Li Yan and Li Daozong actually returned to Xizhou Protectorate only yesterday, and for almost half a month and nearly 20 days, they have been running around all corners of Xizhou, comforting all kinds of lonely elderly people and children in Xizhou, poor herdsmen, and more than a dozen herdsmen who sacrificed for the Tang Dynasty.

Last year's whole year of construction, there were about a dozen herdsmen in Xizhou who died because of the construction of Xizhou, two of them were transported to meet the wolves, they fought with the wolves in order to keep His Highness's goods, and the goods were saved, but two people were seriously injured, and they did not treat them after they came back.

Although His Highness has not only emphasized once that protecting talents is the most important thing, these herdsmen will use their lives to protect these things when facing His Highness's things.

As for the actions of these herdsmen, Li Daozong knew that Xizhou had become an inseparable part of the Tang Dynasty.

For these more than a dozen herdsmen, Xizhou gave them the title of "martyrs" according to His Royal Highness, and they are all people who have made great contributions to the construction of Xizhou.

In the past twenty days, Li Daozong felt even deeper, and he understood why His Highness wanted to go to condole, it can be said that after these twenty days of condolences, not only the prestige of His Highness, but even the prestige of these people in their Xizhou Protectorate has risen a big step in the minds of the herdsmen.

It's just that Li Daozong is okay, and he is used to enduring hardships, when he led his troops to fight, the conditions were very bad, and Li Yan was suffering.

Now Li Yan and more than 20 days ago seem to have become two people, her hands were frozen out of chilblains, and the cold wind made a pair of small hands no longer delicate, covered with dry cracks, the two faces were also frozen extremely rough, the skin on the face was often peeled off piece by piece, and the skin between the eyebrows and eyes was very dry, because of the lack of water.

They need to travel every day, but when they are in a hurry, the water bladder on their bodies cannot keep warm for too long, and the water in it will always freeze and crack, even if they are stuffed in their arms, it is cold water when they drink it. So there was a lack of hydration during this time, and her skin was much more chapped.

If it continues like this for another year, it is estimated that Li Yan will not be much different from the woman on the plateau, and it is estimated that the plateau red on her face may not be able to be removed.

Li Daozong saw it in his eyes, but he couldn't say anything, fortunately, this time he finally came back, the problem is that the New Year is coming soon, and Li Daozong doesn't know if His Royal Highness has any other arrangements for the New Year, even if His Highness doesn't, I'm afraid that his daughter has any arrangements.

"Yan'er, you ......" Mrs. Li sighed, when Li Yan left, he knew that when Li Yan left, after coming back, Li Daozong also told Mrs. Li about some decisions, so Mrs. Li naturally knew, looking at the daughter she raised, Mrs. Li was also distressed.

"A-Niang, it's okay, the skin is easy to raise, and it will be raised back in a month." Li Yan said with a smile.

Mrs. Li stroked the chilblains on her hands, the sores on them could not be healed for a while, the original white and tender little hands, the outside were frostbite, and the inside was also rough, because every day in a hurry, her hands had to grasp the reins, although there were leather gloves, but the gloves should not be too thick, too thick if the reins could not be grasped unsteadily, it would be dangerous.

She didn't know how many layers of calluses had been grinded out of her palms, where did Li Yan suffer like this when she was so big.

Mrs. Li's distressed tears fell for a while, "A-Niang will help you order milk, you can take a milk bath, the skin on your body will be ruined after a long time." ”

"Mother." Li Yan's expression became serious, "We can't waste milk, milk is something that herdsmen come to eat and drink, it is to survive, they are willing to provide it to us, they took their own rations, how can I use it for bathing." ”

"But we didn't ask for them for nothing, we bought them with money, and they could also use the money to buy food." Mrs. Li couldn't help but speak, wasn't it the same when they were close to the Turkic side before? How? Can they still spend money?

"A-Niang, it's different, on the grassland, this winter, unless spring comes, most of the time, you can't buy these living things if you have money, unless you go to exchange for food, but the amount of grain that was originally transported and stored in Xizhou is not much, although there is money, but we can't waste it, wait until next winter, next winter's supplies are sufficient, and then our life will be better."

"At that time, A-Niang could buy whatever you wanted, but this year, there are not many supplies in Xizhou, and many of the things we can buy are taken by the herdsmen, otherwise, we can't buy them. And the herdsmen are willing to let it out because of His Highness's prestige, and we can't destroy His Highness's prestige here. Li Yan said softly.

"Hey...... A-Niang knows, listen to you. Mrs. Li sighed, she didn't care about herself, the problem was that Li Yan's body was .......

In fact, it's not that serious, but Li Yan knows that this opening can't be opened, His Highness has spent more than half a year to have such success, and he always has to help His Highness keep this achievement, and he can't let His Highness go, they are dragging their feet.

By the time of next year, Xizhou's materials will be greatly enriched, and it doesn't matter what A-Niang wants to buy at that time, because at that time, in the words of His Royal Highness, they who have money are willing to consume, which can be regarded as driving Xizhou's economy, but not this year.

"Auntie, I'm fine, it's just that I drank less water during this time, and the wind was strong, and now there is nothing to do before the New Year, and I will be fine after resting for a while." Li Yan said softly.

"Hmm...... Then you rest early, and A-Niang will go tomorrow and ask Lang Zhong to go. Mrs. Li sighed.

"Okay." Li Yan smiled and didn't refuse.

After Mrs. Li left, Li Yan stuffed her right foot and little thumb into a chair leg and pressed it under the leg, using pain to relieve the itching.

She also had chilblains on the little finger of her right foot, although it was not so serious, but it was very red and swollen, and it was nothing if it was cold, but now that the room was warm, her toes were very itchy, but she pressed it with the leg of a chair, and it hurt a little, but the pain was more comfortable than the itch.

After holding down the little finger on her foot, Li Yan started to work at the desk again, she went out for nearly twenty days, Xizhou piled up a lot of work that she needed to deal with, although these jobs are actually not in a hurry, after all, it is winter, and a lot of work can't be done at all, but it's better to deal with these things as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a new job later, and it will be piled up, in case things are delayed, it will not be good.