Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 84

Shentu's horse is not good enough, and his riding skills are not flattering because he has been pampered all the year round.

After leaving the city for only a few miles, Shentu pulled down a long distance.

"Wait here for the miser, General Peng and I will go first." Seeing that Peng Yue was impatient to meet the man of his dreams, Ziying ordered.

There would be no danger in the territory of Qin State, so it would be better for him and Peng Yue to go over and explain the situation first, lest such a group of cavalry rush directly into the village and cause unnecessary panic.

Naturally, Peng Yue had no objection, even though he was across the lake, he was considered a local, and with him, no one could threaten Ziying's safety.

At that moment, "Xia Ke", the personal bodyguard of the two and Ziying, rode away first.

"Where is Your Excellency Chang'an?" After Shentu arrived, he found that only Ziying's guards were there, and the protagonists of the team, Ziying and Peng Yue, were missing.

"Your Majesty and General Peng have already gone one step ahead and are heading to Duanjiazhuang. Let's catch up quickly. Please lead the way ahead."

"Wait a minute, everyone... I don't know the location of Duanjiazhuang. I'll go back to the city first and call the county envoy to go with me." Shentu said awkwardly.

"..." All the sergeants.

Originally planning to go with Ziying and his party, Peng Yue, who was the only one in the group who knew the way, would go ahead, and then it was embarrassing.

It's okay this time, at least not in front of Mr. Chang'an himself. In case Mr. Chang'an asks about other affairs in Li City next time, I still don't know why, so it's a small shame. You can play with your own future.

Mr. Chang'an inside and outside had already left first, so he didn't worry about delaying too much time for a while.In order to avoid similar embarrassment again, this time Shentu not only brought the envoy who manages documents, archives and geographical information, but also several major officials in LC County, those who can ride horses, and those who don't know how to travel around the city with them. up.

It was already late when Ziying and Peng Yue completed the handover in the county government office, and it was almost evening when the two rode their horses to the vicinity of Duanjiazhuang.

Looking from a distance, the Duan Family Village, which should have been quiet at this moment, is extremely lively.An ink cart was at the head, followed by a float that was slowly circling Duanjiazhuang.

There is a saying in the Book of Rites: "When you come out, the wife's chariot is sent, and the son-in-law grants the car, and the imperial wheel is three weeks, first waiting outside the door." It seems that a wedding is being held, and the bride has already boarded the float, and she has to go around the village for three weeks. After that, they will go to the groom's home. PS: At this time, the wedding will be held at dusk.

It was just a happy event, originally Ziying and Peng Yue didn't care about it, but when they were about to enter Duan's Village, they just happened to pass by the float.

As the end of autumn approaches, the wind is getting stronger.From time to time, the autumn wind lifted the curtain on the float by a corner.

During the wedding, the bride covered her head with a red hijab, which is a custom of later generations, and there was no such custom in the pre-Qin period.

Therefore, when the curtain blows, Ziying and Peng Yue can easily see the appearance of the bride in the float.

How the bride looks like, since ancient times, the man is probably very interested.

Naturally, Ziying and Peng Yue were no exception, taking advantage of the moment the curtain blew up, they both took a look inside.

At this glance, Ziying was very surprised. It is right for a girl to be happy or sad when she gets married, but the bride in the float was tightly bound in the car. It should be to prevent words, and her mouth was still stuffed. A large piece of sackcloth.

Ziying was still wondering, but Peng Yue who was at the side suddenly turned red as if he had been stimulated by something.Without saying a word, he rode his horse up and jumped onto the float, kicking the groom who was driving off the float.

Then rushed into the car and carried the bride out.

At this moment, Ziying and Xia Ke could see clearly the condition of the woman in the car.Not only was his mouth blocked by the sackcloth, but his whole body was bound tightly like a silkworm chrysalis, unable to move.

Although the woman was thin and thin, she looked pretty and handsome, but at this moment her eyes were a little red and swollen from crying, and the makeup on her face had already been washed away. It was obvious that she had been crying for a while.

Peng Yue hurriedly took out the sackcloth from the woman's mouth, pulled out his long sword and cut the hemp rope tied to the woman's body.

