In March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the □□ is pleasant. However, the Holy One has no intention of appreciating it. Flipping through the folds with a splitting headache. This year's snow was particularly thin, followed by a drought that lasted for more than two months in northern China. A reduction in the winter wheat crop is imminent, and there is even a possibility that the harvest will not be lost. The locusts are very dry, and they have settled down for a few years, and then they will suffer again. The saints wondered if he was not treated by God. Since his accession to the throne, there have been disasters and famines, such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, locust plagues, invasion of the borders by the Japanese invaders, the rise of the Mongols, and peasant uprisings. After more than 40 years of pro-government, I have never been worried. In the year when King Fu was born, the winter wheat in the North China Plain was about to be harvested. Who knows that after he was born, the heavy rain drenched the land, and the yield was not reduced much that year. The saint of Xi directly gave the title as a blessing, and he was the earliest person to be canonized among all the princes, except for the prince.

The saint put down the fold, and suddenly remembered the day of the death of the eldest son, which was also cloudy for a long time. When King Fu entered the palace and cried, suddenly a torrential rain fell from the sky and extinguished the flames. At this point, the saint is really a little superstitious. I was going to cry when I came out, so it rained; When the first prince died, he also cried heartbreakingly. Now is it a way to make that thing cry? So that God will follow the rain? Rubbing his temples, he threw unreliable thoughts out of his mind, fixed his mind, and commented on the fold: "Prepare for disasters." ”

A large net was made to intercept the locusts, and when they were dried, they could also be used to make some rations. However, grain had to be transported from the south. The south has just planted seedlings, and the grain of the last year is gradually consumed, and it is about to reach the time when the green and yellow crops are not harvested, how much grain can be transferred? The Holy One is even more unlucky, but whenever there is a drought in the north, there will be floods in the south. Huguang is ripe all over the world, but Teniang's Huguang is only ripe in ten years! Don't flood again this year! If there is another reduction in production in the south, he can only watch the evil. The teaching has grown. After thinking about it for a while, they intercepted the official's Lu rice, and they disliked it because Chen rice didn't like to eat, so they simply took it to disaster relief.

People in North China are panicking. The common people are ignorant, and when the first prince was alive, he was simply in chaos. When he died, the world immediately changed its weather. There is a folk legend that the first prince was a monster, and he died but was peaceful. I didn't know that it was only three years, and the famine came. Could it be that a prince is a monster? All princes are monsters? Several evils in Gyeonggi. The religion once again exerted its strength, and by seeing the coming famine, it spread rumors that the saint was possessed by evil and would eat many souls in a year. The first prince took pity on the people and fed each other. Because he was the crown prince, he fed the saint. Now the saint has digested the first prince and has come to arrest the people again. Thinking of the chickens and dogs since the saint ascended the throne, everyone has to believe it. The people, who were already terrified, were even more panicked.

Qian Lianggong and others received the news from the capital, and they were anxious to take their families to Jiangnan. And so many people living in North China, a few escaped. Yue Niangzi looked at the blue sky, and then looked at the land outside the house that was about to dry up, and her heart was anxious. The landlord of her family for several generations has saved a lot of grain. But the clansmen are eyeing each other, and there are soldiers to rob them. If there is really a famine, how can their family be alone? After thinking about it for a while, he called his daughter-in-law and walked quickly to Wei Qiang's house.

The Wei family has had a very difficult time these years, Ye Ge died of old age, Ting Fang disappeared, the Chen family left Beijing, and the Wei family, who had blessed the Ye family, fell into a crisis. The income from a few acres of thin fields is only enough to feed the stomach. Wei Qiang's medicine is all based on the accumulation of previous years. Wei Niangzi had to spin to the death in order to survive the disaster. When Mrs. Yue entered the door, Mrs. Wei kept her hands and feet, and only said apologetically: "I'm really busy, Mrs. has something to say." ”

Yue Niangzi looked around, there was no one else, and whispered to Wei Niangzi: "I want to take my son to the capital, will you go with me?" ”

Wei Niangzi was shocked, and her hands and feet stopped unconsciously: "Why? ”

Yue Niangzi said: "It's not raining, I'm afraid that there will be displaced people." I want to find a day, quietly transport a few truckloads of grain into Beijing, and survive this year. Otherwise, even if there is food in my storehouse, I will not dare to go to it. "The Yue family has several basements, one is emptied, two are scattered, and some seeds are left, which can always be dealt with. But it's too unsafe to be in the country. She has relatives in Beijing, and it is very feasible to go with food. The reason why Wei Niangzi was brought in was because his family had no foundation, but he lied that he was moving, and the convoy would be inconspicuous when it was large. What's more, her daughter-in-law was Tingfang's girl in the past, so if she didn't tell the Wei family, she wouldn't report it?

The daughter-in-law of Yue Niangzi is Narcissus. When the Chen family left Beijing, everything that the family could send was sent. Lily was still young, so she took it to Shandong, and married Narcissus to the Yue family. Although he couldn't catch the line of the old mansion, Narcissus was literate, not only did he not ask for much dowry, but he brought a dowry of forty taels of silver. I have lived in a big family again, and my gestures are all demeanor, and my mother-in-law loves it, and she has lived a good life for a few years. For this reason, the Yue and Wei families are getting closer and closer, and Wei Wenhao is now mixed with Narcissus Fujun, teaching and learning from each other.

