There is a village called Chapo Village at the junction of Qiyang and Wugangzhai, which is at the foot of Chazi Mountain, and is inhabited by Miao people.

No way, it's close to the mountains, and the few fields that are mostly dry are mostly dry fields, and there are only a pitiful few paddy fields.

Therefore, the people of this place rely on tea picking for their daily life, and most of the grain is also exchanged with nearby villages with tea, and life is very hard.

Since the Chinese New Year, Chapo Village has been in a state of semi-food shortage, often rice soup mixed with wild vegetables, and the whole village has never had a full meal.

Several clan elders in the village have been negotiating with the nearby Luojia Village for a long time, just for food, which is also a tacit understanding formed by the two villages over the years.

But this year is different, Luojia Village was damaged last year because of the flood on the mountain, part of the farmland was damaged, and the food in the village was barely enough, where is there still excess food for Chapo Village.

It is said that there is no food exchange, it is fine, and it is a big deal that Chapo Mountain will take things to exchange with other villages, but Luojia Village is unwilling, and the tea that has been promised to be handed over still needs to be exchanged from Chapo Mountain.

At this moment, it was directly stuck, Chaposhan immediately needed food, Luojia Village not only couldn't get food, but also wanted to exchange a very small amount of grain for tea, and the contradiction between the two sides intensified all of a sudden.

On this day, several clan elders of Chapo Village took some game, fur and tea leaves from the village to Shantang Village behind Luojia Village on a few horses, ready to exchange a little life-saving food and come back.

However, when these people passed by the edge of Luojia Village, they were intercepted by the villagers of Luojia Village, and not only did they not allow them to pass, but they also had to exchange very little food.

At this moment, several young people in Chapo Village quit, first quarreled, then moved their hands, and then caused a fight between the two villages.

The contradiction between Han and Miao has been a long time, and this move has caused fire between the two sides, don't look at the slightly smaller number of people in Chapo Mountain, but the arrogance of the Miao people is also famous, and they directly killed more than ten villagers in Luojia Village.

Luojia Village suffered a big loss, so it asked for help from Liujia Village on the side, and now the weapon fight was upgraded, and there were thousands of Han and Miao people involved, and many people were injured.

The county got the news very late, and by the time the inspector Qi Feng and the county lieutenant Zhu Jiaqi arrived at the scene with a hundred patrolmen and arresters, the battle between the two sides had already entered the most intense time, and the people in the government couldn't stop it at all.

Anyway, Yuan Rui, the magistrate of the county, is about to come out, whether it is responsible or peaceful, several people in the county suddenly have a feeling that Yuan Rui, the magistrate, is really timely and can carry a lot of things!

The county had no intention of coming out at all, so he directly sent a few people to find it down, he still knew about Yuan Rui's itinerary, and the scribe Sun Youfu was not given for nothing.

On the second day when Yuan Rui and Fang Rong walked together, Yuan Rui, who was still in Lingling, was found by the scribe sent by the county government, and Yuan Rui, who heard the news at first glance, was stunned.

It's only been a few days, such a big pit is waiting for him, if it weren't for the long-standing dispute between Han and Miao, Yuan Rui would even suspect that this was a trap set by the county Cheng people.

Yuan Rui could only say goodbye to Fang Rong, but before, Yuan Rui still solemnly apologized to Fang Rong, it was wrong to hide his identity.

"Don't hide it from Brother Fang, I just came from Yangzhou, I am the magistrate of this county, and I can't hide my identity, I really can't stand Brother Fang!"

Fang Rong laughed, "Young Master Yuan, I should call you Lord Yuan, in fact, I have been guessing for a long time. Look at your entourage, at first glance, you are doing things in the official office, and those big brothers who guard are simply people who practice martial arts, not an official but also a rich child. As for me, I mainly admire your words, otherwise I wouldn't have walked with you. ”

"I wonder if Brother Fang knows anything about the Miao people?" Yuan Rui suddenly had an idea.

"I don't know which piece Yuan Gongzi is talking about!"

"Some people say that the conflict between the Miao and the Han is mainly a dispute over land and taxes, what does Brother Fang think?"

"If you want me to say, the dispute between Han and Miao is not about land at all, nor is it tax, it is identity, and it is also the right to live!"

Yuan Rui's eyes lit up, this Fang Rong is amazing, he didn't expect that he, a scholar, would have the thinking of hundreds of years later, not only did not discriminate against these Miao people, but also had more in-depth thinking.

"This, I don't know, Brother Fang is convenient, I want to invite Brother Fang to go with me......" Yuan Rui invited Fang Rong.

"Okay, it's okay, I'll go with Lord Yuan!" Fang Rong and Yuan Rui also fell in love and agreed directly.

Yuan Rui was full of joy when he saw Fang Rong agree, and immediately arranged for the guards to prepare and went directly to Chapo Village.

In Jijiazhuang, the Yuan family's mansion, although it was already night, the lights were bright, and the servants and maids were busy.

Zhang Xiaohe, the young lady of the Yuan family, is about to give birth!

