Chapter 167 Jieli Khan and Tao Ran's troubles
The first snow of Zhenguan's second year came more violently than ever.
The snowflakes in the sky were wrapped in the howling north wind and smashed hard against the ground on the grassland.
Every year at this time, it snows.
The herders have long buried their grain and grass under the snow, which is a long-standing Turkic tradition.
When the horses and sheep need to be fed, dig them out of the snow nest.
But this year, the herders were soon dumbfounded, because the heavy snow did not stop.
The snow is already more than one person high, and several herdsmen have been buried alive in the snow nest because they went to the snow nest to dig forage and have never been able to come out again.
So many herders are afraid to dig the snow nest easily.
As a result, large numbers of horses and sheep were starved or frozen to death.
If this continues, the entire Turkic will be exterminated.
In the past few days, Jieli Khan has been in a hurry, and he has been walking around in the tent uncomfortably, not knowing what to do.
After the snow has passed, Nanshan College is full of busy figures.
The four generals are leading the students and the auditors to clear the snow on the ground, except for the snow in the farmstead fields, all the snow on the road needs to be cleared.
Otherwise, if you really wait for it to melt naturally, you will have to wait until next spring.
When the snow melts, the road will definitely be muddy, not to mention the carriage, even the horse will be difficult to walk, and it will be difficult to walk an inch.
The daily labor and training have made a drastic change in the students' physique.
Even the students of the royal relatives and the children of the family are a lot more solid and strong, not to mention the class of the children of military generals.
Yu Chi Baolin has already fallen out of the tiger's back and bear's waist, and the people are tall and big.
The earth trembles when you walk!
Get rid of a lieutenant Chi Dasha alive!
Behind Teacher Wu and Teacher Zai, he looked at these seniors curiously.
The students were also very curious about the little girl behind Tao Ran at first, but when they learned that it was the teacher's student, they were all relieved.
Only a teacher as handsome and handsome as the teacher is worthy of teaching such a beautiful jade.
"Aunt Hua, go back to the house with your sister to warm up."
Princess Changle took Wu Cong's little hand and said with a smile.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Aunt Hua is not cold. Hua Gu wants to be with the teacher. ”
The little girl looked very unhappy and spoke.
"Aunt Hua, go back to the house with Changle, it's windy outside."
In order to avoid embarrassment, Tao Ran said in time.
"Okay, teacher, you should go back early."
Wu Cong pouted and looked up at Tao Ran with a small mouth, and opened his mouth to respond.
"Okay, the teacher knows."
Tao Ran leaned over and touched Wu Cong's head and said with a smile.
"Let's go, Your Highness Princess."
Wu Cong turned around and followed Princess Changle.
The snow on the grassland finally stopped, and it fell for five days and five nights.
In the end, the tent of Jieli Khan could not be opened, and just when everyone was desperate, the wind stopped and the snow stopped.
Jieli Khan knelt down excitedly!
Heaven finally gave him a chance to breathe.
But it also made his tribe suffer quite heavy losses this time.
More than half of the horses and sheep died, and even herders and soldiers were killed or wounded.
Jieli Khan brought together the various chiefs of the tribe to discuss countermeasures.
At first, everyone unanimously decided to ask Datang for help.
At this time, a person's words made everyone's backs chill and sweat on their foreheads.
"What we asked for was tens of thousands of soldiers from Datang? What to do? ”
For a moment, the whole tent was silent.
It's a timely reminder, and it's a bloody reminder.
So that everyone had to renegotiate the correct countermeasures.
After a few days of clearing, the snow on the road connecting Nanshan College to Chang'an City was cleared by the students.
This year's severe cold is destined to increase coal sales.
Sure enough, Zhang Ming came in a hurry and told Tao Ran that the coal was about to run out of stock.
Tao Ran immediately organized laborers and auditors to continue mining, not only to make money, but more importantly, to allow the people of Chang'an City to live a warm winter.
Horse-drawn carts and floor cars continued to transport coal to Chang'an City.
"Master Hou, Master Hou. The old lady asked you to take the time to go home, and she always thought about you. ”
The housekeeper Hong Xijun came on horseback and reported to Tao Ran.
"I'll go and tell my grandmother that I'll go back to the house tonight."
Tao Ran readily agreed.
Thinking about it, I haven't been home for more than a month, no wonder my grandmother is worried.
In the afternoon, after the students got out of school, Tao Ran stepped on the back of the rhubarb horse.
Rhubarb couldn't wait to rush towards the Hou Mansion.
