When I walked out of the cell, it was already bright.
March in the capital is mostly sunny. But today, the whole sky is gloomy, and a few scattered raindrops hit Xiao Chen's face, making it cool.
Closing the iron door of the cell, Xiao Chen raised his head and glanced at the gray sky: "Is it raining? Spring rain is as precious as oil. Let's have a good time."
"Yes, it has been dry all winter. Now that spring is here, let it rain a little to moisturize the ground." The captain on duty at the door looked at Xiao Chen coming out, responded with a smile, and locked the door of the cell again.
rise.
"Do you have any land at home? Are you preparing to sow seeds now?" Xiao Chen stood next to the captain and watched him meticulously lock the door as the raindrops hit his face.
, asked softly.
Most of the Dongchang captains were transferred from Jinyiwei. No matter where their ancestral home is, they all exist as families in Jinyiwei.
After being transferred to Dongchang, although he was separated from Jinyiwei, Dongchang also opened up a special place to accommodate the families of the captains.
As for the family members of these captains, those with brains started a small business. Those with physical strength opened up some land outside the city and planted crops.
I have always been single and have never had any worries, but I have never enjoyed the warmth of a family.
Today, a light rain suddenly started falling in the sky, and Xiao Chen's heart immediately became moist.
"Yes. After I was transferred from Jinyiwei, my original land was returned to Jinyiwei and we could no longer farm. Dongchang encouraged everyone to do some small business, but my family was too practical and used to working in the fields, so I
We found some uncultivated wasteland outside the city, reclaimed it, and prepared to plant some crops." Standing up straight, the captain said a little shyly.
He has been busy handling cases, and his job is responsible for front-line affairs. Xiao Chen really has never paid attention to the life of Dongchang Xiaowei's family.
"Dongchang doesn't have its own land, so why not share it with everyone?" Xiao Chen turned around and asked.
Each guard station is a corps with a family and a family. The captains fight on the front line, and the family members farm and raise silkworms within the jurisdiction of the guard station, making themselves self-sufficient.
Even the Jinyi Guards, the largest of the Imperial City's Forbidden Forces, have a large amount of fertile land outside the capital for the family members of the guards to cultivate.
Although Dongchang was established not long ago, it has to do without its own land. Although running a small business can supplement the family income, more of the school captain's family members have long been accustomed to farming, so it is obvious that all of them suddenly switch to small business.
Not very suitable either.
There are now about 2,000 Dongchang Xiaowei, that is, 2,000 families. How much chaos will there be if we open up wasteland for farming outside the city?
"Didn't our Dongchang raise the salary? The factory father's arrangement for the family members is to do business. He never said that there would be land for everyone to share in farming." The captain smiled sheepishly.
"I haven't really asked about this matter. When the factory official comes back, I will suggest him to report to the court and ask for some land for our Dongchang. There are thousands of families behind him, and how many families can rely on reclaiming wasteland?
Let us reclaim the wasteland." Xiao Chen said seriously as he looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky.
"On behalf of the brothers, I would like to thank Brother Xiao here first." The captain had a look of surprise on his face, thinking about Xiao Chen in fear and hurriedly saluted.
When the guard is free, the captain will return home.
Most of the time, there was only my mother in the family. My father was either working on reclaiming wasteland outside the city or on the road to reclaiming wasteland.
If Dongchang could have his own land like Jinyiwei, his father wouldn't have to work from dawn to dusk to look for uncultivated land, and he would have to be careful to say good things to the people farming next to him, for fear of being driven away.
"Thank you no matter what. We are all my brothers, and you are so polite. It is my dereliction of duty that I did not consider the lives of my family members. I will handle this matter." Xiao Chen patted the captain's shoulder and walked towards the stove room.
After listening to what Liao Xianghe said, especially the matter about Liang Guogong Lan Yu, Xiao Chen felt a lot in his heart.
While he sympathized with Lan Yu's experience, what shocked him even more was that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang gave Lan Yu's human skin to his daughter, Princess Shu, as a "memorial".
Feeling Taizu's cruelty and ruthlessness, Xiao Chen actually felt a bit envious of Liang Guogong Lan Yu.
At least, he still has a family, and even the human skin is properly taken care of by his descendants.
And where is his family? Did he come into the world alone like this, and finally leave alone like this?
Other captains, when they have free time on duty, can go home, stay with their parents, drink hot polenta, and talk about their joys, sorrows, and joys in Dongchang.
I only have myself, and when I have nothing to do, I sleep with my head covered.
In the past, I always felt that this was a kind of freedom, unrestrained and carefree.
But Liao Xianghe's words made Xiao Chen feel a deep sense of loss in his heart.
It is said that being with a king is like being with a tiger. If one day I end up like Sapphire, and am really skinned and cramped after death, where should the emperor hand over these bones?
The distance from the cell to the stove room was only a few dozen feet. On weekdays, Xiao Chen could walk it in the blink of an eye. But today, he felt that this journey was extremely long.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, from drizzle to drizzle.
The gentle touch on Xiao Chen's face was like a mother's touch, gentle and considerate.
Xiao Chen has never longed for family affection as much as he does today. From the time he can remember, he has no parents and has no idea what the warmth of family is.
He remembered the mother who used the only copper she had to buy candied haws for her daughter before he met the master. At that moment, he felt a deep jealousy towards the maternal love that the little girl had.
Being homeless and struggling on the edge of life and death has developed his unyielding character, but the longing for family affection in his heart is his weakness that will never change.
"Xiao Chen, are you taking a bath in the rain?" Duan Tianming walked out of the stove room and immediately saw Xiao Chen in the rain in the yard.
He turned around and took out a bamboo hat from the stove room, hurried over and covered Xiao Chen's head.
"It's nothing, I feel a little sad all of a sudden." Xiao Chen smiled awkwardly.
"Ah?!! Isn't this you? The purple-clothed captain who killed eight hundred people with one sword could actually hurt Chun Bei Qiu?" Duan Tianming was stunned and laughed.
"They deserve to kill people. But I'm also a human being, so I can't have the emotions that a normal person should have?" Xiao Chen retorted.
The rain was still falling, but Xiao Chen walked into the stove room.
