Chapter 37: Yarou

The girl and her sister put on coarse sackcloth clothes that they had just borrowed from the village, and were taken out of the thatched hut.

In a neat two-story wooden building in the middle of the village, the girl and her sister were temporarily placed in the guest room on the second floor, and Yang Yun had a brief communication with the girl.

Yang Yun knew that the person who died was the girl's grandmother, who had been dead for nearly a month.

When my grandmother was alive, she planted sorghum, picked wild fruits and vegetables, and went to the mountain stream from time to time to fish and catch shrimp, trying to earn a bite to eat for a family of three, but unfortunately she was old and frail, and her body became more and more inconvenient.

I didn't have the money to ask a doctor to see a doctor, so the injury dragged on, and in order to save a little food ration for the sisters, my grandmother starved to death. Later, as the family ran out of sorghum rice, the girl took on the responsibility of finding food for herself and her sister, and superpowers also appeared at that time.

“…… My father was taken away by a man in armor four years ago, and a year later someone came to report that he was dead, and only paid a hundred yuan to the family...... My mother died when my sister was born, and I was still young at that time, and I was sad for a long time to see my grandmother and my father bury my mother in the dirt pit in the back mountain......"

When the girl told about these pasts, her expression was very calm, as if these sad past events were nothing, and in the case of lack of food and clothing, she didn't care about her life experience at all, and her only thought was to live.

Yang Yun took out the Hu Cake that had been prepared a long time ago and gave it to the girl and her sister to eat.

After the two girls devoured and ate, Yang Yun briefly checked his sister's situation and said to the girl: "Your sister should be fine, but she is hungry, and she can recover after a period of recuperation...... Would you like to come with me? ”

The girl nodded silently.

The old man, who had been waiting in the distance, hurriedly came over and said, "This immortal, if there is really a shortage of people around you, why don't you choose a few girls in the village to call?" ”

The old man was well-informed, and learned from the mouths of the young men on duty that the young man in front of him showed miraculous powers, and he went to check the iron birch gate that was almost turned into residue, and he was more than in awe of Yang Yun, and he was extremely optimistic about his future, so he did not hesitate to cheekily ask Yang Yun to take away more female children in the village.

Hu County Wei flattened his mouth, rolled his eyes and said: "It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the immortal to choose a Taoist child, do you think that any cat or dog has this kind of creation?" These two girls are the masters of the immortals who predicted with the art of Wei Wei, and they found out with the eye of heaven that they have been regarded as the great creation of your village, and you still want more? ”

Yang Yun was not as rude as County Lieutenant Hu, and walked over and said to the old man with a pleasant face: "This old gentleman, I really don't want to take away your clansmen, I will leave something for you as compensation." ”

Yang Yun originally wanted to take out a silver ingot, but thinking that this thing might cause trouble for the village, he dispelled this idea, and only left a few hundred copper coins, a horse of silk cloth and more than ten catties of dry food.

The old man was very satisfied with Yang Yun's gift, and his eyes were shining.

County Lieutenant Hu reminded Yang Yun: "Real person, these things can be exchanged for more than ten girls on the market...... This poor girl is not worth anything at all. ”

Yang Yun explained: "I just fulfilled the instructions of my teacher...... I appreciate the kindness of County Lieutenant Hu, and I will not treat Lieutenant Hu out of trouble this time. ”

After speaking, he stuffed the prepared silver ingots to Lieutenant Hu.

Hu Xianwei was suddenly full of energy, and the fatigue he had experienced before was almost not worth mentioning at this time, and he was more and more motivated to do things by greeting Lin Geng and others.

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After burying the girl's grandmother, the group left the village that night.

Yang Yun didn't want to spend the night in the village.

In this strange place, it is difficult to guarantee that the people in the village will not worry about their belongings and cause bad intentions, and any negligence may cause tragedy......

Of course, it is nothing to Yang Yun with superpowers, but once he turns his face, it will be an endless ending, it is not appropriate for Lieutenant Hu and the soldiers he brought to be killed or injured, and it is not a scene he wants to see that the people in the village are slaughtered, so leaving as soon as possible is the best choice.

