My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

Beiling Village is located at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. Because the terrain is flat and suitable for farming, the state capital gradually moved in exiled prisoners to reclaim military land.

The Yanshan Mountains span thousands of miles from east to west and are the natural dividing line between the Zhou Dynasty and the nomadic peoples in the north. Looking around, the mountain is covered with snow and desolate.

On the other side of the mountains is the vast prairie, where the powerful Xiongnu tribe is stationed.

The high mountains could not completely stop the Huns. Every time there was a war, the village would lose a lot of people. Now there are only a few sparse families left.

When the Qin and Chu families arrived at Beiling Village, the sun was already setting in the west. After the yamen servant handed over to Li Zheng, he left in a hurry.

Li Zheng from Beiling Village, surnamed Zhao, is a weather-beaten little old man with a rough face and a pair of bright eyes.

Seeing a long row of animal-drawn carts on the village road, he frowned, like a man in the valley: "I advise you to sell the carts and horses quickly, lest the Huns come and take advantage of them all."

"Thank you Li Zheng for your advice, we will deal with it as soon as possible." Qin Junyi nodded slightly, with a humble and polite attitude.

Zhao Lizheng could tell at a glance that he had an extraordinary status and was vaguely the leader of this large group of people.

Seeing that it was getting dark, he said bluntly: "There are so many of you, and there just happen to be a lot of empty houses in the north of the village, and they have been allocated to you."

Su Yunwan looked in the direction of his finger and saw a row of dilapidated thatched huts at the foot of the mountain, crumbling in the cold wind.

“…can we build our own house?”

Zhao Li was looking at Su Yunwan. She was wrapped in a white cloak, which made her look even more stunning. The most rare thing was that after months of exile, she was still in such good spirits.

He secretly marveled in his heart, but said: "It's possible, but you need to pay for the land. In fact, you are moving far away, and there are not many restrictions on your whereabouts. If you really have that spare money, it is safer to live in the city. .”

After saying that, Zhao Lizheng told the villagers that they were often attacked by the Huns, and wanted everyone in the Qin family to retreat so as not to lose their lives here.

The reason why he is so kind is because he is not a local aboriginal, but was implicated by his tribe when he was young and moved here like the Qin family.

Out of sympathy, he rarely took the initiative to talk about the situation in the village, instead of being indifferent to other relocated prisoners.

Many of the prisoners were extremely vicious, and some were corrupt officials who had committed serious crimes. They often got into fights or were harassed by the Huns until they were injured or even killed.

Anyone who stays in this kind of environment for a long time will become solitary, so as not to cause more troubles and sorrows.

Qin Junyi said: "To be honest, we have some misunderstandings with Mr. Zhou Mu and it is not convenient to live in the city. I think it will be good to settle down in this village."

Zhao Lizheng sighed when he saw this. He must have said hello to the political opponents in the DPRK and asked Zhou Mu to punish them.

"Forget it, you go and settle down first. Tomorrow morning, Sun Baihu in our village will divide the military land for the Chu family. As for the Qin family, you can reclaim wasteland and pay government taxes according to regulations in the future. But The water here is very deep, I’ll tell you tomorrow.”

To put it bluntly, the Chu family was actually an exiled prisoner with military household registration. Farming military land was equivalent to being a tenant farmer in the army, while the Qin family was no different from ordinary farmers.

"Hundred households?" Su Yunwan didn't care whether the water was deep or not, but she was confused as to why there were still hundreds of households when the water was already in full swing?

"Sun Baihu is responsible for supervising and managing the exiled prisoners. Farming military fields is only one of the tasks of military households, and they also have to dig mountains and dig rivers. As for me, I manage the village's household registration, taxation and other local affairs."

After saying that, Zhao Lizheng pointed to the next door: "That's Sun Baihu's house."

The house next door is the same as the Li Zheng family. It is built of adobe and surrounded by a courtyard wall of about two meters.

Su Yunwan didn't ask any more questions. After saying goodbye, everyone walked along the village road.

As she walked along, she found that except for Zhao Lizheng's and Sun Bai's houses, which were made of adobe, the others were all thatched houses. The difference was whether there were wooden fences built or not.

There is no doubt that whether it is a courtyard wall or a wooden fence, it is mainly to prevent enemy harassment. I don't know how effective it will be.

After arriving at the place where he wanted to live, Su Yunwan fell silent as he looked at a row of thatched houses that refreshed the perception of "broken houses".

The dozen or so thatched houses in front of me had not been repaired for a long time or were destroyed by the Xiongnu. There were holes everywhere in the doors, windows, thatched walls, and even the roofs had big holes smashed by the snow. , absolutely leaking air everywhere in the real sense.

As for the large fallen fence outside every house, it is not worth mentioning at all.

When the old lady saw this kind of living environment, she almost collapsed.

It will get colder and colder next time, but how can I bear it!

The other female members of the Qin family also looked worried and almost shed tears.

The female members of the Chu family did not show any mercy, and some of the more fragile ones burst into tears.

Su Yunwan's tone was faint and she joked: "Zi Yuan, why don't I sleep in the carriage at night."

Qin Junyi: "...Repair it first, and then talk about it after it's completed."

At this time, Chu Shao came over: "General Qin, there are a total of ten thatched houses here, all of which are the size of the wing rooms on both sides of the central hall. Our Chu family lives in half of them, how about it?"

Qin Junyi declined: "There are many of you, so I can use two rooms."

There are hundreds of people in the Chu family, and only one-third of his own family. Qin Junyi divided them equally according to the number of people, so he gave the number.

Chu Shaoxin accepted Qin Junyi's kindness, but he would not really do what he said: "It doesn't matter, just deal with it for one night, and then build a few shacks tomorrow for emergency response."

In the end, the Qin family used the five thatched houses on the east side, while the Chu family did not subdivide the house, allowing only the elderly, women and children to stay, while the others slept in the carriages or pitched tents in the yard.

After dividing the two houses, the Qin family's secret guards immediately took their sickles and went nearby to collect dead vines, thorns, bark, wooden sticks, etc. to repair the gaps.

By the time everything was over, the moon had come out. The cold moonlight shone on the entire land, making it look particularly poignant.

Su Yunwan stood in front of the thatched house, looking at the vast world and feeling deeply.

Once upon a time, she spent many years in a similar night scene.

At the beginning of the end of the world, she lost her memory and was full of curiosity about everything, absorbing knowledge like a sponge absorbing water. After having the power of space, he is like a hamster, collecting all kinds of materials that may be used.

Therefore, her solitary life was not completely divorced from society, but later...

In his sight, several speeding carriages suddenly appeared at the entrance of the village, and his thoughts were interrupted.

They were Shiyi, Hu Hu, and a dozen loyal guards who fled from Prince Qin's palace.

After getting out of the car, Qin Junyi's maid Hu Bo rushed to his side and cried with her knees to the ground: "My lord, you have suffered! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

Qin Junyi, who was sitting in a wheelchair, bent down and reached out to help her up. He said gently: "I'm fine now. Everything is over."

Amber stood up, wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief, and smiled: "Yes, I will never leave you again."

Qin Junyi looked at Su Yunwan subconsciously, fearing that she might misunderstand something.

Heaven and earth can learn from each other, Amber has followed him for many years, the relationship between master and servant is deep, and there is no other personal relationship!