Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 47 Letter from Hometown
Wang Qingxiu rubbed the grains, cleaned them up, and put them in a pot to cook.Everything is rudimentary, some new rice is hard to eat, and there is not even a bit of meat in the house.For a woman's family, it is not easy to keep this family business.

The rice is cooked, and the fragrance wafts out, with the fragrance of the fields.

Wang Qingxiu was standing beside the pot, holding the spatula in her hand, and she didn't know where to look.Wang Zhong's words just now lingered in her mind, lingering.She has been stable since she was a child, there is no abnormality on her face, but she is very sad in her heart.

Recalling that last year when my father led the army on an expedition, and the people sent each other off, everything seemed to be right in front of me.Dad went out, just went there and never came back.Tears flowed down.Wang Qingxiu just stood there blankly.

"Eldest sister, is the meal ready?" Wang Zhong brought his family in and shouted from the courtyard.

Wang Qingxiu suddenly woke up and hurriedly said, "It's cooked, it's cooked. You wait a minute, I'll take it out."

Wang Zhong's wife, Li Siniang, came over in a hurry and said, "What's your status, eldest sister? How can you do such a rude thing!"

While speaking, Li Siniang grabbed the shovel in Wang Qingxiu's hand and opened the lid of the pot.

Wang Qingxiu didn't speak, just quietly watched Li Siniang busy.Just stand there, like a log.

Li Siniang put the rice into the pottery pot on the side, and said, "It's been boiled for a long time, and the bottom is a little mushy. This is the new rice this year, and it's really fragrant! Alas, this year, the eldest sister has really suffered. ."

Carrying a pottery pot to the courtyard.Wang Qingxiu followed behind, dumbfounded and did not speak.

Rice is placed on the stone table.When Wang Zhong saw it, he hurriedly said: "Oh, look at my brain! When I got home, I forgot everything! Now it's not as good as before, how can I let the eldest sister eat these things? Xiaosheren gave me some money when I left. , let's go buy some wine and meat."

Wang Qingxiu said: "It's too late, where can I sell it. I'm used to it. It's a good day to eat rice."

Where is Wang Zhong Kenyi?Said: "Is there no chickens and ducks in the village? Let's buy them and eat them when we make them."

Wang Qingxiu shook his head: "This is the place where the military disaster happened, where are there other places? Even if I go back to my hometown, the villagers are afraid that the golden man will come again, so I don't dare to raise it. Forget it, don't dislike it, just eat a full stomach. ."

Wang Zhong was stunned for a moment.Seeing that the sun hadn't set yet, he took out money and said to a soldier, "Go to the nearby town of Zhaoluo and buy some wine and meat. You can walk faster on the road before you can."

The soldiers agreed, took the money and hurried away.Their home is not far from here, and Wang Zhong promised to let the two go home tomorrow.Use some wine and meat this evening, have a good meal, and go home tomorrow to have a look.

Wang Qingxiu's reaction has been slow.Wang Zhong could see it.Said: "Eldest sister, why do you see that you are so worried?"

Wang Qingxiu didn't speak, just stared blankly at the front.After a while, he said: "In the past two years, Dad was there, Dalang was there, how lively this family is prosperous? In the past two years, Dad went away, and the house was ruined, like a scene. Big dream."

Wang Zhong was also sad when he heard it.He is a guest of the Wang family, and he saw everything with his own eyes, which is really sad.

Seeing that Wang Qingxiu had been unhappy, Wang Zhong said, "Don't worry, eldest sister. When I come back this time, I will help to clean up the house again. Go to Kaifeng with a book and tell Xiaosheren that you don't have to stay in the capital for a long time and return to your hometown as soon as possible. good."

Wang Qingxiu nodded and said nothing.His eyes were looking at the ground, with no sadness or joy on his face.

In the Tielin Camp in Kaifeng City, Wang Xiaohun put down his bow, stretched out his hand and moved his muscles and bones.

Since the arrival of the instructors in Wang Yanjun's army, Wang Xiao's hunting department has only started formal military training.Including Wang Xiaohun himself, also insisted on following the training.After these days of practice, Wang Xiaohun really learned to shoot archery, and it has some taste.

The best student was Zhang Jun.This point came out of Wang Xiaohun's expectations.Zhang Jun is almost a natural general, and he can learn everything.And originally literate, according to Wang Xiaohun's instructions, he wrote down all the contents of the instructor's teaching.Instructors will always leave, and future training will depend on yourself.

After stretching, Wang Xiao hunted to the shed.Sit down for a while and have a sip of tea.

At this moment, a soldier ran quickly and crossed his hands in front of Wang Xiaochun to salute: "Xiaosheren, there is a letter from Ruzhou!"

Wang Xiaohun listened and said: "Hurry up and bring it. By the way, who is the person who sent the letter? Where is it?"

The soldier handed the letter up.In his mouth, he said, "The one who sent the letter was a raw and medicinal herb merchant, and he hasn't left yet."

Wang Xiaohun nodded.After reading the letter briefly, he said, "Take me to see him."

The letter was written by Wang Zhong.Tell me about the situation at home, including your own home, the situation in the village, and the situation in the nearby Ruzhou.Ruzhou city and both sides of the main road were severely damaged by the Jin army last year, and many villages and towns were in decline.However, there are many mountains around Ruzhou, and the situation in the mountains is not bad.People who have fled to the mountains in recent months have returned to their hometowns one after another, and slowly they have become lively again.However, Ruzhou now has no officials, and there are strongmen everywhere.Where there are many people, there must be a strong man.

In the living room, a middle-aged man in his 30s was sitting there.Seeing Wang Xiaolie coming in, he hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Please take a seat.Wang Xiaohun said, "Ask Gao's name?"

The guest said: "The next is a crude medicine merchant from Ruzhou, whose surname is Gao Ming and Yantang. The family has practiced medicine for generations. Last year, the Jinren broke into the city, and most of the medicinal materials were taken away, making it impossible to do business. Taking advantage of this summer, the Jinren returned to the north, especially Come to the capital to buy some medicinal materials. Before leaving, Wang Zhong from your village asked me to bring a letter to Xiaosheren. The letter has been delivered, and it is not a disgrace to the mission.”

Wang Xiaohun said: "So that's the case. I'm sorry sir. By the way, how is the situation in Ruzhou City now?"

Gao Yantang said: "Before the Jinren broke the city, Zhizhou and other officials fled. After the city was broken, until now, there are no officials stationed in Ruzhou. Now the city is very chaotic. Every market is dominated by strongmen. If you want to do business, you have to pay them first. Now, when we open a store, we pay more than the tax we paid to the government.”

Wang Xiaohun nodded after hearing this.Asked: "Since this is the case, I wonder if there is any strong man to subdue these characters and become a leader?"

Gao Yantang shook his head: "That's not true. Those strong men are all in the mountains on the four sides, and no one has entered Ruzhou City. Now there are two groups of people who are the most powerful in the state. One is Wang Jun in the northern mountains of the state, and the ruler Lu Niu Gao of Shan County."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohun nodded again and again.He had forgotten that Niu Gao was from Lushan County under the Ruzhou rule, and he had just emerged at this time.Niu Gao is a Lushan archer, born with divine power and good at archery.After the Jin army came, the officials fled, and Niu Gao gathered people to defend the countryside.

Listening to Gao Yantang's introduction to the situation in Ruzhou, Wang Xiaohun slowly came to an understanding.This Ruzhou, who had no impression of his previous life, actually had many heroes at this time.There are not only people like Niu Gao who have left their names in later generations, but also many heroes who are not successful.

(End of this chapter)