Chapter 431: Amu
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"There is a serious famine in Puli ahead, and His Highness is discussing with his subordinates, and I am afraid that I will not have time to meet the Heavenly Maiden for a while. The Heavenly Maiden is a native of the Central Plains, if there is anything you are not used to, you can come and tell your subordinates, if you have anything to ask, you can come and ask the last general at any time. ”
"I ......" Lizhan hesitated for a moment, thinking that this general and Gu Fuwei could talk, and Gu Fuwei was the person who came to answer him, so he should also be regarded as his confidant, so he said bluntly, "Before entering the city, I don't want to ask in front of too many soldiers." I really don't ask now, and I feel uneasy. In fact, before His Royal Highness invited me to come to the Western Regions, he only said that it was to help the Western Regions eliminate disasters and find a way to treat the epidemic, and he never mentioned any 'heavenly and earthly women', what the hell is going on. ”
After hearing this, the general smiled easily, "Since Your Highness has mentioned the epidemic, you should have told the Heavenly Maiden about that proverb, right?" ”
Noncommittal.
"The divine doctor mentioned in the proverb is the goddess of heaven, but the name is more sacred, so as to frighten the common people."
"I've heard that there was a celestial maiden before, right?"
"Yes."
"I seem to have heard that she was executed by His Highness...... Why? ”
"The Heavenly Maiden doesn't have to be afraid, the last Heavenly Maiden was killed, she was really to blame, she was not afraid of the safety of the people at all, she didn't listen to His Royal Highness's orders, and she wanted to be the princess. His Royal Highness had no choice but to decide. ”
Lizhan paused for a moment, and let out an "oh" with a sneering face.
The general saw that her face was a little bad, and said: "The Heavenly Maiden does not need to worry, His Royal Highness treats the Heavenly Maiden very kindly, although the Heavenly Maiden cannot find a cure, His Royal Highness will not have a color for the Heavenly Maiden." His Royal Highness said that if the Heavenly Maiden can come, it is the blessing of the Western Regions, and I hope that the Heavenly Maiden can get rid of distracting thoughts, eat and sleep well, which is the best help for His Highness. ”
Lizhan finally smiled, if so, it was she who was too worried.
"Do you still have any questions?"
"Nope."
"Then please let the Heavenly Maiden go into the house to rest."
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The prefect here is not a building of the Central Plains at all, and there are unique totems carved everywhere.
When she entered the house, there was a carpet and flowers on it, and there was a square stove with charcoal fire burning beside it, and there was no bed, only a paved floor.
It seems to be their tradition.
Leave the lamp and close the big curtain and lie down on the carpet, Miao Miao also happily rolled on the ground, it has never been out of the Central Plains, and it also feels novel to the turtle, even the small holes in the wall will also go to peep.
I traveled all the way last night, and today I have dealt with the people in the city, and I feel very tired.
And what about Gu Fuwei...... I had to find a way to attack the city, and I had to travel overnight, and when I arrived in Qiuzi, I didn't rest for a moment to discuss with people.
No wonder he could fall asleep wherever he leaned......
After a short rest from the lamp, someone brought food to eat.
She thought that the food of the Qiuzi people would be very different from that of the Central Plains, but what was presented was indeed normal white rice, stewed chicken soup, stir-fried white taro, fried powdered bamboo, and a bowl of her favorite bird's nest.
The servants seemed to be very careful with her, and whispered something to her, but Lizhan did not understand the turtle language, and could not understand anything, so he smiled awkwardly, and waved them away.
Later, after finishing lunch, she wanted to call someone to collect the bowls, but the prefect was quiet, she couldn't shout at the top of her voice, and the Qiuzi people didn't understand what she was shouting, so she walked around.
Occasionally, a few servants who served her at noon were talking and laughing in the firewood room of the courtyard, and she walked over with close steps, and several people looked up at her in amazement.
She looked at a few slaves, holding a cake made of unknown what it was, Huang Bula, worse than the Hu cake that Celine gave her, and the three of them were tearing a cake and eating it, and they were so hungry that you fought for it.
What is the food of the people under the Jingzhao Yin Mansion in the capital, she doesn't know.
But not to mention the subordinates of the official family, even the subordinates of Changfeng Pharmacy can also eat enough at once and not eat chaff.
The city and county of Qiuzi are quite magnificent, and it stands to reason that it should be a rich place, and the people in the prefect's mansion should be able to eat some normal food without saying that there is meat for a meal.
How can several people eat a cake together, and they don't even have a bowl of oil soup?
"What do you eat?"
The people looked at her stunned, and shook their heads after a while, looking like they didn't know what to do.
That's it...... The language barrier is really an obstacle, but fortunately Miao Miao and Qiao'er came with her, otherwise she would have to suffocate to death along the way.
Lizhan stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of his room, and then made a gesture with his hand to pick up rice, and the few subordinates understood, and quickly got up and put the remaining small half cake into the bowl and left.
After a half-ring, I packed up the dishes and chopsticks and came back.
Lizhan hid in the corridor, and saw several of them pointing to her used leftovers and squirming and saying something, and then imitated her with chopsticks to pick up her unused leftovers.
However, the chopsticks became an obstacle in their hands, so they simply threw the chopsticks away, grabbed them with their bare hands, and smiled while looking at each other, thinking that it was the best delicacy they had ever tasted.
