This mountain is mine

Chapter 184 Stupid Man

Yu Miaomiao escorted six women from the old, middle and young generations out of the house.Zhao Man was not in the yard, and Li Sijin and Wu Guanshi had already gone back.

Each of these six women has a large bag of wool in their hands. They all have good hands and feet, and they all know how to spin yarn. Yu Miaomiao asked them to do wool spinning nearby, and she can also come to the door from time to time. Check out the progress.

In the past few days, I have found someone to collect a lot of lamb wool nearby. The quality of the wool is not as good as the ones Yu Miaomiao has seen before, but the fineness and curl of the lamb wool are much better than that of adult sheep. It only takes a lot of effort to clean and comb, and it is better to choose the wool variety in the future.

"When you leave your hometown, there must still be a lot of work to do at home. There is no rush to spin the thread. When it is done, there is still a lot of work to ask for your help. There is not much land here, and there are people who specialize in those on the mountain. Take care of it, don’t worry if you don’t have any land, spinning yarn can definitely support a family, so you can rest assured.”

The faces of the six women were all happy, they were worried, and they would not be at ease without land.Now after listening to Yu Miaomiao's words, I felt relieved. The two older women were in tears, thank you so much, and wiped away their tears as they walked.

You must know that when they first entered this yard, although their men, sons, and a few neighbors who had just met, and are now picking mushrooms in the mountains, said that the wife was kind, they were still facing an enemy. I thought it was the same as seeing the landlady in the village, and I was embarrassed and didn't dare to breathe.

Who would have thought that such a young and kind lady, after this trip, the fear of leaving home has dissipated a lot, and they all hugged the bag of dirty wool that has not been washed, like a baby.

Yu Miaomiao told them to try it, it has never been used to spin wool before, even if it is wasted, it is normal, how dare they waste it.

"Madam, don't worry, we will definitely take care of the wool. We will remember what Madam said about washing and combing the wool. There will be absolutely no mistakes."

"We are fast, so we won't miss my wife's business. My man works on the mountain, and he still gets paid every day. He can also hunt hares back from time to time. It's only been three days since we've been here, and we've eaten two meals of meat. Now we live It's much better than working hard at home..."

"If I don't do well, Lao Bai may drive me back and blame me for embarrassing him at Madam..."

Yu Miaomiao couldn't laugh or cry, she was a little overwhelmed by their gratitude, she was not in a hurry at this moment, she really meant that when she said let them take care of the house first.

She also knew what "falling leaves return to their roots" is what people believe in these days. Let alone relocation, some of them have never left the village in their entire lives.

But looking at their appearance, one by one promised, that's all, these women are easy to be content and grateful, she didn't say much, just encouraged a few words: "I saw the linen you spun, and the craftsmanship is very good. I believe in you, and I will rely on you in the future."

After finishing speaking, he sent people out of the door with a smile on his face, and after arranging these few people, the arrangements for the women from this village were all finished.

When she closed the yard door and came back, she noticed that the yard had been tidied up. There were five sacks standing under the eaves, all of which were full. She rummaged through them. There were two bags of dried chrysanthemums and three bags of dried There are many types of mushrooms, but they are all mixed together, and they have to be picked and separated.

When she entered the front hall, she didn't see Zhao Man either. She went to the study and saw Zhao Man sitting at the desk, writing something with a pen in his hand. , on the contrary, he seemed to be holding a knife, full of murderous intent, and when he finished writing, he said, "Come in."

Immediately, a person came in through the window, it was Shunfeng who Yu Miaomiao had seen before, Shunfeng took the paper, Yu Miaomiao could see the writing on the back of the paper standing at the door, Shunfeng took the paper, and soon disappeared in front of his eyes.

Yu Miaomiao sometimes wonders where these dark guards usually rest?

Several times she carefully checked the anteroom, the kitchen, and even the roof, but she couldn't find any trace.But the tea and eggs that were specially left for them disappeared when I went back to look at them later.

Ask Zhao Man, Zhao Man only said that if you find out, they should go away.

After a moment of distraction, he saw that Zhao Man had already walked in front of her, and said in a deep voice, "I'm hungry." As he spoke, he lowered his head and rubbed his chin on top of her head.

It was indeed getting late, Yu Miaomiao said, "Then I'll cook."

Zhao Man said "Yes", and walked out with her in his arms. Seeing that he changed the subject, Yu Miaomiao didn't ask any more questions.

Dr. Qiu went to Zhushan again to accompany the old Miao man to gather medicine. The two of them were the only ones left at home. After a simple dinner, he didn't talk about the previous incident until they were eating outside.

"Ten days ago, there were Tubo people making troubles in the area of ​​Qinzhou. These people have troubles and disputes every year. The Qinzhou garrison didn't take it seriously at all. It's his birthday, so no one reported it. Now they are exploited. There is a loophole, and things are getting a bit serious."

Yu Miaomiao recalled what Zhao Man had mentioned about Tubo to her before, and asked with a frown, "Didn't you say that people in Tubo are all fighting for interests? What's going on this time? It's getting big, is there going to be a war?"

