I was a famous teacher in ancient times

Chapter 40 Yan Tongsheng

Yang Xi got up and got off the carriage, and Zhou Yu hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.

Zhou Xiaodi watched his brother and sister-in-law have something to say, and got up to look for the boy just now, who was still standing in the snow in the distance.

Yang Xi said to his son, "Mother will be back in a while."

Ziheng is very sensible, "Mother, I will take good care of grandma."

Ye Shi lovingly touched his grandson's head, "So good."

Ziheng was a little embarrassed. Grandpa said that he is the eldest grandson and will take up the responsibility of the family in the future. He has also grown a lot along the way. "Grandma, I have grown up."

Yang Xi and his wife had smiles in their eyes. The little girl said that she had grown up, and then she felt sad, and the child was forced to grow up.

The two of Yang Xi didn't go far. They could still see Xiaodi Zhou and the boy. Yang San didn't pay attention to the boy and was helping the guards cook.

Zhou Yu said: "The food for the caravan is only enough for three days."

Yang Xi worried: "I haven't encountered a soldier who can last for three days."

The meal just now ate half a day's rations of the caravan, more than 100 soldiers escorted them, and more than 400 people ate half a day's rations.
Zhou Yu was also worried, "I didn't buy much food in Pingzhou, and it is even more difficult to enter Bozhou to buy food."

Bozhou soldiers and bandits scrambled everywhere, but they dared not take out any food.

Yang Xi thought of the people he saw in the past two days, and let out a long sigh. In recent years, the grain production has been reduced, and the people have paid taxes and have not saved much food. Now Bozhou is in chaos. people.

King Jiang's goal of strong labor, opened the door for the soldiers and bandits to rob the common people. Without strong labor and food at home, the old and the weak, women and children have only one way to die.

The two chatted for a while, and when they came back, the younger sister had already prepared the medicine, and the boy built a snow nest for himself, because some of them caught cold and knew that they were farther away from Zhou's house.

Zhou Xiaodi took the water bag and gave it to the boy.

Yang Xi ate and saw that the young man had already picked up firewood and raised a fire, and they had given them all the medicines, and they were not short of a few pancakes.

The Zhou family was taken care of by the rich owner, and they ate caravan rations, but the Wu family was not so lucky.

Yang Xi only ate five of the pancakes that Yang Xi made to hurry, including the two for the young man, and the pancakes were all saved.

It was getting dark quickly at night. Today, I stayed in the wild, and Yang Xiwo rested in the carriage.

There was a cold wind outside, Yang Xi hugged her son tightly, the child was like a stove, and the warm one around her stretched out her hand to touch her son's little face, and looked at the hand warmer by the moonlight. The hand warmer was given to Zhou by Dong Qian's house. Yu's.

The next morning, the breakfast was halved. Except for the guards, everyone else had a bowl of clear soup and a pancake the size of a palm.

After Zhou Xiaomei finished her meal, she valued her own food even more, "Sister-in-law, how long will it take us to leave Bozhou?"

Yang Xi, "Bozhou is a big state, half the size of Pingzhou."

Zhou Xiaomei, "."

If I had known, I would not have asked, and I would have imagined that I was about to leave Bozhou without asking.

Ye Shi was fortunate in her heart, "Xi'er still has a chance, otherwise our family wouldn't be able to save so much food."

Yang Xi, "Little sister, go and tell the Wu family to hide the food."

The Wu family did not follow her to buy food every day, and they also saved a lot of food.

The team was about to set off again, and Yang Xi found that the boy from yesterday had followed the team and chatted with Yang San.

Yang Xi asked the younger brother, "Yang San wants to bring the boy?"

Brother Zhou, "I don't know either."

He couldn't be depressed. It was obvious that he helped Yan Bing yesterday, but this morning he caught up with Yang San. I don't know what the two of them said. Yang San took Yan Bing and drove the donkey cart together.

