Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 165 Volunteering "Huo Jihun"

When Wang Yuanfang and the others were still waiting for the arrival of the Thunder God on Flower and Bird Island, Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng had already taken Fang Hua, Lao You and other nine people on the plane to a certain country in the north.After a nearly six-hour flight, the exhausted Fang Hua, Lao You and others waited at the airport for another two hours before boarding a medium-sized van bound for Unfreezing Port.

A group of 11 people who were supposed to arrive in the afternoon finally arrived at Zhao Xin's small farm at 9:[-] p.m. after they experienced various emergencies such as the boiling of the water tank, the rupture of the cylinder gasket, and waiting for rescue.Wu Siyu, who arrived one day earlier, personally made a delicious hot noodle soup meal for the exhausted nine. During the meal, Zhao Xin told Fang Hua and others that he would take everyone to school tomorrow.

After eating hastily, everyone yawned and went back to their rooms to sleep.No one noticed that Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng ran to a corner of the farm and vomited loudly.
So, when Fang Hua and Lao You woke up the next morning, they found that everything was different.

"Xiao Fang, did the two of us sleep in this room yesterday?" Old You opened his eyes and sat up, looking at the strange things around him, and asked Fang Hua who was sitting on the bed in a daze with some perplexity.

"I'm confused too, it doesn't seem to be."

"It's broken! Can you see if our luggage is still there?"

"They're all here." Fang Hua pointed with his fingers, and both of their luggage were placed on a table in the room.

"I mean, check to see if the contents are still there!" Lao You threw off the quilt and jumped out of bed, stepping on the wooden floor with bare feet, and opened his luggage.After careful inspection, I found that everything was there; including the foreign currency exchanged earlier, two large bags of instant noodles, and a bag of pickles.

Fang Hua asked casually, "Old You, why did you bring this here?"

As Lao You closed the suitcase, he explained: "I'm not used to Daliba. I checked online before, and the Chinese food in the supermarket here is too expensive."

However, when Lao You felt the urge to urinate and wanted to go to the bathroom, he realized something was wrong.There is no toilet in this room at all, there is only a toilet in the corner that looks like a toilet that I used when I was a child.

Old You anxiously asked Fang Hua, "Where's the toilet?"

"I didn't find either."

"I'll go! Then how did you get on?"

"That's the barrel." Fang Hua pointed to the wooden barrel in the corner.

At this moment, Lao You suddenly felt a tightness in his bladder, and he didn't bother to ask, he hurried over and took off the lid.Accompanied by the thin trickle, I finally feel refreshed physically and mentally.

"What the hell is this shitty place! There's not even a bathroom in the house. How do you brush your teeth and wash your face?!" After solving his personal problems, Lao You muttered a few words while holding up his trousers.He walked back to the table and was about to take his toothbrush and towel from his bag when he was taken aback suddenly.

"That's not right!" Old You clearly remembered that he was still brushing his teeth and washing his face in the bathroom before going to bed yesterday.With a serious expression on his face, he hurriedly put on his pants and clothes, ready to go out and have a look.But as soon as he reached the door, there was a "squeak", and the door was opened from the outside.

"Excuse me! We've brought you water." Two young women in aprons pushed open the door and were startled when they saw Old You standing at the door.Hastily bowed and apologized.

Lao You at the door and Fang Hua who was sitting on the bed were both stunned. They watched the woman enter the door and put two basins of wash water on the table. Then, a woman brought in two water jugs from outside the door. .

"The red pot is hot water, and the blue pot is cold water. The cold water is for you two to brush your teeth." The other woman finished speaking stumbled, as if remembering something, and took out the apron from the front pocket A tube of toothpaste and two unopened new toothbrushes were placed on the table.Explained: "This is for the two of you, both are new. We will deliver breakfast in a while."

Lao You and Fang Hua acted as if they had seen a ghost, until the two women bowed to them at the door and went out to close the door, then he turned his head to look at Fang Hua.

"Aren't we dreaming?" Old You reached out and twisted his arm. "Ouch~" He gritted his teeth in pain because of too much force.

Fang Hua got up suddenly at this moment, walked to the window, and opened two layers of windows.

On the grass outside the door stood four or five oriental faces about 1.5 meters tall, with a rifle on their shoulders.

Lao You had joined the militia before, and he recognized at a glance that these people were carrying five or six half, and they all looked real; especially the silver-white bayonet under the muzzle.

Not far away, pieces of woodcut houses are neatly arranged and arranged in an orderly manner.The path between the houses is paved with a layer of fine gravel.

