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It was already deep winter, the weather was getting colder and colder, but the wind and waves on the sea were not big, Li Yuanqing and his party had a smooth trip, and two days later, they arrived at Dagu Port. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Yuanqing is now a garrison of the Guangning Army, and he can be regarded as a middle-level officer of the Ming Dynasty, and he can be regarded as a person with some status.

Directly ordered Yang Xiaochuan to go to the local yamen for the record, replaced the road guide, and the group did not stop, and went straight to the direction of Jingshi.

It is already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and the New Year is about to be celebrated, on the official road, there are not many people, in the villages and towns on the side of the road, the common people have pasted new couplets, hung up red lanterns, and the children of the rich and noble families set off fireworks, the flavor of the year is getting stronger and stronger, and there is quite a prosperous scene of peace and tranquility.

Originally, Li Yuanqing wanted to go to the market to buy a few horses or mules, after all, people's footsteps are limited, and this trip to Xuanfu is nearly a thousand miles away, and there are livestock that can speed up a lot.

It's a pity that when the New Year is approaching, the price of livestock in various markets has risen very sharply, not to mention horses, and mules have to be more than a dozen taels and one head, which is simply staggering.

Although the common people will not be unable to eat, the bad impact of the Xiaoice River has become more and more deep, and if there is a rout in Quang Ninh......

Li Yuanqing didn't want to think about it anymore, so he had to make everyone speed up, everyone was young and strong, and this trip was regarded as military training.

On the evening of Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Yuanqing and his party rushed to Jingshi.

The team was nearly twenty people, and no one had ever come to Jingshi before, and at this time, looking at the towering city walls of Jingshi, everyone was stunned.

"Brother, this, is this the capital? It's exactly what I thought in my dream. No, it's bigger than my dreams. "Shunzi is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden for the first time, opening her mouth wide and her eyes wide.

The rest of the crowd was not much better.

The capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, is a sacred place for all the people of the Ming Dynasty.

It was Li Yuanqing, looking at the towering city wall of Jingshi, and he was also full of thoughts.

This is the core of the Ming Dynasty and the entire Chinese nation.

Such a majestic city can be said to be a miracle of the world, how can such magnificent rivers and mountains fall into the hands of foreign barbarians?

"Huh. Everyone is here for the first time, and today is Chinese New Year's Eve. Walk. Let's go into the city, Lao Tzu has a treat tonight, and there is enough wine and meat. Li Yuanqing laughed out loud and took the lead in entering the gate of the Jingshi.

The crowd behind him couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly rushed in.

Several soldiers from the Beijing camp guarding the door couldn't help but sneer at the back of Li Yuanqing and his party, "Where did the turtle border army come from?" Still want to eat at a big restaurant? Hum. It's not worth a meal to sell them. ”

"Hey, hey. It is, it is. Li Ye, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, let's not be in a bad mood for a few poor Hanako. It's about to change the guard, how many of us brothers, where are we going to eat tonight? ”

Although Li Yuanqing and the others walked more than a dozen steps, they still heard their words.

Junko couldn't help but be furious, and said in a low voice: "Brother, these dogs are crumb." I'm going to teach them a lesson. ”

Li Yuanqing grabbed Shunzi and said sharply: "What kind of place is this?" Why do you come here? Let's go, let's go to the big restaurant to drink wine and eat meat. ”

Even if Shunzi was unhappy, he didn't dare to go against Li Yuanqing's intentions, and hurriedly followed behind Li Yuanqing.

It's just that he said that he was going to find a big restaurant, but the capital was too big, and Li Yuanqing and his party entered the city from the south gate, and they were completely dazzled as soon as they walked into the city for more than a mile.

Even Li Yuanqing, who has hundreds of years of experience, is a little dazzled, the capital is really too prosperous, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the streets are full of people, crowded, and even more lively.

Everyone was not familiar with the terrain, for fear of getting lost, and did not dare to go further, so they found the largest restaurant on the side of the road and rushed in.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, this meal is the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, even in the capital, Li Yuanqing is not stingy, all the big fish and meat, more than 20 dishes, and specially ordered the cook to cook two more pork hind legs, Shunzi these stick boys, almost ate their tongues into their stomachs, everyone was very happy.

However, as soon as the bill was settled, Li Yuanqing was a little speechless, this meal, he actually ate nearly 20 taels of silver, this price, if it was in Guangning City, he could eat such a banquet seven or eight times.

Behind this prosperous New Year, how should the people live?

But at this time, Li Yuanqing's identity, these problems are definitely not something he can worry about, after eating, the group found a small inn to live in, and they all fell asleep.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the second year of the Apocalypse, early in the morning, Li Yuanqing and his entourage left Beijing and traveled to the northwest to Xuanfu Town.

Out of the boundary of the Jingshi, all the way to the northwest, the terrain and landform have undergone some changes.

But the most significant thing is the farmland on both sides of the official road.

From Dagukou to Jingshi, the water source is abundant, even if the weather is bad, but the crops in the farmland are not bad, but after Jingshi, to Huailai, there is a difference between heaven and earth.

The farmland is covered with thick snow, Li Yuanqing deliberately went to several farmlands on the side of the road to check, many of the wheat in the field, just growing seedlings, I am afraid that it is not yet an inch high, even if he does not know about agriculture, but compared with the land south of Beijing, Li Yuanqing can also guess that this year, the harvest here will not be much better.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yuanqing and his entourage finally arrived in Zhangjiakou.

At this time, Zhangjiakou is far from being comparable to the scale of later generations, this is a town very close to the Xuanfu Acropolis, because of the critical geographical location, it was valued by the Jin merchants, and it has gradually developed over the years.

