Chapter 148: Li Zhi Goes Home

Due to the shortage of soldiers in this area, there are few pedestrians on the road, and Zhang Zhimu's brigade is still moving smoothly. I walked from Hejian to Hengshui for two days. By the time we arrived at Hengshui, it was already the sun in the west. Zhang Zhimu asked Li Zhi, will you go home in the city today or enter the city tomorrow, I decided to rest in Hengshui tomorrow and leave the morning after tomorrow.

Li Zhi knew that this was a day set aside for him, and the team stayed for a day, and Zhang Zhimu gave him a great face.

Li Zhi said: "Mr. Zhang also went to Hengshui to rest for a day." Tomorrow I would like to invite Mr. Zhang to have a meal with you and meet my family. ”

Zhang Zhimu asked: "Do you need me to ask the official master to give you a long face!" ”

Li Zhi smiled and said, "There is a long face for Mr. Zhang, and there is no need for anything." ”

Zhang Zhimu said to Chen Yufeng: "The team will be handed over to Liu Yun and them, and we will go into the city to give Li Zhizhuang a strong momentum." ”

This time, both Li Jing and Li Zhi brought their men into the city. Li Zhi found the largest inn in Hengshui and arranged for everyone to stay.

Li Zhi said to Zhang Zhimu: "Mr. Zhang, I want to use your carriage." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "In this way, you don't need to ask, when you get to your house, you have the final say." After speaking, Zhang Zhimu pointed to a box and said, "This is two hundred taels of silver, you can arrange all the things at home." Don't embarrass the kiln. The silver is not enough, and you speak again. ”

Li Zhi said: "Don't worry, if Mr. Zhang lifts me up like this, the affairs of the family will definitely be done." ”

Li Jing personally gave Zhang Zhuang a façade, and he led a team of cavalry to open the way in front. Li Zhi's two four-wheeled carriages shocked the entire Hengshui.

Li Zhi was also in a difficult mood, he borrowed a lot of silver when he left, and he didn't know how his family coped with it.

Li Zhi was restless along the way, and a team of people arrived at the door of his house. Li Zhi was very familiar with the people in this gate, and when he heard the people outside shouting, he opened the gate. The people in the gate saw that a team of people stopped in front of their door, and two very magnificent four-wheeled carriages also stopped in front of their door, and they were very surprised. A soldier went over and opened the glass carriage, and a head poked out of it, and then a richly dressed man got out of it. Wait for the people in the train to get off the station and stabilize themselves. The man who came out of the door, when he saw it, was so shocked that his mouth opened so wide that his jaw could not be closed.

When Li Zhi looked at this person, he knew that it was the person who borrowed Li Zhi's silver, named Lu Dong.

Li Zhi saw that he was here, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lu Dongjia, it has always been good." Why are you here today? ”

This Lu Dongjia pouted, and he didn't know what to say for a while, Li Zhi hurriedly said: "Oh, don't stand here, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's talk in the house." ”

As he spoke, Li Zhi put this Lu Dongjia in the courtyard. At this time, this Lu Dongjia didn't dare to say anything, and went straight back. Lu Dongjia, who was holding back his blushing face, finally said a sentence: "Li Zhi, you, weren't you killed by bandits?" How did it come back again. ”

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Oh, seeing that you are scared, I think I am a ghost." No. I was rescued by Zhang Dong's family in Yaogang, and I have been following him all these years to go north and south, coming and going in the wind and rain, and I didn't care about coming home. and he delayed the money which lent you. The Lu Dong family must forgive their sins. I will pay you the interest on the money. ”

This Lu Dong family used to be a big family in Hengshui, otherwise he would not have borrowed silver. At this time, he had calmed down and said, "Your money has long been repaid, and it was used to roof your house." It's mine now. ”

Although Li Zhi was prepared, his face still changed when he heard it. This Lu Dongjia, seeing Li Zhi's oozing face and that kind of eyes that can kill, thought to himself that this is still that Li Zhi, it's simply the devil has returned.

Li Zhi fixed his mind and asked, "Where is my family now?" ”

"In the last two streets, there is a small courtyard." When Lu Dongjia spoke, he didn't dare to look at Li Zhi's eyes, and lowered his head and said.

