Since entering Jizhou, Situ Yan and his entourage have never encountered anyone who caught Ding Chongbing, Li Dalang and Li Erlang have changed back into men's clothes, and compared with the boundary of Youzhou, several people have also slowed down the speed of hurrying slightly.

It took two days from Wuyuan County in Hejian County to rush to Lecheng County on the 15th day of the lunar month, and after staying for three days, he rushed to Wuyi County in Anping County on the 23rd day of the lunar month. After arriving in the county seat, Situ Yan did not live in the inn this time, but rented a small courtyard for 500 Wen to live in.

"Little Wu, why do you want to rent a yard to live in, why don't we hurry?"

"Yes, I inquired, is this still far away from Henan County in Sizhou?"

"Don't go, there are two more days is the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, seeing that the New Year is coming, we will rest here for the New Year, and it is not too late to rush on the first day of the first month."

"Ahh Spending the New Year here? Li Dalang's mind is still a little cloudy, he has been on the road for so long, he has long forgotten the day, and he still remembers that it is the New Year.

"Yes, why don't my brothers want to have a good New Year, although we are fleeing, but we can't kill the beard for a while, we can rest and relax, and by the way, wait for Uncle Muramasa and them, maybe they will also escape!"

"Good! Good! I'm going to pick it up! Li Dalang and Li Erlang said in unison, and the two of them were so surprised that they rushed directly into the main room and cleaned up from house to house. San Lang and Shiro saw their brothers enter the house, and then they realized that they really wanted to stay here for the New Year, and happily ran into the house to help, but Situ Yan fed the snow wolf and carrots first, and only told Li Dalang that they were going out to visit the neighbors, so they went to the street alone with a basket on their backs.

The small courtyard is at the end of the east corner of Xifang District in Wuyi County, although not all of them are poor, but they are not very rich, most of them are shopkeepers in some shops, or officials with no rank in the yamen. And by the way, ask about the situation in Kyoto.

Look at the sky, it's only noon at this time, I'm afraid that the neighbors are not at home, only some women are afraid that they can't find anything, so they will first go to the restaurant and teahouse at the city gate to listen to it, and by the way, ask which inn is the largest in the city, and it is good to make a mark.

After staying on the street for nearly two hours, Shen Zheng went home with the basket on his back, and before entering the door, he took some things from the ring and put them in the basket, and then entered the door.

"Brothers, I'm back!" Situ Yan shouted into the main room, and then entered the stove room, just in time to see San Lang picking up the stove room.

"Little Wu, why did you buy these things?" San Lang helped the little sister take the basket off her back and put it on the ground, only then did she see that it was full of things, and turned it over, grain, vegetables, meat, oil, salt, sauce, oil lamps and other things to use to get by.

"We want to stay here until the fourth day of the first month, not to mention more than ten days, how can we not buy anything, so how can we celebrate the New Year?"

"But these things are not easy to carry when they go, and it would be a pity if they were thrown away?"

"Third brother, don't feel distressed, I don't buy many of these things, and it's enough for these ten days." Situ Yan took out the things and laid them out. San Lang looked at things again, although there were many styles, but the number was not large, so he was relieved.

There was a pot in the rented house, but Situ Yan was dirty, so she took out her own iron pot in the ring and sat on the stove while San Lang was not paying attention, so she was relieved to light the stove and boil water, and first boiled a pot of Babao tea for the family to replenish the vitality, so she even boiled a few large pots of water and took a good bath, and washed out all the clothes that several people had changed over the past few days, almost filling the entire yard, and there was no place to put your feet.

In the evening, Situ Yan cut four pig's trotters, divided them into sections of braised meat, stewed cabbage, and heated 20 cakes of bud grain noodles, and the family had a beautiful meal.

"Xiao Wu, this pig's trotters are fragrant, and the cakes are also fragrant!" Jiro grabbed the cake in one hand and held the pig's trotters in the other.

"Second child, there is no shortage of you along the way, look at your food, slow down!" Li Dalang looked at Erlang's helpless face, this second brother is good at everything, he is greedy.

