Time passed, and before I knew it, the winter snow melted and ushered in early spring.

In these two months, Lu Bu's army entered the main city of Yanzhou, successfully joined Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and others, and also incorporated tens of thousands of Taishan thieves, with Zang Ba as the general, and the thieves under his command Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Feng and others were also compiled as captains, called the 'Taishan Army'.

With the addition of Zang Ba, this is like a tiger with wings in terms of Lu Bu's strength.

Two days ago, there was a spring rain in Yanzhou, and the soil on the ground was mixed with rainwater, and it was potholes and muddy.

On the twenty-eighth day of the first month, he was stunned.

There is a proverb in the agricultural proverb: When it comes to the stinging festival, the hoe does not stop.

In the fields outside Yanzhou, the farmers who rolled up their trouser legs got busy early, waving their hoes, energetically renovating the soil in the fields, removing weeds, and hunching over their waists to sprinkle crop seedlings and sow grains in the soil pits.

Only by planting a grain of millet in spring can we harvest 10,000 seeds in autumn.

In the distance, on the dirt road, three men and one woman were walking this way.

The man in the middle is tall and tall, although he is wearing ordinary clothes, his posture with his head held high, and his steady and powerful steps are very similar to the soldiers in the barracks.

On his left hand side was a boy of about ten years old, with a slightly silly face, and the yellow mud of a shoe under his feet, which he immediately picked off, rubbed and played with it in his hands, changing into various forms, and pinching into ugly clay figures.

On the right, there is a lively and delicate girl, with a smile on her eyebrows and eyes, innocent. chewed the sugar cake and sour fruit sent by his mother from Chang'an, and his face showed a beautiful expression of enjoyment.

The boy in green shirt next to the girl is handsome and handsome, and he has an indescribable chic.

This group of people is Lu Bu and his children, as well as his son-in-law Guo Jia.

Since he was stationed in Yanzhou, Lü Bu has been busy with government affairs in the city almost all the time, in addition to this, he also has to meet with the families from all over Yanzhou, negotiate the redivision of interests, integrate the local army, and the transfer of the garrison generals in various places......

It was only in the last few days that I had free time.

After staying in the city for a long time, I feel bored and the little bells are clamoring to go out of the city to play and feel the breath of nature. Lu Bu was idle anyway, and he just took the opportunity to inspect the scene of the people's spring ploughing.

Walking on the way, Lu Bu started to think about his son who was going to take the exam: "Barbarian, for my father and to test you, what is the solar term today?" ”

Lu Xiao just lowered his head and played with the mud, without raising his head.

"I know!"

The little bell raised his little hand in cheer and answered first: "Today is the Surprise Festival." ”

Lu Bu nodded slightly, quite satisfied with his daughter's answer, gently rubbed her little head, and then asked: "Do you know why it is called 'stunning'?" Barbarian, you say. ”

"I don't know." Lu Xiao rubbed the mud and replied very sincerely.

Confucius said, 'Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing', which is vividly reflected in Lu Xiao.

Lu Bu was so angry by his youngest son's tone that he almost blew his beard and glared, and at the same time remembered his eldest son: "If Zhu'er is here, he will be able to answer." ”

Lu Xiao let out an 'oh' and disappeared.

In addition to beating and beating, Lu Bu basically had nothing to do with Lu Xiao, so he could only sigh: "You, when can you have half of your brother's diligence and studiousness, it is really worth me to go to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha." ”

Lu Bu stopped talking, the little bell was still unfinished, and he raised his little head and looked at his father: "Then why do you want to scream today?" ”

Lu Bu did not answer directly, but glanced at Guo Jia and said to him: "Fengxiao, you talk to the little bell." ”

With such a knowledgeable god here, Lu Bu doesn't need to get an axe.

Now that the father-in-law has spoken, Guo Jia, who is a son-in-law, still has to give some face.

"Stunned, also known as "sting" in ancient times, the third solar term in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. "The Seventy-two Hou Ji Ji Ji ......Ji

Guo Jia talked slowly and explained the origin of the allusions to the little bell.

It probably means that in the winter season, animals will hide in the soil and do not drink or eat, which is called "stinging". When the first thunder of spring wakes up hibernating animals, people call this day "sting".

Therefore, when the sting is frightened, the stinging insects wake up, the weather becomes warmer, and there is gradually spring thunder.