Li Zhi didn't speak, turned around and wanted to get into the car, but he heard a somewhat timid voice shouting, "Dad." ”

This voice made Li Zhi tremble, Li Zhi looked up and followed the sound, it was a teenage boy, this boy was still timid, and screamed tentatively. When Li Zhi looked up at him, he completely saw that this person was his own father, and he couldn't stop shouting: "Dad, I'm Li Dongqiang." ”

Li Zhi also saw that this boy was his son Li Dongqiang. The father and son parted and hugged each other, crying incessantly. The people around also recognized Li Zhi. Then wipe your tears.

When Li Zhi left, the child was seven or eight years old, and now he has grown up. He was with the other children, and when he heard that there was a commotion here, he came over together. But the more he looked at this man, the more he felt like his father. When Li Zhi asked Lu Dongjia's words, the child decided that this person must be his father. But he never saw Li Zhi's face clearly, and when he saw Li Zhi getting into the car, he tried to shout: "Dad".

When Li Zhi turned to look at him, the child confirmed that this person was his father. After the father and son hugged each other and cried for a while, the child said that after the family received a letter from the bandits asking for ransom, the mother wanted to sell the house so that she could ransom people. Unexpectedly, when the Lu Dong family heard the news, they sealed the house first. He was not allowed to sell the house, he said that the house had been mortgaged to him because Li Zhi had borrowed money. So watching others redeem their relatives, the mother and son could only cry helplessly. Li Zhi also had a young daughter at home when he left.

When the Lu Dong family folded this mansion into silver, there was not much left after deducting the silver borrowed by Li Zhi. With the help of relatives and friends, I bought a small house in the back and lived in. The life of this orphan and widow can be imagined how difficult it was, but fortunately, with the help of relatives and friends, I finally survived.

Li Zhi saw Li Jing dismount and accompany him, and said to his son, "This is your Uncle Li." ”

The child didn't expect that they would be envious of their partners, and the majestic person riding a tall horse turned out to be his father's together, and he could also call him uncle, so the child called: "Uncle." ”

Li Jing said: "Good boy, this uncle can't be called in vain. As he spoke, he pulled out a gem-encrusted Mongolian dagger. Li Zhi knew that this knife was worth a lot of money, and said, "Alas, what are you doing with such a valuable thing for your child?" ”

Li Jing said: "This thing is what our children should use." ”

The child was naturally very happy with this short knife, and the little friend next to him didn't dare to come over, but his envious eyes almost fell out.

Li Zhi said: "Son, get in the car, let's go home." ”

This Li Dongqiang was so happy to see that he could get into such a carriage, and when he got into the carriage, he saw everywhere. Rubbing his butt against the soft sofa in the car. The children outside the car, through the glass, can see Li Zhi and his son, and the father and son can also see the people outside.

At this moment, Li Zhi felt that he had a special face. In the car, the son asked Li Zhi: "Dad, are you a senior official now?" ”

Li Zhi said: "The official is not big, but he manages a lot of things. You'll know later that your dad is in charge of things that are too important now. ”

The group came to the door of Li Zhi's current home. Li Zhi's wife and woman were in the house, and they heard the sound of people and horses outside, and they had just opened the door and came out. Li Dongqiang jumped out of the carriage and rushed into the courtyard and shouted, "Mom, Mom, Dad is back." ”

Li Zhi's wife didn't react at once. When he saw Li Zhi, who was dressed in a fancy suit, enter the hospital, he leaned against the door all of a sudden, and almost didn't fall. Mrs. Li said to her daughter, "Call Daddy." ”

But when Li Zhi left, his daughter was still young, and she had no impression of her father, and she couldn't scream at the father who suddenly appeared. Now my daughter is six or seven years old. Li Zhi went over and picked up the woman who was wearing a dress that didn't fit well, and tears flowed for a long time.

Li Jing came over and said: "Sister-in-law, our Director Li has always been thinking about the children at home and you, but the things that Director Li manages are all very important military aircraft matters, and he has always been inseparable. That's the chance to come back and see you. ”

Mrs. Li Zhi is also a woman from a large family and has read some books. He didn't know how big an official Li Zhi was, but seeing Li Zhi go home with such a big pomp, she knew that Li Zhi had a great future.

Mrs. Li hurriedly invited everyone into the house to sit. The house was small, but it was very clean.

