"Look! It's His Highness Hongye!" An excited shout suddenly came from the house on the roadside. Immediately afterwards, the windows of the houses on both sides of the road were pushed open one after another, and countless
The people excitedly poked their heads out and looked towards the street - they immediately saw the samurai wearing a red leaf shawl.
"It's His Highness Hongye!" "It's His Highness Hongye!" "Look, Your Highness Hongye is here!" Similar shouts immediately spread throughout the street, and gradually spread to the entire village. Yu Qiuping was in the houses on both sides of the street.
The people all of a sudden became active and poured out of the house one after another, running towards Yu Qiuping.
The news that "Hong Ye Your Highness is here" immediately spread throughout the village and to every corner. The people in the distance didn't understand what happened, but as soon as they heard that their great benefactor was coming, they all followed them.
Liu ran towards the south. After a while, Yu Qiuping and the three of them were surrounded by people. Every commoner was eager to squeeze in front of Yu Qiuping, express their gratitude to Yu Qiuping over and over again with poor words, and send themselves
The most sincere blessing, everyone is proud to squeeze in front of Yu Qiuping.
Only then did Yu Qiuping and Maeda Toshiie remember that this was one of the villages that Yu Qiuping used military rations to help a year ago. The people in the village relied on Yu Qiuping's food relief to survive the disaster.
.Without Yu Qiuping, they might have had to face the tragedy of family destruction and death.
"This...this..." Kinoshita Tokichiro looked at the enthusiastic residents and was at a loss for a moment. He had never seen people so grateful to the samurai in his life.
"His Majesty Momiji! Aren't you the samurai master of the Imagawa family? Why are we here at Owari! We are going to fight again!" A young man asked nervously. His words also caused panic among the people around him, and everyone fell silent for a while.
Come down and listen carefully to Yu Qiuping's answer.
"No, don't worry, everyone, just feel free to work." Yu Qiuping smiled and shook his head. This summer, the war between the Oda family and the Imagawa family at the Owari border probably brought them a lot of inconvenience.
There was no random arrest, "I left the Imagawa family and came to work for the Oda family."
"Is it true!" The people cheered, and some shouts asked here and there: "Then His Highness will stay at Owari and not leave!"
"Yes, I'm not leaving," Yu Qiuping nodded.
"Great!" The crowd cheered again, everyone whispered to each other excitedly, and a few young men asked loudly: "Then, Your Highness, will you come to our place to be a lord? There is no lord here yet!"
This question immediately ignited the crowd, and everyone turned their expectant eyes to Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping was moved by everyone's enthusiasm, but at this moment he could only shake his head honestly, "My territory was assigned to the northwest by the family governor, so I can't be yours."
Lord."
"Alas!" The common people were disappointed after hearing the news. They sighed and shook their heads repeatedly, muttering and complaining to Oda Nobunaga. However, a few people shouted something like "We are close enough to visit us often."
"When we go on a long trip, we can also go to the northwest to see His Highness" and other comforting words.
"How are your lives going?" Yu Qiuping asked with concern, "How was last year's harvest?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness!" the village chief responded, "Thanks to Your Highness's blessing, there was enough rain last summer, and we had a rare good harvest! Thanks to Your Highness's food last year, our village will never have a better harvest."
No one has starved to death! Thank you, Your Highness!" After saying that, the village chief took the lead in kneeling down to Yu Qiuping. The villagers also knelt down one by one, expressing their gratitude to Yu Qiuping for saving his life. Yu Qiuping
It took a lot of effort to persuade everyone to stand up again.
"Your Highness Momiji!" Suddenly, an old uncle realized what Kinoshita Tokichiro had just shouted, "Is His Highness's wife looking for a house to live in?"
"Yes," Yu Qiuping nodded, "my wife is pregnant and not in good health. She wants to find a place to rest."
