"'The great river flies and rides, the south of the Yangtze River smokes, the iron cable can't be crossed, and the vertebrae want to dominate the sky', this is not an ordinary story, it happened in this dynasty and this year. I want to know what will happen next, and listen to the little old man for you one by one, saying that the first emperor died last year, the young monarch ascended the throne, the government and the opposition shook, and the Tartars peeped"

This is the county seat of Xiaoshan under the rule of Shaoxing Mansion on the East Road of Liangzhejiang, located in the south of Lin'an Mansion, and the canal connecting the two roads passes through the city, and has always been the distribution place of the north-south traffic. There are all kinds of boats moored on the wharf in the city, and there are all kinds of shops, inns and even Goolan Washes along the streets of the wharf, which is very lively.

When it was almost nightfall, a flat-bottomed Wupeng big ship came from the direction of the water gate of the county seat, and the sails on the huge mast were slowly retracted, and under the control of Artemisia Gong, it rushed left and right into the largest pier in the city. Thanks to his boldness, he squeezed out a way in the middle and docked at the dock steadily, and the boatman on the side looked at the brocade-clothed slaves walking on it, and he didn't dare to say anything even if he was a little dissatisfied in his heart.

With the lanyards of the people on the boat and the struts of the poles, an old man who looked like a housekeeper saw that the hull of the boat had gradually stopped, and he commanded the people to lower the pedals. He led the men to the docks, took a look at the surroundings, and then stretched out his hand to say hello.

"You wait for a few to look for it on the street, but there is a quiet restaurant, so just ask them to bring some good wine and food. The old man has a word first, don't cheat, the ladies on the boat haven't eaten yet. So saying, he took a bag from his loins, touched some money, and gave it to the slaves.

Seeing them go away with a bang, the old butler couldn't help but shake his head as he stood there, but in the end, the years were unforgiving, and he was already so old that he had almost no prestige. He turned his head to look at the big boat behind him, the middle of the hull was a long shed for living in it, and there were two strings of lanterns hanging at the door, on which only two simple words "Yefu" were written.

All the way from Ninghai to here, he was trembling and worried, and now it is not as good as the past, who doesn't know that there was a big battle just now, and the Tartars have already entered the two Zhejiang. Therefore, although they were both located in the two Zhejiang places behind the Jingshi, he still did not dare to relax in the slightest, and he was only slightly relieved until he arrived here.

There is no way, most of the women on this ship are dependents, although it is closer by land, but he has to climb several high mountains, and he can't even think about what kind of danger there will be. Even if this waterway is a little slower, the Qingyuan Mansion and Shaoxing Mansion along the way are all famous and prosperous, and the control of the government is very strong, so it is naturally much safer.

"Sister, what is there to see in the dark lights outside?" The hull of the ship, which was located in the middle of the barn, was suddenly hit by a small window, revealing a face that had not been detached, and she quickly looked at it and shrank back, and she could tell the maid of a large family just by her dress.

"Where do you understand, what your sister wants is not to see, but to listen more clearly, what I said is right, sister-in-law?" A girl's voice rang out, it didn't sound very old, because there was no light in the warehouse, it couldn't see clearly, but the voice was crisp and pleasant, extremely good.

"This damn girl, her mouth is broken, see that I don't screw you." Another voice sounded on the side, and then there was a sound of laughter and slapstick in the warehouse, as if the two had twisted together, and from time to time there was a girl's voice mixed with the coquettish voice.

"Look, it's only been a few days since it came out, and it has revealed its original form, and it can be pretended well at home, 'a virtuous little lady who doesn't go out of the door', and I'm not afraid to let your brother Oh, don't scratch it, I was wrong, I won't say it anymore, don't scratch it anymore, hehe."

In the girl's cry of mercy, the two slowly stopped fighting, the young maid seemed to be surprised, and did not try to persuade her, and when she came in from the outside curtain, she had already taken a slender candlestick in her hand, and "snorted", and the flint sparked between the frictions, and lit the candles on the table, and for a time the whole cabin was illuminated by bright candlelight.

The two girls who got up straight from the couch in front of the window were sitting there arranging their dresses, and the two of them looked about the same age, and they looked like Chunlan and Qiuju were good at each other. Ye Jingniang brushed the messy hair on her face to the back of her head, and turned around to help the girl next to her take care of it, just like sisters often do.

Chizhou has almost become a blank land under the ravage of the Tartar army, and the most they have robbed is the food of the people, so most of these fleeing people have been hungry for several days, and it is not easy to hold on to here. I'm afraid that Yuan Hong didn't dare to think deeply about it along the way, he had seen the miserable situation of these people with his own eyes, and a pair of eyes glowing with a bleak green light on his thin skeleton-like face, if it weren't for the sergeant to maintain it, they were afraid that even people would eat it!

