The next day, early in the morning.

Perhaps it was raining all night, and the sun rarely appeared, enveloping Chang'an City, and there was no wind.

The main gate of the Yiguo Mansion was opened, and a group of people came out, led by Qin Huaidao, followed by Jia Youcai and Luo Zhang, and ten guards behind, each holding a weapon.

The subordinate brought the horse that had been prepared a long time ago, Qin Huaidao looked at the jujube red war horse in front of him, he followed Qin Qiong to fight the world back then, although he was a little old, but his coat was shiny, his physique was strong, his limbs were calm and powerful, and his eyes were particularly attentive, Qin Huaidao touched the head of the war horse, and said softly: "My father is deceased, you will follow me in the future, and I will have the opportunity to take you to the battlefield again." ”

The war horse was psychic, rubbing Qin Huaidao affectionately with his head.

Qin Huaidao turned over and got on the horse, clamped his legs, and shouted, "Let's go!" ”

Everyone got on their horses and walked slowly forward, not knowing that the attendant who was rushing to deliver the decree was coming.

The holy decree was issued last night, and it was too late for the palace to be locked out.

Jia Youcai and the guards were carrying a cloth bag, which was exchanged for silver with gold cakes, a total of 1,000 taels, last night Qin Huaidao quietly left the house after changing his appearance, went to different casinos to exchange ten cakes, and the rest was hidden for backup, for the sake of insurance, a casino only redeemed a piece of gold cakes, and deliberately went out to gamble before leaving, looking like a rich businessman who came to try his luck.

The golden cake is too involved, and there is a risk of exposure to handing it over to others, so it must be cautious, and afterwards he said to Jia Youcai and others that it was temporarily borrowed, and the sword of the divine soldier was mortgaged, and no one doubted it.

A line out of the city from Guanghua Gate, outside the city and inside the city are simply two worlds, the field of vision is broad, full of emerald green, there are messengers who beat horses on the road, there are caravans walking slowly, to go farther, fish ponds and mulberry hemp, abound, in the distance, villages are shrouded in smoke, under the greenery, chickens and dogs smell each other, there is a special scene.

About half an hour, there is a low mountain in front of me, the area is not large, the green trees are shady, countless low thatched houses are built according to the mountain, scattered, there is a faint sound of children playing, the mountain is surrounded by farmland, the crops in the field have sprouted, green, and there is no end in sight.

A water surrounds the mountain, there is a stone bridge on the water, through the stone bridge is the road into the village, some peasant women are washing clothes by the river, wearing coarse linen clothes, some old, can see the pudding, but the washing is quite clean, the hair is coiled up at will, is talking in a low voice, see someone coming, have looked up, see that there is a carriage, quickly lower their heads, for fear of colliding with the nobles and causing trouble.

Qin Huaidao quietly observed everything around him, secretly wrote it down, and walked along the road for a distance after crossing the bridge, an old man with a lot of people was waiting in front, and when he saw the convoy coming, he saluted one after another, extremely respectful, and shouted almost at the same time: "I've seen the young master!" ”

"Young master, that's Lao Huang, Qinjiazhuang Murazheng, who blocked the sword for the general back then, and the others are all prestigious people in the village, and they are all soldiers who follow the general." Jia Youcai explained in a low voice.

There was originally no one here, but after becoming Qin Qiong's fief, Qin Qiong transferred a group of old subordinates who were willing to stay to the military registration, changed them to peasant registration, settled down, became tenants, and named Qinjiazhuang.

Qin Huaidao didn't dare to hold it up, so he quickly jumped off the horse and stepped forward, helped the old man up, and said: "Huang Lao, uncles, you are all brothers who were born and died with your father, and they are just juniors, so they can't afford it." ”

"Thank you, young master!" Everyone said gratefully.

Qin Qiong is gone, and I don't know what the charter will be in the future, Qin Huaidao is young, everyone is worried that Qin Huaidao will be difficult to get along with, and once the field is recovered, it will be troublesome, but now seeing that Qin Huaidao is calm and polite, his words are sincere, and he does not have the arrogance of the son of the family, they are all relieved.

