Today is not destined to be a peaceful day, not long after Wu Yong arrived to work in the fields, he heard Zhu Lidian calling him in the field.

"Wu Yong, there are guests at your house, and your grandmother asked you to go back to entertain guests, go back with me, there are important things to discuss with you at home." A few days have passed, and the seeds planted by Wu Yong have already germinated, and at this time, he was talking to Yang Ji and others, and when he heard Zhu Lidian's shouting, he hurriedly said goodbye to Yang Ji.

Not long after, Wu Yong and Zhu Lidian came to the door of his house together, and at this time, many villagers were surrounding the gate of his house and looking into the courtyard, which made him even more puzzled.

On the way back, he asked Zhu Lidian what happened, but Zhu Lidian was reluctant to say more, just asked him to hurry home.

When the onlookers saw Wu Yong coming back, they turned around to make way, and some even shouted into the courtyard: "Wu Yong is back!" Wu Yong nodded at them and walked quickly to the courtyard, where he saw his mother Guo Shi distributing steamed buns to a group of children in the courtyard.

Wu Yong was stunned first, he didn't know any of these children. At this time, the Guo family also discovered Wu Yong, and explained with a smile: "These children are all surnamed Wu, and they are relatives in our nine clans. There are still guests waiting in the hall, so go in quickly. Wu Yong nodded, walked into the inner courtyard with Zhu Lidian, and found that there were many people standing at the door of the hall, both men and women, but Wu Yong didn't recognize any of them, but they all had a common feature, that is, yellow face and thin muscles.

At this time, this group of people also found out of Wu Yong's arrival, so they spontaneously got out of the way, and even nodded to him with a smile when Wu Yong came over.

Wu Yong stepped into the hall and saw many people sitting in the house, including the three elders of the township and the prince, uncle Zhuo Wenxuan, and grandmother Ren.

When the old lady saw Wu Yong, she beckoned him to sit down beside her. Over there, Zhu Lidian also found a place to sit next to Zhuo Wenxuan.

After everyone sat down, Youde Gong did not shy away from it, and said directly: "Since Wu Yong is back, the old man will get straight to the point, let's talk straight!" The old man came today to borrow food. Wu Yong was stunned for a moment, and then found that everyone, including his grandmother, had an expression that was really like this, which made him even more confused.

At this moment, the old lady spoke, only to hear her sigh: "They are all relatives, what to borrow or not, our family's harvest was sluggish in previous years, and we can't help our own family." This year, thanks to the sudden enlightenment of my grandson, the family has more income. If you don't dislike it, when you leave today, each family will bring a bucket of millet back, and if it's not enough, come to my house to pick it up at that time. "When the public heard it, he was in awe,

"There are younger brothers and sisters, the old man is cheeky this time, it is worth it. The old man is here to thank you for these clansmen, and I will ask those juniors outside to come and kowtow to you later. The old lady waved her hand and said with a wry smile

"I'm old, but I can't stand the toss, so I'll be exempt from these false gifts. If you really have the heart, you will help my grandson more in the future, and the old woman will be thankful. Youdegong immediately shouted out the door: "Did you all hear that? After eating Wu Yong's food today, if anyone does something sorry for Wu Yong in the future, don't blame me, the three elders of the township, for not being merciful, and will be expelled from the township at the least, or sent to the government for punishment. When the people gathered at the door of the hall heard Youdegong's questioning, they immediately began to shout.

"We can swear that if we do something harmful to Wu Yong's family in the future, heaven and earth will abandon it, and God and man will not bless it!" When she heard these vows, the old lady's face began to soften.

"When you do this, it seems that my wife is not right. In this way, after you go back, discuss with your family, if anyone is willing to come and learn the method of this hemp and twist flower, even if you come to Wu Yong's mother. When the people heard this, they were overjoyed, but they knew how popular these hemp and twist flowers were now.

Nowadays, other Taixu pasta dishes have spread in the township, and every household will make a few things. Only this hemp and twist flower have become exclusive to Fuwangli, and there is an endless stream of people who come to buy them every day.

There are also many merchants who buy large quantities at the door of Fuwangli every day so that they can be resold to other places, and it is said that buying and selling in this way is two or three times the profit.

I heard that a merchant sold these two kinds of food to Luoyang, and made a tenfold difference! Therefore, many people want to learn, but there is no way.

Now that the old lady has opened an opening for them, how can she not make them ecstatic. Learn this, what kind of food do you borrow!

Just sit at home and count the money every day! Youde Gong and his party left satisfied, coming empty-handed, but returning satisfied when they left.

Guo not only prepared a bucket of millet for the adults, but also prepared a bamboo basket for each child, in which two bundles of steamed buns and seven or eight twist flowers were placed, almost emptying the Wu family's inventory.

Zhu Lidian and Zhuo Wenxuan, like Wu Yong, were watching from the sidelines and did not interject. And only as they left, a few words of compliment.

