Zhao Liang may have held it in his heart for too long, and finally found someone to confide in, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands and continued: "My husband and I went back without buying fertility medicine, and half a year has passed like this. The two of us really wanted to have a baby, and we were afraid that the price of the fertility drug would increase again. So I discussed with Fu Lang and planned to sell the cow at home to make up fifteen taels of silver."
"The cows in the town can't be sold at a high price, so I took the cows to the county town to sell. My husband didn't come with me because he was working in the fields. I came alone. The cows were sold for six taels of silver, plus The ten taels before I went up was just enough to buy fertility medicine. But when I went to the county government with the silver excitedly, the fertility medicine went up again, and it cost twenty taels of silver."
"It has only increased by five taels of silver in half a year. The most valuable thing in my family is the cow. I used to think that the two of us would work hard. Even if the cow was sold, we could buy another one in two or three years. But now the cow I also sold it, but I didn’t get any birth control medicine.”
"My husband is still waiting for me at home. I feel uncomfortable. I want to let him know that a moment is a moment later, so that he will not suffer with me. This delay will be dark, and I can't bear to live in the hotel. So I found a corner to sit, thinking about going back after dawn.”
After Zhao Liang finished speaking, the waiter also brought out the noodles. He was also really hungry, sitting on a chair and eating very well.
After listening to him, Yan Shi also understood that the officials in this place dared to do such a thing, it is simply audacious!
Hua Ling looked angry at Yan Shi, and quickly changed the topic: "How far is Shanghe Village from here? Wouldn't he be worried if you didn't go back at night?"
"Oops! My husband will definitely be waiting for me." Zhao Liang was in no mood to eat noodles anymore, "It takes us a day to walk back and forth from here to our village. It stands to reason that I should be home when it gets dark, but I Didn't go back. No, I have to go home quickly."
"Don't worry," Yan Shi comforted him, "Eat the noodles first, and we'll send you back when you're done."
After saying this, he looked at Hua Ling again: "Ming Ting, what do you think?"
Hua Ling nodded and said, "I'll listen to my brother."
"How embarrassing is that?" Zhao Liang was a little flattered, and repeatedly declined.
"It's late at night and it's hard to walk. Don't say you're in danger, just walk home like this. It should be dawn when you get home." Yan Shi said, "We have a carriage, so we can go faster. As soon as you get home, your husband will worry for a moment. It happens that my husband and I are traveling around the mountains and rivers, and it’s the same wherever we go. Since I met Xiongtai, I will go to the village with you to see, just to I'm bothering my brother."
As soon as he mentioned his husband, Zhao Liang hesitated, and he finally agreed: "Young master, I have to thank you for what you said. It's just that it's too late, and I'm really sorry. My family still has a place, if the two young masters don't If you don't like it, just stay in my house, my husband and I both wish for it."
When the matter was settled, Zhao Liang's face became a little anxious, and he didn't even want to eat noodles.
Yan Shi said: "Brother, please eat noodles first, I'll go outside and call for a carriage." Yan Shi said he would call, how could Hua Ling really let him call, let him stay in the room obediently, he went to find Sang Yu and Two guards.
Zhao Liang ate the noodles very quickly, and almost finished them all in two or three bites. When he got outside, he saw that there were other people in their party, and these guards were all holding knives. Zhao Liang had a guess about Yan Shi's identity, but he couldn't guess what he was doing. He could only guess that it was either rich or expensive, Zhao Liang thought about it, but still held back his doubts. To meet by chance, it is not necessary to know the origin of the other party.
Because of Hua Ling's instructions in advance, the carriage ran very fast. Fortunately, the moon is big and round tonight, so the road can be seen clearly.
In the carriage, Zhao Liang said to Yan Shi and Hua Ling again: "In our ten miles and eight villages, there are also a lot of money that can't pay for the fertility medicine. You say that the emperor really doesn't know the suffering of the people, how can the price of the fertility medicine be so low? With such a high price, how many people can afford it.”
In fact, even though Zhao Liang's clothes are a bit shabby, Yan Shi can also feel from his words that his family background is not bad. When Emperor Chongjin was in power, it was not bad for ordinary people to save one or two taels of silver throughout the year. Wait until Yan Shi becomes the emperor
In the end, the people lived a little richer than before, and the money they saved in a year was not much more than double that before, and it was much more than before.
Zhao Liang is very young, presumably he and his husband have not been married for a few years. Earlier he also said that it cost a lot of money to treat his father. But now he has sixteen taels of silver in his hand. It can be seen that he and his husband are willing to endure hardships and work hard, and the amount of silver they earn every year is quite considerable.
This is such a person, but he can't afford fertility medicine, which is enough to see how ridiculously expensive the medicine is.
When Hua Ling heard him say that Yan Shi was not good, she immediately became unhappy, and turned her lips away: "We came from afar, and the fertility medicines in other places don't need money, they are all given by the government for free. This matter must be caused by the officials in your county, and it has nothing to do with the emperor."
"Are you serious? Fertility medicine in other places really doesn't need money?" Zhao Liang couldn't believe it.
"Of course it's true, why did you lie to me?" Hua Ling pouted.
"Then here we are..."
"Why don't you go and sue the county magistrate," Yan Shi said suddenly.
"Sue the county magistrate? Where do you go to sue?" Zhao Liang is a small villager, but in his eyes the county magistrate is a big official. He didn't even think about it, this son actually asked him to sue the county magistrate.
"Go to the state capital." Yan Shi pointed him another way, "If the price of birth control drugs rises again, you will never be able to get together the money to buy the drugs, as well as your fellow villagers."
Zhao Liang seemed to be moved by what he said, but felt that the matter was too big: "Let me think about it... let me think about it..."
The next few people didn't speak any more, the night was very late, Hua Ling asked Yan Shi to rest on his shoulder with his eyes closed for a while.
After about half an hour, the carriage finally arrived at Shanghe Village.
Zhao Liang was eager to return home, so he raised the curtain and looked out, and saw a torch flickering at the entrance of the village.
"It's my husband! It's my husband!" Zhao Liang yelled, he jumped off the carriage in a hurry, and threw himself into the arms of that man.
The man seemed to be asking him why he came back so late or something.
Hua Ling also helped Yan Shi get down from the carriage, Zhao Liang's husband was named Wang Meng, and hurriedly came over to thank Yan Shi.
Zhao Liang's home was not far from the village entrance, and Wang Meng helped them lead the carriage into the yard.
The courtyards in the village are all big and spacious. Wang Meng helped unload the horse and led it to the cowshed before entering the house.
Zhao Liang explained that this house was newly built, just for their wedding, and there were still a few vacant rooms, which happened to be where Yan Shi and the others lived.
Wang Meng already knew what happened, and asked Yan Shi in disbelief: "Young Master Yan, is it difficult for us ordinary people to sue the officials?"
Zhao Liangdao: "But if you don't report, there are so many people who can't afford the fertility medicine because they don't have money."