"Come to my house! Come to my house!" A young man next to him reacted the fastest and immediately shouted loudly: "I have an empty house at home! Your Highness, come to my house!"
When he said this, other people immediately reacted, waving their hands high and rushing towards Yu Qiuping, shouting "Come to my house", hoping that they would be lucky enough to host Yu Qiuping for one night. Yu Qiuping
He was almost melted by the enthusiasm of the people, and in the end he had no choice but to choose the first young man who shouted out with shame on his face - the people immediately cast resentful and jealous eyes on him. Before the matter was over, another one
The people took the lead in fighting over the place where Yu Qiuping had eaten. After a lot of haggling, Yu Qiuping was finally forced to eat something at each of the five houses.
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Yu Qiuping returned to his subordinates' military camp and led Imagawa Feng to the village. In the short time he took to turn back, the village was already filled with smoke. The daughter of the family who had just grabbed the first house to entertain Yu Qiuping
The host immediately warmly welcomed Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede into the room - there was already a lot of food on the table. Although at first glance they looked like very ordinary dishes, such as pickles, pickled cucumbers, fried beans, etc.
But Yu Qiuping also understands that these are already very luxurious food for the poor villagers. And there are seven plates of pickled cucumbers alone. It seems that in addition to the host's family, many nearby villagers have put their own
Dinner was delivered to Yu Qiuping's table, hoping that Yu Qiuping could taste it. Soon after, the host even presented the rice that is only eaten during the New Year in the village - it is said that it took more than a dozen families to put together such a few bowls for Yu.
Qiuping.
Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Kaede understood that their life was difficult, and couldn't bear to see them being so wasteful, so they invited all the people who brought food to eat together around the table, which aroused cheers from everyone. There were also many old people who came over.
, used ancient rituals to pray for the child in Imagawa Feng's belly. Yu Qiuping also noticed that a longevity monument was erected for Yu Qiuping in a very eye-catching place in the house.
Before Yu Qiuping had a few bites, the owner of the second house who was responsible for entertaining Yu Qiuping came with his neighbors to rob him. Before Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Feng left, they repeatedly asked the residents not to waste their hard-earned food.
Finished a good meal.
When he arrived at the second family's home, Yu Qiuping received a welcome that was no less favorable than that of the first family. Dozens of similar dishes were placed on Table Mountain, and a bow for Yu Qiuping was still placed respectfully in a conspicuous position in the house.
They built a longevity monument to pray for blessings. When they arrived at the third house, a big family member in the village even brought out a plate of roast pork - this was a pig that this family had raised since last year and originally planned to kill it for money during the Chinese New Year this year.
But when he heard that Yu Qiuping was coming, he killed him to entertain Yu Qiuping without saying a word. Yu Qiuping was moved, but also felt sorry for the farmer and wanted to compensate him some money - in the countryside, raising a pig is really expensive.
A lot of food was lost in the common people's homes, and the family's efforts for most of the year were poured into the pig, waiting to sell it during the New Year to buy some clothes for the family and squeeze the oil for next year. As a result, it was used to entertain Yu Qiuping.
, how could he feel sorry? But the common man tried his best to shirk Yu Qiuping's compensation, saying that it was to repay Yu Qiuping for saving his life, and refused to accept the money.
This meal went on until nightfall, and finally all the five families' meals were finished. As soon as Yu Qiuping took Imagawa Kaede back to the farmhouse where he stayed tonight, many people came over. They were
When people from several nearby villages heard that their Highness Hongye had come to this village, people from several villages almost immediately rushed over to see their great benefactor. Yu Qiuping was deeply moved, but had to say Imagawa
Feng was pregnant and needed to rest, so he appeased the people and left. When the people heard that His Highness Hongye’s wife needed to rest, they immediately calmed down. Some of the ignorant ones still yelled, but they were immediately suppressed by others who made a fuss.
The voice reprimanded. However, the people were still unwilling to leave. They all asked to stay and help Yu Qiuping keep vigil. They said that people from several villages further away would definitely come after they knew that Yu Qiuping was coming.