After they left, Zhuo Wenxuan asked the old lady with some hesitation: "Auntie, did you go too far this time?" Just give them millet rice, why bother to pass on their twist and hemp practices, you must know that the villagers are waiting for these two kinds of food to make money! ”

"That's what you all think?" The old lady did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"I think my uncle is doing the right thing," Zhu Lidian disagreed, and then he sighed: "The husband is not guilty, but Huaibi is guilty." We are now under the eyes of many people, and many people have recently approached me, hoping that I will pass on these two ways of eating, if we don't teach them, I'm afraid that there will be a bloody disaster in the near future! ”

"If you think so, it means that you are quite qualified. After today, it is estimated that more people will find a reason to borrow grain to learn the practice of this hemp and twist flower, and then teach them that. The old lady smiled with satisfaction, and then said to Wu Yong: "Good grandson, you must remember in the future that money and wealth are things outside the body, and you must give them up when you should give them up, and you can't force them to stay, otherwise it will not be beneficial to yourself." ”

"I see, grandmother." Wu Yong nodded in response. The old lady stood up,

"Let's talk, I'm a little tired, go to the East House and lie down for a while." Everyone hurriedly got up to see each other off, and the old lady waved her hand to leave her alone.

After the old lady left, Wu Yong asked with some doubts: "Two uncles, just now my grandmother said that more and more people will come to borrow grain after today, what does this mean?" The two glanced at each other, but Zhuo Wenxuan sighed: "In March, the winter grain may be exhausted, and the wheat is not ripe." At this time of year, many people's homes are empty, and they often have to borrow grain to get through this period of green and yellow time. At this time, Wu Yong also thought of an unbearable memory of his childhood in later generations.

At that time, his family was very poor, and every year when the wheat was about to turn yellow, the family ran out of food. The rice bowl is empty, the noodle bowl is also empty, you can only eat potatoes for three meals a day, boiled potatoes, steamed potatoes, meal potatoes, eat people to fart, all with a strong potato flavor.

But always eating potatoes, people must not be able to stand it, so they can only borrow grain everywhere. At that time, although it was very poor, the village was simple, and everyone would watch and help each other, and whoever had surplus food would share it with other families, which made people warm and nostalgic.

Thinking of this, Wu Yong understood why so many people borrowed food, and they were all forced by life to have no choice, so he couldn't help but ask: "If there are really many people who come to borrow food, what should we do then?" Zhuo Wenxuan did not answer him directly, but said: "Cui Wei's "Four Peoples Moon Order" has clouds: Shunyang Bude, lack of support, first nine clans, starting from relatives. Nothing or wealth, endure the poverty of others; has no or fame, and the family is rich; Putting in and out, and getting in and out of the way. Then, he was worried that Wu Yong would not understand, and explained: "This is talking about the lack of green and yellow in March, and he wants to help his relatives." And those who only care about their own accumulation of property, are indifferent to the embarrassment of others, and stand idly by, or those who sell their fame, pretentiousness, and give away their wealth, but their own family's food and clothing are difficult to sustain, so that they fall into a situation of poverty and poor support. Wu Yong was stunned for a moment, and asked with some hesitation: "Isn't it too much to help the Nine Clans?" Zhuo Wenxuan immediately taught with a calm face: "They are all their own relatives, how can they say that there are so many!" Do you want to see if they starve to death? At this time, Wu Yong reacted that the current nine clans are limited to their father's ancestor, including nine generations of direct family members from Gaozu to great-great-grandson.

He has read a historical material, saying that after the Tang and Song dynasties, the ancient texts of the nine ethnic groups have been officially confirmed in the national law, among which the laws of the Ming and Qing dynasties stipulate that the nine ethnic groups refer exclusively to the father's ancestor.

It was not until modern times that there was a saying that the nine clans were the fourth clan of the father, the third of the maternal clan, and the second clan of the wife, which satisfied the needs of the feudal rulers to use blood relations to achieve maximum control over their own class and the whole society.

Seeing that Wu Yong didn't speak, Zhuo Wenxuan thought that he had realized his mistake, so he said in a soothing tone: "The individual is inseparable from the clan in the township, the way of the eunuch is in the township, and the way to enter the body is in the practice." Don't give up your fame for a little immediate benefit, this is the foundation of your future life. Then he explained to Wu Yong: "Why do you think the three elders of the township have a good job, why did they bring their relatives to your family to borrow grain, not to pass on your name and make your future career more accessible." Wu Yong suddenly realized that he really misunderstood the justice, thinking that he was here to take advantage of the fire to rob, but he didn't expect that he was here to help himself.

Nowadays, there is no such thing as the imperial examination, and officials are selected through filial piety and honesty, and how to be recommended is to have a certain reputation in the township.

Thinking of this, he thought of two records in the later "Yan's Family Motto". There is such a passage in "Yan's Family Motto: Governing the Family": "Famous people in the world, but they are lenient and benevolent, as for food and drink, servant derogation, benevolence, wife moderation, insulting guests, and encroachment on the village party, this is also the giant beetle of the family." "Yan's Family Motto: Stopping Feet" records: "Often with 20 families, slaves and maids are abundant, not 20 people, 10 hectares of fertile land, the room is sheltered from the wind and rain, the chariots and horses are only used as a cane, and tens of thousands of wealth are saved. From this point of view, the revitalization of the clan, guests, and the village party has become a channel for gaining fame in the eyes of the world.

Nowadays, people in the countryside have a monolithic social structure and close interpersonal relationships, and in order to achieve influence and control over the surrounding society, people are usually quite concerned about their own prestige.

For those who provide alms, scattering the money among the nine tribes will not only result in financial losses, but it will also gain a good reputation.

And this good reputation directly allows the bailouts to be given priority in the selection of talents by the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Wu Yong suddenly thought of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty after this, and it seemed that they had won the hearts of the people because of their usual efforts to provide relief.

Only when faced with a crisis, these people were often able to raise their arms and call out, and in a very short period of time, they gathered a team composed of clan relatives and township parties.

It seems that if you want to survive in this troubled world in the future, reputation is essential!