Li Xu traveled through time.

The night before, he stayed up late to play games, fought in all directions, and swept the world. It was so good.

I was unemployed for half a month and I didn’t have to get up early to work tomorrow. When I was so sleepy, I threw myself on the bed and fell asleep without taking off my clothes.

When he woke up again, he was shocked to find that he had arrived in another world, an ancient world.

His identity changed from an unemployed civilized and civilized youth to Li Xu, the second son of a rich man from a countryside in Sanshui County, Guanzhong, Qin State, and the same name and surname as him.

The Fugui father just passed the seventh day yesterday. On the second day of the funeral, Li Xu, the illegitimate son, was swept out by his father's wife Chen and his legitimate son, in a name that he could reliably live on his own.

Li Xu's biological mother was just a concubine of Fugui's father. When she was alive, she was treated with various difficulties and harshly by Chen. She was always depressed and passed away within two years after giving birth to Li Xu.

I hate the house and the mistress, so I naturally have no good expression on Li Xu and Chen. It is already considered a conscience to let him grow up alive.

When Fugui's father is alive, she can still restrain herself. When Fugui's father dies, she doesn't want Li Xu to be upset in front of her for a day.

It was said that it was a family division, but Li Xu was only given a farm away from Lijiazhuang, which was hundreds of miles away from the county town and seventy or eighty miles away from Lijiazhuang. It was located at the foot of a barren mountain.

It was used by someone to pay off his debts back then, an enclave belonging to the Li family, and a farm at the foot of Malan Mountain, seventy or eighty miles away from Lijiazhuang.

At that time, Li Fugui took Li Xu to take him there when he was receiving it, so he still vaguely remembered the path.

I was young at that time and was so dizzy that I was shaken by the ox cart. When I woke up, I had already walked back and didn't even see what the farm was like.

I only remember that his wealthy father was as dark as the bottom of the pot at that time, and he cursed all the way.

When Li Xu left Zhuangzi, there was only an elderly buffalo carrying a broken car, pulling his bedding roll and some fragments on it.

When he left, no servant came out to see him off. The only one who sent him to the entrance of the village was Li Qin, the legitimate daughter of Chen.

Li Qin and Li Xu are two years apart and can still talk about each other on weekdays. They are somewhat affectionate with this second brother who is born in illegitimate. They can't bear to see him so miserable, so they gave him some of the money they saved on weekdays.

Although Li Xu is cowardly, he is a shameless young man after all. He didn't ask for Li Qin's money, but just bowed his hand and looked at the continuous houses in Lijiazhuang, and left with a hatred in a ox cart.

Along the way, she was saddened by her father's death and lamented her tragic experience. She was even more resentful of the harsh treatment of Mrs. Chen and her son. She was up and down for a moment, and she became more angry as she thought about it. She couldn't breathe and fainted.

When he woke up, he became another Li Xu.

Li Xu sorted out his clues, smiled bitterly, and secretly scolded him for wanting face to suffer, and at least he could have a few taels of silver to eat for a few days.

But he could not go back to the Li family again. In my memory, Mrs. Chen treated him very badly, and he had to take his own humiliation when he went back.

For the sake of the present, I would like to go to the farm first before making plans.

The Qin State occupied Long, Shaanxi and Hetao and lived in a corner. Except for the rich and fertile Guanzhong Plain and the Hetao area, the rest of the places are mostly poor and poor, with sparsely populated areas.

Although there are paths near Malan Mountain, they are basically small paths that have been stepped out. Later, because the local government wanted to go up the mountain to log wood, it sent someone to repair it a little, and it barely became the official road.

Even so, Li Xu was worried along the way, just because he couldn't see a figure on the official road for a long time, but the wild grasses and trees on both sides of the road were growing hard, with weeds stumbling and branches thorning, and there were various chirping insects among them, which made Li Xu even more nervous, fearing that a knife-holding man would pop out of the grass at any time to find him to buy money for the road.

In the past, people in the city often went to remote places like the countryside to go out for a walk, looking for wildlife, but the environment in front of them could only mean desolation and danger to the locals.

