Clam Pearl

Gu Zhao has seen bitter people, just like seeing African refugees in his previous life, with a shriveled stomach, skinny ribs, a particularly big head, branches like dry wood, dangling, unable to straighten his waist, squatting with a bent body, a few bald The eagle waited, waiting for the man to fall, so that he could grab the corpse with few pieces of flesh.

He just didn't expect to see such a person here again in such an environment. The person just now was considered the most respectable. He could walk and cry out loud.

Such a miserable person appearing in front of you like this is a blow to Gu Zhao's soul, not because he is so kind, but because he has never seen such the most direct visual impact in his two lifetimes of accumulation.

These people can breathe, they are alive, and all their dignity has been taken away by life. At most, they have breathed more than the dead.

"Who are you?" Gu Zhao looked at this person, he couldn't see the faces of these people clearly, he only saw a few sticks of dry wood supporting each other, their heads stared at him dully, their faces There is no expression on the face, and the voice is hoarse as if crying, but there are no tears, not even a drop.

"My lord, when we came out of a small household in a county, when we left our hometown, we were all strong men who could carry a hundred catties of bluestone. Otherwise, the officials would not have liked us. But look, this is what we are living now. There are only a few of them, villains who understand the national policy, and know that there is nothing wrong with going to those impoverished counties and prefectures to open up wasteland and cultivate land, but... this road, walking day and night, whipping and kicking, eating and drinking less, thousands of people can live without their hometowns Less than half of them have reached the place, and last winter, dozens of us died here, as you can see, all the healthy ones are here."

The people kneeling there were crying again, very sad.

"That's all right, they still have somewhere to go." A girl's voice suddenly came from there.

Gu Zhao looked at it with the torch, but it was the girl Wu Xingshou bought. Now this girl is wearing a gauze dress, showing her breasts, and wearing silk shoes on her feet. She probably came out for a walk.The girl came over, bent down to give her a blessing, and said:

"Qi Yeer is good, let's go back quickly. This matter has been going on for a long time. The past few years have been good. When I was ten years old, there was a famine, and the whole family was almost dead. The father of the slave, for me The younger brother exchanged the slave for two coarse flour pancakes. At that time, the slave thought that if he had enough to eat, he could do whatever he wanted.

Longxi is considered good, but Qingzhou, Ganzhou, and Changzhou are thousands of miles away, uninhabited, and have long been extinct.Now that there is no war, it's not bad, God is nothing, man-made disasters are the only ones to be afraid of, these poor people, hey, it's called man-made disasters.Seventh Master, I used to be with an old customer. Because of a moment of kindness, I gave money, but was killed by the hungry and crazy refugees. You should switch back, okay! "

Someone wailed: "Little lady, don't dare to talk nonsense, we are all good people!"

This girl is doing it for her own good, Gu Zhao smiled at her: "Well, let's go back."

Stand up, turn around and want to leave?Anyway, the bedding and food are all given, the world is so big, there are millions of refugees, how many can be saved, Gu Zhao is just an ordinary person, isn't he still living with his brother?

Thinking of this, Gu Zhao turned around and left. After walking a few steps, no one dared to stop me. There was someone crying behind him, not loudly, but choked up in a low voice, with the helplessness of resignation to his fate...

Ah... As a modern person, I have donated money, donated blood, and donated blood. Gu Zhao slowed down, what to do, no matter, don't sleep tonight, probably in this life, if you close your eyes, this will appear in your head. A few, I have a knot in my heart, how can I not untie it?

Biting his lip, Gu Zhao stomped his feet, turned around and walked in front of the group of people. After walking a few steps left and right with his hands behind his back, Gu Zhao turned his head and said to Gu Huaizi, "Huaizi, go, I've got the post from our house, go find it." The officials around here, arrange them to go to some inhabited place, we have no control over the imperial decree, but it is still possible to save a few people, right?"

Gu Huaizi was also fished out from the refugee pile by Gu Yan. He listened and nodded vigorously: "It can be done, why can't it be done? Qiye, the post from our Gu family is very useful. This gang of thieves and corrupt officials know that It’s just that, it’s almost fatal, his grandma’s book has been read into the dog’s belly!”

After finishing speaking, he ran down the mountain, and after a while, he took the post at home and the temporary letter written by Mr. Ding Jiu, and handed them to Gu Zhao with both hands.

