Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 224 Taiping
In a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of April.

Gradually falling food prices, people gradually living in peace, it seems that everything is safe, but Liang Shunzheng, the county magistrate of Mengyin, feels heavy.The [-] officers and soldiers of Anton Guard are now stationed in Mengyin County to prevent the Yimeng bandits from leaving the mountain due to lack of food.

After the Chief Secretary's Yamen came down to make an announcement on March 24, no grain merchant dared to hoard grain at high prices.Because the sales of grain in the past few months have to be done according to population and household registration, it also avoids the repeated purchase of grain by the people taking advantage of the chaos, which will cause chaos in grain prices again.

In the barracks not far from the county government office, Wang Quantai, chief executive of Anton Weiqian, tore off a piece of chicken skin, rolled it in a pancake, took a sip of the miso, put it in his mouth, took a big bite, and the oil and water in the middle flowed down. Mouth dripping.He then wiped it off with his sleeve, and ate the remaining half of the flatbread.

You Nanbiao next to him saw him, couldn't help laughing, patted Wang Quantai, and said: "Quantai, you have today too? Do you remember when you first came to the guard? You have to peel off the skin when you eat buns. Ten years have passed in a flash!"

Although You Nanbiao is only a general at the moment, he is an old man in the Anton Garrison. He was originally promoted to the general manager, but because he offended the previous garrison master, he was found wrong and demoted to the general manager.

Wang Quantai laughed "hehe" twice, turned his head and looked at the mountains in the distance through the open tent door: "Yes, I have been in the guard for more than ten years! I just broke up with the big guys. I can't bear it!"

Although Wang Quantai spoke endlessly, the melancholy in his tone could not be concealed.Du Bin, Yang Da, and You Nanbiao, who were sitting at the same table with him, looked at each other, but none of them understood what he meant. Finally, Du Bin, who was the youngest, smiled and asked, "Wang Tou, what are you doing?" Worried about defeating the bandits? Didn’t we not go into the mountains this time, and just fight down the mountain to guard the official road? Bandits, bandits, they have some skills in the mountains, and when they come out, can they fight us face to face?”

Yang Da also murmured: "Is the king really? We and those brothers on our team are living for nothing? Maybe we can make a lot of contributions. Is it impossible to get promoted and get rich?"

The rolling hills, the eye-catching green, the white clouds wandering among the mountains, and the looming Taoist temples.

Wang Quantai was a little excited to enjoy the scenery, and his mood improved a lot. He turned his head and said with a smile, "Worry about me? It's not that I'm bragging, but with our master Tian's training methods in the past two years, let alone encountering mere Yimeng mountain bandits, it's There is no one to worry about if you encounter a rebellious army! I am just afraid that this mountain bandit knows the current affairs, and if he doesn’t fight us down the mountain, he will just run away like this for nothing!”

Although Wang Quantai said it frankly, You Nanbiao still asked: "Then you just said that you can't leave, 'reluctant', what do you mean?"

Wang Quantai was startled for a moment, then raised his eyebrows, and said, "Brothers, you forgot what your lord said before. We will not work hard for the past half month. After the evaluation of 'Zhuo Yi', everyone will not move their positions, and you will be promoted!"

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Yizhou, Daotai Yamen.

Outside the gate of Yi, a carriage was parked, and the coachman was waiting with his horse, waiting for the female relatives from the second gate to come out.Today is Buddha's birthday, and there are temple fairs in several ancient temples inside and outside the city.

There are several famous ancient temples in Yizhou, such as Langgong Temple, Reclining Buddha Temple, Lingyan Temple, Baoquan Temple, etc., all of which are places with lush incense.Among them, Baoquan Temple got its name from the gushing spring next to the temple. Although it is not as prosperous as the other places, but because it is said that praying for a child is effective here, the number of female relatives who go to burn incense and worship Buddha is the largest.

Chu Yu had also heard the name of Baoquan Temple earlier, and wanted to go to worship it before.Because of the early pregnancy at that time, the doctor told me to rest for two months.Counting the days, her belly was already four months old, and if it wasn't covered by loose clothes, she could still see her slightly protruding belly.

Because Chuyu's carriage was specially built by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the red wheel, red cover, red curtain, red swan, and honeysuckle cover were too eye-catching, so she asked someone to prepare an ordinary blue cloth carriage.

Except for Mrs. Han who caught a cold and was not feeling well, so she did not go, Mrs. Lu, Lianqiu, Sister Xiqiu, Zijing and others all went with Chuyu.In order to take care of Chu Yu's heavy body, Mother Ye and Mother Zhou also followed.Even the jade dragons and jade spiders in Cao Song's room have begged Amethyst for a long time, and followed them out to see and see.

Since the women's relatives are going to offer incense, the men in the mansion also have to cooperate.Except for Mr. Zhuang, Master Han and Master Lu staying behind, Cao Yong, Cao Song, Wei Hei, Wu Sheng, Cao Yanxiao escorted them with their long entourage. Cao Yanwei took Zhuang Shuyong and Zhuang Jiyong brothers to Baoquan Temple to stand in front of them first.

Baoquan Temple is in the north of Yizhou City, several miles away from Daotai Mansion.Cao Yong took Chuyu's body into consideration, afraid that the road would be bumpy and jolt her, so he just walked slowly all the way.Wu Sheng is the most clever, with a dozen guards, carrying shovels, riding first, and trying to be as neat as possible when encountering unevenness.

Although there were many horse-drawn carts and donkey carts along the way, there were also many families like Cao Mansion who went to offer incense in such a mighty way.Among them, there was an errand in Zhizhou's Yamen, who followed Zhizhou to see Cao Yong, the young Daotai master, and urged him to come forward to greet him.There are also some martial arts people who saw Cao Song and couldn't help but come forward to say hello.

In front of the mountain gate of Baoquan Temple, there are many tourists.

Whether they are wearing silk or coarse cloth, there is a pious smile on everyone's face.Many people are smiling, even if there are occasional people who come to pray for the family members who are seriously ill, their eyes are full of hope, sweeping away the previous decadence.

In front of the mountain gate, a few ragged beggars were kneeling or sitting. When people passed by, they no longer hated it as before, but gave some copper coins with a little compassion.The copper coins fell into the broken bowl with an exceptionally crisp sound.

Everything is so harmonious, as if it is really peaceful and prosperous.

Inside and outside the temple, there was smoke.On the Daxiong Hall, the gold-plated appearance conceals the essence of the mud body, and the half-closed eyes of the Buddha reveal a merciful and compassionate appearance, quietly watching his devout believers.

The human heart is fragile, and it is easier to think about those beautiful things; it is often easier to forget about the disasters that have passed.The soaring food prices, the crying days in front of the food shops, and the days when we can only eat noodle soup, seem to have never happened.

Seeing Chuyu's motherly love and holy face, although Cao Yong didn't believe that the mud tire could hear his prayers, he secretly made a wish, hoping that the woman with whom he had married could give birth safely, and hoped that his parents in Jiangning would be safe. To be able to live a long and healthy life, I hope that the people in Shandong... will live in peace soon.

Estimate the estimated time in my heart, what should happen may have already happened, I am a sinner!Unintentionally begging for forgiveness, I just hope that there will be less bloodshed and fewer broken families.

As if to verify Cao Yong's state of mind, Wu Mao, who had originally stayed in Daotai Mansion, galloped over, bringing news that the people in Tai'an Mansion were in chaos! ——
(End of this chapter)