The great change in Fengyang, the central capital, can be said to shake the world.

In this Fengyang Incident, Zhongdu fell, the imperial tomb was destroyed, and Yang Yipeng, the imperial envoy of Caoyun and the governor of Fengyang, could not escape the blame, and was arrested and escorted back to Beijing. It is said that a decapitation and abandonment of the city cannot escape.

Along with Yang Yipeng, Fengyang Patrol Wu Zhenying was also investigated, and it is estimated that he will be sentenced to a beheading of the marquis, that is, a suspended death.

Yang Ze, the eunuch of the garrison of Zhongdu, committed suicide in fear of crime, Yan Rong, the prefect of Fengyang, died in the war, and at the same time, the number of officials who were not in the war reached a staggering hundred......

However, the shock was confined to the upper bureaucracy and the scholarly class, and only to the northerners who had suffered so much from the war. The further south you go, the smaller the impact.

When they arrived in Yangzhou Mansion, at the beginning, the officials and scholars were still sighing and crying, but with the advent of the spring day, the wind and the sun were warm, and the flowers were like brocade, but the trace of sorrow and anger was like frost under the scorching sun, which melted away in an instant.

War is only a matter for the northerners, so what does it have to do with us?

It is better to take advantage of this good day of spring and bright scenery, take three or five old couples, float the boat, chant the poem of the bright moon, sing the chapter of the fairy, drunk eyes to see the flowers and flowers, and comfort is only under the blue sky and white clouds.

The time has come to April of the eighth year of Chongzhen, the weather is hot, and the winter clothes on the body have already been taken off and put on cool clothes. The seedlings in the field have already been green, the spring water is like blue, and the river flowers are better than the fire.

Fengyang's blood and fire have long been forgotten. After all, more than three months have passed since the big change thousands of miles away from Yangzhou, and now, it is just a little talk in everyone's mouth. In the countryside, many people don't even know that there is such a thing.

But in the spring water of Rugao County, this matter has always been a hot topic in the mouths of everyone.

Sun Yuan served as the grain chief, escorted the county's autumn grain to Zhongdu to run errands, and the people in the village were greedy for free food, drink and silver, so they went to Fengyang with him.

Later, because Sun Yuan suspected these villagers of being in the way, he asked Shao Wei to pretend to be an official in the prefect's yamen on the afternoon of the 14th day of the Lunar New Year, and lied that the peasant army would enter Fengyang early tomorrow morning.

The people of Quanshuitai are honest farmers, and many of them have been to Rugao County as far as their lives, and they immediately panicked. He immediately unloaded the ship, set sail and walked away.

On the way, there were also suspicions among the porters. After a day of boating, I saw a sky-high fire in the direction of Fengyang behind me. The light of the fire could be clearly seen from sixty miles away.

At this moment, everyone took a breath of cold air: they didn't expect Sun Yuan to say anything, and the thief army actually entered Fengyang one night in advance on the fourteenth night of the Lunar New Year. It's also my luck, if I go a few hours late, I will lose it all there!

At this time, the porters did not dare to delay, and sailed day and night like crazy, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they fled to Huai'an. After a day of rest, I went down the Grand Canal to Zhenjiang, and then turned to the Yangtze River back to Rugao.

Although it was fast, it took nearly a month to get along the way.

At this time, the entire Yangzhou Mansion and the entire Rugao County also knew about the tragic situation in Fengyang at a time. This time, Sun Yuan escorted Qiuliang to Zhongdu, and he took the entire male body of Quanshuitai over. If they don't come back, the village will be finished.

So, before they returned, the women and children of the whole spring stayed on the dock all day long, looking forward to it.

When they saw the boat docked and the men on board, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, and then jumped up, holding their heads and crying.

Sun Yuan's mother was naturally in the crowd, but after looking for a long time, she didn't see her son.

Her face turned pale at once, and she didn't say anything, but fell limply to the ground.

Next, Sun Li lay in bed without eating or drinking for several days.

Allowed others to persuade him, he didn't speak or cry, but stared at the top of the tent with blank eyes, as if he was old, and as if he had died.

Fortunately, Sun Xiaohua was serving her mother by her side, and four days later, Sun Li suddenly gritted her teeth and got out of bed, so shocked that Sun Xiaohua hurriedly asked: "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Sun Li's face was calm: "Hua'er, you go and warm a mouthful of rice soup for your mother, your mother is hungry." ”

When Sun Xiaohua saw that her mother had finally started eating, her face was overjoyed, and she hurriedly ran to the room to add a fire to the stove and heat a bowl of rice soup.

After a few sips, a trace of blood finally appeared on Sun Li's face, and he said calmly: "Hua'er, is there already raising seedlings outside?" ”

Sun Xiaohua: "Yes, mother." ”

Sun Lishi: "Spring is about to begin, my mother has to put some water in the field, then plant the mat grass, and then weave some mats to sell." ”

Sun Xiaohua: "Mother, your current body...... Now Ah Yuan is gone...... Mother, you have worked hard all your life, and my daughter doesn't want to see you work so hard. Why don't you move into the city with your daughter? ”

"Shut up, your brother isn't dead!" Sun Li suddenly screamed, and tears fell, this was the first time she cried after the people from Quanshuitai came back: "I have to go down to the ground, I have to save some money to find Ayuan." ”

As he spoke, he struggled to get out.

