Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 151 This is the Outpost

The remaining three were almost effortless.

That Zhao Wu was limping on one leg, and before he could call out Qin Shao's name, he was directly stabbed back to the west while screaming.

The other two thieves who followed Zhao Wu were hacked by Wang Yin and ended up like chopping watermelons.

There was only one young man of sixteen or seventeen who boiled water and cooked, curled up in a ball, almost lost his soul in fright.

"Gentleman, spare your life! Good fellow, spare your life! I am not with them! I was captured by them."

The young man knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy.

Qin Shao asked him if he was Old Man Su's nephew, and the young man slowly got up and revealed his identity.

As they expected, this young man was old man Su's nephew Su Shuanzi, who was caught by those people to cook.

Qin Shao asked him to help Wang Yin carry the bodies of the three men and throw them off the cliff, and simply cleaned up the blood on the ground.

This is a highland on the hillside, and there is a broken thatched house.

Standing on a high place, you can have a clear view of the farmer's houses at the foot of the mountain and the path at the entrance of the village.

Zhao Wu and the others lived here, obviously using this place as a sentry post.

Fortunately, they entered the village at Tianluohei, otherwise they didn't know what would happen.

Several sacks of corn and a cart were found where the bandits lived.

Su Shuanzi said that the food was the rations of several of his villagers, and was robbed here by these bandits.

In fact, there was not much food at all, only five or six bags of grain, which was the ration of the three families.

These villagers have had enough hardships, and these people still rob and kill them, it is really unconscionable!
Originally there were three families in the village, but because one family died, now only the old man Su and his younger brother are left.

Su's second child was about fifty years old, and he had a son and a daughter, both of whom died due to hunger and illness.

Su's second daughter-in-law disappeared the year before last, and now she only gave birth to Su Shuanzi, an only son.

After his son was taken away, the second son Su didn't dare to move around, he just waited at home until old man Su went to call him, so he dared to come out.

When everyone heard that the bandits had been wiped out, they were so excited that they shed tears.

Mrs. Su even knelt down to thank Qin Shao and the others, but Qin Shao stopped her.

Old man Su's daughter-in-law and grandson also came out of the cellar.

Qin Shao divided the food between the two families. The other family in the village was no longer there, and their food was also given to the Su brothers.

The family's bodies were thrown at the foot of the mountain.

The old man Su discussed with his son, and helped them find a place to bury them when they were free, and also gave them the friendship of a village.

Everyone recounted the evil deeds of those thieves, and they couldn't help cursing those who deserved to die.

"Don't be idle, Mr. Qin and the others haven't eaten yet! Let's make some food."

The old lady Su was delicate and said to her daughter-in-law and son.

Su Shuanzi fetched water to heat the fire, while Mrs. Su and her daughter-in-law washed the vegetables and cooked.

Brother Su followed Qin Shao and the others to cover the blood-stained areas with thick sand.

Even though they had cleaned it up before, there was still a lingering smell of blood in the air, and it was much better covered with sand.

Su Shuanzi disappeared when they were busy.

The kid said earlier that he was going home to help with a shovel, but he hasn't come back yet.

Second Su was a little worried and was about to look for him when Su Shuanzi came back.

He not only held a shovel in his hand, but also brought back a ragged little girl about ten years old.

"Erya? Erya still alive?"

Old lady Su screamed out first.

"Uncle, Erya hid in the dry water tank of their house, and was not found by those thieves. I just passed by their house and saw her."

Shuanzi laughed.

"It's good to be alive! It's good to be alive!"

Granny Su held Er Ya's hand and said.

They thought that the Liu family was wiped out by those bandits, but they didn't expect that there was a little girl left behind, which was a blessing.

The little girl was pitiful, almost naked.

Qin Shao felt sad when he saw it.

Ask Wang Yin to unload all the things in the car, there are many old clothes in it.

It was all sorted out with the help of Han Jinrong.

Knowing that she was going to the old man Su's house when she came here, Han Jinrong learned about their situation, and put the old clothes and all kinds of food bags from her family and neighbors in the car.

Qin Shao asked Su Tiezhu's wife to pick up clothes for the little girl to change into.

Breakfast is simple.

Mrs. Su and the others used the noodles brought by Qin Shao to mix their family's miscellaneous grain noodles and new pancakes.

Burned corn grits soup, and simply fried vegetable lumps.

It is more appropriate to say that it is fried, rather than boiled.

They are boiled in well water without adding salt.

Qin Shao brought some oil, and some of it was poured on, but Mrs. Su still smacked her lips and said it was a waste.

