Xiao Jin, who was helpless, had to calm down and replied to these soldiers:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am a person from Shangdang County in Hexi, surnamed Xiao and named Jinxing.

Originally, he went to Chu to do business, but unexpectedly encountered a military disaster, so he could only take Xia Shui into Xia Zhong County to return to Qin.

The official quotations and other things along the road were all lost in the Chu State, so they were able to come back by doing coolies for Chu merchants.

This time I went to the city to find the clansmen to get some coiled supplies and return to my hometown, and I also ask you to be accommodating. ”

Xiao Jin didn't have confidence in his heart when he said this, he didn't have any official guidance and didn't have much entanglement, how could he make these sergeants believe what he said with just a few words.

This time there may be some trouble.

But just as Xiao Jin waited with some anxiety after Xiao Jian finished speaking, waiting for the sergeants to continue to ask questions, he didn't expect that the soldiers looked at each other a few times, and there were some strange expressions on their faces.

After a while, one of them said to Xiao Jin with a slightly sympathetic look:

"When did Xiao Gongzi go to business?"

Xiao Jin didn't think about it, so he replied to these soldiers:

"The mother country that came out in May and June last year."

When the soldier heard this, he suddenly realized, "That's it." ”

Seeing Xiao Jin's dazed face, he said with some embarrassment:

"Xiao Gongzi still don't go back to the party, maybe there is no one in your clan now."

Xiao Jin was shocked when he heard this, he hurriedly grabbed the soldier's arm and asked, "This military master, what do you say?" ”

The soldier saw that Xiao Jin grabbed his arm, but his face was a little panicked, he looked back at several companions behind him, and saw that they were all bowing their heads and saying nothing, so he said with a snorting face:

"Xiao Gongzi may not know that three months ago, the soldiers and horses of the Qi State attacked the Shangdang, and the people of the county were slaughtered, so, so."

At this point, the soldier didn't continue, he slowly let go of the stunned Xiao Jin's hand, sighed and left with the rest of the soldiers.

Xiao Jin stupidly walked into Xijing City from Anrong Gate, and now he has only one thought, that is, to find his own business shop in Xijing, and see if he can know the whereabouts of his family from his own people.

He still remembered that the shop was located in Yongping Lane in the west of the city, and it was his uncle, his father's cousin, who took care of the shop.

Although he and his cousin have never met each other since they were children, and they are not familiar with each other, Xiao Jin has been influenced by his father since he was a child, and how can he not know where his own business is located.

Xiao Jin inquired about the location of the Xiao family's shop as he walked, and soon he came to a small shop in Yongping Lane.

Looking at the plaque that he has been very familiar with since he was a child, Xiao Jin experienced a trace of warmth for the first time in the past six months.

Although he has never been to this store in Xijing, or in addition to Shangdang, he has never been to the seven or eight branches set up by his family in Daqin.

But the plaques hanging everywhere are exactly the same.

The Xiao family's shop mainly sells fur goods from Shuofang County, and when Xiao Jin came to the shop, it happened to be noon time for dinner, so there was only one young man in front of the shop counter who was responsible for greeting customers.

Fur goods are different from other trades, and they are not always visited by customers, so the fellow stood listlessly behind the counter, with his hands on his cheeks, and actually took a nap.

Xiao Jin walked to the front of the counter and knocked on the counter with his hand, and the guy woke up suddenly, and looked at Xiao Jin with some embarrassment.

But seeing that Xiao Jin was wearing tatters, he changed it again in an instant

A look of face said:

"Go, go, where did the beggar come from, go to the side and ask for food."

Xiao Jin saw that the man regarded himself as a beggar, so he looked down at the clothes he was wearing, and after a look, he found that the clothes he was wearing were indeed torn, tattered and full of dust, and he couldn't help but smile slightly and said:

"I'm not here to ask for food, I don't know if Xiao Wenxiao's shopkeeper is inside?"

After listening to Xiao Jin's words, the guy looked at him carefully suspiciously.

He saw that although Xiao Jin was dressed in shabby, he looked like he was in the dust, as if he had come from afar, so he said in a slightly slower tone:

"Shopkeeper Xiao happens to be not in the store today, dare to ask where the guests are from, who is their surname, and what is the matter with my shopkeeper?"

Xiao Jin thought about it carefully and said:

"I am a leather merchant from Shuofang, and I have recently received a batch of goods, because Shangdang has not been able to find your store, so I want to talk to your shopkeeper about purchasing goods when I come to Gyeonggi this time."

As soon as Xiao Jin's words fell, the guy smiled and hurriedly said:

"It turned out to be a merchant who bought goods, and I heard you speak with a Hexi accent, and I thought you came from the north to flee.

Sir, wait a moment, and I'll go and find the steward. ”

Xiao Jin nodded, and saw the guy fly into the back of the shop.

After a short time, an emaciated scribe about thirty years old with a scarf walked out, and when he saw Xiao Jin, he hurriedly shook his head and said:

"The contemptible person is the account office of this store, the surname is Lu Mingxing, and the shopkeeper today is not neglecting the guests, please forgive me."

As he spoke, the scribe looked at Xiao Jin carefully, as if he was a little surprised that Xiao Jin was so young.

Xiao Jin understood what the scribe was thinking, so he hurriedly replied:

"It's out of the way, Mr. Lu.

This time, the kid just wants to know if you still accept leather goods here, so it's okay if the shopkeeper is not there.

