Qingge and He all had parents who died early, and there was no one in the family. There is nothing troublesome about family affairs, but Li Shuci always thinks that He Quan has the grace to bury himself in her last life, and he will do his best to follow her in this life. And Qingge has suffered a lot with him in his two lives, so he doesn't want their happy event to be too simple.

But He Quan was already anxious with a red face and a thick neck, and Qingge did not agree with Li Shuci's idea of giving her a big deal, so everyone decided to stay in Lidu Mansion for a while, and first handled the family affairs of the two before continuing to go north.

"I knew earlier, so I let Lan Xin and Xue Xin come with me, this matter is busy, and there are not enough people." While learning to cut the word Xi, Mu Yun pursed his lips and said with a smile: "However, Brother He does everything himself, and he doesn't want to fake his hands at all!" I think that, it's not as good as these fine jobs, Sister Qingge should also take care of them, one person is outside and one is inside, how do you say that? Qin Se and Ming? ”

Qingge knelt and sat there, his cheeks flushed, and he stood up and punched Mu Yun's shoulder: "Little hooves talk nonsense!" In the future, if you find someone, see if you can say it! ”

Mu Yun grinned, didn't care about Qingge's pink fist, and said: "I see that the house outside is almost cleaned up, and the girl and Sister Qingge will go to take a long look in a while, and if there is anything inappropriate, change it again." ”

Li Shuci nodded, although her marriage with Shen Yuan was fragmented, but when she got married, A-Niang didn't let her be wronged at all, and there was no shortage of rules and things, so she was clear about what she needed to get married: "I always feel that it's a little wronged to let you marry like this, and when we go back to Beijing and settle down, we should choose a house, and I have already prepared your dowry." ”

Qingge knew that Li Shuci didn't plan to come out with her, "At this time, all the disasters have passed, and no matter how you live, you can live comfortably." The girl doesn't have to take it to heart, my life is connected with the girl's life, and I can't share it, I have to rely on the girl all my life, and when the time comes, I will be the steward of the girl. Qingge said this heartwarmingly, how could Li Shuci not understand what she meant.

In the blink of an eye, it was the right day, and the relationship between the two was simple and lively.

Liu Rudao, Mu Shan and the others were all very familiar with He Quan, and sent him into the cave room with a smile. Only Helian Tao followed Li Shuci inch by inch, and the smile on his face was not inferior to today's groom official. Li Shuci looked at him strangely several times, and he didn't smile. "What do you want?"

Helian Tao heard Li Shuci's voice in his ears and remembered it, but he didn't hear her say: "Ah? What the? ”

Li Shuci glared at him: "I said what do you want!" ”

Helian Tao's face returned to the smile he had just now: "I wonder what we had to be like when we got married?" Xiao Wu, I want to give you all the best things in the world, what you think is good, and what I think is good, all for you. ”

Li Shuci's chest stagnated, and he was a little sour: "What's the matter today, I said these heartwarming words one by one." His mouth responded randomly, but his face had the most heartfelt smile in his previous life and this life.

Helian Tao walked behind her, his two arms alternately wrapped around her shoulders, and gently rested his chin on the top of her head, Li Shuci froze for a moment, but finally didn't move, slightly relaxed and absorbed the warmth from behind him. The two of them just stood, looking up at the big, bright stars in the sky.

The farther north you go, the more sparsely populated you become.

The group stopped and went for more than three months, and finally approached Beixiang, a small border town in the north, and rented a private house.

In the evening, the oil lamp was lit early in the house, but it still looked extremely dim, and there was not so much attention to going out. Li Shuci knew what he was worried about, so he took the initiative to say: "There have been so many people in Beixiang in the past few days, most of them are from Beiming Mansion, and there are also those in the distance, I'm afraid there will be bandits in Bei'an City." ”

"Where did the bandits come from? How could there be a sudden riot? "Qingge is most afraid of soldiers and bandits, although I have never seen it, but as long as I have heard of it, it is very miserable.

"In fact, the bandits were originally formed by some chaotic people who were dissatisfied with the imperial court, and the more difficult the days, the more this situation became, and they didn't have it, so they could only rob others, otherwise they would starve to death and freeze to death, especially when the winter was difficult. If you live a rich life, who doesn't want to be safe and stable, how can you become a bandit? ”

"Didn't you say that all the food and wages had been allocated and distributed to the people, how could this still happen?"

"In fact, the food is mainly collected from various places, but who wants to give their own things to others? Besides, the food and salaries from afar were transported over, and after one layer at a time, when they arrived in the northland, which was really in demand, there was nothing left. "Helian Tao saw that the situation in Beixiang City was so tense, what would happen to the storm beach where the old man was?

"They...... I mean, these bandits, do they kill people? Qingge was a little worried, but he didn't expect that there were still people living such a life in the splendid prosperity of the five capitals of Beijing.

