"Zhiqiu, help me up." Under the silver mask, General Zhenyuan said bitterly.

He took out a golden tiger talisman from his bosom and handed it to another man in black.

"Dark Moon, you lead the team to advance the army, and the situation is like fire, and you can't delay."

"Yes!" Dark Moon took the tiger talisman, mounted his horse, and galloped away.

Zhiqiu looked around, helped General Zhenyuan to a big tree on the side of the road, and took out the gold sore medicine from his backpack.

"Childe, marching overnight, the mountain road is bumpy again, the wound must be cracked again, I will help you apply some medicine."

Unbuttoned his robe, and sure enough, he found that the stab wound that had just scabbed under his left rib burst open, and blood soaked his middle coat.

Zhiqiu's fingers touched him, and she frowned.

General Zhenyuan's body was hot, obviously initiating a high fever.

She lifted the placket of her right garment, and the middle garment on her right side was also soaked with pus and blood.

"What can I do?" Zhiqiu was secretly anxious while dealing with the knife wound that burst open.

The wound is suppurating, causing a high fever, and there is no suitable medicine at hand, so it is really dangerous to continue like this!

After changing the medicine, General Zhenyuan leaned under the big tree, his body trembling slightly because of the severe pain and high fever.

"Fetch my gourd."

Zhiqiu led the two war horses next to him, tied the reins to the tree, and took out a small gourd from the side pouch on the back of General Zhenyuan's horse.

It shook and the sound of water was barely audible inside.

General Zhenyuan took the gourd and slowly took off the silver mask.

Zhiqiu turned her head sadly and pretended to tidy up the saddle. Tears glistened in his eyes.

"Autumn Moon Shadow Gate" are the four personal guards who follow General Zhenyuan's side, and they are also his most loyal subordinates, whose names are Zhiqiu, Dark Moon, Sword Shadow, and Lone Gate.

Among the four, there is only one woman, Zhiqiu, but her body and kung fu rank first among the four.

After all, he grew up with General Zhenyuan since he was a child, and when he saw that he was seriously injured, how could he not feel sorry for him.

Only a few drops of water drip from the gourd. Fell on General Zhenyuan's lips. It will never be poured out again.

He hung his arms helplessly, stared at the distant sky, sighed softly, and put on his silver mask again.

"Childe. Would you like to drink some more water? You're having a high fever. We have to rush to Hezhou City in front of us as much as possible. Find a Langzhong. ”

Zhiqiu handed over a water bladder and asked softly.

"It doesn't matter." General Zhenyuan shook his head slightly, "Wait a little longer." Sword Shadow should be back soon. ”

The mountain wind measured it, and the clouds in the sky quickly accumulated, brewing a storm.

Half an hour later, the sound of galloping horses' hooves came from far and near.

The sword shadow jumped off his horse and hurried to the bottom of the tree.

"Childe!"

"Shh Zhiqiu pulled him over and whispered, "Childe just fell asleep, don't wake him up!" Done? ”

"Well, Miss Xia sent some spring water to Childe." Jian Ying said, untied the backpack behind him, and took out the three gourds that Xia Qingyun gave him.

"Great!" Zhiqiu's face was happy.

The water in the summer girl's gourd is very magical. That time, Childe was so badly injured, he drank the water in the gourd, and he got better quickly.

If there was enough spring water last time I was injured, maybe

"Sword Shadow?" General Zhenyuan under the tree woke up and stood up and called.

"The subordinates are here!" Sword Shadow carried the three large gourds to him.

"This is what Miss Xia asked me to bring to you. Oh, and this. ”

Jian Ying took out the paper folded into Fang Sheng from his sleeve and handed it to General Zhenyuan.

Summer House. Den.

Xia Qingyun carefully folded the paper in his hand and put it into the sandalwood box on the desk.

Qi Country is not as peaceful as she imagined, and she still knows too little about the world outside the mountains.

There are steppe iron horses in the north, barbarian invasion in the south, and the coast of the East China Sea has been repeatedly harassed by the Japanese invaders, coupled with the emperor's old age and mediocrity, the prince fights for power, the ministers seek profits, and the treasury is empty.

She had not experienced wars in her previous life, but she had read a lot of history books.

Once the foreign enemy invades on a large scale and the dynasty collapses, the Qi country will be ruined and the people will be destroyed.

Her gaze fell on the sandalwood box.

If Qi can have a few more people like General Zhenyuan, he will definitely be able to turn the tide. If General Zhenyuan can sit on the throne

She retracted her thoughts, smiled bitterly and shook her head, these things are too far away from her, and what she is anxious about now is how to arrange the development of Qingyun Tea Garden and the soldiers of the reclamation.

Opening the roster, taking out the pen and paper, Xia Qingyun buried himself in writing.

It wasn't until the light in the room dimmed that she lifted her head from the bookcase and moved her stiff shoulders.

As soon as the curtain rang, the mother walked in with a candlestick.

"Qingyun, I'm tired. These things can't be done in a day, so take a break and rest for a while. I've got you an extra candlestick, so don't burn your eyes. ”

The mother put the candlestick on the bookcase and stood behind Xia Qingyun to help her massage her shoulders.

"Mother, I'm not tired."

Xia Qingyun smiled and grabbed her mother's hand.

"Seeing that you wrote seriously, I didn't dare to call you to eat at noon, I'm hungry, I'll let someone do it for you."

