Miao Peilan knew Zuo Shaoyang's intentions, smiled gratefully, and said, "Actually, the white girl is also very good, ingenious, and kind-hearted, especially when she is so handsome." ”

"Beauty is not beautiful, it doesn't matter......" After Zuo Shaoyang finished saying this, he asked himself in his heart, "Is beauty really not important?" Thinking about Bai Zhihan's appearance and fairy-like figure, he felt a little weak-hearted, so he changed the topic, hugged Miao Peilan and said: "Forget it, don't think about it now, anyway, the original match is just a decoration, who I love, I only have you in my heart!" With you, we can be happy! ”

Miao Peilan broke free gently: "No, the wife my brother married should also be a woman that my brother really likes, otherwise, she is not happy, and my brother will not be happy." ”

Zuo Shaoyang's heart sank, hugged her and kissed her: "My Lan'er is so kind, just thinking about others, when should you think more about yourself!" ”

Miao Peilan smiled: "With you thinking, Lan'er doesn't have to think about it." ”

"Hehe, that's good, I'll think about it, -- the future wife, must be able to be good with you first, you think it's good, otherwise, even if it's a fairy, I don't want it!"

"Brother......" Miao Peilan snuggled in his arms, her voice a little choked.

Zuo Shaoyang held up her face and kissed her red lips lovingly: "Okay, let's not talk about it yet." You wait a while, remember to grind the ginseng into powder, put it in the gruel and boil it together for the grass to serve. I want to walk around the back alleys and sort out my thoughts. You take care of the grass, her child is very miserable, we can help if we can. ”

"Don't worry, I know, it's cold outside, go early and come back early."

"Hmm!" Zuo Shaoyang lovingly twisted her sturdy and upright buttocks, Miao Peilan twisted her waist to break free from his embrace, and looked at him with a crimson face.

Zuo Shaoyang smiled, blinked, and then opened the door and went out.

Bai Zhihan heard the noise, flashed out of the kitchen, and when he saw him walking towards the back door, he followed.

Zuo Shaoyang leaned on crutches and didn't look back, and said, "I'll go to the back alley and move my legs and feet." You don't have to follow, I'll be back soon. ”

Bai Zhihan hurriedly agreed.

Zuo Shaoyang walked out of the back door and into the alley on crutches.

The sky was gray, and snowflakes were floating again, mixed with light raindrops, falling on the face, cold and fluttering.

The snow and rain were not very heavy, Zuo Shaoyang was too lazy to go back to get an umbrella, and walked forward on crutches, and after a few steps, Bai Zhihan's voice came from behind: "Young master!" Give you an umbrella! ”

Zuo Shaoyang stood still, and before he looked back, a red oil-paper umbrella was already on his head, and Bai Zhihan held the green bamboo umbrella and handed it over.

Zuo Shaoyang caught it and smiled: "Thank you!" ”

With that, he walked down the alley with an umbrella. Since the city-wide search has been completed, the fixed sentries previously deployed in the back alleys have been withdrawn, and the back alleys are quiet.

He thought as he walked slowly towards the alley, since Miao Peilan insisted on marrying a well-matched wife according to her parents' wishes, the current options were Bai Zhihan and Qiao Qiao'er. The two families are the right ones that their parents like very much, anyway, they are just the right daughter-in-law who is married for their parents, so they can choose one of them from the two.

But who to pick?

Although Bai Zhihan once saved her surname with Miao Peilan, her impression of her has changed to a certain extent, and her appearance is beautiful, but she is as cold as frost, her surname is arrogant, and she really doesn't like it in her heart; As for Qiao Qiao'er, I have only known her for half a day, and I like her strong and lively surname very much, but I have only been in contact for half a day, these are just first impressions, I don't know much, whether it is suitable to be my wife, I am afraid it will take some time to observe and understand.

Marrying a wife is a lifelong event, and whether the wife can get along with Miao Peilan is the first thing to consider, Bai Zhihan's surname is too cold, and Qiao Qiaoer doesn't know much about it, so he can't make up his mind to marry a wife.

After thinking about it, let's continue to observe and understand first. Anyway, it will take at least three months to treat Qiao Qiaoer. You can almost understand what kind of person she is. During this time, if a certain amount of grain is sold to Master Qiao in disguise, they can also live. Wait three months before making a decision. Master Qiao was also forced to decide to marry his daughter to himself. It is for a way to live, as long as they are given this way to live, they will not be in a hurry to marry their daughter themselves.

The question is, how to sell the grain to Master Qiao in disguise? This method is best so that even Master Qiao can't speak, so that even if they want to betray themselves, they can't come up with a real handle, so that the general can turn a blind eye.

Cash transactions are obviously not possible, or land production, anyway, no one wants land property now, and they have already recognized that land will definitely appreciate in the future, so exchanging land for food should be a choice that both parties are willing to choose.

It is certainly not appropriate to transfer the land directly to one's own name, and others will know at a glance that it is a sale, and it is better to transfer the land to a safe third party first, and when the war is over, the ban on buying and selling grain is lifted, and then let the third person transfer the land to his own name.

Who is the right person to look for?

