In the early morning, with the crowing of cocks in the courtyard, the entire city of Luoyang came alive.
This is outside the city. Strictly speaking, this was not Luoyang County originally. However, with the expansion of Luoyang, it has also become a countryside under the name of Luoyang County. Of course, this makes the people very worried.
Excited, since they became common people in Luoyang, local officials have always smiled at them. The emperor often went on private patrols in private, traveling to various countryside in Luoyang, including some big shots in the court and the three-gong level, who were often around.
Patrol.
The officials in Luoyang are definitely the most difficult. Sometimes, if you insult an ordinary old man who blocks your carriage, Xiu Yi will invite you to drink tea and talk to you about the officials of the Han Dynasty in less than half a day.
How to live in harmony with the people, and the old man might still be drinking tea and watching the incident with a smile. Luoyang officials had experienced this many times.
It was just dawn, and Mr. Wang slowly walked out of the inner room. His wife was busy at the stove. He took a pot of water and started washing up at the door. He washed his hands and face, put down the kettle, and sat in the courtyard.
He was sitting on a wooden chair waiting for his wife to prepare a meal. The house was surrounded by an earthen wall, which was not high. The door was much higher than the earthen wall. There were three rooms inside, one was an inner room and the other was a warehouse, where various things were piled up.
There is also an empty space for receiving guests.
There are chickens and ducks in the courtyard, and some vegetables are planted behind the house. However, there is only gray soil at the moment. It is not yet time for farming. There are only poultry playing with the soil, trying to find something to eat, and listening to the cries of the poultry.
, the old dog tied at the door barked low, Wang Laozhang looked happy, the days are really getting more and more promising, oh, good, great, just when he was feeling extremely emotional, his old wife was already about to do it.
Good meals were brought up.
The two of them ate slowly, not very quickly. Suddenly, they heard the door being pushed open, and a young man came out. Without saying anything, he sat next to the husband and the others. The old wife smiled for him.
After getting the food, the young man started to eat. He had just taken two bites when the door was pushed open again and two older young people also walked in. They greeted the two old people with a smile and called them parents before sitting down.
Come down.
The old mother wanted to serve them rice, but both of them refused, "I already ate at home just now. I just missed my parents, so I just came here. No need, no need."
The two of their homes are right next to my husband. These two houses were originally my husband's houses for the two of them to live in. They didn't plan to live there for a long time, but they still had the idea of building a new house. The family gathered together, and the husband was a little happy.
He happily served his younger son food. The other two sons looked at each other, then looked at the younger son and asked: "Sanlang, how have you been lately?"
Sanlang did not answer, but just ate his own food. The father-in-law glared at him and said, "Your brother is asking you something!"
Sanlang then raised his head helplessly and said: "It's not bad, I've been promoted...but I'm still an official..."
"That's amazing, that's amazing!" the two praised.
Suddenly he asked cautiously: "Sanlang, your second brother and I are thinking about it. We can't let you live here anymore. You are also a respectable person. Let's collect some money and arrange a place for you at the place where you work."
How about buying a family property?"
The old man laughed and said, "Okay, okay!"
Sanlang suddenly raised his head and said angrily: "What's so good, Father, you don't know, the city wall of Luoyang is going to be expanded again, and it will be demolished in the near future. It is said that every household will press the Compensation is based on the size of the house and the number of trees. Dad, haven’t you seen that they suddenly planted all kinds of fruit trees in their house? It doesn’t matter whether they can survive or not, they just want the money and are afraid that I will rob them. !!”
After the youngest brother revealed what was in his heart, both brothers blushed, hesitated, and were speechless.
Mr. Wang's face turned red, he stood up angrily, and said: "You guys are just here for the money?? Ah?? And you want to use those despicable methods to deceive the emperor?? You damn beasts!!", listen. The old man cursed, and Dalang said aggrievedly: "Father, Sanlang is not short of the money. Besides, the emperor has plenty of money. Isn't it good for us to plant some trees and get more?"
"Beasts!!" Mr. Wang trembled with anger. He pointed at the two sons in front of him and said angrily: "You bastards, I should have let you live fifty years ago. Let's see if you still have this thought." !You ungrateful beasts! Have you read all the books in vain?!"
"Fifty years ago, our family came here from Hebei. During the years of severe drought, without a drop of rain, the crops all withered. No one came to help. The fellow villagers starved to death one by one. For a few grains of rice, some even killed each other. Do you know what kind of days those were? Ah? I didn’t eat for three or four days and ran all the way. The officials on the road wanted to arrest us. The head of a homeless man was enough to help them get promoted and make a fortune!"
"Thanks to the kindness of Emperor Renzong Xiaokang, I ran here with your Ye Ye and was caught by the officials. I was going to be thrown into prison. It was Emperor Renzong Xiaokang who saved us and asked us to build Chi Tao, gave us money and food as relief, and we all survived thanks to this job... The Holy Emperor was the benefactor of our family. At that time, it was not easy to build a house..."
