"My mother! Mama!"

On the evening of the first day of February, between a low adobe courtyard north of Changle County, a 17 or 18-year-old boy ran left and turned around in the alley, and soon entered a small yellow mud courtyard.

"I've just left for a while, why are you back?" His mother was washing dishes in the house. Listening to his voice, she hurried out.

"I just got the wages. I met the rice shop's servant and the official's mansion to bring corn over. I waited for a few of us to call Qiao Dalang and evenly with him a little." The young man said, putting the bag of corn on a shabby stool under the corridor.

"Why do you buy so much at once?"

The elderly woman approached and reached out to touch the bulging bag of corn. She did too much needle and thread when she was young. Her eyes were already blurred, and she had to get close to her when she saw things.

"I paid the wages last month, at 300 yuan a month, and I worked with them for 13 days last month, and I got 130 yuan." The young man grinned.

"How much did this corn cost?" The woman was very happy when she heard this. Although the magistrate of Naluo said early in the morning that he could pay 300 cents a month, the money was really in his hands, which made people very happy.

"Ninety Months, there are still forty Months left here." The young man touched the old linen belt that could no longer be seen on his body. Although he was a little reluctant, he finally took out a string of copper coins from there and handed them to his mother.

"You can also leave a few for your body to spend it." His mother said, taking the string of copper coins in front of her and searching for the knot.

"No need, I work as a servant in the Gongfu Mansion. I don't have to spend money on the canteen. You will ask me Aye to go out to buy some meat and salt tomorrow and the next day, and ask my brother and sister to eat some good food. Don't be reluctant to spend it. I will get a salary again on the first day of next month."

The young man said and walked out of the yard: "I have to go back to the Duke Mansion. It's getting late, why has Aye not come back yet?"

"Maybe there are many people who fetch water, which is delayed." The woman sent him outside the hospital: "Be careful there, don't worry about the family."

"Oh." The young man responded and walked away quickly.

The woman stood outside the yard, holding a string of copper coins in her hand, covering it with her sleeves, holding her hands tightly, tilting her head slightly, and squinting her eyes until she could no longer see her son. Then she covered the yard gate, walked slowly under the eaves, and carried the bag of corn and the copper coins in her hand back into the house.

The two little ones below should have some good food, and the old man's body is getting worse day by day.

Originally, they had two sons in front of these three children, but they had not raised them. The older one was seven years old, suffered hardships and enjoyed blessings. The younger one was still in her infancy when she left, and she didn't even understand that it was because he was not in a good life and was born in such a chaotic and barren era.

The third brother behind him is the most solid, just like the weeds on the grassland, growing when the wind is blowing. When he was a child, he was still a thin yellow one. He has become strong in the past two years and is already the pillar of the family.

It is not easy for him. There is an elderly mother above and younger brothers and sisters below. He is eighteen years old this year and the marriage is not yet settled.

If it weren't for the passage of time and fate, her Sanlang might be a young man who didn't know how to be sad.

I remember how glorious the Lu family was when she first married. According to legend, Emperor Yang of Sui held a banquet at the foot of the mountain in which he hosted a banquet to entertain the kings of the Western Regions, establish friendships, and demonstrate national prestige. Merchants from the Western Regions came one after another.

It was from that time that the Lu family started doing business, and from an unknown small family, she became a well-known big merchant. Her eldest son was born in the prosperity of this sect. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The Sui Dynasty was destroyed and the dynasties changed. How could the hardships and hardships in this are not enough to be explained by words.

When Weng Po was alive, he often told his younger generation that the ancestors of the Lu family were Han soldiers who were farming, and the first group to come when Emperor Wu of Han conquered the Western Regions.

That has been a long time ago. When so many troops were stationed back then, who could tell where their descendants are now scattered? Prosperity or destruction, or many people have already cut off their incense.

As for her parents' home, I heard from the old man at home when I was a child that Yan moved from the Central Plains and followed a local wealthy family. The family had more than 30 people, but when they arrived here, half of them were left.

At that time, the Central Plains were in war and corpses were everywhere. I still vaguely heard the old man at home saying: "In Qinchuan, blood is gone, only Liangzhou is the swaying pillar."

At that time, Liangzhou was probably talking about the current Longyou Road.

The old woman picked up a handful of corn from the sackcloth pocket and approached it to carefully distinguish it. The grains were full and the rice was rich. It was a rare good rice. No wonder the third son bought it for ninety cents in one breath. If they changed it to buy it at the rice shop themselves, it would not be the price.

At this time, the gate outside creaked, and then she heard the shout of "Amn Niang" from her Silang. There was a sense of joy in the voice, obviously she was already listening to the news.

"My grandma, those people outside are saying that County Magistrate Luo is paying wages with the servants in the Duke's Mansion today." Sure enough, the boy shouted and soon entered the house.

"Your brother has just returned." The woman said.

"Why are you back with your brother? He is not going to be on duty these days?" The boy was screaming there again.

"I must have taken the time to run back while I was having a meal." Later, the youngest girl in the family also entered the house.

"That is to ask you to come back soon." The woman said.

"My grandma, there are so many people on the streets outside today. They are all talking about the salary of Brother and the others." The little girl said and snuggled to her mother's side.

"Aye couldn't bear to leave even after hearing it." The young man complained.

"This is the problem with you Aye." The old man in her family loves to be lively and listens to others' words. Today, the streets outside became lively, and he couldn't walk the first one, let alone the two small ones below.

"My grandma, brother has just brought the money back?" Lu Silang asked.

