Just as Ma Chao finally stopped Xiaobai and was about to leave, he heard many noises. Ma Chao looked back, and the doors that were originally closed suddenly opened continuously. The people walked out of it, and everyone held clay pots and bamboo strips in their hands.

Before Ma Chao understood what this meant, the people gathered, rushed up, ran to Ma Chao's horse, knelt down in unison, held the clay pot and bamboo strips in the hands high, and raised the pottery pot and bamboo strips high.

Ma Chao looked at it, and it turned out that the clay pots were opened, and the fragrance of wine wafted from them; The bamboo strips were also full of yellow, orange and orange corn, and they were steaming.

The group of people kneeling, led by a gray-haired old man, said, "General, please accept my wait for a little heart." ”

Ma Chao understood that the people wanted to sacrifice the army. But Ma Chao was a little suspicious that these people didn't know that they were the Xiliang Army, and they mistakenly thought they were official soldiers, so he tentatively said: "The township party may have misunderstood, we are not the official army, but the Xiliang army." ”

The old man said: "I waited until I knew that the general was the Xiliang Army, so I dared to go out to offer my heart." If it's an official army, I won't welcome it! ”

Ma Chao was moved in his heart, and asked again: "Aren't the second and third sons afraid of the Xiliang Army?" ”

The people said, "Don't be afraid......"

"What's so scary?"

"Since Spur Shi was in charge of Liangzhou, and General Shen Weitian was in charge of the Western Liang Army, the Western Liang soldiers have changed......"

"Yes, yes, General Shenweitian is really a good person......"

"Fortunately, the Xiliang soldiers robbed the family and relieved us, otherwise we would have starved to death......"

"The Xiliang soldiers are really righteous soldiers......"

Ma Chao was even more moved in his heart, thinking that all his efforts were indeed not in vain.

Hearing the people's praise like this, the soldiers around Ma Chao are also honored. A pro-soldier shouted: "The second and third sons don't know anything, and the one in front of the second and third sons is the Shenwei Tian general that the second and third sons admire the most!" ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he immediately wanted to reprimand the pro-soldier for not telling his identity. After hearing this, the people bowed again and shouted, "Meet General Shenweitian!" ”

Ma Chao didn't care about it, he quickly jumped off the horse, helped up the old man at the head, and said, "The second and third sons, please get up quickly." ”

The old man who was helped up by Ma Chao trembled slightly with excitement, lowered his head, and did not dare to raise his head to look at Ma Chao, for fear of losing his manners.

The old man raised the clay pot again and said, "I am poor in my family, and please don't dislike the general, and accept my heart." ”

Ma Chao took the old man's hand with the smell of wine's clay pot, and then took the bamboo strip in a woman's hand containing freshly steamed and steaming corn, and he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

The old man said, "Please wait a while, and the old man will order his sons and nephews and neighbors to cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and reward the general and all the sergeants." ”

As he spoke, the old man turned around and raised his hand to the young men.

Ma Chao hurriedly said something to stop: "The old man doesn't have to!" I'll wait until I'm not hungry, just eat some corn and rice and drink some wine. Don't bother with the second or third son! ”

The old man looked cramped, and the people were a little hesitant. The old man said, "How can this be done?" The general and the Xiliang sergeants saved us, so that we didn't have to be displaced, didn't have to be oppressed by the family, and could settle down and have our own land. Houen is like this, I can't wait to entertain the general and the Xiliang sergeant, how can this be made? ”

Ma Chao hurriedly said: "Make it!" ”

Ma Chao was afraid that the people would not agree, so he shouted to the soldiers behind him: "What are you still doing? The people are feasting on the army, why don't you come and eat? ”

With Ma Chao's permission, the soldiers dismounted one after another, took the wine and food from the people, and ate them.

Seeing this, the people had no choice but to agree.

Ma Chao was not hungry, but the people looked at him with blank eyes. Everyone watched, and Ma Chao couldn't resist it, so he sat on the ground and ate. The old man also offered a clay pot full of chicken, and there was a lot of chicken, which was steamed, and the oil was moist and soft. Corn is also freshly steamed and steaming, and because corn is smaller than rice, it tastes softer and sweeter.

Ma Chao gave some chicken to a few of his soldiers, poured the corn into a clay pot with chicken and chicken soup, ate a bite of soft chicken and corn soaked in chicken fat, and drank a sip of sweet rice wine.

Seeing that the dignified Shenwei general also shared weal and woe with ordinary soldiers, the people were even more amazed in their hearts.

While eating, Ma Chao asked the old man: "Are the second and third sons doing well?" ”

The old man said excitedly, "Okay! Of the more than 50 households we were originally homeless, and half were originally hidden households of the local Wang family. For example, the old man was originally from Henan County, but because the land was forcibly occupied by the family, he had to go to Jingzhao County with his whole family, thinking of Jingzhao Yin to beg for food. Who knows that Jingzhao County is not much better than Henan County, the old man can only beg from others along the way, and meet some good people, but the poor old man's family lacks food and clothing, and also gives some food and clothing. When you meet some bad people, you don't have a good reputation, and if you get close to their Dock Manor, you will inevitably be beaten.

The old man's family had to dig some grass roots in the field to eat, or pick up some ears of wheat in the family's barren fields to eat. Occasionally, you can catch rats and rabbits, barely filling. Seeing that it was winter, the old man seemed to be unable to withstand the winter, but who knew that God actually sent a general! The sergeants under the command of the general not only moved many homeless people and hermits to Liangzhou, but also distributed the family's grain to many people like Lao Han, and allowed us to cultivate the family's fields. I'll wait until I'm alive before I become the bones of those who lay on the side of the road. ”

As he spoke, the old man sobbed under his voice and wiped the tears that had slipped with his cuffs. The women wept all together, and the men sniffled gently, their eyes reddened, and they tried not to cry.

Ma Chao couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and the soldiers stopped eating one after another to comfort the people.

The old man sniffed and said, "A few days ago, when the Xiliang Army distributed food to us and others, the old man chatted with a few Xiliang sergeants for a while, and they told the old man that the assassin Shi implemented the uniform field system in Liangzhou, and distributed the fields to everyone to cultivate, and each man had to bear military service, only thirty taxes. After the death of a person, it is taken back and distributed to other people for farming. Is that so? ”

Ma Chao nodded and said, "That's right." ”

The old man was very excited and said, "Such a system is much better than today's land tax of ten taxes and one hundred and twenty yuan!" Moreover, there is the Thorn History Mansion, and the fields belong to the Thorn History Mansion, and the family will not be able to forcibly occupy the land! ”

The people were also excited.

The old man asked again: "When will the general be able to capture Chang'an and implement this Juntian system in Guanzhong?" ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he was stunned and said, "I can't do this." ”

The old man was disappointed and said, "Isn't the general already surrounding Chang'an City?" Presumably you will be able to win the entire Guanzhong soon, right? ”

These are just previous plans, and now, Ma Chao no longer has the conditions to do so.