Chapter 84: The Xue Clan Joins the Army
The carriage detoured from the south of the city to the north of the city, and then went two miles north.
Ten miles further north of here is the Turkic territory.
In the past, this barren land was often plundered by Turks, and no one cultivated it for a long time, and it has been abandoned for a long time.
Niu Da is a smart man, who brought Bai Song here and was not afraid of the officers and soldiers chasing him.
Just because the back of Pi County is a dangerous area, when encountering Turkic bandits, no one will be able to benefit.
In front of him, there was desolation and heavy snowfall, and in addition to the vast expanse, there were rotten wood and broken tiles blowing from the deserted village in the distance.
Bai Song and his sister got out of the car and rested for a while, until they felt that their bodies were difficult to warm, and then they got out of the carriage and drove their horses from the barren field to the deserted village not far away, and then found a sheltered place with walls on three sides and stopped.
The days were hard to endure.
Bai Song asked his sister to rest in the car, and he began to build a snow wall outside.
It's noon, and the snow is getting heavier, so I don't know what the night will be like.
Bai Song must have a plan for the worst.
Fortunately, the jacket sent by Xiang'er is thick, so it won't be too cold to move on such a snowy day.
It didn't take long for Bai Rou to stay still, and she came out in a cowing way to help her brother.
Bai Song's preparation was worth it, the brother and sister spent half a day plugging the last leak, and at night, the wind and snow were really bigger.
The brother and sister hid in the carriage and hugged them all night.
Early the next morning, Bai Song found an abnormality as soon as he lifted the curtain.
The horse froze to death!
Overnight, the horse died.
Bai Song looked at the horse corpse in the snow and was a little dazed.
Thinking back to last night, I suddenly felt a little scared.
"Brother......" Bai Rou trembled and stretched out her head, and was about to speak, but she also saw the horse falling in the snow and was stunned.
Bai Song came back to his senses and patted Bai Rou's shoulder: "It's okay." ”
"Hmm." Bai Rou nodded and didn't say anything more.
Will it really be okay?
Bai Song became a little skeptical.
Overnight, the snow was halfway through the wheels, and in the middle of the night, the carcasses of the horses were submerged in the snow.
I don't know when Niu Da will come back, Bai Song feels a little hungry.
Bai Song took out the knife prepared by the Chexian Order for self-defense from the carriage, and took his sister to drink horse blood and eat horse meat together.
In order to survive, no matter how uncomfortable it is, you have to endure it.
Even if my sister cries and doesn't want to, I have to force her to eat.
Horse blood is a good thing to warm up.
It was only a quarter of an hour before her sister's face was bloody.
The body is warm, and this snowy day is not so difficult.
Bai Rou went outside to collect firewood in the snow, while Bai Song concentrated on disposing of the horse corpse.
Even if Niu Da doesn't come, relying on this horse alone, Bai Song can survive until this snowstorm passes.
Thinking like this, Bai Song's heart was a little calm.
After another half a day, it is rare to waft out of the deserted village a burst of meat aroma, fresh horse meat is roasted on the fire, no need to wait until the meat is cooked thoroughly, as long as there is some heat, mixed with horse blood to eat together, that is called a delicacy. It's much more comfortable than eating it raw.
Bai Song ate a lot, and his whole leg went down to his stomach, and he couldn't stand steadily.
My sister is much more delicate, and I ate half of a rib, and I really couldn't eat it and gave it to my brother.
The brother and sister had eaten enough, went back to the car and slept for a while, and suddenly felt that the day was not bad.
However, Bai Song was so greedy in order to accumulate energy, and he returned to that fog-like space while sleeping.
The treasure chest that can transform all things is still there, and Bai Song has been thinking about what he needs in his heart, but after opening the treasure chest, it is empty.
Bai Song was a little disappointed, opened his eyes, and quietly went outside, taking advantage of the embers to roast another horse's leg.
Eating meat is something that Bai Song has always longed for, but it doesn't feel good to force himself to eat.
This second leg doesn't taste so good.
I used to think it was tender and juicy, but now I feel full of fishy smell, and swallowing horse blood makes people feel sick to their stomachs and want to vomit.
Despite this, Bai Song still has to force himself to eat, as long as he is not strung to death, no matter how uncomfortable he is, he has to eat!
At dusk, Niu Da finally came, bringing a large bag of food, chicken, duck, fish and meat.
Bai Song has already turned on the mode of eating and drinking, as long as the food in his stomach is converted into energy, he will immediately fill up that little spare space.
Niu Da was stupid after seeing Bai Song's record.
A horse was eaten by a third of this seemingly weak scholar!
"Benefactor, you ...... Did you eat alone? ”
"And Bai Rou!"
Bai Rou was concentrating on the barbecue on the side, listening to her brother's words, and immediately retorted: "People don't eat as much as my brother!" ”
"......" Niu Da was speechless, looked at the food he brought, and suddenly felt that it was too little.
"Don't look at me like that, just have a better appetite."
"Better?" Niu Da smiled bitterly in embarrassment, he was worried that his benefactor would be difficult to endure in the ice and snow, but now it seems that his worries are superfluous.
"I'm sorry for you, tomorrow will be the same, how much food you can bring. If you don't have enough money, you have to borrow it every day. ”
Niu Da nodded, saying that he was stopped by an official messenger when he came today, and asked him if he knew Bai Song's whereabouts.
In this way, it was too late.
Bai Song didn't care about this, he cared about the specific situation in the city.
