The advent of a winter snowfall, means the arrival of winter, in the early morning after the heavy snowfall, a double-pulled four-wheeled carriage on the official road along the right side of the road, drive on the right, this is the difference between Jiangbei and other places, the road direction stipulates the direction of the vehicle on the road, to avoid chaos and accidents, out of Jiangbei in any other place has never seen no, and it is thanks to this that the traffic chaos in other cities in the city streets of Jiangbei can hardly be seen. This is true in the city as well as outside the city, where the introduction of horse-drawn carriages from intercity traffic has led to the establishment of a system of public carriages between cities, which are driven on the right-hand side. Nowadays, people are adapting to this prescribed direction of driving little by little, instead of driving arbitrarily as in the past.

The emergence of intercity public carriages has fundamentally changed China's land transportation habits for thousands of years, and in the old days, Chinese people traveled by land either on foot, or on horseback or by car, and often the poor relied on their legs, and the rich relied on horses

After all, the poor cannot afford to raise horses or rent cars. However, the emergence of public carriages has made it possible for ordinary people to travel by car, and although the tickets between prefectures and counties are not cheap, they are also within the burden of the people.

As in the past, the carriage drove out of Luzhou Mansion all the way to the west along the old official road to the direction of Lu'anzhou, which has been renovated several times in this year, the official road is wide enough to have five feet, the road surface is paved with gravel according to local conditions, the road side is planted with willows, poplars and other street trees along both sides of the road, and there are many fruit trees such as peach trees and plum trees, after it grows into a shade, it can not only be used by passers-by to enjoy the coolness, but also the fruit in it can also be eaten by passers-by.

The appearance of the public carriage not only saved people from the pain of walking, but also protected them from the wind and sun, and did not have to endure the biting cold wind on the road as in the past.

The more to the direction of Lu'an Prefecture, the more quiet on both sides of the road, the last years of Chongzhen's rebellion and the subsequent slaughter of the Qing army after entering the customs, so that the mountains of Lu'an Prefecture do not know how many bandits and homeless people are hiding, in the past year, the local government in the recruitment of homeless people at the same time, the bandits have not relaxed in the slightest, in the year-long period, this Dabie Mountain Range is a training ground, more than a dozen battalions of officers and soldiers continue to enter the mountains to clear the bandits in the mountains, under the powerful military offensive, coupled with a strict armor protection system, supplemented by the recruitment of the homeless, As a result, in just one year, nearly a million homeless people hiding in the mountains and bandits who laid down their arms left the mountains to resettle in various places, which also made the mountains no longer have bandits.

But even so, when the pedestrians on the carriage saw two soldiers in red military uniforms sitting in the carriage, they were still a lot more relaxed, after all, as long as there were soldiers in the carriage, it was always reassuring, especially when they saw one of them, the plate on the collar actually had three square stars, they were even more relieved, this must be an official, if there are any villains on the road, when the time comes, with the two of them, the safety of the big guy will definitely be no problem.

However, there were no accidents on the way to Lu'anzhou, and after the carriage drove into the station outside the city, the passengers got out of the carriage one after another, and the two soldiers were also inconvenient, and they came directly to a tea stall next to a big elm tree and stopped.

"Okay, after the New Year, on the sixth day of the new year, let's meet here again."

After filling a pot of tea, Wei Daoan said to Wang Yushan, although the two of them are fellow villagers, but the two are in the north of the city and the other in the west, separated by more than ten miles.

"Okay, I'll visit you when the time comes."

After saying goodbye to his comrades-in-arms, Wei Daoan walked in the direction of home, there is a square next to the station outside the city, even Wei Daoan, who is a native of Lu'an, can't help but be a little surprised when he looks at this square now, after all, when he left Lu'an, there was no square this time, which was built not long ago, and the square is also a beautiful small garden, but because of the snow, it can't be seen at all. However, there was no one in the park, only some domestic chickens were shaving around to eat.

The current Lu'an seems to have undergone some changes compared with the past, and as for what changes, Wei Daoan is a little unclear. It was as if no one cared about any war, or rather, in their eyes, it was simply a peaceful and prosperous world, and the people's expressions were peaceful, and there seemed to be a vision of the future in their eyes, completely missing the numbness of the past.

