Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

After the auction, everyone dispersed and went about their own business.

The whole camp was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked Qian Xiaohui to find bedding for the five new people to sleep on at night.

The four of us also slept in a hammock, and we still had a lot of ropes at home. This thing is not worth much, and we made it ourselves.

Zhao Yuanzhen held a meeting with five people while everyone was there.

I first asked about the names of several other people, but I felt that none of them sounded very nice. After asking for their opinions, Zhao Yuanzhen changed their names.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought that he would have to buy some servants in the future and they would all need names, so he decided to find a poem to name them.

Let's take Li Bai, Li Bai's The Road to Shu is Difficult! There are enough words, definitely enough.

So they were all named, according to age, from oldest to youngest.

It became: Zhang Shu, Zhang Dao, Zhang Zhi, and Zhang Nan.

Yue Lianyun's. Zhao Yuanzhen thought the child was quite to her liking, so she didn't change it and continued to call him by his own name.

Several people knelt down to thank Zhao Yuanzhen for the name. Zhao Yuanzhen began to lecture them.

1. Don’t be too gossipy. Don’t talk about your master’s affairs or tell others about family matters.

2. Be diligent and have good vision

3. Don’t be jealous of others, don’t be at odds with others, and don’t fight with others privately.

4. Obey the orders at home unconditionally.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought that since they were bought, they would be servants of the family, and the rules had to be set. She did not plan to buy a bunch of ancestors to bring in, nor did she have any idea of ​​changing the feudal society.

Each era has its own mechanism, which cannot be changed by one person, and she does not have such a great idea. She just wants to live her life peacefully.

The temporary task of the few people is to follow everyone and tell them what tasks they have.

Let’s leave it like this for now. I’ll buy a good housekeeper later and teach him properly!

The meeting then adjourned.

Zhang Xin and his friends went to practice sword fighting, and took the five newcomers with them to teach them. They would be a good guarantee for guarding the house in the future.

Zhao Yuanzhen continued reading.

Everyone got up very early the next day.

I cooked and ate early.

Pack up your things early.

Then they set out for the Yellow River to prepare to cross the river.

A group of laborers will go there first to receive the carriages, supplies, etc.

There were 3 boats, 25 people at a time, so 75 people went directly across.

The rest of the people loaded the cattle and horses here and transported them over first.

There were more than 50 cows and horses in total, and one bamboo raft could only transport three of them. Six bamboo rafts were used at the same time, and a total of three trips were made, which took more than an hour.

Then there were carriages and carts. There were a lot of them, about 75 in total. A raft was used to transport three of them, and six were transported at the same time. It took about two hours.

Then the elderly and children were transported over to watch over the carriage.

Then transport sundries and food.

There were quite a lot of them, and it took almost 3 hours to transport them.

Then the woman was transported over.

There are only a few dozen strong men left on the shore now, and they can all go across by waiting for a boat.

Zhao Yuanzhen was also waiting here, and everyone else in the family had gone over.

Suddenly, Zhao Yuanzhen heard a noisy sound coming from a distance.

I looked over quickly and saw a large group of people coming over. They were lined up in an orderly manner and were actually soldiers!

Looking at the number of people, there must be more than 2 people!

Zhao Yuanzhen and the people in the village were very nervous. Could they be here to arrest them or to recruit them into the army?

Are these people so persistent in pursuing us?

The boat is coming. If they hold on a little longer and get on the boat, they won't be able to do anything to them.

Everyone prayed that the ship would go faster and faster.

Zhao Yuanzhen also stared at the group of officers and soldiers, and then found that the group of officers and soldiers kept walking in an orderly queue and did not stop to catch the refugees.

Instead, he ran straight towards the river.

It looks like it's coming towards them!

? ?

Are they here to arrest them? From Xingzhou Prefecture?

At this time, the boat came and everyone hurried to get on board. Zhao Yuanzhen also got on. The bamboo raft began to row away. When it was rowed about ten meters, a soldier on horseback chased after them!

"Are you a river ferryman? We would like to hire your boat to cross the river!"

!!!

Zhao Yuanzhen never expected this.

We are not here to arrest them, but to give them money.

She asked the other bamboo rafts to continue going back, and his raft took her to the shore.

Zhao Yuanzhen went ashore and asked her boat to leave as well, but the boat only sailed a few meters away from the river and waited for her in the river.

"Who are you? Do you want to cross the river?"

"We are the Hunan Army. We want to cross the river and would like to requisition your bamboo rafts!"

"We can requisition the bamboo raft for you, but you have to pay for it."

"Hey, wait a moment, I'll go ask for instructions."

"Row."

Zhao Yuanzhen watched him ride back on his horse. He walked up to a leader and said something. Soon the leader and he came over together.

"How do you charge for your bamboo raft?"

The leader-like man came over and got straight to the point.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at him and felt that he looked familiar. Where had she seen him before?

"The bamboo raft is charged based on the number of people, 10 wen per person. The horse is 50 wen each, and the cargo is 100 cents per 10 jin. The carriage is 50 wen each, and the cargo cannot exceed 200 jin. Each person can carry no more than 50 jin of cargo."

