Jiang Ming came to the barracks with a burden.

The city of Xiangzhou can be said to be a military camp.

When it was occupied by the rebels of Ankang Mountain, the officials and half of the people were killed, and when they were occupied, a group of people were consumed, and the remaining women, children, old and children were sacrificed by the rebels as cattle and sheep shields when Wu Ya'er led the army to attack.

The Zhenwu army controls Xiangzhou, although it does not harm the people, it will not support them, let alone attract displaced people to raise the city like Mrs. Wu Shao.

For the Zhenwu Army, the main task is to fight.

The surviving people trekked away from Xiangzhou and dispersed to Linzhou in the distance and Mobei Shanxi in the distance, hoping to survive in this troubled era.

The streets are full of soldiers and horses, the military camps stationed outside the city are one by one, although the rebels in Ankang Mountain have retreated, but everyone is still in a stalemate, large and small battles occur from time to time, all waiting for the other party to slack, recover the lost territory or regain the city.

Jiang Ming went to find Xiao Wan first, Xiao Wan and the three girls were treating the wounded soldiers, and before they got closer, they heard the voices one after another.

"Little doctor, little doctor." Or two or three or a group of soldiers rushed with the wounded soldiers on their shoulders.

Then the bowl came out of one place, and told them to stop and look at it, and it was very scary for a wounded soldier's bone to fork out of the flesh and penetrate the front and back.

Xiaowan grabbed a knife and cut off the two flesh and bones left and right, touched the injured person with his thin hand, and then pressed hard to press the forked bones into it.

"Seven sisters and eight sisters." He shouted, "Ninth sister." ”

The two girls who had been following him immediately held up dense pieces of bamboo to wrap the wounded soldier's front and back bodies tightly, and the other girl smeared black ointment on the bamboo pieces.

This treatment was quick and smooth, and with the sound of others shouting for the little doctor, the small bowl ran over.

"Small bowl, small bowl." Someone rushed and shouted.

But he was reminded by the people around him: "Call the little doctor." ”

Someone hesitated again: "Call the little prince and the young lady, they are the righteous children of the governor, and the young lady specially sent the governor to help with filial piety." ”

"It can really help." The soldier who had been witnessing it for a long time sighed.

But some people pouted: "If you can't save it, you must save it." ”

The bleeding stopped, the bones were put back in place, and the flesh was turned over and sewn up, but it was not certain whether they could survive, and it was not certain whether they would survive or not, and it would take time to verify.

Need to verify is also a process of acceptance, Jiang Ming smiled with relief, and the other children soon came over.

They changed out of the brocade clothes and sachets and jewels they came, wore some ill-fitting military robes, held large and small weapons, and raised their fat and ruddy faces at Mrs. Chu State.

Jiang Ming looked at them: "I'm going back, which of you has changed your mind and wants to leave, now is the last chance." ”

Thirteen boys, girls, and children look at others, look down at their toes, or look elsewhere.

"Although you all thought about it when you were at home, the real experience here is different from what you think at home." Jiang Mingwen said, "You suffer and feel tired again, but you can't just go home when you go home." ”

His voice grew solemn again.

"And, to the people here, you are outsiders, even enemies."

Whether it is an outsider or an enemy, life will not be easy.

Thirteen people, again, you look at me, I look at you, you look at yourself, their footsteps moved, and their bodies swayed slightly.

"Although there is a lady who can ensure that your life is worry-free, other things, especially the daily details of life, are beyond the reach of the whip." Jiang Ming's voice continued: "How long you will be regarded as an outsider, and when you will be recognized, it is up to you. ”

His gaze swept over the children in front of him.

"You've got some experience of life here these days, so Madame asked me to ask you again before leaving."

A child raised his head and smiled: "Uncle Ming, thank you, we have all thought about it." ”

"When I'm at home, I said yes." Another boy said, "If you go back at this time, there will be no difference between going back and staying here." ”

You will suffer here, but if you choose to go back because of fear, will such a child still be able to stay with Mrs. Wu after she goes back? Mrs. Wu doesn't care about raising a waste, what will other people think of him? He will either go to the barracks or find a corner to fend for himself.

Jiang Ming smiled, one of these two children is called Ah Jin and the other is Ah Xiao, they are one of the few people who changed their surnames to Wu.

The thirteen children are ranked according to their age, but their status in the sequence is gradually irrelevant to age.

Wu Jin is the older and Wu Xiao is the youngest, but they are clearly the first of the thirteen.

