said that after Jin Miaoling left the scene in shame, Murong Qing and Lin Qingzhi comforted the frightened mother and son, took them to Yunfu Inn, found a clean private room, and arranged for their mother and son to have dinner together.

At the dinner table, I learned that Lingyang County and even the entire Shengzhou were covered by the Jin family.

All the copper mines have been occupied by the government, and the key is that the originally rich Shengzhou area has not lived well because of the current large-scale copper mining.

On the contrary, a large number of strong men were dragged to the mines to do hard labor, leaving some old and weak women and children unable to cultivate the land, and the forced labor and taxes were even more unsustainable, so they were even poorer. The man in charge of the mother and son was also dragged to the mine.

In the past two years, a large number of people in the Shengzhou area have not survived the winter every year, and they are either frozen to death or starved to death.

"Haven't you thought about resisting?" Lin Qingzhi frowned.

"Why not, at the beginning, some of us were young and strong enough to gather thousands of people to protest in front of the county yamen, forcing the county order not to come out, but after a few days, many officers and soldiers were sent from above, and all these protesters were arrested and sent to the mountains for mining, but none of them came back, it has been several years, and they should have died." The woman said with grief on her face.

"Moreover, they opened a lot of mines, and when it rained a lot in summer, many of the mines collapsed when they encountered water, and many miners were buried alive under the mines, never to get out again." The woman sighed.

"Erniu, who was playing with me next door, his father was buried under the mine and died, which is also what another uncle in the village said." The boy said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Didn't they think about escaping?" Wu Yu asked suspiciously.

"Run? If you don't escape for a year, you can go home once for a few days, if you escape and be caught, then there is only a dead end, directly crippled and thrown into the mountains to feed the beasts, the same villagers who came back said that the mine can hear those wolf howls every night, and there are often people who can't resist trying to escape, and are caught back to feed the wolves, and the living people are eaten alive, do you think about it, are these people still people? As she spoke, the woman's tears fluttered and fell down.

"Didn't any of you think of telling a bigger official, or going to Beijing to sue the emperor?" Wu Yu frowned and said angrily with round eyes.

"Bigger officials, the current officialdom is no longer as clear as water, officials protect each other, collude for personal gain, this kind of small place, it is indeed the magistrate is the emperor of the soil, and you didn't hear that Jin Miaoling said that her aunt is Mrs. Xun who is now favored by the Sixth Palace, I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with the Xun family." Lin Qingzhi said quietly.

"This girl is right, in the first two years of our Lingyang County, there were people who went to sue the emperor every year, but there was no news on the way, some were killed, and one was driven crazy, and several people died, alas, these officials don't care about the life or death of us untouchables." The woman said sadly.

"Mother, this sister just said, we are not pariahs, when the child grows up, we must kill all these corrupt officials and bullies, and never let my father and mother be wronged again." Although the boy was only seven or eight years old, there was a resolute glint in his eyes.

"Dog, my mother knows that you feel sorry for my mother, but I must not mess with these officials in the future, you have to have three long and two short and let my mother live." As she spoke, she bowed her head and wiped her tears from her eyes, and began to weep.

Lin Qingzhi and the others were embarrassed, and Wu Yu sandwiched a piece of fish meat into the boy's bowl, motioned for him to eat, and Wen Yan asked, "Is your name called Dogan?" ”

"Well, woo......" The boy was so hungry that his eyes began to flower, but his mother once taught him that no matter what, he had to wait for the adults to move the chopsticks before he could eat, so he kept waiting, and Wuyu gave him vegetables for him to eat, and he naturally couldn't help but eat.

"The countrymen don't have much education, so they just give them a random name." The woman wiped away her tears and replied.

"Miss, Wu Yu thinks that you have a relationship with this child, so he just saw our carriage and ran forward, why don't you marry him a name, I think this child is very clever, he is a person with lofty aspirations, and having a good name can also add a lot of color!" Wu Yu showed a bright smile and looked towards Lin Qingzhi, with a pleading look in his eyes.

"Hmm...... Then call it Fuling, I hope that I can get what I want in the future and let Lingyang County restore its righteousness. Lin Qingzhi pondered for a moment and smiled, Wu Yu and Murong Qing hadn't seen Lin Qingzhi smile like this for a long time, although their ordinary faces could only be regarded as delicate, but they couldn't take their eyes off.

"Fuling, Zhang Fuling, dog, you will be called Zhang Fuling in the future, why don't you thank the two life-savers?" The woman said excitedly.

"Fuling thanks the two Engongs, I don't know what the name of Engong is, Fuling will grow up in the future, and I will definitely repay Engong!" The immature children's voice is full of gratitude and determination.

Lin Qingzhi and Murong Qing glanced at each other, and then said, "When you grow up, if you want to find us, go to the capital and find someone named Li Anle." ”

"Good! Fuling will never forget. The boy said earnestly.

After eating, Lin Qingzhi gave Fuling's mother and son a stack of silver tickets, told them to secretly go to the neighbors who were suffering in the township, and told Fuling's mother to send Fuling to study in the school if she had the opportunity.

Fuling was very well-behaved, dragging the immature Tongyin solemnly and said that if he had the opportunity to study, he would definitely work hard, and he would gain fame in the future and return to Lingyang County to return to a stable home for the people.

After the entrustment was completed, Murong Qing arranged for someone to escort the mother and son home.

After eating, the room was arranged, and a few people went to the room to wash up.

Lin Qingzhi sat in the guest room upstairs of the Yunfu Inn, although the layout of the inn was not gorgeous, but the room was elegant and quiet.

Push open the wooden window to see a crescent-shaped small lake, because of the snow of the day, so although it is late but not dark, the whole lake is white, taking advantage of the undulating mountains in the distance, looking like a secluded mountain forest.

After staring at the lake for a while, Wu Yu came over and closed the window, frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "It's cold outside, Miss beware of the cold, let's close the window." ”

Lin Qingzhi knew that Wuxuan was caring about her, so she nodded, but said slowly with some reluctance: "I'm afraid that when I get to Luoyang, I won't be able to see this peaceful and quiet scenery again." ”

"When I was a child, I heard that Luoyang City was prosperous, full of gold, and there were red and bright peony flowers." Wuyu's eyes were full of yearning.

"There is no gold everywhere, but Luoyang peony is unparalleled in the world, what you said is right, but peony is not only red, but also pink and white, and you can see it when you get to Luoyang." Lin Qingzhi knew that Wu Yu had been staying in the Xuanji Pavilion and was isolated from the world, and it was normal to have curiosity and love to be lively, so she said with a smile.

"That's good, when I get to Luoyang, I must see all the beautiful things in Luoyang City and eat all the delicious food." Wu Yu clasped his hands together and danced expectantly.

"Okay, this wish is not difficult, I promised you!" Lin Qingzhi was also infected by Wuyu's happy look, and a soft smile appeared on her face.

"After a long day's journey, you should be tired, I'll go get some hot water, wash up and rest early." Seeing the paleness on Lin Qingzhi's face, Wuyu's smile dissipated, and she raised her feet and walked towards the door.

"Wait a minute, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight, you go and call my senior brother over, and say that I have something to discuss with him." Lin Qingzhi slowly walked to the hexagonal stool next to the table and sat down.