After hearing the facts stated by Yanling County Magistrate Peng Yi, Zhao Hongrun was so angry that he couldn't eat the dinner, and immediately took the five clan guards Wei Jiao, Lu Mu, Zhou Pu, Chu Heng, and Mu Qing to go to Anling.
However, when Zhao Hongrun and his party turned around the hills on the north side of Yanling, Yan Mo, the deputy general of the Yanling Army, pursued them with 500 Yanling soldiers. It may be that Zhao Hongrun went to Yanling with only six people, or
Something bad might happen to you.
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun did not say anything about the fact that he was following the Green Crows. After all, this was the kindness of Qu Cheng and Yan Mo. Just accept it.
Anling is actually not that far from Yanling. In the daytime, it is only half a day's journey. However, because it was already dark and there were 500 Yanling soldiers, Zhao Hongrun had to slow down his speed, so that until
At Yinshi the next day, their group arrived near Anling County.
After arriving, Zhao Hongrun ordered to rest where he was because the sky was still dark.
It is spring now, and the days are not very long yet. It is not until about three quarters past nine o'clock that the sky gradually becomes brighter.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun ordered Yan Mo to call the five hundred generals among the five hundred Yanling soldiers and ordered them to lead the army to rest where they were. While he, with the clan guards and the deputy general Yan Mo of the Yanling army, slowly marched towards
Anling approaches.
As the sky gradually brightened, Zhao Hongrun gradually saw the whole picture of Anling County clearly.
The first thing he saw was not the majestic Anling County city wall, but a village-like existence in the southwest of Anling County, very close to the county seat.
"Huh?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Zhao Hongrun's heart.
As we all know, in fact, the county seat is just the administrative seat of a county. It does not mean that all the people in the county live in the county seat. There will be many famous or unknown villages under the rule.
But the problem is that these villages should not be built outside Anling City.
Just like Shangshui County under Zhao Hongrun, there are four villages with tens of thousands of people in the county. However, these villages are all distributed in different locations in the county, because only in this way can the resources in the county be fully utilized.
Utilization prevents the county residents from conflicts over farmland and game on the mountains.
This point should be something that any county magistrate should understand, but why did the magistrate of Anling County build such a village outside Anling City?
The more Zhao Hongrun thought about it, the more suspicious he became, so he rode his mount and approached the community.
After taking a closer look, he realized that this was not a village, it was clearly a refugee camp!
You can't tell it from a distance, but when you get closer, you can see that this "village" doesn't even have decent thatched houses, let alone tile houses. Looking around, there are simple dwellings of "triangular sheds" everywhere.
——The people here used a few bamboo poles, long branches and other things to prop up something like a tent, and then covered it with shabby clothes and bedding to create a simple shelter that could protect them from wind and rain.
"..."
Zhao Hongrun got off his horse and walked into the refugee camp.
Because those "sheds" were so simple and crude, even Zhao Hongrun could clearly see who was sleeping in them while walking outside.
They were all people with ragged clothes and gray faces.
Outside many of these sheds, there are simple stoves built with stones and broken bricks, with cooking utensils placed on them.
And these cooking utensils are all kinds of strange, including cooking utensils, food utensils, water utensils, in short, all kinds of mess, bronze utensils that I don’t know where they came from.
For example, where Zhao Hongrun was standing at the moment, he recognized it for a long time and finally recognized that what was placed on the stove in front of him should be a fragment of a copper tripod, which was slightly concave.
"What does it taste like?"
Because he smelled something, Zhao Hongrun lowered his head and sniffed.
Because he found that something seemed to be brewing on the fragment of the copper tripod, and the smell was slightly pungent, with the smell of earth and grass.
Just when Zhao Hongrun was in a daze, he suddenly heard a woman coughing from the small shed next to him.
Immediately, a crisp voice said worriedly: "Mom, I'll go see if the medicine is ready."
Having said that, a little girl with braids came out of a small shed. When she saw Zhao Hongrun and his party standing "outside" the house, she was stunned for a moment, and a little fear could not help but appear on her face.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun showed a harmless smile and stepped back a few steps, intending to show that he had no ill intentions towards the little girl.
I have to say that Zhao Hongrun's appearance is quite good. He has a handsome and slightly childish appearance, and when he smiles, he has a good affinity.
No, the little girl in front of her who seemed to be only four or five years old looked at Zhao Hongrun and blinked in confusion. Then she was no longer afraid of the latter. Instead, she squatted in front of the stove and quickly stuffed it under the stove.
Some thin branches then lay on the ground and blew whirringly toward the gaps in the stove.
However, because she stuffed too many twigs at once, the stove fire failed to burn quickly. Instead, thick smoke arose, choking the little girl and coughing repeatedly.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun stepped forward, took out some twigs from the stove, and said to the little girl: "Little girl, it's not okay to add firewood like you do, just watch."
After that, Zhao Hongrun used a thin branch to move the firewood under the stove to make an air inlet. Then, he lay on the ground and whirred like a little girl before blowing twice.
