Scholars unparalleled

Du Rufang took a sip and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"Old man, I heard that there are more vendors collecting fruit recently. Your family should have sold a lot of fruit. Life is much easier, right?"

The old man who was a bit bulky at the side nodded immediately when he heard the words, and the wrinkles tended to fade away at this moment.

"Yeah, a lot of vendors came here a few days ago, and the price of the fruit is pretty good, fifty copper coins for one stone!"

Du Rufang's face suddenly changed when he heard the words.

Fifty copper coins for a stone?

Xu Shi thought the price was excellent in the eyes of the old man, but he didn't know that if he sold it in the city, the price would have to be doubled!

If it is shipped to Jiang Country, the price will have to be doubled!

This, this group of traders actually oppressed the people so much that they only gave fifty copper coins for a stone of fruit!

Du Rufang was trembling with anger. In that city of Seoul, all the food was contracted out, and there were hundreds of copper coins in a month!

But now, the people here are working so hard, and the fruits sold are only paid at such a price.

"Old man, why don't you pick the fruit yourself and sell it?"

Du Rufang took a deep breath, looked at the old man in front of him and asked in a deep voice.

The old man was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then looked at Du Rufang strangely.

"The young master is from the city, but he doesn't understand the pain. How can we and other farmers go to the city to sell fruits? If the yamen servants see it, there will be some benefits, and those local ruffians.

What's more, how can so many fruits be sent to the city?If you don't sell it quickly, the fruits will be rotten by then, and it would be the best thing if people are willing to come and collect them. "

Du Rufang said they would sell it in the city, why didn't they think about it?But is it really easy?

If the merchants greeted some yamen servants well, they would not even think about selling a single fruit when they entered the city.

And there are so many fruits, if you don't sell them for a while, they will all rot, and then they will all fall into your hands. This is not something that ordinary people like them can afford.

Chapter 394 Persuasion

The old man on the side didn't care, or there was nothing he could do about it.

Things are like this, even if he knows that the fruits sold in the city are more expensive, so what can he do?

Vendors come to collect fruit, if they don't sell each other, there are ways to deal with them.

Even if it is impossible to secretly go to the city to sell fruit, the other party only needs to say hello, and it is not something they can bear to let the ruffians come to make trouble.

Hearing this, Du Rufang's expression turned ugly.

Previously, Lu Chensheng had been talking about how difficult it was for the common people, and what he was talking about was only the problems on the fields.

Now when he inquired, he found that even growing fruit was so difficult.

When he was in the past, he also thought that he could ask Lu Chensheng to help control the water for the sake of the common people.

But depending on the situation at this moment, even if the water is cured, so what?

This is already rotten to the root. If it is not treated properly, the root will still be there.

Even if the flood is cured, in fact, it is those traders and officials who enjoy the benefits.

"Then, old man, how are you doing now, can you have enough to eat?"

Du Rufang calmed down his anger, and continued to ask.

The old man had a smile on his face when he heard the words, "Of course I can eat enough. The price of fruit used to be lower, but now it has increased a bit. Life is better."

The old man's wrinkled old face stretched slightly at this moment.

Du Rufang looked at the room, "Is it convenient for me to go in and take a look, old man?"

Hearing the words, the old man was a little hesitant, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient for Mr. Jingui to go in?"

"It's okay."

Du Rufang didn't care when he heard the words, and insisted on going in to have a look.

The servants at the side wanted to dissuade them, but Du Rufang's look made them shut up.

The old man couldn't resist Du Rufang, so he invited him into the house.

At this moment, several people in the family were there, and the dishes and chopsticks had just been set. Since the old man hadn't come in yet, no one came to the table to eat.

Now that Du Rufang came in, he took a good look at the contents of the bowl.

I saw that there was only a small amount of rice in the bowl, and the rest was a bit black. It looked like vegetable leaves, and it couldn't be regarded as a bowl of rice.

When I turned my head, I saw that the inside of the pot was clean, and there was not a single grain of rice left.

Du Rufang felt a bit sad looking at it, this is what the common people eat, no wonder.No wonder when he was in Xing Seoul, the faces of the people always had a glimmer of hope.

Everyone seems to have strong expectations for the future.

Compared with here, the place they are in can indeed bring them strong expectations.

"Old man, how many meals do you eat a day?"

Du Rufang paused, and asked a question.

"Naturally, there are two meals. When the year is not good, we only eat one meal."

Hearing this, the old man responded immediately.

Du Rufang's face darkened slightly. He originally wanted to ask if it was three meals, but after listening to the old man's answer, he never thought that he would be able to eat three meals, so he answered like this.

"One meal a day, how many days?"

"If the year is not good, I have to thank God for a meal."

The old man on the side heard the words and immediately responded.

When the year is good, there are two meals. If the year is not good, it is naturally one meal.

Du Rufang's expression turned pale. He never imagined that the lives of the common people were really so poor.

Earlier, what Lu Chensheng said was absolutely correct.

He was born into an extremely wealthy family, so he has read poetry and books since he was a child, and because of this, he has no idea how the poor people live.

Everything in front of me will not be fake, it can only show that everything is true.

