Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 61 Invitation
After eating the eggs, the food was ready, Yang Menglong put the food broth on the dining table, Xiao Yufang brought three sets of bowls and chopsticks, and went out to call Xiao Jun, only to see Xiao Jun talking with Qi Polu have a meal together.Forget it, just two people, Yang Menglong is so hungry, one can feed three, she has cooked so much rice, it may not be enough to eat.She turned around and went back to serve rice and soup, just the two of them.

The rice was still barley rice, with a little bean in it, and it was boiled very soft. Yang Menglong held the sea bowl as big as his head and slammed it into his mouth desperately, as if he had been reincarnated from starvation.Xiao Yufang no longer had any hope for his eating patterns, she just pretended she didn't see it, she ate slowly, one wolfed down and the other was gentle, forming a very sharp contrast.Yang Menglong was really hungry, he finished a catty of barley rice in one go, drank two big bowls of broth, and then hiccupped to show that he was full. Money, otherwise, within a few days, I will let him eat to the brink of bankruptcy!
After putting down the bowls and chopsticks, Yang Menglong suddenly remembered something and asked, "How are the villagers in Xiaojiazhuang now?"

Xiao Yufang also put down the bowls and chopsticks, and said: "They are all right, they all have a place to live, but they don't have much to eat... Food is very expensive now, one price a day, and there are often prices but no market, they are all on their own The little food I brought will last me a long time..." At this point, she was worried, "Let's not talk about them, even my family doesn't have much food left. Even the wheat seedlings haven't grown yet. Come out, how can we get through these months!"

There is one thing she didn't say, that is, after the massacre of Jiannu in Xiaojiazhuang, and a bloody battle with Jiannu Rangers, many casualties made life even more difficult.

Yang Menglong's expression also dimmed, and he said, "Yeah, it's not easy to get through it if you don't get it... what's your plan next?"

Xiao Yufang smiled bitterly: "What else can we plan? We will go back after Jiannu evacuates."

Yang Menglong called: "Go back to Xiaojiazhuang?"

Xiao Yufang said: "Our fields and houses are all there, what else can we do if we don't go back?"

Yang Menglong said: "In my opinion, Xiaojiazhuang has been burnt to nothingness long ago. I don't know when the wheat will be harvested. You can't go back!"

Xiao Yufang pulled herself together and said, "That is our home after all. If we don't go back, where else can we go? Is it impossible to be a refugee? By the way, what are your future plans?"

Yang Menglong rested his chin on his hand, thinking seriously: "I, I haven't figured it out yet... The world is so chaotic, I can't just wander around aimlessly, I have to find a place to settle down. If possible, I want to be with those The surviving soldiers went back to Nanyang together. After today's battle, less than half of the hundreds of troops died. Although everyone will receive pensions, but... But the life of these military households is hard enough. Now that they have lost their strength, I really don’t know how they will survive in the future. I am the one who will lead them to fight against Jiannu. They trust me. During the battle, more than one person blocked the sharp arrows that were shot at me with their bodies. It is our responsibility to make their family members live better, and we cannot let them feel at ease even after they die!"

Xiao Yufang frowned: "They are military households, how can you meddle in their affairs as an outsider? Could it be that you also want to join the military household?"

Yang Menglong said: "Master Fang said that I have made a great contribution, and I can take care of the Qianhu who can become the Wuyang Qianhu Office, that is, their leader. As their leader, I can naturally take care of them." He suddenly His eyes lit up, and he called, "Why don't you lead the villagers of Xiaojiazhuang to move to Wuyang, it's a good place, and when you get there, I guarantee that you will live a good life soon."

Xiao Yufang asked curiously: "I heard that Wuyang is very poor, why do you say it is a good place?"

Yang Menglong said: "That's because they are stupid, they only have trouble with the few acres of Susukida in Wuyang, and they don't even know that they are walking up and down on a treasure mountain every day!" He jumped up excitedly, and said with gestures: "Others may not I know, I don’t know what treasures there are in Wuyang? There is a very large salt mine, which contains a lot of rock salt, and the grade is the best in the world! Do you know rock salt? It’s just a big piece, like a stone Salt, you can eat it when you dig it out, much better than sea salt! Do you know how much of this kind of salt is hidden under Wuyang?"

Xiao Yufang was attracted: "How much?"

