Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 2 002-Now start from scratch

Zhen Wu sighed for a long time, looked at the distant sky, as if seeing the past that was getting farther and farther away from him, and then his eyes gradually became firmer.

No matter how difficult it is, since he is the eldest son and elder brother of others, he always has to shoulder this responsibility, and there is absolutely no reason to evade it.

How can I bear it?
Just thinking about it, Zhen Wu felt that there were many problems.

Not to mention, there must always be enough food, and it is not a problem to make a few little ones starve to skin and bones.

There are still windows to be covered, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the wind blows every night, they can bear it, the seventh brother in the family is still a two-year-old baby, how can he bear it.

The second sister is going to get married at the end of the year, so the dowry has to be made up.

There are also debts at home, and I need to find a way to repay them. I always owe money to my neighbors and neighbors.

In all aspects, basic necessities of life, food, housing and transportation, money is really needed everywhere.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wu couldn't sit still anymore, got up and planned to go out.

"The cauldron, I'm full, let's play somersaults."

The five-year-old Liumei was still at the age when her mind was full of fun, she simply picked up a few bites of food, ran out on short legs, and entangled Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu looked at the family members, his mother Zhang Yuqing was feeling sad, the second sister took care of the seventh brother for dinner, the third brother, fourth sister, and fifth sister were clamoring for food, no one cared about the little sixth sister.

no way.

"Let's go, brother will take you out to play." Zhen Wu picked up the sixth younger sister and hugged her in his arms, and strode outside.

A few days ago, he got an idea from the prescription.

There is a taste of Bupleurum in the prescription. He is not unfamiliar with this medicine. He just came into contact with it when he started his business. If his impression is correct, there are many places in the mountains around Fangshan where wild Bupleurum grows.

In his current situation, he needs resources but no resources, money but no money, and can only rely on what to eat. He wants to ask the medical clinic, as long as the medical clinic is willing to accept Bupleurum, he dares to search the whole Fangshan.

Because it was getting late, when we arrived at the medical center, only Doctor Hu took the time to teach the two young apprentices.

We are all in the same alley, and we are not strangers to each other.

Seeing Zhen Wu coming in, Dr. Hu greeted with a smile: "Why are you here for a follow-up visit right now?"

"There is no rush for a follow-up visit." Zhen Wu smiled, and continued: "I came here to ask you something."

Dr. Hu was puzzled.

Zhen Wu asked: "I have a little brother who has a batch of Bupleurum in his hand, will our medical center accept it?"

Dr. Hu was taken aback, he didn't expect Zhen Wu to ask this question, but this made Dr. Hu interested. Bupleurum is a commonly used medicine, so it's better to have more of it, and he also prefers those who run the single gang, the mediciner, Not only can you get the goods at a low price, but you don't have to pay for shipping.

"As long as the properties of the medicine are good, I want as much as I have." Dr. Hu said affirmatively.

"How?"

Dr. Hu thought for a while: "If you go to other medical clinics, they are all one or two taels of Wen. If we are in the same alley, I will directly give you the highest price, one tael or three taels of money."

Zhen Wu didn't know the price of medicines in this era, nor did he know the purchase channels of pharmacies, so he was a little uncertain about the price, and his face habitually showed a look of embarrassment. Just as he was about to cheat, he saw Doctor Hu glaring at him. He blew his beard and stared.

"Aren't you satisfied with this, kid? I've never been honest in my life. I won't deceive anyone, even my own family. I don't believe you. If you ask around the city of Beiping, someone gives you a higher salary than me. You bring someone to smash my restaurant."

Zhen Wu's face has been practiced early, and he didn't feel embarrassed. He put the sixth younger sister on the ground, put his hips on the ground, and said more confidently: "Hey, when did I say that I was dissatisfied? You said you are quite old. I have wronged people for no reason, I, Zhen Wu, who doesn't know the most righteousness, just rely on our alley, don't say money is not money, you always want, I will sell you for some money, our love alone is worth it This money."

Good guy.

Old man Hu was dumbfounded.

On the other side, Zhen Wu put on another smiling face.

"Mr. Hu, you see that I don't know much about this business, so why don't you tell me what to do?"

Old man Hu was sulking for no reason, unwilling to talk to Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu turned around and entangled two of old man Hu's apprentices.

The two apprentices are very shallow.

After chatting for a while, Zhen Wu learned a lot about the industry, and by the way, he also learned that the price given by old man Hu was indeed not low, which made him sigh involuntarily.

Is business so good in this day and age?
Gradually, it was getting later and later, and the curfew was about to come, Zhen Wu greeted the little sixth sister who was running all over the ground, and left.

Back home, the third younger brother, fourth younger sister, and fifth younger sister who were playing around in the main house immediately stopped talking when they saw Zhen Wu. The three guys avoided Zhen Wu by coincidence and changed to another room to play around. The second younger sister saw This scene was embarrassing for Zhen Wu, but it was hard to say anything, but Zhen Wu didn't seem to notice it.

Zhen Wu threw the sixth sister to the second sister and found Zhang Yuqing.

"Mother, get up early tomorrow and bake some pancakes. I'm going on a long trip. I don't know if I can come back one day."

Without asking why, Zhang Yuqing unconditionally supported her eldest son and responded directly.

Zhen Wu thought for a while, and added: "Bake more, I plan to take the third child with me tomorrow."

"Is it not dangerous?" Zhang Yuqing couldn't help but asked worriedly.

"It's okay, don't worry."

……

The next day, when the sun was shining, Zhen Wu woke up. Zhang Yuqing didn't know when he woke up. He had already baked the pancakes and wrapped them in cloth. , Wake up the third child, take the reluctant third child, and go straight to Fangshan.

