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It was late that day, and Zheng San returned home.

While eating the bread he had left, he talked about the situation.

"Your uncle and grandfather have fled, and this locust plague will not save any crops."

"I have to pay for food soon, and if I stay in the village, I really won't be able to survive."

"I had to take those few acres of land, exchange some grain from Master Xiucai, and come to the county seat."

"Dad, where do we live, and what did you tell them?" Zhiwen interjected and asked, still afraid of being remembered by the family.

"Naturally, I still live in the Land Temple, your mother and son, I said that the Land Temple can't live, and it's not convenient, so I found a friend's house to borrow it."

It's quite smart, Zhiwen thought to himself.

"Your dad and I aren't that stupid." Zheng San glanced at him obliquely, seeing through Zhiwen's careful thoughts.

"Dad, mother, why don't we go too." Zhiwen suddenly said that the situation is getting more and more serious, and it is better to leave Shaanxi as soon as possible.

In addition, I don't want to see Zheng Si's family, this is together again, it's hard to say that something will happen, and if you can't provoke it, hide it.

"Go, where are you going?" Zheng San frowned.

"Well, why don't we go east and see if we can catch up with grandpa and grandpa." Zhiwen deliberately didn't say the destination, only mentioned his grandfather.

"Dad, look..."Zhiwen Niang was a little tempted.

"Zhiwen, what do you think, tell me the truth." Zheng San said.

Well, it's not good, so let's be honest.

"Dad, mother, you see, now in September, there are so many people fleeing, the price of this grain is getting more and more expensive, and this year is bound to be a dead harvest, in a few months, it will be difficult to say whether there is grain or not."

"There is some truth to that, but the imperial court should be able to provide relief." Zheng San was skeptical, "When the time comes, as soon as the warehouse is opened and the grain is released, the price of this grain will not come down." ”

"Has the imperial court given relief until now?" Zhiwen knew that it was not that he didn't want to give charity, but that he had no money.

Zhiwen generally has a vague understanding of the Ming Dynasty, the grain for disaster relief, there is no surplus in the north, it has to be transported from the south to the Beijing and Tianjin area through the canal, and then the people push the horse to transport it to Shaanxi, the money and grain consumption is huge, and the time will drag on for a long time.

This Chongzhen Dynasty, for Shaanxi, should not have carried out effective relief, otherwise it would not have died in the northwest.

"Now outside the city, there are some people who spontaneously give porridge," Zhiwen continued, "but with this locust plague, the rich and noble families began to move out, and there were fewer people who gave porridge." ”

If you stay here any longer, you will wait for death, Zhiwen thought about it, but he still couldn't help but say nothing.

"Alas, if there is a heavy snow this winter, or a few rains in the spring, there will be hope for next year. Zheng San sighed.

"What if the old men are gone?" Zhiwen asked.

"This...? Can't you, your ancestors have been here for generations, can you just go? Zheng San didn't believe it.

"Dad, we can't put our hopes on others," Zhiwen said again, "Besides, our family doesn't farm, where is this different life?" ”

Perhaps it was this sentence that moved Zheng San, and after being silent for a while, Zheng San said: "Your mother and I think about it again, but it's a pity that this house is a pity." ”

As he spoke, he looked up and down the house, and it seemed that he was a little moved.

In the next few days, Zheng San was very busy, disappeared for many days, and didn't even go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but only asked someone to bring a message to Zhiwen Niang, saying that there was a lot of work, busy, don't worry about him.

However, now that everyone has no intention of celebrating the holiday, it would be nice to have a stutter.

Zhiwen didn't have much heart for the festival, and the three of them still ate as usual, pancakes and alfalfa soup.

It wasn't until one evening more than ten days later that Zheng San returned home exhausted.

Just in time to eat, and didn't bother to clean it, Zheng San hurriedly grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth with sawdust and dust all over his body.

I poured another bowl of soup with a hula and a breath.

"There is too much work in the past few days, and I can't be busy, and in the next month or so, I will be asked to do work outside." Zheng San's face was colorful.

"The wages are all paid with grain, hehe, after this month, I calculated, I can almost have more than 400 catties of grain, which is worth the previous four or five months of work." Zheng San said with a smile.

"So much work?" Zhiwen Niang was very surprised.

Even Zhiwen was very surprised, in this year of catastrophe, there are still so many people building buildings?

However, Zheng San immediately collapsed his face, "Zhiwen, you're right, these rich and noble families are leaving." ”

"The work I took was all for these outsiders to repair the vehicles, carriages, carts, frames, wheels, carriages, and suitcases, all of which had to be done for them to ensure that they could be used on the road."

"There is only one that is not an outsider, and it is the only car and horse shop in the county." Zheng San's face was heavy.

"It's... How did it get to this point? Zhiwen Niang sighed again and again.

Zhiwen didn't expect that Zheng San would be able to get such important information by taking over the carpenter's work.

The serious situations he talked about with Zheng San and his wife before were just conclusions he came to based on his general understanding of history and after analysis.

And now the actions and performances of these rich and noble families are more real.

"Then what are you going to do, Dad?" Zhiwen asked, not at all complacent about the news.

"If you finish this month first, you can earn a lot of food," Zheng San said, "If there is still no news from the imperial court, you will have to leave." ”

Zhiwen also breathed a sigh of relief, it was a shame that these outsiders were leaving, otherwise, it would not be easy for Zheng San to let go, set off early, and embark on the road of fleeing from his hometown.

"And what about this house?" Zhiwen Niang asked, "I just bought it." ”

"If you can sell it, sell it," Zheng San said, "so I can exchange it for some money and food." ”

"Can this be sold," Zhiwen Niang said, "These old men are leaving, who will buy them." ”

"Besides, I don't know how much this price will be reduced." Zhiwen Niang was very unwilling.

"Dad, mother, as long as the price of this yard is acceptable, we will try to sell it, if it is too low, or we can't sell it, then we will keep it, and we can come back in the future." Zhiwen himself knew that this was pure comfort, and he didn't want to come back.

"Keep it?" Zheng San's eyes rolled, "It's not impossible, Zhiwen, you keep this deed, right?" ”

"Don't worry, you can't lose it." Zhiwen pouted, yes, he was still reluctant to set this house, and he still wanted to come back in the future.

"That's good," Zheng San smiled and ate another cake.

"Do you have anything to add to your home?" I'll have a day off tomorrow so I can go out on the street with you. ”

"I can wait for you," Zhiwen Niang said, "I have gone to the street myself." ”

"What?" Zheng San was anxious, "Didn't you say that you can't go on the street alone?" ”

"Don't worry, Dad," Zhiwen hurriedly interjected, "Mother is going with the neighbors." ”

"This street, everyone got together, and made a team of patrols, a few and a half children, plus two men, usually, patrolling the streets, if necessary, accompany us women to buy some things." Zhiwen Niang explained.

"Well, it's quite thoughtful." Zheng San smiled.

"Not every family has a man who can go out with him, grain and salt have to be bought, if there is no them, this day will be really sad." Zhiwen Niang sighed.

"Then tomorrow we will take Zhiwen and Nan Nan to the street, how long has it been since I went out, suffocated, Nannan?" Zheng San asked.

After saying that, he picked up the girl and went amused.