Chapter 367, hunger and cold
At this time, just after the New Year, the north wind is cold, the cold is biting, and the sky is not beautiful, and the goose feathers are sprinkled with heavy snow.
The snow is drifting all over the sky, frozen for thousands of miles, even if you are wrapped in thick cotton clothes, the cold wind like a knife can still tenaciously get into the clothes.
Heaven and earth are vast, and everything on the earth seems to be swallowed up by this endless winter.
These pampered officials were shivering from the cold, even if they shrunk their bodies into a ball, it still didn't help.
Some hid in the carriage, some tried to beg the nearby fishermen, hoping to stay in their homes, and some heard that Lu Zhuo summoned them again after ten days, and they couldn't stand the ghost weather of the frozen people, so they simply 'slipped away' secretly.
These officials, no matter what they do, Lu Zhuo doesn't care, and even, Lu Zhuo doesn't even show his face again, many people think that Lu Zhuo will never live in a fishing village, so more and more people leave by car.
Ma Xiancheng didn't dare to go, after all, he was a local parent official, and if he wanted to punish the crime, he would definitely bear the brunt, Ma Xiancheng turned around, found a relatively strong house, and asked people to knock on the door.
said it was a knock on the door, but in fact, there was no need at all, because, the fishermen here, every house is a fence and courtyard wall, and there is not even a decent door, the housekeeper Li Debiao shouted with a sharp voice, "Hey, who is at home, open the door quickly, didn't you see the county master arrive?" ”
"County?"
This is Zhu Gui's home, hearing the shouting outside the door, Zhu Gui walked out in a shabby cotton coat, seeing that it was Ma Xiancheng, Zhu Gui was immediately angry, after all, they have not been less angry by Ma Xiancheng over the years, and they can't go up and grab Ma Xiancheng's head and beat him violently.
"What's the matter?"
Zhu Gui patted the snowflakes on his body and asked impatiently.
"Zhu Gui, didn't you see that this is Ma Xiancheng, you don't have long eyes, don't you open the door quickly, and let the county master enter the house to warm up."
Ma Xian Cheng had only been working hard for a while, his face was frozen red, his body was trembling, and he kept stomping his feet on the ground.
In Ma Xiancheng's view, this is his own territory, and the entire Xiaohuang Village is under his control, Zhu Gui will definitely open the door in a hurry, and then entertain him with delicious food and drink, but Zhu Gui waved his hand impatiently, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Master County, there is really no place at home, and the house is chaotic, so I won't welcome you into the house, so as not to disturb the interest of the master." ”
If he wants to put aside the past, even if Zhu Gui is dissatisfied, he doesn't have the confidence to dare to talk to Ma Xiancheng like this in person, but now he is not afraid of anything, because Lu Zhuo lives in their village, and his good brother Da Zhuang has already told him.
"Shout, Zhu Gui, it's against you."
Li Debiao was furious, and he was about to rush in, Zhu Gui pinched his waist and shouted loudly, "Oh no...... hit someone...... ”
Ma Xiancheng frowned, and he was afraid of making a mess, so he had to stop the housekeeper "Hmph..." snorted at Zhu Gui, Ma Xiancheng forced the dissatisfaction in his heart, and had to take someone to another house.
"Hmph... Seeing how many days you can still talk about, I am not afraid of you if the state pastor is in charge of us. ”
Zhu Gui hummed a little song proudly, walked back to the house with cheerful steps, and after entering the house, he was in a good mood, Zhu Gui said to his daughter-in-law, "At home, get two dishes, let's have a drink today." ”
"Have a drink? We don't have any alcohol at home, do we? His wife, Huang, replied.
"It's okay, it's okay to replace wine with tea, anyway, Lao Tzu is happy, Ma Xiancheng saw us, and there were times when he was deflated, Da Zhuang said, these bitches raised, locusts after the autumn, can't jump for a few days."
There are more than 30 households in the village, some of them have better tempers, and they can more or less vacate a room, but there are many monks and little porridge, and they are not used at all, and many officials use their power to bully people, and they are forced to live in force, and some of them take out money to 'bribe' fishermen, in short, there are more than 20 officials who barely live.
There are still many people who have suffered and sinned and want to leave? Can't! These people's official positions are not big, and no one dares to touch Lu Zhuo's moldy head, without Lu Zhuo's permission, even if they are hungry and cold, they dare not leave.
However, even if they stayed, there was nowhere to stay, the weather was cold, and people could freeze to death in broad daylight, so they had to let people go back and get tents to avoid the cold.
On the second day after Lu Zhuo's order was issued, the Military Aircraft Department sent someone to come, Feng Ming was dressed as a pauper, and seeing that there were many more officials in the village, Feng Ming was not lightly frightened, his face turned white, and he deliberately avoided from a distance, and came to Da Zhuang's house around the corner.
After entering the house, Feng Ming hurriedly saluted Lu Zhuo, "The first team of spies in the Military Aircraft Department has all been sent to Feng Ming, and I have seen the lord!" ”
"Get up."
Lu Zhuo said, picked up a roster, and handed it to Feng Ming, "This is the roster of those people outside, let your people all give me wide eyes and watch carefully, no matter what they do in the past ten days, they will give me a detailed record, and when the time comes, I will make my own decision." ”
"No."
Feng Ming agreed, put away the roster, glanced at Lu Zhuo again, and asked worriedly, "Lord, it's really cold here, your body is ......?"
Lu Zhuo smiled, "It's okay." ”
Lu Zhuo pointed to the old man on the side, "Li Laohan is seventy years old this year, he can stand it, why can't I, go." ”
Feng Ming had no choice but to nod and walk out, when he went out, he had an extra dried fish in his hand, and while walking, Feng Ming muttered, "It's really fucking expensive, isn't it just a broken fish, and it cost me ten big money!" ”
"Hey, hey......"
Feng Ming had just walked a few steps when a man who looked like a housekeeper came over and pointed to the fish in his hand, "Sell me the fish and give you 15 yuan." ”
Feng Ming was stunned for a moment, and shook his head, "Don't sell it, this is for my old lady in my family, you have money, why don't you go in and buy it yourself." ”
The housekeeper had been to Da Zhuang's house before, and was stunned by Li Laohan to blast out, Xiaohuang Village is relatively remote, the nearest market is dozens of miles away, the housekeeper wants his family to improve a little, here is cold and snowy, there is nothing to eat, since last night, his family has been shrinking in the carriage, even if the car is lit with a charcoal stove, it is about to freeze people, as for those entourage guards, they are even more guilty, and can only nest in the haystack to endure hunger and cold.
"20 bucks!"
The housekeeper is determined to get it, and he has increased the price a lot.
"If you don't sell it, you won't sell it if you give as much as you want."
Feng Ming shook his head and shook the fish in his hand, "This is for my mother, and no one sells it." With that, Feng Ming hurriedly walked away.
Not long after leaving Xiaohuang Village, Feng Ming conveyed Lu Zhuo's order, and soon, the spy guards waiting outside the village dispersed.
Da Zhuang and Li Laohan, just like in a dream, looked at Lu Zhuo who stayed in his house to eat and live, one old and one young, they couldn't believe it, this was true! On such a cold day, the stately pastor was willing to stay in their home to eat and live!