Chapter 1185 Shock

"Er Gou? Where did you go, Er Gou? Go home quickly, or the second sister will roast you." Brother Cheng searched around the end of the village. After he didn't see Er Gou, he could only run out of the end of the village and continue looking. .

When passing by the big millstone in the middle of the village, Brother Cheng was stopped by a group of women in the village: "Brother Cheng, hey, Brother Cheng, you are out. Come here quickly. Do the aunts have anything to ask you?"

When Brother Cheng heard this, Danfeng glanced at them and said as if he was endorsing: "My eldest brother has sworn a vicious oath that he will not say goodbye until he is admitted to the imperial examination."

So you'd better give up on this idea and stop saying that my eldest brother is a good match for your nieces and nephews. You're tired of hearing it.

Who knew that the woman in the village had changed her tactics and ran over to grab his arm and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? The village chief has taught us a lesson, how could we still try to take advantage of your elder brother? Aunts are I want to ask you, when does your cousin plan to propose marriage? You have to say it quickly, otherwise you will be too old. "

Brother Cheng continued to endorse: "Cousin Ming made an even more vicious oath, saying that he would not marry her until he was admitted to the Juren Examination."

As he spoke, he calmly withdrew his grabbed arm.

The woman was very upset after hearing this: "What's going on in your family? In addition to reporting to the official, why do you also like to swear poison?"

Aren't you afraid that if it comes true, you will be struck to death by lightning?

"Mother Axe, don't ask him. This guy is just a nerd. What does he know? If you want to know, why not spend five cents to ask Gu Dewang? That guy knows a lot and loves to sell information." He As Yanshou's mother spoke, her eyes lit up and she said, "Hey, Gu Dewang is almost thirteen. Hey, he's a young man now and can marry a wife! His family is getting richer and richer, my cousin. He is still a scholar, if anyone can marry Gu Dewang, that would be great too."

Brother Cheng: "..."

Well, your minds have changed too quickly. In the blink of an eye, you have set your sights on Brother Wang, but can you win? Brother Wang is so shrewd, aren't you afraid of being tricked by him?

Brother Cheng ignored them and continued to look for Ergouzi, finally finding him in the big kitchen of the workshop house.

"Er Gouzi, you are so worthless. The big dog goes to hunt rabbits, but you come here to steal meat. Isn't it embarrassing? You are a wolf, not a dog." Brother Cheng picked up Er Gouzi. , go find Gu Dashan, wait for Gu Dashan to finish his work, and follow him home.

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The next day was the day to set up the flowing feast. It was before dawn, and the villagers came with gifts. Fortunately, the Gu family had prepared it in advance. They got up in the middle of the night and cooked several large pots of meat porridge, which the villagers drank first as soon as they arrived. Had meat porridge.

"First drink some meat porridge to fill your stomach, and then eat noodles at noon." Gu Dafu said to everyone with a smile. He was very happy. He got up in the middle of the night to help, and he didn't feel tired even after being busy until dawn.

"Hey, we still have meat porridge to drink. There's quite a lot of meat." The villagers looked at the meat porridge in the big wooden bowls. They were so excited. The Gu family was really prosperous. The flowing banquet had not started yet. Drinking meat porridge, I wonder how rich this flowing water banquet will be?

The villagers were very happy. They had a full meal of meat porridge and continued to wait for the hard vegetable noodles at noon.

Some villagers also came with their daughters and wanted to try their luck. If their daughter was attracted by the scholar or the scholar's mother, it was possible to become a second wife.

It's a pity that Luo Wu led the government officials to guard outside the workshop early in the morning. He also asked Maidong and Panax notoginseng, who were doing the work of registering and receiving gifts, to say to all the folks who came to eat noodles: "County County Your Majesty has an order that no one is allowed to entangle the few scholars. Anyone who disobeys the order will be thrown into jail immediately and fined more than five taels of silver."

