Poor family rebirth girl

Chapter 13 The Book Has Its Own Ear to Report God (1)

The two pages of script that Shen Huai turned to told a story in Xiaoji Village by the Baima Lake.

Mr. Sun, a wealthy gentry in Xiaoji Township, is one of the most powerful village chiefs in the area.

The head of a village is not an official position. After counting the villagers, the imperial court counts one hundred and ten households as a village, and sorts them according to the amount of grain. The top ten households take turns to be the head of the village. Levy taxes, and manage and preside over internal affairs.

In fact, the servants named Yamen, without the cooperation of the head of the village, it would be difficult for those local officials who have studied in the imperial examination to govern.

To put it bluntly, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.

Although it was normal for Mr. Sun to celebrate his [-]th birthday, the timing and ostentation of his birthday were unusual.

It happened to be in February of the new year, and the collection of autumn grain was coming to an end. However, due to the flood in Baima Lake the previous year, fertile fields were flooded, small households were damaged, and the autumn harvest was naturally bleak. How can there be surplus food?

However, the villagers lifted the tables and chairs by themselves, gathered food and drinks to support Mr. Sun. They stood at the banquet table without taking a seat or chopsticks.

Master Sun led the newly added beautiful concubine, and let the concubine enjoy the banquet to herself.Unexpectedly, the little concubine fell to the ground just after eating half of the table. It turned out that she was a yellow demon that climbed up from the bottom of the White Horse Lake, and confused Master Sun to do harm.

Under the guidance of an expert, the villagers put magic spells and medicinal herbs to subdue demons in the food and drinks they gathered together. Finally, Huang Yao was punished and bit off half of Master Sun before he died.

——It’s really a very unusual story.

Shen Huai commented seriously, to the effect:
"This story has a detailed location, time, and events. You can always believe it if it is true. It can be seen that it is exquisite. Then why did you choose to compile this story of natural disasters and man-made disasters in a well-known place by the White Horse Lake?

Is there another metaphor in it?

Su Ya held the story book, looked at the annotations, and thought that although Mr. Zhou had a bit of a scholarly spirit this week, his mind was sharp.

Others read this story mostly because of its novelty and weirdness, but he wants to follow the vine and ask the reason and basis for the fabrication.

But he really got it right.

"Master, do you know the White Horse Lake and Xiaoji Township in this story?"

"Although I have never been back before, Huai'an is my ancestral home after all. I have often heard the elders talk about the local customs since I was a child. Xie Lingyun in the Eastern Jin Dynasty also wrote "Zhu Zheng Fu", writing about Baima Lake's departure from Jintan and returning, teasing the white horse. Open side. Go through Sheyang and look at Hangou, connect Jianghuai and Bojiaocheng.' It can be seen that this place is mostly convenient by the canal, so it can be called rich."

I hate people who drop their bookbags the most, but your family reads a lot, and what poems are suddenly memorized?
Speaking directly in human terms, let’s say that Baima Lake is adjacent to the Grand Canal, has a long history, and is good at fishing, hunting and farming, isn’t it enough?

Su Ya was forced to answer the question, but in fact he was quite reluctant, so he smiled and slandered, and replied gently, "Young master is really well-read, so naturally you also know the consequences of the Yellow River's seizure of the Huaihe River, right?"

"Well, it is recorded in the book that since the Yellow River diverted its course in the Southern Song Dynasty and robbed the Huaihe River, the lower reaches of the Jianghuai River have often suffered from the sand of the Yellow River, and the people have also suffered from floods."

Shen Huai responded swiftly, but said doubtfully: "However, the local people were hit by a disaster, and the imperial court naturally took measures to reduce or exempt taxes. The Changying warehouse is also close at hand. It has been opened several times. The local people are not burdened by taxes, and they can still get disaster relief supplies. , Jianghuai is rich, the people should not be in rags, digging ice for food, right?"

Shen Huai has a good appearance. When he wants to put on a sincere posture, even if he says what he takes for granted, he can still listen carefully, making people unable to continue to hate him.

Su Ya owed a favor, and was too embarrassed to hate him, so she could only tell everything in a limited place, for fear that she would mislead a good official in the future.

"Of course the imperial court has tax relief and relief for the poor, but from the imperial court to the hands of the villagers, there will be countless losses. How much can be distributed to each household?"

Thinking of the past floods, she couldn't help feeling a little angry, "During floods, not only the fields of the villagers were washed away, but also their houses were often destroyed. After the floods, the huts with mud walls and walls are empty. Thankfully This place relies on water, and there are fish and meat to eat."

As she spoke, she poured a little tea from Shen Huai's cup on the table, dipped her hand in the water and drew on the table.

"You see, Baima Lake is thirty miles southeast of Huai'an City. It is not only at the intersection of Huai'an and Yangzhou, but also connected to Hongze Lake and the surrounding Gaoyou Lake and other waterways. The terrain is low-lying and the islands are connected. When the flood comes up, those The open spaces between the waterways are flooded first."

She used tea to draw Huai'an City on the table, and then drew waterways and lakes. Finally, many small dots were placed in Baima Lake to represent small islands.

"Oh, so in this story, it is said that Master Sun's concubine is a yellow demon who climbed up from the bottom of Baima Lake, that's what it means." Shen Huai suddenly realized.

"That's right, there are 99 small islands in Baima Lake, which are connected with each other as the water rises and falls. The villagers live scatteredly on the islands. It is difficult for outsiders who are not familiar with waterways to find them all."

Su Ya pointed to the dotted islands, "Master Sun is the head of Xiaoji Township. The number of people in each family, the amount of taxes and grains to be paid, and the number of corvees to be paid are all from Master Sun. Reporting statistics, so he is the overlord of that area, if he wants to deceive the top and the bottom, how many of the scattered and weak villagers dare to resist?"

"If it weren't for being unable to survive, who would have the thought of rebelling?" She couldn't help sighing, "Look at the ending written in the story, it actually has a deep meaning: the monster died, and Master Sun was eaten by the monster, but these are not The villagers have their own abilities, but there are experts behind them to guide them. But in this world, where are there so many experts who love to run to the countryside?"

"...The original rich land still suffers from occlusion."

In fact, why didn't Shen Huai know this?He just wanted to play tricks to numb Su Ya, but he wasn't really a nerd.

Seeing that Su Ya suddenly spoke sincerely at this moment, he couldn't help thinking of his travel experience, and was a little silent for a while.

"Under the sun, there are also corners where filth is hidden. This is a very common thing." Su Ya noticed that the atmosphere was dull, and immediately cheered up.

She smiled and said: "Actually, what you said is quite right. If a story is to be fascinating to read, of course it is best to have familiar places in it, so that it is convenient for the audience to enter the play. If this story is about rural anecdotes, then it will naturally Choosing a place that ordinary people are not familiar with may not have any metaphors.”

After finishing speaking, she wiped off the tea on the table and took a step back, "I don't have much knowledge, but I just happened to hear this paragraph from the shopkeeper in the bookstore, and I will tell you the story according to the gourd painting. There are probably some things I haven't memorized, my lord. Believe half and half."

"Your shopkeeper is a knowledgeable person." Shen Huai nodded in agreement, "Sure enough, if you want to understand the world, you should read more scripts!"

Su Ya's interpretation is actually very good. It has a unique and effective angle and a simple topographical map comparison. If you are not really familiar with the local affairs and have hills and valleys in your chest, you will definitely not be able to say these things.

But she was not ostentatious, but excused that she had recited the shopkeeper's comments, Shen Huai couldn't help but took a deep look at her.

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