"Ha, ha, ha!" Situ Yan, San Lang, and Shiro, not only laughed when they looked at such Erlang.

Yes, although Situ Yan is taking care of the bodies of several people everywhere along the way, the road ahead is vast, there are chasing soldiers behind, and there is no day to be at ease, even if you eat, it seems that someone is urging, no matter how good things are, you can't eat them. Although they will also find happiness in suffering, they lack this peace of mind and security, even laughter is only to hide their inner uneasiness, and there is a lack of sincerity from the heart in their smiles.

Settle down here, although it is not your own house, but it is more like a home than an inn where people come and go. Behind closed doors, the five of them can live their lives with peace of mind. There is only one more courtyard gate, but a few people have found a sense of home.

After eating, Li Dalang went to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Erlang went to the west to study.

Situ Yan was free, and carried a basket with snacks taken out of the ring to inquire about the neighborhood and the neighborhood.

Next to the courtyard rented by Situ Yan, the man happened to be on an errand in the yamen, and he was walking fast, and at this time, the family, young and old, had just eaten and was sitting on the kang chatting.

Situ Yan entered the house and saluted the old man sitting on the kang first, and then greeted a few men in charge.

"This baby doesn't look big, but the etiquette is thoughtful." The old man likes the children who are well-mannered, and when he saw Situ Yan coming to the door, he not only brought two packs of good snacks, but also liked it very much.

"When my father and mother were alive, they were strict, and my brothers in the family also read some books, which made the old lady smile."

"What kind of old lady am I, your baby is about the same age as my grandson, so call me grandpa!"

"Yes, Grandpa."

"Our two courtyards are close to each other, since you enter the door at noon, we can hear it clearly, but they are all good children, and they can still talk and laugh when they escape from the north all the way, it's not easy!" The old man sighed and touched Situ Yan's head.

"It's just fun in the midst of suffering!"

A few men asked gossipily, Situ Yan also took the opportunity to inquire, only then did he know that the southern Yuzhou governance office had already been captured, because the Wu army almost did not hurt a soldier all the way, and took half of Yuzhou without a single death, Emperor Wei was furious, and even issued several wills, and then the people opened the city to meet the enemy, and the crime of treason with the enemy was stopped, which stopped the Wu army's steps to the north.

Although Shu is adjacent to Sizhou, it did not compete with Wu for a capital in Sizhou, but waved his army all the way north into Liangzhou, and it seems that the Shu Emperor only wants to settle in the northwest. The Turks, on the other hand, looted people's houses and slaughtered the people, which provoked a popular uprising, and even women, children, the old and the weak went to the city to resist, but fell into a series of bitter battles.

In the capital city of Luoyang, everything is still stable, and there is no news that any official has fled or been beheaded, so Situ Yan is relieved. Regardless of whether Wu Jin stayed in Lu'an or returned to the capital, at least his life was unharmed. After getting the news, Situ Yan thanked the family, and then went back to the rented yard.

The next day, the four brothers went to the streets during the day and read and practice calligraphy at home at night. A few people had a good rest for the day. On the day of the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, the street became more lively. Compared with the modern people who were full of information in their previous lives and could control the affairs of the world while sitting at home, the news of the ancient people was more closed, and the unaware people flocked to the county seat to buy New Year's goods, but they lived happier than modern people.

Situ Yan and Li Dalang also carried baskets on their backs to the street, squeezed into the mediocre crowd, felt the liveliness and prosperity on the street, and added a bit of New Year's joy to their hearts.

"Little Five, let's also buy some red paper and go home to cut some window flowers and write some couplets, this house is also more festive?" Compared with the fear all the way, Saburo likes this lively feeling more.

"Okay, the third brother just go buy it." As early as before going out, Situ Yan gave each person 100 yuan, and spending money for the New Year is the most happy thing.

