20th year of Jian'an, November. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At this time, it was already winter, and Liaodong was located in the north, and at this time of year, heavy snow had fallen, and everywhere was white.

On a certain road to Lelang, there are dozens of people in a dilapidated house, huddled together to keep warm. The harsh winter here in Liaodong is not a joke, and it may not be an exaggeration to say that it is "breathing into ice", and these dozen or so people were originally people in the Xiangping area, and they hid in the mountains and forests in order to escape the war and the looting of their husbands.

It's just that this kind of evasion is good to say before the winter comes, but once the winter comes, they can't support it. You must know that they themselves have not been able to harvest anything because of this year's war, and when the rest of the husband took advantage of the chaos to strike, they also had to throw away the few belongings they had to rely on for a living and hid. Under the lack of food and clothing, how can they spend this long and cold winter in the north?

Almost when they were close to despair, they finally heard the good news, that is, Gongsun Gong sent an example in Lelang, summoning the people who were suffering from this year's war to Lelang. As long as you arrive in Lelang, Gongsun Gong will naturally settle everyone.

That's a good thing, right? It's a pity that Gongsun Gong was not very good in the hearts of the people of Liaodong, specifically speaking, although he is not a bad person, but he is not a good bird, so many people are skeptical about this.

It's just that at this point now, what can you do if you are skeptical? Hungry and frozen, if you don't do anything at all, you may have to become a cold corpse in the mountains and fields in a few days. In this case, it is better to go to Le Lang to see if there is a way to live, at least although Gongsun Gong is not a good bird, he has no notoriety, right?

To put it too far, Gongsun Gong may want to use this to gather the young and strong people in Liaodong to expand the army, and what kind of relief to the people is just a pretext and an excuse. But there is a young and strong boy who has been conscripted into the army, and he can finally receive a ration, and if he takes it back and divides it with his family, he can fill his stomach more or less, and he will not be hungry. Then think of other ways, and if you survive this winter, there will be hope. Even if you take a step back, there are always a few people in the family who have to keep them, right?

It was with this idea that these dozen people gathered together and marched towards Lelang. And now in Liaodong, there are many, many people like them, and these dozen people are just a few of them. It's just that the luck of these dozen people is a little back, they got lost on the way here, and finally found the way and when they came here, the little food had already been eaten, and they had no choice but to choose to hide from the wind and snow here, and then handed over the last bit of poor supplies to the two young and strong people, and asked them to rush to Lelang to see if they could finally lead people to take them to Lelang as the list said. If it doesn't work, it can be regarded as saving the two young and strong children, but the people who stay here are ......

The wind and snow were heavy, and the group had no strength, and it became very difficult to even go outside to collect some dry firewood and hay for heating. So at this moment, I can only choose to huddle together to warm each other. And according to the current situation, how long they can support it, no one has a bottom in their hearts.

At this moment, none of them spoke, first, they did not have the strength to speak again, and second, desperate thoughts had gradually surged in their hearts, so the atmosphere seemed silent and depressing.

But at this time, a girl's voice as melodious as a silver bell came from outside the dilapidated house, but with some immaturity: "Brother, slow down!" Wait for me!! ”

"Xiaoyu, you're so slow!"

"Young Master! Miss!! Be careful!! ”

When the people in the room heard such a voice, their eyes suddenly lit up. They have reached this point, and suddenly they hear that someone seems to be passing by, so if they go and ask this passer-by, maybe they can bring a glimmer of life to themselves? And although these people have no strength under the cold and hunger, there are always one or two people who are in good health and can stimulate a little bit of the last strength in their bodies. So at this moment, one of these young women left the crowd, climbed to the door of the broken house with her hands and feet, waved her hand with all her strength in the direction where the voice just came from, and reluctantly shouted in her already hoarse throat: "Help! ”

Because of the lack of strength, the voice that was already hoarse was not loud, and even the young woman who shouted "help" was wondering if the other party could hear it. But maybe God favored her, and her "help" was vaguely heard by the other party. And in the next moment, a teenager and a girl of the same age leaned over to this side.

It's just that before the boy and the girl could get any closer, a dozen people who were obviously entourages also followed, and the leader was busy stopping the boy and girl who wanted to go over: "Young master, miss, don't be careless!" ”

The young master glanced at it from a distance, shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be any fraud." I'm not a child who hasn't seen the world, and I've seen a lot of hungry and cold homeless. ”

The leader shook his head again and again: "Having said that, there is nothing wrong with being careful. Besides, if there is an entourage, why do you go there yourself? ”

The young master shrugged: "Okay, okay, just listen to you." ”

With these two sentences, there was already an entourage rushing to the dilapidated house, and it only took a few glances to understand the situation in the dilapidated house. On the other hand, although the person calling for help is anxious to ask for help, he will inevitably be a little guarded, and naturally he will inevitably look at the other party a few more times. And the people who cried for help were also very surprised, because these people who came did not have mules and horses or other mounts, but had a somewhat strange thing tied to their feet, and in their hands they held two long ...... Walking stick? But it's not quite like it!

