As soon as these words came out, the angry men who had just raised their faces suddenly panicked.
"Brother, you can't talk nonsense, you're going to ransack your house!"
A jar full of good wine was spilled on the ground, causing bursts of aroma. Wei Mingyan stood in it and looked at the bandits, who were all frightened by his words except Hou Er.
"Home? Do you still have a home?"
"In the past, you followed the orders of the imperial court and the government. If they want you to live, you will live; if they want you to die, you will die."
Wei Mingyan flicked the sparks off his body. Beside the fire, his handsome and heroic face was flickering under the light of the fire, which made people feel terrified.
"Don't mention the relatives who died in the village, just the children who were taken away. No, you are deserters in this life and you will never return to your roots, let alone find your own children."
He glanced at the people around him. There was fear in their eyes, and what was more, they were helpless and panic when the ideas instilled since birth were impacted.
But after hearing Wei Mingyan's last words, everyone's eyes lit up, "My child..."
But immediately, the light disappeared, and one person lowered his head and murmured, "How could it be possible to find it back..."
"It's been seven years."
"What happened to seven years!"
Wei Mingyan sneered, "If you look for it, you may not be able to find it, but if you don't want to look for it, you will never be able to find it back."
"Boys are slaves and are trampled on. Girls are slaves and sold into prostitution. There is no way out for a lifetime."
"When they are suffering and desperate, do they miss their parents, want their father to save them, and look forward to being able to get out of the sea of suffering. When they are thinking, where are you? , I can only hide on this mountain, people are neither human nor ghost."
"Don't fight, let your children suffer, and you yourself stay here in a daze, worrying that the government will call you every day."
"Fight it all. If it's successful, it will be rich and prosperous. If it doesn't work, you'll lose your head. But I, Wei Mingyan, promise here that if brothers and sisters join me in achieving great things, at least while they're alive, they'll eat wine and meat, and find sons and daughters. None will fall!"
He took out the silver taels that he had exchanged during the day from his pocket, and threw them on the ground. The white and broken silver scattered all over the ground, but none of the people present moved.
The bandits stiffened and listened to the man say, "If you want, you can stay. If you don't, you can divide the money equally and go down the mountain by yourself."
downhill
What can I do downhill
They have no identity, no family members, even if they have silver taels, would they dare to spend them in such a mess outside
can rebel...
Since childhood, they have been indoctrinated that the emperor is heaven, and men who want to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism really dare not make decisions.
Since leaving the village, the bandits who had been following Mo Dahou Er subconsciously looked at the two they had been obeying.
Mo Da was still hesitating, but Hou Er said bluntly, "As long as I can get my girl back, I can do anything!"
"My whole family is gone. What's the point of living like this? Even if you really fail, you'll die. Just go down and meet my mother-in-law!"
With his words, one of the men also slammed the bowl in his hand on the ground, eyes red, "Damn it! The worst is death!"
With these two leading roles, the bandits stood up one by one.
"Okay! Rebellion is rebellion! Even if it doesn't work, I can straighten my waist and tell my mother-in-law that I will avenge you!"
"Dry!!"
"Kill the dog emperor! Kill those corrupt officials!"
The sound of bowls being smashed, and the increasingly intense aroma of wine completely filled the surroundings of several fires.
In the end, only Mo Da remained, standing where he was.
Everyone's eyes fell on him, and Mo Da's eyes were already red. Inexplicably, he remembered that before he left, his daughter hugged his leg and said, "Daddy, Mother Xuan is waiting for you to come back."
At that time, Mo Da patted his daughter's head and said, "Daddy promised you that he will definitely come back."
His white-haired old mother's face was filled with tears of reluctance, and she was still trying to comfort her son, "You go, I will take care of Mother Xuan, we will wait for you to come back together."
That day, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, "Mom! I will definitely come back."
Later, he went back.
Becoming a deserter, he was startled and frightened. He just wanted to quickly pick up his mother and escape with his daughter, but when he entered the village, he immediately saw his mother lying on the ground with her eyes turning white.
She stretched out her hand in one direction, as if begging for something.
Mo Da didn't dare to think about it at that time, but now that she thinks about it, she is begging those people not to take Xuanniang away...
The flames shone on Mo Da's face. He wiped away the tears on his face, raised his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother, as long as you can really help me find my daughter, I, Mo Da, will follow you even if I go through life and death." Dry!"
Wei Mingyan spread the rice paper, pen and ink bought at the foot of the mountain there, "Hou Er, come here first, and tell me what your daughter looks like, what her name is, how old she is, and whether she has any birthmarks or anything like that."
