In those years, the battles were fought, and there were dead people everywhere!
At the dinner table, the old lady sighed and continued, "I ran with my father, husband, and family. I encountered a rout of soldiers on the road and robbed us all. Later, I finally escaped to Yingtian Mansion!"
After only a few years of quiet life, I caught up with Lord Hong Wu to attack Jiqing Road and lead his army across the river!
As soon as Lord Hongwu came, the city was in chaos. Dayuan Daru Huachi, who was guarding the city, arrested civilians and searched for money. My father and brothers were all arrested! Old lady Hu sighed, and later, they all died on the city wall.
, became a ghost under the sword!
The smile on the old man's face suddenly disappeared.
For some reason, Zhu Yunxi felt that the old man's aura had become a little awkward.
A few years later, your husband also died on the city wall. This time, it was Master Hongwu who ordered the city wall to be built, right? The old man said softly.
It’s all fate! Mrs. Hu smiled slightly.
Old sister! The old man suddenly said, your family is ruined and your family is in such a state of decline, it is all caused by the war in the Ming Dynasty. Don’t you hate it? I listen to you, what you say is all the fault of Lord Hong Wu!
What I hate is the world, not the people! Mrs. Hu continued, if it weren’t for Lord Hongwu, how many people in the world might have died. The people are just ants, and no one cares about them in troubled times. After Lord Hongwu took over the world, he treated the people well.
, is a great favor!
Zhu Yunxi saw that the old man was in a bad mood, "Grandpa, only great chaos can lead to great peace. The world reincarnates every hundreds of years, and it's not human fault!"
That’s what you say! The old man said, but in those days, after all, too many people were killed!
In troubled times, people are not human.
At that time, the old man joined the army in Haozhou, Huaixi, and attacked Dingyuan, went to Chuzhou, and Zhanhe County, seizing cities and territories along the way. When he was still young, his subordinates were all reckless men who killed people without blinking an eye. They did a lot of things against their will.
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The peasant uprising is actually the most cruel. In the beginning, these people can only survive by killing, and they will bring more destruction to the world.
And when his wings were full, he came up with the slogan that the mountains and rivers are about to stop the land of China, and the sun and the moon reopen the Great Song Dynasty. (This was Liu Futong's slogan, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who belonged to the Northern Red Scarf lineage, also used it!) to appease people's hearts.
Later, the Ming Dynasty was unstoppable, spreading the word to the world, roaring at the north, expelling the Tartars, restoring China, Chen Gang established discipline, and rescued the people.
Mom, distinguished guest, let’s eat! The food is ready, Hu Laosan shouted from the side.
Distinguished guests, please! Mrs. Hu smiled and said, what happened in the past is in the past. The troubled times are gone, and we all live well. Now the world is peaceful. As long as the children and grandchildren work hard and work hard, the family business will always prosper!
The old man smiled, "Sister, what you say makes sense, let's listen, it's better than what the scholar said!"
The small courtyard of the Hu family was suddenly filled with laughter and laughter.
Large pieces of fish meat were placed in a stoneware basin, fried golden eggs, and wine and vegetables bought by Li Jinglong. There was only one table, so Pu Bucheng, Li Jinglong and others, and the children of the Hu family, each held a bowl.
Eat while squatting on the ground.
Seeing the liveliness of the Hu family, the neighbors of the village couldn't help but be curious. Mrs. Hu asked her son to invite the oldest and respected old men in the village to stay with them.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi had no place to sit. The tables were filled with gray-haired old men, grinning and talking with toothless mouths. Whose harvest was good, whose children were filial, who had many grandchildren, and whose livestock
strong.
The old man was surrounded by a group of old people, smiling happily. Zhu Yunxi was looking for a place in the yard with a pointed rice bowl.
Li Jinglong was sitting on an upside-down wooden barrel, looking at the somewhat vulgar meal in his hand with a sad face.
Can't eat? Zhu Yunxi went over and asked.
Not bad! Li Jinglong stood up and bowed slightly.
He would definitely not be able to eat it. He, Li Jinglong, was born into a noble family and had lived in fine clothes since he was a child. This kind of farm food was not even as good as what his servants were eating.
