Eldest daughter

Chapter 335
The turmoil of requisitioning grain has not yet passed, because the grain merchants have not released grain. As the price of grain is getting higher and higher, it seems to be getting worse. Two grain shops have been smashed in Changle Town.

This is not a problem, just as Wang Yuaner thought, those poor families have a large population, they can't stand the high food price, some of them are already going to sell their daughters to Renya.

"Mother, mother..."

Wang Yuan'er came back from Zhuangzi, passed the pier, and heard crying outside the carriage, raised the curtain of the carriage to look, and saw a girl about seven or eight years old wearing a patch standing there, looking at the one in front of her who was also wearing a patch woman crying.

The woman should be her mother, and she also wiped her tears, but she gritted her teeth and left cruelly. The girl cried and chased her for two steps before being dragged back by the man.

Beside her, there were also many girls and boys, all of whom were sallow and emaciated, very thin, their expressions were dull, their lips were pursed, and their faces were blank.

Wang Yuan'er put down the curtain of the car, her heart was blocked for a while, she didn't understand, it was just a small battle to collect food, why it had to be like this, as if some natural or man-made disaster had happened.

This is so unusual!

"Girl, this kind of thing is not unique now. In fact, in many places, children and daughters are often sold." Sujuan seemed to see what she was thinking, and comforted: "This is for the sake of the family. It’s better for people who are childish, but for those who are cruel, it’s even more pitiful to sell them directly to kilns or to those messy people, or to be raised as Yangzhou skinny horses.”

Wang Yuan'er's expression turned a little ugly upon hearing this.

"Girl, am I talking too much?" Seeing her pale face, Sujuan couldn't help asking anxiously.

Wang Yuan'er shook his head and sighed: "I'm just lamenting that there is such a disparity between the rich and the poor in this world, and it's the common people who suffer."

"Human life is as cheap as an ant, and common people are like that." Sujuan thought of herself, and it is not the same as serving people's life.

The car passed by the Yamen, Wang Yuan'er stopped, told Sujuan to go back first, and went to find Cui Yuan herself.

Cui Yuan heard that she was coming, so he came over quickly, seeing that she was wearing thin clothes, he couldn't help frowning.

"It's getting colder today, why are you wearing so little?" He walked over, held her hand, and felt that it was a little cold, and held it with both hands: "How old are you, and you don't know how to add clothes? "

Wang Yuaner's heart warmed, but when he thought of what he had just seen, he withdrew his hand and told him to sit down and talk.

"What's the matter? I think you look a little bad."

"I just saw people buying and selling children at the pier. Some people are already selling their children. Tell me, why is this food collection making the people miserable?" Wang Yuan'er frowned and asked.

Cui Yuan lowered his eyebrows and said, "National affairs are not as simple as you think."

"However, it's just a small battle now, and we need to collect food, and the price of food is still pushed up so high. If it's a big war or a natural or man-made disaster, I don't know what to do." Wang Yuan'er suddenly thought of the possible flash floods in the future, and his face turned pale. one white.

Seeing this, Cui Yuan shook her hand, and said: "This push is a bit unusual, but it is inconvenient for me to tell you too much about this, don't worry, it will pass soon, this war It will be over soon, too."

Wang Yuan'er looked over and asked weakly, "Really? How long will it take?"

"Is that why you're afraid? You're someone who's been through things, and things like this should be seen more normally." Cui Yuan didn't know where her fear came from, but anyway, she felt that she was a little different from the past.

Wang Yuan'er smiled wryly, and said: "It is precisely because of what has happened that I cherish it more and look down on the scene of life and death."

Cui Yuan grieved in his heart, held her hand heavily, and said: "Don't worry, such a thing won't happen, don't think about it, huh?"

Wang Yuan'er nodded, but she couldn't calm down.

After returning home from Cui Yuan, Wang Yuan'er felt more and more blocked when she thought about it, and suddenly remembered her godmother, she was a person of great wisdom, so she took a pen and wrote her a letter, saying how she was doing, and finally writing It is about this matter.

Within a few days, Wang Yuaner received a letter from Mrs. Song.

In the letter, he expressed his miss for her, and said a few words of comfort, and also expressed his own views on the consequences of the grain requisition.

A successful superior must be able to look at the overall situation and control the overall situation in order to be able to handle small situations with ease.

The king cannot do everything by himself, he must know how to employ people, and mobilizing the world's talents for his own use is the way of the king. Therefore, the matter of food collection may not be what the emperor himself thinks, and the courtiers make suggestions for him.

And now it seems that it may be just because of a small battle to collect grain and go to war, but it may not be without reasons to ensure that the granary is full.Grain and grass are the most important. The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. Once there is a big war, it is already too late, and it has already lost at the starting point.

As for the consequences of food requisition, there is a saying that big things don’t stick to small details. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country.

