worthless [rebirth]

"You two young masters stay behind!"

Not long after the two of Chen Ling left the pier, they were walking in the direction of Xiao's residence, when they suddenly heard someone calling them from behind.

Originally, he was not familiar with the place of life in Chaozhou, so Chen Ling would not think that anyone on the street called "Gongzi Liubu" would be him, but because the other party's hoarse voice sounded familiar to his ears, Chen Ling turned his head and took a look. But they found that it was the farmer who had just sailed away.

I don't know why the farmer went back and forth, and went ashore to catch up quickly.

Seeing the other party trotting all the way, sweating profusely and panting, Chen Ling stopped and waited for him, and said, "It's you?"

Jiang Chi turned around when he heard the words, and seeing that it was the farmer, he couldn't help frowning: "Why did you go and come back again, are they making things difficult for you again?"

"No, no, no." The farmer had already caught up at this time, and stopped in front of Chen Ling and the two of them. While wiping the hot sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, he smiled gratefully and said, "The two young masters rescued you today." Me, if you don't mind me, I would like to invite you to sit at home, my home is only three miles away from here, very close."

"No need, it's just a matter of raising your hands." Seeing that the other party was fine, Jiang Chi felt relieved, turned around and took Chen Ling's hand to leave.

"Could it be that the young master dislikes my family's simple food, that's why you don't go?" The countryman has a very simple temperament, and the kindness of dripping water will be repaid by the spring, but he has nothing to repay Jiang Chi, so he just wants to invite them to have a meal. It's a reward.

"Aren't you still going to sell millet? If you don't go, it will be dark." Jiang Chi said calmly, he didn't want to get too involved in matters unrelated to the investigation, so as not to cause complications, so he made a deliberate refusal appearance.

As soon as "millet" is mentioned, the voice of the farmer is full of sighs and helplessness, "there are less than half of the three bags of millet left now, too little, and it is not enough to sell... If I hadn't met the two young masters today, I am afraid it would have Not even a sack of grain left..."

After a pause, Jiang Chi stopped, looked back at the tattered farmer with a weathered face, suddenly changed his mind, and smiled lightly: "Okay, then the two of us will not bother you today."

The reason why Jiang Chi changed his mind was because Jiang Chi realized that what he heard from Cao Xun was only one-sided. The life of the people in Chaozhou is still the most oppressed farmers, and what they see with their own eyes is naturally more important than hearsay. reliable.

Chen Ling knew that no matter what decision Jiang Chi made, he would only have his own reasons, so he didn't ask too many questions. Besides, he also wanted to experience the life of ordinary people.

"Hey, does what you said that day still count?" While walking with the farmer, Jiang Chi suddenly turned his head nervously and whispered into Chen Ling's ear.

Startled by his sudden movement, Chen Ling suddenly retreated to the side, almost bumping into a pedestrian, but thanks to Jiang Chi, he quickly grabbed him and dragged him back.But this couldn't change the fact that he was the culprit, so Chen Ling immediately glared at him after gaining a foothold, and said, "What are you doing!"

"Blame me, blame me!" Jiang Chi apologized with a smile, and secretly glanced at the farmer. Seeing that the other party didn't pay attention to his side at all, he was relieved and asked Chen Ling in a low voice, "The other day you said you would cook for me if you had the opportunity. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Zi Ling..."

"..." Chen Ling opened his mouth in a daze, not knowing how to answer.It took him a while to remember what day Jiang Chi was talking about, but at that time he just said it casually, and he didn't really want to cook for Jiang Chi, but he didn't expect the other party to remember it in his heart, and now he wants to He delivered.Chen Ling wanted to refuse at first, but seeing Jiang Chi looking at him with anticipation, and thinking that the other party was not in a good mood after what he had experienced today, he finally softened his heart.Nodding, he said softly, "Okay."

"It's a deal, four dishes and one soup." Jiang Chi immediately climbed up and put forward higher demands to Chen Ling.Seeing that Chen Ling hesitated for so long just now, he was really afraid that Chen Ling would simply refuse, but in the end he agreed, Jiang Chi was so happy.

"..." Chen Ling felt that Jiang Chi was a bit obedient when he got a bargain, but seeing his happy appearance, he didn't say anything.

Following the peasants into a small village called "Zhangjiamiao" outside the city, both Chen Ling and Jiang Chi felt like they had fallen from the sky to the ground.