Mr. didn't know that his father had been in contact with the shopkeeper of Shangdang Xiao Weiyuan Xiao, and had been doing business for more than ten years, and they were also familiar with each other.

So last autumn, our father and son collected 8,000 skins in Hanhai, and originally wanted to transport them to Shangdang before the year, but before they arrived in Shangdang, they heard that the Qi army had attacked Shangdang, so they changed their itinerary and went to Gyeonggi.

I heard that the Qi army slaughtered the city in Shangdang, so my father was worried about the safety of Xiao Da's shopkeeper every day, after all, the two of them also had some friendship, and our family had relied on Xiao Da's shopkeeper to be able to live in peace all these years.

So today, the kid came here, first, to inquire about the safety of Xiao Da's shopkeeper and whether the party's shop can be reopened in the future.

The second is to ask if the party's shop can't be opened, do you accept leather here, and what is the price? ”

Xiao Weiyuan is Xiao Jin's father, so when Xiao Jin mentions his father, he can't hide the sadness in his heart.

Of course, these unintentional emotions were all seen in Lu Xing's eyes, and combined with what Xiao Jin said, Lu Xing completely believed what Xiao Jin said.

He was silent for a moment before he said, "This son, maybe the party side will not be able to resume business in a short time."

Xiao Da's shopkeeper and his family all died tragically under the iron hooves of the Qi army, not to mention that there are very few people in the shopkeeper clan who escaped from the Shangdang, even the nearly 80,000 people in the entire Shangdang City can escape from this city.

However, since the childe family has been doing business with our shopkeeper for a long time, I can do a little bit for my shopkeeper, how much money was charged to your family by the party at the beginning, and we still collect it according to the original price after we increase the required freight. ”

Hearing the news of the tragic death of his father and his family, Xiao Jin closed his eyes and sighed, and then tried his best to suppress his emotions.

But he still couldn't open his mouth to go back to Lu Xing, because he was afraid that one mouth would be a howling cry.

Xiao Jin nodded, and after a while, he said in a slur manner:

"Mr. Lu, doesn't Shangdang have tens of thousands of troops, but why was it captured by the Qi army?"

When Xiao Jin asked, his fingernails dug deep into the flesh of his palm.

The great grief left his head blank from time to time.

In fact, Xiao Jin didn't know that when Zhao Zhihai left the Qin State half a year ago, there were tens of thousands of troops in Shangdang, but there were 120,000 soldiers and horses in Hexi.

Looking at Xiao Jin, who bowed his head and was silent after speaking, Lu Xing sighed and said:

"There are rumors in the market, saying that after the Qin and Qi wars, Fang Shuai led the Hexi army to invade the territory of Qi, and in just one month, the army went all the way unimpeded and directly attacked the Yancheng in the east of Tokyo, where he encountered all the soldiers and horses transferred from the border of Chu by the Qi State, and the two armies have since confronted each other in the Yancheng.

But for some reason, a strange army suddenly appeared in the Qi country, only about 5,000 people.

They bypassed Fang Shuai's army and crossed the river to attack Shangdang, who was already far away from the front line and had no soldiers to defend them, and then slaughtered the city for three days before returning to Qi.

Therefore, a month ago, Gyeonggi urgently dispatched 30,000 soldiers and horses to the northern counties to fill the vacancy in the rear defense where Fang Shuai had left. ”

Lu Xing said to Xiao Jin, but he saw that Xiao Jin had lost his mind, so he patted Xiao Jin's shoulder and asked, "Childe, childe?"

Xiao Jin came back to his senses and looked up at Lu Xing, his eyes were already full of tears.

"Childe, these things were heard by my shopkeeper from the court in order to find out about the big shopkeeper.

Originally, I shouldn't have said it, after all, Fang Shuai had never lost a battle, and if this matter got out, I'm afraid it would ......."

Speaking of this, Lu Chang glanced at Xiao Jin with a wry smile and stopped talking.

"You've seen me, haven't you?"

Xiao Jin asked softly.

Lu Xing looked at the guy who was dozing off again, and nodded lightly at Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin smiled bitterly, realizing that she was finally recognized.

But he was sure that once he appeared, he would be in trouble, so he made up his mind not to bother the only remaining family members.

Xiao Jin arched his hand towards the landing line, then turned around and prepared to leave.

"Childe and slow."

Lu Xing saw Xiao Jin turn around and walk out of the store, and hurriedly followed out of the store and shouted to stop Xiao Jin.

He fumbled around for a moment and found a wooden plaque and handed it to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin raised his head suspiciously after taking it, but saw Lu Xing smiling politely at him.

"Childe, wartime curfew, if there is no such thing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move an inch, although I don't know why Childe wants to pass through the house, but I want to have a reason for Childe.

In fact, it may be wise for Childe to leave. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Xing looked at Xiao Jin with some embarrassment, but Xiao Jin didn't care about what Lu Xing said, just turned around and left silently.

Suddenly heard that his parents had passed away and his clan had been killed, where did Xiao Jin, who had not yet reached the age of the weak crown, still have the heart to think so much about it.

A thought of sadness rises, and a thought of lovesickness grows.

Xiao Jinmuran walked on the road out of Gyeonggi in the north.

Since then, Qing'er is gone, and her relatives are gone.

Except for the Qi country that has already borne too much blood and hatred, this world seems to have no relationship with itself.