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Two days passed, and Wu Zongrui stayed at home and acted silent.

Wu Shungui and Liao Wenru both thought that Wu Zongrui must be reviewing his homework at home. After all, he would take the provincial examination in September and there was not much time. They did not disturb Wu Zongrui and went to work early every morning.

Wu Zongrui was not in the mood to read or work in the fields. He thought hard about how to deal with the upcoming peasant uprising in Ganzhou. For two full days, he was racked with thoughts and had no good way to deal with it.

Wu Zongrui knew very little about the peasant uprising that was about to break out. He only knew that the leader of the rebel army, King Duotian, was from Xinfeng County. Why did King Duotian lead the rioting peasants to attack Anyuan County instead of directly attacking Xinfeng County?

I don’t know, there is no record in the history books.

We have truly traveled through time. Although we have the status of a Linshan student, we are powerless and powerless. Even the small Wu family does not have much say in how to deal with the peasant uprising.

What Wu Zongrui is really worried about is that the more than ten acres of fields at home, the corn and soybeans that have just been planted, and the rice that has been sown must not be damaged. Otherwise, after the season has passed, there will be no time to replant, and there will be a food shortage in the second half of the year.

, my family can handle it, but if the Wu family as a whole is robbed, it will be difficult for a member of the family to survive alone.

Who knows if the rioting peasants led by King Duotian will pass through Xinlong Township and Xinlongli? If so, these red-eyed mobs will be like locusts, sweeping away anything along the way.

As for the peasant uprising army's attack on Anyuan County, he would not pay special attention to it.

The most critical thing at the moment is to prevent the Wu family from being attacked by the rebels, or at least be prepared for a rainy day.

In the next two days, Wu Zongrui went out early every morning, wandering around and constantly checking the terrain.

"Brother, a group of beggars have come here. They look pitiful. My uncle asked me to call you back to see what to do."

Wu Zongrui, who was carefully looking at the terrain of the mountain col, turned to look at Liao Wenru, not paying particular attention.

This year, it is the time when the economy is lean, and many beggars have appeared in Xinlong.

"Oh, I understand. Ask dad to give them some food so that they can be full. Take some food with you when you leave. They are poor people who beg for food if they can't survive."

Liao Wenru nodded, turned around and prepared to leave.

Wu Zongrui suddenly thought of something, looked at Liao Wenru who was about to turn around, and spoke again.

"Wen Ru, how many people come to beg for food?"

"There are more than ten people. Uncle just felt trouble, so he asked me to call you."

"There are so many people. Can you tell me where they come from?"

"not yet."

Wu Zongrui thought for a moment.

"Okay, let's go back and take a look. There are more than ten people coming out to beg for food. There are quite a few people. Where are they from?"

Most of the people who came to beg for food in the past few days were one or two people, and these beggars would only go to the area with the mud-walled houses. They did not dare to go to the enclosed houses for fear of being beaten or evicted.

Every time he met a beggar, Wu Zongrui would not hesitate to take out the food to make the beggar full. Before leaving, he would also ask the beggar to bring some food. He had no way to fundamentally solve the people's difficulties and could only try his best to help them.

Strong.

"Zong Rui, you are back. Look at these people. They are really doing evil. If they hadn't suffered a disaster, they wouldn't be begging for food..."

Before Wu Shungui finished speaking, Wu Zongrui was shocked by the sight in front of him.

There were nearly twenty people in the group, including men and women, old and young, some with white beards and hair, some with children waiting to be fed, and even women and children with colorful faces and expressionless faces.

What they were wearing could hardly be called clothes. Cloth towels and straw towels would be an adequate description. The scanty clothing could not cover their bodies at all. No one wore shoes, and all of them were barefoot.

Everyone said it was dusty and extremely dirty, with stains all over the face and body.

There was an unpleasant smell all around.

Wu Zongrui saw such a situation for the first time since time travel.

Everyone looked at Wu Zongrui at the same time, and they probably understood that it was the young man in front of them who made the decision whether they could beg for food or not.

Wu Zongrui was silent for a long time. He had seen people begging for food, but these people in front of him were obviously begging for food with their whole families. It was okay to call them beggars, but it was more appropriate to call them refugees.

If they were unable to survive and their last hope of survival was cut off, no one would raise their family to beg for food.

"Dad, please ask Aunt Wang and the others to come over and help cook. The two pieces of meat left at home have been cooked so that they can eat enough. Wenru, prepare some hot water and find some clothes for them to wash and put on.

Also prepare some gruel for the children to eat..."

Before Wu Zongrui finished speaking, an old man walked up to him and knelt down, followed by the others.

Wu Zongrui quickly stepped forward and helped the old man kneeling in front of him.

