Yipin Farmer

Seeing that the Wu army was powerful, Baoqi could not confront him directly. It is estimated that when Xia Yinglin passed the news of the fall of Changsha to King Wu, he ordered people to plant empty banners, led the army to withdraw from Changsha and went straight to Hengyang, and fought with General Dingyuan Yue who pacified Jiangxi. Le's soldiers and horses became like horns.At this time, the emperor in Beijing had received the news and ordered the Pingnan Army and Dingyuan Army to cooperate with each other to completely pacify Jiangxi. In this way, the rebel army of King Wu in the two lakes and the rebel army of King Lu in Fujian and Zhejiang were separated. , cut off the communication channel.

Ting Shuang returned to Kaifeng after completing the harassment mission. In order to be closer to Baoqi, she moved Liangtai to Xinyang. Although she lost Baoqi's whereabouts for a while, she still had a lot to do.

First of all, craftsmen were called together to make a batch of round iron helmets, which can be worn on the head and taken off as pots. Ting Shuang mixed some dough by herself, put the batter on the round iron helmets, and took them off after they were cooked. Break off a piece and taste it, it is dry and fragrant, and the taste is not bad. The monkey man made it during the Chinese New Year the year before last. He remembered that this thing is durable and not easy to break, and it is very suitable for military rations.

Secondly, I also asked my own store to rush to produce a large number of Zhuge Xingjunsan. Although I don’t know the exact whereabouts of Baoqi, I can guess that he is on the battlefield in Hunan. Hunan is located in a damp and humid place. Soldiers who are not acclimatized to the environment are prone to diseases. Miasma plague.

Again, the cannon that Baoqi put on the road was pulled over again. Ting Shuang studied the cannon repeatedly. This guy is estimated to weigh several hundred catties. It is very troublesome to get stuck in the mud on the ancient broken road, and he has no motivation. , can only be pulled by horse mules, which is very strenuous.I remember that in modern history, after the Red Army’s fifth anti-encirclement campaign failed, it made a big move. It marched slowly. In the end, the elite troops were reduced and the government was reduced. They threw away all the heavy cannons, so they were able to march quickly and break through the encirclement. It is better not to bring.If you must bring...

Ting Shuang used her brain to think of the tanks she had seen before. Why is the tank not afraid of getting stuck in the mud?Because it uses wide crawlers and a large force-bearing surface, it is not easy to sink.Ting Shuang drew a blueprint and asked the craftsmen to make it according to the drawing. There are two wheels on each side, and the wheels are wrapped with wide tracks. The tracks are connected by many logs, which successfully avoids the disadvantage of being stuck in the mud and making it difficult to move. And it is easier to transport than before.

In the end, Ting Shuang also wanted to buy thousands of foreign guns for Baoqi to use. Western firearms are more effective than old-fashioned bows and arrows after all, but no one can speak foreign language except himself, and he has to do it himself to negotiate with foreigners. It was too late to teach foreign languages ​​in the family class. Fortunately, Qinshu was cautious and capable, so he had to leave the matter of the grain table to him, and went to Ningbo port to find foreigners to contact to buy arms.

The situation gradually favored the imperial court. King Wu was resourceful, indecisive, and lacking in aggressiveness. He stopped his army on the south bank of the Yangtze River to exert pressure on the imperial court in an attempt to bargain. Unexpectedly, the emperor was ambitious and refused to accept his proposal to split the country and rule the river. He ordered the beheading of his eldest son and grandson to show his determination to never coexist with the rebels.

But the emperor was not one-size-fits-all, and he was tolerant of the hostages of other vassal kings staying in Beijing. He received Baoqi's request to pardon Lu Wenjie's memorial, understood it, and issued a decree to declare that as long as they have nothing to do with the rebels, anyone who can abandon the dark side and turn to the bright After discussing rewards for meritorious service, he issued a secret decree to Lu Wenjie, promising that if he could make meritorious service, he would be allowed to inherit the throne.Lu Wenjie was moved, and recruited many old troops, seized Lu Wenzhong's military power, and imprisoned his father Lu Zhixiao.

The emperor kept his word, and immediately named Lu Wenjie as the king of Guangdong to guard Guangdong. King Gui and King Min were deeply shocked, and slowed down their offensive to wait and see. Only King Wu and Baoqi's Pingnan Army were left to die.

