Until they returned to the magistrate's mansion, the county magistrate entertained them for dinner, Ye Yao finished drinking the medicine prescribed by the doctor, and the two of them lay on the bed, Xiao Mingce still felt unreal.

Ah Yao is pregnant with twins, is he going to be a father?

Xiao Mingce just lay down, thinking of this, he couldn't help but sit up again.

The oil lamp in the room was not turned off, and the air-conditioning entered the bed. Ye Yao flinched, yawned, and looked up at the man who suddenly sat up, "Aren't you sleeping?"

"A Yao, the doctor didn't lie to me, did I? Am I really going to be a father?" Xiao Mingce helped him tuck the quilt, half lying on the quilt, and looked at each other, his eyes were shining, like a dog,? "Hit me to see if I'm dreaming."

Ye Yao rolled his eyes at him, "It's been an afternoon,? You still don't have a sense of reality? Don't be so slow, I will doubt my son's IQ."

Ye Yao didn't know if he would be like Xiao Mingce if he found out that his wife was pregnant, would he be as excited? Surprised, with a bit of disbelief, but he had no chance to experience it.

On the contrary, when I guessed that I might be pregnant, I was very overwhelmed, which made me reluctant to accept it for a while.

Thinking of this, Ye Yao shrunk his hand under the quilt and couldn't help touching his belly. He didn't know that they didn't have any perception of the outside world, so he felt a little sorry.

When Xiao Mingce heard Ye Yao's words, he laughed heartily, grinning behind his ears, leaned down/body, put his ears on the quilt, raised his body after a while, and muttered softly: "Nothing I hear you."

Ye Yao rolled his eyes, "Are you stupid? They are not as big as a red bean now, not to mention that you are still listening through the quilt, you can only hear ghosts if you can hear it."

Xiao Mingce scratched his head, the hair crown had been removed, his hair was loose, he was very handsome, but he felt a little naive no matter how he laughed, which made Ye Yao feel a lot better.

"Go to sleep, we have to go on the road tomorrow." Ye Yao yawned again, "There are still seven days to go, if someone wants to deal with you, then the next part of the road will be difficult, you have to fight hard enough Protect me and my children mentally."

Xiao Mingce suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier. This is his most precious thing, so of course it must be protected.

Xiao Mingce lay down on his side, supported his head with one hand, and touched Ye Yao's cheek with the other, "Go to bed quickly if you are sleepy, I am too excited and happy now, I will take it easy."

Xiao Mingce's hands had a lot of calluses, rough, but warm. It was a man's hand, and it was not uncomfortable to rub his cheeks. Ye Yao said "Oh", closed his eyes, and opened them again after a while, Xiao Mingce Keep watching him.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Mingce asked.

"You...you release the letter, I smell good." Ye Yao hesitated.

Xiao Mingce smiled. Although the old doctor didn't say anything, he knew that during pregnancy, Dikun relied on heavenly stems to guide him. After he differentiated into heavenly stems, a special teacher told him about it.

The smell of citron lingered on the tip of Ye Yao's nose, which made him feel better. He showed a big smile to Xiao Mingce, and naturally moved towards Xiao Mingce, directly into his arms, so that the smell of citron would overwhelm him. He is surrounded.

A man is like a personal warm baby, no matter how cold the bed is, it can warm you up. It's great to have him around.

Early the next morning, Ye Yao was woken up by Xiao Mingce again. He helped change his clothes, went to eat breakfast, and was about to leave.

Ever since he knew that Ye Yao was pregnant, Xiao Mingce wished that his feet would not touch the ground. If Ye Yao hadn't objected, he could have been walking with someone in his arms.

It snowed last night, the road was paved with a layer of silver, and the speed of the carriage was not as fast as before.

Not long after setting off from the county magistrate's mansion, the sound of gongs, drums and trumpets came from outside the carriage. It was very festive. Ye Yao lifted the curtains slightly, and it was a family meeting.