At this time, Zhang Yunniang and Liu Chunhua lived here temporarily.

Although there was no way to contact Zhang Yunniang and them, Zhangjiakou was not big, so after asking Yang Xiaochuan to inquire for a while, Li Yuanqing found the door.

Although Yang Xiaochuan has small arms and legs, he is quite thin and does not look like a soldier, but he has a clever mind and is familiar with human feelings, so it is most suitable to do such worldly trivial things.

This is a small mansion with two entrances, and there are fresh couplets pasted at the door, and Junko knocked on the door for a while, and soon, a familiar little figure came out to open the door, "Who." ”

As soon as she saw Li Yuanqing, her little mouth couldn't help but cover it hard, and after a moment, she hurriedly ran into the house, "Madam, madam, it's the master, it's the master who is back." ”

Looking at Xiaohe's delicate figure, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but show a smile, "Little girl, slow down." Don't fall. ”

I haven't seen her for a few days, maybe it's because I've eaten well these days, this little girl's body seems to be a lot rounder, a little opener, and more and more fresh.

After a while, Zhang Yunniang, Liu Chunhua, Girl, Xiaohe, and Xiaolian came out together.

"Brother -----"

Zhang Yunniang screamed hard, tears couldn't stop rolling in her eyes, if she hadn't taken care of the occasion and her identity, she was afraid that she would have jumped into Li Yuanqing's arms immediately.

Li Yuanqing strode forward and shook Zhang Yunniang's little hand with a smile, "Yunniang, I've worked hard for you these days." ”

All Zhang Yunniang's thoughts were released in an instant at this moment, and for a moment, she wiped a handful of tears vigorously, and suddenly whispered to Li Yuanqing: "Brother, you go to the house to sit first, let Chunhua's sister-in-law arrange these brothers, we still have guests." ”

"Guest?" Li Yuanqing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his expression was already a little unhappy.

This small mansion is full of his daughters, who will come here for the New Year?

But in a moment, a familiar figure, Shi Shiran walked out of the house, and she lightly said Wanfu, "Is Li Ye back?" The slave family is disturbed. ”

Looking at her familiar pretty face, Li Yuanqing's expression was instantly relieved, revealing an indescribable relaxed and happy smile, "Madam, you are also there." It's cold outside, so go and sit in the back room. ”

It's actually Miss Qu Jia.

How shrewd is Miss Qu Jia? Naturally, he understood the indescribable eagerness in Li Yuanqing's eyes, his pretty face was slightly red, and he said to the maid next to him, "Lotus, help me to the house." ”

"Yes." Lotus Root helped Miss Qu Jia to the back room, and Li Yuanqing and Zhang Yunniang also walked in.

Zhang Yunniang personally made hot tea for Li Yuanqing, and several people exchanged pleasantries, and the strangeness of parting gradually dissipated.

Miss Qu said with a smile: "Some time ago, I heard that Li Ye followed Mao Junmen to defeat Zhenjiang City, which is really exciting. But then, the Tartars counterattacked Zhenjiang again, and there was no news from Mao Junmen and Li Ye, so Sister Yun Niang was really worried. Master Li, can you tell the slave family what has happened these days? ”

Zhang Yunniang also pricked up her ears.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, "Madam, Yun Niang, this matter is a long story." ”

Saying that, Li Yuanqing recounted the events after the Zhenjiang Guard Battle to the two of them, of course, it was just a very general process, and all the details were ignored.

Miss Qu couldn't help frowning when she heard this, she thought about it for a long time, and then said: "Mao Junmen is really far-sighted, and the artist is bold. Retreating to the islands of the Liaohai Sea seems to have lost the initiative in the eastern Liaodong regions, but Jiannu is not good at water warfare, as long as time passes, Mao Junmen will be able to make a comeback. ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be a little impressed by this Miss Qu family, and he couldn't imagine that this little lady not only knew how to do business, but also had a vision far beyond ordinary people in terms of military affairs.

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Yuanqing was also relieved, even if Miss Qu was a concubine, but after all, she was the bloodline of the Qu family, with the energy of the Qu family, how could the education level of the children in the clan be bad?

This is also the biggest and most fatal key point between the common people and the gentry and nobles in the feudal era.

The gentry and aristocrats often have the best right to education, while the common people, if they want to learn knowledge, have many restrictions.

The loss of an equal right to education is a widening of the gap between the two classes, which can never be bridged.

After chatting for a while, Miss Qu squirmed and wanted to leave.

At this time, Zhang Yunniang hurriedly said: "Sister Minqiu, Yunniang couldn't help you before, but now my brother is back." He must have a way to help you. Shall we tell him about it? ”

Miss Qu's pretty face couldn't help but blush, "This? Sister Yun Niang, this, this is my sister's family matter. Li Ye, although Li Ye has the ability, but, how can he help the slave family......"

How is the simple Zhang Yunniang the opponent of Miss Qu Jia? Hurriedly said: "Brother, that's the case." The uncle of the Qu family is the eldest brother of Sister Minqiu, and wants Sister Minqiu to remarry. ”

"Remarry?" Li Yuanqing said, his eyes couldn't help narrowing slightly, and he looked at Miss Qu Jia.

Miss Qu's pretty face turned even redder, she was a widow, how could she say this kind of thing?

Originally, the intersection with Zhang Yunniang, on the one hand, was to continue to maintain contact with Li Yuanqing, which was regarded as leaving a thread, on the other hand, with the increase of acquaintance time, Miss Qu also fell in love with the simple Zhang Yunniang and regarded her as her sister.

Today, her eldest brother sent someone to annoy her again, and as a last resort, she had to take refuge in Zhang Yunniang, but she didn't expect that at this time, Li Yuanqing actually came back.

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