Gu Zhao took the post letter, handed it to the man calling for help, and said, "My family is from Shangjing, the county government, and the seventh in the family. Gu Yan, the Duke of Pingzhou County, is my elder brother. Cheng, you take the posts from my family and find the parents in this place, he will naturally arrange a place for you, and I will ask them to send another ten guan in a while, and you can use it for road expenses, and I can only help Here it is."

"Your Honor!!!!" Some people howled loudly, and some people kowtowed their heads to the ground. Gu Zhao couldn't bear to look any more, this time he finally turned around and left.

"Qi Ye is a good man, and the official he will be must be an honest one." The little girl gave Gu Zhaofu a look, giggled and went away.

"A good official? Hey, I can be an official at my level?" Gu Zhao taunted himself, sighed, and couldn't care less about the pain in his feet. He just wished he could grow wings and fly away, so he could immediately shake off the wailing behind him. The man was yelling like crazy, and he didn't know what he was calling, did he call the sky? The sky has eyes, so there is no need to die so many people.

That night, a group of people rested on the mat in the sky, and Wu Xingshou also asked someone to deliver some food to the mountain.

Ding Jiu saw that Gu Zhao's complexion was not good, so he came over to comfort him and said, "I'm afraid Qiye rarely sees such a miserable situation, and he feels uncomfortable, but he doesn't know that it was even worse in the previous dynasty, and he changed his son and had to eat a lot. It is still possible to survive the natural disaster, and when the few counties and prefectures with no households are inhabited, the farmland is cultivated, and the problem of food is solved, the world will be able to recover."

Gu Zhao smiled: "The truth is clear, but if you don't meet it, you don't know how hard it is. Those officials don't know it, the dudes in Beijing don't know it, and the parents in this place know it, but they dare not find it for Shangguan. Trouble. This kind of thing has happened in this year, and it will happen in the future. Being an ordinary person can have great ambitions, but when you become an official, your ambitions will be gone. It's just that it's none of your business, the neighbors just hear about it."

Mr. Ding Jiu nodded: "Qi Ye sees blood in his words, no wonder, Yu Geng often said that Qi Ye is very human, and now he is like this, how can he know if Qi Ye is so kind-hearted and ask if he knows, hey, do you know?" No matter how many refugees there are, how miserable it is to relocate."

"So what if I don't know. I know what's going on, but I can't help it. Now that I think about it, I should be ashamed." Gu Zhao felt a little uncomfortable.

Ding Jiu had no choice but to comfort him in turn: "Actually, I don't know the situation in various places today. In the past few years, taxes have basically been confiscated a few times, and some places are not exempted at all. It's not that I don't want to collect them today. I have money. Only then can these Ding people be sent to their destinations, and only when they have money can they buy agricultural equipment and send them to open up wasteland for construction. However, today I dare not do it. Natural disasters have continued for several years, and it is impossible to collect them. If... "Mr. Dingjiu thought for a while: "If you can get such a promising minister as Qiye today, Qiye has a heart for the people, why worry about the way to reach the sky, and the lamp with the beast ring? Qiye is an official, where to go? It’s a blessing for the people of one side.”

Gu Zhao shook his head with a light smile, and dismissed him with a smile: "Ding Jiu, don't praise me, go and rest you, I just think about it, and I will sleep naturally when I get tired. Mr. Ding Jiu is old, don't let me make you tired , something, let's get up and talk about it tomorrow."

After Dingjiu left, Gu Zhao looked up at the sky, the galaxy of broken jade, and sighed softly, "Arun, is this the world you want? Hey, once you get it, you don't have to be whipped." I'm afraid I'm going to be scolded, the emperor of the world, the saddest thing is to do the most work and provoke the most scolding, after scolding God, the next one will scold you! Look, what a stupid idea you have, your head is kicked by a donkey Yet!"

After chatting with him there, he turned around to find Gu Huaizi, quietly arranged a mule cart, pulled the cart of Huaishan stones, and sent them back to Shangjing overnight.

The next day, after walking for half a day along the pipeline built by the previous court, this group of talents arrived in Huaishan County. Wu Xingshou finally arrived home, took a breath, and only came to thank a few words of politeness before taking his own The convoy ran home.

"Little Qiye, if we meet again one day, I will sing with you again." The girl sat on the donkey, teasing Gu Zhao delicately.

Gu Zhao has a good impression of the woman, she is a hearty girl, but it is a pity that after following the old wood of Wu Xingshou, I am afraid that he will become a widow after a few years.

