Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 190
When everyone walked to the village, they saw a woman sitting under a big locust tree in front of them.

The woman held dry food in one hand and a water glass in the other, took a mouthful of dry food and drank water.

The woman looked ahead and saw Lin Xiaoxiao and the others who were busy in the world, and her face was happy.

"Your guest is coming from afar, have you seen my husband?"

Lin Ya stepped forward and asked the woman, "Who is your husband?"

The woman said: "My husband was conscripted five years ago. Because of his extraordinary bravery, he served as a young general in the cavalry downstream of the Marquis of Wuwei."

Lin Ya was not familiar with Qin State's military affairs, Niutou looked at Lin Xiaoxiao.Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know the same, and looked at Hu Zigui.

Beard Gui looked sad and shook his head silently.

Five years ago, the State of Qin sent troops to raid the State of Wei, conquered the border town and besieged the capital of Wei for several months, and retreated because of slander.

The court has already retreated.If the soldier is still alive, he should have gone home long ago.

Lin Xiaoxiao pondered for a while and said: "The imperial court has already retreated, and my wife and husband should be back soon."

The woman said happily: "It's really great, I'm going to announce the good news to my mother."

The woman was overjoyed and almost trotted back home.

Lin Xiaoxiao and the others followed her and came to the door of the woman's house.

I saw the door of the woman's house was open, and an old woman was sitting under a tree in the yard with a sewing basket on her lap.

"Mother, a distinguished guest came from afar, saying that the imperial court is about to withdraw its troops, and my husband will return home soon."

The old woman patted the excited woman and handed her the sewing basket on her lap.

"Xiao Lang is coming back soon. The soles of the shoes you gave him haven't been finished yet, so hurry up and finish them before you take them."

The woman took the sewing basket and sat down on the stone bench next to her, and started sewing as if no one was around.

The old lady saw Lin Xiaoxiao and the others, and waved to them.

Lin Xiaoxiao came to the old woman and apologized, "I'm bothering the old man."

The old woman shook her head and asked, "What's the matter with the honored guest coming from afar?"

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "Passing this place, it's time for dinner, I wanted to borrow a guy."

The old woman pointed to the dilapidated thatched hut next to her: "There is the kitchen, but our mother and I don't do much business together to save trouble. If the distinguished guests want to use it, please do it yourself. There is a well next to the locust tree in the village, and you can get water yourself."

Lin Ya went to the kitchen to have a look, then told Ah Wu to go outside to collect some firewood.Kong Ci went to fetch water.Xiao Ding consciously followed Ah Wu to collect firewood.

Lin Xiaoxiao sat next to the old woman, and asked Ying Zheng to get the bamboo basket from the car.

The bamboo baskets are prepared in advance.In order not to scare others, Lin Xiaoxiao tried not to use the warehouse under the noses of others.

As usual, Ying Zheng took four sets of bowls and chopsticks from the bamboo basket and placed them on the stone table, then handed the bamboo basket to Lin Ya.There are also dishes and ingredients in the bamboo basket.

With a wave of her hand, Lin Xiaoxiao added two more sets of bowls and chopsticks on the stone table.

"Old man, if you don't dislike it, come and eat with us later."

The old woman seemed to refuse, but after glancing at the woman immersed in her needlework, she thanked her.

Ying Zheng was curious about the woman's sewing, so he squatted in front of her and watched.But the woman didn't notice it.

Lin Xiaoxiao said euphemistically: "I see that this sister-in-law seems to have some illnesses, has she ever seen a doctor?"

"She is insane. She fell ill in the rain two years ago." The old woman said helplessly.

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "I know a little bit about medicine, how about I show it to my sister-in-law later?"

The old woman smiled wryly: "Thank you for your kindness, but our poor family has no money to buy medicine, so we have wasted your time in vain."

"I took herbs with me in the car, so I left some. The old man borrowed our kitchen, saying that the money just looked down on me."

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't wait for the old woman to refuse, and changed the subject and asked: "Old man, I see that the village is not small, why are you the only family in the village?"

The old woman sighed deeply.

This village is called Lijiacun, and there were celebrities in the ancestors.There used to be more than a hundred households in the village, and the children of every family practiced martial arts to keep fit.

During the period of King Zhaoxiang, he fought year after year.The officials knew that the men in Lijia Village were brave, so they came to the village every time to recruit soldiers.After several wars, few returned safely.

The number of males in the village decreased and gradually declined.The remaining elderly, weak, women and children
Five years ago, the old woman's son had just been married for three months, and encountered conscription again.This time all the males in the village were taken away.

After five years, the rest of the old and the weak, women and children died and walked away.

"Why doesn't the old man take his daughter-in-law to live in another place?"

