Chapter 18: Midori

The first month of 310 A.D

The straight road from Luoyang to Pingcheng (Datong, Shanxi) was cut off, Jinyang had already been occupied by Liu Yuan, and Liu Kun was meeting with Tuoba Yilu in Pingcheng, so we had to make a detour.

Along the way, in addition to the dead bodies everywhere and the dilapidated houses, many displaced people were slowly moving towards Jizhou in groups, and choosing Nandu was the next policy for the people at that time, after all, because Jiangnan was really remote at that time......

Ran Zhan drove the carriage, and Liu Yan also sat in the front of the carriage together, driving with Ran Zhan.

I was alone in the carriage taking care of a little girl who had been rescued on the side of the road, probably more than 10 years old, when I found her, I only had one breath, the whole person was hungry and only skin and bones, her mother stopped my convoy, facing the fast carriage, she did not hesitate at all, just blocked in front of our carriage, and knelt on the ground, without any intention of avoiding it......

If it weren't for Ran Zhan's driving skills were really good, and he couldn't restrain the galloping horse in the last moment, maybe the mother and daughter would have been crushed into pulp by the carriage in an instant, I wonder what kind of force made this mother do this? I slowly got out of the car, looking at the woman in front of me, it was a pair of eyes full of fear and helplessness, the fragile soul drove the dry body to tremble violently, she was disheveled, the Ru room exposed on her chest had been shriveled and only skin left, my guards had formed a human wall, blocking their mother and daughter from the outside, I slowly walked to the front a little bit, and saw a little girl beside her, lying on the ground weakly, really skinny and bones, look at this look, if there is nothing to eat, I'm afraid it won't last long......

My heart was instantly grabbed, how similar are orphans and widows to me?

I saw the little girl's eyes staring straight at her mother, constantly calling out to her mother in a weak voice, and I thought her mother had been frightened by her previous actions......

I glanced at Ran Zhan, his eyes were very flat, I thought I should have seen too much, I had to look at Liu Yan, this senior brother who should always be with me in the future, I looked at her with pleading in my eyes.

Liu Yan knew that I had a kind heart, in fact, how could he not be moved by this scene, if this mother didn't take this risk, maybe our convoy would have passed like this, and then what was waiting for them would definitely be death. It's really pitiful for the hearts of parents all over the world......

Liu Yan nodded, and the guards also took out a little dry food and prepared to give the mother and daughter something to eat first. But at this moment, an unexpected scene happened again......

The withered woman seemed to be moved by her daughter's call, she lowered her head and looked deeply at her daughter, there was indescribable love and reluctance in her eyes, the mother could not hear what I said, but stared closely in my direction, looking around me very carefully, until she saw me looking at a young man leading the group with pleading eyes, and the young man finally nodded in agreement, she withdrew her gaze, and slowly lowered her head thoughtfully......

When the guards around me took out dry food to help their mother and daughter, she suddenly pulled away her daughter's little hands that were holding her tightly, turned her head, and didn't look at her daughter again, she stood up, and took a deep look in my direction, and then hit the dead tree not far away without hesitation......

When examining the body, the guards found that she already had maggots on her body, and the wounds on her stomach were all eroded, so she probably knew that she would not live long......

If she just wants to ask for some alms, I don't think she will hold her own daughter to stop the car, in the mother's opinion, this convoy is definitely a family, as long as the convoy can be stopped, their mother and daughter may still be saved, but how to let others take her in, this mother actually doesn't know what to do? Now I unexpectedly found that there is a noble child in the convoy, and this child is not accompanied by a maid of about the same age, which is undoubtedly like a life-saving straw, no matter what, it must be bo, so that this noble child is moved and sympathetic, then her daughter has hope to stay, and if she is alive, then the adults around this child will definitely shirk for various reasons, and will never take in their mother and daughter, at most just give themselves and their daughters a little food that will not live long, will leave quickly again, even if God is pitiful, the people in this convoy are willing to take in their mother and daughter, but if they follow together in this situation now, it will only make people dislike themselves and their daughters, so ......

