Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

Although the situation on the front line is unknown, as the New Year's Eve is approaching, the villagers are preparing various items for the New Year's Eve according to their usual living habits.In the He family, Yang Yan'er can't take care of things. Yang Li takes care of the baby and also has to take care of the housework. The preparations for the new year fall on Xiao Hua's head.

Xiaohua took advantage of her trip to the county town to buy large bags of salt, sugar, and ten bolts of coarse cotton cloth, and wandered around the streets to inquire about prices.Fortunately, although the war in the north caused prices to rise by [-]%, there was no such thing as merchants hoarding goods and Yum rushing to buy them.In the streets and alleys, the most talked about war in the north is the war in the north, but most people only use it as a topic of conversation after dinner, publicizing the news they have learned.

Xiaohua breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she was a little worried.He breathed a sigh of relief because the situation was obviously still under the control of the imperial court, and he was worried because the Hu tribe invaded in winter, and the imperial court must be insufficiently prepared. If the Hu tribe broke through, the situation would be unimaginable.

After wandering around for a couple of times, Xiaohua decided to go to the herbal shop to buy some medicinal oils and herbal medicines for wound healing, pack a few packs for treating fever and headache, and bought a basket of mugwort for preventing plague.

The shopkeeper of the herbal medicine shop saw that Xiao Hua was young, but bought a lot of herbal medicines as soon as he sold them, thinking that someone in Xiao Hua's family was sick, so he generously gave Xiao Hua the most valuable mugwort.Xiao Hua thanked her repeatedly.

Boss He, who was out of the city together, looked at the medicinal materials in Xiaohua's two sunflower baskets, and the big and small bags. He was surprised, "Next time I go to the county market to buy it. Why do I buy so much at one time?"

Xiaohua shook her head, if she bought too much, she would put it at home at most, if she bought too little, she might not be able to buy it next time.

Back in Nanhe Village, Mu Sheng was waiting at home early.While the family was not paying attention, Mu Sheng quietly said to Xiaohua, "I have prepared a big boat, and it will be parked at the mouth of the Baisha River into the Minjiang River. Tell Dad and Mom, let's take refuge in Qingzhou."

Xiao Hua was taken aback. It was expected that the situation would get worse, but was it bad enough to flee to the south? "Do you have any news?"

"General Junwei was seriously injured and has been sent back to the imperial city. Now there is only an empty shell left in the North Camp. The emperor has ordered General Zhenwei to lead an army of [-] troops to guard Fucheng Town. Xiaohua, Anhua is just used by the court to drag The chess pieces that live in the Hu family so that General Zhenwei can arrive at the town in time, "

"What do you mean? You mean that the imperial court will not send reinforcements to Anhua, and even the Peking University Camp has been abandoned."

"The only city that was really abandoned was Anhua. Beidaying is already an empty city. Xiaohua, do you still remember the Splendid Fleet we often look for? My friend knows the Minister of the Ministry of War. I once asked him to help find out about Anhua City, but That's the answer."

Anhua City was abandoned, so the second brother, can the second brother come back?And Liang Qi?Did Liang Qi return to the imperial city, or was he stationed with the army at Anhua? Was he also among those who were abandoned?

"Hasn't the Fucheng been breached yet?" Xiaohua bit her lip, holding on to the last sliver of hope in her heart. The Fucheng was not broken, or that General Zhenwei might send troops to rescue for the sake of Anhua's isolated city, and maybe the second brother would be able to come back. up.

"If the Fucheng is destroyed and the Hu people come to the imperial city, then we want to leave, but we won't be able to." Mu Sheng smiled wryly, why didn't he hope that General Zhenwei could keep the Fucheng square.However, General Junwei, who had led the army for ten years, was defeated. General Zhenwei was only [-] years old, and he was in command for the first time. Can he defeat the menacing barbarians?

Mu Sheng's expression gave Xiao Hua an unexpected answer.He lowered his head and said sullenly, "Is there no one else in the imperial court?"

"Yes! But the barbarians came too fast. It will take time to mobilize troops from Fucheng in the south to defend the imperial city." The implication is that Fucheng Fang is just another pawn to bring enough time to mobilize troops to defend the imperial city.

"After dinner, I will talk to my father and mother."

It's good to be willing to speak, willing to speak and willing to persuade, it's better than not listening at all.Mu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Xiaohua explained what Mu Sheng meant, but omitted the fact that Anhua was given up, and the hall fell into an unbearable silence.

"Father, since the situation is unclear and we can still find a boat, we'd better go to Gyeongju to take refuge first. If the barbarian retreats, we'll go to Gyeongju to spend the new year. If the barbarians don't retreat, We arrived in the south ahead of time, the Hu people are good at riding and shooting, but not good at boats, the south is safer than the north.”

If the Hu people did not retreat, He Xiaohu might never be able to come back.This question was in everyone's mind, everyone lowered their heads, and no one answered Mu Sheng's words.Even the naughtiest Xiao Si knew that the second elder brother who he had only met a few times, who was a high official, might not come back, so he tightly held onto the corner of Xiao Hua's clothes, leaning against Xiao Hua's body uneasy.

