Chapter 113: The County of the Lu Family
Li Meng didn't know how to answer this, he could only be silent, he actually wanted to say, if the current situation is placed in five years and ten years, I am afraid that I can't have such a situation, at that time it will be even worse, the Ming Dynasty was infinitely weakened in internal friction, and then the Dongyu Tartars who watched on the side completely destroyed the last Han dynasty, dragging China into the darkest and ignorant three hundred years.
I don't know if I can change all this, Li Meng naturally has this idea, but he also knows that his current strength is too small, can he survive when the day comes?
The girls who used to jump around everywhere now follow Li Meng all day long, no matter what Li Meng does, she just wants to ask what is going on, learn to play, look at this Li Meng's expression is heavy, and when there are only two people, she said with relief:
"Don't worry about it, listen to my father...... Father said, today's saint is a Ming monarch, it is difficult for us to come up with such an emperor who is willing to do things, without those eunuchs and literati to take ideas, the world will always be better. ”
Your father will really say, for Li Meng from modern times, although Emperor Chongzhen does not know anything, but he has a great responsibility for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, even absolute responsibility, this is indeed the consensus of the vast majority of opinions, how can such a person be called Mingjun.
This week, Zhujun's tutor is indeed a problem, a girl doesn't know the rules, but she knows the ministers of the court, the law of the Ming Dynasty and firearms, it's really weird.
Although the quiet and boring time on the boat felt slow, it was soon to Lu's county town in western Henan, and when they saw the few people at the ferry, Li Meng and Yanding felt a sense of intimacy, even if they saw the small flag hanging on the bow of the boat, the people at the ferry on Lu's side were also full of vigilance, and when Meng En and the boat boss handed over all the paperwork and vouchers to check, they gave two bags of wheat, which was a little more enthusiastic.
Arrived at the county seat of Lushi at lunchtime. I wanted to live in the inn on the other side of the ferry like Luoyang Kaifeng, but how can this county compare to those big cities, there are a few thatched huts next to the ferry, if you settle down. The only way to go to the inn in the city is to do it. As for the boat boss and the boatman, living on the boat is that.
Li Meng arranged for dozens of people to be escorted on the boat, and the rest of the people drove the carriages and horses off the boat and entered the city as soon as possible. It's either on a boat, or it's in the wilderness.
The city wall of the Lu family is high and thick, compared with the relatively small county town, it seems a bit excessive, which is also easy to understand, the war is chaotic, this city is the only place that can be some peace and security, regardless of the officials and the people naturally have to renovate and repair carefully. That's what you need to live on.
In fact, the defenders of Lu's county town had already closed the city gate in a panic when they saw the team of more than 100 people with cars and horses, and rang the gong to summon the people in the city.
Li Meng explained loudly under the city for a long time. They also used hanging baskets to lead the way to the city, and after showing them the goods, the people in the city were still on guard and did not open the door, and in the end, the general good nutrition level of the salters and the accent of their speech, people who can live this kind of life should not be thieves, this is probably the consensus of everyone. The rest of the evidence is quite strong. Finally let the other party open the city gate.
Lushi is the county seat, which is smaller than Jiaozhou. Even the so-called three most prosperous streets are simple and abnormal, Li Meng's accommodation of more than 100 people has really become a big problem, the so-called largest inn in Lushi County is not enough at all, and in the end, the innkeeper came forward to arrange the extra people in the nearby residences, and gave the same money, which is a place to live.
In fact, such a large caravan came to the small county seat, the whole Lu clan was a bit of a sensation, and the soldiers who were guarding the city sent people to investigate, Li Meng had no choice but to let Meng En go to the county government to report, saying that his party was a merchant from Shandong, because the felt in Shaanxi had been out of stock for a long time.
I heard that at this time, Shaanxi and Yu were a little more peaceful, and I came over to see if I could sell it back, and there were big seals and documents from the Jiaozhou Zhizhou Yamen on the road, which were really certain, and Meng En also sent silver here, which was gradually calmed down and could stay in peace for a few days.
Walking against the river is not fast, when I arrived at Lushi County, it was almost September, and even the scorching heat of midsummer could be described as cool this year, and it was already a little chilly at this time, although Zhou Zhujun also bought a few autumn clothes in Luoyang City, but the girl who couldn't be idle on the boat didn't know that day that she was careless and caught a cold.
