Qi wang ye, wang fei, she is crazy again

Chapter 820
Wen Shumian, General Shang, and General Liang led their people away. They wanted to rush to Huya Pass as quickly as possible. This time, all they took away were cavalry, and the rest were handed over to other generals to lead them there.

It would have caused panic, and no news had spread. The people all over the city were still happily preparing for the New Year. Even the adults in the court were not so nervous. After all, in their minds, Shumian had personally led the troops. , what else could be wrong?

The result is nothing more than adding another item to the credit book that he couldn't put down.

Only Mr. Lei from the Ministry of War and Mr. Qin from the Ministry of Households were busy day and night. The army needed food, drink and clothing, and none of them dared to be left behind or give less.

Wen Mianmian had nightmares for two consecutive days, woke up in the middle of the night, and stared at the bed curtain in a daze after waking up. Hua Jingyun beside him was breathing slowly and evenly. He was too tired during the day, and he always slept soundly at night.

The next day, after learning that the General's Mansion next door was buying grain and charcoal, as well as chickens and sheep, Wen Mianmian walked over curiously, and Madam Wen said that she would go out of the city once.

"I'm going to visit the families of those under your father's command. The men in the family have all gone with your father, leaving behind some old and weak women and children. It's a bleak time during the New Year's Eve."

Wen Mianmian was curious, "It's different from the one in Swallow Alley?"

"The ones in Swallow Lane are waiting for relief, and those in the suburbs are all hands and feet. The men in the family are your father's guards."

Mrs. Wen glanced at Wen Mianmian, "Why don't you go and have a look with me?"

Wen Mianmian nodded, asked her if her things were ready, and said that she would go back and make preparations, and she would be here in a while.

Knowing that she was going out of the city, Nanny Fang and Nianxia hurried to prepare. Wen Mianmian said, "It's not appropriate to go empty-handed to see people during the Chinese New Year. There must be old people and children. Hurry up and cut some red paper and wrap some red envelopes. Ask people to buy more snacks and bring them with them."

Soon Wen Mianmian and Mrs. Wen went out together, the carriage slowly headed out of the city, and stopped after walking two miles east after leaving the city gate.

If Wen Mianmian hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there was such a place outside the capital. It looked like a small town with houses neatly arranged. Every house had a yard, and the bamboo poles inside were still drying. Wearing clothes, the children ran in groups, laughing, and when they approached, they could hear the clucking of hens, and there were big yellow dogs basking in the sun under the wall.

Seeing a carriage coming, a boy shouted at the top of his voice, "Mother, someone from the village is here."

This is a military settlement, where Wen Shumian's Wen family's family lived. As soon as the words fell, people from every household came out, all of them were women. When they saw Mrs. Wen, they warmly greeted her, "This lady in the cold weather Why are you here?"

Seeing the people behind them start to move food out, these women said, "Ma'am, why are you bringing food again? Our households have food in storage, and we also have some money in storage. We can live on."

Mrs. Wen said with a smile: "Isn't it the Chinese New Year, I think every family will be better off."

His eyes swept over everyone, "Is everything okay?"

These women all nodded, "Very good."

They all know that some of them will become widows in a few months, but this is their fate.

Mrs. Wen introduced Wen Mianmian to them, and everyone rushed to salute, feeling a little guilty. They all knew about the Swallow Alley, and this princess was somewhat vicious in their hearts.

Wen Mianmian sighed quietly, these people are afraid of her, but she is actually very easy to get along with, helpless.

Mrs. Wen walked slowly in the village, caring about the situation of each household. Seven to eight hundred families lived in this village, and everyone knew each other. When it came to happy events and difficulties, everyone knew.

Seeing that most of the curious people in the village were girls or boys, Wen Mianmian asked, "Are the children in the village also going to the battlefield?"

The woman who replied was surnamed Sun, her husband was surnamed Li, and she was the highest official in the village. Naturally, the Sun family had the most say among the women. Hearing Wen Mianmian's opening, he hurriedly said, "Anyone who has reached the age of fourteen will be punished." It was taken."

"They're all gone."

Wen Mianmian's heart tightened, she felt a dull pain in her heart, and her nose felt sore, "You're only fourteen."

Sun said, "We are military households, 14 years old is enough, these boys are taken by their fathers and uncles, and there is a high possibility of returning."

Wen Mianmian took a deep breath, "What do you all do on weekdays?"

"Raise chickens and grow vegetables, starch and wash, and sew and mend. Sometimes we will help out when the city needs a helper to earn some sewing money."

Mrs. Sun didn't say that their life was difficult. The only person in the family who had his head pinned to his trouser belt was paid by the military, and he relied on that little military salary to support the whole family. Those with a small family were better off, but those with a large population just wanted more Think of ideas.

But men are all exercises, and these things have also fallen on women like them.

But for them, as long as the man is alive, they still feel that this is a good life.

After walking for a while, Wen Mianmian asked again, "What are the girls in the village doing?"

"They are all helping with housework and embroidering flowers."

"Why don't you go to the training hall in the city?"

The women around sighed, "The princess doesn't know, it's too far away, although it's only three miles away from the city and back to the village, there isn't even a house in the three miles, and there are grasses on both sides, the girls are afraid. "

"There were people who went there before, but there was an accident once, so I didn't dare to go."

"If you really want gangsters, it doesn't matter if you have ten girls or eight girls together, it's easy for a group of gangsters to attack together."

Wen Mianmian sighed silently. After walking around for a long time, the group returned to Sun's yard to rest. Some embroidery work is done in the village, and then these women deliver the goods, which can also earn some money for needlework.

There is also a school in this village, where an old scholar teaches the children how to read, but the old scholar is in poor health, and recently fell ill, so he took a rest.

Wen Mianmian's habit, it's fine if you don't know it, if she knows or sees it, then she wants to meddle in her own business.

"Aunt Sun, the other aunts here can make clothes, right?"

"Princess is joking." Sun's face was full of smiles, "There is no woman in every household here who knows how to make clothes."

Wen Mianmian said: "You should know Tianhai Xinxing, right now Tianhai Xinxing is making clothes, and entrusted it to a garment factory in the city to do it, but the demand is more, and it is more urgent, and that clothing factory is looking everywhere. Clothes people, if you are interested, I will ask someone to tell them and let them make a batch for you."

(End of this chapter)