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Chapter 1 Tenants of the Zhang family

It had been a day since Liu Xin was reborn in this world, and another memory in his mind told him that it was the sixth year of Guanghe, which was the year before the Yellow Turban Uprising, AD 183.

Hearing the noise in his ears, Liu Xin knew very well that it was not Mandarin, but he could understand it despite not knowing any dialect.

He opened his eyes and saw a little girl of about ten years old sitting next to him. It was Liu Wanliu, the younger sister of this body. She looked sallow and thin. She had just entered February and was only wearing a linen garment, which was much smaller than his own tattered coarse cloth.

It still needs to be broken.

"Big sister!" Liu Xin couldn't help but say as she looked at the girl huddled up in front of her, sitting on a haystack and taking a nap, and she didn't even feel unfamiliar at all.

"Third brother, you finally woke up... Lie down quickly, your head injury is not healed yet!" Although the girl was thin, she was very beautiful. She wanted to get up when Liu Xin woke up, and hurriedly helped him lie down.

Liu Xin looked at the surroundings carefully. He now lived in a thatched house. The house was leaking from all directions. In this early spring of February, it seemed extremely cold.

Under him was a rag, and under the rag was a pile of straw. The quilt on his body was full of holes, and there wasn't much cotton left in it.

"Third brother, you went to the village to listen to a class, and the owner accidentally hit you on the head!" Liu Wanliu reminded Liu Xin worriedly when he saw Liu Xin looking like he couldn't remember anything.

Liu Xin recalled the memory of this body. This morning he went to the village to listen to his teacher's lecture. As a result, a scene of a strict father teaching his son was staged in the class.

Zhangjiazhuang Zhuangzhuhu went to Donghu grassland to do business in his early years, so his martial arts skills were not bad, and the young village owner was already invincible in fighting at the age of sixteen. As an ordinary person, Liu Xin was just a small tenant, and was beaten by the village owner.

He was accidentally hit on the head with a stick, but he was still alive.

Seeing Liu Xin's silence, Liu Wanliu couldn't help but cry softly when he remembered the scene when Liu Xin was carried back at noon.

"Don't cry. My brother is fine. He's just a little dizzy. What's going on in the yard?" Liu Xin comforted her sister and asked, pointing outside the house.

"The eldest brother gave the 10,000 yuan sent by the Zhang family just now to the eldest sister-in-law. My mother wanted to take you to the county for medical treatment. My eldest sister-in-law lost her temper and my mother was still crying!" Liu Wanliu said to Liu Xin.

Liu Xin didn't say anything after hearing this. Liu Xin's father had followed Zhang Hu through the Shang Dynasty when he was young, and had worked for the Zhang family for more than ten years. In the end, he was beaten to death when the Zhang family competed with neighboring villages for farmland.

The Zhang family compensated their family with 20 acres of fertile land and another five thousand yuan, and then allowed the eldest brother to marry a daughter-in-law.

The eldest brother had a baby in the second year of his marriage, which made the whole family very happy, but the eldest sister-in-law became more and more dominant and kept quarreling at home all day long.

The three mud huts at home were built when my father was still alive. My parents used to have one room, the eldest brother and the second brother had one room. He and his eldest sister slept in one room, and the younger sister slept with her parents.

But now that his father is gone, there are three earthen huts for the elder brother and sister-in-law, one for the mother, and one for the nephew because he has to study. He, his second brother, and his two sisters had no choice but to move into a thatched house.

Thinking of this, Liu Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. Ten thousand yuan should be Zhangjiazhuang's compensation for herself, which is enough for her family to buy a farm cow or rebuild her house. However, this money has gone into the hands of her sister-in-law. If she wants to get it back, she can't help but smile.

Difficult.

Liu Xin raised his hand to get up, and Liu Wanliu stepped forward to help him up.

When he walked out of the thatched house, the sky was already a little dark. Liu Xin couldn't help but shiver. He only had a coarse cloth on him. It was only February and the weather was cold!

When her mother saw Liu Xin coming out, she wiped her tears. At this time, Liu Xin's second brother happened to be returning home carrying a pair of dung cages.

"Third brother, I heard that you were injured in the village today, is it serious or not?" Liu Gu, the second brother, entered the yard, put down the pole in his hand and asked Liu Xin with concern.

"It's just a bit of skin damage, nothing serious. How was your second brother's work at the farm today?" Liu Xin asked.

