Lin Qingwan raised her right hand and said: "I saved his life, but I saved him once, I can't save him a second time, a person can die at any time if he wants to, do you know how difficult it is for a person to live?" ”

"Do you know how hard it is to want another person to live?" Lin Qingwan asked, "How do you think I persuaded General Xiang who wanted to die?" ”

"I said, my grandfather, father and brother all want to see this world peaceful, prosperous and stable, they don't have a chance, don't General Xiang want to take a look? Don't you want to take a look? ”

Lin Qingwan took a breath, "What Chu land, Liang land, Han land, this world is a family, and everyone is Yan Huang, I don't know if you have identified Emperor Chu as an emperor, but in my heart, I don't care who is the emperor." ”

"As long as he treats the people well, is diligent and loves the people, I will support him, and I will be an honest person, pay taxes, and build this country; Do good deeds and accumulate virtue for future generations. Raise a few more children, accumulate a family business for them, spend their old age in peace, and watch their children and grandchildren around their knees, I hope they will have a safe life, and they will not encounter war disasters like me in their lives, and then they will be displaced and parted with their families in life and death! ”

"People in troubled times are not even as good as dogs!" Lin Qingwan said with tears in her eyes: "I want to be a person, a person who lives and dies with himself!" ”

Everyone was silent, and only after half a sound did a young man kneel on the ground with a flutter, kowtow to the frame, raise his head and say crisply: "General Xiang, my grandfather said that it is fortunate that you are not dead, since you came down safely from the city tower, my grandfather kowtowed to your immortal tablet with three incense sticks every day, just to pray for your peace and prosperity." ”

The young man's words broke the silence of the street, and someone responded: "Yes, yes, I also have General Xiang's immortal tablet at home, and I have been praying for the general to live a long life." ”

"If you vote well, this city can't be defended, won't you lose your life in vain?"

Then one after another, some people sighed in a low voice, "We, naturally, also want to be human ......."

These words came into the car one after another, and Xiang Shan, who had been sitting in the car without moving, couldn't help but burst into tears, pinching the edge of the table with both hands and saying nothing.

Chang Sui, who was kneeling in the car, also had red eyes, and kneeled forward to support him, and said in a low voice: "Do you want the general to go down and have a look?" ”

Xiang Shan turned his head, shook his hands to wipe away his tears, and nodded halfway.

He lifted the curtain and glanced at Lin Qingwan across the attendants, and then bowed his head and stepped out of the carriage.

This is the first time Xiang Shan has gotten off here, and in the past, he used to sit in the car and leave after waiting for someone to scold. Never show up, and naturally don't make a sound.

Now as soon as he came out, everyone saluted him.

Xiang Shan returned the salute, then looked at Lin Qingwan and took a deep look at it.

Lin Qingwan silently replied, then looked at the three people with pale faces, slowed down her tone, but still said coldly: "If the three of you really have the heart to serve the country, then you should think more about how to work for the welfare of the people of this Chu land, whether you are an official, doing business, running a school, or cultivating land in the future, you must be friendly to your neighbors and help the weak, instead of wantonly insulting others after learning a few words here." ”

"Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself, and when you can one day put life and death out of the way, come and talk to General Xiang about life and death to serve the country," Lin Qingwan picked the corners of her mouth lightly and sneered: "However, even if you can put life and death out of it, you must also have General Xiang's ambition to be able to compare with it, otherwise you will put others to death just for personal gain, and such a person is unbearable." ”

The words were very cruel, and the three of them turned pale and almost crumbling.

Xiang Shan sighed slightly, and saluted the three of them: "Xiang Mou knows that he is wrong, it is indeed me who is treason first, you are right to scold me, Xiang Mou is indeed disloyal." But Xiang doesn't want to die now, I yearn for the peace of the world that Lord Lin said, and I want to see what the peace of the world is like. ”

An old man sighed faintly: "The old man also wants to see, I have only heard the old people talk about it, saying how prosperous it was during the Tang Dynasty, there was no war for many years, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment." For as long as I can remember, there have been wars, my uncle, my two older brothers, and my son and grandson have all gone to war, and most of them have died, and there is no news of those who did not die. I also want to be the person in the mouth of Lord Lin, a person who lives and dies with himself......"

Xiang Shan's lips trembled, and he and Lin Qingwan saluted the old man, and the other young people also saluted when they saw it.

No one spoke again, the old man wiped his tears, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull Xiang Shan, "How dare you be a general's courtesy, your Xiang clan is no less than my family who died on the battlefield." ”

Lin Qingwan glanced at the three people who were sneaking away, and said with a smile: "It's not like talking on the street, why don't you invite the old man to a restaurant?" ”

Xiang Shan was about to invite him up, but the old man hurriedly shook his hand and said, "I still have to sell lotus roots, so I won't disturb the general and the county lord to talk." ”

Lin Qingwan found that there was a load of lotus root still stained with mud not far behind him.

Lin Qingwan's eyes lit up, "The lotus root of Chudi, I've heard of it a long time ago, and it's said to be very sweet." ”

Xiang Shan laughed, stepped forward to pick up one, broke a section for Lin Qingwan, and said with a smile: "It's very sweet, the county lord tastes it." ”

He said to the old man: "I bought this lotus root, and the old man doesn't have to provoke the market anymore." ”

"Oh, since the general and the county lord like it, I'll give it to you, how can I get the money again?" The old man pushed the confiscated money from Xiang Shan.