With these words, everyone did not dare to make mistakes no matter how much they thought, so they ate happily and lived in peace.

Mr. Ouyang also came with Asong. He was wearing straw sandals, burlap clothes, and a straw hat. He really dressed up like an old farmer.

Instead of going into the workshop to eat, he just followed the others and ate on the running table outside the house. He also praised: "This farm food is really delicious. It is no less delicious than the food in the restaurant, and it is even more delicious."

A thin old man who was eating at the same table glanced at him and said disdainfully: "Returning the delicacies in the restaurant is as if you have eaten in the restaurant. Don't brag about it and eat it quickly. You need to be slow when eating on a flowing table. But you can’t eat good food.”

After saying that, he pierced a piece of pig's trotters with a chopstick quickly and accurately. Then, the pig's trotters immediately fell into his mouth, and a piece of meat was pulled out. While eating, he did not forget to pick up a big piece of stew. Put the meat in the box that was brought quietly.

And many people at the same table also did this.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Ouyang smiled and said: "Old brothers, you don't have to be like this. The Gu family cooks a lot of meat dishes. I heard that after eating, they will give us a bamboo box of meat dishes for us to take home and eat."

The old man said before: "I just heard about it, who knows if it exists? It's better to hide it first, otherwise the people who are not at home will not be able to eat, and there will be a big commotion when we get home."

He complained again: "The Gu family is too stingy. They are so rich, why do they only provide a living mat for one day? If my grandson is admitted to be a scholar, I will have to treat him for three days and three nights."

Someone who knew him at the same table said with a disdainful smile: "Old man Yang, please give it a rest. If you don't say that your grandson doesn't know a single Chinese character, even if he is admitted as a scholar, you won't be able to set up a flowing banquet for three days and be able to eat." A bowl of your multi-grain porridge with some meat and oil would be great."

Old Man Yang was speechless because of the rebuke, but he picked up the food very quickly and didn't delay his meal at all.

Mr. Ouyang couldn't stop laughing when he saw this. The farmer looked vulgar, but it was extremely interesting.

"Why are you laughing? Hurry up and eat. If you just smile, will the food go into your mouth by itself?" Old Man Yang glared at Mr. Ouyang, and then continued to eat.

After hearing this, Mr. Ouyang imitated them and ate the food quickly, and he was quite happy with it.

The other villagers who came to eat the flowing feast were also very happy. Not only did they have a full meal full of meat and vegetables, but before leaving, each of them received a box of untouched meat and vegetables. They were very happy.

However, they were only happy for one day. The next day, something happened that made them cry loudly.

Magistrate Zheng came back and sent officials and clerks to the village to tell them about the tax increase.

After hearing this, the villagers were all shocked: "What? Not only will the grain tax and poll tax be doubled, but we will also have to pay the war tax, and we will have to pay one tael of silver. Hey, this is going to cost us our lives." , we have so much money for you!!”

Because the Emperor of Chu wants to raise taxes, the whole Jianghuai, Jiangnan, Zhili and other places are in chaos. The farmers are crying and crying, saying that they have no money, but the government can't do anything. This is the order of the Emperor himself. Order.

When Gu Jinli heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost went crazy. Is Emperor Chu crazy? Are you crazy? If he wasn't crazy, how could a normal person do such a thing?

A person who resists the military tax needs one tael of silver per person. Does the emperor think that everyone in Chu is worth a hundred taels of silver?

She immediately found Gu Jinan: "Brother, go talk to Mr. Ouyang and see if he can unite the noble families in the capital to get the emperor to take back his life? Otherwise, there will be a river of blood."

Gu Jinan's face was dark and he was so angry that he could not speak. After a moment, he said: "Look after your home, I will go find Mr. Ouyang immediately."

Instead of taking a mule cart, he asked Luo Wu to borrow a horse and rode to the town.

Ouyang Ming also heard about this and was discussing with Mr. Ouyang what to do?