"It's still like that. I can have a full meal for six grand a day and not be tired from work. It's good!" Liu Gu lowered his head and said.

Many people in the family run out of food every year, so sometimes the family has to eat vegetable dumplings since the autumn harvest. Vegetable dumplings are steamed steamed buns made of coarse grains and wild vegetables. They are difficult to eat, and it is difficult to go to the toilet. They are not full.

, ordinary people don’t have enough food at home, so they can only live like this.

The second brother picks manure in Zhangjiazhuang. Every day, he carries the manure from several horses, more than 20 cows, and more than 50 pigs to the fields on poles. The Zhang family pays 6 cents, which is not much money, but the tenants on the farm are still fighting for it.

Go, just because the village manager provides a full meal every day.

At this time, Liu Xin's stomach suddenly growled. Poor people usually eat two meals a day, one at noon and one in the afternoon. Liu Xin didn't eat at noon, and now she was extremely hungry.

"Third son, you didn't eat at noon today. Mom will cook for you right now. You are injured and you need to have a good meal." After Liu Xin's mother said this, she got up and went to cook. The kitchen at home was there.

In the yard, the food is in mother's house.

Mother took a porcelain bowl and beat a bowl of millet from her house. After harvesting the millet, she ground it on a stone mill and packed it up. The husks and other things were all mixed together.

Poor families have two meals a day. At noon, they have thick flour steamed buns with some wild vegetables or batter. These are already good meals for ordinary people.

In the evening, I usually have a bowl of gruel that can be seen at the bottom of the bowl. If I have to do heavy work, add a steamed bun.

When her mother came out of the house, her sister-in-law also came out of their house. Everyone was silent when they saw this, but Liu Xin's sister-in-law, Hao Chunmei, looked at Liu Xin.

Liu Xin ignored the other party. He knew that his sister-in-law was worried about whether he would ask for the ten thousand yuan. Even if she asked for it, she would not give it, but she would not say anything short about her to let other people in the village know!

Seeing that Liu Xin seemed to be fine, Hao Chunmei suddenly changed her face. She looked at Liu Xin's mother who was cooking and cursed.

"Eat dry rice in the evening. There are so many people in the family, so forget it. I don't know how to work at home and go to the village to listen to lectures. I really don't know how much I weigh..." Hao Chunmei was cursing, but she didn't expect Liu

Xin spoke.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Sister-in-law, are you talking about me?" Liu Xin turned her head and looked at Hao Chunmei and asked softly.

Hao Chunmei felt a little scared when she heard Liu Xin's indifferent voice. Although Liu Xin usually looked harmless, he was the only one in his family who had learned martial arts. If he was angered, no one in his family could stop him.

"A family of eight wants to eat when they open their mouths. They have to rely on the money left after paying the rent for the land at home to buy salt..." Although Hao Chunmei was timid and did not dare to look at Liu Xin, she did not stop talking at all.

"Didn't my second brother pay 6 yuan to the family every day?" Liu Xin spoke quietly, but everyone could hear him clearly.

"Six dollars a day is not enough for my son to go to school! My marriage to your family has really brought eight lifetimes of bad luck..." Hao Chunmei was afraid that Liu Xin would mention ten thousand dollars, so she immediately started to get angry.

The most powerful weapon in the house.

"Don't say a word... Third brother, why are you talking to your sister-in-law?" Liu Xin's eldest brother Liu Ji heard that his wife was starting to make a fuss, so he came out of the house and stared at Liu Xin.

Seeing this, Liu Xin's mother hurriedly stepped forward to hold Liu Xin, fearing that Liu Xin would suddenly become violent. Presumably, Liu Ji and his wife had received money from the banker today, and Liu Xin must have known about it.

Liu Xin grew up with Zhang Fei, and also learned some martial arts. A few days ago, he even shouted that he wanted to be a ranger. Many children from poor families who have the ability go out to be rangers. If they can be taken in by a wealthy family, they will become retainers or generals.

, then he will immediately turn over. Even if he is adopted as a servant, his life will be better than now.

When Liu Ji saw his mother blocking her, he lowered his head and remained silent. Hao Chunmei was pulled back to the house by Liu Ji, where she continued to curse. Everyone in the yard was silent except for the sound of Liu Xin's mother lighting the fire and cooking.

"Mom, I'm back!"

At this time, a voice sounded from outside the courtyard door. It was Liu Xin's nephew coming back.

***The author has something to say***

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