Teach my brother-in-law

Tan Qianhu didn't know how to deal with Baihe. This lady of the Lin family had always given people the impression of being an optimistic, strong, and enthusiastic woman, but now she had to face something that she didn't want to face. dead, no body found.

There is also a very serious consequence of not finding the body, that is, not being able to report to the military headquarters, not being able to obtain military merit, and the sergeant who died without military merit will get nothing in the end, and it is absolutely worthless.

"My lady of the Lin family, one of these two is Huang Qianhu, the governor of Datong's commander-in-chief, and the other is the officer in charge of the personal guard of the Datong Weifu Department. This time they were entrusted by General Weifu to drive away from Datong. Come here...just..." Tan Qianhu stammered.

"Tan Qianhu, let me tell the story, sister-in-law of the Lin family, I am the officer in charge of General Wei Fu's personal guards. This time, I was entrusted by General Wei Fu to come here from Datong to tell you something. This matter, it is like this... Lin Zizhong, a hundred households in the Weifu Department of Datong, died in battle, but his body was not recovered... General Weifu also tried his best. Loyal brother." General Wei Fu's guard team choked up and said.

On weekdays, the management team made good friends with Lin Zizhong and others, and they often drank and chatted together. They also killed the enemy side by side on the battlefield. This time, Lin Zizhong's accident made the management team feel uncomfortable.General Wei Fu sent him to Qibei Town this time because he wanted to help the Lin family if they needed help. After all, the army would not appraise the military merits without finding the corpse.

"Thank you both for coming to tell the news. It is an honor for the Lin family that Erlang died for the country. You can rest assured. It's just that his eldest brother has not returned to the capital this time. I will not be able to go to Datong to pay homage to the heroes who died in battle... "Bai He's eyes were full of tears, but she didn't cry out, for fear that her younger brothers and sisters who were playing outside would hear the news.

"My lady of the Lin family, General Wei Fu still has a few words for me to pass on to you."

"General Wei still remembers the Minnv's family, thank you here." Bai He's face became paler and paler. Although Lin Zizhong was not her biological brother, in Bai He's eyes, Lin Zizhong was like her own brother. Now Lin Zizhong died in battle.Why wouldn't this sister be sad?

"General Wei wants me to say sorry to my eldest brother and sister-in-law. Not taking care of brother Zizhong is the most unforgivable mistake in his life." Surprise attack on the back camp of the Tartars, burning the food and grass of the Tartars, and causing the army of the Tartars to retreat. General Wei Fu will report this matter to the military headquarters, and strive to rectify the name of the brothers Zizhong and gain military merit."

Until the two left, Bai He's mind was blank.

A letter of silver was left on the table, a total of 100 taels, which was probably given by General Wei Fu privately.We must know that the military households of the Ming Dynasty went to war, and the most they died on the battlefield was tax exemption for several years.A life is not worth 100 taels of silver.

"Sisters and sisters, what should I do? Sanlang (Lin Zicai ranked third in the Lin family) went to the capital and didn't know when he would come back. Shiro just left like this. Brother and sister, you have to persevere." Mrs. He sent several people away Then he went back and walked in, saw Bai He half lying on the bed with a pale face and said.

"Sister-in-law, help me up. I'm fine. I don't know when the head of the family will return."

"Sister and sister. You don't want to get up because you look so pale. There is no arrangement for this matter. Let's talk about Shiro (Lin Zizhong) after Saburo comes back."

"Sister-in-law, help me up. In fact, I have been having nightmares for the past few days. In my dream, I saw my second brother calling his elder brother and me in the blood nest, and he stretched out his bloody hand. Sister-in-law, what is this Entrust the dream to us, he is not dead..." Bai He couldn't hold back anymore, leaning on He Shi's shoulder and crying.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I also believe that Shiro is fine. Just now people from the army also said that his body was not found. Do you think Shiro hid or escaped?"

"Sister-in-law, you don't know the second brother. He is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He can't escape from the army. He returned home in the first half of the year, saying that he was promoted to a hundred households and that he would serve in the army for the rest of his life. How could he escape from the army? He should be waiting for us somewhere to find him." Bai He stopped crying and said firmly.

"But how to find it? Where can I find it?" The He family and Bai He got very close because of the wine shop, and the relationship between the two families is very good. Zhong worried.

"Sister-in-law, I want to go to Datong, where my second brother fought."

"Going to Datong, no, it's too far away, how can you be a weak woman, let's talk about it when Sanlang comes back, besides, Sanlang has been with King Shun to the capital for more than half a month, and it is estimated that he will be back in ten days, when the time comes It's not too late." He said while supporting Bai He.

"It's too late, it's too late."

In the evening, Bai He asked Mrs. He to take care of her younger brothers and Mo'er, and called Butcher Zhang to drag away all the wild boars in the pigsty. On the table, all the wild boars were dragged away, and the chickens and ducks were also caught and brought to He's home to feed.