Hou Er still had tears in his eyes, after hearing this, he hurried forward, "Her name is Ya'er, she was seven years old when I left, and she is fourteen years old this year, her eyes follow her mother's, big and bright, and there is a mole under the corner of her right eye... "
Although seven years have passed, for them, which day did they not miss their wives and children, because Wei Mingyan explained that the birthmark is the most important thing, and Hou Er added, "There is a mark on the inside of Ya'er's left arm. A scar, burnt when I was a child, about this big... "
He gestured, and the others followed behind and waited in line. Everyone didn't speak, as if they were afraid of disturbing Wei Mingyan who was listening to Hou Er's voice recording, but everyone's eyes had something other than numbness.
One by one the men stepped forward.
"My son is three years old, he will be ten now, he has a big head and a red birthmark on the inside of his thigh..."
"My two children..."
For those with obvious birthmarks, I said it carefully and with hope. I really couldn’t remember if there was any, so I could only tell the child’s appearance carefully in frustration. In a hurry, I came back to correct what I said wrong just now.
Dozens of men tossed and tossed until it was dawn, and Wei Mingyan also wrote dozens of rice papers in his hand, and only then did they all record.
Although they didn't sleep all night, they were not sleepy at all, instead they were refreshed, especially Mo Da, who approached Wei Mingyan expectantly, and asked cautiously, "Brother, with these, can we really find our children?" ?”
"It will be much more convenient to have these than those in Quanjin Kingdom."
Wei Mingyan looked at their high spirits and poured cold water on them, "Seven years have passed, older children may still remember, but those children may have forgotten the past, so it will be more difficult to find. Prepare yourself mentally."
The burly man closest to them smiled wryly, "We understand, it's just... I want to look for it, in case I find it."
"What should we do now?" Mo Da asked again, "Should we disperse these first?"
"No."
Wei Mingyan shook his head and didn't continue, but looked at the man who had won Xu Ken and took a piece of rice paper to copy his daughter's information crookedly, "Hou Er, who do you think you need to get information from to find the children?" .”
Hou Er raised his head, and after thinking for a few seconds, he replied uncertainly, "From the person who took the child away."
"They took them away at the beginning, even if they didn't record the details, they must know where the children are going."
He finished his thoughts a little nervously, and then nodded admiringly when the man in front of him looked at him.
"You are right, so our first step is to take down your hometown, Miaocheng."
"But there are only so many of us..."
"Who said we have few people?"
Wei Mingyan pursed his lips, and smiled mockingly in his eyes, "Miaocheng used to be the most prosperous Nanxiang with the largest population when the late emperor was here. There are nearly 300 people in your small village alone. Those who went to the battlefield, and the remaining people, compared with the soldiers in the Miaocheng government, there are too many more."
"But those are ordinary people..."
The man stopped Mo Da's words, "They are ordinary people who are forced to die."
"When a person reaches a dead end, he can do anything."
He said in a deep voice, "As long as Miaocheng is captured, the road ahead will be a hundred times easier."
"Remember, from now on, I am your young master, and you are domestic servants. We went to Miaocheng to do business."
Wei Mingyan took out the banknote and handed it to Hou Er, "Take the money, and change into the servant's clothes later, go down the mountain and buy me some good clothes, the more expensive the better, all the young master has, Buy them all, and then make three good clothes for each of the brothers, and match all the knives that should be matched, the bigger the ostentation, the better."
"Follow me to visit Master Li again. This time, let's talk about a big deal."
Hou Er's eyes flickered, he hadn't slept all night and he had cried before, his eyes were bloodshot at the moment, but when he looked at the person in front of him, the previous disobedience and arrogance had long since disappeared.
He put this large amount of banknote, which he had never seen in his life, into his arms, and lowered his head respectfully, "Yes, brother."
Mo Da didn't notice that he had changed his address at all, and was asking with some doubts, "Brother, what are you going to do? Didn't you say you were going to fight Miaocheng?"
Wei Mingyan patted him on the shoulder, "Singing."
"Sing a big show that the whole world can see."
***
Miao City used to be the most prosperous city in the Jin Kingdom. It was close to the south and the river. Almost all the women here were fair-skinned and beautiful, with a gentle personality. The men were good at building houses and fishing.
When the first emperor was alive, he visited Miaocheng three times, and both times were in Miaocheng.
Although the people here do not say that everyone is rich, but because they rely on water for food, they can hardly go hungry. Especially they are good at building houses and gardens. People often come to invite craftsmen from Miaocheng to build gardens for themselves. Therefore, they are engaged in these jobs. The people of Miaocheng are relatively rich.