"I govern the army strictly, and I don't allow soldiers to take the people's things, and it's not good for me, as a general, to take the lead in not complying with it."

"It was on the march, and now the little old man is not short of this thing, I will ask the boy at home to dig in the pond when I go back."

Lin Qingwan smiled and glanced at Yi Han.

Yi Han hurriedly retreated and left, and soon went to the grain store not far away to bring two small cloth bags, silently handed over the lotus root in the burden to the guards, and then put the two cloth bags on it, and said: "Our aunt and grandmother accepted the old man's gift, and this is our aunt's return gift to the old man." ”

The old man was dumbfounded.

Lin Qingwan had already asked people to cut the lotus root, and after taking a bite, she nodded and said: "Sure enough, the old man's gift will not be accepted, I will accept it, just return the gift, and please don't dislike the old man." ”

The old man looked at the two cloth bags, and only shook his head for a while: "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it......"

What is the most lacking thing in Chudu now?

Grain!

Emperor Chu took away a large amount of grain and grass before leaving, leaving not much for Xiang Shan at all.

And those powerful people, big businessmen left with Emperor Chu, and naturally took away the grain, although the grain store in the city is still open, but the price of the grain has soared to the sky, and there is not much grain in it, waiting for the relief grain of the Liang State to arrive.

These two small cloth bags add up to forty catties, and they are still rice!

This can be exchanged for four carts of lotus roots, the old man wiped his eyes, bent down to take the burden and wanted to go back, Lin Qingwan looked at Xiang Shandao: "I also ask General Xiang to send two people to send the old man back, after all, the old man is old, this road is not easy to walk." ”

Xiang Shan came back to his senses and hurriedly sent a few soldiers to escort the old man back.

The old man was even more grateful, he wanted to chase after a few villagers, and begged them to escort him back with a small bag of grain.

When the old man left, the people around him gradually dispersed, and everyone looked at the old man with some envy, but no one caught up.

At this time, Lin Qingwan's words were still flashing in everyone's minds, and their hearts were boiling, wondering if they could also see the day of peace and prosperity.

At that time, there was no war, and they were able to eat well and wear warm clothes.

Lin Qingwan turned sideways and invited Xiang Shan into the restaurant, and said with a smile: "I am bored in the mansion today, so I want to come out for a walk, but I am afraid that the general will not see me when he comes, so I will let you run for nothing, so I specially came here to wait, and by the way, I had lunch here." ”

Xiang Shan smiled, "No wonder I met the county lord here today." ”

As soon as the two of them entered the building, the shopkeeper who was hiding on the side immediately stepped forward excitedly to greet them, "Distinguished guests, please go upstairs, the food will be ready immediately." ”

Xiang Shan raised his eyebrows, "The county lord has already ordered food?" ”

"Yes," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "Let the shopkeeper serve a few signature dishes and choose a few side dishes, the general might as well see if there is anything else to add." ”

The shopkeeper immediately brought the menu.

Xiang Shan flipped through it and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper's order is very good, this is very good, but how can you eat without wine in a restaurant?" ”

"There are also two jars of fine bamboo leaves in the store, if you want it, the small one will go and bring it up for the two."

Xiang Shanxiao looked at Lin Qingwan.

Lin Qingwan felt Xiang Shan's laughter, and said with a smile: "If you don't let the general drink today, the general is afraid that he will not be happy, so let's set up an altar." ”

The shopkeeper happily replied, "Yes." ”

The two jars of bamboo leaves in his store are treasured, not cheap at all, and I thought that the powerful people had run away, and this wine was going to be smashed in my hands, but I didn't expect that there would be a distinguished guest today.

The shopkeeper retreated, and only Lin Qingwan and Xiang Shan and the two of them were left in the room.

Lin Qingwan looked at Yi Han, pointed to the side and said, "You guys should also sit down." ”

The long-term follower who has been following Xiang Shan is also his confidant, and he has followed him from birth to death, and even got up and down together, so he naturally doesn't mind being at the same table.

He glanced at the master, saw him nod slightly, and then sat down next to him, and when the shopkeeper came up with the wine, he patted the mud and took the initiative to heat the wine.

The side dishes came up first, Chang Sui heated the wine, poured a glass for Xiang Shan first, glanced at Yi Han, and got up to pour a glass for Lin Qingwan as well.

Xiang Shan picked up his glass and said, "Thank you to the county lord for your protection, and thank you to the county lord for knowing my will." ”

After that, he said no more, but raised his head and drank.

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly, didn't speak, held the cup in her left hand and drank the wine in the cup, and when the wine was in her stomach, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's an old wine, and the shopkeeper didn't deceive people." ”

Xiang Shan's face turned crimson when he saw only one cup of Lin Qingwan, and he couldn't help laughing, "The county lord doesn't seem to be good at drinking, you should let you taste the burning knives used in the army to ward off the cold for soldiers, that's called burning." ”

Lin Qingwan shook her hand and said with a smile: "I don't dare to drink it if I get drunk without a cup like that." ”