There were not many large-scale wars between the Great Song Dynasty and Tubo, and they were all won by the Great Song Dynasty. These Zhao Man had already been popularized by Yu Miaomiao. From Yu Miaomiao's point of view, they probably just made a fuss and wanted some compensation.

Zhao Man looked at the moonlight, a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and a sneer hung on the corner of his lips: "It is indeed a conflict of interests. Qinzhou is rich in timber, and now the Great Song Dynasty has set up a procurement department in Qinzhou to focus on harvesting timber. , for the needs of various places, crossed the border, and aroused dissatisfaction among the Tubo people."

Seeing Yu Miaomiao looking up at him, his gaze slowed down a bit, and he couldn't hide his emotions just thinking about these shitty things.

Continued: "Now that the song and dance of the Song Dynasty is on the rise, after hearing about the emperor's birthday, they are preparing to enshrine in the east and sacrifice in the west to show their prestige. The previous amnesty for the world was just to build momentum in advance. Now, in order to welcome the emperor, all places are building palaces, temples and temples. Pavilions, towers and pavilions require more wood, and if there is not enough wood, we will cross the border."

Yu Miaomiao suddenly realized that he was in a bad mood because of the emperor, who had just recovered from years of fighting, and coincided with a large-scale drought, so he wanted to run around to show his majesty, and because of the timber, he made trouble The border is restless, and my brain is really out.

She suddenly remembered the history of the relationship between Xixia and Tubo, which was popularized a while ago. These two countries are located in the northwest.

Xia and Tu were originally in a competitive relationship, and wars broke out because of land and resources. But once Tubo broke up with Song Dynasty, it would fall into the arms of Xixia, and fight with them to seek benefits.

Could it be the case now?

Sure enough, he heard Zhao Man say: "In the past, the Great Song Dynasty conquered Tubo because the tribes were scattered and could not be connected from head to tail. This time they are connected into one piece. On the border of Ganzhou in the northwest, Xixia is also ready to move."

Not to mention that we just reached a contract with Xixia, apart from eternal interests, there are no permanent friends.

Yu Miaomiao is not surprised, but she is a little girl, not interested in these wars and state affairs, in her opinion, it is better to make her own money while taking advantage of the chaos, Zhao Man wants to plan anything, and take advantage of this chaos Come.

But seeing Zhao Man's state at this time, Yu Miaomiao felt a dull pain in his heart, this stupid man, people don't want him anymore, why is he still worrying about the country and the people!
"What are you going to do?" Even if he wanted to go to the battlefield, he was not qualified now.

Zhao Man lowered his head, his eyes were dark, and he said in a low voice: "Ganzhou is confronting Xixia, and there are tiger and wolf divisions from the Liao Kingdom in the north. The guards in these places cannot move. Qinzhou's guards have just been replaced. The guard Song Huai cannot be reused. According to the past practice, refugees will be recruited as soldiers...Fangling is only one Xingyuan mansion away from Qinzhou. The affected area is bounded by Fangling to the south. conscription."

Yu Miaomiao's hand that was holding his sleeve was tightened, and her eyes were fixed on him: "Do you want to go in person?"

Seeing Zhao Man shook his head, Yu Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief.

I heard Zhao Man say again: "I want people to mix among the refugees. These refugees have no training period, and they only have to die when they go to the battlefield."

Yu Miaomiao was angry, stared at him with dark eyes and said nothing, wouldn't he settle this loss-making business?Send someone?If he went to die, what else could he rely on?After raising it for so long, I finally gave it to someone else.

Zhao Man only called out to her in a deep voice, "Miaomiao..."

This Great Song was the Great Song he had guarded for many years, how could he let it go.

"Didn't you want to see the great rivers and mountains with me? They've all been thrown out. Without support, you just give up and don't do anything."

Yu Miaomiao said angrily: "Do you really think so? But others don't know, they only know that you have soldiers, and you won't tell people that you have sent them all out. If others come to trouble you, what else do you have? Waiting to die Ah?" Stupid man!

Yu Miaomiao pushed him away and went into the room angrily. She didn't know whether she was angry with Zhao Man or someone else, she didn't know what she was angry with, she was always a stingy woman.

In a few days, as Zhao Man really said, Qinzhou was in an urgent situation, and it was about to fall, and Xixia was ready to make a move, eyeing Ganzhou.

As soon as Liu Tingzhou, the magistrate of Fangling, came back, he received a conscription document from his superiors. Soon, notices of conscripting refugees into the army were posted everywhere in Fangling, not only in Fangling, but also in places south of Fangling.

Either die in battle or die in starvation. If you die in battle, the imperial court will provide you with pension money. If you just enlist in the army, the imperial court will immediately send three hundred cash to the family, which is enough for the whole family to survive this period. In case it rains Well, this disaster can be passed smoothly.

No matter how angry Yu Miaomiao was, Zhao Man still sent out many elites from Zhushan to places around Fangling, joined the refugees, and was recruited into the army. The situation was urgent, and he would not check the household registration of refugees as strictly as usual. People have military status again.

(End of this chapter)