Zhang Xing hurried to the front yard. Zhang Jinbao just entered the door, and when he saw her coming, he quickly stood up.

"How?" Zhang Xing asked.

Zhang Jinbao shook his head.

They hurried to Lizhuang Village first, and there were no people in the village, and there were ruins. When I rushed to Yinhe Village again, I met the people of King Fu who went to the countryside to sweep. There were few of them, there was no head-to-head confrontation, and after killing a few people, they escaped quickly on horseback.

After hiding in the reeds on the edge of the Huai River for a long time, he returned to Yinhe Village and threw himself into the air, only to come back.

"I heard that Uncle They're coming?" Zhang Jinbao asked.

"They're in the backyard, you change your clothes and go over and have a look."

Zhang Jinbao answered and led the little servant to change his clothes. Zhang Xing sat down uncertainly.

After several years of good weather in Lizhuang Village, there are already more than 100 families, although many of them joined later, but the surname Li in the village is still a big surname.

Mr. and Mrs. Li Dahe are enthusiastic and have a lot of prestige in the village, and they have become village leaders at the end of last year.

When Zhang Jinbao went, there was no one in the village, and the walls were ruined. Either they were bandits, or Xiao Fugui had already been there.

Where did the man go? Did you escape? Or did you suffer from the seedlings?

Zhang Xing suddenly remembered Uncle Ye.

"Gu Yu!"

Waiting at the door, Gu Yu answered and came in immediately.

"You take a few people to the city gate to have a look, and if you see Uncle Li and them, bring them in." Li Dahe and his wife manage their land in Lizhuang Village, and they come over at the end of every year, and Gu Yu is no stranger to their family.

"Howler!"

Zhang Xing looked at Gu Yu's distant figure, and she didn't feel much better.

After the beginning of spring, it gets hotter and hotter every day. The little brother had already changed into a heavy padded jacket, and he seemed very happy about it, and as long as he was awake, he danced with his hands and feet, and there was no moment of silence.

Gu Yu guarded the city gate for a few days, not only guarding Li Dahe and his wife, but also waiting for Wei Minwu.

When Zhang Xing heard the news, she smiled for the first time since she entered Yuxian.

"Where are they?" She asked as she walked.

"In the front yard." Gu Yu looked at Zhang Xing's face and said cautiously.

Zhang Xing didn't notice it and hurried to the front yard. At a glance, I saw Wei Minwu, Li Dahe and others sitting on the side.

"Apricot......" Li Youshi stood up and shouted in a low voice.

Although Li Dahe's family is described as haggard, they all look fine. Li Jinlian has grown into a big girl, although her face is black, she can still see that her eyebrows and eyes are delicate and her face is upright.

"Jin Lian has grown up." Zhang Xing couldn't help but sigh.

But no one answered her, Wei Minwu and Li Dahe even lowered their heads.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xing asked in surprise. On the way, she asked Gu Yu, Wei Minwen took the Yun family horse gang to the northwest to deliver food, although there were twists and turns on the way, it was finally delivered.

Li Youshi and Li Jinlian both lowered their heads.

Zhang Xing looked at Wei Minwu.

Wei Minwu stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Xing'er, the stone is missing." ”

"What?" Zhang Xing didn't believe what she heard at all.

Wei Minwu patted Zhang Xing's shoulder, "Xiaoxuan is missing." ”

It took Zhang Xing a while to find her feelings, she sat down slowly, not knowing what to do, what to say?

How so?

But Wei Minwu won't lie to her, he will never lie to her.

"Xing'er ......" Wei Minwu saw Zhang Xing's dejected appearance, and hated himself extremely at this moment. He should have said that later.

"Second brother!" Zhang Xing suddenly raised his head and interrupted Wei Minwu's words, "Uncle Li, they must have suffered a lot along the way, I have already asked Steward Sun to prepare the courtyard, why don't you ask them to rest first?" ”

Zhang Xing's face has recovered. Wei Minwu looked at her deeply and nodded. After talking to Li Dahe and his wife, he asked Gu Yu to take people out.

"How's it going over there in Heyang?" Zhang Xing asked.

She couldn't see anything anymore, at least on the surface.

Wei Minwu felt more and more uncomfortable in his heart, "It's still deadlocked." He sent food, and in order to avoid the people and horses of Wanbei Mountain, he went around the border of Heyang for more than half a month. After passing through Heyang, he met Jin Yao, who came to connect. The man was very cautious and did not take them to the garrison site, but only placed them in a compound in the recess.

What is a mere mountain road for a long-term horse racing gang? The people he sent over quickly followed and found the garrison of the Shen family's army.

It's just that I don't dare to look closely, the garrison of the Shen family's army is not far from Heyang City, stretching for miles, patrolling back and forth.

