The biting cold wind blew whirring, and from time to time it struck passers-by. The streets were silvery white, and the breath of passers-by turned into puffs of white smoke.

The biting cold wind blew on her face like a knife cut, and Sister-in-law Shang shivered a few times, wrapped the clothes on her body, and then accelerated her pace.

Aunt Jia heard a knock on the door and said, "Who?" The man went out to fight with only their mother and son, even if the security here was very good, Aunt Jia would always intervene in the door. Hearing that it was Sister-in-law Shang's voice, Aunt Jia opened the door.

When Sister-in-law Shang saw Aunt Jia, tears came: "Brother and sister, ......" The words behind her couldn't be said again.

Aunt Jia was startled, and reached out to Lashang Sister-in-law, but found that her hands were cold: "Hurry up and go into the house to warm up." ”

After entering the house, Sister-in-law Shang explained her intentions, and cried as she spoke: "Xiaoqin has a terrible fever, but the family's money has been used up." "There is only one child left of the four children, and if there is another three long and two short, she will not be killed.

Aunt Jia knew that she was here to borrow money, so she hurriedly took out three taels of silver from the box and said, "Sister-in-law will take this money to Xiaoqin first, and if it is not enough, we will find a way." "Aunt Jia bought half of the yard of firewood because she had money in her hand. As soon as she felt that it was getting cold, she burned the kang, so the second baby was not sick.

Sister-in-law Shang was moved and guilty, and said, "Brother and sister, thank you, thank you." "She has already borrowed money from several companies, but she has not been able to borrow money.

When Sister-in-law Shang went out, Aunt Jia took a half-worn jacket and handed it to her, saying: "Sister-in-law, now that Xiaoqin is sick, you can't fall down again! Otherwise, who is Xiaoqin leaning on?" Aunt Jia is a person with a child, and she is afraid that the child will be too sick, so she is not good to visit Xiaoqin.

Sister-in-law Shang didn't refuse, put the jacket on her body and went out.

Plugging the door upside down, Aunt Jia said to herself, "I don't know what happened to the owner?" Li Erpao, Hu Da and the others all followed Yunqing to fight. Before the troops were dispatched, there were people in the army who were paid, two taels per person. If it weren't for this accident, these two taels of silver would be enough for Sister-in-law Shang and Xiaoqin to have a stable year.

The next morning, Aunt Jia got the news from Sister-in-law Hu next door, saying that Xiaoqin didn't survive and went.

Aunt Jia hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, now that they are in charge, they are going to fight, and we have to help each other." "Xiaoqin is gone, and Sister-in-law Shang estimates that half of her life is gone.

Although Sister-in-law Hu has a broken mouth, she is not the kind of cold-blooded and ruthless person. Seeing Sister-in-law Shang like that, she also felt related: "Then you say, how can we help with this?" It's okay to contribute, but it's definitely not okay to contribute. She still has two children to raise, and she can't afford to toss.

Although Sister-in-law Hu has a lot of small problems and likes to take advantage of them, she is heart-wrenching for the two children and raises the two children well. When fleeing, I would rather not eat myself, but I must feed my children first. The two children have a good foundation, and they also got a little cold this time when the weather changed suddenly, but they just drank two bowls of ginger syrup.

Aunt Jia said: "Go to the coffin shop first and buy two wooden planks to bury Xiaoqin, and the rest will be talked about later!" Many of them were directly rolled with straw mats and buried outside.

After Xiaoqin was buried, Aunt Jia took Sister-in-law Shang to her home, saving her from staying in the original house and being even more sad. Aunt Jia held Sister-in-law Shang's hand and said softly: "Sister-in-law, if you want to open up, we will come over so many ditches, and we will definitely be able to pass this time." "Xiaoqin also lost her body when she fled before, and she didn't make up for it after settling in the northwest, and her body was too weak. The weather changes suddenly, and the body naturally can't stand it.

When Sister-in-law Shang heard this, she cried loudly: "I will have Ah Qin left, and he will take Ah Qin away." God, why are you so ruthless? Why don't you give me a way to live?" If it weren't for the fact that she still remembered her husband, Sister-in-law Shang really wanted to follow her daughter.

Like Sister-in-law Shang, there are relatively few children lost in the northwest, but they abound in Shanxi and Henan.

Since the snowfall, the local folds have flown like snowflakes on Yuxi's desk. These excerpts are basically about disasters and complaints. There are too many sick people, not to mention that children can't bear it, but many adults can't bear it, so medicinal materials are extremely scarce.

Yuxi put down the letter and smiled bitterly, before the drought, Yuxi had a lot of medicinal materials in stock, but most of these medicinal materials were distributed to various military camps, and some of them were left in the warehouse for emergencies. No matter how kind-hearted Yuxi is, he can't put this part of the medicinal materials down. However, seeing that these people did not die of famine, but died of disease, Yuxi felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

Meilan came over with a food box and said, "Princess, Grandma Quan made soup for you." "Mama Quan now makes supper for Yuxi every night, because Yuxi is very thin now, so she can eat anything. After eating it for a while, Yuxi's complexion was much better than before.

Yuxi actually didn't have an appetite for this, but she didn't refuse Mama Quan's kindness. Qi Hao, who was sitting on the carpet and playing, smelled the fragrance and shouted happily: "Mother, Xiangxiang, I want to eat." Qi Hao was taken to the study, and when he was hungry, he would open his mouth and scream, and at other times, he either listened carefully to Yuxi's discussion with others, or he was very attentive to playing his little games, and he was very well-behaved.

