The sun had just set, and the sky had darkened, but there was still a hint of redness on the horizon. Shen Fengniang lit the oil lamp early. Zhang's mother helped to cook. Today is also a big disaster, the two families decided to eat something good, celebrate, and discuss what to do next.

The men of the two families sat at the kang table, frowning and saying nothing. Shen Feng quietly looked out the window, as if thinking about something. After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he turned around with his confident smile on his face again.

The meals were all on the table, although it was said to be a celebration, but it was only two more dishes than usual, in fact, it was quite simple, but Zhang's mother stewed the hare that her husband had hunted two days ago, and the rest were some green vegetables.

Shen Fengniang sat down in the kang and hugged Shen Feng into her arms. Seeing that everyone was sullen and didn't speak, they hurriedly said:

"Come on, come on, everyone eats food, don't be depressed, no matter what, today is also a bad thing to a good thing."

Zhang's mother also agreed: "Yes, yes, some time ago, the old Zheng family at the head of the village, because he couldn't pay the taxes and grain, the man was taken away, and he died on the battlefield not long after, and the rest of the mother and wife also returned to their parents' house, isn't this family over?" The way of this world is to live one day at a time. ”

Saying that, he added a piece of meat to Shen Feng and said: "This little third son has been smart since he was a child, Mother Zhang gave you a piece of meat, thank you for saving your Uncle Zhang, and let our two families escape the catastrophe." ”

Shen Feng picked up the meat and ate it in a big gulp. Shenyou looked at Shen Feng's gobbling up, and the corners of his mouth rarely smiled:

"Hey, yes, now this world really doesn't let us Han people live, and the Mongols, especially the princes and nobles, don't have to pay taxes at all, and they still own a lot of land. Our Han merchants are better, and we can pay taxes. But we, the peasants, eat from the sky, if God takes care of us, we can still pass, how can we pay it when the year is bad. ”

Shen You picked up the wine glass and bumped it with Uncle Zhang, and then drank it all: "Little San'er, today's brain is good, let us delay the past, but this is not a long-term solution." It's been delayed for a while, and it's going to be a second-grade rice soon. It's not a good day, and it doesn't necessarily have more grain than the first season. ”

Uncle Zhang agreed, nodded and said, "Yes, isn't it the end of today?" Otherwise, let's prepare and run. Being able to hide for a day is a day. If it really doesn't work, let's just follow those people to participate in the uprising. ”

Shen You hurriedly covered Uncle Zhang's mouth: "Don't say it, this is the sin of the Zhulian Nine Clans, how are we going to run, didn't you listen to what Chief A said?" We can't run at all, we drag our families with us, can we outrun the war horses of other Mongolians? ”

Shen You let go of his hand and continued: "Besides, you see that the gang of people who have made an uprising have been making trouble since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, and now which one has succeeded, and where it has risen, it will be suppressed, and the army of the previous dynasty has been defeated by the Mongols, just with these few peasants, how much storm can be set off with a sickle and dung fork?" ”

Uncle Zhang slapped his thigh fiercely and said hatefully, "Then what do you say?" Let's just wait? If you catch the two of us today, forget it, this time I will also take San'er. ”

Shen Feng finished the last bite of food, wiped two handfuls on his mouth with his hand, and said:

"Why are you running? Besides, I'm not a delaying tactic, I really have a way to increase the yield of our land. ”

Several adults looked at each other, and Shen Fengniang also touched Shen Feng's forehead with her hand, feeling not so hot, and asked:

"San'er, what can you do as a child?"

Shen Feng thought about it and felt that there was no way to explain the importance of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in agricultural production activities with a group of people from the Yuan Dynasty, so he simply made up a short story, which might be easier for them to accept, so he said:

"That day I went to the mountains to play, and I met an old man with a white beard, who taught me a way to pray to God. At first, I didn't believe it, but after he left, I took a closer look at the place where he had prayed, and the beets grew much better than anywhere else. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it tomorrow. ”

A few adults were skeptical, and then nodded and decided to go up the mountain with Shen Feng tomorrow.

In the dead of night, Shen Feng secretly ran out of the house and came to the thatched house at the head of the village.

The room was pitch black, Shen Feng knocked on the door and said:

"Hachi, are you in there? I'm San'er. ”

As soon as the words fell, the door of the thatched hut opened a small crack, and Zhu Chongba poked his head out of the door, looked left and right cautiously, and said:

"Why are you here? Did it bother you during the day? ”

Shen Feng pushed Zhu Chongba away, stepped into the house, and said:

"I said I didn't know you, and they didn't have any evidence, so it's fine, I just came over to see if you were arrested."

