Crossing the green wheat ears

Apart from worrying about the safety of the village, Cheng Yi is also worried about the families in the village.They are all those who are lazy and don’t know how to live. At the beginning, people who bought food would rather not buy it. They could eat it when there was food at home.

It looks pitiful, but a poor person must have something to hate.

However, as the Lizheng of a village, Cheng Yi couldn't just watch them starve to death. He had no choice but to count his own food and allocate some of it.

His family alone was not enough, Cheng Yi had no choice but to wonder who would have surplus food, and discussed with the person in charge one by one to see if they could spare some.

When he opened his mouth, everyone would more or less sell Cheng Yi's face, and gathered some together.It's not enough, but it will last for a while.

Cheng Yi was thinking about it at home, Xi Mingwen and his brothers took advantage of the darkness to bring a few bags of food with their horses, they didn't dare to come in the daytime, it would be too blatant, and it would be bad if someone got their idea into their house , the so-called crime of pregnant with jade.

This is enough, even though it's not good, it's all corn and chaff, but it can survive, Cheng Yi looked at the brothers of the Xi family and didn't know what to say, it was for him to not do anything difficult!

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the angry people finally broke out. In several places, refugees rioted and robbed the government’s granaries. The government officials went to stop them. The two sides clashed, causing many casualties. The mansion shocked the court for a while, the emperor was furious, dismissed the official position of the governor, punished many people from top to bottom, appointed new officials, and ordered the states and counties to open granaries to relieve the hungry.

By the time the food really reaches the common people, it is almost the end of the year. Those old, weak, sick and disabled have not survived such a severe winter and famine, nor can they enjoy the mighty grace of the emperor.

No matter what, the situation gradually stabilized, and the crisis in Lianhua Village was resolved.Twenty days, as if hundreds of years had passed, the tense strings of the whole village were finally loosened.

This year is the most peaceful year since Xiyuan came here.Every family cooks a little food, even if the New Year is over.

Although the West family has delicious food, they don’t dare to take it out blatantly. They usually do it secretly, close the doors and windows to prevent the aroma from escaping, and at the same time tell the children in the family that if others ask what they are eating, they will always answer corn. Porridge or polenta or corn tortillas, anyway, don't tell the truth.

On the day of Chinese New Year, Xiyuan slaughtered two chickens at home and asked his mother to stew them with potatoes. In addition, he steamed the air-dried chicken in the summer in a pot, fried an egg and a soybean sprout, and took out the previously cooked chicken. Fruit wine, even if it is Chinese New Year.

It is quite a luxury to be able to eat these in a calamity year.

After the first month, and into February, Mr. Ye was thinking about this year's children's exam, which used to be in February, so he didn't know what to do this year.

Hob Knife Meat Li Yuan volunteered, disguised as a little beggar, and went to Yansui City to inquire. He went there for three days and came back to tell everyone that due to the famine this year, the children's exam in the entire Binjiang Prefecture will be temporarily suspended. It was canceled, but Li Yuan, a child, couldn't find out.

In March, the ice and snow have already melted, the grass begins to sprout green shoots, and nature glows with vitality. Starving people start to grope for food in the fields, grass roots, bark, voles...

Lianhua Village has also lifted the ban, and the villagers can come and go freely, but there are special people guarding the gate every day, and they have to say hello when they go in and out.

The government distributed grain seeds and promised to return them in autumn, encouraging the people to return to the fields to cultivate.The entire Binjiang Mansion was devastated and devastated, and the rest of the people worked silently, with more sadness on their faces. After a winter, many people had changed.But what can be done?The punishment given by God, what can I do if I don't bear it!

The time for the children's examination in Binjiang Prefecture has been fixed. The county examination is moved from February to April every year, the government examination is moved from April to June, and the time for the hospital examination in August remains the same.

The few children who were studying were relieved and began to study hard and write essays. Mr. Ye guided him wholeheartedly. Although Xiyuan didn't take the exam, his family Xiwei Xiyang had to take it, and the other children also had a teacher-student friendship with him.Therefore, through Mr. Ye's relationship, Xiyuan obtained the exam questions from previous years and the top few articles, studied them carefully, and tried to sum up some experience in taking the exam.

Mr. Ye is rich in knowledge and has a personal experience of the imperial examinations. Combined with Xiyuan's modern examination-taking skills, the father and father have really figured out a little way and passed it on to several children.

Qiuyang works very hard. He is a person who can calm down. He can study hard in winter when people are so panic-stricken. Of course, this is closely related to his little daughter-in-law who treats her husband the same day. Qiuyang doesn't have to worry about everything at home. , as long as you only read the books of sages.

"What is the fate of a person? If you are blessed, you don't have to be busy. If you are not blessed, you will be heartbroken." Even grandma couldn't help feeling that Qiuyang was lucky.

Wei Cheng is also busy. He is different from others. If Wei Cheng wants to take the martial arts exam, he must first pass the county examination, and then the college exam. This dynasty has very strict requirements for martial arts. In terms of martial arts, you also need to test military books and strategies, arrange troops, and write articles.

Wei Cheng didn't have to worry about these things. He learned to read and write from his elder brother since he was a child, and later learned a collection of classics and history from Mr. Ye. He also read a lot of military books. Basically, he was very familiar with everything he could collect. He also disguised what he learned in his previous life, the famous battles in history, and told his younger brother. Therefore, Wei Cheng's basic problem is not big. It can be said that among the few children, he is the most likely to pass the martial arts exam .

