How poor was the Mo Family Village?
As long as you asked around, you would know that the Mo Family Village only had one impression when people talked about it — poor!
"Don't marry your daughter into the Mo Family Village, you'd rather leave her in the riverside" had become a famous local saying. All the families who could get by would not want their daughters to be poor in the Mo Family Village.
So every year, there would be women getting married, but few men in the Mo Family Village got married. Over time, the whole Mo Family Village accumulated a large number of bachelors.
But hearing about it was one thing, seeing it with one's own eyes was another.
Under the guidance of Uncle Li and Uncle Fu, Meton saw the real Mo Family Village. A bumpy dirt road traversed the whole village. The road was filled with the villagers' sewage, which was black and gave out an unpleasant smell. There were low thatched huts on both sides of the road. A gust of bleak autumn wind blew, which made many thatches flutter in the air.
A gray-haired old man rushed out of the room. He wanted to chase after the straw that had been blown away. However, when he saw the straw flying higher and higher, he finally gave up and returned to the room while cursing.
"Whew!"
Meton exhaled heavily and said, "Let's go!"
Then he walked forward along the bumpy path. Uncle Fu and Li Yi looked at each other and followed closely behind Meton.
"There are 960 households in the Mo Family Village, 5,512 people in total. This is your Uncle Wang's family. He used to be the master's personal guard. He was a first-class hero in the Divine Craftsmen Camp."
Uncle Fu pointed at a skinny one-armed old man in front of a thatched hut and introduced.
"Uncle Wang." Meton saluted respectfully.
"Young Master, you're flattering this Old Man!" One-armed Uncle Wang hurriedly saluted back.
"This is your Uncle Yu. People call him Master Yu. He's good at cooking fish. He was the head chef of the soldiers in the army. His Majesty had eaten Master Yu's food when he was in the army, and he couldn't stop praising him." Li Yi pointed at a middle-aged man in his forties in a nearby hut.
"Nice to meet you, Master Yu!" Meton greeted.
"This is …"
"This is …"
Mo Dun introduced them one by one, and greeted them one by one.
Hearing that the Young Master had come out to inspect the village, many villagers rushed out of their houses to watch and greet him.
"Hello, Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
"Little Lord Jue!
…
Although the greetings were different, everyone respected Meton from the bottom of their hearts. After all, Meton had taken out his salary to help the villagers of Village Mo every year. Although the Mo Family Village was the poorest village within a radius of dozens of miles, it was the most united.
In addition, the Mo Family advocated the love of all living beings with impartiality, so all the villagers helped each other. No matter how big the disaster year was, no one in the Mo Family Village had ever starved to death.
When Meton saw the respectful gazes of the villagers, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. This was because he discovered that many of the villagers didn't have a complete set of clothes. Most of them were wearing very old patches.
Moreover, it was already winter, and many of the villagers were still wearing unlined clothing. Every one of them was sallow and emaciated, and their eyes revealed their misery.
What was more sad was that all the villagers who came out were men. There were only a few young women. There were too many bachelors in the Mo Family Village.
"How many men in the Mo Family Village have not married?" Meton asked in a low voice.
"351 people above the age of 18 are still single. Since the sixth year of Wude's reign until this year, a total of 20 families have married into the Mo Family Village. This year, not a single villager has married!" Li Yi choked with tears.
"The Mo Family Village is really too poor. All the families who are able to survive are not willing to let their daughters suffer in the Mo Family Village." Uncle Fu sighed.
Meton was silent. There was a surge of energy rising in his heart. These villagers were the soldiers who followed his father to conquer the world. They were his father's brothers. They grew up with him and played with him for many years.
Now these people were living in an abyss of suffering. Meton felt that it was necessary for him to change the current situation of the Mo Family Village.
He wanted to let the villagers of the Mo Family Village live a happy life. He wanted to make the Mo Family Village the richest village in the world. This was not only the wish of this body, but also his responsibility as a human being.
Thinking of this, Meton was suddenly filled with passion. He took a big step and stepped on a big stone block.
"Uncles, brothers, you have suffered a lot!" Meton bowed and apologized to the villagers.
"Young Master, you can't do this!" The villagers immediately persuaded him loudly. In their impression, they were the ones who bowed to the young master. When had the young master bowed to them?
