When Wang Yuanshan carried fifteen taels of silver and was about to set off, the third uncle brought the news, and the relative of his family who was a buddy said that there was a locust plague in Yunzhou, and some people fled to Yunyang County. Some people say that Taishou took out the grain and sold it to make money, and some people say that the grain was transported elsewhere.

No matter what the truth is, if the people have no food to eat, they will naturally make trouble, and the bandits will come out like this.

To add insult to injury, a few days later, it was rumored that Beirong had invaded Shuozhou, and it was said that many places were captured at once.

Beirong will make a mistake every year in the late autumn and early winter when there is a lack of food and clothing, but this year it is the beginning of autumn when the army is pressing, and everyone is still a little suspicious.

The village is going door-to-door to inform the early payment of this autumn tax, and each household will have to increase the tax, so everyone believes that there is really a war.

Not long after, I heard that there were relatives in the next village, who fled all the way back from the vicinity of Shuozhou, and were robbed on the way, and the two daughters were caught while they were on the run.

With such a shortage of troops, Wang Yuanshan's trip to Yunzhou had to be abandoned.

They naturally didn't know that the reason why Qin Hao left in a hurry without saying goodbye was because he heard the news of the locust plague in Yunzhou, but Taishou still asked everyone to pay food according to the amount, and he was not effective in disaster relief, and he wanted to deceive his superiors and subordinates, so he was in a hurry to leave.

Without waiting for him to arrive at Yunzhou Mansion, there was another news that Shuozhou Beirong had invaded the border, the people were displaced, the victims of Yunzhou, and the victims who fled from the north, asked the imperial court for disaster relief, Yunzhou An Taishou sent troops to drive away, he was afraid of causing civil unrest, and hurriedly asked Huang Yongda to take his inspection seal and order An Taishou to immediately open the warehouse and release grain.

An Taishou delayed in every possible way, and after being forcibly opened to the treasury, everyone was stunned, and there was not a single grain of rice in the granary of Nuoda.

After Qin Hao arrived in Yunzhou, he wanted to interrogate the surnamed An, and when he opened the prison door, he saw that the person was dead, leaving a bloody letter, saying that he was consumed by his desire for profit, and sold food to merchants for profit, and now he knew that he was guilty of a lot of sin, and he died to atone for his sins.

"Damn! What a quick hand and foot! Qin Hao was angry, but he was helpless.

"Your Highness, the military situation in front of you is urgent, and the leading general sent by the court is the wife and uncle of the eldest prince, I am afraid that this person will lead the army......"

"Let's prepare, go back to the capital today, and Yunzhou will let Liu Sima temporarily take over the post of Taishou. Grain...... Let's transfer some grain from Jizhou first. ”

The military situation in Shuozhou kept coming, and he had to rush back to the capital first.

The fragile peaceful scene of the Great Shang Dynasty was suddenly peeled off the fig leaf and turned into a chaotic era full of smoke.

Jinwen is worried about his brother, I don't know if he is in Yunzhou or back in Shuozhou, but he has nowhere to inquire, and he can't go far away, except for praying for God's blessing every night, he doesn't know what else to do.

Wangjiacun is still too peaceful, did not come here, originally heard that the imperial court was going to recruit soldiers, but did not see a notice out, everyone paid the autumn tax in advance, complained that the tax burden was raised a little, and the other was the same.

In November, the day of the spring leaf marriage is approaching, the dowry to be embroidered is also ready, the night before the wedding, Jinwen and osmanthus meet to accompany the night, local customs, the night before the bride's wedding, several little sisters chat together to accompany the night, indicating that they are reluctant to marry, the eldest sister of spring leaves married to Qinglong Town, only to come back once in two years. Although Chunye said that she was not far from getting married, this marriage is no longer like the time to be a girl.

Speaking of the past, Chunye's eyes were red, and Osmanthus asked curiously: "Sister Chunye, have you seen the groom's official?" ”

Haruka shook her head shyly.

"If I want to marry in the future, I must first see what the other party looks like, and I will marry only if I like it." Osmanthus said unashamedly, making everyone laugh, and said that she was not ashamed.

"Awen, don't pick it, it's in Wangjia Village." Haruka told her.

"Sister Chunye, Osmanthus is in a hurry to pick a son-in-law, why are you pulling me."

"Who's in a hurry, who's in a hurry." Osmanthus cried out unobtrusively.

One night passed, the next day firecrackers, Chunye wore a hijab and sat on the sedan chair, the in-law's family picked up the people who went away, I didn't expect to return to the door on the third day, Chunye cried and went back to her mother's house: "Yesterday was smoked to serve, I heard that I was going to Shuozhou, my mother-in-law was afraid that we would know, the news has been hidden, I was going to leave last month, I made the money, and I will leave after marriage." After saying that, he couldn't help but cry.

Da Zhuang Niang also cried after hearing this, if he dies outside, won't his spring leaves have to be widowed for decades?

People have been married, and the date has been set early, and it cannot be said that people are cheating marriages.

The bride returned to the door and asked a member of her own family to help set the car and send it over, and Haruka was urged to go back after staying at home for a long time.

Wang Rui went home and talked about the spring leaves, and Wang Yuanshan sighed with emotion, "I'd rather be a peace dog".

Emotion is emotion, life still has to be lived. On the second day of the lunar month, Jinwen spent a few days to make an embroidered tiger's purse, gray cotton cloth, with black thread to enclose the outline of the tiger's head, the tiger's eyes are blazing, and he also deliberately smoked osmanthus flowers, a fragrance of osmanthus flowers.

