History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

The father and daughter hugged their heads and cried for a long time.

Min Yi who was waiting was a little impatient, he stepped forward to pull Father An's clothes, "Ama, I'm so hungry!"

Only then did Father An come to his senses, wiped An Minning's tears, and coaxed softly: "Okay, okay, don't cry, haven't you found a home?"

An Minning was sobbing and couldn't stop.

Father An hurriedly pulled her into the main hall, let her sit on a stool, and said to Minyi who followed like a worm, "Minyi, go get a basin of water to wash your sister's face."

Minyi let out a "huh" and ran out.

Only then did Father An lovingly touch An Minning's head, "Are Minning hungry, Ah Ma will cook for you, you sit here for a while, if you are thirsty, ask your brother to pour you water."

An Minning responded, and then Father An gave An Mining a reluctant look, and walked into the kitchen reluctantly step by step.

An Minning sat on a chair and looked at the main hall. Facing the gate was a painting of a tiger descending a mountain. There were couplets written in black and white on both sides of the middle hall, which read, "Yin and Yang are difficult to see each other, and life and death are also in a dilemma. Remember in your heart, miss you in a dream and get in heat."

Below the couplet is an incense table, on which there is an incense burner and two candlesticks.

An Minning's heart sank, someone in the family is gone?

This couplet clearly expresses the meaning of longing for the dead.

There is also the word knot hair, no matter how stupid she is, she knows that it is a title for his wife.

No wonder the home feels like something is missing when you come in. It is always empty. It turns out that the hostess is missing.

Without a hostess to take care of the home, it's no wonder that it's so cold that it doesn't look like a home.

An Minning couldn't help biting her lower lip, is she still late?I didn't even see Er Niang's last face.

Thinking of this, her tears could not help but fall.

All these are the body's own reaction, but An Minning seems to empathize with it, as if all the sadness comes from the heart.

Just like she called Anfu Ama, she blurted it all out.

An Minning began to suspect that all these emotions belonged to herself, and there was no interference from the so-called original body.

Is it possible that she was reincarnated into this world, and she drank Mengpo soup earlier, her memory was blank and she grew up like a normal child. It wasn't until after she had a serious illness in Yangzhou that the memory of her previous life suddenly came back, which caused her to keep going. Thought he was time-traveling.

It's not impossible that there is such a possibility, just like her name was An Minning in her previous life, she seems to be called An Minning in this life.

Minyi came in with a basin of water and placed it in front of An Minning.

"elder sister."

An Minning thanked him kindly, twisted the handkerchief, and wiped away her tears.

Minyi looked at An Minning curiously, and then asked in a low voice, "Ama said you are my own sister, so will you play with me in the future?"

An Minning smiled and nodded slightly.

Min Yi immediately cheered.

Father An came in with a plate of fried bacon, and said to Minyi, "You boy, don't make trouble with your sister." Then he said to An Minning, "Your brother and I are not at home during the day, and this kid is locked at home alone. , he looks forward to having someone to play with him every day."

An Minning pursed her lips and smiled but did not speak.

Father An lovingly looked at his youngest son and daughter who had just returned and was satisfied. The daughter who had been missing for a long time came back, and the family was finally complete. It is a pity that the child's mother-in-law was not lucky enough to wait until this moment.

The lunch is very simple, just a plate of bacon, and a plate of fried cabbage, the staple food is steamed corn bread with whole grains, and a bowl of sticky white rice porridge.

It can be seen that this family is not rich, and bacon is already the best dish.

Father An kept telling An Minning to eat, and put half of a plate of bacon into her bowl, which made Minyi jealous and pouted.

An Minning gave him half of the bacon in the bowl, and the boy became happy.

During the meal, Father An explained the situation at home, which gave An Minning a general understanding.

It turned out that her name was not An Minning in this life, but An Jia's Minning.

Although the An Jia family is an old Manchu surname, it has been more Sinicized. Many people use the An Jia family name directly, but they still use the An Jia family name on important occasions.

An's father is a bannerman in the banner, and he should live in the inner city, but because he was not favored when he was young, and he refused to listen to his family's arrangement to marry the Han army banner Li when he grew up, so he gave some money after marriage was sent out.

On the surface it was like this, but in fact it had something to do with the stepmother who was in charge of the family at the time. No stepmother would like to see the child of the original spouse dangling in front of her eyes all day long, and after a few provocative words, Father An was separated.Now An's father's Amma has passed away long ago, and the family is headed by the stepmother's son, so An's father has also severed ties with that end.

All these were later deduced by Min Ning from Min Xing's side-talking. At this time, Father An naturally wouldn't mention these disappointing things.

An's father received very little money, so he couldn't afford to buy a house in the inner city, so he had no choice but to move to the outer city.

"It's a pity that your mother didn't wait for you to come back. When she knew you were lost, she went crazy. We searched the streets and alleys of the entire capital but couldn't find you. Later, when your mother fainted, we found her. She was pregnant. Later, she was in poor health, so she could only stay at home to raise the baby. When she was pregnant with Minyi, she kept talking about you all day long, and her mind was also a little unconscious. She passed away not long after giving birth to Minyi."

