The morning sun is rising, and the warm sunshine pierces the morning fog, spreading warmth to the world.
The door was pushed open, and a yawning Li Yunze walked out of the room.
There is no one else in Zhuangzi except himself, at least on the surface.
After extracting well water and briefly washing himself, Li Yunze, who felt refreshed, walked out of the courtyard and outside.
He first glanced at the house not far away. "You can stay out in the cold weather in early spring without worrying about getting rheumatism. It's just work, why are you working so hard?"
Then he turned around and returned to the house, opened the space-time door and returned to the modern world to buy breakfast.
I set up a table outside the courtyard gate and placed the purchased Cantonese breakfast on it one by one.
Seaweed rolls, glutinous rice chicken, water chestnut cakes, quicksand buns, corn tortillas, fried rice noodles, seafood porridge, and rice rolls filled the table.
Pulling up a bench and sitting down, Li Yunze finished the delicious breakfast leisurely and contentedly.
In a simple house not far away, several men wearing black linen clothes and coarse cloth belts around their waists looked eagerly at where Li Yunze was having breakfast.
If the government can't afford relief, we can't just watch the people starve to death.
In an era of low productivity, only the powerful could enjoy three meals a day.
"If you ask me, you can just arrest him and interrogate him." Someone yelled, "Under three trees, I can remember anyone I peeked into taking a bath when I was a kid. Why do I have to do this?"
However, in the direction of the village entrance, a group of people walked through the early morning mist and staggered over.
The old man asked doubtfully, "Mr. Sir, are you having dinner so early?"
"OK."
Everyone waited happily and saw Li Yunze carrying out two large baskets of Hu cakes from the yard.
The subordinates did not dare to speak, and the room gradually became quiet.
Although Li Yunze gave him new clothes, he was reluctant to burn the old ones.
After all, in the years of famine, only the noble family could still have enough food, and could still be willing to give alms for the sake of reputation, and the vicinity of Chang'an City was where the highest concentration of nobles in the entire Tang Dynasty was concentrated.
Li Yunze shook his head and refused to listen. If he simply expressed his unwillingness, he could leave now.
"The number is wrong." Li Yunze looked at the leading old man, "Someone hid the clothes. Since you don't want to listen to me, let's leave now. I'll treat the new clothes as a gift to you."
Only when the farming season is busy, they will have three meals or even dry rice to replenish their physical strength while working.
"Could it be that Mr. Lang wants to grow herbs? I'm not familiar with such delicate work."
Even if a wealthy family takes him in for work, he still pretends not to know.
Li Yunze's posture and eating method are exactly the same as those in the army.
The captain believed that his subordinates would not deceive him, but if there was no fire for cooking, where did so many biscuits come from?
Thinking of Hu Biscuits, the captain's stomach growled.
Everyone begged and begged, saying that the clothes were precious and how could they be burned to the ground?
Of course, regulations are regulations, and actual practice will naturally vary.
There were no tenants in the Tang Dynasty, at least on the surface.
"This gentleman." The leader of the old man saluted Li Yunze, "I am waiting for a disaster in my hometown and have fled here. I hope that your husband will take pity on me and give me some food to eat."
The fire was full of crackling sounds, which was the response of the fleas being burned.
What does this mean? Such a good field should be planted with grass instead of growing food?
He brought a brush, poured insect repellent solution into the bucket, and asked them to scrub each other clean.
Everyone burst into tears of gratitude, thanked him profusely, and then started eating like crazy.
"Could this man be a cook?" The man leading the team frowned with thick eyebrows. "I haven't seen him making a fire either."
It's just that their hard work was not effective in Li Yunze's opinion.
Everyone came to Li Yunze one after another, patting their chests and expressing their willingness to work for Lang Jun.
After eating and drinking enough, the refugees' mental state became obviously fuller.
The local area suffered from famine, and the people could not go out to beg. Naturally, the local government offices turned a blind eye.
Li Yunze frowned slightly, "Who said we need to grow food? I don't grow food here, I'm going to plant grass."
Li Yunze nodded, turned around and walked into the yard, "Wait here."
"Young man, how dare you lie to the captain? I really haven't found him."
While several people were confused, a thin man over there took a detour and came here. "Captain, we have searched the whole yard, even the cellar. Not to mention the cooking place, just
There wasn't even a trace of a fire."
It's not that Li Yunze is being pretentious, but that he clearly knows how bad the medical and health conditions in this era are.
The few people hiding in the distance and watching looked at each other in confusion, "Are you from the military?"
Naturally, the refugees would not refuse. After all, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong at this time, and there was almost no other help except going to the nobles' villages to beg.
Li Yunze's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at several figures in the crowd. "Where are you from?"
"What kind of grain?"
They also have household registration, so people can only stay where they are. If they want to wander around to work, that is not allowed.
"What dinner? This is lunch."
After struggling for three days a day, I finally got it right.
In desperation, the captain had no choice but to take out the cold dry food and said, "Let's eat too."