As early as the beginning of last month, just in case, Mrs. Lin had invited her mother's brother from Yangzhou, although she herself also knew medical skills, but Mrs. Lin knew that she had been delayed for too long, and her hand was also raw, in case of a critical situation, she really did not dare to guarantee the safety of Xiaohe, so she invited someone from her mother's house, and prepared a lot of emergency medicinal materials.

Early in the morning of March 16, Xiaohe felt that something was wrong, and the maid who accompanied him immediately began to prepare.

For a whole day, until the evening, Xiaohe still failed to give birth smoothly, and the people of the Yuan family were anxious. Yuan Rui's aunts have also been with Xiaohe for a day, helping Xiaohe stabilize his emotions and teaching Xiaohe tips to maintain his physical strength.

This is actually the responsibility of Xiaohe's mother, since returning to Jijiazhuang, Xiaohe, who was originally a little thin, has been taken care of by Aunt Wang, trying her best to supplement her nutrition.

I couldn't control this supplement, and I made up for it all at once.

Originally, Xiaohe was a little thin, and Mrs. Lin didn't notice so much, and she felt normal compared to other pregnant women, so she couldn't stop it in time.

In the evening, seeing Xiaohe's strength gradually exhausted, Mrs. Lin, who was afraid that Xiaohe would have an accident, immediately asked her brother to come forward and prick Xiaohe with two injections, and also put a century-old ginseng slice brought from Yangzhou in Xiaohe's mouth.

Several aunts appeased Xiaohe according to the old method, and also deliberately smoothed Xiaohe's fetal position.

At that moment, after everyone's efforts, Xiaohe finally gave birth to a son, weighing seven pounds and eight taels.

Although this child will be surnamed Meng in the future, and he will be the gateway of the Meng family, no matter how he says it, this is the seed of the Yuan family, and he is also the first son of Yuan Rui, and the future future is needless to say.

As long as this child grows up in Jijiazhuang, he can get ahead in the future and glorify his ancestors, and his care for his father will definitely be certain.

In the next few days, Jijiazhuang began to be lively, first the nearby villages successively had people to give gifts, everything, vegetables, chickens, ducks and geese, and even a pig.

These people are grateful to Yuan Rui from the bottom of their hearts, and many villages within a radius of dozens of miles have more or less received Yuan Rui's kindness, either breeding, or double cropping rice, at the end of last year, they followed the Yuan family to grow potatoes.

It can be said that in the past few years, these people have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, with plenty of food and clothing, most of which is due to Yuan Rui's contributions, and now the Yuan family has descendants, which makes the hearts of the surrounding people more steady.

Later, several people from Tonghai, several people from Yangzhou, and even some people with good relations in Songjiang and Hangzhou also gave generous gifts.

Fortunately, it was the county lord who expanded the Yuan family, and the yard was big enough to fit those gifts.

In the end, the capital that got the news began to give gifts to the Yuan family, of course, Yuan Rui didn't know about this, and Jijiazhuang didn't know either.

Yuan Rui can't be happy now, the current situation is out of control!

On the way, Yuan Rui received a secret letter from Qi Feng and had roughly understood the reason for this battle.

is similar to Yuan Rui's prediction, in the final analysis, it is still a food problem, and the saddest thing in Daxia at present is hunger.

Yuan Rui and Fang Rong discussed this matter for a long time, but his understanding of the Miao people was still not detailed enough, especially the current Miao people.

"Childe, the Miao people are now divided into black seedlings and white seedlings, but according to the name of the Central Plains, raw seedlings and mature seedlings are easy to understand. As the name suggests, Sheng Miao is a Miao person who has always adhered to its own heritage, and it is difficult to deal with the Han people. As for the mature seedlings, they have dealt with the Han people a lot, and they have learned a lot of Han habits, and they have gradually had the same living habits as the Han people. ”

Under Yuan Rui's strong request, Fang Rong didn't call Lord Yuan anymore, but he began to call Gongzi like Ah Niu.

"Then this time the incident is raw seedlings or mature seedlings, but what can be done to solve it."

"Most of the seedlings are in the depths of the mountains and in Guizhou and northern Yunnan, and most of them are still mature seedlings."

"Childe, as I said, the biggest problem of the Miao people is the identity problem, it is not difficult to solve this problem, but it is not easy to completely solve the dispute between Han and Miao!"

"Brother Fang, I understand what you mean, the root cause of this dispute is food, as long as the food problem is solved, this matter will end here, but for future disputes, we have to find another way."

"Childe, the current situation in the fields, there is only so much food, and all you can do is to find a way to collect more things that can be exchanged, otherwise this is an unsolvable problem."

"The Miao people have their own language, their own ethnic characteristics, and they are also very persistent in their beliefs, so they are very independent. Correspondingly, they simply ignored the blunt preaching of many Han officials, especially the practice of many Han officials yelling at them, belittling, despising, and even forcing them to change their national habits. ”

"That's why I said that food is not a problem, there are many Miao people who are completely self-sufficient, and the Han officials directly apportioned according to the way of the Han people, the contradiction intensified, and after a long time, the Han and Miao became mortal enemies."

For Fang Rong's current understanding and thinking, Yuan Rui still agrees, if it weren't for Yuan Rui knowing that he could plant new crops, this method is also the only feasible method at present, it seems that his plan should be hurried in advance.