"I just know the money." said he.

While talking, Old Man Lu also poured water, closed the yard gate, and entered the house.

"Sanlang just came back and brought this bag of corn back and for dozens of cents." The woman said when she saw him coming in.

"Oh." Old Man Lu responded, knowing that she was saying this to him.

"Yes, I want you to go out tomorrow to buy some salt and meat, and make up for these two small players."

"Cicada."

"Eat meat tomorrow?"

"Aye, take me with you tomorrow."

"Don't make a noise, wash your hands and face and go to bed."

"I'll look at this corn."

"I have just seen the best corn. Yan is coming with Qiao Dalang Yun from the Duke Mansion."

"Now the Duke's Mansion also wants to buy rice to eat."

"Tsk, there are those who are there, and they will be empty. Now, if the magistrate Luo and others don't buy rice themselves, what else can they have to eat."

"Oh..." Old Man Lu sighed.

The expenditure of the county-level public government relies on the household tax in Changle County. At present, the people of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to renting and pursuing, mainly local taxes and household taxes. The local taxes are grains and transported to nearby charity warehouses. The household taxes are mainly used to maintain the operation of the government.

There is no specific amount of taxes for this household. If you meet an honest official, you will not be able to get a lot. If you meet a greedy person, there will be more names there.

Although these Changle County are not as levied and levied, their county governments have paid a lot of household taxes in recent years. Most of the people pay taxes mainly on grain and cloth. Last autumn, how much grain and cloth were paid. It was only early February, and the new county magistrate actually had to pay for the food and eat it himself. Then the public mansion had opened its mouth, and if it was a weak foundation, it would be able to eat it down.

"You said they can calm down?"

"I'm afraid there's something going on later."

"Why……"

"I want to do so much, I'm going to bed."

Two days ago, the magistrate of Luo County took people to the post station. His official documents were indeed not recorded. The post station chief Sun said that it was lost, so the magistrate Luo County asked to report the matter to the Guazhou Military Control Bureau, which was under the jurisdiction of the military control bureau.

Early this morning, Fu Bingcao led dozens of powerful soldiers from Kong Wu to surround the post station in their county. All the post commanders and post soldiers in the post station were captured.

After all, they are also close to a military fortress. This inn is even dared to lose the official documents of the county magistrate. So what else do they dare to lose? Do they dare to lose the war report?

As soon as this happened, the county magistrate and the chief clerk ran away, and even the servants ran away, leaving behind an empty palace for the new county magistrate, and a bunch of case files that were incomprehensible.

Many people in the county were puzzled. Why was the new county magistrate so powerful that he had not done anything before he could do anything in the county.

After all, they have heard of the life experience of County Magistrate Luo, and they are not of an amazing background. To put it bluntly, they are just grassroots, and there is no powerful family power behind him.

But these people don’t know that in addition to family background, there is another thing in this world called influence.

Even if Luo Yong is demoted, his influence is still there. This time he came to Changle County to serve as the county magistrate, staring at this place with many eyes. When such a thing happened at this critical moment, the officials in the state naturally had to cheer up and deal with it.

The county magistrate and the magistrate were all immersed in the officialdom. This time, seeing that Fu Bingcao acted so decisively and quickly, he knew that the wind was wrong and did not have the courage to take it. He ran away immediately. Some people ran with their families, while others ran out alone to avoid the limelight, and their families were still in Changle County.

At this moment, burning torches on the county government illuminated the entire courtyard, and from time to time, there were night-time officers patrolling around.

Luo Yong was also afraid that the boat capsized in the gutter. He heard that the county magistrate and others were not simple, but he was afraid that they would kill another one and snatch the county government. So Luo Yong recently asked someone to strengthen his night patrol, and the county government courtyard was burning torches all night.

In an open space not far from the county government, there were still some craftsmen working on the construction.

There is no way, there is nothing in this county. I don’t know where the household tax collected last year has been taken. This year’s household tax will have to wait until the summer collection. They, the big yamen, have to eat and drink, and they can’t lose any input. After thinking about it, they decided to make tofu first, which can make some money and create jobs, and don’t have much capital.

Speaking of tofu trading, County Magistrate Luo is familiar with it.

After a few days of unworthiness, Jinchang and Dunhuang and other places ushered in the first wave of porter vendors selling tofu along the street. These people sold tofu while not forgetting to sell to people:

"The new magistrate of Luo County taught us a lot of tofu dishes. If the husband is free, he will go to Changle County to taste the tofu dishes we have there."

"We can buy three big bowls of salty tofu in our place for a cent."

"There are also Mapo tofu, crystal tofu, home-cooked tofu, stuffed tofu, and tofu... we can make it in the wine shops there."

"The government's tofu workshop also produces a batch of dried tofu every day. It tastes so good that I can't eat it anywhere else."

“…”

On this day, in a restaurant in Dunhuang, several men sat by the window on the second floor, listening to a vendor selling tofu on the street downstairs who told people about how tofu vegetables they were in Changle County. They were also surprised:

"The vendors from Changle County are very eloquent."

"Tsk, these are all the sentences coming and going. I asked them about it. Yan was taught by the magistrate Luo." The son of the wine shop owner also came over at this time, looked out the window, and said with a lip.

"There is still this?" When those people heard this, they immediately became interested.

"Yes." The little boss said: "What kind of training course is Tao? I'll listen to it and I can get two pieces of tofu in vain."

"Where are you Aye?"

"I went to Changle County to listen to the class."

"Have the chef brought it there?"
Chapter completed!