Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 2
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Blacksmithing is very heavy work, and it depends on only one hand, pulling bellows and swinging hammer and iron.

But Yang Yong never felt bitter, and with just one hand, he supported a large family.

"Father, it's time to eat!"

While swinging the hammer, a crisp sound sounded.

Yang Yong sighed, put down the work in his hand, turned around and sat down on a dilapidated table in the middle of the blacksmith shop.

The daughter poured a cup of tea, while Yang Yong was drinking tea, the daughter had already taken out several dishes from a bamboo basket.

A bowl of coarse rice, half a plate of green vegetables, and half a plate of pickles.

Yang Yong's food is delicious despite the rough tea and light food.

"How is your brother?"

What Yang Yong cared about the most was his own son.

His son is his treasure, but it's a pity that there is only one, which makes him feel a little guilty.When I was young, I was afraid that I would not be able to support myself, and I was reluctant to beat and scold him. I gave him education and hoped that he would be better than me in the future. If he could be admitted to a scholar, it would be even better if he could give me two grandchildren.

"Brother is much better. I got up and walked a few steps today."

Yang Yue said immediately, with some joy in her tone.

Yang Yong nodded, and the corners of his eyebrows could not help but curl up. His son is getting better every day, and it doesn't matter if he is a little tired.

"Has your brother eaten?"

Yang Yue said: "Brother has already eaten. Now I'm sleeping."

Yang Yong said: "Okay. The doctor asked him to rest more."

After a few mouthfuls of rice, Yang Yong suddenly asked again: "What did your brother eat?"

Yang Yue said: "I ate a big bowl of porridge."

Yang Yong sighed: "If there is a chicken, maybe Bubu will get better soon."

Yang Yue pursed her lips, but said nothing, the family is almost out of rice to cook, how can there be money to buy chicken.

After Yang Yong finished his meal, he picked himself up and walked towards the blacksmith's stove again.

Seeing her father going to work again, Yang Yue lowered her head and obediently cleaned up the empty dishes.

"Father, I'm going back first, you come back early today."

My father has taken on a lot more work these days than in the past, and he goes back late every day. Once, he was almost arrested by the night guards and accused him of committing crimes at night.

……

"Son, why are you up!"

The mother exclaimed. She heard the sound just now and thought that her son was in trouble, so she hurried to her son's room, only to find that her son stood up and walked around the room, twisting his waist, kicking his legs, stretching his arms and shaking his hands. It was really frightening.

"Mom, you see I'm fine. I don't need to stay in bed anymore."

Yang Chao didn't expect his mother to come in suddenly, he felt a little embarrassed, so he simply jumped twice, proving that he was fully recovered.

Since waking up, Yang Chao has actually been quietly insisting on exercising, but it's all done secretly.Because my every move will make my family worry.But insisting on exercising does have an effect. Yang Chao feels that his body functions have recovered [-]% to [-]%, which can be regarded as a complete recovery.

"No, you lie down quickly, be careful not to hurt yourself!"

Mother's reaction did not exceed Yang Chao's expectations.

Yang Chao is the only child in the family, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is loved by thousands of people.The father is not a strict father, but the mother is absolutely loving.In Yang Chao's memory, he never had the impression that his parents were harsh, and he never even said harsh words.

It's just that there are no parents who don't want their son to make progress. In my memory, Yang Chao's mother's nagging is the most annoying thing. Of course, Yang Chao now understands his parents' desire for their son to succeed.

"Mom, I'm really healed, and I'm going to rust if I lie on the bed again."

Yang Chao was very persistent, and the mother was in a dilemma for a while, watching her son tossing back and forth in fear.

After some bargaining, Yang Chao agreed not to do strenuous exercise, and his mother also agreed that Yang Chao could walk in the yard.

Yang Chao turned around in the yard.

Habitually looking at the structure of the house, they are all brick and wood structures, the walls are blue bricks, the beams are wooden frames, and the roof is green tiles. It is a typical traditional Chinese building, very classical.

But this is not bad, although in the most prosperous south of Nanjing City, not every family can live in a brick house.

The courtyard of the Yang family is not small, and it is a courtyard when you enter the gate. The front of the courtyard is a row of main rooms, a total of three rooms, one bright and two dark, with a bright hall in the middle and main rooms on both sides. The one belonged to Yang Chao.Yang Yue's house is a small room separated from the corner of the Mingtang. It can be seen that it was rebuilt later, and the walls are still nailed up with old wooden boards.

There are passages on both sides of the main house, which can lead to the backyard. The backyard is also a yard, which is smaller than the front yard, and a la carte is planted.

There are no wing rooms on both sides, only a low house on the southeast corner, which is the kitchen, built with some broken bricks and stones, and the roof beams on it are also arm-thin rafters, which is very simple.

Speaking of it, the Yang family is just a circle of walls with a row of houses in the middle.

It was getting late, and Yang Chao had no choice but to go back to his room under the earnest efforts of his mother.

Lying on the bed, I kept thinking about the future.

Thinking about getting sleepy slowly, he actually fell asleep.

It was already the morning of the next day.

