The group slowly drove to the village, and Liu Sheng, Jia Fu, and Sima Zhao got out of the carriage. Under the setting sun, the smoke curls up, accompanied by bursts of fragrant rice, which makes people can't help but move their index fingers. Jia Fu couldn't help touching his stomach and looked at Sima Zhao and Liu Sheng: "In the carriage, I don't think so." I didn't expect my stomach to growl after I got out of the carriage."

"Isn't the dry food on the carriage not delicious? I remember you seemed to eat very happily, and you got hungry again as soon as you got out of the carriage." Sima heard Jia Fu talk about being hungry and couldn't help but ask.

When Jia Fu heard the dry food, he hurriedly shook his head: "How can dry food be compared with rice, and how can it be fragrant with rice."

"Then let's go and see if anyone is willing to take us in and spend the night. The countryside is not as good as the city, but there are no restaurants." Liu Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw Jia Fu's greedy face.

"Moo......" The thick and long sound of the cow came from behind them, and a middle-aged man with two young men drove the cow slowly. The young man looked at the middle-aged man and asked puzzledly: "Ah Dad, this year's harvest is abundant, but what is our life, day by day."

"The world is difficult, although God opened his eyes, this year is a bumper harvest. But when I think of the debt ...... on this body." The middle-aged man heard his youngest son's inquiry and sighed helplessly.

Another slightly older young man explained to his younger brother next to him: "Brother Cong, you are a talented man. In the city, I read poetry and books, where do I know the changes in this world".

"The world is changing? Please also ask my brother to speak clearly. There is a good year at home, no matter how the world changes, it is impossible for us to be so miserable." Shi Cong couldn't help but stop and asked. When he returned home from the city, he watched the fields harvest, and even though there were warehouses full of grain, he did not dare to eat a grain of rice at home. After thinking about it, I finally couldn't help it today, and the doubts in my heart.

The middle-aged man saw his youngest son standing still, knowing what he was thinking in his heart. The rice and grain at home, but they can't enjoy it at home, why has this world become like this: "It's not the court that changed the law and caused the trouble."

"Change? But as far as the child knows, this is a good way to govern the country. The government and the opposition have praised this matter." Shi Cong didn't understand why his father blamed the court for this. He also often chatted with his classmates in the city, and those changes in laws and regulations were indeed beneficial to the country and the people.

When the young man saw his younger brother say such a thing, he pointed at Shi Cong angrily: "Pedantic, Brother Cong, I see that you are reading, reading roundabout." A cure for change? My family doesn't need a loan in the first place, but the yellow staff in the village are forced to lend at high interest rates with errand labor, don't you think the court should be blamed for this?"

"Cong'er, you said that our family, the ordinary people, how dare they fight with big families and the court. Can we not take out this loan? It's not for the father, who can't bear the rice and don't give it to you. It's us, who need that amount of money and food to repay the loan. You are a talented man, the hope of our family. Don't let this matter affect your reputation and future." When the middle-aged man thought of this, he frowned, his own family was so difficult, and the family in the village who was already not in a good family was afraid that it would be even more unbearable.

When Liu Sheng and the others heard this conversation, they sighed in their hearts. Sima Zhao hurriedly turned around and walked over to say hello: "In Xia Sima Zhao and his friends, passing through here, I want to find a place to spend the night." I don't know if it's convenient for the three of you."

"It's easy to say, who wouldn't go out and encounter some difficulties. People in the mountains and wilderness, if the hospitality is not good, please also invite Haihan." When the middle-aged man heard this, they turned out to be passers-by who wanted to spend the night, and nodded slightly.

Jia Fu was overjoyed when he heard the middle-aged man agree. Touching his stomach, he asked embarrassedly: "On this carriage, it has been a bumpy day, and I am hungry." It would be nice to have a meal of rice."

"It's ......". The young man looked at his father with a look of embarrassment.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but laugh when he saw Jia Fu touching his stomach: "My stone village has always been hospitable, what is just rice." When I get home, I'll ask my wife to buy some meat."

