The general will eat grass

Zhao Yuansong didn't expect Steward Wang to look easy-going on the outside, but he was extremely cruel in his heart. He would draw his sword at the slightest word of disagreement!He immediately surrendered aloud, lest he stab himself in two.

"Second Young Madam, why are you following here!" The moment Steward Wang saw him, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. It's all about marching speed.Fortunately, he didn't let someone stab him with a knife, otherwise he wouldn't have the face to see the second young master!

"Hey, I'll go to the border with you to have a look."

"No, it's too dangerous, I'll send someone to take you back."

"There is still half of the journey to Changyang, let me go with you."

"It's really impossible, Madam Second Young Master, you're embarrassing me! Madam would be very worried if she knew you were going to Changyang with us, and Master Second Young Master would definitely get angry when he saw you." Steward Wang really wanted to follow suit. Deng Mian vomited, he didn't want to bully their servants like this.

Zhao Yuansong raised his eyebrows, pointed to the sky and said: "You see, it's getting dark and the snow is starting to fall again. Are you sure you want to send me back at this time? Besides, you are short of manpower and you are in a hurry. I don't think you need to bother." , let me go to Changyang with you. Besides, you can’t just transport food and grass, and I will go back to Beijing with you.”

"No, don't embarrass us!"

Zhao Yuansong caught the snow with his hands, and the flakes were like goose feathers. He breathed out and said, "Look, the snow is getting heavy, and the night is colder. Do you really want to send me back now?"

Steward Wang thinks about it too. It snows at night in winter, even if it is only a two-day journey, if you go off the road, you may be in danger.If the second young lady with delicate skin and tender flesh was taken away by tigers and wolves, he really couldn't afford it.Steward Wang pulled his hat, and decided to take him forward first, arrive at the predetermined village to settle down, and leave him there until they come back.

The Xiongnu army has already arrived outside Changyang Pass, and it cannot be ruled out that they will send small groups of guerrillas to attack along the forest trails and disturb our army's rear.Wang Steward led the convoy of supplies to walk in a non-existent manner, trying to choose a straight line, and would not stay in the post station for a long time.

The Hejia Village in front is the scheduled foothold, cross the village and cross the river, and then go to Changyang Pass one day.In the vast expanse of white snow, several shack-like buildings protruded. When I approached, I found that the thatched cottages were a little crumbling due to the thick snow on the roof.The howling north wind blew past, twisting the white smoke from the chimney and blowing the sandy snow particles on the ground.

Steward Wang smacked his lips, stay here, they will have to freeze outside if they can't.

The Fubing negotiated a price with a few fellow villagers at the entrance of the village. Five taels of silver would allow them to spend the night in the house.

The housekeeper Wang took Zhao Yuansong to the old town. The men were thin and hunchbacked. Seeing the knives and swords hanging on their waists, they thought they were great officials. Take a drink to warm yourself up."

Farmers read less, and men and women don't pay much attention to defense.

The man and daughter-in-law heard the sound of mules and horses outside the courtyard, and listened to her husband greet the guests, and enthusiastically set out to serve hot soup for everyone.Zhao Yuansong sat around the firepit with everyone, and the man's wife gave him a notched black pottery bowl. "Little lord, hurry up and drink some warm warm water, it must be too cold!"

This simple woman is only in her twenties, her cheeks and the corners of her eyes have already been weathered.Seeing that Zhao Yuansong was the youngest here, she couldn't help but feel a little fond of him.

"Thank you sister-in-law." Such a simple and beautiful person, no one wants to make her sad.Zhao Yuansong picked up the black pottery bowl, looked at the sludge sticking to the side of the bowl, carefully staggered his position, and drank a big mouthful of white water boiled wild vegetable soup. "Well, sister-in-law, this soup is delicious."

"Oh, you're welcome, my lord, you can't be called a sister-in-law." The man's daughter-in-law smiled when she heard the compliment, "It's delicious, let me serve another bowl for my lord." He is polite.

"Uh... no need, I haven't finished my drink yet." Zhao Yuansong held on tightly to the side of the bowl and didn't let go. "This bowl is enough, really!"

"Puchi." Butler Wang didn't expect Xiao Wandan to be quite funny, not only able to endure hardships, but also extraordinarily soft-hearted.Quickly uttered a voice to help him out: "Sister-in-law, we haven't eaten yet, we can't just drink soup."

When the man's daughter-in-law heard it, she looked embarrassed, and turned to look at her husband, and the man became even more at a loss.

Butler Wang hurriedly said: "We brought our own dry food, we just need to borrow the pot from my eldest brother's house, and cook something warm for easy consumption."

The man immediately cheered up: "Okay, use it as you like."

With permission, the government soldiers started to move, poured the soup in the pot into the earthen pot handed by the man, refilled it with clean snow water to melt, broke the bean flour and miscellaneous grain cakes and soaked them in the boiling water, and after a while The smell of oily bean noodles was overflowing, which made Zhao Yuansong's stomach growl non-stop. He hadn't eaten anything while hiding in the car for the past two days.

"Mother?" Suddenly, a little bean came out from the back room, and his eyes were fixed on the pot in his house.

The man's wife also swallowed her saliva, lowered her head and picked up Xiao Douding, "Little Tiger, let's go drink soup and eat pasta."

"Mother, the pastry is not delicious." Xiao Douding said without any intention.

"Good little tiger." The man's daughter-in-law hurriedly covered her son's mouth, smiled apologetically at Zhao Yuansong and the others, and then motioned for the man to hold the earthen pot and put a small piece of whitish soil on the pot table into the back room.

