Yun Zhonglong took Lu Mengxue's three daughters to bid farewell to the eldest mother's family, and began to walk through the seemingly boundless wasteland, watching the sunrise during the day, and slowly marching eastward with the Big Dipper as the guide at night.

Weiguo was a quite strong vassal state at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, until Weiwu Gong protected King Zhou Ping to move west, and it was still a very influential big country in the Central Plains, but later monarchs, most of them were mediocre, and it was difficult to have people who worked hard, although there were more gentlemen in Weiguo, but there were few famous generals, plus several invasions of the northern Zhai State, if it were not for the help of Qi State, it would have almost perished, and therefore Weiguo fell from a princely power to a small country.

According to the "Zuo Biography", Jin Gongzi Chong'er died in Wei, and Wei Wengong did not treat him politely, which also had a great relationship with Chong'er's mother being from Zhai State, and he hid in Zhai State for 12 years in order to take refuge.

The four of them went all the way to the east, fortunately, it was already October at this time, the weather was sunny, not only was it not hot, but it also gave people a feeling of warmth like spring, plus before the departure, there were sufficient preparations, compared to the time when they went from Qi to Weiguo, I don't know how much better.

Along the way, Xia He and Dong Mei chattered non-stop, but they didn't feel lonely and bored.

I listened to Dongmei say: "Childe, I think it's right here, there's nothing bad, Auntie, they are good to us, don't worry about anything, and you can comfortably go to the lake every day to bathe and catch fish." ”

Lu Mengxue doesn't want to be with her beloved, from now on, never ask about the world, and be a pair of fairy partners, which is more important than anything else. But when she heard Yun Zhonglong say that she wanted to leave here, even if she was reluctant in her heart, she followed him without saying a word, which was the case in Qi Kingdom, and even more so now. No matter where she goes, as long as she is with him, who she is with is far more important than where she is. Hearing her say this at this moment, she said: "Although this place is good, I want to go around the Central Plains with Brother Ripple, and when I am tired, it is not too late to come back." ”

Yun Zhonglong also thought that the decision he made had not been discussed with them, and he took them for granted to be with him, and never considered their feelings. couldn't help but feel a burst of guilt in her heart, and when she thought of this, she interjected: "Mengxue is right, I had no intention of wandering the rivers and lakes again, but when I left the Qi Kingdom, I promised Lan Xin that I would help the Jin prince return to the Jin Kingdom for her." "I secretly said in my heart: Now I really realize that the so-called 'people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves', there are some things that are not fictional in martial arts, but there is really such a time.

In fact, after he learned the innate skills and innate swordsmanship, he wanted to make a break in this troubled world in the Spring and Autumn Period, but along the way, after experiencing so many lives and deaths, he had already lost his heart to fame and fortune. Especially Cheng Ruoshi, Violet's departure made him even more disheartened, and he no longer had the passion he had at the beginning.

Lu Mengxue thought of the sister who died for him, her heart was sour, and her expression became gloomy and sad, if she wasn't willing to die with her body, how could she be happy now.

Seeing this, Xia He couldn't help complaining about his sister and said, "Xiaomei, I see you talking nonsense, which makes the son unhappy." ”

Lu Mengxue shook her head and said, "Okay, Xiaohe, don't blame her, it has nothing to do with her, it's me who thinks of something." Then he seemed to think of something, and said: "Xiaohe, Xiaomei, now that we have already left the Qi country, we are not allowed to call me 'son' in the future, anyway, everyone is like sisters, so we will be called sisters!" ”

Dongmei hurriedly said, "Childe, how can this work?" ”

Lu Mengxue's apricot eyes widened, and she said, "Xiaomei, you don't want to listen to me, right?" ”

Dongmei hurriedly defended: "No, Gong...... Miss: "After all, it has been natural for so long, where can I change it in a moment, but she is also alert, for fear that she will be angry, so she changed her words abruptly."

Lu Mengxue knew that her desire was not enough, and she didn't want to force them too much, so she said: "By the way, you can also call me Miss in the future, preferably sister, so that it will be more intimate." ”

Yunzhonglong doesn't mix, no matter what, they will go to various countries in the future, Lu Mengxue's appearance as a son-in-law is really too ostentatious, and this is not a good thing. She didn't even think of this, but her mind was very thoughtful.

