The daily life of a farm girl raising a family

Sure enough, after spitting out the blood, Old Zhaotou let out a big breath and his complexion improved.

In fact, older people all know that, but the so-called concern is chaos.

"Hey" Old Zhaotou sighed deeply.

"Old man, how are you? Are you feeling better? Don't scare me, an old woman." Ms. Zhou cried, holding Old Zhaotou's hand.

"My old Zhao family, my old Zhao family's ancestral hall, how can I have the face to face the ancestors of the old Zhao family in the future? I didn't expect that my Zhao family, which had been in Shatian Village for nearly a hundred years, would eventually be destroyed in my hands. "Old Zhaotou continued to cry after finishing speaking.

"Dad, don't think like this. It's okay for our Lao Zhao family to be fine. This is a military disaster, not a failure of our Lao Zhao family. We are all worthy of our ancestors." The eldest son comforted.

"Yes, Dad, if the house is gone, it can be rebuilt, but if the people are gone, there is nothing." Zhao Laosan also consoled him.

"Old man, I have been married to your old Zhao family for decades. I understand how you feel. I feel the same way. My son is right. It doesn't matter if everything is gone. We can just build the house and ancestral hall later." He also comforted him.

After everyone comforted him, Lao Zhaotou's mood still did not improve. Still crying silently and saying nothing.

Everyone didn't know what to do when they saw this. This was a mental illness, and it might take a while to get better.

Zhao Yunxi stepped forward and looked at Ah Weng, who had his head lowered. He felt uncomfortable, but he had to get over Ah Weng's heart, otherwise he might cause further damage to his body.

"Aweng, everyone is right. None of us want to see the house and ancestral hall destroyed. It's not just you who have feelings for the Zhao family, we also have feelings for the Zhao family. But what has been destroyed cannot be returned to before it was destroyed.

Xiaojiu promises you that we will build a new courtyard after the war is over. "

"Hey, how much will it cost?" Old Zhaotou was still feeling distressed.

"You don't have to worry about money. As long as it can be solved with money, it's not a problem. You shouldn't doubt Xiaojiu's ability to make money, right?" Zhao Yunxi continued to comfort him.

After listening to Zhao Yunxi's words, Old Zhaotou nodded helplessly.

It's just that Zhao Yunshu muttered on the side, clearly not believing that Zhao Yunxi has such great ability.

Everyone felt relieved when they saw that Old Zhao Tou had calmed down, otherwise the sky would have fallen if something happened to Old Zhao's family. Although Zhao Yunxi didn't think the sky would fall, it was always good that Old Zhao Tou was fine.

Since Rong Di was raiding the area around Pingyang County, Zhao Yunxi suggested that his second uncle should not go out for the time being. If he wanted to inquire about information, it would be best to wait until dark before going out.

Uncle Zhao followed Zhao Yunxi's suggestion. The Rongdi cavalry burning Shatian Village just now really scared him. There is no normal person who is not afraid of the army, let alone the Rong and Di cavalry.

Waiting is always boring, not to mention staying in this cave all the time, and there is no sunlight every day. At most, you can only blow in the wind at the entrance of the cave. If you go far, you are afraid of encountering bad guys or Rong Di.

So Zhao Yunxi planned to use stones to sharpen a chess set. He spent an afternoon polishing the chess pieces. Different camps used different stones, and then wrote on them with his eldest brother's pen and ink.

I found a relatively flat piece of ground and polished it to the size of a chessboard, then used a brush to draw the chessboard, and then waited for the ink to dry on the chess pieces and chessboard.

Wang Junyao also watched it all afternoon, and Zhao Yunxi said it seemed quite fun.

Zhao Yunshu stood aside and said she was bored, then turned and walked away.

Zhao Yunxi was speechless for his cousin. She was a typical person with a sense of presence, and she was everywhere. After finishing the work, it became dark. After everyone had dinner, Uncle Zhao set off to the county town to find out the latest news.

Zhao Yunxi and others started the game on the chessboard. After the rules were explained clearly, everyone was eager to try. Old Zhao was not in good spirits today, so even if he wanted to play, the old Zhao family refused to play and asked him to lie down in bed and have a good rest.

"Dad, let me help you try it first." Zhao Yunxi's father, Zhao Youliang, couldn't wait to start fighting with his uncle, which made Old Zhaotou scold him for being unfilial.

After playing two games, the two players gradually found the feel and rules of the game. They felt that this chess game was really broad and profound, and it seemed to contain thousands of troops.

However, Wang Junyao, Zhao Yunxuan and Wuyue watched for a long time but showed no interest.

"Xiao Jiu, this chess seems to be played by men. It is both a soldier and a trebuchet. Is there any game suitable for us girls?" Wang Junyao couldn't stand it anymore and didn't find it interesting.

The trebuchet was modified by Zhao Yunxi, because the artillery had not been heard of in the Dali Kingdom, and there were always trebuchets.

Zhao Yunxi heard Wang Junyao's request and said: "Of course there is, there are a few things that you will definitely be interested in, but there is currently no material to make them. There is something called Mahjong that both men and women of all ages like.

However, it requires more than a hundred stones, and grinding stones is too tiring, so I’d better wait until I get out and think of a way to make it. "

"In addition to the things that are difficult to do now, is there anything else that can be done now?" May asked.

"Yes, yes, but it's too late tonight. Let's talk about it tomorrow. It took half a day to make the chess. I'm tired. Let's get some sleep first." After Zhao Yunxi finished speaking, he yawned and walked to his bed.

Wang Junyao and the other three were helpless, so it was best to go and rest first.

Pingyang County

Zhao Laoer came to the county town when it was dark. The county town had closed the city gate. He had to sit in the bamboo bag placed on the city gate and pull up the city wall.

Zhao Laoer tied the horse in the stable at the city gate, poured water and horse feed on the horse, and then climbed up the city wall in a bamboo bag.

After meeting Magistrate Wang, he told him about the destruction of Shatian Village.

Magistrate Wang was not surprised when he heard the news, because almost all the villages around the county seat had been looted.

This group of Rong Di was also smart. They only looted around Pingyang County and did not dare to spread too thin.

After investigation by the scouts, there should be four to five thousand cavalry troops around Pingyang County, and more than 30,000 people should be around Fucheng.

In fact, although Fucheng is one level larger than the county seat, it is not directly a border city like Dingyuan City, so there are not many troops stationed there.

Originally, there were about 8,000 defenders in the city, but after Liu Wenshan's 7,000 men passed by, they only had about 15,000 troops.

Because the current war situation happened too suddenly, it will take time for the Dali Kingdom to mobilize its troops. Therefore, the northern army is not enough and does not pose a threat to the Rong and Di armies for the time being.

Therefore, for the time being, we can only adopt passive defense within a few hundred miles around Yuan City.

And Rong Di should also know that the Dali Congress will mobilize troops to support as soon as possible. Therefore, if Rong Di wants to gain something, he must complete the breakthrough of Dingyuan City before the army of Dali Kingdom arrives.

"Report to the County Magistrate, there is an emergency. General Liu has asked you to come over." Just as Magistrate Wang was thinking about it, the messengers from outside rushed in to report.