In the carriage, Liu Lao Taijun and his son Bai Qi, Bai Ting and their two daughters Bai Ran and Bai Feng sat opposite each other.

"Mother, along the way, starvation is everywhere, there are people fleeing everywhere, I didn't know it in the capital before, I really didn't expect the situation to be so serious. ”

After listening to Bai Ting's words, Bai Qi also felt it, and said: "Yes, now that Zhao Gao and Li Si are in control of the government, the two parties are fighting, and the only people who suffer are the poor people, which is hateful." ”

"Now our Bai family can't manage so many things!" Old Mrs. Liu sighed, "The lord is mediocre, not the master, I have already suggested to your father about disarming and returning to the field, but he always shirked by the great favor of the previous emperor, so that there is today's disaster." ”

There was a hint of oppression in the carriage.

"Father is also seeking benevolence..."Bai Feng didn't finish his sentence, but he and Bai Ran cried in a low voice.

"Five of my seven sons died on the battlefield, and now that your father is gone again, our Bai family no longer owes Daqin anything. Mrs. Liu said softly.

Bai Qi was silent for a moment, and said: "Great Qin is now in turmoil, and there are tigers and wolves all around, as long as there are more natural disasters, civil strife will arise, and then Great Qin will be in danger." ”

Bai Ting nodded, "The eunuch party and Li Si's generation control the government, and the contradiction between the two is becoming more and more intense, when one side overwhelms the other and disrupts the balance, it is the day of the Great Qin Chaos." ”

"Well, you brothers don't have to worry about the government. Mrs. Liu interrupted the two, "Now we need to consider the survival of our Bai family, although we have a lot of silver taels from the adults before leaving Beijing, but we don't have a way to make a living, it is not a long-term solution to sit and eat, this big family must eat." ”

Old Taijun Liu looked at Bai Qi, "Qi'er, you are now the head of the family, do you have any plans for the future of our Bai family?"

Bai Qi was silent for a long time, and said: "Back to my mother, I have thought about it all the way, our hometown has a few acres of thin fields, which can solve temporary worries, but farming is to rely on the sky to eat, and I am most afraid of encountering natural disasters. ”

"What the sixth brother said is right. Bai Ting nodded, "However, some big businesses are monopolized by the family gate valve, we can't interfere, we should consider some small businesses first, and then slowly grow bigger." ”

Bai Ran interjected: "The fourth brother is known for his resourcefulness, do you have any good ways?"

Bai Ting smiled bitterly, "I have studied the art of war with my father since I was a child, and I may be able to give some advice on the battlefield, but when it comes to doing business, I don't know anything." ”

"Fourth brother, sixth brother, I have an idea. Bai Feng said in everyone's expectant eyes: "When I was in the capital, I heard that the silk industry is profitable, why don't we sell silk?"

"Not good!" Bai Qi immediately rejected this proposal, and said: "Although silk is profitable, but now those who can wear silk are high-ranking officials and nobles, and the rich and noble people are a minority after all, and they will use specialized merchants, it is difficult for us to get involved, and the poor people are now even a problem with food, and they have spare money to pay attention to dressing." ”

Bai Ran proposed: "Why don't we buy some mules and horses, drive a carriage and horse shop, and make some hard-earned money." ”

Bai Ting frowned, shook his head and said: "The country is in chaos, there are many grass robbers in various places, and there is not enough force, I am afraid it will be difficult to move an inch." ”

"It doesn't work, it doesn't work either. Bai Ran said angrily: "Then fourth brother, tell me, what can we do?"

Bai Ting pondered for a long time, and there was no good livelihood, "Let me think about it carefully." ”

Mrs. Liu spoke, "This matter is also not urgent, you go and call other people to come and brainstorm, everyone thinks of a way, there must be a way before the car reaches the mountain, and the living will not let the urine suffocate to death." ”

Zou Cheng is not far from the capital, and the fast horse only needs two days away, and the Bai family stops and stops all the way, and there are no twists and turns on the road, and it takes five days to finally arrive.

Bai Sheng's father Bai Long was originally cloth, born in a village called Baijiaji in Zoucheng, when he was young, it coincided with the Qikou rebellion, enlisted in the army, because of his courage and good fighting, from an ordinary soldier to the position of general, it has been sixty years of time.

After Bai Long became a general, he often took his children and grandchildren back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and also sought a lot of benefits for the Bai family.

In the last few years of his life, Bai Long spent time in Baijiaji.

A few years ago, Bai Sheng also considered the matter of returning to his hometown, which was to purchase 100 acres of fertile land in Baijia Town, and at the same time repair the original old house and build a big house.

Who would have thought that the unintentional act of that day would become a place for today's children and grandchildren to settle down.

Bai Jiaji is looking at it from afar, the parents and villagers of Bai Jiaji lined up to greet him, Liu Lao Taijun and the old people here have met when he was young, and he is already gray-haired and gray-haired at this time.

The village folk are simple and simple, and they are not despised because of the Bai family's downfall, and a group of fathers and villagers help the Bai family clean up the house, clean the room, and settle down.

In the blink of an eye, the Bai family has settled here for more than a month, and everyone has slowly recovered from the grief of the fall of General Bai and started a new life.

Li Ling, as a descendant of the Bai family, does some cleaning and sanitation every day, and his life is very idle and boring.

Whenever there was a dead of night, he would go to the mountains behind the Bai family set to practice martial arts.

He moved swiftly, came and went like the wind, and with such caution that no one noticed his "habit" for a month. ”

As the realm deepened, the mystery of "Nine Trapped Dragons" began to appear, and Li Ling gradually became addicted to it, from the initial passive to active, so that every day he ate and worked, he was trying to figure out the mystery of it.

So that in the eyes of others, he is an unsociable, somewhat withdrawn, and somewhat silly teenager.

Some subordinates even secretly gave him the nickname "stupid melon" behind his back.

Li Ling didn't know about this, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Early in the morning, the backyard of the Bai family.

More than a dozen teenagers and girls were walking on the square, waving their fists under the guidance of Bai Qi.

"Hey... Hah..."

The childish sound echoed in the early morning mist.

The Bai family has been a general for generations, and the children and grandchildren have been trained by the rules of the army since childhood, and the backyard was originally a back garden, but Bai Qi cut off the flowers and changed it into a martial arts field.

"Bai Ruobing, punch steadily. ”

"Bai Dazhuang, don't get distracted. ”

"Wang Bo, your posture is wrong, pay attention to what Bai Zhi does. ”

Bai got up and patrolled back and forth, instructing a group of teenagers from time to time, and left alone before they let them practice alone in the martial arts arena.