In April of Mengxia, unlike the continuous plum rain in the south, the sun is in full bloom in the north where Hufu Township is located. The wheat in the fields has blossomed, and the fields, wild trees, and flowers are blooming, and the birds are busy feeding and feeding.
, singing harmony to each other.
In this bright season, at the Qin Army's garrison camp outside Hufu Township, the Qin soldiers no longer felt as nervous as when they first arrived. Although sentries still had to stand and patrols still had to be made, everyone's expressions had relaxed a lot.
They had settled in Hufu Township for half a month. As Youyou became "increasingly friendly" with the local wealthy Zhang family, the soldiers gradually became less wary of the locals. When they saw Wei people approaching with farm tools, they were no longer nervous.
Xixi, they even say hello in dialects that neither of them understands.
Although usually you ask him if he has eaten, and he replies that the weather is nice...
Several chiefs and corps commanders were assigned their own tasks. Xiao Tao led a few archery warriors to guard the south gate of the township.
Bu Cheng was responsible for looking for medicinal materials to treat the headaches, brain fever, and indigestion caused by the soldiers' acclimatization. On the march, the most terrifying thing was not the resistance and conflicts, but the infectious diseases. When Heifu imposed orders and prohibitions, he still asked his mother at home,
Like brothers, nephews, and nieces, everyone is warned not to drink raw water! It must be boiled before drinking!
Although this move caused some complaints, everyone still obeyed.
Gong Ao and Li Xian took turns leading patrols, and did not go far. They circled the towns twice in the morning and afternoon to declare the Qin army's presence. Heifu's troops could only control the towns and could not control the towns like in the Qin State.
It's like the mainland, from point to line and then to the surface. When the troops are scattered, the weak will be strong when combined. The vast roads, pavilions and houses outside the city are of no interest to Heifu.
Ji Ying, who had worked as a postman, was responsible for maintaining contact with Daliang, Waihuang, Jiyang, and Yangwu. The day before yesterday, he personally rode a horse to Daliang and came back to inform Heifu about the water of "General Xiao Wang."
The offensive strategy has begun to be implemented.
Starting from mid-February, Zheng Guo, the great engineer who came from Xianyang, personally dug the ditch route. Wang Ben had people break open the bank defenses of Xingyang and amplify the river water to pour into the ditch. The rushing river water mixed with the ditch water, and north of Daliang,
Following the newly dug ditch, they rushed to the low-lying Daliang City...
"Except for the higher-lying military camps, Daliang City is completely surrounded by rivers and ditches. I asked the prisoners in Nanjun, and they said that the water has been pouring for a month and a half. Although the city walls have not collapsed, there must be no place to stay in the city.
place……"
Heifu breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that Daliang will fall within a month or two."
Once the beam is broken, the Wei state can be declared destroyed, and Heifu's errand in Hufu Township has come to an end.
Although he felt that he would not be able to stay in Hufuxiang for too long, the soldiers could relax, but Heifu himself could not. Not all Wei people had surrendered. He could feel that there were still many unkind eyes staring at him in the dark.
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So Heifu gave Zhong Ming, who had the advantage of language, a new task. He would go to the town and market when he had nothing to do. It was called monitoring transactions, but it was actually to find out the news. There was a lot of people in the market, and useful and useless information was all gathered there.
This will help Heifu grasp local public opinion and guard against undercurrents.
On this day, Hei Fu personally led his team out on patrol and went to a fork in the road to bring back the Dongmen Leopard and two Qin soldiers who were recovering from their injuries. Chen Wujiu's golden sore medicine was indeed effective. After half a month of raising the Dongmen Leopard, he
He was already well. Although he couldn't run yet, he could already walk quickly. Hei Fu couldn't help feeling that this man's vitality was really strong.
When everyone returned to the camp, it was getting dark, but they saw that Zhong Ming, who had gone to the city to inquire about news, had come back and was sitting in the tent, talking to Ji Ying and laughing...
No need to ask, Hei Fu knew what the two of them were laughing about.
In this little half month, Zhong Ming found no useful information, but heard a lot of gossip and rumors in the market. Either A and B openly quarreled in the market over bargaining and almost got into a fight, or C and D were having a separation.
