Nomads live on water and grass, grazing and eating meat. In the event of drought or snowstorm, a large number of cattle, sheep and livestock are often killed or injured. If that happens, they won't have anything to eat. Therefore, in order to fill their stomachs, they plundered the grain of the Han people to fill their stomachs. This is what they commonly call the Grass Valley.

At the same time, the geographical environment in which they live is not suitable for growing tea, otherwise how could they be subject to the Han people or wage war because of the lack of tea supply.

In all dynasties, these nomadic people in Beiliang launched wars against the Han people, and the reason was nothing more than the lack of two important materials, food and tea.

Now the tribes of Shilin have been in Datai for nearly a hundred years and belong to the Datai people. However, the people of the northern part of the country were still xenophobic, and later the military camp stationed in Shilin used the power in their hands to force the herdsmen of Shilin to exchange with them at an unequal price, so as to make high profits from it. This has made the life of local herders more difficult, which has also made the conflict between local herdsmen and Datai locals more intense.

Of course, these contradictions have not yet been laid out at this time.

Han Jin was thinking about things with a heavy heart, and Li Yao had the heart to ask him, but because of his vague response, and because Ji Moxuan was gagging on the side, Li Yao couldn't ask deeply.

Back in Tunzi, Li Mingqing got off the ox cart and called Li Yao to speak alone. It was already late for him and his son to go back yesterday, so they didn't have time to find their niece and Han Jin to thank them.

"Thank you and your cousin for the county business. At that time, I will make up the silver for you, second uncle. After speaking, Li Mingqing took ten taels of silver and came out.

ran out of money, and went to the yamen again, and Li Mingqing didn't buy the donkey this time. Because his daughter-in-law said that he should return the twenty taels of silver from King Kang's family first.

Li Yao said bluntly: "The jade that the second uncle's family originally planned to be has been lost. The Liu Da in the yamen paid the second uncle thirty taels of silver. This has to pay back 20 taels to King Kang's family, you take out another 10 taels to pay back my cousin, you have no silver at home, what can you do with the future flowers? ”

Grandfather always felt that she had been inappropriately treated by her cousin, and at the beginning of exile, he gave sixty taels of silver to his cousin's family. Later, the two families tore their faces, and my grandfather was always worried that my uncle's family would have no money to spend. As for the cousin's sixty taels of silver, there has been no movement so far, and I understand that my cousin's family has no silver in his hand, and he is not in a hurry. That's it! But Uncle Tang's family obviously has a piece of jade worth a few hundred taels, but he has the heart to never take it out along the way, and he still keeps it from his own family, what does this mean?

"The flowers of the second uncle's family are always enough. The things sent by the county magistrate are enough for my family to eat for a while. I'll ask your aunt to bring some to your house when I get back. Hearing his niece mention the piece of jade, Li Mingqing couldn't help but feel hot. He originally planned to hide it, but after going to the yamen, he didn't hide it. This has to be known to the uncle, and the uncle will inevitably be cold to him again.

Hearing what Uncle Cousin said, Li Yao also knew that those gifts were some practical rice grains and clothing, so she didn't be polite to Uncle Cousin, and directly took away ten taels of silver.

"Those second uncles don't let my aunt send them to my house." With Aunt Cousin's temperament, it is estimated that Aunt Cousin will not give it away. Why don't she hand her cousin a step here. Although I don't know how much silver my cousin spent on dotting, she still took away ten taels of silver. It was her cousin who asked her to take it, so she was welcome. Why should she be polite to her cousin, her cousin's family treats her family as an outsider, and now it is a relationship that does not interact.

Besides, she saw that her uncle's family might not be able to survive without these ten taels of silver. The things that the county master gave to his cousin's family were very practical, and there were more than ten taels of food and use. And Liu Da lost more than 30 taels of silver, not just 30 taels. Besides, Uncle Cousin's family may have a lot of dependence. Who gave this piece of jade? There's still some food for thought here.

Li Yao unceremoniously took away ten taels of silver, which made Li Minghe very stunned. He looked at the empty hand for a while, and muttered to himself: I know that my family doesn't have much silver, shouldn't my niece push but don't want it?!

"What, Uncle Cousin doesn't want me to take away these ten taels of silver?" Li Yao was very bad-hearted, and pointed out the facts mercilessly to her cousin.

“…… Why, it's just that I don't have much money in my hands. After hesitating for a while, Li Minghe found his voice and responded.

If you don't want to give it, don't fake it! Li Yao thought in her heart, but she pretended to be confused and didn't say anything.

Li Minghe was so embarrassed at this time that he moved a small step slightly, and his hands and feet were so embarrassed that he didn't know how to put them. He took out ten taels of silver and gave it to his niece, thinking that his niece would push back the ten taels of silver for the sake of returning the money of King Kang's family, but his niece was not polite to him at all. In order to hide the embarrassment of being seen through, he didn't say much, and left first with a pair of children.

Li Ang stayed behind and didn't leave. He looked at Li Yao, afraid that Li Yao would ignore him, and shouted hesitantly: "Cousin......"