Otherwise, Tao Ran said that rhubarb is the reincarnation of a divine horse? It knows exactly where this guy is going.
As soon as he entered the house, the rhubarb screamed, causing everyone to go out to greet him.
Seeing that everyone had come out, Rhubarb stopped calling and turned to run into the stable by himself.
"Grandson, it's hard for you, you still run home so far."
The old lady said with a smile in her eyes.
Tao Ran couldn't hear that this was grandma's complaint, because she was disgusted that she hadn't returned home for so long.
"Grandma, the college has been busy recently, and the snow has closed the mountain, and my grandson can't come if I want to, but my grandson hangs on my grandmother every day, I don't believe you look at your grandson here."
After speaking, Tao Ran pointed to his heart.
provoked grandma's face to shine in an instant.
"It's still my eldest grandson who can speak, so grandma can't be angry with you! The eldest girl has been doing well lately, and I don't know how to take her home? ”
Grandma said reproachfully.
"Grandma, the prince and Princess Changle haven't been back to the palace yet, can our eldest girl make an exception? As the dean of the college, Sun Tzu should lead by example, otherwise the rules set by the academy at the beginning will not become an empty word? ”
Tao Ran smiled and explained.
"You have a lot of reasoning, anyway, now grandma can't talk about you, let's get down to business with our family's great-grandson, when are you going to fix it up for grandma?"
Grandma's words almost made the tea in Tao Ran's mouth squirt out.
"Grandma, can this thing be done casually? Isn't Sun Tzu also working hard to prepare? Tao Ran took the old lady's hand and explained kindly.
"I don't think you need to prepare, let Yahuan Cuckoo accompany you tonight, if you don't promise grandma, you won't be able to live."
As soon as the old lady threw away her bamboo cane, she sat on the ground and wept bitterly.
Tao Ran never expected the old lady to make this move, knowing that tonight's level must be hard-headed.
Looking at the heartbroken old lady, Tao Ran squatted down, held his grandmother's hand and said.
"Grandma, in fact, my grandson has wanted to do this for a long time, but you see that the cuckoo is still young."
Tao Ran said with a smile.
"Small? Where is it small? Grandma looks old enough. This must be solved tonight, or you're driving grandma to the brink of desperation. ”
The old lady continued to wipe her tears and secretly checked Tao Ran's expression.
Tao Ran knew that if he didn't follow his grandmother's wishes, it seemed that he wouldn't be able to get by today, wouldn't he just accompany the cuckoo for one night?
It's a big deal that you don't sleep all night, tell a story to the little girl, and it will be dawn in a while.
Thinking of this, Tao Ran solemnly pulled his grandmother up.
"Grandma, my grandson agreed to your request, let the cuckoo come to my room tonight."
"Good grandson, is this good? You listened to grandma's words earlier, and the cuckoo's belly is now a few laps bigger than Hongxiu's. ”
Grandma said with a smile on her face.
"Grandma, Hongxiu is pregnant?" Tao Ran asked in surprise.
"Of course there is, Ma Zhou's movements are crisp and neat, your students are about to become fathers, you are still a teacher, how to educate students in the future?"
The old lady pointed her finger at Tao Ran's forehead and said.
"You have to work hard tonight, otherwise grandma will not be done with you."
"Okay, grandson knows."
Tao Ran agreed.
Dinner was a little embarrassing, the cuckoo replied shyly and didn't dare to look at Tao Ran directly, the old lady pressed the two of them, as for what she thought in her heart, only she knew.
Tao Ran explained that Hongxiu must be careful, and when the child is born, he will be their godfather.
The excited Hongxiu said again and again that he would let the child grow up to be filial to the Hou Ye.
"Du Juan, bring the stewed soup in the kitchen, and make up for Hou Ye's body, you see how thin you have been recently."
Grandma said distressedly.
"Okay, old lady, the cuckoo will go and serve the soup."
After a while, a bowl of thick bone broth was sent to Tao Ran by the cuckoo.
The rich fragrance came directly to the nose, and Tao Ran took advantage of the heat and drank it in a few sips.
Grandma's smile widened.
When Tao Ran woke up, it was already time for the sun to dry his buttocks.
Looking at his Chiguoguo's body, he was in a state of confusion in his heart, and he had lost his memory only after drinking that bowl of thick soup.
The only feeling I feel now is that my head is a little dizzy, which can be explained by sleeping too much and causing my brain to be a little unconscious.
But why do my legs tremble, and my whole body, especially my two thighs, hurt a little?
This discovery made Tao Ran tense all over, and when he lifted the cover on his body, Tao Ran was surprised to find that there were a little red spots under his body.