When I thought of this, my hand covered my mouth at once, and tears flowed uncontrollably in an instant, although my parents were dead, I had no worries about food and clothing, and I was a princess raised in the depths of the boudoir, how could I know that the world was so miserable. Although I hear people talk about how miserable the outside world is every day, it wasn't until I saw with my own eyes along the way and what happened today that I really realized how miserable it is for the homeless people who are not blessed by the big clan to live in this era, and I really can't be calm at this time......

The convoy continued to travel, only stopping and replenishing food in some large towns, and the prime minister gave me plenty of supplies and money when I came out, so there was really no shortage of anything.

I gently fed her a little water to drink, and it was not good to drink too much at once after being thirsty for so long, so I just smeared water on her lips first, so that she could feel the moisture slowly, and then gave her a small amount of water, and then I waited for her to wake up before feeding her some rice porridge and pancakes. I chopped the pancakes and fed them to her in rice porridge, and I took care of them for three days. She was getting better, because of the bumps in the carriage, I didn't let her get up, she saw that I had been taking care of her, just nodded gratefully, and then turned her face alone, so that I could not see her crying, but I could hear her slight and choked voice: Mother......

When I heard that word, my heart was also sour, they are all motherless children......

Finally almost arrived at Guangwu County (part of today's Dai County, located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, under the Yanmen Pass), there is the "first pass in China" Yanmen Pass, and there is the first floor of the Great Wall - Bian Jing Tower (the building hangs the "sound of the four reaches" huge plaque for the first plaque in Asia), how many historical events are related to this pass: Mu Tianzi's western tour, Hufu cavalry shooting, the siege of Baideng, the plot of Ma Yi, Zhaojun's exit, Emperor Xiaowen's southward migration, Emperor Yang's northern tour, Jingkang's change, Cixi's southward flight, etc., these events have affected the course of Chinese history.

There is also Wutai Mountain nearby, the first dojo of the Pure Land Ancestral Garden, the Eastern Jin Dynasty Buddhist Master Shi Huiyuan's teachings - Bairenyan Temple, and it is the hometown of the country. It is a large source of iron ore, and there are also abundant deposits of limestone, gold, silver and copper.

I looked carefully at the scenery of this place, compared to other places, this place is really good, the vegetation on the mountains is still green, our group of more than 70 people gradually entered the center of this ancient city, all the way are homeless, crowded streets, the little girl looked at me with panic.

I know, she was afraid that I would leave her when she was better, and I fed her a sip of water, in fact, I was much younger than her, but I didn't look rusty at all when I took care of her.

We came to the pavilion, and the post came forward to receive us, he really didn't expect to come from the south, and it was a Beijing teacher, so his attitude was very deferential, and he basically responded to requests.

I live with this little girl, and I really need a maid to take care of her.

It was also the first time I was alone with a little girl, who looked at me and cringed and said, "Childe...... I'm not feeling well......"

I was speechless, I was dressed in men's clothes all the way, no different from a 7-year-old boy, but compared to me, I was more handsome and chic.

I'm only less than 4 years old, I'm really speechless, are the nobles of this era all perverted? But what can I do even if I'm 7 years old?

I didn't explain, I just waved my hand and reluctantly told her that I was a woman.

I'm helpless, don't be surprised to die this night if I don't say I'm a woman, but I'm a boy, why is it so natural to say I'm a girl...... I'm really speechless to myself as well.

The little girl looked at me in surprise, but there was actually a little loss in her eyes.

I wondered, is it wrong for me to be a woman?

The little girl looked at my changing face, turned her head slowly, and said as if to herself, "It would be nice if I were really a son......

My ears are so good, and I can hear them so lightly, is it my fault? Men can't do it, and women can't do it anymore???

My puffed up appearance added a lot of childlike fun, and the little girl looked at me and smiled with relief. The gap between me and Midori seems to have faded a lot......

The little girl went to fill up some tea and cleaned up a little so that I could sleep comfortably.

