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There is a poem: "The farmer is less idle in the month, and the people are more busy in May", the farmers in the fields work so hard, but their efforts do not seem to be able to return the due rewards this year: it does not rain in the spring, and after the summer, the weather is suddenly unusually hot, and the arid land in the fields cracks, weaving a terrifying net over people's heads. The people who work are trying their best to water the fields, loosen the soil and protect the moisture, looking forward to the day when they can support the eyes of God, and the so-called "do your best, obey the destiny of God" is being staged in its true colors. In short, everyone knows that this year's harvest will definitely not be good.

But at this time, people still don't know that in the next few decades, this vast land where their ancestors have lived for generations and has been peaceful for nearly 300 years will basically never have a good harvest again.

At this time, Xiao Mu also didn't know.

In the south of Beijing, Xiao Mu's team of chariots and horses is slowly marching along the official road to the outside of the city, the convoy is ordinary can no longer be ordinary, the scale is not large, most of the pedestrians on the road are worried about their livelihoods, and most of the people who are not worried about their livelihoods are well-informed, so no one cares where the carriages and horses come from and where they are going.

Xiao Mu, who was sitting in the carriage, didn't know where he was going, before that, he just wanted to leave the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Now that you're gone, where are you going next? Let's go where we go first.

But there are more tricky things than where to go, such as:

"What's on my husband's mind, why have you been sullen?" The woman next to her spoke.

"Oh, just wondering where we're going next, and not sullen."

"Since you haven't decided where to go, why does your husband have to leave the capital in such a hurry? With the husband's current body, it is not suitable for going out. ”

"Isn't this that you are taking care of you, besides, didn't I tell you the day before yesterday that the ancestor entrusted me with a dream and told me that I had been in the capital for a long time and that I could leave quickly to turn the corner." Xiao Mu replied perfunctorily.

"What about the old mansion?"

"I've already arranged everything in the old mansion, and as for whether the people below will follow the arrangement, I can't manage it, and I don't want to take care of it." After that, Xiao Mu waved his hand, closed his eyes, leaned on the soft couch in the car, closed his eyes and recuperated, although he was a little embarrassed, Xiao Mu really didn't know how to face this woman.

"It's really tricky to follow such a woman." Xiao Mu thought.

It's really tricky, Xiao Mu came to this world and pinned it on this body for half a month, that is to say, Xiao Mu has crossed over, his memory is attached to this body that does not belong to him, and the memory of the original owner of the body is a little blurry, it seems that he has not fully adapted to the crossing, Xiao Mu always feels dizzy.

When he realized that it was the first year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Xiao Mu reflexively had the idea of leaving the capital and going as far as possible. But things are not as simple as walking away, the original owner of this body has a family and a business, and there is a "madam", Xiao Mu wanted to go quietly by himself, but he was still discovered by the "madam". Xiao Mu had no choice but to take him with him, but Xiao Mu didn't know how to get along with this woman, and the woman also realized her abnormality, but she didn't say anything.

"Young master, the front is Daxing County, should we go into the city to rest?" Just as Xiao Mu was drowsy, the housekeeper's voice came from outside the car.

Xiao Mu was shaken by the carriage that basically had no shock absorption function in ancient times, and he was also about to get off the car to rest, "Big, cough cough...... Great steward, let's go into the city and rest, spend the night in the city today, and leave tomorrow. Ahem......" Xiao Mu coughed as he spoke, and the woman on the side hurriedly patted Xiao Mu's back.

"Yes, young master." So the steward went to the front, and went first into the city to find a place to stay.

Anyway, I didn't know where to go, and I didn't have to rush to hurry, so the carriage and horse slowly entered Daxing County. The butler had already found an inn and arranged a first-class room.

Xiao Mu walked into the room and sat down, and the woman followed up and poured tea for Xiao Mu.

"You said you don't have to wait for me like this."

The woman brought the tea to Xiao Mu and stood aside, without speaking. Xiao Mu had no choice but to take the tea and drink it all.

"Young master", the carriage and horse entered the inn, and the housekeeper arranged other things and walked in from the outside. "Without you in charge, I think the old mansion is already in turmoil, right? We're not far away now, and it's still too late to go back. "Apparently the butler still wants to make a last-ditch effort.

"I think it's supposed to be, but I don't plan to go back, and I don't want to care if the people below are serious or not." Xiao Mu replied like this, but in his mind, he thought, "With me, an impostor, even if I really want to manage it, I can't take care of it in the future." ”

The housekeeper saw that Xiao Mu had made up his mind, and did not continue to talk about the topic of the old mansion, "Then where do we go next?" ”

"Maybe Shanxi, Shaanxi, maybe Henan, Shandong, or Huguang Jiangnan, I haven't thought about it yet, I'll rest here today, and I'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, young master." After the butler finished speaking, he went out to arrange the dinner for the group.

After dinner, because he felt very embarrassed to be with the woman, Xiao Mu decided to go out for a walk. The housekeeper arranged two guards, one named Yang Tao and the other named Hu Yun, to follow Xiao Mu for protection.

Walking on the street, Xiao Mu still couldn't help but think about the questions that have plagued mankind for thousands of years: where did I come from, why did I come to the world instead of others, what did I live for, and where will I go when I die...... Although these problems have always existed, under normal circumstances, only big thinkers would think deeply, and Xiao Mu found that he had been thinking about these questions with an unusually high frequency recently.

This kind of thing must not come up with a reason, Xiao Mu found that all he could do now was to escape in advance.