"Old man, get up quickly. If you don't have to, it won't be like this. It's hard to leave your homeland. I'm trying my best. You still have to find a way to take your family back..."

Wu Zongrui's few words made the old man burst into tears.

Half an hour later, all the food was ready.

Seeing this group of people devouring their food, Wu Zongrui could only speak softly and ask them to eat slowly.

Aunt Wang and others looked at Wu Zongrui and didn't know what to say. They felt that Wu Zongrui was too kind-hearted. Over the years, Xinlongli didn't know how many people had come to beg for food. If he did this every time, no matter how big the family fortune was,

I can't bear it either.

What's more, Wu Zongrui's family didn't have much money or food.

The old man's appetite is smaller and he is full after eating two bowls of rice.

Looking at the old man who was obviously in better spirits, Wu Zongrui spoke softly.

"Old man, where did you come from and why did your family become like this?"

The old man looked at Wu Zongrui and spoke in fear.

"Sir, we are all from Hushan Township. We have nothing at home. Li Zheng and the grain collector started to collect the land tax. We couldn't get the money or grain, so we had to come out as a family. There are two families here..."

"Didn't you say that land tax collection will begin on the first day of April?"

"I don't know either..."

Wu Zongrui sighed and shook his head slightly. These people in front of him can have a full meal today, but they don't know if they will have food tomorrow. As expected, these people will starve to death in the end.

Just when Wu Zongrui was about to ask Liao Wenru to prepare some food for everyone, a middle-aged strong man stood up with a bowl in his hands and looked at Wu Zongrui with a somewhat fearful expression.

Wu Zongrui looked at the middle-aged man and waved his hand.

A middle-aged strong man came forward.

"Master, I wonder if you need some coolies here? I, I can do things..."

When the old man saw the strong man talking like this, he had an angry look on his face.

"Second brother, what are you talking about? Master gave us food and clothes..."

"Dad, there's nothing I can do about it. When we came out, King Duotian asked me to follow him..."

"How dare you, if you dare to follow the King of Heaven and make trouble, I will break your legs..."

Hearing the conversation between father and son, Wu Zongrui's body trembled slightly and his face turned a little pale.

He suppressed his excitement and spoke slowly.

"Old man, my family also needs some labor. Dad and I will discuss it later on what the King of Heaven you just mentioned is about. This name is so strange."

There was a look of disdain on the old man's face.

"What the king of heaven is, I didn't grow up watching him. He was lazy and did not plow the fields since he was a child. He was a drag on the parents of the family. He talks about doing big things. If this guy can do big things, then the sun will rise in the west.

..."

"Oh, is this Duotian King also from Hushan Township?"

"Yes, it's not far from us."

"What does King Duotian want your son to do?"

"What else can happen? Li Zheng and the grain collector came to the house to collect the land tax. King Duotian said that there was no grain at home. He said he wanted to meet a few people and went to the government to reason with him. I think he was deceived..."

Wu Zongrui finally concluded that the King of Seizing Heaven mentioned by the old man was the leader of the Ganzhou Uprising Army. The King of Seizing Heaven must be gathering people now.

Turning back to the house, Wu Zongrui and Wu Shungui briefly discussed it and then came out.

The middle-aged man had already finished eating. He probably ate too much and kept burping.

The old man stood next to the middle-aged man, with a look of hope on his face. If his son could find something to do, the whole family would not have to go out to beg for food. As for the land tax, I begged Li Zheng and the grain collector to slow down.

, is still feasible.

"Old man, my family does need labor. I think this way, I will leave two people to help in my family, take care of food and housing, and they will be paid three hundred coins a month until the autumn harvest season. You should take everyone home and don't wander around.

Already..."

Before Wu Zongrui finished speaking, the old man pulled the middle-aged man and knelt down again.

"Master, you are the savior of our Luo family..."

Everyone has finished eating, the women, children and children have changed into clean clothes and look much better.

Wu Shungui prepared some food and gave it to the old man. This food could sustain the group for ten days to half a month. As for the future, there will be two strong men working at home, and the remuneration they receive will make the family unable to bear it.

As for starving to death, it is still possible.

Hushan Township under the jurisdiction of Xinfeng County is less than a hundred miles away from Xinlongli. It would take four to five days for this group of people to walk back. By that time, something might have happened in Hushan Township. Li Zheng and the grain collection officer

It is unlikely that land taxes will be levied for the time being.

The old man's second son and nephew stayed behind, and the others thanked him profusely, then turned around and went home.

Wu Shungui was responsible for settling the two strong men. Wu Zongrui had already handed over the twenty taels of silver that Wu Zonglin sent to Wu Shungui. The family had money, so there would be no problem in maintaining expenses.
Chapter completed!