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Text 46: Suffering (Part 1)

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    Wenwan was boxing in the yard early the next morning.  The three children also have to get up and exercise together.  Mingjin, who was lying in bed, was directly dragged up by Mingrui.  Mingjin screamed, then got up bitterly.  Xia Yao, who was waiting, was used to this scene.

    The two of them got out of bed and the water was ready.  Wenwan focuses on maintaining good health, so she brushes her teeth with warm water in the morning and washes her face with cold water.

    When Mingrui and Mingjin came out, Lingcheng was already in the yard.  Mingrui glanced at Mingjin, the laggard. Look, he was late again.

    There is a tall tree planted in this small courtyard.  I arrived at midnight last night. When I entered the house, I just wanted to find a bed to sleep quickly. I didn't pay attention to what was going on in the yard.  Mingjin looked at it and felt that this tree was very strange and different from the trees at home.  He would directly ignore Mingrui's reproachful look and ask Wen Wan, who was boxing: "Mom, what kind of tree is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

    "This is the elm tree. The elm tree will be ripe in April. You can eat it raw or cooked by then."

    Mingjin was curious: "Can it be eaten raw? What to eat?"

    Xia Yao pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Eat the leaves." The leaves of Yuqian are edible.

    Mingjin¡¯s eyes widened and he said in disbelief: ¡°Leaves? Leaves are still edible? Then aren¡¯t we becoming little white rabbits?¡± It is said that little white rabbits eat grass and leaves.

    Wen Wan sweats, she has worked very hard to popularize knowledge to several children.  Unexpectedly, I still raised a son who didn¡¯t know anything.

    Mingrui slapped Mingjin: "Stupid, some leaves can be eaten by humans." Mingjin screamed in pain and looked sadly at Wen Wan, who was standing on the side with a smile.

    The weather is very good today.  It was a cloudy day. Although the sun was not shining, it was not gloomy either.  With such nice weather and gentle weather, it was natural to take the three children out for a walk.  The three children looked at the rows of low, ugly houses in front of them, surrounded by fences.  The three children thought it was amazing.

    Mingjin was the first to ask: "Mom, why do they live in such an ugly house?" It was low, low and dusty.  Super ugly.

    Wenwan didn¡¯t answer Mingjin¡¯s words, but asked Lingcheng first: ¡°Lingcheng, do you think their house is also ugly?¡±

    Everything in front of him was beyond Ling Yang¡¯s imagination.  Not to mention that it is incomparable to their East Palace and Princess Palace.  Even the houses where his servants live are better than these.  Ling Chang nodded immediately: "Auntie, the place where these people live is very simple."

    Wen Wan smiled and said to the three people: "Let me tell you a story. This is actually not a story, but a true story recorded in history books. One year, there was a drought in a place, and the people had no food to eat. The flowers, plants and trees on the mountains could  We¡¯ve all eaten it. There¡¯s really nothing left to eat but Guanyin soil. Do you want to know what Guanyin soil is?¡±

    Mingjin squatted down and looked at the soil on the ground: "Mom, isn't Guanyin soil just soil? Can soil be eaten?" This is really a rare thing.

    Wen Wan said calmly: "What we step on is soil, but it is not Guanyin soil. If you eat this soil, you will die. Although you will not die on the spot if you eat Guanyin soil, you will not be able to go to the toilet after eating it."  Everyone was suffocated to death.¡±

    Mingjin¡¯s face suddenly turned red.  Ling Chang and Mingrui also looked at Wen Wan in horror.  Why haven't they heard of this kind of thing?

    Wen Wan shook her head and said: "The minister reported to the emperor, asking him to allocate funds for disaster relief and help the people. When the emperor heard the minister's report, he was very surprised and asked the minister why the people had no food, no meat porridge, but Guanyin soil?  "

    After Wen Wan finished speaking, she looked at the three children.

    Lingting¡¯s expression changed again and again.  There is such a ridiculous emperor in this world.  Mingrui, on the other hand, was gentle and curious, wondering why he had never heard of such a story.  Mingjin asked strangely: "Mom, the common people haven't eaten, where can they get meat?"

    Wen Wan was very pleased to hear that her efforts over the past two years were not in vain.  At least Mingjin also knows that meat is more expensive than rice.  If there is no food to eat, it is even less likely to have meat to eat: "Well, Mingjin is right. If there is no rice to eat, there will be no meat to eat. You think these houses are very simple and ugly, right?"

    All three people nodded.

    He smiled gently: "But do you know? Every farm family in the farm has three meals a day and can see meat and vegetables once a month. This is considered a wealthy family among the farmers. What you call ugly houses are not worth mentioning.  In the eyes of ordinary people, the houses are very good. "This gentle Shili Village is a well-known wealthy village.  It is also a place where girls from all over the country want to marry.  Although Da Qi Dynasty is now rich, there has never been a case of people starving to death.  But the people are actually just solving the problem of food and clothing.  At other higher levels, there are still some difficulties.

    Ling Chang raised his head and asked WenHe said: "Auntie, are you saying that these houses are already very good in the eyes of the people?"

