Five days later, early in the morning, in the north of Goryeo.

The vast snowfield is endless, the cold wind blows up the snow on the ground, hitting the face like a knife, in such a cold and biting winter, suddenly a large army appears on the snowfield, as if the dragon meanders along, the head and tail can not look at each other, and there is no end in sight.

This army was not a soldier, but an ordinary man, standing in the middle of the line and looking around, but there were men pushing carts, men carrying burdens, laborers carrying wooden boxes, and even women carrying packages.

Regardless of men, women and children, everyone gritted their teeth and moved forward, although the weather was very cold, but the hearts of the people were on fire.

Suddenly an old man sneezed loudly in the corner of the "Ah ......" team, the old man rubbed his nose vigorously, feeling a little tired and tired, he reached out and took out a rice ball from his arms and slowly opened it, swallowed and spit in his mouth, and carefully wrapped the rice ball and stuffed it back.

A young man next to him frowned, and finally couldn't help but persuade him, and said softly: "This uncle, I think you should hurry up and eat it, you have already taken out this rice ball three times, and I can't bear to take it back!" ”

The old man glanced at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll endure it a little longer, eat one less bite of food, and save two more dollars." You have to be able to calculate your life, and you can't finish a meal! ”

"Uncle, you ......" The young man couldn't help but sigh, his face was entangled for a long time, and he suddenly took out a rice ball from his arms and handed it over, gritted his teeth and said, "Eat mine." ”

The old man was a little surprised, his eyes fell on the young man's torn jacket full of patches, shook his head and said: "Look at your doll's dress, the family should also be poor, so keep this rice ball for yourself." Although the prince's men sell rice cheaply, a rice ball costs two cents......"

He pushed the young man's rice ball back, then carefully patted the rice ball in his arms, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, baby, the prince's men sell this rice ball very sincerely, there is meat and noodles in it, and they also put oil and salt, eat one can last two days without hunger, I just ate it last night!" ”

He paused at this point, stretched out his hand to pat the young man on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Since you left your family and came to Liaodong, you must be poor and have no choice, you can also save a little, I also save a little, let's eat when we get to the place, eat a little less, and save two more pennies." ”

The young man sighed, suddenly looked at the front of the team, and muttered, "I don't know if I can make a fortune this time!" ”

His face was a little tangled, and he sighed for a long time: "The kid bought a full twenty war bonds, which is my savings from selling coolies for five years, as well as the savings of my mother's pulp and laundry, and the private savings of my daughter-in-law who stayed up late weaving, and the whole family's property was exchanged for bonds, if I lose it......"

He swallowed, a terror flashing in his eyes.

The old man was also a little worried, he stood on tiptoe and looked south, his cloudy eyes were both eager and afraid, and whispered: "I heard the military brother who ran on a horse just now, you can reach Anshi City in half an hour, I heard that it is a very rich city, and now it has been conquered by the prince's army, and it is waiting for us to pack up the supplies." ”

He suddenly took out two bills from his arms, and said with a longing on his face: "I also bought 20 bonds, the old man is not looking forward to being able to turn over the book, but only looking forward to being able to exchange for some Korean ginseng, this thing is great to get back to the Central Plains, there is a special pharmacy in the town to buy it at a high price, and a good ginseng can be sold for two or three times......

The young man swallowed his saliva and whispered, "The boy doesn't want ginseng, I want to exchange some good skins and bring them back, so that my daughter-in-law can make robes and sell them, and I will definitely be able to sell them for a good price." ”

The old man couldn't help but look at him and said in surprise: "You want to wear leather robes there?" ”

"Yes, the kid is a person from Longyoudao, he has to walk more than a thousand miles from Chang'an to the northwest, and the winter is very bitterly cold, colder than the northeast and Liaodong."

The old man nodded and said, "I am from Henan Province, and the climate is better than yours, so the leather goods are not worth much." But ginseng is very valuable, and one can be sold for two or three times. ”

This old and young is a friend who met on the road, and also represents a microcosm of the wealthy army in Liaodong, hundreds of people come from all over the Tang Dynasty, and people from all over the world, although everyone is different, but there is a commonality.

That's poverty!

And bought war bonds!

"Little brother, why do you want to buy bonds?"

The old man suddenly asked, a little curious: "Could it be that there is also a town construction in your hometown, and there is also a knowledgeable little gentleman in the town?" ”

"Uncle, you're really right...... the young man patted his thigh, nodded and said: "The kid listened to Mr. Xiao's encouragement, so he gritted his teeth and exchanged all his family property for bonds, and then carried dry food all the way to Liaodong." ”

The old man sighed with emotion: "I also listened to Mr. Xiao's words, but the old man's family has no money, the bonds are exchanged for materials, my old wife and daughter-in-law weave cloth and draw yarn, and the cloth made suddenly can't be sold, and the old man and my two sons were also dismissed for no reason by the kiln opened by the big family in the county......"