.They stayed outside and helped Yu Qiuping tell other people to keep quiet so as not to disturb Imagawa Kaede's rest.
This request was something that Yu Qiuping could not refuse no matter what. He was moved to tears, and after thanking the people, he held back his tears and returned indoors. In fact, the farmers in this family were not as free as they said.
Instead, the family of six squeezed into a small room, leaving a large room for Yu Qiuping and Imagawa Feng to sleep in. The owner still refused to agree to Yu Qiuping's request to change rooms.
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It was late at night, and Yuqiu lay flat on the tatami, hugging Imakawa Kaede beside him, with tears in his eyes. He put his arms under his head and looked at the immortal monument in the corner of the room under the hazy moonlight.
Why are these people so stupid...
Yes, there are so many simple people in the world. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and live a life of digging in the soil. They have no extra thoughts about politics and fame, they just want to live peacefully.
, the family is safe and well-fed. They are kind, simple, and know how to repay kindness. As long as you give them a little kindness, they may remember it for a lifetime.
A year ago, Yu Qiuping just distributed some extra military rations and saved the lives of the people. It was a lifelong kindness to them. They regarded Yu Qiuping as a great benefactor, and every household erected a monument to them.
When Yu Qiuping came over again, they could hardly express their gratitude in words. They were hospitable and simple, and they took out food that they would never bear to eat to entertain Yu Qiuping, just so that they could repay even a little favor.
Excited by the little bit of kindness.
If...the thousands of people in Yinma City can be rescued, they will probably be as grateful to themselves as the people around Narumi City...
But they all died...died by the swords of samurai, died in the battles between big shots for power.
How many poor people in the world died because of endless battles for power? History books will not pay attention to them. History books only pay attention to princes and generals. Those fresh and simple lives left just like that. Those who were honest and loyal all their lives.
Why did they suffer such a fate? They just wanted to survive!
As she thought about it, Yu Qiuping's tears gradually flowed down her cheeks. The cold tears fell on Imagawa Kaede's face, waking her from a deep sleep.
"Ping... why are you crying?" Imagawa Kaede asked softly.
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, his thoughts were very confused, and he didn't know where to start. He just sighed and said: "Why do the people treat me so well..."
"Benevolent people love others, and people will always love them." Imagawa Kaede smiled slightly and hugged Yu Qiuping tightly in his arms, "Ping is a great hero, a hero who vows to save innocent people in the world."
Yes...I swore an oath. I swore to save these poor people so that they would not have to face war again!
However, this kind benevolent person and this kindness have killed so many brothers. Do I still want to continue to be that benevolent person?
Didn’t I come here for revenge? Didn’t I promise to give up this kindness?
Have you forgotten the tragedy outside Yinma City?
This kind of kindness... can only bring disaster in troubled times.
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Outside the village, Maeda Toshiie and Kinoshita Tokichiro looked at the countless torches inside and outside the village - they were people from other villages holding torches to visit Yu Qiupei.
"This grand occasion," Maeda Toshiie said with emotion, "This is the first time in my life that I have seen the people be so enthusiastic about the samurai."
"Yes, the whole village was lively just now!" Kinoshita Tokichiro also said with emotion, "His Royal Highness Yuqiu is really awesome and so popular. Even if the governor of the family comes here, he probably won't get such a warm welcome."
"Haha, my little brother must be very happy now!" Maeda Toshiie laughed.
"A benevolent person loves others, and people will always love them. The ancients were honest and never deceived."
Not far behind the two people, a sigh suddenly came from the scene. The two people were startled and turned around in a hurry, saying in unison: "Your Highness Lin? Why are you here? Didn't you go back to Qingzhou?"
Not far away, Lin Xiuzhen was sitting on a horse, looking at the brightly lit village in the distance, without answering, just smiling slightly.
Chapter completed!