"Hehe," Zuo Shaoyang smiled, "Thank you, Doctor Ni, you made me make a decision that can be said to be very important." Thank you! With that, he walked out of the kitchen quickly, and when Zuo Shaoyang went out, Dr. Ni immediately handed the remaining half bowl of gruel to his son Ni Zhi. Ni Zhi took it and drank it all in a few sips.

Dr. Ni looked at the remaining gruel in the pot and had an urge to step forward and scoop another bowl, but he only moved on his toes, stopped, sighed, and put the bowl on the stove. took the lid of the pot and pulled his son out of the kitchen.

Zuo Shaoyang told his father Zuo Gui, who was sitting behind the long case, that he had something to discuss, and the two entered the concoction room.

Zuo Shaoyang said: "Dad, I hope to use the fifty acres of land in the yamen to offset the debts owed to us by the officials and soldiers." ”

"But ......"

"I've figured out how to find someone to help us farm!"

This is the main reason why Zuo Gui is unwilling to accept the fifty acres of land to offset the debt. When he heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What way?" ”

"Our family has been giving medicine porridge for more than a month, and many hungry people in the city have received the favor of our family, as long as we ask for the medicine porridge to be given to everyone, we tell everyone this idea, hoping that they can rent our family's field to farm after this war subsides. I think that as long as the conditions are favorable enough, there will be many people who are willing to help us. I asked Lan'er, and she said that a strong laborer can plant five acres of land at the same time. Thus if we change the fifty acres of land, and add the original eighty acres, to a total of one hundred and thirty acres, it will only take sixteen strong laborers. ”

When Father Zuo Gui heard this, he stroked his beard and groaned for a moment, and said, "This method ...... Will it work? ”

"How do you know if you can't do it if you don't try?"

Zuo Gui's father smiled bitterly: "After the war is over, the people are likely to go out to flee the famine, unless we can provide food, otherwise, even if they are willing to help us, they will not be able to stay for long, and they will have to live." ”

Zuo Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, this is also true, you can't let people stay and eat wild vegetables to help them farm. After thinking about it, he said: "As long as you help us for a few days, help us plough the land, plant the seedlings, and the rest of the cultivation and weeding, irrigation and drainage, fertilization and insecticide, and future harvesting are all easier to do." ”

"Well, that's fine, as long as you sow the seeds, you can grow into whatever you want, and you can harvest as much grain as you can, it's better than abandoning the waste. Besides, this money was originally exchanged for bandages made from your prescription, and since you want to change the good fields, do as you want. Moreover, once the official army is gone, it is not good for us to go to the capital to go to this account. It's better to be right in front of you. ”

Zuo Shaoyang was overjoyed: "Okay! I'll do it! ”

Zuo Shaoyang rushed out and saw Bai Zhihan, so he said, "You come with me, let's go to the state capital yamen." ”

Bai Zhihan agreed, and said, "Young master, wait!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang looked at her suspiciously. I saw Bai Zhihan running into the kitchen, uncovering the iron pot with one hand, reaching out and grabbing a handful of pot ashes, smearing it on Bingjing Yujie's face, becoming a big cat, and then came out and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled and stepped out of the door.

Outside the door, the Liang family saw that he was going out, and hurriedly asked: "Zhong'er, it's getting dark, and it's about to get up and watch, where are you going?" ”

"I'm in a hurry, I'll be back soon."

Miao Peilan said: "I'll go with you too." ”

"No, it's not a fight, what are so many people going to do?"

Zuo Shaoyang took Bai Zhihan to the yamen of the state capital, and while talking, Zuo Shaoyang took Bai Zhihan and hurriedly walked away.

There are far fewer hungry people begging in the streets, most of them have starved to death, and the dead bodies can be seen everywhere, and the remaining hungry people are also starving. One by one, they lay on the ground, helplessly listening to the approach of death's footsteps.

Zuo Shaoyang had no way to save them, so he could only take Bai Zhihan to walk past them and come to the gate of the state government, where the soldiers on duty were still standing straight, but they didn't have any spirits.

Zuo Shaoyang stepped forward and said to a guard: "This brother, I am the Xiaolang of Guizhitang, Zuo Zhongzuo Shaoyang, I have an urgent matter to find Fu Teamzheng of the general's personal guards, can you please pass it on." ”

When the guard heard Guizhitang's three words, he looked him up and down, nodded and said, "You are the model of Zuo, right?" ”

Now many people in the city call themselves that, this model of supporting the army is quite well-known in the army, and the sergeants have a sense of affection for him.

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly smiled and nodded: "It's me." ”

"Wait a minute, the little one will inform you immediately."

"There's Brother Law."

The guard was a small leader, and said with a low smile: "Zuo model, there is something else I want to discuss with you, it's like this, our brothers only had one meal in two days, and they were dizzy with hunger, I heard that your Guizhitang puts medicinal porridge at noon every day, although it is unpalatable, but it can still save your life, and we also want to wait in line for porridge, but the officials don't let it, saying that it is for the people." Alas, can you give us a little food in private and save us? ”

Several of the other guards laughed and looked at him pitifully.

