History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

Minning, this name that he will never forget in his whole life, he thought it was impossible to hear this name again in this life, but he did not expect that the owner of this name would suddenly appear in front of him.

"Minning?" Min Xing looked a little dazed, but soon came back to his senses. After being overjoyed, he felt ashamed and blamed himself, "Sister, it's my brother's fault. I left you alone, which caused you to be abducted."

Min Ning took a serious look at Min Xing's expression, and was sure that he was sincerely blaming himself, so he shook his head, "Brother was not very old back then, so how could he have thought of such things." After so long, Min Ning was not sure if he was hurt when he came back. Families welcome.It is said that in ancient times, after some girls were lost, their family members were unwilling to recognize them when they were found. Fortunately, she was lucky, and the relatives she found were not the best.

Min Xing still felt extremely ashamed. At this time, An's father interrupted: "Okay, today is the day of family reunion, Min Xing, stop blaming yourself. Your sister is back, you should be happy about such a big event, go to dinner quickly , after dinner, let's go tell your mother that your sister has been found."

Min Xing shrank his neck and let out a "hmm", then turned and went to the kitchen.

Father An turned around and said to Minning: "Minning, Ah Ma knows that I have wronged you, and I will let your brother atone for it later. Where are your things? Can you stay at home today?"

Minning shook his head, "I'm working as a maidservant in a village in Xiaotangshan. If I can come out today, I asked my mother for leave. I have to go back later, so I can't stay here for long."

"Handmaiden?" Father An felt sore when he saw his daughter, and almost shed tears: "You are a bannerman in the banner. If you were not abducted when you were young, how could you end up as a maidservant in someone else's family?"

Minning hurriedly comforted him, "There's nothing wrong with being a maidservant, there's no shortage of food and drink, and the people in the village treat me well?"

Father An said decisively, "No, you are a bannerman, and you will participate in the draft in the future. No one can force you to sell yourself. Tell me where that Zhuangzi is, and I will redeem you as soon as possible and change your identity back."

This is also what Minning hoped, if she didn't feel that the future of being a slave is worrying, she would not be in a hurry to find her family back.

At first, she even thought that if her family was unwilling to redeem her, she would pay the money to redeem herself, and at worst she would be independent as a female householder.

It was only later that Minning realized how naive he was at the beginning. The Qing Dynasty never mentioned the establishment of a female household.Obey the father before marriage, obey the husband when married, and obey the son when the husband dies.The ethics of three obediences and four virtues imprison women from behavior to thought, and no mistakes are allowed.

Later, her outrageous behaviors were all within the framework allowed by this era. She carefully tested the world, and boiled frogs in warm water unknowingly brought changes to the world.

Not long after Father An entered the room, he came out with a mahogany box in his arms. The red paint on the box had become dim, and there was the sound of copper coins crashing inside when he walked.

At this moment, Min Xing also came in with steaming porridge, seeing Father An holding the mahogany box, he was slightly surprised, "Ama, why did you take out all your salary?"

Father An put the box on the table, took the key from his waist, and said while unlocking it, "Your sister is now serving as a maid, and I have to buy her back with money."

Only then did Minxing know what was going on, and he agreed, "It should be redeemed, my sister is still young, and no one will know about it after a few years of raising her at home."

Minning was very moved by the sincerity of her family. She could see that the family's conditions were not good. In order to redeem her life, the family would inevitably have to be hurt.

She swore in her heart that when she came back, she would make the family live a better life.

Most of the mahogany boxes are made of copper coins, some of which are consistently good, some are scattered and there are also a few pieces of broken silver of different sizes, Minning roughly estimates that it is less than 20 taels.She knew that her family's conditions were not good, but she didn't expect her family to have so little property.

No wonder my brother is eager to fill the vacancy. If there is a vacancy, he can get an extra salary, and the family conditions can be better.

After counting the copper coins, Father An asked Minning to wait at home, and he went out with the mahogany box in his arms.

Minxing seemed to know what he was going to do, so he hurriedly called An Fu, "Ama, don't go to the money shop in front of the house, that shop stole money from students last time, it's not authentic. Go to Liulichang to change, there are more rules for business. Not to mention the small handling fee, the quality of the silver is also good."

"Yes, I see." Father An replied, and left without looking back.

He wanted to exchange the copper coins for silver as soon as possible, otherwise he would be looked down upon with a large string of copper coins to redeem people.

The little brother Minyi finished his meal, jumped off the stool and ran to Minning, biting his fingers and tilting his head to look at her.

In the absence of his father, Min Xing always felt a little indebted to his sister, so he sat down and ate.

Minning sat on the chair well-behaved, feeling like a guest at someone's house.

Min Xing felt that this would not work, so he opened his mouth first, "Sister, Ama just said that you were sold to someone else's house as a maid, which family is it?"

Minning was stunned by his sudden question before he responded, "It's a village in Xiaotangshan. I don't know who the owner is, and who can't escape."

"Xiaotangshan?" Min Xing repeated, then looked at her and said, "Two years ago, it was rumored that the emperor was going to build a palace in Xiaotangshan, and now the land in that place has been snatched up by powerful people, you Since the owner of Zhuangzi can keep Zhuangzi, his identity is not easy." He was a little worried, because he was afraid that when he redeemed his younger sister, they would not let her go, and their identity as a bannerman would only fool the powerless Han people.

Min Ning didn't know that her brother whom she had just met was feeling sad, so she hugged Min Yi carefully. The boy was still looking at her just now, but in a blink of an eye, he hugged her leg and fell asleep.

