Chapter 1838 The End and the Beginning
“There is food!”
The Zhang Bao family murmured.
From peace to ruin, to destruction, and now, the Zhang Bao family doesn’t know whether Zhangjiazhuang is a dying struggle or a rebirth after escaping from Huainan.
They escaped from the heavily guarded mine and no longer had to worry about being pulled out and never coming back.
But it is difficult for many homeless people to survive.
Fleeing from Huainan to the vicinity of Chang'an City, their horses were discovered by patrolling sergeants, so Zhang Cigong had to negotiate, while they fled on foot until they were near a large city.
There was no food, no drinking water, no buildings, and they didn’t even have bowls to hold the food.
Zhang Baojia and others only had some simple knives brought from Huainan.
The area outside Chang'an City is not a peaceful place. As new outsiders entering this area, they were rejected by the previous occupants, which often caused various disputes.
They retreated all the way to the edge of this civilian area.
After Rong Tianding hastily arranged and determined the resettlement area, he rushed to Huainan again.
They faced a start with nothing. Fortunately, they met the real owner when they were in charge of a man named 'Xu Yuan'.
A few days later, Rong Tianding hurriedly returned again, and Zhang Baojia and others began to further bind Xu Yuan and Xu Ji.
After that, they fell into labor such as foraging for wild vegetables, hunting, fishing, and cultivating land.
In this densely populated area, it is a luxury to fill one's stomach. All normal edible food has been plundered, and even the voles that steal food have to be skinned and eaten.
Life is difficult for people in Zhangjiazhuang, and there is also controversy over whether to move to areas with more wildlife.
As the village chief, the authority of Zhang Baojia has almost fallen to the bottom, but at the same time, the prestige of Zhang Xuezhou, who has never been seen, has soared to the point where it is difficult to express among the people of Zhangjiazhuang.
Many disputes ended with a solemn statement, "Xuezhou asked us to come here to make a living." Even Xu Ji, who had repeatedly suggested, had to give up.
Everyone in Zhangjiazhuang is waiting hard to know whether Zhang Xuezhou has escaped from Huainan, whether he has rescued other people, and how they can survive in this unfamiliar area.
It wasn't until last night that many things got a preliminary answer.
Looking at the brand new golden copper tripod, there are new containers one after another, as well as baskets of millet, and pork that makes Zhang Bao's family swallow their saliva.
His tense nerves finally relaxed, which even made Zhang Baojia feel a little dizzy before his eyes.
He glanced at the many people and saw that many elders had gray beards and hair. He was very aware of the pressure and blows that many elderly people had endured in these years.
“It’s over, it’s finally over!”
Zhang Baojia muttered in his mouth.
“This is the end, but also our new beginning!”
Zhang Zhong on the side corrected Zhang Baojia’s words.
He looked at Zhang Xuezhou surrounded by many young people, and listened to Zhang Xuezhou's methodical arrangements.
Zhang Xuezhou stabilized the hearts of everyone in the village last night, and the large amount of food he brought today made people full of hope.
Even the people of Zhangjiazhuang have never eaten so much meat and millet in a month, and the current food is unlimited. As long as they can eat, they will be satisfied.
This is not just one or two meals. This kind of food will be available for a long time, until the people of Zhangjiazhuang can live a completely stable life.
"We are old," Zhang Baojia muttered.
"They are still young," Zhang Zhong said: "As long as they can support their families, it is not difficult to find a wife outside Chang'an City, and new people will continue to join our village!"
"You are right! ”
The generation that was once in its prime in Zhangjiazhuang is old, but they still have the young and middle-aged generation, and there will be new generations in the future.
The village is gone, but their village can still continue.
Zhang Bao’s family originally had a feeling of letting go of everything, but Zhang Zhong’s words brought him back. "Xuezhou is working as an official in the court. He can't take care of us all the time." Zhang Zhong said in a low voice: "We have to continue to work harder to achieve self-sufficiency and self-reliance as soon as possible. We even need to provide him with human resources and support." The higher he stands, the better off we will be, just like we do in the Northern Military Region. As long as the leader who follows him is capable, the treatment in the team will be better!"
“Okay!”
Zhang Baojia doesn't need Zhang Zhong to give an example, he also understands the reason.
The two discussed each other in low voices, with Rong making supplements from time to time, and Zhang Houtu, Zhang Houmu, Zhang Changgong and others nodding from time to time to talk about the relevant issues.
"Guys, we have traveled a long way and are now tired and hungry. Can I have some food from you?"
Zhang Bao's family and others discussed in a low voice, only seeing behind them Someone asked from behind the thorns.
This made Zhang Baojia look back.
He looked at everyone's faces, which were yellow from fatigue and hunger, and then looked at the other person's rosy cheeks.
"It's a coincidence that the guests have arrived. We have received food from good people in the city and are preparing to line up to eat. If you don't mind the mess here, come and eat some!"
The Zhang Bao family is already aging. , but he is not blind when seeing people.
Not only did he meet some masters in the army, he also met those high-ranking big shots in Huainan.
The wealthy young master in front of me seems to have a gentle face, but his sword skills are very powerful.
If he can solve the problem at the cost he can bear at the moment, he will not cause new things.
Zhang Baojia stood up, while Zhang Zhong used a hatchet to pull away the thorns blocking the road and let the people in.
“This food is very rich.” The rich man said, “What do you usually eat so that good people can give you food and meat?”
“Tuotuo grass, Tailin grass, fish cordyceps, white grass roots, and some fish." Zhang Baojia replied cautiously: "Why do the guests ask so?"
"Grass, grass, grass, roots?"
The wealthy young master is the new emperor who follows.
He had already put on a minimalist outfit at this time, just wearing an ordinary set of fancy clothes.
If Zhang Xuezhou had not used intimidation to suppress them all the way, the new emperor would have taken a look from afar to understand the basic situation.
But the presence of a monk in the magical realm forced him to get closer, and he also sought to insert himself into this area where the poor gathered.
They can dig all kinds of grass whose names have never been heard of, and also engage in fishing. These people are not lazy people, nor are there hundreds of lazy men and lazy women gathered together to wait for death.
Excluding poverty caused by laziness, the new emperor is really curious as to why these people are so mixed up.
If there were not the tripods and plates brought by Zhang Xuezhou and others, the black earthen pots piled in the corner should be the containers for these people to cook food, and the less than ten bowls should be the public tableware.
There are no decent houses here, just two temporary shelters built with some simple dead wood branches and grass.
The piles of grass stacked in the corners on the ground look like quilts for these people to sleep on.
In addition to the tattered and tattered clothes of these people, the new emperor could not even find a spare piece of cloth.
It was difficult for him to imagine how people could be so poor.
"What happened to you that put you in this predicament?" the new emperor asked.
“We were deceived,” Zhang Baojia said through gritted teeth.
“Being cheated?”
The new emperor was slightly startled, realizing that the reason for these people’s poverty was beyond his expectation.
He thought that these people had to leave their homes due to floods, droughts, etc. He never thought that these people were deceived into such a fate.
This kind of being deceived is too embarrassing, and many people are obviously not willing to continue to respond.
When Zhang Xuezhou brought a bowl of food, the new emperor blinked and looked at the newcomer who was the first to reach the supernatural realm.