June 15 is the day when the Daxiangguo Temple is held, and it is also the day when the army pays the military salary. It is also the day when the families of those martyrs receive pensions. The reason why the Protector Army was invincible and invincible was not only because of Yue Fei's good command, but also because of the generous treatment of the martyrs' families. The families of the Protectors who died on the battlefield not only received a funeral fee of one hundred taels of silver, but also a pension of one or two every month. Although one or two pieces of silver are not much, in today's Yingtianfu, at least it is enough for a family of four to eat a full stomach.

Elsewhere, the price of grain soared, but only the price of grain in Ying Tianfu remained at the pre-war level, at 200 wen per stone of grain. In order to prevent profiteers from reselling grain, Yue Fei and Li Bashao Huang issued several orders in succession, saying that they could only transport grain from other places to Yingtianfu, and were not allowed to transport grain from Yingtianfu. If anyone is found to have dared to smuggle grain, the family property will be confiscated. What's even more terrifying is that whether it is a merchant or a guy hired by a merchant, they will all be expelled from Ying Tianfu.

Businessmen have a profit-seeking nature. But businessmen are also those who seek advantage and avoid disadvantage. Now, except for Ying Tianfu, the merchants everywhere are either in danger, either worried about dying under the swords of the chaotic soldiers, or worried about being looted by the hungry people. So under such a strict order, Ying Tianfu really did not let a grain flow out. Besides, even if the merchant wants to smuggle grain, he can't hire a man. Once the guy knows that he is smuggling food, he will be the first to rush to the government to report the master's house. If you want Lao Tzu's family to be expelled from Yingtianfu, Lao Tzu will kill you first!

As the tragic situation of the displaced people in other places was reported to Tianfu by the soldiers who visited their relatives, millions of people in Tianfu, regardless of the common people and merchants, were all glad that their ancestors had spirits and took refuge under the rule of Yue Shuai. If you change to another place, you will not be killed, but you will be starved to death.

When the people knew that Li Bashao purchased grain from grain merchants from other places, it was calculated according to the price of 600 wen per stone of grain, and the people were even more grateful to tears. The reason why Master Li Ba is doing a loss-making business is precisely because he is worried that the people of Yingtian will not be able to afford food and be hungry?

Eleven-year-old Liu Xu'er, dressed in a cleanly washed coarse cloth gown with patches, carefully supported her mother, walked to the door, sat on a small rack car, locked the door reflexively, and then lifted the handlebars and pushed her mother towards the invalids.

This is the outskirts of Yingtianfu City, the road is wide and flat, and it is not difficult to push the cart, but the weather is hot, and the catkins are soon sweating profusely. Mother sat in the car, her dull eyes wide open, and she clutched a small red notebook in her hand. Liu Wuer wants to cry whenever she sees the red book. Because that red book was exchanged for the life of his brother Liu Qing.

The Liu family was originally a middle-class family on the outskirts of Yingtianfu, and there were more than ten acres of fertile land at home, and his father opened a small workshop in the city. As a result, during the rebellion last year, Liu's father died tragically under the sword of the rebel in order to protect his family. The sixteen-year-old brother Liu Qing was reluctant to run a small workshop and joined the Protector Army, but died in the battle of Zhuludu. My mother was so sad that she cried bitterly every day, and her eyes were broken. Now it is all up to Liu Wuer to support this family alone.

On the fifteenth day of every month, she would push her mother to the Invalides to receive a pension of one or two pieces of silver. This is all the financial resources of the mother and daughter.

Other places in the Central Plains are already sparsely populated, but at this time, Yingtianfu, even the suburbs of the city are already overcrowded. Liu Xu'er pushed the cart but walked a hundred and ten meters away, and soon several neighbors greeted him with a smile.

"Aunt Liu, are you going to the Invalids again?"