Although there are many poor people in tattered shirts covered with patches and even stinky beggars in Chaozhou city, at least there are row upon row of restaurants and teahouses in the city, and the flags fluttering are considered prosperous.It is just a gap between a city wall. The Zhang Family Temple outside the city is as desolate as ruins, with ruins and ruins everywhere, but there are still people living in the houses without roofs. A roof shelters from wind and rain, but more of them are simply shacks built with bamboo poles and branches.

Only then did the farmer tell Jiang Chi that everyone in their village was surnamed Zhang, and because he was the third eldest in the family, his name was Zhang San.

Zhang San's home is a simple three-room shed built with a few bamboo poles, a bedroom, a main hall, and a kitchen.

"My house is fine if there is no wind. If there is wind, it will collapse and have to be rebuilt." While asking Jiang Chi and the others to go into the main hall, Zhang San explained with a silly smile.

Although it was evening, the room was dark and the light was very dim. If it weren't for the holes in the wall, it would probably be as dark as the sky.Jiang Chi looked at the four small stools in the room that were randomly chopped with a few axes, and a table made of wood boards built on top of a broken vat. Looking up, he could see the roof of the sky, and the boiled lampstand. Dried lamp oil... If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have imagined that this place would be a place for people to live.

The stables in the palace are a hundred times more luxurious than this.

"Sir, please sit down." Zhang Sandao wiped the surface of the stool with his sleeve, and gave it to Jiang Chi and Chen Ling when he thought it was clean.

"You don't have to be like this." Jiang Chi's voice became a little hoarse. He came here to observe the people's situation casually, but he didn't expect to see such a scene, and his heart suddenly became heavy.

Everyone said that the emperor was the "son of heaven", but Jiang Chi always believed that the emperor was the "heaven", the heaven of the common people.

When he was still a prince, he determined to become a Mingjun, and more importantly, he wanted to become a Mingjun who could protect the people from wind and rain, so that everyone could live a good life with plenty of food and clothing.

However, everything he saw in front of him proved that what he had done was not enough, far from enough.

"Ahem, third son... Are there any guests at home?" At this moment, a dry and hoarse female voice came from the back room. It sounded like an old woman in her 70s.

"Mother, didn't I go to sell millet today? I ran into some trouble on the way. It was the two gentlemen who saved me." Zhang San took out a few broken pottery bowls and poured some water for Chen Ling The two of them said to his mother: "I brought him back and wanted to have a meal to thank him. By the way, have you taken your medicine today? Has your cough eased?"

"Are you in trouble? Does it matter?" Zhang Sanniang asked.

"It's all right now." Zhang San said.

"It's fine." Zhang Sanniang said, "I have to thank you very much, but I can't be negligent!"

"Don't worry!" Zhang San agreed with a smile, not telling his mother about being bullied by the officials.

"Thank you." After taking the bowl, Chen Ling thanked her. When she looked up, she saw an old woman with silver hair trembling out of the back room. Is a blind man!

Hearing the sound, Zhang San turned around, was startled, and hurried over to help her, saying: "Mother, why did you come out, aren't you recuperating in bed?"

"I know the body of this blind old lady, it's fine." Zhang Sanniang smiled, holding Zhang San's arm and listening to something, said: "The guests are still there, I want to cook some Repay them with food!"

"Mom!" Zhang San said helplessly, "I'll do it!"

"Stupid child!" Zhang Sanniang raised her hand and knocked Zhang San's head, scolding with a smile, "Can you eat the food you cook? I don't think I'll dislike you, but I can't eat it for my benefactor."

"..." Looking at the loving interaction between Zhang San's mother and son, Chen Ling couldn't help but think of his mother who was far away from the country. She also liked to pat Chen Ling on the forehead and scold her, her tone was strong love.It is obviously a warm scene of a loving mother and filial son, but it happened in such a poor family, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel sad.

Noticing that Chen Ling's mood was a little low, Jiang Chi gently squeezed his palm.

"I'm fine." Chen Ling shook his head, his eyes flushed, "I just think...it's too difficult for them."

Jiang Chi nodded, took out 20 taels of silver and put it on the table, and whispered to Chen Ling, "Although one ingot of silver can only help him temporarily, I promise you that it will definitely solve Chaozhou's problem and help more people like him." People like Zhang San."

"Not to me, but to the people of Chaozhou." Although Chen Ling's voice was soft, what he said was extremely serious.After finishing speaking, he picked up the money on the table and walked over to Zhang San and stuffed it into Zhang San's hands, then said to Zhang Sanniang with a smile: "Grandma, I can cook, let me do it."