Ting Shuang carefully analyzed the situation, and saw that the imperial court had a good command, divided and disintegrated the enemy camp politically, gradually reduced the territory of the rebels in the military step by step, taxed flexibly in the economy, and firmly controlled the wealth areas in the south of the Yangtze River. Jiangnan gentry, who were deposed in a major case a few years ago, reduced the official procedure to encourage donations, increased salt tax and miscellaneous taxes, ordered the provinces that did not go to war to pay the co-payment, etc., which solved the huge consumption problem in the war. The victory is Sooner or later.

Looking at King Wu again, although he held the banner of "expelling the Tartars and restoring China", he was criticized for rebelling against the imperial court and splitting the country, and he lacked enterprising spirit. Dividing the king by splitting the soil and drawing the river to govern. As a result, although he had an advantage in the military, he did not expand the results of the battle. He gave the court time to calmly arrange, and his own living space was gradually compressed. His defeat was only a matter of time.

Ting Shuang was proud that he had bet on the right treasure, so he showed his talents and used this rare opportunity to develop his career. Before, he had to figure out how to spend a long time when he had a hundred and eighty Wen in his hand, but now he has thousands of dollars in hand. With the supply of food and medicine for the army, his assets have turned over several times. At the same time, the historian provided quilts for the army, and he suddenly became a first-class rich man in Changping County. By the way, Bao.

Time flies, and another year has passed, and the situation in the whole country began to reverse. There was civil strife in the King of Lu, the King of Gui was destroyed, and the King of Min surrendered. The King of Wu had fallen into a situation of fighting alone. In the founding of the country and the Yuan Dynasty, the government was opened in Changsha, and all officials were granted, and the four provinces of Yun, Gui, Sichuan and Lake were opened for the rural examination.

"He's dead." Ting Shuang concluded after seeing the latest military report.

"Why do you say that?" Qin Shu also felt that King Wu had come to an end, so he asked the reason.

"It is said in the history books that before the situation is clear, it is necessary to build up the city and accumulate food to delay becoming the king. Now that he is so eager to become the emperor, he is not courting death."

As Ting Shuang expected, King Wu's proclaiming himself emperor was just a last-ditch struggle.Sure enough, at the end of the year, King Wu died of illness in the army. The youngest son, the emperor, changed his name to Yuan, gave up other battlefields, and returned to Yunnan.

The emperor issued an order to urge the armies from all walks of life to encircle and suppress, and also gave a heavy reward, whoever captured Kunming first would be crowned king.With this reward, all the armies were encouraged and prepared to fight hard.

Although Ting Shuang and Baoqi are far away from the two places, she also understands his desire to make contributions, and decides to do her best to fulfill his wish. Thousands of foreign guns were sent to the front line, and all kinds of landmines were built, which were continuously sent to the army. There were all kinds of serial mines, scorpions, mines, and mines, which showed their talents on the battlefield.

Another year later, Ting Shuang finally received the news that Bao Qi led the army to attack Kunming first. Seeing the good news she had been looking forward to for a long time, Ting Shuang suddenly shed tears. People will cry when they are sad, but When she was extremely happy, she would also shed tears. Baoqi finally got her wish and made great achievements. These achievements were accomplished bit by bit by himself, not by ancestor Yu Yin, nepotism, or The emperor was extraordinarily kind, and he was earned by his ability. From then on, no one dared to underestimate him, and he would be respected from the bottom of his heart wherever he went.

Now that he is successful and famous, many ladies from famous families will regard him as a treasure, and families with daughters will also look at him as a diamond single man, even willing to be a concubine.So in the past three years, this guy has not talked about personal issues except for official business. I am afraid that he has calmed down after parting and is no longer impulsive.

Thinking of this, Ting Shuang suddenly lost confidence in the future of the two of them, like a person who has reached the end of a long journey and doesn't know which direction to go next, but he doesn't regret it, and he doesn't regret giving that person high-flying wings , even if you lose him from now on.

Ting Shuang felt dazed and tired, unable to see the road ahead, only the peaceful and beautiful mountain village was his final destination.