Seeing this scene, Minxing put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and came over to hug Minyi.

"Minning, do you want to go rest with Minyi? It will take some time for Ama to come back."

Minning and Minxing had nothing to say when they were alone, and the atmosphere was always awkward. Although Minxing tried his best to show that he was a good brother, but for some reason, Minning always felt that he was short of breath when facing her, and even a little afraid of her.

Rather than being like this, it's better to go for a lunch break, so as to save the two of them from sitting relatively silent.

Minxing directly hugged his younger brother and led Minning to his room.

Minning was woken up by someone, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Father An looking at her lovingly, "Minning, it's getting late, we should get up."

Min Ning sat up from the bed, and when she turned around, she saw Min Yi next to her still soundly asleep. She moved her feet off the bed, and Father An bent over to hand her the shoes.

After putting on the shoes, Minning went out with An's father, and Minxing waved to her in the yard, "Sister, come and wash your face."

Minning obediently walked over, and he said to Father An, "Ama, Uncle Sun agreed to lend us a carriage. After feeding the horse, it will stop at the entrance of the alley."

Father An nodded in satisfaction.

Minxing went on to say, "Ama, take me with you, it's easier to talk with one more person."

Father An refused without even thinking about it: "It's not to fight, I need a lot of courage. This time, I went to discuss with them in a friendly manner. If it can be resolved peacefully, I will resolve it peacefully! What's more, Minyi is alone at home, no one is watching I can't wait, I will wake up and cry when I can't see anyone."

Ever since his daughter was lost, he was very concerned about his youngest son, and would not let him go out easily, for fear that he would encounter the same fate as his sister.Now it seems that Yang Yang is a little timid, not even daring to go out the door.

Father An sighed, the family was poor and noisy, if the yard was bigger, it would give his son a place to play.

After washing his face, Minning's chaotic mind became clearer.

"Is it better? Let's go when we're better." Father An said to his daughter in a harmonious voice.

He faced his son and daughter with completely different faces.

Min Ning nodded blankly, Father An explained to Min Xing, and then led her to the gate.

Coming out of the winding alley, Minning saw a carriage parked in front of the tea shop at the entrance of the alley.

Father An helped Minning into the car first, and then greeted the shopkeeper who was busy in the tea shop, "Old Sun, I drove the car away, and I will treat you to a good drink when I come back."

Shopkeeper Sun responded with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Father An responded with a smile. He got into the carriage, pulled the rein with one hand, and swung the whip with the other. He said softly to the horse, "Drive!"

The horses pulled the carriage and Minning sat in the carriage and looked out through the window.

Speaking of which, she came to the capital a few times either to be busy with life or to ask for news everywhere.Never before have I had the leisure to enjoy the scenery of the capital.

To be honest, she was used to seeing high-rise buildings, and the courtyards on both sides of the street were short and dilapidated to her, so there was really nothing to see.

The only thing worthy of praise is probably the historical background, which has a halo. She completely appreciates the capital as a tourist attraction.

Turn to Zhushikou, go on the avenue, go west all the way out of Guang'anmen, and then follow the official road all the way north, Xiaotangshan is just north of the capital.

In the past, Minning always took the east road, but this was the first time he walked from the west.

The carriage continued to go to the western suburbs, and there were large rice fields under the continuous Xishan Xiufeng. The golden rice fields were blown by the wind to form waves.

Minning had long known that the Huangzhuang Village in the west of Beijing was planted with rice seeds brought back by the emperor's southern tour.The first time she saw Huangzhuang, she felt a little disappointed, it was no different from ordinary Zhuangzi.

But this kind of rice is a good thing. I heard that the emperor has ordered the promotion of this kind of imperial rice in the capital. It can be planted twice a year. Their Zhuangzi heard that they will follow suit next year.

Passing through the large paddy field, one can vaguely see a rather spectacular big garden. Father An deliberately avoided it with his carriage, and Minning only saw a rough outline.

The carriage continued to go north, passed Changping Prefecture and went southeast for [-] li, and arrived at Xiaotang Mountain. Minning directed Father An to Zhuangzi.

This place is intersected by rice fields, and there are mostly tenants who are busy in the fields. The temperature in Xiaotangshan is higher than that in the suburbs of Beijing, so the crops are ripe earlier, and now they are busy with the autumn harvest.

Fortunately, all the crops belonging to Zhuangzi have been harvested, otherwise Minning would not be able to ask for leave.

Maybe they saw a strange carriage coming in, and the busy people in the field raised their heads and looked over here.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Zhuangzi, Father An got out of the carriage, and the porter who guarded the gate came out and shouted loudly: "Which family do you belong to? Do you have a call letter? No one is allowed to approach casually in the private domain!"

Minning lifted the curtain of the car and came out, and shouted to the concierge, "Uncle Hong, it's me! This is my Ama, I found my relatives in Beijing this time, and my Ama came here specially to redeem me, please report to Wu Mammy."

When Uncle Hong heard this, his face softened, "Cuihua, it's you, aren't you an orphan? Why did relatives show up again?"

Who in this village doesn't know that Cuihua was sent by the master, and I heard that it was rescued from the hands of a child, and the master has not yet opened the mansion, so it is inconvenient to take him here, so he sent it here.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly said that they had found their relatives.

Minning pursed his lips and smiled, "It's also good luck. I was in the capital when I was a child, and then I was abducted to the south and returned to the capital. I don't remember something about my family, so I went to look for it. I found it right away."

In any case, finding relatives is a good thing. Uncle Hong congratulated the two, and then asked the father and daughter to wait at the gatehouse, and he went in to report.