my empire simulator

Chapter 37 My name is Zheng He
The rice has long been broken at home.

The girl got into the rice jar and picked up the remaining rice grains one by one.

Picking up all the rice grains, there is only a small handful, and the girl's hand is not big, so she can hold it with one hand.

But the girl is very happy, because today she doesn't have to be hungry anymore.

Wiping his cheeks, he was already disgraced, but now he is even more messy.

Looking back at his mother, on the wooden couch, a white-haired woman was lying there, her chest heaving weakly.

The girl's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then she started cooking. There was only a small handful of rice, but she cooked in a big pot.

The thin body in front of the cauldron looked a little funny.

Obviously, the girl is already very proficient. She only has a handful of rice and cooked half a bowl of porridge.

Looking back at her mother, she saw that her mother slightly opened her eyes and looked at her. Seeing this, the girl quickly turned her head away, pretending to serve herself another bowl.

Then, picking up the half bowl of porridge, the girl walked up to her mother and helped her weak mother up. The girl slowly scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it, and slowly fed it to her mother.

"As before, I eat a big bowl of porridge, and my mother eats a small bowl."

The girl's voice was very immature, but the maturity between her brows was not inferior to that of any adult.

Watching her mother eating the porridge bit by bit, the girl let her mother lie down slowly until all the porridge was finished.

Relieved, the girl walked to the table and sat down with her back to her mother. In front of her, there was always an empty bowl lying there.

Secretly holding a piece of black and hard thing to chew, I don't know what it is made of, the girl eats very hard, and it takes a long time to bite off a piece.

After taking two bites, he stuffed the thing into his arms, then turned his head to look at his mother, and found that her mother was fast asleep.

Seeing this, the girl quietly walked out...

She didn't know that after she left, her mother shed tears...

……

Miao Jiang has been at war with Shu during this period, but the situation is very bad, and it seems that he is about to lose.

Just two days ago, some people came back one after another, but these people looked flustered and started packing their things when they got home.

Muttering in his mouth: "The Shu army is coming, the Shu army is coming..."

So he took his family and started to flee for their lives. Many people said that after the Shu army came in, they would all be killed.

I heard from them that the Shu army is very powerful, with three heads and six arms, they are invulnerable, and they can eat people without spitting out their bones.

Tongren left some people one after another.

The girl didn't leave, because she and her mother were waiting for her father to come back, and his father was a man of promise, always...

The owner of a pharmacy kept the girl behind, and every few days he would go up the mountain to collect herbs, and would give some money, barely enough to eat with his mother.

Today is another day to go to the mountains to collect herbs, and the girl went up the mountain with her medicine basket on her back.

The mountains near Tongren are not high, but they are extremely rugged, making it difficult to walk. The girl walked carefully through the mountains and forests.

Tongren has a medicinal herb called cinnamon, which can only be found in the depths of the mountains. If the cinnamon can be picked, the shop owner can give her more money.

This kind of herbal medicine is too rare. After searching for a long time, only a little bit was collected. Apart from these, there are also medicinal materials such as rhubarb and Chuanbei...

"Excuse me, how far is Tongren from this?"

On the way down the mountain, the girl met someone asking for directions.

It was a very handsome man, riding a fiery red horse, followed by two fierce men.

At this time, there are still people coming to Tongren?

Pointing in the direction of Tongren, the girl said, "Go ahead, we will be there in a while."

"Thank you."

He bowed his hands to the girl, and the man drove his horse towards the direction the girl pointed, followed by the two fierce men.

The girl tilted her head. This man should be from another place, but he doesn't know why he came to Tongren.

After tidying up the medicine basket, the girl returned to Tongren.

The shopkeeper of the pharmacy looked at the girl's medicine basket and said with a smile, "There's also cinnamon grass, which is very good."

Send today's money to the girl: "I'll give you some more, go prepare some rice."

After receiving the money, the girl showed a smile on her flushed face, bowed repeatedly to the shopkeeper, and ran out.

Watching the girl leave, the shopkeeper sighed: "What will the mother and daughter do in the future?"

……

Tongren Town was much worse than Jiang Xubai imagined, because of the defeat, many people in Tongren Town left here.

The same situation will definitely happen in the other four towns, it is nothing more than worrying that the Shu army will retaliate and slaughter the city, which is one of the reasons why Jiang Xubai did not let the army enter the five towns of Miaojiang.

If there is a conflict with the Miao people, I am afraid it will cause the next rebellion.

While walking in Tongren Town, Jiang Xubai saw a familiar figure, and after a closer look, it turned out to be the girl who asked for directions not long ago.

The girl also saw Jiang Xubai, walked up to Jiang Xubai, and asked curiously: "Aren't you from Miaojiang? Are you from the other side of Shande?"

The other side of the mountain refers to the Kingdom of Shu.

Jiang Xubai smiled when he saw the girl, and said, "Yes, I'm from Jinguan City."

"Oh……"

The girl had heard of Jinguancheng before, and nodded in confusion: "Then why did you come here?"

"Passing by here, I want to see Tongren."

The reason given was very simple, but the girl believed it, and said seriously: "Then I can show you."

"Then it's time for you, girl."

He cupped his hands at the girl, and the two guards who followed looked at the girl warily.

"How fierce are they..."

Whispering to Jiang Xubai, the girl led Jiang Xubai down the streets of Tongren.

Hearing this, Jiang Xubai gestured to the two guards, and they distanced themselves from Jiang Xubai and followed closely behind.

Two old men quarreled in the street, one was missing an ear, the other was missing half of his nose, and the other was crippled by beating on a barrel for fun.

The girl told him that the three of them had lived like this for a lifetime.

Dusk enveloped Tongren, a black dog was copying the girl running in the setting sun.

The girl squatted down and stroked the head of the black dog. This black dog was picked up by her father and guarded the town for six or seven years. When her father was away, this black dog was always with her.

Father went to the front to fight and has not come back yet...

Speaking of her father, the girl was very proud, talking about how powerful her father was.

Jiang Xubai listened from the side, looking at the girl's messy appearance, although she was dressed in shabby clothes, but the sparkle in her eyes was rarely seen by him.

"What's your name??"

The evening light shone on the girl's cheeks, and she smiled.

"My name is Zheng He, He Miao's He, how about you?"

"Me? My name is...Bai...Xu."

　Make it up tomorrow, I really can't bear it these two days
　　
　
(End of this chapter)