"Someone is getting married." Ye Yao hugged the stove in Xiao Mingce's arms, and the layout of the carriage was much more elaborate than before.

Xiao Mingce glanced at it, but he was not very curious: "Want to watch the fun?"

Ye Yao shook his head, put down the curtains of the car, "It's important to hurry."

A group of people stopped at an early shop outside the city. Ye Yao and Xiao Mingce got out of the car together and walked into the early shop. The door of the early shop was ajar, and the stove was burning inside, much warmer than outside.

The old doctor waited for them here, and there was another acquaintance with the old doctor.

Liang Jun got up, and his attitude towards Ye Yao was very respectful, but not flattering at all, "Young master is also resting here?"

Liang Jun left the city at dawn, and was going to have something to eat at the breakfast shop, then replenish some dry food and continue on his way.

"Ah." Ye Yao nodded, "Where are you going in such a cold day? This year's imperial examination is over, right?"

"Miss Li is getting married today, and Jun has nothing to worry about. He is willing to go to Yanmen Pass to protect his family and the country!" Liang Jun looked like a scholar, but he said this with a bit of aura.

"Young students want to go to Yanmen Pass? It just so happens that we are going to Yanmen Pass too, why don't we go together?" The old doctor was drinking porridge, Ye Yao and Xiao Mingce both ignored him when they greeted him. Once Liang Jun finished talking, He raised his head and expressed his opinion.

Xiao Mingce bowed his head and thought for a while, "We are indeed going to Yanmen Pass, but a weak scholar like you still studies and writes at home. If you pass the imperial examination next year, you can still defend your home and country. If you have no experience, you will be killed if you go to the battlefield .”

"Pfft." Ye Yao couldn't help laughing suddenly when he heard the game terminology from his previous life, and then thought that this was a serious occasion, so he quickly held back his smile, "Cough...you can't say that, when you first went to the battlefield, I have no combat experience."

"Thank you two young masters for reminding me that Jun's mind has been made up." Liang Jun didn't mind what the two said, just like yesterday he didn't mind a group of people saying that he had no money and returned the hairpin on credit, "If you die for the country, Jun deserves to die."

At first, Ye Yao thought that this person went to the battlefield disheartened because his sweetheart got married. Looking at him, he seemed to have thought it through carefully. Ye Yao was a little surprised, and also misunderstood him because of his own guess. Embarrassed, he scratched his head and looked at Xiao Mingce.

"If you have thought it through, my lord, there is a way to take care of us along the way." Xiao Mingce said, meaning in his words, he has agreed to go with us, "It's just that there will be unknown dangers along the way, and you need to think more about it."

Liang Jun bowed his head in thought, didn't speak, and walked out of the breakfast shop after a while, Ye Yao thought he had given up walking with them, so he opened the door and came in again.

It was snowing outside again, some snowflakes floated on Liang Jun's head and shoulders, and they melted in a short while.

Liang Jun walked up to them and said in a low voice: "You are from Liangdu. The people guarding the goods outside don't behave like caravans, but like soldiers. The two of you are going to Yanmen Pass to deliver grain and grass. of?"

Ye Yao blinked, and his guess was quite accurate. If he didn't know that he thought he was going to be the number one scholar in the new department of Liangdu, he would have thought that this person was a second-five boy.

"Yes." Xiao Mingce said concisely.They have all lived in the county magistrate's mansion, and they are not going to hide it from others.

"King An?" Knowing that his guess was close to the truth, Liang Jun was not surprised by Xiao Mingce's answer, "Then this is Princess An?"

Xiao Mingce said "hmm" in a nasal voice, "You know a lot about this king and his party."

Liang Jun bowed respectfully to the two of them, "No, it's just the official way that the lord took this way. The news had already spread to Fengyuan City, and the county magistrate went from house to house to inform them. Don't cause trouble on the street in the past few days. So as not to offend the nobleman."

Ye Yao thought to himself, it turned out that the venue was cleared first, no wonder there were so few people, he thought it was too cold in winter and everyone stayed indoors.

