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Xu Dazhuang, who was only in his teens, had to treat himself like a cow, pull the plow to plow the fields, and support his natal family. As time went on, the grain harvested in the fields became less and less, and it became less and less enough to eat.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the mother and son who had been hungry for half a year seemed to have finally ushered in the dawn. It was said that a eunuch had returned from the county to visit relatives.

Parents who suffer from body, hair, skin, and skin, there are three unfilial acts and no offspring is the biggest! But I am so hungry, people can do anything, let alone the simple matter of giving my little brother an island, don’t look at it It is the pain of cutting chickens. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was a good job for children from poor families. It is even more iron than the iron rice bowl of later generations!

The succession of the family can no longer be taken care of, Xu Dazhuang's mother is the seven aunts and eight aunts who have traveled all over the place, and borrowed two taels of silver to bribe her, so she put Xu Dazhuang into the line to be stabbed. This seems to be the first time he has lined up in his life. The trousers were dragged, and the guy straightened up. Seeing that it was his turn, the beardless guy with the bloody machete was about to cut it off, and the yamen servant broke in.

The pain of a knife was avoided, but the impact was to defeat the Xu family. This eunuch is a liar.

He is an inorganic and eggless man, but he is not a eunuch. Only eunuchs who have entered the palace have the right to be called eunuchs. Only after they have reached a certain level of official position in the palace can they be called eunuchs. This liar was also castrated a few years ago. After arriving in the capital, he was found to be cheated and had to stay in the capital to beg and wander. He was a dog who was lower than the beggars in the capital. Yes, that's what the people of the capital called him.

The use of eunuchs is the privilege of the emperor. The ministers occasionally use them, and ordinary people who are rewarded by the emperor dare not use eunuchs at all. Those who cut chickens and chickens by themselves have no other way to survive in the capital except begging.

But this liar is really an eunuch with a dream. After waiting for two years to fill the vacancy, he failed to fill in the vacancy. But he had a rough look at the process of the court's selection of eunuchs. The man was eunuched, and his heart became distorted, and he couldn't wait any longer. The swindler eunuch simply pretended to be a visiting eunuch, and defrauded him from county to county. One side cut off the business of inheriting the family, and the other side took some money and turned around and ran away. He has already successfully deceived six counties.

If it weren't for the fact that a landlord in the previous county also sent his son here to have his son cut up, he would have given away a dozen taels, and he would have run away in the end.The furious landlord's family contacted several nearby lines, and only then did he be caught.

The two taels of silver are already the entire savings of several families. There is no such thing as refunding the stolen goods these years. The fake eunuch was directly pulled out and chopped up by using evil words to confuse the crowd, but the money was divided between the county magistrate and the master, and he was hit hard Xu Dazhuang's mother simply couldn't afford to be ill. Just in time for the 11th year of Chongzhen, there was also a severe drought, and his mother also let go.

But it was really lucky for this kid. He had just started fleeing famine when he met a group of refugees from the Dongjiang River. He smelled the smell of porridge.

Every morning, Xu Dazhuang got up early, and the first person in line landed in front of the stove, holding a bamboo bowl and guarding in front, trying to be the first to get the rice out, regardless of the heat, holding him again I went to the gate of the refugee camp and squatted there to eat.

Because every morning, a guy with a big head and a thick neck passes by here to pick people!

Chapter 4 Twelve. Filling

Early in the morning, there was smoke billowing from the refugee camp, mouthfuls of big pots of yam potatoes and crushed porridge rolled together, and the refugees lined up took a bowl of wooden and bamboo knots issued by Dongjiang. Holding the chopsticks made of two branches, I was eating by the side.

Xu Dazhuang is not a scheming person, or the victims have scheming but they can’t get up. When your stomach is empty, the only two jobs your brain can do are to find food and rest. Ethics, morality, conspiracy and tricks are all thrown aside. Think about it. Can't get up, this is one of the reasons why people can eat even when they are so hungry, but with the bowl in hand, he still tries to stay at the door as much as possible, waiting for the big-headed bean sprouts that come every day.

Capable of attracting only one thing, meat!

