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Folk proverb says that after the beginning of autumn, there are still eighteen autumn tigers.
The sun is still hot.
Marching along the Weishui River Valley, thousands of men and horses marched mightily.
"Damn wolves, they've ruined all the crops. I've been planting this millet for more than half a year, and it's about to be harvested, but the Turkic wolves ruined it all."
Hou Sanyi was wearing bright light armor and riding a horse to guard Huaiyu. He looked at the grain fields and crops that were once everywhere in the Wei River Valley and were now in a mess. He couldn't help but sigh and curse.
"How are the people of Longyou going to spend the winter with these wolves?"
The summer heat makes the millet ripe, and the autumn coolness makes the white dew grow.
Millet stays in the ground for a long time. It is planted in spring and harvested in autumn. Although the yield is low, it is drought-tolerant. Now in autumn and July, it is originally the flowering season of millet. In July, millet flowers are fragrant and in August, millet is harvested.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, newly harvested millet is peeled and ground to make fragrant, sticky yellow cakes that are the same color as the sun.
"Master Jun, please give me something to eat. I haven't eaten a grain of rice in three days."
With the example of Xu Erlunzi, many hungry people also want to marry their daughters to the hospital soldiers.
"Let me tell you, if you have a wife at home, please don't join in the fun," Huaiyu explained, "and don't take the opportunity to treat good people as lowly and take them as slaves. If there is any violation, military law will be dealt with."
"I will give you two bushels of millet first. After Zhang County is settled, I will officiate the marriage between Er Lengzi and the girl. Then the three books and six pings will be followed according to the rules, and there will be no shortage at all."
Huaiyu also likes millet, broomcorn millet, and millet from the northwest. Southerners may think that they are all the same millet, but millet is also called millet, which is also a serious millet. Millet is also called large yellow rice or sticky rice, and millet is hard yellow rice. Millet is used to make cakes and wine.
, millet is used to make fried rice, and millet is used to make porridge and rice.
Xu Erleng was very satisfied with the girl and picked up a daughter-in-law. He was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear and hurriedly went back and forth.
Huaiyu asked a few questions to the old man and a few questions to the girl. They all expressed their willingness to marry Xu Erlunzi and only wanted a bushel of millet.
"We can't let those wolf cubs go."
"Those who are willing to go to Zhang County can go with the camp."
Trading the eldest daughter for one or two bushels of millet is a helpless move.
"Well, if the new soldiers from Longyou settle down in Longyou, they can get a wife right away. Isn't this a good thing?" Under the current situation, these big girls in Longyou didn't mention any gifts, etc., and gave them some food to save their lives.
That’s it.
These words were so generous that the girl felt warm in her heart, and she immediately recognized the young man in her heart.
Xu Erlang also agreed with Huaiyu's decision, "I didn't think carefully just now, so I will do as Erlang said. I will make up for the ceremony and so on later."
The battle was won, but the situation became increasingly serious.
Chen Xing, a cheap brother-in-law, came to Huaiyu's side and said, "Erlang, I was asked by many people just now to send their daughter to you."
Thirty miles of buckwheat noodles and forty miles of cakes. Ten miles of buckwheat noodles will break your waist.
Even the villages in the river valley that were originally connected by cooking smoke are now dilapidated and deserted. Many people were kidnapped by the Turks, and some who fled early are still in the mountains or in other places.
Xu Er looked at the girl in his arms. She was quite tall, about fifteen or sixteen, and quite strong. Although she had a pretty face now, she could tell that she originally had big breasts and a big butt. She was definitely a good childbearer, even if she was having sex.
Life won't be bad either.
The old man's family originally lived in Xingchuan, but a sudden war broke out. The old man's two sons were killed by Turkic horses, and his two daughters-in-law were also kidnapped by the Turks. Several young children were left, as well as him.
My two daughters and the family are now dizzy from hunger. Although the Turks have left, their home has been burned down and their crops are gone.
"Chen Xing, please turn back."
Looking at Huaiyu's army, the hungry people were not afraid. Instead, they crowded over and blocked the way to beg. Some even wanted to 'give' their daughters and wives to the soldiers.
If you marry this girl with a dou of rice, someone will take care of your new home. If you hurry up, you can have a son next year. Settling in Longyou will cost a lot of money. With just a dou of rice, you can marry a wife. How much will you save.
These Longyou people are also suffering from the war. It is cheap to buy good people at this time. When the time comes, there will be officials to hold them accountable, and the consequences will be serious.
Chen Xing naturally also knew that his brother-in-law was secretly involved with the daughter of General Fan, the Duke of Rong. The position of the main wife had already been reserved, so he immediately said: "Erlang, you have become famous now, pick one or two young and beautiful ones."
It's good to take her as a concubine, it can be regarded as saving a person's family."
A bushel of millet can take away a little wife or a big girl.
The hospital soldiers, as well as many of the former hospital camp soldiers who were recruited into Pinglefu, were basically the children of the volunteer army, or tribesmen, etc. Many of them were young people in their twenties, and most of them had not yet married.
, countless girls were brought into the arms at this time, which made these young soldiers smile from ear to ear with joy.
Only a handful of people who came back could only sigh and cry when they saw the ruins and the ruined crops.
Now in the fertile river valleys, wheat, millet, millet, millet, etc. are all caused by the Turks.
"The county seat of Longxi is just ahead. Does County Magistrate Wang not care about it?"
"Erlang, can I support you with some food?"