"Oh." Xiao Mingce was noncommittal, turned his head to look at the old doctor who was wiping his mouth, "Senior, have you finished eating? We can set off after eating."

The old doctor stood up, "Okay, let's go."

As soon as Lin opened the door in front of the three of them, Xiao Mingce went out last, and looked back at Liang Jun who was still standing there, "The battlefield is not a child's play. If you are ready to sacrifice at any time, then follow."

The door was closed again, and Liang Juan watched the four of them drifting away from the crack of the door, smiled lightly, picked up the package, and walked out quickly.

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness, but Juan is disrespectful." Before Xiao Mingce got into the carriage, Liang Juan hurried over, panting heavily.

Xiao Mingce paused for a moment with his hand lifting the curtain, and turned his head, "There is no place for you in the carriage, so you sit outside the carriage with the coachman. If you don't make it to the Yanmen Pass, you should give up the idea of ​​joining the army as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Liang Jun replied.

"En." Xiao Mingce then got into the carriage and put down the curtain.

Xiao Mingce used his internal energy to warm his wet and cold clothes first, then walked to Ye Yao's side, hugged him into his arms, saw him yawn, a drop of physiological tears flowed from the corner of his eyes, and wiped them away for him very naturally.

The old doctor looked at his skillful movements, it seemed that this junior doted on his little daughter-in-law very much.

"I won't bother you two, will I?" The old doctor, who has been single for many years, took a mouthful of dog food and felt that his head was very bright.

"A Yao's body and the children have to be taken care of by the seniors. What did the seniors say? It's cold in the north, and it's not easy to travel in a carriage. It's a pity that the seniors share the car with the younger generation." Xiao Mingce said.

"It's so warm in this car, I don't feel wronged." The old doctor smiled dryly.

Ye Yao half-closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep again, Xiao Mingce looked down at him, "Senior, why is Ah Yao so lethargic? Are you really okay?"

"It's like this in the early stages of pregnancy, but it will take another ten days to react like this. I also said yesterday that he is tired from running around, and he is not acclimatized. The reaction is earlier. At present, it has no effect on the body. You two go out When you are outside, you need to have more snacks." Xiao Mingce is a good friend's apprentice, and the old doctor's words are a bit earnest.

"She is my daughter-in-law, and she is pregnant with my child. If I don't care about it, I will let others care about it." Xiao Mingce thought to himself, before Ye Yao could say anything, he would die of sourness first, unconsciously Ye Yao hugged him even tighter.

The old doctor smiled gratifiedly, but said nothing more.

The group continued on for two days. The closer they got to Yanmen Pass, the more desolate the scenery along the way, and the thicker the snow on the ground. Once the food delivery team passed by, the two ruts were very eye-catching.

It's been two days in a row that they've been camping outside. Ye Yao and the others have a carriage, but it's a pity that other soldiers are suffering from the cold outside, but Ye Yao hasn't heard any complaints.

After another day of rushing, I finally came across a village in the vast expanse of white land.

The village was not far from the official road, and they wanted to see if they could supply some dry food. Xiao Mingce led the two people around Lin to the village to ask, and Lin Yi came back after a while.

Xiao Mingce lifted the curtain of the car, Ye Yao was awake at this moment, listening to the two people talking outside.

"My lord, there was a severe drought in the village before, and the crops failed. The young people fled with their families. The rest are orphans, widowed, old, weak, sick and disabled." Lin paused, "There is no food in the village for a long time. It’s too cold to plant land in winter, and many old people and children may not be able to survive this winter.”

Xiao Mingce was silent, Ye Yao thought for a while and wanted to lift the curtain of the car, poked his head out, the cold wind blew snowflakes on his face, flinched, and finished speaking, "My lord, let's help them, Mr. Xu and the Liu family caravan The grain and grass have been sent to Yanmen Pass, we are just in case, so it doesn’t matter if we distribute them to these refugees.”

