This autumn seems to be hotter than usual, and the leaves of the trees on both sides of the official road are a little wilted.

Xiao Song set off from Nanyifu City and rode along the main road to the north.

From Nanyi to Pingyang to Yuechuan Road, the road is particularly easy to walk, no matter what the weather is, the road surface is clean, there is no pothole, and the walk is also very stable.

There is a section of road out of Koshikawa Prefecture that is also very smooth.

But as you go north, the road becomes more and more difficult.

To the north from Koshikawa Province, only a short section of the road is a concrete road, and the rest is a dirt road.

There were teams of horses marching on the road, and there were also convoys, walking on the road, dusty, and after a while, there was a layer of loess on the hair and clothes.

Xiao Song choked on a straight cough after walking for a while.

The entourage who followed him said, "Childe, let's put on masks, otherwise these dirt will be too uncomfortable." ”

Xiao Song took the mask and put it on, and his entourage guards all wore masks.

That's it, the group still felt a little uncomfortable.

Xiao Song didn't go north.

He has been on Nanyi's side since he was born, and was later adopted by Xiao Yuan and An Ning, and he has been spinning around Nanyi's side, and he has hardly been out of Nanyi's mansions.

It is the autumn harvest season in Nanyi, and no matter where you go, you can see the farmers happily harvesting the crops, everyone with a smile on their faces, and the hope for a better life in their eyes.

In the county seat, in the capital city, there are smooth roads everywhere, the pedestrians on the street are neatly dressed, the behavior is also very gentle and polite, and the market is very prosperous, at a glance you know that it is a rich place.

But after leaving Yuechuan Mansion, the scene Xiao Song saw was different.

Many of the fields here are barren, and everywhere you can see people who are not badly clothed, many of whom are flesh and bones, and some of them are even thin like skeletons, and there is hardly any flesh to be seen.

There are also some children with big heads, particularly thin arms and legs, but bulging bellies, and they often starve and starve like this.

Looking at all this, Xiao Song was in a very complicated mood.

How good the children of Nanyi Mansion are, now every family is well fed, most of the children can go to the school to study, but go north, the children here in Daqi are like this.

Xiao Song didn't want to look at it, and hurried every day.

Finally, he rushed to Yangzhou City.

It is said that fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, and it is also said that the waist is wrapped around 100,000 yuan, and the crane is riding down Yangzhou, which shows the prosperity of Yangzhou.

Earlier, Xiao Song had also read these poems when he was studying, and he also longed for this beautiful scenery and prosperous commercial city, and he had always imagined what Yangzhou was like.

But when he arrived in Yangzhou, he was very disappointed.

Yangzhou City is far from Nanyi Mansion.

After entering the city, Xiao Song did not go directly to Qingzhu Academy, but first found an inn to live in, washed up first, and rested for one night before going.

He washed up, went to Yangzhou City in the evening, saw the night view of Yangzhou, and asked his entourage to go to Meifu to pay a tribute to the next day.

But he said that Mr. Mei's name is Boqing, and he is arrogant and noble.

He and An Ning's father Liu Yushi are close friends and classmates, and the two families can be regarded as good families.

He first worked as an errand in the Hanlin Academy, and then he really couldn't get used to the officialdom of Daqi, so he simply resigned from the official position, and went to Yangzhou at the invitation of a friend, and then for more than 20 years, he has been teaching in Yangzhou, although he is not rich and expensive, but his life is also very leisurely.

Meifu is in a quiet alley not far from Qingzhu Academy, and this alley has lived for a long time Mr. Qingzhu Academy.

Mei's house is at the innermost.

Mei Boqing had a son and a daughter in the early years, the son got married and started a business, and also taught in Qingzhu Academy, the daughter married a non-human, and the in-laws were angry to death, and they did not leave a son and a half daughter, which made Mei Boqing sad for many years.

Now Mei Boqing and his son's family live together, living in a two-entry house, the house is not big, but the Mei family has a simple population, and it can live in it.