"The people who were arrested are all back, right?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"I came back before dark last night, thank you for your help." Huang Lao hurriedly said.

"Let's go, let's go see everyone first."

The line continued to move forward, all along the way are loess roads, because of long-term rain, the road is muddy, it is difficult to get off, Qin Huaidao is a soldier, he is not afraid of dirty at all, he did not ride a horse, in order to show respect, he asked while walking, and soon a thatched house appeared in front of him, the wall made of mud has been cracked, and the wind can pour into it, and many places fall off.

The thatch on the roof is a little thick, pressing on the soil and stones, and it is not a big problem to shelter from the rain, but if there is a storm, it will be troublesome, Qin Huaidao walked over and shouted: "Is there anyone?" ”

A little girl came out of the room, four years old, with dirty hair, bare body, and ribs could be seen, looking at Qin Huaidao with some fear and asking, "Who are you?" ”

"Where's your family?" Qin Huaidao felt an inexplicable pain in his heart and asked.

"Aya went to the ground, and A-Niang said that it was inconvenient to meet guests."

Qin Huaidao was surprised, what does it mean to be inconvenient to meet guests, and he is not a bad person?

At this time, Huang Lao came over and explained in a low voice: "The young man forgives, non-children don't know how to be polite, it's really a serious illness for the lady of the dog family, and the dog is also considered moral, for the treatment of the disease, everything that can be sold is sold, the only clothes to wear out to work, the lady of the dog family has no clothes to wear, and it is inconvenient to see people." ”

Qin Huaidao was shocked in his heart, the Tang Dynasty, the glorious and prosperous era, and such a poor family? It seems that history is not necessarily true, and when he saw Jia Youcai coming over, he asked, "Uncle Jia, their family?" ”

Jia Youcai explained: "Luo Gou'er, the old man in the guard camp, is considered to have more savings among the people, married a mother-in-law a few years ago, and brought his parents in, but last year, his parents passed away one after another, and his mother-in-law was seriously ill some time ago, and the home was empty. ”

"He's got a lot of savings? How many people in the village have never been married? Qin Huaidao looked at the dilapidated thatched house, and there was a touch of shock in his eyes.

Jia Youcai smiled bitterly: "The brothers are all retired from the army, everything has to be repurchased after settling, the original small savings are used to build a house and buy a living guy, the family is still there, the road is not far from the general, the family is not far away, the family is brought to live together, it is all expenses, only a few marriages, most of them are still single, if it is not for the general's kindness, only a little rent, from time to time to give one or two, I am afraid I will not survive now." ”

Huang Lao said with a bitter face: "To the general, the young master is disgraced." ”

The others also looked bitter and remained silent.

A sad aura of helplessness permeated.

Qin Huaidao estimated that everyone was in their thirties at most, but they all looked forty or fifty, and the years were engraved with vicissitudes and hardships on their faces, they were all soldiers, they felt the same way, and their hearts hurt inexplicably, so they took out all the silver from their pockets, but there were only a dozen copper plates, handed them to the little girl and said, "Take them to your mother." ”

The little girl stepped back, shook her head sensibly and said, "Aya said that you can't just take other people's things. ”

"Take it and buy clothes to wear." Qin Huaidao said and stuffed the money into the little girl's hand, turned around and left, his heart was inexplicably panicked, he took a deep breath, suppressed this discomfort, and looked around, all of them were low thatched houses, dilapidated, simple, and poor.

"Perhaps, I should do something for everyone."

A thought suddenly popped up, Qin Huaidao sighed, continued to walk forward, followed the dirt road to the top of the mountain, and found a place with a wide field of vision to look, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, the villages are peaceful, and the trees are shady, but they can't change an iron fact, poor, these people are too poor!

Qin Huaidao thinks that he is not a saint or a good person, but he also has compassion and sympathy, not to mention that these people are all veterans who follow Qin Qiong's henchmen, in a sense, they are their own people, since they have come to Datang and occupy this identity, they have to do something for everyone.