Liu's small building.

The villagers dispersed, looking at the three baskets full of grain piled up in the courtyard, Liu Youniang's little arm hugged the bamboo basket tightly, and kept waving her hand back: "Big brother, second brother, there is something to eat!"

I finally don't have to drink gruel today! ”

A few hours ago, the total amount of grain and rice in the house was less than one bucket, and the three mouths could only save food, worried that they would not have a meal after eating this meal, and waited bitterly for the autumn to come, and the grain in the field would be harvested.

Now Liu Qi is in charge, selling almost all of his family's fields, paying off the loan, and saving three mouthfuls of enough food for two months, which can be regarded as solving the crisis visible to the naked eye.

"Young lady and rest assured, at night for my brother to personally cook dry food for you and others!"

Liu Qi walked to the grain basket, touched Liu Youniang's head, and then looked at the grain inside.

The steward of the Ma family is also not bad, in the discussion, not only compared to the price higher than the market price, but also bought the remaining few acres of Zhongtian after the discount of the arrears, and even the replacement of grain is not miscellaneous grain.

Recalling that the carriage that stayed by the small courtyard, it was probably the owner of the Ma family who opened his mouth, and it is not unreasonable to be able to live in the township and become a big family respected by the township party.

Liu Qi has always been a person with clear grievances, and the Ma family takes such generous care of him, if he has the opportunity in the future, he should repay him one or two.

As for why Liu Qi owes the Ma family money, although his original family is poor, he is also diligent and serious, and he is even more helpful in treating people. Who knew that half a year ago, the little sister Liu Youniang had a serious illness and spent the family's belongings, even if the neighbors made up some, it was still not enough, so they used the field to mortgage some money and goods to the Ma family.

Liu Qi then turned his head sideways, looked at his depressed younger brother Liu Ji, and said, "Ah Ji, how about I vacate the side room and put this grain for the time being?" ”

In his words, he revealed the meaning of inquiry, and did not treat his younger brother Liu Ji as a teenager at all.

Liu Ji was smarter, seeing that the little sister was happy, and the eldest brother Liu Qi was calm and calm, he saw that the worry was buried in his mouth, and replied: "Oh! Brother, you are not in good health, take a rest or two first, and the little brother will do it! ”

When Liu Youniang heard this, she raised her head and said, "The second brother is right, the eldest brother should rest, and the young lady!" ”

Liu Qi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, he was reborn, although his family background was not good, and he had two mouths, but his younger brothers and sisters were all young and sensible, and compared with him as an orphan in the previous life, it was rare to feel warm.

He did a chest expansion exercise and said with a hearty smile: "After these two days of recuperation, my body has recovered a lot, and after we have disposed of these grains and eaten meals, we will visit some neighbors." ”

I cooked a dry meal for my younger siblings.

Liu Qi first visited the neighbor who thanked him, that is, his brother Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi's father and his father are brothers, more than ten years earlier, his grandfather Liu Mo moved from his hometown Ruyin to Taishan County because of his career.

It's a pity that after his grandfather, in addition to Liu Qi's father Liu Zheng, who was a county school secretary, Liu Zhi's father died of illness at a young age and was raised by Liu Zhi's mother. As soon as Liu Mo died, the Liu family's branch became even more dilapidated.

Over the years, Liu Zhi has been the elder and has taken care of Liu Qi's brothers and sisters. From his brother and sister-in-law Du Shi, although he doesn't like it every day, Liu Qi also knows that he is a knife-mouthed tofu-hearted.

When Liu Qi came with food, Liu Zhi was angry with his wife, an honest man who didn't talk much, but he was honest and reliable.

Seeing the object in Liu Qi's hand, and hearing it, Liu Zhi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Ah Qi, your family is in a difficult time, there is no field, and the future will be even more difficult, so let's save it!" ”

From the brother and sister-in-law Du Shi was in the house, taking care of a pair of weak nephews and nieces, I heard the words outside, but they didn't come out.

It wasn't until Liu Qi was left alive and dead that he came to the courtyard with his child in his arms, looked at the grain inside, and said, "It's still a conscience!" It's not in vain that you have helped him for so many years, but looking at his three brothers and sisters, there is no land, how can you live in the future? ”

"Say less! Ah Qi is a good person, he has been smart since he was a child, he has a lot of ideas, but he does great things! ”

After leaving his brother's residence, Liu Qi went to meet many neighbors who had helped him in the past few days.

Without the care of these people, it would be difficult for the three of them to survive in this Qingshui Pavilion.

I didn't realize that it was dusk, and Liu Qi had just returned to the courtyard when another voice came.

"Da Lang, Da Lang is still alive?"

Suddenly, a pig-killing scream came from outside the house.

This voice evoked a trace of memory in Liu Qi's mind, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face: "It's the Xu case here!" ”

In addition to taking care of his family from his brother Liu Ji at most, it is the second child of the Xu family, Xu Case, who is the most friendly to him, and is a close friend.

Archery, like the art he learned while hunting, was taught by this case.

"Second Brother Xu!" When Liu Youniang heard the sound, she danced and went out to greet her.

Xu Case is from Orion, nearly eight feet long, very burly, with a pair of thick eyebrows, very eye-catching, from the side, there are some fierce and evil looks, but Liu Qi knows according to his memory that this is a warm-hearted man. Compared with Liu Qi's family, the Xu family is wealthy. Xu often hunts, so he can often eat meat, although he is young, he is tall and not like the same age.

Hearing that the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou was about to attack, he was worried that the fur business would not be good in the future, so Xu Case and his father took the inventory and went to the county market to trade.

It took four days to come and go.

As soon as I got home, I heard that Liu Qi went up the mountain to collect firewood the day before yesterday and fell down, and woke up yesterday, and in a hurry, he didn't even change his clothes, and he came to see him with sweat, holding a piece of pig meat in his hand.

After meeting, Liu Youniang brought two bowls of water, and Liu Ji went to the township market to exchange some wine according to Liu Qi's instructions.

Liu Qi and Xu Case sat on the stone bench in the small courtyard and talked.

"Second Brother Xu, you said that the county order recruited manpower to raise troops, and planned to resist the invading Yellow Turban Army?"

During Liu Qi's inquiry, he had already understood the current situation of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingdao and Yanduo.

It was June 14 of the first year of Zhongping, and the Zhang Jiao Incident had been a few months long, and under the suppression of the rebellion by the imperial court, it had been widely dispersed.

But if you want to completely calm down within a few months, Liu Qi knows better than anyone else that this is impossible.

Here, Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian ...... A large group of heroes will also rise as a result!

Xu Shu touched the thick beard on his chin and said: "Exactly, every person who comes, you can get three buckets of rice, resist thieves, and those who have military merits will be rewarded!" Don't you want to go too? ”

"Hmm!" Liu Qi bowed his head, and his gaze towards the sky was a little far-reaching.

The fate of people is different, Liu Bei either has high righteousness or fame, so he recruits people and fights the Yellow Turban Army.

But he Liu Qi chose to join the army for the sake of a young family, fighting for a way to live.

"Okay! Da Lang is literate and goes to the army, maybe he can become a scholar, but don't think about me and waiting, charge ahead! ”

Speaking of this, Xu Case was a little envious.

No matter when and where, scholars are always respected in this world, even if Liu Qi was not literate by his father's side when he was young, over the years, in order to take care of the family, he has studied less, but he is still a scholar.

Xu Case then changed his words and said, "However, before that, we need to go to the township to sign up and be controlled by the Pavilion Chief of the Qingshui Pavilion before we can go together." ”