"Second brother, in your opinion, how long can Heyang be able to hold out?" Zhang Xing asked again.

Wei Minwu thought for a while, "It depends on what the Shen family wants to do?" ”

According to him, there are many strong generals in the northwest army, Heyang just relies on the high city, and the name of Wanbei Mountain has only sounded in recent years, how can it be compared to the loyal and brave marquis who has been guarding the northwest for many years.

He passed through Heyangli and went around the city twice. Heyang is heavily guarded, but it looks like a strict battle.

On the contrary, although the Northwest Army patrolled intensively, it did not look like it was about to attack in a big way.

However, his opinion may not be accurate.

Zhang Xing felt that his guess was mostly right. The Huaiyang Royal Mansion and the Shen family are not as harmonious as they imagined, and the Shen family is waiting.

Wei Minwu listened to Zhang Xing's thoughts and nodded, "It makes sense, the Gu family, the king with a different surname, has been doing it for too long." "It's not much fun to do it, if you want to replace him, they probably don't want to repeat what their ancestors have experienced.

But the Shen family, where is it so easy to get along? They haven't been planning for so many years to share a bowl of soup with others.

Wei Minwu sighed, "I'm afraid we'll have to endure a few more days." ”

The Shen family is not in a hurry, and Jianghuai is sad. Xiao Fugui has integrated Liu Shaoping's men and horses, and calls himself King Fu, as long as he can take Jianghuai and other places, he will be able to gain a firm foothold.

Jianghuai has been the land of fish and rice since ancient times, and with this land, if nothing else, the first thing to do is to have the confidence to fight.

They are now in Yuxian County, and they are on the same boat as Huaiyang Palace. Xiao Fugui is going to fight, and their life is naturally not easy.

Knowing that the Shen family had this plan, his food was not so anxious to send it forward.

Wei Minwu finished sighing and thought of the stone again.

At that time, he was in the Shen family's camp, and he still wanted to find a stone and meet him. After a few days, no one was found. But that Jin Yao came again and took the initiative to talk to him about the disappearance of the stone.

Stone is now installed in the pioneer camp as a captain, before entering Heyang, he led a team of men and horses to explore the road first, but met the defenders of Heyang, and none of the people he led came back alive.

The people who cleaned the battlefield did not find the body of the stone, so they reported it missing.

He looked at Zhang Xing. She was keeping her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.

He didn't want to tell her what had happened to the stone.

Marching and fighting is a man's business, and no matter how clearly it is said, it cannot be brought back.

"Don't think about it." He comforted Zhang Xing, "I don't think he's necessarily fine." ”

Zhang Xing nodded, got up and said, "Second brother, I'll go back first." ”

Wei Minwu nodded and watched Zhang Xing leave. He sighed again. I didn't believe what I just said, I lost in the war, how many can come back?

Zhang Xing went back to the room, and You's mother Xia Zhi was coaxing her little brother to play, and her giggles could be heard at the door.

He is almost half a year old, he looks like a tiger, much more like a stone than like her, he is very festive, he rarely sees crying, no matter who he sees, he always grins at first sight, bare gums, and drooling.

You mother Xia Zhi saw Zhang Xing come in and stood up one after another.

"Madame is back."

The little brother also turned his head to look at her, then grinned and opened his hands to hug her.

Zhang Xing took him over. He immediately grabbed the garment on her chest with his little hands.

Zhang Xing grabbed his little hand and said, "Xia Zhi, you go to Wutong Lane and tell Mother Xiao, Uncle Li and they are here, and they will go over to live tonight." ”

Xia Solstice went out, and she found a reason to send Mother You out.

The room was quiet. The little brother didn't find what he wanted, and looked up at her, his big black and white eyes clearly revealing her face.

The sadness is so palpable.

Zhang Xing put him in the cradle, and he grabbed his feet and gnawed on them, saliva flowing everywhere.

She obviously wanted to make him laugh, but as soon as her eyes blinked, tears flowed down.

Her son doesn't have a name yet.

She had wanted to wait for the stone to come back and get it.

She thought he must be very happy to see the little brother.

Who knew that the world was always unpredictable. She calculates and thinks about many things, but there are always things that are more than expected.

The little brother looked at her, he didn't know what sadness was, and he still smiled heartlessly.

Zhang Xing was even more sad in her heart.

Mother You went and came again, "Madam, the things have been delivered." ”

Zhang Xing quickly wiped away her tears, picked up the little brother, and asked while breastfeeding, "What's the difference over there?" ”

Mother You said with a smile: "When I went over, Mrs. Li and their mother and daughter had already washed and changed, and said thank you for coming, which is strange and polite." ”

Li Youshi is indeed a well-mannered person.