Li Jing asked Li Zhi to bring in all the things he brought back, and Mrs. Li asked her to carry the things to the other West House, and the East Room was too small when people sat down.

Before Li Zhi and his family could talk for a while, Li Zhi's relatives and friends heard the news of Li Zhi's return and came to see him.

Li Jing saw that there were many people, so she got up and said goodbye. Li Zhi sent him out of the door, and Li Jing said: "I'll leave a few guards for you, and when the time comes, I will arrange for them to change the guard and eat, and you don't care about the affairs outside, and leave the glass carriage to you." Li Jing attached to Li Zhi's ear and said, "I'll be careful that you are tired tonight." ”

After speaking, Li Jing quickly laughed and left Li Zhi, and Li Zhi could only point his finger at Li Jing and say, "You kid is waiting for me." ”

In the inn, everyone washed up. Zhang Zhimu saw that Li Jing was back, so he said to him: "Li Jing went to ask, what is delicious in this Hengshui, we haven't had a good meal for a long time, find a good place today, let's go and have a good drink." ”

That night, Li Zhi also found a restaurant to invite relatives and friends to have a good drink, and during the banquet, Li Zhi told him about following Zhang Zhimu to the north and south, of course, he didn't say that he fell into the grass in Niutou Mountain.

Relatives and friends inevitably complained about him, saying that since he was saved, he should have sent a message to his family as soon as possible. Li Zhi also kept nodding yes.

Of course, Li Zhi and his wife haven't seen each other for a few years, and all the resentment has been resolved with a little affection. In the end, it was decided that when the weather warmed up next year, the family would go to Yaogang to live together. In fact, Zhang Zhimu told Li Zhi this time that if it didn't work, he would take his family away. But Li Zhi knew that there were too many people on the way, and it was freezing cold, so there were many inconveniences. So he promised that as soon as the weather was warm, he would send someone back to pick up a few of his mother.

Li Zhi told them that in Yaogang, the children can go to the best school, and they eat meat dishes every day. There is also running water and a toilet at home. Of course, these things need to be patiently explained by Li Zhi one by one. In fact, being able to explain these things to his family like this, Li Zhi also feels very happy.

The next day, according to Li Zhi's request, Zhang Zhimu and others came to Li Zhi's house to have a look. Since Li Zhi is a few years older than Zhang Zhimu, Zhang Zhimu calls Mrs. Li Zhi sister-in-law.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Li Zhi has been too busy in the past few years and has no time to come back, don't blame him." If my sister-in-law wants to blame me, blame me. Li Zhike often thinks about home. ”

Of course, Zhang Zhimu and others were invited to attend the banquet where Li Zhi entertained relatives and friends. Zhang Zhimu toasted all of Li Zhi's relatives and friends, thanking them for taking care of Li Zhi's family when Li Zhi was not at home.

Li Zhi is a big family and has many relatives and friends in Hengshui. They knew that Zhang Zhimu was a rich man, but they didn't expect Zhang Zhimu to be so amiable. Because Li Zhi is a subordinate after all, Zhang Zhimu can treat him like this and give him enough face. It shows that Li Zhi is also a good mix, and they all treat Li Zhi differently.

Wait for Zhang Zhimu and their team to set off. Li Zhi's whole family and many of his relatives and friends came to see him off. These relatives and friends knew that Li Zhi had returned with a large team this time, so they camped outside the city. But I didn't expect this team to be so long.

Of course, Li Zhi's family said goodbye in tears. Li Zhi was away from home for too long, and he came back and left in a hurry. The mother and son at home are very reluctant. Li Zhi gritted his teeth and got into the carriage and left.

The relatives and friends who saw him off were very envious of Li Zhi. said to Mrs. Li, wait for the blessings, look at this team of many people, Li Zhi can have a four-wheeled carriage to sit on, that is not a small official.

Mrs. Li was also dizzy when she heard what everyone said.

Whoever says it's leap November, but it's still very cold in leap November.

Due to the snow on the road, Zhang Zhimu's caravan was able to travel fifty or sixty miles every day when it was fast, but fortunately, everyone's warmth measures were very good, and there was no serious frostbite. Zhang Zhimu took special care of the more than 200 women and arranged them on the carriage that pulled the goods, so that none of them were left behind. Fortunately, there were no other troubles along the way, except for the cold weather. When they went out of Hengshui to Zhending, westward to Yu County, and then to Yangqu County, they had been walking for more than ten days. When they arrived in Yangqu, Zhang Zhimu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Zhimu discussed with Chen Yufeng and the others, there are still two days to go, and they should send a letter to their families.