Yuan Hong, who was full of poetry and books, was completely shocked, and there was only one thing in his heart, he must not have such a thing as Yizi eating under his own rule! Therefore, in addition to hurriedly sending people to Jiankang Mansion to urge food, he had to shift all his focus to this, and the sleepless days made him describe haggard and a little out of control.

"Official, you have done your best, and now that the whole government has reduced the consumption, even the Jie'er refuses to add more food, and shouts that you want to save it for the hungry people. We can only go so far, it is useless for you to blame yourself like this, if you also fall, then those hungry people outside the city really have no way to live. ”

A look made those little officials retreat, the gentle words of his eldest lady blew away his anger like a spring breeze, Yuan Hong was pressed by her to sit down, and simply lay on the back of the chair, Yuan Niangzi gently rubbed his shoulders, and the tranquility in the hall made his heart slowly calm down.

According to Liu Yu's mention, the first thing he did when he came here was not to arrange for the people to reset production, but to seize this rare opportunity to repair the city defense in order to meet the next possible attack of the Tartars.

In the entire territory of the Great Song Dynasty, it is estimated that except for Shuzhong, no one hates Tartar more than these people in Taiping Prefecture. Yuan Hong was convinced that as long as he could get food to save their lives, each of them would follow him at the cost of his life and fight with the Tartars until the last moment, so he hoped to save even one more.

But it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, he is not a god, he can't change food, whether Jiankang Mansion can give it, how much he can give him, it is still unknown. For this reason, he even sent people across the river to borrow grain from the Wuwei Army and Hezhou on the other side, knowing that it was also a newly restored place, but it was better than his own here, even if he was "sick and rushed to the doctor", he couldn't take care of it.

Wild mice, reptiles, even tree bark, grass roots, as long as they can be entered, he mobilizes people to collect, those who can fish go to the rivers to fish, and those who can hunt go to the mountains and wilderness to hunt. Between the food not arrived, relying on these ideas, they even supported it for many days, and Yuan Niangzi's sentence of "do your best" he really deserved.

"This is Jiangnan, lady, in the richest place in my Great Song Dynasty, there will be people who starve to death, can you imagine? But this qiē happened right under our noses, but the husband couldn't do anything, how could it not make people feel distressed. Yuan Hong muttered about the pain in his heart, and Yuan Niangzi listened quietly, he had never mentioned these things before, which showed how heavy it was in his heart.

"Taishou, outside the city, here" Suddenly, an official in a green robe ran up to the hall and said breathlessly, Yuan Hong straightened up and listened to the essentials, what is coming? Hungry people, don't there be resettlement laws, just do it directly, is there too many people?

"Grain cart!" After a breath, the man finally said the last two words, Yuan Hong was stunned at first, and then stood up in disbelief. If it is a car and not a boat, it will only come from Jiankang City, he didn't care about asking, and ran out in a hurry, so that Yuan Niangzi behind him shook his head and sighed, how old are his officials or that impatient temperament.

On the long street that runs through the east and west in the county, ox carts are being driven in from outside the city gate, and each car is planted with a tooth flag with the word "relief" written on it.

"Lord Taishan is above, please bow to your son-in-law!" Yuan Hong, who was watching, was unexpectedly patted lightly, and then a gentleman in a moon-white robe gave him a deep salute, which made him slightly stunned, and when the man stood up, he recognized that it was Zhang Qingyun who married his righteous daughter Yinghong.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly, why are you here, what did the system say, Li Shuai is so righteous, it is really a blessing for the people of Hezhou." The formation of ox carts could not be seen at a glance, and he knew that there was a lot of grain without counting them, Yuan Hong asked Zhang Qingyun while taking them to Changping in the city.

"Li Shuai has not returned to the house yet, this is approved by Zhang Tong in the city, you also know that there are still some reserves of grain in Jiankang City, and the marshal has been requisitioning to the rear after taking charge. That's why we have to wait for it to arrive in time. But those cattle are rented from the people in the city, and they can't be killed, because they won't be able to recover their lives if they go back. ”

Yuan Hong, who was full of joy, didn't pay attention to his ridiculous words later, with this batch of food, he could ensure that the people would not starve to death. After that, whether it is workmanship or joining the army, he can always plan slowly, and wait until the repair of the county town is completed, and then start to make some preparations for cultivation in the surrounding area, and there will be hope for the coming year. R1058