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Chapter 393 The situation is chaotic

Goose-feather-like snowflakes are falling in the sky, the bleak north wind is blowing, and the still covered with verdant trees are swaying in the whistling north wind, which has become snow-white and bloated, as if trying to dispel this layer. Bai Xue gave her skin to shake off, revealing the greenness that should have been inside, showing her strong and exuberant vitality.

In the backyard, in the courtyard where Minglan and Mrs. Sheng lived, there was only a thin layer of snow in the courtyard, the doors and windows were all closed, and a charcoal fire was burning in the house. Minglan sat by the stove with the old lady. In his hand, he was peeling an orange that was exuding heat.

Mrs. Sheng is getting old, and in such a cold winter, she can't eat too cold food, even the delicious oranges can only be eaten after heating.

"Grandma, let's eat an orange!" Minglan handed the neatly picked oranges to the old lady Sheng next to her, and also woke up the old lady Sheng from her contemplation.

"Grandmother, birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, don't be too sad!" Minglan said obediently.

The old lady Sheng rubbed Minglan's head, broke off a piece of orange, and put the orange into Minglan's little mouth like feeding a kitten.

"I'm just a little emotional, maybe I'm getting old, and I don't want to see this kind of life and death!"

The old lady is lying on the bed now, her face has been haggard day by day, the doctor has already come to look at it, the old lady is just suffering from the cold, but she is too old, her body has been suffering from old diseases, her body is too weak, this An illness is like a mountain collapse, and it gets worse day by day, but in just a few days, most of the energy in the middle is gone, even if Hua Tuo is reborn, it will be difficult to cure.

After inviting several doctors one after another, they all said that there is no way to recover, and they can directly prepare for the funeral.

All the members of the Sheng family looked concerned these few days, with mourning on their brows.

Minglan's small face also showed a bit of sadness. Although she didn't get along with this old lady for a long time, she could feel the care and love from the heart from this kind and kind old lady.

"My old sister-in-law suffered a lot in the first half of her life, and in the second half of her life, her children and grandchildren were around her knees and the whole family was reunited. It's a pity that her body..."

Within seven days, the grand old lady of the Sheng family passed away. Before she closed her eyes, she recalled all the things she had experienced when she was young, and she still didn’t forget to curse Sheng Wei’s biological father. Seeking justice for his innocent daughter who died in vain.

The Sheng family immediately hung up white banners, invited Taoist priests, set up the mourning hall, and chanted scriptures to save lives. Everyone in the Sheng family wore linen and mourning to see the old lady off for the last time.

Although preparations had already been made, for a while, Old Madam Sheng was still quite sentimental.

After a few days of cessation, Chang Song also hurried back to Youyang from Quanzhou, together with Chang Song, and Gu Er and his twenty or so relatives.

After offering incense to the old lady, Gu Er went to see old lady Sheng and Ming Lan, and old lady Sheng ordered refreshments to meet them in person.

After exchanging pleasantries, he personally delivered the letter from Wang Zhong and Mrs. Wei to the two, Gu Er said: "Nowadays the rebels are making trouble, the situation is unstable, and bandits are everywhere. Madam and Miss Six stay in Youyang first, and after the rebellion is quelled and the situation stabilizes, they will consider returning to Beijing."

"A while ago, I heard that the Wuwei Army on Huainan West Road was defeated. Even the commander was captured by thieves and had his head chopped off. I don't know how the situation is now?" Mrs. Sheng is not a reckless person, and knows the priorities.

Gu Er cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Now the rebels have ravaged the land of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River. Many bandits and pirates have followed suit and attacked the prefectures and counties. The momentum is getting bigger and bigger. Water and land are not safe now."

"So serious? Huainan East Road has been affected?" Even the Inaction Army was defeated. Mrs. Sheng had expected the seriousness of the situation, but she didn't expect it to be this serious.

Gu Erdao: "The entire territory of Haozhou has already fallen, and the rebels have marched towards Suzhou and Sizhou on Huainan East Road. It seems that they intend to get their hands on the canal and hinder water transportation."

As soon as Gu Er said this, even the old lady Sheng fell silent, "A mere rebel, how dare you get involved in Water Transport?"

Water transportation is the foundation of connecting the north and the south. The south of the Yangtze River is a land of fish and rice, which is rich in grain. In other words, it is really hurting.

Gu Erdao: "It's just the younger generation's guess at the moment, but this group of rebels are so bold that they even dare to chase and kill the clan, so maybe they don't have the guts to get involved in water transportation."