"Ah, Daddy, this ......". When the young man heard his father's promise, he subconsciously wanted to stop it. But my father's words had already been spoken, and I sighed in my heart when I thought of the situation at home.

Seeing that the eldest son wanted to dissuade him, the middle-aged man waved his hand at him: "Miao'er, you must know that these passers-by have a lot of hard work. If we meet, what a lot of effort is this? People who go out rely on kindness to help each other, and think about translocation, if there is an earlier day, you are a passerby. I have suffered from running around, but there is no one in the village, and I am willing to take him in and rest, how desolate my heart must be."

"Ah Dad's words, the child naturally dare not forget, but the family ......." Shi Miao thought of the situation at home and looked worried.

When Shi Cong heard Shi Miao say two words about home, he hurriedly interrupted him: "People in my brother's family, everything is fine, what are you worried about."

"Under Liu Sheng, he is Jia Fu. The three of us have traveled to your place, thank you for taking it in, but I don't know what to call the three of us." Liu Sheng pointed to Jia Fu and asked.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he pointed to his two sons: "People from the mountains and fields, Shi Heng." This is my eldest son Shi Miao, and this is my youngest son Shi Cong."

"Shi Miao and Shi Cong have seen you." Shi Miao and Shi Cong heard their father introduce themselves, and hurriedly saluted.

After Jia Fu and the three returned the salute, Sima Zhao couldn't help but ask: "I just heard the three of them talk about the change of the law in the imperial court, and I am very puzzled. As far as I know, those laws are all laws for the benefit of the people, why did they happen, the kind of situation you are talking about."

"Is it the businessmen who forced the loan to you, or the personal behavior of those big families who privately colluded with the officials." Jia Fu remembered what they had just said, and felt that the officials should not do such a thing.

Shi Heng heard Jia Fu mention this matter again, and let out a long sigh: "Why don't you talk about those officials and old men, if they don't nod their heads in this matter, will they dare those people?"

"Now this year is not as good as a disaster year. The imperial court is forcing us to sell our poor families and sell our sons and daughters." Shi Miao thought of the poorer families in the village, and his face was full of sorrow.

Hearing the words selling sons and daughters, Sima Zhao felt a cone-like pain in his heart, and when he first came to his mouth, he couldn't say anything. Liu Sheng sighed in his heart when he saw this, what he was most worried about had finally happened. Thinking of this, he looked at Shi Cong next to him and diverted the topic: "I just heard that you are a showman."

"Brother Cong has studied hard since he was a child, and at a young age, he was admitted to the children's school. The year before last, it was won in one fell swoop, showing off his talents. Now he is the pride of our Shicun people. If in a few years, you can raise people in high school and go to Luoyang Gold List to be named. That's really true, glorious ancestors." Shi Miao heard Liu Sheng ask Shi Cong with a surprised gaze, and a sense of pride instantly appeared on his face. This younger brother can earn a lot of light for their family and their village.

When Shi Heng heard these words, he looked at his youngest son, full of relief: "As a father, I don't ask you for the title of the gold list, I just hope that you will be admitted to the exam." In that county, he wore a black gauze hat from the county. To live this life in peace, it is enough to wish."

"It's a child's fault to let the father worry, wait two years. The child will be able to attain that great fame and live up to his father's hopes." Shi Cong heard his father's expectations, and hurriedly bowed down and promised.

A wave of family affection spreads. Touching the softness of the heart makes people feel a little more warm. Sima Zhao's heartache was subsided by this warmth, and he saluted a few people: "Such a harmonious family, father and son are filial, and a good life is enviable."

"Look at my memory, just standing in the middle of the road in the village. Come on, come on, if you don't dislike it, please follow me to my home in Syria." Shi Heng's eyes were careless, he saw the rope of the morning glory in his hand, and suddenly came to his senses. Hurriedly motioned to Liu Sheng and his party to go to their home. Jia Fu and the others laughed, and asked Yihun to take the guards and follow Shi Heng and the three of them to the village.

(To be continued.) )