Chapter 419: The Great War (3)
Yuxi fell into deep thought, thought for a long time, and said to Zi Jin: "Zi Jin, you personally go to the Fu family to invite the eldest girl of the Fu family to come over." ”
Zi Jin asked, "Madam, what will this call Fu Qingluo for?"
Yuxi said: "You go to invite her in person, and you say that I have something to ask for." "She's not safe here, so she's definitely not going to be able to spare people. The only way is to seek foreign aid, but this foreign aid is not so easy to find.
When Zi Jin heard the words "Something to ask for", her eyes widened, and she asked, "Madam, should you ask Fu Qingluo to go to Zhuangzi to protect those children?"
Yuxi said: "Last time she offered to teach those children, although she was selfish, she could also see that she had a good heart. begged her this time, and she shouldn't refuse. "Since these children have been taken in by her, they should be responsible to the end.
Zi Jin didn't refute it, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go now." "I just hope that Fu Qingluo really has this thought, don't let Madam down.
Yuxi touched his stomach and said softly, "I hope your father can be safe." ”
An hour later, Fu Qingluo followed Zijin to Yunfu. Fu Qingluo looked at Yuxi and asked, "Zijin said that you have something to ask me?" This is really rare, and Han Yuxi also begged her sometimes, I really didn't expect it.
Yuxi said about the fire in the granary on Zhuangzi: "The grain in the granary was prepared by me for those children, and now these grains have burned the children's rations, and it has become a problem." "Yuxi is a cautious person, when she bought grain, she had already thought that such a big move would definitely attract the attention of the Xu family and others. If someone gets angry and burns down the granary, then those children's meals will have to be a problem. When the war is good, food is not easy to buy. At that time, in order to be precautionary, most of the grain left on the Zhuangzi was hidden, and only a small part was left there to hide people's eyes, but I didn't expect that there was really a problem with the granary.
When Fu Qingluo heard this, her face was very ugly: "Who dares to burn the granary?" These people are really hateful.
Yuxi shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, but I'm worried about the safety of these children right now." I don't know many people in Yucheng, so I wanted to ask you for help. ”
When Fu Qingluo heard this, she didn't hesitate at all, and said, "What do you want me to help you?" As long as I can do it, you can just speak!"
Yuxi said: "I can't send out manpower here, so I want to ask you to help protect the children in Zhuangzi and help buy some food." Now all the food is burned, and if you don't buy food, so many children will starve. "When she bought today's food, it was even more expensive, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a price a day.
Fu Qingluo listened, and said without thinking about it: "This is no problem. "It's not difficult for her, and since she can help, she can't shirk it.
Yuxi handed Fu Qingluo a silver ticket of 1,000 taels and said, "I don't have much money on hand, you take this first, and you can buy as much food as you can." If it's not enough, I'll find a way. "Excluding the 60,000 taels of silver given by the Qiu family, Yuxi really doesn't have much money on hand.
Fu Qingluo was not hypocritical, took the silver ticket and said, "Don't worry, I won't let these children go hungry." ”
Yuxi said gratefully, "Thank you." ”
Fu Qingluo waved her hand and said, "At this time, you can ask me for help, that is to look up to me." I won't say those polite words, I'll go back and get things if there's nothing else. "The so-called picking up things is not only taking clothes, but also taking money.
Yuxi sent Fu Qingluo to the gate and said, "Those children, please leave it to you." This is the disadvantage of lack of manpower, and when the child is born, she has to choose a few people who can be used, and in case of emergency, she does not need to turn to others.
Back in the inner courtyard, Yuxi entered the Buddhist hall again, and said to Qu's mother before entering: "There is nothing important, don't disturb me." From yesterday to today, she has been restless, and Yuxi intuitively feels that something is wrong with Yunqing's side. It's just that there is no definite news now, and she can only rely on chanting scriptures to dispel the anxiety in her heart.
When Han Ji arrived at Zhuangzi, he thought it would be chaotic inside. But when he entered the Zhuangzi, he found that it was completely different from what he imagined. Zhuang Tou Lian Daxin is directing people to clean up the burned warehouse, and there are more than twenty and a half children among these people.
Han Ji was not angry that the messenger had asked these children to work, but was very relieved. These children should be let know how difficult it is for their wife to provide for them. In this way, they will be grateful. Han Ji walked over to Lian Zhuangtou and said, "All the grain in the warehouse has been burned?" Although it is said that not all the grain is placed in the granary, there are also thousands of catties of grain in it!
Lian Daxin said with a heavy face: "The grain in the granary has been burned, and so much grain has all turned to ashes. These bitches are not afraid of thunder and thunder. "Even Daxin is also a veteran in the Yunqing military camp, and he was also injured and retired. He didn't get married, had no children and no daughters, but he had a good relationship with Hao Dazhuang, so he let him come here to be the head of the village. For these veterans, there is nothing more odious than burning grain.
