Before Ziyan could figure out how to answer Minchan's words, a burst of light footsteps sounded behind her, and Minchan's face showed surprise, and she said a deep blessing behind her: "The slave has seen Madame." ”

It was really Ma Yun who came this time, she glanced at Minchan, and said playfully: "Get up, you are not my slave, don't be polite." ”

Seeing that Ma Yun saw through her plan to mourn the soldiers, she didn't feel that her face turned red, so she had to stand up and ask sneeringly, "Madam, why are you here?" ”

Ma Yun's face didn't see any change, and while walking in, he said lightly: "Today is the Lantern Festival, I'll come to see you, how are you, how are you doing here?" ”

Minchan followed closely behind Ma Yun and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito and a fly: "Thank you Madame for your concern, the slave is very good." ”

Ma Yun suddenly turned her head and stared at Minchan tightly for a long time, before she smiled and said: "Minchan, I'm a few years older than you, let's call you sister, you talk easily, but your eyes can't deceive me, don't you feel a little wronged by being locked up here." ”

Minchan's nose seemed to be sour for no reason, and she shed a few tears, and choked up: "With my sister's words, my sister can stand any grievances." ”

Ma Yun didn't expect her to say this, and Minchan immediately changed her words, this ability to observe words and emotions is really unusual, she couldn't help but put away her smile, and said: "I don't humiliate you by being your sister, but the status in your mind is not as good as your stepfather Wang Yun." ”

Minchan didn't expect that Ma Yun would go around Wang Yun in just a few words, but this matter was her heart disease, but she couldn't avoid it.

Ma Yun saw that her face was embarrassed, but she was unmoved, and continued: "Sister, you only see our family on the surface of the infinite scenery, but you don't know that our family also has our family's difficulties, our family has no foundation in Xiangyang, several sisters and children, are all tied to the master's body, if the master has three long and two short, have you ever thought about the time, our orphans and widows, where will we go, if there is really that day, I am afraid that the world is big but there is no place for us, So you also have to understand the master's difficulties, and he also locked you up in this small courtyard as a last resort. ”

Minchan really didn't think about it so much, she was only thinking about the task that Wang Yun gave her, and Wang Yun didn't ask her to kill Liu Xin's surname at the beginning, now that she thinks about it, things are really what Ma Yun said, if Liu Xin dies, the fate of this family will probably be even more miserable than ordinary people, she couldn't help but look up at Ma Yun, and muttered: "Sister, I, I really didn't think about harming the master." ”

Ma Yun sighed faintly and said: "Sister Diaochan, the lord is not only tied to our family, but also thousands of households in Jingzhou and Yizhou, under the governance of the lord, these places are politically harmonious, and the lives of the people are like a day, if there is no master, God knows what will become like here, you can live in this small courtyard with peace of mind, don't think nonsense, when the lord comes back, I will talk to him, return you to freedom, when the time comes, you can go wherever you want, no one will stop you, these two years." , You didn't take a step out of the house, no wonder you don't know what is going on outside, and when you go out for a walk later, you will understand. ”

Minchan listened to Ma Yun's promise, she was surprised and delighted, and just wanted to thank Ma Yun, but heard her say to Ziyan and Yanyun: "You two take care of her, and when the master comes back, I will let him forgive your sins together, today I brought some rice balls, and you will eat them separately in a while, so have a good holiday." ”

Ziyan and Yanyun have lived in this small courtyard for these days, and they already feel much more comfortable than in the past, their mood is also cheerful, and their faces are ruddy, and now they hear that their sins can be forgiven, and they are even more overjoyed, they didn't even hear what Ma Yun brought to them, but Minchan had already recovered from what Ma Yun said just now, and asked in surprise: "Sister, what are tangyuan, why have I never heard of it." ”

Ma Yun unconsciously sighed, Minchan's little mouth is sweet, sister, sister's mouth is not separated, no wonder she was able to fascinate Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu in history, and couldn't help but smile and said: "There are many things you haven't heard of, you will know after a while, this rice ball is very delicious, eating rice balls on the day of the Shangyuan Festival symbolizes reunion, and eating moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival is the same meaning, but unfortunately, the lord is out for the sake of the world, and he can't eat the rice balls on this year's Shangyuan Festival." ”

People in the late Eastern Han Dynasty didn't know how to make glutinous rice balls, just like moon cakes, and glutinous rice balls were also foods that Liu Xin and Ma Yun thought of processing, but Liu Xin was marching and fighting outside, and there were too many things to consider, so of course snacks like tangyuan had to be put aside temporarily.

However, also outside, Zhang Liao has a good mouth, because before the Spring Festival, Liu Xin managed to get the caravan to bring him some glutinous rice flour and osmanthus, red dates, red beans and other fillings, the production of glutinous rice balls is not complicated, Zhang Liao's firehead army will also do it, and every year on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, a large pot of glutinous rice balls will be made for the soldiers to eat, in the past few years, the glutinous rice balls have become the day of the Shangyuan Festival, the reserved food in the barracks, especially for these soldiers who left their hometowns and came to Xuzhou, can eat glutinous rice balls on the Shangyuan Festival, The meaning is very different, so this morning, the whole barracks was busy, and the soldiers who didn't have to be on duty also came to the room to help the firehead soldiers.