The four of them have a fire lead, on the wasteland, although there are no fierce beasts, but there is no lack of game, there are more large and small, countless lakes, not only can solve the problem of water sources, but also take a bath from time to time, the whole person is relaxed, but also can eat the fresh fish soup made on the spot, red barbecue fish.

Before they knew it, they had walked on the wasteland for three days, and then they reached the edge of the wasteland, and saw a mountain forest that was not very high in the distance. Yun Zhonglong knew that the territory of the Wei Kingdom was not large at this time, and with the speed at which they were traveling, forty or fifty miles a day, these ten days or so were enough to pass through most of the Wei Kingdom.

When Xia He saw the mountains and forests, he said happily: "Miss, have we come to defend the country?" "The two sisters were originally smart and clever people, and at first they were a little embarrassed and couldn't speak; With these days of adaptation, they have slowly changed their name to Lu Mengxue, and it is much more natural to call.

Seeing that Lu Mengxue walked out of the boundless wasteland, she also smiled and said: "When we cross that river, we can be regarded as arriving at the country, just by crossing the mountain, we may be able to see the city of the country." ”

Although Yun Zhonglong is very interested in ancient Chinese history, he does not know much about the cities of Weiguo, only that when Uncle Kang established the country, it seems that he was set in the old capital of the Shang Dynasty, Chaoge, and later moved the capital to Diqiu, and then the Jin prince Chong'er was exiled to Weiguo, begging for food in Wulu, and fighting with the Chu army in Chengpu, and from then on, he was dominant.

The four of them came all the way, they didn't have much to bring, and there were some wild boar at first, and then they all relied on their own hands, but fortunately, with the fire, and the dragon in the cloud whose martial arts have been superb, as long as there are birds and beasts, there is no need to worry about no food to eat. And the big wild boar that was hunted at the beginning, although there were about 300 catties, so many people ate it together, and they ate it for many days; And knowing that it was not easy for the eldest lady and her family to obtain food, so before Yun Zhonglong left, he taught the old man father and son to weave nets and fish, dig traps in the forest to hunt wild beasts, and leave most of the remaining wild boar meat into bacon for them.

The food can be said to be very abundant, but the four of them did not even have a change of clothes, and they were in a hurry that day, and they did not even prepare silver, let alone clothes; But even if they bring silver taels, it will not help, most of them live in a deserted land these days, and no matter how much silver taels they have, there is nowhere to spend them.

Yun Zhonglong led the three girls to the top of the mountain, and saw from a distance that there was indeed a village in front of him, with dozens of families scattered and scattered, all of which were made of low houses made of some thatch, and there were many simple earthen stoves on the side.

Lu Mengxue looked at the fact that it was getting late at this time, and then looked at the village in front of her, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Lianyi, should we go over and find a family to stay overnight?" ”

Yun Zhonglong thought about it, now he didn't know anything about the situation in front of him, he took three beautiful women, and ran over rashly, even if he was not afraid, but it was very likely that something would happen, for ordinary people who really didn't want to hurt them last year, it was better not to go over first, so he said: "Mengxue, let's not go over first, here we will wait for tomorrow for one night." ”

Lu Mengxue nodded softly and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you!" ”

Since the dragon in the clouds had decided to spend the night on the top of the mountain, and the time was not too early, he immediately went to pick up some branches and spread them on a leeward flat ground, and put some soft hay on top of them to make it more comfortable for people to sleep on, and made a simple fence with trees around it. Although it is completely unnecessary with the perception and ability of the dragon in the clouds, in order to make them sleep more soundly and more peacefully at night, it only takes a little more effort to do some useless work that seems to add to the snake.

When Lu Mengxue's three daughters helped him make all the preparations together, the sky was all dark.

The four of them were afraid that starting a fire at night would attract the attention of the village and bring unnecessary trouble. He ate a little dry food prepared in advance, and lay down on the big bed that he had prepared.

As usual, Lu Mengxue was lying on the right side of the dragon in the clouds, using his arm as a pillow, his face facing him, and his body close together; On the other side, Dongmei slept with her sister Xia He, a step away from them.

The dragon in the cloud talked to them, so as not to panic in their hearts, and when they fell asleep quietly one by one, they could calm down and think about what they had come here for, and how they should go in the future.

