Perhaps it was raining heavily all night, but the sun rarely appeared, covering Chang'an City and there was no wind.
The main door of Duke Yi's Mansion opened wide, and a group of people came out. The leader was Qin Huaidao, followed by Jia Youcai and Luo Zhang, and behind them were ten guards, each holding weapons.
The servants brought in the horses that had been prepared long ago. Qin Huaidao looked at the maroon war horse in front of him. He followed Qin Qiong to conquer the world. Although he was a little old, his coat was shiny, his body was strong, his limbs were steady and powerful, and his eyes were particularly bright.
Qin Huaidao touched the horse's head and said softly: "My father is deceased. From now on, you should follow me. I will take you to the battlefield again if I have the chance."
The war horse was psychic and nuzzled Qin Huaidao affectionately with his head.
Qin Huaidao got on his horse, clamped his legs together, and shouted: "Let's go!"
Everyone got on their horses and walked forward slowly, not knowing that the chamberlain was coming to deliver the order.
The imperial edict was issued last night, but it was too late and the palace was locked and unable to get out.
Jia Youcai and the guards each carried a cloth bag, which contained silver exchanged with gold cakes, a total of one thousand taels. Last night, Qin Huaidao quietly left the house after disguising himself, went to different casinos to exchange for ten cakes, and hid the rest for later use.
, to be on the safe side, a casino only exchanged one piece of gold cake, and deliberately gambled a little before leaving. He looked like a wealthy businessman who came to try his luck.
The gold cake involved too much, and leaving it to others would be a risk of exposure, so we had to be cautious. Afterwards, we told Jia Youcai and others that it was a temporary loan, and the magic sword was mortgaged, so no one doubted it.
The group left the city from Guanghua Gate. There were two worlds outside the city and inside the city. The view was wide and green. There were messengers riding horses and caravans walking slowly on the road. When they got further, fish ponds, mulberry trees and hemp were everywhere.
Yes, in the distance, villages are shrouded in smoke. Under the green grass, chickens and dogs hear each other, which is a unique scene.
About half an hour later, a low mountain appeared ahead. It was small and lined with green trees. Countless low thatched houses were built on the mountain in a well-proportioned manner. There were faint sounds of children playing. The mountain was surrounded by farmland.
The crops inside have sprouted and are green, with no end in sight.
A stream of water passes around the mountain. There is a stone bridge on the water. Crossing the stone bridge is the road into the village. Some peasant women are washing clothes by the river. They are wearing coarse linen clothes. They are a bit old. You can see pudding, but they are washing well.
He was clean, his hair was tied up casually, and he was talking in a low voice. When they saw someone approaching, they all looked up. When they saw a carriage, they quickly lowered their heads, for fear of bumping into the nobleman and causing trouble.
Qin Huaidao observed everything around him calmly and secretly noted that after crossing the bridge and walking along the road for some distance, an old man and many people were waiting in front. When they saw the convoy coming, they all saluted and were so respectful that they almost
At the same time he shouted: "I have met the young master!"
"Young Master, that is Lao Huang, the village leader of Qin Village. He blocked the sword for the general back then. The others are all prestigious people in the village and are soldiers who follow the general." Jia Youcai explained in a low voice.
Originally there was no one here, but after it became Qin Qiong's fiefdom, Qin Qiong changed a group of old men who were willing to stay to the military status and changed their status to farmers and settled down, became tenants, and named it Qinjiazhuang.
Of course, those who could be left behind were all Qin Qiong's cronies. Qin Huaidao did not dare to entrust him, so he quickly jumped off his horse and stepped forward, helped the old man up, and said: "Huang Lao, uncles, you have followed your father through life and death.
Brother, I am just a junior and cannot afford it."
"Thank you, young master!" everyone said gratefully.
Qin Qiong passed away, and they didn't know what the regulations would be in the future. Qin Huaidao was young, and everyone was worried that Qin Huaidao would be difficult to get along with and would be in trouble once he took back the land. But now they were relieved to see that Qin Huaidao was calm and courteous, his words were sincere, and he did not have the arrogance of a noble son.
