HCB Chapter 192 Don’t give in for 5 buckets of rice
Chapter 192 Don’t give in for 5 buckets of rice
Although Shen Mazi and his companions were a bunch of rough men, even if they were honest people in the past, they knew that the things inside must be silver and money.
And the number is not small.
But he was unhappy with the attitude of this group of people!
But this much money was not given to him, and it was even more impossible for him to throw it back and hit the other person in the face if he was unhappy.
After all, this group of people really lacked money, and they would be arriving in the North soon, so who wouldn't need money to buy a house or land?
They turned in all the money they found from beating up the bandits, but it was found by others.
Rather, they were so scared that they feared being dragged away by military guards that they voluntarily handed themselves over.
So for a moment, although these men felt very uncomfortable, no one said anything because their backbone was not there!
Shen Zhiqiu was called away for questioning by General Fu. Since the person in charge was not there, he didn't know what to do.
At this time, Grandpa came over with the help of Old Man Shen: "Fugui, return the things to them. We are suppressing the bandits to pass the checkpoints for ourselves, not to work for them.
Besides, we in Shenjia Village are poor but ambitious, so we don’t need him to give us rewards.”
The master looked righteous, but his heart was actually bleeding:
Oh my, it was obvious that there was a lot of silver and money in the bundle. It was probably more than the money saved by all the families in Shenjia Village over the years combined.
But the old man knew that he must not accept the money, because this group of people were different from other nobles, and he still remembered what they said before.
"Summer insects cannot talk about ice!"
Yes, that's exactly what it said. It's obvious that people look down on them.
In fact, they are just ordinary old farmers and mud-legged peasants. It is normal that people look down on them.
Even if they don't have the self-awareness, they know that in the eyes of those nobles, the lives of ordinary people like them are probably not as valuable as a dog at home.
But he would not allow others to look down on Shen Zhiqiu, the only promising person in their Shenjia Village.
Moreover, he was very sure in his heart that the third child was born into the wrong family, into their clan where their ancestors had been peasants for generations.
If he was born in a prominent family, he might have become an official long ago, and definitely a high-ranking one.
Anyway, the grandfather has always been mysteriously confident about Shen Zhiqiu, and no one can deny it.
Shen Fugui threw the bag back directly, and said, "No need, just stay away from us, it's unlucky!"
As a result, he was slapped by Old Lady Fang: "It's over once you pay it back. Fugui, why don't you go chop wood? Didn't you see that you are waiting for the fire?"
By the way, he also said sarcastically: "You love to gossip and join in the fun every day, but you don't even look at the pile of things going on at home, and you still have time to nag with irrelevant people."
Shen Fugui immediately put on a smiling face and said, "Aunt Fang, don't worry, I'll chop some firewood right away and I'll definitely be able to provide it."
After that, everyone in Shenjia Village dispersed and went about their business.
The young lady stood there, shaking with anger, and even forgot to cover her nose with the handkerchief in her hand.
She thought to herself, "She really doesn't know what's good for her. If it weren't for Master Fu watching, she wouldn't have bothered to come over and meet these peasants. Do they deserve it?"
In fact, she was overthinking. Fu Huaian didn't even know what happened to this young lady. When the soldier came to report, he was listening attentively to Shen Zhiqiu's description of what happened on the road.
And it was not Fu Huaian who asked her to come over to thank him, but the servant A Chi.
If she knew this, I guess this lady would be so nauseated that she would die.
Seeing his young lady's expression, the guard who had pointed a broadsword at Shen Zhiqiu stood up and said:
"Miss, we thank you too. You should go back and rest. It's a bit cold at night. Don't get angry over these ungrateful people. It's not worth it!"
After hearing this, the third young lady felt that she had used all the rules she had learned from her nanny since she was a child to suppress the anger in her heart.
Turned around and got on the carriage.
Ah Chi watched with a smile on his face, ready to report this to the young master. Shen Zhiqiu and his gang were able to resist such a huge temptation, even he, who had seen a lot of the world, could not compare to them.
Why do you say that?
It was because he thought, if he were in the same situation as Shen Zhiqiu, would he still be able to stand firm?
This attitude of not bowing to others for a few pieces of silver made A Chi regard Shen Zhiqiu and the others as his own people from the bottom of his heart.
Of course they are his own people, as they are all servants and personal guards, so they are definitely not their young master's own people.
Because neither himself nor Shen Zhiqiu are on the same level, they can only be regarded as people who can be ordered around by the young master.
In fact, this is the concept of ancient people. They divided each class very clearly. People like A Chi were considered family-born children. They had been servants in the Duke's Mansion for several generations and had learned how to serve others since childhood.
Always put your master first, and no matter how much your master trusts you, you must not forget your duty.
So in his eyes, the guards were almost the same as him, except that the guards around the young master even called him, "Where's Master Chi?"
Therefore, they feel that Shen Zhiqiu is their father-in-law and a personal guard, and they are their own people.
Shen Zhiqiu told the general almost everything that happened along the way.
Including how they knew the news, how their father-in-law died, how they escaped from the famine,
Moreover, considering that this person is the young master of Duke Fu's family, he must be a cultured person, so he cannot speak in plain language as usual.
He racked his brains to throw out four words at a time, but thinking of words made him feel more exhausted than marching to escape famine.
I kept muttering in my heart, why didn't this guy shout to stop? What is there for a person fleeing famine to listen to? Apart from eating and sleeping, all he has to do is keep walking.
Look, he is addicted to listening. Please give me a break. He has been talking for a long time.
He wasn't even given a bowl of water, and besides, he was really speechless.
Fu Huai'an looked at the clothes of the group of people from a distance, as well as the things on the carts. He also felt that they were so shabby that he rarely saw them before.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "These people are so miserable."
But when he turned around and looked at the refugees who were coming back from digging kudzu roots one after another, he thought again, but compared with other refugees, they were obviously much better than most.
You don't even need to ask anyone to see that most of the other refugees are adult laborers, there are very few children, and even fewer young girls.
There are more boys. Although he was born in a duke's family, he is not the kind of young man who is indifferent to worldly affairs. He knows the situation without thinking. There is a lack of food and drink on the road, and most of the people are only boys.
Those who were too young, too old, and some girls were probably just thrown on the road.
But this group of people didn't throw away any.
There are just as many people now as there were before they fled the famine!
This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do, so in Fu Huaian's view, Shen Zhiqiu is a talent.
Didn’t you hear what people said?
How to arrange the team along the way, how to change the formation when encountering an accident, what does this person do and what does that person do when taking a break.
It even mentions using weapons to collect dew for drinking during droughts when rivers cannot be found and taking advantage of the temperature difference between morning and evening.
Is this something an average person could come up with?
To be honest, at this moment, even the general was tempted:
"Any ideas for staying?"
Shen Zhiqiu was stunned and panicked: "Emma, what does this mean? Let him stay in the barracks to do things?"
How come he is so obviously pregnant? He fled because he didn't want to be a soldier!