Zuo Shaoyang walked on crutches, and with Bai Zhihan's support, he came to Zuo Gui's side and said in a low voice: "Dad, let's go to the concoction room to discuss something, right?" ”

"Hmm!" Zuo Gui nodded, got up slowly, glanced at the colorless Liang family, sighed, beckoned to her, and stepped into the concoction room. Liang also followed into the house. Bai Zhihan knew that their family was going to discuss things, and after helping Zuo Shaoyang in, he retreated and closed the door.

Zuo Gui looked at the Liang family, and scolded inwardly: "Look at you like that!" Are you afraid that people won't know that you have food in your house? It's really unproductive! ”

He usually reprimanded the Liang family, but this time he had no confidence, because he himself was scared enough just now, his hands and feet were trembling, if the officers and soldiers really came to search, it was difficult to guarantee that his face would not change color. So accusing his wife of being cowardly, he has insufficient confidence.

Zuo Shaoyang said gloomily: "No wonder mother, in fact, I'm also scared of ......"

When Liang heard this, he hurriedly said: "Or, let's sell the surplus grain to the officers and soldiers, right?" Anyway, the people in the whole city are the same, everyone has nothing to eat, and the officials and soldiers can't watch the whole city starve to death, right? Moreover, the notice also said that the officials and soldiers would release porridge to help the people in the future, and they should not starve to death. ”

Zuo Gui originally supported Zuo Shaoyang's desperate proposal, but now, when he heard the officers and soldiers say this, and saw the notice again, he was really a little panicked, and looked at Zuo Shaoyang with his beard.

Zuo Shaoyang was anxious, what he was most worried about was this, and he said in a low voice: "You two elders must resist it!" Our life and death depend on this time, we must go through it, we must go through it, we can live in the whole family, if we don't have this food, we will starve to death in three months! Left and right is a death, why not fight to the death once? ”

Liang said: "But ......"

"No, but! You have to bite the bullet! - Mother, if you are afraid, this is good, when we find our pharmacy soon, you will hide in the backyard of the Qu family with Zhi'er, Dad, you will go next door to re-examine the wounded soldiers, and I will deal with them. All right? ”

"This ......" Liang ran out of ideas and looked at Zuo Gui.

Zuo Gui stroked his beard and said in a low voice: "The official army has people who specialize in digging ancient tombs, and they can find our underground food." ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "This is what they said, who knows if it's true?" Maybe it's an exaggeration to scare people, but besides, we have no way out, and we can only gamble! ”

Zuo Gui nodded slowly: "Okay...... just do what Zhong'er said!" ”

"Oh......" Liang agreed with a bitter face, his hands still trembling.

Zuo Gui said: "First take out the rations and distribute them to Zhi'er's family and Miss Miao's family." Just in case. ”

Zuo Shaoyang had an injury on his leg and couldn't eat, so he could only go down to the cellar to get food, and Liang took it on it.

A total of ten buckets of grain were taken, weighed on a scale, and divided into two parts, one part of four buckets, which was for the Qu family, and one part of six buckets, which was for the Miao family. All of them meet the target of one bucket of grain per capita.

After putting the pot back in its place, Liang opened the door and told Bai Zhihan to ask her to go back and invite Mrs. Qu and Mrs. Qu.

Soon, Mrs. Qu and Mrs. Qu followed Bai Zhihan over, and Liang called Miao's mother and Miao Peilan to the concoction room together. When they saw the grain on the ground, they were amazed, delighted, and puzzled.

Zuo Gui coughed lightly and said: "Our Zhong'er got some money from selling prescriptions a few days ago and bought some grain, and everyone who reported it just now also heard it, each person can only have one bucket of grain, and the excess must be sold to the officers and soldiers, otherwise they will be executed." We have more food, so we will distribute it to you first, and this price will be 200 wen per bucket of officers and soldiers. Anyway, if you don't buy it, we will sell it to the officers and soldiers, and this is the price. ”

Miao's mother was pleasantly surprised: "Great, oops, Zuo Langzhong, you are really capable, you bought so much food in private." Thank you so much for selling it to us at such a low price. It's just that this money, we don't have enough money now, can we give it slowly, anyway, we Pei Lan killed a lot of enemies, and the court has rewards, I heard Young Master Zuo say, there are more than 20 times when you count it, how is it enough. Hehe, do you think it's okay? ”

Zuo Gui nodded and said, "Okay, it's okay." ”

Miao Peilan shook her head and said: "Mother, this is not good, if you buy grain, it should naturally be at the price at this time, and it is not easy for Brother Zuo and his family to have so many people." ”

Miao Peilan is the support of the whole family, Miao's mother has a disabled leg, and she has always relied on her daughter, not to mention that it makes sense, so she nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, it's still ...... at the current price of fifteen guan per bucket, but, the last time you killed the enemy, Young Master Zuo said, you may get a reward of twenty-eight guan at most, and even two buckets of rice are not enough!" ”

"Sell as much as you have." Miao Peilan Road.

Liang hurriedly said: "You child, why don't you sell it to you at a low price, is it possible that you are still watching your mother's brother and sister starving?" ”

Miao Peilan's expression was gloomy and she shook her head slightly.

