Ma led a group of family members to Lupai Village, and naturally Muying came with her... Children are really a magical species, like bean sprouts, they can grow very high in one day. Since following her
After marrying Lao Zhu and his wife, Mu Ying had good luck.
After having enough food, clothing, and cleanliness, in just a few months, he has become a lot better. Moreover, the little guy has also begun to study for enlightenment, and has also followed some adults to practice swordsmanship. He has mastered both civil and martial arts.
Seeing Zhang Ximeng, he rushed over happily, but when Zhang Ximeng stretched out his hand and wanted to touch his head, Mu Ying quickly turned around and said with a tiger face: "Don't touch it, or you won't grow taller!"
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but laugh. This is because the little boy has grown up. How could he forget when he was curled up on his lap?
Fortunately, Zhang Ximeng also knew what the little boy was thinking, so he smiled and said: "Okay, that's good! Grow up to be a big man, so that you can be a fierce general who charges into battle!"
After hearing what Zhang Ximeng said, Mu Ying immediately smiled and stood next to Zhang Ximeng, feeling happy and proud.
At this time, Ma also came over with a smile and asked proactively: "How is the situation now? Why is the young gentleman free?"
"Don't worry, madam, I don't dare to be lazy... Now there is another talented person in the army. He will take care of all the big and small things. Everything is getting better..."
Zhang Ximeng introduced Ma with a smile, and then invited them to the tent to rest. Lao Zhu was still patrolling outside to guard against the Yuan army in the direction of Hengjian Mountain, so it would take some time to come back.
Zhang Ximeng called Mu Ying over and asked curiously: "You, is there anyone else in your family? I mean the original one."
Mu Ying frowned, "My father died a long time ago. I wish I was only five years old at that time. I remember that when my father was alive, he often bought me meat to eat... Later, my father became ill.
Many people came to our house and robbed everything. Then my mother took me and hid here and there, and then she died too."
Recalling these tragic past, Mu Ying's face turned pale, her fists were clenched, and her whole body was shaking involuntarily. Ma felt distressed and couldn't help but pull him over and hold him in her arms, and then said to Zhang Ximeng: "Why?
What's going on? Is there any news?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Madam, someone from the Mu family just came here, saying he is his distant uncle."
Hearing this, Mu Ying suddenly changed her face and shouted in panic: "I, I won't go with him!"
Ma hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, as long as my mother is here, no one can take you away. Your brother Zhang will not send you out either."
Zhang Ximeng explained: "Of course I don't want to send you away... It's your uncle who wants to make peace with his family and show some mercy to their family. The Mu family is also considered a big family, and there are many people in the land. I hope that when the distribution is made,
Give them a little convenience."
Ma initially thought it was a poor relative who was seeking refuge, but when she heard that the Mu family was quite wealthy, she immediately darkened her face and said, "What's going on? Since the Mu family is rich, why don't they even support their mother and daughter? They are still considered relatives.
? Now you are licking your face to beg for mercy, their family is too shameless!"
Ma didn't show any politeness at all, and just tore the Mu family's face apart.
Although Xiao Muying didn't have much memory, she subconsciously despised the family. Her little face was tense and she didn't have any smile at all.
"Madam, I inquired about this matter and found out some reasons." Zhang Ximeng sighed deeply. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. In this troubled world, everyone has their own misfortune... In Dingyuan
The Mu family name is not a minor surname, it can even be said to have a long history. The Mu family name originally originated from Duanmu, but was later omitted to Mu, and later three points of water were added.
There seems to be a theory that Muying changed his name later, and the original name cannot be verified. There is nothing wrong with this. After all, an eight-year-old child was adopted, which coincided with the war. At that time, Lao Zhu was still in Guo Zixing
His subordinates didn't have much power. By the time Mu Ying grew up, Dingyuan had been plowed by random soldiers countless times, so it was reasonable to find out.
However, due to Zhang Ximeng's participation, Lao Zhu is obviously more powerful and more famous than in history.
In addition, the determination of the land distribution strategy touched the interests of a group of people. They racked their brains and looked for connections, and naturally found out about Zhu Yuanzhang's godson.
Zhang Ximeng also took advantage of the situation and found out about the Mu family... When Mu Ying was very young, his father was indeed very rich and had a lot of land.
