My granddaughter insists on using five acres of land to grow chili peppers. What else can Mr. Yuan say?
Thinking of the good thing about the dried chili bean paste, she picked up the hoe and went to prepare the land herself.
She often went to work in the fields when she was still in her parents' family. Later, when she married, the Song family had no land, so she no longer needed to work in the fields.
But she is still good at growing vegetables, and she grows them every year.
Song Qiu saw that her mother was interested in clearing the land, but she didn't stop her. There was nothing wrong with her, so she picked up the hoe and followed her.
Together with A Ling, Tian Ping and Wang Guizhuang, five acres of land and five people, it only took a few days to build it.
It was the time when weeding and plowing the ground, Lishugou was bustling for a while.
There is also constant news about the war in the south.
On February 13th, the Ever Victorious Army recaptured Longzhou again, and Changle's army retreated to Bingzhou.
On February 19, the Changle Army took advantage of the victory and pursued it with overwhelming force, and took back Bingzhou and Qinzhou one after another. Changle's army suffered heavy casualties and retreated to Mayang Pass to hold on tenaciously.
The ever-victorious army organized its troops in the pass and was ready to go, ready to take back Mayang Pass at any time.
The momentum was great, and news was spread back one by one. Gradually, people who had previously left their hometowns returned to their hometowns one after another.
There are also business people who continue to start the trade route south.
There was an endless stream of motorcades and pedestrians on the official road, making it very lively.
The large and powerful houses are as majestic as when they left.
However, many ordinary people seemed to be faltering in their steps. Compared with the light and simple clothes they left when they left, they were now even more shabby and their faces were sallow. It was obvious that the life of escaping was not easy.
It was lunch time, and when we passed the Songshan Inn, the rich people stopped to have a meal before leaving, but many people just swallowed their saliva smelling the aroma inside and continued walking with difficulty.
There was a child who was so hungry that he couldn't help himself. The adults in his family would helplessly comfort him and comfort himself: "Bao, if you bear with it a little longer, it will be fine when you get home."
Song Qiu was busy with all kinds of things, coming up from Zhuangzi to the village every day to see the progress of building the house, and then having lunch at the inn before slowly returning to Zhuangzi.
I have seen many people returning home these days.
Now listening to the words of the woman outside the inn, she couldn't help but sigh.
Whether it is fleeing from famine or fleeing from disaster, it is very difficult for a poor family to have a rich life and no money.
If they had heard the news and ran out without any money, they would not have been much better off if they had gone out to eat and drink.
Although she sighed, she did not do anything kind and gave these people free food.
There are so many people returning hungry. If she takes this initiative, she will stir up a hornet's nest.
Therefore, this kind intention cannot be expressed casually.
She could only watch as the woman coaxed the baby, hugged the baby and continued to move forward with difficulty.
Some of these people were from Jingzhou Prefecture, and some were from Bingzhou, Longzhou. They had fled to Jingzhou Prefecture and then fled north after seeing Lingnan Pass fall.
There is still a long way to go home.
Especially the latter, who had left their hometown years ago, had suffered even more, and were now in a state of embarrassment.
This is fleeing. As long as you escape your hometown, it will be very difficult.
Fortunately, King Changshan quickly stabilized the battle situation with his army, won successive victories, and routed Changle's army.
If Changle's army were allowed to continue marching north, there would be refugees everywhere at that time. It would be impossible to rob people for food, kill people and set fires. People would be very hungry and chaotic. Anything could happen.
Song Qiu turned around and entered the inn. Suddenly there were too many guests, all seats were full, and the kitchen was a little busy, so she had to go and take charge.
As soon as she entered, among the people passing by at the other end of the official road, there was a group of four people, haggard and dusty, who were moving forward with difficulty.
The young boy couldn't walk anymore, he was tired and hungry, and his feet were blistered. He simply sat down on the ground and complained, "I can't go if I don't want to! I'm so exhausted! It's all my fault! If not,
You were afraid of death, why did we leave Dongling County in a hurry? How many hardships did we suffer along the way? And dad! If you hadn't lost your things in vain, at least we would have had money to eat and a car to ride in! I'm hungry now
I'm exhausted, I won't leave, if you want to leave, you go!"
This was the countless times he had complained along the way.
Those who thought he was happily studying in the academy, how would those who were still in the academy think of him if he escaped?
It would have been okay if they really fought back, but now that Changle's army has been defeated, they are going back in despair. No matter how you look at it, they don't look good.
In addition, I have endured hardships along the way. If I had known better, I should not have listened to my mother and ran out of Dongling County.
Zhang Song kept complaining, but he forgot that he had heard a lot of news in the academy at that time. He felt that Changle's army would definitely come to Dongling County, so he quickly packed up his things and ran out, planning to go north to the capital to catch up with his father.
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Yes, the four people in this group were none other than Zhang Song, Feng, Zhang Meihua, and Zhang Gugua, who had gone to the capital earlier.
It is necessary to explain how Zhang Guanggu, who left Dongling County on the first day after the Lantern Festival, bumped into Zhang Song and others who left later. Speaking of this matter, Zhang Guanggu wanted to cry out two bowls of bloody water.
At first, he left Dongling County for the capital. He took a luxurious carriage. He stopped to eat and drink in towns along the way. He also stayed in a big inn. It was like traveling around the mountains and rivers, not to mention how comfortable it was.
Just because he was enjoying himself while walking, but he couldn't bear the hardship and didn't want to hurry, so he was delayed a lot. He walked for almost ten days before leaving Qingping Mansion.
Then I heard word in the streets that Lingnan Pass had been lost, and Jingzhou Prefecture would soon suffer.
When he heard this, he became a little worried about his son and the others, so he decided to hurry up.
Then we got unlucky, and by the time it got dark we had not reached a place where we could stay, so we had to stop in the wild and sleep in the carriage.
After this sleep, when he woke up, he found himself lying on the ground. Not only the carriage and the driver were gone, the money and banknotes on his body were also gone, and even the jade plaque was gone.
There was no one in the wilderness, and Zhang Gugua felt like crying without tears.
He guessed that the damn coachman had stolen his things, but he couldn't find him. He had no tokens and no money, so he obviously couldn't continue to the capital.
All I could do was curse the coachman's 19th generation ancestors and walk back.
There was no carriage and he had to walk on foot. He ate a lot along the way and his feet were blistered. When he was hungry, he stole food to eat and was beaten a lot.
As soon as we walked back to Jingzhou Prefecture, we happened to meet Zhang Song and three others who were running north from Dongling County in a mule cart.
When relatives meet, it brings tears to their eyes.
Zhang Gugua was so hungry that he ate five roast chickens in a row.
However, Zhang Song and others learned that he had been robbed and that not only the money was gone, but also the jade plaque was gone, so they couldn't help but complain about him.
Zhang Gugua said bitterly that he knew the carriage was rented from a car dealership, and he would definitely find the driver when he returned to Dongling County.
But the enemy country is about to attack, so if you go back now, wouldn't you risk your death?
So a few people had no choice but to stay on the spot, waiting to see how the battle went before deciding to go back.