Little Bell listened carefully to these novel knowledge, and her beautiful eyes were full of admiration for this omniscient brother-in-law.

When he came to the field, Lu Bu saw an old farmer resting with a hoe, so he went over to talk to him: "Uncle, how about resting?" ”

The old peasant turned around, his yellow, thin face weather-beaten and dressed in a shabby dark brown coat. After looking Lu Bu up and down, the old farmer realized that the identity of the person who came was extraordinary, and he bent his body, with humility in his tone, and a trace of trepidation, and asked in a low voice with anxiety: "Noble, do you have something to do with me?" ”

"Uncle, I'm not a nobleman. I'm just an ordinary person. ”

Lu Bu said with a smile and greeted the old man.

Lu Bu's tone was kind, but the old man knew that the man in front of him was extraordinary, not to mention that the confidence and indifferent temperament exuded from him were completely different from those of them, who had been dealing with loess all year round.

Lu Bu didn't want to admit it, and the old farmer didn't dare to break it at will.

After chatting for a while, Lu Bu asked about the crops: "Uncle, do you cultivate so much grain, is it enough for a year's food and clothing?" ”

The old peasant pestle the hoe, shook his head and sighed, and said to Lu Bu.

In recent years, natural disasters and wars have continued, and the cultivated land has been trampled, and the people can no longer farm, so they can only sell the land to the big families. Then, when the days were a little more peaceful, the big families rented the land they had acquired to the people again.

When Lu Bu asked about the tax, the old farmer's face was even more gloomy.

When the people lease the land, they have to pay 70 percent of the rent according to the grain output, and the remaining 30 percent have to take out more than 20 percent of the grain to pay various taxes to the imperial court, and finally less than 10 percent of the grain is left to provide food and clothing for the family.

"How can such a small amount of food support a huge family?" Lu Bu was very puzzled by this.

In another field not far away, a young man in his twenties listened to this conversation, looked for a little rest, and then joined in, and said with a grin: "There is definitely not enough to eat, so most of the time, we are picking wild vegetables, tree roots and other things in the field and eating them together." ”

"Can you eat the roots?" The little bell had an extremely incredulous expression.

"As long as you can't eat the dead, there's nothing you can't eat!"

The young man's expression was disapproving, perhaps because he had long been numb.

"If you want to say that when you are unlucky, there will be bandits who will invade and loot the food in the village, but whoever is robbed of the food is almost equivalent to going to a dead end, and there is only one left to sell your sons and daughters......" someone said again, with a helpless look on his face.

"Isn't the government in charge?" Lu Bu's face was slightly displeased.

Hearing this, some of the farmers sneered, and some resented.

"Tube? The officials and gentlemen are busy collecting money everywhere to eat, drink and have fun, who still cares about the life and death of our ordinary people! ”

"I can't say that, there are still good officials, but there are very few. Just like a few years ago, General Cao came to Yanzhou, purged the bandits, and stabilized the situation, so our life is better. It's a pity that I was defeated by the general Lu Bu not long ago, and I don't know if this general will be a little sympathetic to us. Someone retorted and was very emotional.

"Thank God for not collecting taxes indiscriminately, if you want me to say, except for Cao Gong, there is no good person who is an official!"

"That's because you are lonely and unheard, I heard that Zhang Miao and Zhang Yuanjun of Chenliu County are a big good official."

"Cut, you haven't been to Chenliu, how do you know that he is a good official?"

Farmers, you and I argue every word, and there is a great sense that if you don't fight for a result, you will not give up.

Lu Bu listened silently on the side, and it could be seen that Cao Cao was deeply popular here.

"I've heard that the general's barracks are treated very well. I've asked someone to inquire, if it's really good, I'll go to the army tomorrow, as long as I can fill my stomach, mix rations for my family, and tell me to do anything! ”

"Li Tie Roe, if it's true, call me when the time comes, and we can have a companion."

"Count me in, even if I die on the battlefield, it's better than starving here......"

As the farmers talked, they somehow turned the topic to the soldiers.

The young men thought about it and felt full of energy, while the older generation of farmers sighed: "You can enlist in the army when you are young, but we can't." Old man, old arms and bones, even if you want to enlist in the army, people won't accept it...... Maybe one day, I'll starve to death on this land......"