Minning was very sad after hearing these words. She grabbed Father An's hand and said seriously, "Ama, where is Erniang buried? I will tell her personally that I am back." This kind of maternal love is too much for her. heavy.

Father An had mixed feelings, and shook his daughter's hand back, "Okay, it's time to visit your mother."

Minyi raised her hand at the side, "I'll go too, and I'll go to see Erniang too."

Father An and Minning were interrupted by the child, and immediately let go of each other's hands.

Father An comforted his youngest son, looked at Minning hesitantly, and said, "Minning, how have you been these years?"

Minning put down her chopsticks, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her mouth. She lowered her eyes and unconsciously folded the handkerchief with both hands. After a while, she said, "I'm lucky that I was trafficked to Yangzhou." The rich family became a servant girl, and then I got a serious illness and almost forgot everything about my childhood, the master looked at me badly and sold me again, and then moved to the capital."

She never mentioned that she was sold to Yangzhou not to be a maid, but almost became a skinny horse, and was even trained for several years.She didn't want or want to let her family know about this disgraceful experience. In her heart, even being a maid would have a better reputation than being a skinny horse.

She will keep this secret firmly in her heart until she takes it to the grave.

"After I came to the capital, I found that the accent of the people here was friendly, and I became suspicious. Maybe the accent here brought back memories deep in my heart. One night last year, I suddenly had a dream. I dreamed about my childhood, and remembered that there was a temple called Banruo Temple in my alley, and my brother was called Minxing..."

"... For the past six months, when I was not on duty, I came to the capital to inquire. It was not until yesterday that I found out where the Banruo Temple was from an old man."

Although Minning downplayed her experience, Father An didn't know the suffering she had suffered.

"...I made you suffer, child!" Father An's lips trembled for a long time before he could utter these words. He blinked his eyes, trying to shake off the moisture in his eyes. "It's rare that you still remember Minxing..."

Pausing for a while, Father An wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Don't blame you Minxing, he's been having a hard time all these years, always complaining that he lost you, and even told him to carry your mother's death on himself But he doesn't know, he was only a little older back then, and it was the time when he was playing, how could he think that something happened to you at the door of the house. "

The palms and backs of the hands were full of flesh. Father An also blamed his eldest son and his wife's death before, so it was inevitable that he would also blame him.These eldest sons should know all about it, but in fact he is innocent. He has been suffering from losing his sister and killing his mother all these years. What did he know when he was young? !

Minning raised her eyes and glanced at Father An, she shook her head slightly, "I don't blame my brother, I can only say that my life is bad, and I deserve it."

Father An opened his mouth, and at this moment there was a knock on the door outside.

The three people in the main hall turned their heads to look out together. Father An stood up and said, "It should be your brother who is back at this time. I'll open the door for him."

Minning also stood up, watching Father An walk to the yard in twos and threes and unlock the gate.

Min Yi, who was the only one who didn't move, was eating food seriously. Min Ning glanced at him, and then looked outside again.

A young looking boy walked into the yard. He looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, his face was extremely clean, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to his own.

If Minning grows up a little longer and his face becomes wider, he might look more like her.Minning looked back at Minyi, fortunately the young one looked like An's father.

It was only then that Minning realized that it was no wonder that Father An recognized her so easily. With her elder brother as her model, her younger sister was naturally easy to recognize.

Just when Minning was in a daze, Minxing said to Father An in a depressed mood as soon as he entered the yard, "Ama, I don't think there is much hope this time. I heard from several people that their father and brother took them to visit two days ago. If I have passed Shenling and Zuoling, I may not be able to make it this time."

Father An felt sorry for his son. His son was doing well in everything, but because he didn't have any money to manage, he couldn't even make up for a gap.

"It's okay, if you can't get in the queue, you can't get in. Go back to your Uncle Wang and ask him to arrange an errand for you." Old Wang has a grain and oil shop in the inner city, and he will ask his son to be a clerk when the time comes, and learn a little bit first. thing.

Min Xing looked extremely ashamed, "Ama, I'm ashamed of you. If I'm good enough, I won't be replaced by others." Excellent, so excellent that no one can stop him, and no one dares to take him down without hesitation.

Father An patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, it's okay, today is a day of great joy, let's put this aside in advance."

Overjoyed?Minxing was stunned for a moment, confused by Ama's words.

Father An dragged him into the main hall, and held Minning's hand with a happy face, "Minxing, come and see who this is?"

Is someone at home?

This was Minxing's first reaction.

He looked at Father An, who had a happy expression on his face, as if expecting his reaction.

Min Xing immediately looked at Min Ning, always feeling that the face of the little girl in front of him was inexplicably familiar.

"Ama, is there a relative here?"

Father An's face froze, as if he hated iron but steel, "This is Minning, Minning has been found!"

Min Xing's face changed, and he looked at Min Ning with a "swish", at this moment his mind went blank.