Early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Jin Wen cooked a bowl of long longevity noodles, put two fried eggs, and gave Wang Rui his birthday. Wang Rui ate the bowl of noodles and said that it was delicious, Wang Yuanshan was also happy to see him like that, Jinwen gave him the purse again, Wang Rui couldn't put it down for the tiger.

After Wang Rui's birthday, the family began to prepare for the New Year, and by the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, they got up early in the morning to kill a chicken, and then prepared other meat and vegetarian dishes, and the family happily ate good meals, and at night set up a large charcoal pot in the hall house, put melon seeds and peanuts and other dried fruits, and the family kept the New Year.

After the New Year, Wang Rui will be fourteen, he has practiced boxing and feet with Wang Yuanshan since he was a child, listening to the legend of the founding emperor of the former dynasty in the wild words of the mountain village, with the war in Shuozhou, the hero complex in his heart is also surging, the man should gallop on the battlefield, and the words he heard when he listened to the story when he was a child are also ringing.

"Awen, have you ever seen a war in Shuozhou?"

"Nope."

"Dad, will I enlist in the army later?"

"Brother Huzi, don't go, it's dangerous to fight."

"I'm not afraid." Wang Rui said loudly.

"I'll talk about it when you're fifteen." Wang Yuanshan said perfunctorily.

After midnight, another year begins.

The court is at war, the people have passed the New Year, the festival is still the same, and when it comes to the Lantern Festival, the family has lunch, and Wang Yuanshan takes Wang Rui and Jinwen to Qingfeng Town to watch the Lantern Festival.

Qingfeng Town is a north-south main street running through the town, and there are many small alleys on both sides of the main street.

Qingfeng Town Lantern Festival pays attention to elegance and vulgarity, the main street is bounded by the big stage in the center of the town, the south side is to guess the lantern riddle pair and other literati and scholars, the north side is the juggling hundred plays, the rich people in the town on the big stage make money, invite a troupe to sing on the stage, everyone can stand under the stage to watch.

There are also several families in Wangjia Village who bring their children to join in the fun. Wang Yuanshan took Wang Rui and Jin Wen to the big stage first, it was not dark, and there was no one on the street, Wang Yuanshan found a convenient place to sit down to watch the play, took out two pieces of money, and let Wang Rui and the two go to the street to play by themselves.

Wang Rui happily took Jinwen, first found a stall to eat Lantern Festival, bought three copies of Lantern Festival, the two of them ate one, and sent one to Wang Yuanshan. After eating, it began to get dark, and there were more people on the street.

Wang Rui pulled Jinwen to the North Street, where there were a hundred juggling plays, very lively, the two watched the sword swallowing and spitting fire, and saw that the man had stuffed a sword straight into it, and the two of them were frightened and applauded.

In the monkey show, the monkey was cute and cute, wearing the official hat and official clothes on the stage, walking upright with two feet, greeting everyone, Jinwen threw a copper plate to the monkey, and the monkey actually bared his teeth and smiled.

Along North Street, the two of them watched while walking, and if there was a snack that they loved, they would buy one.

After the number of people gradually increased, Wang Rui asked Jinwen to go in front of him, and he stretched out his arms to block the flow of people to the left and right and behind him.

Jinwen is the first time to visit the lantern festival like this, when he was in Shuozhou and Beijing, the most he used to do was to sit in the lantern shed at home, or the lantern shed of acquaintances, watch the lanterns from a distance, and invite people to perform under the lantern shed.

The two unconsciously walked to the south, there are a lot fewer people here, after all, the literati, the little people can not participate much, after Wang Rui is literate, it is not difficult to see these lantern riddle pairs, the pair should pay attention to the battle work to level the way in, or the lantern riddle is fun, and Jinwen two are interested in guessing the lantern riddle.

If you guess the riddle correctly, you can win the lantern and go back.

Jinwen saw a rabbit lamp made particularly exquisitely, the rabbit's chubby body, a pair of red eyes, couldn't help but stand, looking at the riddle of the lamp written "one side is red, one side is green, one side is happy, the other side is happy", and Wang Rui and Wang Rui discussed in a low voice and wrote the riddle, the boss of the lamp smiled and said "Congratulations little brother", and sent the rabbit lamp over, the riddle is the autumn word.

The two walked for a long time, Jin Wen was tired and couldn't walk, returned to the big stage, the stage was playing a play of King Qin's expedition, saying that there was a general in the previous dynasty, wise and brave, loving soldiers like a son, he guarded the border pass, the barbarians were repulsed seven times seven times, and the barbarian leader was captured alive, and he was so frightened that he did not dare to attack.

Thinking of the current Beirong invasion, the imperial court is losing and retreating, and the people watching the play can't help but talk about it, if there are such famous generals in this dynasty, why not lose the soldiers and generals, Wang Rui looked at the general in the play and sang "The family affairs of the horse leather shroud, leaving behind the name of the front and back", only felt that his blood was boiling.

After watching the play, they found Wang Yuanshan, and it was already late at night when several people walked all the way home, Jinwen fell asleep tiredly, Wang Yuanshan and Wang Rui were fine.

When he got up the next day and saw the rabbit lamp, Wang Rui couldn't help but brag to Wang Yuanshan about how he guessed it at that time, and Wang Yuanshan smiled and said yes.