The master of the village was indeed right. The master of the village entertained them warmly and brought out baskets of cakes for them to eat.
Li Yunze looked at the hundreds of people in front of him. Most of them were from the same village and came from Huayin County together.
You can survive by working, and it has become a customary thing to wait until the disaster is over before returning to your hometown.
It doesn't matter to everyone, he can handle everything by himself.
After burning all the tattered clothes full of fleas, Li Yunze immediately ordered everyone to boil water and start taking a bath.
This group of people did have a serious drought in their hometown and had no choice but to go out to escape the famine.
Li Yunze sat on the horse, methodically tearing apart the biscuits in his hands and stuffing them into his mouth.
We also arranged for a few men who were said to be unable to support the family to serve as guides, and they rushed here before dawn.
Not to mention these refugees, even ordinary people's homes only get two meals a day.
"Huayin?" Li Yunze smiled. "It's not far from Tongguan there. Why don't you go to Guandong? You can also go to the river. There doesn't seem to be any drought there."
For people who are fleeing from famine, these tattered clothes are almost their last possessions.
Do we still need to plant grass? It’s not everywhere.
"I'm a very talkative person." Li Yunze watched them throw the old clothes into the fire and nodded slowly, "If you do anything disobedient in the future, I won't give you any chance again. I'll wait for you."
Tomorrow’s food can also gradually increase nutritional intake and supplementation, starting with eggs.
As if following a rhythm, several subordinates also followed the call.
The nutritional status of these refugees is very poor, and they eat haphazardly, such as seaweed and stuff, which can only be counterproductive.
The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes turned around and glared, "If you continue to talk nonsense like this, go and lead the army stick yourself."
"Okay." Li Yunze stuffed the last bit of biscuits into his mouth, clapped his hands and stood up, "Then go dig the ground."
After finishing work in the evening, they eat Hu cakes again. After eating, each family is divided into their own houses to rest.
The fragrance that floats in the wind makes the stomachs of men who have stayed up all night growl.
"Stop talking nonsense." Li Yunze took a bunch of iron farm tools from the yard, "Let's go to work and plow the ground."
Eating food to supplement nutrition needs to be done step by step.
Everyone is very simple and honest. After eating Li Yunze's cakes, they will work hard. No one will cheat and fool around and be a salary thief.
If the efficiency is too slow, then the efficiency must be improved.
Everyone worked hard all afternoon, while the women cleaned up the farm.
"My ancestors are all from Guanzhong." The old man shook his head repeatedly. "We have never left our homeland. Even if we beg for food, we only beg in Guanzhong."
Naturally, there was a lot of excitement next. The few guys who were reluctant to part with their old clothes and hid them secretly were given a good lesson, and then they were dragged in front of Li Yunze to sincerely admit their mistakes.
Especially hair, if you use strong shampoo, you have to wash it several times, and the black water flows like a stream.
There were also a few men who were said to have been sent by a farmer's family more than ten miles to the east. Li Yunze did not expose them much and took them all in.
If you don't do a good job in hygiene, everything else will be useless.
Everyone ‘(⊙﹏⊙)’
After the entire two baskets of Hu cakes were eaten by the group, Li Yunze, who was smiling, asked, "Will you work for me?"
He plans to bring over a group of cattle and use the land-ploughing tool to greatly increase work efficiency.
It's just that they were begging for work outside a village more than ten miles away. Unexpectedly, the owner of the village drove them away at night, and said that there was an owner of the village here who was kind-hearted and a living Bodhisattva.
You can go for help.
After getting manpower, the first thing is not to work in the fields, but to take a shower and change clothes.
"My boss," the old man said politely, "At this time, the spring plowing time has been delayed, but don't worry, my boss, we will work hard and plant his grain seeds in the ground as soon as possible."
Everyone was trembling, thinking that Li Yunze would come up with other tricks to torment people, but they heard Li Yunze call out, "It's time to eat."
The people who had eaten the Hu Pancakes were reluctant to leave, so they had to change their clothes in the vacant houses, piled the old clothes together, and watched as Li Yunze set them on fire.
Being able to exchange work for food is a rare opportunity.
Li Yunze prepared a brand new set of clothes for everyone, and then asked them to take off all their old clothes, pile them together and burn them on the fire.
If that were the case, someone would probably rise up.
"We fled from Huayin County to come here, and I beg you to give me some food."
After breakfast, Li Yunze packed up his things and got ready to work.
And it's different from what I had in the morning. This time, the pancakes are even more oily and have more salty taste.
Li Yunze also returned to the yard to prepare for tomorrow's work.
"Impossible." The captain frowned, "If you didn't light a fire to cook, where did you get the biscuits?"
It is true that Li Yunze said he wanted to plant grass, but what he wanted to plant was high-yielding pasture, which he planned to use to raise cattle.
How can you compare eating carbohydrates with fat.
At the same time, Li Shimin, who was busy working in the palace, also received a report from Baiqisi.
"Growing grass? Could it be Turks?"
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