"Does the girl feel bitter?" Gu Zhao couldn't help asking her.

The little girl smiled: "There is a root, there is an eaves, there is no military disaster, I am used to it and I don't feel bitter, everything is bitter, don't make fun of anyone, giggle..." After laughing, the little girl patted the ass of the donkey , and went.

Gu Zhao's convoy was resting in Huaishan County. There are less than [-] households in Huaishan County, so the highest official in the village is not called the county magistrate, but the county magistrate.

In the past two days, Xizai and Xinzai took out all the bedding in the convoy with their slaves, and cleaned up. Ding Yong's bedding and clothes were also removed, washed, and mended by the county laundry lady. Find someone to replace it with a new one, the center axle of the shaft car is oiled, and the iron sheet is newly wrapped. The whole car has been checked by someone. If you are away from home, the details will kill a group of people. Xizai and the others have followed Qiye for many years , this is done better than anyone else.

Gu Huaizi looked at it, and really admired it, it was so particular, Qi Ye ordered them to prepare even their underwear.

The county magistrate of Huaishan came here once, but Gu Zhao didn’t see him. Mr. Ding Jiu came to see him, and he also made an inquiry on the matter on behalf of Gu Yan and Mr. Gu. Although he was not directly under the magistrate, he still scared the magistrate enough. .

Then he stammered and bowed and replied, it's not that he didn't care about it, it was something left behind by his predecessor, besides, the imperial court didn't give this payment now, he would do it, for fear that the superior would be displeased, now Qian Dingmin is an old-fashioned , A very annoying question, if you want to raise it, won't this provoke Shangguan's displeasure?

On the contrary, the Qianding people on the Huai Mountain, the county magistrate has already arranged to go to the countryside and gave them the fields to reclaim wasteland here. Because of the post from Mr. Gu's mansion, he is not afraid of causing trouble. I issued two guans to settle down, and returned them to the cattle farmer.

Mr. Ding Jiu dealt with it for a while, and then gave his personal name card to the county magistrate. He is regarded as a member of Zuo Cheng's family, and he is quite respectable when he goes out. He is still waiting in front of Qi Ye. This foreign official came to Beijing , They are all headless flies, his post is also a good way, a stepping stone to sky-high land prices.

The county magistrate thanked him a lot and went.

In the early morning of the third day, Wu Xingshou came to see him off. He was proficient in Qi Ye's destination and had already determined it clearly.Therefore, in addition to local specialties, he prepared a set of fine supplies for the boudoir, such as footbasins, washbasins, dressing boxes, lamp stands, etc., all of which are made of high-grade Huaishan wood, and the carvings are beautiful and exquisite, which is rare. Wu Xingshou is the head of the local woodware shop, so it's a trivial matter to do something like this.

Because he was introduced by Gu Huaizi, Gu Huaizi also gave him a token. Old Wu couldn't be happier. In the past, he would be terrified when he went to Beijing. Now, he has a backer at home.

Because of this, Gu Huaizi made a small fortune of hundreds of thousands.For this, Dingjiu is very envious, he only got [-] points with the county magistrate, oh, and there is also a volume of snow riding pictures, which is not a good thing.

Gu Zhao knew all of the above, so he didn't ask. The sister-in-law said, those who belong to the family should learn to pretend to be blind. knew.

He is not petty, he is going to stomp his feet and beat him to death, and there will be a big drama of punishing corrupt servants. Wherever he goes, he still has to follow the rules, otherwise he will really lose his majesty.

The county magistrate of Huaishan arranged for the county government servants to escort Gu Zhao and the others out of Huaishan County. Not long after they left the county town, they saw someone kneeling on the side of the road, holding a piece of silk cloth in their hands.

Xizai shouted excitedly: "Qi Ye, there is someone blocking the way and calling for injustice."

Gu Zhao raised the curtain of the car to look there, and the man walked on the side of the road and shouted: "Master Qi! The villain is the Qianding people at the foot of Huai Mountain. He had a conversation with Master Qi that day. Master Qi! Although Fu Ji is a villain, You must repay your hard work and work hard to repay your kindness! Please take him in." Fu Ji held his identity document in his hand. His family is in Wukang and he is a commoner.

Gu Zhao died, he couldn't understand at all, so he could only look at Mr. Ding Jiu, who sighed with admiration: "What a good boy, Qi Ye, he said that although he is a small man, he is willing to use the hardest To repay Qiye's kindness by working hard."

