Chapter 257: I didn't make much of a fuss
Since the youngest daughter Jingling got married, the Zhang family has become lonely, but fortunately he is accompanied by Runtian Yibao, or he doesn't know how to live.
Xu Jingluo couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he saw Zhang's tears wiped straight away.
The old man is indeed lonely when his children are not around, and Runtian Yibao needs to go to school, so he will go to the city as soon as possible.
Cui Ying hurriedly took over the burden on Xu Jing'an's shoulders, and Mama Cao supported Zhang's to comfort her.
"Why is the lady crying during the New Year? The young lady is back, so she should be happy. ”
Zhang hurriedly put away his tears and laughed.
"Harm~~ Look at me? The older this man gets, the more tears he has in his eyes, quick, come into the house. ”
The family entered the courtyard and sat on the terrace, Cuiying cut watermelon, and everyone chatted while eating watermelon to relieve the heat.
"How? Do you have any news from your brother and Changgong? Zhang's eyes were full of worry.
"Not yet." Xu Jingluo shook his head, "Chang Gong Xu is back to the Western Wei Dynasty, and it is a war that has traveled thousands of miles, and it is difficult to send a letter back." ”
"My brother is on the battlefield, and I'm afraid I don't have time to write a letter."
Zhang sighed.
"Alas, I don't know when this battle will be a head~~ I just hope that your brother can return safely."
"Yes, mother, you believe in Changgong." Xu Jingluo grabbed Zhang's hand with a determined face, "With the Western Wei Kingdom sending troops, we will definitely get what we want." ”
After a few words of relief, it was evening, and everyone was busy making a fire and cooking.
In the next few days, everyone was preparing for the New Year, the men killed the New Year's pigs, grinded tofu, and planted glutinous rice according to the customs of the south.
The women cut the window flowers, made lanterns, and even hung red lanterns on both sides of the avenue.
Soon after the Chinese New Year's Eve, preparations for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner began early in the morning, and the atmosphere became enthusiastic, and the anxiety about the war was diluted by such a festive atmosphere.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the young people also danced the lion, and the families visited the door to pay New Year's greetings, and the children's purses were swollen, and the melon seeds and peanuts were enveloped inside, and the village was filled with laughter and laughter.
But in the end, there is a war going on outside, and the adults are pretending to have something in their hearts, and they are not as happy as in previous years.
After the second year of junior high school, everyone went to the field to work, and everyone couldn't sit still, and they were nervous when they came up, so it was better to work in the field and live quickly.
Xu Jingluo felt flustered for no reason, it's been a few months, why is there still no news? Could it be that something has changed?
Just as he was thinking wildly, a horse galloped and stopped outside the courtyard, it was Gu Changgong's secret guard planted in Shuanglong City.
Xu Jingluo naturally knew him, and he was asked to investigate the loss of the piglets before, called Xiao Wu.
Xu Jingluo saw his hurried appearance, sighed in his heart, and hurriedly ran to the gate of the courtyard.
"Something's wrong, there's an accident!" Xiao Wu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and said while turning over and dismounting.
"Don't worry, drink your saliva and speak slowly." Xu Jingluo saw that Xiao Wu's mouth was cracked, so he hurriedly invited him into the house.
Xu Jing'an poured a bowl of warm water and handed it to Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu drank it all, he rode a horse for a day, not a drop of water, even drank two large bowls of water to quench his thirst, and then spoke in everyone's anxious eyes.
"Wei Xuhan has ascended the throne in Northern Liang and has become the emperor of Northern Liang, but he crosses the river and demolishes the bridge and does not intend to fulfill the contract, and is ready to wash Shuanglong City in blood......"
"Hurry up and pack up and run away before he sends someone."
Everyone's faces suddenly turned pale, and they were stunned in place and didn't know what to do.
"How's Chang Gong? Where is he? Xu Jingluo grabbed Xiao Wu's sleeve in a panic, "Is there any news about him?" ”
"The master is in the Western Wei Dynasty...... Something went wrong, but it wasn't a big deal, and Miss Jingluo didn't have to worry. Xiao Wu's eyes darkened when he said this, and he forced himself to calm down, "We, the secret guards who stayed in Shuanglong City, can't protect the safety of Miss Jingluo, and we need to leave soon." ”
"Miss Jingluo, you'd better leave immediately, now that the imprint on your face is gone, you can save your life wherever you go."
After speaking, without waiting for Xu Jingluo's reaction, Xiao Wu had already swept out of the yard and left on horseback.