I don't know if it's related to pregnancy, Ye Yao can't hear such things, he knows very well that in the last days, when a tragedy happened because of his powerlessness, although he was a little sad, he still put himself first, otherwise he would not hide the treatment The ability was not revealed until death.

The last time he heard Liang Jun talk about the reason for the credit hairpin on the street, he bought the hairpin as a gift without even thinking about it. If it was normal, he wouldn't think so.

Today's matter is not such a trivial matter as buying hairpins. Helping the refugees in this village will not only delay the time to reach Yanmen Pass, but also lose food and grass. He cannot bear the consequences alone.

But Xiao Mingce really thought about it seriously, patted the snowflakes that fell on his head at any time, turned his head and said to the large army: "All go to the village."

There were more than a hundred people in the team, and the ruts all the way from the official road to the entrance of the village. Ye Yao looked outside in the carriage, and the whole village was quiet. With such a group of people, no one came out to watch the excitement.

"It's cold outside, you just stay in the car, I'll go down and have a look." Xiao Mingce paused, "Senior, help me watch Ayao."

Ye Yao pursed his lips, thought for a while, this is what he asked for, and he nodded and agreed.

Xiao Mingce then got out of the car and went to the village with Lin Yi.

Ye Yao was holding the hand stove, and the old doctor was drinking hot tea, chatting with him casually, "There are actually quite a few villages like this on the way to Yanmenguan, you can help this, you can help all?"

"I don't know if I haven't seen the others, and I can't ignore them if I see them." Ye Yao said.

The old doctor suddenly sighed, "You are very similar to the old man's stupid apprentice."

"Is that the apprentice you are going to visit at Yanmen Pass?" Ye Yao became curious, "Why did he go to Yanmen Pass?"

"Who knows what he thinks." The old doctor closed his eyes and leaned aside, saying no more.

Ye Yao rubbed his nose, thinking that when he got to the Yanmen Pass, he would ask in person.

After almost half an hour, Ye Yao couldn't help but yawned and fell sleepy after waiting in the carriage, and Xiao Mingce came back.

Xiao Mingce was in a hurry, and he didn't use his internal energy to warm his clothes. The air-conditioning rushed towards Ye Yao, which made him wake up a lot.

It was warm in the carriage, and the air-conditioning disappeared after a while. Ye Yao asked him eagerly, "What's the situation in the village?"

"Very bad." Xiao Mingce's face was serious, "There are about fifty people in the village, all the young people have left, the old, the sick, the disabled, orphans and widowed mothers, and the food is running out. Most people wrap their stomachs with bark and grass roots. It is estimated that the spring will start next year. , there are not many left in the whole village.”

It was worse than he thought, Ye Yao's eyes were hot, and he felt that he was baffled, there are so many poor people in the world, when did he become so emotional!

"Then how can we help them?" Since Xiao Mingce told him this, he must definitely help more than 50 elderly, weak, sick and disabled.

"After all, they are citizens of the Liang Kingdom, so we must help. We may have to delay here for a day. I am afraid that you are in a hurry, so I will come up and talk to you." Xiao Mingce said, looking at the old man who closed his eyes and rested. Doctor, "Senior, many of these elderly people are not in good health. I hope you can help with diagnosis and treatment."

The old doctor opened his eyes, and he wasn't displeased at Xiao Mingce for troubling him. On the contrary, he looked at him with some approval in his eyes, "No problem, this old man was a wandering doctor when he was young, so it's not bad to go back to his old profession."

"I also want to go down and have a look." Ye Yao blinked and pulled Xiao Mingce's sleeve.

"The village is dirty, messy and cold, you have to wait in the car." Xiao Mingce disagreed.

Ye Yao pursed her mouth, "You are not here, I will think wildly by myself, you should let me follow you."

Xiao Mingce still felt that he could not agree. Ye Yao immediately looked at the old doctor, hoping that he could help persuade him. The old doctor looked back and forth between the two of them. In fact, he didn't really want to get into the muddy water, but after thinking about it, he still said: "My child Although it's small, adults can't stay bored in the car all the time, it's good for them to walk around, the old man will go outside and wait for you first."