Ting Shuang handed over the errand to Qinshu, and returned to her long-lost hometown with peace.

When we arrived in Changping County, we first visited Shi Jie and his wife. It may be because the Shi family made a lot of money. The old couple are in good health and spirit. Ting Ke is still as shy and honest as before, but Ting Hui is much calmer than before. Less frivolous and impetuous, more prudent and shrewd, but he still has high eyelids, looks down on the simple and virtuous Dayingzi, and wants to find a beautiful lady from a famous family to be his wife. Ting Shuang told him a story: A young man asked the teacher how he was doing. Only then can he find the woman he likes, the teacher said to him: "You walk along the ridge of the field and pick the biggest and fullest ear of rice. Remember, don't turn back."

The student saw that the ears of rice in front of him were getting bigger and bigger, and thought that there might be better ones ahead, so he didn't pick them, and continued to walk forward. As a result, the ears of rice became shrunken as he went forward, not as good as the ones he saw before, but he couldn't turn back. , I had to pick one at random and go home.

"Do you understand?" Ting Shuang said to him after telling the story, "It is rare in life to have a person who is sincerely good to you. If there is such a person, don't worry about her appearance and family background and other external things, you have to treat her well." Cherish it."

Ting Hui didn't say a word, and said after a while: "Let me accompany eldest brother to inspect our family's property. During the three years since you left, many things have happened, but our family's property is getting better and better in general."

Because Changping County is far away from the battlefield, after withstood the initial war, it has not suffered from wars since then.Therefore, the business of the Meng family is booming. The fruit shop, pastry shop, oil shop, wine shop, noodle shop, grain shop, mountain goods shop, knife shop, sauce garden, and restaurant are all booming, especially the brewery, because it supplies wine for the army. In just three years, he has made a lot of money, and his capital has turned over several books. The monkey tricker is good at wine, but after making money, he gets a commission, and he works hard all day long.

In the pharmacy, Ting Qiu has fully assumed the responsibility of the shopkeeper, exuding a confident and mature demeanor.Xiaoyingzi has worked part-time in the store for the past few years to help dispense medicines, just like an in-house shopkeeper.

After Ting Shuang inspected the properties in the city, Ting Hui and Ting Ke accompanied him back to the village.

Sanhua Village is still peaceful and serene. The pear trees planted by the farmers who had grafted Meng's branches back then have fully grown, and the pear blossoms are in full bloom like snow, stretching as far as the eye can see. Taking a deep breath, the fragrance is refreshing, and Ting Shuang couldn't help crying With wet eyes, I suddenly thought of a poem by Tao "The birds love the old forest, the fish in the pond think about the old abyss, open up the wasteland and the wilderness, and return to the garden."

He, a tired bird, finally returned to his hometown.

When the little kids in the village saw him coming back, they cheered and surrounded him. Ting Shuang was already prepared, and he took out the candy in his pocket. Every child happily surrounded him and walked home when they got the candy.

Ting Shuang took the child's hand and walked to Lizheng's house. Goudan and Xiaoshuan were over the age that even dogs would hate, and they also sprang up, like a little adult, not as naughty as before.

The appearance of Li Changfu's old couple has not changed much from before, only a few silver threads have been added to the temples.Shenjian Zhang Daquan is still full of energy and does not look old. The old birthday star Wei Xian has all white hair, but he still smiles often, and he can clearly see that he has lost two more teeth.Seeing him coming back, several old people were so excited that they burst into tears. Ting Shuang was also very excited and wanted to salute the old man, but they quickly stopped them and said, "You are now an official of the imperial court. We can't afford to treat you as an old man."

But Ting Shuang said: "Even if I am a first-rank official, several of them are my elders, please accept my worship."

After receiving the ceremony, the old people dragged him to ask questions, Jin Yanzi also brought the child over, the tiger who used to lie on his mother's back and could only lick fingers, now he can climb up and down and be mischievous, with a tiger head and a tiger brain It had to be carved in the same mold as his father Li Dongsheng. He didn't know Ting Shuang, so he couldn't stop staring at it.

Ting Shuang greeted the old people in the village before returning to her home. Xiaolan had already rushed over. Now she looks like a big girl, raised by her own mother, not as tricky and arrogant as before, and she looks even more beautiful.Seeing her, Ting Shuang remembered what her mother Yang said: "Only when you are strong, can you protect your family."