Although he knew that his master liked Miss Jingluo, he didn't know that Runtian and Yi Bao were their little masters, otherwise it would be impossible not to leave a few people to take care of them.
Xu Jingluo didn't hope for someone else's care, her whole heart was tied to Gu Changgong at the moment, and no one knew how anxious she was at the moment.
Gu Changgong must have had an accident, otherwise those secret guards would not have been so flustered.
Although he tried his best to protect them, his ability was limited, and he might have been implicated, and he didn't know what his current situation was, whether it was dangerous or not......
Xu Jingluo was so worried that his whole heart was pinched, but Gu Changgong was in the Western Wei Dynasty, and it was useless to worry about himself for thousands of miles, what he had to think about now was to flee immediately, otherwise no one would want to live when Wei Xuhan's people arrived, and this person was probably even more terrible than he imagined.
"Daughter, are you going to run away again?"
Although the Zhang family was a little reluctant, he was not as sad as when he left the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
In a foreign country, the nostalgia is not so strong, but I don't know where to go to settle down if I leave here, and I am more at a loss.
Xu Jingluo tried to calm down and nodded.
"Yes, you have to leave immediately, mother, Mama Cao Cuiying, you hurry up and pack your luggage and leave overnight."
"Jing An, let's go find Master Feng."
After speaking, Xu Jingluo and Xu Jingan hurried to the village.
Not long after, the owner of Feng Zhuang and several major families in the village gathered here in Sunguping.
Everyone didn't know the situation, and looked at Xu Jingluo with a puzzled expression.
Xu Jingluo didn't have time to talk nonsense, and said the news he got from Xiao Wu in one breath.
After hearing this, everyone's faces couldn't help but sink, isn't this what you've been worried about these days? And it was fulfilled.
He was also worried about Gu Changgong's safety, indicating that he could no longer control the situation, otherwise it would be impossible for Shuanglong City to be in danger.
"Why are you still stunned? Hurry back and pack your things, you need to get out of here right away. Master Feng Zhuang took a stick, so the family members of each family hurriedly went back.
Feng Zhuang said a few words to Xu Jingluo and hurried home.
Leaving this place for the time being, there is time to discuss on the way.
What's more, there are pig farms in the city and shops to deal with, so let's go to Shuanglong City first.
Everyone has escaped death and exile once, and this time they are not as flustered as they were two years ago.
In the past two years in Ssangyong City, it is not that I never thought that there would be such a day, and I am still mentally prepared.
Although the atmosphere was difficult and tense, and every house was brightly lit, there was no major movement.
In addition to the carriage that Xu Jingluo took from Gu Changgong in the village, in addition, in order to facilitate the transportation of New Year's goods, the two oxen picked up were equipped with two ox carts, and the rest depended on picking.
It's a pity that the autumn harvest is not long in coming, and it is impossible to pull away all the grain saved.
You can only pick the valuable, the pig was killed and smoked bacon a year ago, these must be brought.
In the autumn of the first year, there was a lot of salt, which was cheap in Ssangyong City, but it was also expensive in inland cities.
In addition, the dried fish and seafood are not heavy, so try to carry as much as possible, and once you leave the beach, you will not be able to buy it if you want to eat it in the future.
There are also clothes, oilcloth, pots and pans, and all other people pick up food by hand.
There are no boats, you can only go to the jungle, I have heard Ye Dabeard say before, this is hundreds of miles away from Changning City, food is a living thing, and it must be prepared.
Fortunately, the weather is hot, and there is no need to carry the bedding, and every household has woven rattan mats, which are enough to take.
They all had the experience of escaping the famine, and they packed up in less than half an hour, and successively lit torches on the side of the avenue, and after a while, the whole village was assembled.
Mama Cao and Zhang's carried the basket on their backs, led Runtian Yibao, Xu Jing'an drove the carriage in front, Xu Jingluo and Cuiying each carried a basket, and other grains were put on the carriage.
The carriage could only be pulled to Ssangyong, and it had to be unloaded before entering the jungle, but fortunately, the horses and oxen could also carry a lot of things, which reduced some weight.
At that time, if you can't pick it up, you can also do a climbing plow to drag it.
Packed up first, waited silently on the avenue, all of them looked calm, as if they had already expected such a day.
The children did not cry or make trouble, tightly clutching the corners of the adults' clothes, and the two years of exile have made the babies strong.
"Have you brought everything? It's time to go. Master Feng asked loudly.