Staring at Chen Ling's back in a daze, Jiang Chi hesitated for a while before shaking his head with a smile. Really, he has been the emperor for so long, yet Chen Ling hasn't understood the principle of "people first".

"No way..." Zhang San was not willing to accept Chen Ling's money, and was anxious to return it to him.

Chen Ling held his hand and said, "I didn't give it to you. Someone owed you a promise and wanted to use it as compensation for the time being."

"Someone..." Zhang San subconsciously looked at Jiang Chi.

Jiang Chi lifted the bowl, poured some water to drink, and said calmly, "If it's not too little, then take it."

Zhang San looked at Jiang Chi gratefully, and accepted the money.

"What is not accepted!" Zhang Sanniang couldn't see what was going on, but hearing Chen Ling's voice was not only gentle but also polite, and the key was that he could cook, and immediately felt that Chen Ling was a sensible and cute child.

The elderly just like children. Although Chen Ling is already 20 years old, she is still a grandma's generation, so she took Chen Ling's hand affectionately and said with a smile: "Since you know how to cook , let's go, let's cook with grandma!"

"Yeah!" Chen Ling nodded, and helped the old man to go to the kitchen together.

"My lord... You help me so much, so that the villain can't repay you." Zhang San bowed and bowed, thanking him all the time.

"If you really want to repay me, can you answer a few questions for me?" Jiang Chi smiled lightly, pointed to the stool next to him and motioned Zhang San to sit down.

"Excuse me, my lord, the villain must know everything!" Zhang San said.

"I heard you say at the pier before that if a living person enters the Chaozhou prison, even if he is not guilty, he will still have to be skinned..." After a pause, Jiang Chi said, "Where do you start with this?"

……

Chen Ling went to the kitchen and came back after less than half a stick of incense. His expression was very bad, and he stopped talking when he looked at Jiang Chi.

Jiang Chi was talking to Zhang San when he saw Chen Ling suddenly turn back with a serious face, so he motioned for Zhang San to stop first, and asked, "What's wrong? Aren't you going to cook?"

"..." Chen Ling looked at Zhang San and then at Jiang Chi, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"What's the matter?" Although Jiang Chi was very patient with Chen Ling, he still couldn't stand the other party's hesitation, and couldn't help but raise his voice a little.

Chen Ling saw that it was impossible to say it, but Zhang San was here, and he was embarrassed to say so out of consideration for his face, so he leaned down next to Jiang Chi's ear and lowered his voice: "Ah Chi...there is nothing in the kitchen... Vegetables, rice, oil, salt, let alone meat, what should I do?"

"..." His face froze, Jiang Chi raised his eyes to look at Zhang San.

"Did something happen to my mother?" Zhang San asked anxiously. Before Chen Ling could explain, he stood up and hurried to the kitchen.

"Hey, don't..." Chen Ling wanted to call him to stop, but he didn't have time, so he had to follow.

"Mom!" Zhang San shouted, and when he entered the kitchen, he was stunned. Looking at the empty grain tank and the only two rotten vegetable leaves, he felt ashamed and angry, but he had no choice but to turn around slowly. He looked at Chu with regret. Ling smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry... I forgot to eat the last bit of food in the morning... I... there are wild vegetables in the field, I'll go dig..."

"It's okay to eat wild vegetables." Chen Ling said, looking at Zhang San worriedly.

Jiang Chi had already arrived behind Chen Ling at some point. He frowned and looked at everything in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Zi Ling, you stay here with grandma. I'll go to the city to buy some fish."

"There's also sauce, vinegar, oil, and salt! Buy more!" Chen Ling laughed. He was worried about not having any ingredients for this meal, but he didn't have to be afraid of anything when he saw Jiang Chi. Since Jiang Chi was willing to run errands to buy things Chen Ling asked him to buy more, preferably enough for Zhang San's family for a year.

Just now Zhang Sanniang told him that the family only puts salt in the vegetables during the Chinese New Year, let alone vinegar, oil, etc., because they can't afford it.

"Understood." Jiang Chi responded, raising the corners of his mouth. Although the smile looked a little heavy, it still brought a little relief to the somewhat depressing atmosphere.

The author has something to say: PS: The important things should be said first: the update time will be changed to around 19:00 in the future, and the rest of the time will be edited to catch bugs.The update has been a bit choppy these days, sorry.

PS: There are about three more chapters to start abuse, please be mentally prepared, it’s just an attack, 233…