Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 25
Not everyone is qualified to eat white rice these days.

Being able to eat white rice every meal is a life that only a wealthy landowner can have.

Some small landowners cannot even eat white rice every day, but mostly eat grains mixed with white rice.

Ordinary farmers mostly eat grains and old rice. Usually, if they are not full, they need some sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs.

And those sharecroppers with little land could only rely on sweet potatoes as their staple food to satisfy their hunger.

Once the year is bad and the harvest is slightly bad, it is not uncommon for people to starve to death.

And this is what the remnants of the Manchu Qing dynasty and those slaves in disguise say, the current living conditions of the people in the so-called prosperous age.

The so-called prosperous age is just that most people can barely survive starvation, and only a few people can have enough to eat.

Normally, the value of the word "Shengshi" would not be so low...

It is not without reason that the so-called prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong was eventually falsified.

And this is why the Ming army's military morale was able to stabilize quickly after Zhu Jing'an ensured that all the Ming army had enough to eat.

Because in this era, having a full meal is really a very luxurious thing!

Although Zhu Jing'an couldn't let the Ming army eat white rice and big fat meat slices.

But the staple food of cereals is full, and from time to time you can get some meat and meat to satisfy your cravings.

In this era, it is also a life that most people cannot even imagine.

When the accountant heard this, he hurriedly spoke.

"Butler Niu, what you are saying is that the villain is confused."

Seeing this, Butler Niu nodded with satisfaction.

"Knowing your mistakes can make a big difference."

"Just go ahead and do your work. As long as you can do things well, I believe that I will not treat you badly. Maybe I can give you extra monthly money next year."

When the accountant heard this, his face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

I happily ate the pie painted by Butler Niu.

Seeing this, Butler Niu nodded with satisfaction and left, preparing to report to Master Yang.

However, he had only walked halfway when he saw a servant striding towards him, panting, sweating profusely, and looking very anxious.

Butler Niu stood there with dignity, and waited for the servant to rush to him before he scolded him calmly.

"What? What is this for?"

"What do you look like in such a hurry? My Yang family is a wealthy family, and a wealthy family should naturally have the dignity of a wealthy family."

Although Butler Niu is just a housekeeper, he has sincerely regarded himself as a member of the Yang family, a wealthy family.

On weekdays, he deliberately maintained the appearance of a wealthy family all the time in order not to embarrass the Yang family.

Therefore, after seeing the servant in a hurry, Butler Niu felt dissatisfied and reprimanded him.

The servant stood in front of Butler Niu, with panic visible to the naked eye. He pointed with trembling fingers in the direction outside the town and said stumblingly.

"Go back to the housekeeper, no... it's not good, something serious has happened, there is a thief... the thief has been killed outside the town!"

"A large group of thieves, each with their heads wrapped in red scarves and armed with swords and spears, was in a dark mass. There were probably thousands of them, and they were heading towards the town along the Qianjiang River."

"It's over, it's all over, run! If you don't run, it'll be too late!"

When Butler Niu heard this, the original calmness on his face disappeared in an instant.

What replaced it was panic from the bottom of my heart.

His face looked like a dye shop had been knocked over, with blue and white changing constantly.

"Ah, it's a disaster, it's a disaster, it's a disaster now, please follow me to see the master!"

Butler Niu no longer cared about the status of his wealthy family, so he pulled his servant and ran towards the inner courtyard of the Yang family.

...At this time, Mr. Yang is taking a nap.

After finishing lunch, Mr. Yang took his new concubine into the bedroom to rest.

Mr. Yang's physical strength was no longer what it was before. In less than half a cup of tea, Mr. Yang fell into a deep sleep.

The concubine couldn't help rolling her eyes while lying on the bed.

She used all her strength to push Mr. Yang off her belly and let him lie aside.

After tucking herself and Master Yang into bed, the concubine turned around and saw Master Yang's face full of fat and wrinkles.

Thinking that she would have to have sex with such an old man for the rest of her life, she couldn't help but feel nauseated.

But I can only endure it.

There was nothing she could do about it. Since she chose to be Master Yang's concubine and enjoyed the prosperity and wealth given to her by the Yang family, she had to endure the tossing of Master Yang, an old man.

He thought that as long as he could serve Mr. Yang well and save a few years of monthly money, he would be able to buy a few acres of thin farmland for his parents so that they could enjoy their old age in peace.

The concubine doesn't think Master Yang is ugly anymore.

The world is fair, and if there are gains, there must be losses. Mr. Yang is a little older and uglier, but he is also really rich and generous enough to himself.

In this way, the concubine will be satisfied!

But at this moment, there was a knock on the door of Mr. Yang's bedroom.

Boom!Boom, boom, boom!Boom!
There was a rapid knock on the door, followed by the voice of the cattle steward.

"Master, master, are you inside? Open the door. I have something urgent to report to you!"

"Master, master, please open the door!"

Butler Niu's voice was full of urgency.

The concubine reacted, reached out and pushed Master Yang beside him, who was snoring and sleeping like a dead pig, and called out.

"Master, master, wake up. Butler Niu is knocking on the door outside the house."

When Mr. Yang was woken up, he was about to get angry, but when he saw his concubine's pretty face, he was not so angry.

"What's the noise? Master, I just fell asleep."

Mr. Yang said with some dissatisfaction.

The concubine pointed outside timidly and said.

"Replying to the master, it was Butler Niu who was knocking on the door. It seemed like there was something urgent."

When Mr. Yang heard this, he also reacted and said.

"You should rest first, sir. I'll go and see what's going on."

"I'll be with you later."

Hearing this, the concubine nodded.

"The servant knows."

With his concubine at his service, Mr. Yang put on his clothes and stood up, then walked out of the bedroom.

With a creak, the bedroom door opened, and Butler Niu and a servant stood outside the door with anxious expressions.

Seeing the bedroom door open, Butler Niu said hurriedly.

"The master is in trouble, something serious is going to happen, master."

When Mr. Yang heard this, his eyes widened, he slapped Butler Niu with his backhand, and said.

"What did you say? What did you say? Who the hell are you cursing?"

"Who's wrong? I'm fine, aren't I? If you dare to talk nonsense again, stop being a housekeeper and go feed the pigs in the backyard!"

(End of this chapter)