Chapter 134: Silver Bell

When Liu Qian's car drove into Linrong, traces of war could still be seen in the entire city. The charred black wood left behind by the flames, the clusters of arrows on the walls and houses, and the cavalry being trained in formation outside the city....... All of this shows that the war is not far away, and that it may come back at any time.

She looked at the Qiang and Huns riding back and forth in the city, and sighed softly. When she was in Luoyang, most of the eunuchs and maids she saw in the palace were eunuchs and palace maids, and occasionally she could see a few important ministers of the imperial court. When I arrived in Lingzhou, I was half Hu and half Han, and I could often hear Hu people speaking difficult words.

And when I arrived in Linrong, looking around, most of them were Qiang and Xiongnu with all kinds of pigtails, and some Xianbei and Wuhuan people, and there were few Han people. At the door, there was the sound of horses' hooves, and Zhao Yun, who was riding a white war horse, stepped forward and arched his hand: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the lord can't get away now, so let me come to greet you." ”

Liu Qian was very familiar with Zhao Yun, owed a debt in the carriage, and said, "There is General Lao Zhao." ”

The car drove into the mansion where Chen Cheng lived, and as soon as Liu Qian and Zhao Yungang entered the backyard, they heard someone arguing fiercely.

"That pasture was obviously assigned to me by Lord Chen, but the livestock of your tribe ran in and ate the grass!"

Shi Guangli loudly accused the other side of the eight miles, "Your cattle and sheep have finished gnawing the grass, what do the sheep in our tribe eat?" ”

Bali Bashi retorted: "What's wrong with eating your grass?" Anyway, you can't eat all the animals in your tribe! Won't it grow back in two days? ”

Shi Guangli was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, "It's not a question of whether you can finish eating, it's not right for you to do this!" ”

The more the two talked, the more angry they became, and they almost got into a fight in the lobby. Chen Cheng listened boredly to the quarrel between the two Qiang leaders, this kind of........ He wanted to say this, but in his eyes, the broken things might be a big thing that needed to be beaten and bloodied for those below. No way, the big guy is so poor, even if he eats so much in one go, maybe he will be able to starve to death one less person in the winter.

The main contradiction at the present stage is the contradiction between the growing material needs of the broad masses of the people and the backward social productive forces. Chen Cheng listened to the constant duties and quarrels between the two, and at the same time thought about how to develop the productive forces, and the most important and urgent thing was how to get a large amount of food so that the people and the army under his rule could be fed.

Seeing Zhao Yun and Liu Qian walking in, Chen Cheng's eyes lit up, pushed away the chair and stood up, and Shi Guangli and Bali Ba Li immediately stopped arguing and waited for his ruling.

"You shouldn't indulge your own livestock to go to other people's pastures," Chen Cheng said expressionlessly: "If your tribe's pasture is not enough, you should report it to me directly, instead of driving cattle and sheep to other people's pastures, and sentence you to compensate five horses or ten slaves to Sheguang Li." ”

Shi Guangli was overjoyed, and he crawled on the ground and shouted: "My lord is wise! ”

He bowed to the ground and said, "My lord, now is the time for cattle, sheep and horses to grow fat, if you don't take advantage of this time to eat more, when the cold wind comes, the livestock will not be able to eat." ”

Chen Cheng said: "I asked you to build a long trench for storing feed in the territory before, have you repaired it?" ”

"It's repaired, but it's ......... Who knows if it's good or not? What if in the winter the forage inside is not edible? ”

Chen Cheng said: "As long as you do what I say, if something goes wrong, I will allow you to bring the cattle and sheep to come to Rong City for the winter." ”

He looked at Shi Guangli on the side and said, "It's the same for you." ”

The two glanced at each other, both of them couldn't hide the joy in their eyes, and said in unison: "Thank you, sir!" ”

After defeating the main force of the Xiongnu and beheading the Marquis of Xubu Gudu, Chen Cheng's reputation soared, and with the subsequent desperate bankruptcy and all the rewards being issued, his reputation is now better than gold and silver. As long as he makes a promise, others don't have to worry about him going back.

After Shi Guangli and Bali Ba retreated, Chen Cheng smiled on his face, stepped forward and reached out to touch Liu Qian's bun, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, the princess seems to have grown taller again." ”

He was looking at Liu Qian, and Liu Qian was also looking at him. When Princess Wannian first came in, she was a little surprised by the change in Chen Cheng's appearance. How to say it, Juluhou's appearance has not changed much, that is, the contours of his face continue to develop towards a square, but his arms, thighs, and muscles on his body are much thicker. The most exaggerated thing is that the two trapezius muscles on the back of his neck have grown into a trapezoidal shape, and it looks like his neck has become much thicker.

This....... This..........

How did the giant deer marquis, who used to be like jade, suddenly look like this? It's not that it's not pretty-looking now, but ....... But............ If it weren't for Chen Cheng's kind eyes, Liu Qian would almost not recognize him.

When Chen Cheng stood up, the Qiang people who had been arguing immediately fell to the ground, not only speaking quietly, but even breathing much lighter, as if they were facing a man-eating dragon.

Liu Qian carefully recalled the days after escaping from Luoyang, it seemed that Juluhou had been changing in the direction of becoming thicker and stronger, but at that time they could see each other every day, so they couldn't notice it. This time, they were separated for nearly two months, and when they ran into each other suddenly, they immediately noticed a huge change in each other's appearance.