This scene brought a lot of shock to Lizhan.
In the capital, even if you throw a steamed bun into the beggars, no one will fight for it.
She went back to the room and sat down lazily, when someone knocked on the door and came in, it was a very formal, good-looking girl, who should be about the same age as her.
The girl came in and saluted her with one hand on her left shoulder. "I've seen the Celestial Maiden."
This little girl can speak the official dialect of the Central Plains!
The gloom in Lizhan was half swept away, and he nodded enthusiastically.
She walked over, half-knelt on the ground and said, in her still somewhat obscure Central Plains tone: "I was ordered by my father to come to serve the Heavenly Maiden. ”
"Father? Who is your father? ”
"Qiuzi Mansion Yin."
I see, it's the daughter of Fu Yin, no wonder she can speak official language.
"What's your name?"
"Yuhemu, everyone calls me Amu."
"Amu, can I call you that?"
The woman was so simple that she didn't dare to laugh in front of her, but lowered her head and said, "The Heavenly Maiden can tell me anything." In the future, as long as the Heavenly Maiden is in the Western Regions, Amu will follow and protect her. ”
"You protect my young lady?" Qiao'er felt very strange, and looked the girl up and down, obviously looking well-behaved, she couldn't even speak fluently, and she looked a little stupid. "You are a small one yourself, how can you protect my young lady?"
"I ...... A little bit of martial arts. ”
Lizhan said: "It's okay, there is a person who can speak official language, and there will be many companions in the future." Amu, come and sit down, I happen to have something to ask you. ”
Amu still didn't dare to sit, she felt that the heavenly maiden was very beautiful, it really seemed that the heavenly gods had descended from the earth, and if she touched her, she would fly away. So, slowly kneel to Lizhan and continue to kneel.
"Amu, is Qiuzi rich in the Western Regions?"
She thought for a moment and said, "Count." ”
Lizhan asked her again, "Then what do you eat often?" ”
"Meat." After she finished speaking, she paused for a while, and then said embarrassedly: "I can't eat meat all at once now." ”
"Why?"
"The cattle and sheep of Qiuzi were dragged to the plough."
"I've heard that there is a very serious famine in Puli."
"Uh-huh." She almost asked and answered, and it was not until here that she took the initiative to speak, "Pu Li has starved to death of 4,000 people, Pu Li is forward, it is Liudan, Liudan has caused a plague, 10,000 people have died, only Qiuzi can provide food around, so he dragged cattle and horses from Qiuzi." ”
It's a little strange to think about it.
Even though the Western Regions are one, it is normal to allocate grain and grass and help each other, but Gu Fuwei said that there were many small countries in the Western Regions before, and cities and counties did not exist in the same vein.
Today, I see that the turtle is still peaceful and peaceful, but the mud of the east house can be used to make up the wall of the west house, why doesn't the east family make trouble?
"It's not me who is sowing discord, I just want to ask, pull your cattle and horses to relieve the plough, and you have no complaints?"
Amu said truthfully, "There are naturally complaints. But His Highness said that if the famine in Puli could not be controlled, a large number of displaced people would only go to Qiuzi, not to Liudan, which had already caused the plague. Just as there was no plague in Liudan before, it was the plague in Wensu that killed and injured too much, so it fled and was infected. So...... The people of Qiuzi were afraid of the turmoil in Puli, so they were willing to sell their cattle and horses at a low price and drag them to Puli. ”
"So, Turtles are all right?"
"If you can be satisfied, it's good."
"That'...... Can you tell them that I won't have to have such a hearty meal in the evening? I saw that these subordinates were devouring a piece of bread, but I still couldn't finish it, and there was a lot left. ”
"This ...... Amu Ke can't be the master, the food and clothing of the Heavenly Maiden are all ordered by His Royal Highness personally, and no one dares to disobey. ”
"Oh so, forget it, I'll talk to him when I see him."
Amu raised his head rarely and glanced at Lizhan in astonishment, Lizhan's expression was flat, as if he didn't think it was disrespectful to use "he" to call the prince.
But she didn't dare to speak.
It can be seen that the prince treats her very well, at least it is completely different from the previous heavenly maiden.
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Gu Fuwei has never come out since he entered the room to discuss the matter.
Lizhan finished a sumptuous dinner in guilt, and the sun had not yet set.
Amu said that the sun in the Western Regions will set more than an hour later than the sun in the capital, and she felt that it was magical, so she took the lantern to the watchtower, which was the highest place in the city, not only to see the farthest city, but also to see the entire grassland.
The afterglow illuminates the city, casting gold on the meandering river, fluttering like a woman's garment.
She saw that the people in the city were still working, but none of them could keep their spirits up, and they were carrying goods or things with their heads hanging and tinkering with the things in their hands.
The wind blows, and in the cold there is the saltiness of sweat and the rotten smell of dead grass.
She couldn't help but turn her head and ask, "Amu, do you really believe that the Heavenly Maiden can eliminate disasters and solve problems?" ”
Amu didn't hesitate, "Believe! ”
Lizhan was sluggish for a moment, and then I wanted to ask her if she believed the proverb, but she didn't say it again.
If you believe in the goddess, you must believe in prophecy.
She looked at Amu's determined gaze, sworn to protect and defend her, and bowed her head, as if there were thousands of people like her under the watchtower supporting her.