Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

On a rare sunny day, Li Da got up early to do the laundry. He is now living in the staff dormitory - that's what the owner called it. They felt awkward at first, but after getting used to it, it became natural. He filled a basin of water with a wooden basin and placed it on the balcony There is a long rope hanging on the balcony, which is thick and strong, and can hang a lot of clothes. They don't have much clothes, and even the old cotton clothes they wear are given by the owner.

So now all I wash are underwear, a few rags, just a little washing will do.

"What's for breakfast this morning?" Old Zhang next to him asked Li Da.

Li Da: "How do I know? I'll go to the cafeteria after washing my clothes."

The cafeteria is a grass shed, but it is well built. The women cook at the stove in the back, which is a hodgepodge. The only advantage is that there is no lack of oil or salt, which is delicious enough for them.

The women are all family members of Yang Zi'an's brothers. After they harvested in autumn, they took the family over and escaped the disaster in Wucheng.

Lao Zhang laughed at Li Da: "Look at what you washed, it's almost torn."

Li Da looked at the stack of rags in his hand, unable to deny what Lao Zhang said, he looked at the woods not far away: "Master wants to go out?"

He saw the bullock cart.

Lao Zhang followed Li Da's gaze and found Lin Yuan getting into the car. He thought for a while before saying, "Maybe the boss is going to Wucheng to see?"

Li Da was taken aback: "What are you doing in Wucheng? Going to die for nothing?"

Lao Zhang slapped Li Da across the face: "Shut your crow's mouth quickly, my master has his own plan."

At the edge of the woods, Lin Yuan rushed to the people who came to see him off and said, "Everyone go back. I'll be back when I'm done."

The place they were going was relatively far away, and Wucheng was hit by a disaster, and the nearby towns would not be much better. He and Jiang Gui traveled lightly, and they did not bring anything other than money.

"Whether it's good or bad, we'll buy all the food we can eat," Father Lin urged.

Lin Yuan: "Father, I see. I'm not here during this time. If you have any questions, just ask Brother Li and Brother Yang."

Father Lin also knows that Lin Yuan has three righteous brothers. He thinks his son is very smart. It is a good thing to have several righteous brothers in an unfamiliar place. His attitude towards Li Congrong and Yang Zi'an Jiang Gui is also Very good, as if treating them as his own sons.

Li Congrong said from the side: "Little brother, you don't have to worry about this side. As long as I'm here, your hard work will not be in vain."

Lin Yuan: "Brother, it's our hard work."

Li Congrong smiled and said, "Yes, I said something wrong again."

But Yang Zian said: "Don't take the main road, just take a detour, if you feel something is wrong, just abandon the car and hide."

Jiang Gui answered: "Brother, don't worry, we know what's going on."

Lin Yuan knew that at that time, he would either hire a group of people to come back, or buy a group of people to come back, because so much food, relying on him and Jiang Gui, let alone transporting it back, it would be good if he walked on the road without being robbed and killed. .

Such troubled times will not end easily, at least there are still several years, even ten years or so.

There are too few people, so it is difficult to be self-sufficient. Farming is fine, but other necessities will continue to be consumed. Once the virtuous circle is broken and the vicious circle begins, his small base will easily disintegrate from the inside.

Compared with hiring, Lin Yuan prefers to buy people, and most of those who don't want to be slaves have become bandits.

And those who are willing to be slaves, they have already brainwashed themselves, and they will not easily betray their masters.

He wanted to take people away from himself, but the problem was that there was only one ox and one donkey, but he was afraid that the donkey would die on the road, so only the ox cart could be used.

Jiang Gui is very confident. He has been to Liu Town where they decided to go. The people there are tough, but if they are also hospitable, most of them make a living by farming, and a small part of them rely on hunting.

I heard that in the early days, all the people in their town were good hunters. They could arrange traps and bows and arrows since they were young, and they could also use poisoned darts. , can paralyze a cow, so that the cow can only be slaughtered.

Jiang Gui said: "Their land is fertile and there are fewer people and more land. There will never be less old grain."

Lin Yuan didn't know how to drive, so Jiang Gui was the one who drove the car. Lin Yuan sat in the car. He drank his saliva and looked at the same trees and bushes around him. If he came out to pick greens, maybe he would even praise the scenery. , the air is fresh, but unfortunately he is not, so all this makes him feel a little irritated.

They drove for five days. During these five days, they simply ate some dry biscuits, washed down their throats with water, slept in the car at night, drove the ox cart deep into the woods, and lit a fire beside them to prevent wild animals from attacking them. You have to stay alert at all times and take turns keeping vigil.

After all, having a fire can indeed scare away wild animals, but not people.

These five days made Lin Yuan feel like a month had passed.

Jiang Gui's beard has grown a lot, and he looks more vicissitudes than five days ago, but Lin Yuan is not bad, his body is only fifteen years old, and the hormones are not as much as Jiang Gui's secretion, only risk There was a little bit of stubble, just a few—he pulled it out.

A few beards on the chin...is that plausible? !

"It's almost there!" Jiang Gui became excited, and shook Lin Yuan who was sitting beside him. Lin Yuan rubbed his buttocks that were so painful, and opened his eyes wide to look at the road that suddenly opened up.

There are even tea stalls set up by local people on the side of the road for passers-by and merchants to drink. Of course, they have to charge money.

It seems that this place has not been affected by the refugees at all. They live a self-sufficient life. Both men and women have the ability to protect themselves. Even children have to learn to hold a bow before they can walk.

Lin Yuan also asked Jiang Gui carefully, and confirmed that most of the people here are Han Chinese, and only a small number of Mongolians.

The Mongols here are not officials, but ordinary people. They live and intermarry with Han people, and they have fully integrated into this place.

"Ma'am!" Jiang Gui drove the ox cart to the tea stall on the side of the road, beckoning people to come and tie the ox.

The aunt is about 40 years old, and she is already a bit old, but she has a strong body. If you don't look at her face, people will believe that she is in her early thirties.

"Soy feed or grass?" The aunt touched the cow.

Jiang Gui looked at Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan said, "Feed me some beans."

The soy feed here can be used to feed cattle, Lin Yuan felt that he had found a treasure.

The aunt checked them out, and there was a dish of side dishes and two bowls of porridge. At this time, there were no other guests, so the aunt sat beside her with her grandson in her arms, singing local nursery rhymes while coaxing them.

After Lin Yuan drank the porridge, he felt that he had finally come back to life, so he asked, "Ma'am, we came from another place and want to buy some food to go back."

He is not worried that this is a black shop, no black shop owner will be a woman, and no black shop owner is not only a woman but also holds a grandson.

Moreover, this shop can still use soy ingredients, cook white rice porridge, and will not take risks for money.

The aunt turned her head, with joy on her face: "Would you like Chen's?"

Her family has received new grain, and the granary can’t be put down, but the old grain can’t be sold at a price, and she said in a fit of anger that she won’t sell it. It’s a good deal, and it tastes musty, and adults and children don’t want to eat it. , Their place is remote, and the nearest neighboring village has to drive a bullock cart for three days. There is no road, and it is difficult to buy grain.

Almost every household in the local area has a headache for this.

They were starving to death outside, but they were worried that they had too much food. Lin Yuan didn't know what expression to make when he knew about it.

In a sense, this place can be regarded as a paradise.