Yang Xi didn't pay much attention. There are too many pitiful people in this world. He thought that the young man would leave today, but he didn't expect, "You saved him, he didn't say anything to you?"

Zhou Xiaodi's voice became even more depressing, "Thank you to me, and said that I have written down this feeling."

Yang Xi, "."

Then the little brother didn't want to say anything.

After waiting for a while, the caravan set off again. The caravan was very quiet. Today, the food was cut in half and they realized that there was not enough food. The problem of food was pressing on everyone's mind.

When they arrived at Gui County in the evening, they were happy to see that the city gate was gone, there were no guards at the city gate, and no pedestrians were seen when the city gate was wide open, and they only felt desolate.

Qian Zhu scolded her mother in her heart and asked Zhou Yu, "Are you still going to the city?"

The more he came into contact these days, the more he valued Zhou Yu, and the more he wanted to subdue him for the Qian family's use.

Zhou Yu's heart sank, Bozhou was more miserable than he thought, and he didn't know how many people in the capital were attracted by King Jiang, "Send a few skilled people into the city to inquire about news."

Qian Zhu called the guards and ordered six people to ride into the city.

The inquirer came back very quickly, and brought back the news that the door of the house was closed, and the shops in the city were also closed.

Zhou Yu asked, "Where's the Yamen?"

The guard replied, "The yamen is closed."

Zhou Yu looked at Qian Zhu, "There is no place to stay in the city."

Their ranks are huge, and the people in the city have long been frightened.

Qian Zhu's back tooth hurts badly, and he's been getting angry a lot these days, "Then rest outside the city."

Yang Xi waited for Zhou Yu to come back and asked, "Is the situation bad?"

Zhou Yu nodded, "Yes."

Grain is even more difficult to buy, and I don't know how much grain has been stolen from Bozhou as a war preparation material.

Yang Xi's face was pale, and seeing the stump of the corpse today, her stomach is churning now, "I won't eat at night."

She really can't eat anymore, no one collects the bodies of those who died of starvation on the road, and wild beasts are not polite.

Zhou Yu was worried, "Don't look outside when you're on your way tomorrow."

Yang Xi closed his eyes, "I don't know how many people will die in Bozhou this winter."

Throughout the winter, the people had no food and could not buy food. Many people would die in Bozhou, and they could not do anything if they could not protect themselves.

Zhou Yu patted his wife on the shoulder to comfort him. He didn't want his wife to think about it, and changed the subject: "Why did that boy follow Yang San?"

Yang Xi's spirit was a little bit, "I don't know, why don't you ask?"

Zhou Yu really wanted to ask, and called Yang San, "I thought you would ignore the boy."

Yang San didn't hide it, "I really didn't think about it. He was lucky enough to get the medicine sent by his younger brother. He couldn't even buy the medicinal herbs for curing diseases this year!"

Yang Xi asked, "Then why did you deal with it again?"

Yang San raised his eyebrows, "Because he is smart, and he is not from Bozhou, he has a household registration in the capital."

Yang Xi and his wife were surprised, "Hukou in the capital?"

Yang San, "He has a big problem. I don't believe he wasn't searched. He can still hide his household registration. Tsk tsk, this guy is very scheming. By the way, his name is Yan Bing."

Yang Xi thought of younger brother Zhou, who was so depressed that he didn't even mention his name.

Yang Xi also thinks that Yan Bing is very scheming. Yesterday, Yan Bing was caught at a good time. The escorted soldiers were well fed and in a good mood. There was a huge caravan nearby. No, it's not just a few kicks.

Zhou Yu asked, "How did he tell you about his life experience?"

Yang San pouted, "He said that he was Tongsheng, and he went back to his mother's ancestral home with his father. As a result, his parents were unlucky and died. He wanted to leave and was arrested."

Zhou Yu said leisurely: "Tongsheng."

Yang San, "I tried it, and he did read books, and it's not bad."

Yang Xi looked at Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Take me to see this Yan Tongsheng."

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