibility that he understands that if he dares to come forward, he must have something to rely on. If he does that, he will definitely win his favor.
But even so, it only shows that this person's mind is flexible. Including gratitude at this time can also show that he is either sincere or more confirming that he has a flexible mind.
Thinking like this, Zhang Mingwei showed a smile and said: "Get up and talk!"
After hearing this, Liu Jin did not insist, so he stood up as instructed.
Zhang Mingwei turned to look at the elderly, women and children on the other side of the city gate, then turned back, looked at him and said: "A man, no matter what, must protect his family. You have to remember!"
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Zhu Ao and said, "Give him ten taels of silver!"
Ten taels of silver is almost what a soldier earns in a year. Even because of deductions from officers, ordinary soldiers may not actually be able to get ten taels of silver in a year.
At this time, although due to the news of the defeat of Songshan, the price of food has increased to one to two or five yuan to buy one stone of food, but in other aspects, it is not known how cheap it is. For example, Liu Jin sold his sons and daughters. His pair of children looked quite cute, but they could only exchange them for a bucket of grain, which was about one cent and five cents.
When Zhu Ainao heard this, she had no idea about money, and she was happy to give it. She immediately agreed, took out the bag, took out an ingot of ten taels of official silver, and threw it to Liu Jin. At the same time, she warned: "Be good to your family. Click, don’t sell them anymore!”
I don’t know why, but Liu Jin, who had been beaten and scolded just now, and even sold his children and daughters, was not doing well. After hearing the words of Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuluo, his eyes shed tears, and he knelt down on the ground again, straightening his upper body. Slightly choked, he said: "I, Liu Jin, swear that I will repay the kindness of my whole family!"
The old man on the other side of the city gate, supported by her daughter-in-law and grandchildren, also hurried over, knelt down, and said with tears: "I am a benefactor, and I can't repay you for your great kindness!"
Having said this, the old man quickly ordered her grandchildren: "Come, kowtow, and kowtow a few more times to our family's savior!"
Her grandchildren were very well-behaved and immediately obeyed her words and kowtowed repeatedly.
Although Zhang Mingwei has seen this scene in movies and TV. However, at this time, he felt it personally. To be honest, he felt very shocked, far beyond the feeling when watching movies and TV shows. It was even more shocking than when Lan Tianbao and his family were together.
The history books describe the time of the disaster with just a few words: selling children and selling daughters, exchanging children for food. It seems that this is how it felt. But when these eight words fall on every household, it is a matter of life and death, a real human tragedy.
For me, what I just did was just a matter of course within my ability, but for their family, it was a big deal for them to survive and not be separated.
If Zhang Mingwei's desire to revive the Ming Dynasty and keep China at the top of the world was based on patriotic feelings before, at this moment, he really felt that he was doing something very meaningful.
Restoring the Ming Dynasty, turning the tide, and saving the people from the fire and water. This is by no means an empty imagination, but a real meritorious deed!
At this time, the woman looked at her mother-in-law, then at her children and husband, suddenly turned her head, kowtowed to Zhang Mingwei and said: "I beg my benefactor to take us in. My mother-in-law and I are good at washing and cooking. My man is a hunter." , this chaotic army was able to escort our whole family from our hometown to the capital. His skills were really great. Many thieves wanted to recruit my man to join the gang but they didn't agree. If my man can do it, he will definitely serve his benefactor. We don't want any reward. Let us have a chance to repay our benefactor!"
Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses, quickly offered the ingot of silver with both hands, and said sincerely: "My wife is right, my benefactor saved my life and preserved the virtue of my family. Let us repay the kindness." Come on! The villain just now has been hungry for several days and has no strength. Secondly, he doesn’t dare to be cruel to them, otherwise he can deal with the few just now. Please help us!"
Zhu Aelao had the most favorable impression of that woman, and when she saw the two children raising their heads and looking expectantly, she wanted to agree. However, at this time, she was reminded by Xu Yunchao that she remembered her identity as a maid, so she did not speak, but looked at her husband with the same expectant look.
Zhang Mingwei glanced at the family in front of him, got off his horse in an unfamiliar manner, came to the old man, and helped her up first. He felt that she was indeed having a fever. Then he glanced at Liu Jin and his wife, then looked at his children, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Wang Erbiao and ordered: "Take them back to the house and ask the doctor to treat the old man immediately."
Okay, another whole family has been taken in! Wang Erbiao thought in his heart, but he didn't dare to neglect, and quickly agreed. However, he still reminded Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, the imperial court is giving porridge outside the city."
Zhang Mingwei's attitude was so clear that he didn't dare to say anything else, lest Zhang Mingwei would be unhappy. But this sentence is enough, which shows that this family is not actually so sincere.
To be honest, after Wang Erbiao's original proposal to hire servants with guarantors in the capital was rejected, he had reservations about Zhang Mingwei's continuous promise to take in refugees.
From his perspective, he always felt that the refugees who came to the capital were unruly and unreliable.
But who knows, it's okay if he doesn't mention this. As soon as he mentions this, Liu Jin's face changes immediately.
