{"id":1799,"date":"2024-06-17T19:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2024-09-29T18:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T18:58:21","slug":"give-us-our-sacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/give-us-our-sacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Give us our sacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1799\" class=\"elementor elementor-1799\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54b544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a54b544\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03239c1 ahura-dark-mode-filter-texts-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03239c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:right;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>On another occasion when we went to procure supplies, something interesting happened. Our destination was Shahsavar; before reaching there, in Abbasabad, there was a village where we went and bought our rice. On our way back, near the roadside, officers took all our cargo, brought it to Shahsavar, and handed it over to a rice factory. They even confiscated our sacks; we were willing for them to take the rice but wanted the sacks back; they were very expensive and of high quality; special sacks that wouldn&#8217;t let rainwater through. We stayed there for a few days; followed up in various offices, but no one would answer us; they neither gave back our rice nor the sacks. One night, while we were sleeping in a coffeehouse, I asked if there was a higher authority here? Someone said, &#8220;Yes, there&#8217;s a person named Ekram-al-Molk who owns all this area. Reza Shah had confiscated all his properties, but after his departure, Ekram-al-Molk reclaimed them; now, he usually sits beside the river, in one of the government organizations.&#8221; I wrote a complaint letter explaining our situation in detail, where we came from, who we are, where we are going, and why we bought the rice, etc.<\/p><p>The next day, I went alone to Ekram-al-Molk&#8217;s house, my companions didn&#8217;t dare to come. There, the guard said, &#8220;The sir is going to the governorate, stay here until he returns&#8221;; he came; an elderly, tall, and dignified man; about twenty people were following him. I went forward, greeted him, and handed him the letter, explaining the situation. He didn&#8217;t take the letter, gestured for me to follow him. In the governorate, Ekram-al-Molk and his son entered a room; they didn&#8217;t allow the others in, but somehow I got in. The governor was there; saw a boy standing in the corner with shepherd clothing, a felt hat, and traditional shoes; asked, &#8220;Boy, what do you want?&#8221; I handed him the letter; he read it, laughed, and turned to Ekram-al-Molk, saying, &#8220;Sir, this problem is with your brother; a few days ago, Sabhan-Qoli-Khan saw the rice beside the road and confiscated it&#8221;; Sabhan-Qoli-Khan, Ekram-al-Molk&#8217;s brother and the head of the treasury. By Ekram-al-Molk&#8217;s order, the governor called him, saying, &#8220;Sir orders that the rice issue be resolved&#8221;; then he sent me to the treasury office in Shahsavar square; said to go there and say that I was sent by sir. There, Sabhan-Qoli-Khan said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t give the rice back, because it&#8217;s prohibited, but I order them to give both the sacks and the rice money&#8221;; I thanked and left. My companions were very happy; we went to the rice factory, got the money and the sacks. After this incident, we headed towards Chalus; stayed in one of the villages there. Before that, I had sent a message, and my father also came there. In this interval, we had spent some of the money; when my father arrived, he bought some rice for us, and we set off towards the village; part of the way, we had to go through the forest at night; it was almost New Year&#8217;s Eve when we arrived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec62c95 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec62c95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085ea39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"085ea39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63418e1 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes ahura-dark-mode-filter-texts-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"63418e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements-rtl.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wild-strawberry-bush\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">prevoius story<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Wild strawberry bush<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/sweet-grapes-precious-shoes\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next Story<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Sweet grapes, precious shoes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On another occasion when we went to procure supplies, something interesting happened. Our destination was Shahsavar; before reaching there, in Abbasabad, there was a village where we went and bought our rice. On our way back, near the roadside, officers took all our cargo, brought it to Shahsavar, and handed it over to a rice&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"content_types":[],"class_list":["post-1799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-occupation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1799"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5394,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions\/5394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"content_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dangofang.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_types?post=1799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}