Chapter 129: The New White-Haired Girl
Under the urging of Fan Li and Yayu, the man slowly told a poignant story.
He said: "My name is Ji Yun, I have a son and a daughter, and my son and I have gone to fight as soldiers. ”
"Three years ago, we lost the battle of Yueguo, my son was injured at the foot of Huiji Mountain, and a leg was broken by Wu Bing, I brought my son home, but I didn't have the money to treat my son's injury, and the family couldn't open the pot. In desperation, he went to the pavilion chief's house to borrow two buckets of grain, but the two buckets of grain were spent, and his son died."
"Unexpectedly, there was a famine that year, and the food I collected was not even enough to survive, and where was there any food to pay off the debts of the pavilion chief's family. Who knew that the interest on the debt was very high, and the interest was rolling, and the interest was turned over, and after a few years, it was originally borrowed two buckets, but now it has become two burdens owed to him, which has increased tenfold. I'm even more reluctant.
"The pavilion chief said, it's not a matter to drag on like this, Ben Li is growing every day, and it will be even more difficult to pay off in the future, I said what should I do? The pavilion chief said, "Why don't you come to our house to work and pay off your debts with your work." I think it's a good idea, but I'm going to work, and my wife and daughter don't have to starve to death. The pavilion chief said, don't you still have a daughter? It's okay to ask your daughter to do the work. I said, "How long will it take to pay off the debt?" The pavilion chief calculated for a while and said that it would take at least ten years for my daughter to work at her house to pay off her debts.
As soon as I heard it, my scalp was numb, and in another ten years, my daughters will be twenty-five years old, and they will definitely not be able to get married, and now that the men are dying, who wants a twenty-five-year-old girl?
The pavilion chief said that there was another way, if I agreed, not only would the two burdens of debts be repaid, but he could also give me another two burdens.
I hurriedly asked, what is the solution?
The pavilion chief said, your daughter can be my concubine! If you agree, I will take out the contract and destroy it now, and you will not owe me food, and I will send two loads of grain to your house at once.
I was furious when I heard it, my daughter was only fifteen years old, and the pavilion chief was in her sixties. Isn't that harming my daughter?
The pavilion chief said, I came up with this idea just for you, I know you won't agree, it's okay, then you pay off the debt, you pay back the grain, there is nothing left, you pay it back!
God is merciful, how can I afford it?
The pavilion chief came to force me every day, and I really had no choice but to agree. Who knew that my daughter would quit, she said, if she wants her to marry an old man in his sixties, she would rather die,
Her mother and I persuaded her every day, but she just wouldn't agree. We were afraid that she would find a short-sightedness, so we watched her every day.
Tomorrow, the pavilion chief is going to get married, this girl took advantage of our inattention, secretly ran out, and did such things, thanks to a few rescues, Ji Yun kowtowed to you?
After listening to this story, a sentence popped out of Fan Li's heart: The Spring and Autumn version of the white-haired girl!
Before he crossed, there was a well-known story: Yang Bailao, a poor farmer, borrowed a little money from the bully Huang Shiren, and it was also profitable, and the debt became heavier and heavier, and in the end, he forced Yang Bailao to use his daughter to pay off the debt. Yang Bailao couldn't bear to see his daughter fall into the tiger's mouth, so he committed suicide by drinking brine. His daughter Xi'er was captured by Huang Shiren, and finally fled into the mountains to live a savage life, and soon her hair turned white. Unexpectedly, more than 2,000 years ago, there was a robbery of other people's daughters to pay off debts.
That Xi'er's lover participated in the Eighth Route Army, and finally led the team to rescue Xi'er and punish the bully Huang Shiren, which was a happy ending.
Now, this girl named Meng Ji has the same experience as Xi'er, he doesn't have a lover named Da Chun, but he met Fan Li. Fan Li will also give him a happy ending.
Fan Li said: "Brother, isn't that what happened? ”
Ji Yun said: "We are ordinary people, and we can't afford to bear a heavy burden, so this little thing will ruin our family." As he spoke, he wiped away his tears.
Yayu listened to Ji Yun's story, and kept crying, which wiped his tears and said, "It's okay to meet us." I assure you, the pavilion chief will never marry Miss Meng Ji again. ”
When the family of three heard this, they were surprised and delighted, raised their heads, and looked at these unidentified people, could it be that they had met a nobleman?
Fan Li smiled and said, "Brother, don't believe it, what he said is true, the pavilion chief will never take away your daughter again, Miss Meng Ji, don't worry, from now on, no one will dare to bully you." ”
The three of them looked up at the person in front of them stunned, and a big question mark was released in their eyes: "Who are you?" ”
Fan Li said: "You still don't know who we are, right? Let me tell you, this is the current queen Lady Yayu, and our King Goujian, Your Majesty, is in the tent over there, and you can go and see you later. What about me? It's General Fan Li. ”
Ji Yun's family of three was stunned, their open mouths forgot to close, their eyes were straight, and their minds couldn't turn for a long time.
Suddenly, Ji Yun came back to her senses: "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, still stunned, hurry up and kowtow!" ”
Only then did the family wake up, and hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "See the queen!" ”
"See the Admiral."
The queen and Fan Li stepped forward to pull up the family: "No courtesy, no courtesy!" ”
The queen took Meng Ji's hand and said, "Meng Ji, you are so good-looking, as soon as we meet, I like you, we are destined." ”
Meng Ji lowered her head shyly, not knowing what to say.
Her father, who had been a soldier and had seen the world, said, "Silly girl, don't say thank you to the queen,"
Meng Ji said, "Thank you, Queen! ”
Fan Li said: "Now, I will take you to the king, you can rest assured, your affairs, the king will give you the decision." Jiang He, lead the way in front of the head. ”
Not far away, Jiang He led everyone, walked dozens of steps, and saw a tent in the mountain forest, Jiang He led everyone to a big tent and stopped. Fan Li said, "The king is inside, come in with me." ”
Ji Yun took his wife and daughter into the tent, only to see a young man in patched clothes sitting inside, he was in his twenties, although he was young and a little thin, but his eyes revealed the nobility and majesty of the king, this is the king whom the Yue people love from the bottom of their hearts!
As soon as Ji Yun's legs were weak, he knelt down, and his wife and daughter Meng Ji also knelt down. Knock the ground with your forehead. My heart was extremely excited, and my voice trembled a little:
"Subjects kneel to see Your Majesty!"
King Yue showed a kind smile in his eyes and said, "Get up." Turned his face and asked Fan Li, "What's the matter?" ”
Fan Li simply repeated Ji Yun's story. King Yue lowered his head and pondered for a while and said, "Young uncle, what do you think about this matter?" ”
Fan Li said: "King, we must stop this kind of thing. In the countryside, this kind of bullying the small with the big and bullying the weak often happens. If this kind of matter is not handled well, it will lose cohesion, discourage the people, and be detrimental to our great cause of recovering the country; after all, it is still up to the people at the grassroots level to fight the war, and only when they are in a good mood will they willingly send their children to the front. And those who have money are often unreliable. ”
King Yue said, "What you say makes sense. Do it as you wish. ”
Fan Li said: "The minister's order." ”
King Yue said: "Tomorrow we will stay here for a day, and when you have finished dealing with this matter, we will consult with the Minister of Culture and Culture to draw up a provision to encourage childbirth and release it to the whole country." ”
Fan Li said: "Yes! Do as you please! ”