"What about tomorrow's marriage with Zihou?" Mrs. Sheng couldn't help asking.

Gu Erdao: "Zi Hou should have mentioned it in the letter."

The old lady Sheng was busy entertaining Gu Er, and before she had time to read the letter, she hurriedly opened the letter. After reading it carefully, she held the letter paper, but frowned: "Let Minger marry Youyang?"

"Grandmother!" Minglan stood up and gave a blessing to the old lady Sheng: "It's an extraordinary thing, and it's an extraordinary thing. My granddaughter thinks that brother Zihou's suggestion is good."

"Nowadays anti-thieves are rampant, thieves are raging all over the place. If you go to Bianjing, thousands of miles away, mountains and rivers are far away, who knows what will happen. If it's just a small group of thieves, that's all. We can still resist one or two, but if we meet With a large number of rebels, don't we become fish on the chopping board and can only be slaughtered by them.

If it's just the granddaughter, it's fine, but grandma is precious, how can she put herself in danger, even my uncle and aunt would not agree to our going back to Tokyo at this time. "

Old Madam Sheng looked at Minglan with affection in her eyes: "Isn't this wronging you?"

If Minglan got married in Bianjing, it would naturally be quite grand and grand, but in Youyang, the old lady has just passed away, and Minglan's wedding is only a few months away. It's not good to make a fuss.

However, Ming Lan grabbed Old Madam Sheng's hand and said with a casual smile: "Grandmother, why don't you feel wronged? You live your life by yourself, not for others to see. As long as brother Zihou treats me well, it's nothing more than pomp and ostentation. Face is real?"

"Hey!" Old Madam Sheng looked at Minglan's calm face, saw that there was no trace of false sincerity in her eyes, and knew that this was what was in her heart, so she stopped entangled, shook her head, and sighed, her face turned pale. He also smiled, patted Minglan's hand lightly and said, "You're right, living your own life is really more important than anything else."

Gu Er next to him listened to Minglan's words, and seeing the grandparents and grandson in such a peaceful environment, he couldn't help feeling a little envious in his heart. At the same time, he felt a faint feeling of emptiness in his heart, as if something important had left him. same.

But Minglan continued beside him: "Now that brother Zihou has achieved great success, and his granddaughter is just a concubine daughter, it is already a tall order to marry brother Zihou. If the momentum is more grand, even if she gets the limelight, it will not be guaranteed. It will make people jealous and jealous, and cause a lot of trouble.

It would be better just like this, the granddaughter married quietly in Youyang, so that outsiders would think that brother Zihou didn't pay much attention to his granddaughter, but he married his granddaughter because of his father's support and support. Well, maybe people outside see the granddaughter as pitiful, and when they meet in the future, they will take care of the granddaughter in turn. "

Old Madam Sheng laughed out loud at Minglan's words, raised her hand and scratched Minglan's nose, she was very happy: "You little fine bean!"

Gu Er next to him looked at it, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Gu Er opened his mouth again and reminded: "Although the rebels have not harmed You Yang, the situation is too chaotic now. The imperial court has dispatched troops from various places to suppress this rebellion. Although the rebels are powerful, they are all mobs. Sooner or later If you are going to lose, if you don't keep it all together, there will be bandits fleeing, and the old lady and the sixth girl have to make preparations earlier."

After hearing this, Old Madam Sheng nodded cautiously and said, "It is true that we should think about it earlier!"

The total number of archers and servants in the Youyang County Yamen is less than a hundred people. It is neither an important way to travel from south to north, nor is it a big city with developed commerce and prosperity. .

"I heard from Zihou that Wang Erxi is in Youyang?" Gu Er suddenly said.

"Ms. Ming and I went south this time, and it was Wang Erxi who led the escort!" The old lady Sheng couldn't help talking about the gang of water thieves I encountered in Huaiyin. Thanks to Wang Zhong's early preparations, Wang Erxi sent Wang Erxi to escort , and arranged in advance the people from the Cao Gang to meet them, which allowed their grandparents and grandchildren to arrive in Youyang safely.

Gu Erdao: "Wang Erxi has been with Zihou for many years. The old lady can let Wang Erxi choose a tall and strong man from among his family members. With a little training, they will serve as guards. If they encounter bandits, they can also resist one or two."

After exchanging pleasantries, Gu Er didn't stay at Sheng's house for long, and after eating and resting for a while, he left You Yang with others.

