Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 731
In the early morning, with the crowing of roosters in the courtyard, the whole city of Luoyang comes alive.

This is outside the city. Strictly speaking, this was not Luoyang County at first, but with the expansion of Luoyang, it has also become a countryside under the name of Luoyang County. Excited, ever since I became a commoner in Luoyang, the local officials have always smiled at them. The emperor often goes on private patrols in low clothes, and travels all over the countryside in Luoyang. Patrol.

The officials in Luoyang are definitely the most difficult. Sometimes, you insult an ordinary old man who blocked your frame, and within half a tokichen, Xiuyi will invite you to drink tea and talk to you about the big officials How to get along with the common people in harmony, and maybe the old man will drink tea and watch the process with a smile. Luoyang officials have experienced such things many times.

At dawn, Mr. Wang walked out of the inner room slowly. His wife was busy by the stove. The old man took a pot of water and washed up at the door. After washing his hands and face, he put down the pot and sat in the courtyard. Waiting for his wife to prepare the meals, the house is surrounded by earthen walls, which are not high. Miscellaneous, there is another empty, is to receive guests.

There are chickens and ducks in the yard, and some vegetables are planted behind the house, but at the moment there is only gray soil, and it is not yet time for farming. Only poultry are playing with the soil, trying to find something to eat, listening to the calls of the poultry , the old dog tied to the door was barking lowly, Mr. Wang looked happy, the days are getting more and more hopeful, hey, good, good, just when he was very emotional, the old wife was about to do it. The good meals were brought up.

The two were eating slowly, not eating fast, when they heard the door being pushed open, a young man came out, without saying anything, he sat beside the old man and the others, and the old wife smiled for him. After eating the food, the young man started to eat. He had just eaten two mouthfuls when the door was pushed open again, and two older young men also walked in. They greeted the two old men with a smile, calling them parents, and then sat down. down.

The old mother wanted to serve them a meal, but both of them refused, "I have eaten at home just now, I just missed my parents, so I just came here, no need, no need."

The home of the two of them is right next to the old man. These two houses used to be the old man’s house for the two of them to live in. They didn’t plan to live there for a long time, but they still had the idea of ​​building a new house. The family gathered together, and the old man was a little happy. Cheerfully picked up food for the younger son, the other two sons looked at each other, then turned to the younger son and asked, "Sanlang, how are you doing recently?"

Saburo didn't answer, just eating his own food, the old man glared at him and said, "Your brother is asking you something!"

Only then did Saburo helplessly raise his head, and said, "It's okay, I've been promoted. But I'm still an official."

"That's amazing, amazing!" The two praised.

Suddenly he asked carefully: "Sanlang, your second brother and I are thinking about it, and we can't let you live here anymore. You are also a famous person. Let's raise some money and arrange a place for you where you are on errand." Set up property, how about it?"

The old man laughed and said, "Okay, okay!"

Saburo suddenly raised his head, and said angrily: "What's the matter, father, you don't know, Luoyang city wall is going to expand again, and here, it will be demolished in the near future. Compensation is based on the size of the house and the number of trees. Father, didn’t you see that they suddenly planted all kinds of fruit trees at home? Regardless of whether they can survive or not, they are just trying to get the money, lest I rob it !!"

After being told by the youngest brother, the two elder brothers blushed a little, hesitated and couldn't speak.

Old man Wang's face was red, and he stood up angrily, and said, "You guys are doing it for the money?? Ah?? And you want to cheat the emperor through those cheap methods?? You bloody bastards!!", Listen! The old man cursed, and Da Lang said aggrievedly: "Father, Saburo doesn't lack the money. What's more, the emperor has a lot of money in his hands. Isn't it good if we plant some trees and get more?"

"Bastard!!" Old man Wang trembled with anger, pointing at the two sons in front of him, he said angrily: "You bastards, you should have been allowed to live 50 years ago, let's see if you still have the intention! You ungrateful bastards! Have you read all your books for nothing?!"

"50 years ago, our whole family ran here from Hebei. Years of severe drought, without a drop of rain, all the crops withered, and no one came to help. The fellow villagers starved to death one by one. For a few grains of rice, some people even killed each other. Do you know what kind of day it was? Huh? I didn’t eat for three or four days, and I ran all the way, and the officials on the road wanted to arrest us. A head of a vagrant is enough for them to get promoted and make a fortune!”

"Thanks to the kindness of my Emperor Renzong Xiaokang, I ran here with your Yeye and was caught by the officials. I was going to be thrown into prison. It was Emperor Renzong Xiaokang who saved us. Dao, give us money and food, as a relief, we all survived by relying on this errand, the Holy Emperor is the benefactor of our whole family, at that time, it was not easy to build a house."

