Cheng Mu passes through the pass into Huainan, and once you enter Huainan, the sky is high and the clouds are wide.

What I have seen and heard is very different from Lujiang County, and it is no longer a hundred miles of red land without people.

Liu Nong rode the flying snow and looked forward, only to see that the village was still dilapidated, but there were slowly fireworks; The skinny dog chases the chicken, causing a burst of chicken cries and dog jumps; The children ran back and forth, and the sound of crisp laughter filled the wilderness.

It is the sowing season, on the ridge of the green field, the farmer carries a hoe to come and go, although the old man is too old, the young are very young, but their eyes are full of hope, not the same as the people of Lujiang and the wild people, full of only hasty and wooden.

When he saw Liu Nong leading the army over, he was not frightened, an old man who was closer to the horse road glanced at Liu Nong, looked stunned, and then shouted, put the hoe on his shoulder and put it horizontally on the ridge, squatted on the hoe, stroked his gray beard, and said with a smile: "Beauty, beauty, such as Si Meiyu, scorching and shining, the wall people should be like this!" Where did Meilangjun come from and where will he go? ”

As he spoke, more and more old farmers came with hoes on their shoulders, squatting in the weeds like the elders, and looking at Liu Nong and praising them.

The praise was endless, Liu Nong held the horsewhip and waved it from afar, and laughed loudly: "Liu Nong came to Wu County, and he wants to enter Shouchun and meet Zu Yuzhou." ”

"Wu Jun?!"

The old man looked startled, and after a while, he stood up from the hoe, and looked at Liu Nong and the five hundred majestic white robes with wide eyes. Then, the farmers behind the old man also knelt on the ground with "Pu Tom" and "Pu Tom".

"Old man, why is this so?" Liu Nong turned over and dismounted, walked to the side of the road, and wanted to jump down to help the old farmer and others up, but Laifu and Qu Ping were frightened and hurriedly jumped off the horse, wanting to protect Xiao Langjun.

Liu Nong waved his hand, his eyes are the windows of his soul, these old peasants are not the same people in the wilderness, why do they need to be guarded, besides, he still has Chu Yan on his waist. When even if he jumped off the road, he would help the old farmer up: "Old man, don't need to be like this, why is it so?" ”

The young boy beside the old farmer suppressed his immature face and said crisply: "The honorable guest is from Wu County? Wu County is far away, there is a big river apart, the southerners do not come to the north, and the northerners cannot go to the south! ”

When Liu Nong heard the words of the old farmer and Youyin, he knew that they were not ordinary farmers, and they must be the home of poetry and book inheritance.

picked up the young child and said with a smile: "Fei Ye, Fei Ye, Liu Nong came to Wu County, Wu County is in Jiangnan, and the Nanren are now in front of you." So saying, he lifted up the rest of the peasants who were kneeling on the ground.

"Definitely!"

The old farmer has been looking at Liu Nong in a daze, hearing Liu Nong's words, he subconsciously opened his mouth to refute, and then muttered: "Since the Yongjia Rebellion, the society has collapsed, and the central and central China have become a land of beacon smoke. At this point, his voice became higher and higher, pointing to the vast four fields, shaking his head and continuing: "Southerners, southerners don't come north, only Zuyuzhou doesn't abandon us, and they come to the south in a boat, and they have been fighting for seven years, so that there will be a remnant of land after this catastrophe!" ”

His voice was sad and hoarse, and after a while, Liu Nong put down the child and said to the old farmer: "Liu Nong, come to Wu County." ”

The young boy flashed his eyes, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Ah Weng Yan, but all those who come from the south and the north are heroes!" ”

"Wall man, hero!"

"Hero, and be waited by me three times!"

"Old man, how dare Liu Nong deserve it?"

