Chapter 299: Arriving in the capital
After making the decision to continue going to the capital, this action became more and more cautious, and when it came to the next town, the whole convoy stayed for half a month.
In the past half a month, the nursing home and the dart master who were injured in the battle have been well treated, and there are several seriously injured dart masters, Cui'er's father is in charge, and each person has been given a pension of one hundred taels, plus ten taels of silver for participating in the battle, and the reward for killing the enemy, these heroic sacrifices, at least each person's family can get one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and put it in ordinary villages and towns, enough for the family to eat and drink without worrying about a lifetime.
In addition to treating the wounded and settling the dead, in the past half a month, the carriages in the convoy have also been renovated, the previous carriage skin was only wood, and only the curtains at the windows and doors were not covered, which was not enough to deal with bows and arrows.
Cui'er and Lian Qingshan summed it up together, and came up with an idea to arm the carriage. First of all, a thick layer of iron sheet was wrapped around the carriage, and a layer of wooden planks was enclosed on the outside of the iron sheet, so that the carriage was still wooden on the surface, but in fact there was a layer of iron core inside, so that even if there was danger, with the wood and iron block, ordinary bows and arrows could not shoot through the thickened carriage.
In addition to the carriage, the windows and doors are also added with wooden windows and doors, which can be opened from the inside of the carriage or tied up, and in case of danger, only need to close the doors and windows, and the inside of the carriage will become like an iron barrel, which greatly improves safety.
Of course, the windows and doors are made of wood on the surface, and a layer of iron core is added to them. Because of this core, Cui'er's father also deliberately bought a few more horses to come back to pull the cart, after all, there are a lot of iron sheets. The cart, which used to be able to be pulled by two horses, is now a bit difficult to pull.
Of course, because that battle was too bloody, their own dart masters and nursing homes have different degrees of personnel attrition, and it can take ten and a half months to recover from minor injuries. But there are still people who have injured their arms and legs, and they can't be raised in a short time, so Cui'er's father made the decision to leave people in this town, and after they were raised, they could return to their hometowns on their own.
Because there was a vacancy in manpower, Uncle Zhong quickly went to the nearest provincial capital and got out of the semicolon of the Huwei Dart Bureau. A group of dart masters were recruited, and when the convoy left the town in a majestic manner, the convoy not only had fewer men and horses, but the number of guards had doubled.
In order to speed up and prevent a sneak attack, the convoy canceled its midday break. After starting in the morning, I ran non-stop until the next day, and after resting for the night, it was another day after the departure.
The days were hard, but the results were remarkable, and along the way, apart from the first fierce battle, only two small groups of enemies were encountered in the first two days after leaving the town. After that, it was smooth and smooth to the range of 100 miles of the capital.
"Cui'er, it's only a hundred miles from here to the capital. Uncle Zhong and they are going to go to the front station in advance, what do you need to prepare? Lian Qingshan sat on the wheel of the car and said to Cui'er in the car.
"It's nothing, go get ready, the quilt is soft, I have to sleep well." Cui'er said with a yawn. Since that terrible battle, Cui'er has not slept well at night. In addition, I was in a hurry for several days, and my spirit was a little sluggish.
I don't know if I was frightened. Or Cui'er's spirit is too nervous, when Cui'er sleeps these days, she always feels that she can hear something, either the wind blows too much, or she can hear the sound of shouting and killing, although Cui'er will not be scared to sleep, but the quality of sleep is still greatly affected, and she looks pitiful with dark circles under her eyes every day.
"Okay, you're tired these days, when you get to the capital, let's take a good rest." Lian Qingshan looked at the green shadow in Cui'er's eyes, as well as her obviously sharpened chin, and felt more uncomfortable than being stabbed himself, he gently patted Cui'er's back and helped her lie down in the carriage, "If you are sleepy, sleep for a while, I will guard you here." ”
"Well, okay, you tell my mother that I'm fine, but I'm very sleepy, and when I get to the capital, I'll be relieved after a good night's sleep......" Cui'er said, her voice getting quieter and quieter, and after a while, she fell asleep.
Lian Qingshan looked at Cui'er's palm-sized little face, although she didn't vomit as much as she did last time, she didn't have the richness of the last time, she was five months pregnant, and Cui'er's little face was not only rounded, but thinner, which made Lian Qingshan feel distressed.
Tucked Cui'er's quilt away, Lian Qingshan looked at the sky in the distance, his expression was a little complicated, the capital, a place he had never been to, where there were many dogs, horses, and powerful people, there were Lian Qingshan's ambitions and ideals, but there was also the thickest darkness.
Thinking of General Yang who he was born and died for, even Qingshan's heart became hot again, and his eyes moistened slightly, if the general knew that he had an eldest son, he would definitely be happy, right? Lian Qingshan had a smile on his face, fantasizing about the scene where the general and the big girl Xiaohu father and son recognized each other after arriving in the capital.
