urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 327
Life is rare in the past seventy years.

Meng Huichun is now over seventy, and his great-grandson is already nine years old, and he was considered a long-lived person in the Daqing Dynasty.

Now that he has experienced the misfortune of the water bandits and lost his wealth, although he feels distressed, he does not show it. Instead, he comforts his sick wife: "No wonder the old saying says that eggs should not be put in the same basket. Fortunately, we have other things. If you have an industry, let’s just spend money to eliminate disasters, right?”

In fact, the Huichun Hall of the Meng family in the capital city was not closed either. When they came out, they were directly controlled by the manager. If they were not allowed to open, they would go back to their respective homes.

After all, the doctors are not the servants of the Meng family. Even if the new emperor is dissatisfied, now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, he probably won't hold on to such a trivial matter.

Besides, the Meng family did not commit the serious crime of murder and arson, and even if they wanted to do something, they did not know what to do.

The most important thing is that now that there are internal and external turmoil, the new emperor doesn't have the heart to pay attention to these trivial matters.

In this way, the two families continued to divide into four groups and set off.

In the beginning, people could still see people living and working in peace and contentment, and when they encountered small villages, they could buy some chicken, duck, eggs and other extra meals with silver.

But the further they went to the north, they found that the life of the people became more and more difficult.

On this day, they encountered the 'village bandits'.

It is said that troublesome people come out of poor mountains and bad waters, and the entire village of the other party makes a living by robbing passing traders.

If you still think about it, you can use the low-level #香 to kill them all.

Under the slogan of sending firewood and being courteous, it is actually mixing #香香 with straw.

It's a pity that Mu Zhaozhao's nose is particularly good, so he soon smelled something wrong and reminded his husband.

Now, whoever robs is not what those troublemakers decide.

However, seeing that the opponents were all dark and skinny 'village bandits' who could be kicked away by Qin Yichen, they couldn't do anything.

The opponent knew at a glance that he had kicked an iron plate, and immediately knelt down to admit his mistake and begged for mercy, and cried: "My lord, we have never hurt anyone, but this life is really hard to live on! We are all honest The peasants who are divided, follow their ancestors with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky, and they can make a living by picking food from the land."

"But there was a drought last year, and there was almost no harvest. This year's spring was cold, and there were many bandits on the side. Not only did they rob the chickens and ducks we raised, but our daughter-in-law and daughter were also robbed. "

"We are also forced to be helpless..."

Happiness is always the same; but unhappy life has its own tears.

Qin Jiashu originally thought that he had seen a lot through this journey, but only now did he realize that the lives of the common people are really sad.

But Qin Mu is very interested in suppressing bandits. In the past ten days, they also encountered two groups of "bandits". Go down to their cottage and take some loot.

Now looking at the hundreds of black and thin people kneeling on the ground, Qin Mu glanced roughly, there are more than 30 old men in their 60s and [-]s, and there are fifty children under ten years old, only a dozen or so young people prime of life.

Facing them, Qin Mu couldn't be cruel, but just asked his men to go to the village to have a look.

When the subordinates came back, the people in the village were all barren, and there was no rice in the rice tank, only some rice bran, and there were not many households with sweet potatoes, and they were still dug out from the cellar.

The frail old woman lying on the kang was deeply afraid that they would take them away, so she knelt down and kowtowed to them, crying and pleading that they could not understand...

Qin Qiluo couldn't bear to look any longer, and whispered to her elder sister, "Sister, they are really pitiful, shall we give them a few sacks of coarse grains and flour?"

Qin Yichen also agreed with a sullen face: "Yes, give them some scattered silver and some medicinal materials, or they won't even be able to survive this winter."

"Poor people must have something to hate!" Qin Jiashu always felt that they were a little out of harmony, and he found the clue when he took a closer look.

She has memories of her previous life and knows some history. Seeing her younger siblings still looking at her with puzzled faces, she can only smile wryly: "Didn't you realize that there are no girls among these children?"

She couldn't bear to express her guess.

But the cruel words 'Yi##食' appeared in her mind.

Meng Yu happened to come out of the village with his three sons at this time, and their faces were all ugly. Hearing Qin Jiashu's words, the young and vigorous Meng Yao couldn't help but shouted: "Tiger poison doesn't even eat its children. They weren't human at all, we found quite a few bones..."

"Okay, stop talking." Meng Jin covered his brother's mouth, not letting him continue.

