"There are also many people who sell themselves," Xie's tone was very ethereal, "When the mountains and rivers are exhausted, no one can manage tomorrow, and they just want to hold on to every hope of living, even if there will be no bones left in the future." ”

It is true to drink a donkey to quench thirst, but people are going to die, it doesn't matter if they die of thirst or poison, it's good to live a little longer.

"That's why it's said that it's hard to live, and it's even more difficult if you want to live well!" Xie Shi was very touched.

There are really not many people in the world who are as lucky as her.

"Actually," Jin lowered his voice, looked around, and then whispered, "Five or six years ago, there has been a news that the Great Zhou Kingdom is about to end, so karma is everywhere, and the people will have a more and more difficult life, and the government personally refuted the rumors to suppress this matter, and many people were arrested in prison." ”

"I've also heard it," Xie added, "and at that time, people were panicking, and almost every household was digging out their hearts and minds to gather food, urging their juniors to marry and have children, and many people began to secretly prepare for the back road and build houses on the hills." ”

Hearing this, something suddenly flashed in Jiang Nuan's mind, "It's been difficult in recent years?" ”

"That's right," Xie Shi gave the answer after thinking about it carefully, "Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have been continuous natural and man-made disasters, especially in the past few years, and natural and man-made disasters have not stopped, so many people believe in rumors." ”

Even she herself was skeptical.

Although it is not obvious, I heard the older generation say that the current life is indeed not as peaceful as before.

"I see."

Jiang Nuan's eyes crossed with deep thought.

hurriedly comforted the two daughters-in-law with a few words, and immediately went back to the study to write a letter.

A day later, the letter reached Ji Xuan's hands.

"Xiaoyuanzi, where is Qi Yong?"

"Back to the Holy Place, the chief administrator has already arrived in Yibei, and he will definitely arrive in the capital in three days at the latest."

"Go, the three pavilion elders call here, hurry up."

"The slave obeys."

After a while, the three pavilion elders arrived, and the originally calm atmosphere of the imperial study instantly became strange.

After experiencing various turmoil, there was an obvious crack between the elders who were originally together, although it was not obvious on the surface, but they kept stumbling on each other in private.

After saluting, Elder An Ge spoke directly, "The Holy Lord has summoned us here, but what is there to explain?" ”

At this time, he was very haggard, the families kept jumping out, and Liu An also added blockages from time to time, and he was tired of coping.

"Liu Qing, does the household department have documents that have been kept for nearly twenty years?"

"Keep them all in good condition," An Ge Lao said, "The saint is looking for these documents?" ”

"You make people compare the changes in the last 10 years with the previous 10 years, from taxes, to population, to natural and man-made disasters...... Find them all. ”

Hearing this, Elder An Ge was very puzzled, "Holy Lord, why are you suddenly looking for these?" ”

"Mrs. Protector wants it, and I also want to see if the people's lives have improved."

Although she didn't know what Jiang Nuan wanted to do with these data, Ji Xuan attached great importance to things.

On the one hand, he felt that Jiang Nuan would not make a fuss about nothing, and he must have his own plans, on the other hand, he also wanted to know the difference between before and after.

"Since the Lady Protector needs it, the old minister will sort it out as soon as possible." Although An Ge Lao felt that it was out of place, he still agreed.

Liu An also answered, "The old minister will also let people sort out various sacrificial documents and send them over." ”

Both of them agreed, and Zhong Ge didn't dare to refuse, "The same is true for the old minister." ”

"I'm tired of the three Qing families, be sure to be detailed and true."

"Understood!"

After Zhong Ping and Liu An left, An Ge Lao quietly returned.

Ji Xuan was not surprised by this, "An Qing still has something important?" ”

"Holy Lord, it's time to close the net, the family consumes most of the food they buy, and all of it is piled up outside the city, if there is a thunderstorm, I am afraid it will not be saved."

Speaking of which, An Ge Lao wanted to curse.

Is this group of families sick in the head?

spent so much money to buy up all the grain within a radius of thousands of miles, but it was so perfunctory, it seemed that he was not worried that the grain would spoil at all.

Water in your head?

"I'll have to wait a little longer," Ji Xuan cleared his throat and explained, "Qi Yong will come back in a few days, and I'll talk about this when he comes back." ”

For the three elders, although Ji Xuan valued it, he didn't trust it so much.

Everything that should be prepared has been prepared, and the family can be eliminated at any time, but who the candidate is still needs to be carefully considered.

He can't trust anyone else.

Although a few elders will not covet this bit of property, they may not be able to make other small actions.

These three are now at odds with each other, and it is difficult to reassure.

Hearing Ji Xuan's words, An Ge Lao was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, he came back to his senses and said with a smile, "As long as there is a success in the saint." ”

The wind is light on the face, but in fact, the heart is very aggrieved.

finally sent Qi Yong to Shandong, even if he came back, he was still pampered as before, and everything he did before was in vain.

Annex.

Since Jiang Nuan wrote the letter, he has been sitting on the ground in a daze.

She was thinking about a question.

Why did you cross over?

In the past, I only felt God's mercy and picked up a life again, but now I always feel that it is not so simple.

It's a pity that I didn't come up with a reason for the whole day.

Eventually, he walked out with an irritated face.

As soon as he sat down on the stone bench, Guangguang San hurriedly came over, "Big brother is here." ”

"What did he come back for?"

Hearing this, he glanced at Jiang Nuan cautiously before speaking, "He wants to take the two children out to play for a day." ”

"Let him mellow and roll!"

Jiang Nuan, who was already irritable, immediately exploded when he heard this.

"Mother," Huang Xiaosan hesitated, "After all, the eldest brother is the father of the big cow, is this ...... Not so good? ”

"There's nothing bad about it," Jiang Nuan snorted lightly, "If he really has a heart, why hasn't he come back to see the child for so long?" Who knows what heart he has in peace. ”

If it had been before, she would definitely not think of her son like this.

But after seeing the appearance of the mad demon in Huangshan, he felt that the world was so big, everyone had it, and nothing could happen.

It is said that there are parents all over the world, but how many people can really afford the word parents?

"Cheng," biting his lip, Huang Lin finally agreed, "I'll send him away." ”

In the front hall, Huang Chuan waited anxiously, very weak-hearted.

I haven't been back since I moved out, and the first time I came to the door, I didn't know what the attitude of the family was.

Obviously, it was less than a month, but he felt that he had been separated by half a lifetime, even in his own home, and he was more alienated.

"Big brother," Xie's face had returned to calm, "Mother didn't agree. ”

"Disagree?" Huang Shan was stunned, "I'm just taking it out to play for a day, and I'll definitely send it back before dark." ”

He thought that Jiang Nuan was worried about not sending people back.

"No, my mother doesn't agree."

"But you're afraid of delaying their studies?"

"Uh...... Possibly. ”

Huang Xiaosan's words were vague and he didn't want to explain too clearly.

Although he was very displeased with this person, he never wanted his eldest brother to be too sad.