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Chapter 3 Going to Changsan County

Since you decide to do it yourself, you have to plan something. In a few years, the Yellow Turban Rebellion will come, which means that there will be a famine in another one or two years.

From ancient times to the present, most peasant uprisings were actually after they were not full or warm in food. So the next thing was to think about how to make money, store grain, and it would be best to be an official. Or who would join us at your own value?

Just like the future generations in Bai Yang’s life, the company’s performance is not good, the boss talks to you all day long, can the ideal be eaten?

Everyone’s ideals are big power and small responsibilities, high salary and low responsibilities. When you talk to your employees about ideals, everyone will scold you if you are behind others and think about you to close down immediately.

I opened the lid of the pot and saw that there was still a lot of meat. After all, it was an adult deer. The three of them had a meal last night, and there were still a lot of them left. I saved a little bit and could eat for two days.

I looked elsewhere and saw almost nothing else to eat. There was a wooden box containing rice in the corner of the wall, with only a thin layer inside, probably not even two taels.

Bai Yang boiled some hot water at home, thinking about not going to the village to go around? But after looking at his outfit, he went to the house where Mr. Zhu and his friends lived to find a piece of clothing that might be Xiaoyan. Although it felt a bit big, it was at least not as eye-catching as his clothes.

Bai Yang looked at the clothes he had changed and threw them away, especially in the era of lack of clothes and cloth, which was too wasteful. Finally, he simply took out the watch, dagger, triangular military sting and a few hundred dollars on his body, and found a piece of cloth to pick it up. Maybe he could use it in the future, and he could take a look at it when he was fine and leave a thought for himself.

After walking around from the front to the back of the village, most of them were children and older elderly people. There were not many young people, so they probably had to work in the fields. People were very curious about Bai Yang. Several older elders also asked Bai Yang, and Bai Yang told them that they were Xiaoyan and their relatives.

Through chatting, Bai Yang roughly learned that there are not many people in the village. In recent years, due to drought, the crops in the fields have been getting worse every year. By the end of the year, the landlord's home taxes and other things are almost gone, so all those who are capable will go to other places to make a living. Now there is no way to stay in the village. You can only rely on farming to support your family in the village.

Every year when people really don’t have food, the experienced hunters in the village will lead some people to the mountains to hunt some prey.

In recent years, big insects and black bears often appear. After a few incidents, few people have entered the mountains. Everyone loves life, which is too dangerous.

Only those who are particularly experienced or have strong martial arts skills like Zhu Lao and others dare to enter the mountain. Therefore, Zhu Lao is a relatively wealthy family in Zhujia Village. When Zhu Lao and his friends come to the mountain to hunt, they will give some food to some widowed people. Therefore, Zhu Lao and his friends have a good reputation in the village.

Seeing that it was noon, Bai Yang returned to Zhu's hometown. Not long after, he saw Zhu's old man and Xiaoyan also came back. The three of them made some porridge, heated up a few pieces of venison, and had lunch.

"Old Master, I want to go to Changshan County tomorrow and take a walk in the county town."

Bai Yang said as he took out a hundred yuan bill and handed it to Mr. Zhu to show.

"I'm going to go to the pawn shop to see how much it is. When I do some business in the county town, I will take you and Xiaoyan to live in the county town. I will farm all year round in this village, and I can't support myself even if I work hard, so I won't be able to farm."

Speaking of going to the county town, Xiaoyan was very happy and immediately stood up and asked, "Brother Yang, can I go to the county town with you? I have never been there. My father said that the county town is very large, the gate is very high, and there are many people. When will we leave? I will prepare food."

"Sit down, why are you arguing? Why is your temperament not stable at all when you are so adult? Look at your Brother Yang, and then look at you. Oh..." Zhu Lao shook his head and then said, "Is this a picture? I have never seen this kind of thing, I don't know what it is. You put it in good condition. It looks very exquisite and may be very valuable. If you want to try your luck in the county town, we don't have to do anything today. We won't give away the venison in the pot. In the afternoon, I will prepare some jerky meat for us to eat on the road. We will rest early in the evening and leave tomorrow morning."

"Okay, that's it. But Mr. Zhu, don't go, just be at home. Xiaoyan and I will go and come back after finishing the work."

"I'm afraid I'll drag you down, haha. It's okay. I'm really not as strong as you young people, so I won't go. You go all the way southeast, don't go wrong. There are many villages on the way. Please ask the people in the village. It's normal for three days to arrive at the county town." Zhu Lao smiled with a hearty smile and told: "Be careful on the road, don't trust people easily, be careful of robbery on the road. It's not very peaceful now, and many hills make a living by robbery."

"Okay, I understand, don't worry, Mr. Zhu, I will pay attention."

"Yan'er, listen carefully to your Brother Yang and don't cause trouble. The county town has complicated relationships and can't solve problems by force. Use your brain more often when encountering problems."

"I know Dad!"

Seeing that what he told was almost done, Mr. Zhu got up and started to arrange the barbecue. Bai Yang and Xiaoyan took the deer skin.

Such a complete deer skin may be sold at a good price. If the pawn shop does not charge that kind of money, it will be possible to sell it for some money if this deer skin is sold. Don’t let the two of them starve. Bai Yang thought about it while dealing with it, and slowly speeded up.

After finally finishing the deer skin, Xiaoyan hung the deer skin on the stone, and the sky gradually darkened. After a simple drink of porridge, the three of them gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, it was a little dawn, and Bai Yang and Xiaoyan packed their bags. The two bid farewell to Mr. Zhu and embarked on the journey to Changshan County.

The two of them relied on their youthful physique and had a very fast pace along the way. They drank some water when they were thirsty and had a few bites of jerky when they were hungry. They passed by the village and went in to ask about the way, but they didn't take much detour.

The sun was so hot at noon that I found a big tree to catch it for a while. I looked at the watch and walked out one-third of the journey at 5 pm. The sun sets for a while. I guess I can reach the county town in two and a half days.

The two of them were talking and laughing all the way, and Bai Yang and Xiaoyan chatted all the way. They may have communicated less frequently when they lived with his father, but this time they finally let themselves go by themselves.

After a long time of contact, I felt that Xiaoyan was quite optimistic and had a lot of opinions. She was very curious about external things. She asked this and that along the way, and she was curious.

Bai Yang likes him very much, so he teaches him something if he has nothing to do. Bai Yang can teach him what plants can eat in the wild, what plants are poisonous, how to look at the terrain, whether there is water source, etc., all of which can be taught.
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