They lived happily generation after generation, and finally ushered in a new parent officer, the younger brother of the imperial concubine.
Since then, the people of Miaocheng have lived in dire straits.
The state of Jin has been in constant wars these years, sometimes floods and sometimes droughts. The people are not happy with their lives, and they are forced to go to the army. One layer is heavier.
In the beginning, it was only 10% added, and later, 20%, 30%...
In the end, after working hard for a year, the tired people are not in good health. As a result, the money they earn has not been handed over at all.
If there is no money to pay, the government will break into the house directly with a knife, and anyone who has children in the family will be taken away for sale. If there are no children and only women, they will be taken away directly.
It is said that it is a government, but it is no different from a robber.
It's not that no one has resisted, but the people these days are worse than pigs and dogs, and they are driven by people all their lives. Even if they are really angry and want to ask for an explanation, watching the officers and soldiers hacking the troublemakers to death has long been frightened If you lose your courage, how dare you stand up again.
The state of Jin has always implemented a policy of ignoring the people. The ordinary people can't read big characters. If they want to read and know, the money for buying paper, books, pens and ink is enough for a family of seven for a year. The imperial examination is held every three years. The children don't even have a piece of Chengcheng.
Rich businessmen can afford it, but according to the laws of the Jin state, businessmen are not allowed to be officials in the court, and can only be businessmen from generation to generation.
They are like blindfolded donkeys. If the master is kind, they can live happily all their lives. If the master is cruel, they will never dare to resist even if they are beaten.
It has to be said that such people are absolutely beneficial to the king, and the status of the king will always be lofty and unchanged. Even if he and his army are only one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, the people are millions or tens of millions. People who are accustomed to being oppressed will never dare to stand up.
Wei Mingyan was riding a horse, wearing a snow-white fox fur cloak, looking at the tall city from a distance, with a smile on his lips.
It's just that no one guides it.
As soon as Wei Mingyan and his party entered the city, the people around them all came to see it. After all, since the Jin Kingdom started the war, those businessmen and officials' children who almost regarded Miao City as their home never came again.
Their city has been desolate for too long, and the people couldn't help being curious when such a long convoy arrived.
In the end, the convoy stopped outside the largest restaurant.
The white-clothed young man in the lead quickly got off his horse, and as soon as he got off, there seemed to be about thirty men in the same clothes behind him.
They wear the same clothes, wear the same knives, move in the same way, and even the sound of landing is the same.
The common people looked around secretly, seeing that the young man, who looked like a high-ranking official, was welcomed in by the shopkeeper nodding and bowing his head. The attendants who were dressed in the same clothes stood outside with stern faces, making no one dare to approach.
They watched quietly while they were working. After a while, those people were called in, the door was closed, and someone could see them. Those people were all sitting in the lobby on the first floor, and plates of delicious dishes were delivered to the public. On the table, an altar of good wine was also put on it.
The scent came out along the door, causing people around to salivate.
The world is difficult now, they haven't eaten meat for a long time, smelling the smell of meat, the acid water in their mouths keeps coming out, and the weather is cold, they don't have thick clothes to shelter from the cold, so they stood on their feet for a while The chill surged up one by one, making one's lips turn purple.
But even so, more and more people came over, not for anything else, just smelling the smell, and they felt very satisfied.
A child couldn't help but took two steps forward when he smelled the fragrance, and was hurriedly hugged back by an adult.
These people inside seem to have backgrounds, if they offend the nobles, even if they kill them, they have nothing to do.
When the people outside were smelling the smell cautiously and eagerly, imagining how good it would be if they ate it by themselves, the waiter in the restaurant ran out in a hurry, and immediately pulled down when he saw a group of people surrounded by people outside.
"Go, go, don't get in the way here."
The people all backed away resentfully, and before they had taken two steps, they saw the waiter’s eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and grabbed a white-haired old man in the crowd, “Third uncle, don’t you have two Chicken and some fish? Bring it to us quickly, the chance to make a fortune is here."
The old man put his trembling hands in his cuffs because he didn't have thick clothes on his body. He was stunned when he heard his words, and then he realized, "But the chicken and fish are reserved for the daughter of the Zhang family. .”
It was hard for him to ask someone to buy it, and the fish was brought back by his son after digging in the ice for a long time, just to look better when he was hired.
"Hey, my uncle! The man inside said that he bought it at double the price. What a great opportunity. When the time comes, the chicken and fish will be exchanged for money, and then it will be given to the Zhang family. Your face There is also light!"
"If it weren't for the fact that we don't have enough chickens in our restaurant, such a good opportunity wouldn't have happened to you. Hurry up, hurry up, I'll wait for you here."
