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Text Chapter 170 Ten acres of land in exchange for one steamed bun

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    Morizheng's eldest daughter-in-law whispered: "Look for Uncle Ning. Their daughter and son-in-law prepared a lot of steamed buns for him. I saw him eating steamed buns every day. And he likes farm products very much. Tell him carefully, maybe he can use the farm products."  Give him his steamed buns." Ma Mazi's eyes lit up, he nodded, stood up unsteadily, and walked slowly to Ning's father.  Ning¡¯s father had finished eating a steamed bun and was sitting there holding his shoulders and taking a nap.  When he left, his daughter and son-in-law not only gave him as many buns as he could carry, but also gave him a thick cotton jacket, cotton trousers and thick cotton boots.  So until now, although the cold steamed buns are not delicious, he is neither hungry nor particularly cold.  He was closing his eyes to rest, when he suddenly heard someone laughing and saying, "His uncle." Father Ning opened his eyes and saw Ma Mazi's flattering smile.  After sitting down hurriedly, he asked with some panic: "What's the matter?" "It's okay, I just want to talk to you." Ma Mazi said with a smile: "You said, we escaped to the seaside, can we really find something to eat?" "Of course it is.  , There are countless seafood in the sea. This is what my son-in-law said. Fishermen will never starve to death because there are fish to eat, so as long as we get to the seaside, we can survive. " "That's true of me.  I think so too. If we can really survive on the fish in the sea, we should really thank the Dragon King for his blessing. At that time, we should kill chickens and sheep and offer grains to worship!  That's that." Ning's father didn't know what Ma Mazi was saying to him, so he laughed and answered casually.  "Uncle, what are your plans when this disaster is over?" Father Ning smiled and said, "Go back and continue farming. What other plans do you have." "Farming? How hard it is. Why don't you buy it?  It would be comfortable to rent some land to others and live on the rent. Now that the land is so cheap, I can buy as much as I want. I just bought some land and it should be enough for me to live on.  "Last time, he and his second son exchanged the grain worth fifty guan from his son-in-law Gu Yezhou as a dowry for land, and each of them took half of the land deed. As a result, they followed the government office to rob for disaster relief.  The mother and other victims rushed into the government office together, and her second son was shot to death by officers and soldiers. He went to claim the body and found that all the land deeds his son was carrying were missing.  Lost half.  Ma Mazi said: "How can you think this farmland is enough? Of course, the more the better. Some wealthy families have so much farmland. Hehe, even if they ride on horseback for three days and three nights, they still can't get out of their farmland. That's it.  He's called a real rich man." These words made Ning's father yearn for it and not only smacked his lips, this was his dream.  ??Look at his expression.  Knowing that there was a way, Ma Mazi couldn't help but smile with joy and said: "Now, the land price has dropped so much that one steamed bun can be exchanged for an acre of land. As long as there is food, now is really a perfect time to make a fortune. There is no better time than now.  It¡¯s a better time. Don¡¯t you think so?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, but my son-in-law reminded me when I left that life is the most important thing now, and everything is about survival. Don¡¯t let me think about buying property.  , and I¡¯m not allowed to exchange steamed buns for farm property.¡± Ma Mazi was anxious and said in a low voice: ¡°Your son-in-law knows nothing! He only knows how to read, how can we farmers know anything about crops?  What kind of farmers are they? Those who are doing business are just making small profits and losing money. How can they compare with our crops, which are guaranteed by droughts and floods? So, as long as we have crops in hand, we can rest easy!"  Ning's father nodded frequently after hearing this.  He said with some frustration: "That's the truth, but we have come so far, we can't buy it here, right? It's not convenient to rent it out." "Of course, fallen leaves will return to their roots. As long as the disaster is over, we will have to do whatever we want.  If you want to go back to Gonge Village, you have to buy the property there. " "Yes, I hope the disaster will be over soon." "It will be too late!" Ma Mazi said sadly, "Think about it.  The disaster has passed. How could you think of buying property? So, if you want to buy it, you have to do it now! " "Where can you buy it now?" "Let me tell you the truth.  This time I spent a lot of money to buy a lot of good paddy fields. I spent almost a bushel of rice on one acre of land. In order to buy these fields, I spent all my rations.  We are old money. We are from the same village. We have been in the same village for decades. If you want to buy something, I will sell it to you. How about it?  He handed the stacked field deed to Ning¡¯s father and said, ¡°These are the properties of our village.I've sold the good paddy fields to you. How about giving you a steamed bun for one acre of land?  ¡ª¡ªWhen I bought these fields, it cost me a bushel of rice.  A bucket of rice, if replaced with flour to make steamed buns, can make sixty or seventy buns.  I will only replace you, but you will take advantage of it.  