Just when she was cranky and didn't have a clue at all, Dongmei leaned over to him restlessly as always, and at first just hugged him tightly, slowly pressing half of her body against him; Later, Xia He on the side seemed to feel that there was no one around him, and he was a little uneasy, so he also leaned close to him and hugged him as if he were his sister Dongmei.

Yun Zhonglong shook his head a little helplessly, the most difficult thing to accept the beauty is the favor, he really doesn't know how to face Lu Mengxue and the others in front of him who are deeply affectionate to him, he only knows that they must not be hurt even a little, that is beyond doubt.

Early the next morning, the four dragons in the clouds came down from the mountain and walked into the village in front.

Because it was still early, too many people in the village, too many of whom had not yet gone out to work, could not help but look at them curiously when they saw the four people dressed beautifully and in good looks, and occasionally a few women were talking behind their backs, and a large number of children were running around behind the adults while playing, pointing and pointing at each other. They were all slaves belonging to a big slave owner in Weiguo, wearing simple and tattered coarse linen clothes, living in muddy thatched huts.

Xia He Dongmei is young after all, where can she adapt to so many people watching, she is very timid, and she follows Lu Mengxue step by step, and follows the dragon in the clouds.

Lu Mengxue, as the son-in-law of Qi State, can look at them calmly, and with him by her side, she is like taking a fixed pill, which is not the same thing at all.

Seeing that they were just looking at the four of them from afar, and that they were about to pass through the village, no one dared to come forward to talk to them, and as soon as they stepped forward, those people would scatter like a swarm, fearing that they would provoke him. Surprised, he came to a very dilapidated thatched hut, and an old man in his fifties and sixties happened to come out and hurriedly saluted him: "Uncle, may I ask how Cao Guo should go?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and it was too late to dodge, so he had to cry and say with a sad face: "This lord, where is Cao Guo, the old man has never heard anyone talk about it, and the people here are all subordinates of other people, please forgive the old man for helping you." ”

Yun Zhonglong originally wanted to rush to Cao Guo as soon as possible, so as to meet with Qiuyue Xianzi Ouyang Qian and the others who had left Qi State earlier, but at the moment, it seems that there is no suitable means of transportation, let alone a road that extends in all directions, and if you want to go to Cao Kingdom, it may take some time to do so. Of course, he knew that Cao Guo was in the southwest direction of Weiguo, and it was okay to just follow the direction to reach Cao Guo regardless of whether there was a road or not; It's just that now that Lu Mengxue and the three daughters are by their side, where can they go over the mountains and mountains again, eat and sleep in the dew. I must be in my heart, and I am not in a hurry anyway, so I will let it be. He said, "Uncle, we haven't eaten for a few days, can you get us something to eat?" ”

The old man felt bitter in his heart, but he smiled and entertained the four of them for breakfast. Although the food was relatively simple, they finally returned to normal life, and with the host's hospitality, the four of them ate sweetly.

The onlookers next to them saw that the old man entertained them with the best food, and they secretly said: Sure enough, at this moment, when the autumn harvest is in the autumn, they deliberately came to eat white food. Most of them showed a look of hatred for the four dragons in the clouds, and a few people showed a look of gloating over the old man.

Only then did the old man know that they were not the children of slave owners, and his attitude towards them was much better. In his heart, if he gave food to the slave owner, it was better to give it to the dog, and his heart would be a little happier; Just as a slave owner would rather rot his uneaten grain in his granary than give it to his slaves.

The four dragons in the clouds also learned from the old man's mouth that the people they had here were all slaves of a big Kang slave owner, and they were usually safe and stable, and they had no worries, but they had a lot of labor and had to plant a lot of fields to support themselves and their families; For when the harvest of the fields they had worked so hard to plant each year came to the harvest, seventy or eighty percent belonged to the slave owners, and they could only get two or three percent of the grain. In order to keep that pitiful little grain from being eaten up before the next year's harvest season arrives, we can only eat as little as possible on weekdays, and feed ourselves with wild fruits and vegetables; Even so, there are still very few people who can eat grain until the autumn harvest, and the only way to survive is to borrow grain from the slave owner Kang, and the slave owner is obviously not so kind to lend grain to the slaves, just to better control them with debts, so that their children and grandchildren will always be their own slaves, so as to maintain their arrogant and lascivious life for a longer and easier time.

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