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The three prefectures of Liyang, Puyang, and Neihuang in the state of Qi, between the Great River and the Jibei River, although they had to endure the pain of the Yellow Flood from time to time, the creation was fair, and after the flood receded, the fertile soil would be silted, and the harvest would be much better than that of other state capitals. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Especially this year, the wind and rain are good, and Hebo is also very satisfied with the tribute, and he has not flooded a piece of land again, so that the simple people can thank God for his blessings in good faith...... Although the river overflowed last year, displacing millions of people, no one remembered his old man's hatred.

As if the finishing touch, a good rain a few days ago made the rice grains more round and full, as if they were about to break the rice stalks. The autumn breeze brings a cool breath, swaying the golden ears of rice, and it looks like a golden ocean as far as the eye can see. Tell people it's time for a good harvest!

There is a saying that 'an autumn rain and a cold', the temperature in autumn drops quickly, maybe yesterday I was wearing a single clothes, and tomorrow I have to put on a jacket. If we don't take advantage of the warm weather and harvest as soon as possible to return to the warehouse, the rice grains will be frozen and deflated, and the year's work will be in vain.

The fields are full of sweaty farmers, boys who help with the work, peasant women who bring water and food, and even husbands in their sixties and seventies who follow suit. Everyone was busy and tireless, but the smiles on their faces were extremely satisfied.

Although regardless of the harvest or failure, the rent of Sanqi and the tax of November are fixed, but if you get more grain, you can leave more, right?

Looking at it this way, there is no problem in charging an extra three or five stones this year. The Yellow River rice is of good quality, fragrant and delicious, and merchants from Shannan and Haibei flock to it, and the market has always been strong, and they are not afraid of not being able to sell it at a good price.

The farmer and peasant woman working in the fields thought in their hearts, in addition to the rations and last year's debts to be repaid, there would be six or seven hundred catties left, and they should be able to tell the second child that he had a daughter-in-law, this kid is eighteen years old, and it will make people laugh if he doesn't marry a daughter-in-law.

Thinking of this, the couple glanced at each other in unison, their eyes full of joy.

The man stood up with a smile and wiped his sweat with the towel around his neck, and the woman quickly filled the big white bowl with water, brought it over and said, "Dad, drink some water and rest." ”

"Don't be busy, cut another ridge!" The man took the big white bowl and poured it down, and the cool boiled water flowed down his neck from his cheeks to his strong chest, glistening in the sun.

Drinking all the water in the bowl, the man wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and handed the bowl back to the woman, looking into the distance inadvertently, but the whole person was stunned all of a sudden.

The peasant woman wanted to take back the bowl, but found that the man didn't let go at all, so she couldn't help but bow her head and say, "Dad, don't make trouble, there are too many people here." Saying that, he mustered up the courage to raise his head and said: "Wait until the sunset on the west mountain, let you kiss ......" but saw that his man's face was rolling with beads of sweat, his throat shook violently, and his eyes looked straight into the distance, obviously not moved, but shocked.

"What's wrong with his father?" Following the man's gaze, the peasant woman looked from afar, only to see billowing smoke and dust appear in the sky......

"What's that, daddy?" The woman was surprised: "Sandstorm?" ”

"Cavalry, cavalry of the brigade!" Before the man could speak, the old man, who had served at the border, spoke first: "It's coming for us!" ”

The State of Qi has a clear text: The army is not allowed to ride horses and green seedlings in the field, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!

On both sides of the river, the rice is fragrant, and the harvest is not only a matter of Hebei, but also the same golden everywhere in Henan.

Autumn is high, cloudless, and there are only endless wheat fields.

There are also countless laborers harvesting in the wheat fields, but the atmosphere is extremely oppressive. The men who bent over and toiled were dressed in tatters and had vegetables on their faces, and many of them even had bruised noses and swollen faces and scars. A handful even wore leg irons.

In the fields, there are groups of patrolling soldiers, they are divided into several teams, holding big sticks with hoops and big wolf dogs, patrolling the wheat fields, once they find that there are lazy people, they will immediately serve with big sticks, or let the dogs bite people, and they don't care about the laborers...... Or rather, the life and death of slaves.

There are also some fixed guard sentinels, with a sentry post every 100 zhang, with a big wolf dog, surrounding this 3,000 acres of farmland, which is difficult to fly.

Although the guards were heavily guarded, the atmosphere was not tense, and the soldiers laughed loudly, made jokes about cooperation, and even drank while patrolling.