Chen Yufeng said: "Let Li Jing and them go first." I don't know what to do at home. ”

Yaogang is indeed very busy here. Every time a caravan returns, the children are the happiest because that's their festival.

After Yang Jing escorted the grain away, the first to come back was the silver car escorted by Lin Feng and Wei Xiang. Although Lin Feng and the others only had more than 50 musketeers and 200 newly joined cavalry, because these prisoners, coachmen and others understood that getting to the kiln was their way of life, they could take the initiative to cooperate, and they were really fine along the way. The few bandits they encountered, seeing from a distance that Lin Feng and their horsemen were all carrying muskets, they knew that they must be from the kiln, so they hid far away. According to the habit, when they were about to travel a day away from Yaogang, Lin Feng and Wei Xiang also sent personnel to notify their families. Huang Yukun and the others were busy again. Fortunately, there were not many people who came back this time, so these captives notified Li Dong to send someone to pick them up, because now there are mobile forces on Li Dong's side at home. Those coachmen and others can arrange a place to stay.

However, there was one thing, taking advantage of Lin Feng's lack of arrival, Huang Yukun hurriedly brought Yan Boju and Li Yunhe over, and told them that what they came back this time was not ordinary goods, but silver cars. This Yan Boju's small eyes stood up and said: "This Zhimu is too disagreeable, such an important matter, and he didn't send a person with a little weight back." Zhimu is young, and the 'mountain harrier' is also unreasonable, and he doesn't help arrange it. ”

Seeing that Yan Boju had been nagging, Huang Yukun said: "Zhimu, they must have something big to do, otherwise they can't arrange it like this." However, I also paid attention to Lin Feng and Wei Xiang, they are two old men from our kiln. People are also stable, isn't it okay to come back. ”

Yan Boju said: "After they came back, they unloaded the general goods into the warehouse. Then some of our confidants moved to the basement. ”

Huang Yukun said: "It's still Uncle Yan's old way, just do what Uncle Yan said." ”

When Lin Feng and Wei Xiang's caravan arrived at Yaogang, they were also greeted ceremoniously. Lin Feng and Wei Xiang told Huang Yukun with solemn expressions, all the silver boxes are pulled on this car, you check it, there is no one missing, and all the seals are intact. As if he hadn't heard, Huang Yukun commanded everyone to unload the goods into the warehouse. After everyone left the warehouse, Huang Yukun said to the two of them: "Don't make a noise now, just treat it as a batch of goods back." ”

The two of them suddenly realized that this Huang Yukun was not an ordinary person, and for such a big matter, she was so calm and calm, as if she was okay in front of outsiders.

Yan Boju was very happy that more than 2,000 horses had returned, and he was happy to see them. Huang Yukun asked him if there was still a place to put these horses? He said that as long as the horses came back, there would be a place.

After arranging the personnel to come back, Huang Yukun, Yan Boju, and Li Yunhe called Lin Feng and Wei Xiang, and then carefully inspected the goods, and after opening the outer packaging, he saw that the seals on all the boxes were intact, and Huang Yukun personally registered them one by one. Because the four merchants in Zhangjiakou were also afraid that the silver box would be moved by others, they all attached their own seals.

Huang Yukun said to Lin Feng and Wei Xiang: "You two have made a great contribution to the kiln. You've worked really hard. ”

After these two arrived at Yaogang, they followed Zhang Zhimu to the south and north to see the world and learn a lot of things. This time I finally had the opportunity to complete an important task independently. Huang Yukun's praise made the two of them feel that the hard work along the way was worth it. Because Huang Yukun is not an ordinary person, Hu Yukun's approval, Mr. Zhang will know when he comes back.

Lin Feng said: "It is our honor that everyone trusts us to be able to take on this responsibility, and we are honored to be trusted. ”

In the evening, Huang Yukun, Yan Boju, and Li Yunhe arranged for people to carry these boxes to the basement. The group was busy for half a night before they finished carrying the box. Huang Yukun didn't open these boxes again, he had to wait for Zhang Zhimu and Lu Chengxiang to come back and open them. Huang Yukun is such a calm person. Otherwise, so much silver must have endless temptation for ordinary people.

