The world is tough

Zhang Heng's calm yet cruel words made Zhang Quzhangshu quiet down.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Jun said with difficulty: "Even if the family can't be relied upon...but...but at least we have land, and with land we have something to eat. At least we are not refugees. If we go to Bianjing, we will become refugees." !”

Zhang Heng laughed: "We are scholars. Scholars are not called refugees outside, they are called study tours."

Zhang Shu said disdainfully: "No matter how nice you say it, it's useless. We don't even have a lot of money in our pockets now. We have money to travel all over the world, but we can't move without money. How come we brothers beg and go to Beijing?"

Zhang Heng said: "Sell all the land..."

Before Zhang Heng finished speaking, he saw Zhang Qu stood up, pointed at Zhang Heng and cursed: "You brat is even more unreliable than your second brother! This is the land left by our ancestors, can this be sold? Sell it! Once we have the land, we will really become refugees! The tribesmen will point at the backbones of the three of us and scold us, calling us unworthy descendants!..."

Zhang Shu looked at Zhang Heng in surprise.

Facing the reactions of his two brothers, Zhang Heng didn't show any concern at all. He just looked at his two brothers quietly.

Zhang Jun was stared at so quietly, and the curses gradually stopped.

Zhang Shu always thought that Lao San was a boring gourd, but today, he felt the power of quietness.

Their eldest brother Zhang Jun is not afraid of others quarreling with him, let alone fighting with him. He is an extremely powerful person.

But in the face of the tranquility of the third child, the elder brother's strength is unsustainable.

Zhang and Zhangshu fell silent, and Zhang Heng continued to speak.

"Even if the eldest brother and the second brother have no idea about the imperial examination, then it is not a good idea to breed here.

Pucheng is a sparsely populated area, and our family only has a few acres of land. We can't even support the three of us brothers, let alone marry and have children in the future.

In other words, our only way out is the imperial examination, but with our current family background, let alone supporting three of us to study, even if we only support one person, it is unsustainable.

Both brothers understand the current situation. Seeing that there is no food left to eat, there is no need to talk about the imperial examination. Staying here will only lead to death!"

Zhang Jun opened his mouth to speak, but immediately closed his mouth.

Zhang Heng said: "When we go to Bianjing, with the knowledge and strong bodies of our brothers, we can survive no matter what.

Not only that, there are many famous teachers in Kaifeng, so there are many opportunities to study, and there are countless teaching materials there. Once we get there, our chances of passing the exam will be much greater..."

On this day, Zhang Heng talked a lot, but Zhang Quzhangshu didn't say anything anymore. He didn't say anything bad or good.

Zhang Heng could only sigh in his heart that the power of habit is really powerful.

The days passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, autumn arrived. The three brothers worked hard for several days to knock down the rice from several acres of land. All three of them dried it into coal, but after drying the rice one by one, the three brothers weighed it. The smile has disappeared from his face.

...Twelve acres of land in total yielded less than five kilograms of rice.

In an ordinary year, these twelve acres of land could produce thirty-six shi of rice, which could barely feed the three brothers after paying the tax. But now they only have five shi of rice, and they can't even pay the tax.

Although this result has been expected for a long time, when the reality is really before our eyes, people really feel despair.

A few days after the rice was dried, the tax collector heard the noise and came. Zhang Quan begged for a reprieve and to harvest again next year. However, the tax collector also harvested less rice from other houses, and he was actually very anxious. In his desperation, he They started to yell at each other, and some even wanted to take action. Zhang He held a hoe and tried to fight with all his strength, but was stopped by Zhang Heng.

There was not even a grain of rice left among the few stones, and Zhang Jun howled in despair all night long.

But Zhang Jun was a very powerful man after all. The next day he rushed around the village, hoping to borrow some food from his uncles. But this year everyone had a bad harvest, so who would dare to borrow food from home?

Zhang Xun was naturally disappointed and returned home.

But Zhang Jun still didn't give up. The next day he said he would go to the Pucheng tribe to borrow food. He set out early in the morning, but he didn't come back at night.

Zhang Heng was afraid that something might happen to him, so he and his second brother Zhang Shu searched along the road, and finally found Zhang Qu on the bank of Nanpu Creek.

Zhang Heng didn't ask any more questions, and sat down with Zhang Jun for a long time. Late at night, the three brothers helped each other back home.

The next day, Zhang Heng was still sleeping. In a trance, he felt someone sitting beside the bed. Zhang Heng opened his eyes and was shocked: "Brother, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Jun, who looked sallow, grinned: "Get up, the porridge is ready, let's eat together."

Zhang Heng didn't say much, he quickly washed up and came to the dining table. His second brother Zhang Shu also got up.

Zhang Jun served each of them a bowl of porridge, and Zhang Shu screamed strangely: "Brother, this is a bad day, why is the porridge so thick!"

Zhang Heng glanced at him and looked at Zhang Kun with surprise on his face.

Zhang Xun smiled proudly: "I knew I couldn't keep it, so I hid some secretly, so that we wouldn't have to work hard for so long without even having a bite..."

Zhang Heng nodded and said, "Are they all here?"

Zhang Jun nodded.

Zhang Shu lowered his head and said, "After this meal, are you about to start starving?"

Zhang Jun didn't speak, and the atmosphere was very stagnant.

Zhang Heng took the thick porridge into his mouth. The new rice was very fragrant and grabbed Zhang Heng's stomach. He never knew that simple porridge could be so fragrant!

The porridge is very fragrant, but the atmosphere is not right. It doesn't feel like enjoying delicious food, but more like eating a meal.

Zhang Jun watched his two brothers wolfing down the porridge with a smile, and shared a little of the porridge in his bowl with the two brothers.

Zhang Shu looked at Zhang Jun in surprise: "Brother, after eating this meal, are you going to seek death?"

Zhang Xun's face suddenly froze.

Zhang Heng quickly protected the bowl and moved it quietly to prevent blood from splattering on him.

But Zhang Jun's anger just appeared, but disappeared in an instant, and there was a smile on his face: "Third brother..."

He called softly.

Zhang Heng raised his eyes and looked at his elder brother.

Zhang Jun carefully considered his words and said: "What you said before about going to Kaifeng... do you think it is reliable?"

Zhang Heng nodded affirmatively.

Zhang Jun nodded, and then asked Zhang Shu: "What do you think?"

Zhang Shu hesitated and said: "How about I become a son-in-law? In exchange for some food, I can survive..."

Zhang Jun became angry again, but then he sighed: "Don't say such things again. I'm just asking you, do you agree with going to Kaifeng?"

Zhang Shu emptied the bowl of porridge, licked the bowl quickly, then raised his head and said with a smile: "Although the third child is the youngest, he is wilted and has many ideas. We three brothers , I think he is the most reliable.

Since the idea he was able to come up with is not far behind, I think there is no problem. If it doesn't work out, I will find someone to marry into in Kaifeng, and I won't starve to death."

Zhang Jun: "..."

Zhang Heng: "..."
Chapter completed!