"We can only live under the fence and be tenants in the hands of those tyrants. The monthly income is not enough to eat a full meal. However, if we can survive, we are already satisfied. However, it is all thanks to Emperor Renzong Xiaokangci, he Let us cultivate the land, as long as it is reclaimed by ourselves, it belongs to us, and it would be nice not to have to hand over money to anyone, we have our own farmland and our own house."

The old man has a trace of nostalgia, but also a little sadness.

The three sons in front of him were completely silent and stopped talking. The old man continued: "How wonderful, I, Emperor Renzong Xiaokang, have all my heart on us lowly people. Before that, who would have thought about us?" Well, you can go to government schools, Saburo can go to the assessment to be an official, these are all things I dare not think about, what a pity, how sad!" The old man beat his chest, "Emperor Renzong Xiaokangwei passed away just like that."

"How much I want to face the saint in person, thank him!"

"After I, Emperor Yizong Xiaoxian, became the throne, life got better and better. It is no wonder that I am the eldest son of Emperor Renzong Xiaokangying. He built the Jimin Mansion and raised us old people every month. The children can go to school one by one. All the water conservancy in our place was built by him. He really lives up to his father's name. Taxes are getting lower and lower, and roads are getting better and better. Before going to Luoyang County, it took three tokichens. Look Now, half Tokiomi will be here."

"Give us cattle and sheep, and chickens and ducks, and let us raise them ourselves. You know, 50 years ago, farming cattle were still in the hands of the pavilion. If we want to use them, we have to bribe these officials. Look, who dares to use them now? Take our money?"

"And the loom used by your mother, and those sharp tools for farming in the field, which one was not given to us by Emperor Yizong Xiaoxian?"

"Oh, I, Emperor Yizong Xiaoxian, have also left, but the current emperor is still the grandson of Emperor Renzong Xiaokangming!! Even an old man like me can sell some meat porridge, subsidize the family, demolish the house and return the money, Do you think it was possible in the past?? Ah?? We used to eat tree bark and loess!! You are not satisfied?? You want to cheat the emperor’s money?? Take advantage of the emperor’s kindness??”

"Let me tell you!! If you dare to do such a thing that I am sorry to Emperor Renzong Xiaokangren, I will immediately sever ties with you!! I will report you!!"

Hearing this sentence, Da Lang and Er Lang immediately knelt down in front of Father, their eyes were red, and they apologized quickly.

The old man snorted coldly and ignored them, San Lang then said: "Brothers, don't you want to destroy those trees?"

The two woke up with a start and hurried out of the courtyard.

After they left, the old man became more gentle. Looking at the most outstanding Sanlang, he asked with a smile, "Sanlang, have you been promoted? Where is it? Is it far away?"

"Not far away, it's at the tomb of Marquis Huangfu, where an ordnance museum has been built to store all kinds of new-style ordnance. My child will work there in the future."

"Oh, that's good, that's good, that's good." Mr. Wang didn't know what he was talking about, but he was still happy when he heard his son's promotion. After the family of three ate, Mr. Wang suddenly said, "Son, You have a salary every month, if this courtyard is demolished." Sanlang shook his head, smiled, and said: "Father, it's okay, you can give those to brother, I will build a house in the near future , when the time comes, take Father and Mother over, and Father will not have to do what he is doing now."

"Then how can it work? You don't understand, if I don't sit around for a day and just stay at home, then what hope do I have for living? I will definitely do this business." Old man Wang said stubbornly , Saburo looked at his mother helplessly, hoping that his mother could persuade him, but his mother smiled and said: "Don't bother with your father, just let him do it. By the way, I heard that Mr. Village West The youngest daughter of the Li family."

"Ahem, mother, I still have some things to do, so let's go to work first!"

Seeing the youngest son fleeing in a hurry, Mr. Wang blew his beard, "None of the three sons laid eggs, and their grandchildren have all gone to government schools. What about me? I didn't even see the shadow of my grandson!!"

After complaining a few words and setting up the donkey cart, Mr. Wang slowly set off towards Luoyang.

Arrived in Luoyang County, just walked to the street, and saw a group of people crowded at the gate of the city. An old man quickly turned his face away, bowed respectfully, called him an old man, and the old man asked with a smile: "Young students, what are they doing there?"

"Returning to the old man, there is a new notice."

"Oh? What notice? Could it be that there is a war somewhere?"

"Hey, no, the temple has revised the curfew time. From now on, the whole city will only have a curfew from the ugly time to the Yin time, and the curfew will no longer be in the rest of the time!"

Old man Wang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"Okay, that's great, these days are getting more and more hopeful!"

ps: After the suggestion of book friends, Lao Lang tried to write a few chapters about the life of the low-level people. I don’t know if you will like to read it, but I just hold the attitude of trying. In addition, Lao Lang is about to finish the exam. After the exam is over, the normal update will resume speed.

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