Is this still the city from yesterday?

"Good morning, gentlemen! Are you all hungry? Breakfast will be here shortly."

Seeing that the gentlemen brought by Zhao Xin got up, Yajiro, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, gave them a deep salute with a smile on his face, and at the same time greeted them warmly.

However, when Old You saw the pistol holster on Yajiro's waist, the corners of his eyes twitched.

"Where's Mr. Zhao?" Fang Hua asked the smiling little man in front of him.

"Are you asking my lord? He ordered me this morning and specially asked me to serve you. I'm really sorry!"

"My lord?" Fang Huaxin said, what kind of name is this?Why don't you call me "Master"?

"Who are you?" Suddenly, the window of the next room was opened. Fang Hua saw that it was another teacher who was with him. His surname seemed to be Li. He used to teach physics.

"Let me introduce myself. This is Yajiro, the police officer of the Beihai Town Police Station." Yajiro's Mandarin level is average, so when he introduced his name, he pronounced it in island dialect.

"What?! Tell me again what your name is?" Lao You's eyes suddenly widened.

When Yajiro repeated his name again, Lao You suddenly said: "Baga!"

Yajiro was not angry but happy when he heard this, and asked in the dialect of the island country: "So you are also from the island country? I am from the Mutsu Hirosaki Domain. May I ask who you are?"

"My God!" Old You slapped his forehead, completely dizzy.

At this time, near the mouth of the Fuljaha River, 35 miles northwest of Beihai Town, a dozen Hezhefeyaka people leading horses came out of the forest.

"This is it." The leading guide said to the crowd behind him.

The dozen or so people behind him all walked out of the forest at this time, and they were a little surprised to see the eastward road suddenly appearing in front of them.

"How far is it from here?" The leader, a strong man wearing a silk jacket, asked the two guides.

"It's about 30 miles away. Would you like to rest for a while before leaving?"

This group of people set off from the upper reaches of the Fuljaha River before dawn, and they had already walked fifty miles of mountain roads by now.

The strong man turned his head and glanced at the dozens of horses in the team, nodded and said, "Give the horses water and feed, rest for a while before leaving."

After hearing this, the people camped by the woods to rest.Everyone first took off the goods on the horse's back, and then several people led them to the river to drink the horse.Others sat on the grass, took out dry food and water bottles, and replenished their strength.

At this time, a young man in the crowd walked up to the strong man and asked respectfully, "Hojihon, do you think we can meet those people this time?"

The strong man called "Hojihon" shook his head and said, "It's hard to say."

The young man asked unwillingly: "Then what if we join forces with people from more than a dozen villages to attack?"

The strong man glanced at the young man, and said with a serious face: "Take Tiyin, don't mention this again. The imperial court's thousands of troops can't win, just relying on our small number of people, like those in the capital. In the words of the master, it is a dish!"

"Food?" Tucker Tiyin looked confused, but he didn't dare to ask any more.

Everyone rested for a while, the horses were fed, and they were about to put the goods back on the horses and prepare to set off.A long black arrow shot out from the hillside thirty paces to the north, and with a sound of "duh!", it was nailed into the trunk of a thick birch tree.The arrow came fiercely and powerfully. After being nailed into the tree trunk, the red tail feathers were still shaking.

"Don't move! If you go any further, you won't be shooting trees!" A man's voice came from the hillside, speaking in Manchu.

These Hezhefeiyaka people were shocked, just as they were about to take off their bows and arrows from their horses, two long black arrows were nailed to the surrounding birch trees.

The voice on the hillside continued to shout: "If you move again, I will shoot someone!"

"Don't move! Raise your hands!" Suddenly, seven or eight people dressed in twigs and weeds appeared from behind these Feiyaka people, pointing at them with weapons in their hands.

The strong man has been to the capital, has seen some markets, and can understand official language.He hastily ordered his subordinates: "Don't move! They are holding muskets!"

After the bows, arrows, daggers and other weapons of the Feiyaka people were confiscated, Seldan, who was wearing a camouflage suit and camouflage camouflage on his face, led a soldier and walked out from behind a big tree on the hillside.

He walked up to these captives, looked them over, and asked in Manchu: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"We have no malicious intentions, we are here to do business." The strong man put down his raised hands and explained kindly.

"Keep your dog eyes open and see clearly, this is Hojihon from Uktun." The young man named Tak Tiyin shouted angrily.

Seldan was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly asked the strong man, "Are you Huo Jihui?"