……

It was a long and eloquent article, which not only briefly talked about the current situation, but also talked about the emperor's mind, etc. After reading it, Wang Yuan'er was filled with admiration, and at the same time, his mood was broadened a lot.

Her gaze was only limited to one point, and it was only because the position she saw was so high. If she stood a little higher, then what she saw would naturally not be the line of sight at this height.

Thinking determines altitude, height also determines thinking, this sentence is correct.

Wang Yuan'er put down the letter paper, walked to the window, and looked at a viburnum tree planted in the courtyard in a trance.

Suddenly, something fell from the sky, like a piece of white paper, she was taken aback, and when she looked closely, it was actually snowing?
Wang Yuan'er walked out of the room, went to the courtyard and looked up, seeing fine and small snowflakes falling on her face, which was cold.

This year's first snowfall came without warning, but today it was only late October 21, and the snow had already fallen.

The first snowfall means that winter is coming.

At the beginning of November, as Cui Yuan said, grain was finally sold out, and the price was much lower than before. People no longer panic. The lingering sound of grain collection has come to an end, and most people have already handed in grain up.

But the battle at the frontier is not over yet, and it is said that a city has been recovered, but it is unknown when the Tartars will be sent back to the prairie.

The cold winter is approaching. Because of the war, there are suddenly many refugees in Changle Town and its surrounding areas. They are ragged and emaciated. They live in dilapidated temples and some abandoned houses. There are also many beggars on the street.

And Wang Yuan'er also received a letter from the owner of Tan Zhuang, saying that many refugees have come around Zhuangzi recently, acting suspiciously, and found that some refugees sneaked into Zhuangzi to steal chickens and fish.

Wang Yuan'er was very worried when she saw it, and hurriedly wrote a letter, not to have a direct confrontation with the refugees, and let it go if they stole it. Zhuangzi still has some food in stock, which can be boiled into thick porridge and distributed.

After going to the letter, Wang Yuan'er thought about it and was still not at ease. She planned to go to Zhuangzi to have a look, but Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai stopped her.

"Miss, what can't these refugees do because of their stuttering? What if they offend you? You are just a girl, so why don't you let Tan Zhuangtou take over?" Aunt Cai persuaded softly Said: "Or, we can let the head of the family go, and you can stay at home honestly."

"Yes, big girl, if you can trust me, let me handle it. When I was with the head of the household in front of me, I also went through this kind of thing, and I know it well." Uncle Cai also took the conversation.

Wang Yuan'er was still hesitating, so Aunt Cai continued to persuade: "If my lord knows about it, I definitely won't allow you to go to Zhuangzi."

"That's right, you will have to teach me to wait, so I didn't stop you!"

Wang Yuan'er laughed, thought for a while, and agreed, saying: "These refugees are ordinary people who have left their hometowns, and they have no bad intentions at all. You have to deal with them well, do our best, and take advantage of whoever you can! "

"I see!" Uncle Cai nodded, and went to Zhuangzi to help host without mentioning it.

Only then did Aunt Cai sigh again: "It's still a girl with a kind heart. Some people don't pay attention to these refugees at all, they only beat and scold them."

Wang Yuan'er said: "I'm just trying my best, as you can see, our family can't be called a blessing, how can we help?"

"That's why it looks like the girl has a kind heart." Aunt Cai's eyes flashed a hint of admiration.

Originally, she felt a little uncomfortable when she came here to be a real person, but after getting along, this family has a simple head, there are no intrigues and dirty things, people live a simple life, and the whole family is neatly together, and she also Satisfied.

After a long time, although my family is a servant, Wang Yuaner and the others have never bossed them around, on the contrary, they are polite and get along like a family. Seeing Wang Yuaner's work now, it is even more rare.

The eldest daughter of a peasant family, without the love and care of her parents, still lives a prosperous life. Even if she is richer than others, she is still real. She is not arrogant, arrogant or impetuous, and she is grateful. How is this not rare?
Compared with some wealthy young ladies who are domineering and violent, this is even more rare. It is no wonder that Mrs. Cui cares so much about the girl, presumably it is because of her nature?

Wang Yuan'er didn't know what Aunt Cai was thinking, she did this not only to sympathize with those refugees, but also to accumulate virtue and good fortune for herself and her family.

After living a new life, except that her parents died as early as in the previous life, her siblings are no longer the same as before. This is a gift from God. She must be grateful, and she will help those displaced people within her ability, so , the third and fourth younger sisters who disappeared in the previous life, probably will also get a good place, right?
"Girl, the wives of Chen Yuanwai and He Yuanwai's family in the town came to visit, and they said they had something to discuss, please invite the girl to come over and have a meeting, and now they are in the flower hall!" Su Juan came in to report the words while she was in a trance.

Wang Yuaner was taken aback, why are these ladies here?

(End of this chapter)