Wu Song looked at the old woman, he didn't know what the asparagus was talking about.

The old woman was very happy, "Yes, that's right, I have some in my yard, how many do you want, dry or wet?"

"All of them, wet or dry. "The man at the head did not care about the word.

"What about the price?" Wu Song suddenly asked deliberately.

The local squires and rich men relied on their own power to buy and sell, and Wu Song encountered a lot of such things.

"Don't worry, we don't take advantage of you, it's the price on the market, we pay with one hand and deliver with the other. The leader immediately took out a handful of money from his arms, and it lit up in front of Wu Song's eyes, "Oh, you see? ”

Wu Song looked at the old woman, "Old man, what do you see?"

"Sell," said the old woman, very pleased, and turned and walked out into the courtyard, waving to the others.

Asparagus is a crop grown by the locals, and it is loved by many people because it is very tender and crispy, and it is very delicious after cooking, and it is a very popular ingredient in this area.

Almost half of the people in this village grow asparagus, and many people have converted their arable land to asparagus cultivation.

After the asparagus is picked from the field, it needs to be sent to a shop in the county town that specializes in collecting asparagus before you can get the money.

The old woman and her family are both old, and walking is not as laborious as before, and every time they go to the county seat to buy asparagus, they are tired and half dead.

Now there are people who come to buy asparagus, and that's great.

The men followed the old woman into the courtyard, gathered all the asparagus in her house, and carried them on her back.

Wu Song supervised the whole process to prevent these people from bullying the elderly.

It wasn't until the gang gave the money to the old woman that Wu Song repeatedly confirmed that the money had been paid in full, that he was relieved.

After these people left, the old woman counted the money in her hand over and over again, and she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth.

Wu Song was so happy to see the old woman, and his heart was also happy. Then it occurred to him that the old woman's husband had not yet returned.

He reminded the old woman that it was time for them to go out and look for his husband.

The old woman came to her senses, and as she put the money in her pocket, she muttered, "Where did you go to play this old man?" ”

Wu Song and the old woman left the courtyard together and walked outside the village.

I didn't go far, and as soon as I turned out of an alley, I saw a group of people outside.

There were men and women, and it seemed that they were all farmers from the village. The men were passionate, and the women were crying.

A man shouted, "He's too much of a bully, how can he do this? Let's go to him for a theory." ”

The other sighed, "People have money and power, and we, ordinary people, don't we take it upon ourselves to go?" ”

A woman said with a crying voice, "My half acre of land will grow in ten days, how much should it be sold for then?"

The old woman and Wu Song looked at each other, what happened?

The old woman walked into the crowd and asked these people, "What's wrong with you?" Liu Yuanwai just went to my house and bought all the asparagus in my family, and the price is very fair, how can you say that he bullies people?"

A woman wiped a handful of tears, "Old woman, don't you know, in addition to the asparagus we took home, people other than Liu Yuan have to buy it, and even we have to buy asparagus in the field, and the price is still the market price, you give a comment, isn't this bullying what is?"

"Ah?" said the old woman, astonished, "there is such a thing? it can't be up to him, we have to go and get him to make up the money." ”

Wu Song was very puzzled when he heard it, he turned his head and asked a man next to him, "Brother, I don't understand asparagus, is there any difference between the asparagus in the field and the collected asparagus?"

Didn't he give money all the time? Why is everyone so angry?"

"Oh, little brother," the man lamented, "you don't know, asparagus is sold by weight." How much weight do you have, multiply it by the unit price, and in the end it's the money you can get.

Now the asparagus in the field is less than ten days away from being picked. Don't underestimate these 10 days, this is the most critical period. Now the asparagus in the field weighs only one or two at most.

However, after ten days, a piece of asparagus is generally four or five taels. You see, in the last calculation, the difference in money is four or five times. It is not easy to grow asparagus, get up early and be greedy for darkness, from beginning to end, it takes half a year.

As a result, it's only ten days away, and he Liu Yuanyuan came out like this, aren't we busy in vain?"

As soon as the man said this, Wu Song understood. If that's the case, then this Liu Yuan's work outside is not authentic.

"Then why did he do this?" Wu Song wondered.

"Alas," the man said helplessly and angrily, "his family holds a banquet, and there are many people invited, so he wants to hold a big banquet." The asparagus we have here is famous, and it is known as the hometown of asparagus.

So, he wanted to make asparagus dishes to greet customers, and in this way, a lot of asparagus was needed. Asparagus, as long as it comes out of the soil, can be eaten. Therefore, now the asparagus in the field can be cooked.