Early the next morning, Yan Boju came to find Huang Yukun again. Said to Huang Yukun: "Yukun." There are three things to do. The first is to buy grass, the second is to buy cloth, and the third is to build a house, and if you can't build a house, you have to build a shack. ”

Huang Yukun said: "I see that we have a lot of haystacks. What else do you want to buy grass for? ”

Yan Boju said: "The grass is barely enough now, but if we come back, the horses will not be enough." By then, it will be colder, and it will be more difficult to buy grass again. Besides, the current grass is barely enough, and it is no problem to buy more, and it can't be wasted if there is more grass. ”

"What else do you want to buy cloth for?" Huang Yukun asked.

Yan Boju smiled and said, "You bought the quilts around." Where do you go back to buy quilts and clothes? So I bought cloth and cotton early and came back to make quilts and clothes. Prepare, a little more. ”

Huang Yukun said: "This well-known is like this, and it doesn't think about what we do, just to bring people back." ”

Yan Boju said: "These people may be more important to Zhimu than those silver. You will know in the future, and I, an old man, know what Zhang Zhimu thinks in his heart. ”

Huang Yukun said: "The house can't be built now, so let's buy more wood to build some shacks." Although it is not as beautiful as a house, it is warmer in winter. It would be better to let Li Yunhe pass the heating in. ”

"Also, there are so many people now, and eating this winter is also a problem, so we should find a way as soon as possible. Although there is enough food to eat, people can't just eat food. Yan Boju said.

Huang Yukun said: "Thanks to the silage we made this year, after cutting corn and sorghum, we planted a lot of autumn vegetables. We also bought some, and if we don't increase the number of people, I can see enough to eat. ”

Yan Boju said: "The soybeans that Fan Chengkun brought back should not be moved except for a little food for the livestock." These things can be eaten as vegetables in winter. You'd better be prepared to come back. This time, Zhimu sent Lin Feng and them back to do such a big thing. After I went back yesterday, I couldn't sleep, so I thought, there must be a big move on Chiki's side. As a result of his activities, he brought back a lot of silver, horses, and a lot of people. ”

Huang Yukun sighed and said: "During the famine years, this vegetable was difficult to buy in Shanxi, just like grain. It doesn't work from the south either. The Fen River went north against the wind and current, and the boat could not go. Besides, it's starting to freeze. ”

Yan Boju said: "Even if you want to get more vegetables for Lu Yun, you will have to get more vegetables back, otherwise it will be even later when Zhimu and them come back." Now there are 10,000 or 20,000 people here, and you can't do it without preparation. ”

"Then fly pigeons and pass on the book, and let the people of Tongguan buy some vegetables from the south and come back. Then it was transported by land. Huang Yukun said.

Yan Boju said: "We can pick them up after they buy them, and now we are not short of people or horses and camels." ”

After Huang Yukun and Yan Boju finished discussing, they arranged for someone to start buying back a lot of wooden poles. Fortunately, there are also many masons and carpenters among these people in the kiln gang, and under the command of Lu Qi, these people soon built rows of wooden simple houses in the shelter under the kiln gang, and these houses were built with the northern earthen kang. The outside of the house is covered with a mound of earth, which can play a role in keeping warm. Li Yunhe passed the heating pipe through each room again, and it was not cold here in winter.

Some of the people who live in the large classrooms have asked to move to these simple houses. Huang Yukun agreed.

Huang Yukun also arranged for Li Yunhe to send people to various places in Shanxi to buy back a lot of cotton and cloth.

After the cotton cloth was bought, Huang Yukun organized the women to make a lot of quilts. There are also some costumes. Some of the clothes that were just made are now being put on for those who really don't have clothes.

Thanks to Yan Boju and Huang Yukun's advance preparations, the kiln gang has the ability to arrange the personnel who will continue to arrive later. Otherwise, it is hard to imagine what it would be like for a group of people to come in the ice and snow, without food and shelter.

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By the way, I recommend "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty", similar to this article, it is also a "technology flow" through the novel, but it takes place in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yashan, Anti-Yuan, Restoration, and European World Wars.