Zheng Sheng returned to his feet in an unhappy mood, and Zheng Bao could see it clearly.

He called Shi Zuole: "Going out is to let the prince relax, why is the son unhappy to come back?" ”

Shi Zuole complained again and again: "Third master, the little one serves wholeheartedly all the way, but the son of the world is unhappy, and the little one can't do anything!" ”

"Tell me the whole process of going out."

Shi Zuole told Zheng Ba what he saw in the city.

"The prince saw that Zong Shizi defeated Wu Zi, and asked about the displaced people?" Zheng Ba shook his head, the son of the world is young, and he shouldn't have thought of that level. However, after Shi Zuole went down, he thought about it for a long time.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, we continued along the main road in a northeast direction.

Out of the pine field, and further on, the low hills and mountains are nowhere to be seen, and what you see is a vast forest sea. This forest is called Qiu Berlin, Zheng Sheng looked at this flat forest with no end in sight, "If this place is cultivated into fields, it must be very good, right?" ”

Zheng Ba turned his head and smiled: "Shizi, forests like Qiu Berlin are everywhere in the world, how can they all be reclaimed into fields." ”

"yes, there are definitely not that many of them." Zheng Cheng said.

Zheng Sheng was silent, no one? Aren't homeless people human? Why didn't the government mobilize displaced people to open up the wasteland? Zheng Sheng remembered what Wu Zi said, "If I can eat enough, how can Qiang Man beat me", if everyone in the world can eat enough, can Wuhu still mess up?

Just thinking about it, Zheng Sheng's eyes caught a glimpse of three or four small figures on the side of the road not far ahead, wearing tattered clothes, standing together, facing the road, kneeling on the ground. In the middle of them, an adult was lying on the ground, motionless.

Zheng Sheng could see clearly that the adult was Wu Zi, a homeless man who was violently beaten by the Huangye Qiang people yesterday.

"Shizi, it's that Wu Zie!" Zheng Cheng said.

"Hmm." Zheng Sheng responded.

There were a lot of pedestrians on the road, Zheng Sheng could hear it clearly, every time someone passed by them, one of the children who took the lead immediately kowtowed: "Please, everyone, save my brother, we are willing to be slaves!" The other children bowed down.

Getting closer and closer, seeing these children of the same age as himself so pitiful, Zheng was moved with compassion: "Shizi? ”

The wheels drove slowly, and the boy who took the lead looked at the delicate carriage and gritted his teeth and bowed: "Please, adults, save my brother, we are willing to be slaves!" ”

As the wheels passed, Zheng Sheng listened to the voice of the boy not far behind him, and made up his mind, he turned his head and said to Zheng Ba: "Uncle Cousin, send someone to show that Wu Zi, and then give them some money and let them go home!" ”

Zheng Bao nodded, gave an order, and the team split into two people and went to the back.

Zheng Sheng was in a heavy mood. He felt that he was too young now, only seven years old, and really couldn't do anything. Grow up! You can only do more if you grow up.

At noon, the group arrived at Sui County, which is a larger county seat. They're going to stop here for a while.

"Shizi, those children want to see you, can't you see you?" Zheng Ba asked.

Zheng Sheng nodded, he had something he wanted to ask them.

The four dirty children have changed into clean clothes, washed their faces, and eaten, the one in charge, Zheng Sheng has a deep influence on him, thin but with a straight waist, full of food, and looks more energetic.

The four fell to the ground.

"Arise, and I ask you, where are you? How did you come to Jingzhou? Zheng Sheng asked.

"My name is Wang Jun, and he is Liu Neng, Song Zhi, and Liu Wei'er."

"Liu Wei'er?" Zheng Sheng looked at the person behind him and raised his eyebrows, "Girl? Zheng Sheng noticed that after wiping it clean, she did reveal a clean and white little face.

