Chapter 14 Niutou Village near Lin'an County
The family thought that if all three men in the family went to work as coolies, it would not be difficult for the family to survive the drought with some frugality.
At that time, when God returns to normal, they will consider going south to go home and continue farming.
Unexpectedly, this road was cut off for them, and they arrived in Lin'an County after a lot of hard work, but they were blocked at the door by the clause that they needed to enter the city.
The family was worried for a while, and they didn't know what to do.
They can't make up a few pennies in their whole body, let alone so much silver!
"Mother, now that the sun is so shining, let's go to the city wall!"
Boss Ji saw the family standing in the middle of the road, and the children's faces were red, and he couldn't bear it.
Only then did Mrs. Ji notice that her little granddaughter's face was tanned.
In her heart, what she can't get into the city is not as important as her little granddaughter!
Now I didn't stand in the middle and worried, and immediately said:
"The sun is so big, look at my Miao girl's sun, her face is red. Hurry up and find a spot to see if you can avoid it. ”
Mrs. Ji took everyone to the edge of the city wall, where it was much better not to be exposed to direct sunlight.
The family couldn't think of any good way for a while, so they sat down and rested.
Thinking about waiting to see if there is a way to get the best of both worlds, it's not a way to go all the time!
At this moment, a sharp female voice suddenly erupted at the city gate.
"My lord, just let the folk girl in! My dad is dying! ”
The woman who spoke was too far away to see her face clearly, and the Ji family could only see clearly that she was wearing a gray dress with a straw mat beside her.
There seemed to be someone lying on the straw mat, it should be her father.
The surrounding homeless people were attracted for a while, but the officers and soldiers were still cold-blooded and ruthless:
"I said that if you want to enter the city, you need to enter the city for one or two pieces of silver per person! No one is allowed to enter the city without money! ”
When the woman heard this, she wept bitterly:
"My lord, please do well! The folk girl just wants to take the folk girl's father to the doctor, my lord, please-"
The woman cried extremely sadly, and the officer and soldier who spoke out just now said coldly:
"If you have no money, don't stand in the way!"
As he spoke, several men came forward and tried to drag the woman and her father away.
When the woman saw that her father was being treated roughly, she cried even more and rushed forward to stop her.
was rudely pushed away by the officers and soldiers.
The already indignant displaced people protested loudly, complaining that the government was not close to people, and that they would not let everyone in, and even took their lives.
When the officers and men saw that everyone was excited, they immediately drew their spears.
The homeless people immediately fell silent.
Ji Miaomiao was a little worried, she was held upright by her mother, and she could just see the scene that had just happened.
The crowd stopped the girl, and it was no longer known whether the girl had left with her father or had shrunk in a corner.
Mrs. Ji cursed in a low voice, "A bunch of bitches raised by a son of a bitch, I didn't raise them by my father, so I know how to scare people!" ”
Because of this, the family was in a heavy mood, and at noon they ate some vegetables and steamed buns to deal with the past.
In the evening, several displaced people who fled the famine arrived one after another, all of whom were blocked at the gate of Lin'an County because they had no money.
Two of them went under the city wall like the Ji family, and one turned around and went back, not knowing where they went.
The family was huddled in the corner of the city wall, and was about to discuss what to do, when they heard the sound of a small door next to them.
The place they occupied was on the edge of the city wall, and there was a small gate on this side.
At this moment, the door opened, and a man carrying a burden came out of it, and when he walked to the door, he was still nodding to the people inside.
Ji Liangqing's eyes were sharp, and at a glance, he found that there were still a few cabbages in the burden that this person carried.
I didn't know what to think, Ji Liangqing walked to the cart in a few steps, and carefully groped out a piece of leftover beef from the bottom and carried it in his arms.
When Mrs. Ji saw him like this, she didn't stop him.
The family silently focused on Ji Liangqing's body.
The man carrying the burden went out and took two steps, and was stopped by Ji Liangqing.
He turned around and was frowning, when he saw Ji Liangqing stuffing a lump of things into his bamboo basket.
Although it was already dark, the man could still clearly see that what the other party had stuffed in was meat.
This is meat!
Think about the daughter-in-law and children at home, how long has it been since they eaten meat?
His precious son was clamoring for meat yesterday, but he didn't want to buy it!
But although he coveted this piece of meat, the man still had a heart.
Such precious meat is given to me casually, and there must be something I need to help with.
But with this piece of meat, the man's voice and face instantly softened, and I saw him say to Ji Liangqing enthusiastically:
"Brother, if you have anything, just say it, what are you doing with such a valuable thing!"
Now that people can't eat enough, can the pigs eat well? I have less fat, and the meat is expensive to death!
"Big brother, you're welcome, it's been a recession these days, you can take this bit of meat back to my sister-in-law and nephews and nieces to eat!"
Ji Liangqing's words in the scene are very good:
"I just see that you seem to have come to the city to sell vegetables, and I won't tell you that our family has suffered a great drought over there, and you seem to be from the surrounding villages, so I want to ask if you have any roads."
Ji Liangqing is clear in his heart, it is impossible for the family to stay under the city wall all the time, right?
Even adults can withstand it, but children can't stand it.
Especially his daughter, her skin is delicate, and mosquitoes love to bite, and the adults are really distressed to death.
This man is also upright, and when he heard Ji Liangqing say this, he immediately reported to his family:
"Brother, I won't tell you, my name is Zhang Dazhuang, and I am from Niutou Village, which crosses the river in Lin'an County."
Zhang Dazhuang obviously heard about the money collected into the city, and suggested: "If your family can't enter the city gate, you can follow you to Niutou Village, where there are no people at the end of the village, and there are a few broken houses." ”
This is very conscientious, what people in other villages are most afraid of is the exclusion of the villagers, located at the end of the village, no one notices, but it is a good choice.
Ji Liangqing's eyes immediately lit up:
"Brother Zhuang, my name is Ji Liangqing, the third in the family, and I am in my family over there. To tell you the truth, our family really wants to go to Niutou Village. ”
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "I have to bother Brother Lao to take our family, and I will definitely give Brother Zhuang a generous reward when the time comes!" ”
Ji Liangqing thought very clearly, now at night, if the family's movement is small enough, maybe no one will notice.
When the time comes, settle down at the end of the village first, and the rest will be considered in the long run.
Anyway, his daughter is a little lucky star, and there is no shortage of meat to eat, and now there is half a chicken in the cart, and it is just right to thank Zhang Dazhuang's family.