The Life Through Books of the Salted Fish Family Chapter 107

   Corvé labor is hard work. Digging canals, paving roads, digging rocks and digging mountains...is very hard work.

   It can be mined, which is bitter and dangerous.

  The mine may collapse, the closed space, the heavy work, the supervisor will only order you to keep digging back and mining again.

   It takes half my life to come back in a month. If it is sold to the mine, it will be ruined in this life.

   "We want to go to Guanzhou instead of Xizhou, just to avoid the corvee mining." Even if the road between Leshan Prefecture and Xizhou Prefecture is easier.

   "So, Man Shan knows about Guanzhou Prefecture? Tell me, tell me."

Liang Manshan said with a smile: "I have a brother who traveled to Guanzhou to study, and then his family moved away. We occasionally corresponded, and the brother told me that although Guanzhou is suffering, the British king who entrusted the city here is wise and cares for the people. "

   "Since King Ying is so good, why is Guanzhou so hard?"

   "One is the cold, the other is that the land is not productive, and the third is that the barbarians outside the customs are always coming to plunder, which is unbearably disturbing and annoying.

   Although there is no corvee for mining in Guanzhou, the people under the rule are all responsible for guarding the land.

  Actually, among the big mansions around my Leshan, Qishan Mansion is the only one that has a better life, but it is a pity that it is not a good place to go due to the drought. "Liang Manshan said with emotion.

   "The wells in our village were all empty, and we couldn't find a source of water to replenish along the way. We entered Leshan Mansion, and found a very shallow stream on a mountain. We rested there for several days..."

  Yan Laoer talked about what he saw along the way, and Liang Manshan also slowly explained the chaos in the officialdom.

"In addition to bandits, there are also some people who have unclean hands and feet and rob other people's water and food by force. The old people in your village are very aware of the world. Even if I am among them, I dare not say that everyone is good and will not give birth to children. Bad heart, be cautious, is the best policy."

"Now that I've come to this point, I'll tell you the truth, Manshan." Yan Laoer said seriously: "You have no livestock, no carts, what kind of pots and utensils to change, just a few families to work together, and you don't have to bear the burden. Back and forth is tiring and takes up space.

  We don't have water bladders, but there are quite a few bamboo tubes, two of which are enough for you.

I advise you to think of a way on this mountain. There are a lot of wild vegetables or herbs on the mountain. As long as you are not lazy, you can find some every day. If you need something, you can come to us to replace it. It will also save you from carrying water every day, and the water will sink. very. "

  Liang Manshan sniffed, feeling very moved.

"Thank you, Brother Huai'an, for thinking about me. When I left home, I had a donkey cart to travel. Unfortunately, I encountered bandits, and the donkey was slaughtered and eaten by them... I can't turn the corner for a while, isn't it? At this time, it is best to travel lightly. , reduced to this point, what is there to pay attention to, just eat with friends and neighbors."

   "Brother Huai'an, I wonder if the wild vegetables and herbs in the mountains are easy to find?"

  Yan Laoer patiently said to him:

   "It's okay.

  This mountain is much better than the outside, and there are more food that can fill your stomach. It's nothing more than the difference between delicious food and bad food. If you look at those mountain people, you can pick whatever they pick, and you can't go wrong. "

  He thought to himself: If he is lucky, there will be pheasants and hares.

  If you don't go into the mountains, you won't get anything. If you go into the mountains, there will always be surprises.

   "But if I keep bothering you, others will follow suit..." Liang Manshan hesitated.

   "It doesn't matter, what to exchange or not to exchange, we have the final say." Yan Laoer said honestly: "It's natural to say how much, if you don't have enough at home, how can you take it out?"

   "As long as there are mountains like this in Leshan Prefecture, at least there will be no shortage of water." He pointed to the surrounding green mountains.

   "There are also hunted wild animals. The weather is so hot that if you can't eat them in time, you can only make dried meat, which costs salt."

  Yan Lao Er thought to himself: My family has an explorer cat, and the water source and prey are not yet within reach.

