Jiqing glanced at the cabbage and threw a word indifferently.
Wei Chen gave a dry smile. If it weren't for the dark skin as a cover, Zili could imagine that the general was flushed like a clumsy boy!
"It's okay, it's okay," Zili picked up the bowl and chopsticks to make a round. "Look, isn't there still tofu? Although it looks a little bit broken, it's still edible! Haha!"
"Your Highness... That's not tofu, it's eggs!"
"Uh… "
"Pop!" An Jiqing put down his chopsticks and left.
"Uncle Emperor, don't you want to eat it?" Zi Li called out quickly.
"Is that kind of food eaten by humans?" Without looking back, An Ji slammed the door shut.
Wei Chen's eyes were sad for a while.
"His Royal Highness still don't eat it. It is indeed difficult to eat. The minister will go outside and get some cooked food back!"
"I'll go with you!" Zi Li also stood up and said.
The two walked to the street and found that Linzhou is really not a general lack of supplies, even if it is rich, it is difficult to buy food here! The food stalls seen in Ayutthaya are not even visible here! The doors of the shops on both sides are tightly locked, the restaurants and inns are also empty shelves, and all the people walking on the street look sad and blank! The whole city looks like a black and white movie, lifeless and lifeless!
Zili frowned, even in a remote country, she wouldn't be so ruined! Could it be that what natural and man-made disasters have just suffered here
Thinking about this, he suddenly saw an old farmer with gray hair and thin clothes immersed in his head pulling a broken cart, and hobbled by his side. The shoes under his feet had been worn out, revealing his toes that were swollen with cold purple.
Feeling sad in her heart, Zi Li quickly stepped forward to take his car handle and said, "Old man, I'll help you pull it!"
The old farmer raised his head in a daze, and glanced at Zi Li with muddy eyes, and said, "You're interested, brother, you should go home!" He said, continuing on.
Zili was stunned for a while, and then stepped forward again, pushing the rear of the car and asking, "Where are you going to go? Anyway, I have some free time, I'll help you push it!"
"No need! I'm not going to a good place. Be careful if you cause trouble, let's go!"
Zili was still a little bit unwilling to give up, but Wei Chen suddenly stopped him and said in a low voice, "Let's follow him for the time being!"
The old farmer was pulling the cart very hard. In fact, there were only such small sacks on the cart. Zi Li was a little puzzled why he looked like he was pulling heavy goods.
"He was injured!" Wei Chen explained, "It should be because of being beaten!"
"The one who was so conscientious went and beat an old man!" Zi Li was angrily.
Wei Chen shook his head silently.
The old farmer stopped in front of what seemed to be the most magnificent mansion in Linzhou City.
Wei Chen saw the plaque on the forehead and his face was Yi-n sinking!
43 Volume Four, The Battle for Hegemony Chapter Fourteen, People's Grievance
That is the government office of Linzhou City.
The two watched as the old farmer parked the wooden cart aside, then picked up the hemp bag and walked up the steps with a slight trembling, holding on to the gold-lacquered copper ring and knocking. After waiting for a long time, they saw the closed vermilion door opened. At the crack of the door, an officer showed half of his body impatiently and said something badly. The old farmer only listened to him for a while before he was allowed to enter the door.
"His Royal Highness is waiting here for the time being, and wait for the ministers to take a look inside!" Wei Chen arched his hands to Zili.
Zi Li nodded. I saw Wei Chen walked to the edge of the wall and jumped gently onto the roof.
The old farmer walked through the yard anxiously following the officials.
"You wait here." The officer left a vicious voice and pushed open a door and walked in.
The room with the brazier was warm, and a large pot was propped up on the brazier with an iron frame. The pot was full of fat, fragrant and greasy pieces of meat. Mouthful eating aside is greasy bluffing.
"Come here, bet big or small..."
"I buy big..."
"Mother, I just don't believe in this evil, I'll bet a kid..."
"Okay, buy it away, buy it away..."
"Great, great..."
"Little,
Open a small..."
On the other side, ten or so energetic officials were gathering around a square table drinking pheasant calls.
"Go on, two, five, one, four, fourteen, big—"
"Fuck-my old lady, it's big again!"
"Haha, it's made, today is the God of Wealth who is here!"
"Hey, I said you guys don't eat all the dog meat, uncle, I haven't said anything yet!"
"Hey, Lord Zhou, how can we eat such a big pot of meat? Even if we have finished eating, aren’t there still a lot of chickens, ducks, cows and donkeys in the backyard?"
"Hungry ghost reincarnated, you two dead boys, don't eat, come over and shake a few games for the uncle!"
"Yes, come!" The two officials hurriedly put down their bowls and moved to the gaming table.
Zhou Ye walked to the hot pot and sat down, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of dog meat and put it in his mouth, full of meaty flavor, and then unscrewed the wine gourd pinned to his waist and drank the knife. ! While eating, Xiao Li, who was going to relieve his hand, came back. "Fell in the pit?"
"Master Zhou, hey, it's not. It's just that when I got back from the hands, I heard someone calling the door outside. It was an old man who came to pay for food. I'm waiting outside the door now!"
Master Zhou took another piece of meat and mixed it with a burning knife, squinting his eyes to feel the taste of meat and wine in his mouth!
"... Let him in!"
"Yes!" Xiao Li opened the door and beckoned the old farmer to come in.
Ye Zhou said without raising his eyes, "Which one? What's the last name?"
The old farmer quickly retracted his gaze from staring at the meat pot, swallowed his saliva, and replied: "Brother Cha, I am the Xu family in Dayong Village!"
Xiao Li has already taken the account book and turned to that page, "Xu's family in Darong Village, should pay three quarters of grain, one has already paid 20 jin, and one balance is still ten jin."
"Well, an average of ten catties is forty catties of grain, so you have all ready?" Zhou Ye blew the meat lump dripping with the soup.
"Uncle Bad, I... I only have 13 catties, and even the grains of our family have also been picked up. Can you accommodate for a few more days!" The old farmer pleaded, bowing his body.
"Sure, no problem, leave the grain, you can go! Xiao Li, take him out the door!" Zhou Ye waved his hand disapprovingly.
"Wait, wait, bad... Bad master, then... Then my grandson, can I take it home? I'll pay it next time... I didn't intend to owe food, it's because this year's harvest is not good. OK... If you are uncle, please be merciful and let me take my grandson home! He is so small and weak... He can't stand the cold in prison! I kneel down for you... You let my grandson go home. Bar!"
"Don't kneel to me, I can't afford to lose this longevity! If everyone is like you, the left sentence is not deliberately owed food, and the right sentence can be owed if the harvest is bad? Your grandson, we also act according to the rules! If the order from the superior is not paid, you will get the personal tax! So it is useless for you to ask me! With so much effort, it is better to go home and collect food to redeem people. important!"
"Uncle Bad..."
"Xiao Li, please go out!"
Xiao Li took the old farmer out of the room.
"Uncle, you can do it... We only have such a single seedling in Xu's family. His parents have gone, leaving us one old and one young... He has been in prison for several days, whether he is dead or alive. I don’t know, bad master—"
Master Zhou drank and burned the knife frowningly, turning a deaf ear to the cry of crying further and further away.
Zili hid behind the tree and saw that the gate of the government office suddenly opened. Then the old farmer was pushed out the door rudely by the officials.
"Old man, are you okay?" Zi Li quickly stepped forward to lift him up and asked.
"Ahem, ahem..." The old farmer coughed, his face was full of sauce, and he pointed to the door and couldn't speak!
At this time, Wei Chen left the house and fell behind Zi Li.