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The city gate was closed, and Song Ye and the officers and soldiers guarding the city greeted each other jokingly, and their words were so casual, obviously they were very familiar.

Liu Shuangli pulled Qin Siyang to say goodbye to Song Ye, and then walked towards the city first.

On the edge of the fork in the street in front, the lady of the Song family was holding her son's hand and waiting there, and when she saw them coming forward, the lady of the Song family showed a comfortable smile.

After saying hello to the Song family and the two children, and after a few words of gossip, the two children said goodbye and walked into the alley on the right side of the street hand in hand.

Looking at the two small figures hidden in the alleyway, the lady of the Song family asked Song Ye, who was walking forward, faintly: "His father, did you really let these two children go?"

"No way. Song Ye sighed and said, "Those two children are not something I can keep. ”

"Why? Didn't you say that they were all homeless? Homeless children, someone should be happy to take them in, why don't you want to?"

Song Ye shook his head: "Don't ask, you don't understand this." ”

"Dad!"

Song Ye lowered his head, pulled his son over, bent down and hugged him, brushed the down hair on the back of his son's head, and instructed his wife, "Ming'er, you will guide the official guide I gave to these two children, and a few sets of better clothes, and send them to the two children together, remember that the clothes must be men's clothes." ”

The lady of the Song family nodded meekly in agreement.

Song Ye looked into the distance and thought about it, and then ordered: "Well, take out another twenty taels of silver and send them over." ”

"This ......" the lady of the Song family looked embarrassed, "His father, there is not so much money in the family anymore." ”

"No, didn't I just recover sixty taels of land rent two days ago?"

"Aren't they all ...... by your brothers," the Song family lady couldn't continue.

"Hey!" Song Ye sighed heavily, "There's nothing left?"

"There was still some left. The lady of the Song family lowered her head and said, "But his father, you forgot, yesterday Liu Jiatang added a stove, and you insisted on sealing a red envelope of fifty taels to Liu Tang Master, and there was only that little money left in the family......"

"It's all sealed, and there's not a single or two left?"

"No, there are still ten taels left at home, but ......"

"Ten taels or not, you can send them to those two children tomorrow. ”

"His father ......" The lady of the Song family raised her head in embarrassment, and wanted to say a few more words, but as soon as she saw Song Ye's resolute gaze, she swallowed the words that came to her mouth and swallowed them back alive, lowered her head and responded meekly, "Yes!"

It is nearly late spring in March, the spring is cold, although the rain is not big, but it always falls non-stop, it is rare that this day, finally let go of the sunshine.

It was still early, and before the sun showed its edge, Liu Shuangli packed his luggage and pulled Qin Siyang out of the hut where they had lived for nearly half a year.

Standing in the small courtyard, looking up, on the eastern horizon, a ray of sunlight penetrated through the clouds, reflecting a different color on the earth.

The jujube trees in the courtyard still have traces of blood on the gray-brown bark.

Today is the deadline for them to leave here, and the official mission of the yamen will definitely come, Liu Shuangli didn't want to meet these nasty trappers, so he chose to leave early in the morning.

The night before, when the lady of the Song family personally sent them an official guide, she also brought a few sets of clothes and ten taels of silver, and Liu Shuangli was so gracious that she had to accept these clothes and silver. And when she accepted the things, she also gave the key to the house and the title deed left by Mr. Chen to the Song family.

Today, the street at the East City Gate has long been uninhabited, and the deserted alleyway is so quiet that they can hear their breathing clearly.

It was still very early in the morning, and the two children walked all the way out of the alley of East Street, turned a few corners, and came to the city gate to the north. Along the way, they only saw a few farmers who left the city early and carried hoes.

"That Song Ye really didn't appear!" After coming out of the city, Qin Siyang turned his head and said after one last glance at this small city.

Although the city is not high, it is also very well built because of its proximity to the border fortress.

Liu Shuangli looked at the strong city wall and sighed: "Siyang, how far do you say this place is from the desert, if the Mongolian people invade, will they fight here?"

"I don't think so. Qin Siyang supported himself with one hand and replied: "This city is not on the line from the desert to the capital, if the Mongolian people really want to invade, the first thing they think of must be to attack the capital, and there is no reason to come here." ”

"Oh, that's good. "After all, it's the place where Liu Shuangli has been staying for half a year, and she has some feelings, she really doesn't want this place to be burned and looted by the Mongols one day.

"It's not necessarily good, this city is so close to the border. Qin Si raised his eyebrows and locked deeply, "If the Mongolian people really invade the territory, they can't capture the capital, and there is nowhere to fish, most of them will run to the small city near the border to rob and kill, and Peizhou is easy to become their target." ”

"How could it be ......" Liu Shuangli sighed in a low voice, she didn't want to believe it, but she had to think about it, with the current state affairs, this small city is really difficult to protect!

Listening to Qin Siyang's analysis, Liu Shuangli couldn't bear it for a while, and lowered his head uncomfortably.

In fact, the two children were still young, and they didn't think that there was another possibility for this problem: if the Mongols invaded and captured the capital, what would happen?

Perhaps, the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty for nearly two hundred years made the people under the rule of the dynasty ignore the fact that they may also be defeated by foreign enemies!

The strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty before made the enemies of foreign races very afraid, and they only dared to rob and harass on the border line, never dared to openly start a war, and it was impossible to fully invade the territory of the Great Zhou, let alone dare to attack the capital?

If there really is a foreign enemy attacking the capital on this day, then the question is not whether they can capture the capital.

By that time, the Great Zhou must have been in decline.

Then it will not be as simple as the looting and loss of a city. At that time, there will be a nationwide turmoil, and what will follow can only be smoke everywhere, and the Central Plains will be divided and divided, and the lives will be ruined, and there will be no peace in the world.

The two children would not be able to think of these things now, so seeing that Liu Shuangli was bowing his head and feeling sad about what had not yet come, Qin Siyang stepped forward and pulled her, and said, "Shuangli, haven't you always been optimistic, how can you come like this now, looking worse than me, it is all worrying." ”

"Yes, but even Mr. Chen went. Liu Shuangli sighed, showing sadness on his face.

"Shuangli!" Qin Siyang shouted with Liu Shuangli again, trying hard to pull the girl back to her senses.

"Oh, I'm fine, don't try so hard!" Hurt by Qin Siyang's dragging, Liu Shuangli screamed in pain, broke free of his hand with all his might, and said angrily to the boy.

"Hmph, that's good, I'm really not at ease when I look so sad about you. Also, Mr. Chen's death has nothing to do with the invasion of Mongolians, but you are always talking nonsense, I don't know what you are thinking?" Qin Siyang pouted and said.

"How can it be irrelevant?" Liu Shuangli shook his head and said, "Isn't Mr. Chen's son a soldier, and his life and death are unknown after losing the battle with the Mongolian people." And didn't Mr. Chen's daughter's family also die in the burning of the Mongols? If Mr. Chen's son and daughter were all right? Even if his house is gone, he still has something to rely on, and he won't be so desperate to find a short-term sight if the house is gone. Siyang, don't you say?"

"This ......," Qin Siyang couldn't answer for a while.

He's really young, and he really can't figure out a lot of things.