The temporary barracks in the city were quite crowded. Recruits with their families were crammed into a small room, which was very close to the huts and far from the bathhouses. It took several people to squeeze into one room.
But no one complained because they knew it would soon be vacated and the house would be empty by then.
Everyone huddled together in silence, even eating was despondent, as if they were eating a meal that would deprive them of their heads.
It was already a very cold night in late autumn. There were too many people in the room, the atmosphere was chaotic, and the cold was suffocating.
Song Huiyue opened the door and walked out.
The cold wind got through a crack, and Li Jun, who was about to follow Yin Xiao out, immediately got goose bumps. He quickly shrank back, quickly closed the thin door tightly, and told the two of them to come back early through the door.
Seeing that he didn't go, Song Huiyue turned around and opened the door again, and handed the copper coins that Yin Xiao carried to Li Jun for safekeeping, while she only took the coins she had always brought with her.
It was dry and cold outside, and the two of them took a leisurely stroll in the city. There were still many wooden piles, bricks, and tiles piled on the streets, and the ground was covered with loess. Many restaurants were closed, and Yin Xiao's stomach roared.
Sound——The dinner in the barracks is flashy and hypocritical. To Yin Xiao, it is equivalent to appetizers.
He eats an amazing amount of food, because he has suffered severe hunger and is always on the verge of life and death, so he must eat if he can. As long as he keeps eating, he will not die.
Song Huiyue listened to the growling in his stomach and found a foot shop - it was so small that even one of the walls collapsed and she had no money to repair it.
She ordered two bowls of bean foam, four sesame seed cakes, a pound of donkey meat, and two pots of rice wine.
The waiter looked at the tattoo on Yin Xiao's hand and said with an apologetic smile: "My lord, please forgive me, the capital of this small shop is not big, and the water we drink is rare nowadays. Although we still have wine, it is very expensive..."
"I'll pay the bill first." Song Huiyue took out a bunch of copper coins and placed them on the table.
The waiter took the money, untied the rope, took out thirty more change and gave it to Song Huiyue, and went to the kitchen.
When the food stall was placed, Song Huiyue tasted the donkey meat, took out one of the sesame sesame cakes, and pushed the rest to Yin Xiao: "Eat it."
So Yinxiao buried his head in chewing. After eating, he burped and felt full this time.
Song Huiyue didn't eat much, but drank two bottles of wine. When she went out, her feet were unsteady, so she simply let Yin Xiao carry her on his back.
Yin Xiao's stomach was heavy, and Song Huiyue was carried lightly on his back, and he listened intently to the sounds around him.
There are always subtle sounds in the silent night. The drought is causing the entire Dingzhou to slowly crack, and the creatures are gradually dying. Only people are still standing strong.
The shadow stretched very long on the ground. Song Huiyue lowered her head and looked at it for a long time. She felt that the shadows of the two people stacked together were very interesting, so she laughed softly.
Her laughter penetrated Yinxiao's ears, and her breath brushed through Yinxiao's hair, making him couldn't help but close his eyes, and a series of beautiful lights flashed before his eyes.
He answered the laughter softly in his heart: "That's great."
Song Huiyue stared at the shadow for a moment, then spoke lazily: "Tan Ran is trying to win Aunt Lin away. If Aunt Lin marries him, her life will not be as easy as it is now."
Yin Xiao replied: "I will break them up when I get back."
Song Huiyue asked curiously: "How do you break it up?"
Yin Xiao said seriously: "If he dares to marry Aunt Lin, I will break his legs."
Song Huiyue laughed twice and slapped him: "You should be kinder to your family members. A beating is enough."
Yin Xiao nodded: "Yes, I listen to you."
"You are still young and don't understand," Song Huiyue said here, and talked to Yinxiao about getting married very confidently, "I have experience, I understand, if we are too tough, we will scare Tan Ran away.
, Aunt Lin will be sad by then."
Yin Xiao thought for a while and thought that Song Huiyue's experience should all come from Huang Wenqiu. As for the King of Jin, they had not yet reached the stage of discussing marriage. Song Huiyue herself did not mention it, and he did not ask.
"No one wants me, but I can live on by myself even if no one wants me," Song Huiyue said again, "When the things in Kyoto are finished, I will go to Tanzhou to be a female teacher."
Yin Xiao lowered his head and whispered: "I want it."
Song Huiyue heard clearly, patted his shoulder again, and said happily: "Good brother, my love for you is not in vain, but you don't have anyone else, so I don't need you to worry about it."
Yin Xiao lowered his eyes and looked at Song Huiyue's arms wrapped around her body. The dim light was flowing on her body, and her clothes were reflected in a hazy mist. Her wrists were thin and clean, and the bone beads were undulating under the skin, which made him
It felt like what I was carrying was the incarnation of God in the human world.
Song Huiyue was speechless again, and it wasn't until she saw a roasted sparrow seller that Yin Xiao stopped and handed over all the remaining copper coins in his hand.
The hawker's nose turned red as he counted the coins and quickly took out two coins and gave them to Song Huiyue. Song Huiyue gave one to Yinxiao: "I can't wait to join the army, so I don't have to worry about being hung up on sea fishing documents all the time."
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Yin Xiao stared at the skinny roasted sparrow: "I won't let anyone capture you."
"I know, I don't know what's going on with the He family."
When she thought of the He family, Song Huiyue had a lot of emotions, so the two fierce men took roasted sparrows and chewed their tongues and spit out the bones in the cold wind, not taking it seriously to go into battle to kill the enemy.
After three days of being crowded and dirty, and spending money like water, they finally waited for the day when they needed to go into battle - the Liao Kingdom invaded.
The warriors who joined the army came to say goodbye to their families. They were all very heavy. Only Yin Xiao and Li Jun walked briskly. One was completely fearless and did not even bring his own spear. The other was under a big tree to enjoy the shade.
Don't panic at all.
Song Huiyue sat in the barracks, and the sound of sobs surrounded her. The child didn't know why, and also howled. The child's wet pants were not changed, and the strong smell of urine gradually emitted, coupled with the smell of cold food.
, leaving her in an extremely bad smell.
She didn't go out for air, but kept sitting still, sweating a little amid the noise.
After waiting until midnight, Yin Xiao and Li Jun all came back.
Although the two of them were not injured, they were almost dead from exhaustion, because the refugees served as frontline soldiers. If they were lucky enough to survive, they would have to clear the battlefield, carry the injured back to the military camp, and then carry back their own bodies, and
All usable weapons must be brought with you, and even dead horses must not be left behind, they must be carried back and eaten.
So they not only went to the battlefield, but also worked as coolies, which was even more tiring than those on the dock fighting against big bags.
They wanted to sleep, but the surroundings were full of noises. Some were asking about their husbands, asking about their sons, asking about their fathers, and asking about their brothers. They were all disturbing them, wishing to tear Yin Xiao and Li Jun into countless pieces.
Li Jun endured it again and again, and finally told the truth: "Anyone who doesn't come back is dead."
The crowded room suddenly became extremely quiet, and everyone could hear their hearts beating wildly in their chests, making a huge "thump-thump" sound.
The person who died on the battlefield was just an insignificant refugee, but in the eyes of his family, the sky fell.