poor people

Chapter 13, Queen Mother Temple
In the northwest frontier in December, the snow is flying and the cold wind is howling.

At this time, it had been more than five months since Li Changsen returned home last time.

On the day of Laba, the four children of the Li family's family fell asleep with excitement and excitement.

Jin Yue'e was worried about her husband who hadn't returned home, so she had already asked for leave with the post station, and planned to take her four children to visit Li Changsen tomorrow in Xining City, where the guard station was stationed.

These days, it is too difficult to go out.

That night, Li Wuya was so excited that she couldn't sleep.

There is no way, growing up so big, the farthest place she has been to is the post station, and she has never traveled far.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Wuya, who always liked to sleep late, woke up earlier than Li Erya for the first time.

"Sister, it's time to get up. It's a long way to go to the city. We got up late. I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Xining City until the afternoon."

Li Erya looked at her younger sister who couldn't hide her excitement, and left the warm bed helplessly. As soon as she sat up, she couldn't help shivering: "It's so cold."

Li Wuya was very active in helping Li Erya with the cotton-padded jacket and trousers: "This year our cotton-padded jacket and trousers are all replaced with new cotton, so it won't be as cold as last year."

Thanks to the money they got from the Beiyan people, they don't have to suffer from cold and starvation this year like last year. In the past few months, because they have had enough to eat, the four Li Wuya brothers and sisters, their thin bodies are visible to the naked eye. some.

Soon, the two sisters got dressed, and when they left the house, they found that Li Sanlang and Li Qilang had also gotten up and were watching Jin Yue'e pack their things.

"Mother, Dad hasn't come back for so long, it should be because of the tight war, let's send the blood ginseng to Dad."

Hearing what Li Wuya said, Jin Yuee paused, thought for a while, then unlocked the lock and took out the blood ginseng, and then cut it into slices with a knife so that Li Changsen could take it at any time.

By the time the mother and son had packed up, it was already dawn.

At this time, the rest of the Li family also got up.

As soon as Jin Yue'e walked out of the room with her four children, Mrs. Li stopped them: "Boss, wait a minute, I'm going to the Queen Mother's Temple to burn incense and petition, and I will buy some new year's goods when I come back, and I will go with you later."

On the vast land in the northwest of Great Chu, stands a majestic and precipitous mountain range called Tianshan.

There are many folk legends about Tianshan Mountain, among which the most popular one is that Tianshan Mountain is the ashram of the Queen Mother, the head of the fairy.

In the gathering place next to Tianshan Mountain, the common people spontaneously built many temples for the Queen Mother.

The days at the border are difficult. In order to seek the blessings of the gods, countless believers go to the Queen Mother Temple every year to burn incense and petition, praying for the Queen Mother to bless the whole family with safety and success, without illness or disaster.

Among them, the Queen Mother Temple in the twelfth lunar month is the busiest of the year. At this time, in addition to burning incense and wishing, the common people can also visit temple fairs and buy some new year goods.

Seeing that Mrs. Li wanted to be with them, Li Wuya and Li Qilang lost face immediately, and Jin Yuee, Li Sanlang, and Li Erya were not as happy as before.

Li Wuya watched Mrs. Li slowly waiting for the third aunt to boil water to wash her face, and then slowly waiting for breakfast, the fire in her heart couldn't be stopped.

Their grandma is indeed synonymous with trouble.

She also admires her a lot, as long as there is her place, it can always make people very unhappy.

Thinking of living under the same roof with her for the next ten or twenty years, Li Wuya felt very blocked.

Branch house
Li Wuya couldn't help but thought of separating the family again, but she quickly shook her head and denied it.

Leaving aside whether Father Li or Mrs. Li disagreed, Li's family is a military household, and if it is divided, it will still be a military household. Once something happens to her father, her brother will take over; Uncle and third uncle are on top, no matter how bad it is, there are Li Dalang and Li Erlang who are older than her brother.

This is probably the reason why her father and mother have endured the second and third bedrooms for so many years and have not broken faces with them.

After all, the battlefield is dangerous, and no one can guarantee that he will come back alive.

Thinking of Li Changsen's new and old injuries when he came back last time, Li Wuya was even more annoyed.

I still have to find a way to become stronger as soon as possible. The people of the Li family are just trivial matters.

Ye Mo, Ye Mo... How can he get him to agree to teach them inner martial arts?
As long as she learns lightness kung fu, she will go up to the Tianshan Mountains. After entering the Tianshan Mountains, she still has to worry about not being able to find the medicinal materials?

With the medicinal materials, not only can her healing ability be improved, but she can also prepare better potions to enhance her physical fitness.

With her physique improved, her father would be able to protect himself on the battlefield, and the family wouldn't have to worry as much as they do now.

Li Wuya thought about these times, and breakfast was ready.

Seeing the breakfast on the table, Jin Yue'e unceremoniously took the four children to the table.

Mrs. Li glanced at a few people, but didn't say anything.

During the meal, Li Wulang from the second room and Li Liulang from the third room knew that Mrs. Li was going to Xining City, and they immediately clamored to follow, and the others looked eager.

"I'm going to do business, but I can't take you with me."

