Father can be an enemy to the country

Erdan went to the liquor store next door. The same sign was hanging on the door.

He sold a corner of the three-white wine brewed in the shop for ten cents.

He clearly had enough copper coins in his arms, but he handed over another food stamp.

The discount is one thing, but the most important thing is to exchange these pieces of paper for copper coins and keep them safe...

After buying these two items and carrying the seventy copper coins he had found, he separated from his coworkers and walked through the streets and alleys to go home.

His family came to Suzhou from Shandong to seek refuge in the late Yuan Dynasty. In order to make a living, he learned a craft from a master. After three years of hard work as an apprentice, he finally became a pickpocket.

This pickpocket is not that pickpocket, not the three-handed kind, but a type of work that operates a loom. Although the income is not bad, prices in Suzhou are also high. He and his wife, who is an embroiderer, can barely support the whole family by working together.

But if there is a disease or disaster in the family, the only option is to help the neighbors. So don't think about saving anything, famine is just a waste.

However, his family is very contented. If he had stayed in his hometown in Shandong, he would have died countless times in the chaos of war. Even after Emperor Hongwu came to power, life in Suzhou was much better than in his hometown.

At least the whole family didn't starve to death, they could still have a good meal during the holidays, and make new clothes for the elderly and children... This was a good life that he couldn't even imagine when he was a child.

But after spring this year, the good times suddenly disappeared, and he and his wife could not find a job at the same time.

The family has thought of everything they can think of. Begging for food, doing odd jobs, borrowing money... but all of them were just a drop in the bucket. The familiar poverty and hunger struck again, making the children at home so hungry that they were as thin as wood and kept crying at night.

It was only thanks to the wild vegetables after spring and some coarse grains lent by the original employer that the family did not starve to death. But it’s soon...

So he also participated in the riot in March, not that he had much objection to the government. He couldn't understand the twists and turns here at all. Mainly because there are people who take care of the food and return the money.

It's a pity that the riot only lasted for one day, and then it died down... Then came the bloody liquidation of the imperial court, and all the masters in Suzhou were arrested and almost beheaded.

On the day of the beheading, the streets of Suzhou were deserted, but he didn't go. First, he was too hungry to move, and second, he was desperate. The boss's boss has been arrested, and there is no hope of starting work. The family will definitely starve to death. How can I still be in the mood to watch the Spring Festival Gala?

He discussed with his wife that they would send his son to a temple and give his daughter to someone as a child bride, so that the baby would have a way to survive. Although my wife is extremely sad. But I also know that this is the only way.

Erdan persuaded and persuaded, and finally the whole family's opinions were unified. But when he put it into practice, he was dumbfounded. There were too many people with the same idea, and his son and daughter could not be sent away at all...

He was completely desperate and cried bitterly at home, preparing to hang himself as a family to avoid further suffering.

As a result, at this moment, the neighbor Brother Ma knocked on the door of his house and shouted outside: "Erdan, go to Guanqian Street quickly, we are hiring!"

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Then, the story begins to change from generation to generation...

Erdan and his wife were afraid of missing this rare opportunity, so they hurriedly ran until they were out of breath and arrived at Guanqian Street. Only to find out that this place is actually a factory robbing workers, so there is no need to worry about no one hiring. Moreover, various factories also launched a battle to grab workers on the spot, and the wages were raised to one hundred yuan!

Happiness came so suddenly, the couple felt like they were in a dream. But this dream is too real, right?

Erdan didn't dare to pinch himself, because if this was a dream, he wanted this dream to last as long as possible.

Because in this sweet dream, he and his wife had a job again, and they really could get a hundred coins every day. And he actually took care of lunch, and he was still full...

The elderly, children, and younger brothers and sisters at home also have food to eat. In less than ten days, his two cubs' chins became round and open again.

Regardless of whether it was a dream or not, he was so happy that he took the opportunity to try food stamps, drank wine, cut meat, and went home happily to celebrate.

As expected, his mother scolded him as soon as he walked in the door. “If it’s not the New Year or the festival, why buy these expensive things?”.

"Eat meat, eat meat!" The children cheered around their father, just like the New Year.

"Mom, my wife and I make a lot more money now." Erdan didn't worry, he smiled and handed the wine and meat to his wife. "

"It's only been a few days since we resumed work, and you're already burning buns?" But his mother continued to scold: "We haven't paid back the famine in the neighborhood. If people see it, why don't you stab us in the back?!"

"Yes." Erdan hurriedly changed his words: "Isn't this because food stamps were issued today? I was afraid of having a long night and dreaming a lot, so I bought some things and exchanged money."

As he said that, he handed the seventy copper coins to his mother, who then said with a brighter expression: "You should exchange it for food, it's a waste."

"There is no discount in exchange for food."

"Oh..." I understood immediately. He stopped being angry and started having dinner with his daughter-in-law.

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So for dinner, the children finally had meat. The two of them also had a drink, and the old and the young were very happy.

"It's true that there is no way out of mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers." Erdan Daddy held the wine cup and sipped the wine in small sips. He drank the rice wine and felt like soju.

"Yes, Dad," Erdan said with tears in his eyes, "This dream of mine is so beautiful."

"Dreaming? What are you dreaming about?" Upon hearing this, his younger brother Sandan stretched out his hand and pinched his second brother, causing Erdan to grimace in pain.

"It hurts, it hurts... Oh, it turns out it's not a dream?" Erdan finally returned to reality. Seeing that nothing had changed, he said, "Then I'm drunk."

"It's not cured, it's not cured..." Sandan sat on the ground with his butt curled up.

"Hahaha, Erdan, you are neither dreaming nor drunk." Erdan's father had attended ethnic studies, knew a few words, and was more knowledgeable than his son.

"Now we are experiencing a wave of good times. It's normal for you to feel dizzy. Don't say it's stupid, even you and I feel dizzy." Erdan Daddy took a sip of wine and said:

"So Dad has been asking about it these past few days. What is going on? Why have all the big families in Suzhou City changed their gender? The tiger doesn't eat people, but becomes a Bodhisattva?"

"Yeah, what's going on?" The sons asked in unison, "Do you understand?"

"I understand, it's all because of His Highness the King of Chu!" Erdan Daddy's tone became respectful.

"King Chu? Didn't that kill Mr. Lu..." Erdan lost his voice.

"Fart!" Before he could finish his words, his father stopped him sternly. "His Highness is the living Bodhisattva who has given birth to Buddhas in thousands of families! Lu Zhonghe is the main culprit that the people can't get rid of this year! That beast actually led those big families to pour dirty water on His Highness!"

"That's it..." Erdan couldn't help but feel guilty. He had scolded Lao Liu a lot during that time.

"Fortunately, Your Highness ignored the past grievances and punished the bad guys, forcing them to start work and paying double wages to the workers," Erdan Dad said loudly: "Can this be a bad guy?"

"No!" Sandan immediately shouted loudly: "Whoever dares to say that King Chu is a bad person, I will fight with him!"

"He is indeed a good man." Although Erdan was more cautious, he also had the same view.

The common people's view of right and wrong is as simple as that. Whoever can make them eat is a good person; whoever can make them live a good life is their god!