Zhang Laoshi fell to the ground, looking ahead blankly, there was no focus in his eyes, only the tragic situation of the Li brothers the year before last flashed in front of him over and over again.

That's how the Li family is, in the end, the man was taken away by the official family, and he didn't know where he was, and the women and children begged for food in baskets and were never heard from again, and the original house courtyard collapsed in the cold wind, and finally became the habitat of foxes and hares, and the only few acres of river beach land also became the property of Master Zhang.

At this time, he was firmly kicked on his body, and when he looked up, Zhang honestly saw that the housekeeper's mouth was like a fish in the river, but he couldn't hear anything.

Then I felt myself being lifted up, bound by many ropes, and thrown into the carriage without touching the ground.

When I looked back with difficulty, I saw my mother-in-law falling down softly in the autumn sun, and the little girl threw herself on her mother's body at a loss, opening her mouth, probably crying.

As the carriage swayed, Zhang Laoshi was already as numb as wood, and his eyes looking at the sky had slowly lost their luster.

The sun should be bright and warm, huh? Why is it gray in my own eyes? At this time, the autumn wind should carry the smell of fruits and ears of wheat in the field, soft and refreshing, making people drowsy, why do you feel extremely cold and fishy at this time?

All Zhang Laoshi can do now is shiver, the cold shiver that emanates from his bones.

Suddenly he heard the familiar voices of the children clearly in his ears, and turned his head with difficulty, he saw the two boys who were helping other families running from afar waving sticks, and he saw a group of evil slaves swarming up with knives and guns.

Zhang Laoshi shouted in his heart: "Don't, don't come here-" But now he has no strength except trembling, and he can't make a sound, even whispering is a luxury.

Before he fainted, he saw his two sons being overturned by the officials and village warriors who had arrived.

And all things went to darkness, the golden autumn, the mountains of wheat, the prospect of abundance, the wishes of the children and grandchildren, all to the darkness.

When the sun is about to set, Lu Shi and Zhao Dahai walked home with San'er laughing, the harvest of entering the mountain is rich, San'er's archery skills are unparalleled, Zhao Dahai is powerful, Lu Shi is modest and studious, this is the most perfect combination in today's hunting ground.

When the three of them returned to the village, the prey they had obtained was already unmoving, and they were thinking about how to soak these wild meats along the way, and what kind of moisturizing day was it when they were steamed with new wheat?

However, when I first entered the village, I felt that the atmosphere in the village was wrong, there was no joy of the people in the village when I left the village in the morning, and there was no carefree laughter and singing of children's dreams, instead of the death-like silence, I looked left and right and listened carefully, and there was a faint cry coming from the closed courtyard door.

Lu Shi and Zhao Dahai glanced at each other, and shouted together in their hearts: "It's not good, something happened." He didn't say a word, and hurried to Zhang Honest's yard.

The courtyard door was wide open, and at a glance, it was a mess all over the courtyard, and from the house to the courtyard gate, there were golden grains of wheat, and when I ran into the courtyard, I saw that the hall that was originally full of wheat was empty.

Zhao Dahai roared angrily, kicked open the door of the stove room with one kick, and saw the sister-in-law of the Zhang family lying on the ground, and the little girl threw herself on her mother's body, crying and losing her strength.

Zhao Dahai took a step forward, picked up his exhausted goddaughter, shook it, and asked urgently: "Xiaoya, tell your godfather, where is your father?" What about your brother? Where's our wheat? ”

After all, the child is still young, how can he withstand such a toss at this time, when he sees his relatives in front of him, he will cry again for a while, but he can't say a word.

Lu Shi hurriedly stepped forward, snatched the little girl from Zhao Dahai's hand, held it in his arms, and then said to San'er, who was already stupid after him: "Hurry up and help your mother, hurry up and find some cold water to wake up, let's ask what happened?" “

San'er came back to his senses at this time, quickly helped his unconscious mother up, and then found a bowl of cold water for her mother to pour.

Stimulated by a bowl of cold water, the sister-in-law of the Zhang family woke up leisurely, and saw Lu Shi and his brother Zhao Dahai with anxious faces in front of them.

Zhao Dahai was an anxious man, and said impatiently at that time: "Sister-in-law, don't just cry, what happened, this half-day war horse became like this?" ”

The more she urged, the more the sister-in-law of the Zhang family cried, and Zhao Dahai was anxious all over the ground, but she didn't know what to do.

Seeing this, Lu Shi hurriedly leaned over and comforted the sister-in-law of the Zhang family softly: "Sister-in-law, don't be sad first, everything has Brother Zhao and me, the sky can't fall, hurry up and tell the truth of the matter, Brother Zhao and I can also think of a charter." ”

was comforted by Lu Shi's slow voice, and the sister-in-law of the Zhang family stopped her grief and told the whole thing intermittently.

