The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 313 Recovery in Guanzhong ([-])
Yongzhou, Jingzhao County, Chiyang County, Huangyu Pavilion.

It was already the eighth day of October in 268 AD, and the temperature in Guanzhong was not very friendly at this time.However, at the time of Chen, there were still bursts of smoke from the chimneys of every household in the pavilion.

With a creak, a wooden door of a small farmyard opened from the inside, and a man with a simple face and a tall frame came out of the house.

He is really not small, estimated to be about eight feet tall (185cm).At this time, even though he didn't have much flesh on his body, his arms waved extremely powerfully while walking.The gait of the lower limbs is also very steady, and it looks like a trainer.

The man walked into the courtyard in front of the door, raised his hands horizontally, and after doing chest expansion exercises several times, he looked up blankly at the sky.

"He's a big baby, so why are you in a daze? Why don't you go up to the roof to see if the bug eggs are dry? You're just in a daze all day long, and the family is starving to death. Just looking forward to this bug Eggs to exchange for food!"

"Understood." After being reprimanded by his mother-in-law for a while, the man didn't get angry, and very obediently climbed onto the roof of his house in three steps in two steps.

Gently inserted his hands into the dustpan to dry the eggs and felt the humidity: Well, it should be almost the same.

Thinking of this verse, the man no longer hesitated.With a sigh of relief, he lifted up the entire dustpan, and then quickly descended from the roof with the dustpan in one hand and the ladder in the other.

"Why are you so bold, an old man? How dare you go down the ladder with a dustpan alone? What if you fall? I don't feel sorry for you if you fall to death. What if these dried insect eggs are lost? Take you for food? "

He was reprimanded by his wife again, but the man was not angry. After handing over the dustpan, he looked at his daughter-in-law and smiled silly while touching the back of his head.

"Hey, you idiot!" The auntie took the dustpan and rolled her eyes at her husband helplessly.Then I checked the eggs carefully: "Well, they are all dry. It should be a sunny day today, and let the sun shine again later. You can hand it to the pavilion chief in the afternoon. I reckon, it should be fine." There are more than 100 money."

"understood."

"After getting the money, I hurried to the county seat. I heard from the sister-in-law of the Zhao family next door that the old man from their family went to the county seat yesterday to buy grain, and the price of the county government was 150 yuan per stone."

"Oh, I see."

"Hey! You are so stupid! Don't just take one bite to know. Let me tell you, after this morning at home, there are still three liters of flour and two liters of millet in the rice tank. Your two silly children are very good to eat these days , if you don’t buy new rice noodles, it will take three to five days at most, and the family will stop cooking!”

"Oh, don't worry. I'll bring the food back."

"Well, be careful on the road. I'll ask the Li family's sister-in-law later to see if their family is going to the county to buy grain today? Then you and the Li family brothers will be a company. I heard that there are thieves robbing grain near our pavilion. gone."

"Huh!" The man who was honest and dull at first heard his auntie mention this question, and his expression that was calm just now suddenly became proud: "These thieves don't care if they rob other booths. If they come to our booth. , My knife hasn't rusted yet!"

"Don't be brave! You are not the only one in the pavilion who came back from the camp. There is nothing to shout about!"

"That's right. Look at our pavilion. Six of them came back from the camp. Who has gone out to be a thief? The Shu thief, ah no, the great Sima of the Han Dynasty has a good heart and is a very good official. He bought it at a high price in such a year. Locusts and insect eggs. Grain is not allowed to be sold by individual grain stores but concentrated in the county government. The price of this grain has never exceeded 150 yuan a stone... As long as you work hard to dig the ground, you will not starve to death! Why not catch them honestly? Worms become thieves? If you catch more worms today, your family will have enough to eat, and you will suffer less disaster next year. If you don’t do such a good thing, you want to be a thief! Is it true that none of the people who were killed before were human?"

"Don't talk about it! There are fewer and fewer insect eggs. Even if you carry a stone of grain back tomorrow and dig some bark at home, it will not last until next autumn. What should we do then? Ha, Uh, what are you going to do next autumn? After the spring of next year, the seeds will be gone!"

"What's the matter? The Great Sima of the Han Kingdom will definitely not ignore us. Even if the Great Sima ignores us, we can still go to the nearby Zhang family's manor to join us. With my strength and martial arts, whether I am his general or I don’t believe he doesn’t want to cultivate land for his family! Well, go and see if the steamed buns in the pot are ready.”

"En." After listening to her husband's words, the mother-in-law felt at ease.When I entered the house, my footsteps became a little lighter unconsciously. Just looking at the back view, I felt a bit of wind (anti-harmony) coquettish feeling.

But then, the painting style changed.

"You two idiots are still sleeping and still sleeping! Get up quickly! After eating the buns, I will go to the ground to dig insect eggs for my mother! If you don't dig half a dustpan today, you are not allowed to eat at night!"

Seeing the chickens flying around in the house, the man standing in the yard had no intention of going in to stop it.On the contrary, there was a faint smile on his face, as if he was enjoying this kind of warmth full of human fireworks.