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at this large group of officers and soldiers. With so many people, this man must be a deputy general or something. He must be a rich man. If not him, who else can he kill?

So Zhao Yuanzhen decided to pay more! She had to pay more.

When the man heard the price Zhao Yuanzhen quoted, he found it was much cheaper than he expected. Seeing how skilled she was, he thought she must have been working the ferry for a long time.

"Sure, how many rafts do you have? We'll take them all, just at the price you say!"

The general hoped that they had more ships, otherwise it would be delayed for a long time.

Originally, the Hunan Army should have had special large ships to cross the river, but because the Yellow River flooded a while ago, the court's large ships all went to the south to fight floods and provide disaster relief, so they had to find a way to cross the river on their own.

I had originally thought that if there was no ferry, I would have to find a craftsman to make one, but now I’m a little lucky.

"We have six bamboo rafts. Each raft can carry 6 people. How many people do you have? How many horses? How many carts? How much cargo do you have?"

"We have about 1500 people, 150 horses, and 40 kilograms of supplies."

"Then you guys will have to transport them for eight or nine days!"

The man frowned. So long?

"Can't it be faster?"

"We can only work during the day, and we can only work 10 hours a day at most. That means about nine days. We only have six rafts."

"Can you still make rafts? Can you make more?"

"You can, but..."

"We will give you an extra 10 taels of silver for each bamboo raft. You can decide how many you can make. It would be best if you can finish it in three days by crossing the river."

The man said this in a very sensible way.

Zhao Yuanzhen expressed her satisfaction.

"Okay, then we'll try our best. We'll start making the raft today. Do you want to wait for us to make it and then cross the river together, or do you want to cross the river first?"

"Once you're done making it, let's cross the river together!"

Zhao Yuanzhen nodded in agreement.

"Then can you give us some deposit?"

Zhao Yuanzhen was really afraid that they would not recognize him after crossing the river. There were so many of them that he could not defeat them by himself.

The man said that this woman was quite smart. But why did this woman look so familiar?

"Okay, I'll buy you 100 taels first."

Then he took out a 100-tael silver note from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Yuanzhen!

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at the banknote!

Suddenly, she remembered something like a flash of lightning! She knew who this person was!

"Zhao Yuanlan!"

This turned out to be her long-lost brother!

No wonder she always felt that he looked familiar, but her brother always looked like a gentle scholar before, and now he was wearing armor and his temperament had changed, so she couldn’t remember him for a moment!

"Who are you?" Zhao Yuanlan looked at the woman who was calling his name.

This woman looks so familiar, just like my younger sister!

Little sister! ! !

"You are the little sister!?"

It’s no wonder that he couldn’t recognize her. When the incident happened at home, my younger sister was only 14. At that time, she walked with light lotus steps, half covering her face with a palm-leaf fan, and her every move was full of the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family.

He has never been as straightforward and free-spirited as he is now, with a confident and heroic look between his brows.

"It's really you, brother! I'm Zhao Yuanzhen!"

Zhao Yuanzhen never thought she would meet Zhao Yuanlan, she thought he was dead a long time ago!

This should be a happy thing for the original owner!

"It's me! Little sister, you're so old now! You're married now! How have you been doing these years?

After that incident, I wandered outside for several years. Later, when I settled down, I went to look for you. I heard that you were married and living a good life. So I didn’t dare to look for you, for fear of bringing trouble to you!

A few days before the Jin invaders broke through the pass, I sent someone to tell you the news, but I heard that you had already fled."

"Brother, I'm doing well. Not only am I married, I'm also a grandmother!"

"The little girl back then has become a grandmother now, and I haven't even been to your wedding..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red and then tears flowed.

When Zhao Yuanzhen saw him like this, her eyes turned red and soon, tears flowed out. This was probably the original owner's emotion.

Zhao Yuanzhen went up to him and hugged him.

"Brother, don't cry. We are reunited now. We will be fine from now on!"

Tell Zhao Yuanlan, and also tell the original Zhao Yuanzhen.

After a while, Zhao Yuanlan wiped his tears and felt better.

Feeling a little embarrassed, he tapped the tip of his nose with the whip.

"Well, little sister, wait for me for a while. I'll go back and make arrangements for them. We can catch up later."

"Okay, big brother, you go ahead, and I'll tell the people in our village too."

Then they both left.

Zhao Yuanzhen waved her hand, and the bamboo raft came back to pick her up.

"Sister-in-law, who was that just now? I see you two are very familiar with each other!"

He actually wanted to say, I see you guys are hugging each other, but he didn’t dare to say it.

"That's my brother, my biological brother!"

"Brother? That so-and-so!"

Everyone knows a little about Zhao Yuanzhen's family! In an instant, I remembered who this person was!

"Well, it's him."

"Are they going to cross the river?"

"Well, to cross the river, we still need to build a few more rafts. We'll talk about it when we get back to shore!"

"Okay, sister-in-law."