I looked at her busy figure, a small person, but also beautiful, and I asked, "Do you have a name?" ”

"My mother called me Little Green, saying that when she gave birth to me, she could still eat fresh vegetables, tender and dewy vegetables...... So my dad named me Little Green. ”

"Little Green? Yes, Aunt Hong is called Xiaohong, hehe"

"The slave doesn't dare to compare with the young lady's aunt...... Miss, you won't drive Midori away in the future......"

"Why do you want to drive you away, I haven't had my own playmates since I was a child, you can follow me in the future, I'll call you Little Green"

"Well, miss, why are you dressing up as a child?" A hint of disappointment flashed inexplicably in Xiao Lu's eyes.

I comforted her helplessly, I couldn't tell her that I was actually a boy, I could only comfort: "The road is dangerous, if I hadn't been followed by fine horsemen all the way, I don't know how many times I have been robbed, whether I have been killed in this Guangwu County is a problem." ”

"That's right, I'll ...... with my mother" Little Green's eyes suddenly turned red again......

I was also speechless for a while, her mother's death was so tragic that no one could accept this fact at once, and that miserable scene kept popping up in front of my eyes now. can only accompany this little girl silently......

After a while, Xiao Lu spoke again: "Miss, what kind of people are we?" "There was even a guard to protect her, and the neat equipment was not something that ordinary people could have, so she was really puzzled and worried.

I looked at her for a long time, and for some reason, I was usually very wary of other people's questions, but when I thought of her mother, my heart softened, since we were going to be together in the future, I would know sooner or later. I said calmly: "I am Princess Mingyue, these people are all my relatives and some of my teacher's servants given to me by Prime Minister Sima Yue, well, and my good brother, his name is Ran Zhan, he is such a tall and burly young man, only a little more than 11 years old, do you believe it?" Hehe, there is also my teacher's sister-in-law Liu Yan, I asked him to play my brother. You can call me the same. ”

"Don't you dare, slave maid, I'll still call Young Master Liang and Yan Gongzi" Xiao Lu's face was full of shock, she was really shocked, she actually had something to do with the royal family, and became the princess's maidservant, is this a pie in the sky? ? Midori said as she secretly pinched her face with her hand.

"Whatever you want, you can call me Xiaocao in the future, the nickname that my father gave me."

"I'm still called when there is no one, and I still call it a princess when there are people, otherwise I will be thrown away without distinguishing between respect and inferiority!" Xiao Lu was a little frightened, why didn't this princess have a temper at all?? Is it because it's too small?

"There's nothing wrong with you calling me a princess in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but when you get here, do you want to call me a princess?"

"The slave knows."

I looked at Xiao Lu's face of dignity and humility and looked very helpless, if there is no respect and humility in this era, maybe people don't know how to live, I sighed helplessly.

I suddenly heard that it was very noisy outside, and I felt a little impatient, this sound came from outside the post house, and it was all a woman's voice, and I looked at Xiao Midori a little strangely.

Xiao Lu's face turned red, she knew very well what was going on, but the princess asked, Xiao Lu had to say honestly: "Princess, this is the women from those homeless people who came here to solicit customers......

"Don't their husbands care? Why are you so shameless? ”

Xiao Lu's face suddenly turned very pale, and he said with a little pain in his twisting: "Princess, it's not what you imagined, these women go to solicit customers to earn some food, and then take it back to their families to eat, many of them are the whole family to run for their lives, their husbands are dead, or disabled, sick, the old and young of the family, all need to rely on them to sell themselves to maintain a day's rations......"

Obviously, I heard from Little Green's words that her mother had done the same thing...... And my words undoubtedly hurt her......

I looked at Midori's eyes and became gentle, took her hand, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry......"

Xiao Lu naturally knew that in the eyes of the dignitaries, they were nothing at all, so she never thought that I would apologize to her, the tears in her eyes couldn't be stopped anymore, she sat down on the ground, and sobbed: "Mother......"

Just when I didn't know how to comfort the crying Midori, there was a knock at the door