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Chapter 112

Chapter 99

It was hot in July, but Yuncheng on the west side of the river gradually became lively, because the annual Tianshen Festival was coming.

The Tenshen Festival is a traditional event in Hexi.Every year in mid-July, when the sky is high and wide, the grass is green and the flowers are red, and the sheep are fat and the horses are strong, people from all directions in the vicinity rush to this oasis city, and the grand festival blessings will continue. It didn't disperse until the end of July.In the early years, because Yuncheng was occupied by the Western Court, all the Han people were expelled, and most of the people who came to attend the meeting were people of different races living in the Western Court, and the scale gradually declined.After returning from Yuncheng to the east, the Xiting people who have lived here for a long time were afraid of retaliation, and there were not a few who wanted to flee with their families. Later, I heard that the newly arrived Zhou Mu, surnamed Xie, made a decree that if the Xiting people wanted to return to the west , not obstructed, and those who wish to live here for a long time will be treated equally with the people of Dazhao.After watching for several months, seeing that this is really the case, after all, it is hard to leave their homeland, so they gave up the idea of ​​moving.

Because Yuncheng is a frontier area, there has always been a lack of medical care and medicine. When people get sick, they can only go to local doctors, or use some local medicine indiscriminately.Xinzhou Mu has only been here for a few months, and there is a medical center in the city. The doctor's skill is rejuvenated, and the people come to see the doctor. There is no consultation fee, and the price of the medicine is only half.The people knew that Mrs. Zhou Mu had moved her natal family's medical center in the south of the Yangtze River here, and praised her benevolent deed.

The local governor is benevolent and well-governed, but in just three years, the scale of Yuncheng has expanded a lot compared to before, and the population has increased to tens of thousands.Now in the city and outside the city, the Xiting people live together with the Han people. Although there are occasional disputes, they can generally be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment.So this year's Tianshen Festival will be extraordinarily lively. Before the festival starts, people with bald hair and strange clothes can be seen everywhere inside and outside Yuncheng. They are all aliens who came here after hearing the news.

At the east gate of Yuncheng, on the official road made of rammed yellow mud, several carriages are approaching, followed by more than a dozen big men on horseback. The man walking in front has a black face, thick eyebrows and broad eyes. high and steep.As he approached the city gate, he raised his hand and set up a pergola to look into the distance. Under the clear blue sky, the green city wall stretched out, making it even more majestic.

A fast horse came galloping from the direction of the city gate, rolling up waves of yellow dust.Gao Jun recognized the man, with an excited look on his face, he raised the rein of the horse and rushed to meet him.

"Son!"

When the two horses crossed each other, Gao Jun rolled down from the horse and bowed down.

Immediately that person was Xie Zuiqiao, amidst hearty laughter, he also flew down and hurriedly helped him up.

"I haven't seen you for three years, Uncle Gao is getting stronger and stronger!"

"My son is really..."

Gao Jun held Xie Zuiqiao's hand tightly, watching him so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment.

"By the way, the girl and the two old men are in the carriage behind."

"Excellent! Since Ayu knew they were coming, she had been looking forward to them day and night, and today she specially wanted to come with me to welcome them. She was waiting at the city gate."

Together with Chunyuan, Mingyu is at the gate of the city.

It has been three years since then.In three years, whether it is long or not, the personnel affairs of the family and country have changed a lot.Her daughter Zhi'er is already four years old, and her daughter Azhi is almost three years old. Her grandmother passed away the year before last, and the Dazhao Dynasty changed its name to Tianxi on Yuan Day at the beginning of this year because of the new king's accession to the throne.

Although the former Emperor Zhengde quelled the imperial chaos a few years ago, his obsession with seeking immortality and asking questions remained unchanged.After Li Tongfu, another Taoist who came to visit him was favored and trusted. He died at the end of last year due to excessive medicine and stones, and the crown prince succeeded him. This year is the year of Tianxi.

In May, she received a letter from Jiangzhou's family. After reading her letters from previous years, the old Taoist Jiang Kui was very fascinated by the magnificent scenery of the Hexi grassland mentioned in the letter, and kept clamoring to come.Ruan Hongtian and Jiang couldn't stand the old man's fuss, so they had to agree.Xie Jingzhu has been living with her father in Jiangzhou for the past few years. She misses her brother and sister-in-law, so she came here when she saw this opportunity.Because Gao Jun had fought here with Xie Nanjin before, he was familiar with the terrain along the road, so he led the team and picked dozens of strong men to escort.

Xie Jingzhu is now sixteen, since he moved to Jiangzhou with his father, two years ago, people often come to propose marriage.But since she has seen a perfect couple like her own brother and sister-in-law, how can ordinary men look up to her?In addition, I feel pity for my father, and I want to accompany him for a few more years, and I don't want to marry early.

For Ming Yu's sake, the Jiang family treated Xie Jingzhu as if they were her own.Entrusted by Ming Yu, she has been keeping an eye out for suitable people on her behalf.At the end of last year, I met a family who came to propose marriage.Generations of scholarly families, the son of that family is also a well-educated scholar.Xie Nanjin had no intention of letting his daughter remarry into a powerful family, and he also approved of this marriage.When the ceremony of proposing marriage was about to be held, it happened that there was a national funeral, and he had to be beheaded for three years.As the daughter of a minister, although she can be engaged, she cannot marry.This delay will take three years, and after three years, Xie Jingzhu will be ready. She is a little hesitant about the convenience and delays the ceremony of proposing marriage.Xie Jingzhu's heart is quite high, so why would she want to have such a marriage?In the past few years, she took care of her father alone, and often corresponded with Mingyu. She always followed her as an example. She was no longer a flower in the greenhouse. Jiang asked a matchmaker to come over and refuse the marriage, saying that she would stay with her father for the rest of her life.Jiang Shi was in a hurry, and Xie Nanjin felt a little guilty, feeling that he had delayed her daughter, and secretly asked Jiang Shi to visit another suitable family.Xie Jingzhu herself didn't take it seriously. Hearing that the two grandparents were going to Hexi, they immediately followed.

