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Chapter 702 Choose Your Fate
Mizhi County, Shaanxi Province.

Outside the county seat, beside the Wuding River.

A fairly large group of people are in this clearing.

Either several people, or dozens of people, or dozens of people gathered together, discussing something.

"Hu'er, what did the official say? Mom didn't understand why there are so many more places this year..." The kind old woman asked quickly, it seems that there are more places to go this year than last year, old man The woman didn't hear clearly for a while, so she hurriedly asked, the choice at this moment may affect the fate of the whole family, or even the fate of the next few generations, so choose carefully.

"Mother, Mr. Zhang said that there are more places to choose this year than in previous years. You can go to Ryukyu like last year, you can also go to Liaodong, you can also go to the west exit. If you want to work in Beijing, you can also..., Mr. Zhang Said, as long as you want to go, the government will be responsible for the arrangements, Mr. Zhang also said, where to go, one depends on whether you are willing to go; the other depends on whether it is suitable for your family..." The young and strong man said immediately.

"Oh, that's right! Then, what's the difference between these places? Aren't they all arranged by the government? Can you choose by yourself?" The old woman hurriedly asked, her expression a little nervous, and this moment is a fate.

"Mother, Mr. Zhang said, if you have a family, old and young, with a large family, and want to live a comforting life, you can go to Ryukyu. When you get there, every family will divide the land. As long as you are diligent, you will never lose money." You will be hungry; if you are not afraid of death and have the courage, you can go to Liaodong for a try. It is more dangerous than Ryukyu. Now the imperial court is still fighting the Tartars. If you go to Liaodong, you may have to learn how to touch the firecracker first. It will be released..." The young and strong man quickly explained, telling the good and bad of these places.

"You need to learn how to touch the gun first? Isn't it necessary to learn to shoot the gun first? This..." The old woman interrupted her son's words when she heard this, and looked at her daughter-in-law and then at Looking at his granddaughter, his eyes were very disturbed.In their family, only his son is a male, and the others are women and children. It seems that it is not suitable for their family to go to Liaodong.

"Mother, our family should not go to Liaodong..." Seeing his mother was embarrassed, the son immediately said.

"Hu'er is right, we still don't want to go to Liaodong, we are the only man in our family, we should find a stable place to live..." The old woman said hastily.

When a son sees what his mother says, he is ready to settle down and take a safer path.

But the daughter-in-law at the side interjected: "Then... the head of the family, what's the matter with going to Beijing?" The daughter-in-law said with some expectations.

"Oh... I heard from Mr. Zhang that you can work in Beijing and support people. It is suitable for families with a small number of people. It is better to support people with fewer people. You can't starve to death if you work... Or you can go to Liaodong after working for a while. It’s okay, anyway, there will always be work to do there... Oh, yes, there is also the West Exit, Mr. Zhang said, this is the closest to home, if you don’t want to go far, you can take the West Exit, but it’s more difficult to take the West Exit , I'm tired, so if you don't have the ability, don't go..." The burly young man quickly explained.

"Mother, why don't we go to the capital first..." The young woman was probably full of hope for going to Beijing, and she looked at her mother-in-law with some expectations.

"..." The old woman didn't make a sound. It's not a woman's turn to intervene in this matter. She wanted to reprimand her daughter-in-law, but after thinking about it, her man is gone, and she only has one son. , she was the half of the family, and the woman was in charge, so she didn't reprimand her daughter-in-law.

"...If it is according to mother's opinion, our family members are relatively small, unlike other families with large families, it is better to seek stability. It is best to go to Ryukyu, where we can divide dozens of acres of land equally, and our family can live for a few years. In the days of peace, when you have children in the future, you can spread your branches and leaves, and you can be regarded as worthy of your ancestors, and you have not walked in this world in vain..." The old woman thought for a long time, and finally expressed her own meaning. Rebuking his daughter-in-law doesn't mean he doesn't have his own ideas.

"Mother..." the young woman begged.