Only when they met an old soldier with a sad face, the soldiers were a little more restrained, because it was the highest commander who was guarding this place, the second captain of the fifth battalion of the third standard and the ninth association of the second town of the garrison army of the Daqi Daimyofu, Liu Jiang.

Liu Jiang is in his forties, his name was Liu Yam before joining the army, and he once participated in the war against Qin twenty years ago, although he only went to Qin for a round and did not make any meritorious achievements, but after all, he has qualifications. With this qualification, he was promoted to acting general after the war, and was in charge of the 3,000 mu of military tun land in Wushan Village, Xiajin County, Daimyo's Prefecture, and the 600 garrison soldiers who cultivated the 3,000 mu of land.

But Liu Yam was not satisfied, he always felt that he had great merit, and he should at least be a guard to be worthy of his merits. However, after 20 years of hard work and waiting, apart from removing the word "generation" in front of the total, there is no further ......

Liu Yam's grievances, for many years, as long as he released the grain and grass to go to the Daimyo's mansion, he had to go to the guerrilla lord to complain, hoping to solve the garrison quota problem for himself.

However, in the eyes of Shangguan, he is just a farm manager. And the garrison has to train and lead the troops, which is completely unrelated, so naturally it will not agree. At first, he was kind enough to persuade him, but then he got impatient and simply refused to let him in.

Liu Yam was indignant, he simply didn't want to live.

The chief sighed and looked sad all day long, and his subordinates were naturally uncomfortable, so they had to give him advice: "My lord, do you think you are giving some gifts?" ”

"Got it?" Liu Yam said with an innocent face: "I give it every time." ”

"You can't send that!" The subordinate said disdainfully: "Let's take it last time, what did you send?" ”

"Ten tails and eight catties of river carp, eight five-pound rabbits, ten catties of dried shiitake mushrooms, and six catties of fresh astragalus," when he said this, his ravine-ridden old face was full of heartache: "Oh, and a live monkey, these things are enough to marry two daughters-in-law!" "After all, he is a big landlord who manages 3,000 acres of land, and he still has some dry goods.

"Hey, in the eyes of our villagers, you are naturally treasures." The subordinates laughed and said, "But how can the big officials in the city take these things in their eyes? As he spoke, he twisted his fingers and said, "You have to get something real!" ”

"What the hell?" Liu Yam-chan's purple face was full of puzzlement.

"I said, my lord, where have you lived for the past forty years?"

Listening to his ridicule and addiction, Liu Yam said with a straight face: "***, if you talk nonsense again, you will go and push the thousand catties of dung." ”

was so frightened that his subordinates repeatedly told him to forgive, and he didn't dare to sell Guan Zi again: "It depends on what Shangguan likes, if he loves money, he will be filial to real money; If you think you are high, you will send some antique calligraphy and paintings; If it's lustful," he said with a sneer: "Just go to Hebei to buy some high-quality thin horses and send them over, what do you think of the little one?" ”

'snap', but the answer to him was a loud big mouth, only to hear him scold angrily: "Day, the garrison is what I deserve, why give them gifts?" ”

"Didn't you give carp rabbits?" The subordinate covered his cheeks inexplicably and muttered in a low voice.

"That's different, you can't come to the door empty-handed, I'm carrying some souvenirs, it's not a gift." Liu Yam shook his head and said: "I deserve to be guarded, and I resolutely do not give gifts." ”

Since he was bored with that kid, no one was willing to give Liu a general move. Liu Yam didn't care, he insisted on petitioning, firmly believing that sooner or later he would be treated fairly. For the sake of Mingzhi, he even changed his name to Liu Shoubei, which may also be because he was desperate and wanted to get over his addiction first......

When he went to the Daimyo's Mansion to receive these slaves the day before yesterday, Liu Shoubei petitioned again and came back again in disgrace, and his mood was naturally not much better. But his subordinates are used to it, and they know that after seven or eight days at most, the chief will naturally be freed from the shadows until the next petition, so no one cares about him at all.

Liu Shoubei, who was in a depressed mood, bowed his head and walked in the field with his hands behind his back, and was just about to sigh a few words, when a laborer who passed in front of him suddenly fell to the ground, tripping Liu and eating, and he couldn't get up for a while.

"Bastard thing!" The attendant gave the laborer a leather whip and scolded: "Don't have long eyes? ”

The husband held his head in his hands and rolled on the ground to dodge, his narrow eyes full of humiliation and pain.