The old man's eyes widened when he heard the double price, and he stopped warming his hands, and ran home in a hurry, fearing that the opportunity would be lost.
Although his nephew is a bit powerful, he helped him a few times because he didn't have enough to eat when he was a child, and he always remembered this kindness. He will also bring some dishes for him to eat.
The old man believed what he said.
The people around listened to the general idea, looked enviously at the back of the old man running away, and sighed why he didn't have such a good relative, when a nobleman with a sword came out from inside.
Hou Er raised his voice with dissatisfaction on his face, "Xiao Er! I asked you to buy chicken, duck and fish, how much did you buy?"
"Our brethren are still hungry!"
The waiter hurriedly ran into the lobby in a panic.
"Hey, lord, lord, am I going to find the person who usually supplies chickens and ducks? Just wait a minute, I'll be right back..."
"Wait any longer, I'm going to starve to death!"
"okay."
Wei Mingyan put down the spinning wine cup, and said calmly, "Don't bother, just buy it at the homes of the people nearby. If you sell it here, it will be slaughtered immediately. Eat early and rest early."
The waiter in the shop was a little embarrassed. Just now, the shopkeeper told him to go to his brother-in-law first, "Master, you see how troublesome it is to collect money here, why not..."
The shopkeeper has been serving Wei Mingyan carefully, and when he saw that he was frowning when he heard the waiter's words, he seemed displeased, and said quickly, "Hey, it's here, I listen to you."
Anyway, there are not many people outside here, and all of them are shabby households. Where can there be more chickens and ducks
He was afraid of offending the big customer who had come so hard, so he hurriedly greeted the rest of the restaurant to go outside to collect chickens and ducks.
People outside who are envious of others did not expect that they can do it themselves. There is no place to put the hands and feet of chickens, ducks and fishes at home, so they hurried home to get them.
There are also some people who are hesitating whether to believe the words of the people inside. After all, these things are no less than half of their property to them. It is definitely not beneficial.
At this time, the uncle of the waiter came running quickly, carrying chickens and fish.
Seeing his nephew and grand-nephew pay for the chicken and fish with one hand, the money was double the market price, and the crowd suddenly boiled.
Some people ran away and didn't even bother to pick up the straw sandals when they dropped them, for fear that they would be late and the nobles would not want them.
Those who live close are fast, those who live far are slow, and the avenue outside the restaurant quickly becomes lively.
"Master, it seems that there are more and more people here, there are too many, why don't I let them go..."
The shopkeeper's face was a bit bitter. The chicken and duck cages in their back kitchen were already full. Although there were many of these nobles, they definitely couldn't eat so much meat.
"It doesn't matter."
Wei Mingyan tasted the food, raised his eyebrows, and put down his chopsticks, "You can cook it when you buy it, it's not like you can't afford it."
Even if you eat it for three days, you can't finish it.
The shopkeeper muttered in his heart that it was okay, but he still had a shy smile on his face, "Yes, I will let the kitchen do it."
The waiter got the order, and the word will be received until sunset tonight.
Spread the word, and soon, almost half of the people in the city knew that a nobleman had come to the city, and he was collecting chicken, duck and fish in a restaurant. The price was double, and he could get the money immediately.
More and more people crowded outside, and the noisy crowing of chickens and ducks had no effect on the nobles who were eating and drinking happily in the restaurant, and they still ate as they wanted.
"Okay, don't hang around in front of me." Wei Mingyan took a sip of his wine and put down his glass in disgust, "Is this the best wine here?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Yes, sir, this is from the best winery in Chengzhou..."
"laugh."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the young nobleman in front of him get up, and he threw it away, but the shopkeeper subconsciously caught it, only to realize that it was a piece of silver.
"Thank you, let the upstairs move faster, I have to rest after eating."
"Yes Yes… "
The shopkeeper held the silver tael, nodded and bowed, and rushed upstairs. When he got to the side, he was stopped by Hou Er who had just entered the door.
"Wait a minute, our young master must use Su brocade quilts, and the satin underneath must be from Yunxiangfang. Do you have any?"
In winter, the shopkeeper was sweating a lot.
He has heard of Su Jin before, and it is said that a piece of cloth costs a full two hundred taels. As for Yunxiangfang, which is only found in the capital, it is also more expensive than gold. How could they have such a restaurant? Can't buy it.
Where did this nobleman come from, the ostentation, the expense, I'm afraid even the royal relatives are not so powerful.
"This, a small shop, there are really no small shops..."
After he finished speaking, he saw that the face of the fierce-looking big man in front of him sank, and his heart seemed to sink along with it, for fear that he would cut himself off if he was unhappy and drew his knife.
