As dusk approached, Erni stood at the head of the village, looking into the distance with anxious eyes.
My sister went to see my father, but the people at Nanguan Camp said that the civilian team had not come back for a long time. It had been three months, so nothing would happen to my father.
In the distance, Dani was holding a package in her hand, her silhouette was sparse.
Erni came forward and said, "Sister, haven't you seen dad yet?"
Dani's face looked a little pale, and she lifted the package with great effort, and moved to a more comfortable position. She took a breath and said:
"No news is good news. This is what Captain Guo Dashan who is guarding the camp told me."
"Let's go home. Daddy has been out for so long. He must have made a lot of money this time."
Erni's dark red cheeks were suddenly filled with smiles:
"Yes, yes. In the past, I could get more than a tael of silver for a half-month errand. This time, it will definitely be more. This time dad is back and I want to buy a red ribbon to tie my hair. I've seen it.
It’s been a month. Yeah, let me help you carry it, sister.”
The two sisters followed each other home, struggling to carry the big package.
The next day, the two sisters were washing clothes in the yard, and the voices of the second master of the clan could be heard outside the yard.
"Those of you who have found a home, but you are not at home, someone from the Guards has come to give you pensions."
"Dani, you mothers, are you at home?"
Dani stood up in a panic, wiped the water stains on her hands, told Erni to go to the fields to find her mother, and called Ernie and Li Zheng into the yard.
While carrying the earthen jar to pour water, Dani looked at several guards in lake green robes in surprise. This young general was so handsome.
Cao Hua sat down on the stool, took a look at the clean loess yard, frowned, and looked at General Xie next to him. Both of them saw the embarrassment in the other's eyes.
The civilian husband Wang De died at the Wuzhangyuan Army Station. Before he died, he asked Su Lu to bring back the money he had with him. Su Lu had promised Wang De to join the guard army, so when the pension was determined this time, the pension was directly based on the guard army.
Before Lao Wang died, he wanted to invite Su Lu to come and preside over the wedding. Su Lu originally wanted to come in person and help Da Nier preside over the wedding. Unexpectedly, Li Dingyuan made an urgent call, so he had to go to Beijing at night and entrust the trip to General Xie Wan, leaving
Let Cao Hua serve as your representative.
Xie Wan had been in the army for decades and was mature and steady. She tentatively asked Dani, who was pouring water from a large porcelain bowl.
"Dani, I heard from the prince that you are getting married soon. How are the wedding preparations going?"
When Dani heard this, her hand shaking the water poured out, and the hot water splashed out of the earthen pot and onto Cao Hua's hand next to her.
"Silk……"
Cao Hua was so burned that he took a breath of air.
Dani panicked: "I'll wipe it for you"
Pick up the towel and wipe Cao Hua's hands.
Xie Wan stopped Da Nier and said: "It's okay, we in the army have rough skin and thick flesh, so hot water is not a problem at all.
In the summer, when we fight with our helmets on, the armor is as hot as a hot iron pot, which is much more powerful than this hot water."
The few guards next to them nodded. Everyone had this experience. A few days ago, they fought at Langjuxu Mountain. After a day and night of fighting, when the sun was high in the sky, the armor was not as hot as the sun.
Like an iron pot.
Erni followed my mother back. When she saw the guards in the yard, my mother's legs went weak and she sat down on the ground.
"Second Master, Lao Wang, did he commit something?"
Mrs. Wang asked tremblingly.
The second master glanced at Li Zheng. Just as Li Zheng was about to speak, Xie Wan next to him spoke.
"Madam, I am Xie Wan, the governor of Diaoyin County. I have been entrusted by Prince Su Lusu, the king of Anguo County in this dynasty, to send Wang De's pension money home."
"Paid money?"
Mrs. Lao Wang was stunned: "Sir, you are talking about money, but what about Lao Wang?"
"Wang De was killed in the battle at Wuzhangyuan in Diaoyin County. There were too many people killed at that time. We couldn't bring the bodies back, so we had to bury them on the spot."
Cao Hua explained that she had personally experienced that battle, and there were dozens of Thule soldiers killed by her hands. She was still a little unbearable when she thought about the mountains of corpses and blood.
Mrs. Wang, who was already standing up with Dani's support, stalled, causing Dani to fall down as well. The ladies all sat on the ground.
After the crying was over, Li Zheng and the second master began to comfort Lao Wang and his family, talking about the policies of the Guards and the treatment they would enjoy in the future.
“It is the dead who receive it, and the living will live.
To get a daughter-in-law, while all the adults in the guard are here, think about what requests you have and make them quickly."
The second master reminded Wang to get his wife.
Lao Wang's wife gritted her teeth: "How can we survive without Lao Wang? Sir, do you need to show us a clear way?"
Cao Hua glanced at the guard next to him who was carrying a silver box, and was about to speak, when Xie Wan next to him suddenly spoke.
"There are many female guards in my house. I think Erni can come to my house if she wants. If you, aunt, can do some rough work, you can also go to the city to find a job."
Lao Wang's wife was stunned. She just said it casually and just wanted to get more benefits. Unexpectedly, this adult actually opened her mouth.
Dani suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go, sir. I'm willing to work as a guard or a maid in your mansion, no matter what."
Xie Wan raised her thin eyebrows and said in a surprised voice:
"Dani, you are getting married. If you marry and follow your husband, you will not be considered a member of the Wang family. When the prince left, he told me to ask Magistrate Tang and several adults to officiate your marriage. I will definitely not weaken the lintel of your Wang family.
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"If you are bullied in the Huang family in the future, come to me directly and complain, and I promise to deal with him in the Huang family."
The expressions of the man next to him and the second master changed at the same time.
Mrs. Wang said: "This matter is no longer done."
Dani turned pale and said, "Forget it, sir, it's all over. I'm still the daughter of the Wang family."
Cao Hua suddenly said: "Old Huang's family didn't bully your family, right? I'll bring someone to level his family."
"Hey, who is this? He is not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue when he speaks. His old Wang family owes..."
A boy with a deer head and rat eyes appeared at the door, talking carelessly. When he saw the guards all over the yard, he panicked and couldn't say what he said next.
With a wave of Xie Wan's hand, the two guards rushed over and drove the man and a group of people behind him in.
"This is Huang Degong, Dani's almost husband."
The second master stared at the boy with a deer head and rat eyes and said.
Xie Wan raised her hand: "It seems that he has often bullied Dani's orphans and widowed mothers. He dares to bully the family members of the guards. What should we do?"
"kill him"
More than a dozen guards stood up at the same time and surrounded Huang Degong and several of his friends.
These guards all participated in the Battle of Langjuxu Mountain. There are several veterans who are about to quit the guard. The local guards have also arranged their duties. I will follow them this time to let them know their needs.
Compassion for other people's doors will make it easier to take care of them in the future.
The group of Huang Degong was beaten with a crackling sound. Huang Degong was completely exhausted and cried out.
"I don't dare to do it anymore. I will give back all the money I defrauded Dani. I don't dare to do it anymore."
Xie Wan stood up, pointed at Huang Degong and said:
"I am Xie Wan, the governor of Diaoyin County. I am the third-ranked General Yunhui and Marquis of Ning Guo. I will take care of Lao Wang's family from now on. If you want to attack their family, first think about whether the knife in my hand is fast or not."
Da Nier looked at the heroic Xie Wan, her eyes blurred with tears. It felt good to have someone stand up for her.
You must work hard to become a person like General Xie in the future.