Those Qingzhou routs who were dismissed by Lu Lian scattered one by one, and a group of them also mixed into White Horse City, they were too inconspicuous for anyone to notice them, so they could also clumsily pick up their past crafts again, follow behind those hard-working and down-to-earth people, and earn a little leftovers.

I can eat enough, and I won't get cold, but I'm still far from being rich. In the past, they could rush into the shacks where the Jizhou people were, draw their knives and force them to hand over all the money they had.

But now that Lu Lian's army is in the city, no one dares to make such a mistake, so they can only continue to watch those people and homeless people mix together, busy and happy to make money.

They are envious and jealous, but this jealousy slowly transforms into another feeling.

- Those Jizhou people are living well, isn't it because they helped General Xiao Lu?

- If there is any place where we can help General Xiao Lu, we will definitely be better off than them!

- But with General Taishi here, what are the Qingzhou soldiers under General Xiao Lu's command, how can she look down on us?

They were like a pack of stray dogs, who could only curl up in the cold wind of the winter night, while warming each other, licking the bald scars on their bodies one after another, glaring viciously at the other well-fed and clothed dogs, and finally whimpering and lying down, resting those bad thoughts.

- Let's follow her first, right?

- Be careful, don't break the general's orders, don't provoke the people.

- Anyway, let's follow the homeless, how can we not freeze to death and starve to death, and we will see it in the future.

They discussed, in case, what chance is there to make a meritorious contribution?

They didn't know if they were humans, ghosts, animals, or anything else, but in this gloomy but not cold winter night, they vaguely had such thoughts.

Chapter 528

It's the New Year.

The fire was booming.

The craftsman was in tears.

Even if you are a farmer in the field, you should always go home and rest on this day.

The people lit the bamboo that had been prepared for a long time, and the whole theater city was full of firecrackers, crackling and peeling, as if stretching out many invisible little hands, driving the invisible and untouchable beast out, and pulling those who were still running outside home.

The broth was stewed at home, of course, there was peach soup, there was pepper and cypress wine, there were five-spice plates, and the more modest people had new clothes and new socks.

Everyone should boil a bucket of hot water the day before, wash themselves all over their bodies, and then come to welcome this holy and happy day.

…… Except for the Iron Officer.

The red fire burned day and night, illuminating the small winter night of the drama city; The jingling sound never stopped, and even the last weasels that had settled in the neighborhood moved unbearably; The billowing smoke and dust coated the faces of everyone who entered and exited the iron official with an extremely hard color, which made people feel pity at the sight.

"This is what General Xiao Lu wants," said the engineers, "and she wants it urgently." ”

"No matter how urgent General Xiao Lu wants, it will have to be the New Year!" The craftsmen protested.

"A few more days of hard work," the officers persuaded again, "a few days of hard work will be delivered." ”

"General Xiao Lu can't wait a few more days? The villain wants to go home for the New Year. The craftsmen still disagreed.

At last the boss of the workers came out, a very handsome young man, very tall, and pleasant-looking, but with two dark circles under his eyes, and a vague layer of gray floating on his face.

"Everyone's hard work......"

The craftsmen's exaggerated lips were slightly retracted.

Although this little gentleman is young, he is very skillful, and he usually treats the craftsmen very kindly, but if anyone makes a mistake, the punishment is not ambiguous, and he also has some clever opinions on the casting, and even the senior old blacksmith must be convinced, so everyone sees him come out, but they are still very face-saving and do not shout.

The little gentleman looked at them and rubbed his hands together.

Although everyone stopped shouting, the heart of wanting to go home for the New Year was still very firm.

The little gentleman sighed and looked at the officer, "The year is coming, let everyone go home." ”

All the craftsmen opened their eyes wide and were about to cheer!

"But," said the little gentleman, "if any man wishes to stay, he will give each man a penny." ”

A penny!

That's a thousand dollars!

The craftsmen looked at each other, and there was a fierce struggle in their eyes.

Some of them will stay, but some will also go home.

…… But there was also a poor worm among them, who obviously gave up overtime pay in order to reunite with his wife and children, but as soon as his wife heard what her husband had given up, she immediately sent him back without hesitation.

Zhuge Liang naturally didn't go home for the New Year.

Although his brother had come to him, he grabbed the corner of his coat and shook it, and then quickly spread his hand away.

Zhuge Jun looked at his brother in confusion, "Brother, why don't you even care about being neatly dressed and having a beautiful face." ”

The grizzled brother wanted to reach out and touch his young brother's head, but he withdrew his hand anyway.

"Brother has something to do," he said kindly, "and I don't care about that." ”

Xiao Douding raised his face, "Is there anything important?" Is there any difference between the weapons that Brother supervised and those weapons that arrived one day earlier and one day later? ”

Brother should have answered his doubts, but he didn't.

"Nature is different." Brother only said this briefly.

The fish crawled out of the tub.

Bathing is a thing that requires determination before washing, and after washing, there is only happiness.

Especially in the past, the procedure of taking a bath was very cumbersome, it was not easy, she needed to carry her own water, boil water, brush the wooden barrel, be responsible for mixing hot and cold water, etc., after washing, she naturally cleaned up by herself, and now she wants to take a bath as long as she is instructed, and all the trivial things before and after are gone.