"Don't worry, Erlang. Don't you understand the basic principles of life? We will be a family from now on. With me, Erlang, I will never starve them. It just so happens that I will be able to divide the fields and teach them soon."
When the time comes, our family, with men farming and women weaving, are afraid that we won’t be able to make ends meet?”
When Huaiyu and others came to the front and saw the swarms of hungry people, they couldn't help but marvel. The people were dragging their families with them to support the old and the young.
"Please get up quickly."
Even many young women took the initiative to sell themselves, just to exchange for some food for their families to survive.
"Alang, take me with you. Give me my man, Dou Xiaomi, and save my children."
It is definitely a hundred times better for a daughter to be the wife of a soldier than to be sold as a slave.
"Wang County Magistrate has done great service in defending the city. He has been promoted to Sima of Qinzhou. He is currently under the sixth rank."
"Okay, this can be regarded as a God-sent marriage arranged by God. Erdu, hurry up and get some dry food and water for them, and arrange the camp."
"Definitely, we will have revenge sooner or later, and it won't be long. We will definitely be able to send our troops north and take the Khan's Court directly," Huaiyu said.
"You want to buy someone?" Huaiyu asked.
Xu Erluzi rode over, "Erlang, there are many hungry people in front of us."
Zhang County was originally the richest county in Weizhou, especially Yanjing Village, which was more prosperous and lively than the county seat. However, it was attacked and looted by Turks before, and then the Qiang took advantage of it. Now it is also in ruins.
"Don't you know my situation?" Huaiyu smiled.
For the people in the northwest, it is difficult to grow wheat and rice on the mountainous ridges, ravines, and water-scarce and arid plateaus, so they mainly grow millet, millet, oats, buckwheat, etc. These are their year's hard work and expectations.
, is the food ration that supports the family and survives.
Hou San has now become the deputy of the Mansion Army from the ninth rank, which also means that he will settle in Longyou Weizhou, and even move his whole family here, and will become a part of the land. He will take the destroyed crops
, as himself, those remaining villages are like his home.
Lu Huairang came over and said bluntly after hearing this, "Leave local affairs to the local government. We can't take care of it. The food we are carrying now is hard to pull out. If it is distributed to the hungry people, then we will have no food to eat in Zhangxian County."
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"I'm twenty years old and haven't married yet. This girl is pretty good. A bushel of millet will do." Xu Erluzi fell in love with the girl and made a good plan. He became a soldier and would stay in Longzaiwei.
If he settled in Weizhou and was naturalized, he would be allocated a hundred acres of land immediately. However, his father and brother were both in Longqiao, and his elder brother had succeeded his father in joining the Forbidden Army, so it was impossible for his family to come to Weizhou.
"Bring some grain out, cook porridge here and distribute it, and let everyone eat some hot food to fill their stomachs." This kind of disaster relief is originally a matter for local state and county governments, but they have to do something if they encounter it.
When Chen Xing turned his head, he saw Fan Xuanfu behind him, and his hand was already touching the horse-killing sword. Chen Xing was so frightened that he lost his soul. His face instantly turned pale, and he stammered: "Fan Da... Fan Lang
"Jun, I'm just joking," and after saying that, he ran away with his tail between his legs.
"I've thought about it, this is good." Xu Erluzi had already grabbed the girl's hand and refused to let go, but the girl just stood there and let him hold her hand. Her father kept pushing the girl into Erluzi's arms.
, especially after hearing that Xu Erlunzi was a soldier in the government but was willing to marry his daughter, he became even more reluctant to leave.
Huaiyu didn't expect that Wanda would also be promoted.
After hearing this, the old man took his daughter and knelt down directly. His old wife and young daughter also knelt down with his young grandchildren.
A dry man pushed a big girl into his arms, and Xu Er was stunned.
Huaiyu sighed and said to the old man: "Xu Er Lengzi's nickname is Xu Siye. His father and brother are the emperor's Yuan Cong and settled in Sanyuan, Weibei. Xu Er Lengzi is the second son of the family. This time he followed my elder brother to conquer Longyou. He has made great contributions and is awarded
Fu Bing will settle down in Weizhou in the future. He is twenty years old this year. He also wants to find a good match and start a family together here.
If you don't dislike him, then I will be a matchmaker for him. The conditions are simple for the time being, so I will be frugal for the time being."
There is no way to survive.
"Nowadays, the houses here are abandoned and the crops are ruined. It's difficult for you and your family to survive, so you might as well follow us to the Yanjing of Zhangxian County. There, we can take care of you nearby, and you can still make some living there."
"Then who is the magistrate of Longxi County now?"
"This is a good thing." Ma Zhou looked at the scene and said to Huaiyu with a smile.
"Siye, if you marry this girl, you also have to help take care of her family. Can you do that?" Huaiyu asked.
"I don't know, there is no one at the moment, but although Longxi County has defended this time, thousands of young people have died helping to defend the city. The treasury in the county is empty, and the powerful households have basically run out of food."
"My lord, please take my daughter away. She is thirteen. She can wash, cook, and make beds. All she needs to do is give her some food."
"Have you thought about it? You are also a soldier now. You will be able to get a hundred acres of land soon. There is also a forbidden army at home. It will not be difficult to find a wife."
Fan Xuanfu came to Huaiyu and said, "Chen Shenjun is right. There are so many girls. If you don't pick two, it can be considered a good deed."
Huaiyu, hehe, Fan Xuanfu is still holding the handle of his horse-killing knife, it's so hypocritical to say this.
Women are so hypocritical!
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