Seeing Huo Xi's question, the patriarch said: "My lord, the old man's surname is Lu, not Mao."
Well…
Huo Xi turned his head and glanced at the half-grown boy, who bulged his eyes: "My name is Lu Maoshi. My surname is Lu."
嗐, I thought the surname of this family was Mao. Huo Xi touched his nose.
Huo Nian glared at that kid, why didn't he remind his sister when he called for someone just now? Mao Shi was stared at by Huo Nian, and moved towards the patriarch.
There was an oolong. The patriarch of the road explained the confusion to Huo Xi and the others.
It turned out that this group of people had fled from the Central Plains earlier, and because of the war in the previous dynasty, they fled all the way to this mountain.
Originally, I have lived a stable life for decades, except for being poor.
In this land of Sichuan, it is peaceful, but the mountains are high, the forests are deep, and there are few fertile fields. Their family only opened some poor land on the mountainside, and planted some beans and miscellaneous grains to make ends meet.
Fortunately, the people of this family still have some craftsmanship. With the help of the mountains full of stones, they have practiced the method of building with stones as materials. They usually collect some stones, cut some wood, or build houses for people in the county government. Building a house can make a living.
It's just that since when, many bandits and bandits have come to the surrounding mountains, and they dare not cut wood or pick stones. Even if they are mined, they are just used as wedding dresses for bandits and bandits.
That's all, half a month ago, a group of bandits occupied their village.
In their village, they eat delicious food and drink. Asking them to offer sacrifices, they ate up everyone's stockpile food. That's not counting, but also stealing women! The villagers were a little **** at first and resisted fiercely.
But they couldn't fight the bandits, they were beaten badly, and several of them died. They were thrown down the mountain stream, and they couldn't even bury their bones in the loess. The villagers were terrified, and patriarch Lu also became ill.
Lying in bed, I don’t want to live anymore. I just feel sorry for the tribe.
Patriarch Lu was lying on the bed waiting to die. Unexpectedly, the village had no money or food, and the gang of bandits forced everyone down the mountain to rob.
"Your Excellency, we are all ordinary people in our duty. They are all forced to do nothing. Please forgive me." Patriarch Lu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that these nobles had taken the bandits to the government.
After he finished breathing, he was afraid that the other party would think about the villager's participation in the robbery and would settle the account of the villager.
I was also worried about scaring the snake and attracting the attention of the bandits nearby. I was afraid that after the nobleman left, the bandits would come again to rob them and retaliate against them.
A heart is like tormenting in the fire, hesitant and helpless.
Huo Xi and the others sighed after hearing this.
"We won't pursue the faults of your people. You can restrain yourself. But after I leave, you don't have to worry, this group of bandits have accomplices? Or are bandits from other hills coming to harass you again?"
Patriarch Lu nodded again and again, worried, why not worry.
Huo Xi glanced at the patriarch's small courtyard, which was full of clansmen who came to hear the news. There are quite a few young women here, if they meet mountain bandits again, why don't they all jump into the mountain stream together?
"This world doesn't give the poor a way to live!" Patriarch Lu also followed Huo Xi's gaze towards the clansmen. Seeing the helpless look of all the people in the clan, I feel sad.
Coughing and heartbroken. I don't know where this group of people will go.
"With so many of you, how many bandits are you still afraid of? Let ten people fight a head office, or set fire to their houses while they are asleep." Can't they be burned to death?
Huo Nian couldn't figure it out, the bandits were only about 20 people, and there were at least a hundred people in this village. Why didn't you dare to resist?
"They have knives in their hands." Mao Shi said.
"Don't you have hoes and forks?"
Mao Shi lowered his head: "Some of us resisted, but we couldn't beat them." Several strong laborers died in the village. The patriarch was all angry.
While speaking, heavy rain poured down.
The granddaughter of Patriarch Lu brought water for everyone. They were all wooden bowls with beautiful patterns carved on them. Look at the house again, either wooden tables and chairs or stone tables and chairs.
Taking a closer look, it was also engraved with beautiful patterns, Huo Xi's eyes flashed.
The heavy rain is pouring, and the sound is especially loud in the mountains, which is very scary. If you walk in the col, there will be nowhere to hide if the rocks and mud on both sides roll down.
Can't help but glance at Vanilla.
Xiangcao received Huo Xi's gaze, and raised her chin proudly. Seeing Mama Mama, she immediately slapped her, and Xiangcao immediately became honest.
Huo Xi couldn't help but laugh.
"I heard that the nobleman had a premonition that the heavy rain was coming, so he came to our village to take refuge. The nobleman is a capable person. I wonder if you can give us some advice on where we should go."
These nobles were able to beat bandits, and even dared to **** bandits to the officials. There are just a few people on the road, either with great ability or high status.
Patriarch Lu, now that there are internal and external troubles, the clansmen can’t fill their stomachs, their livelihoods are difficult, and they have to worry about bandits entering the village. It's really suffering on both sides.
I want to go back to my hometown again. After decades, there is no place for them in the village. And I can't even afford the travel expenses.
Huo Xi walked all the way, seeing the members of the Lu family hiding in the mountains, he felt sad.
After thinking for a while, he suggested: "If you can't survive here, why not move the whole family to another place?"
"Move to another place?"
Patriarch Lu shook his head: "It's not because we don't want to. My Lu clan originally fled from the Central Plains. We have built houses and plowed fields in this place for decades. I still don't know what will happen on the way. Combined with the family, I can't even get together the travel expenses."
Huo Xi looked at the furniture in the house: "Every family in your family knows how to make wood and stone?"
"Yes, in the past, everyone could get enough food and clothing with this skill, but now they can't even get enough food and clothing."
Huo Xi thought that since they met by fate, he couldn't bear to see them live in fear and fear, and lived under the threat of bandits, and said, "I wonder if you have ever heard that the emperor plans to move the capital?"
"The emperor plans to move the capital? Where? Is the emperor not in the south of the Yangtze River?" Patriarch Lu was surprised.
Originally, the imperial city was in Dadu, but it was in the hands of foreigners. The great grandfather took it back for the Han people, and later set the capital in Jiangnan. Why are you moving the capital again? Could it be that Zhu Weichao was overthrown by someone again?
Then do they want to flee to the south again?
The patriarch Lu's family was restless.
Seeing that they were in the mountains and had little communication with the outside world, Huo Xi told them some political affairs outside.
"Now the emperor intends to move the capital to Beiping. Beiping is now building palaces and mausoleums. Craftsmen from all over the country are called to Beiping, but the manpower is still insufficient, and they are recruiting talented people from all over the country..."
"The palace and mausoleum, I heard that eight major works are required, earthwork, stone work, woodwork, woodwork, tile work, oil work, color painting, and paper work. I am a layman, and you should be more familiar with them than I am. If you have skills, you can go to Peiping, the wages are quite good, and you can always make ends meet.”
Patriarch Lu was so excited that he stood up, his body trembling: "Is this true?"
Huo Xi nodded.
It's saved, the clansmen are saved! Patriarch Lu spun around excitedly.
After turning around twice, he calmed down again.
They didn’t even have travel expenses, so how did they travel all the way to Peiping? Do you drink the wind and eat the soil?
Patriarch Lu and his family members looked at each other, then languished again.
Besides, even if the clansmen can find work in Beiping, when the wages are sent back, whether the rest of the clansmen can survive in the hands of bandits is a matter of opinion.
"You can be called to relocate."