Li Shuci sighed and said, "Kill, why don't you kill?" There are not only bandits, but also soldiers and bandits in some places, with weapons in their hands. On our way into the city, I heard it. Almost everyone who could escape from Bei'an City has fled now, and the originally wealthier families are almost empty. The rest are nowhere to go and can't walk. Even during the day, it is possible to meet people snatching food. If you resist strongly, you will kill people directly. ”

"Wouldn't it be ...... for us to go that way further?"

"Let's go out quietly tomorrow and change into coarse cloth clothes, change them all, dress up as ordinary people, and can't be too conspicuous." Li Shuci glanced at everyone and muttered: "Our battle with Great Xia at the end of last year, although it was not lasting, it was also very costly, and the king succeeded to the throne not long ago, it was the most unstable time, Beiye took this opportunity to wantonly disturb the border and forcibly seize the people's property and food. There are no big wars, and there are constant small disputes, like rats stealing oil. Even if it is exempt from taxes, it is useless. ”

"And some of the suffering people, as long as they have a little strength, have become bandits, which makes the border towns that are not rich even worse."

"Isn't there a way for the armies everywhere to suppress it?"

"How to suppress them, they are actually also people, the soldiers will hide when they come, and the soldiers will rise when they leave. Moreover, it is useless to reason with the bandits, the Northland will be cold at the end of October, there is no food to feed the stomach, there is no cotton clothes to warm the winter, and everything is in vain.

There was silence.

"It's also a matter of time before Beixiang arrives. Let's leave early, and before that, I'll go to the pacification envoy here, hoping that he will prepare early. ”

Li Shuci knew what he wanted to do, and he didn't stop it, but he didn't hold out hope.

Sure enough, on the second day, when Helian Tao went to find Wu Zhicheng, the pacification envoy of Beixiang, he only exchanged one sentence: "The old general is stationed at Storm Beach, and the official admires him very much." But everything here is in the hands of the official! It's better to keep your heart in your stomach! The implication is that Helian Tao is just a tiger father and a dog, cowardly as a mouse, so don't come to other people's hearts.

However, Helian Tao still persuaded with a good face: "Lord Wu, don't take it lightly. Wu Zhicheng boasted that the garrison was sufficient, and he could deploy it, so he snorted, obviously not paying attention to it.

Helian Tao returned depressed. Li Shuci comforted him and said: "What is going on here, you can only do your best to obey the destiny of heaven." In the end, we still have to find a way to solve the problem at the root. ”

"Hmm...... You're right. Let's meet up with the old man earlier and figure out a way. Helian Tao looked at Li Shuci's composure, and his heart couldn't help but relax slightly, "Let's leave early tomorrow morning." Have a good night's rest. ”

Early the next morning, Li Shuci and the others changed into coarse linen clothes, hid weapons in the carriage on their bodies, and went out of the city in three carriages, which were not conspicuous and could take care of each other. When passing by the city gate, the officers and soldiers guarding the guard hid in the shade, and saw that it was a few carriages out of the city, but they only took a few more looks, where there was a little nervousness. "Although Beixiangcheng is farther away, it is the richest of the nearby towns."

However, before they arrived at Beiming Mansion, they encountered a small group of bandits on the road.

Between the killings, the traces of ordinary people can be seen, but they have been sharpened by hunger and war, and the bandits of more than a dozen people will naturally not be their opponents, and they were subdued in a few breaths, and when they were tied up in a heap, Helian Tao hesitated.

To kill or not to kill?

If they were killed, they would be pitiful people who suffered. If you don't kill it, you will let it go, and you will have to harm others when you turn back.

When the dozen or so people saw each other, they didn't immediately start killing, but just looked at them coldly and didn't speak, and immediately pleaded bitterly, one of them spoke more eloquently, and hurriedly appealed: "This adult, hero!" You're good to go! We were also forced to be helpless, our family members were all killed, and we were the only ones left, so we gathered a dozen or so people, thinking about grabbing something to eat and wear, never thinking about harming others! If you have a good life, who wants to eat and spit in the wind and sand all day long! Who wants to be a bandit! ”

"Yes! Your adult has a lot of them, so let's go around us! ”

Li Shuci in the carriage heard these words, got out of the carriage and looked at the dozen or so people. Some of these people are in their teens, some are in their thirties and forties, their clothes are dirty and tattered, some of them are carrying large and small burdens, and they have no serious weapons in their hands, only wooden sticks of different thicknesses, and the most powerful is the open-mouth firewood knife for chopping wood.

"It doesn't look like someone who told a lie, I'm afraid I'm very hungry, and I want to do it temporarily." Mu Yun helped Li Shuci change his appearance, he was a lot rougher, he really looked like a teenager, and Mu Yun stood behind her as well.

Helian Tao heard Li Shuci whisper this in his ear, and muttered in embarrassment: "These people, what should I do?" ”