Between the words, the sadness is endless.

The peasants gathered together for a long time, and then went back to their fields. Hu Kan is Hu Kan, today's farm work still has to be done.

The farmers were busy again, and Lu Bu had a plan in his heart, so he stopped bothering, got up and left with his children.

On the way back to the city, I walked on the dirt road and came to a narrow path, and the moo of a buffalo was heard not far ahead.

Looking at it, a little girl who was about eight or nine years old was dragging a long hemp rope in her hand and pulling it in several large circles.

She was not big, but the big basket behind her was full of grass, which was much taller than her head, and next to the grass was a pair of cloth shoes stained with mud.

Not far behind, a large buffalo gnawed on the weeds on the side of the road.

The little girl pulled the cow's nose rope hard, hit her bare feet, rolled her trousers very high, stepped on the mud with one foot deep and one foot shallow, staggered forward, and shouted in her mouth: Du~Du~

That tenacious and tenacious energy makes people feel distressed.

The little bell lay on her father's broad back, looking at the little girl's mud-stained calves in front of her, she asked her father, "Daddy, isn't she cold?" ”

Lu Bu shook his head.

How can it not be cold?

Despite the cold winter, the climate is still cold and windy.

But there is no way around it, and it may be more expensive for the little girl to have a pair of mud-stained cloth shoes.

When the two sides were about to meet, the little girl retreated to the side and took the initiative to make way for Lu Bu.

"Daddy, I'm coming down!"

The little bell shook her body twice and whispered in her mouth.

Lu Bu put his daughter off his back, and the little bell stepped on the mud and walked over. She took out all the cinnamon cakes in her pocket and handed them to the little girl who was dirty with dirt: "Oh, these snacks are for you!" My name is Lu Lingqi, you can also call me Little Bell! ”

Looking at the snacks handed over, the little girl's eyes were full of surprise, and she couldn't help but swallow at the same time. In this world, there are cakes as white as snow.

It looks really delicious!

However, the little girl shook her head in the end, and politely rejected the little bell: "My mother said that you can't take other people's things casually, it's rude." ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu was moved, moved by the little girl's upbringing and morality, and asked gently: "Little girl, what's your name?" ”

"My name is Yu'er." The little girl replied politely.

"Is it a fish swimming in the water?" Lu Xiao, who didn't squeak along the way, suddenly said.

"My mother said that it was the 'fishing' who taught people to fish."

Lu Xiao scratched his head, he really couldn't think of it.

"Oh, it's a three-point fish! Brother, you're stupid. The little bell next to him knocked on his brother's head and said with a little disgust.

Lu Xiao smiled, showed two rows of white teeth, and sent the clay figurine in his hand out: "Oh, this is for you, my name is Lu Xiao." ”

Perhaps because she thought the clay figurines were good-looking, or because of the nature of children, the little girl took the clay figurines alone and said timidly, "Thank you." ”

The little bell took back the pastry, wrapped it in a cloth towel, and quietly placed it on the little girl's back when they parted.

For the rest of the way, the little bell did not return to her father's back, and no matter how rough and difficult it was, she tried to walk alone.

"Daddy, why is there an uncle who eats tree roots, and an old grandfather who can't even afford to eat? There are also fishermen, and there are no new clothes, and at such a young age, they still have to do so much dirty and tiring farm work......"

Little Bell couldn't figure it out, and in her childhood memories, there were almost all kinds of laughter. Daddy and all the uncles and uncles spoiled themselves and took care of themselves like babies in the palm of their hands.

As long as they have what they want, they will try to find it to make themselves happy.

Not to mention going up the mountain to herd cattle, even the small things like serving tea and water, cleaning the courtyard, no one has ever asked her to do it.

Under the care of her father, she had the best childhood.

"It's too complicated, and Daddy doesn't know how to explain it to you. You, just be happy......" Lu Bu didn't know how to answer the question raised by the little bell.

The father couldn't give an answer, so the little bell tilted his head to the other side and looked at Guo Jia, who was in a green shirt and a white fox face: "Brother-in-law, what do you say?" ”

Guo Jia looked at Lu Bu, the white fox's face was silent for a moment, and his tone was rare and deep: "Everyone has their own destiny, God is destined, some people are born to be kings, and some people fall into the grass for the ......"