Zuo Shaoyang knew that this firewood girl was very backbone and did not want to be sympathized. smiled and said to Miao Peilan: "My mother didn't figure it out just now." These six buckets of rice are not sold to you, but you should get them, -- we have said before, we will leave your family to live in the pharmacy, and hire your aunt to help us take care of the sick and wounded, clean, wash and cook, and my aunt is my Guizhitang's hired laborer, including food and lodging, and you are the long-term worker of our family! Hehe, didn't we say okay? Your food and lodging will be offset by your future help me to farm the land, and when the rebellion is quelled, you will help me farm the land, and now you will eat and live for one day and the wages for the next two days' labor. At that time, I had to deduct my wages for the real time. - Hehe, you don't count when you talk, do you? ”

Miao Peilan glanced at Zuo Shaoyang quickly, and bowed her head shyly: "Naturally, ...... count"

"That's right, you and your aunt are both hired workers of our Guizhitang, including food and shelter, and the ration of one Chengren per month is two buckets of rice, and these six buckets of rice are only one and a half months' rations for you and your aunt, and these six buckets will be given again after eating. The eldest son and the four little ones live with you in our pharmacy, and we don't care about eating. Of course, you divide your rations among the two children, that's your own business. Huh"

Miao Peilan didn't expect Zuo Shaoyang to say this reason, when she said this at the time, she didn't think about it so much, and now she can't regret it and don't count, but it is clear that Zuo Shaoyang wants to give six buckets of rice to himself for nothing, and the current six buckets of rice are almost a hundred, and their family doesn't eat or drink in their lives, and they don't expect to make so much money. I took a big advantage, but I couldn't think of any reason not to take advantage of it, I was anxious, embarrassed and embarrassed, and my slightly black face turned red.

Zuo Shaoyang walked over on crutches, held her hand, and said softly: "Lan'er, if you hadn't sacrificed your life to save me last night, I would have died on the hillside, how could I still be grinding with you here today!" ”

Miao Peilan immediately thought of the tenderness between the two of them on the hillside last night, her face was hot with shame, and she lowered her head in a panic.

Zuo Shaoyang said in a low voice: "Do you remember the mountain song you sang at that time?" I listened to everything in my ears and said, 'Life and death are inseparable,' and if you starve to death, what will I do? ”

Miao Peilan heard him say this sentence in the mountain song he sang that day in public, and she was even more shy, but she was overjoyed in her heart, she glanced at him quickly, buried her head lower, and her slightly black pretty face was like a burning cloud.

Zuo Shaoyang saw her shy answer, it was really lovely, if it weren't for the side of others, he would have already hugged me in his arms and kissed me, peeking at his father Zuo Gui's face was a little blank, he hurriedly gathered his mind, coughed lightly, and deliberately smiled: "Lan'er, when the rebellion subsides, I still count on you to help me farm the land, now our pharmacy has almost a hundred acres of land, and I have no salary for three months to farm for my family for a long time, you don't want to accept these six buckets of rice now, is it because you are tired and bitter, and you want to repay the debt?" Hey hey"

This trick is very effective, how can Miao Peilan make people say that they are afraid of hardship and tiredness, and hurriedly raised their heads and said: "I'm not afraid of being tired!" ”

"That's good. So you agreed to accept it? ”

Miao Peilan looked back at Zuo Gui and Liang, and gave a salute: "Then Lan'er will thank you Lord and Mrs." Since then, our family has started our own gang. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "Okay, we have already bought the grocery store next door, today your family will move to the grocery store next door, the wounded and sick live in the lobby, and your family will live in the wing, there are two wings, the eldest son and the second son sleep in one, and your mother and daughter sleep in one, although the grocery store is smaller than Guizhitang, it should be enough for your family, and there is also a separate kitchen to cook." My aunt also takes care of the sick and wounded, cleans up and so on. - Father, mother, what do you see? ”

Zuo Gui's father and Liang both said: "Okay, this arrangement is very good." The two didn't pay attention to the agreement between Zuo Shaoyang and the Miao family at that time, and now that they heard this, they also felt that it was very good, this Miao girl was a good hand at farm work, and she would expect people to help plant a hundred acres of land in the future.

The old lady Qu here looked at the small bag of grain, her eyes were full of tears with joy, and after listening to them, she hurriedly choked up and said to Zuo Gui: "I can't hide it, our family ...... has been out of food ......for two days, and we all rely on eating some flowers and wild vegetables planted by Zhi'er in the yard. With this rice, the whole family can be saved...... Thank you, thank you so much......"

Mrs. Qu also wiped her tears and said, "How much is it in total?" Let's go back and sell some things and scrape together the money to send them. ”

Zuo Gui said: "There are four buckets in total, eight hundred Wen, and there is no hurry, and it is not too late to send it when you have money." ”

Mrs. Qu was overjoyed: "That's good, that's ......"

"Wait!" Bai Zhihan, who was on the side, said to Zuo Guifu: "Master, these four buckets of rice for the Qu family, in addition to the old lady, the old lady and the aunt, is the remaining bucket for my uncle in prison?" ”

(To be continued)