Zhu Chongba closed the door lightly and said, "It's good that it doesn't bother you." I took those two soldiers around the mountains twice today, and they were confused, and then I ran back. ”

After speaking, he took out the chicken leg left over from his arms during the day and handed it to Shen Feng, Shen Feng took the chicken leg and took a bite, and said:

"Xiaoba, I didn't say you, I wasn't in a hurry during the day, you were too impulsive, so you went up directly. I didn't even react, but luckily I was smart enough to go up and stop them. ”

Zhu Chongba took the chicken leg, took two bites, and said hatefully: "When I saw Yuan Bing dragging your father out, I remembered my father's time, and it was like this, so I didn't control it." ”

Shen Feng asked, "Your father was also arrested?" ”

Zhu Chongba swallowed the chicken in his mouth, and continued:

"That year, there was a locust plague, there was no harvest in the field, I couldn't pay taxes, my father was beaten to death by the Yuan soldiers, and my mother cried to death because of grief."

Speaking of this, Zhu Chongba was already in tears: "My brother and I bought two dogs for my father and mother to meet, and the neighbor's uncle gave us a piece of land to bury the second elder." Then I took my sister-in-law and my little nephew out to escape the famine. ”

Zhu Chongba wiped his tears: "Later, there was really no way, it was difficult to eat, so we separated, and I came to you by myself." ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Chongba smashed the ground and said: "Our family is ruined, all blame those Yuan soldiers and the current imperial court, so that we Han people can't live, so when I saw the Yuan soldiers bullying your family, I couldn't control myself at all, and I thought that I could just stone them to death, so I rushed up." ”

After hearing this, Shen Feng patted Zhu Chongba's shoulder and comforted: "Don't be sad, I didn't expect your experience to be so miserable, no wonder you are so impulsive, but don't be like this in the future, stay in Qingshan without fear of no firewood." They are unkind, God will punish them, as long as you live well, you will definitely see the day they are punished. ”

Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "Well, I will be careful in the future, but if I have the opportunity, I must have a few yuan soldiers." ”

Shen Feng was so frightened that he was about to stop it, but Zhu Chongba pressed his hand and whispered, "San'er, have you heard of that sentence?" "King Ming was born, and all living beings were purified." When I am healed, I will go to the north to find King Ming. ”

Shen Feng shook his head helplessly, he knew that it was useless to persuade Zhu Chongba at this time, so he chatted with him for a while and was ready to go home.

Before going out, Shen Feng was not at ease and said: "I am relieved to see that you are okay, but I still have to say to you, Xiaoba, no matter where you go or what you want to do, you must be careful, and we are brothers for life, no matter when there is a place where I am needed, I will definitely not back down." ”

Zhu Chongba nodded and did not speak, and Shen Feng also walked out silently.

Early the next morning, the two families set off. Shen Feng took a few adults to the beet field.

Originally, this piece of land was some sugar beets that Shen Feng secretly planted himself in order to make immortal flavors.

Shen Feng had never planted the land in his previous life, but he hastily buried the seeds he bought from the passing merchants in the ground, and added some chemical fertilizers that he learned when he had a fever. As a result, not only did the desired beet grow well, but even the weeds in the field were quite lush, and there was no sign of deliberate cultivation.

Shen You dug out a beet plant from the ground, flicked off the soil on it, and said in surprise:

"This beet originally belonged to the northern plant, how did it grow in the south? Besides, this beet is too big, right? I've never seen a beet this big! It has to be twice the size of a regular beet, right? ”

Uncle Zhang heard Shen You's words, hurriedly snatched the beet in Shen You's hand, took a knife to cut a piece, and said happily: "Yes, yes, it's not big, but also extremely full, is it really blessed by the gods?" ”

Shen Feng looked innocent and said, "I don't understand what you said, it's just that I found that I was tossed by that old man, and the plants here are extremely luxuriant, and I have learned it." If I get it, the effect should be similar, so I dared to make this bet with Captain A yesterday. ”

Several adults were so excited that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the mountain, and their mouths were still chattering: "Thank you to the mountain god, thank you to the land grandfather, give our two families a way to live." ”

Seeing that Shen Feng was still there with a leisurely look, Shen You pulled Shen Feng over and asked Shen Feng to kowtow as well.

After tossing for a while, Shen You said, "San'er, can you really do it?" ”

Shen Feng nodded and said affirmatively: "Of course, I have tried it myself a few times, and it is there." The effect is also quite good. ”

Shen Feng pointed at the front indiscriminately.

Shen You looked at Shen Feng excitedly and nodded, and then said, "Then when will we start?" ”

Shen Feng thought for a while and said, "This should pay attention to the time and place. I'm going to take a look at it too. If the time comes, I'll do it."