Tao Ran knew that something had happened that he didn't want to happen at all, but at this point, he also knew that it could not be reversed.
I didn't expect my first time to be gone like this, and I disappeared without any memory or feeling.
Remembering the look in my grandmother's eyes when she saw her drinking soup last night, especially even the soup was served by my grandmother asked Du Juan, Tao Ran knew that she had fallen into her grandmother's trap.
Tao Ran lay on the bed weakly, thinking·····
"Master Hou, the old woman called you to get up and have breakfast."
The cuckoo entered the room with a red face and said, his eyes boldly looking at Tao Ran's body.
For the cuckoo, who had seen everything clearly last night, there was no initial shyness.
It was just shocked by Tao Ran's ferocity that made her struggle for a whole night before she would give up.
Of course, Tao Ran can't blame Du Juan, this is also a poor little girl.
"Okay, I'll get up right away." Tao Ran replied.
"If you're really tired, let's sleep a little longer." The old lady's voice rang out outside the house.
"It's okay, grandma, my grandson is in good health, I have to rush back to the academy."
Tao Ran dressed loosely, ate breakfast awkwardly, rode on the back of Rhubarb's horse and galloped towards the academy.
"Cuckoo, grandma can't walk hard when she sees you, you worked hard last night, right?"
The old lady asked.
"Back to the old lady, last night Hou Ye, Hou Ye didn't sleep all night·····"
The cuckoo's voice is like a mosquito's voice.
"It's time for the silly boy to change his name to grandma, although you and my grandson don't have the name of husband and wife, they have the reality of husband and wife. You can call grandma in the future. ”
The old lady said with a grin.
"Yes... Grandmother. The cuckoo changed his words sweetly.
"Come here, here's what you deserve."
After saying that, the old lady handed over a pair of fine bracelets to the cuckoo's hand.
"Grandma, this bracelet is too valuable. The cuckoo didn't dare to ask for it. ”
The little girl said embarrassedly.
"Take it, my grandson doesn't know how to give you a gift, so I'll have to do it for my grandmother. Take it, kid, don't grieve yourself. ”
"Grandma, the cuckoo is voluntary, and the cuckoo is not aggrieved."
The little girl flashed with a pair of big eyes, and the old lady replied.
"What a good boy, so I can't wronged you."
The old lady stuffed the bracelet into the cuckoo's hand, took the cuckoo's hand and spoke.
Tao Ran sat on the back of Rhubarb's horse, thinking a lot, and he didn't count everything that happened last night.
At the beginning, in the face of the thousands of temptations of Qin Sisi, who was full of charm... Confused, Tao Ran can restrain himself from the precipice.
I never wanted to be defeated by my grandmother's bowl of medicinal soup.
How should I face the cuckoo in the future?
It is impossible to give her a name, she is a Chang'an Hou, the dean of Nanshan College, marrying the little girl of her own family, isn't she laughed at by the world?
If you don't give her a name, this little girl is a victim anyway?
For a while, Tao Ran's heart was like numbness, and his mood was like a ball of hemp rope.
So Tao Ran asked Rhubarb to take him on the road at the foot of the college, walking one trip after another.
"Teacher, what's wrong with you? Why don't you go up the mountain yet? ”
Tao Ran raised his eyes and saw a small figure standing at the entrance of the academy waving his hands to him.
There is no doubt that this is Wu Cao, who did not study in the classroom.
"The teacher is fine, the teacher will go up immediately, you don't want to come down."
Tao Ran responded loudly.
"Teacher, do you have something on your mind?"
As soon as Tao Ran walked to the gate of the academy, Wu Cao walked quickly and took Tao Ran's hand, looked up at Tao Ran, and asked.
"Little clever ghost, the teacher's concern is why doesn't Hua Gu practice calligraphy in the house?"
Tao Ran pretended to be relaxed and smiled.
Because the teacher didn't come for a long time, Hua Gu was worried about the teacher's safety and couldn't write quietly. Didn't the teacher teach Hua Gu that if the heart is not quiet, the mind will not be effective? So Hua Gu could only come out and wait for the teacher to appear to calm Hua Gu's mind. ”
The little girl said with big eyes flashing.
"It really makes the teacher feel, let's go, Aunt Hua. Go back to the house and practice calligraphy. ”
"Well, Hua Gu strictly follows the teacher's teachings."
The little girl replied obediently.
Beside the warm fire, Wu Cao was seriously practicing the writing font of the quill pen, and this novel quill made her surprised and delighted.