Liu Yu'er's mother nodded, the expression on her face was both proud and sad. Her only son died on the battlefield, although she earned the title of a martyr for the family, and this small book that can receive a pension, but if she had a choice, Liu's mother would never let Liu Qing join the army. If you don't join the army, you will rely on the current prosperity of Tianfu, do whatever you want, and you won't go hungry. Alas, but there is no regret medicine in the world.

In addition to the millions of local villagers, Ying Tianfu also accepted at least 3 million displaced people. The adult homeless people are waiting for relief through work, but the old and weak women and children will not be idle. They will find some work to do inside and outside Ying Tianfu.

Seeing Liu Wu'er pushing the cart sweating profusely, at least three homeless children in their teens boldly came up and asked to help Liu Wu'er push the cart at the cost of three cents, or to take care of the three children to have lunch.

There are no people starving to death in Yingtianfu, but it is an exaggeration to say that everyone can eat three meals a day. Except for the displaced people who moved into Yingtianfu in the early days, they are now not worried about their livelihoods, and the displaced people who moved in later are not so comfortable. Even so, none of the displaced people were willing to leave Yingtianfu. Because there's a lot of hope here.

Liu Wei'er shook her head and said to the three children about her size, "I don't need your help. I can push this car. ”

"Sister, you let us help you push the cart. We don't want money anymore. Don't want three bowls of rice, just invite us to eat one bowl of rice. ”

Rice is a thin rice porridge, a penny and a big bowl.

This made Liu Yuer's heart soften. Three and a half children actually want to share a bowl of rice. It's pathetic. However, Liu Yuer still did not answer the children's request, because her mother never spoke. Mother didn't speak, but Liu Wu'er didn't dare to spend it when she was a big son.

The three children couldn't get the water and rice, and they were immediately disappointed. Just when they stopped and were about to find other idle work to do, Liu Mu in the car spoke.

"Forget it, these three children must not have eaten breakfast. Liu Wu'er, give them a penny each, and let them buy water and rice to eat. ”

Receiving the copper coin in their hands, the three children were so happy that they bowed to Liu's mother again and again, "Thank you, old lady." Thank you, Miss. You are all living bodhisattvas. But we can't ask for your money for nothing. Yue Shuai said that more work will get more, and those who don't work can't. We are all children of serious families, and we are not flowers who ask for food. ”

After saying these words, the three children snatched the cart from Liu Wu'er's hands, two of them held on both sides of the car, and one pushed the handlebars, and after asking where Liu Wu'er went, they ran away. The catkins almost couldn't catch up.

The Invalids was a huge courtyard, and at the door stood two disabled soldiers, one with a broken left arm, and the other walking with a limp. And the person in charge of cleaning the yard is also a disabled soldier. Disabled servicemen are also responsible for the distribution of pensions. When they were wounded on the battlefield and could no longer go to war, they were assigned to the rear to do things like that.

Yue Fei has always believed that only these soldiers who also escaped death on the battlefield will do their best to the families of the martyrs. There are a total of ten invalids in Yingtianfu City, and each invalids is responsible for a district. These disabled soldiers have long remembered the appearance of their military families.

Because of this, as soon as the three children pushed Mother Liu to the Invalids, the two soldiers at the door shouted with a smile, "Aunt Liu, you came early today." ”

Liu Mu rubbed her eyes and said with a smile, "It's these three boys who ran fast and left the catkins behind." ”

The three homeless children watched with envy as Liu Wu'er walked into the Invalids with Liu's mother in her arms, and then turned around and ran away to buy the water and rice she had been dreaming of for a long time. The three displaced children also know that today is the day when the Protector Army pays military salaries and pensions. The Invalids Department pays a pension, that is, Liu Xu'er and her mother will come out and get a tael of silver. One tael of silver is a thousand Wen, and you can buy a thousand bowls of rice. Thinking of this, the three homeless children were itching, and they lamented that no one in their family had joined the heroic Protector Army. But no child dared to snatch it.