Ming Yu waited for a while, and saw Xie Zuiqiao leading the chariots and horses on the opposite road from a distance, knowing that the people had arrived, she was happy in her heart, and hurried over to meet them despite the fierce sun.

Xie Jingzhu was sitting in the car, opened the door curtain and saw his sister-in-law coming to welcome her, she hurriedly stopped the carriage, jumped off and ran towards her without a girl helping her.The sister-in-law and sister-in-law met for the first time in three years. At this moment, they held each other's hand tightly, and each was very happy.

Seeing that Xie Jingzhu had grown into a slim, elegant and dignified figure, with a thin layer of sweat dripping from her white forehead, Ming Yu hurriedly pulled her to the shade of the city gate, wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and said distressedly, "As soon as it's summer here, , the weather is dry and hot, which is very different from our Jiangnan, so it should be very hard to travel all the way."

Xie Jingzhu was elated, looked Ming Yu up and down a few times, and said cheerfully: "Sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for a few years, you are not the same as before, I look more and more beautiful! Oh, by the way, where are my nephews and nieces? They all brought presents, can't wait to meet them!"

"Ayu, just talk to your husband's sister-in-law. If you ignore me, an old man, I'll go back!"

There was a voice from the side, Ming Yu turned her head and saw that her grandfather Jiang Kui was old and strong, although he was so hot that he kept wiping away his sweat, he was still staring at him with his hips on his hips.Only then did Jiang Kui turn his anger into joy, seeing Xie Jingzhu on the side making a face at him.The two of them came together and got to know each other very well. He knew that she was laughing at him, so he didn't take it seriously. He walked into the city gate with his head upright, and a group of people followed him inside.

After a few days, it was the opening day of the Tenjin Festival.According to the usual practice, a place of worship should be set up outside the city, and a copper gong should be hung high on a wooden frame in the middle.

Xie Zuiqiao is now the State Shepherd, the same as the previous two years, he is the one who shot the first arrow, and he is involved in other affairs. Early in the morning, he ordered Liu Xiangyang and Gao Jun to protect Ming Yu, Jiang Kui and others to go out , I went out of the city first.

When Xie Jingzhu first arrived in Yuncheng, she saw that the local folk customs were very different from Jinjingjiangnan, and the women all took to the streets with big voices, and she was her sister-in-law. It's not as airtight as it used to be.At first, I was both surprised and curious, but seeing my sister-in-law calm and composed, I followed suit, which was rather interesting.Hearing that the Tianshen Festival will be held today, he was so excited that he was even more excited than a pair of nephews and nieces. When he went out, he sat next to Ming Yu in the carriage and looked around non-stop.Along the way, I met a lot of local people. When they saw Mingyu, they came forward to say hello. When they saw Mingyu, they also smiled and returned their greetings one by one.

"Sister-in-law, I heard that there are many Xiting barbarians here, and I was always afraid that you would not get used to it. Now it seems that I am worrying too much."

Xie Jingzhu took Ming Yu's arm and said excitedly.

Ming Yu smiled and said: "Jiangzhou has its beauty, and here also has its advantages. If you live here for a long time, you will know. Compared with Beijing, I like the simple folk customs here."

Xie Jingzhu nodded, suddenly remembered, and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, before I went out with my grandfather, I just received a letter from Wenying. She gave birth to a son a few months ago. You are already recovering, know that I am here to see you, ask me to say hello to you on her behalf, I hope you will return to Beijing as soon as possible to talk about the old days."

Ming Yu knew about this from the correspondence between Xie Zuiqiao and Pei Taizhi the month before, and now she hears Xie Jingzhu's words again, and she still feels a little relieved.It turned out that although she came here, she never forgot that Pei Wenying died in childbirth in her previous life.She was powerless to stop her marriage, and after knowing that she was still married to her husband's family in her previous life, she thought about it, and finally thought of Pei Taizhi, and asked Xie Zuiqiao to write to him, saying that Pei Wenying must be extremely careful when giving birth.Knowing that it was Ming Yu's entrustment and that his sister was involved, Pei Taizhi naturally didn't dare to neglect, and wrote to An Shi to remind him, only then did he get through this hurdle without any danger.

The carriage was out of the city, and it was even more crowded. Passers-by saw the carriage of the State Shepherd's Mansion and gave way one after another. They were more enthusiastic and came up to give pointers, thanking the lord who was preparing for the sacrificial archery.

"Mother, mother, hurry up, I want to watch Daddy shoot arrows!"

Ah Zhi is usually very fond of Xie Zuiqiao, when he heard others mention his father, he couldn't help but yelled coquettishly.

"Daddy just taught me archery a few days ago. My sister wants to see it, so my brother will show you when I get home!"

Zhi'er patted her chest, very proud.

"I can handle my brother's bow and arrow, but I can't move my father's. My brother is not as majestic as my father's. I want to watch my father shoot arrows!"

Ah Zhi smiled and shaved his face.

Zhi'er felt that she was underestimated by her sister, her face flushed red, but she couldn't refute her so eloquently, so she bit her lip and looked at Ming Yu.Seeing her son's aggrieved face, Ming Yu quickly hugged her into her arms and comforted her, "Don't listen to my sister. Mother knows you are the best. Your father just praised you to mother yesterday, saying that you are good at shooting arrows."

Only then did Zhi'er feel better, and she was also looking forward to seeing her father's heroic posture when shooting arrows, so she put her arms around Ming Yu's neck and kissed her: "Mother is the best, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)