The stars shimmered like countless silver beads, densely inlaid on their figures, converging into light, brilliant as day.

On this night, 10,000 people gave up part of the floor and invited the soldiers to rest, and the men who had been lying down since they went up to Baihuapo joined the patrol team one after another, hoping to do their part.

They have been lying for too long, they have lost their dignity in the long begging, they have lost the meaning of life, tonight, there is a little difference in their hearts, perhaps, this world will really get better, as long as the country is unified, there will be a peaceful homeland.

In the next few days, more and more people asked to join the Volunteer Army, and the queue was long, because the Yunchuan Army was strictly organized and could not accept people at will, so the people who joined the army were first admitted to the Volunteer Army, and after returning to the imperial city, they were uniformly distributed.

The sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and January flies by in a flash.

The food brought by the month ago had long since been exhausted, but fortunately some old women and men had planted some wild vegetables in the open area, and they could barely survive for a few days.

The dried vegetables picked up were erected in piles, and in the corner of the deerskin tent, a small figure showed half of his face from time to time, secretly looked at Zhen Yue, and hurriedly retracted when he was caught.

The little girl follows Zhen Yue every day, does not come forward to speak, and does not leave, always with a curious gaze.

"Come out, if you don't come out, I'll sue your grandma." Zhen Yue patted the dirt on her hands and pretended to be angry.

The little girl slowly moved out of her steps, holding a few small dry firewood in her hands, tilted her head and said crisply, "It just fell." ”

Zhen Yue took it with a smile on her face, half-squatted and said, "We're friends now, what's your name?" ”

The little girl looked at Zhen Yue with round eyes, like black grapes, her eyes were printed with Zhen Yue's heroic figure, Zhen Yue felt that her heart was warm, and her face was always gentle.

"My name is Niu Niu."

"Niu Niu." Zhen Yue smiled at the corner of her mouth, seeing that the little girl's cheeks were full of dirt, she tentatively touched her head, and saw that she didn't run away, so she gently put on it and said, "Sister, wash Niuniu's face, so that Niuniu is very beautiful." ”

The little girl thought about it seriously, and after a long time she smiled and nodded.

Zhen Yue knew that these innocent children were born in troubled times, and they were frequently rejected by people, and over time, they were cautious and afraid of people, so Zhen Yue was extremely patient with her.

The slender hand held the water, gently rubbing the girl's cheeks, the little girl due to lack of nutrition, the skin was extremely sallow, the hand stroked, only the bulging bones could be felt, and the hands were even rougher and a little cracked.

Zhen Yue moved gently, carefully wiping the water droplets on the little girl's face, for fear of hurting her.

The little girl sniffed hard, like a cute puppy: "Fragrant, my sister's handkerchief is white and fragrant." ”

"No matter how fragrant and white it is, it's not to wipe Niuniu's face."

The little girl smiled brightly, as clear as a blooming lily, and the dark clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed.

Zhen Yue carefully cleaned the dirt between her nails, and heard the girl's voice say crisply: "Sister, it's so beautiful." ”

"Really?" Zhen Yue squinted and smiled: "When Niuniu grows up, she will be more beautiful than her sister." ”

"Really?" An innocent face.

"Of course it's true, Niuniu is very beautiful now, and when Niuniu grows up, she will be a beautiful girl."

The little girl's big eyes were bent into crescents, and her black eyes were smart like elves, and all the joy bloomed on her face, and after washing her face, she ran away with a smile, and the crisp laughter kept lingering in her ears.

"Girl."

Mu Kang rushed from the hillside, got off his horse, jumped in front of Zhen Yue, and said happily: "Just now the spies reported that the prince came with 60,000 soldiers and horses, and he will come to Baihuapo in less than half an hour. ”

"Ah Qiu is here!" Zhen Yue's eyes were happy.

In a short time, the mighty army finally came to Baihuapo, 10,000 refugees knelt down the ramp, everyone saw the future Son of Heaven, the whole body trembled with excitement and fear, and no one dared to look up.

Qiu Sheng was wearing a dark cloak, with a majestic figure, broad chest, and a noble atmosphere, followed by several generals of the legion.

"See the Prince." Mu Kang led the Yunchuan army and leaned over in awe.

"Mu Kang, you've worked hard these days." The voice is as warm as the wind, but it is also full of royal spirit.

Mu Kang has long lost his previous honesty, and has the attitude of a soldier: "It's not hard, not a single soldier is damaged, and the people are all there." ”

"Okay." Qiu Sheng looked at Zhen Yue behind Mu Kang, he hadn't seen him for a month, he hurriedly dealt with the affairs of Xining, and came non-stop, it can be seen that her face was indifferent, as if she didn't have a trace of missing, and looked at him with some sadness.

Qiu Sheng instructed everyone to get up, and then instructed his subordinates to distribute the dry food they brought, and then walked to Fu Ziran's side and said, "I'm tired." ”

Fu Ziran saluted quite decently and replied, "This is what I should do." After finishing speaking, he pulled Zhen Yue over on the side, and said with a meaningful smile: "I won't bother you to reminisce." ”

Zhen Yue watched her brother leave gracefully, shook her head and smiled, and when she looked back, she felt that the man's eyes were burning, he hadn't seen him for a month, he was a little thin, I don't know if he was busy with government affairs and didn't have a good rest.

"You've lost weight."

"You've lost weight."

The two looked at each other and smiled, their faces stretched, and walked silently side by side along the woods of the mountain road.

The afternoon breeze lifted the corner of the cloak and gently touched the woman's dress, like the epitome of red dust relieving each other's sorrows, they were separated by a fist, touching each other from time to time, and then parting, with a light smile on the corner of their mouths.

The vast countryside came into view, all overgrown with weeds, and she sniffed lightly, not feeling depressed, but her eyes were brighter.

"Xiaoyue, we will go back to Yongdu tomorrow."

A soft voice sounded in her ears, Zhen Yue was stunned for a moment, looked at Qiu Sheng's angular side face, and said, "What about these people?" ”

Qiu Sheng looked into the distance with deep eyes, and said slowly: "Although Dongtan assists me, the interests here are intertwined, and the old ministers are still rotten, and no one wants to care about these refugees. Seeing her frowning, she said with a smile: "But I have my own way, a few days ago, I personally wrote a letter to Zhoucheng, so that the major counties of Zhoucheng can accept these refugees, build temporary shelters first, and then allocate some fertile land later, Xiaoyue, don't worry." ”

The dark clouds in my heart instantly dispersed, and finally showed the most comfortable smile this month: "You do things, I don't worry." ”

"These days, you have lost weight, and when you return to Yongdu, I will ask my subordinates to make you eat every day, and raise you for nothing."

"It's not a piglet, it's still fat." frowned slightly, pretending to be dissatisfied.

The two talked and laughed all the way, and the beautiful elegance bloomed on them, even if they were in a barren place, they still couldn't hide the excellence of the two. (To be continued.) )