The next day, that is, on the first day of the eighth month, around midnight, even Jingnu had just woken up when she heard a tuk tuk knock outside the door, and someone was calling softly outside the house.

"Second son? Second son? Silent Girl? ”

“……”

Jingnu opened her eyes, turned over and got off the bed, walked to the door of the house with her coat on, and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?" ”

Outside the house, he responded, "It was sent to me by the townsman." ”

"Townsman?"

Jing Nu was a little surprised, wrapped her coat, carefully opened the door, and glanced out of the door a few times through the crack in the door.

Sure enough, under the dark sky outside the house, there stood a guard in leather armor.

Seeing this, the quiet girl opened the door of the house, wrapped her coat and bowed slightly, and asked, "This guard brother, I don't know what the townsman commands." ”

The guard clenched his fists and said: "The townsman is ordered to come down to pass the word, please make sure the second son gets up early today, the townsman intends to take the second son out of the door together...... I have already reached the word, and I will take my leave. ”

"There is labor."

Jing Nu replied with her head bowed, and watched the guard walk a few feet away, before closing the door.

The townsman wants to take the young master out?

Leaning against the closed door, Jing Nu was a little surprised in her heart.

You must know that she has been in the Luyang Township Marquis Mansion for more than a year, although she has only followed Mrs. Zhou's side before, but she has never heard of the eldest son or the second son of Luyang Township going out, like today, it is really the first time.

But surprise is surprise, since it was the order of the Luyang township, Jingnu naturally did not dare to delay, she immediately walked back to the bed, and gently pushed Zhao Yu, who was sleeping on the couch: "Young master, young master?" ”

After several calls in a row, Zhao Yu slowly woke up, he opened his hazy eyes slightly, but immediately closed them again, and asked in a daze: "Is it dawn?" ”

Looking at Zhao Yu's confused appearance, Jing Nu wanted to laugh but quickly held back, and said seriously: "Young master, it's time to get up, only then did the townsman send someone over, let the young master get up earlier today, and the townsman will take the young master out of the door around the time of Chen." ”

may have heard a few key words that he was more concerned about, although he was still sleepy, Zhao Yu still opened one eye: "Why?" ”

"The slave doesn't know, the person who came didn't explain."

"Oh."

Zhao Yu answered, slowly sat up on the couch, and Jingnu immediately put on her clothes and carried a wooden basin to fetch water for him.

Wiping his face with a little cool water, Zhao Yu immediately sobered up a lot, just like Jingnu was surprised, he was also surprised that the Luyang Township Marquis was actually ready to take him out.

"Is it ......?"

Thinking of the suggestion he made yesterday, Zhao Yu's heart rose a little excited.

After washing, Zhao Yu took Jingnu to the north house.

When he came to the main hall of the North Mansion, he saw that his father, the Marquis of Luyang, was having breakfast, and his mother Zhou was waiting for him and Jingnu to arrive.

"Dad, mother."

Zhao Yu saluted respectfully.

The Luyang townsman nodded, while the Zhou family beckoned Zhao Yu to him, rubbed his hair and laughed softly: "Yu'er, this time your father said that he wanted to take you out to gain some knowledge, if you also want to go out with your father to see the world, then use the breakfast quickly, don't delay your father's big event." ”

"Looks like it should be ......."

Turning his head to look at the Luyang townsman, seeing that the latter nodded and echoed Zhou's words, Zhao Yu said with some excitement: "Mother, the child will eat." ”

"Don't worry, don't worry." Zhou said with a smile.

After finishing breakfast and sitting down for a while, the Marquis of Luyang took Zhao Yu to the direction of the mansion.

Zhou personally sent him off, during which he whispered to Jingnu: "Jingnu, this time the townsman takes the lizard out of the house, it may take a day or two, during which you may have to stay overnight, you have to take good care of the lie, the weather has gradually cooled recently, but don't let the lie catch a cold." ”

"Hmm." Jingnu nodded again and again, taking Zhou's words firmly in her heart.

When everyone came to the gate of the house, two carriages had been prepared outside the gate at this time, one had a lid and the other did not.

Because at this time, there were more than a dozen or twenty guards with sharp blades waiting outside the gate of the mansion, and the refugees who were still lying here in the distance did not dare to step forward, but just watched from afar.

"Countryman."

With a loud call, Zhang Chun, the head of the guard of the house, walked in front of the Luyang townsman, clasped his fists and said, "Townsman, the brothers are ready. As he spoke, a little hesitation flashed across his face, and he asked, "Countryman, do you really need to follow below?" In Lushan, to the north of this place, according to legend, there is also a group of thieves who are causing trouble, and I am worried about ......"

"It doesn't matter."

The Marquis of Luyang waved his hand and said: "This time I went to Ruyang with Liu Gong from the county seat, and Liu Gong must have been accompanied by a messenger, although he is not as brave as the brothers in the house, but there are some thieves, how dare he attack the official car?" ”

"What can those errands do?" Zhang Chun frowned and asked, "Will Ding Wu also follow to Ruyang this time?" This man is still a little brave. ”

The townsman of Luyang nodded, and Zhang Chun was a little relieved: "Then, the townsman is careful." ”

"Well, I'll leave it to you inside and outside the house, remember, a few barns must be guarded, and as for the crops in the fields, let them go, don't ask people to drive them away."

"Yes!" Zhang Chun hugged his fists.

Subsequently, after Zhao Yu and Jingnu said goodbye to Zhou, the Marquis of Luyang beckoned the two to ride with him in a carriage with a compartment lid, and the other carriage without a compartment lid, six guards also climbed up and sat cross-legged on it.

Counting the four guards who drove the two carriages, thinking that there were a total of ten heavily armed guards to follow him this time, this pomp and circumstance still made Zhao Yu a little disappointed.