Xiyuan doesn't put pressure on his younger brothers, just tell them to do their best, Xi's family doesn't want their children to be outstanding, just be happy and do what they want.

Among the few children, Xiyang, Zhao Lin and Xie Mingli were worse.Especially Xiyang, who has his second brother and fifth brother in his family, puts a lot of pressure on Xiyang. Xiyuan talked to him several times to get better.Qiuyang is not spiritual either, he knows it himself, but he works harder than others and has a calm mind.

In mid-April, the Tong Sheng Exam began, and Wei Cheng's martial arts exam was postponed for a few days compared to the liberal arts exam (1).

In the past few days, Xiyuan sent the children into the examination room before dawn every day, and then guarded outside. Although he knew that it would not be of much use, he was still like those modern parents who accompanied their children to the exam. I feel uneasy, and always feel that the closer I am to the child, the more courage I can give the child.

Originally, Wei Cheng wanted to guard with his brother, but his martial arts exam was approaching, and Xiyuan urged him to go to the county school to practice and not waste time here.

There is one thing Xiyuan didn't say, these days his right eyelid kept twitching, his left eye hurt and his right eye hurt, Xiyuan was terrified by the beating, he was afraid that something might happen to the child in the exam, and also afraid that Wei Cheng would relax his practice and something would happen. error.Everyone thought of it, but he didn't think of himself.

Wei Cheng felt that it was boring for his elder brother to stay here alone, so he asked Li Yuan to accompany him. This kid was so generous that his elder brother couldn't help but tease him every time he saw him. Wei Cheng felt that Li Yuan should accompany him. Just to relieve my brother's boredom.

Li Yuan had no idea that he was being used by the second young master as a tool to relieve boredom, so he proudly accompanied Xiyuan, the two sometimes chatted, sometimes Xiyuan asked him to buy some food, and the two sat beside the carriage Eat while waiting.

Five exams, on the fourth day of the exam, the weather was a bit sunny, Xiyuan asked Li Yuan to buy two bowls of tea from a nearby tea shop, and he sat outside his carriage, looking at the entrance of the exam room.

"Xichangguan?" Someone called Xiyuan's name from behind. As soon as Xiyuan turned his head, a person held his hands and feet. Before Xiyuan called for help, another person covered his mouth and nose with a cloth towel.

There was a drug on the cloth towel, Xiyuan held his breath, but still couldn't resist, he knew in the dizziness that he had tricked the bad guy, "Chengzi, Xiaowei!" This was the face that flashed in Xiyuan's mind before he lost consciousness.

When Li Yuan bought tea, he searched left and right but couldn't find the figure of the young master. He panicked at that time. He had been in the market and knew the dark side of this world. He called young master anxiously, his voice trembling.

I asked the people next to me, but they all shook their heads and said they didn't know, the young master disappeared inexplicably.

Li Yuan forced himself to be quiet for a while, thinking about what to do. The old man and Xi Mingwen and his wife came to Yansui because of Xi Wei's exams. Thinking of this, Li Yuan hurried home, forgetting the family carriage.

Passing by his family's food shop, Li Yuan called Shuanzi and Zhang Cai in a loud voice, telling them to go find the second young master and drive the carriage back. He had to run two streets before he remembered.

When Zhang Cai and Shuanzi heard this, they were dumbfounded at the time. Shuanzi had worked as a handlebar back then and had more experience, so he told Zhang Cai to close the shop quickly and bring the carriage back, and he went to the county by himself. learn to run.

As soon as the old man and the others heard Li Yuan's words, Xi Yuanniang fainted at that time. The old man sat there for a long time without recovering, as if he was stupid. Xi Mingwen wanted to ask Li Yuan again what happened, but his lips Trembling for a long time, only uttered two vague and meaningless syllables, the sky at home collapsed!

Li Yuan was out of breath, and told the story several times. In fact, there was nothing to say, except that there was no trace of the young master.

When the house was in a mess, there was a horse neighing outside, Wei Cheng jumped off the horse and entered the house with a murderous look on his face.

"Chengzi, your brother, your brother is gone!" The old man cried out when he saw Wei Cheng.

"Master, don't panic, I will definitely find a way to save my brother." Wei Cheng patted his grandfather, hugged Xiyuan Niang, and among those pinching her, Xi Yuan Niang woke up slowly, stunned for a while, Thinking of Li Yuan's words, he burst into tears.

Wei Cheng didn't care about his mother, so he turned around and called Li Yuan, asking him to go with him to the county government office to report that a person was missing.

Wei Cheng rode a fast horse and took Li Yuan to the county government office, passed by the Mingyue Hall, and found Zheng Xuan from it. Mr. Zheng sold the young man, and now Zheng Xuan often lives in a brothel, and he doesn't favor anyone. , No need to add new misfortunes to these unfortunate people, but they play music every night and refuse to go home.

Zheng Xuan had been messing around all night last night and was in a daze. Wei Cheng picked him up from the bed and kept protesting. It wasn't until Wei Cheng told him that Zheng Xuan understood the seriousness of the matter. Without further ado, he followed Wei Cheng Go to the county government.

With Zheng Xuan following him, the county lieutenant had to pay attention to it. Hearing what Li Yuan had learned, he immediately led his guards to search the whole city. Wei Cheng and Zheng Xuan also led their family members and searched Yansui City. no trace.

It seems that people are no longer in the city.