"Deserve it, if you come from the south to the north, you can deserve it! Koto Erlang also, and stand tall to worship! ”

The breeze gradually rose, swept through the vast weeds, on the ridge of the field, the farmer is still a young child kneeling in the bush and bowing three times, Liu Nong was here, but he felt that he had a strong mind, and the clouds of the past few days were swept away, he took a deep breath, lifted his robe and knelt on the ridge of the field, and looked at the wilderness and the farmer, and shook it heavily. After a shake, he jumped onto the road, turned over on the horse, and whipped away.

The old farmer chased after him and shouted, "Liu Yingying, slow down!" ”

Liu Nong looked back, the old farmer looked at the team of dusty servants, pointed to the distance behind him, and said with a smile: "Huainan is the same as other places, this is only more than two hundred miles to Shouchun, and it can be reached in two or three days. ”

Qu Ping raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Old man, can there be a clear stream drinking horses here?" ”

The old farmer laughed loudly: "Three miles south of the village, there is a clean spring, and the swimming fish can be counted. ”

Qu Ping said: "Xiao Langjun, I haven't washed the horses for several days, and the horses are tired, so why not rest for a long time." ”

From Liyang to here, there have been rumors along the way, although there have been no casualties, but it has made people tired and sleepy, Liu Nong thought for a while, and then nodded in agreement.

The old peasant was overjoyed, and immediately led the army into the village, Qu Ping led one hundred and fifty white robes to wash the horses, the white robes all showed happy faces, the horses were the hearts and livers of the Huating Liu family, looking at their expressions, they couldn't wait to change their bodies.

The old farmer's surname is Han, and he is very talkative, laughing constantly as he walks.

Laifu searched the field with his eyes and asked, "Han Weng, where are the young people in the village?" ”

Han Weng said with a smile: "The young and strong people of Huainan County are all under the account of Zuyu Prefecture!" ”

Beigong said: "Lujiang is full of displaced people, why is this place settled?" ”

Han Weng said with a smile: "Fifteen miles to the south, there are three hundred garrisons in the dock, and thirty miles to the east, there are also heavy troops forts. Huainan is the place where Zu Yuzhou sits, and there is no need to mess up Wubao and the displaced people! ”

The young boy shouted, "My brother, he is a general, and he leads two thousand!" ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, Han Weng waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be surprised, Zuyu Prefecture came from the south to the north, in order to expel Hu Qi and restore my old land, the old son and nephew have all been removed from the account!" As he spoke, he stroked the horns on the child's head, and said, "When the little eighteen grows up, it should also be entered into the account!" If Hu Qi is constantly in the land of China, the people of Huainan should be like this! ”

"Han Weng, magnificent! Zuyuzhou, magnificent! Liu Nong's heart was full of joy, and the dock fort was like the two blades of the sword, and the enemy had been injured, but if he worked together, connected into a piece and echoed from end to end, it would be difficult for Hu Qi to ride a flat river.

The old man pointed to the busy crowd and said with a smile: "This is the Yiyang homeless people, the young and strong join the army, the women and children return to the villages, the dock, the old dock is too small, can not be fully accommodated, so the village is restored." If one day, but make the village into a cluster, the old decay is to close your eyes immediately, and you should also enjoy it! ”

Passing through the village, the Dock Fort is in plain sight.

If you look down condescendingly, the dock fort is square and long, and the whole body is built with bluestone, the wall is five zhang high, and one zhang wide; The corners around the wall dispose of the bluestone arrow tower, and the middle of the narrow strip is placed on the first floor, a total of six arrow towers; There is only one door, facing the lower subduction slope. If you encounter the enemy and the Hu cavalry, you only need to dock all of them, and even if you are besieged by ten times the enemy, you can still stand quietly and wait for reinforcements.

This is a product of war, and all the buildings in the fort are effective in resisting the enemy.

Coming to the flat ground under the slope, Liu Nong waved his hand to stop the army and ordered Beigong to camp on the spot. Han Weng didn't allow it, pulled Liu Nong, and said with a smile: "Although the dock fort is too small, but the honorable guest comes from the south, how can he sleep in the wilderness!" ”

However, Liu Nong's attitude was resolute, and Han Weng had no choice but to give up, even if he ordered the old and young women and children left behind to kill chickens and chop sheep, and cook for hospitality. But he stayed outside the dock fort, confronted Liu Nong, and talked about poetry and books.