"No need, mother, if you're okay now, let's go to the treasure pavilion to see Dad and Huayun?"

In order to make her father's legs better faster, yesterday she simply let her father, Hua Yun and Qiu Yun live in the treasure pavilion, and the treasure pavilion has everything in the house, and the bedding is all good cloud silk quilts.

"Okay, let's go." Mother blew out the candle.

Entering the Wishful Treasure Pavilion, Cher was the first to run over to welcome them, with a hare in her mouth.

"Why, you finished the roast rabbit so quickly?" Xia Qingyun smiled and patted Xue'er on the back.

The mother smiled: "It's such a big man, and it runs happily, and the amount of food must not be small." It just so happens that you haven't eaten yet, so let your dad peel the rabbit and roast it to eat together! ”

The family lit a bonfire by the lake, Xue'er caught five or six rabbits, and Hua Yun helped her father wash and peel them and roast them on the fire.

The flames danced, and the smell of roasted rabbit made Cher's mouth water.

Dad walked a few steps in front of everyone, patted his injured leg and said, "This lake is really in charge." I've soaked for two hours this time, and look, it's all so neat, and now I can go up the mountain while running! ”

"No, Dad just went for a walk on the Daqing Mountain!" Hua Yun said while flipping the rabbit on the grill.

"Qingyun, have you figured out how to arrange it? When did you start going up the mountain to open up the wasteland? Dad asked.

"What's the hurry!" The mother gave him a blank look, "The child has been busy today, and she hasn't even eaten lunch, so you can't let her take a breath?" ”

"That's, that's." Dad nodded hurriedly. Qiuyun covered his mouth and stole fun. Whatever the mother said, the father should accept everything.

"Dad, I've been thinking about it today, and now I'm adding the soldiers of the cantonment. We have a lot of manpower. This reclamation is a long-term project. Plan well. There will be no omissions in the future. ”

Xia Qingyun found a branch and sketched it on the ground.

"According to the general's will, the two passes in the northeast and southwest should be built to build a fort. And enclose our family to the northeast of the Tunpu. In this way, a total of five mountains from east to west can be allocated to us, plus the original, a total of seven mountains. ”

Dad clicked his mouth, touched his chin and said, "Then I have to quickly go to the village chief to sum it up and see if these mountains can be bought." ”

Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "There is no need to go through this procedure, General Zhenyuan gave me the border documents, as long as it is occupied by the cantonment, it will be classified as military land acquisition, no silver is required, and there is no need to pay taxes." ”

"Is there such a good thing?" Mother was pleasantly surprised.

"However, from now on, the imperial court will no longer be responsible for the salaries and supplies of the soldiers who are reclaimed, and it will depend on themselves, as well as our Xia family."

Dad said: "As long as the terraces are opened on the mountain, let alone 500 soldiers, it is twice as much, and eating will not be a problem!" ”

"Dad is right, I calculated that if these five mountains are terraced from the foot of the mountain to the halfway up the mountainside, they can have more than 1,000 acres, planted with rice, and the harvest will be enough to reclaim the rations of the soldiers, and there will be a lot of wealth."

"Sister, can you still plant tea trees up the mountainside?" Hua Yun interjected and asked.

"Of course, the tea trees are planted in the high mountains, and the tea made is of better quality!" Xia Qingyun affirmed.

She pointed to the ground and said: "We will plant new varieties of tea trees on these mountains, plus our family's current tea garden and the two mountains that are being cleared, we can produce tens of thousands of catties of tea every year." ”

"So many!" The mother was a little worried, "With just a few of us, I'm afraid we can't control it." ”

Xia Qingyun nodded and said, "I can't control it." Tea like Tieguanyin is much more complicated than the process of making zuò white peony and white silver needle. ”

She folded her hands and said: "It has to go through ten processes: sun-dried, cool-green, shaken, fried, rolled, first baked, kneaded, re-baked, re-kneaded, and simmered drying, until the formation of wool tea, which can only be counted as a finished product after selection." ”

"Good boy! Wouldn't we be even busier if we were so busy! The mother looked sad.

"I want to train some tea masters from the soldiers. They later settled here for a long time, and when they were too old to march and fight, it was always good to learn one more trade. ”

"It works!" Dad patted his thigh, "When we finish eating, you go to rest first, and I'll take Huayun and Qiuyun to the tea garden to raise seedlings." There are more people, and the mountains are also opening fast, in my opinion, as they are planted, the land in the province is barren. ”

The mother smiled: "Your father is a quick temper." However, it would be nice if there were more people in this wishful wish Pavilion. ”

Qiuyun asked, "Sister, can't you let Hualing Huashu and Huada come in too?" They'll be able to keep it a secret for us. ”

Xia Qingyun was about to answer, but she sensed the restlessness of the voices outside the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion, she listened attentively, and couldn't help frowning.

"Qingyun, what's wrong?"

"Mother, it seems that Hualing and Huashu are gone! They're in a hurry to find it. ”

"Then what are you waiting for, get out of here!" The mother got up and urged.

Xia Qingyun nodded, and said, "Qiuyun, don't go yet, stay here and help Xue'er roast a few rabbits, so that she won't go hungry." ”

In the courtyard, Hua Da is anxiously circling in the courtyard.

"The two children were still there at the time of eating, and they didn't know where they had gone! What if you encounter a wild beast on the mountain! (To be continued......)