Jiang Ming came to the military camp carrying a baggage.
Xiangzhou City can be said to be a military camp.
When it was previously occupied by Ankang Mountain rebels, they killed officials and half of the people. When they occupied it, they conquered Ding Minfu and consumed a group of people. When Wu Yaer led his army to attack, the remaining women, children, old and young were sacrificed by the rebels as cattle and sheep shields.
The Zhenwu Army controls Xiangzhou. Although it does not harm the people, it will not support them, nor will it attract refugees to support the city like Mrs. Wu did.
For the Zhenwu Army, the most important task is to fight.
The surviving people trudged away from Xiangzhou and dispersed to Linzhou in the distance and Mobei Shanxi nearby, hoping to survive in these troubled times.
Soldiers and horses were running everywhere on the streets, and military camps were stationed outside the city. Although the rebels in Ankang Mountain retreated, everyone was still in a stalemate. Big and small battles occurred from time to time, all waiting for the other party to slack off.
Recover lost territory or regain a city.
Jiang Ming went to find Xiao Wan first. Xiao Wan and the three girls were all treating the wounded soldiers. Before he got close, he heard sounds one after another.
"Little doctor, little doctor." Two or three or a group of soldiers were carrying the wounded soldiers and running away.
Then Xiaowan walked out from a place and asked them to stop and check. The bones of a wounded soldier were protruded from the flesh and penetrated from front to back. It was very scary.
Xiao Wan grabbed a knife and cut off the bones and flesh of the two heads with two left and right strokes. He touched the injured body with his thin hands, and then pressed hard on the forked bones.
"Seventh sister and eighth sister." he shouted, "nine sisters."
The two girls who had been following him immediately held up dense bamboo pieces and wrapped them tightly around the wounded soldier's body, while the other girl applied black ointment to the bamboo pieces.
The treatment was done quickly and smoothly. Accompanied by the voices of others calling "Little Doctor," Xiao Wan ran over.
"Small bowl, small bowl." Someone rushed over and shouted.
But I was reminded by people around me: "You have to call me little doctor."
Another person hesitated: "Let's call them young master and young lady. They are the adopted children of the governor. The young lady specially sent them to the governor as a filial help."
"It can really help." The soldier who had been watching for a long time sighed.
But some people curled their lips and said: "It's still uncertain whether we can save him or not."
The bleeding has stopped, the bones have been put back together, and the flesh and skin have been turned over and sewn together, but it is not certain whether he will survive, and it is even less certain whether he will be disabled if he survives. All these will need time to be verified.
The need for verification is also a process of acceptance. Jiang Ming smiled happily, and the other children quickly came over.
They changed out of the rich clothes, sachets, and jewelry they had worn when they arrived, and wore some ill-fitting military robes. They carried large and small weapons, and their rosy faces turned gray after being fattened by Mrs. Chu.
Jiang Ming looked at them: "I'm going back. If any of you change your mind and want to leave, now is the last chance."
Thirteen boys and girls looked at others looking down at their toes or looking at other places.
"Although you all thought about it when you were at home, experiencing it here is different from thinking about it at home." Jiang Mingwen said, "If you suffer and feel tired, you can't just go home."
His voice became serious again.
"And, to the people here, you are outsiders, even enemies."
Whether they are outsiders or enemies, life will not be easy.
The thirteen people looked at me again, I looked at you and looked at themselves, their steps moved and their bodies swayed slightly.
"Although having my wife here can ensure that your lives are safe, other things, especially the details of daily life, are beyond our reach." Jiang Ming's voice continued: "How long you will be treated as an outsider and when you will be recognized are all up to you.
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His eyes swept over the children in front of him one by one.
"You have experienced a lot about life here in the past few days, so Madam asked me to ask you one more time before I leave."
A child raised his head and smiled: "Uncle Ming, thank you very much. We have thought about it all."
"We agreed when we were at home." Another boy said, "If we talk about going back now, there is no difference between going back and staying here."
You will suffer here, but if you choose to go back because of fear, can such a child stay with Mrs. Wu after she goes back? Mrs. Wu doesn't care about raising a waste, what will other people think of him? He will either go to the military camp or
Find a corner to fend for yourself.
Jiang Ming smiled. One of these two children was named Ajin and the other was named Axiao. They were one of the few people who changed their surname to Wu.
These thirteen children were arranged in order of age, but their position in the order gradually had nothing to do with age.
Wu Jin is the elder and Wu Xiao is the youngest, but they are obviously the leaders among the thirteen people.
Jiang Ming looked at them with some meaning: "If you can figure this out, I won't worry at all if you stay here."