Now Pi County is indeed looking for Bai Song, and there are notices everywhere.
The young master of the Zheng family's injuries were stabilized under the treatment of Divine Doctor Xue, and the old master of the Zheng family was very grateful to Divine Doctor Xue for this.
and publicly stated that if Doctor Xue could cure Zheng Xingzhi, the Zheng family would recommend Xue Tong, the grandson of the Xue family, as the governor of Youzhou.
Three days later, Doctor Xue and his eldest grandson were going to leave Pi County with the Zheng family and go to Ji County.
"Three days ......" Bai Song frowned and rubbed his belly, "I don't know if three days will come in time......"
……
There was nothing superfluous in the days that followed.
Bai Song uses every minute to eat and accumulate as much energy as possible.
Every night, I try to get what I want.
Two days in a row ended in failure.
On the last day, the snow finally stopped, and Bai Song's space began to change due to the energy charge, and there was an extra layer of fog in the void space.
When Bai Song approached the box here, all the dense fog seemed to be summoned, and it was instantly sucked into the box.
The whole space instantly returned to calm.
Bai Song was a little excited, and he also felt something in the dark.
When you open the box, it's no longer empty.
Bai Song finally got what he wanted.
……
On the third day, Niu Da brought the food that Bai Song needed as promised.
But Niu Da was also a little more anxious, put down the food, and asked first without waiting for Bai Song to speak: "Benefactor, what are you waiting for?" At dusk today, the old fox will follow the Zheng family out of Pi County, and when he arrives at the Zheng family's territory, we are afraid that it will be even more difficult to take revenge. ”
"Dusk today?" Bai Song frowned, "It seems that we have to hurry." Sister, clean up, let's go back to Pi County. ”
When Bai Rou heard this, she became a little nervous: "Brother, are we finally going back?" ”
Bai Song nodded and looked at Niu Da: "Are you sure you can send us back to the city?" ”
Niu Da pondered and thought, "Only try it." ”
……
In Pi County, the Zheng family temporarily lives in another garden.
The steward of the Zheng family welcomed a young man into the hall and bowed his hand in front of Mrs. Zheng: "Student Xue Tong visits the head of the Zheng family." ”
Mrs. Zheng smiled, looked at the young man and nodded, and then looked at Doctor Xue who was sitting on the side.
"The descendants of the Xue family are dignified and good-looking."
Doctor Xue smiled: "Master Zheng has an overreputation, although Tong'er is young, he has always acted calmly, and he is by no means an ordinary romantic talent. ”
"Oh? Listening to Doctor Xue's tone, this kid still disdains romantic talents? ”
Xue Tong smiled and replied: "Those who follow the merry style are nothing more than playful and playful people, and they are afraid of being pointed out by the world, so they change the word romance to praise it." In the eyes of the younger generation, the so-called romantic talents, all useless people, even if they can have knowledge, use their knowledge to enjoy the flowers and the moon, and catch the wind and shadows, what is the difference between this and no learning? A real learned person should report to the country and benefit the world, if you can't focus on the country, what is the use of learning? ”
"Good!" Mrs. Zheng said heartily, "It is worthy of being an excellent descendant of the Xue family, and it is rare to have such knowledge." Nowadays, there are very few children of the family who can have such an awareness, and it is no wonder that the family has been declining year after year. If they all have Xue Tong's ambition, why worry about the Shi clan not being prosperous? ”
"Thank you for the praise of the Zheng family, the younger generation will do their best to live up to the high expectations of the Zheng family."
Mrs. Zheng nodded again and again, and a smile gradually appeared on her face: "The Xue family is a family of medical Taoists, and the descendants of the Xue family are not worried about knowing the way of medicine, but they have empty ambitions, do they have real talent and learning......
"The head of the Zheng family can ask as many questions as you like."
"The ...... of the Sincere"
"Those who are sincere are also the way of heaven; Those who are honest are also the way of people. Those who are sincere, do not reluctantly, do not think, calmly and calmly, and the saints are also ...... If one person can do it, he will do it for a hundred; People are ten capable, they are thousands, and if they can do this, although they are stupid, they will be clear, and they will be strong if they are soft. ”
Xue Tong talked eloquently in the hall, and he was chic.
Zheng Tai'a in the hall looked shocked and praised: "The future life is terrifying, the old man has not asked questions, this son can know what the old man thinks." Only three words came out, and I was able to answer each other. ”
"The golden mean is the joy of the later life, and what the head of the Zheng family asks is nothing more than a familiar book in the later life, so it is a little smoother."
"Isn't that smooth? If the dog can be like Xue Tong, the old man will not have many worries. ”
Doctor Xue smiled when he heard this, and twisted his beard to look at Xue Tong approvingly.
"Master Zheng, now that you have seen the old man's grandson, do you still have doubts in your heart?"
"Not bad! This is indeed good! Tell me to go down, prepare an extra horse, and let this son accompany him back to Jixian County, and the old man will arrange it freely in the future. ”
"Thank you! Thank you, Mr. Zheng! ”
Divine Doctor Xue got up excitedly, and was almost about to kneel down and kowtow.
If you can get the words of the Zheng family, then the revitalization of the Xue family is a certainty!
He has been planning for the Xue family for many years, and he is about to die of old age, and he can see the descendants of the Xue family as officials in his lifetime, and he will be able to turn a blind eye.
Doctor Xue was so excited that he burst into tears, and his body swayed.
When Xue Tong saw it, he hurriedly went to help: "Grandpa, you have to pay attention to your body." ”