Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 35

In May, the weather is getting hotter day by day.Hundreds of people walked on the road carrying food, panting from exhaustion.

Wang Xiaohun was riding on his horse, looking at the porter, hesitant in his heart.Looking at their appearance, do you want to take a break and wait until the afternoon gets cooler before leaving.In such a hurry, it is not good for someone to get sick.It would be nice if there were mules and horses, as it would be too inefficient to pick them like this.Just where to find livestock at this time?After the military disaster, even if some mules and horses survived, they would have been eaten long ago.

Calling Cao Zhiyan over, Wang Xiao hunted and said, "Seeing that the porter is tired and the sun is shining brightly in the sky, would you like to take a break?"

Cao Zhiyan shook his head: "It's still far from noon now, where can we rest? Xiaosheren, don't be soft-hearted at this time! If these porters get hold of it, they will be even more tricky!"

Wang Xiaohun said: "But I see someone swaying, and if they are not careful, what should I do?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "What else can you do? If someone dies, they will be burned on the roadside, and the bones will be taken back."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohun was speechless for a while.The cruelty Cao Zhiyan said may be the daily life of this era.Even the protection of labor rights, whose life is precious, who should I say it to at this time?If you come out to make money, if you die, your life is not good. Who is to blame?

The Song Dynasty was influenced by Buddhism, and cremation was very popular.Folk cremation rate is generally [-]-[-]%, people have long been surprised.Just like in the Water Margin, after Wu Da died, it was burned, leaving only the bones of the officials.Cao Zhiyan was originally a monk, so he was naturally familiar with it.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaohun nodded: "That's the only way to do it. But after the noon break, let someone cook some mung beans, and let the porter drink some soup on the way. We hired people out, and let them make money, safe and sound. Good to go back."

Cao Zhiyan agreed and arranged for him.

Wang Xiaohun looked at the crowd, a strong man, picking up a load of food was very relaxed, swaying.A slender man next to him, wearing a large shirt, followed him empty-handed.Among the porters, it looks quite strange.

When Cao Zhiyan came back, Wang Xiaohun pointed and asked, "The two of them look very strange over there. Why is there still one person empty-handed?"

Cao Zhiyan said: "That's the mother and son, from Yingchang Prefecture. Because of the military disaster last year, they were exiled to Caizhou. Seeing that we hired people to pick up food, the son volunteered and wanted to bring his mother back to his hometown. There are so many women, so he asked his mother to change into men's clothes and walk with us."

Wang Xiaohun listened and nodded, but it was not easy to blame.Last year, there was a military chaos in western Beijing, and there were many refugees in various places.It is common for Jin Bing to retreat and return to his hometown, and it is not easy for him to refuse.It's just that the woman didn't take anything and walked in the line of porters, looking extremely unpleasant.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaohun said: "When you are resting for a while, you go and tell the two people not to walk in the line. The porters are all tired and sweaty, and an empty-handed man walks beside him. What will they think? Didn't we have two children? Let his wife help us with the children."

Cao Zhiyan said: "This needs to be discussed with that person. To tell the truth from Xiaosheren, this woman is quite beautiful. If she changed her clothes, she was afraid of trouble."

Wang Xiaohun said: "Then it's better to wear men's clothes. Just don't let him be in the crowd."

When it was almost noon, everyone rested by a river, and the army arranged for people to cook.Cao Zhiyan called Zhang Jun to come and said to him: "You are carrying food while your mother is walking on the side. It's really eye-catching. Everyone is so tired that they are out of breath, but some people are empty-handed, so they can't help but gossip. Xiaosheren said, let Don't let your mother be in the crowd. I have two children here, please help."

When Zhang Jun heard this, his face was a little unsightly: "Tiha, my mother doesn't eat the food in the army, so what happened to her empty hands? Could it be that your leader is not interested in not letting her be by my side?"

Cao Zhiyan said, "What nonsense are you talking about! How can Xiaosheren do big things like this! They are just helping to take care of the children, not with us."

After finishing speaking, he ordered Sun Wulang and Qingtou to be called.Said: "Did you see it? It's really inconvenient to have two children in the army. Your mother is fine, take care of it. Let's eat together, you don't need to pay extra."

Zhang Jun looked at the two children, stood there looking around curiously, and looked at himself from time to time.After thinking about it, he nodded in agreement.The leader of the army has also seen it himself, and he is about the same age as himself, so he should not have any thoughts about his mother.

Zhang Jun's mother was overjoyed.Walking in the midst of a group of men covered in stinky sweat is really unpleasant.And after walking for a day and a half, my feet are almost worn out, and I really don't want to go any further.Taking care of the children, I heard that it is riding an ox cart, what a good thing!

Everyone went on the road, and Zhang Jun's mother got into the ox cart.Look at the two children sitting in front of the car, sticking out their heads together and looking at the scenery outside.From time to time, I talked in a low voice, and I didn't know what I saw.

After a while, Zhang Jun's mother couldn't help but said to the two of them, "The road is bumpy, so don't sit by the car for you two. If you're not careful, you roll over and get out of the car, fearing you will get hurt."

Sun Wulang turned his head and said with a smile, "How could our children who grew up suffering from childhood get out of the car? To be honest, this is the first time the two of us have been in a car, and the first time we have traveled far. Naturally, we have to see if there are any what."

Zhang Jun's mother said, "What's so good about a group of men covered in stinky sweat? Come here and sit with me."

Sun Wulang looked at the woman, and after a while said, "I just said that you took us along the way, but I don't know what your name is."

Zhang Jun's mother said, "My surname is Pan, and I have been called Pan Sanniang since I was a child. You can call me Sanniang."

The meaning of a mother in this era is mostly a girl, which is very different from the meaning of later generations.Han people, if they don't give girls nicknames, most of them will call them Ji Niang.Most of the women at the bottom do not have official names, and the names of the mothers will accompany them all their lives.If a baby name is given, some will also add a surname, such as Pan Jinlian.But it's usually not called that in person.In this era, Jinlian would not be the official name of a woman. It was either given to her by her elders when she was a child, or given to her by her master when she became a slave in someone else's home.The official name is often similar to the man's name, such as Li Qingzhao, such as Zhu Shuzhen.The name Jinlian is still called when I am an adult. I know it is either a dancer or a maid.Others such as Li Shishi, Gao Taotao, etc., Diejia is commonly used by female prostitutes.

This is the custom of the Han nationality, and it is not like the later generations. The names are often similar to the nicknames at this time.

However, in the north, under the influence of Hu customs, many people call their parents father and mother, which is different from the Song Dynasty.When Han people call their parents, the most common ones at this time are father and mother, and it is rare to call mother mother.The name of the mother and father was transliterated from the Hu language, and it did not affect the whole world at this time.

Pan Sanniang is not a big family, she has been called Sanniang since childhood.It's just that she is naturally charming. After marrying into Zhang's family, her husband treats him with all kinds of obedience and develops such a temperament.

Sun Wulang dragged Qingtou, saluted Pan Sanniang together, and got into the car.

With nothing to do, Pan Sanniang asked about their origins.Sun Wulang said it, but it was extremely boring.The two were born in the village, and their family was poor, and they never even left the village.The things in my memory are nothing more than who's dog gave birth to a few babies, and whose cat stole something from someone's house.In a year when I received more grain, I ate a few meals of meat.In which year I received less grain, and I often eat wild vegetables.What kind of world is this, what is going on, the two of them have no idea.Even last year's military disaster, the whole village was slaughtered, they did not understand.

Pan Sanniang felt sleepy.Only then did I understand that watching the child's work is not easy.

(End of this chapter)