Then, on the second day of commending the seven doctors for helping orphans and children, Xiong Huai took the initiative to go to the homes of the people who all the adult men in the family died in the war.

Ten miles away from a village in Dengcheng, after arriving at the entrance of the village, Xiong Huai got out of the car and saw that the local Lizheng had already waited at the entrance of the village.

"The king, the doctor Deng Gou, inherited the titles of his grandfather and his father and uncle, at the beginning, the whole country was recruited, and his father was recruited into battle and sent to Luyang to guard. Then, the whole county of Hanbei was mobilized in the country, and his ancestor and uncle were also recruited into battle, and both of them went to Fangcheng.

As a result, unfortunately, his father died in Luyang, and his ancestors and uncles all died in Fangcheng. Because his uncle had not yet performed the crown ceremony, was unmarried, and had no children, all the merits of his family were concentrated on him alone, and he was promoted to the rank of national doctor.

After the war, his grandmother could not bear the blow of her husband and son all being killed in battle, and died within a few days. Therefore, now only Deng Gou's mother Deng is left, raising a pair of children under her knees alone. ”

"The country is hard, and the people are hard!" Xiong Huai nodded, and then asked, "So how old is Doctor Deng Gou now?" ”

"Three years old! His sister Deng is only two years old this year! Their mother, Tang, has just turned 18 this year. ”

"Eighteen, it's in the mood for love! The children are only two or three years old now, and it is the year when they are waiting to be fed, and it must be very difficult for an eighteen-year-old mother to raise a pair of children alone. ”

Xiong Huai sighed, and then asked, "Since Deng Gou is a national doctor, I wonder if the servants promised by the widow have been assigned to their families?" ”

"Hui Dawang has already assigned a concubine to their family, because there are more new nobles in the county, and the servants in Hanbei County are not enough, so all the nobles in the county are given priority to those who have no male in the family, but even so, it can only meet the needs of each family to divide one servant first.

According to the news from the county guard, Taifu Yin has personally arrived in Wancheng, and is transferring a steady stream of slaves from other counties, thinking that it will not take a few months to distribute the servants promised by the king to the new nobles. ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai nodded again, and then, he suddenly frowned and asked, "Why is Doctor Deng Gou called Deng Gou, is this his nickname?" Could it be that when he registered his name, the county officials didn't let them change his name? ”

"Not really." Ye Xun shook his head and said: "Although Deng Gou is indeed his nickname, when registering, the county officials have already reminded them to change their names, and when they registered, the ministers also arranged for people of insight to change the names of the new nobles.

However, Deng Gou's mother Deng was reluctant to change her name, saying that the puppy was easy to feed, and because she was in Deng Land, she took Deng as her surname, and finally registered her name as Deng Gou. ”

Xiong Huai praised when he heard this: "The son is not ugly, the dog is not poor, and the dog can eat whatever it feeds, it is indeed easy to feed, Deng Dog is a good name." ”

"The king is wise."

While speaking, everyone has arrived at the destination this time, the home of Dr. Deng Gou.

After arriving at the destination, Xiong Huai first stopped ten steps away from the courtyard, and then gathered a large number of one, two, and three people standing in front of the gate.

The eldest is about 20 years old, and he is slightly thin overall. Although her hair was tied, it still looked a little messy, her complexion was a little yellow and a little dry, not as white and tender as the maids in the palace, and even her eyebrows had some sadness that could not be concealed.

However, from her eyes, Xiong Huai saw a burst of vitality, as well as a trace of stubbornness and firmness. It seems that her thin body is full of strength and vitality.

Xiong Huai feels that Deng is like a weed, as long as she is given space, she can thrive.

This kind of woman full of vitality is the first time he has seen it, whether it is as an ordinary person or as the king of Chu, he has never seen this kind of woman.

Therefore, Xiong Huai couldn't help but look at it twice, and silently told himself in his heart that this was a powerful woman.

By this time, Tang was already waiting outside the hospital with her children, when she saw a large group of people approaching, among them was an elderly man dressed in black and red. It wasn't until the visitor stopped ten paces away and stood for a few breaths that she remembered the entrustment of the county officials in the city yesterday, and hurriedly saluted with an unfamiliar noblewoman's salute: "Concubine Deng pays a visit to the king." ”

On the other side, Xiong Huai saw that Deng was saluting a little nervously, and her two children were staying in place stupidly, all of them tightly holding on to the corner of their mother's clothes, and at the same time looking at their large group of people with some horror.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai immediately spoke: "No courtesy." ”

"King Xie!"

Waiting for Deng Shi to straighten his waist, Xiong Huai turned around and said to the people behind him: "You are waiting here, Deng County Yin and General Deng Ling will go in with the widows." ”

Everyone responded in unison: "Only! ”

Then, Xiong Huai smiled at Deng and asked, "Mrs. Deng, the widow wants to take a look inside, I don't know if it is convenient at home?" ”

When Deng heard this, he nodded cautiously slightly: "Back to the king, it's convenient, it's convenient, the concubine cleaned it for two days in a row the day before yesterday, and the house is already very clean." ”

After that, she directly picked up the young girl with her right hand, then grabbed her son with her left hand, and then walked directly into the courtyard, walked two or three steps, and then suddenly turned around, stood embarrassedly on the side of the door, and said, "The king, please come in, please come in." ”

Xiong Huai smiled, and then walked into the courtyard, his eyes swept over the courtyard at will, this is an ordinary small farmhouse courtyard, sitting in the north and facing south is the main house, in the middle is the hall, and there is a room on each side of the hall.

All the houses were made of mud and covered with thatch, and then the houses on three sides and the wooden fence on the south side formed a small courtyard, which was clean and free of any debris.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai thought for a while and asked, "Madam, as the saying goes, people take food as the sky, and the widow wants to visit the kitchen, is it okay?" ”

"Yes." Seeing that the king had been smiling, Deng Shi's nervous heart gradually eased at this time, and immediately led the way: "King, the kitchen is at the back of the house, please come with your concubines." ”

Then, Xiong Huai followed Deng Shi, walked through the hall, came to the kitchen, and looked at it, the kitchen was clean, except for some new pots and pans, there was nothing else, Xiong Huai did not find what he wanted to see.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai has nothing to say about these people who can't deceive.

After that, Xiong Huai visited four more rooms, which were also clean and free of any clutter.

After the visit, Xiong Huai walked out of the courtyard, saw that the officials and people around him were all looking at him nervously, smiled, and said to the Deng family: "Good, good, your mansion is clean inside and out, I think Mrs. Lai must be a good and hardworking mother." ”

When Deng and the people around him heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, Deng didn't embarrass Deng Di for them, nor did they embarrass Deng Di.