Fortunately, now that I am successful and famous, I have a power that cannot be ignored. Otherwise, with Xiaolan's beauty, it will be really hard to keep her from being bullied in the future.

Xiaolan's mother's appearance was ruined, and her broken legs gradually recovered after recuperation, even if she walked in a hurry, she would still limp.She took care of the housework in the inner house and the sewing work of the whole family, and she also corrected little by little the bad habits that Xiaolan had been accustomed to by her brothers.

Shi Xiangyun was pregnant again, and lived in the village with her maid to raise her baby, with a happy smile on her face.

The skinny boy Jiang Liu who ran around the rivers and lakes and performed monkeys back then has grown into a tall and handsome guy. In the past three years, he has basically been the housekeeper of the Meng family. Pheasants have been bred and have grown to a flock of hundreds of chickens.His helpers are Aunt Liu's mother and son. Aunt Liu's stupid son is still stupid and likes to do hard work the most.Seeing his cheerful appearance all day long, Ting Shuang envied him a little bit. People who never know what to worry about are also a blessing.

Ting Shuang walked around the house, the lotus roots in the pond were flourishing, the eels in the ditch were fat, the peaches and pears were like shade, chickens and ducks flocked, and the garden was full of flowers like brocade.The little deer Huahua has grown into a big deer, and she came over docilely and rubbed her head against him.Huanhuan, the baby bear back then, has fully grown into a big bear, thick-backed, honest and cute, and still warmly hugs anyone he sees.Xixi and Chengcheng also came over to tug on his trousers affectionately, and Xiao Lan boasted that they can not only chase away mice, but also help chase rabbits and catch pheasants during hunting, which has fully played their role.

That beautiful big parrot still screams when it sees people, but unfortunately it can only say: "Hello, hello..."

Ting Shuang went to the backyard to look at the cattle and sheep again. The one-horned and bald-tailed stubborn ox was approaching its old age, and it was no longer as strong as a strong young ox for pulling carts and plowing land. Most of the cattle of ordinary people were sent to slaughterhouses after their useful life. A small number of people with good economic conditions have developed a relationship with the cattle, and they are reluctant to slaughter and eat meat, and keep the cattle for the elderly.Knowing that Tingshuang misses the past, Jiang Liu ordered someone to take care of her.

Ting Shuang nodded in agreement, no matter who you get along with for a long time, you will have feelings, and the same goes for livestock.Then look at the ewe named "Xiaobai", which is too old to give birth to lambs. Although his family has raised hundreds of sheep, this is only the first ewe in the family. After taking the first sip of goat milk, he was reluctant to kill it.

"Take good care of Xiaobai and Brother Niu." Ting Shuang said affectionately, stroking the bald-tailed cow's head.These animals are like his partners, accompanying him through the initial difficult years. Although he is rich now, he is still moved and kind when looking at his original partners.

Jiang Liu smiled and nodded, and Xiao Lan also clapped her hands.

Ting Shuang quietly asked Jiang Liu how safe Furong was here. Jiang Liu reported that Furong was very safe at home. For the past three years, she had been doing housework in the village and rarely went out. Talking to each other, she did all the work on the stove at home, took care of most of the flowers and fruit trees in the yard, and took good care of Shi Xiangyun to help her raise the baby.

Ting Shuang nodded. It seems that she really knows her mistakes and is ready to start a new life. Now that she knows her mistakes, let's give her a chance to reform herself.

Ting Shuang took out the gifts she had brought to her family, and temporarily gave Fu Rong a jade pendant that was on her body. Fu Rong's eyes lit up, she was so grateful, and her attitude of being humble and shrinking changed, and she finally summoned up the courage to ask the question that had always been on her mind: "Zhizhi...how are you now?"

Originally Ting Shuang wanted to stab her a few times, "Why did you sell him?" Thinking of how long it had passed, she repented and realized her mistake, and it was pointless to get angry with her again, saying, "Zhizhi followed Baoqi to fight in Yunnan." , I haven't seen him for several years, and the news is not easy to get through, he has made great achievements in the war, and his future is boundless."

Fu Rong wiped away tears when she heard this.