Chapter 19 Robbery of Grain 1
"Brother, Ruohan, are you back so soon? Oh, why is there another one?" Shi Xin first saw Zhang Yang with a person on his back, and then saw Ruo Han behind him. While greeting him, he did not forget to say something sarcastic.
"Don't talk nonsense," Zhang Yang answered. His brother really can't spit out ivory in his mouth.
Shi Xin helped help the old man on Zhang Yang's back, entered the house and put it in **.
"What's the matter?" The old mother, Cao, asked with concern.
"Mom, this man is Ruohan's uncle. He found it by the roadside and fainted. He should be hungry. Get him something to eat first." Zhang Yang said.
"Ruohan, is this your uncle?" Cao asked Ruo Han Dao.
"Yes, aunt. My uncle's name is Liu Tongyu, and my father's name is Liu Tongxue. They are two brothers. Ruo Han explained.
"Well, okay, that's all right." The old mother smiled and nodded, "Shixin, what are you doing? Go to the rice jar to scoop some rice, make some porridge, and feed him some thin food first."
Zhang Yang is a little confused. It's Ruohan's uncle. What's wrong with that? Looking at Ruohan, her face turned red.
I was worried that there was only one person in Ruohan's family. There were no elders, so I couldn't propose marriage. At this time, an uncle appeared, and finally I could propose marriage. I gave Shi Cheng a wedding, and I also had something on my mind. Cao was happy.
Ruohan's child is really good. In the past few days, he ran to his home when he had nothing to do, do some work for himself, and chatted with him. All four sons went out to carry salt. As soon as he walked, he walked for seven or eight days. With Ruohan, he felt really warm. In the future, if Ruohan married, his mother would not be alone.
If Zhang Yang knew his mother's idea, he would not have carried this trouble home. He saved him and had to serve him carefully. He is Ruohan's mother's family.
" By the way, mother, I have a friend who lives in our house for a few days." Zhang Yang refers to Tang He, but he hasn't told his mother yet.
"Well, it's okay. Let him rest assured." Cao is very reasonable.
The porridge was ready soon. Ruohan took a spoon and fed it to his uncle's mouth.
The fragrant rice porridge flowed into his mouth, and the corners of Liu Tongyu's mouth slowly **, one bite at a time into his stomach. There was a warmth in his stomach, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Ruohan, thank you," Liu Tongyu looked around. "Who are these?"
"This is my friend's house." Liu Ruohan said, "Auntie, you fainted on the road. Thanks to Shi Cheng, I carried you back."
"Alas, my old bone almost fed the wolf." Liu Tongyu said with lingering heart.
Zhang Yang looked at Uncle Liu and was concerned about another thing: How could he faint from hunger?
"Your uncle, you are from Dingxi, aren't you?" Zhang Yang asked.
"Yes."
"A while ago, I carried salt and passed by Dingxi. I saw that the crops around me were growing well. How could you flow here?"
"Alas," this sentence mentioned Uncle Liu's sad story: "Yes, the drought of the year before last has survived. Unexpectedly, this year's harvest is not as good as in previous years."
"What's going on? It's a bumper harvest, and you're still hungry?" A voice asked.
Zhang Yang turned his head. It was Tang He who came in and interrupted in the back.
My three younger brothers are also around.
"Most of our whole Dingxi land belongs to Mr. Liu Ziren in Xinghua City. I rented three mu of land in Mr. Liu's house, which are all thin fields. This year's harvest has been bumper, and one mu of land is not as good as the harvest of four stones. If it is better, there will probably be a harvest of five stones, but this Mr. Liu saw that this year's harvest is good. We need to increase the rent. We need to take back the rent of last year and the year before last year. The field I originally rented was rented with two stones per mu, which has risen to four stones this year. We want to ask for mercy, slow down, and pay it again next year, but Master Liu took his family, grabbed the house, and emptied the food at home.
"This landlord who kills thousands of knives!" Tang He scolded. If the land had not been forcibly bought by the landlord at a low price and sublet it to the farmers at a high price, resulting in the inability of tenant farmers to live, how could this society be so turbulent? If I really couldn't live, how could I join the Red Turban Army?
"Drink porridge first." Liu Ruohan then handed the porridge to his uncle's mouth.
Speaking of which, Liu Tongyu was not angry at all after drinking porridge, and he was very depressed.
"What about the people in the village?" Zhang Yang asked, the food at home was robbed by Liu Ziren. What should the farmers do?
"A small number of people still have surplus food at home, and they still stay at home. There is no food, and they are unwilling to starve to death at home, so they come out. Some go to relatives' homes, some begging everywhere, and some run to participate in the Red Turban Army." Liu Tongyu said slowly that he also planned to come to Liu Tongxue's family. When he came to the village, he knew that his brother had unfortunately passed away, leaving only a niece.
With my old face, I was embarrassed to eat for free, so I had to walk back. Unexpectedly, as soon as I left the village, I fainted by the roadside.
"What about the grain collected by Liu Ziren?" Zhang Yang asked.
"It's all loaded on the ship. I'm ready to take the water to transport it back to Xinghua City." Liu Tongyu said. When he walked out of the village, he saw Liu Ziren commanding the family and carrying the robbed grain onto the boat. The grain in that boat was worth hundreds of stones. As long as a small amount of grain was divided, everyone could save food, and they could still stick to the new grain. There is also an empty boat behind it, which may have to go to another village to collect rent.
"Old man, you can have some porridge first. Don't worry. Since you're here, just treat this place as your home first." Zhang Yang comforted him, and then gave a look to his younger brothers, and everyone followed them out.
"Brother..." Several younger brothers who are familiar with Zhang Yang's surname Ge know that Zhang Yang has been killed.
Zhang Yang looked at everyone and found that Tang He also followed.
Zhang Yang's eyes turned. Tang He was a general who rushed into battle. He had rich experience. Let's listen to what he said first.
"Brother Dingchen, I don't know if you have a good opinion?" Zhang Yang asked.
"What's high and low? The first thing I hate is the Tatars. They occupy the great rivers and mountains of our Han people. They don't treat us as people. The second is the lackeys of the Yuan Dynasty. These big landlords, as soon as the Tatars came over, they all surrendered. They only know how to bully their own people, big landlords like Liu Ziren. See one kill one, see two kill one pair!" Tang He said angrily.
Courage is commendable, but it still lacks a plan. Zhang Yang thought, don't say whether he can succeed with his own people. Even if he succeeds, what's the benefit to the farmers? The landlords on their heads just change their names and have to be exploited and oppressed by the landlords, unless the current system is changed.
"Brother, why don't we grab these two boats of food?" Shi Xin said solemnly.
Grab food? That's a good idea!
(Get up in the morning and start coding, at least two chapters a day, absolutely no arrears. Please click, please recommend, please collect.)
(Answer two questions that are still unknown: Zhu Yuanzhang will be a key figure in the process of hegemony in the future. How can he kick aside? In the future, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun will not be less. Tang He and Zhu Yuanzhang have a deep friendship. For Zhang Shicheng's development, Tang He was introduced first.
Thank you for your valuable comments!)