Chapter 977 Fleeing Famine? There's No Way to Escape (24 chapters)
Ning Yan's reaction differed from her family's: "Who does my older brother want to rely on?"
When asked about the key issue, Ning Song shook his head embarrassedly, "I haven't thought about it yet. The reason I brought this up today is because I think my brother-in-law is very knowledgeable and I wanted him to give me some advice."
Lu Chengwen looked at the Ning family; this idea was not easy to come up with.
Ning Yan said, "You don't need to look at him, go to Three Tigers Mountain."
Sanhushan?
Everyone in the hall paled.
Sanhu Mountain is not far from Yuecheng, only about 140 or 150 li away, but the people living in Sanhu Mountain are all bandits!
Lu Chengwen glanced at Ning Yan. Why would Madam bring up Three Tiger Mountain?
"Little sister, are you asking me to become a bandit?"
"When the world is in chaos, what's the point of talking about soldiers or bandits? The most important thing is to achieve final victory."
Lu Chengwen was somewhat incredulous: "You mean the leader of Three Tiger Mountain can succeed?"
Ning Yan glanced at him and said, "I think the purple aura is strongest on Three Tigers Mountain. As long as the leader hides well and doesn't clash with any side in the early stages, finds the right opportunity to subdue Gao Jinzhu, and then clashes with the Zhang guy and takes him under his wing, the big plan can basically be accomplished!"
"What about General Sun's troops? There are 150,000 rebels in the Northwest."
Ning Yan: "It's not 150,000, it's 180,000. Although General Sun is a military officer, he is very reserved. Others exaggerate. For example, the man surnamed Zhang only has 60,000 men under his command, but he said it was 110,000, just to ask his master for grain and pay."
But General Sun preferred to fight battles that brought him wealth. He incorporated the newly recruited refugees into his army and focused on training them, but he did not publicize their numbers, in order to catch them off guard.
Unfortunately, his ambitions were too high and his fate too fragile; within three months, his old illness would relapse, and he would die in the camp.
These are all memories from the original owner's previous life. After General Sun died, his sons were incompetent, and the Sun family army fell apart. Some were incorporated into the imperial court, while others established their own independent factions, which eventually benefited the leader of Three Tiger Mountain.
How did you know all this?
Ning Yan said, "I've heard a lot about taking Xiao Bao shopping before the New Year."
Did you hear about the purple aura?
I heard that General Sun would die in three months.
Who would believe that!
However, since this was at Yue's house, Lu Chengwen did not pursue the matter further.
Ning Song said, "Alright, I'll listen to my little sister. I'll go and seek refuge with Three Tigers Mountain."
Grandma Ning and Grandpa Ning wanted to stop him, but Sun Yi was determined and even knew where he was going. Knowing that they couldn't stop him, they sighed and gave up.
At noon, the Ning family prepared a large table of food to entertain the family of three.
The Ning family is now truly not lacking in food. The famine relief system has given Ning Song a lot of rewards, and the Ning family prepared a lot before the New Year. Even though the prices of grain and meat have risen a lot, they did not hesitate to spend money and bought a lot.
After returning home, Lu Chengwen sent his son away and began talking about the Three Tigers Mountain.
"I learned the art of observing qi when I was in my hometown."
Ning Yan's tone was too calm, and when Lu Chengwen met her gaze, he felt a sudden pang of guilt.
He opened his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't." Anyway, she knows everything. "I'm a very materialistic person, I just want to live a good life. You just need to work hard to make our lives good."
Lu Chengwen grasped Ning Yan's hand. "I assure you, there are some things I have indeed kept from you, but I will never lie to you."
Ning Yan pulled her hand away. "Don't worry, you can't fool me even if you try."
"Alright, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going to take a nap. I'm used to taking a nap after lunch, but I couldn't today, and I feel really unwell!"
"Oh, right, bring Xiaobao to me, I want to cuddle him to sleep."
Lu Chengwen: What could he possibly be busy with at the age of 2? He also had to accompany his wife for her afternoon nap.
So, Xiao Bao wasn't brought over; Xiao Bao's father went to bed instead.
The couple took a simple, vegetarian nap together.
The next day, before dawn, Lu Chengwen went out.
Before leaving, he only said one thing: he would return in seven days at most, and three days at least.
Ning Yan thought to herself, "Even if you go for ten days or half a month, it won't be a problem. It's too much trouble to go back and forth."
As soon as Lu Chengwen left, the mother and son started to roam freely, going out in the morning and returning in the evening, rarely staying at home.
The old lady was worried, fearing that Ning Yan would spoil her eldest grandson. She called Xiao Bao over and questioned him thoroughly, telling him not to think about playing all the time but to study hard. Xiao Bao nodded and said "uh-huh," but he didn't really take it all in.
After all, he has to start school on the eighth day of the new year, so he only has a few days to play.
Moreover, he felt that he learned more by playing with his mother.
There are many things that his teacher couldn't teach him.
The teacher said that scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants should be ranked first, and told him that he must study hard so that he could become a high-ranking official in the future.
My mother said that scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants are all pillars of the nation, and none of them can be missing.
The master said that the people are lowly and the ruler is noble, while the mother said that the people are the most important, the state is next, and the ruler is the least important.
His mother taught him that life was hard for ordinary people and showed him how they earned meager sums to make a living.
As grain prices continue to rise, farmers are struggling to feed themselves.
He watched as those petty officials exploited the common people for a pittance, and then told him that being a petty official wasn't easy either, because their annual income was only ten or eight taels of silver, which was quite difficult to support a family.
Ning Yan then told him about the rebel army that had revolted.
If they can live a good life, who would risk losing their head to rebel?
Make him understand what "when officials force the people to rebel, the people have no choice but to rebel" really means.
Xiao Bao felt it was good to be with his mother.
On the evening of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Lu Chengwen returned, bringing with him an injured man.
"Madam, Brother Li will be staying at your residence for a few days. Please arrange accommodations for him."
Ning Yan nodded, "Let this gentleman stay in the White Peony Courtyard in the front. I will send a few careful servants to take care of him. The doctor has already sent someone to invite him. I noticed that he did not bring any luggage, so we need to prepare clothes. However, we can only send servants to buy some ready-made clothes."
I'll have the kitchen prepare all light meals, removing all foods that might trigger allergies or other allergens. I just don't know if he has any other dietary restrictions.
"It's cold now, I'll have my servants send over the best charcoal..."
Lu Chengwen thought his wife was really capable. "Wife, I am truly at ease leaving the household in your care."
Ning Yan smiled and said, "I only talk; the servants in the manor do the work."
"No, besides speaking, the most important thing is to have a sharp mind and be able to think of everything." Moreover, some people can't even speak clearly.
Most importantly, the lady never spoke out of turn.
She wouldn't even ask him what he didn't want to talk about, saving him a lot of trouble—he didn't have to make up excuses or lie.
Ning Yan ignored him and gave all the necessary instructions. The servants all sprang into action, and Bai Shao Courtyard was quickly made warm and cozy. There was also a pleasant fragrance in the room. Lord Li was even more pleased to see that the servants taking care of him were all young and clever young men. He thanked Lu Chengwen more than once in private, and Lu Chengwen's mood remained high.
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