"Huiniang said that Yong'er is not dead, so she insisted on waiting for him here, lest he come back and find us."

Hui Niang is a somewhat crazy woman, and Yong Er is the son of the old woman.

The world has been in war for hundreds of years, and the people have been fighting for a long time.

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but want to go to Jay Chou's song "Fireworks Are Cold".The Southern and Northern Dynasties were also war-torn, and the people suffered so much.

After a meal, Lin Xiaoxiao left twelve medicines for Hui Niang.The firewood picked up by A Wu and Xiao Ding filled the firewood room.Lin Ya secretly stuffed a pile of linen into the mother and daughter's room.

Everyone started on the road again, all with a lot of worries.

Hu Zigui and Ying Zheng rode in the same carriage.

Ying Zheng held the bamboo slips in his hand but couldn't bear to read them, and looked out of the car window from time to time.

Hu Zigui looked at the ecstatic Ying Zheng, and suddenly understood Lin Xiaoxiao's words, "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books".

"Sir," Ying Zheng said suddenly, "my mother and I were hostages in Zhao State. We lived under the fence since we were young. We often didn't have enough to eat, and the clothes we wore were given by others.

I think that is the suffering in the world mentioned in the book.But what I saw today made me feel how lucky I am to be alive. "

Hu Zigui patted him on the shoulder: "Living is not an easy task, especially for ordinary people. I was born as a nobleman, and I am much luckier than them. Because of this, a king should serve the people responsible for his life and death.”

That night, they camped out in the wild.

Ying Zheng ran to Lin Xiaoxiao and asked, "Shannv, you have magical skills, can you make the world peaceful and free from war?"

Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head, without changing her face, said: "I walk in the world, and my mana is limited."

Ying Zheng was dejected when he heard this.

Lin Xiaoxiao went on to say: "Our medical tour of the world this time is to try our best to relieve the suffering of the people. As for ending the war in the world, I can't do it, but you can."

Ying Zheng asked puzzledly, "How?"

Lin Xiaoxiao asked: "Do you know why the world is in chaos?"

Ying Zheng said in a loud voice: "Zhou Tianzi is the co-lord of the world, in name but not in reality. He attracts the princes and kings to compete for the position of co-lord."

Lin Xiaoxiao said: "This is only the superficial reason, the root cause is actually the contradictions between countries.

Although there is a common master in the world, each vassal state does its own thing.For example, we use won coins here, but the Song Dynasty uses cloth coins.Yours is official script, but mine is seal script.

I bought your things, but you insisted that I paid one less.I can't read what you wrote, and you can't read what I wrote.If things go on like this, contradictions and estrangements will inevitably arise.

When there is a conflict, everyone will quarrel.If conflicts are not resolved, war will break out.
If we want to truly eliminate the root cause of the conflict, there should be no vassal states.When the world is united, it should be a country.There should be only one emperor in the world, instead of letting the princes and kings govern independently.Unification is not only the unification of territory, but also includes many aspects.”

Lin Xiaoxiao blah blah blah blah blah said a lot, but the young Yingzheng couldn't fully understand the meaning.

Lin Xiaoxiao didn't force her, she just said, "From now on, I will visit the world every year, and you can come along if you want. There are many truths there, and you can see them when you travel all over the world."

The next day, they went to another village.

There are more people in this village than in Lijia Village, but they are also old and weak, women and children.

Lin Xiaoxiao saw someone sleeping under the locust tree in the village, and she looked a little young.

It's just that this man's clothes are tattered, his face is unkempt, and he doesn't really look fine. He thinks he is a beggar.His right trouser leg was empty, as if it was missing a piece.

They borrowed someone's kitchen and ate with them.

Lin Xiaoxiao asked about the man sleeping under the locust tree.

The old man in the village said: "The young man is not from our village, he is from outside."

A Wuqi said: "Come outside here to make a living?"

"No," the old man sighed, "The younger generation was a soldier, and he brought the ashes of his comrades to our village to give relics to their relatives."

Four years ago, the crippled young man came to this unnamed village, found the relatives of his comrades-in-arms, and presented the ashes, relics, and death certificates with his own hands.

According to the laws of the Qin State, the pensions of soldiers killed in battle were distributed from the treasury to the localities, and relatives could go to the local government to receive pensions with the death certificate.

"There is a problem with Weicheng's pension."

The lame young man returned home from the battlefield and spent a lot of time on the road.It stands to reason that the death benefit during this period should also be issued.

One of his comrades-in-arms had only orphans and widows left, and the lame young man took the death certificate to go to the county to collect gold on behalf of his family.As a result, the county said it hadn't been issued yet.The lame young man was worried about the orphan and widowed family, thinking that he would not wait too long, so he temporarily stayed in the village.It's just that he didn't expect that this stay would last for more than four years.