If you rob those rich businessmen, you will be caught and sent to prison at most. If you dare to rob the pensions of these military families, once you are caught, the whole family will not want to mix in Ying Tianfu. These are all to protect the families of the heroes who sacrificed their lives in Tianfu. If you dare to rob them of their things, the whole family will be expelled from Ying Tianfu!

It is precisely for this reason that twice a day in the morning and evening, those poor and homeless people will admonish their wild children, "Don't do bad things!" If they really do something bad, their parents will tie them up to the yamen before they can come to the door. When we came to Yingtianfu, we were already ancestors who had accumulated virtue. If it was in his hometown, the whole family would have starved to death. ”

It was only when she arrived at the Invalids that Liu Xu'er's mother would have a smile on her face. Soon after the mother and daughter arrived at the Invalides, one after another, people from various military families came, including old people, young people, and young women. They either died their sons, or their fathers, or their husbands. In short, those who are eligible to come to the Invalides to receive a pension have a heroic martyr in their families. Because of the sympathy of the same disease, these people can also talk about it the most. They were not in a hurry to receive pensions, but held their own red books, sat in the open space, and talked about trivial matters of life and militaristic gossip.

Their laughter spread outside the courtyard, and the neighbors who walked by here were half sighing and half envious.

A young woman looked at the poor Liu Wu'er and said to Liu's mother with a smile, "Aunt Liu, Liu Wu'er is eleven years old this year. It's time to find your in-laws. In my opinion, it's not bad to recruit a son-in-law. Look at our family's Yue Shuai, isn't it even if he is the son-in-law of Master Li Ba? ”

This remark has attracted many objections. Especially several soldiers in the courtyard, all of them retorted in unison, "Sister-in-law of the Zhao family, don't talk nonsense!" When did our family's Yue Shuai become a door-to-door son-in-law? ”

Sister-in-law Zhao smiled, "I didn't say yes, what I said was." You have to hear clearly, yes. You see that Yue Shuai's family lives in the Li Mansion, and even Yun Gongzi and Miss Yinhua also live there, don't you say? By the way, Aunt Liu, I told you, I heard that Yun Gongzi is ten years old this year, and he hasn't decided on a marriage yet. Liu Wu'er is so beautiful, if Yun Gongzi sees it, maybe she can really be Yue Shuai's daughter-in-law. ”

Mother Liu said with a smile, "Sister-in-law of the Zhao family, you are talking nonsense again." My Liu Wu'er is not a daughter, how can she be worthy of Yun Gongzi? Yun Gongzi is a star in the sky. ”

At this time, a woman about the size of Liu's mother said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Liu, don't say it, I see that Liu Wu'er has a big face, which is blessed." If you let Liu Wu'er go to Tiannu for a few days, she will be a lady if she is allowed to come out. ”

Mother Liu was obviously moved by the words of several women. Of course, she didn't think about marrying her daughter to Yue Yun, but she just felt that if she let her daughter go to Yingtian Nu School, after she came out, it would not be difficult to find a wishful son-in-law. It's a pity that the tuition fee of Yingtian Girl School is too expensive, and it costs ten taels of silver per semester. Mother Liu thought about it in her heart, and felt that Liu Wu'er was still young, and after the age of twelve, it was not too late for her to go to Yingtiannu school.

Soon, their conversation moved on to something else. Let's talk about it, it will be noon, and they will each hold their red books, receive their own pensions, and go out and go home.

The soldiers guarding the door were also full of pride when they saw the chatter and laughter of the military families. In the whole world, except for the Protector Army, whose military family can live so comfortably?! In the whole world, what army can compare to the heroic and good fighting of the Protector Army?! The armies elsewhere are defending the land for the Son of Heaven, but the Protector Army is defending the land for their own country and fighting for their own country.

The military families never worried that Yue Fei would fail. And these disabled soldiers are full of confidence in Yue Fei.