Jiang Ming looked at them with a bit of meaning: "You can figure this out, I don't have to worry about staying here at all." ”

The eldest lady is kind-hearted and doesn't mind raising idlers and waste, but the people around the eldest lady are not, there are only so many human resources, and if you can't do it, you have to get out of the way.

If these children really want to go back with him, of course he will take them back, but there is no need for such an unstable person to stay with the eldest lady, just give a bite of food, and the road to progress and the opportunity to cultivate will never be there.

A child smiled: "What's more, dad and mother are the same, my mother is not here, my father is here, and this is also home." ”

Jiang Ming smiled more satisfied, reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Ashin, it's right that you can think like this." "Look at the others," the young lady told you before leaving, let you really regard him as your father, you don't listen to it, just forget it, you must keep it in your heart, you first agree with others, and others will agree with you. ”

Wu Jin and the others responded with solemn expressions.

Jiang Ming clasped hands with them and saluted: "Miss Gongzi, there will be labor for you here, Jiang Ming will say goodbye." ”

Seeing Jiang Ming leave and disappear from sight, Wu Jin turned his head and shouted Ashin: "What you said just now is very right." ”

Wu Xin grinned.

"Father and mother are the same, but there is a mother before there is a father." Wu Jin looked at everyone and said, "Everyone should also remember this. ”

Children of both men and women echoed the words.

"Alright, let's all go about it." Wu Jin shook the whip in his hand, "Do things seriously, but don't be frightened by Uncle Ming's words, we are soldiers and children, and we are also the young ladies of Mrs. Wu and the Governor of Wudu." ”

Recognition is also the key to a person's existence, they are here to be children, not really reduced to everyone, but to be known and remembered by everyone.

"Then I can rest when I'm tired."

"Then we can lose our temper when we're unhappy."

"Then I'd like to eat more meat."

Some children immediately understood and shouted.

"Ahh You can rest, but don't throw your stinky socks at my bed! I won't wash you. ”

"Ah Yuan, Ah Jing, you are not happy to lose your temper with others, don't bully us."

"Yang Si, don't try to steal my meat again!"

There are also children who react and gossip.

The children here were noisy and giggling, and the soldiers standing in the distance couldn't help but gouge out their ears.

"It's so noisy when there are too many children." They said, "Give the child to the governor, and the young lady will be clean." ”

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When Jiang Mingdong walked back to Gwangju Mansion, green crops were already emerging from the fields, and a light rain washed the city.

Li Minglou still lives in the mansion, and did not move to the Huang family's house selected by Changshi, she has few people here, except for Jiang Liang and Liu Fan to talk every day.

These days, Jiang Liang and Liu Fan are also very busy, some officials from the state city came to visit Mrs. Chu Guo, and some did not come due to illness, business, etc., Jiang Liang and Liu Fan came to visit on the order of Mrs. Chu Guo, and brought doctors and soldiers to relieve their worries and drive away their worries.

This time, Wu Ya'er didn't send much, a small burden and a letter.

Li Minglou listened to Jiang Ming's report, in fact, he didn't listen to it, he knew Wu Ya'er's attitude, and he opened it lazily and glanced at it casually, more than before, it was nothing more than those polite words to thank him or something, but he also wrote words of apology.

"Because the matter is important, it is a shame to ask you to lure the enemy without saying it explicitly."

The matter is important, which means that she doesn't believe it, I'm afraid that she won't be a lure and doesn't want this result, so she simply won't give it a chance to appear, and she will lie directly, Li Minglou pouted.

"We have sons and daughters, and in the future, you will support your mother, and I will educate my children, and we will work together with each other."

Li Minglou threw the letter on the table, it depends on how to work together.

There was a gurgle inside, and then a kumquat giggled.

"Miss, come and see." She shouted.

Li Minglou walked in, what to see?

Kumquat opened the small bag sent by Wu Ya'er, and there was a pair of leather boots in it, which was for Mrs. Wu, and a box, the small box had been opened, and there was a small dog assembled of wood squatting on the ground.

What is it?

Kumquat squatted on the ground: "Miss, look, this thing moves." ”

She said as she reached out and patted the wooden dog on the head.

The wooden dog clucked, flipped back, and landed on the ground sticking out its tongue, which was made of strips of cloth, and there were three words written on it, not angry.

With a clattering sound, the tongue was retracted, and the wooden dog resumed squatting.

Li Minglou was stunned, she reached out and patted the wooden dog, and the wooden dog turned over again and stuck out its tongue.

Li Minglou looked at the puppy's tongue and laughed.