As she slowly dressed, there was a voice outside.

Liu Bei's messenger arrived.

When Lu Lian rushed out of the inner room, several people outside immediately opened their eyes for a moment.

The female general's usual appearance is very stable.

It's the kind of skin that is neither rosy nor pale, and the features are neither sharp nor blurred, and you know she's a girl, but you just can't remember it when you look at her...... Of course, she doesn't look like a man in any way, and it can only be said that some other traits in her are too distinct. For example, she looks lazy when she walks with her feet on the ground, like a small citizen squatting on the wall to bask in the sun, she is a top ranger when she draws her sword and stands in the wind, and she is still an absolute general when she stands under the big sword, so you can't help but ignore the length of her eyelashes and whether the bridge of her nose is straight.

But now when she ran out with a very ruddy face, everyone suddenly picked up the things that they had ignored from their minds again.

So Xiao Yi and Xiao Wu both looked away, leaving only the messenger standing at the bottom of the stairs.

"I heard that the general of the White Horse battle, the great break Chun in Qiong 60,000 soldiers and horses, the general since the first year to help protect Puyang, successive victories, for the Han Dynasty to make great contributions, since then the generals of Hebei no longer dare to face the general!" The messenger cried out, "The lord is so happy that he can't sleep!" ”

The female general, whose hair had not yet been completely dried, let out a long breath.

"I can't go back anyway," she said, "and stay for the New Year." ”

The messenger stepped forward with a smile, handed the box in his hand to the handsome young squire, and handed it to her.

"And the lord's gift for the general!"

She opened it and saw a bunch of small things inside.

The most decent etiquette placed on the top is an edict from the Son of Heaven, which is similar to the previous one, the difference is that recently Yuan Tan is about to come to the city, and the imperial court did not send Yang Xiu to go on another trip, but sent such a small civil official...... Ahem, in short, she was given a first-class knighthood.

Now she is not the Marquis of Jiting, but the Marquis of Langhuai, and the food has doubled to 600 households.

She thought seriously for a while where Langhuai was, it seemed to be near Qiancheng, an inconspicuous, quite calm place.

In addition to the edict, there was also a seal, and she looked at it again and again, and accepted it.

There is also an edict under the edict, this one is more powerful than the previous one, it is to seal her as the history of Jizhou Thorn, Lu Mi is not very high, but it is extremely insulting.

With this seal, she is now on the same level as Yuan Shao.

…… Although these two gifts are good, they don't look like New Year's goods.

Lu Xuanyu scratched his head, and continued to pull in the box, to see if he could turn over some hope.

There is also a small cloth bag underneath, which looks quite simple, very different from the kind of moire painted gold and red box with printed ribbons, but she once again ignited hope!

When Zhang Liao checked the state of the cavalry and war horses in the camp, carefully cleaned himself up, dressed neatly, and then inadvertently slipped to the county government, he found that Lu Hangyu's state was very abnormal.

There were a bunch of things on the desk, regardless of this, Xiao Yi held a bronze mirror, and she was gesturing there in front of the bronze mirror.

Zhang Liao unconsciously walked a few steps quickly, and the things she was holding in her hand were clearly visible.

It was a silk strip, goose yellow and apricot intertwined, not showy, but with a warm atmosphere, it was quite versatile for light-skinned girls, and it was suitable for any dress.

These slightly professional ideas could not have appeared in Zhang Liao's mind. When he saw the tapestry, he was only suddenly a little nervous, and immediately looked around again.

…… I didn't see Tai Shici, and I didn't see any young men in the army, but Xiao Yi and Xiao Wu were not good at this, and he still knew.

…… It's not that he himself wants to know what Xiao Yi and Xiao Wu are good at, it's all the soldiers under his command who seem to be idle when they don't fight.

All in all, Zhang Liao took off his shoes and walked up the steps, slightly with the same hands and feet. He quickly corrected himself, and when he walked into the main room, he seemed as relaxed and natural as usual.

"Ciyu went to the market?" He asked.

"No," she turned her head to look at him, the silk was still dangling on the placket, "Why did Wen Yuan suddenly ask like that?" ”

"I've just been to the market," he said stiffly, "and I've seen a batch of fat sheep coming over there, some of them from our state...... It's delicious to eat baked, and I saved one for you! ”

She was overjoyed, "It's always Wenyuan who has a heart!" Tomorrow, let's eat together! ”

"Well, well," Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment, as if he had suddenly noticed something, and pointed to the silk on the placket of her clothes, "What is this ......?" ”

The girl in front of her immediately took off the silk and began to gesture over and over again, "A few days ago, I saw the lord call Ah Xiao, and I also asked for a ......."

She began to babble about how to get this silk from Liu Bei's hand, Zhang Liao listened very carefully, but because his spirit suddenly relaxed, he didn't listen to all of it.

…… But he heard the last sentence anyway.

"Just as I want to patrol the city," Lu Hangyu said, "let's go and get your sheep back now, shall we?" ”

Zhang Liao suddenly froze there.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

His eyebrows furrowed and furrowed, all in all, a very embarrassed look.

…… Why the hell did he lie just now?

…… Why didn't he just ask "what's going on with that tapestry"? Why beat around the bush?

…… He did send someone to buy sheep, but he didn't know if he bought it!