    Wen Wan nodded: "Mom doesn't want you to be so ignorant when you grow up. You know, for a farmer like this, earning ten taels of silver a year can solve the family's livelihood. If you don't know the concept, I will tell you.  Mingjin, just the longevity lock you wear around your neck is enough for a family to have food and clothing for a lifetime. "

    Mingjin touched the longevity lock around his neck and held it in his hand.  Look at the longevity lock carefully.  He doesn't know yet that his lock is so valuable!

    Wen Wan led the three children to walk in the fields.  In the fields, farmers are already working.  When everyone sees Wen Wan, they come up from the field to salute.  Wen Wan waved her hand: "It's your business. Don't delay your work for me."

    Wen Wan pointed to the unploughed farmland: "Mingjin, I know you don't eat it every day. How did you get the rice that seems to kill you?"

    Mingjin shook his head.  The other two people listened carefully to Wen Wan's words.

    Wen Wan took a small bag handed over by Xia Yao.  The small bag contains rice seeds.  Wen Wan pointed at the rice seeds and said: "First we need to select the rice seeds. This is the rice seed. First, germinate the rice seeds, and then start growing the seedlings" Wen Wan just said a few words.  The experienced farmer was invited to explain in detail the process of growing rice to the three children.  Wen Wan had previously taught him to explain in detail the hardships of growing rice.

    After a while, Mingjin was stunned and said, "Mom, there are so many processes?"

    Wen Wan shook his head: "This is a good time. If there is a drought or flood, not a single grain of rice can be harvested. All the hard work of the year will be lost. Your uncle, the emperor, is a wise king, and the Qi Dynasty will be in his hands  Under the government, people lived and worked in peace and contentment. No one died of starvation. But in the past, many people had no food to eat and many people had no choice but to sell their children.¡±

    Mingjin opened her mouth: "Is it impossible? Are you willing to sell your own child?" These parents are too cruel.

    The old man standing on one side looked sad after hearing Mingjin's words: "Second Young Master, if you sell it, you can still find a job for your child. If you don't sell it, you won't have food at home, and you'll have to wait to die."

    Mingjin was still in shock, while Mingrui was more perceptive: "What do you mean?" From the look on his face, he knew that the old man in front of him must have done something like this.

    Wen Wan has known the old man¡¯s true identity for a long time, and he came here because he was attracted by Wen Wan.  Wen Wan nodded to the old man.  The old man then said to the three children: "Thirty years ago, there was a drought here. The family had no food for the winter and was about to starve to death. I had no choice but to sell the two eldest children in the family.  In this way, the children can survive, and the whole family can survive if they get the money.¡±

    Mingjin faced a man who was selling his son and daughter, and was immediately shocked: "Are you too cruel?"

    The old man said helplessly: "If we are not cruel, the whole family will starve to death. At least now the whole family has survived, and life is becoming more and more prosperous."

    Lingchen asked more truthfully: "What about the child you sold? Have you got it back now?"

    The old man thought about his missing daughter, and there were tears in his eyes: "My son has been found, but my daughter was beaten to death by the master." In fact, speaking of it, the old man's life was saved.  How many children have been sold and never found again.  Even if he found it, there would be no money to ransom him.  It was also because of Wenwan that every household here became wealthy, so the old man had the money to redeem his son.  It's a pity that his eldest daughter was beaten to death by her master less than two years after she was sold.

    This topic is very serious, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

    We had lunch at a farmhouse.  The food we ate was all farm food, including pickled cabbage, sauerkraut, spicy tofu, scrambled eggs with leeks, and the rice was made from brown rice.  The ingredients of the dish are good, but the craftsmanship is really not good.  The brown rice was very hard. Not only Ming Jin, but also Ling Chang and Mingrui frowned after eating it.  Among the three children, Mingrui and Lingchen barely ate half a bowl of rice, while Mingjin was the most direct, putting down the food after only one bite and not wanting to eat anymore.

    Wenwan didn¡¯t say anything to them, she just ate quietly.

    The three children did not say a word, waiting quietly for Wen Wan.  It is important not to speak when eating, and the children are not allowed to leave the table until the elders have done so.  The three children always followed these basic etiquette.  So no one said anything this time.

    Wen Wan is actually very miserable in her heart. She just chews hard rice until it is chewy. Eating whole grains is good for the body no matter what.  The most unbearable thing is the vegetables, not to mention pickled cabbage and sauerkraut, the sauerkraut just has the same taste.  But tofu and leeks are really unpalatable. Oil in this era is a very precious thing, because there is no vegetable oil here.  In order to save fuel, ordinary people usually cook without adding oil, but Wen Wan was reminded before to follow what they used to cook.  So the dishes here are almost the same as those cooked in boiling water.  You can imagine the tasteWow, it's very unpalatable.  If you are used to eating delicious food, these are equivalent to pig food.  But in order to set a good example for her children, Wen Wan pretended to be delicious.  I really shed tears of blood and swallowed them in my stomach.  Being a mother is so hard.

    Seeing Wen Wan chewing slowly and with a calm look on her face, Mingrui silently picked up the bowl and continued eating.  Ling Chang also followed Mingrui's example and continued to eat.  The two of them finished the food in their bowls, but didn't add any more food.  Mingjin didn't want to eat it.  (To be continued)
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