"Xiaozhu and Xiaoli, as well as Xiaomin, Xiaosi, and Xiaohua, you go to Qingzhou together." Boss He looked at his husband.Yang Yan'er felt something in her heart, she raised her head and looked at her husband, a smile that hadn't been seen for several days slowly surfaced.

Xiao Hua and Mu Sheng said badly to themselves.

"Yan'er and I are here, waiting for Xiaohu to come back."

There was another uncomfortable silence in the room, there was a crackling sound, the lights were flickering, and the darkness of the night was like a cloud over everyone's heart.

"I was afraid that Xiaohu would not know the way, so I waited at home and lit a lamp for him."

Boss He clenched Fulang's hand tightly, his eyes sparkling.

"This kid is good at studying and smart, but he doesn't know the way. You don't know that when Xiaohu was young, Xiaohua was in my stomach. Once Xiaohu ran to the entrance of the village to play, and everyone else went home. It was him. Did not come back, my father and I were in a hurry, we searched and searched desperately, hehe, we found it at the foot of Zhushan Mountain. We asked Xiaohu why you ran from the entrance of the village to Zhushan and didn’t go home. Xiaohu pulled my The sleeve said, Ah, I don’t know the way home. Ah took me home, I was so scared. That child, that’s it, I didn’t know the way when I was young. I’ll wait for him here. Whether it’s good or bad , Xiaohu will come back. I will wait for him at home."

Xiao Hua lowered her head, tears rolling down her cheeks drop by drop.Since I learned to walk, every time I go outside to play, my second brother leads me home.How could the second brother not know the way?Ama is worried that the soul of the second brother is wandering around the world and can't find a way.

Xiao Zhu clenched her fists tightly, Yang Li hugged the child tightly, and looked at Xiao Zhu with begging eyes.

"Ah, let big brother, Xiao Li, Xiao Min, and Xiao Si go first, and I'll stay at home." Before Mu Sheng's face changed drastically, Xiao Hua continued, "Be prepared for everything, the chickens at home, the rabbits The clusters must be taken care of, and the vegetables in the field need to be harvested, and there is also a cellar at home to put things in. If the heavy things cannot be taken away, they will be put in the cellar. There are still many things to do. I will stay at home and help Take care of the matter. You send your eldest brother to Gyeongju, settle down, and come back to pick me up."

Mu Sheng looked at Xiao Hua, opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't help the firmness in Xiao Hua's eyes.Wei Wei nodded, "I'll come back to pick you up, wait for me."

Seeing that Mu Sheng agreed, Boss He just sighed and made no objection.Yang Yan'er lowered her eyes, and nervously grabbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers, "Dong Mu, I beg you one thing. Take my brother and his family with you."

Yang Dashi's family?Mu Sheng didn't hesitate, "Okay. I'll send someone to contact the Yang family quietly tomorrow, but I can't say anything about it. I just say that the winter is too cold and I want to take the children to Gyeongju for the winter."

Yang Li nodded her head repeatedly, looked at Xiao Zhu, and asked cautiously, "Then, then I'll bring my younger brother along."

Snapped!Xiao Zhu knocked on the table violently, "The court's battle is not over yet, what are you doing with such bad words!"

"I, I..." Yang Li opened her mouth, her chest rose and fell rapidly, but she couldn't speak.

"There are more children, just to be company. Tomorrow, I will go to Shen Momo's house to talk about it."

Yang Li was overjoyed and nodded again and again, "I, I know, I just said, said, take my little brother to Qingzhou for fun."

Heck, heck, in the quiet night, the knock on the door was unusually loud.

"Who is it?" Xiaozhu shouted violently towards the courtyard gate.There was a moment of silence outside the door, cluck, cluck, another series of non-stop knocks.

"I'll go and have a look." Xiao Hua ran out of the main room and opened the bar on the yard door, "Ah? Why are you here?"

Everyone in the main room was startled when they saw the old man Li Gensheng who came in with Xiao Hua, Mu Sheng immediately looked at the courtyard door vigilantly, Xiao Hua shook his head to indicate that there was no one outside.

Li Gensheng didn't talk too much, straight to the point, explaining the purpose of his visit. "I don't think this battle is easy. Hu people go to fight in winter, and they will never return empty-handed. It is still unknown when this battle will be fought. I am old and my legs and feet are not flexible. If I want to run, I can't run anywhere. Besides, there are lands and houses left by my ancestors, and someone has to stay and watch them. Dong Mu, I beg you, can you find a way to help me send my two little grandsons, Er Fu Lang, away. I'm just like this at my age, husband and child can't survive the chaos of war. The south... the south is better than staying in the north."

Li Gensheng looked around the He family, and saw that everyone's face was uncertain.In fact, when he first entered the door, he saw Mu Sheng at He's house, and found that the young husband in the house had red eyes. Based on Li Gensheng's age and experience, he could guess a little bit.Since Mu Sheng is ready, whether he can ask Mu Sheng to take away his grandson and son-in-law depends on the He family.