"Grandma, we are very good and won't cause you any trouble."

"It's milk, we're going, and we can screw things for you."

"I can't count on you screwing things up. Let Da Lang go with me."

Li Wulang and Li Liulang quit immediately, and hurried forward to act like a baby with Mrs. Li.

Aside from Li Qilang, these two are the youngest boys in the family, and Mrs. Li loves them the most on weekdays.

Looking at the expectant grandson, Mrs. Li hesitated. Xining City in the twelfth lunar month is the busiest time. Last year, there were children in the village who were abducted by human traffickers because they entered the city.

Goro and Liulang are only seven or eight years old this year, the age when they love to run around. Her old arms and legs can't be ignored, and Dalang is also an honest child. She is really worried about bringing her two grandchildren.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Li looked at Jin Yue'e: "Boss, Wuya and Qilang are too young, and it's so cold, so don't take them with you, take Wulang and Liulang with you."

It should be enough to have the eldest daughter-in-law watching.

Hearing this, Li Wuya, who had long been angry, laughed angrily: "Grandma, I have seen an old man who is eccentric, but it is rare in the world to be so eccentric like you."

Hearing this, Mrs. Li was angry, and even Father Li frowned, looking at Li Wuya displeased.

But before the two of them could speak, Li Wuya said again very seriously: "Grandma, you really don't look like my father's mother at all."

"My father hasn't come back for almost half a year. We are going to see him today, not to play. Let mother leave me and Qilang and take Wulang and Liulang. It's thanks to you that you can say it."

"you"

Mrs. Li, who was originally in a hurry, was about to curse, but in the end she just pointed at Li Wuya and said you.

Father Li's reaction was also very strange. A moment ago, he seemed to want to teach Li Wuya a lesson, but when he spoke, he scolded Mrs. Li:

"The older you get, the more confused you become. The boss hasn't come back for so long, Wuya and the others miss their father. What are you taking Wulang and Liulang to?"

After scanning Jin Yue'e's face was very ugly, she quickly comforted her: "Boss daughter-in-law, don't worry about your mother, she is just an old fool."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Wuya again.

"Wu Ya, don't talk about your grandma not being your father and mother in the future, how hurtful is this?"

Li Wuya sneered, and before he could speak, Li Qilang said, "Grandma doesn't have any relationship with us, she often secretly gives eggs to Brother Dalang and the others, but she never gives them to us."

Uh.
Father Li looked uncomfortable when he was blocked.

Li Wuya pursed her lips and smiled, and then said, "Master, I don't want to think so, but my grandmother's behavior makes me feel that she is not like our own grandmother."

Li Qilang answered in seconds: "Like the stepmother of Goudan's family, Goudan told me that his stepmother often secretly feeds Niudan and them to eat."

Father Li's face was completely froze, he was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't get off the stage. Seeing that Jin Yue'e didn't seem to try to smooth things over, he finally said dryly:
"It's getting late, after dinner, go out early."

From Tianling Tun to Xining City, where the guards were stationed, there was a distance of twenty or thirty miles. The journey was too long, and it was necessary to build a bullock cart to ensure that they could enter the city at noon.

After making a fuss at home and getting into the bullock cart, Mrs. Li put on an old face and only talked to Li Dalang, ignoring Jin Yue'e, mother and child.

Jin Yuee and the four brothers and sisters Li Sanlang ignored her like this.

Some things have been experienced too much, and people become numb.

Just like Mrs. Li has always favored the second and third bedrooms, they have long been accustomed to it, and now they don't even bother to get angry.

After more than two hours, Xining City arrived.

Compared with the poor military village, Xining City is relatively more lively.

However, it is far from prosperous.

After entering the city, there are many pedestrians on the street, but there are not many shops on the street. Even if there are, they are only small in scale, and not many people enter the shops.

On the contrary, there are more small vendors hawking along the street with their shelves. Because they are cheap, there are many people shopping around them.

Jin Yue'e tightly held Li Wuya and Li Qilang, who were surprised to see everything when they went to the city for the first time, and told Li Sanlang to take care of Li Erya from time to time, and follow her closely, so as not to be scattered by the crowd.

She was also worried before going out, fearing that there would be too many pedestrians on the street, and she would not be able to look after the four children by herself.

Fortunately, the four children are very sensible and obedient, so she didn't worry too much.

"The Temple of the Queen Mother is here!"

Originally, Jin Yue'e planned to go directly to the guard to meet Li Changsen, but when she saw the incense-filled Temple of the Queen Mother, she thought that everyone would come, so she planned to take her four children to pay homage to the Queen Mother. Anyway, it wouldn't take much time.

Just when the Li family walked into the gate of the Queen Mother Temple, there was a sudden commotion in the street.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

"Idlers retreat!"

Two teams of guards wearing armor and holding sabers appeared on the street. They ran towards the Temple of the Queen Mother in unison, stopped in front of the Temple of the Queen Mother, and stood more than one meter apart from each other along the street. The front of the door stretched back dozens of meters.

The originally noisy street was instantly quiet, and the street became unimpeded.

Immediately afterwards, a luxurious carriage surrounded by more than a dozen strong men on horseback appeared in everyone's eyes.

(End of this chapter)