When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 70 I Want to Help Liu Fujun (4k)

Liu Bei picked up the written silk book, read it again and again, checked it again and again, and then stuffed it into an envelope made of coarse cloth, and handed it to Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping along with other letters and Lu Bing.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping took the letter and said solemnly: "Master, please rest assured. I will not let you down and will definitely hand the letter to Master Mi, Master Xu, Master Zhao, Master Sun, and Mr. Zhuge!"

"I am naturally relieved to have Lord Su and Lord Zhang come forward, but the journey is far and I don't know when we can meet again." Liu Bei said with emotion.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping looked at each other. You know, Liu Bei is no longer the previous knight of Zhuo County. Although they admire Liu Bei and agree with his ideals, they want to contribute to the Han Dynasty he depicts.

However, after Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping heard that Liu Bei had made amazing military achievements and achieved the position of county governor, even though they knew that Liu Bei's attitude towards them would not change much, they were still more or less a little worried in their hearts.

Until today, when the two met Liu Bei, there was not much difference from the last time. The Lord even came to see them off despite his busy schedule.

The stone in their hearts finally fell.

Mr. Liu is indeed the Zhuo County ranger in my memory!
How can one not be moved when one works hard for such a master?

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping saw the determination in each other's eyes. They bowed to Liu Bei and made a promise, "Sir, after we send you off, we will definitely go to Liangzhou to look for you!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping up. "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Su, Liangzhou is a bitter cold place, and bandits often invade. I really don't want you to be in danger. Moreover, if it weren't for your great help in the last campaign against the Yellow Turbans, I'm afraid that food, grass and horses would be a problem, and even logistics could not be guaranteed. How could I have made such a great military achievement? This is all thanks to you two. Therefore, I hope that Mr. Zhang and Mr. Su can continue to work together with Mr. Mi to ensure the subsequent military supplies."

"Bei, I would like to thank Mr. Zhang and Mr. Su."

Liu Bei bowed to Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.

The two men were startled and quickly helped Liu Bei up, saying, "No, no, how can we accept your greeting?"

After talking about Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, he was about to pay his respects to Liu Bei.

Fortunately, their strength was far inferior to that of the leader of the Zhuo County rangers. The two of them used all their strength, but they could not bow down under Liu Bei's iron arm no matter what.

After another round of farewell talks, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping left with the caravan in tears.

Liu Bei stood on the hillside, watching the caravan gradually go away, and hearing the sound of horse hooves and wheels slowly fade into the wind.

He only felt that his heart was flying far away with the caravan. He thought: Zi Zhong, Yuan Zhi, Gong You, Zi Long, and Prime Minister, time is not waiting for me. I will go to Liangzhou first and look forward to meeting you in the future.

"Master, Mr. Su and Mr. Zhang have completely gone away."

The personal guard beside him reminded Liu Bei in his ear.

Liu Bei came to his senses, took the reins handed to him by his personal guard, and jumped on the horse.

Seeing this, the remaining guards also mounted their horses.

Liu Bei pulled the reins tight, "My ambition starts from Liangzhou."

He no longer lingered, raised the whip high and whipped the horse on its butt.

The white horse hissed in pain.

Liu Bei shouted "Gee, gee!" and rode his white horse towards the camp, his robe fluttering in the wind.

When the unsuccessful Hu Zi was walking home along the ridge of the field, carrying a hoe and wearing worn straw sandals, he saw an old woman standing at the entrance of the village from afar, stretching her neck as if looking for something.

He was a little puzzled. Who was this?
He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully.

It turned out to be——

"Mother Zhong!!!"

Hu Zi carried a hoe and ran to the old woman panting.

"It's Huzi."

The old woman withdrew her gaze and looked at Hu Zi with a smile, her eyes full of kindness.

"huhuhuhu"

Hu Zi panted heavily for a long time, and after catching his breath, he asked, "Mother Zhong, what are you doing here? Waiting for Er Niu?"

"Yes." The old woman nodded, and she explained, "Erniu, someone sent a message saying that the Lord will lead them to Liangzhou in a few days to establish meritorious service, so the army gave them a few days off to take care of family affairs and say goodbye to their families."

Hu Zi said with emotion: "My brother is really amazing. He actually caught the Lord's eye. On the other hand, I was just a little bit short. It's really enviable that I can return home before leaving as a soldier for the first time."

After saying this, Hu Zi was stunned for a moment. It was not that there was anything wrong with his words. He walked closer and found that his stepmother was wearing a coarse linen dress that had been patched up.