The old lady Sheng even wrote a letter, explaining the current situation in the Huaihe River and her concerns, and finally revealed her real purpose. Now that the wedding date is approaching, if she ventured back to Tokyo, the risk would be great, so she might as well let Ming Lan From Youyang's marriage, as for the dowry, it will be sent to Minglan after the situation calms down in the future.

It was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month when Sheng Hong received the letter from the old lady.

Minglan and Wang Zhong's wedding date is set in February, and it will be too late when the letters come and go, and Sheng Hong is more concerned about the safety of Old Madam Sheng, after all, Old Madam Sheng is Sheng Hong's aunt, Encountered danger on the road, something happened, and accidentally lost his life. Sheng Hong wanted Ding You to keep his filial piety for three years. Now that the official family is getting old, who knows if they can last another three years? The person on board was changed, and when everything was settled, Sheng Hong didn't know where to cry.

The time was too short, so the old lady Sheng wrote this letter not to discuss with Sheng Hong, but to tell Sheng Hong her decision.

As soon as the old lady Sheng sent out the letter to Sheng Hong, Ming Lan took Wang Erxi to find Sheng Wei. Today, Sheng Wei's business is spread all over the country, and even overseas. Jihai Company is now the largest company in Quanzhou Naturally, knowledge is far from what it was before. After hearing what Minglan said, she took it for granted. Even if Changwu was asked to select tall and strong men from among his own Dingzhuang households, they would be handed over to Wang Erxi for unified training, and Changwu would also be sent to Wang Erxi. Under his command, let Changwu follow and learn.

Wang Erxi didn't know how to arrange troops, but what he knew was the method of training troops that Wang Zhong deduced by combining the method of training companies in the "Ji Xiao New Book" written by the later generations and Ming Dynasty's famous anti-Japanese general Qi Grandpa. Practicing the military posture formation, let the nurses cultivate a tacit understanding with each other, and then train the fighting and assassination skills, and finally cooperate to form a castrated version of the mandarin duck formation.

Minglan and Pinlan were bored in Youyang, so the two sisters invited each other every day, and ran to Zhuangzi to watch Wang Erxi and Changwu's trainer Ding Huyuan. Lan also pulled over.

Shulan was taken hostage by Shuwen, who was taught by the Li family since she was a child. Chuiwan is just like chuiwan, he has done everything from climbing mountains to dig out bird eggs, swimming in small rivers and catching fish, his skin is like a little monkey.

Ever since Pinlan knew that Minglan and Xiaotao would learn martial arts, she had shown a strong interest. She wanted to learn martial arts with Minglan all day long. Minglan's kung fu was taught by Wang Zhong. Not stingy, taught Pinlan.

It's just that Pinlan, who is a stand-up Kung Fu, doesn't want to learn, but wants to learn those fancy and beautiful routines. Minglan also let her do it, and taught her a set of movements to optimize the gorgeous sword dance, but Pinlan has never learned martial arts before. He stumbled and stumbled in practice, and after learning from Minglan for several months, he could barely memorize all the routines.

"It's too difficult to practice!" In the courtyard, Pinlan said angrily, waving the unopened long sword in his hand.

Ming Lan comforted Pin Lan with a smile and said, "Sister, don't be discouraged, martial arts cannot be achieved overnight. When I first learned this set of sword skills, it took me half a year to learn it!"

Shulan next to her looked at her annoyed younger sister, and couldn't help but want to laugh: "You still learn swords from younger sister Minglan with your temper! How long have you been practicing, and you're getting impatient?"

"Big sister, you don't know, this sword technique is too difficult to practice!" Pinlan said aggrievedly.

Shulan didn't believe it, and said, "Is it difficult to practice? When I was in Quanzhou, I saw Miss Li's sister Qian, who was a few years younger than you and sister Minglan, but she was proficient in everything. Bending a bow and nodding an arrow is no problem!"

"How much younger than me?" Pinlan asked in surprise, "How is that possible?" Then she looked at Minglan.

Minglan said: "Sister Qian has been practicing martial arts with brother Zihou since she was a child. She practiced three nines in winter and three days in summer. She is very diligent. Regardless of her young age, sister, if she really started to fight, even my Xiaotao would not be able to do it." Sister Xi's opponent."