Therefore, this Liu Yuanwai came to such a show. ”

Now Wu Song can understand why those people are so angry, if Liu Yuanwai wants to do something, he can do it, but it should be priced. Otherwise, this is equivalent to snatching money from other people's hands, and anyone will be red when they encounter such a thing.

Just as everyone was talking, suddenly a little child ran over in a hurry, shouting as he ran, "Oh no, no." ”

Everyone was attracted by the child's shout, and one of the men, who was supposed to be the child's father, said sternly, "You are not staying at home with your mother, what are you doing here?"

The child ran to a stop and gasped, "Oh no... Father... Dead man!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. His father grabbed his child, "You tell me clearly, what the hell is going on? Who died?"

It was the old woman's husband who died, and the body was on the top of their field.

The cause of the incident was because of the asparagus, and people from outside Li Yuanwai came to the field of the two of them to buy the asparagus in their field, but the old man disagreed.

There was a dispute between the two sides, and the people who knew the most about Li Yuan became impatient, sent someone to push the old man away, and forcibly went to the field to pick asparagus.

The old man was also grumpy, picked up a hoe in his hand and smashed it.

One of his subordinates was defenseless, and his head was opened by the old man. The others fought back, and they were all strong young men, all of them as strong as oxen.

I don't know who hit it hard, but the old man fell to the ground, and died without catching his breath.

When Wu Song and the others arrived at the edge of the field, flies had already begun to fall on the old man's body.

The old woman lay on the old man's corpse and wept bitterly.

This time, the villagers exploded. I can't bear this breath, so I have to go to Li Yuanwai to reason.

An hour later, half of the villagers had gathered in the village, and everyone set off for the city with the old man's body pulled by carts and farm tools such as hoes and shovels in their hands.

Wu Song asked Gangfeng to take care of the rest of him, and he went alone with the villagers.

But when they reached the gate of the city, they were not allowed to go any further.

When the soldiers defending the city saw that this group of people was mighty and menacing, they immediately stopped them.

One of the officers at the head drew a knife in his hand, his face nervous, "Who are you? Do you want to rebel?"

Since the civil war broke out in the Heavenly Empire, there have been many places where there have been incidents of surrender. Some people under the queen's faction voted for the eldest prince Longtian, and some people from the eldest prince Longtian's faction voted for the queen's faction.

Some are a village to surrender, and some are a city.

Under such circumstances, the officer subconsciously suspected that these peasants were coming to attack the county seat.

The village chief stepped out of the crowd and explained to the officers what had happened.

"Oh, I see. The officer let out a long breath and wiped the sweat from his head.

"Sir, can you let us in?" the village chief pleaded.

"This, I need to ask the county government," the officer rolled his eyes, "I'm just letting you in now, then the county government still needs to judge in the end, you can't go, just pull him out of the house for you to dispose of." ”

As soon as Wu Song saw Liu Yuanwai's expression, he knew that things were going to be bad. From the mouths of the villagers, Wu Song learned that Liu Yuanwai was a rich man.

Such a person must have already dealt with all the officials at all levels in the city, which is why he is so unscrupulous.

This officer must also be in the ranks of Liu Yuanwai's dots, and he did this just to buy time for Liu Yuanwai to respond.

Wu Song believed that the person who reported the news at this moment must have been on his way to Liu Yuanwai's mansion.

Naturally, the villagers disagreed with the officer's suggestion and got into an argument with each other.

Suddenly, the officer yelled, "You are toasting and not eating and drinking, right, you are telling you kind words, you don't listen, what's the matter, do you want me to send someone to take you down and send you all to prison, so that you can stop?"

"But..."The village chief was still fighting, but Wu Song stopped him.

Wu Song pulled the village aside, "Village chief, let's go back first, we have a hoe in our hands, and people have steel knives in our hands, and we can't fight." Let's avoid unnecessary casualties first, and then think long-term. ”

The village chief sighed unwillingly, but he could only take Wu Song's suggestion.

At the suggestion of the village chief, the other villagers also followed back to the village.

Everyone went outside the old woman's courtyard and put the old man's body in the courtyard.

The old woman fainted in the middle of her grief. Now, Yang Shuang is in the house with her.

Wu Song entered the house, and after diagnosing the old woman, he knew that she was just overly sad and there was no big problem, so he was relieved.

When Wu Song returned to the courtyard, the village chief and a group of villagers were standing outside the courtyard, all of them very unwilling.

The village chief slammed his fist on a big tree next to him, "Is this the end of this matter?"