It got to the point where brothers became enemies...
If it were in the mainland of Qin, the laws and regulations would have to deal with even these trivial matters, but now that Hufu Township has just surrendered, it is still governed by Wei customs, and there are no conditions for implementing Qin's laws and regulations. Therefore, Hei Fu does not want to get into trouble, as long as he is not killing people,
He doesn't care about hurting people, robbing or stealing, and other things.
But this was only in Yangwuhu, which surrendered peacefully. I heard from Ji Ying that in Chenliu and Waihuang, which were captured by force, the Qin officials who took office were particularly strict in controlling them, especially the rangers who had resisted the Qin army. Almost all of them were arrested.
After being imprisoned, many rebellions and bloodshed occurred...
In this regard, Heifu only strengthened his inspections in the south of the township, to be on guard against any fleeing foreign men coming to cause trouble. The Qin army's garrison is based on a responsibility system. As long as you keep an eye on the three acres of land in front of you, you will not be let down if your neighbor catches fire.
Sitting together. So at this time of year, everyone is sweeping the snow in front of their own door. How can they have the leisure to care about the frost on other people's tiles?
After the two of them stood up to greet him and said hello to Dongmen Bao, Heifu smiled and asked, "What else did you find out today?"
There are no entertainment items in the army. Several military officers listen to Zhong Ming talk about the gossip of the market every night, which has become a regular program to kill boring time.
Zhong Ming suddenly became excited again: "You You, I heard two interesting things in the city today. Do you want to hear them?"
"Say it."
"The first thing is related to the three old men Zhang Fu."
Heifu raised his eyes.
Zhong Ming said mysteriously: "Just yesterday, the fifth man married by Zhang Fu's daughter-in-law died!"
…
"Zhang Fu's granddaughter, the daughter of Zhang Zhong who came to deliver grain a few days ago, is said to be very beautiful and is a well-known beauty in the village."
"A few years ago, Zhang Hui married a grandson of Wei State in Daliang City to his wife after she had hairpins. This was originally a good match, but unexpectedly, on the night of the wedding, the grandson didn't have time to marry her.
When I entered the bridal chamber, because I had a banquet and drank too much, I tripped over the threshold as soon as I entered the door, fell and broke my head, and I never woke up..."
After listening to Zhong Ling's words, Dongmen Bao, who had just arrived, widened his eyes: "So, that woman was still a virgin at that time?"
"Of course."
"What a pity, what a pity."
Dongmen Leopard tskted his tongue and said that Gongsun was so unlucky that he had to stay in bed before dying. This caused everyone to burst into laughter. At this time, in addition to Gong Ao who was guarding the camp gate, several other people also gathered around to listen.
Gossip.
"The following people are also in trouble."
Zhong Ling went on to say that after Zhang Fu's daughters and grandsons, they married several more husbands.
The second husband was a county magnate from Yangwu County. After only three months of marriage, the country magnate had an argument with a young knight in the market and was stabbed to death with a sword...
The third husband was a member of the township party. He was originally in good health, but a year after Zhang's granddaughter got married, he contracted tuberculosis and died.
By this time, Zhang's granddaughter could no longer marry into a good family, so Zhang Fu could only find a merchant for her, hoping that marrying cheaply would be better, but unexpectedly...
"It had only been five months since she had been married. When that merchant was out on business, he encountered bandits. His goods were robbed and people were killed."
Hei Fu shook his head slightly. Confucianism was prevalent in Wei, but although Confucian scholars were very cumbersome in etiquette, they did not restrain women excessively. It was normal for women to divorce and remarry, and they would not be condemned by public opinion at all. However, Zhang's daughter and grandson married four times and her husband often died. , it has reached the point where no one dares to marry her.
But she was only twenty years old, and she couldn't stay single forever in her prime years, so Zhang Fu found her a son-in-law...
A son-in-law is not only synonymous with low status in the Qin State, but also in the Wei State. It is clearly stipulated that people are not allowed to establish a household. When they encounter the hard labor of garrison, they must be given priority.