Han Ji said: "The families of the deceased should be comforted. ”
Lian Daxin smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have a family, just prepare a few good coffins for them." "The few people who guard the grain are all small.
Han Ji's face was also very sad, and he said, "Have those arsonists confessed?" Han Ji is not stupid, he can be sent by these people to do this, he must have a handle to be caught, where will he confess lightly!
Lian Daxin shook his head and said, "No, I didn't say anything about vomiting blood after the beating." What do you have to say, Madame?" Speaking of which, he was also ashamed that such an important matter was given to him by his wife, but such a mistake had occurred.
Han Ji shook his head and said, "Madam said that if there are parents, the children will be sent back if they are willing to leave." If you don't go back, you can continue to stay in Zhuangzi. ”
Lian Daxin is very convinced of Yuxi, and only a kind-hearted person like Mrs. will contribute money and effort to take care of these fatherless children: "I'll do this later." Steward Han, did Madame say that you would deal with those prisoners like this?"
Han Ji doesn't want people to know that Yuxi is a ruthless person, and it is not easy to manage a good reputation, but ruining a reputation is only a matter of a blink of an eye. In order to keep Yuxi's good reputation, Han Ji said: "No, Madame will leave this matter to me to deal with. But I thought, since they like fire so much, let's let them have enough!"
Even Daxin is not stupid, if he is stupid, it is impossible to choose to manage Zhuangzi, and when he heard this, he said: "What do you mean by fire?" Seeing that Steward Han nodded, Lian Daxin said: "Fire, and waste firewood!" Although he said so, he still ordered to go on.
Not long after Han Ji finished dealing with a few prisoners, Fu Qingluo came. Seeing Han Ji, Fu Qingluo said, "Your wife has handed over the matter of Zhuangzi to me, and you can go back." ”
Han Ji glanced at Fu Qingluo, nodded and said, "Then there is Miss Lao Fu." "There are also a lot of things in the mansion, and he can't get out of his hands, and he doesn't feel at ease when he's not in the mansion. As for these children, as long as they are not mad and cause public outrage, they should not be poisoned against these children.
Han Ji didn't encounter any accidents on the way back, and returned to the mansion safely. This Yuxi had already come out of the Buddha Hall, and was talking to Mother Qu about something, when he saw Han Ji and asked, "How are the things in Zhuangzi handled?"
Han Ji said: "Even the head of the Zhuangzi has handled the affairs of the Zhuangzi very well. Later, Miss Fu came over and said that she had taken over the affairs of Zhuangzi, and I would come back. ”
Yuxi felt that this Fu Qingluo was really welcome, but this would not be the time to care about this thing: "I asked her for help." "No matter how much Yuxi didn't say, there were many things that Han Ji needed to report to her, but she didn't need to explain it to Han Ji so clearly.
Han Ji didn't continue to talk about the Zhuangzi, and said, "Madam, I think we should buy more grain and store it!"
Yuxi shook his head and said: "It's too eye-catching to buy grain now, we have saved a lot of grain before, so we are not in a hurry to buy grain again." However, the grain that was brought in before should be preserved and not destroyed by anyone. As for the grain hidden in the Zhuangzi, don't let the news leak. ”
Han Ji nodded and said, "Okay." ”
The next four days were uneventful. But Yuxi was not calm at all, and spent most of his time chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall. Even if she knew that Yunqing would definitely return safely in the end, she couldn't do anything else, and she could only calm down when she was chanting the scriptures.
After being chased by the Northern Captivity Army for four days, Yunqing lost nearly half of the more than 4,000 people who ran out, and there were only more than 2,000 troops left.
Huo Changqing and Yunqing said: "There are still three days and four days away from Yucheng, and we don't have much dry food, if we continue like this, we may not be able to escape." "Not only are people tired, but even horses can't stand it. Once caught up, it is a dead end, and even if you don't die, you have to become a prisoner.
Huo Changqing meant to let people pretend to be Yunqing, and then run away in the direction of Yucheng. Yunqing led a small group of people to escape to the trail, so the probability of escaping is also high.
Yun Qing refused without thinking about it: "No, our troops are not enough, and it will be more dangerous if we disperse our forces." ”
Hearing this, Huo Changqing was silent for a while and then said to Yun Qing: "I can return to Yucheng safely this time, and I can't show mercy to Qin Zhao's subordinates anymore." I believe that even if Marshal Qin is under Jiuquan, he can't blame you. ”
Yun Qing nodded and said, "Uncle Huo, don't worry, this is the last time." "The concessions he made again and again before were all due to Marshal Qin's kindness. But this time Qin Zhao violated his bottom line. For the more than 10,000 soldiers who died unjustly, he couldn't tolerate this Qin Zhao anymore.
Yu Cong ran over and said, "General, the pursuers have caught up again, less than ten miles away from us. "The pursuers are strong and their morale is high, and they are tired of running for their lives, and they do not have enough to eat and drink. In this case, it is naturally easy to catch up. R1148