Get up! Zhu Yunxi bumped his hips and occupied Li Jinglong's upside-down wooden barrel with peace of mind. He sat down comfortably and said with a smile, "Eat it, it has a unique flavor. Besides, I think the Hu family's wife is a clean person, and all the cooking guys are taken care of."
So clean!
Li Jinglong was standing, leaning against the donkey's trough, with a grimace on his face, but the men in his family collected manure!
I didn't let you eat shit? Zhu Yunxi said angrily, "Eat it if you like it, or you'll be hungry if you don't eat it!" After saying that, he started to eat rice with big mouthfuls.
The taste is naturally not good, and is nothing compared to the ones in the palace.
But when he saw the Hu family's children beside him, they could not wait to bury their heads in the rice bowl and eat with big mouthfuls. Zhu Yunxi felt that the rice was quite delicious. Especially the golden eggs, which were fragrant in the mouth. When he picked up the rice, he found that it was mixed.
The whole-grain rice with wheat beans is buried in a lot of stewed fish roe.
He couldn't help but raise his head and look to the side.
The Hu family's wife, who was adding fish soup to the children's bowls, also looked here and smiled shyly.
Li Jinglong dragged the rice bowl with his left hand, squatted down slowly, looked over there, and said carefully, Your Highness, if you like to eat farm food, you can go to my farm to enjoy it someday. The day before, I had a meal of pigeon meat mixed with diced sauce.
The rice is delicious, and there is also sour plum soup...
Is that peasant food? Zhu Yunxi said angrily, pigeon meat? What you eat is better than Gu? As he said that, he suddenly smiled, Lao Li, do you want to eat it or not? If you don’t eat it, there will be no more!
Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment. Just as he was thinking about what this meant, he suddenly felt hot air on his cheeks.
Turning around, I happened to encounter a huge donkey head.
Li Jinglong almost fell down with the sound of "Oh my God". It turned out to be the donkey next to him. He stuck his head out of the shack and was eating the rice in his bowl.
Seeing Li Jinglong exclaiming, the donkey rolled its eyes, grinned, and continued to roll its long tongue.
Poor Cao Guogong didn't even eat a bowl of rice, but the donkey had eaten it first.
At this time, the drunk old man turned around at the table and said to the guards who were squatting to eat, eat them all, eat them all! No leftovers!
Suddenly, Li Jinglong was holding half a bowl of rice that the donkey had eaten, and was about to cry without tears.
Hehe! Zhu Yunxi smiled evilly from the side.
It's getting late, we've had enough wine and food.
The old man picked his teeth with a straw stick and stood up leisurely. It's getting late. I'll bother you for a moment and I'll go back!
Distinguished guests, go slowly! Hu Laosan saluted and said, no more!
Don’t mind it, next time you pass by, let’s sit at home! The old lady from the Hu family said with a smile.
Definitely! Come see my old sister another day! As the old man said, he started to touch around his waist.
Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi quickly took out a warm jade pendant from his arms and handed it over.
You keep this thing! The old man handed the jade pendant over, and without waiting for the other party to refuse, he continued solemnly, our surname is Huang, we are from the eighth line, and we still have some respect in the capital. If your family encounters any difficulties that you cannot overcome in the future, take this piece
Jade, just go to Jiazihaoyuan in the west of the North Lane of Suzhou Street in the capital and find us.
Zhu Yunxi was stunned. Is this Li Jinglong's family?
The old man said again, "That's our nephew's house, his surname is Li. If you take this jade pendant, there's nothing you can't do. If our nephew can't do it, there's still us. When we die in the future, our grandchildren will recognize it too!"
This... Mrs. Hu was startled, and the jade pendant was already stuffed into her arms. Under the light, the jade pendant was glowing, and it looked like it was not an ordinary thing.
When she came to her senses, the old man and Zhu Yunxi had already led people away.
Mother! This distinguished guest is really grand. This thing is probably very valuable! Hu Laosan asked cautiously next to his mother, staring straight at the piece of jade.