Yes, it's the mindset that has changed.

When I passed by the newspaper stall, I saw that there was actually a copy of "Lu'an Daily", which was obviously a local newspaper. This kind of local newspaper is just being implemented, and it has a small circulation, and there are only one or two of them, and there is nothing new except for the local news.

After thinking about it, Wei Daoan still bought one, after all, this is the best way to learn about the local situation, and he can also pass the time, flipping through the newspaper while walking,

Contrary to his initial thoughts, he didn't have time to finish reading the local report, so he quickly jumped through the newspaper columns, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"It seems that this expedition to the west is going well."

In the newspapers, it can be seen that Zhang Shangshu's Western Expeditionary Army has taken Xiangyang.

Okay, okay! We have won another big battle under the city of Xiangyang! The Qing army had to withdraw from Xiangyang and retreat all the way back to Henan...... It's also going well in Fujian...... Victory was also achieved on the Ningde side......

The armies of Prince Zheng and Zhang Shangshu have won great victories, but what battles did our loyal and righteous army fight?

Looking at the newspaper report, thinking that in the past half a year of military service, except for a battle against bandits, there has been no record that can be achieved, and even the loyal and righteous army has not fought any major battles, which naturally makes Wei Daoan a little disappointed.

More than half a year ago, when he left his hometown, he was forced to serve in the military and left his hometown, but now, he has long regretted his military service, although he only has an allowance of 50 yuan a day, and he has only saved three taels of silver dollars after seven years of being a soldier, but in Wei Daoshan's view, his military service is to protect the Han people all over the world, to protect his family and friends, and to keep the clothes and civilization of the Han family.

In the army, such truths are told to captains at all levels every day, and Wei Daoan, who has been promoted to a regular soldier, will also preach these truths loudly to his comrades. Tell them what they are fighting for, not for their salaries, not for the emperor, but for themselves, for their relatives not to be slaughtered and enslaved by aliens, so that their children and grandchildren can be human beings, not slaves.

We are fighting for a just cause!

Perhaps it was repeated too many times that he firmly believed in all this, and whenever he saw those Manchu massacres in history, he always longed to immediately join the battlefield to avenge the tragic death of his compatriots under the Qing saber, and of course to restore the Han people.

However, the war seems to be very difficult from here. In the past year, the Qing army did not go south, and the loyal and righteous army did not go north, and everyone waited for the day.

But when will that be?

It seems that apart from a naval battle in Keelung, there will be no more major battles.

"Hey, there will always be a Northern Expedition!"

According to his habits, Wei Daoan cherishes everything very much, and the same is true for paper, he folds the newspaper without rubbing or tearing it, thinking that it will always be useful in the future. Then he walked north in the direction of the village.

When he got home, it was completely dark, and as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, there was a dog barking, and in the sound of the dog, someone in the courtyard at the entrance of the village came and came, and the man carried a bird gun in his hand, but the bird gun did not light a fire rope. For people who have experienced the years of war and chaos, there are some habits that cannot be changed for a while.

"Yes...... It turned out to be a military master. ”

Wei Fengqin, who was carrying a bird gun, hurriedly put away the bird gun when he saw the person who came dressed up. Anything else that can be faked is the woolen military uniform on the loyal soldiers. If it weren't for the woolen clothes, he would definitely freeze to death on such a cold day. After a closer look, he realized that it was not an outsider who came, but his own family.

"But the third brother of the sixth brother's family?"

Although he is similar in age, Wei Fengqin is a generation higher than Wei Daoan.

"My nephew has seen Uncle Thirteen,"

When Wei Daoan saluted, Wei Fengqin's heart couldn't help but tighten, staring at him and saying.

"Third child, why are you back now? No, it won't be ......"

Thinking of the successive seats of this armored soldier, Wei Fengqin's heart suddenly tightened, a family of deserters, but nine consecutive seats! In his heart, he was nervous, and the bird gun in his hand had been raised again.