After all, the big families in his impression, especially the nobles, followed at least dozens of people when they traveled, especially Tian Wen, who was called Meng Weijun in ancient times, and according to legend, when he traveled, his entourage escorted hundreds of people.

"What's wrong?"

It seemed that he saw Zhao Yu's absent-mindedness, and the Luyang Township Marquis asked casually.

"Nope." Zhao Yu shook his head and suddenly asked, "Dad, who is Ding Wu that Zhang Weichang said?" ”

"The county lieutenant of Luyang County." The Luyang Township Marquis explained succinctly: "This time it was this Ding County Lieutenant who personally escorted Liu Gong and us to Ruyang. ”

"To Ruyang?"

Zhao Yu only learned of today's destination at this moment, and asked curiously: "Are you going to Ruyang County to ask for money and food?" ”

may think that "begging for money and food" is not good, and the Luyang Xianghou corrected: "I went to ask for help." …… Although it's roughly the same as you said. ”

Looking at his father's serious appearance, Zhao Yu couldn't help but laugh, and the quiet girl sitting next to him in fright secretly pulled his sleeve.

However, the Marquis of Luyang didn't care, he was a little surprised that Zhao Yu was not afraid of himself, at least he was not afraid of himself at this time, you must know that when the brothers saw him in the past, they were as afraid as a mouse seeing a cat.

"Let's go."

With a shout from one of the guards, the two carriages slowly started.

At this time, Zhao Yu seemed to think of something, moved to the car window, and looked at the refugees passing by outside from the car window.

His gaze searched among the refugees for the woman with the two children that day, but unfortunately he did not see it, and he only saw the rest of the refugees watching the carriage slowly depart with mixed anticipatory and disappointed eyes.

How could the woman with the two children not be among them?

Did I miss it, or did the woman leave?

Or ......

Thinking about it, Zhao Yu's mood gradually became heavy.

He is not the kind of bad person, but as the so-called rabbit dies and the fox is sad, things hurt and so on, looking at the yellow-faced and thin-skinned refugees sitting in rags, letting the wind and rain blow, Zhao Yu really couldn't bear it in his heart.

As if noticing Zhao Yu's actions, the Luyang Township Marquis calmly relieved: "Soon, as long as you can use the method you have come up with this time to persuade Ruyang and other Rushui counties, I, Luyang County, will be able to get a considerable amount of money and grain for the implementation of what you said...... 'cash for work', and when the time comes, these people will be rescued." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Yu with a little pride.

He felt that if all went well, the refugees would have to thank the ten-year-old child in front of him, because it was this child who came up with a feasible solution, and this child was his second son, the descendant of his Luyang Zhao clan.

Thinking of this, the townsman of Luyang looked at Zhao Yu and felt a lot more pleasing to the eye.

About an hour later, the group came to the vicinity of the county seat.

At that time, Zhao Yu peeked at the county seat from a distance from the car window, and at this time he really witnessed the so-called refugee tide, which was really like a tide, only to see that outside the county town where the county gate was closed, there were black and oppressive crowds everywhere, these people were lying on the road, or lying in the fields, until the county guards drove them away, and then they were unwilling to retreat.

Even though he was far away, Zhao Yu could feel a strong panic and despair coming to his face.

I have to say that compared with the flow of refugees gathered outside the county, the number of refugees outside the Hou Mansion of Luyang Township is really nothing.

Gently patting the back of Jingnu's hand, comforting the little girl who was surprised by the number of refugees outside the county, Zhao Yu turned his head to look at his father, but saw his father sitting opposite them sitting on his lap, holding a book in one hand and reading it intently, looking very calm.

"What do you want to say?"

As if noticing his son's gaze, the Luyang Township Marquis glanced at his son, and then immediately cast his eyes on the scroll in his hand again, and said calmly: "I feel cold for my father and turn a blind eye to the tragic situation of those refugees?" ”

"Nope." Zhao Yu shook his head and said seriously: "On the contrary, the child thinks that you are still a person who does great things. ”

“……”

The Marquis of Luyang glanced at Zhao Yu with a shocked face, and then snorted lightly: "Is it useless to please your father?" ”

Having said that, but what he thinks in his heart, it is unknown.

After a while, a guard outside the carriage announced, "Townsman, Duke Liu is here." ”

"Hmm." Hearing this, the Marquis of Luyang put away the scroll in his hand and said to Zhao Yu: "Yu'er, Jingnu, get out of the car with me to greet you." ”

"Yes."

At the request of the Marquis of Luyang, Zhao Yu and Jingnu followed the former out of the carriage.

At this time, the two of them saw a carriage slowly coming from a distance, stopping not far away, and from the side, there were about dozens of county guards wearing standard armor following the guard.

Immediately, a man in his forties stepped out of the carriage, greeted him with a smile, and clasped his fists towards the Luyang township: "Township, Liu is late, let the townshipist wait for a long time." ”

As he spoke, this person's gaze fell on Zhao Yu on the side of the Luyang Township Marquis.

"Liu Gongyan is serious."

The Marquis of Luyang returned the salute, and immediately pointed to Zhao Yu and introduced: "Gong Liu, this is Xiaohou's second son, Zhao Yu." ”

"Uh-oh."

Liu Gong, that is, Liu Wei, the county magistrate of Luyang County, looked Zhao Yu up and down when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The second son has extraordinary wisdom, and when he goes to Ruyang this time, please be sure to borrow his wisdom." ”

"Gong Liu, you have an overreputation, the kid is ashamed."

Zhao Yu replied politely, and immediately turned his head to look at the Luyang township.

Didn't you say bring me to the world? Why doesn't it feel like it......