"Young Master, you can't do this!" Li Yi and Uncle Fu also persuaded him.
Although the villagers persuaded him again and again, Meton still stood up after three breaths. He raised his head and looked at the villagers in front of him. When Meton raised his head slightly, all the villagers stopped what they were doing and stared at Meton.
"The Mo Family Village is very poor! Very poor! "
"The Mo Family Village is plagued with disasters. There will be famine every year."
"The men of the Mo Family Village can't find a wife. The women of other villages are not willing to marry here for fear of suffering!"
Meton's voice was more and more sorrowful than the previous one.
Every time he said a word, the villagers of the Mo Family Village lowered their heads. This was the pain of the Mo Family Village. Many people's faces were full of pain and tears, but no one cried out.
"But these can't defeat the villagers of the Mo Family Village. You are all heroes who followed my father in the war all your life. The other brothers are also good brothers who grew up with us.
Meton paused, looked at the villagers who gradually raised their heads and said loudly, "Today, I, Meton, stand here and promise you that from now on, the Mo Family Village will no longer suffer from hunger and cold. Every brother in the village can marry a wife. I will make the Mo Family Village the richest village in the whole Tang dynasty. "
No longer suffering from hunger and cold, they can marry a wife and become the richest village in the Tang dynasty?
Was it possible? One had to know that they were now the poorest village.
Looking at the villagers who couldn't believe it, Meton felt a pain in his heart. He knew that these were things that they had never dared to think about.
He didn't expect the villagers to believe him at once, because all these depended on the facts.
Moton looked at everyone and said solemnly, "I know it's a long and arduous road, but I'll fight with all of you. I promise that as long as there's food in the Mo Family, you won't starve. Not only will you get through the most difficult period of the Mo Family, but you'll also have a better life than everyone else."
"Young Master, you are kind and righteous. This Old Man will fight with you even if I have to give up my old bones!" Li Yi suddenly shouted. Now the Mo Family Village was in a critical situation. Young Master could wake up in time and lead everyone to go through the difficulties. That was the spirit of the old Lord.
"General is loyal and brave. Young Master is kind and righteous. I, Old Yu, will fight with you." Master Yu said seriously.
"I, Old Fu, will fight with you, young master!" Uncle Fu also stood up.
"Let's fight with you, young master."
"Let's fight! No matter how poor we are, how poor can we be? "
"That's right. Maybe we can fight for a new world."
More and more people began to respond. Meton saw that these people no longer had confusion and pain in their eyes, but had hope. He couldn't help nodding secretly.
Meton waved his hand, and all the people suddenly became quiet and stared at him.
"Now I am going to issue a task, Uncle Fu! Calculate the stock of food in the mansion at once. Let some villagers who don't have enough food to eat first. "Meton ordered Uncle Fu.
"Yes, I will do as you say!" Uncle Fu replied.
Meton then looked at Li Yi and said, "Uncle Li, you should organize people to repair all the roads in the village at once. Some villagers' houses are badly damaged. Organize people to repair them at once. Some villagers' houses can no longer be lived in. Settle them in the mansion. As for the specific wages, let them get it from Uncle Fu after you distribute it. You can ask for money or food."
"Young Master, you are kind and righteous! We were the ones who built the roads and houses, so how could we let Young Master pay for it? Everyone, don't you agree? "Li Yi shouted at the villagers.
"That's right. How can we let Young Master pay for our work?"
"Young Master, most of us still have some food stored up at home. We can last for a while."
"…"
The villagers were all very simple and honest as they spoke one after another.
When the Mo Family's village is well-off in the future, we can compensate you. If you need it, you can withdraw it immediately. "Meton said.
As someone who came from the future, he knew that the passion of eating from the same big pot would not last for long. An endless stream of income was the motivation for people to work hard.
Li Yi thought about it. This was indeed a solution. After all, some families did have difficulties.
"Young Master is wise!" Li Yi was convinced. He originally thought that Meton did it on a whim. Now it seemed that under the leadership of Meton, the Mo Family's village might really succeed.
Thinking of this, Li Yi became more motivated. He shouted, "Those in the east, come here and follow Old Wang to repair the roads. Those in the west, follow me to repair the houses."
"Okay!"
The villagers responded immediately.
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