Qin Qiluo and Qin Yichen were not stupid, their faces changed greatly when they heard the words.

In the end, Qin Mu still didn't kill them, but he didn't leave any food, let alone medicinal materials and money.

Some bottom lines cannot be touched, and he feels that these people can no longer be regarded as human beings.

After that, they followed the clues they said, sneaked into the stronghold, and wiped out all the bandits.

When they opened the warehouse, they found that there were not only hundreds of sacks of grain, but also more than 20 boxes of gold, silver and jewelry.

Qin Mu asked people to leave a dozen bags of food and some silver for the women and children here, and asked his subordinates to take all the rest away.

Qin Jiashu endured the discomfort and couldn't help sighing: "No wonder Dad said that when you were soldiers, you liked to suppress bandits. This is really a good thing for fame and fortune."

After hearing this, Qin Mu couldn't refute.

He could only say: "Not all bandits are as useless as they are. Some places are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Coupled with natural weapons such as rolling logs and stones, they can easily defeat a hundred with ten."

"However, they have fewer swords, but more bows and arrows."

Qin Mu picked up the bow and looked at it, and asked Zi Xiao to lead people to collect all these bows and arrows.

After being slaughtered here, there was an unpleasant smell of blood in his breath, Qin Yichen was very unaccustomed to his pale face, and refused to leave, but followed his father: "Father, what should they do?"

Qin Mu brought the eldest daughter and youngest son here, just to let them see more cruel things, and fear that they would not be able to survive in the troubled times.

Because even he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to protect them in troubled times. He was afraid that if something happened to him, they would still be too kind.

So Qin Mu asked the eldest daughter instead: "Jiashu, how do you think these people should be arranged?"

Qin Jiashu thought for a while before opening his mouth: "Father has asked people to leave ten bags of grain and some sweet potatoes for them, and five taels of silver per person. As long as they can survive the winter, they will be self-sufficient in the coming year."

"Besides, even if there is too much left for them, it will cause danger because of the money and food."

Qin Mu has always thought that the eldest daughter is intelligent, and now he nodded with satisfaction when he heard what she said: "Yes, now that the bandits are gone, many women must want to go home, if their family members know that the bandits are gone gone."

Qin Jiashu nodded in agreement: "If people know that there is a lot of money and food here, how many people will have the devil in their hearts ready to move?"

Zi Xiao came in with a smile on his face: "Master, we found that there are also a lot of chickens and ducks in it, and there are also twelve big fat pigs."

Qin Mu went over to take a look, and found that there were more than a dozen fences around the mountain wall, and many chickens and ducks were raised. The most surprising thing was that they were big fat pigs weighing about two hundred catties.

Now, even Qin Jiashu couldn't help drooling: "Father, hurry up and get someone to kill the pig, let's have a good meal today."

The further north you go, the colder it gets.

What's more, it is already the fifth day of October. Although the dripping water has not yet turned into ice, not only is the frost thick in the morning, but the pond is also frozen.

Therefore, if you kill a pig and put some salt on it, you can eat it for a long time.

Since the women who were captured told them about this place, Qin Mu also asked them to share a hen that could lay eggs according to their heads.

The other chickens and ducks were slaughtered by others, and most of them were rewarded to the people below, and some were left to dry, so that they could add food to them.

Along the way, although it has not been a month, Mu Zhaozhao and his children have lost a lot of weight, and he feels very distressed in his eyes.

Not to mention that his grandfather and grandmother are getting older, but he has to drag them all the way, and he feels a little guilty, so naturally he wants them to eat better.

The large army formed by the Qin family and the Meng family went forward for another two days.

I haven't seen the village in the past two days, and there are still mountain roads, with mountains on both sides, and howling wolves can be heard at night.

Fortunately, they add up to nearly 400 people, so they will not be scared out of their wits by howling tigers and wolves.

Qin Jiashu took his younger brother, Meng Yao and several spies to scout the way ahead these days.

"There is something wrong in front." The frontmost spy ran back and asked everyone to dismount: "Miss, I found that the mountain road ahead is easy to ambush, and there are tripping ropes. I am afraid that I will encounter trouble again."

Of course, that's what the spies said, but there was no anxiety or worry on his face, but his excitement was hard to hide.

The main reason is that the pig-killing dishes in the past two days are so delicious, not only the pork is enough, but also boiled chicken, spicy chicken, braised duck, etc., plus white rice, let everyone eat enough.