The ox cart staggered for about two hours. Although he did not see the strong man with the clipping path, he vaguely saw several roads lying in the weeds.

This made Li Xu's already tense mood even more nervous, and he became more confused and confused. He also became more and more suspicious that Chen really wanted to let himself die.

Halfway through the journey, my stomach was roaring like a drum, but I was so hungry that I was still halfway away from my destination.

Sighing, Li Xu untied the old ox who was pulling the cart and let it eat grass by the road.

This old cow has been working hard all his life, and now he is old and has no value, so he is sent out to drive for himself. Speaking of which, he is also sympathetic to himself.

Seeing the old yellow cow chewing on the grass on the roadside comfortably, Li Xu sighed, feeling that he was not even as good as an old cow. He fumbled through the piles of fragments in the car with a try-and-see attitude.

Unexpectedly, when I touched it, I actually found a small baggage.

When I asked, it was a satin bundle with embroidered white background, which was obviously used by girls.

When I opened it, I saw a stack of baked cakes inside, with a hint of warmth.

In addition to the cake, there are also more than a dozen taels of broken silver wrapped in a handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers.

There is a letter at the bottom. When I opened it, I saw a few lines of words: "My younger sister knew that her second brother was arrogant and had a heart for her. She would like to be a little sister in the future. She could find a living in the future. The Li family would not be warming her nest, but she might be able to relax her second brother's talent after leaving. I wish her second brother a bright future and everything would be good. My younger sister would like to pay attention to the piano."

Looking at the letter, Li Xu was deeply moved.

In the entire Li family, only such a fourteen-year-old girl is humane and knows his second brother best. She knows that he will not accept the silver he gave in person, so she secretly hides it here.

Forget it, with this money, at least you don’t have to go hungry for the time being.

If I become rich in the future, I will go back and thank this little girl.

Li Xu shook his head, wrapped the silver and letter again, and ate three pancakes in one breath, and then he felt that he was not so hungry in his stomach.

After about half an hour of travel, gradually became crowded and the roads became much wider. A small town with about dozens of houses appeared in front of me.

This is a small town called Leizhuang. Last year, Fugui's father brought him here and asked Manager Liu of the rice shop to buy some food.

Li Xu also wanted to buy some food, after all, he still had more than a dozen taels of silver sponsored by his younger sister, so he couldn't go to the mountain to dig wild vegetables every day.

He drove the ox cart while observing, but found that the town was very cold, there were not many people on the street, and basically all the shops had doors and windows closed.

Li Xu found it very strange. When he came last time, the place was quite lively. Many of the customers who went west to Longxi and north to northern Shaanxi would pass by here to eat, stay and stay in and provide supplies and are very popular.

But why has it become like this now?

He was puzzled but couldn't find anyone to answer. Li Xu followed his memory and found a shop with the sign "Renhe Grain Shop" hanging. He looked at the closed door and knocked for a long time before he heard something inside.

"Shopkeeper Liu, I am Li Xu from Lijiazhuang. If you are at home, please open the door." Li Xu said loudly.

After a while, a crack in the door was carefully opened. A white head with a goatee was stuck out. He looked at Li Xu and looked around. He looked around and looked at Li Xu's fancy look. Then he carefully opened the door.

"So it's really Mr. Li. Where are you going?"

Looking at Li Xu, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

Li Xu knew that this was Liu, the shopkeeper of the grain shop, and he had some friendship with his wealthy father.

Li Xu smiled miserably and said, "The person who is lost to the point of being a young man. My mother thought that I was at the age of self-reliance, so she gave me the farm in Malan Mountain to run. I passed by here, and first, I wanted to see Uncle Liu, and second, I wanted to buy some food by the way, and hope Uncle Liu would make it convenient."

When Manager Liu heard Malanshan, his expression was dull. He looked at the ox cart behind Li Xu. He probably knew what was going on. He showed a sympathetic look. He sighed and said, "The world does not give people a way out. Mrs. Chen is doing this really... Oh, Brother Xu, I have also heard about your father's death. You have to be mourning and take care of yourself. The old man met him and should have gone to mourn him, but this world is not forgiving. You have also seen that there is almost no one in this town. If you come later today, you will definitely not see the old man."