Mei Boqing rested this day, got up early in the morning and stood under the porch to tease the starling, Mrs. Mei got up and saw him teasing the starling again, so she gave him a blank look: "Standing in the wind in the early morning is not afraid of freezing, hurry into the house." ”

Mei Boqing smiled, turned around and pulled Mrs. May into the house: "Okay, listen to Madame." ”

Mrs. Mei was about to ask the girl to set the meal, when she saw Uncle Zhong coming in from the porter, and when she saw Mei Boqing, she said, "Master, there is a young descendant at the door who has sent a post, saying that the son of the old man is visiting." ”

"Son of the deceased?"

Mei Boqing frowned, thought for a long time, and couldn't remember which one of the sons of this old man came.

"What is the last name of the prayer post, and where did it come from?"

Zhongbo said in a low voice: "Then the descendants said that their son's surname is Xiao and he is from Nanyi. ”

Mei Boqing still couldn't remember it, but Mrs. Mei remembered someone, and he tugged on Mei Boqing's sleeve: "It's the child of the Liu girl's family." ”

In a word, Mei Boqing finally remembered.

A few years ago, the Xiao family was angered and exiled to Nanyi, and the worshipper came from Nanyi, and said that the surname was Xiao, maybe he was Anning's son.

Knowing who it was, Mei Boqing hurriedly said: "You go and tell that descendant that if their son has time, he will come over and say that our family and his grandfather's family are good together, and there is no need to talk about so many etiquette." ”

Uncle Zhong went out, and when he came back after a while, he said, "Then Housheng said that their son-in-law will not be there for long." ”

Mei Boqing didn't say anything about eating, and pulled Mrs. Mei into the house and turned around.

Just as his son Mei Zhiyuan and daughter-in-law Geng came to ask for peace, Mei Boqing said: "Don't go out for a while, you two don't go out for a while, there are guests coming to the door today, and you will see you later." ”

Mrs. Mei instructed again: "Call our children too, that is, the son of Liu Yatou, if you want to come, it is not much different from our children, and their children have something to say in one place." ”

"Yes, yes, call them all. ”

When Xiao Song heard the reply, he hurriedly came to visit with the gifts he brought from Nanyi.

When he passed, the main gate of Mei's house was open, and a man in his fifties was guarding the door, and when he saw Xiao Song, he asked, "But Xiao Gongzi?"

Xiao Song smiled: "Exactly, the old man is polite." ”

The next person is Uncle Zhong, he quietly looked at Xiao Song a few times, and saw that this child was quite tall, and his face was not as white as the people here in Jiangnan, but his facial features were excellent, and he looked very masculine, and he was more masculine than those who looked weak on the Jiangnan side.

At this glance, Uncle Zhong had a good impression of Xiao Song, and he led Xiao Song into the main hall.

In the main hall, Mei Boqing and Mrs. Mei sat in the main seat, Mei Zhiyuan and Geng Shi sat on the left side, and behind them sat two very delicate teenagers.

Xiao Song came in and saluted Mei Boqing: "Boy, Xiao Song has seen Mei Shizu. ”

His words made Mei Boqing amused: "Hurry up, did your mother say that I am her uncle?"

Xiao Song got up and said with a smile: "My mother and the boy have mentioned it many times, saying that they miss you very much, but they are far away, and their mother can't come. ”

Mei Boqing saw that Xiao Song's eyes were upright, and his words were very convenient, so he liked him very much: "It's hard for you to run around for so long at such a young age, it's really not easy." ”

Mrs. May hurriedly said, "Good boy, you sit down quickly." ”

Xiao Song sat down with a smile: "Master Mei and Master Grandmother are fine, my mother has been worried about you, so I have to serve for a few days after the kid comes, and I should do my best." ”

Mrs. Mei nodded: "Okay, the two of us are okay." ”

After the old story, Mei Boqing asked his two grandsons to accompany Xiao Song, but Xiao Song got up and said: "The kid has been admiring Yangzhou City for a long time, and he should have visited the two brothers, but his mother still has a letter to give to his ancestor." ”

As soon as Mei Boqing heard this, he took Xiao Song to the study.

Entering the door of the study, Xiao Song took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Mei Boqing, and said while handing it back: "Master, my mother asked the kid to give you a message, she said that I am afraid of heavy rain in the south of the Yangtze River next spring, and you also know that today's officials are afraid that these rivers will not be blocked for long, and at that time, the floods in all parts of the south of the Yangtze River will be monstrous, and my mother said that I am worried about you and want to invite your family to live in Nanyi for a while." ”