"Did you get a notice from the kitchen?"

"By the way, the kitchen is almost ready."

Mother You saw that Zhang Xing didn't tell anymore, and was about to find something to do, but when she turned her head and saw a wet piece of bedding in the cradle, she thought that the little brother had urinated, so she hurriedly took it out, fetched a basin of water, and washed it.

When she was done, she went back to the main room. Zhang Xing was still sitting as before. The little brother was full and slept soundly.

"Yo, they're all asleep." Mother You said with a smile.

Zhang Xing realized that the little brother had fallen asleep, and hurriedly put it in the cradle.

Mother You called slowly, "I'll take the set of bedding just now to wash it, madam, wait." ”

She quickly laid out the cradle. Zhang Xing put her son in.

The little brother slept soundly, and he didn't even lift his eyelids during the period.

The main courtyard was called Chuanfang, Zhang Xing cleaned himself up, and came to the main courtyard with the summer solstice.

Ye Hexiang sat on the main seat, Li You's Li Jinlian sat on one side, and Fu Xianglian Yun Jinlan sat on the other side. Everyone who was talking stopped when they saw Zhang Xing coming in.

Apparently everyone has already gotten the news.

The eyes that came over were full of sadness and pity. Even Ye Hexiang is rare without nagging.

After eating, the mothers-in-law removed their things. After Li Youshi accompanied Ye Hexiang to talk about some family things, he took his daughter Li Jinlian to say goodbye and left.

They're going to live on Sycamore Lane tonight.

After Li Youshi left, Ye Hexiang looked at Zhang Xing, sighed, and stopped talking.

Zhang Xing was afraid that she would speak again, so she hurriedly stood up, "I still have something to do, go back first." ”

At night, everyone in their yard knew about the disappearance of the stone, and the originally noisy yard suddenly fell silent.

In the dead of night, Zhang Xing heard the sound of drums outside and opened her eyes. The little brother slept soundly, and the house was quiet.

The stone is missing.

She remembered the way Wei Minwu said this, and when she heard it in her ears, it really sounded like a voice from outside the sky.

How could it be missing?

After thinking about it a lot, to be honest, she doesn't have much expectation for the future, stability is good, peace is good, so the calculations are all for this purpose.

This expectation is not an easy thing to do in this era, there are many difficulties and twists and turns, and she has thought about them all.

She and Stone, they've been through so many things together. She promised to marry him, and decided to face everything together in the future.

They are partners.

Of course she thought she would be betrayed.

Such things are not new, she has experienced them.

She also had to make some arrangements for this.

However, she thought of everything, but she did not expect that the stone would be missing. She thought that maybe one day the stone would leave first, and she would be left alone.

But it definitely didn't come this way, so quickly.

The little brother doesn't have a name yet.

She reached out and touched the little brother's face.

He would later ask, who was his father? What does it look like? Isn't it amazing?

She can answer, but she can never replace real existence.

He will have regrets.

What are the chances of being missing on the march and coming back alive?

She didn't know.

Stone had disappeared before, and he survived.

And what about this time?

She has no bottom in her heart.

The moon was so bright that it shone on everything around it, silent and deserted. She felt a little cold, and couldn't help but huddle up with her son in her arms.

In the morning, it was frosty in the yard. Two mothers-in-law took brooms, one left and one right. Gu Yu hurried in.

"Madam, Mr. Zhao is here."

Zhang Xing cheered up.

Zhao Zixing already knew about the disappearance of the owner in Heyang. He looked at Zhang Xing carefully.

Zhang Xing's face was nothing but looking a little haggard.

He breathed a sigh of relief. He has seen many women who have died in tears after their deaths. At this time, such emotions are the most important. How many people are watching, there are too many people in this world who want to take advantage of the fire to rob.

"Madam, someone from the Fangcai Mansion has sent a letter and invited us to come over for tea tonight." Zhao Zixing said, "I have also inquired, and it is not worth our family to receive the letter." The city's ingots firm, Jin Ji, and Liuyang grain stores have all received them. I heard that they also sent it to Uncle Wei and Second Master Wei. You see......"

Zhao Zixing's list is one of the few big businessmen in Yu County.

Zhang Xing nodded, "Go ahead." "It's nothing more than asking them to donate money and materials, Yuxian County has been besieged for so long, and those in nearby counties and towns who can come in have all come in, and there are more people, and the consumption is naturally large.

The accumulation of the Huaiyang Palace's mansion is always limited, and at this time, they must follow the army first anyway.

"If they let us get food...... Zhao Zixing also guessed the purpose of the banquet of the government this time.

"You can give them all the ones that Yu'an brought back." Zhang Xing said.