The old doctor put on his coat and got out of the carriage. Seeing that Xiao Mingce was still hesitant, Ye Yao leaned towards him, "Just let me go down together, I will follow you closely and stay in the car every day. I feel like I'm going to be paralyzed."

Xiao Mingce sighed, took the big blue coat on the side, and put it on him, "Tell me immediately if you feel uncomfortable!"

Ye Yao nodded vigorously, and obediently asked him to put on a coat for him. Ever since he left Fengyuan City, Xiao Mingce never let him get out of the carriage, saying that it was cold and snowy, and the road was slippery. Buckled in the carriage, like a prisoner.

Xiao Mingce carried Ye Yao out of the carriage, and Ye Yao immediately wanted to get down and walk a few steps in the snow, but the man disagreed, and carried him all the way to the village before letting him go.

Ye Yao was born in the south in his previous life, and he didn't see much snow. Later, in the last days, the global climate became warmer and the weather was abnormal, so it didn't snow much, and it was white. If he wasn't pregnant, he really wanted to go to the snow for a few games Get lost.

Xiao Mingce took him to the village chief's house. There was a charcoal brazier burning in the house, which was slightly warmer than outside, but still a bit colder than the inside of the carriage. However, Ye Yao was fully armed by Xiao Mingce. Except for showing a small face, his whole body Wrapped like a bear, I gained a lot of weight without feeling cold.

The village head is an old man with gray hair and beard. He is dressed in shabby clothes, his face is thin, and he is not energetic. It seems that the life of other family members in this village must be more difficult than that of the village head's family.

There are only the village head and his wife in the village head's house. Xiao Mingce said that his sons had fled, and he and his wife were old and could not escape, and he was the village head, so the village would be gone if he left, so he took the initiative to stay in the village. in the village.

Ye Yao and Xiao Mingce went to other homes again. Although they had seen more tragic scenes in the last days, Ye Yao still couldn't bear it.

Most people know that they can’t survive this winter, but they still try their best to survive. They go to the woods in the wind and snow to scrape bark and dig grass roots. The stink of him shows that someone will come to take care of him.

The old man will let the good things out for the children to eat first, and the children will actively follow the adults to dig grass roots, peel bark, and even go fishing in the frozen lake.

Of the 50 or [-] families in the village, there are only more than [-] people left. They did not hurt each other, but united together and worked hard to survive this cold winter.

When Ye Yao learned about the situation, he was always depressed and panicked.

The snow had stopped slowly. The two stood in the snow. Xiao Mingce swept the snowflakes off his head and shoulders, "Uncomfortable? Do you want to go back to the car?"

Ye Yao shook his head, "If you don't return, it's just that they are so pitiful, but I can't do anything, and I feel uncomfortable."

"It's not your fault, there's no need for you to be sad." Xiao Mingce hugged him, and smiled wryly: "If you want to be sad, it should be me, the Xiao family, who are sad."

Ye Yao raised his head: "Didn't you say that I am also from the Xiao family now, why don't you recognize me now?"

Although he knew what Xiao Mingce meant, but he just wanted to argue, maybe he was really uncomfortable and wanted to vent.

"Of course I admit it! You belong to me, and of course the Xiao family! I just don't want you to be sad, so don't misunderstand me anymore." No matter who is right or wrong, it is always right to admit the mistake first, and Xiao Mingce admits the mistake simply and neatly.

"Then let's share some food and grass and let them spend this winter." Ye Yao felt that this was a bit rash, but he still raised it with Xiao Mingce, "The old doctor said, there are still many such villages in the north, but let us If you encounter it, you can’t ignore it.”

"You don't have to be so careful, I also mean that." Xiao Mingce paused, "It's just that in addition to providing food and grass, we also have to help repair the house. They are old people and children, and life may not be easy after the spring. I still hope that God will be able to do it next year. Don't be so irritable, and if there is another year of drought, the Northland will really be helpless."