   Come and change, come and change!

  As long as he always has what the other party wants in his hand, Yinzi will not run over by himself.

   With silver, you can settle down in Guanzhou.

  You know, the whole village is trying to get together now, I'm afraid they can't get a few taels of silver.

Huh?

  Thinking about it this way, did Lao Yan have expected it long ago, so that he would be so generous with the money.

   Are you sure that the money will be earned back by them sooner or later?

   "When I came over just now, I saw someone..." Liang Manshan thought of the hanging meat.

  A man, who was concentrating on cutting the meat, saw them passing by, and greeted Brother Huai'an with a smile, saying that he would give it to him later.

  He just started talking, when Luo Laosan was delivering meat over there.

  Several people helped, carrying basins and legs.

  Knowing that Yan's family's food is meticulous, Lao San Luo doesn't mind bothering a few hands, and the food is very detailed.

  The bones are bones, the meat is meat, and the internal organs are placed separately.

  Horse meat is red meat with thick and hard muscle fibers and better fat quality than cattle, sheep, and pigs. It is rich in protein, vitamins, and various minerals.

   It is best to boil it, not to fry it, as it will not taste good if it is fried.

  Yan Lao Er thought silently in his heart.

   "Second Brother Yan, I'll put this here for you, don't worry, we're leaving!" Luo Laosan greeted.

   Seeing that he had guests, he didn't say much.

  The men put down the meat and left.

   "This is..." Liang Manshan couldn't help guessing, is Brother Huai'an still caring about dividing the meat between each family?

   "This horse was ridden by bandits, and it was killed by my cattle."

  Liang Manshan: …

   So, it's a horse!

  The horses all belong to the Yan family.

  He suddenly turned his head to look at the ox lying leisurely, his face full of wonder!

   This is a cow that can earn back its net worth and more than enough!

   "Second brother Yan! Second brother Yan!" Cui Langzhong trotted all the way to chase after him. "Marble! Do you have Mabao?"

  Yan Laoer blinked, fortunately you don't have to be timid this time, otherwise you might cause a misunderstanding...

   "Brother Cui, don't worry, I haven't touched it yet, you can find what you want." Yan Laoer spread his hands, indicating that he hadn't touched it.

   Cui Langzhong sniffed, "No, no, no! I won't move, you can find for me, if there is any hard object in the stomach and intestines."

  Liang Manshan said: "It should be like a stone, with the effect of calming shock and reducing phlegm."

  Cui Langzhong: "Yes! That's it!"

  Yan Er Er resigned himself to his fate.

  So, Brother Cui, your medical skills are not very good, and you know all kinds of medicinal materials.

  Returning Mabao, he is also a man who has eaten horse meat. He didn't know that horses grow such things, but he knew that there were cow treasures and dog treasures. Aren't they just stones?

   "Horse meat nourishes the vital energy, strengthens the muscles and bones, but the weather is hot, Brother Huai'an, don't eat too much." Liang Manshan kindly reminded.

  Of course Yan's second child knows, not only can't eat more, but also can't eat with rice, beef and pork, by the way, there are also **** and cocklebur.

   I touched it carefully, and it seemed to be there.

  Yan Laoer called his nephew to give him a knife and cut out an oval stone.

   Rinse it with water, before you can see it clearly.

   Cui Langzhong happily carried it away.

  Yan Laoer looked at his hands and slapped the soap twice before he felt clean again.

  Liang Manshan naturally discovered such a good thing as Xiangpanzi.

  I thought: This is the gap!

   Is it the gap between a scholar and a child?

   "Brother Huai'an, if your family can't finish this horse meat, would you like to sell some to me?" Liang Manshan asked hopefully.

  He wants to make up for his family.

  In these days, the family members have suffered great crimes and lost their bodies.

   Especially his father, when he brought the old man back on the official road, he was only half breathed.

  If it wasn't for their unfilial sons and grandchildren who were always thinking about them in their hearts, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to survive the day they found.

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