Walking aimlessly on the street, Xiao Mu found that many passers-by were short in stature and had vegetables on their faces, thinking that the coming year would not be good, and the people's lives would be very difficult. Sure enough, after walking for a while, you can see people selling children and daughters on the street.

A girl is ragged and overstretched, with a blank look on her face, and a straw sticker on her head, called a straw mark, which means that the girl is like a commodity and can be bought and sold.

Xiao Mu motioned to go over and take a look, and walked towards the house that sold his daughter, "Good child, why do you want to sell it?" ”

"This son, I don't want to sell my daughter, but the year is not good, the family is out of food, and the old father is sick and has no money for treatment, we really have no choice but to make this decision." The girl's father said as he saluted Xiao Mu.

"How old are you this year?" Xiao Mu asked the little girl. The little girl was so afraid of life that she didn't dare to answer.

"Hui Gongzi, the little girl is seven years old this year, she is diligent at home on weekdays, and she is quick to work, you can do it, master, buy the little girl, the little girl will follow you to do some work of serving tea and pouring water, it must be a good hand. Look at the son, you are also a Sven person, and it is also her blessing that the little girl can follow you, and she will not suffer if she wants to, and we parents will feel better. ”

Xiao Mu didn't have any intention of buying people at first, and he didn't even have the concept of buying and selling people at all, but Xiao Mu didn't know how to refuse, seeing that this family was indeed very poor, and he could indeed save this family in a momentary emergency, so Xiao Mu decided to buy this girl.

After paying the money, the girl's parents thanked them a thousand times, and Xiao Mu asked Yang Tao to go to the front to see if there were still children and daughters, aged about seven or eight to ten years old, and they all bought them back. Although Yang Tao was puzzled, he still said yes and went to the front. Xiao Mu himself led the little girl, followed by Hu Yun, and had no intention of wandering around, so he returned to his residence.

Xiao Mu felt that although he couldn't do anything but run, not everyone was a waste of firewood, and many potential people had never been discovered in their lives, who knew if the child in front of him would not be a heroine in the future? I don't know what to do now, but at least I can plant a seed on the eve of this troubled world, let it take root and sprout, and in ten years, there will always be a seed that will grow into a big tree and become a pillar.

"What's your name?" Xiao Mu asked.

“……”

"Who's in the house?"

“……”

"Do you have any favorite food?"

"I don't have a big name, my family calls me Xiaohua......"

Well, this little girl is indeed very shy, and it seems that she wants to train to become a heroine, and she still has a lot to do in the future.

When I returned to the inn, I happened to meet the housekeeper coming out, and the housekeeper saw him and walked quickly.

"Young master, you can come back, the old slave is about to look for you"

"Well, what's the matter?" Xiao Mu asked.

"Young Master, there seems to be something wrong with the young lady, you can take a look." The butler said.

"Oh? Then I'll take a look. Xiao Mu felt a headache. It's tricky. Xiao Mu thought about it, and walked to the room.

"By the way, arrange for someone to find a tailor shop and make two sets of clothes for this little girl, and Yang Tao should bring a few children back in a while, and make two clothes for them according to this standard, and arrange a good place to live." Xiao Mu suddenly remembered and said to the housekeeper.

"Okay young master." The butler replied, and went to make arrangements.

Xiao Mu walked into the room, and the woman was sitting in the room, thoughtful.

"What are you thinking?" Xiao Mu walked into the room, picked up a cup of tea, and asked.

Seeing Xiao Mu come in, the woman nodded, motioned for Xiao Mu to sit down as well, then stood up, looked out of the room, and closed the door after making sure that there was no one.

"Now that there's no one around, can you tell me who you are?" The woman spoke.

"It's time to come or to come, and it's okay to be suspected of being suspicious of your own abnormal behavior." Xiao Mu thought so, and asked rhetorically, "Why does Madam ask like this?" ”

"Whoever is your wife, don't try to take advantage of me." Fortunately, Xiao Mu didn't drink the tea in his mouth, otherwise, he would definitely choke. No wonder the housekeeper said something was wrong with her.

Xiao Mu didn't know how to answer for a while, after all, this body didn't belong to him, and he felt a little guilty of being a thief.

"Do you know who I am?"

"Is Madame unwell? Why do you ask such a question? ”

"If I tell the 'butler' that your 'young master' is a fake, what do you think he will do to you?" The woman continued.

"Madame, what are you talking about, how can I be an impostor?" Xiao Mu replied, completely confused, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

"I repeat, be respectful, who is your lady!" The woman seemed angry.

"I don't understand what you're saying." Xiao Mu was stunned by the woman, and it can also be said that Xiao Mu was intimidated and did not dare to call the other party "Mrs."

"Don't worry, I won't demolish you, I'm just curious, who the hell are you and where are you from?"

"Why do you insist that I'm an impostor? Look at my countenance, listen to my voice, where is it a fake? Xiao Mu still wanted to deny it again.

"Do you really want to hear the evidence?"

"Really."

"You answer that, does that mean you admit it?" The woman laughed.

"Even if I admit it, tell me about your evidence."

"The evidence is obvious, because I haven't seen in any history books that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty hid from his courtiers less than a year after he ascended the throne, left an edict of abdication, and directly changed his name and surname and ran out of the palace!"

The teacup in Xiao Mu's hand fell directly to the ground, and after a while, Xiao Mu said, "I think you should tell me where you came from first." ”