"Master, look, is Yunhua satin okay? This is the best in Miaocheng..."
Hou Er waved his hands with a sullen face, "Okay, your little place is not normal, and I won't make things difficult for you."
The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief, and his body was still stiff because of the scare he had made before, so he just watched Hou Er and knocked on the table closest to them.
"Second brother."
The two big men who were still eating meat and drinking immediately put down their things and stood up respectfully.
"Go to the carriage outside and move the young master's things upstairs."
"yes."
The two went out as soon as they wiped their mouths. The shopkeeper was so shocked that he hurriedly walked all over the hall, and ran to the kitchen from time to time to urge the kitchen to make it quickly, so as not to make the nobleman unhappy when the food was served late.
He was sweating profusely from work, when the waiter upstairs who furnished the room ran down and said that the nobleman had torn down the door of the room.
The shopkeeper quickly ran up again, and sure enough, he saw that the door of the most expensive room had been removed, and it was thrown aside.
His heart immediately twitched with distress, he used soft wood for this door, now it is not the same as in the past, if he wants to buy soft wood again, it will take a lot of effort.
But no matter how painful my heart was, I still walked up with a smile on my face, "Masters, look at my door..."
"Our young master couldn't get used to the smell, so he dismantled it. Don't worry, you will have the money."
After these people finished speaking, they opened the curtain and went in.
Although the curtain was only opened for a short while, the shopkeeper was sure that he could smell a fresh fragrance.
This scent is still fresh in his memory.
Seven years ago, when Miaocheng was still very prosperous, a minister lived in their restaurant for two days. The minister burned Zhumuxiang, which is the fragrance.
He used to ask why the minister was so frugal about the incense because the minister traveled in a luxurious way, but when he knew the price, he pretended it in his heart for several days.
Thinking of saving money, I also bought a small piece to feel it and see if it can prolong my life.
Later, I heard that the red wood from the national treasury was stolen, and the price of the red wood was a hundred times higher than before. Even the royal family couldn't afford it, and the shopkeeper had no choice but to let go of his wish.
Unexpectedly, in this life, there will be a time when he can smell Zhu Muxiang again.
How big is the background of this noble man!
downstairs
Wei Mingyan glanced at the group of people whose stomachs were bulging from eating, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"Back to young master, eat."
After getting the answer, the nobleman wearing expensive white fox fur knocked on the table, "Okay, let's share the rest of the dishes with the common people outside."
"Just say that the Wei family invited them to eat."
"yes!"
Before the shop waiters had time to stop them, they saw these big men in the same clothes get up, and went outside with some untouched meat on the table.
The people were chatting excitedly, and when they saw these people who were not easy to provoke at first sight coming out of the restaurant, the smiles on their faces suddenly fell uneasy.
Then, they saw the tall and strong man standing in the front shouting loudly, "Folks, our Wei family passed by here, and we will live in Miaocheng for a few days in the future. There are some meat here, but we haven't touched it." If you don’t mind it, you can come and pick it up yourself.”
The people who were bustling just now looked at them without saying a word, neither stepped forward to take it, nor left, their eyes were full of uneasiness and suspicion.
After all, in their minds, the better the clothes they wear, the worse they are, and the less they take their lives as their lives, if it weren't for the exchange of money just now, these people would not have stayed until now.
In the end, the old man looked at his nephew, nodded his head slightly, and boldly stepped forward tremblingly.
"Are you really going to give us food for nothing?"
"Naturally it is true."
Looking at the old man who was as old as his mother in front of him, Mo Da wanted to smile, but because he was too nervous, the smile seemed a little stiff.
"This is an order from our young master himself. The young master is pure and kind. He came to Miaocheng this time because he heard about the drought here, so he came here to deliver food."
His voice was originally Hong Zhong, but now he deliberately amplified his voice, and the people in front of him could hear it clearly.
They opened their eyes wide in disbelief and surprise, unable to believe that there is such a good thing.
"Really, do you really want to give us food?"
The old man was so excited that he couldn’t hold his hands steady. Because of the drought, people in Miaocheng who had expensive food couldn’t afford it at all. His family had some food in stock, but that’s why he tried his best to get chicken and fish to send to him. The reason for the hiring instead of directly giving food.
"Naturally, our young master has always been kind, and the convoy carrying food is expected to enter the city tomorrow."
The people around felt like a big pie fell on them from the sky. Some even knelt down and kept thanking the people sitting inside.
When one person kneels down, naturally more people kneel down.