"Erni, are you okay, I'm late." Peng Yue picked up the woman and said, holding her in his arms.

It turned out that this was the Erni of the Duan family who had made a private decision with Peng Yue for a long time.

Originally, Erni was already heartbroken, she never thought that Peng Yue could save herself at such a moment, and she, who had long wanted to, didn't care about etiquette and morality, so she clung to Peng Yue and cried bitterly.

At first, Ziying just thought that Peng Yue might have been forced to see this woman, and out of a chivalrous heart, he offered help.

He never thought that this girl who could be said to be forcibly taken away was Peng Yue's sweetheart Erni.

This kind of thing is naturally difficult for Ziying from later generations to accept, even Ziying who has never met before will help, let alone Peng Yue's sweetheart.

He hurriedly brought Xia Ke to the front of the float.

The sudden change caught the entire team by surprise.Until now, the groom who was kicked off the float by Peng Yue stood up with the support of two greeters.

The people who greeted the relatives said more, said less, and more than a dozen big men surrounded the float that Peng Yue was in.

"My father is the head of the village, He Qiang, who are you waiting for, who dare to interfere with my marriage!" The bridegroom asked aggressively.

The appearance of the bridegroom, Ziying didn't want to take a second look after one glance, with a short figure and pockmarked face, coupled with a wedding dress, he looked like a toad in the world.

Peng Yue didn't pay any attention to his questioning, and found that Erni's body was trembling when the group of people surrounded him, so he hugged Erni even tighter.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. None of them can take you away, tell me what's going on." Peng Yue asked.

From Erni's intermittent words, Ziying also roughly understood what was going on.

Erni can be regarded as a well-known beauty in ten miles and eight villages. As Erni gets older, the matchmaker who came to propose marriage after Peng Yue left can be said to have broken through the threshold of the Duan family.

But because Erni already has her own heart, no matter who comes to propose marriage, they ignore it.

Although in this era, it is usually the words of the matchmaker at the order of the parents, but the two elders of the Duan family still love this little daughter, as long as they don't marry Peng Yue, a fisherman in Zeshang who lives in no fixed place and doesn't even have a household registration.

My daughter is still young, so since she doesn't want to get married, wait a few more years.

However, Erni met He Jun, the son of the new village head He Qiang, at a market.

However, Er Ni has always been indifferent to him, and in the end, in order to avoid He Jun's entanglement, she just shut the door at home.

Naturally, He Jun started his unrequited love for Er Ni. As the head of the village, He Qiang, seeing his son like this, naturally went out in person.

But even if he went to Duan's family to propose marriage, he still had a bad nose.

In this way, He Qiang was directly angry. He is a majestic head, but he was rejected by a commoner.

Erni also has a younger brother, and the elders of the Duan family dote on this younger brother even more. She is afraid of melting in her mouth, and afraid of falling when holding it in her palm.

Therefore, even though he is still young, he is also the master who is not afraid all day long.

Under the temptation and instigation of He Jun, Erni's younger brother gradually became obsessed with Liubo. After losing all the money his parents gave him, he began to steal from his home, and even used the money saved at home to pay this year's taxes. They were all stolen by him and lost.

It was too late when Erni's parents found out.

The head of the district, He Qiang, then came to Erni's home, and ordered that within three days, he must pay all this year's endowment (land rent) and oral tax, otherwise not only Erni's younger brother would be arrested and sent to serve in corvée, but Erni's brother would also be arrested. Ni's family's property will be fined and confiscated.

If Er Ni could be married to his son, then it could pay all taxes for the Duan family.otherwise……

He Qiang is the head of the village, because of his deterrence, no one would dare to lend to the Duan family even if the family had spare money.

There are also two types of corvee in the Qin Dynasty. One is that all the heads of Guizhou have to devote a certain amount of time every year to serve the public. This kind of service is generally fine.

The other is to repay the money after committing a crime or serving in corvée in debt.Most of these people will go to some extremely dangerous places, and many people never come back after they go.

For the sake of their son, the Duan family could only choose to sacrifice their daughter.

(End of this chapter)