Shu Blossoms

Chapter 2
In the early summer of the sixth year of Yuanjia in Dazhou, in the outskirts of Jinxiang, Gaoping County, Yanzhou, thousands of miles of blue sky floated with clouds, a small stream in the forest, the locust blossom trees by the stream were lush, clusters of crystal white, fragrant aroma.

In the Zhengjia Farm, a few peasant girls dressed in coarse cloth Jingyi surrounded a girl who was wearing a pink brocade and light green gauze skirt. The skin is snowy, the eyebrows are like distant mountains, the red lips and white teeth, and the eyes are like black jade.

This little girl is Zheng Wei, the granddaughter of Zheng Shao, the granddaughter of the son of the country.

Although the Zheng family's father and son are not high-ranking officials and their family is not prominent, their ancestors were famous scholars of the Jin Dynasty, and they can be regarded as the descendants of famous families.

This time Zheng Wei returned to his hometown with his grandmother Liu Shi.The emperor was young and ambitious, and after four years on the throne, the court gradually stabilized.This year the emperor put the Northern Expedition on the agenda.The court was divided into two factions, and the main battle faction shouted to fight back to the Central Plains and take back the hinterland.The Lord Harmony faction felt that now the war is raging and the national treasury is not yet full, so it is rare to be able to find peace in a corner.

Zheng Shao felt that in the current situation, although it may be difficult to fight back to the Central Plains and regain lost ground, the Great Wei is eyeing the tiger, and His Majesty the Emperor urgently needs a victory to deter the Great Wei, defend the country, and consolidate the imperial power.Now that Da Zhou is crowded with large and small families, the big families need more land and slaves, and this war is probably inevitable.

More than a hundred years ago, the noble families in the north traveled south, and Jiankang and Jingkou were crowded with nobles for a while. Although the Zheng family has always lived in Gaoping County, but the number of people is not very popular, but the Southern Dynasty where there are many families is also declining.

Coupled with the growing strength of the Great Wei, the border has repeatedly expanded to the south, and Gaoping County has gradually approached the border of the Great Wei.If the emperor comes to Japan to expedition to the north, the war will be raging here, and it is imperative to move the family!

Grandfather and father were unable to travel due to business. This time, my grandmother brought a letter from my grandfather and asked the elders to discuss the matter of relocating the clan, and then selling some properties left in the clan.

But the clan elders have always been against moving the clan, and now the situation is uncertain, and the industry can't take action for a while, so they hold back here.

The clan had been arguing endlessly for the past two months, and the grandmother was so annoyed that she took Zheng Wei to hide in the Zhuangzi.

"girl, girl"

A woman dressed as a maid trotted over to find her, panting and said, "Girl, why did you sneak out again?"

As she said, she glared at a chubby little maid behind the girl, "Girl, someone has arrived at home, and the old lady urged her to pack her things quickly and rush to the Hui clan this afternoon."

"Ah Qiao, grandma can tell me why it's so sudden?" Zheng Wei blinked, raised his head and asked.

Ah Qiao is the maid by her grandmother's side.

"I heard that it was Jiankang's letter, urging the old lady and the girl to return to Jiankang quickly." When Ah Qiao came out, she heard people say something, but she didn't listen to it all, and didn't know much.

"Oh, my girl, you should go back quickly. You fell into the water and became seriously ill a while ago. If this old lady knows that you have sneaked out again, you will be in a hurry." He said, supporting Zheng Wei, urging .

The chubby little maid was called Ah Luo, and after hearing Ah Qiao's words, she quickly touched her butt.A few days ago, she didn't take good care of the girl, and she fell into the water and got a serious illness. She and a few sisters were punished and beaten on the board, and it still hurts now.

After thinking about it, I couldn't help but be afraid after a while, and also urged Zheng Wei to hurry back.

Zheng Wei was a little embarrassed to see this, and followed them back.

As soon as Zheng Weitou came back to the farm, it was very novel. He ran around with the girls in the village. A few days ago, I heard from the little girls that the boys in the village got together to discuss going to the river to catch fish, so I wanted to go with them. have a look.

She heard from her mother that before her grandfather joined the army, her family was very poor. Sometimes she had no rice to cook, and she was very hungry. Her mother would go to the river with her friends to fish and catch crabs, and then cook a big pot of soup. Although I still can't fill my stomach, I still remember the delicious taste.

She told her grandmother and wanted to join in the fun.

The grandmother laughed and teased her at that time: "You skin monkey, you really follow your grandma, and you can't be idle for a moment. Your grandpa also said that you are like a little girl with a cool breeze and a moon when you sit, and it hurts. But People who make trouble in an instant will have a headache. Grandma is tired, and she needs to clean up for a while, so she won't stop you. But you can only watch from the side, and you are not allowed to go into the water."

Zheng Wei nodded again and again, and the grandmother told the maids beside her to watch the girls carefully, and let them play.

At that time, although she knew that she could not go into the water, she was having fun, so she unknowingly walked to the edge of the river, stepped on a slippery stone, and fell into the river without standing firm.

The river was not deep, so she knocked her head on a stone in the river. Fortunately, the stone was smooth, and the wound was not deep without leaving a scar, but she fainted.

I was dizzy all night, woke up a little dazed for a few days, and was alive and kicking again after a few days.

But the old lady Liu Shi was terrified and would never let her out again.

Zheng Wei held it back for a month, and it was really boring and uncomfortable. Today, he secretly brought Aro out to breathe.

I was caught at this moment, I was a little embarrassed, and when I heard that Jiankang had an urgent letter, I hurried back.

"Grandma, is it Grandpa's letter?"

After saluting, Zheng Wei threw herself into her grandmother's arms. Seeing that her grandmother was a little sad, she asked worriedly.

"It's your grandfather, who said that your grandfather contracted the cold from writing at night and was seriously ill."

Liu Shi worriedly hugged her tightly.

Zheng Wei hurriedly stood up, "Grandmother, let's pack our things and head back to Jiankang tomorrow!"

"You skin monkey, how can you just leave," Liu Shi saw Zheng Wei's hasty jumping feet, and smiled, "Gaoping County is about ten days away from Jiankang, and this luggage cannot be arranged properly."

Their grandparents and grandchildren only lived for a short time, and they didn't bring too many things when they came. They packed up, ate some snacks, and returned to the Zheng clan in the afternoon.

The elders of the clan have also made decisions these days. It is important to keep the ancestral foundation and keep the hope of the family.Hearing that Zheng Wei's grandparents and grandsons were going to rush back to Jiankang immediately, they immediately arranged for several young gentlemen of the clan to go to Jiankang together.

Zheng Yue, who is the same generation as Zheng Wei's father Zheng Ye in the second room, is also on this trip. First, Zheng Yue has more prestige in the family and can manage those young and vigorous princes. Second, he often travels to Jiankang and Gaoping. , The road is relatively familiar, and he can save a lot of trouble.

It is a big matter to move the family, and whether the ancestral property should be sold or kept by others has to be negotiated.

The elders and family members of the clan pack up and go on the road together.

The Liu clan rejected more than a dozen attendants sent by the patriarch.

When they came, Princess Xunyang borrowed fifty works from the Zhou Emperor, and they were worth hundreds of ordinary servants.

The relocation of the Zheng family is not a one-day effort, and requires more manpower.

Three days later, Zheng Wei and his party set off.

(End of this chapter)