The abbot of Seifuji Temple!

The abbot of Zhikong was recommended by Xiao Feiling, saying that if there was any difficulty, he would find him, and he asked him to help hide the food, such a dangerous thing, people agreed without saying a word, and hid it steadily, and the officials and soldiers searched the whole temple and were stunned. In ancient times, temples could have their own real estate, and some large temples not only had real estate, real estate, but also their own buying and selling shops. Most of these assets come from donations from good men and women. Explain it to Abbot Zhikong first, and then ask Master Qiao to donate the property to Qingfeng Temple, and then transfer it to his own name in the future.

That's a great idea! Zuo Shaoyang was very excited, and he limped slowly into Qingfeng Temple with a cane.

Qingfeng Temple was already deserted, and there was not even the sound of monks chanting. He walked to the front of the main hall and shouted, "Master Abbot? Master of Zhikong? ”

A Buddha shouted from behind him: "Amitabha, is there something wrong with the left donor?" ”

Listening to the voice, it was the abbot Zhikong, he quickly looked back, but he couldn't see the figure, and looked around, only to find that Zhikong was in the small attic on the bell tower. Hurriedly limped over, raised his head and said, "Abbot, I have something to do with you!" ”

"Wait a minute!" Zhikong's figure disappeared, and in a moment, he appeared at the staircase below the attic.

Zuo Shaoyang walked into the attic with an umbrella and said in a low voice: "Master, let's find a place to talk, shall we?" ”

Zhikong shook his head slightly: "No need, the brothers and sisters in the temple are all in retreat in the arhat cave in the apse." There is no one in the temple, so let's just say it here. ”

"Yes!" Zuo Shaoyang looked outside the door and said in a low voice: "Master, I obviously saw that you hid my grain in the belly of the Bodhisattva in the main hall, why can't the officials and soldiers find it, and the grain has been transferred by you?" ”

"Is the river you saw yesterday the same as the river you saw today?" Zhikong smiled.

Zuo Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "The master still knows dialectics?" ”

"What is dialectics?" Zhikong Qidao.

"It's nothing, hehe, it's good for food security anyway. ――I'm looking for a master. ”

"Does the left donor use grain, the old man will get it for you immediately."

"No, no, not for the time being, the ten buckets of grain given by the general and the three buckets of grain left over from last time are enough to eat for a while. I'm trying to trouble the master with one thing. ”

"Lord Zuo, please speak."

"I want to give some grain to the old man Qiao in the city in exchange for farm property, but the general is not allowed to buy or sell grain or exchange grain for property, but I have to help his family. Therefore, I would like to ask the master for help, I will give him the grain, and ask him to donate the land to your temple, and then you will transfer the land to me after the ban on buying and selling grain is lifted in the future. Do you think it's okay? ”

Abbot Zhikong twisted the Buddha beads and nodded: "How to dispose of your food is naturally up to you, and it is also a trivial matter for the old man to have a hand in the middle, and the old man will definitely try his best to help." It's just that there is one thing that the old man can't help but remind you of, so that you can think about it. ”

"What's the matter?" Zuo Shaoyang couldn't help but be shocked when he saw his solemn expression.

"Master Zuo, I'm afraid you have to at least guarantee you and your family more than a year's worth of rations for more than a year and a half, and then consider selling the excess."

Zuo Shaoyang was taken aback again, and hurriedly asked, "More than a year and a half of rations?" Will this battle be fought for a year and a half? Impossible, right? "I thought that with Li Shimin's cultural and martial arts, it would be impossible for this rebellion in China to remain unquelled for a year and a half.

Zhikong shook his head: "It's not a war, but a famine in our Hezhou area, which is estimated to last for a year and a half." ”

"Huh?" Zuo Shaoyang was taken aback again, "What does the master mean ......?" ”

Zhikong sighed lightly and said: "After this battle is over, the spring plowing and sowing season has passed, and people are wrong for a while, and people are wrong for a year. If we can sow seeds smoothly in the spring of next year, it will not be until next autumn that there will be grain output, so it will take at least a year and a half of rations to survive until next autumn. ”

Zuo Shaoyang thought that he was afraid that the fields would not be able to grow crops today, so he planned to plant medicinal herbs. However, he did not think so far about the famine, thinking that after the end of the war, a large amount of grain could be transported in, and the people would be able to live a normal life again, but they did not think that the agricultural time had been delayed, and the local grain was not produced, and only relied on the transportation of grain from other places.

Zuo Shaoyang reluctantly smiled: "Master, because Hezhou is besieged by the enemy, it is impossible to go to the ground to plant rice and farm, but in other places other than Hezhou, such as Fuzhou, Yuzhou, Zizhou and other places, I have not heard of the rebels, and the agricultural affairs there should not be delayed, only the nearby fields have grain output, even if the price is a little higher, it should be able to alleviate the famine." ”

Abbot Zhikong said: "May I ask Lord Zuo, why were the rebels able to conquer Hezhou but not to conquer it?" Why are people not allowed to flee from this place? Why do you only kill and wound officers and soldiers and don't kill as much as possible? ”

(To be continued)