"Sister-in-law, there are still a lot of cakes and soups, let Xiaohu come and eat." Zhao Yuansong couldn't ignore the three-year-old boy's eager eyes.

"No way, no way, the adults have already given you money." The man scratched his head helplessly, turned his head and gave his son a fierce look, scaring his son into crying, "Oh, I'm sorry, the child is not sensible."

The man's daughter-in-law wrapped her son in her arms, reached out and took the white clay clod in the man's hand and stuffed it into his mouth, coaxing: "Little tiger, be good, you won't be hungry after eating."

Zhao Yuansong was startled, and ran over to snatch the child, "Sister-in-law, why are you feeding him dirt?"

The man's daughter-in-law was taken aback, she blushed at first, then she felt helpless and wept silently.The man let out an "ah", squatted on the ground and sighed: "I can't help it, the mountain is covered by heavy snow, only Guanyin soil."

The mountains are blocked by heavy snow and there is nowhere to hunt. Even if there is no snow, it is difficult to find food in winter.They were lucky, they received this group of guests before they could get rid of the pot, and earned some scraps of silver for a good year. There are even poorer people in the village, alas!

Zhao Yuansong has read Yi Zi Shi Shi in books, and he has also felt human nature, but what if he sympathizes with them?Their food was to be sent to the front.He turned to look at Butler Wang.

Steward Wang said with a smile, "Well, then elder brother and sister-in-law come over to eat something, and when the snow stops, you can go to the town to buy food." He was relieved that Zhao Yuansong did not blindly agree to give away food.

"This, how can this be done!" The man's face was embarrassed, but his eyes were shining.

Butler Wang waved his hand: "It's okay, one more bite and one less bite, let's make do with it, come here quickly."

While everyone was enjoying the bean noodle cake soup, there was a barking of dogs outside the courtyard, and then a soldier shouted loudly, "Bold thief, put down the food!"

It was getting dark, and I went looking for torches, only to see the government soldiers staying at another villager’s house, holding torches and surrounding the three young men. Dare to steal our food!"

Hearing the movement, many villagers ran out to watch, and Zhao Yuansong followed Steward Wang.

Some government soldiers saw them and immediately ran over to report what had happened.Seeing the person in charge coming, the surrounded youths also cried loudly: "My lord, we are so hungry, please spare us." Someone shouted, and others followed suit. The child needs to be raised, and the old lady who said that there are more than 80 is sick.

Butler Wang took half a step back to look at Zhao Yuansong.Zhao Yuansong raised his eyebrows, what do you mean?Let me give an order?It seems that "Second Young Madam" is really a master here.He said, "Follow the rules."

"Yes, Second Young Madam." Steward Wang respectfully agreed with a smile in his eyes.When he turned around, his expression was serious, and his voice was cold and harsh: "Those who steal military supplies, beheaded!"

Butler Wang deliberately tested him. Those who came out of Dingguo's mansion were all soldiers.It's not that soldiers don't have sympathy, but they must know the priorities and distinguish priorities.The little dandy did not disappoint him, and suddenly felt that this person was barely qualified to match up with his second young master.

"No, my lord, please my lord, we don't dare anymore!" The government soldiers came out and dragged the three young people out of the village. As the cries for mercy went away, the villagers standing beside Zhao Yuansong and the others unconsciously stepped back a few times. step.The shouts of the three youths stopped abruptly, and some timid villagers fell to the ground directly, their legs trembling and needing help from others.

The government soldiers came back to report and the task was completed.Zhao Yuansong looked at the villagers and asked, "Who is the village chief?"

Everyone shrugged their shoulders and retreated a little. Seeing that they couldn't hide, the village chief stood up tremblingly.

Zhao Yuansong took out a certain ten taels of silver from his sleeve pocket and handed it to him, "Military affairs are in the body, the law will not show mercy! Use these to bury the person, and the rest will be compensated to the family."

After escaping, the village was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank him.

Zhao Yuansong didn't know, but his move made Steward Wang and other government soldiers think highly of him.Although the saying is ruthless, who can be truly ruthless?Who would be willing to follow a cold-blooded master when he was a subordinate and entrusted his life to him?

Invisibly, Zhao Yuansong narrowed the distance between him and the people in Dingguo's mansion.

Back at Xiaohu's house, when the man and his wife saw them again, it could be said that they bowed and stood silently, and the man's wife looked at Zhao Yuansong no longer as cordially as before.

Zhao Yuansong opened his mouth, and his voice was dry: "It's nothing to go to rest." The two thanked quickly, and hid in the back room for a night.

On the second day, the sky was bright and the heavy snow had stopped. Steward Wang insisted on sending soldiers from the two prefectures to send him back to Beijing, but Zhao Yuansong had no choice but to agree.The uneasiness in his heart is still there, how could he go back willingly!Taking advantage of the soldiers from the two governments not paying attention, he savagely whipped the mule's buttocks with a whip. The mule didn't make a sound, and ran at high speed, exhaling white gas from its nose.

The air is too cold, the snow is too thick, no horse with the best stamina can withstand strenuous exercise.Zhao Yuansong was finally overtaken by soldiers from the two government offices. The two of them knelt on one knee in the snow and clasped their fists to ask him to return to Beijing.

Zhao Yuansong looked up at the sky, really unwilling to do so, it was only a day's journey away, why is it so difficult to see the general!Just as he was about to compromise, there were sudden shouts and howls from a distance, and a puff of black smoke rose from the sky after a while.Zhao Yuansong looked in that direction, and the soldiers from the two prefectures also got up and put on full alert.