"It was about the year when the Lord's family suffered a disaster... His son was born. Mu's father was very happy. He felt that God had been kind and his ancestors had accumulated good deeds. He also saw that the victims were everywhere and the tenants were in difficulty. He took the initiative to reduce the land rent to 30%, which was a lot.
The tenant farmers burst into tears of gratitude and thanked him for his great kindness."
Even Mu Ying didn't know about this. He was very surprised to hear that his father was a good man.
"Brother Zhang, what happened next?"
Zhang Ximeng was helpless, "Later on, the other members of the Mu family, together with the local gentry, forced me to go to the palace and asked your father to increase the land rent."
Mu Ying was dumbfounded, and the Ma family next to her was also angry, "What's the truth? In the year of great disaster, the people are in dire straits, so how can it be wrong to reduce land rent?"
"It is precisely because of the disaster year that we cannot surrender. Not only can we not surrender, but we are also forced to pay more land rent!" Zhang Ximeng said helplessly. Ma was dumbfounded and was stunned for a long time. She really remembered that this was the case.
Son.
In peacetime, landlords could only earn some rent from their fields.
But in a disaster year, things are different.
First of all, if ordinary people want to live, they need to borrow money, whether it is money or food. When they are waiting for the rice to be cooked, the interest rate will not be low, or even simply, it is an interest rate that you cannot afford to pay back.
Because only in this way can we force you into debt and squeeze out your family property. Some tenant farmers have a few acres of their own land, but they only rent the land because they think it is profitable.
Therefore, by forcing debts during the disaster years, the last bit of land can be taken away.
Don’t be afraid if you don’t have a field. If you don’t have a house, you still have a daughter!
What does it mean to eat it dry and wipe it clean, knocking the bones and sucking out the marrow!
Do you think there are no good landlords? Are they all like this?
Of course there are good people.
For example, Muying's father took the initiative to lower the land rent to help tenant farmers survive the disaster years.
But it was his kindness that caused a big disaster... You pity the poor guy, but we don't! We still want those fields! If you dare to destroy our business, we will risk our lives for you!
Almost overnight, Mu Ying's father became the target of public criticism. When outsiders scolded him, his family would not tolerate it. The Mu family even took the lead and ran to yell at him, throwing stones and throwing blood.
In the end, they clamored to expel Mu's father from the Mu family.
Mu's father really couldn't bear it, so he had no choice but to agree to divide the family... But at this time, something went wrong. The families colluded with the county officials and gave the most valuable acres to those families when the family property was divided.
House, leaving Mu's father only some extravagant wealth.
Anyway, if you don’t know how to manage and don’t know how to cherish the land, what else will it do to you?
County government officials also sided with the Mu family.
In this way, Mu's father paid a little money but got nothing.
Not convinced?
It’s hard to support a tree alone, so what can you do?
Mu's father didn't want to break up with his family, and he didn't want to sit back and have nothing to do, so he just wanted to do some business and make some money.
But business was so easy to do, and since then, famines have continued and refugees have spread all over the place. Mu's father quickly lost most of his family property and could not afford to fall ill.
After Mu's father died, the Mu family came to visit again and tried to take away the remaining money.
They spent a lot of money on the funeral, including banquets and running-water banquets, and asked Mu's mother to pay for them. It was clear that they wanted to eat them all.
Even though Mu's mother was a prostitute, she dared to get angry but dared not speak out. These people had made it clear that they would kill her, but she also had a son, so she couldn't just be harmed by these people.
After her husband was buried, Mu's mother secretly took the only money she had and escaped with her son on her back.
This is what happens if you want to be a good landlord!
These things all happened before Mu Ying was five years old. Although her mother would occasionally talk to her about it later, Mu Ying was still young after all. She didn’t know much and had no complete memory. Now let Zhang Ximeng tell the story of the cause and effect. Little guy
His lips were blue with anger.
Ma became even more furious, "What kind of relatives are these? They are clearly just a bunch of white-eyed wolves! They still dare to visit us now. No matter what, we cannot spare them!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, but looked at Mu Ying. Ma also understood that after all, this was still the Mu family.
She grabbed Mu Ying's arm and asked in a soft voice, "My son, what do you think?"
Mu Ying's eyes widened, with tears welling up in his eyes. He felt aggrieved for his parents. He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "My name is Zhu Ying, and I don't recognize them!"
Mrs. Ma hugged her son distressedly, tears welling up in her eyes. Then she raised her head and said to Zhang Ximeng, "Why are you still standing there? He is not your brother. Take it out on my son!"