Ning's father was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "Mr. Ma, I don't have many steamed buns. My son-in-law said that these steamed buns should be eaten urgently and cannot be exchanged for anything."  " "I told you that your son-in-law doesn't understand, what does he know?  If you don¡¯t change now, there won¡¯t be this shop after passing this village!  " "That's okay, anyway, my current land is enough for me to feed myself.  "Ning Fang was not greedy now. He patted his chest and found that the remaining half of the land deed was inside. Ma Mazi tried to persuade Ning's father but he refused, so he began to increase the amount until ten acres of land were exchanged for one steamed bun. Ning Fang said  Ning's father reluctantly agreed to exchange ten of them with him, so that he would have one hundred acres of land, and these lands were the best high-quality paddy fields in the village. This temptation was too great for Ning's father, and he kept it tightly covered.  He pulled out a steamed bun from the solid basket and handed it to Ma Mazi. He took it and saw that the steamed bun should be called a steamed bun cake. Probably to occupy space, all the fist-sized steamed buns were squeezed into the size of an egg.  Yes, from this point of view, the steamed buns that Father Ning picked up were enough for him to eat all the way to the beach. Ma Mazi begged him to change them for more. Father Ning couldn't stand his hard work.  In the end, he exchanged ten pieces of wood for one hundred acres of land, and then Ma Mazi went back with the steamed buns to feed his wife and children. After eating, she gradually gained some strength.  Mr. Long had been paying attention secretly, and when he saw that Ma Mazi had successfully obtained food, he also took out his own land deed and exchanged it with Ning's father at a lower price. Other people in the village who had land saw the trick and took the land.  Come and exchange food with Father Ning. The price is even lower than that of horse hemp seeds. A steamed bun can be exchanged for 12 to 15 acres for a good one, and a steamed bun can be exchanged for 20 to 30 acres for a medium-sized paddy field.  All the property in the past was in the hands of Ning's father, and more than half of the steamed buns that Ning's father picked up were already empty! Later, after the property was exchanged, Mr. Long and the others offered him antiques in exchange, but Ning's father knew this.  The stuff was worthless now, and he began to worry about food, because more than half of the food was already empty. His son-in-law said that it would take at least half a year to walk to the seaside. The remaining steamed buns were not enough to last for more than half a year, so  No matter what he said, he refused to change. Mr. Long and Ma Mazi, who had land in the village, spent all their land and exchanged it for steamed buns from Ning's father. They continued to move forward for more than half a month. In total, they left.  It has been more than a month since I arrived here in Nanjia County. For more than a month, there have been violent storms and snow, and the snow has turned into ice. It is very difficult to walk. I asked people along the way and learned that it is still very far from the sea.  It was far away, and at this time, the people in the village had almost run out of food. Those who had no property to exchange steamed buns with Ning's father had already starved to death. Tian Dagui was one of them who died of hunger on the way.  Originally tall, he was a good laborer, but because his body needed more food than other people, he was also the most vulnerable to hunger. When You Cai was eating at night and was discovered by Li Dongzi, Tian Dagui was caught.  Her legs and feet were already swollen due to hunger, and she could only move slowly with the help of her wife. However, Dagui's daughter-in-law couldn't even eat enough to support her tall husband, so she could only walk for two or three days.  The daughter-in-law couldn't bear it anymore, so on a night of heavy snowstorm, she took all the food in the family and ran away alone, not even caring about her son and calf.  "When Tian Dagui woke up the next morning, he found that his wife was missing, and the bag containing the few remaining food was also missing. His son searched everywhere but couldn't find it. Only then did he realize that his wife had abandoned them and ran away alone.  Tian Dagui cursed loudly, but he had no strength to hold on. He only cursed a few words and couldn't stop.  When Mori was giving the order to move on, Tian Dagui wanted to struggle to get up, but his body, which was extremely weak due to hunger, could no longer support his weight. He staggered a few times, but could not support him to stand up, so he begged  The second richest daughter-in-law, Youcai: "Come here and help me!" Youcai still needs Tian Dagui's protection, so she can only swallow her anger and come over to help Tian Dagui. These days, she eats half a cake every night, so she still has basic physical strength.  Yes, but to support a tall man like Tian Dagui to walk in the ice and snow, she could not imagine the hardship.  After supporting Tian Dagui for a long time, You Cai understood why her sister-in-lawHe will run away. If he persists like this, he will drag him down to death.  So, You Cai deliberately pretended to have injured her foot during a fall in the afternoon. She couldn't stand up and could not help Tian Dagui.  Having lost his support, Tian Dagui has completely lost the ability to continue walking forward.  At this time, the people in the village could hardly walk, so Mori Zheng ordered them to rest where they were and continue walking the next day.
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