Not long after, the barracks had risen, and the outside of the camp was full of straw mats, and all kinds of food were placed in the middle of the mats, all of which were coarse grain meals, only Liu Nong and others had a more sumptuous feast. Han Weng earnestly persuaded him to eat, and the young child looked at the meat in the banquet and swallowed his saliva, his eyes were straight, but his body sat straight, and his hands were pressed to his knees; And those homeless women and children also showed a look of affection in their eyes, but they all walked into the distance, silently looking at this group of people with knives to the north.

Liu Nong and the others looked at the yellow-faced hungry and thin crowd, how could they eat it raw, since they came to Jiangbei, they knew the suffering of Jiangbei, like this kind of meat, even if the scholars may not have it every day. I can't help but think of a sentence in my heart: Xing, the people suffer, and death, the people suffer. The people, how simple they are, but if they ask for a room to shelter from the wind and rain, and a seat to lie down and be tired, they will be at ease, and even so, they often can't ask for it.

Why do they keep the rites? What is the light of anticipation in the eyes? The same people are also, not only can flow around the four fields for bandits, but also can uphold the thousand-year-old rites, what is the reason in the meantime, when in this side of the catastrophe leeway! When you are in chaos and seek peace!

Thinking of this, Liu Nong felt inexplicable, and ordered Laifu to take out the only remaining jar of bamboo leaves, and personally carry the wine jar along the lamp, the wine flowed in a hurry, and the aroma of wine overflowed. This wine was originally intended to be brought to Shouchun to give to the ancestors, and now, this wine should be used to honor this old man, the rest of the people, and my land of China.

"Han Weng, fellow villagers......" Liu Nong raised the wine bowl, his eyes shining like stars.

The four fields were quiet, Han Weng smelled the aroma of wine, and suddenly exclaimed: "This wine, is the bamboo leaf green?" ”

"Huh!"

Liu Nong's expression was stunned, and then the corners of his mouth curled, the people of Jiangbei did not know Liu Nong, but they knew Zhu Yeqing, holding the wine bowl, and laughed loudly: "It is this wine, this wine is made of millet, and millet comes from the land of China, so it should be respected." As he spoke, he wanted to pour out the bowl and pour the earth.

At this moment, a group of people rushed from the village, and the first person shouted: "Han Weng, there are guests from Jiangnan, and there is a customs clearance!" ”

"Oh?!"

Han Weng looked stunned for a moment, then rejoiced, and said with a smile: "What day is today, could it be that there are heroes from the south again?" As he spoke, he got up from the table and ran out to greet him, thinking of Liu Nongshang holding the wine, his face turned red, he turned back suddenly, and asked with a smile: "Unexpectedly, there will be southerners crossing the north, but who is traveling with Liu Langjun?" ”

From the South......

Laifu and the others' expressions suddenly sank, and Liu Nong's sword eyebrows raised slightly.

At this time, in the bamboo forest at the end of the village, a group of people were leading horses and walking widely. The leader led a four-hoofed snow black ink horse, dressed in a wide robe with big sleeves, and a gorgeous long sword at his waist.

Liu Nong also recognized her, he had seen her in Liyang County, and in recent days, she had led more than 100 elite horsemen to follow. The two teams were separated by three miles, Liu Nong entered, she entered, Liu Nong camped, and she also camped.

Liu Nong sent a scout in Tsing Yi to inquire, and she ordered someone to shoot back a round of arrows.

And every time she was attacked, Liu Nong fought with the white robes in front, but she led the fine rider to pick up the fish that slipped through the net. This is not much, and once, she actually captured Tang Lixiao's two Tsing Yi scouts, although they were released later, but Tang Lixiao was secretly angry. (To be continued.) )