His eyes fell on Boss He, "I have no other wish in this life. I want to watch my son get married and have a baby, and watch my grandson grow up. I was born five years old and raised three years old. I can't keep it. I know I'm being rude. But since I don't have much time left, just help me, help the Li family, at any rate, the Li family wants to keep someone." As he spoke, his voice choked up, and he wiped his eyes with his hands.

Boss He looked at Mu Sheng, "This, this old Li usually..."

"Father, don't worry. Mr. Li, go home and ask Li Momo to prepare. The big ship stops at the junction of the Minjiang River and the Baisha River. After everything is ready, I will inform Mr. Li of the time to board the boat."

Li Gensheng thanked him for leaving.Mu Sheng lowered his head and smiled wryly. There were more and more people, and the small courtyard with three entrances in Gyeongju didn't know if it could be crowded.

The family made a decision, and they got busy in the early morning of the second day. Yang Li packed her husband and children.He Xiaozhu wanted to dig a cellar for his family before leaving.At dawn, he and Boss He were digging in the backyard.Xiao Si couldn't help, but he knew how to pack his little baggage. After packing, he sat in the yard with a bench and watched Xiao Min play.Yang Yan'er still went to the village entrance to wait for news.He Xiaohua kneaded the flour at home to make steamed buns, and went to the shed to count the number of chickens and rabbits.

Divide three-quarters, let Mu Sheng transport it to the restaurants in the county and the prefecture, find a way to sell it for money, and divide the remaining half into two parts, one part will be slaughtered, the meat will be made into bacon, and the other part will be kept as " Seeds" and stayed in the small courtyard of He's family.

That night, a cellar two meters deep and three meters long and wide was dug.Leave the vent in a hidden place surrounded by clutter or vegetation.Mu Sheng sent blue bricks overnight to lay the ground and walls on all sides.

The family did not dare to say anything, they only proceeded quietly.The Shaowei vegetables in the field were harvested for one season, and then the seeds were sown as in previous years.

Three days later, Mu Sheng took care of the chickens and rabbits in the shed, and handed over the money to Xiao Hua, who in turn handed over the money to Yang Li and He Xiaozhu for safekeeping.He told the two of them to stockpile more medicines when they arrived in Gyeongju, buy some chickens, rabbits and so on.Don't worry about it so much, let's raise it first.Yang Li understands the method. As long as there are a few chicks, it will be a big flock in a few years.Then she wrapped the prepared fabric and stuffed it to Yang Li, and asked him to watch Xiao Si carefully, and to put on more clothes for Xiao Si when it was cold.With tears in her eyes, Yang Li responded one by one, and then pulled Xiao Hua, asking Xiao Hua to take good care of Ahma and Daddy.

Shen Meme brought her youngest son over.Although he vaguely guessed that it was related to the war, and saw that the He family sent Yang Li away, but left Xiao Hua behind, Shen Momo didn't ask anything, and pulled Yang Li out, telling them to leave early.

Taking advantage of the lack of pedestrians in the morning, the family, together with Pan Lian and the two children of the Li family, quietly came to the Baisha River.Jia Xing'er led the boy to wait by the river.

Jia Xing'er felt a little disapproving, if Yang Dashi and Tai Mo hadn't insisted on sending Da He away, he would have rejected Mu Sheng.Yang Dahe regarded this trip as a rare opportunity to travel, and he wanted to see the big port of Gyeongju in the south.

Different from the big and small bags of the He and Li families, Yang Dahe was just a small bag, relaxed, and Jia Xinger didn't see much sadness of parting on her face.

Jiang Fulang pulled Xiao Hua and told Xiao Hua to be careful in everything.If there is any accident, go to the yard on the bamboo mountain and hide.The Mu family left two loyal caretakers there.Xiaohua responded one by one.Mu Sheng helped Momo onto the boat, stood at the bow, stared at Xiao Hua, his lips moved slightly.

The little flowers on the bank can see clearly. "Wait for me." Mu Sheng said to wait for me.

Everyone got on the small boat, and waited for the boat to go to the mouth of the Baisha River to change to a larger boat.He Xiaohua, He Boss, and Li Gensheng stood on the shore and looked at the boat gradually going away, relatively speechless.

People are sent away, and life has to go on.Although Yang Yan'er was waiting for news at the entrance of the village every day, she brought her needlework to do, sewing a dress for Boss He and making a long coat for Xiao Hua.Wait a day, do needlework for a day.

Maybe Yang Yan'er's attitude influenced Liang Xiu, Liang Xiu was not like the past few days, always looking forward to the news, following Yang Yan'er, moving a bench, sitting at the entrance of the village, making clothes for Liang Qi while waiting for the news.

Boss He goes around the fields every day, visits the sheds, helps Xiaohua dry the bacon, cleans up the sundries, and uses them as temporary nests for chickens and rabbits.