He is still reminiscing about the sumptuous meal now, but he never thought that he might meet bandits again now, maybe he will be able to eat and drink again.

I can't think about it anymore, my saliva will flow out.

Qin Yichen and Meng Yao were also very excited, immediately got off their horses and said impatiently: "Then let's sneak up and take a look?"

Qin Jiashu didn't dare to let them pass like this.

Her eldest uncle, Meng Yi, is now married and has a son and a daughter.

The second uncle, Meng Jin, is only 17 years old, and he was about to make up his mind, but now that there is such a mess, it will be cold.

In fact, she has a good relationship with her second uncle, because although Meng Jin is two years older than her, she has played with her since she was a child.

This little uncle Meng Yao is the same age as Qin Yichen, only 11 years old.

He was 'bullied' by Qin Jiashu since he was a child. In Qin Jiashu's view, he is just like his younger brother.

At first, Qin Jiashu didn't want to call his uncle who was four years younger than him, but later he realized that there were many things about Daqing's younger generation, so he could only obediently call him uncle in front of people, but he just called him by his first name when he was behind. of.

Now that they don't know what danger they will encounter, Qin Jiashu is naturally unwilling to let them take the risk.

But she also understands that she can't say it directly, otherwise the two little bastards will definitely not want to leave.

She rolled her eyes, but she came up with a good idea, and she said solemnly: "Don't scare the snake, A Yao and Chen, you go back and tell Dad, it's best to let the food and grass go first, so as to reduce the vigilance of the other party. "

Meng Yao's two elder brothers both like to study, but Meng Yao not only likes medical skills, but also has a talent for studying medicine.

When he was young, because he couldn't beat Qin Yichen, he clamored to practice martial arts, so he knew how to do some kung fu.

Hearing Qin Jiashu's words now, he didn't suspect that she was afraid that something would happen to him, and he thought about it seriously: "In this case, it's better to let the 100 people below turn from bright to dark."

"Yes, that's right." Qin Yichen and him sang together: "If you let the female relatives get out of the car and walk, they will definitely not be able to bear it when they see it."

"That's right, so they won't make cold shots." Meng Yao nodded straight.

Who made these bandits like money and women?

Then as long as they ask what they like now, they will definitely make the other party relax their vigilance.

Qin Jiashu praised them: "That's right, you are very thoughtful, it depends on whether you can convince your father and grandfather."

After they left on horseback, Qin Jiashu still had eight guards.

Only then did she say: "Xuan Wu stays to watch over the horse and meet us by the way, I will follow Xuan Yi and the others to explore the way."

The orphans adopted by Qin Mu before now all start with Xuan, followed by Qing and Su.

Those who can stay as guards have good martial arts skills, but Xuan Kai's martial arts skills are better.

In addition, they suffered from hunger and cold since they were young, and later worked as waiters in teahouses and restaurants, and they were also clever.

After that, not only did he have to practice martial arts, but he was also trained by Zixiao Yunxiao. He was not only loyal, but also very clever.

What's more, there are many things encountered along the way, and there are three little masters who follow, they are extra cautious.

Therefore, when Xuan Yi heard what Missy said, he felt uneasy, cupped his fists and said, "Missy, I don't know if there will be other traps ahead, please ask Missy and Xuan Wu to stay and take care of the younger ones?"

Because of his martial arts practice, Qin Jiashu often played tricks with the guards, so he was familiar with them.

Seeing that Xuan Yi was unwilling, obviously because she was afraid that something would happen to her, she took the lead and walked forward: "Okay, I won't be careless during this trip, I also have the ability to protect myself, so don't any of you try to stop me."

Xuan Yi and the others looked at each other.

They all understood the eldest lady's temperament, and knew that she looked easy to talk, but she was actually a stubborn person, so they could only tell Xuan Wu: "If you see us setting off fireworks, you should report to the master immediately."

There are many high mountains and trees here, so they are all wearing green bunts, and it is really inconspicuous to walk among the green pine forests.

In addition, they noticed the abnormality, and they were extra cautious when they went to explore the road.

Relying on their lightness skills, they leap directly from one pine tree to another pine tree. If the guards here are not careful, it is really not easy to find them.

Fortunately, in the mountains and forests here, there are mostly tall cedar trees that can still be green in winter.

(End of this chapter)