Their life is difficult, they don't have enough food, and they are not willing to eat oil, so they only think about dripping a few drops during the festivals.

Seeing the crowd devouring their meals, Qin Shao and Wang Yin felt even more sad. Life for these people is too difficult!
After dinner, Su Tiezhu's wife cleared the table and went to clean up the dishes.

Qin Shao talked with the people left behind to understand their situation here.

During the conversation with the old man Su and the second son Su, Qin Shao learned that their food production here is very low, and they only grow kohlrabi and other vegetables that are easy to survive.

Even though the kohlrabi is still high-yielding, it is the same as the big radish, but the ones they grow here are crooked like melons, pears and jujubes, with pits and hollows.

Apart from a large pimple at the bottom, the upper leaves are small.

Because the quality is too poor, it can't be sold!

And in this day and age, most ordinary people buy grain and meat, and they grow vegetables by themselves. Except for wealthy families, few people buy vegetables.

Even if people buy it, they will buy better quality ones.

However, this thing is solid porcelain and durable for storage. There is really nothing to eat in winter, and some of it can make your stomach round.

"Why don't you consider moving out? Hasn't someone already moved out?"

Qin Shao couldn't help asking.

"Master Qin, you are foreigners. You don't know the situation here. How can you move out! It's just that you sell yourself to a rich family to earn a living."

Even though Mrs. Su is a woman, Mrs. Su's brothers are not very good at words. Except for a few answers occasionally, it is mostly Mrs. Su who is introducing the situation.

Previously, Mrs. Su called Qin Shao Master Qin, but when Wang Yin called him Master Qin, she started calling him Master Qin too.

"Sell yourself?"

Qin Shao was very surprised.

Even though he was busy in the store in Anluzhou, he also bought maids and servants.

But those are children without father and mother. If this kind of farmer goes out with a large family, will they all sell themselves?
"Master Qin doesn't know something. Being able to sell oneself is also a way, especially if a large family sells in one place, we are envious and envious!"

"Like our two families, the old one and the young one, no one wants it at all, even if you want to sell your whole family! If you sell it to someone else to work, at least you can have a meal. If you are together, you can meet and have someone to take care of you."

"We don't have enough food like this, and we have to pay the population tax every year. How can we get so much money? Many families first sell their sons and daughters to pay, and then even sell themselves! It seems that the whole family can sell one place. That's a happy event!"

Old lady Su said with a sigh.

Qin Shao was speechless for a long while.

"Our family can live a decent life if we can persevere! In the early years, our old couple could still do some work, plant some food, dig some medicinal materials, my son Zhuzi did some work outside, and scraped together some money to pay the poll tax! "

"Now that we're getting older, we don't do much work! We lost two fingers when we were working on the pillars, so the owner doesn't want anyone. Where do you think the money is going to be? We found someone who wanted us to sell it. Dislike us for being old and frail and don't want it!"

"My son and daughter-in-law have a place to sell themselves, but they just don't want our old couple to die here, so they stay with us. We are also willing to give up our little grandson. If there is no grandson, what is there to do today! What a crime! "

Mrs. Su shed tears as she spoke.

"Mother! Mother! It's useless if the son is not filial. You can't...can't support the second elder, and let you worry!"

Su Tiezhu's eyes were slightly red, and his voice was choked up.

The old man Su and the second son Su were smoking dry pipes made of leaves, frowning.

A penny beats a hero!

Qin Shao thought that they were having a hard time, but he didn't expect it to be this difficult.

If you think about it, there is not enough food, and there is no way to make money. Even though the land here does not collect taxes, the poll tax still has to be paid.

A head tax of 100 Wen per person is nothing but a drop in the bucket for wealthy families!
For people in these poor places, that is a sky-high price!
Qin Shao also traveled to some remote mountainous areas in his previous life, and the poverty in some places is beyond imagination.

Some widowed and lonely old people only have dozens of yuan in their hands for a lifetime.

Many people who traveled with them expressed disbelief that there are still such poor people.

A lady saw a poor mountain family raising chickens, and he only ate some coarse grains.

I also asked why people didn't kill the chicken and eat it to supplement nutrition.

Why not eat minced meat!
"By the way, Lord Qin, you passed by us earlier and said that you were going to take an exam in Nade'an Mansion, but where are you going to take an exam when you pass by us this time? How is the exam? We don't understand the old lady, you can also tell me Let's listen."

Mrs. Su was a shrewd person, she felt that it was not good to cry in front of the guests, so before Qin Shao could speak, she wiped away her tears and changed the subject.

"This time is not an exam, I just came here because I bought land here."

Qin Shao said.

"What? Buy land? Buy land here?"

(End of this chapter)