Li Xu was puzzled: "What is this situation?"

Manager Liu sighed, "The news from Yan'an Prefecture said that Gao Yingxiang, who was known as the "King of Rebellion", led tens of thousands of thieves to defeat Huanglong half a month ago, Yichuan and Yijun and several county towns, killing people. The heads of the magistrates of several counties were hung on the city gate building. I heard that they were about to come here soon, and everyone said that they could not stay here and were ready to run into the city. The old man was also ready to go. If you come half an hour later, you would definitely not see the old man."

Li Xu frowned when he heard this.

Although I knew from my previous memory that the world is now full of troubles and it is no longer peaceful. I didn't expect that the troubles were talking to me.

"Shopkeeper Liu, is Gao Yingxiang so powerful? Did the imperial army let the court let itself go?"

"Official army? The government troops that our court can fight are now placed in Hangu Pass and Tong Pass to guard against the people of Wei. The soldiers of each county are not able to fight at all, so how much is it? Alas, let's not talk about these, I will measure you how many meters you want."

Li Xu asked about the price. It was originally a tael of silver and a stone of rice, but now it has increased to two taels and five cents of silver.

The rice here is millet, not rice. People in Guanzhongdao and even northern Shaanxi are accustomed to growing millet. In addition to the habits, there are also soil and climate reasons.

Although rice was also grown on the Hanzhong and Hetao Plains, it only accounts for a small proportion of the proportion of Qin's grain.

For the sake of Li Xu's death father, Manager Liu measured three stones of rice for him at two taels of silver and one stone.

Although Li Xu wanted to buy more, Manager Liu was embarrassed and had to give up.

Everyone can imagine that the most precious thing in this chaotic world is not the gold, silver and jewelry, but food. The more chaotic the world, the higher the price of grain, and it will definitely be one price a day in the future.

Manager Liu was already very kind to Li Xu today.

Li Xu also understood this, so he sincerely thanked Manager Liu.

Manager Liu waved his hand and said, "Your father's journey will only depend on you in the future. You must live well. The thief army will come soon. You should try your best to find a big city to avoid it."

Li Xu thanked Manager Liu and moved the rice bag to the ox cart. Looking at the door that was closed again, he wondered whether he would send the news of the upcoming arrival of the thief army back to Lijiazhuang.

He didn't care about the life or death of the Chen family's mother and son, but his younger sister Li Qin made him a little worried.

But then I thought about it that the Li family had a shop in the county town, and the news must have been received long ago. If I went back to report the message, I would not say that they would not appreciate it. Instead, I would laugh at him for eating carrots and worry about it and humiliate him.

After thinking about it, Li Xu continued to drive the ox cart to Malan Mountain.

It is better to be a peaceful dog than to be a chaotic person.

Except for some crazy ambitions, few normal people are willing to encounter troubled times.

In troubled times, order is imbalanced, human nature is lost, decency and dignity of being a human being, and even living a worse life than a dog.

For ambitious people, troubled times may be a great stage to realize their ambitions, but for most people it is simply a purgatory on earth.

Human life is like grass, and it is really not something that can be said casually.

Li Xu is naturally not an ambitious man. Even if he is an ambitious man, he must have the qualifications and abilities. Otherwise, if he only has ambition but no ability, he can only be a cannon fodder.

After thinking about what Manager Liu said, he still thought it would be better not to join in the city.

Not to mention whether so many people have passed by, will the city government accept it? Even if they are reluctant to enter the city, they will not have a foothold, and they may have to sleep on the streets.

More importantly, cities are often the main targets of thieves. Once the city is surrounded, the government will draw people to defend the city. The males who go in to take refuge are likely to be the first batch of cannon fodder.

Furthermore, even if you are not a cannon fodder, when you arrive in the city, there are too many people and too few food, the only food stored in the government will definitely be supplied first by the defenders, and everyone else will be left behind.

By then, even if they are not killed by the rebels, they may have to starve to death.

After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Xu decided to go to his farm first before making plans.
To be continued...