Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 83 How about being reborn in Chang’an City even if it’s not just a dog?
The poet Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty once visited and wrote the famous "Tongzhou Report on Land Equalization", which described the scene of the collapse of the land equalization system.

In his description, "The rich and powerful merged, occupied vast areas, and acquired a lot of land, and only paid [-] to [-] taxes. As a result, the poor and lonely perished, and no taxes were paid."The collapse of the equal land system did not begin in the mid-Tang Dynasty, but intensified from the Kaiyuan period.

"Okay, okay, that's your country's business. I'm just a fan and have nothing to do with your affairs."

Ren Yazi stretched out his hand impatiently and stopped the old farmer from talking.

"As for me, I am the most kind-hearted person. I have been entrusted by you to find a wealthy place for your daughter. Your daughter will have no worries about food and clothing and enjoy endless silks and satins. Isn't it wonderful?"

"How could such a good thing happen? Don't lie to me. It's just sold to a wealthy family to be used as a maid." The old farmer didn't believe what he said at all. He put his rough hands on the table, trying to suppress the involuntary trembling.

"Hey, why don't you say that I have a kind heart?" Ren Yazi stood up, patted his bright robes, walked to him and said seriously: "I am not a slave to be beaten and scolded, nor am I to be teased by others, you This girl is really a blessed person, I have already made an agreement with the other party, and she used to be the first wife of someone else!"

"Mrs. Madam?" The old farmer looked straight at Ren Yazi for a long time, but then shook his head, "I don't believe that any wealthy family would want a rough girl from the countryside to be the wife of the matron. Don't lie to me. .”

"Oh my, once I tell you, I'm sure you'll be happy from the bottom of your heart." Ren Yazi stretched out his hand and put his hand on the old farmer's shoulder, "A servant in the palace, Bohai County Duke, the godson of the hussar general Gao Lishi, Creampie makes Cheng Yuanzhen!"

The sound was like thunder exploding in the old farmer's ears. He raised his head in shock and looked at Ren Yazi in shock. His lips trembled violently and he was speechless for a long time.

"Have you heard of Bohai County Duke? He serves His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine. He is so popular that even Uncle Yang Guo has to respect him." Ren Yazi continued to add warmth to the old farmer, "What do you think? I want to see how such a person, his godson, can be wrong? I heard that people have countless mountains of gold and silver in their homes. If your girl is favored, the money leaked from their hands will be enough for you to use for a lifetime. Not enough!"

"This child, she works as a mother-in-law for the chamberlain. How can I be worthy of my daughter..." The old farmer said sadly, covering his face with his hands.

"Selling your daughter, no matter how you sell it, you will be sorry. You might as well sell it to Eunuch Cheng." Ren Yazi advised earnestly, "Besides, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the three people in your family who can't survive." A girl wants to!"

"From ancient times to the present, how can there be..." The old farmer couldn't continue speaking halfway. His face was miserable, and in the end he could only sigh and slap his thigh with hatred.

When Yuchi Gong heard this, he couldn't listen anymore. He looked at the man with wide eyes and whispered to Li Shimin: "Master?"

Li Shimin stretched out his hand to hold him down, signaling him not to act rashly.

"Alas!" Even Li Bai couldn't help but sigh, let alone Du Fu. His hands were clenched so tightly that his joints turned white.

Finally, Du Fu let out a helpless sigh.

"I took a long breath to cover my tears, mourning the hardships of the people's lives..."

The old farmer's eyes flashed, and heaven and man were at war in his heart, and his lips trembled violently because of the unrest in his heart.

"Just tell me something nice, okay or not!" Ren Yazi added warmth at the end: "Why are you still hesitating? Think about it, he is also a wealthy and powerful person, so your girl is afraid of losing money when she marries him?" "He..." The old farmer's eyes flickered, and he hesitated for a long time before finally making up his mind and asking: "He's just going to give it, ten guan of money?"

"Hey, I'm not telling you, have you ever seen what ten coins look like in your life?" Ren Yazi walked up to Li Qing, pointed at the old farmer, and said to the people at Li Qing's table: "I'm not telling you. , in the countryside, ten pounds of wheat can be exchanged for a child. It’s not like he doesn’t know that, and now he comes to get Qiao from me? I can help him get a lead to Chang’an City. I already pity him because he has three daughters to raise at home. Yes, look at these muddy legs, they don’t know how to deal with them!”

After hearing this, the old farmer seemed to have made up his mind and rushed outside the inn.

"Hey, what are you doing? Come back!" Ren Yazi shouted quickly.

"I..." the old farmer stopped and turned around sadly: "I have to go home and discuss it with my eldest daughter..."

"I can tell you, after passing this village, there is no such store!" Ren Yazi said quickly.

The old farmer's thousands of words finally turned into a complicated "Hey" and left the inn without looking back.

"Doing business with this countryman is a lot of work, and it's not fun at all."

Renyazi spat at the old farmer's back.

Li Shimin glanced at Yuchi Gong and signaled him not to be impulsive. Then he turned to Ren Yazi, shook his head and said, "What's going on in this country? Why is it that people are selling their sons and daughters?"

"You mean, otherwise, even if it was a dog, he would have to be reborn in Chang'an City?" Ren Yazi immediately agreed with Li Shimin.

"As the saying goes, this car and boat shop owner deserves to be killed even if he is not guilty. Today I saw that it is indeed true." Li Shimin picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.

Ren Yazi was a little unhappy after hearing this.But one look at Li Shimin's clothes and temperament, and he knew that he must be a noble man who could not be offended. Plus, beside him was Yuchi Gong, who was like the God of Tai Sui in the sky. His anger was extinguished immediately, and he could only laugh with him. Said: "Hey, you can't say that. I am also the one who plays the matchmaker and makes a living. It's not easy for him or me either."

"Tell me, what is going on in this countryside?" Li Shimin hummed noncommittally and asked him a question.

"Hey, what else could be going on?" Ren Yazi moved a chair and sat aside, and said cautiously: "Uncle Yang Guo, the brother-in-law of his aunt's daughter-in-law's mother-in-law, was here a few years ago. The countryside wanted to buy the old farmer's land, but he refused at the time. Later, in front of the old farmer, the man broke his eldest son's legs alive and said he would beat him to death if he didn't sell it. There was nothing he could do, and his arms couldn't twist the thighs. We can only sell the land cheaply..."

The veins on Li Shimin's hands popped out. His eyes were like lightning, and he glanced at Ren Yazi, who was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground.

Ren Yazi wiped his sweat and continued: "We agreed that the land would still be cultivated by them, with a tax of three cents and a rent of four cents, so they could live a comfortable life. However, his mother-in-law's stomach was not up to par, and after her eldest son, she continued to live. Four more were born, all girls, and the whole family is supported by himself..."

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