There were dozens of live chickens and ducks, and the stench of chicken and duck excrement filled the sky. The four of them, Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Chen, were really in a miserable state while driving this carriage.
But there is nothing we can do.
The villagers are very enthusiastic about it. If they don't accept it, the villagers will inevitably be disappointed.
Fortunately, Liu Bei has a way.
Along the way, he met poor people, so he gave them chickens and ducks, and finally scattered the gifts, finally feeling comfortable.
Although it may seem inappropriate to give away gifts given by others, there is nothing you can do about it.
Firstly, it is really troublesome to carry so many live animals on the road. Secondly, giving things to people in need is indeed the right thing to do.
certainly.
Teaching people to fish is definitely not as good as teaching people to fish and giving them things directly, which is not as good as letting them make a living by themselves.
But now that the powerful powerful people are annexing the land, Liu Bei cannot really kill all the powerful powerful people from all over the country and distribute the land to the people, so now he can only give people fish.
It was much easier to give things to the poor people along the way. There was no need to carry so many things. The four finally sold the carriage for money and dispersed, then continued north on horseback, arriving in Zhuoxian County in two days.
In Lousang Township outside Zhuo County, spring is approaching in February. Suddenly, like a night of spring breeze, thousands of pear trees are blooming. In the first two months, it was a scene of withered autumn and winter with bleak winds and withered mountains and rivers. But now the mountains are green.
It’s a good time for spring vegetation and romantic mountain flowers.
At noon, the warm sunshine shines down, shining under the branches in the forest, and dappled with it. Although it is still a bit cold in early spring, the February spring wind blows like scissors on the face and makes people feel slightly painful. But it is already tender everywhere.
Buds, bright spring.
The four brothers were walking on the mountain path to Lousang Township. They still remembered that Zhang Jiao raised his troops in February last year. Liu Guan and Zhang Chen recruited local braves in Zhuoxian County, raised the banner, and fought all the way from Youzhou to Handan, defecting to Liu Bei.
Teacher Lu Zhi.
Now Zhangjiao has been pacified, and Lu Zhi was released from prison with the help of Huangfu Song and Liu Bei's petition, and his official position was restored.
A year has passed in a flash, time flies, everything seems like yesterday.
On the mountain road not far away, several cavalrymen lined up neatly and stood on the hilltop to greet them.
"Ha ha ha ha."
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Brother, look at the guys from Ah Da and Ah Er are waiting for us."
Liu Bei looked up and saw that he had raised an army from Zhuoxian last year and recruited 500 local warriors. After a year of war, there were still more than 200 left.
These soldiers were given a leave by Liu Bei years ago and went home early for the New Year. Some of them made a fortune during the war and were tired of the life of fighting in the army. They no longer wanted to serve as soldiers. Liu Bei did not force them to stay and gave some more
The money was treated as severance pay and sent back to Zhuo County.
Some people are loyal and unwilling to leave, so Liu Bei will certainly not drive them away. But the New Year is coming soon, and Liu Bei is not an unkind person, so he will naturally give them a holiday.
There are currently more than a hundred people left, almost all of whom are veterans at the rank of commander or corps commander.
Ah Da and Ah Er are two brothers, one is the village chief and the other is the corps commander. Their family lives in another village in Lousang Township, very close to Liu Bei's hometown of Sangting Village. When they heard that Liu Bei was coming back, they welcomed him early.
"Your Majesty! Two generals, three generals and four generals."
I saw four people from a distance. Ah Da and Ah Er and more than a dozen brothers whose homes were close to each other were galloping towards them. When they got close, they turned over and got off their horses and knelt down on one knee.
Liu Bei laughed, got off his horse, helped everyone up, and said jokingly: "Ada, Aer, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, you guys, you have money, you go back to your hometown and eat and drink every day, all of you are fat."
Young Master."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Ah Da scratched his head in embarrassment: "Actually, not only are we eating and drinking well, my second brother and I also married a housewife."
"Good guys, they all walked in front of my third and fourth brothers."
Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei and Chen Mu.
Zhang Fei whistled and looked away, but Chen Mu shamelessly pretended not to hear.
In the past few days, Big Brother Liu Bei has transformed into three aunts and six wives, and started urging them to get married. One will be 20 years old soon, and the other will be 18 years old soon.
In the Han Dynasty, at this age, he might have been the father of two children, but Zhang Fei didn't want to get married and wanted to have a romantic relationship.
Chen Mu hates arranged marriages, resists designated marriages, and waits for a free love.
So the two of them are still single, which makes Big Brother worried.
"Your Majesty, the folks are all waiting."
Ah Da seemed to have some sharp eyesight. When he saw Zhang Fei and Chen Mu pretending to look around, he immediately diverted Liu Bei's attention and said: "I heard that the envoy is back, and the neighbors from all over the country have come over. The envoy's uncles, uncles, etc.
Everyone is waiting."
"My uncle and clan uncle are both here?"
Liu Bei's eyes lit up.
Liu Bei's uncle is Liu Qian, his biological uncle, whose given name is Zijing.
When Liu Bei and his friends were playing under the big mulberry tree when he was a child, he pointed at the mulberry tree and said, "I must take this feather-covered carriage."
It was Liu Qian who told him not to talk nonsense, as if others heard him, his clan would be destroyed.
As for the clan uncle, he was Liu Yuanqi who funded Liu Bei's studies. Yuanqi was actually his surname, and his real name is unknown in the history books.
However, Chen Mu knew from Liu Bei that Liu Yuanqi was his cousin, and his real name was Liu Li, which fit the meaning of the word Yuanqi.