After asking all the questions, Lu Shi couldn't help but sit on the kang, leaving only misery in his heart, and sat stunned for a long time.

Then he pulled his hair desperately, and tears of remorse flowed.

This is the consequence of himself, this is the aftermath of being self-righteous and thinking that he can safeguard the interests of Zhang Laoshi's family, he is really kind, and he doesn't want to think about the sinister people at this time.

At the beginning, he was self-righteous in the matter of the windmill and used all kinds of coercion and temptation to subdue the Zhang family to bow his head, not only let the windmill play an effective role, but also brought tens of thousands of income to the Zhang family, I thought that this would change the historical fate of a person around me and a family, but I didn't expect that this Zhang family was just a compromise, and after the windmill watered the harvest, it was really a settlement with himself after the autumn, and the calculation was ruthless, and the calculation was so desperate, it was really not what he could imagine as a person in the 21st century.

Zhang Laoshi was arrested and put into the water prison of Zhangjiabao, and when he left, the housekeeper of the Zhang family let out a word, and he didn't want to ransom people without two hundred taels of silver.

But in the intermittent narration of the sister-in-law of the Zhao family, I also knew that the housekeeper Zhang also said that he could offset part of the land left by the ancestors of the Zhang family with the price of fifty taels, and then take out the windmill drawings to offset the twenty taels, so that he still owes the old lady Zhang of Zhangjiabao one hundred and thirty taels.

One hundred and thirty taels, for a dealer like Zhang Laoshi, even a hundred copper coins are a huge fortune, for Lu Shi, up and down, just this kudzu shirt, don't say two hundred taels, that is, there are no two pennies, and the person who has not seen the silver until now is simply an astronomical number, no, it is a cosmic number.

The two younger children of the Zhang family, that is, their two apprentices in disguise, have been kidnapped by the county officials and taken to the county to be imprisoned because of their resistance and urging, and in order to get back their father, in the name of gathering people to rebel and resist the imperial court.

What kind of sin is this? This is a sin of killing the head, and in all dynasties and dynasties, the great sin that is unforgiven is the word rebellion.

How can this be? Lu Shi not only hit his head.

Because the Zhang family took in themselves, they were able to use their knowledge to build a windmill in this great drought, so that they could not miss the farming time to cultivate the soil, and they could collect an extra three or five buckets in this season, so that they did not come when they didn't come, when they were cornered, the three boys became poles, and they became cannon fodder in which robbery, and the sister-in-law and Xiaoya of the Zhang family did not become a starvation to fill the ditch, but it was their own arrival that pushed them into a more miserable abyss. In the near future, the two young generals of the Zhang family will be cut off as a typical example of the deterrent side.

Is this a change? I am still complacent about this change, if this is my own coming to this world and bringing changes to the people in this world, then this change is not even more sad? What am I going to do? What can I do?

"Brother, can you figure it out?" Zhao Dahai's loud voice pulled Lu Shi back to reality. I don't know when, torches have been lit in the courtyard, and this small courtyard has been crowded with the old and weak women and children of the whole village.

Lu Shi is sober in pain, self-pity and self-pity can't solve the problem, things are born because I am so strong for a while, then I have to think of a way to save it, it is true that I am a person who is happy with what happens, but what is born from myself must be borne by myself. It's a responsibility, and it's a man's responsibility.

Standing up and walking to the courtyard, when Lu Shi took a look, he noticed that there were really only old and weak women and children in this courtyard, and there was no one young and strong, what was going on? This Zhangjiazhuang was originally one or two hundred young and strong.

Zhao Dahai saw Lu Shi's doubts, and said hatefully: "It's all the old thing in Zhangjiabao who is ruthless, seeing that our village has more grain, it will be reported to the county, and the county will be happy, so he will pour the shortage of this year's imperial grain tax on our villagers in Bingshan Mountain, you look at this old and young, their food has been robbed, and the men have been arrested by the county officials and taken to the county as hostages, and sent a message that there is no silver money and grain handed over within a month, that is, the border areas of the army are confiscated." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was immediately a cry all over the courtyard.

Confiscating the frontier land? These soldiers are the end of nine deaths, where can they still see their relatives? In this troubled world, natural disasters are less than man-made disasters, and there is no way to live for the people who are bullied, and all that is left is a few rotten lives for this family, and the biggest hope is that a family will die together in this troubled world, what else can you pray for? Now that this little wish has been unrealized, how can it not make people cry bitterly?

Lu Shi felt the grief of the villagers and felt the despair in the cry.

Now, the man with the backbone of the heart is gone, and the remaining women and children regard the omnipotent Lu Shi as a savior, and they all rush to hope that Lu Shi will give everyone a way to save their families from difficulties and save themselves from danger.

way, Lu Shi must come up with a way to save his relatives from difficulties.