The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 239 My boss, thank you!

For Zhang San, Zhang San's parents are like taboos.

Zhu Ying knew this, and it was a very complicated feeling.

"Your Highness, I. They me."

Zhang San talked for a while, not knowing where to start, he didn't even understand how to say it.

After following Zhu Ying for so many years, this is the first time his eyes are full of confusion.

"Some things, let's just let it go, after all, you have to let it go, you also know that this damn natural disaster, not only you, but also many people, are just like you."

"In the future, just think about the future. You are outstanding now. You have to trust your children, and you will never experience anything like yours again."

"Crops such as sweet potatoes have already started to be promoted in Daming. Before long, there will be enough grain seeds. By then, these tragic experiences will never happen again in the territory of Daming."

Looking at Zhang San's appearance, Zhu Ying said comfortingly.

The name Zhang San was given to him by Zhu Ying. From the moment Zhang San was rescued, he was reborn.

"Thank you Your Highness, I understand."

When Zhang San heard this, his eyes began to turn red, and the scenes before him resurfaced in his mind.

"It's okay, let's go. I just arrived in the capital today, so I will take a rest for a day and relax."

Zhu Ying said.

Zhang San wanted to decline, but under pressure from Zhu Ying's eyes, he could only agree.

Then he turned to Zhu Ying and left slowly.

In that year, people were hungry and people ate each other.

Zhang San used to be born in a small county town. His family was not rich, but he had more than 20 mu of land, and his life was quite stable.

When the famine came, Zhang San's family of seven could barely survive the first year on food reserves.

However, in the second year, the grain had already been eaten, but there was no new harvest, and all the fields were dry.

Many people became refugees and began to flee famine.

Many people also began to sell their sons and daughters.

In this frontier city of Ming Dynasty, the government doesn't seem to have much to do.

But the more than 20 mu of fertile land at home made everyone not want to leave like this.

In the end, the old cow in the family and the big yellow dog who grew up with Zhang San had no choice but to turn them into rations in the end.

This way of life can barely survive.

There was also news from the city that there was relief from the government. Although it was gruel, at least he would not die of hunger.

After the early rice was planted, everyone was looking forward to the autumn harvest.

The pouring rain made Zhang San's family start to cheer.

This sufficient rainwater, when it is purchased, no matter what, life can be maintained.

Whether it is Zhang San's elder brother, younger sister, or parents, although they are still hungry, they all have smiles in their eyes.

However, as the saying goes, after a severe drought, there must be a plague of locusts.

Before it was time to harvest, it was eaten up by locusts overwhelming the sky.

Now, Zhang San's family was completely panicked.

After the plague of locusts, it means that the fields are considered useless this year, and the family, including Chen Guzi, have planted the land.

The remaining rations can only last until autumn.

The bad news continued to come in, the government's disaster relief food was already running low, Zhang San was holding the porridge like clear water, his eyes began to be full of confusion.

This is the great northwest, the endless plateau, and I don't even know where to go to escape famine.

The whole family had no energy to flee the famine, and would starve to death on the way.

I could only squat on the kang, panting dryly with my eyes closed, to save my energy.

Drink some water when you are thirsty and hungry. My father said that this is how he survived the famine when he was young.

A family has only one meal a day.

Clear water porridge, and meat.

The meat is the locusts caught by the family when the locusts pass through the border, and then the dried locusts are dried.

Just relying on this, Zhang San's family survived for another few months.

And the people in the clan have already started to starve to death.

Those who went out to flee the famine have disappeared.

The lively clan began to become dead silent.

Then half a month later, Zhang San's family was completely out of food. At this time, the government's disaster relief food was also gone.

Only some big families still have food in stock.

Father went there and said that the gate was closed and no servants were accepted.

After drinking water for two days, even the bark of the nearby trees has been eaten up.

The family is at home, and there is no sound at all.

Zhang San's father looked at the clean bottom of the pot and said: "If you don't do some things now, you can only be like those families in the clan, completely wiped out."

While speaking, Zhang San's father kept staring at the child in Zhang San's sister-in-law's arms.

Hearing this, Brother Zhang got up silently, and squatted at the door in silence.

Looking at the child in her arms, the sister-in-law couldn't stop crying.

In fact, Zhang San knew what his father meant, and opened a new vegetable shop in the county, which was dedicated to accepting people. It is said that the government and some big households worked together to run it privately.

Under the hunger, Zhang San didn't speak.

When I woke up the next day, my sister-in-law's child was gone.

Not long after, Zhang San's father and elder brother came back with two big pieces of meat, as well as Chen Gu.

The aroma of rice and meat came from the cauldron again, and Zhang San hadn't smelled this aroma for a long time.

It's just that when the family eats, they are silent.

However, when Zhang San picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, the delicious taste almost made him spit it out.

Even so, within a few days, Zhang San's family was completely wiped out again.

One night, Zhang San was awakened by noise.

After listening carefully, Zhang San covered himself with the quilt.

The next day, it was new rice and meat.

However, the sister-in-law is no longer there.

But this time, Zhang San seemed to be getting used to it.

After eating rice and meat, Zhang San, who gained strength, went out with his elder brother and father to find something to eat.

At this time, the entire county has begun to panic.

A certain big family's house was broken into, but Zhang San and others went there too late, and everything was gone.

The father regretted and said that he would have sent his sister-in-law there earlier if he knew about it.

Crowds of people began to flee the famine, and they had to starve to death in the county town.

Zhang San watched helplessly, a certain person fainted on the ground from hunger, and was immediately picked up by his companions, who set fire to the stove.

Some children, if they did not keep up with their parents, would soon be beaten to death.

The father and the eldest brother discussed it, and while they still had the strength, they boldly went over and asked them to share.

Looking at the energetic two, the group finally compromised.

With the current situation, even the dead have become unsafe, and the buried people don't need to wait until the next day, they will be dug out that night.

Later, the dead in the family were not buried yet.

As time went by, the entire county began to become sparsely populated.

Only at this time did Zhang San discover that the government office in the county seat was still empty.

Zhang San's mother starved to death and was not buried.

This was requested by Zhang San's mother herself. She hoped that the whole family could survive.

Soon, my sister was also sent to the shop.

Finally, it was Zhang San's turn.

Because the eldest brother is the eldest son of the family.

Only at this time did his father tell Zhang San that he was and was also the eldest son of the family.

At this time, Zhang San understood.

No resistance, no anger.

Zhang San just followed his elder brother and father towards the vegetable shop.

Someone led Zhang San in at the door of the vegetable shop, while his father and elder brother were waiting outside.

It's just that when Zhang San turned the corner, he turned his head and found that his father and elder brother had disappeared, which made Zhang San a little sad.

Many people in the yard were tied up naked and hung in mid-air.

The sound of knives on the chopping board kept coming from the backyard.

From time to time, a fat man would come to grab people and drag them into the backyard.

Some of these people are dead, some are comatose.

Not long after, someone came over and poured Zhang San a big bowl of yellow water.

After drinking the yellow water, Zhang San became groggy.

It turned out that this was the smell of Mongolian sweat medicine.

On the streets of the capital, scenes from the past are still emerging in Zhang San's mind.

The bustling crowd in front of him made him feel as if he had passed away.

"Boss, thank you!"

(End of this chapter)