Huojihon (hojihon) means "son-in-law" in Manchu. In the early and mid-Qing Dynasty, it refers to the people who brought a large amount of fur to the capital and successfully married a woman from the Eight Banners.

The Qing court had very detailed regulations on the type, quality and amount of fur that border residents needed to pay tribute to, with a total value of more than 800 taels of silver.

In order to manage the border residents in the outer northeast, the Qing government divided them into four classes: the surname chief, the town chief, the children, and the white people.Among them, the surname chief is the highest grass-roots officer, and the township head is the next-level officer.

In principle, border residents, regardless of their original status, could go to Beijing to ask for marriage. Those who successfully asked to marry a woman from the Eight Banners were called "Huo Jihui".The status and status of the township head, children or white people who become Huo Jihui will rise to the same level as the surname leader; and the status of the married Eight Banners woman will be higher than the surname leader.Known as the "Sarhan Cone".

It is precisely because marrying a Bannerman woman can improve social status, so even though a large amount of furs and furs are required to be tributed, and it will cost a lot of travel expenses, there are still many frontier residents who have gone through hardships and traveled from the far northeastern region. Beijing courtship.

When border residents proposed marriage, the ministers in charge of the guards generally introduced the proposed border residents to the emperor. After the emperor personally inquired, they could give marriages and reward peacock feathers and other things to show their status; then officials from the Ministry of Rites hosted a banquet.During introductions and banquets, the Qing court could learn various border news from Huo Jihui, and if necessary, would appoint Huo Jihui to handle related matters.

The Huo Jihui in front of Serdan was entrusted by Jilin General Du Erjia. Apart from inquiring about Beihai Town, his most important task was to retrieve Hailancha's body.

Since Fukang'an went south and returned to Beijing, General Du Erjia of Jilin sent several groups of spies to the Fuljaha River and the Xila River.In addition to the Feiyaka people among these people, there are also quite a few Manchurians.However, all the people sent out, as long as they approached Beihai Town within a radius of five miles, none of them returned alive.This gave Duerjia a headache.Especially after Fukang'an recovered, he sent several letters to inquire.But he can't even figure out the reality of the other party, so how will he fight in the future?
At this time, Saimar from Qiheichen Township brought three pieces of pearl-haired black fox skins and one hundred pieces of mink skins to Beijing to ask for marriage, and came back when he passed by Jilin City.During the conversation, this Saimar volunteered, asked Du Erjia for orders, and brought people to negotiate with the Hubei people.Du Erjia was overjoyed when he heard the words, and rewarded him with a lot of grain and silk and satin cloth; he also said that after the completion of the work, he would invite the imperial court and give him other rewards.

But right now, this Saimar has become a prisoner of Seldan.

Seldan looked at the strong man in front of him, and said disdainfully: "You are the son-in-law of Manchu, and we are dedicated to beating Manchu!"

Saimar was startled, but his face was calm, and he said with a smile: "I can see that you used to be a borderer, right? We are really here to do business. You see, our horses are full of furs. and satin."

Seldan shook his head and said, "Go back. We don't need any silk, satin or leather goods."

"Captain, this is yours." Saimar was about to continue explaining when a soldier with leaves and weeds stuck in his head came over and handed the three long arrows in his hand to Seldan.

When Seldan turned around to receive the arrow, Saimar was surprised to find that the opponent was carrying a bow he had never seen before. There is also a black branch at the front end.

At the same time, he noticed that the three long arrows held by Seldan were very different from the arrows he usually saw. The black hollow arrows had very sharp edges.

"Brother, can I see your bow?" Saimar asked with a smile.

"No, this bow is too expensive, and people who don't know how to use it can easily break it."

"It's just a bow, how expensive it can be." Tak Tiyin said disdainfully.

Seldan opened his mouth and wanted to say 50 taels of silver, but he changed his mind: "Why should I tell you!" So he ignored it.

Seeing that the man in front of him was not good at anything, Saimar was heartbroken, and said, "Brother, besides doing business with you this time, we also want to ask you for your help."

"You said, I'm listening."

"The imperial court asked us to take Lord Hai Lancha's body back."

Seldan laughed and said: "I thought it was something, you come with me." After speaking, he turned and left.

After a group of Feyaka people under escort followed Seldan over a small hill, Seldan pointed down with his finger: "Here are all the Qing soldiers who were killed by us. The person you are looking for is there. "

Saimar and the others gasped when they saw several huge mounds of earth under the hillside.

(End of this chapter)