The reason why Qin Li said this was by no means groundless, because when he had just stepped into this Pangjiazhuang, Qin Li felt a cold depression. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoWhen I was in Jiaohe County, it was also a small village, but there was a sense of harmony and tranquility, but this Suning County was very different.

Alas! is also the magistrate, Jiaohe County is like that under the governance of Hu Shining, and Suning County is like this under the governance of Li Kuan, the magistrate, which is the gap between people and the embodiment of the ability of officials. Of course, in Qin Li's mind, he felt that the most important thing was the psychology of the officials, Hu Shining was an official who was dedicated to the people, but this Li Kuan was not necessarily.

Qin Li has also been in Hejian Mansion for a month, and he has a general understanding of the magistrates in various places. Li Kuan, the county governor of Suning, is a native of Suning County, and it is said that Li Kuan has studied hard since he was a child, and once he was admitted to the examination. But when he was admitted to the Jinshi next, he was completely wilted. I took the exam for 18 years in a row, but there was no result. Fortunately, his name has long been reported in the Ministry of Officials, and after eighteen years, he finally waited for the name of a magistrate, and it was still in Li Kuan's hometown, which could be regarded as making Li Kuanguang glorify his ancestors.

Li Kuan did not have a bad reputation as an official in Suning, but he did not have a good reputation either. Like most of the ordinary magistrates of the Ming Dynasty, he is just an obscure one. When he was the prefect at the left side door, Li Kuan always remained neutral, neither approaching the left side door nor Li Kaixian. It was his neutrality that probably kept his magistrate.

Suning County is a poor place after all, even if someone wants to be a magistrate, they are not willing to come to Suning County.

Pangjiazhuang is only one hundred and ten households, Qin Li and the others walked around the village, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, and there was no figure on the street at all. It stands to reason that it was noon, and the people should be cooking, but when they looked up at the chimney on the roof, there was a shadow of cooking smoke, and there was a deathly silence everywhere.

Gently pushing open the fence door of a fence courtyard wall, Qin Li and the others entered the courtyard. In the yard were a few simple farm tools, shovels, heads, hoes, and a wooden wheelbarrow.

It was the cold winter season, but there were clear traces of fresh soil on those farm tools, and of course, the soil was already frozen at this time. Especially the hoe, which is very shiny to wipe. Qin Li couldn't help but wonder for a while, could it be that this peasant family had to go to the ground every day? It's cold, what can they do in the ground?

Qin Li walked around the courtyard, but no one came out of the low house. Yu Dayou couldn't bear it anymore, he roared, "Is there anyone?" Passers-by beg for a bowl of water to drink. ”

has been following Boss Qin for a long time, didn't Boss Qin use to beg for a living, and Yu Dayou naturally learned one or two of them.

After Yu Dayou shouted three times, an old voice came from the room, and then the door of the house opened gently, and an old woman with a withered face walked out of the room. The old woman had gray hair, was hunched over, and although she was not on crutches, she walked very slowly.

The old woman looked up at Qin Li and the others, and said expressionlessly, "Please come into the house if you ask for water, what are you yelling outside?" ”

Then she opened the door and let Qin Li and the others enter. Although it was noon, the sun was still shining brightly, but the inside of the house was a black hole, which was the result of long-term smoking.

The purpose of coming to the people is to see the hardships of the people's lives, so Qin Li and the others strode into the house. After entering the house, it is a hall and a hall, and it is also a kitchen. The simple stove is very clean. In a charcoal basin in the middle of the room, the dry wood had burned out, and only a pile of ashes remained. At this time, the old woman came in with some dry wood from the courtyard and staggered in. Place it in front of the stovetop, then lift the lid and pour two scoops of ice water mixture into the pot. He lit the dry wood with flint and began to boil the water.

At this time, Qin Li and the others were already sitting in front of a dilapidated table of eight immortals at the signal of the old woman. Qin Li asked softly, "Old mother, aren't you alone in this family?" ”

"Alone? The old woman's family is a family of seven. We have five sons, the eldest is twenty-six years old, and the youngest is sixteen years old. Isn't that what they're all sleeping? The old woman said lightly.

As soon as she said this, Qin Li suddenly heard a slight snoring sound coming from the inner rooms on the left and right. Only then did she understand why the old woman disliked Yu Dayou shouting in the courtyard.

However, this was noon, and it was supposed to be lunch, but the family was asleep, which made Qin Li and the others very confused.

Yu Dayou is a straightforward and fast-talking person, and he can't bear it the most, so without waiting for Qin Li to ask, he asked, "Lying on the kang and sleeping in the middle of the day, what kind of truth is this?" Don't you need to eat at noon? ”

"Rice? What kind of meal do you eat at noon? You are outsiders, and it seems that you don't know about the situation in our Pangjiazhuang. It is said that it is our Pangjiazhuang, that is, the entire Suning County is also a family that does not eat at noon, except for the landlord Haoqiang a few days ago.

We only eat two meals a day. One meal in the morning and one meal in the evening, a family like ours is already very good, and many families can eat one meal a day. When the old woman said this, she was a little proud.

"Then you don't have to eat or sleep, do you?" Yu Dayou really had the spirit of breaking the casserole and asking to the end, and asked again.

"Well, of course, you strangers don't know the truth. If you want to eat less, you must move less. The more activities you have, the more you have to eat. My old man and his five sons had been working in the fields all morning, and if they didn't sleep at this time, wouldn't their stomachs be hungry? So you have to sleep, to relieve fatigue, and to forget about hunger! The old woman was a little complacent when she said it.

Maybe she didn't know how long it took her to realize this truth. In her opinion, showing off in front of outsiders is also tantamount to imparting experience. After all, in her opinion, it is already a very good family for the people of the Great Tomorrow to be able to eat two meals a day.

The old woman's mood may be good, but her words are in Qin Li's ears, but Qin Li is sad for a while. Is this the life of my people? Three meals a day cannot be guaranteed whether they are good or bad, and the burden on my shoulders as a prefect is not light, and the road I need to walk in the future is still very long.

At this time, Qin Li secretly made up his mind that he must let the people live a happy life, which is a responsibility.

Then Qin Li asked softly, "Old mother, it's going to be the New Year, and there should be meat to eat for two meals a day, right?" ”

The old woman was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Meat? What's the meat there? Old woman, I don't think I've ever eaten meat in my life! (To be continued.) )