Hearing that his uncle and clan uncle were waiting for him, Liu Bei trembled all over and felt extremely excited.
In fact, it was also because he had too many expectations, which put him under too much pressure.
When he was a child, Liu Yuanqi once praised him as an extraordinary person and thought that my Liu family had a Qilin son, so he often supported Liu Bei and helped him study.
As a result, Liu Bei had been idle for more than 20 years, still weaving mats and selling shoes, and had no future.
This made him always feel ashamed of his uncle's help, and sometimes he felt inferior and unwilling to face the expectations of his neighbors.
Now that he has made a fortune and returned to his hometown in glory, he has finally lived up to the expectations of his people. Liu Bei feels that he can indeed return to his hometown in an upright manner and tell his fellow villagers that I, Liu Xuande, am no longer a useless person.
"Let's go back to our hometown!"
Liu Bei got on his horse, his face flushed red, and he was extremely excited.
More than ten people all mounted their horses and galloped to the hill.
Standing on the hill and looking down, you can see a peach-like beauty at the bottom of the hillside, surrounded by green mountains, lush leaves and bamboos in the forest, small bridges and flowing water, patches of green wheat at the foot of the mountain, and farmers working in the fields.
In the distance, the land is flat and the houses look like it. There are fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboos. Traffic is everywhere, chickens and dogs hear each other, and it is a pastoral scene in spring.
During the Han Dynasty, the main food in the north was wheat. Winter wheat was sown in October and could be harvested in May of the following year. Although there was also the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Youzhou, it did not have any large-scale impact, so the agriculture in Youzhou was not
Like Jizhou, it caused a big blow.
Hundreds of villagers gathered in Wuyangyang at the entrance of the village at the foot of the mountain. When they saw more than a dozen knights emerging from the hills in the distance, they all waved their hands and shouted Liu Bei's name. Liu Bei was so excited that he patted his horse and went down the mountain.
As they approached, several childhood friends came to greet them, "Xianhe, Deran, Zeyuan, Chengsi..."
Liu Bei hugged several of his friends, grinning from ear to ear.
Chen Mu looked at it with a smile.
The young scribe named Xianhe should be Jian Yong. In fact, it should be said that he is Geng Yong. It is just the pronunciation of the ancient Youzhou dialect.
Jian Yong and Liu Bei grew up in the same hometown, and he was not with Liu Bei during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was not until Liu Bei entered Xuzhou that he came to join him.
As for Deran, Zeyuan, Chengsi and others, they are Liu Bei's clan brothers and childhood friends.
"We will call you envoy from now on."
Jian Yong said jokingly.
Liu Bei pushed him and rolled his eyes: "Xianhe, please stop joking. Just call me Xuande. We have been brothers for many years, how come we are separated from each other?"
"That's good."
Jian Yong hugged Liu Bei's neck, and the two laughed like they did when they were teenagers.
Liu Bei was different from Cao Cao in terms of brotherly relationship. Cao Cao and Xu You also grew up, and Xu You was disrespectful, so Cao Cao beheaded Xu You.
Liu Bei and Jian Yong were also children. Jian Yong was a free and easy-going person, and he was very rude even in front of Liu Bei, but Liu Bei never blamed him. This can be seen in the way they behave in the world.
"Xuande!"
Liu Yi and Liu Li were standing not far away, with fellow villagers from Louting Village behind them.
Liu Bei hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Two uncles."
Liu Yuanqi was very happy. He stepped forward and grabbed Liu Bei's hand. He looked up and down and saw that Liu Bei was dressed gorgeously and gracefully. He couldn't help but said with joy: "I knew you were extraordinary since you were a child. It's just as I expected."
"Thanks to my uncle's support, I am what I am today."
Liu Bei was also very emotional.
If Liu Yuanqi hadn't sponsored him to study and become a disciple of Lu Zhi, how could he have followed Lu Zhi to make great achievements and achieve what he is today?
Although his three brothers had most of the credit for this, without Lu Zhi as a guiding light, he would have no way to serve the country.
So both are indispensable.
The cause of all this was the funding from the original clan uncle Liu Yuanqi.
This is why he must come back this time.
At that time, Liu Yuanqi spent a lot of money to support Liu Bei, which made Liu Yuanqi's wife very unhappy and she was looked down upon in her hometown.
Who will you show it to after you become successful?
Of course, I want to show it to those who looked down on me at the beginning, and to those who had placed hope in me.
The former is to satisfy the grievances in one's heart and make one feel proud.
You were indifferent to me back then, but now I have made it impossible for you to reach high.
The latter is to tell those who have high expectations for themselves that they have not failed to live up to their expectations.
Liu Bei returned to his hometown just to tell those who have expectations for him that he succeeded! Your help to me was not in vain!
Liu Yuanqi was as happy as an old father after seeing his child grow up. He patted Liu Bei's hand and laughed heartily: "I, the Liu family, should be happy to have such a unicorn!"
"The Liu family is in high demand!"
The tribesmen cheered one after another, and everyone was filled with happy smiles.
Liu Bei also laughed, smiling with tears streaming down his face.
Own.
Gained recognition from the tribe.
The glare and grievance I suffered back then were gone in one day.
There is nothing in this world that makes you feel happier than being recognized by the people you care about.
If so, then let yourself work harder and achieve better results to repay those who once had high expectations for you.
The world is not good, but it is not bad either.
Life is not easy for everyone, and no one is born without any complaints.
But no matter how difficult it is, you have to get on with it, even if life is difficult.
May all the good things in the world come as expected.
I hope every kind person can be treated gently by this world.
I hope those who are still struggling for the future can succeed and those who are full of expectations for themselves can get their wishes.