Gu Zhao looked at this young man named Fu Ji incomprehensibly. Now he has clothes to cover his body. Although they are old clothes, they are cleanly starched and his hair is neatly combed. He looked as thin as a stick, with black skin dimples all over his face, leaving only a pair of big eyes that shone brightly.

"If you don't want to be a good freeman, come to my house to be a prostitute. You have been educated, so you stay here, plowing the fields, studying, and taking a birth test that day. Why don't you get rid of this bitter fate? What can you do by following me?" Gu Zhao persuaded him.

Holding his documents, Fu Ji took a few steps forward: "Qi Ye, the villain studied and farmed at home, and he once had the ambition to serve the country. He thought that this would be the case for the rest of his life. Who would want a catastrophe? to today.

On the Huai Mountain, the villain shouted to the sky and begged to the earth, the younger brother who came out together still starved to death, and the brothers who came from a village also died one by one. No one came to save us poor people, let alone study. Even if he ate a bite, he didn't dare to run ten miles away to look for it, for fear that if he was not careful, the whole family would become tattooed slaves, and he would not be able to stand up for life.

With Qi Ye coming, the villains can finally survive.Qi Ye, the sky is big and the earth is big, talking about longevity cards, to be a cow and a horse in the next life, is just empty talk.We Wukang people have a clear distinction between grievances and grievances. If you have hatred, you will repay it in this life. If you have kindness, you will not wait for the next life. Please take it in.

My name is Fu Ji, I'm seventeen years old, I can read and write, Dong Li, I can do a little math, I beg Qi Ye for a bite of food, I can put it anywhere near me.Qi Ye saved 130 people in Huai Yam. Fu Ji wished to be a slave for the rest of his life to repay Qi Ye. If one day, Qi Ye went away, Fu Ji would chase him underground and serve Qi Ye with the kindness of saving 130 people. "

After finishing speaking, crawl... Lift the document.

Dingjiu was so moved that his snot came out. He pulled Gu Zhao's sleeve and said, "Qi Ye, take him in, take him in! Fu Xiaolang understands kindness and righteousness, and has a true temperament."

Gu Huaizi and Xizai all looked at Gu Zhao eagerly. It seems that Fu Ji's actions are the most favorite type of people in this era.

Hey, Gu Zhao sighed and thought to himself, there is no way to accept you, you are not beautiful, and I already have Ah Run, of course, he didn't say anything about these two things, he just coughed and said: "You are Qian Dingmin , how can you follow me?"

Fu Ji said with a smile: "I went to tell the county magistrate, Qi Ye liked my ability and wanted me to be a slave, so he gave me a document of freedom."

Damn, this guy is very cunning. Once he leaves, the county magistrate will definitely take care of his people.Secondly, he followed Qiye, and ten or eight county magistrates would not embarrass them because of Gu Qiye's face.

Gu Zhao really likes ups and downs at the moment, nothing else, this guy is not stupid, he will not be like Xizai, tell him to go straight, even if he knows he will hit the wall and die, he will go straight, he will not be flexible.

Gu Zhao smiled, got out of the car, and bent over to help him up. Hey, this is all because of his loyalty to follow.

"You have studied, Zhili, how can I make you a slave? From now on, you should study with Ding Jiu, and you can repay me even more if you get a good reputation in the future. You keep this body contract yourself. There is a contract, which is much more useful than what is written on this paper." These words are so pretentious, are they meaningful enough?

Fu Ji burst into tears, the kindness of knowing you... I want to repay him by vomiting a carload of blood!He wiped away his tears, not happy, and went to kowtow to Ding Jiu, Ding Jiu was also happy, and gave the gift of meeting, the roll of worthless pictures of walking in the snow, this old ghost is so fucking stingy.

The convoy moved forward again, far away on the top of the county road, a group of people raised their arms and sang:

Pay homage to Gu Qilang a hundred times, pay homage to Gu Qilang a hundred times, leave the Huaishan corner, and go back to the field.I will worship Fu Xiaolang again, I will worship Fu Xiaolang again, once I go to Ten Thousand Mountains, there are Zhilan in the mountain, and there are new scenery on the orchid, but my ambition is extraordinary...

Gu Zhao leaned against the wall of the car and sighed, but originally, English is spoken by Wukang people, listen, how foreign, goodbye Gu Qilang, goodbye Gu Qilang... Well, goodbye, Goodbye!