The soybeans are cooked to a rotten degree, and there is no problem in swallowing them without chewing them. So Yuxi didn't have any scruples, and scooped a spoonful and fed it to Qihao to eat.

Qihao prefers to eat meat, but he eats fruits, fruits and vegetables, which is better than jujube and willow. After taking a bite, he excitedly shouted, "Mother, I want more." ”

Meilan said: "Princess, I'll feed the prince, you eat first! "On weekdays, it is licorice that takes care of Qihao, but today licorice accidentally fell while walking and broke his foot.

Yuxi asked while eating, "What did Brother Rui eat at night?"

Meilan hurriedly said: "The three young masters each ate a small half bowl of minced meat for dinner!" The triplets are more than seven months old, and they started to eat complementary food last month.

Being able to eat a small half bowl of minced meat proves that there is no big hindrance. However, Yuxi thought about the children of the common people's family, not to mention minced meat, I was afraid that they would not even eat rice soup, and her heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

The next day, Yuxi said to Tan Tuo, who came to pay tribute: "How about you say that the government provides two catties of white rice per person to the children of civilian families?" Seeing Tan Tuo's puzzled look, Yuxi said: "The child is sick, it is good to be able to drink some rice porridge." ”

Tan Tuo thought for a while and said: "The princess is kind-hearted, but let's give an age limit! I think it's best to be under six years old." "There are not many children under the age of six in the Northwest, and if you remove the children of rich families, the white rice that is given up is not more than one million catties. This amount is still within their means.

Yuxi thought for a moment and said, "Under the age of ten!" It was also since Yunqing and Yuxi took charge of the northwest that the number of children increased. In the past, most of the adult strong men were arrested to fight, and there were not many newborns, coupled with the harsh environment, the infant mortality rate was also high. So even if you are under the age of ten, the entire Northwest adds up to hundreds of thousands, not more than one million.

Tan Tuo said: "The princess is kind. "Although this is a bit casual, who let the princess have this capital.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "I just want to do something for those children, but unfortunately I can do very little for them." She made a lot of preparations, but she still couldn't withstand God's cruelty.

Tan Tuo said: "The princess doesn't have to blame herself, you have done enough for the people." "A drought of this magnitude killed only tens of thousands of people, which was unimaginable before, but Yuxi did it.

Yuxi waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this, I just hope God won't toss anymore." "If she continues to toss, she can't stand it anymore, let alone the ordinary people.

Two days later, Feng Dajun sent an excerpt over, saying that the northern captives had withdrawn. Although it only snowed for one day, the weather changed suddenly, and the northern captives had no warm clothing or enough food, and no matter how strong their bodies were, they could not stand it. Within two days, many of the soldiers in the northern captivity fell ill.

Battle didn't want to retreat, but he had to retreat if he was forced to retreat, unless he wanted hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to die in the West Sea.

Yuxi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good to retire." "After the northern captivity retreats, I don't have to worry about the rear. As long as Yunqing defeats Shanxi before May next year, he will not be afraid of recidivism even if he is taken captive in the north.

Xu Wu told Yuxi a piece of news he had just gotten: "Princess, I have already received the news, although the weather in Shanxi has become cold, there are very few soldiers who are sick. "Yunqing is not a pedantic person, seeing that the weather is getting cold, he asked the soldiers to cut down trees and tear down houses to keep out the cold, and on the other hand, he ordered the rear to deliver the materials to protect against the cold. Because of the drought, many places in Shanxi have ten rooms and nine empty houses, and there are many empty houses, so I don't have to worry about demolishing them. Of course, the reason why there are not too many people who are sick is because of the good health of these people.

Yuxi let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's also good news." ”

However, God seems to have deliberately not let Yuxi relax. That night, Yuxi got the news that Zao Zao was assassinated by the Northern Assassins, but fortunately, there was no danger.

Xu Wu said: "These people were ambushed near the Han Mansion, and they did it after the Grand County Lord saw Second Lady Han come out. After a pause, Xu Wu said again: "Princess, this time the fine work of the northern captivity was lightly suppressed. ”

Yuxi is such a smart person, as soon as he hears the latter words, he knows that something is wrong. Yuxi said with a cold face: "Who let the jujube be as a bait?" If the northern captivity didn't know the identity of the jujube, it would be impossible for him to come out.

Looking at Yuxi, who was full of anger, Xu Wu couldn't help but lower his head and said softly: "It's my father-in-law's idea." ”

In fact, there is no need for Xu Wu to say, Yuxi also knows that it must be Huo Changqing's idea, because Cui Mo and Chu Shaoguang definitely don't have the courage to do this. Yuxi sneered and said, "That's really a good idea." ”

Xu Wu stubbornly said: "Princess, my father-in-law has arranged a lot of people around the big county lord, and these people are enough to ensure the safety of the big county lord. ”

Yuxi opened his mouth and said: "If I arrange for several masters to be by Yun Jie'er's side, these people are enough to protect her safety, and then I let her be used as bait, will you agree?" Sister Yun is Xu Wu's daughter.

Seeing that Xu Wu didn't say anything, Yuxi said expressionlessly: "Do not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself." ”