Can a jade pendant carved with a dragon be worthless? The old lady gave the jade pendant to her son and offered it as a good gift. No matter what happens to the family in the future, even if someone is starving to death, she cannot sell it!
Huh? Hu Laosan, who was holding the jade pendant, was stunned. Why?
Come here! The old lady waved and whispered in her son's ear.
Huh? Hu Laosan exclaimed again, his legs softened, and he knelt down, exclaiming, "Mom, really?"
Keep your voice down! Old Mrs. Hu looked outside and saw that all the guests had left. She whispered, although my mother is old, she is not blind. The first time I saw him was when Chuzhou broke the city, and the second time was when the army entered Yingtian Mansion.
At that time, for the third time, your father died and your mother went to collect the body. She saw him leading troops and horses out of the city from a distance.
As she said that, the old lady revealed a silver dollar in her hand. If you look at the portrait of the silver dollar, do you see some resemblance to it?
Hu Laosan still didn't believe it and looked at the silver dollar blankly.
On Suzhou Street, all the people living in the current dynasty were the Dukes of the dynasty. The Duke was his nephew, his surname was Huang, Xingba. You think, if it wasn’t Lord Hongwu, who else could it be?
Oh my God! Only then did Hu Laosan believe it and exclaimed again.
Keep it well, it may be an opportunity for our Hu family in the future! The old lady looked at the grandchildren in the distance who were helping their mother wash dishes. In addition to buying land, some of these silver coins can be set aside for the children to study!
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Under the night, the carriage moved forward slowly.
The old man and Zhu Yunxi were in the carriage, sipping fragrant tea.
Grandpa, this farm rice is really unique! Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
Don’t just say something nice, it’s strange that you can eat it! The old man closed his eyes and smiled.
Zhu Yunxi also smiled, "Grandpa, you didn't see that half of Li Jinglong's bowl of rice was eaten by the donkey. You told him to eat it completely, but he didn't dare not eat it, so he could only grit his teeth and eat the rest!"
He wanted to make the old man happy, but the old man was gone.
If there is no war next year, the national treasury will be rich. We want to reduce the taxes in Huaixi again! The old man suddenly sighed and said, back then, the war in Huaixi was too brutal!
It should be so! Zhu Yunxi said.
Hey, back then it was all the poor who rebelled. How could they have any strength if they didn’t have enough to eat? The old man closed his eyes and said, walking from place to place and grabbing all the way, what a crime! As he said that, he suddenly opened his eyes, your grandfather, Chang Yuchun, that guy, the most...
He hates people, he not only robs, but also kills and kills talents!
All the things that happened back then were forced to do so, but in the final analysis they were caused by the Meng Yuan's unrighteousness and the chaos in the world. Grandpa Huang cared about the world and loved the people as his own son. Now that there is peace in the world, we can just think of ways to make up for it! Zhu Yunxi comforted the old man.
That’s all it can do! The old man said.
Zhu Yunxi thought about it, Grandpa Emperor, I had dinner at the farmhouse today, and my grandson felt something in his heart. The people's life is far from rich. This is the case in the capital and under the emperor's feet, and it must be even worse in remote areas!
Hey, take your time! The old man said.
Zhu Yunxi poured tea for the old man. His grandson thought that the expenses of the palace were still too much, hundreds of thousands of taels a year. The people's livelihood was difficult, and all the people in the world supported the royal family. It would be better to cut off some unnecessary expenses and accumulate less.
Chengdu is used for people’s livelihood!
That’s right! The old man said, you can call the people from Guanglu Temple and figure it out. If you save 50,000 yuan a year, you can do a lot of things!
Zhu Yunxi was about to say more when suddenly someone knocked lightly outside the carriage.
Open the small window and ask, what's wrong?
Pu Bucheng's expression was a little bad and he whispered a few words. Zhu Yunxi's expression was also quite exciting.
What's wrong? The old man opened his eyes and asked.
Grandpa Huang! Zhu Yunxi put down the car curtains and smiled bitterly, something happened!
Say! The old man is not happy.
Again, someone filed a complaint! After saying that, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help laughing. This time, a group of common people arrested an official! He was sent directly to the capital!