"Old man, let's go down to Xinghan City. It was originally called Wudeng City outside the Great Wall. Now it is recruiting people aggressively, and treats the people very well. You can eat four meals a day. Why don't you go and have a look?"

Du Rufang thought for a while, and spoke to the other party.

The other party has worked so hard and been busy for so long, but he can't even afford to eat, which is really unbearable.

He wants to invite the other party to Xing Seoul. With the current situation in Xing Seoul, there is no problem at all that the other party wants to eat enough.

The old man shook his head hastily when he heard the words, "Sir, don't lie to the old farmer, there is no place where the common people can eat four meals."

The old man didn't believe this at all. He had never heard of a place where he could eat four meals a day.

Maybe it was only possible in the landlord's house?

But that's just the way people are landlords, and what about him?How can an old farmer get such treatment?

"Old man, don't you believe it. I am Du Rufang. If I am next, I should believe it, right?"

Du Rufang saw that the other party didn't believe it, but he wasn't discouraged. He had heard about it before, so he wouldn't believe it.

But he has been there, how could he not believe it?

Looking at the old farmer in front of him now, with such little food for a meal, he naturally wants him to go to that star Seoul.

When the old farmer heard this, his face was a little bewildered.

"Du Rufang? I don't know him."

He is just a farmer in the countryside. The only thing he cares about every day is whether he can fill his stomach and hopes that there will be no floods.

Apart from this, he didn't care much about the rest.

Du Rufang's reputation is great, but not many people know him in this kind of place.

Du Rufang's face froze when he heard that, probably he never thought that such a thing would happen, and he was not recognized at all.

"Old man, I am the number one scholar of the Great Cang Kingdom, and I will not deceive you."

Du Rufang calmed down and continued to speak.

Hearing this, the old man looked him up and down suspiciously. He has lived for most of his life, so how could he easily believe the words of outsiders.

"Young master kindly accepts the old farmer's heart, but the crops in the old farmer's field are about to be harvested in autumn, how can you give up? Please come back, young master."

If you don't tell the other party, can you believe it? The crops in this field are about to harvest.

You can't give up at this moment. This is the most intolerable thing for a farmer.

Du Rufang opened his mouth. Originally, what he said was the same as what Lu Chensheng said. With such a great reputation, people would believe what he said.

But looking at it now, I don't even know you now, so how can I believe what you say?

To be honest, he was thinking too much. The people in the countryside didn't care at all, who was in power today, they only cared about whether they could have enough to eat.

Du Rufang gave up, knowing that people would not listen to his persuasion, and would not go to this star Seoul.

Chapter 395 Surprised the World

Du Rufang went to several other families one after another, but none of the people here knew him at all.

Hearing what he said, he just refused with a smile on his face, but in fact he was a little wary.

The crops in the field are about to ripen. Let them leave at this time. Could it be that they have taken a fancy to the fields in their home?

If this is the case, they will naturally have to be more vigilant.

Seeing that his persuasion didn't help at all, Du Rufang shook his head and left.

It's useless for him to stay. People don't know your identity, and even if they know, they won't leave easily.

Most of the farming people are content with themselves, and they feel good about guarding their own one-acre three-point land. Apart from this, they don't think much about other things.

Du Rufang sighed secretly, thinking about the words he had talked with Lu Chensheng before, and the words he heard from Lu Chensheng's students, he felt even more uncomfortable.

After Du Rufang returned to the city, he was immediately invited by friends.

When Du Rufang went to the banquet, seeing the dishes on the table, he had a complicated expression on his face.

The friends on the side didn't care when they saw it, they just looked at Du Rufang and smiled.

"Brother Du, don't mind, but it's just a temporary dismissal, and it's only a matter of time before he can be re-elected with Brother Du's talent."

The friends on the side echoed.

For the young No. [-] Scholar, the emperor just got angry for a while, and he was just an official.

There are so many officials like this, and it will only be a matter of time before they return to office. In addition, Du Rufang's family background is very good, and he has connections, so this matter is even simpler.

Hearing his friend's praise, Du Rufang frowned slightly, glanced at the other party and shook his head.

"Don't brag, you guys, what kind of intelligence do you have here?"

The friends on the side immediately looked at each other in surprise when they heard the words, what does this mean.

Thinking of this, they looked at Du Rufang seriously.

"Why is Brother Du like this? In terms of Brother Du's intelligence, it is already unparalleled in the world. If Brother Du is so humble, how should we deal with ourselves?"

Everyone looked at Du Rufang one after another.

Those who can make friends with Du Rufang must have some skills.

It's just that compared to Du Rufang, there are so many shortcomings.

Du Rufang smiled wryly, "Perhaps with all of you, the subordinates are already somewhat superior, but with Lu Chensheng and brother Lu, the subordinates are far from enough."

The students taught by Lu Chensheng can't compare to him in geography and astronomy.

I don't know how Lu Chensheng taught, those students counted extremely fast, and they were all right.

He had listened to it, and naturally knew that he was far inferior, so he felt in his heart that he was too grand compared to Lu Chensheng.

There seems to be a gap between the two, which is difficult to bridge.