I heard from those refugees who arrived early that those who are selected by the bean sprouts with big heads can go to the city to get their things first, and after they are done, they can go to the shed outside the east city gate to have a meal. There are vegetables! There is soup! There is meat! !!

After living for more than 20 years, Xu Dazhuang only tasted meat once in his memory. That was when the son of the Song Dahu family in the village was admitted as a scholar. .

Xu Dazhuang didn't know where he was going, and he didn't care. After starving for half a year, if he could have meat, he would attract Xu Dazhuang like a moth to a flame.

Thinking about the taste of the meat, picking up the sweet potatoes in the bamboo tube seemed to be a little bit sweet, Xu Dazhuang couldn't help showing a simple and honest smile on his face.

At this time, there was a burst of noise at the entrance of the refugee camp, and the bean sprouts with big heads came again. Xu Dazhuang's imagination was also interrupted, and he hurriedly wanted to lean up, but he looked down at the little scum left in the bowl, and then Reluctantly, he cleaned it with chopsticks. At this time, the door was already crowded with a large group of refugees.

However, no one dared to squeeze in at the entrance of the refugee camp. The leaders in the front were all the leaders of various refugee groups.

Since Zhou Erjing left, the cohesion of Xiaoyuan's camp began to decline. This migration brought in more than [-] refugees. These people did not have a sense of identity with Yuan Shizhong. The business has become history, it has become a thing of the past, but even so, Song Xiance is still trying to find ways to weaken the strength of the original refugee organization.

"Meet Mr. Song!"

"Okay, let's all get up! The list that I want you to screen out today, is it ready?"

"Go back to my lord, it's all done!"

A group of small bosses were scrambling to be the first to pass their list to the front. Looking at the enthusiastic crowd, separated by a few personal soldiers, Song Xiance waved his fan slowly.

"In that case, let's start!"

There are a few tables at the door, and there are a few masters sitting there, flipping through the roster and constantly recording, the refugees from families selected by the little bosses left their names here, and were immediately led out of the refugee camp, and lined up in a long line. Walking in the city, seeing the line in front getting longer and longer, Xu Dazhuang drooped his head sadly, and punched himself hard on the forehead.

It's all because of the greedy mouth, I guess I won't be able to catch up with eating meat today.

However, today seemed to be his lucky day, and in this daze, he was barely the leader of his small gang, and he slapped the Song Dahu who escaped with him.

"Big Zhuang! Not coming yet!"

"Master Song! This child is alone, and the whole family will not be hungry if he feeds alone! Please fill in the quota!"

"Little bachelor! Not bad! This is what Dongjiang still needs, so come in!"

Bean Sprout with a big head nodded appreciatively, and Xu Dazhuang was dragged by his shoulders and stuffed into the line in a daze, recorded his name, and followed the line like the long dragon to the city.

At this time, the biggest impression of Dongjiang is not that it is brave and good at fighting, nor is it warm and hospitable or rich in products, but that it is impatient. The master at the gate is impatient. New cloth shoes, and soon several Dongjiang staff shouted impatiently again.

"Next!"

Every year from the grassland, at least a dozen or 20 pieces of leather can be imported. The soles of these shoes are tanned with high-quality cowhide, and the uppers are made of several layers of canvas. Although they look rustic, many refugees are barefoot. The shoes are Amitabha, let alone new shoes.

It's just that I still can't bear to part with the pair of rotten shoes under my feet. They were given by my mother during her lifetime. After wearing them for five or six years, they have broken more than ten holes and are almost like slippers. Sitting on the side of the road, stuffing the old shoes into his trousers, and putting on the new shoes, Xu Dazhuang was a little depressed to find that the shoes were a lot bigger.

No wonder, 30 refugees! Dongjiang didn't have time to measure the size of each person's feet, so they customized three sizes, one for children, one for women, and one for men.

The shoes are too big, and the insoles can still be worn, and there is a tightened bag outside, but they can’t be worn if they are too small. They are loose and loose, and Xu Dazhuang wants to change a pair in the crowd when he turns around. Knowing this skill, there was a sudden quarrel in front of the shoe stall.

