Chapter III Refugees
Soon Shen Yue saw a thin figure emerging from the grass in the distance, wearing tattered clothes that were no better than himself, his hair was tied together like a puff of dead grass, and the sky was a little dark and he couldn't distinguish between men and women. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info The people looked around, and when they saw that there was no one, they rushed to the river, took a big gulp of water, and drank it.
Seeing that it was the same kind of Shen Yue, he was excited, and finally saw someone, so he stood up boldly, and waved and shouted to the person who came as he walked: "Hey, fellow! ”
The person who came was startled, and he was about to run, but when he saw that Shen Yue was not tall and dressed in tatters like himself, he stopped, and waved his hands down with an anxious face, Shen Yue secretly thought that he should be telling himself not to be public, although he was puzzled, he still walked over quietly.
The person who came took a few steps forward and grabbed Shen Yue's arm and squatted down, and said softly: "Be quiet, do you want to be captured by Yuan Bing!" ”
Yuan Bing! God, I really traveled to ancient times, and there were Yuan soldiers in the same language, so I was still in China, but I wasn't sure which dynasty it was in in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. But it seems that people are dressed like refugees and have Yuan soldiers, and now it must be troubled times, Shen Yue was a little flustered in his heart.
The voice of the person was delicate, the eyes were clear, and although her face was smeared with some mud, she was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old. Shen Yue asked eagerly: "Sister, I fled from Hebei, and I got lost after a few months, where is this?" What year is it? ”
"Let's talk about this slowly, you go back to the mountains with me, in case a soldier comes over, it will be dangerous!" Although the little girl was young but alert, Shen Yue felt a little at ease, so he went with her to find a safe place to find a place to stay for the time being, and then turned around and turned out of the original grass and turned out his belongings on his back.
The little girl saw that although Shen Yue's outfit was tattered, he was born with bright eyes and sparse eyebrows, warm as jade, giving people a sense of closeness, so she put her mind at ease, pulled him out of the riverbank, and ran quickly towards the green mountains in the distance.
Near noon, the two finally ran to the foot of the mountain, and when they saw that the mountain peaks were not high but endless, the mountains and forests were dense, and the little girl took Shen Yue through several valleys and arrived at a mountainside cave. Rushing all the way, Shen Yue was a little exhausted, and sat at the entrance of the cave drenched in sweat. The little girl was still in some spirits, and shouted into the cave, "Pingyuan, I'm back!" ”。
"Sister, my mother knows that you ran back to the village at night and was in a hurry" A little boy with a yellow face and thin muscles ran out of the hole, but he was not cowardly when he saw a living person. Shen Yue followed the sister and brother into the cave, the cave is not deep and some light, about 20 square meters, there is a young woman sitting on the thatched paved shop against the cave wall inside, wearing a yellow skirt and a black skirt, gentle and demure, but her face is a little haggard.
"Mother, I'm fine, I'll bring back a gentleman," the little girl smiled at the woman. Shen Yue was embarrassed, his age should not be called a gentleman, but thinking that he would live a worry-free life in the future, although he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was a little tall, even if he traveled over these days, he also ate a lot, grew white and tender, and was naturally different from these ancients. There must be an identity when you cross over, so you got off the slope and the donkey hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Shen Yue, who was born late, fled from Hebei, and was fortunately rescued by Miss."
The woman saw that Shen Yue was speaking kindly, and although her behavior was weird, she didn't take it to heart, and replied softly: "Thank you, Mr. for bringing the little girl back safely, Pinglan, quickly pour some water for Mr."
Shen Yue saw that the family was a little thin, and it was estimated that they hadn't eaten enough for a long time, so he took off his belongings, prepared to cook on the fire, and smiled and asked them to have a full meal first.
The little boy named Pingyuan was excited to come up to help, and his sister Pinglan also carried a can of stream water from outside the cave and poured it into the pot. The water was boiled and some preserved wild vegetables were opened, and the fish cage was in a hurry to leave in the morning, so he could only continue to eat flour gnocchi soup, and Shen Yue ruthlessly cut a sweet potato into it, and his life mattered.
Although Shen Yue's cooking skills are a little poor, a hot noodle soup makes the three of them eat up, and there is more communication. Shen Yue quickly understood the current situation.
At this time, it was the twelfth year of Hongwu at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and it belonged to Wei County, Yongping Prefecture, probably near Tangshan in later generations.