Sun Xiaohua cried "wow": "Mother, mother...... Ah Yuan is really gone, your current body, if Ah Yuan knows in the spirit of the sky, I don't know how sad I will become, go into the city with my daughter, right? ”

"A-Yuan is not dead!" Sun Li shouted angrily: "What do you do when you go into the city, your men are like that to you, I passed, how will you live in the future." A-Yuan is not dead, and it is not my turn to let you see you off. I want to go to the ground, I want to save money, I want to go to find Ayuan! ”

"Mother, mother!" Sun Xiaohua watched her mother's stumbling footsteps, sat softly on the ground, and cried loudly.

……

It was from that time on, Sun Li went to the ground whenever he was free.

First, he put water into his own paddy field, and after a few days, he borrowed someone else's buffalo, turned the ground, and planted mat grass seedlings.

Then, he carried a dung basket to collect manure on the road all day, and then applied the farmer's manure to the field.

By April, the mat grass in the field was already two feet tall and growing very well.

When Sun Li was fine, he sat on the edge of the field, weeded up, reached out and touched the mat grass, and smiled on his face: "Ah Yuan, this year's mat grass is so good, I like it so much." When the grass is cut, woven into straw mats and sold for money, my mother will go to Zhongdu, and my mother will take you home! ”

In the spring sun, the wrinkles on Sun Li's face were flashing, and tears fell into the paddy fields one by one.

There are ripples that spread gently.

The wind picked up and swept through the mat grass.

The green waves are rolling, like waves.

"Aunt Sun, Aunt Sun, you're a guest at home!" A peasant woman rushed over.

Sun Li wiped his face, and suddenly came to his senses: "Aunt Mao, what's wrong, but A-Yuan has news?" ”

The person named Aunt Mao was undecided, and he hugged Sun Li's family, full of worry: "Aunt Sun, you have to hold on!" ”

"What ......" There was a bad premonition in his heart, Sun Li's face turned pale, and his body began to shake: "A-Yuan...... Ah Yuan ......"

Aunt Mao: "It's not Sun Yuan's business. ”

"So ......"

Aunt Mao: "Aunt Sun, it's the old Niu family in Niujiaxi Village, ten miles away, didn't his daughter tell your family Sun Yuan, that she would get married as soon as Sun Yuan came home?" This time, not only Lao Niu and his brothers came, but even Lao Niu's Hun family and your future daughter-in-law also came over. ”

Hearing her say that it wasn't about her son, Sun Li breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, there is such a thing." It turned out that they were in-laws, and they came. Third aunt, you just told me to hold on, so that I don't understand? ”

Aunt Mao sighed and said carefully: "Aunt Sun, it has been almost four months since your Sun Yuan went to Zhongdu on an errand." I heard that the thief army loved Fengyang and killed people crazy, and even the entire Zhongdu was burned by them, Sun Yuan has not come back yet, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive, it is estimated that ......"

Sun Li shook his head and said in an affirmative tone: "My family A Yuanfu has a great life, and he will definitely go home." It is estimated that he is sick, or he has no money in hand, so he delayed. When I sold the mat, I went to pick him up. ”

"Sun Yuan is with them, how can they have no money...... Looking at Sun Li's face, Aunt Mao was a little unbearable: "Yes, Sun Yuan's life is hard, and he will definitely be able to return safely." Aunt Sun, your in-laws are here, let's go back quickly! ”

"However, this is the second time that my in-laws have come to the door, so I have to go back soon." Sun Li hurriedly washed his hands and face by the river, cut his hair again, looked at the reflection in the water, and then got up and went home.

Speaking of this family business, it was actually decided after Sun Yuan escorted Qiuliang to Zhongdu, and even Sun Yuan didn't know it.

When Sun Yuan just left Rugao last year, Gao Quan, Sun Li's son-in-law, suddenly came to her, saying that Sun Yuan was eighteen years old, and he would be nineteen after the New Year. Someone else has already had a group of children at such an age, and it is not a matter for him to become old and not have a family.

He has already found a family affair for his brother-in-law, and the woman is the daughter of an ordinary farmer in Niujiaxi Village. Sixteen years old, born virtuous and dignified, beautiful as a flower, if Ah Yuan saw it, he would definitely like it, so he made the decision and invited a matchmaker to come to the door to propose. The other party heard that it was Sun Yuan, and knew that he was the grain chief of the county, and he had money in hand, so he was naturally happy, so he decided on it.

In fact, his son is getting older day by day, and Sun Li also thought about getting Sun Yuan married as soon as possible. It's a pity that the family used to be very poor, and life was difficult, plus Sun Yuan couldn't carry his shoulders and couldn't carry it, and he wandered outside all day long, and no one from a good family looked down on his son.

As a result, this matter was delayed and became a piece of Sun Li's heart.

Now, when I hear my son-in-law talk about this, I am also happy in my heart. However, she still had some concerns, saying, what is as beautiful as a flower, beautiful and can't be eaten, I'm afraid that when I come to the door, I will find that she is a delicate lady with thin skin and tender flesh, and she can't do the work in the field. In my opinion, you have to pick one with five big and three thick, and the waist is like a bucket.