He was stunned and said, "No, Zhongmu, what's wrong with you? Lord Liu said that he would support the soldiers' families every month and send them cloth during festivals. Erniu should have a lot of food and wages, so why are your clothes still so shabby? Did Lord Liu deceive us at that time? No! Lord Liu couldn't have lied to me!"

Hu Zi began to think wildly, guessing, "Could it be that there are corrupt officials under Lord Liu? Who secretly swallowed up my brother Erniu's property???"

The old woman hurriedly stopped him, "Huzi, it's not what you think. The officials under Lord Liu are all very good. I just don't want to use good cloth to make clothes."

"It turned out to be like this." Hu Zi lowered his head in shame. He felt his face getting hot and he was too embarrassed to stay in front of the old woman. He made an excuse that he had something to do at home and slipped away.

The old woman stopped smiling as she watched Hu Zi leave. She continued to gaze into the distance and didn't know how much time had passed.

A familiar figure appeared in the field of vision.

The other party obviously also discovered the old woman.

A powerful voice came.

"Mom!!! I'm back!"

The old woman heard her son's voice, but her expression did not change, but the corners of her mouth rose uncontrollably.

Erniu rushed to the old woman, his face not red, not out of breath, he asked in confusion: "Mother, why are you still wearing this dress? I remember I gave you some cloth."

"You boy, this is what your father paid for me. The clothes are not torn, so why can't you wear them?" the old woman scolded.

Erniu quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Mom, I know I was wrong."

"Okay. Okay, I'm not going to lecture you." The old woman's brows relaxed and she reached out her hand towards Erniu's face. Erniu squatted down and let the old woman's hand stroke his face.

The old woman looked at Erniu's increasingly resolute face and said in a daze, "Erniu, you've gained weight."

Erniu smiled innocently, "That's because the food in the army is very good."

"That's good, that's good. By the way, let's go home, let's go home."

Erniu followed the old woman home and was filled with surprise when he saw his own house.

The originally tattered roof is now covered tightly with thatch, and there is no need to worry about rainwater seeping in and soaking the soil inside the house.

The surprises don’t end there.

He heard the clucking of chickens and the grunting of pigs.

"This is!"

Erniu happily ran towards the back of the house and saw a chicken coop surrounded by a fence and a wooden pigpen.

A pleasant stink filled the air.

The old woman came over with a child and explained, "We bought it from an official under Lord Liu. It's cheaper than the market."

After saying that, the old woman pushed the child and said kindly, "My dear grandson, come and call me father."

"Father." "Hey!"

As usual, Erniu picked up the child and tickled his nose with his fingers.

At this moment, a young woman walked over quickly. When she saw Erniu, she covered her mouth with joy, but her voice was still trembling. She shouted, "My dear."

Erniu looked at his wife, his eyes became softer, and he smiled at her: "Xiaojun."

The old woman saw this and nodded with satisfaction.

She muttered, "We'll have to kill pigs and chickens later."

Just as the old woman was thinking about how to prepare the food, she heard a noisy sound and when she looked up, she saw the villagers nearby.

Several elderly women were standing nearby, talking about Erniu and praising him.

"I have always had high hopes for my son since he was young. Look, I told you, he has made quite a name for himself today."

"I am me too."

"I've heard that Lord Liu's soldiers are better than the clerks in the county government!"

Hearing this, the corners of the old woman's mouth turned up even more, but she still tried to keep a straight face, wanting to say "It's okay, it's okay"

Unexpectedly, Erniu patted the old woman on the shoulder and said, "Mother, I just remembered that I bought some things. I gave the hairpin to Xiaojun and the maltose to my son. This dress is specially prepared for you."

After saying that, Erniu stuffed the plain dark gown into the old woman's hands.

The old woman stared blankly at the gown in her hand and said, "Erniu, you are wasting money! My grandson has not yet started a family."

But his eyes softened a lot.

Erniu smiled and said, "Mother, it's still early."

Even several women were saying, "Sister-in-law, Erniu really loves you. This is filial piety! He is so filial."

"That's all." The old woman carefully put away her robe and said, "Wash your hands and have dinner."

While eating, Erniu found that the food was extremely rich, with chicken, duck and even pig.

His wife explained, "Mother said that you had worked hard in the army, so she prepared this food for you."

The old woman glared at her and said, "Can you eat properly with that mouth of yours?"

The woman had no choice but to shut her mouth.