"I am a native of Nan'an, Longxi, and I fled all the way from my hometown from the drought last year. Met them on the road. Liu Neng and Liu Wei'er are from Wudu, and Song Zhi is from Taiyuan. Liu Neng and Sniff are the same as me. Song Zhi is...... Escape the hunt! ”

"Taiyuan people? Running away from the hunt? ”

"The pursuit of the Huns!" Song Zhi said, "If you have evil the Huns, you can only flee south." ”

"Why are you all children, parents and family?"

"Lost. The four of us were all rescued by Brother Wu Zi. Brother Wu Zi took us to Songye Ju, he was going to wrestle with people and sell some physical strength for money, but he clashed with the Qiang people, Brother Wu Zi was beaten and forced to leave Songye Ju, Brother Wu Zi said to take us to Wancheng, but he fell on the side of the road and fell unconscious. ”

"Thank you for taking me in. We are willing to be slaves and slaves, and we are loyal to the Son. Wang Jun bowed down again.

"Do you really want to? If you don't want to, I can give you some money to get you back home. Zheng Sheng said slowly.

What Liu Neng wanted to say, the little girl Liu Yan'er stopped him.

Wang Jun shook his head and said, "We don't have a home anymore." ”

"I can take you in. But, tell me, are you literate? Zheng Sheng looked into his eyes.

"I can read." Wang Jun nodded, "Before, my family was also a scholarly family in Nan'an. ”

"You came down the Han River? I heard that this road is not easy to walk, why don't you go to Shudi. ”

Wang Jun's face changed and he was silent.

"Because there are too many people going to Shudi, it is better to come to Jingzhou than to go to Shudi." Liu Wen'er said.

Zheng Sheng glanced at her, which made sense: "The drought in Longxi is so serious? How many people have fled? ”

"Serious, since Taikang, there has been no drought every year."

Zheng Sheng nodded: "You guys follow me first." ”

Zheng Sheng accepted these four children, and they were indeed all children: Wang Jun was eleven years old, Song Zhi was nine years old, Liu Neng was nine years old, and Liu Wei'er was only six years old.

And the eldest brother of Wu Zi, whose real name is Wu Yunlu according to Wang Jun, was diagnosed by the doctor invited by Zheng Ba after diagnosis and treatment, and he was diagnosed with only skin and flesh injuries plus physical weakness, and the doctor treated him for the trauma. Although he is still unconscious, he is no longer in serious trouble.

Zheng Sheng's trip could not be delayed, so Wu Yunlu stayed in Yuxian County to recuperate, and the four children were reluctant to leave Wu Yunlu, Wang Jun asked Song Zhi and Liu Neng to stay, and took care of him with Shi Zuole left by Zheng Ba. He and Liu Wei'er followed Zheng Sheng first.

Zheng Sheng continued on the road, crossed a river called Turbulence, and then crossed a bridge at dusk to cross Nieshui, and came to the last transit station of the road, Nieyang County. After nothing happened overnight, he continued on the road the next day, and this time he finally arrived in Wanxian County at noon.

Wan County is the Nanyang of later generations, and it is also the county seat of Nanyang County of the Jin Dynasty.

There is no doubt that it is a big city, looking at it from afar, it seems like a giant beast crawling on the ground, and the main city tower is nearly ten meters high, which is the south gate of Wancheng. Zheng Sheng secretly said, Wanxian County is probably more than 1,000 meters long, "What a big city!" ”

"Shizi, Wanxian County is four miles long from east to west, and five miles long from north to south. In Jingzhou, it is indeed a big city that can be counted. Zheng Badao.

When he arrived outside the gate of Wancheng, the Zheng family's team to greet him had been waiting for a long time.

At the head of the line was a tall, thin young man in his twenties with a warm smile. The moment he saw Zheng Sheng, his smile was even brighter, and when Zheng Sheng's carriage and horse came to him, the young man took a big step forward, and said familiarly and kindly: "Shizi, you are finally back!" ”

Zheng Sheng looked at this young man and smiled: "Big brother, I haven't seen you for three years, and my little brother misses me very much." ”

Outside the south gate of Wanxian County, the Zheng brothers met again, a touching scene of brotherly filial piety.