Seeing this scene, Wei Daoan immediately remembered a "joke" he had heard, that is, when a brother went home to visit relatives, he was treated as a deserter by his neighbors and sent to the government. Wei Daoan, who was afraid that he would also be "twisted" to see the official, hurriedly said.

"Uncle Thirteen, I'm coming back to visit my relatives, you see, this is my family visit certificate."

In addition to proving that he is visiting relatives and not deserters, it is also a voucher for reimbursement of travel expenses, which can only be reimbursed by the stamp and ticket at the station on the family visit card.

"Family visit permit? You, you're back to visit your family? ”

Hearing his nephew mention the family visit certificate, Wei Fengqin remembered what the officials in the yamen had said earlier when they came down to collect taxes, a few descendants from the village, someone will definitely come back to visit relatives this year, and those who visit relatives must have family visit certificates.

He came back from a visit to his family, and ended up taking him as a deserter himself.

Just when Wei Fengqin was embarrassed, a woman's voice came from behind him.

"Yo, isn't this the third child of the sixth brother's family? Look at this dress you are wearing, this is really spiritual, the master, what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you go and inform the sixth brother soon, the third brother is back, this is a great joy. ”

The words of the woman in the family broke the embarrassment, and when Wei Fengqin responded again and again, Wei Daoan said again and again that he didn't dare.

"Don't dare to bother Uncle Thirteen......"

Just as he was talking, Aunt Thirteen had already seen the card on his collar with sharp eyes, and immediately said in surprise.

"Third child, you have three stars on your collar, but your thirteenth aunt has heard that those who have more stars are not soldiers, but officials."

The woman's eyes suddenly became hot.

"Isn't the third child also an official now?"

"Then, what kind of official is there, that's it, it's a regular soldier."

Even so, when mentioning the identity of the regular soldier, Wei Daoan still looked extremely proud, he was not proud of the fact that he was 20 yuan more than the second-class soldier a month, but that he had only been a soldier for seven months and had been promoted to a regular soldier, and as long as there was a war in the future, the non-commissioned officer would be the current thing.

"Oh, it's still a soldier......"

The heat in the eyes of the thirteenth aunt, who was originally quite enthusiastic, suddenly faded. At this moment, Wei Daoan saw the figure of his father, brother and sister-in-law, and hurriedly said to the thirteenth sister-in-law, and hurriedly ran towards his parents.

"An'er, An'er......"

Listening to his mother's shout, Wei Daoan thought of the appearance of the mother with her little feet criing all the way with the team when she left, and her eyes became wet in an instant, and she quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"The child is unfilial and kowtows to his mother......"

This side just kowtowed, and that side was held in his mother's arms, and then his ears were the sound of his mother's crying.

"My son, you're back......"

Mother's tears flowed on Wei Daoan's head, and his sisters-in-law and sisters were also crying there, and when they saw Wei Daoan coming back, they even felt as if they had escaped from the ghost gate.

"Mother, don't cry, I'm not back."

"Third brother, you don't know, since you were arrested, my mother cried all day long, crying when confiscating your letters, worried about your safety, receiving your letters, and afraid that you would be bullied in the barracks......"

While my sister was crying and complaining, more people had already crowded into the village.

The people in the village who heard that he had come back all had tears in their eyes when they saw this scene, and the women of the other two families were even more nervous to ask him about the situation of their son and husband, although they had all sent letters to their homes, and it was more reassuring that they had not learned the news from Wei Dao'an's mouth.

"Uncle Seventh is fine in the army, it's not that you don't know that he is peaceful, and the commanders like his temperament......"

"In the army, it is natural to eat well, not to mention the white rice, and one meal of meat a day, a piece of meat the size of a child's palm, one or two pieces of meat for a meal, which is ...... for one or two pieces per meal."

In the face of their inquiries, Wei Daoan naturally explained them one by one, and even deliberately took out a few bottles of canned food from his bag, which his comrades-in-arms in the same village heard that he was on family leave and specially asked him to bring them back.

"Aunt Seven, this is what Uncle Seventh specially asked me to bring back to you, saying that it was for you to taste the taste of this canned fruit, and Second Uncle, this is the ...... that Daohe brought back to you."

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