Chapter 1248: Carrying on the Past and Forging Ahead (138) There are bandits in the mountains
Wen Yi and Wen Cheng didn't get a job in the town, but the two of them still rushed back in a hurry, and the good news they got in the town was enough to make the two of them excited. The government wants to divide the land to the people, ten acres per ding, Wen Yi calculated a little, although his family only has three people, but thirty acres of land is enough to support the family, and there is no need to pay rent.
In the past, they rented the land of Master Yao's family, not only had to pay forty percent of the rent every year, but also had to bear the taxes and forced labor of the state and the county Linlin headquarters, and later the two families of He Liang rebelled and killed the Yao family to no one, but these lands were finally closed, and they became tenants of Guantian, but the burden was not reduced at all, but because the remnants of He Liang's rebellion fled from Cang'er Mountain, they had to bear an extra cost of suppressing bandits.
Now I can get 30 acres of land, but I don't have to pay rent anymore, but I just bear taxes and servitude, which suddenly reduces most of the burden, and there is hope for this day in the future.
Wen Cheng's family has a larger population, there are two elderly parents in the family, and there are three dolls, and it is calculated that he will get seventy acres of land, he is more excited than Wen Yilai.
"Brother Cheng, each acre of land still costs ten taels of silver, and my family's thirty acres of land will cost thirty taels of silver, and I still can't take out this money." As he walked, Wen Yi suddenly remembered a fork in the road, and couldn't help but slow down.
"Ayi, you're confused again, isn't it clearly written on the notice? This silver can be repaid in three years, or without interest, you have 30 acres of land at home, and you are a good farmer, three years, can't you pay off 30 taels of silver, maybe it will be paid off in a year. Wen Cheng was still immersed in excitement.
"yes, I was so happy when I heard it, did you really say that later?" Wen Yi asked.
"Of course I said that. Otherwise, my family will take seventy denarii. You can't get it out even if you skin me! Wen Cheng said with a smile.
The two people who were immersed in excitement quickly returned to the village, and when they stepped into the courtyard gate, Wen Yi saw the woman leaning on the door frame, and when she saw Wen Yi returning empty-handed, the woman's eyes couldn't help but be disappointed.
"Damn, our good days are coming." Wen Yi said happily, and told the woman impatiently what he had seen and heard in the town.
"Really? Can we have our own land? The woman also became excited all of a sudden, "Is it really okay not to have money?" ”
"Hmm. Ten taels of silver per acre of land, our family of three, can have three acres of land, thirty taels of silver to pay off in three years, there is no interest, our king is really a saint! Wen Yi said sincerely: "When we get the land, let's work harder, and there will always be a good day." ”
The woman nodded happily and had her own land. Then there will be anything.
Wen Yi walked to the water tank, scooped a scoop of cold water, and drank it clean in one gulp, but his stomach rumbled uncontrollably at this time.
"Damn. Is there anything else to eat in the house? ”
The woman shook her head. "There's nothing left, you sit for a while, I'll go look in the field and dig up some wild vegetables and come back."
Wen Yileng was stunned for a moment. Although the land is going to be owned, it is always a matter of the future, and now it is necessary to solve the problem of eating. After thinking for a while, he thought for a while, walked to the corner of the wall, and lifted a sheep fork, "Damn, you go dig some wild vegetables, I'll go to Cang'er Mountain to try my luck, maybe I can catch one or two wild meats back, and I can also improve the food." ”
"Don't go!" The woman suddenly grabbed Wen Yi's clothes, "There are bandits in Cang'er Mountain, it's very dangerous." ”
"Don't worry, I won't go into the old forest, just wander around the edge for a while, besides, even if I really encounter bandits, it will be He Liang's family, after all, we were also villagers in the past, what can he really do to me?" Wen Yi said with a smile.
"There are officers and soldiers stuck on the mountain road, and if you let them catch them, they will say that you are also a bandit." The woman shook her head.
"How can it be so mysterious, I Wenyi is an old family here, who doesn't recognize it, besides, those soldiers who guard the card are not real officers and soldiers, they are the township soldiers in the county, I avoid the main road and take the small road into the mountains."
Getting rid of the woman's entanglement, Wen Yi lifted the sheep fork and strode towards Cang'er Mountain in the distance.
Since the officers and soldiers suffered losses in attacking the bandits in Cang'er Mountain, the officers and men no longer entered the mountain, but instead blocked them, and the officers and men thought that they would starve these bandits to death.
Wen Yi is very familiar with Cang'er Mountain, and he used to often go into the mountains to have rabbits and pheasants or something, but after the officers and soldiers set up the card, he never went again, for fear of being caught by the officers and soldiers, even if you are not a bandit, if you fall into the hands of these people, I am afraid that you will have to shed your skin.