Just as he was in the middle of nowhere, the entourage who was investigating the situation had already turned around and made a gesture that there was no problem, and the young master, the young lady, and the person in charge rushed over with everyone. And at this point, the people who cried for help understood the use of the things on the hands and feet of these people...... Well, to put it bluntly, it's actually a sled.

Of course, none of this matters, and these thoughts are only a matter of seconds when they pass through the minds of those who call for help. Now that they see each other leaning over, the first reaction of the person calling for help is:

"Please, everyone, quickly, save us......"

I tried very hard to change from lying down to kneeling and kowtowing to the other party, but I really didn't have the strength in my body, so I collapsed on the ground all of a sudden, and I couldn't support my body anymore.

As soon as the young master saw this situation, he understood what was going on, and hurriedly ordered: "Quick! It's important to save people!! ”

A group of entourage moved one after another, and they also carried a lot of food on them, but after a few things were taken out, the refugees in the house were a little confused.

Somehow, the fire in the broken house was rekindled by the retinue, but this time the refugees understood that the retinue used matches to light the fire.

Don't underestimate the match, in the modern history of China, although the Western powers bombarded the country of China with strong ships and artillery, it is not easy to occupy the Chinese market, because the self-sufficiency caused by China's small peasant economy since ancient times is too strong, and many things of the Western powers cannot be stuffed at all. So what's stuffed in at the end? It's opium!

However, aside from opium, which is an evil thing, what really has an impact and opens up the Chinese market is some small things, matches are one of them, and even later got the name of "foreign fire".

Okay, don't go too far, just say that Lu Ren knows the doorway here, and the match thing does not have high requirements for the process of gunpowder, and there are female workers on hand who can carry out this kind of light physical assembly line work, so the match has always been one of the high-selling daily necessities in Yizhou, and the typical small profit is sold quite a lot. After all, in those days, do you know how much convenience matches can be improved?

On the side of Liaodong, this kind of relatively cold climate places have a greater demand for fire, and matches are not expensive, and a few small money can buy a box, so it is very popular with the people of Liaodong. With a little conditionality, it is common to put a box at home and use it slowly, so it is not surprising that the refugees in the broken house see matches at this moment. What really surprised them was that the entourage didn't know if they poured something on the fire, and the fire started in a flash...... Well, it's actually alcohol for combustion. However, this thing is still a military product in Yizhou, and it is not sold to the outside world.

The fire was lit, and another attendant went to collect some dry wood and hay, and the dilapidated house soon became much warmer. Looking at the young master again, he saw that a certain entourage was about to hand the dry food on his body to the refugees, and immediately stopped him and said, "Wait, you can't give them anything to eat first." ”

The entourage was stunned, and the movements of his hands naturally stopped, and the refugees were in a state of dying of cold and starvation. This is because they have no strength in their bodies, otherwise it is very likely that they will pounce and snatch the food.

The young master seemed to know this very well, looked at the red eyes of the refugees, and quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't give you food......

Before she finished speaking, the young woman who still had some strength and crawled to the door to call for help hurriedly said: "Please, this little boy, we are all dying of hunger...... As long as you are willing to save us, the slave family will definitely ...... in the future."

The young master interrupted the young woman's words with a wave of his hand: "What are you! Hear me out! You're all so hungry that if you were given dry food, you could easily choke and even get into trouble. So I mean to say you endure a little longer, and wait until we boil the snow water and boil the dry food into porridge paste before you eat it. ”

Only then did the refugees realize that the young master was actually a good intention, so they naturally lost their temper, and then they looked at the pot on the fire, hoping that the snow in the pot would immediately turn into a pot of boiling water.

However, the young master did not let everyone wait like this, but untied a small water bag he carried with him, put it next to the fire and baked it for a while, and then came to the young woman's side, and then helped the young woman's head with one hand, and pointed the mouth of the water bag to the young woman's mouth with the other hand. The lid of the water bag had been unscrewed, and the young woman could smell the smell of wine wafting from the water bag.

"Take a few sips first to warm up your body and stomach."

In fact, where do you still use this young master to talk more? The young woman was busy closing her mouth in the middle of the young master's words, but because she was too eager to drink, she was immediately choked. And when she coughed, the young master also quickly put down the water bag and helped the young woman pat her chest.

Probably because this young master looked like he was only ten years old and nodded, and he was still a child, these refugees didn't feel wrong about this, but they didn't notice the young master's entourage, and the girl of the same age who was standing next to the young master at this moment all gave the young master a look that was both amused and contemptuous.