After all, Xiaotao just got some advice from Wang Zhong, unlike Wang Qian'er, who has been brought by Wang Zhong's side to teach her personally in the past few years. Minglan has watched Wang Zhong and Gu Er compete, and knows very well that Wang Zhong's martial arts are superb Unpredictable, Wang Qian'er is also Wang Zhong's niece, so it's not surprising that her talent is higher.

"Xiaotao?" Pinlan couldn't help but turned her head to look at Xiaotao who was holding a plate of dim sum and was eating, and asked Minglan curiously, "Is Xiaotao very good?"

Minglan said: "My Xiaotao is much better than me. The kung fu I have learned is mostly fancy routines, just for fun. Xiaotao practiced martial arts that can really fight with people. Normally, two or three men would be able to fight. Can't get close to Xiaotao's body."

"So powerful?" Pinlan raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Xiao Tao who was stuffing snacks into her mouth like a hamster in surprise and curiosity, but she really couldn't see how powerful Xiao Tao was.

"Why don't we call a few people over to try it out?" Pinlan suggested, seeing the hustle and bustle.

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, Shulan reprimanded her with a cold face: "Nonsense!"

Pinlan pouted her mouth, and muttered aggrievedly: "If you don't try, how will you know if she's really good!"

"Sister Shulan, it's okay!" Minglan said with a smile, "If Sister Pinlan is interested, you might as well call some strong and strong servants over. It happens that Xiaotao hasn't played with anyone for a long time, and some activities are also good. , lest the fists and feet become unfamiliar."

"Really?" Pinlan's eyes lit up in an instant, holding Minglan's hand, smiling brightly, his eyes were like little stars twinkling in the night sky.

"It's true!"

Not long after, Pinlan had someone call four or five strong women who usually do rough work. They were all in their 40s and [-]s, and they were in their prime.

But when they really started to fight, the five strong servants were all knocked down after a few breaths in Xiaotao's hands.

The servants also realized the strength of their opponents, looked at each other, and immediately dispersed to surround Xiaotao. Xiaotao didn't panic, and before the servants surrounded her, she rushed at the person closest to her Going up, the movement was so fast that even the few people watching the battle didn't react.

As soon as the gap was opened, with only a few efforts, the remaining four people were brought down one by one again.

Pinlan stared blankly at the rather muscular Xiaotao, she couldn't believe the scene before her.

Ming Lan explained with a smile: "These moves that Xiaotao uses are grappling methods, which are aimed at the enemy's joints, acupoints and other weak points. The key lies in speed and precision. As long as the technique is right, it doesn't need to be too big. Your strength will work!"

"It's amazing!" Pinlan stood in front of Xiaotao, as if she had discovered a new continent, her eyes looked up and down at Xiaotao for a moment, and she didn't forget to give her thumbs up when she praised.

"Xiao Tao, can you teach me this skill too?" Pinlan said with great interest in his eyes.

Xiaotao didn't answer directly, but looked at Minglan.

Pinlan immediately took Minglan's hand and said coquettishly, "Sister Minglan!"

"Okay, okay!" Minglan couldn't laugh or cry when pinlan pinned her, so she could only respond: "As long as elder sister Pinlan is willing to learn, Xiaotao will definitely teach her everything."

"Then it's settled!" Pinlan raised his hand and stretched out his little finger: "Let's pull the hook!"

Minglan had no choice but to raise her hand cooperatively, making an agreement with Pinlan. Shulan beside her saw their childish behavior and could only smile helplessly.

Watching the playfulness between the two younger sisters and listening to their conversation, a figure inexplicably appeared in Shulan's mind, the person who often appeared in the words of the two younger sisters between the lines.

Recalling when I was in Quanzhou, I first saw Wang Qian'er practicing martial arts in the morning, studying at sunrise, working hard and not losing to a boy, and I also asked Wang Li why, Wang Qian'er was a girl and did not study at home Female red embroidery, housekeeper director, how to learn men's martial arts and reading!
Mrs. Wang Li's answer was that this was what Wang Zhong meant. Although she was Wang Qian'er's mother, she could not be Wang Qian'er's master. Moreover, Wang Zhong said that the Wang family is different from other families. Xu is still young, if something happens to Wang Zhong one day, Wang Qian'er will be the inheritor of the Wang family, in charge of the Baishui Wang family, and teach Wang Xu.

Shulan still remembers the shock from her heart when she heard Wang Zhong's words from Wang Li's mouth.

It was precisely because of these words that Shulan participated in the business with Mrs. Wang Li and Mrs. Wei.

(End of this chapter)