"We can only rely on others and work as tenants in the hands of those powerful men. Our monthly income is not enough for a full meal. However, we are content if we can survive. However, it is all thanks to me, Emperor Renzong Xiaokangci. Let us farm, as long as we cultivate it ourselves, it belongs to us, and we don’t have to turn over anyone’s money or surplus grain...How wonderful, we have our own farmland and our own house..."
The old man felt a trace of nostalgia, but also a little sadness.
The three sons in front of them all fell silent and stopped talking. The father-in-law continued: "How wonderful. I, Emperor Renzong Xiaokang Shen, have devoted my whole heart to us lowly people. Before that, who had ever thought about us? Well, you can go to the official school, and Sanlang can go to the examination to become an official. This is something I dare not think about... What a pity, how sad!" The old man beat his chest, "Emperor Renzong Xiaokangwei passed away like this. Already..."
"How I want to go and see the saint in person and thank him!"
"After I, Emperor Yizong Xiaoxian, ascended the throne, life has been getting better and better. Fortunately, he is the eldest son of Emperor Renzong Xiaokangying. He built Jimin Mansion and raised us old people every month. The children can go to school one by one. All the water conservancy projects here were built by him. He really lived up to his father's name. Taxes are getting lower and lower, and the roads are getting better and better. In the past, it took three ministers to go to Luoyang County. Look at it. Now, half Tokiomi is here..."
"Give us cattle and sheep, give us chickens and ducks, and let us raise them ourselves. Do you know that fifty years ago, the cattle were still controlled by the pavilion. If we wanted to use them, we had to bribe these officials. Look, who now Dare you take our money?"
"There are also the textile machines used by your grandmother and the sharp tools for farming in the fields. Which of them was not given to us by Emperor Yizong Xiaoxian?"
"Alas... Emperor Yizong Xiaoxian has also left... But today's emperor is still the grandson of Emperor Renzong Xiaokangming!! Even an old man like me can sell some meat porridge to subsidize the family and demolish Do you think it was possible before to return the money after taking over the house?? Ah?? We used to eat tree bark and chew loess!! Are you still not satisfied?? You want to defraud the emperor of his money?? Take advantage of the emperor's kindness? ?”
"Let me tell you!! If you dare to do such a thing that is unworthy of me, Emperor Renzong Xiaokangren, I will sever ties with you immediately!! I will report you!!"
Upon hearing this, Dalang and Erlang immediately knelt in front of their father, their eyes turned red, and they apologized quickly.
The old man snorted coldly and ignored them. Then Sanlang said: "Brothers, why don't you go destroy those trees?"
The two woke up with a start and quickly walked out of the courtyard.
After they left, the father-in-law became a little gentler. He looked at the most outstanding Sanlang and asked with a smile: "Sanlang, have you been promoted? Where are you? Are you far away?"
"Not far away, right next to Huangfuhou's tomb, an ordnance hall was built there to store all kinds of new ordnance. My son will work there from now on..."
"Oh...that's good...yes, not bad." Mr. Wang didn't know what he was talking about, but he was still happy when he heard that his son was promoted. After the family of three had eaten, Mr. Wang suddenly He said: "Son, you have a monthly salary. If this courtyard is demolished..." Sanlang shook his head, smiled, and said: "Father, it's okay, you can give all that to your brother." , I will build a house in the near future, and when the time comes, I will take my father and mother over, and my father will not have to do what he is doing now."
"How can that be done? You don't understand. If I don't sit for anything all day and just stay at home, then what hope do I have in living? I must do this business..." Mr. Wang said stubbornly. Saying that, Sanlang looked helplessly at his mother, hoping that she could help him persuade him, but his mother smiled and said, "Ignore your father and just let him do it. By the way, I heard that, The little daughter of Lao Li’s family in the west of the village..."
"Ahem, Mom, I still have some things to do, so I'll go and do some work first!"
Seeing his youngest son escaping in a hurry, Wang Laozhang blew his beard and said, "Three sons, none of them laid eggs. Their grandchildren have all gone to government schools. What about me? I haven't even seen the shadow of my grandchildren!!"
After complaining for a while, he set up the donkey cart and slowly set off towards Luoyang.
When I arrived in Luoyang County, I just walked to the street and saw a group of people crowded at the city gate. I didn’t know what they were doing. The old man was a little curious and pulled a young man. The young man was a little unhappy at first. Seeing this, An old man quickly lowered his expression, bowed respectfully, and addressed himself as "old man." The old man smiled and asked, "Young men, what are they doing there?"
"Returning to the old man, there is a new notice."
"Oh? What kind of notice? Is there a war somewhere?"
"Hey, no, the temple has changed the curfew date. From now on, the city-wide curfew will only be curfewed when the ugly hour comes to the yin period. The rest of the time, there will be no curfew!"
Mr. Wang was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed.
"Okay, that's great. These days, I'm getting more and more hopeful!"
ps: After suggestions from book friends, Lao Lang tried to write a few chapters about the lives of ordinary people at the bottom. I don’t know if you will like it, but I just wanted to give it a try. In addition, Lao Lang is about to finish the exam. After the exam, normal updates will resume.