Wei Mingyan, who was sitting properly, came out quickly, and helped the old man who was kneeling at the front to his feet with his own hands.
"You don't have to be like this, you don't have to be like this."
"This time I just bought fifteen carts of grain from the master of the Li family in Chengzhou. If I want to distribute it to the entire Miaocheng people, each person will only get a small bag. I am ashamed of it..."
"Mo Da, hurry up and ask the kitchen to deliver the food. If the folks don't mind, let's take some."
After finishing speaking, Wei Mingyan looked at the grateful people, seemed to be a little moved, and simply waved his hand, "Since there are already so many people, why not take the cartload of grain we brought to give out porridge today."
"Yes, master."
The people were immediately more grateful.
This day is the best day they have had in years.
For the first time, there is meat and porridge, hungry crying children no longer cry, and pregnant women who need to replenish their bodies don’t have to worry about what to eat tonight. There is a long queue at the gate of the city until the cart of food When it was over, people reluctantly left.
Such a good and kind person must live a long life.
Thinking of getting the rice tomorrow, many people in Miao City didn't sleep that night, tossing and turning excitedly.
The daughter-in-law of the Wang family in the East Village is holding the sleeping baby, hoping that tomorrow will come soon, and when she gets the rice, she can cook it for the child every day, save some money, and always last until the winter passes.
Sitting in front of the bed in the west, Erlang Zhao was reluctant to light the oil lamp. He pressed his old mother's injured leg one after another, and said naively with longing eyes, "Mother, I will receive the food from the good man tomorrow. Take it and invite a doctor to come and let him treat you."
The old lady on the bed was trembling with pain, but she still insisted, "Don't, mother's legs will be fine, you are doing hard work every day, just keep this rice for yourself, but don't eat any more. That Guanyin soil is soiled, if you eat too much, you will die."
"I'm not in the way, mother, your legs are hurting day and night, I feel uncomfortable, after receiving the rice, I'll go buy sticks of incense, let's make offerings to the good people, okay?"
"It is to be enshrined. For such a good person, mother will recite scriptures tonight and pray to God to bless the good person in peace."
On the other side, outside the dilapidated thatched hut, a few-year-old child with a thin face looked at his father who was roasting mice, and said in a childish voice, "Father, I'm hungry."
"Hey, bear with me, there will be something to eat tomorrow."
The man roasted the bony rat in his hand, tore the meat apart with thick callused hands, and gave half of it to his son. He touched his head and said warmly, "Eat slowly, it's hot."
How could the children care about these things, and started to eat voraciously. The man felt sore when he saw it, and only blamed himself for being incompetent. After working for so many years, he couldn't even feed his own children.
He brought the other half of the rat meat into the house, and carefully stuffed it to the weak woman lying on the bed, "Come on, let me blow it up for you, eat it quickly."
With a pale face, the woman sat up propped up, and asked feebly, "Have you eaten yet?"
"Eat, I will share half with the child." The man endured his hunger, with a smile on his face.
After hearing this, the woman felt relieved and took the rat meat to eat.
Seeing that she didn't even have the strength to chew the meat, the man's eyes were hot, "It's all my fault, I have to go out of the city today, otherwise, I can get the food from the nobles in the city, listen Said there is more meat."
"I don't blame you, it's because I'm useless and can't get out of bed." The woman comforted him, "Besides, aren't you also looking for food? I heard from Aunt Zhang that the nobleman will send out tomorrow, when the time comes You can go again."
The man also had some hope in his heart, "When I come back with the food tomorrow, I will make porridge for you every day, so that you can take good care of your body."
His daughter-in-law couldn't eat, so she suffered with him, and lost a child because she didn't eat for two days, and he was incompetent. Every day, he was afraid that his wife who had just lost a child would starve to death.
Fortunately, fortunately, there is a great good man. When the food comes, he saves some every day to cook for his wife and children, and if he continues to search for food, he will always have a way to survive.
On this day that countless people are looking forward to, the sun gradually rises.
Golden light shone on the earth.
The people happily arrived at the agreed place, wanting to get back the food for survival.
But when they arrived at the place, they were told that because there was too much food, the government was afraid of causing riots, so all the food had been taken away and they would send it.
At this time, the people who have already experienced what the government is like have begun to feel uneasy.
Waited to follow the instructions to the outside of the government.
It looked like officers and soldiers were indeed guarding a cart of grain, but there was only one cart.
The common people were driven over anxiously and received a small bag.
Small ones, not even enough for three days.
Their hearts were disheartened, and sure enough, it was like this again...
But looking at the long knives in the hands of the officers and soldiers around, the happy people had to leave with the bag of grain.