The first batch of dumplings has just been made, Zhang Liao can't wait to pack a big bag, personally sent to Mizhu Mansion, he is not deliberately to please this future uncle, but does feel that Mi Zhu is noble and virtuous, is a person worthy of deep friendship, as for Tao Qian, Zhang Liao has no feelings for him, although in Xuzhou in the past two years, I also heard that he was wild and uninhibited when he was young, and he was quite talented in military and political affairs, but now it seems that it is probably because he is getting older, he has become like a dying old bureaucrat, and he can no longer see half of his pride and fighting spirit,

With the deepening of the relationship, Mi Zhu also admired Zhang Liao's loyalty very much, heard that he was coming, hurriedly dropped the book in his hand, stepped forward, and said: "Brother Wenyuanxian, today is the Shangyuan Festival, I am about to send someone to invite, but I don't want you to come." ”

Zhang Liao said with a smile: "Brother Zizhong, I came here today, just because it is the Shangyuan Festival, I specially brought some Xiangyang delicacies, and invited my brother to taste them together." ”

Mi Fang got the news, and hurriedly walked out from behind, and said in a loud voice: "Brother Zhang brought something delicious over again, Xiangyang is not a paradise on earth, why are there always some novelties." ”

Zhang Liao said disapprerovingly: "That's all because I voted for a good lord, my lord you haven't seen it, astronomy and geography know everything, know everything, this time the glutinous rice balls and the moon cakes last time, are all food made by him, not only that, the paper and white porcelain are also developed under the instruction of the lord, but these things are the secrets of the research institute, what is going on, I have no way of knowing, however, this glutinous rice balls are indeed sweet and delicious, and they are rare delicacies." ”

Mi Fang has been under the guidance of Zhang Liao in the past two years, and his martial arts have been improved, and after listening to Zhang Liao's words, he was even more fascinated by Xiangyang, so he hugged his fists and said: "Brother Zhang, I don't know if I can serve under Lord Liu." ”

Mi Zhu glared at him and said, "How can you make Wen Yuan embarrassed, in this case, I will not mention it in the future." ”

In fact, he was not worried about making Zhang Liao embarrassed, but afraid that Tao Qian would be unhappy when he knew, after all, he was still working under Tao Qian, and the entire family business was also in Xuzhou.

Zhang Liao is not stupid, how can he not understand what Mi Zhu is thinking in his heart, and hurriedly diverts the topic and says: "Why don't you see my little sister, she loves sweets the most, I think Tangyuan must have an appetite for her." ”

Mi Zhu said with a smile: "Brother Wen Yuanxian, Zhen'er has already done the ceremony, it is inconvenient to meet outsiders in the future, even if the two of you have a marriage contract, you will not be able to meet until you get married, but since you are here today, we will discuss it, choose an auspicious one, and marry Zhen'er through the door." ”

Zhang Liao hesitated and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Zizhong, my lord often says that Dong Zhuo messed with politics and power, causing the people in the world to be born in dire straits, and the world is undecided, why should the family be." ”

In fact, Zhang Liao still has an idea, Liu Xin personally led the army to the Northern Expedition to Dong Zhuo, but he was busy marrying a wife and starting a family in Xuzhou, how to be worthy of Liu Xin's trust, of course, Liu Xin's Northern Expedition is still a secret, and he can't tell Mi Zhu,

As Ma Yun expected, Liu Xin is not so comfortable this year's Shangyuan Festival, Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao have been repulsed, and the bloody battlefield in front of them has to be cleaned up as soon as possible, a large number of arrows abandoned on the battlefield, whether crossbow arrows or feather arrows, must be collected as much as possible for sorting, and those that can continue to be used should be distributed to the soldiers, and those undamaged stone bullets, clay pot bullets, and Zama nails should also be recycled as much as possible, which can not only save financial resources but also reduce the pressure of transportation. It can also prevent some secrets from falling into the hands of the enemy,

In this vicious battle, the Han infantry also paid huge casualties, more than 8,000 people were killed, and more than 10,000 were wounded, most of these casualties were caused by arrow wounds, and the other is the injury caused by the impact of the war horse, but the real knife wounds are very small, the bow and arrow of the nomadic cavalry are indeed sharp, the armor defense of the Han soldiers can be quite good, and they still can't block the sharp arrows of the nomadic cavalry, fortunately, they are wearing silk clothes close to their bodies, as long as they don't hit the vital point, there is no big problem, and they will be raised for a period of time to restore their combat effectiveness, However, the soldiers who were hit by the war horses were not so lucky, most of them had broken bones and tendons, and many of their internal organs were shattered, even if they did not die, they could be disabled, and basically lost their combat effectiveness.

Most of the soldiers who died on the battlefield were in their young age, they were the pillars of the family, under the hands of other princes, the fall of a soldier often means the beginning of a family's bad luck, however, these soldiers in Liu Xin's hands are not afraid, Liu Xin's policies can make their families have no worries, even if they lose their surnames, the government will take care of their families, not only have generous pensions, but also reduce taxes for several years,

But seeing such a scene, Liu Xin himself was very sad, these young lives because of his order, never returned to his hometown to reunite with his wife and children, thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel that his hands were stained with blood, and he was here, but he heard Zhang Fei shouting there: "Grandma's, it's really stuffy." ”