Yang Menglong's tone was exaggerated: "400 billion tons! Yes, you heard it right, not 400 billion kilograms, but 400 billion tons! Converted to the units you are used to, it is 80 trillion kilograms, enough to feed hundreds of millions of people for hundreds of years! "

This number was too exaggerated. Xiao Yufang was shocked and speechless.Salt is very valuable these days, and it is an out-and-out huge profit. If you have a strong enough backer or are not afraid of death, those who can survive after selling private salt for a few years are basically rich.Yang Menglong actually told him that there are tens of trillions of catties of salt in Wuyang alone. My God, this figure is simply frightening. With so much salt, just a little bit of it can make Wuyang people rich!
Yang Menglong said excitedly: "Not only is there salt, there are also iron mines in Wuyang County, which can be mined to make steel! You say, if you want salt, you have salt, and you need iron. Why are you not rich?"

Xiao Yufang asked in surprise, "How do you know this?"

Yang Menglong said: "I..." He wanted to say that I had been to Wuyang several times before and visited Wuyang Salt Fields, but thinking that Wuyang is still a very poor and backward place, he had a dark eye on the situation there. It was better to be restrained, so he changed his words: "I have read many books, and one of them didn't mention the situation in Wuyang County, so I was a bit impressed!"

Xiao Yufang asked: "Where is that book now? Can you borrow it for me?"

Yang Menglong secretly groaned, lying is really a skill, and if one lie is told, at least ten lies must be told to correct it, what a pity!But now he can only bite the bullet and continue to lie: "I lost that book..."

Xiao Yufang sighed: "How could you lose such an important book? You are too careless."

Yang Menglong shrugged and pulled his head, with a dejected expression on his face, pretending to be emotional.

Xiao Yufang tapped the table lightly with her fingers, silent.Salt and iron mean wealth. She understands this. Throughout the dynasties, salt and iron have been cut off by the government. Whoever dares to mine without permission will be tired of work and will be beheaded if caught. Local control has been greatly weakened, and many people have begun to smuggle salt and iron to make huge profits.If Wuyang really had so many salt mines and iron mines, it would not be difficult to get rich. If he took his tenants and followed him to Wuyang, he would really be able to live a good life.But... why should I go to Wuyang with him?You know it's been less than ten days since they realized it, my God!Just like this, she went to Wuyang with him, what do others think of her?Oh, embarrassment, embarrassment!

This bastard doesn't know what the girl is thinking. Seeing that Xiao Yufang hasn't agreed for a long time, she can't help but feel a little anxious, saying: "I'm not bragging, you can really live a good life in Wuyang soon, if you want Believe me!"

Xiao Yufang twisted her fingers, lowered her head and said nothing.

Yang Menglong asked: "You don't believe me?" He pursed his lips, looking very disappointed.

Xiao Yufang lowered her head and said, "I...I..."

Yang Menglong jumped up anxiously: "Don't be me, me, me, me, let's just say, do you want to go? You tell me!"

Are you as aggressive?It's not that Xiao Yufang agrees, and it's not that she doesn't agree. She wants to cry from the bottom of her heart.Just not knowing what to do, Lu Xiangsheng's voice came from outside: "General Yang, General Yang!"

Yang Menglong shouted angrily: "I'm here, come in if you have something to do!"

Xiao Yufang yelled anxiously: "This... this is where I live, how can you just let people in here!" Others can't come in, but he can eat here?Before she finished speaking, her face was as red as a persimmon.

It's a pity that Yang Menglong was too careless, he only felt that her words made sense, so he responded: "I'm going out now!" That was not polite at all, he didn't take the other party's magistrate seriously, stood up and left in a hurry go out.

Xiao Yufang followed her out, poked half of her face at the door, and saw a white-clothed man Zhuo standing outside the door. He was dressed in white, a little whiter than snow, his waist straight as a javelin, and he was extraordinary. Obviously not an idle character.She wondered secretly: "Who is this young master? Judging by his bearing, I'm afraid he is not an ordinary person?"

Yang Menglong didn't care who he was, he was quite upset now, and asked Lu Xiangsheng with a stinky face, "Lord Lu, what's the matter?"

Lu Xiang raised a warm and elegant smile: "I can't find you if I have nothing to do?"

Yang Menglong said: "You are fine, I am very busy!"

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to the door: "For example, having dinner with a beautiful lady?"

Yang Menglong snorted: "This is my private matter!"

Seeing his puffy look, Lu Xiangsheng knew that he was deflated, so he smiled even more happily.Yang Menglong made him burst into laughter, and shouted: "What's the matter, tell me quickly, and go back to your banquet after talking! I think Mr. Fang wanted to welcome you, the magistrate who is several levels higher than him. And the great savior, I must have searched out all the best food in the county, don't you want to feast on it?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Even you, the protagonist, are too lazy to participate, and I am even less interested in participating." Pointing to the street outside, "Countless people are living on the street, hungry, and I can't eat any delicious food. Mr. Yang, This is not a place to talk, can you find a place to talk?"

It seems that something really happened to him.Yang Menglong made a "please" gesture towards his residence: "Come with me."

(End of this chapter)