Wei Niangzi smiled bitterly: "I have no relatives in Beijing, and I don't have much food." This year, I still pointed to the harvest in the field, where do I dare to go. ”

Narcissus said: "Let's go find Miss Ping, she must have a way." ”

Yue Niangzi also persuaded: "That's right." Hengzhu, you girls have all been found, you go to eat Ping girl for a few months, are you afraid that the girl can't afford it? You're embarrassed, just eat coarse noodles, and your family of three chews will cost less than forty taels for a whole year. The girl couldn't stop at any of them. Good lady, it's not that I'm alarmist, there's really something wrong around me. The girl still wants to ask Wen Hao to go to school, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it make the girl feel distressed? Besides, your cousin and grandmother are educated, or can teach some poetry and Wenhao! ”

Wei Niangzi said: "I'll think about it first." I have to go and see my cousin, she dares to speak only when her family is doing well, and she is embarrassed to go to the house. ”

How can the officials and their relatives have anything bad? It's just that the matter is not urgent enough to flee immediately, and Lady Yue is inconvenient and reluctant, so she only quietly instructs: "Don't leak out." ”

Wei Niangzi was not such a hesitant woman, and wiped her hands on her clothes: "I'll change my clothes and go to Beijing." Will you go with you Narcissus? ”

Lady Yue answered for Narcissus: "Ask Aunt Ping's Grandma Ann for me." "If you can't rely on the Ye family, it's good to be able to rely on the Liu family. Then he said to Narcissus, "Brother, don't worry, I am at home." You play with your aunt and grandmother for two days. ”

Narcissus nodded in agreement and followed her mother-in-law home to change her clothes. No matter how good and simple the countryman's clothes are, they will be cleaned up after a while. made an appointment with Wei Niangzi, spent money to call the two men of the Yue family, accompanied them to the town, and then made Qian take a carriage to Beijing.

The two clansmen of the Yue family sent Wei Niangzi and Narcissus to the Fuwang Courtyard, and watched them enter the door before leaving. Like Fuwang's Mansion, there are many houses in the outer circle for subordinate officials to live in. In the past three years, Wei Niangzi has also walked around a few times, and she is very familiar with the way. found the courtyard of the Liu family and knocked on the door, and the sixth woman opened the door and saw that it was Wei Niangzi and Narcissus, and immediately reported inside. There are no rules in the small family, Wei Niangzi walked into the courtyard directly, and Ping'er lifted the curtain and came out.

Wei Niangzi saluted Ping'er, Ping'er avoided it sideways, and asked with a smile: "Why do you have time to walk around today?" Come in and sit. ”

The courtyard is far less prosperous than in Beijing, and although the courtyard is large, the house is small. The three of them entered the house and sat down on the kang. There is still a doll sleeping in the kang, which is Ping'er's daughter. Narcissus probe looked at it once and praised: "It's getting better and better, and it looks more like you." ”

Ping'er smiled: "Fortunately, unlike him, the five big and three rough ones can't get married." Then he said to Narcissus, "I have a happy event to tell you, but no one has been to your side for several months, and it is difficult to deliver a letter." You are sorrowful, but you came first. ”

Narcissus hurriedly asked, "What happy event?" ”

Ping'er said: "Our girl asked the court to canonize the county lord, isn't it a great joy?" ”

Narcissus opened her mouth wide and couldn't speak.

Wei Niangzi was taken aback: "County Lord, doesn't that have to be called Niangniang?" ”

Niangniang is an honorific title, and no matter what position the royal female dependents are, the people call them Niangniang. Not to mention the royal ladies, many of them teach this and that, and they are still a lot of mothers. Because the common people couldn't tell the difference between knighthood, the court was too lazy to care. But Ping'er still explained: "It's called the county lord." ”

Wei Niangzi was a little incomprehensible: "But the saint recognized his godfather?" ”

Ping'er thought for a while and said, "It's barely counted, it's mainly meritorious." "It's too complicated behind the scenes, so I don't need to talk to Wei Niangzi. The province spreads bad things. Just teach her to have a sign in the countryside, and not to be bullied.

Wei Niangzi smiled happily when she arrived, and their family relied on Ting Fang. When Ting Fang gained power, they followed the chicken dog to heaven. I was hesitant to hide in the capital before, but now there is no more. Straight to the point: "Don't hide it from my aunt and grandmother, the weather is not very good, I'm afraid of a disaster, can I borrow my aunt's house to hide for a year and a half?" ”

Ping'er Yirin: "The drought has appeared? ”

Wei Niangzi nodded: "Our family has no labor, and the fields are all tenants." It's naturally good when it rains, but if it doesn't rain, I'll really have to beg my aunt and grandmother to take it in. ”

Tingfang's aunt, of course, Ping'er couldn't stand by and said busily: "Just don't think the house is narrow, you can live if you love it." I can't go to His Highness's mansion, everyone else is easy to say. Then he asked Narcissus, "What about you?" ”

Narcissus said: "My family has relatives in Beijing, so I won't bother you." ”

Ping'er asked, "Your mother-in-law's idea, right?" Why do you want to hide? Didn't your family stock up on food? ”

Narcissus smiled bitterly: "It's not to hide from the drought, it's to hide from the disaster." ”

Ping'er suddenly understood. The White Lady Sect, which originated in her hometown, has now spread throughout Gyeonggi and even North China. The capital is actually not safe either. It's just that there are guards in the Fuwang Courtyard, and there is a big one. The piece belongs to the manor of King Fu. There are many retired soldiers who work as tenant farmers, and there are strong laborers, who are low-key themselves, and they are probably not afraid, at least they are safer than small families in the countryside. Ping'er sighed, she would rather be a peace dog than a messy person. When will the world be peaceful? 166 Reading Network