Zhu Yuanzhang walked a long way with his footsteps, walked out from a pile of dilapidated earthen houses and thatched houses, and came to the most important place in the side courtyard - the dining room.

All the long-term and short-term workers in the Ma family who cannot fill their stomachs will directly calculate the way they collect wages by using food. Those who work more, two more steamed buns, one more bowl of porridge, and those who work less, two less steamed buns, and one less bowl of porridge. Therefore, those who are strong eat more, those who work hard eat more, and those who are hardworking and lazy have nothing to eat.

Zhu Ba is undoubtedly the kind of person who is weak. He cannot plow the land, plow the fields, and chop firewood. In the end, he can only choose the most leisurely cattle herding job, so he earns the least food and often cannot fill his stomach, which is unsustainable.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a diligent person. After he ascended the throne and became emperor, he was a model worker. The business he handled every day was at least as much as the workload of dozens of people. He looked down on the original owner of his body and deserved to be hungry and fell to death.

When he walked to the dining room door, he smelled the porridge and steamed buns. Sure enough, these two things were again, they were not full and could not starve to death. This is the treatment given to them by the Ma family. Don’t be angry. If you don’t want to do it, you won’t even have to eat this little thing. In the past two years, the world has started to have a severe drought, and there are thousands of miles of barren land everywhere. It is already good to be able to make this little food in the Ma family. Some people who can’t get into the Ma family live even more miserable than them.

He had just walked to the dining room door when he suddenly heard a cold voice and said in a strange tone: "Zhu Ba, you are the one who is lazy and you still know how to come back? I thought you led the yellow cow and ran away."

This is the voice of the two in charge. Zhu Yuanzhang followed the way of the sound and saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing in the corner of the wall wearing an ugly black cloth robe. The man looked even uglier than the robe, his facial features were crowded, his eyebrows were crooked, and his mouth was slanted. He looked like he was not a good person at first glance.

Zhu Yuanzhang already knew to restrain his momentum. He did not want to offend Qishuo at this time because he was very weak and had no power in his hands. At this time, he was at a disadvantage. If he challenged Qishuo, it would only harm and not benefit him. The reason why he was able to start from scratch in his previous life was that he was good at judging the situation. Don’t mess with enemies who could not afford to offend him for the time being, and just take revenge when he has the strength.

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and said, "Maintain Qi. I accidentally broke down while grazing cattle on the mountain and fainted. When I woke up, it was too late, so I came back a little late... You see, there are blood clots on my hair. It's really not that I want to slackew."

Mr. Qi looked at the blood clots on his head and snorted coldly: "As a matter of fact, I will not treat you as a thief who steals cows. However, you did not bring the cows back on time, which caused the progress of the plowing land in the afternoon to be slowed down. Recently, it was spring plowing time. In the afternoon, how much land a cow can plow, do you calculate? These losses will be deducted from your wages, so I don't have your share for dinner tonight, so get out of it."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and was angry, but the ups and downs of the previous life made him not easily impulsive. He could not eat a meal, and he could not survive the situation, but he could not survive in this place if he offended all the money. He could not leave this home now because no one knew better than him that the next drought would be worse year by year, and more people would starve to death day by day, and eventually became one of the straws that crushed the empire.

With his weak body now, he can do nothing after leaving this family. He will only starve to death on the streets. At least he should think of ways to maintain his health, make some money here, and then go out to make a fortune.

He believed that with his own ability, he could definitely improve his life. In the family of such a wealthy landlord, there must be a lot of trouble. It doesn't take long. He should be able to wait for an opportunity to change his status.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not argue, but said seriously in a calm voice: "Qi Guanshi, I came back late today. It was indeed my mistake. If I didn't do my job well, there shouldn't be any excuses. But I was really hungry. I broke my head today because of hunger. If you don't let me eat this meal, you might not be able to survive tonight. Even if you force yourself tonight, you won't have the strength to work tomorrow. My death is just a trivial matter, but because of my death, it's not very nice to have a reputation for treating servants in Qi Guanshi, and it is not very nice to pass it to Mr. Ma..."

"Huh?" Mr. Qi was stunned. He was not surprised by what Zhu Ba said, but by how he dared to speak. Why did this honest, low-key and confused fool suddenly become a different person today, and dare to talk about conditions to me in a long way?

He narrowed his small eyes and looked at Zhu Balai in front of him seriously. He saw that he was still in the same state, with his feet floating, thin bones and broken clothes... But today his eyes had a little more energy that was usually not seen. This look was a bit like the old man said, "Is it because of the fool who was ignorant."

However, even if he is a fool, he is still a useless long-term worker. Mr. Qi snorted coldly: "You have one reason to do it? Because I am afraid that you will starve to death, I have to give you food. Where can I explain this? If every long-term worker, I will give you food regardless of whether they work well or not, then Mr. Ma really looks down on me."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "You are in charge of the matter. You are right. If you are not done well in your work, you shouldn't take food. I agree with you at this point, but it is normal for people to rescue the world. Please help me this time, let me have a meal tonight, and tomorrow I will make up for all the work I have for a long time... How many fields did the yellow ox owe this afternoon have not been plowed, and I will be responsible for plowing them all."