After leaving the village, the group did not look for a place to camp, but crossed the canyon overnight, and rushed to Mianzhu County after going out of the mountains, the girl's sister was too young after all, Yang Yun personally carried it on her back, the little girl was thin, only about twenty pounds, and this weight was not worth it at all.

At dawn, the group finally arrived in Mianzhu County.

In the post house, Yang Yun first saw the Mianzhu County Commander who came to greet him after hearing the news, and gave him a silver ingot, and they were all happy before returning to the room to visit the girl and her sister.

The girl stayed by the bed, looking at her sleeping sister on the Hu bed, and when she looked back at Yang Yun, her eyes were full of confusion.

"You're twelve years old, older than Anlun...... Anlun is another girl who knows spells, I didn't bring her with me this time, and you can see her when you come back. Yang Yun said in a soft tone.

The girl nodded.

Yang Yun said again: "In this county, we will rest until the afternoon, and after recovering a little, we will have to set off and walk dozens of miles...... But relax, there will be a horse-drawn carriage for us, and we can rest in the car...... From now on, I will be responsible for your food, clothing, housing and transportation, okay? ”

The girl's eyes were full of ignorance.

Yang Yun couldn't help but think of An Lun, and when he heard his arrangement for the first time, he was also so confused, because these were his life plans and did not belong to these innocent and immaculate girls.

"You said you don't have a name, then I'll give you one, and you will be called Yarou in the future." Yang Yun said, "As for your sister, her name is Yaqing, and she is a Taoist boy I took in, and she is responsible for taking care of my daily life...... When I earn money in the future, I will buy you a house and land, so that you can live a carefree and good life. ”

The girl's eyes suddenly lit up, and the name meant a new life for her, full of hope for the future.

As for the houses and land coveted by ordinary people, they didn't mean anything to her.

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Yang Yun and his entourage returned to Shifang County that night.

Su County Ling personally brought people out of the city to greet him, in addition to congratulating Yang Yun on finding the person he was looking for, he also brought Yang Yun a piece of news.

“…… Among the six edicts in the southwest, five edicts were instigated by the Tubo people, rebelled against the imperial court, attacked my city, and killed my people. ”

Yang Yun has some understanding of the small countries around Datang.

The largest local forces in the southern part of Jiannan Province are the six edicts of Mengxi, Yuexi, Langqiong, Xuan, Shilang, and Mengshe, and Mengshe is located in the southernmost part of the country, also known as Nanzhao.

With the exception of the Southern Zhao, who had close ties with the Tang Dynasty, the remaining five edicts oscillated back and forth between the Tibetan and Tang dynasties, depending on who had more power in the southern part of Jiannan Province.

Yang Yun thought to himself: "Now Nanzhao has not yet established a country, but according to historical records, the unification of Nanzhao and the establishment of the six edicts should be in the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, and now the internal disputes of the six edicts have arisen." ”

This made him a little worried in his heart: "No wonder Jiannan Jiedu made Wang Yu attach so much importance to gunpowder, he has great ambitions, and wants to take this opportunity to calm down the disputes of the southwestern tribes and establish his prestige in the court in one fell swoop." ”

Su County ordered: "The envoy sent by the marshal to urge has arrived in the county seat yesterday, this person you know, it is Mr. Gongsun who came before, you two have a little trouble in the past, he learned that the real person you have not set off for a long time, said that he wanted to report to the marshal, and he was punished for delaying the military plane by the real person...... Ahem, this matter has nothing to do with the real person. ”

Yang Yun couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and thought to himself: "The matter of escorting gunpowder can be done locally, and whether I go or not is secondary, and now that Gongsun Jian comes, Su County's order directly puts the fault on me, isn't this shirking responsibility?" ”

Yang Yun didn't mean to break the Su County order, and immediately said: "Even if you set off, you have to wait until dawn...... I'll go back to rest first, and I'll take people to Yizhou after dawn. ”

Su Xian Ling nodded with satisfaction and said, "In this case, this official will arrange for someone to load all the charms into the car and leave as soon as it is dawn." ”