After the crowd is out, open the bag.
The man's eyes widened, and he shouted sharply, "This is not food!!"
The crowd rioted, and when they got the food open, it turned out that there was no food at all.
Originally, they endured it, but seeing this, people were still outraged.
"Master Wei said he would give us fifteen carts of grain! The grain has all been shipped! How can you replace the grain!"
"Master Wei gave it to us!!"
"The government is deceiving people too much!!"
Standing upstairs, Wei Mingyan looked at the familiar figures walking through the crowd below. With just a few words, he successfully angered the people.
The officials inside finally came out.
"Everyone be quiet, be quiet!"
Facing so many angry people, the official who usually likes to suppress by force was a little panicked at the moment. He hurriedly explained, "The food is given by the Wei family."
"The things in it are all mixed in by the Wei family."
His words made people quiet for a moment, but soon, they became more angry.
"Young Master Wei gave out porridge and food yesterday, how could a good man like him deliberately use this to deceive us!!"
"It was agreed yesterday that we will distribute grain at the entrance of the city today, and your government took away fifteen carts of grain. Now there is only one cart, and there is no grain in it!"
Among the bandits, Zeng Xing, who is rare and short, is most proud of being able to imitate other people's voices. This skill, which used to be used to tease his family and brothers at most, has completely found its use today.
He shuttled through the crowd, questioning the government with different voices, and sure enough, the always high-ranking official turned his face down.
He directly drew the knife on one side, "I have already explained it, if you don't believe me, you idiots will know when I capture Wei Mingyan and torture him to extract a confession!"
The people were really frightened, and no one made a sound.
The official withdrew the knife proudly and disdainfully, but at the same time he was a little annoyed. He also heard the description of the shopkeeper of the restaurant last night, and really thought he was a rich owner.
After all, Zhu Muxiang is something that the royal family would save to use, but he actually used it to fumigate the house.
At first, he thought that this person must be difficult to talk to, but he just hinted at it, and Wei Mingyan readily agreed to hand over the fifteen carts of grain to him.
After the discussion, the two left the table with a smile, and made an appointment to play chess together today.
Because of what the shopkeeper said, he didn't even think about checking it, for fear of offending Wei Mingyan.
Since that kid dared to play tricks on him, if he caught him, he would definitely be ashamed...
"My lord, what is this doing?"
The man's magnetic voice sounded loudly, as if he didn't see the ugly face of the official, he looked at the grain and grass aside with some doubts, "Didn't you say that the fifteen cars were delivered at once today? Why is there only one car here, and so few? "
"good!!"
The official gritted his teeth in hatred, "Well, you Wei Mingyan! How dare you lie to me, someone! Take him down!"
The officers and soldiers immediately drew out their knives, and the big men surrounding Wei Mingyan also drew out their knives solemnly to confront him.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
Wei Mingyan also looked a little panicked, but his voice was still clear and clear enough for everyone present to hear, "Could it be because I refused to give you the food that was originally distributed to the people, so you are going to kill me?"
"Wei Mingyan!!" The official was almost dizzy with anger, "Do you think anyone would believe such a clumsy accusation?"
"I have never taken a grain of food from you, do you think you can escape punishment by saying these words?"
"Take it! Take it for me!"
People on both sides huddled together, and the common people ran away one after another. No one noticed that a short man in ordinary patched clothes sneaked into the mansion while taking advantage of the confusion.
The bandits ate and slept well in the past few days, and were taught several times by Wei Mingyan in a surprise attack. They were more than enough to deal with the officers and soldiers who also held knives but only scared people every day.
But they just avoided and didn't attack at all. At first, the officials were proud of their side and beat them back steadily. Soon, when they saw Wei Mingyan who was dodging calmly, something flashed through his mind.
not good!
"There's food in it!!! There's a lot of food!! There's enough food for two big houses!!"
A short man in civilian clothes rushed out from inside, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"They hid all our food inside and watched us starve to death!!!"
Holding a handful of rice in his hand, he threw it out following these words.
When the rice grains fell to the ground, there was obviously no sound, but in the eyes of the people present, it was like a thousand catty stones, making them wildly widen their eyes.
baby waiting to be fed...
Old parents about to starve to death...
The never full wife...
Holding the money, I went to cry and beg, but the grain store said there was no rice...
"That's our rice!! Take it back, we want to take it back!!"
"Let's go, let's grab it back!!"
The madness and red eyes on the faces of the swarming crowd frightened the officers and soldiers so that they did not dare to step forward and watched them rush into the mansion.
"Hurry up!! Stop them!! Kill them!!"