Shiro also clamored to buy a noodle person, Situ Yan looked good, and asked the vendor who set up the stall if he could pinch it according to the appearance of several people, and the vendor tried a Situ Yan and felt that there was a five-point likeness, so he pinched one for everyone in the family, and he was so happy that a few people held the noodles and people couldn't see enough.

Near noon, a few people found a stall, ordered shredded meat noodles, and went shopping for another hour after eating, and then went home.

After Situ Yan arrived home, she took out a wooden box from the ring, put a few noodles in it, and handed it to Shiro, "Fourth brother, our family will be together forever, and no one will want to separate us now." ”

The brothers were happy to hear it, and Shiro was even more happy to hold the wooden box and keep happy, and he even held it in his arms at night and refused to put it down.

I was a little tired during the day, Situ Yan rested early, and only on the second day did she start cutting window flowers and writing couplets, and even the bedding was dismantled and washed, and the New Year was celebrated according to customs.

Situ Yan's side was festive, but Wu Jin, who was far away in the capital, was worried, and every time the imperial court received a war report from Youzhou, either the people were killed, or the city defense was lost. There was no good news for months. He was anxious, although it was about to be the New Year, but he didn't have a sense of joy at all. Until Chinese New Year's Eve, after having a reunion dinner, he also hid in the study alone and silently prayed for his little sister.

And Duanmu Xuan, the prince of Yuzhou, had a reunion dinner, and Mu Yi, the seventh prince, sat outside the military tent and drank to the moon, leisurely.

"Zichu, I'm afraid there will be a few tough battles next, do you want to try?"

"I only have to raise food and grass for the army, and I won't fight with you for this vanguard army."

"Only these people don't need me, I'd rather raise food and grass with you, it's more interesting."

"You obviously care about the changes in the battlefield, but you want to pretend to be light-hearted, I really don't know what you're thinking?"

"If it weren't for the old man who went into battle this time, you thought I would have a good life in Yangzhou, but I ran to this ghost place with you to suffer, pity my stomach, and I can't even drink good wine."

"You!" The two of them talked and laughed, but they were more comfortable than Wu Jin.

In fact, compared to the people in the village who are still in the wilderness, whether it is Situ Yan who is celebrating the New Year in the county town, or Wu Jin, who is frowning in the capital, at least these people are worry-free.

The village is leading a few men to collect firewood and build a fire, and everyone warms up around the fire, which finally adds a touch of warmth to this cold Chinese New Year's Eve night.

"Uncle Zheng of his village, we don't know where to flee to this way. The food in the basket is getting less and less, and I am afraid that there will be no stuttering food for a few more days. "Aunt Niu is in a hurry these days, and she is getting more and more panicked in her heart, and she is even more uncomfortable when she catches up with the festival.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Aniu pulled his daughter-in-law, there are more than a dozen people here, which one is not worried.

"His aunt is right, but we passed by the county yesterday, but we saw the marks left by the girl, we hold on, as long as we can catch up with the girl, we will definitely be able to live."

"Yes, I sneaked into the city yesterday, and I saw the real thing, the same as what the girl drew for me to see, and it pointed to this direction, so I can't be wrong. If we hold on for a few more days, we will always get better. ”

"Hey!" Aunt Niu also knew that they couldn't do anything but flee now, and complaining was also to make her feel better.

"We don't know how many victims we have met along the way, and I have a mind with his aunt Niu, and the more I go, the more afraid I become." The fourth aunt doesn't talk much on weekdays, but her courage is smaller than Aunt Niu'er, if it weren't for Li Si and the dog comforting her on the side these days, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to hold on.

"Okay, don't talk about this, today is the New Year, the big guys all gather and kowtow to the north, which can be regarded as worshipping the ancestors and fulfilling their filial piety." Muramasa didn't want everyone to think about these frightening things, so he casually found an excuse to divert the topic.

"The confinement bends and shines on Kyushu, and a few families are happy and a few are sad. How many couples are in the same tent, and how many are floating outside? "A poem is not exhaustive of the misery of people leaving their homeland, and countless endless sorrows in their hearts.