Erniu said to the old woman: "Mother, after I was gone, Xiaojun has been running the family business alone. It's really hard. Can you please stop talking about her?"

The old woman didn't say anything, as if she agreed.

Erniu Huai had just breathed a sigh of relief when, without noticing, his young son in his arms climbed onto the table, which scared the whole family.

It would be terrible if it fell!

Fortunately, Erniu had not let his training go to waste after many days of training. He picked up his young son and was about to scold him.

The youngest son raised his little hand, holding the chicken drumstick in his hand, and said, "Father, eat."

All the words that were on the tip of his tongue were immediately swallowed back into his stomach. He touched his youngest son's head and said, "Father won't eat, so you eat."

After having enough wine and food.

The woman looked at Erniu teasing her young son, biting her lips lightly, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Finally, he made up his mind and asked, "My dear, how long will it take for you to return home after returning to the camp this time?"

Erniu did not stop his movements, nor did he even raise his head. He said calmly, "In a few days, I will follow Lord Liu to Liangzhou. As for how long it will take, I am not sure. Maybe a year or maybe two years?"

The woman bit her lip, her eyes full of reluctance, her voice even tinged with tears, "My dear, I have heard about Liangzhou. The Qiang people there are very powerful and dangerous! You are just a soldier under the command of the Lord, and you must go to the battlefield. Going to the battlefield means death!"

Hearing this, the old woman with a cane walked out of the side room quickly. She looked at the woman and cursed: "You stupid peasant woman, without Liu Fujun, your husband's life would be gone! Without Liu Fujun, how could you be so happy!"

After scolding the woman, the old woman looked at Erniu again and raised her voice several times, "Erniu! If someone dares to swing a knife at Lord Liu on the battlefield, you must stand in front of Lord Liu! Otherwise, don't recognize me as your mother!"

The woman's face turned pale, and her lips trembled, "Mother, you...how could you do this?"

"Shut up!" The old woman stared at her, "Don't talk about my son. As long as the Lord needs me in the future, I can send my grandson to be a soldier!!!"

When the woman heard this, she seemed to really think of that day. Her face turned pale, her thin body was shaking, she staggered back several steps, and fell to the floor, "Mother, you can't do this, you can't do this."

These changes made Erniu's young son burst into tears.

The scene seemed to return to the noisy family it was before.

Time passed quickly, in the blink of an eye.

The day has come for Erniu to say goodbye to his family.

But what surprised him was that he found that his mother had disappeared early in the morning.

"Xiaojun, do you know where your mother went?"

"I don't know." The woman shook her head and looked at Erniu who was about to leave her. She grabbed the corner of Erniu's clothes and her tone gradually became almost pleading, "My dear, do you really want to go? Really, really, is there no other way? Can you not go? Even if it's for our son."

"Xiaojun."

Erniu pried the woman's hands apart. "I know you are worried about me. Don't worry, I will be fine. Liu Fujun promised us that he would take care of us and live well. Do you know that? Others say I am stupid and dumb, but Liu Fujun calls me 'comrade' and praises me for being smart."

"After becoming a soldier of Lord Liu, I was able to eat well every day and live a fulfilling life. I realized that as a human being, there are other things to pursue besides eating. I didn't understand what the world was before, and I didn't understand what it meant to save the world."

"Lord Liu told me that saving the world means ensuring that everyone in the Han Dynasty has enough food to eat, clothes to wear, and that no one suffers from war."

"Now my family has enough food to eat and new clothes to wear, but there are still many people who don't have enough to eat. Liu Fujun helped me, so I want to help Liu Fujun."

The woman looked at her husband, who had been farming for more than ten years and had never been to school, yet could actually say such words. Even though he spoke haltingly, there was light in his eyes when he spoke, and he truly believed in Lord Liu.

The woman was silent for a long time, then she gritted her teeth, stood on tiptoe, and tidied Erniu's clothes.

“Be careful when you go out”

The woman chose to respect Erniu's wishes, just as she had resolutely married him back then.

On the hillside at the entrance of the village.

Several women came up to the old woman and asked, "Old sister-in-law, don't you want to see Erniu for the last time?"

"No."

"No? Why?"

The old woman's eyes gradually dimmed, and she closed her eyes. "I'm afraid I'll regret it. I'm afraid Erniu will call me mother, and then I won't be willing to let him go. But what he wants to do is obviously the right thing."

　I don't know what you think of this chapter, but I think Lao Liu's troops have an incredibly high bottom line. In the official history, they never massacred a city, and they didn't even starve to death, which is comparable to Yue's army.
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