The official was trembling madly with anger, the officers and soldiers subconsciously rushed in, Wei Mingyan waved his hand, and the bandits followed with their knives.
It was just to delay time, now, these officers and soldiers who have done all kinds of bad things, it is also time to taste what I feel like fish and meat.
"Kill, kill them..."
The official was trembling and wanted to follow, but Wei Mingyan patted his shoulder. He was startled, and quickly clenched the knife in his hand, as if he was about to pounce on him in the next moment.
"There is a severe drought in Miao City. As a parent official, the first thing you do is not to provide relief and appease the disaster, but to cooperate with grain merchants, hide a large amount of grain, and drive up grain prices."
"Of course, you don't have the guts to do it alone."
With a smile, Wei Mingyan glanced at the chaotic looting crowd inside, and then at the official who was pointing at him with a knife in his hand, "Who is it? Uncle Guo? Or the imperial concubine?"
"Since you know, you dare to commit a heinous crime!"
The official's eyes showed sternness, "Today, none of the people here should try to escape!"
"Oh~"
After he finished speaking, he watched the terrifying man like a ghost approaching him with a smile. For some reason, the official was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. He subconsciously stretched out his knife to block the way of the person in front of him.
But unexpectedly, the knife landed on the meat.
The next moment, the official heard the last two words in his life: "Master!!"
"Dog officer!! Go to hell!!"
He collapsed limply on the ground, a long knife was pulled out from his chest, and blood spattered out.
The people were still scrambling, Wei Mingyan covered his arms, and instead of letting Mo Da support him, he walked inside step by step.
"Everyone!!"
His voice was not very thick, but it seemed to have penetrating power. The people whose eyes were soaked in madness looked over one after another, and what they saw was the noble man with blood on his arm and a pale face.
The nobleman said, "The dog official wanted to kill everyone, but I dealt with it first. You took the food and hid at home. If someone asks, just say that you have been at home all the time and don't know anything."
The eyes of the people gradually became clearer.
Someone asked, "Then what do you do? Hide with us!"
The nobleman whose arm was stained with blood gave a wry smile, "I killed him today. Before he died, he revealed that the emperor would definitely punish him. If I don't stay, the people will die. Everyone, hurry up and get the food."
"I'm going to die now anyway, so it's better to rely on the power in my hand to resist, but you still have wives and children, I can't hurt you, hurry up, and later, when the Yunzhou soldiers and horses receive the news, you won't be able to leave .”
Some people were afraid, some hesitated, and some even said passionately, "You killed the dog officer because of us, I won't leave!"
"Let's unite and sue the imperial court, and we will surely clear Young Master Wei's innocence!"
"Yes! We're not leaving!"
Wei Mingyan's wry smile deepened, "This matter was acquiesced by the emperor."
There was silence all around.
In the silence, someone suddenly stood up.
It was the man who had a miscarriage wife at home. He knelt on the ground, his eyes were full of determination, "If you want to rebel, can you let me follow you!"
He kowtowed three times, his forehead was red, he looked horrifying, but his eyes were full of firmness, "Anyway, I couldn't live anymore. I followed you. You are so kind, at least you can make me feel better." We're full!"
The skinny child and the wife who had a miscarriage and needed food kept appearing in front of his eyes.
He is going back with food now, so he can survive for a while.
But such an emperor who doesn't regard them as human lives, will he really let them continue to live in the future
It's better to fight!
Master Wei is such a kind person, he is better than the current emperor!
More and more people knelt down.
Wei Mingyan took the medicine from Mo Da and sprinkled it on the wound.
"Go and get the silver taels, and the middle-aged men who are willing to join our flag will each get two taels, one bag of rice per person, and will have food and lodging in the government from now on."
The eyes of the men kneeling on the ground showed joy. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.
Even if it is for money and rice, as long as they can bring the money to their relatives, even if they die in the next moment, they will be willing!
****
Yunzhou
The old man was lying on the soft arms of the concubine enjoying it, when there was a sudden knock on the door outside.
He frowned sharply, "Come in."
"My lord!! Miaocheng is rebellious!"
The man knelt on the ground and said in a panic, "Everyone in the city is rebellious, my lord!"
"What?"
The old man stared wide-eyed, "This group of untouchables! Hurry up and help me up, I want to give it to Your Majesty..."
A knife pierced his throat, and with the scream of the concubine, he fell down slowly in disbelief.
The last thought was what to do with the thirty taels of gold he hid.
Miaocheng Guanfu Middle
Wei Mingyan looked at the simplified version of the map in front of him, and clicked on the direction of Yunzhou.
Here, his mother, his sister, are still waiting for him to come home.