Fortunately, he had already come to the county seat, Li Meng directly found a few mothers-in-law to wait, and called Lang Zhong to prescribe medicine, but as before, Li Meng went there and she definitely couldn't go there, but it was rare to be quiet.
The streets of Lushi County are simple and sour, and there is no meaning of wandering, but if you want to buy and sell green salt, it is impossible to shout on the street: "I want to collect green salt." "I can't buy salt in that way, I'm afraid I still have to let the county government of the Lu family directly detain him, saying that he has the intention to collude with bandits.
But I still have to take a walk on the street, and after the Fuwang Salt Store in Luoyang gave the flag on the road, there was no other useful information.
Li Meng went to Zhou Zhujun's house to recuperate before going out, the girl is currently following him, Li Meng can't just ignore it, if it is said that he is in charge, it is a bit too much, but such a delicate and beautiful girl always makes people feel a little careful, so before sending it back to Kaifeng, it is still necessary to take good care of it.
The two mothers-in-law waited in shifts, and when they saw Li Meng coming, they knew that this was the gold master, and their attitudes were very polite, and the mother-in-law who was on duty during the day stepped forward with a smile and said:
"So that the master knows, Lang Zhong has just left, and he has prescribed a few pairs of sweat and heat-clearing decoctions, and he has already taken a dose of decoction, and he has just fallen asleep, and Lang Zhong said that it is much better."
Li Meng nodded, the knowledge and insight of modern people, when encountering such a scene, it seems that what can be said is the life trick of "keeping the house ventilated and drinking more hot water", after saying this, Li Meng opened his mouth and commanded:
"Have you made the chicken soup I said, the girl is infected with the wind and cold and needs to make up for it, and the money will be withdrawn from me."
The woman-in-law obviously showed a look of envy on her face, and said carefully:
"The master's money is enough, as long as it is ordered, it will definitely be done, it is really a girl from a big family, we are here for confinement, and the middle family is to eat an egg, when I fed the young lady chicken soup last night, she still disliked the lack of mushrooms......"
This household is really too big, Li Meng shook his head and smiled bitterly when he heard it, waved his hand to let the woman retreat, and walked into the house by himself, although it was a little cold outside, but the house was unusually warm, the air was filled with the fragrance of medicine, and the girl was covered with a wet towel on her forehead, lying there quietly, sleeping.
Maybe the sick body is weak, compared to the image of jumping around in men's clothes on weekdays, the sleeping girl has that rare demure and gentle temperament.
Li Meng pulled over a low stool and sat by the girl's window, thinking that after coming to ancient times, the things that were born in him were very legendary, having said that, crossing this matter itself was already a shocking story, the sleeping girl was cute, but Li Meng believed that the trouble of the girl herself and her family would not be less than her trouble and cuteness.
"I'm not going back to that cage....... I saw a lot of stuff outside this time...... It's much more interesting than our family...... I'm still on a boat...... When you eat, you hold the bread in your hands and the ...... in your hands."
Li Meng's thoughts were interrupted by the whispering of the girl on the bed, and it was also very interesting to listen to other people's dream words, but these so-called "interesting" things that the girl said intermittently, I am afraid that no matter whether they are crossing or not, they can't find it interesting.
“…… Hee-hee-hee"
The dream was quite continuous, the girl chuckled in the dream, maybe it was a little bigger, the girl opened her eyes, but saw Li Meng sitting on the edge of the bed staring at herself.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, in the defense of etiquette and religion between men and women, it was extremely rude for Li Meng to stare at it like this, but it seems that this Zhou Zhujun's non-compliance with this etiquette is more beneficial than Li Meng.
In fact, Li Meng was currently distracted, and he really didn't stare at it anymore, and suddenly felt that the movement was wrong, but now that the girl had woken up, Li Meng quickly stood up and said:
"If you want to drink water or eat, I'll get it for you."
The girl looked at Li Meng, who was a little flustered, and said in a voice not much bigger than a mosquito:
"I want to drink some water."
Li Meng got up and looked around in the room, looking at Li Meng's figure walking back and forth in the room, the girl's face lying there was getting redder and redder, Li Meng turned around with the water, and was just about to hand it over, seeing that the girl's face was much redder than just now, like the cooked shrimp, and was suddenly startled.
Hurriedly stretched out his hand and tried it on his forehead, not caring about what he said about whether he would be kissed or not, he put it on the girl's forehead, but it was not too hot, Li Meng asked with concern:
"You're not hot at stake......"