But today Wen Yi was a little hungry, looking at the woman's yellow and thin appearance, it was not a taste in her heart, after the woman followed her, she had not had a good life.
Avoiding those large and small checkpoints, Wen Yi slowly climbed up the mountain along a cliff, the terrain here is dangerous, it is really rare for ordinary people to climb up, but the officers and soldiers did not care about it.
It is difficult to enter the mountain, but as long as you enter the mountain, the sky is wide and wide, and no one cares. Wen Yi carried the sheep fork, slowly walked in the forest, along the way but found a lot of wild vegetables, these years, even wild vegetables are rare outside, every family has to eat, every family is digging wild vegetables, this wild vegetables grow fast, but no one eats fast.
Soon packed a bulging bag, Wen Yi grinned happily, even if he couldn't hunt any prey today, bring these things back, and the woman could fill her belly.
There was a sound in front of him, Wen Yi leaned over lightly, picked up the dense leaves, and suddenly he was overjoyed, he actually saw a deer, where he was leisurely grazing. After killing this deer, the family doesn't have to worry about food for at least a month, looking at the antler velvet on the deer's head, how can it be worth dozens of taels of silver, Wen Yi only feels that God favors him too much, maybe even the money to buy land has been solved this time.
He lay on the ground, little by little crawling forward, the deer is a very dexterous, extremely agile beast, he only has a chance to strike, if he misses a blow, then there will never be a chance again, in the mountains, he races with a deer, and he can't catch up with himself.
Wen Yi almost held his breath, a little closer, a little closer, and the sheep fork in his hand became tighter and tighter.
The deer seemed to sense something, turned his head to look at Wen Yi's side, his ears shrugged, Wen Yi knew that he couldn't wait any longer, he jumped up suddenly, held the sheep fork high, used all his strength, and threw it forward, and almost at the moment he jumped up, the deer had jumped up on the spot, and rushed towards the depths of the forest.
"Hit!" Wen Yi was so happy that he almost cried out, but immediately, a smile froze on his face, and the deer just jumped on the spot, but it happened to avoid the vital point, dragged the sheep fork, and actually jumped into the jungle at once.
Wen Yi shouted and chased after him, this was his family's next ration. The deer was injured and couldn't run far, looking at the blood on the ground, Wen Yi quickly chased after it.
Turning a few big trees, he saw his fork fall to the ground, it seems that in the process of running, the fork of the sheep touched the tree and fell off the deer, picked up the fork, looked at the blood marks on it, pierced deep enough, the deer will definitely not run far.
Carrying the sheep fork, along the blood stains on the ground, Wen Yi chased all the way.
He had long forgotten his idea of not going deep into Cang'er Mountain, but this chase was a chase of tea. The deer's body was getting sluggish and slow, and on the contrary, Wen Yi was getting more and more energetic. Leaping over the half-man-high bush, he saw that the deer had finally fallen, and Wen Yi was overjoyed, slowed down, put his hand on his chest, kept panting, and slowly walked towards the deer.
Holy shit, it's really killing me, but it's worth it.
He straightened up, and then he saw two men turn out in front of the trees where the deer had fallen.
Wen Yi's whole person froze suddenly, among the two people, there was one person he recognized, He Yong, the third son of the He family, the guy who became a bandit.
"Wen Yi!" He Yong obviously recognized him as well, and cried out in surprise. "How did you get into the mountains?"
Wen Yi swallowed with difficulty, "Third Brother He." The breath he had held before suddenly dissipated, and Wen Yi only felt that his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground with his buttocks.
The two men were both carrying knives, and the one next to He Yong was even taller and stout, half a head taller than He Yong, with a scar on his face, which looked extremely vicious.
"I, I don't have anything to eat at home, I want to go into the mountains to try my luck." Wen Yi sat on the ground and pointed to the deer, it's over, not only is the deer hopeless, but whether he can go out smoothly is still a question.
"Wen Yi, what's the situation outside now, we have been sealed in the mountains for half a year, and the dog officers and soldiers are tightly blocked, we can't get out, but there is no news at all." He Yong walked up to Wen Yi, pulled him up, reached out and took a water bladder from his waist, and handed it to Wen Yi, "I'm tired enough, drink some water." ”
Wen Yi took the water bladder, but his eyes fell on the man next to him, and the whole person was a little trembling.
"Don't be afraid, that's my brother, don't look fierce, but he's a good person." He Yong said with a smile.
"Third Brother He, you, are you doing well?" Wen Yi plucked up the courage to ask.
"Okay, why is it not good, now I am thinking about how to find those dog officials to take revenge every day!"
"Don't go to the third brother, there are still thousands of officers and soldiers stationed in the county, even around Cang'er Mountain, there are still many officers and soldiers guarding it, and they are pointing you out!" Wen Yi blurted out.
"Thank you Wenyi, we can save ourselves, we won't take risks." He Yong laughed. (To be continued......)