The lame young man has four comrades in arms in this village, and the pensions of the four families have not been paid yet.

About two years ago, after several heavy rains, the orphan and widow fell ill.

The lame young man helped to ask for medical advice, but he didn't have much money.In order to see a doctor for the family, he went to the county again.It's just that the county still said that the pension has not been paid, and beat him up.

That's how the family went.

The lame young man seemed to have been hit, and he was a little delirious after that.Sometimes I don't even remember who I am, but I still insist on waiting for the county to send pensions under the locust tree every day.People in the village respected him and gave him some meals every day.

Lin Xiaoxiao and the others were all silent after hearing this story.Both Ying Zheng and Xiao Ding's eyes were red.

Lin Xiaoxiao got up and came under the locust tree, wanting to take a closer look at this person's face.Knowing the situation, Lin Ya took a wet handkerchief and came over.Ah Wu took it and wiped the man's face vigorously.

Even if Ah Wu exerted so much force, the man only opened his eyes for a moment and then closed them again.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the man's face, opened his eyes to look at him, asked Ah Wu to open his mouth to look at him, and took a pulse again, so she got a better idea.

Lin Xiaoxiao had diagnosed and treated similar cases, and the prescription came from a medical book.Later, she made changes based on the actual situation of the patient.So I decided to try to heal the man.

This person is not very old, he looks less than thirty, and his character is very good, it's a pity to live in such a muddle.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoxiao and his party temporarily lived in this village tonight.

That young man has always seemed sober but not sober.Give him food, know how to open his mouth to eat.Nothing against him.

Ah Wu and the others used eight or nine buckets of hot water to clean him.Lin Xiaoxiao also asked Kong Ci to shave off his beard and hair.

Lin Xiaoxiao prescribed a prescription that night.Lin Ya boiled the medicine, and Ying Zheng and Xiao Ding helped her drink it for the man.After a while, the effect of the medicine kicked in, and Lin Xiaoxiao began to administer the needles.

This person was in good health, so Lin Xiaoxiao gave him strong medicine.After only one day, the person will cry out in pain.After three days, drowsiness became less.Seven days later, eyes became clear.Ten days later, he was basically healed, except for his legs and feet.

During this time, Lin Ya made him a prosthetic leg and a cane, and Ying Zheng and Xiao Ding fought against him.

The first thing the young man does after he recovers is to express his gratitude to everyone.Hu Zigui returned the gift on behalf of everyone.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the younger generation with clear and determined eyes, and asked in her heart, "Are you going to the county to take revenge?"

The younger generation was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then his face flushed, and he dared not speak.The rest of the people were also taken aback, and then looked at the younger generation with admiration.

Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at Xiao Yingzheng, and said, "Alright, let's go together."

Xiao Yingzheng and the others were taken aback for a second, and then cheered.

Hu Zigui smiled wryly, pulled Lin Xiaoxiao aside and said, "Shannv's trip is to inspect the world, not to monitor the world."

Lin Xiaoxiao replied straightforwardly: "I am a girl from Kunlun Mountains. I travel the world and understand the sufferings of the world."

If there was no Xiao Yingzheng, Lin Xiaoxiao might just persuade the young man to give up his thoughts.But now that Yingzheng is here, Lin Xiaoxiao feels obliged to teach him some truths.

Everyone went to the county seat in a carriage.

The young man sat opposite Lin Xiaoxiao, a little restrained.

Lin Xiaoxiao asked him: "Is the certificate still there?"

The young man nodded quickly, and took out a bamboo stick from his pocket.The bamboo stick looks ordinary, but there are words and patterns carved on it.

Lin Xiaoxiao sighed in her heart.This person has been in a daze for more than two years, but has kept the certificate close to him.

Everyone came to the county government office together.Hu Zigui, Ying Zheng and Housheng entered the government office together.

After a while, the three of them came out with blue faces.

Lin Xiaoxiao had already expected the result in her heart, so she still asked, "Is it still not posted?"

The younger generation nodded silently.

Everyone found a convenient place to talk, and Lin Xiaoxiao asked about the situation in detail.

"Could it be that the national treasury is empty, and the pension really hasn't been broadcast?"

"No," Hu Zigui shook his head firmly, "I have participated in the calculation of the amount, and all the pensions have been paid within three months after the end of the Wei Wei War."

Lin Xiaoxiao pondered for a while and asked, "Can I get the roster of magistrates here?"

"It's not difficult, just ask someone." Huzi returned.

Lin Xiaoxiao turned her head and said to the pale young man: "Don't worry, I've waited for five years, not as long as these few days. Let's investigate and see where the money went, and then make a decision."

(End of this chapter)