The eldest lady is kind-hearted and doesn't mind raising idle people and waste, but the people around the eldest lady are not. There are only so many human resources. If you can't do it, you have to get out of the way.
If these children really want to go back with him, of course he will take them back, but there is no need for such unstable people to stay with the eldest lady. They can just give them a mouthful of food, but they will never have the opportunity to make progress and cultivate themselves.
Yes.
One child smiled: "What's more, father and mother are the same. If mother is not here, but father is here, this is still home."
Jiang Ming smiled even more satisfied, reached out and patted his shoulder: "Axin, you are right to think so." Looking at the others, "What the young lady told you before she left, I hope you will truly regard her as your father."
, don’t just listen to it, just remember it in your heart. You must agree with others first, and then others will agree with you.”
Wu Jin and others responded with solemn expressions.
Jiang Ming clasped his hands and saluted them as follows: "Young masters and ladies, the governor will help you. Jiang Ming bids farewell."
Seeing Jiang Ming leave and disappear from sight, Wu Jin turned his head and called Ashin: "What you just said is right."
Wu Xin smiled.
"Fathers and mothers are equally close, but there is a mother before a father." Wu Jin looked at everyone and said, "Everyone should also keep this in mind."
Children of both sexes echoed yes.
"Okay, everyone, let's go to work." Wu Jin shook the horse whip in his hand, "Do your work seriously, but there is no need to be frightened by Uncle Ming's words. We are soldiers and children, and we are still Mrs. Wu and Governor Wu.
Young ladies."
Recognition is also the key to a person's existence. They are children, and they cannot really be reduced to everyone, but they must be known and remembered by everyone.
"Then I can rest when I'm tired."
"Then we can lose our temper when we are unhappy."
"Then I want to eat more meat."
Some children immediately understood and started shouting.
"Ah Mao! You can rest, but don't throw your smelly socks on my bed! I won't wash them for you."
"Ah Yuan and Ah Jing, if you don't feel happy, go get angry at others, don't bully us."
"Yang Si, don't try to steal my meat again!"
Some children also reacted and said all kinds of things.
The children here were noisy and laughing, and the soldiers standing in the distance couldn't help but pick their ears.
"It's so noisy when there are so many children." They said, "Bring the children to the governor, and the young lady will be clean."
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When Jiang Ming walked back to Guangzhou Prefecture, green crops were already sprouting in the fields, and a light rain washed the city.
Li Minglou still lives in the inner house of the government office, and has not moved to the Huang family house chosen by Chang Shi. There are few people here and it is clean, except for Jiang Liang and Liu Fan who come and talk every day.
Jiang Liang and Liu Fan are also very busy these days. Some officials from the state and city came to visit Mrs. Chu, but some did not come due to illness or other reasons. Jiang Liang and Liu Fan came to visit on the order of Mrs. Chu, bringing them with them.
The doctor led the soldiers to relieve their worries and troubles.
This time Wu Yaer didn't send much, just a small baggage and a letter.
After listening to Jiang Ming's report, Li Minglou actually knew Wu Ya'er's attitude even without listening. He opened the letter lazily and glanced at it casually. He wrote more than before. It was just polite words to say thank you, but he still wrote
If you apologize.
"Because the matter is so important, I asked you to lure the enemy without saying it clearly. This is a shameful move."
The matter is important, which means that I don't believe it. I'm afraid that she won't be a decoy after telling him, and I don't want this result to happen, so I just don't give it a chance to appear and lie directly. Li Minglou curled his lips.
"We have children. From now on, you will support your mother, and I will educate your children. We will work together to make progress together regardless of concerns."
Li Minglou threw the letter on the table. It depends on how we can make progress together.
There was a clicking sound inside, and then the kumquat chuckled.
"Miss, come and see." she shouted.
Li Minglou walked in, what were you looking at?
Jin Jue opened the small baggage sent by Wu Yaer. Inside was a pair of leather boots, which were for Mrs. Wu, and a box. The small box had been opened, and there was a wooden puppy squatting on the ground.
What?
Jinju squatted on the ground: "Miss, look, this thing can move."
She said, reaching out and patting the wooden dog on the head.
The wooden dog made a clicking sound, turned back, and stuck out its tongue. The tongue was made of cloth, and there were three words written on it, don't be angry.
With a clicking sound, the tongue was retracted, and the wooden dog resumed its squatting position.
Li Minglou was stunned. She reached down and patted the wooden dog. The wooden dog turned over again and stuck out its tongue.
Li Minglou looked at the puppy's tongue and laughed.