The burly man also seemed to be in a dilemma. His mother wanted to go to Ryukyu, and his wife wanted to go to Beijing. He was caught in the middle, and it was hard to help anyone. On one side was the mother, and on the other was the lovely and pitiful daughter-in-law, so he had to pretend not to see it.

In this huge crowd, everyone was discussing enthusiastically with each other, the words were full of hope and enthusiasm, they kept asking each other where they were going, and analyzed the good and bad of going to the four directions in a logical manner.

The family is in a dilemma as to where to go.Someone came from the side to inquire.

"Old sister-in-law, is your family going to Liuqiu or Liaodong? Or go west? Or go to Beijing?" An old man also asked this family with a kind smile. He may be familiar with this family and know this family. It was the mother who made the decision, so she asked the old woman directly.

"Our family..." The old lady smiled kindly, a little embarrassed.

"... Hu'er, look, where is our family going?" This kind old woman is now in a dilemma. There are more places to choose this year than in previous years. She is a bit picky, and she wants to go. Ryukyu lived a stable life, and the daughter-in-law wanted to go to Beijing to see the world of flowers, so the old woman had no choice but to ask for her son's opinion.

"Mother, we..." The son is also in a dilemma. His mother wants to go to Ryukyu, and his daughter-in-law wants to go to Beijing. Prove that you are a man of indomitable spirit.

The family was embarrassed, disagreed, and happened to be bumped into by outsiders.

"Hey, big brother, where is your family planning to go?" The old woman was quite sensible, and quickly asked about the situation of the visitor to avoid embarrassment for her family.

"Our family! Sigh... it's a long story..." The old man who came to inquire also saw that the family's opinions were different. He came at the wrong time and was about to leave when he heard the old woman ask her In this situation, I immediately became interested, and I didn't plan to leave, so I was ready to talk about it.

"...The boss of our family! I arranged for him to go to the Ryukyu. They have a lot of family members. There are seven or eight people, big and small, who open their mouths to eat, and let him run around without finding a place to feed themselves? Only in the lower Ryukyu, there are so many lands that can support their family..." Once the old man opened the chatterbox, he immediately eloquent, as if he was very satisfied with his arrangement.

"Brother, you are right. There are too many people in your old family. They are so talkative. Even drinking water is more expensive than others. It is more practical to go to Liuqiu..." The old woman immediately chatted with the old man , Maybe it would be a good reference to inquire about the choices of other people's families, but I put aside the little friction in my own family just now.

"The old sister-in-law is right. The land harvested three times a year is enough for the boss's family to eat. This foodie knows how to live. Fortunately, there is a holy son, otherwise, he would die of starvation..." The old man Although he was talking about the boss, his words were full of pride.The old man found someone to chat with, and immediately got up with his daily routine.

"His elder brother is right. Now it is all up to Sheng Tianzi to save his life. Otherwise, how many people will starve to death this year... What about the second family? Where is his elder brother going to let him go? It seems that his elder brother is not going to let him go." Is the second family going to Ryukyu?" The old woman asked hastily.

"Cough..., this second son's family! Speaking of it, it's similar to your family. The population is not as prosperous as the old one, and he is also a restless master. He is clamoring to go to Beijing, and he refuses to go to Ryukyu with the old one. I want to go to see Liulizhai, I want to see the emperor, and I say I must kowtow to the emperor, so as to repay the emperor's kindness..." The old man said quite emotionally.

"Hey... Then, is your second family going to Ryukyu or Beijing?" The old woman asked quickly.

"Hey, why don't you follow him? Can you still stop him? Well, let him open his eyes. Speaking of which, we also want to go to Beijing to see the imperial city and kowtow to the emperor. This man! We still can't forget our roots , the emperor is good to us, we can't forget... Uh, let's take a look at the Liulizhai by the way. It is said that it is a street made of glass. How much money will it cost... If you can see it strangely, this A lifetime is not a waste of time..." The more the old man said, his eyes became more and more erratic, as if his mind had already gone to the capital.