As soon as the young master raised his head, he happened to collide with these gazes. Laughed dryly, and immediately ordered: "Why are you stunned?" They all bake the wine they are carrying and then pour them a few sips to warm their bodies and stomachs, otherwise they may not be able to hold it with their current situation. ”

The attendant responded with a slight smirk, and then he roasted the wine, and poured the people into it. After the young master fed the young woman a few bites here, the young woman had a little strength in her body, so she took the water bag with great gratitude, and helped to feed the other women. Seeing that the young man was free and stood by the door, the girl came up and whispered in the young master's ear, "Let you pick up the cheap...... How does it feel? ”

The young master also responded in a low voice: "It feels good, it is full of elasticity, but it is a little smaller." ”

"Are you embarrassed? Let my father and mother know, don't let me accompany you to be locked up by my father and mother! ”

Well, this young master is actually Lu Feng, the girl is naturally Lu Yu, and the person who commands the entourage is Deng Ai. As for the land breeze, why are they here...... In fact, Lu Feng and Lu Yu have grown up in Yizhou since childhood, and with the geographical location and climate factors of Yizhou, it is basically impossible to see snow.

People will always have a yearning for white snow, and Lu Feng and Lu Yu, the two bear children, are naturally no exception, but unfortunately they have never had the opportunity to "come to the north to see the snow in winter". Originally, when Deng Ai intercepted Gongsun Yuan in Xisai Mountain, Lu Feng and Lu Yu had the opportunity to play in the snow at Chrysanthemum Harbor, but because these two bear children did something out of the ordinary and were ordered by Lu Ren to return to Yizhou, they lost a chance.

This time, Lu Feng and Lu Yu asked for orders to come to Liaodong, and it happened to be such a season, so where could they sit still after the heavy snow fell in Liaodong? Deng Ai was also so troubled by these two bear children that he had no choice but to bring some people with him just in case. However, Lu Ren did not stop this, but only warned the two bear children not to run too far. After all, it's better to let them play it.

Moreover, Lu Ren also planned to let Deng Ai try the sled first, because in the snow battle in the north, sending normal infantry and war horses can exhaust both men and horses to death, and the sled is a certain necessity. Even in modern society, snow warfare is inseparable from sleds, but due to the development of science and technology, there are such things as sled cars, but Lu Ren and Shirley can't do it yet.

Therefore, Lu Feng and his party came out to play in the snow, while Deng Ai chose this area with no people and a relatively high safety factor for safety reasons, but it happened to run into these refugees who had lost their way.

I won't talk about this, but I just said that while the refugees were waiting, the water in the pot finally boiled, the dry food was thrown in and boiled into a paste, and then there was naturally a wolf-swallowing sound of sighing.

Lu Feng took a moment at this time, called Lu Yu and Deng Ai aside, and put away a smile on his face, and said very seriously: "Senior brother, is our acceptance of the people of Liaodong a little bit out of place?" If we hadn't accidentally encountered these people here, they would have frozen to death and starved to death here. ”

Deng Ai sighed a little helplessly: "Senior brother, you should understand that this is a typical net leakage, and it is unavoidable. Although we have sent a lot of people to gather the people everywhere, there will always be some people who are suspicious of us or Gongsun Gong, and hesitate to move forward in the matter of coming to Lelang. And such a thing, let alone you and me, even if the master does it, I'm afraid it won't be able to do it without any flaws, right? ”

Lu Feng frowned and didn't speak, while Lu Yu comforted him on the side: "Brother, senior brother, he is right. And in this world, who can be perfect? So I think we just need to do everything to the best of our ability, as Daddy said. It is up to people to plan things, and it's up to heaven to make things happen! ”

Lu Feng was silent for a moment, and finally sighed lightly and said, "Yes, you can do as much as you can." It's just beyond our means, and we have no other way. But senior brother, do you think we can increase our efforts to recruit the people a little more after we go back? Before, we just focused on a few directions, and didn't pay much attention to the other directions, like the route we came out today, it seems that we didn't meet any people we sent, right? ”

Deng Ai nodded: "I also have this intention." When I get back, I'll send more people in other directions. The master has repeatedly told me that we must not only win the land of Liaodong, but also the hearts of the people of Liaodong, so that we can ......"

As he was talking, Lu Feng raised his hand to stop Deng Ai's words, because the young woman who was calling for help before was helping an older woman over, and this woman was still holding a baby in her arms.

Before getting closer, the second daughter saluted, naturally thanking Lu Feng. However, although Lu Feng's mouth was responding, his eyes were locked on the baby in the woman's arms...... The pair at the back has grown a lot bigger because of the baby's feeding......