The Ming Dynasty several northern expeditions, most of the Yuan army fled to Mongolia, but some of them ran to Liaodong, there are some Yuan soldiers who often go south to plunder, this time passing here, the villagers fled into the mountains to hide.
The woman's name is Wang, the husband's name is Ping Shuwen, the ancestor once served as a county official in the Yuan Dynasty, although it gradually declined, but it was not very popular among the villagers, a family into the mountain with little food but could not get the villagers' help, Ping Shuwen ventured back to the village half a month ago to get some food buried at home, but has not returned.
The villagers saw that the Yuan soldiers had not retreated for a long time and fled south, leaving only the Wang family with their sisters and brothers Pinglan and Pingyuan to stay in the cave and wait for Ping Shuwen to return. On weekdays, I dig some wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger. Yesterday, Pinglan saw that her mother was seriously ill, so she wanted to go back to the village at night to find her father, and by the way, she went home to find some rice and grain to bring back. Unexpectedly, he was almost caught by the Yuan soldiers, and happened to meet Shen Yue while fleeing.
Shen Yue couldn't help but admire this bold little girl, and was even more glad that he hadn't attracted Yuan Bing by burning a fire and cooking in the wilderness these days. Knowing the current situation, Shen Yue was a little embarrassed.
After the meal, Shen Yue took out his mobile phone under the pretext of finding a secluded place and rummaged through some online novels he had downloaded. Although the online novel is absurd, some books and history work is very hard. Fortunately, there was some inventory, and Shen Yue roughly learned about the deeds of the early Ming Dynasty from the book.
From the third year of Hongwu to the twenty-ninth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty sent troops to the north eight times, during which he fought in the north and south, leveling the remnants of the secession regime in various places, Hongwu killed Hu Weiyong in 13 years, Queen Ma died of illness in the 15th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang was like a sword that lost restraint, whether it was the founder of the country or the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness in the 31st year of Hongwu, and was located in the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen, and in the second year, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, raised troops because of the cutting of the domain, and finally seized the throne after four years of Jingjing.
Turning the pages of history in the early Ming Dynasty, Shen Yue was worried, this is not a good year to travel through, although he is not sure whether the current time and space will continue like history, but at least he has an outline in his heart.
Shen Yue returned to the cave in a distraught, but saw Pinglan looking around anxiously at the entrance of the cave, and muttered cheerfully and slightly shyly when he saw Shen Yue coming back: "I made a straw shop for Mr. at the entrance of the cave, let's avoid it here these days, and after a while, the Yuan soldiers will retreat."
It seems that his meal in exchange for the favor of the family, Shen Yue sighed secretly, for the time being, settle down here first and then make plans, rashly mixed into the Ming society, maybe one day he will be planted, although he has the experience of later generations, but he knows that he is not a dragon and phoenix among people. Since God has exiled himself to this troubled world, he will first be a man with his tail between his legs.
But the most important thing at the moment is the problem of eating, I don't have much food, and now I am even more stretched with the three of Pinglan. The Yuan soldiers outside the mountain are in chaos, and it is estimated that they will live in this mountain for a long time. It is better to take advantage of the spring to plant some seeds first and then make long-term plans.
Entering the cave, Shen Yue saw that the Wang family had eaten and was in better spirits, so he called the two sisters and brothers and said: "We don't have much food now, but the Yuan soldiers don't know when to retreat, even if they retreat, maybe the next batch will come back, and they need to make long-term plans." ”
Seeing that the three of them were a little nervous, Shen Yue smiled, "Don't worry, I have some seeds here, and the sweet potatoes that I just put in the soup can also be planted, these are high-yield crops, and now it is estimated that there will be harvests in about three months after planting, during this time, we can dig wild vegetables and catch some fish to survive." ”
Hearing Shen Yue say this, the three of them were overjoyed. Start preparing now. To make a fish cage first, Shen Yue took his sister and brother to cut three bundles of wicker on the mountain, returned to the cave and began to weave. After all, the woman is careful and ingenious, she has only seen Shen Yue make one, Wang and Pinglan made up two exquisite fish cages by themselves, it seems that although they are from the scholarly family, they have not worked less, but Ping Yuan is drooling on the side, as if he has seen the fish basket full of fat big fish.