When Yang Chao got up, his father had gone out early, and he hadn't seen his face for several days.Yang Chao knew in his heart what it was for, he didn't say it, but felt a little sad in his heart.

When Yang Yue was feeding Yang Chao, she slipped her tongue once, saying that in order to wake Yang Chao up, she bought a ginseng at home, and relying on this ginseng to hang her life, Yang Chao came back to life.

Ginseng was very expensive at any time, and it could only be more expensive in the Ming Dynasty, because there were no artificially planted ginseng in the Ming Dynasty, and they were all dug out from the deep mountains and old forests by digging ginseng. not expensive.

Yang Chao thought, a single ginseng would definitely ruin the Yang family, that's why the family worked so hard.

Yang Chao knew a little bit about his family's situation. After a year, after excluding the expenses of food and clothing and Shu Xiu who studied by himself, he basically didn't have much money left. Situation, obviously in debt.

In the past few days, I have repeatedly thought about how to improve my family's situation as soon as possible, but after much deliberation, I am very confused. It is still too early to say these things. The most realistic thing is how to earn a living as soon as possible. The sum of money is what Yang Chao cares most about.

It's just that my current status is a scholar, and I can't hold my shoulders and resist. When I go out to work for others, let alone whether anyone wants it, my family will not agree.When it comes to business, the family doesn't have a penny of capital for him, and his father pins his life's hopes on himself, so he will never consider asking Yang Chao to do anything other than study.

"Brother, how are you?"

At this moment, younger sister Yang Yue saw Yang Chao walking in the yard, and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

In the past few days, not only did my father go out early, my mother Zhao picked up some needleworkers, and my younger sister Yang Yue also got up early to work.

But my mother brought back a lot of needlework from the neighbors in the neighborhood, and she could only earn a little money for vegetables.Not to mention the younger sister, it is impossible to support the family by washing clothes for others, as long as the family's livelihood depends on the man in the family, Yang Yong.

But the Yang family is not just Yang Yong, Yang Chao is also a man, at least I think so.

Yang Chao smiled and touched the head of the younger sister who ran up to him, rubbed her head vigorously, and said that he would not have to stay in bed in the future.

The younger sister cried out in pain and glared at Yang Chao.

"Why does it hurt? Damn girl, why don't you boil water and cook. I want to starve your brother to death."

At this time, the mother came over with a bamboo basket and began to scold him, muttering to himself: The son is a scholar, he just recovered from illness, so how can he have any strength.

Yang Yue curled her lips, she ran away, and if she didn't run away, she would be scolded.

Eat quickly.

The dining table in the Ming hall is probably the only piece of furniture.

An inch-thick rough wood board with four legs nailed on it, probably no one would want this kind of broken table.

The three of them ate together, the rice was thick rice, and there was only one dish, a plate of pickled radishes.

The mother and younger sister only had half a bowl of rice each, which was always the case in my memory. In the Yang family, only two men, Yang Yong and Yang Chao, could eat rice for the whole night, while the mother and younger sister could only eat half a bowl of rice.In the past, Yang Chao took it for granted, and never felt that anything was wrong, but now Yang Chao felt that it was a bit too much.

Obviously this is a privilege, and Yang Chao himself can't remember when it started.

In my memory, at the age of 12, Yang Chao passed the Jiangning County Examination, and his status changed drastically. Not only did his parents no longer care about Yang Chao’s behavior, but they also discussed family matters with Yang Chao. He passed the government examination at the age of 13. Later, the parents not only consulted Yang Chao's opinions on matters of family size, but often relied on Yang Chao's opinions.

It's a pity that Yang Chao was 14 years old last year, and he didn't pass the college examination, otherwise Yang Chao would be a scholar now, and I'm afraid he would be the master of the house.

But today was a bit different, what Yang Chao ate was not the whole night's rice, but half a bowl of porridge, plus half a bowl of chicken soup.

I don't know where my family got the chicken, and I made soup to nourish myself. There were a few pieces of chicken in it, which were stewed very badly, and there was a layer of oily flowers floating on it, giving off a strong fragrance.

"Ginseng soup!"

Yang Chao immediately smelled this smell, and ginseng was added to the chicken soup.

Hanging himself, the ginseng didn't seem to be used up, and Yang Chao discovered the secret after poking it with his chopsticks. Although the ginseng was not used up, there were still some ginseng whiskers left.

This made Yang Chao feel a pity. If the ginseng was not finished, it might still be sold and worth some money.

Noticing that his sister peeked at the chicken in Yang Chao's bowl from time to time, Yang Chao smiled and gave her a few pieces of meat.

The mother immediately scolded: "You son of a bitch, this is for your brother's health."

Seeing his mother's hands raised, Yang Chao hurriedly said: "Mom, I'm just right, I can't make up for my deficiency, just drink the soup and it will be fine."

Yang Yue stuck out her tongue, lowered her head and ate the chicken quickly without saying a word, chewing even the bones.

Yang Chao suddenly felt sad: "Eat slowly, I will give you meat every day in the future."

"it is good!"

Yang Yue said vaguely, stuffing another mouthful of rice into her mouth.

The mother's hand was raised, but she didn't hit it in the end.
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