Fortunately, this son-in-law was protected by the Zhang family and was not involved in the war between Qin and Wei. However, something unexpected happened. Yesterday, he went to work in the fields and was bitten by a poisonous snake in the grass. When he was sent back, his legs were extremely swollen and he was nowhere to be found. I have lost my breath. Today, a funeral is being held in Xi Zhang Mansion...
After Zhong Ming finished speaking, everyone was sighing. Most of them thought that those five men were really unlucky. How could they find such a woman?
"This must be the wrong day to marry." But Bu Cheng, who appeared out of nowhere, thought it was because those people didn't choose the right day.
Then, Bu Cheng and Taotao kept educating Hei Fu and others on the marriage taboos in the Japanese book.
"Wu Shen, Ji You these two days are unlucky to get married. You ask me why? Because it is said that Altair married Weaver Girl on this day. However, they failed to marry three times. The first of the Zhang family's granddaughters Husband, I'm afraid I just picked such a day."
Divination also said that in addition to looking at the date, if the couple cannot survive after marriage, they must also calculate the constellations... um, constellations?
If you marry a wife on the day of "Spica", she will be jealous and stare at you every day, unable to speak to other women.
"Heart Su" marries a wife on this day. She is fierce and will beat you until you have a black nose and a swollen face if you disagree with her!
On the day of "Jisu", the wife who marries the house is a talkative woman. This talkative woman will nag the parents of the east and the west of the house every day, because her words will cause trouble.
If you marry a wife on the day of "Xu Su", you won't be able to marry her at all, because she will definitely run away from the marriage!
Everyone listened attentively and looked at the almanac to look at the date. They would rather believe it or not. After all, marriage is a lifelong event. If you don't pick the right month and day, your parents will always be upset if you don't have a good time.
Ji Ying, who was already engaged and was about to get married when he returned, asked with concern: "Wait a minute, I hear what you mean, it seems like every day is unlucky, but is there an auspicious time?"
Bu Cheng said proudly: "For the second and third sons who are not yet married, please remember that Biji is the best day. If you marry on this day, you will have two wives! Not only will you have one wife, but you will also bring a dowry concubine!" "
Hei Fu couldn’t laugh or cry, he was crazy because he wanted to buy one and get one free, but Ji Ying smiled happily and said that he must ask Bu Cheng to help him decide on a date when he goes back...
Being interfered with by Divination, I don't know where Lou went. Only Li Xian was still sighing, saying that such a negative daughter-in-law would not be able to escape her life, and I'm afraid no one would dare to marry her in the future.
Ji Ying nodded: "Unless you are a lowly official."
Li Xian said: "Youyou, Zhang Fu is the third elder. In the past half month, he has been mediating the relationship between us and the local wealthy people. His grandson-in-law has died. Do you want to go and ask condolences?"
Heifu immediately patted his thigh and praised Li Xian: "You are still attentive." Then he asked Li Xian and Ji Ying to take some money and silk to go to Xizhang Mansion to mourn on his behalf.
After the two left, Dongmen Bao was still there asking Zhong Ming: "You said the first thing, but what about the second one?"
Heifu sat down alone, took the pottery bowl handed over by Bu Cheng, drank the warm water in it, and listened casually.
Zhong Ming had already finished talking about the most gossipy one, "One woman can defeat five husbands". When it came to the second thing, he was a little less interested. He just said lightly: "The second thing is that Uncle Chen in the central library of the city has divorced his wife."
"Who is Uncle Chen?"
"An ordinary commoner in the library."
Dongmen Leopard suddenly lost interest: "Isn't it just common people divorcing their wives? I see it often in Anlu County. Is there anything strange about it?"
Zhong Ming smiled and said: "Not only that, after Uncle Chen divorced his wife, some rumors spread, saying that the reason why Uncle Chen abandoned his wife was because his brother Chen Ping wanted to do something wrong with his sister-in-law, so Uncle Chen had no choice but to let her go home. …”
"puff……"
As soon as he finished speaking, Heifu squirted out a mouthful of warm water. His entire front was wet. He didn't bother to wipe it off and asked Zhongming, "You just said, what is the name of Uncle Chen's brother?"
Zhong Ming didn't know why the usually calm Youyou was so excited. He was a little dazed. After a while, he said: "The wife-stealer? His name is Chen Ping..."