He brought three sacks, and it would be no problem to fill them up to a hundred catties, because when he was going into the mountains, he had a knife on his waist, so he could guard against wild beasts.

The sword is the standard long sword of the Northern Army of Ming Dynasty.

Through Zhen Wu's original memory, he knew that he belonged to the Yanshan Right Guard, under the jurisdiction of the prince's guard commander, and belonged to the Prince Yan's army. This identity made Zhen Wu a little excited.

Although he is not very familiar with the history of Ming Dynasty, he also knows that when Yan Wang Jingnan ascended to the throne, at least half of them came from the former three guards of Yanshan Mountain when he distributed the meritorious officials.

This also shows that as long as Zhen Wu follows the steps and survives Jing Nan, it is not a big problem to move up the position of the general banner. What is hereditary one hundred or one thousand households, not to mention the commander, maybe he can get a title.

Sir!

This is the real aristocracy, the ruling class.

With this status, as long as you don't die, you can't be too comfortable in the feudal society.

When that day comes, taking care of the whole family will naturally not be a problem, but the distance is too far away now, and the top priority is to earn some money and improve life.

After walking all the way for two hours, Zhen Wu and his wife came to the boundary of Fangshan. Fangshan is not only one mountain, so Zhen Wu is a little dazed at the moment, and has no idea what mountain is in front of him.

Hundreds of years apart, this is completely different from what he remembered.

However, Zhen Wu was not in a panic. Hundreds of years later, there would still be wild Bupleurum bupleurum on the nearby mountains. He didn't believe that there would be fewer of them in this era, so he took the third child and started up the mountain.

Zhen Wu searched while climbing the mountain. As time passed, the third younger brother who followed behind was already tired and hungry.

But the little brother has a stubborn temper, and he stubbornly refuses to speak to Zhen Wu on his own initiative.

Until Zhen Wu accidentally saw it.

Zhen Wu curled his lips and said, "You look so cowardly, why are you still pricking me all day long?"

The third child is called Zhen Yong. At the age of fourteen, how can he be willing to obey? Hearing Zhen Wu's words, he immediately turned pale and anxious: "If I can eat enough every day, I won't be tired."

Zhen Wu sat down on the ground and motioned for the third child to sit down and rest, but he still said unforgivingly: "Come on, you are more or less a young man. He doesn't want to make money to improve the family's conditions. He has always been like a bitch." , Blame our mother for being unfair, and dare to say that you are not cowardly?"

Just as the third child sat down, he suddenly stood up again.

"You don't hurt your back when you stand and talk, why don't you think of a way to make money, you are still the boss."

"What do you think I brought you out for?"

"Earn money?" The youngest looked around at the wild mountains, and the corner of his mouth twitched disdainfully: "What kind of money can you make in this barren mountains and wild mountains?"

Zhen Wu stopped talking to the third child, and just took out the pancakes and handed them to the third child. The third child was still stuck in the neck, but when he saw the pancakes, he was a little scared, his face was tangled, and finally he couldn't resist the temptation of the pancakes, so he stretched out his hand I took it.

"Don't think that if I eat your pancakes, I will obey you."

Zhen Wu felt amused and laughed: "Okay, I know you don't agree with me, but I'll wait, waiting for you to say it's really delicious."

The third child's face was reddened by Zhen Wu's smile, he snorted, turned his back and ate pancakes.

Zhen Wu picked up another pancake, and just about to eat it, his eyes glanced not far away, suddenly lit up, put down the pancake again, and ran towards that side.

The slender grass path, the slender leaves, and the flowers and fruit on the top, that’s right, it’s Bupleurum.

Then followed his gaze to look at Aipo, it was densely packed all over the ground, Zhen Wu couldn't help laughing.

It really comes with no effort.

Zhen Wu couldn't care less about eating, so he took out his tools and dug up. All the grass in this thing can be used as medicine. This one is more than half a meter long on the ground alone, and the root belly dug out is also ten centimeters. It took five or six years.

This is still wild Bupleurum, it is like copper coins growing in the mountains.

At this moment, the third child also came over after eating the pancakes, and asked in disbelief, "You brought me here just to pull weeds?"

Zhen Wu glanced at the third child, but he didn't blame the third child for his lack of knowledge.

Not to mention the people of this age, even the farmers guarding the foot of the mountain in the 21st century, how many know that many plants on the mountain can be used as medicine and can be exchanged for money?
He didn't explain too much to the third child, and told the third child some precautions, so he asked the third child to dig too.

The more Zhen Wu dug, the more he felt that there were more wild Bupleurum bupleurum on this mountain than he had imagined. After digging the low slope, he walked up the mountain, basically without breaking his sight.

The two stayed busy until dark.

Zhen Wu looked at the harvest and planned to stay overnight on the mountain and dig another day the next day.

So I found a cave.

Zhen Wu was a person at the foot of the mountain in his last life, and he was no stranger to the mountain, so he was not afraid. He watched for a long time at night, but he couldn't bear it anymore, so he woke up the third child to take his place.

The third child refused to accept him, but he followed what Zhen Wu said, and he probably knew that Zhen Wu's family status could not be challenged at this stage.

The next day, the two of them were busy from morning to afternoon, basically turning around the mountain.

Almost poor and crazy, not so much.

It wasn't until the three bags filled two and a half bags that Zhen Wu reckoned that it weighed about sixty to seventy catties, and then he took the third child down the mountain and went home contentedly.

Two full bags were tied to both ends of a stick, Zhen Wudang carried it on his shoulder, and the third child carried half of the bag, and they walked along the way they came.

go home.

(End of this chapter)