Zuo Shaoyang knew that the yamen report was to give money, and now that there is food, there is nothing that cannot be done. Zuo Shaoyang already knew this rule, and hurriedly said to Bai Zhihan: "You go back and get two steamed buns and give them to a few brothers." He smiled apologetically at the little leader: "I'm really sorry, I can't open the pot at home, so I can only give a few two steamed buns." ”

Several guards were already pleasantly surprised, and at this time, even one bun could save a life, and they were so happy that they almost didn't kneel on the ground and kowtow. The little leader thanked him heavily, and then staggered in with joy to report it.

The yamen of the state capital is only a few streets away from Guizhitang, and the little leader came out to report that the Fu team was invited, but Zuo Shaoyang was not in a hurry to go in, and waited for a while, Bai Zhihan ran back panting, the weather was hot, she was wearing a tight-fitting Hu suit, running sweaty, with a pretty face smeared with pot ash, washed by sweat, and even more unpresentable.

However, a hundred times more embarrassed and funny than him also aroused the interest of several guards, and their eyes were focused on the two buns that Bai Zhihan took out of his arms.

Zuo Shaoyang handed the two steamed buns to the little leader of the guards, and the little leader burst into tears, took them with both hands, choked up and said: "Model Zuo, you are really the relatives of our soldiers......

"Don't say that, we're in!"

"Yes, please! - I'll take you there! The little leader of the guards tore a small half of the bun, gave the rest to the guards, and led Zuo Shaoyang and them into the yamen of the state capital while chewing.

This is the first time Zuo Shaoyang has come in, because Hezhou is the seat of the state capital, and there are two yamen in the city, one is the state capital yamen of the entire Hezhou, and the other is the county yamen of Shijing County, where the state capital is located. The state yamen is much larger than the county yake, with high walls and green tiles, and the momentum is strict, but there is no one to see, maybe it is to save some effort, or it is already so hungry that it can't move, of course, the biggest possibility is that many people are starving to death.

The little leader took Zuo Shaoyang and Bai Zhihan to the living room, gave up their seats, Zuo Shaoyang sat down, Bai Zhihan stood behind him, and the little leader thanked him in a low voice and retreated.

There are servants serving tea. After waiting for a while, the guard at the gate shouted, "Team Fu is arriving!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly got up and stood with his hands down. I saw Team Fu slowly walking in with his hands behind his back. Seeing Zuo Shaoyang, he smiled reluctantly: "Zuo Gongzi, I heard that you went up the mountain to collect medicine, but you haven't come back, and I thought you were ......, hehe, there is no danger, right?" ”

"The blessing of the team, I escaped by luck," Zuo Shaoyang arched his hand, look at this Fu team, his face still does not change, it is better to follow the general, at least he will not be hungry.

"Hehe, please take a seat," Team Fu was motioning for Zuo Shaoyang to sit down, and he sat down on the middle master chair, and said, "Is there something wrong with the son?" ”

"Yes, I'm here to discuss the bandage arrears with the team......"

"I've already made this very clear to Ling Zun," Team Fu interrupted Zuo Shaoyang's words, "This payment is not within the scope of our military salary, and the amount is very large, and it can't be raised from other places. Therefore, there are two ways to solve it, one is to wait for our squad to return to the DPRK and ask the Ministry of War to allocate this money, but it is not a secret, this may be very troublesome, you know the efficiency of the people in the Beijing Division and the Ministry of War, and it may not be possible to allocate the money if it drags on for a year and a half. The second way is to offset it with the abandoned land sold by the yamen. This has an advantage, and after going back, the general will notify the military department and the household department to write off the debt. You're very trouble-free, and we are also very trouble-free. The Admiral wants you to adopt the latter approach. ”

Zuo Shaoyang smiled slightly, and was about to speak, but Team Fu was afraid that he would not agree, so he hurriedly added a few words: "Of course, there are few people in the land now, and no one can be found to farm the land, and the field tax is also very high, which is very unfavorable, and it is precisely because of this that many people are unwilling to buy land." However, it should also be noted that once you find someone to farm the land and produce grain, it will be quite valuable, and now that the price of grain is so high, you can make money by selling grain, hehe. ――What do you think? It doesn't matter if you don't think about it, you can discuss it again when you go back, and we won't leave here for a while anyway. You can make a decision until our victorious class returns to the court. As long as you agree, you can go to the yamen to go through the formalities immediately. The matter of a word from the general. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "How to discount the land for debts?" ”

When Team Fu heard this, he said happily: "According to the price of the yamen." One acre is two perforations, and fifty acres is worth one hundred acres owed to you. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said: "Okay, we are willing to use the field to compromise!" ”

Team Fu was overjoyed: "Can you do the master?" Do you want to go back and discuss with Ling Zun? ”

"That's what my father meant." Left Shaoyang Road.

"Good! I will immediately report to the general, and then immediately inform the yamen that you can go directly to the yamen of the state capital early tomorrow morning to find a house to sign the deed, and count and deliver the land. ”

(To be continued)