Chen Buhou looked stunned, thinking of the grape trellises in the courtyard that had long been deserted.

At that time, the grape trellis was still full of green, hanging bunches of amber grapes, and a little girl in a peach-colored shirt stood there with her head tilted, clearly looking like she wanted to eat, but she said to him in a similar way: "Lord Chen, your sweet grapes are even hungry for insects!" ”

Then, taking advantage of the adults' inattention, the little girl moved the wooden ladder with Chen Mian, and called it picking insects, and finally ate half of the grapes, and the two of them fell down the ladder when they were full of food and drink.

Chen Mian broke an arm and was punished by his grandfather for a month, and the grape died inexplicably on the night of Xu Shilang's mansion.

……

The unrest did hit the towns outside Longxi, the homeless people were unkempt, some people let the elderly sit on the backs of donkeys, the children led the donkeys, and the men of the family pushed the carts together, carrying cotton clothes to protect them from the cold and rations for escape.

As soon as Qin Jieyi arrived at the town on the border of Longxi, he placed Ruan Miaoling's master and servant in a farm, and hurriedly went to all parts of the town with the fifth day of the first month to inspect the disaster.

Wen'er tinkered in the kitchen for a while before boiling a pot of hot water, mixed with cold water and brought it out, and saw Ruan Miaoling staring at the grape trellis in the corner of the half-poured earthen fence wall.

"Miss, what are you looking at?"

The vines have just sprouted, and the rhizomes are dry and rough and intertwined, and a few wooden poles inserted in the ground form a shelf, and just looking at it, you can think of the sweet and sour taste of grapes.

Ruan Miaoling was reminded of her childhood memories by the grape trellis, smiled and put the hot handkerchief on her face, the heat wave made her sleepy, and said in a muffled voice: "Look at when it will rain in Longxi, I walked all the way, and the wind blowing on my face was dry." ”

There are many displaced people, and there is little water in Longxi, not to mention the manpower and material resources involved in digging wells on the spot, it is very likely to cause disagreements, and the external disturbance has not yet subsided, and now there is civil strife, and no one wants to see this kind of thing happen.

Huang Liang led two men to the back kitchen to prepare dinner, and at dusk, Qin Jie and Chu Wu came back covered in dust.

Fortunately, there is always hot water in the back kitchen, and they can wash off the dust in time when they come back.

Ruan Miaoling handed the handkerchief to Qin Jie, and couldn't help but ask about the current situation in the town.

Qin Jie frowned and said: "It's not good, most of the people in the town have fled to other places, and some of the people who died have no time to bury them, and they are stacked layer by layer, and if they are not handled well, it can easily cause a plague." ”

"The people said they had encountered the horse thieves, but when I examined the corpses, I found that their wounds were strange, very similar to the weapons used by the Tartars!"

Tartars!

Ruan Miaoling's heart jumped, at this time in her previous life, she had not heard of turmoil here in Longxi, or even the Tartars.

And the Northwest Rebellion that shocked the government and the opposition, she only learned from the Xu family after marrying Xu Yuan, but the Northwest Rebellion happened at the end of the year, could it be that it was in advance?

Or, the rebellion in the northwest is like a stone falling into the water, and the turmoil in Longxi is just the first ripple.

Ruan Miaoling didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Brother Qin, will I go out with you tomorrow?"

There are many injured people outside, and there are many cunning rats among the displaced people, Qin Jie didn't want Ruan Miaoling to see the bloody scene, and he didn't want her to be hurt, so he was about to refuse.

There was an extra piece of meat in the bowl, which Ruan Miaoling picked up with her own hands.

Ruan Miaoling puffed out her watery eyes and tilted her head to look at him, with worry and expectation in her eyes.

Qin Jie silently stuffed the meat into the white glutinous rice, and swiped it into his mouth, it was so fragrant!

"No, Brother Qin, I'll be good, you see I haven't caused trouble along the way!" Ruan Miaoling was really worried that Qin Jie would object.

Before leaving, she agreed with Qin Jie that no matter what she did, the two of them would discuss it together and not act alone.

Qin Jie said: "Since you want to go, you must follow me closely, if something goes wrong, I can't explain it to my master." ”

"Good!" Ruan Miaoling agreed with a smile, bowed her head and ate happily.

Qin Jie regretted it a little, he should have held on for a while, and waited for her to give herself two more pieces of food before agreeing, alas......

After resting all night, both of them had spirits, and after breakfast, Ruan Miaoling took Wen'er and ten soldiers out of the house, leaving Huang Liang and ten soldiers to guard.

Qin Jie first took her to the place where many corpses were yarded, where a grass shed was temporarily built, surrounded by straw curtains made of hay on all sides, and the corpses were placed in it.

Qin Jie said that this would prevent the mosquitoes and flies on the corpse from being blown everywhere.

When he arrived on the fifth day of the new year, he discussed with the commander of the guard post who rushed here to dig a pit and build firewood there.

They planned to incinerate the bodies on the spot, so that a large-scale outbreak of the plague could be prevented once and for all, and the families of the dead people left them behind, eliminating the need to seek consent.

Looking at the tired corpse, Ruan Miaoling felt uncomfortable, and her body also had an adverse reaction, and she had a small pimple on her body after staying for an hour.

Qin Jie was worried that her stay any longer would aggravate her condition, so he ordered Chu Wu to send her back, but Ruan Miaoling refused.

The situation in Ganzhou may be the same as here, if she can't overcome it, she will also have a pimple when she arrives in Ganzhou, and when she falls ill, how can she take her mother home?

She took a look at it, and these pimples were just itching, and she didn't get a fever, but she was just temporarily uncomfortable.

"My lord, the third lady will be tired if she goes on like this, right?" The fifth day of the first month took the time to move to Qin Jie's side and whispered.

Ruan Miaoling followed Wen'er at this time to hand the wood to the person who built the grass shed, Wen'er had some effort, and it was not very difficult to move the wood. But Ruan Miaoling is different, although she learned some protective kung fu from Ruan Yanliang in the past, she didn't use it for a long time, and it didn't have the effect of strengthening the body, and it didn't take long for her to sweat.

Qin Jie said: "Let her do it, so that she will feel better." ”

"My lord, we will delay some time in dealing with the affairs here, in case Ganzhou is really like there is turmoil here, Princess Baozhen ......" I can't imagine what happened to Princess Baozhen, what Ruan Miaoling would look like.

"Crow's beak, you're looking forward to something good!" Qin Jie set aside the fifth day of the first month and joined the team to build a grass hut.

……

Li Chongshan in the capital received the latest information from Longxi, and his two eyebrows wrinkled deeper and deeper.

"You went to so many people, why didn't you find out about this earlier!"

The black shadow said: "The adults are angry, the little ones are only looking for the whereabouts of Lu Xiaogongzi, and they haven't seen the figure of the Tartar, if they knew, they wouldn't ......."

"Do you know that if the Tartars disrupt us from the inside and the northwest falls, the Great Song Dynasty will be finished!"

The Shadow Brush knelt down, of course they knew, but they really couldn't be blamed for it.

Lu Yue's whereabouts are sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden, they are bent on it, and they have not received clear instructions, and they can't use it for two purposes.

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