"Are all the arrested people back?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"We all came back before dark last night. Thank you for your help, young master." Mr. Huang said quickly.
"Let's go and see everyone first."
The group continued to move forward. There were loess roads along the way. Due to the long-term rain, the road was muddy and difficult to walk on. Qin Huaidao was a soldier and was not afraid of getting dirty at all. He did not ride a horse to show respect. As he walked, he asked, and soon a thatched house appeared in front of him.
, the wall made of rammed earth has cracked, allowing wind to pour in, and has fallen off in many places.
The thatch on the roof is a bit thick, covered with soil and stones, so it is not a big problem to protect it from rain, but it will be troublesome if there is a storm. Qin Huaidao walked over and shouted: "Is anyone there?"
A little girl came out of the room. She was about four years old, with dirty hair, and her upper body was bare. Every rib could be seen. She looked at Qin Huaidao with some fear and asked, "Who are you?"
"Where are your adults?" Qin Huaidao asked with an inexplicable pain in his heart.
"Aye has gone to the field. Grandma said it's not convenient to see guests."
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, what does it mean to be inconvenient to meet guests, and he is not a bad person?
At this time, Mr. Huang came over and explained in a low voice: "Young master, please forgive me, I am not a child who doesn't know etiquette. It is really the wife of Agou's family who is seriously ill. Agou is also moral. In order to cure the disease, he sold everything he could.
The only clothes I have to wear when I go out to work, Agou’s wife has nothing to wear, so it’s not convenient for her to see people.”
Qin Huaidao was shocked. In the great and prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was still such a poor family? It seems that history may not be true. Seeing Jia Youcai coming over, he asked: "Uncle Jia, their family?"
Jia Youcai explained knowingly: "Luo Gou'er, an old man from the guard camp, has the most savings among all the people. He married his aunt and brought his parents with him a few years ago, but his parents passed away one after another last year, and some time ago
His mother-in-law became seriously ill, and the family became empty."
"He still has a lot of savings? How many people in the village have never been married?" Qin Huaidao looked at the dilapidated thatched house with a touch of shock in his eyes.
Jia Youcai smiled bitterly and said: "Brothers all retired from the army. After settling down, everything had to be repurchased. The small savings were used to build houses and buy things to live in. The families are still there, and the caretaker is not far away.
In the general's way, bringing family members to live with them is all an expense. Only a few are married, and most of them are still single. If the general hadn't been kind and only charged a little rent, and also gave some relief from time to time, I might not have survived.
Now."
Huang Lao said with a bitter face: "General, the young master is embarrassed."
Others also looked bitter and remained silent.
A sense of helpless sadness permeated the air.
Qin Huaidao estimated that everyone was in their thirties at most, but each of them looked forty or fifty. The years were engraved on their faces with vicissitudes and hardships. They were all soldiers. He felt the same and felt an inexplicable pain in his heart. He took out all the money from his pocket.
, but there were only a dozen copper coins, and he handed it to the little girl and said, "Take it to your mother."
The little girl stepped back, shook her head sensibly and said, "Aye said you can't just take other people's things."
"Take it to buy some clothes." Qin Huaidao said and put the money into the little girl's hand, turned around and left. His heart was inexplicably blocked. He took a deep breath and suppressed the discomfort. He looked around and saw that everything was covered with low thatch.
The house is dilapidated, simple and poor.
"Maybe I should do something for everyone."
An idea suddenly appeared. Qin Huaidao sighed and continued to walk forward. He followed the dirt road to the top of the mountain and found a place with a wide view. The mountains and rivers were magnificent, the villages were peaceful, and the trees were lined with trees, but they could not change the iron heart.
The fact is, poor, these people are so poor!
Qin Huaidao considered himself not a saint or a good person, but he also had compassion and sympathy. Moreover, these people were all close veterans who followed Qin Qiong. In a sense, they were his own people. Since they came to the Tang Dynasty, they occupied the
With this identity, I have to do something for everyone.