Xiao Mingce not only thinks about giving food and grass, but also thinks about repairing houses, and next year's things, more than he thinks about.

Ye Yao thought, such a man who serves the country and the people is definitely not the same as the male lead who is lewd with Zhou Xueyu in the book, no wonder the Supreme Emperor secretly supported him as the crown prince.

If this person becomes an emperor, he must be a good emperor who is diligent in governing and caring for the people.

He brought more than 100 people, all of whom were young people or soldiers. Xiao Mingce ordered them to repair houses, cut firewood in the forest, and help the village clear snow. It is also convenient to help each other, and then distribute some food.

After a busy day, it finally paid off.

There were many vacant houses in the village, and the soldiers finally didn't have to set up a camp to sleep at night. The fire soldiers prepared more meals and treated the villagers to a good meal.

The next morning, they were about to leave. Although the people in the village were reluctant to let them go, they also knew that they had something to do and had to leave. The villagers sent them to the village entrance, reluctantly saying goodbye to them.

Xiao Mingce was about to order the soldiers to set off when a small figure ran over from a distance.

Xiao Mingce has good eyesight, so he saw a child from the village from a long distance away, paused, and waited for the child to come.

The child was holding a fish in his hand, and his little face was flushed from the cold. Seeing Xiao Mingce jump out of the car, he ran over quickly and lifted the fish in front of him: "Big brother, thank you for helping our village! Know how to be grateful, this is the fish I caught this morning, and the biggest one is for you!"

This fish is not small in size, Xiao Mingce estimated that it weighs four to five catties, and it is a bit difficult for a child to carry it. If you keep it for yourself, you can eat a few meals.

"It's rare for a child to have this kind of heart. I've got my heart. Take the fish back and let grandma cook it for you. Let's share it." Xiao Mingce was filled with emotions, but he still rejected the child's heart.

The smile on the child's face collapsed, and he shook his head firmly, "No, big brother must accept the fish! The village head's grandma said that the little brother who was with the big brother is pregnant with a baby. It's such a cold day, drink hot Fish soup, he will be very happy! My mother loved to drink fish soup when she was pregnant with my younger sister!"

Xiao Mingce smiled, and glanced into the car through the crack of the curtain, "Okay, Big Brother Yu will accept it, thank you."

Only then did the child show a big smile, and sent the fish to Xiao Mingce, and when he caught it, he bowed, "Goodbye, big brother. When I grow up, I will definitely learn from you and help more people." !"

It wasn't until the little figure ran back to the crowd at the entrance of the village that Xiao Mingce ordered to set off, and then carried the fish into the carriage.

Seeing the fish, Ye Yao blinked, eyes full of doubts, "Where did it come from?"

Xiao Mingce said: "The children in the village gave it to the child whose parents passed away and lived with his younger sister. He said he caught it in the lake outside the village."

Ye Yao looked at the fish, and then thought of the child's sister's home, tears suddenly flowed out involuntarily.

There was a blanket in the carriage, and Xiao Mingce didn't know where to throw the fish, so he hurriedly sent it outside the carriage for Liang Jun to hold. When he came back, Ye Yao was still crying silently.

Xiao Mingce hugged him distressedly, and helped him wipe away his tears, "What's wrong? Why are you crying so well?"

Liang Jun was holding the fish in his hand, and he didn't know what to do for a while. The conversation between the child and King An happened next to him. While listening, he thought to himself, it's really good that this poor country can raise such a grateful child. This Prince An It's not the same as the rumors.

According to the rumors, he was decisive and reckless, but he didn't expect the real person to be so compassionate.

He really didn't expect that the other party would delay the trip to help the village, and even gave some of the grain and grass sent to the army to the villagers.

If the border war is delayed, I don't know whether it will be good or bad.

Liang Jun sighed inwardly, put the fish aside, and curled up against the pillars of the carriage.

I hope it is good.

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