"That's it!..." The old woman murmured, although she also wanted to see the Huahua World in the capital, and wanted to kowtow to the emperor, but she wanted to live in peace and stability. It is inevitable for a daughter-in-law... After thinking about it, I looked at my daughter-in-law again, and they all said that Mizhi's mother-in-law and Suide's man, this daughter-in-law is the authentic Mizhi mother-in-law.

"Old sister-in-law! From my point of view, your family is in the same situation as my second family's. The population is not large. It will be easier to support yourself after going to Beijing to work. Why don't you go to the capital and see the imperial city? The son of Shengtian kowtowed, so he could fulfill his wish, and he also learned what Glass Street is, and it is not a waste of time to come to this world..., Brother has no choice, in order to take care of the children of the old master, he has to go down with the old master Ryukyu... I'm afraid I won't have the chance to kowtow to the Son of Heaven in this life, and I won't be able to see Glass Street in my life..." the old man said regretfully.

What the old man said, moved the young woman even more, and his expression seemed to look forward to it even more.

"This..." The old woman still hesitated.

The old man's words also seemed to have moved the strong young man's heart, and his expression seemed to be quite yearning. It can be seen that his mother was hesitant, so it was difficult to speak.

"Old sister-in-law, according to my elder brother, your family is really not as good as going to Beijing. The third child of my family is also planning to go to Beijing to try his luck, see if he can be admitted to the new army, and is going to carry a gun for Sheng Mingzi, er ..., our family also knows the basics. If you want to go to the capital, you can just be a companion and take care of each other..." The old man told the purpose of his visit this time. Their family has already divided the family, and the family has a large population In order to support the family, they are planning to go to Ryukyu. The old man has to take care of the children, and he is also going to go to Ryukyu, while the other two are going to Beijing. Since they want to separate their families, they will go to different worlds from now on. Naturally, don’t worry, find a trustworthy family. It's easy to understand if you are a company.

"This..." The elderly woman was even more embarrassed. Seeing that her daughter-in-law, son, and even this old neighbor were expecting her to come to Beijing, she couldn't help but say no.

The young daughter-in-law was a little anxious. This moment is the moment that decides the fate of their family and her fate. Although she is already a mother, she also has her own ideas. They say that there is a woman who is the richest man in the Ming Dynasty in the capital. She is a first-class strong woman who is in charge of tens of thousands of silver for Sheng Tianzi.She is also envious, curious, and vaguely has a dream of a strong woman. This dream before was really a dream, but it is different now. The current great migration happens to be able to go to Beijing, and it happens to be able to change herself once. The opportunity of fate, she must seize this opportunity, since God sent the opportunity to her, she must seize it no matter what.Seeing that her mother-in-law is still hesitating about her fate, she also has an idea.

"Grandma, Niuniu is going to see Glass Street, to see the emperor, to kowtow to the emperor..."

The child's childish words broke the old woman's silence.

"Oh, good girl..." the old woman woke up from hesitation when she heard her granddaughter's call, and immediately hugged her granddaughter and coaxed her.

"Mother! Don't you often say that you can't forget your roots? Our family has received the great kindness of the Son of Heaven, and we have to repay it! We are common people in Ming Dynasty, and we can't see the emperor, but we can always kowtow to the emperor from a distance. Well, mother, let's be human..." Seeing this, the burly young man immediately said that he also hopes to go to Beijing, just like what the old man said, they have a small family, and it is easier to support themselves by working, so it is more suitable to go to the capital , he also wanted to go to the capital to open his eyes.

"Well, that's fine. You really can't forget your roots, and you can't help but repay the kindness of the Son of Heaven. In this case, let's go to Beijing..." The old woman finally decided to go to Beijing to work because she couldn't hold back the opinions of the whole family Well, as for the future, she can't take care of that much, everything depends on luck.

"Okay, old sister-in-law, then our second and third families will be handed over to you. You are an elder and have your own opinions. If you go to the capital, I will trouble you to take care of them. They are still young and ignorant..." The old man immediately said happily that he was going to Ryukyu with the old family. The second and third families did not have an old man in charge, so he was worried, so he had to come and ask this family.