"Hey, donkey day, why don't you let me take it!"

It seems to be two little ruffians in the city. They came in and grabbed two pairs of new shoes and wanted to run away, but they were quickly held down by the clerk of Dongjiang. will rise.

"This is a material that Dongjiang distributes to refugees who immigrated to Dongjiang, put it down!"

"I won't let you go, what's the matter! Kill me if you have the ability!"

The two of them quarreled here, and the gate of the city was immediately blocked. The one in front looked back to see the excitement, but the one behind couldn't get in. Seeing the chaos, the two little rascals couldn't help but feel more complacent and arrogant, while the one on the right simply Sitting down on the ground, Sapo began to yell like Pangcier.

"Hey, you scare me to the knees, let's accompany the money! If you don't have ten taels of silver today, don't even think about starting a business again!"

But the dispatcher didn't quarrel with them anymore. Facing the two people who were cheating, he blew his whistle hard, and immediately after, several soldiers in black armor rushed into the crowd like bulls, and squeezed came in.

"Hey, a soldier? A soldier can scare the young master, tell you, I have practiced it! You motherfucker, whoops!"

The awesomeness hadn't finished, and the two of them had already screamed. While Xu Dazhuang was looking dumbfounded, the two of them held each other, dragged them out of the crowd like dragging chickens, and gasped for air in the refugee crowd, regardless of him The two yelled indiscriminately, with a rope around their necks, the two hooligans were directly hung on the city wall.

This Dongjiang is so ruthless! I was so scared that my back broke out in cold sweat, and I didn't dare to look at the hooligan clinging to the city wall like a live fish, pulling on his big shoes, Xu Dazhuang hurriedly followed the crowd and walked westward around the city wall .

Then came a new set of clothes, quilts, tied into a bundle and carried on the back. When we arrived at the east gate, a strong aroma came to our nostrils. In the cauldron, meat and vegetables were stewed together, making a gurgling sound. , In the other big bucket, there was actually a big bucket full of dried rice, and several Dongjiang dispatchers impatiently filled the rice and vegetables for each refugee, and at this end, someone kept taking out bamboo tubes from the back The child opened the wooden cover, and the sealed canned pork, beef jerky, and fish were poured directly into the pot.

He filled a big bowl with bamboo tubes like dog bowls, squatted aside and stuffed a big mouthful. Xu Dazhuang immediately burst into tears, eating the food in this mouthful, only then did he feel like he was living like a human being. ah!Otherwise, my life would be worse than that of a cow in the village!

The amount of meat and vegetables is about seven or eight taels, but for Xu Dazhuang who has been hungry for more than ten years and has eaten gruel for several days, it is simply unfulfilling, but he can lick the last grain of rice into his mouth, Wanting to go back and play a bowl again, seeing that there are also ruffians hanging on the city wall, and recruiting ruffians full of flies, this Xu Dazhuang dare not, at this time, he and his fellow refugees are in the next door village Zhao Liu suddenly slapped him on the shoulder.

"Big Zhuangzi, hurry up! If you arrive in Ban County before sunset, you can still have another meal of meat and vegetables. After the sun goes down, there will be no food for you!"

饭!

Hearing this, his eyes were rounded, his burden was thrown back, and the pierced bamboo rice bowl was hung on the waist of his trousers. Before Zhao Liu could react, Xu Dazhuang disappeared like a black whirlwind. After being stunned for a long time, Zhao Liu grinned helplessly, and also put his burden on his back, turned around and followed.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen's official road in Shandong, there was an extremely spectacular scene, pulling Henan refugees like a long dragon along the supply line divided by the Dongjiang River, towards the sea of ​​Dengzhou, in an endless stream, moving forward However, this time, compared with the last time when [-] refugees crossed the Guandong, the order was undoubtedly much more orderly. Every day, three to five thousand refugees departed from Dengzhou port and were resettled after arriving in Dongjiang.

In this way, more than 30 yuan will not be filled all at once, and it will give Mao Jue enough time to resettle. What's more, it will completely disrupt the original organizational framework of these Henan refugees.