"Huh?" Mr. Qi was slightly stunned again. This kid... was really enlightened. He listened to his words and spoke clearly and organizedly. First, he agreed with what I said, revealing his intention to not offend me, and then adding his own conditions, so that I would not feel abrupt when I heard this condition. Just this one, other stupid long-term workers are not as good as him.

You should know that the mountain village men in the past are all uneducated and rough men. They speak straightforwardly and often offend people as soon as they open their mouths. People who praise each other and then ask for conditions before opening their mouths are very rare. The sergeant of the sergeant cannot grasp the art of speaking to this level, so when they hear Zhu Ba's words, they suddenly feel their hearts moving: This guy is really smart. I have worked in the Ma family courtyard for fifteen years and have never met such a long-term worker who can speak. This guy may be useful in this future.

Since it is useful, starving to death is obviously not cost-effective! Mr. Qi put one side of his body and opened the door of the dining room, allowing Zhu Ba to walk in. Then he shouted at the cooking woman beside the stove, "Give him some food!"

The cooking woman raised her head and asked, "Are you still a bowl of porridge and steamed buns?"

Manager Qi shook his head and said, "Give him two bowls of porridge and two buns of steamed buns to make him eat more today. I saw that he had broken his head and bleeding. Take care of him and order him some food... I am a very kind and righteous man..."

"Thank you, Ji Ji, to take care of me." Zhu Yuanzhang did not hurriedly remember to get food, but hugged Qi Ji, and then turned around and walked towards the cooking woman.

Hey, boy is really good. If you go to grab food first, instead of thanking me first, then I will study my attitude towards you again. There are many smart people in the world, but not every smart person can use it for me. Only smart people who know how to advance and retreat, know how to eat water and not forget the well digging are talented. They waved their hands with satisfaction, turned around and walked out of the dining room.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sat at the table with two bowls of porridge and two buns of steamed buns. He did not reach out to grab the food and stuff it into his mouth like other people who were crazy, because it would be of no benefit to his health.

He knew very clearly that the more hungry he was, the more he had to eat slowly, or a bite of steamed bun could kill people, or he would eat too quickly and spit it out, which would waste hard-earned food.

He slowly pulled the steamed buns apart, teared off a piece of finger-sized, dipped them in his mouth, put them in his mouth, chewed them slowly, and slowly swallowed the porridge and steamed buns into his stomach.

He was not the only one in the dining room, but also several long-term workers and short-term workers were sitting in the corner. Several people looked at him with their eyes sideways. Seeing his extremely slow way of eating, a long-term worker couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help saying, "Isn't this guy so hungry that he doesn't even have the energy to eat? Why did he eat so slowly?"

"A stupid guy! Tomorrow he will not only herd cattle, but also fill in the ground where the cows have not been plowed today. Wouldn't he be exhausted?"

"It's strange! He actually reasoned with the Minister of State. Is that a person who can reason? Not only did he make sense, he also asked the Minister of State to give him some extra meals. What's the reason for this?"

"Shh! Say bad things about being in charge of everything, you don't want to do it here anymore..."

Everyone was talking about it, but Zhu Yuanzhang turned a deaf ear and just slowly ate his own meal.

At this moment, a heroic voice suddenly came from the corner of the wall, shouting loudly: "During the meal, there are always rats whispering in my ears, whispering in my ears. Are you annoying? Shut up all of them." The loud roar was so loud that the huge sound made the window paper buzzing and vibrating. All the noises were suppressed, and the dining room became quiet. The long-term workers who were talking in a low voice just now closed their mouths together, and they didn't dare to let out another breath. Although it was quiet, the loud roar just now still echoed in their ears, for several seconds...

Very imposing! It was a material for being a general. Zhu Yuanzhang praised in his heart, but his expression had not changed. He looked at the sound and saw a big dark-skinned man sitting in a corner of the dining room. He had a very burly figure, long hands and feet, and he looked very powerful, and his face was full of toughness.

Zhu Ba's memory has this person. His name is Wang Er, who is also a long-time worker in the Ma family. He has a generous and impulsive personality and loves to stand up for justice. He is a hero. His job in the Ma family is to chop wood and also work as a bodyguard to protect the hospital. No one dares to offend him in normal times, and even in charge of the affairs, he must be afraid of him.

But when Zhu Yuanzhang saw this person, he was shocked. It turned out that there was this person in his treasure house of memory, but the person he knew was completely different from what Zhu Ba knew.

This person also has a famous title in history - Baishui King II.

This is the one who started the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty...

(Note: On November 17, the first year of Chongzhen, the two kings of Baishui County raised the Yi Banner, gathered people to attack Xiaotong in Pucheng and Zichuan Town in Hancheng. Then, King Jiayin of Fugu and King Jiazhe of Yichuan were hung together to attack the castle and kill officials. Gao Yingxiang of Ansai and Daliang of Hannan gathered again to respond. Yingxiang called himself the King of Chuang, and Daliang called himself the King of Daliang. This opened the prelude to the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.)
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