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Chapter 57: Officials Force the People to Revolt (Part 1)

Everything in the master's house is very simple, with a few thatched houses and a few old furniture. The only difference from other people's house is that a carving is hanging on the wall of such a simple house.

The sword seems to be what the master said about Ziyun. The sword hanging on it made the house look a little abrupt, like a sika deer jumping into a dirty pigpen, or a box with extremely exquisite decorations placed a cold bun inside.

Yi'er took off the sword from the wall. At this time, the sword was already Yi'er's. The master's house would not be so abrupt in the future.

There was nothing happening for a long time, but a few girls looked through the master's yard inside and out. Don't get me wrong. They were not helping with cleaning, but just knew that Uncle Zhang was his master.

Looking for valuable or valuable things at the master's house, such as the sword in the hands of senior sister Yi'er.

However, after a few girls worked hard for a long time, Baichou found a few kilograms of rice, Cailian found a piece of dirty clothes that the master had ragged, and Yunlan found a broken bowl that was thrown in the corner by his master, and nothing left was left.

Liu Shan sat peacefully on the stool, looking at the three girls who had been busy for a long time and were sweating on their faces, and felt like they wanted to laugh. However, Liu Shan's heart was a little heavy at this time. Liu Shan had thought that farmers should have a hard life before, but he didn't expect it to happen. The master was still a grassroots cadre, and he was the head of a village in all kinds of big and small. But even the master's family still lived in thatched houses, and the furniture used was old and cannot be old anymore, a three-legged table, a chair without a backrest, and a box that was bitten by a mouse for several holes.

Even the rice scabbage that the rich families despise. This is true for the master's family, and others' families will definitely be even more miserable. However, Liu Shan understood that even the rice scabbage is not enough. No wonder the people in the village were hungry and their clothes were torn. In this case, Wang Shichong had to increase taxes, which made the farmers live.

After waiting for a long time, everyone started to scream in their stomachs when they didn't see Uncle Zhang coming back. Liu Shan and Yier were better, but those girls were not good enough, so they started to scream in.

Looking at the empty home, Liu Shan listened to the sound of hungry birds waiting for the old bird to catch insects and feed them, and walked out of the yard with Yi'er.

The sun has set in the west and is about to set foot. It is midsummer. The food has just been harvested. There is no food at this time. Liu Shan dared not think about how to live in Mengjiagou in the future. Uncle Zhang is the village chief. With Uncle Zhang's character, Liu Shan knew that Mengjiagou should be a good village in this area. Liu Shan really dared not think about what the surrounding villages were like.

Liu Shan’s previous understanding always stayed in books, where there were droughts, where there were floods, where there were thousands of miles of red fields, and there was no harvest. However, here, around Luoyang, Liu Shan understood a truth: Even if there were no floods and droughts, even if there were thousands of miles of red fields, the lives of farmers would be extremely difficult. The harsh government was more powerful than the tiger, and the tiger was only seeking food for a few people, but the harsh government was hungry for the people of a country. It was more than just fierce.

Yi'er stood beside Liu Shan very well, silent like Liu Shan. Since that night, Yi'er seemed to have become a different person. She is always so well-behaved, completely different from the cold and cold person she used to be. But occasionally, Liu Shan still saw the deep hatred and coldness in Yi'er's eyes. Liu Shan understood that Yi'er had been trying to change herself in front of him.

The sun sets, and thousands of miles of red. The villagers have also returned one by one. When Uncle Zhang comes back, the stars in the sky are already blinking playful eyes and ignore the sufferings of the world.

"Uncle Zhang, I'm hungry!" Seeing the master come back, several girls came to Uncle Zhang to complain. They were really hungry. Although life in Jigong Mountain is not rich, they are still fed and fed. Aunt Yun travels around to collect medicine and practice medicine, and still has some savings, so she cares for her apprentices. When she comes here, the few people who have not eaten for a whole day are naturally hungry.

Liu Shan stood beside Yi'er, and Yi'er's stomach was also roaring, but when Liu Shan asked her, Yi'er just said she was not hungry.

Looking at the beautiful girls and Liu Shan who looked calm at this moment, Uncle Zhang held the empty rice bag with only rice residue left.

"Take it and cook it."

"Uncle Zhang, you won't let us eat this!" The three women protested. In conscience, the three women's request was not too much. The rice residue with stones, dust and grass seeds really tasted uncomfortable, but Uncle Zhang really had nothing else to eat at home.

Liu Shan touched Yi'er, and Yi'er went over to pick up the rice bag obediently. This made the master's face finally improve.

At this time, the dusk was deep, and above the sky, a few tired birds were still passing by without knowing the noise of fatigue.

"It just so happened that I could have a meal for several nieces and apprentices at night." Uncle Zhang finished speaking, kicking up a few gravel stones at his feet. The sound of the stones breaking through the air sounded in Liu Shan's ears. Liu Shan had already heard the birds cry.

At this time, the twilight was deep, and Liu Shan, a bird flying in the sky, could only see a rough black shadow, but Uncle Zhang actually knocked down all the birds with just a few gravels.

"The master is very capable!" Liu Shan praised sincerely.

"I will show my skills here today. I will save you from seeing my junior sister in the future. My junior sister said I abuse you and would not give you some food." Uncle Zhang's expression could not be seen clearly in the dark night, but when he said this, Liu Shan still felt a little helpless and desolate.

When a few girls saw the birds falling to the ground, they went up to pick them up and prepared to pluck their hair and clean them.

The rice was ready in a blink of an eye. Several girls didn't eat the rice, but only roasted birds. Liu Shan and Uncle Zhang ate the rice with tooth collapse. Although it was extremely difficult to swallow, seeing that Uncle Zhang was eating calmly, Liu Shan could have eaten a meal for ordinary people and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Yi'er saw Liu Shan eating like that and ate a small bowl. Seeing Yi'er, a girl who was spoiled and raised, at least in terms of food and clothing, she felt that her eyes were a little unscrupulous.

Looking at Uncle Zhang, Yi'er, and Liu Shan, looking at the distance that could not be seen in the darkness.

Since the officials do not allow the people to survive, they can only force the people to rebel.

Before the meal was finished, several young people from the village came to Uncle Zhang's house. Uncle Zhang invited them to sit down and had eaten together. Liu Shan also remembered what Uncle Zhang said during the day that he had something to talk about at night. It seemed that these people were talking to Uncle Zhang. When these people saw Liu Shan, they greeted him warmly. The last one was Meng Xiaohei, but Meng Xiaohei was less free and unrestrained than he had in the past few days. Liu Shan only found out later that Meng Xiaohei's mother died of old age the day before yesterday.

After dinner, several people came to the house where Uncle Zhang lived. There was no furniture in the room. They surrounded a table and moved a few wooden stakes in the yard, which made everyone sit there.
Chapter completed!
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