Although there is a lot of weight, because of the large number of horses, the speed of the carriage is extremely fast, and it is still a hundred miles away from the capital in the morning, and by the afternoon, it has arrived at the suburbs of the capital.
Cui'er's father was selected for the imperial businessman, and the yard he bought in the capital more than ten years ago is still there, and now it just comes in handy. When Cui'er's father set off from the backing mountain, he sent someone to send the letter over quickly, so that they could clean up the yard well, and now it is almost to the place, Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong rushed to the front station two days in advance, and if there is anything missing, they must be prepared quickly, and after the carriage enters the city, let the pregnant Cui'er settle down as soon as possible.
Cui'er's father's courtyard is a set of three-entry quadrangle, located in the southeast of the capital, in the forty-nine city known as the rich in the east and the west and the poor in the south and the north, although it is not an excellent place, but it must not be considered bad, after all, the boundary of the capital is expensive, and it is not easy to buy such a huge yard.
When Cui'er woke up, the carriage had already reached the bottom of the city gate, Cui'er lifted the carriage curtain slightly, looking at the bustling people outside, and the huge city gate building made of blue bricks, there was an illusion that she had suddenly returned to the imperial capital.
"Qingshan, this is the capital?" Looking at the sunlight half blocked by the high city wall, Cui'er's heart suddenly became excited, she and the big girl Xiaohu looked around curiously, looking at the carriages coming and going, the crowd of people carrying burdens to buy and sell, and a suit of armor, very serious soldiers guarding the city.
"When you arrive in the capital, Cui'er be careful, this carriage may stop urgently after entering the city, you hold it steady." Lian Qingshan turned around and instructed Cui'er as he watched the carriage pass through the long city gate and enter the capital.
"This capital is also called Sijiu City, because the imperial city of this capital has four gates, and the inner city outside has nine gates, and the inside of this imperial city is where the emperor's mother lives, and the inner city is the residence of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. In addition to this inner city, the place we just entered is the outer city, which is also the capital, but the people who live there are ordinary people. Lian Qingshan looked at Cui'er and was curious, so he simply sold what he knew.
Even Qingshan himself had never been to the capital, and what he said now was heard from Cui'er's father and Hu Darttou, so he said it in order to please Cui'er.
"Forty-Nine City?" When Cui'er heard this title, she only felt that her memory seemed to have drifted to a distant time and space, and when she was still in modern times, the ancient imperial capital seemed to be called Sijiu City in history.
"What are the four and nine gates called?" After listening to the title of Sijiu City, the eldest girl was also extremely interested, and she didn't even look at the scenery outside, turned her head and asked curiously with blinking eyes.
"These four imperial city gates are **, Di'anmen, Dong'anmen and Xi'anmen...... The nine inner city gates are Zhengyang Gate, Chongwen Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Fucheng Gate, Dongzhi Gate, Xizhi Gate, Anding Gate, and Desheng Gate. Even Qingshan's words came out, but there was not even a stumble, obviously it was hard work.
"Wow, that's a lot of doors!" After hearing these names, the big girl and the little tiger were amazed again and again, Cui'er, who had stayed in the imperial capital for many years, was surprised to find that the name of this ancient city gate was exactly the same as the imperial capital where she had lived, and she couldn't understand what was going on for a while, but she felt very strange in her heart, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Yes, there are a lot of gates, except for the four imperial city gates, we can't enter, go back and take you to turn around the nine gates!" Lian Qingshan said heroically, as if he had forgotten that he had brought the big girl and the little tiger to recognize his relatives.
"Okay, okay!" As soon as the big girl and the little tiger heard some play, they also forgot about other things, and cheered happily.
The carriage drove into the capital in such a relaxed and happy atmosphere, because when entering the city gate, Uncle Zhong came out to answer, and the convoy did not make much effort, and found Cui'er's father's courtyard in the capital and stopped at the gate.
Cui'er was helped off the carriage by Lian Qingshan, although her legs were very weak after being bumped in the carriage for many days, but she was still very interested, she looked up, and saw where she was, it was the gate of this courtyard, and when she looked into it from the gate, it was a blue shadow back wall, and she couldn't see it at once.
Bypassing the shadow back wall, you came to the first courtyard, this courtyard is a hundred square meters in size, and the courtyard is densely built around the house, which shows that the land price in the capital is not cheap, and you need to make more use of it. Cui'er walked in this courtyard, although she couldn't see how big this courtyard was, but from the layers of bricks, she could see that this courtyard should be extremely wide.
"It's home, you have to rest, Cui'er, let's go, let's go back to the room!" Cui'er Niang also walked down from the carriage behind, and when she saw Cui'er standing there looking at the scenery, she said with a smile, and took Cui'er to her home in the capital. (To be continued)
ps: Thank you for the pink ticket and peace charm of the pro-leip~ It's the weekend again, happy weekend dear friends~
ps: Cui'er changed the map, let's enter the ** stage of the story, wow Ka Ka ~