Guo Zhiyuan spent the day in the military camp on New Year's Eve. The soldiers of the tutoring village had already had a holiday. Guo Zhiyuan gave them a month's advance military pay in advance, so that they happily brought the money home for the New Year. However, the Xinxin Army was homeless and captured by the enlisted bandits. Guo Zhiyuan slaughtered a few big fat pigs and bought a few big barrels of wine to celebrate the New Year with the Xinxin Army soldiers.

After coming out of the Xinjun military camp after dinner, Guo Zhiyuan was already a little drunk, so he didn't ride a horse. He invited Xu Guangqi to walk back to the county government and digest his swelling belly. Looking at the festive and peaceful scenes of lights and decorations in the county town, Guo Zhiyuan also felt a sense of accomplishment. He turned to Xu Guangqi beside him and smiled: "Mr. Xu, how do you think this Gutian County is compared to when we first came?"

Xu Guangqi was also very satisfied with Guo Zhiyuan's performance after arriving in Gutian County. Even he did not expect Guo Zhiyuan to eliminate bandits in such a short time and open up the situation. He was also optimistic about his future with Guo Zhiyuan. He laughed and said, "Young Master can eliminate bandits so quickly, which is a blessing for the people of Gutian. The people of Gutian have been suffering from bandits and ravages for a long time. This year can finally have a peaceful year, so naturally I am happy. This is all the contribution of the young master..."

Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi glanced at Guo Zhiyuan and saw that he was very handsome. He knew that he was a young man after all and could not praise him too much. He also had to mention it at all times to avoid being complacent. He changed his tone and said, "But if the young master wants to revitalize Gutian, he still has a long way to go. Gutian has been weak for a long time and it is not a day's cold. It is not easy for the young master to change the poor and backward situation of Gutian in a short period of time!..."

Guo Zhiyuan was poured with cold water by Xu Guangqi, and calmed down a lot. Although he has opened up the situation now, it is really not easy to fundamentally change the backward situation of Gutian. Although the several financial paths he opened temporarily solved his personal financial crisis, the people still have no money. Only by making the people rich can they be considered to be the real revitalization of Gutian, but this is obviously not something that can be done in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhiyuan's excitement was greatly affected. He walked forward silently, thinking about how to develop the Gutian economy while walking. In his impression, Gutian County in later generations did not seem to have any particularly famous specialty economic crops. The only thing that is famous is that an edible fungus industry seems to be doing well. The climate here should be more suitable for edible fungus cultivation and production, but edible fungus is not easy to preserve. Moreover, people of this era have not developed the habit of eating edible fungus, so it is probably very difficult to promote it.

At this time, Guo Zhiyuan suddenly heard a whimpering cry. Guo Zhiyuan raised his head in surprise and looked around. Every household was full of joy during the New Year. Who was crying on such a festive day? Soon he found the source of the crying. The crying came from a dilapidated courtyard next to him. This family knew that the conditions were not good. Other people posted festive Spring Festival couplets, but this family did not post it. Was something sad?

When encountering such a strange thing, Guo Zhiyuan naturally had to find out and walked directly to the yard where crying sounds were heard. The door of the yard was faintly hidden. Guo Zhiyuan pushed the door directly into the door and found that the crying sound was coming from the main hall opposite the gate. Guo Zhiyuan walked over. There was no light in the main hall. Guo Zhiyuan could only vaguely see three figures with the help of the glimmer outside. He knelt, sat and stood, and heard a kneeling figure saying in a crying voice: "Mom, today is New Year's Eve, so you can eat something more. My child is unfilial and cannot let you enjoy your old age. There is only so much you can do..."

The sitting figure was old and said with a sob, "Son, I know your difficulties. I have lived for sixty years and have lived enough. I am content. I will go to the grave of the dead tomorrow. You don't have to deliver food to my mother. I will seal the grave directly to avoid dragging you down..."

The figure standing should be a young woman with a sharp voice and said coldly: "Mom, you can understand that it is best to understand. Before the New Year, you should move to the grave of the Living Dead after you are over 60 years old. We can let you go after the New Year. We have done our best to be filial. People have to think about future generations. After the Sixty, you will enter the grave of the Living Dead after you are over 60 years old. This is the rule passed down by ancestors. We don't know if we can live until the Sixty, so don't worry about overseas Chinese. Today, your son killed all the only old hens that lay eggs in the family. You are taking a bite and you will be ready to go tomorrow!..."

When Guo Zhiyuan heard the words "Tomb of the Living Dead", he felt a little sad. He also read it in unofficial history. In ancient my country, the production level was low and the living resources were poor. Once the elderly reached 60 years old, they would not have much labor. Later generations would dig a tomb hole for the elderly to live in and let the elderly die on their own. This kind of tomb hole is called "Tomb of the Living Dead", commonly known as "crowned jar tomb". What's even more cruel is that the elderly were not dead when they moved in, so later generations would still deliver meals to the elderly every day. Every time they delivered, they would add a blue brick to the entrance of the tomb hole. Until the tomb hole was completely sealed, they would no longer deliver meals, and the elderly starved to death in the tomb hole!

This cruel habit of tombs is completely incredible to modern people, but it has always existed for a long time in ancient times. Especially during the Yuan Dynasty, the government issued a clear order that the elderly must be sent to the "Clay pot grave" and wait for death as soon as they pass by 60, otherwise the whole family will be executed!

Although this cruel decree in the Ming Dynasty was abolished, it still maintained such bad habits in poor places, and even a ridiculous saying was passed down. If the elderly do not enter the clay pot grave at the age of 60, they will damage their descendants' blessings and luck and harm their descendants. Although this statement is unreasonable, it also caused the cruel bad habits of tombs to be passed down!

Guo Zhiyuan never thought he would witness such cruel bad habits with his own eyes. He was furious and shouted: "It's outrageous! How could his mother send him to the grave and wait for death when she is still alive?! It's worse than a beast!..."

The three people in the room were shocked. When they saw Guo Zhiyuan's appearance clearly, they were even more scared. Now Guo Zhiyuan's prestige in Gutian County is unparalleled. Many people recognized him and quickly knelt down on the ground in panic and said in panic: "I have met the county magistrate!..."
Chapter completed!