Just now.

"Dang~~dang~~~dang~~~~"

The broken bell on the Pingba at the entrance of the village rang.This sound is so penetrating, and it quickly resounded throughout the Huangyu Pavilion on this early winter morning.The farmers in the pavilion came out of their houses one after another and looked towards the entrance of the village.

The mother-in-law who went in to beat the children also came out of the house in a panic. When she reached the yard, she instinctively stood beside the man: "What happened?"

"I don't know. Only the head of the pavilion can ring the bell. It seems that there is an important announcement to be made. You watch the dustpan eggs at home, and I will go to the entrance of the village to have a look."

"Hey, let's go. Oh, wait, bring the buns, we'll finish eating on the way, don't let other people know that we still have Xiaomi!"

"Oh, I see."

After all, that man is a huge man with a height of eight feet. Although due to long-term lack of nutrition, the muscles on his body have been atrophied, making him look like an empty skeleton, which is very shabby.But after all, he has long legs, so he quickly rushed from his courtyard to the entrance of the village.

When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw that it was indeed the new Mr. Ben Tingting ringing the bell.

Ting Chang is only about seven feet (162cm) tall, and the muscles in his right hand that are ringing the bell are bulging, giving people the feeling of being extremely vigorous and powerful.But the sleeve on the left hand side was empty.The cold wind of early winter blows, and the empty sleeves flutter in the wind, which seems a little unnatural.

Although the head of the pavilion ringing the bell with one hand seemed a bit funny, but this man didn't mean to underestimate him at all.

As a deserter in the Guanzhong Army, the man knows very well that the right hand of this pavilion chief is so thick and powerful. There is no doubt that before the left hand of this pavilion chief was cut off by the enemy on the battle formation, the pavilion chief should be a Shu. country's spearmen.As for the pikemen, this man couldn't help but feel a cold war when he recalled the indomitable pikemen he faced on the battlefield.

The common people on the ground in Guanzhong are extremely organized.So it didn't take long for the bell to ring, and every household sent representatives to the entrance of the village.

"Well, the Li family, the Zhao family, the Wang family, and the Beigong family who came here first. Very good, everyone is here. Once you are here, let's get down to business!"

When the pavilion chief said this, he clenched his only right hand into a fist and bowed slightly toward the south: "By order of my Great Han Da Sima Guan Zifeng, I announce to you the new regulations of the court. , the number of troops is [-]. Priority is given to those who are proficient in martial arts. Those who are willing to join the army will sign up here at this pavilion later, and then go to the county to participate in the selection. Those who are selected will be given two thousand yuan or ten shi for food at a time. Their families The children, funded by the imperial court, will be relocated to Hanzhong and other places!"

"Article 15, the imperial court ordered to rebuild the canals in Guanzhong. The labor of my Huangyu Pavilion is mainly to dredge the Zhengguo Canal with the labor of nearby pavilions. Da Sima is merciful and sets the rules. The people who participate in the dredging of the canals are young Ten qian per day for men, eight qian for middle-aged women, five qian for young men over ten and under [-] years old! In addition, during the working period, morning and evening meals are included on the construction site!"

"The third article is the order of Liu Xiuran, the governor of Yongzhou. Since the imperial court has found food for everyone through various methods such as conscription and canal repair, it is unreasonable to come out to rob others. So from now on, Liu Shijun has sent Duolu elite began to kill bandits. Benting knows that our brothers and sisters in this pavilion are all good. They would rather dig insect eggs for food honestly than go out to rob. But Benting also knows, Some of you have contacts with those robbers. Ben Ting also asks you to tell those people that the insect eggs are decreasing day by day, and it is not unsustainable to rely on insect eggs for food. The court is not unaware. But now, Didn’t the imperial court come up with a solution for everyone? So, hurry up and stop! Ben Ting had one hand cut off on the battlefield, and it’s not the same as digging food out of the ground, but those good men with good feet and good hands become thieves , I'm really ashamed and not ashamed!"

After saying these words, the pavilion chief took a deep breath: "Brothers and sisters, you all know that Ben Ting is from Berkshire. Because of his disability, he was arranged by my big Sima to be the pavilion chief here. One Over the past few months, Ben Ting has done a good job. Apart from other things, Ben Ting has never been short of you when it comes to locusts. However, some of the locusts and eggs you handed over have mixed up a lot. Sandy soil. Ben Ting also recognized it. For this, Ben Ting was often scolded by the superiors. This year’s test is destined to be inferior. But Ben Ting doesn’t care! Because Ben Ting has been a farmer himself, he knows the hard work of the disaster! So , as long as it can make life easier for the brothers and sisters in the pavilion, it’s okay for Benting himself to suffer a little bit of grievance... Well, after talking so much nonsense, I just ask everyone, who is willing to join the army? Who is willing to dredge the Zhengguo Canal?"

After a while, a long arm was raised: "Xia Bei Gongxiong, willing to join the army!"

　Well, I’m not from Shaanxi. Some dialects are inappropriately written in this chapter.Dear book friends in Shaanxi, please be tolerant and correct me!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)