"Don't worry, his elder brother, he knows everything and can take care of him. Naturally, he can't ignore it..." The old woman may be more assertive and capable at ordinary times. Now that she has decided to go to Beijing, she agrees to the old man without hesitation. request.

"Then I would like to thank my sister-in-law..." The old man thanked warmly.

Seeing that the mother-in-law finally decided to go to Beijing, the daughter-in-law finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This huge crowd continuously emanates various kinds of laughter. From the laughter, one can feel the calmness of the crowd and the confidence and expectation in the crowd.

Whether to go to Liaodong, go west, or go to Beijing to work, these choices have become a hurdle in the lives of these people. This moment is a moment of fate.

This group of people is choosing their own fate, and they are also choosing their fate for the Ming Dynasty.

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Customs.

on the prairie.

Lin Danhan received Huang Taiji's letter and still asked for an alliance.

"Huang Taiji has sent a letter again, which can just be given to Emperor Ming. If you think about it, you can get a lot of good things..." Lin Danhan said with a smile. After receiving Huang Taiji's letter, Lin Danhan didn't even intend to take a look at it. Sending it to the Ming Dynasty, firstly, the enmity with Huang Taiji was too great to end peacefully; secondly, the letter could indeed be exchanged for many good things, so when Huang Taiji's letter came, Lin Danhan immediately laughed.

Lin Dan Khan had a more comfortable life these days. He was out of contact with Huang Taiji and Jin Ning of the Ming Dynasty. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. As big as it was before, the Ming Dynasty aggressively attacked Liaodong. Huang Taiji's energy finally turned to the Ming Dynasty. Now, he can finally take a rest.It was like a patient who was bleeding all over his body, and the bleeding was slightly stopped.

"Khan, let's read what is written first." The minister opened his eyes that day and said.

Lin Danhan frowned, picked up the letter, and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the higher his frown became.

After reading it for a while, I guess he had finished reading the letter, Lin Danhan's face was full of doubts.

"Great Khan, what did Huang Taiji say in the letter?" Nari Nai asked, the wind outside the pass and on the grassland is extremely strange, Na Ri Nai felt the conspiracy based on years of intuition, as for the specific conspiracy, Naruto couldn't see clearly at all.

"Huang Taiji said that his big gold can't beat the Ming Dynasty, and he is going to seek peace with the Ming Dynasty. Now that he has given up Liaoyang City, if the Ming Dynasty is still not satisfied, he is going to give up his Shengjing to seek peace with the Ming Dynasty... I also asked Ben Khan if he would like to form an alliance with him. If he was willing to form an alliance with him, he would not belong to the Ming Dynasty, and he could follow the example of Liu Wu in the Three Kingdoms and unite against Cao...; if Ben Khan was unwilling to form an alliance, he would It can only be attached to the Ming Dynasty, and his family cannot resist the Ming Dynasty..." Lin Danhan frowned and said, the content of this letter exceeded his expectations.

"...for peace?"

"Peace...?"

In the sweat tent, several people were quite surprised.How big is the hatred between Ming and Jin?In fact, it was no less than the hatred between them and Huang Taiji. Jin himself got up by stepping on the bones of the Ming Dynasty. Even Shengjing was the city of the Ming Dynasty. It was really hard to imagine that the Ming Dynasty would agree to let Huang Taiji belong to him.

"...Huang Taiji also said that if he is attached to the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor Ming will definitely send his Dajin troops to fight everywhere. The implication is that if he is attached to the Ming Dynasty, he will be driven by the Ming Dynasty to come here. Khan, let Ben Khan take care of himself..." Lin Danhan suddenly felt an unknown fire in his heart.This is definitely intimidation, definitely a threat, Lin Danhan couldn't help but clenched his hands tightly.

Lin Danhan's rhetoric surprised several people in Khan's tent. The alliance letter this time was really beyond people's expectations.

(End of this chapter)