The flames quickly ignited.
Zhao Hongrun laughed when he saw the little girl looking at him with a "so awesome" expression.
Behind the two of them, Yan Mo watched Zhao Hongrun's actions with interest.
It was simply difficult for him to understand that Zhao Hongrun, as a descendant of the royal family of the Wei Kingdom, would actually lie down on the dirty soil and help the other person light the stove fire in order to help a commoner.
This is something that even Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, would not do!
"The Kingdom of Wei... no, Wei will become more and more powerful..."
Looking at Zhao Hongrun who was smiling happily with the little girl, Yan Mo sighed from the bottom of his heart.
And just when Yan Mo was in a daze, the woman came from the shed and asked in surprise: "Ya'er, who is outside?"
The little girl looked Zhao Hongrun up and down and said, "He's a little uncle..."
"Uncle..."
Zhao Hongrun had a look of shock on his face and quickly corrected him: "It's brother, please call me brother."
His serious expression made the Zongwei and Yan Mo laugh secretly.
Mu Qing even joked: "Hey, our young master has reached the age where people call him uncle..."
"Bastard!" Zhao Hongrun cursed angrily in a low voice.
At this time, there was a rustling sound in the shed, and then a woman with unkempt hair poked her head out of the shed. When she saw what Zhao Hongrun was wearing, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes.
color.
It's no wonder, after all, Zhao Hongrun's clothes and accessories are all of high quality, which can be seen at a glance.
"Your Majesty, the little lady is very polite... I don't know how many of you, what are you doing?"
The woman bowed to Zhao Hongrun and others, then calmly called her daughter to her side, looking at Zhao Hongrun and his group with eyes that were still somewhat wary.
"She is actually a well-educated woman..."
Zhao Hongrun was quite surprised.
You must know that the etiquette performed by these women just now was very formal, and the demeanor of the other women did not look like ordinary uneducated women. They seemed to have read a little bit. This shows that this woman's family background must have been good in the past.
of.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun cupped his hands and said: "Madam, I was on a business trip passing by here, and I just saw this... Well, the village is quite strange, so I came to take a look... My surname is Su, I don't know.
Madam, can you help me clarify my doubts?"
The woman looked at Zhao Hongrun with strange eyes. After all, the latter did not look like a business traveler. He had a strong aristocratic air in his movements.
However, since Zhao Hongrun claimed to be a business traveler, the woman did not reveal it. After covering her mouth with her sleeves and coughing twice, she raised her head and asked, "I wonder what this young master wants to ask?"
I saw Zhao Hongrun pointing around, and then asked in a low voice: "Where are you from?"
The look of surprise in the young woman's eyes became even stronger, and she replied politely: "A civilian woman, originally from Yanling..."
"Yan Ling?"
A strange look flashed in Zhao Hongrun's eyes, and he frowned and asked, "Are you from Yanling who moved to the Anling area two years ago?"
"...Exactly." The little woman nodded and replied.
Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked: "Why do you live...here?"
Hearing this, the young woman's face showed a hint of helplessness, and sighed: "Anling is already overcrowded, and the county magistrate does not allow us to enter the city... He wants us to return to our place of origin, but... But Yanling has been burned down, and Yanling is now
, and it is even occupied by those Chu people, so where else can we return to our place of origin?"
"..." Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, speechless.
At this moment, a loud shout came from the distance.
"What are you doing?!"
Zhao Hongrun turned around and saw a man running over quickly carrying a wolf.
Seeing this, the little woman quickly shouted: "Husband, please don't be impulsive!"
After that, she explained to Zhao Hongrun: "This is my wife." "Note: My wife is my husband. There are relevant records in the Song Dynasty, and it is a more elegant title."
Hearing the little woman's shout, the man's face faded away. He came outside the shed, put down the prey, picked up his daughter who jumped into his arms, and then looked at Zhao Hongrun and his entourage doubtfully.
people.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun introduced himself again.
Seeing this, the man felt relieved and explained with a smile: "Young Master, don't be surprised. Actually, last time there were some ruffians who teased my wife while I was away, so I was a little wary... My surname is Lu.
A single name with one word of sincerity."
While talking, the little girl looked at the prey her father had brought back from hunting and said with some disappointment: "Dad, do you want to eat wolf meat again?... I am tired of eating wolf meat every time. When can we be like before?
How about eating rice like that at home?”
Lu Zhi felt helpless, touched his daughter's head, and smiled helplessly at Zhao Hongrun.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun asked in confusion: "Brother Lu, is the price of rice in Anling very expensive?"
"Good girl, go to your mother's side." Lu Zhi touched his daughter's head, then nodded to Zhao Hongrun and sighed: "It's more than twice as expensive as when I waited in Yanling."
"How is that possible?!"
Zhao Hongrun was greatly shocked when he heard this.
You must know that as far as he knows, the price of rice in Wei State has only increased by 30% compared with previous years.