He clenched his fists and sighed: "I thought the sky was going to fall, and the old wife and daughter-in-law of the family were crying to death, thinking that I was afraid that I would starve to death this year, but the little gentleman who built the town suddenly came to inform him, saying that he could exchange materials for bonds, and guaranteed to triple the income, the old man didn't sleep for several nights, and finally gritted his teeth and took all the things at home to change." ”

He suddenly looked at the young man, and said with some envy: "Speaking of which, my brother is rich in your family, and you can buy bonds for twenty yuan, you are not as forced as I am, and you can't change it because you can't hold on." ”

The young man's face turned red, and he said, "The boy's bonds are not all purchased with copper coins, most of them are exchanged for materials. ”

A woman next to her smiled and said, "Little brother don't blush, this matter is not ashamed at all, you ask the families who are on the road, which is not a bond exchanged for materials?" If you really want to eat and drink at home, who will grit your teeth and come to this Liaodong ......"

The young man naturally understood this truth, the red on his face slowly faded, he glanced at the woman, and found that she was alone with a small package on her back, and couldn't help but be curious: "Sister-in-law came to Liaodong by herself?" ”

The woman smiled and said, "The slave family is a widow, and the man has tuberculosis that has not been cured, leaving two dolls to raise, and they all say that women can't show their heads, but what if I don't show up for children?" I've been used to it over the years, as long as I can earn money to raise a baby, I dare to break into it. ”

"Then you came to Liaodong, what can you do with the children at home?"

"The baby is ten years old, is in the town just built in the primary school, food and drink and clothes to wear, the small one was no one to take care of, but the primary school got a kindergarten, the little gentleman in the town heard that I was coming to Liaodong, patted his chest and promised to help me take care of the doll, and said that this thing can increase his credits......"

The woman smiled, suddenly looked left and right, lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "You don't believe it, the little gentleman in our town has a background, the slave family once saw more than a dozen girls in luxurious dresses come to him, as soon as they met, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying that the palace lady sent him to serve him to help him, but the little gentleman was very angry, and took all the girls away with a stick, and even threw away the food and clothing they sent." A small box was also thrown out of the door, and fell to the ground to reveal the white silver......"

Everyone looked at each other, the young man's eyes straightened, and he muttered: "The lady in the palace sent someone to serve? And sent a box of silver for him to use? It's very good, could it be that your little gentleman is a prince? ”

He was a little speechless and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

The woman was a little proud, and said more and more mysteriously: "The slave family also saw a group of guards secretly hiding in the town, for fear of being discovered by Mr. Xiao, these guards took money to go around to buy people's ragged clothes, but within a few days, they were also noticed by Mr. Xiao, and they were beaten away with sticks......"

She looked around at everyone and said with pride on her face: "Our little gentleman is only thirteen or fourteen years old this year, and he is just a doll who has just taken off his open crotch pants in the village, and it turns out that people speak and act more steadily than adults, and his stomach is full of knowledge......

The young man suddenly interjected and said in a loud voice: "The little gentleman in our town is not very old, and his belly is full of knowledge. The land in Longyou Road is barren, but the seeds brought by Mr. Xiao can still grow in the sandy soil, and it is said that next year we can harvest 20 stones per mu, and we don't have to worry about not enough food to eat in the future. ”

Speaking of his own town, everyone began to interject, even the old man coughed, helped the little gentleman in his town to fight for fame, and said loudly: "The little gentleman in the old Han town is amazing, he has been here for less than two months, built a kiln, burned red bricks, and then searched for soil everywhere and came back, saying that it was a way to do it with a test, and it turned out to be a treasure for him, and now he has begun to build a porcelain kiln, and he will fire very valuable porcelain in the spring......"

He grabbed a handful of snow and held it up to show off to everyone: "Do you see whether this snow is white? The porcelain that Mr. Little wants to burn is whiter than this. I heard that a piece of porcelain can be sold for at least forty or fifty yuan, and the most cost is charcoal fire and labor, and the soil is not worth anything at all. ”

The young man's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said, "I heard that the little gentlemen are all disciples of the prince......"

"Yes, they are all disciples of the prince, so they have learned a skill, and even clay can become a treasure!"

"We want to thank the prince, he gave everyone the opportunity to make a fortune......" The woman suddenly sighed faintly, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the slave family came to Liaodong this time and only fought for the last time, I took a fancy to a shop in the town, and I was ready to do some business, after all, the slave family is a woman, and I can't always show my head and run around, the child used to be small, but now the child is getting older, I want to save face for them......"

There was some admiration in everyone's hearts, and they felt that this widow was really amazing.

The young man looked at the package on her back, and suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, let me carry it for you for a while." ”