Seeing that his cousin's expression was full of guilt and uneasiness, Li Yao stepped forward and wrapped his arms around his shoulders affectionately, and said with a smile: "You have always been the little cousin in my heart who knows to be good to me and protects me, I know." Don't be embarrassed, don't think too much, I hope my relationship with you will not be affected by some foreign affairs. ”

Speaking of this, she paused for a moment, and then asked seriously: "You haven't done those excessive things to me, cousin, have you?" ”

After a while, Li An looked at Li Yao and said seriously, "I didn't do anything to be sorry for my cousin." ”

Then, after hesitating, he shrank his shoulders and bowed his head, and said uneasily and guiltily, "...... Anyway, I didn't stop it, and I was at fault. …… It's always us who are wrong. …… There is a piece of jade at home, and I only learned about it later......" He felt guilty and explained.

"If you don't change, I won't change. You don't have to be burdened with thoughts, we still get along like we used to. Li Yao said so comfortingly.

My cousin's words seemed to have a deep meaning, and Li An was stunned for a moment before responding: "Well, cousin, I won't change." After saying that, he smiled and said, "I'm going to your house to eat the newly made chestnut cake in a while." ”

"Well, if your mother doesn't stop you, come here. If you are not allowed to come, you should not be reluctant. You can come whenever you want, I'll keep it for you. ”

The cousin put himself in his own shoes, and Li An was very grateful, and after agreeing to his cousin, he hurriedly ran two steps and chased after his father. His father and sister had been waiting for him, as if urging him.

Although they are not neighbors next to each other, the two families live in an alley. Ji Moxuan said to Li Yao: "You just got chestnuts, so you want to make chestnut cakes, right?" ”

"Hmm."

"At that moment, I took Sun Xi to your house to buy some food for the festival and let her recognize the door."

"It's not that fast, it's better to come later. If you tell Sun Xi directly where my family lives, she won't find it, so why should you come too? "King Kang's family lives in the front, and her family lives in the back, but the two families are on the same side, and Sun Xi will not be unable to find it, so why bother to bring people over in one fell swoop.

"Anyway, I have something to say to your cousin, you don't care about me."

"Whatever you want."

I wanted to say that I had something to say to you, but before Han Jin could speak, the Jingning County Lord smiled and said, "I'll follow the third brother later." The dim sum is all freshly made and delicious, and my third brother and I can't miss it. She then relieved her brother of the siege. Along the way, Han Jin was unkind to his brother, and she saw it.

“…… Okay, here you are. Since the county lord of Jingning said so, Li Yao couldn't refuse, so she agreed.

Fu Jinglin will also come soon. Li Yao naturally agreed. The Fu family and her family are separated by a neighbor, and they are closer.

Third Uncle Fu did not stop his daughter from going to Li Yao's house. But his pair of nephews and nieces in the second room did not have a good face for Li Yao. He was puzzled by this. But it's all about juniors getting along, and it's always unclear how well they get along, and who the juniors have a good relationship with, who they don't have a good relationship with, and who they don't have a good relationship with, as well as the problem of personal eyes, he, the elder, can't care about it. He didn't say much.

Li Yao and Han Jin didn't take a breath after returning home to drink water, and the two of them were called over by Mrs. Li. Han Jin instructed Noble to tie the two sheep into the donkey pen and feed them with water, and then he followed his cousin to the old lady's house. The house was a bit noisy, after all, two or three rooms had to be built, and the craftsmen were busy working there.

"The expenses of these two **** people in the county are reported to me."

The money was spent, and Li Yao didn't hide it. She reported them one by one.

"I knew she couldn't manage the family's money. You see, before the winter clothes were prepared at home, she bought two sheep and came back! is a small two taels of silver and a leather, and the family has to prepare at least twenty taels of winter clothes to wear! After hearing Li Yao's account, Mrs. Li couldn't help complaining. She said this to Li Jimin in the house.

"Grandfather, it's cold, but it's not the coldest yet. These two **** still have to make dim sum and sell it for money. In the future, the bean sprouts can also be exchanged for some rice grains and beans. Li Yao will not admit that she is wrong, if she admits it, the old lady should not forgive her the silver in her hand.

No matter what the old lady said, she would never let go of the money in her hand to the old lady. She didn't plan to say the ten taels of silver that her uncle gave, but she said that this good old man grandfather would talk about her. Besides, this silver was spent by my cousin, so I naturally have to pay it back to my cousin. You can't instigate yourself to live there for the sake of others!

In this way, Li Yao and Mrs. Li had another dispute, but this time it was indeed Li Yao who forgot to prepare winter clothes, and Li Jimin did not favor her, so he admonished her. She remembered it, and said that she should hurry up and prepare to make wedding cakes and chestnut cakes to sell for money, so Li Jimin let her go.

Han Jin couldn't help but hug her and said, "I can't get rid of this family, I'm tired and panicked for my cousin." The money I earned and I had to spend it with trepidation. ”

Li Yao smiled and said, "My cousin still understands me." I'll tell you this, but I can't let anyone else know. ”

"Nature."

Han Jin then reminded: "There are so many coincidences, but your second sister has the same disease as you, but I don't believe it." Do you think she's lazy and doesn't want to work so she pretends to be sick? ”

Li Yao smiled and said, "I have long suspected her. But those two days were busy, and there was no evidence to catch her pigtails. How did you say she bought off the barracks doctor? Could it be that my father will help her feign illness? These two **** see that she is still pretending there, cousin, what do you think? (To be continued.) )