"Third brother, sister-in-law goes out these days, you have to take your younger siblings and wait for elder brother to come back. Don't forget to go to school on weekdays. After getting up in the morning, go to the shop to have breakfast and then take fourth brother to school. Fifth brother and Mo'er, sister-in-law I will come to pick you up to her house every day, or you can stay in the shop, don't run around, and wait for the eldest brother to come back." Bai He said one by one, the eyes of the youngest and the others standing in front of her were all red, Everyone already knew that the second brother died on the battlefield this time.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, there are hundreds of miles from Ningzhou to Datong. The mountain is high and the road is steep. Please be careful, sister-in-law. If you encounter a sparsely populated place, wait for a long time before going. Don't walk at night. My brother and I The younger sisters are waiting for your good news at home." The youngest Lin Ziqian said, it seems that this book was not in vain, and he was already speaking like an adult.

"Well, if your elder brother comes back, tell him about it, and let him not worry, sister-in-law will go back quickly, and listen to what elder sister-in-law says at home."

After arranging all this, Bai He bid farewell to her younger brothers and sisters, and walked towards Datong alone. The third, fourth, fifth younger brothers and Mo'er who were seeing off all knew that the elder sister-in-law was going away this time to find her second brother, and none of them said goodbye. Talking, quietly watching the sister-in-law go away.

Not long after Bai He left, another figure followed quietly. She was very thin, but she also had a strong face.

"Third Brother, just now I saw Sister Lu'er following her sister-in-law with a burden on her back." Mo'er said in a low voice.

"Sister Lu'er, what is she going to do? If there is a carriage to pick her up when she returns to the city, why would she do it alone? Why are these adults always thinking so complicated, I don't understand." The youngest Lin Ziqian said like an adult.

Coming out of Qibei Town, after noon, they saw the Ningzhou City Tower.

Bai He didn't enter the city, but stopped at the gate of the city, ordered a few steamed buns, a bowl of tea, rested for a while, walked east along the tower for three miles, and saw Zai Road, which was the road to Datong. official way.

At this time, probably affected by the Tartars, refugees would come to Ningzhou from time to time, and people who fled in twos and threes could be seen on the road from time to time.

Outside the city of Ningzhou, the crops have been harvested in the fields. In a few months, the weather will get colder and colder and winter will begin. The winter in Ningzhou is basically spent in heavy snow.

Bai He found a stone on the side of the road and sat down. Only then did she feel her feet hurting. While no one was watching, she took off her shoes and took a look. Only then did she realize that there were several blisters on the soles of her feet, and one of the blisters had burst.

It's over, I just walked out of the city for less than five miles, so how can I finish the 100-mile journey to Datong?

At this moment, a carriage came staggeringly with a ding dong on it, and the carriage stopped not far from Bai He.When Bai He was in doubt, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a familiar face appeared in front of Bai He.

"Lu'er, you?" Bai He asked in surprise, why is Lu'er here, she should go to the city to go home when she comes to Ningzhou, why is she on this official road.

"Sister, why are you still in a daze, get in the car first." Lu'er raised the curtain of the car, and the groom quickly took out a small chair for Bai He to step on the chair to get into the car, and then the carriage went ding ding dong dong on the official road , all the way east.

There is no problem with two people sitting in the carriage. There are even quilts and other items in the carriage. The carriage should be used by Lu'er's family.

Lu'er took Bai He's hand with a sad face and asked, "Sister, Erlang... is it true?"

"Sister Lu'er, Erlang...I haven't asked my sister where he is going?" Bai He asked, at the same time he was stunned by what Lu'er asked, looking at Lu'er's eyes, Bai He really wanted to Tell her a lie, what a nice person.

"Sister, don't talk about it, my sister knows, but my sister doesn't believe that Erlang left like this. I heard that my sister is going to find Erlang alone, so I will follow my sister." Lu'er's eyes were red, as if she was about to cry .

Bai He hugged Lu'er, and the two wept softly.

"Sister, your kindness is taken by my sister, but it's more than 100 miles to Datong, and I have to go north when I get to Datong. My sister should go back, or your father will be worried." Bai He, who woke up from crying, said Well, outsiders can't be involved in the affairs of the Lin family. Lu'er is her friend and sister, but she is not yet a sister-in-law, and she can't become a sister-in-law either.

"Sister, don't talk about it, this time I will go with my sister, this time I want to see the place where Erlang fought... Sister, Erlang is a man with a long life, so nothing will happen to him." Green Choked up and said, the girl has always had a shadow of a person in her heart, and this shadow appears in her dreams and heart from time to time.

After hearing the news of Lin Zizhong's accident, Lu'er felt as if she had suffered a severe blow, and was lost for a while, but when she heard that Bai He was going to look for Lin Zizhong, Lu'er set off, but Lu'er was more serious than Bai He. The most sober thing is that Lu'er went home to coax her father, and somehow she used some method to get the carriage out of the house, along with an old servant who had been in the house for many years.

The carriage drove eastward, and the two women in the carriage slowly fell asleep to the old servant's Northwest folk songs. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)