She raised her head and found that Chen Cheng not only looked thicker, but also continued to rise in height, "Juluhou has also grown taller!" ”

Chen Cheng was stunned, touched his head, and said, "Really? ”

Zhao Yun said on the side: "It's true." ”

Chen Cheng laughed and said, "Isn't that good?" ”

He said to Liu Qian: "Since you are coming to Linrong yourself, then I won't stop you, but the living conditions here are worse than those in Lingzhou, so you have to be mentally prepared." ”

The familiar voice immediately washed away the strangeness in Liu Qian's heart, she looked at Chen Heng, and said crisply: "I'm not afraid of hardship!" ”

"Hey, it's good not to be afraid of hardship." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "I heard that you are coming, I picked a pony, the saddle and stirrups are also ready, you rest today, and I will take you to the foot of Yin Mountain to ride a horse in a few days." ”

"Is there really a pony?" Liu Qian said in surprise: "Take me to see it." ”

Chen Cheng looked at the sun in the sky and said, "I still have some things to deal with, you go eat something first, and then wash up." ”

After Liu Qian took a hot bath happily, and then ate the meat soup cooked with beef and mutton and millet rice, she returned to the lobby. Chen Cheng was talking to Zhao Yun, "You will send this edict to various places tomorrow, and ask them to send orphans under the age of thirteen in Shuofang, Beidi, and Wuyuan County to Linrong because of the war, and they will be adopted by the government in a unified manner." ”

Zhao Yun took the bamboo slip and said, "No! ”

Chen Cheng added: "Both men and women. ”

Liu Qian walked over and stood on the side, and after they finished speaking, she shouted, "Master! ”

Chen Cheng stood up, stretched his body, and said, "Come, let's go see the pony." ”

He took Liu Qian's little hand and walked in the direction of the stable. Liu Qian said excitedly: "Master, I heard that you defeated the Huns, and those people in Lingzhou are scrambling to give me gifts." ”

"Oh, who are they?"

"There is the county magistrate Xu Chao, as well as the Li family, the Hou family, and the Liang family........... Well, General Ma Teng also sent a lot of things! ”

"Ma Teng also gave you a gift? He's pretty quick on his hands and feet. ”

Liu Qian tilted her head and asked, "Shouldn't I accept his gift?" Why don't I have his gift returned? ”

"That's not necessary, no matter who sends it, just accept it. When they send you something, they ask for it. Ma Teng, is there anything you want to help him? ”

Liu Qian said with a smile: "The person sent by General Ma Teng didn't say anything, put down the gift and left." ”

"Hey, he doesn't say it, but can we pretend we don't understand?"

Liu Qian's eyes widened and she asked curiously, "What do you understand?" ”

Chen Cheng shook his head, pointed to a little mare in the stable, and said, "This is it, do you like it?" ”

It was a mare of more than a year old, with slender limbs, very smooth fur, and a warm light in its big eyes, which made people feel pity.

Liu Qian was instantly distracted, and her eyes seemed to be about to glow, "Ah, it's so beautiful!" ”

She trotted to the edge of the stable, looked at the pony that was grazing on the forage, stretched out her hand to touch it, but returned to her home again, and asked, "Master, can I touch it?" ”

"Let's wait a few days," Chen Cheng said with a smile: "You feed her for a few days first, and then you can touch her when she is familiar with you." When she is willing to let you ride, we will go to the foot of Yin Mountain. ”

"Okay, well," Liu Qian agreed, "what does it eat?" Does it have a name? How many times a day do you want to feed it? ”

"Hard-working Polley."

"Huh?"

"I mean, it doesn't have a name yet, you can give her a name yourself." Chen Cheng said: "But I want to remind you that if you really want to feed it yourself, then you have to feed her yourself every day, and you also have to help her clean up the feces and take her to the river to wash her fur." This will take you a lot of time, and these things are not only tedious but also tiring. Even so, are you sure you want to raise it yourself? ”

Liu Qian thought for a while and said, "I can feed it every day, and I will often take her to the river." ”

"Then you can give her a name."

Liu Qian's little face wrinkled, and after thinking for a while, she said, "It's called Yinling, okay?" ”

"Yes, now that she's yours, you can name her whatever you want."

Liu Qian happily said to the pony: "Then you will be called Yinling!" ”

Gollum, who had occupied a compartment on the side, snorted vigorously, as if he was very disdainful. Chen Cheng smiled and stepped forward to add a handful of grass to it, and said, "What kind of tantrum are you doing?" ”

Gollum turned his head sideways and glared at Chen Cheng with big eyes, the red mane on his body as if it was burning.

Children are always incapable of resisting ponies, and Liu Qian soon becomes obsessed with the newfound gifts. Every day, she personally carried the hay into the stone trough and fed it to the silver bell one by one. Within two days, Yinling accepted Liu Qian and was willing to let her reach out and touch her.

After arranging the affairs in Linrong City, Chen Cheng ordered a thousand cavalry, half of which were commandos and half of the rangers, first inspected the fields near Linrong, saw the seedlings of potatoes and other crops that were growing well, and then crossed the Yellow River and began to patrol the grasslands at the foot of Yinshan Mountain.