Before Ziyan could figure out how to answer Diaochan's words, there was already a light footsteps behind her, and Diaochan's face showed surprise, and she said deeply behind her: "See you Mrs. Guo,"
This time it was really Ma Yun. She glanced at Diao Chan and said playfully: "Get up, you are not my slave and maid, don’t need to be courteous,"
Diaochan saw that his tactics of mourning the soldiers were seen through by Ma Yun, and realized that his face blushed, so he had to stand up and asked quietly: "Madam, why are you here?"
Ma Yun couldn't see any change on her face, she walked in and said faintly: "Today is the Lantern Festival, I'll see you, how is it, how are you doing here?"
Diao Chan followed Ma Yun and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito, "Thank you for your concern, Madam, the slave and maid are fine."
Ma Yun suddenly turned her head and stared at Diaochan for a long time. Then she smiled and said, "Diaochan, I am a few years older than you, just call you my sister. You speak lightly, but Your eyes can't deceive me, do you feel a bit wronged to be locked up here?"
Diaochan's nose seemed to be sour for no reason, and a few drops of clear tears fell, and he choked up: "With the words of my sister, my sister can bear any grievances."
Ma Yun didn’t expect her to say this, and Diaochan immediately changed her mouth. This ability to observe words and expressions is really extraordinary. She couldn’t help but put her smile away and said with a serious face: “I’m your sister and I won’t insult you, but in The status in your heart is no match for your foster father, Wang Yun, right?"
Diaochan didn't expect Ma Yun to go around Wang Yun with just a few words. This incident was her heart disease, but she couldn't avoid it.
Ma Yun saw the embarrassment on her face, but remained unmoved, and continued: "Sister, you only see our family’s superficial beauty, but you don’t know that our family also has our family’s difficulties. Our family is here. There is no foundation in Xiangyang. The sisters and children are all tied to the master. If the master has three strengths and two shortcomings, have you ever thought about where we will go if we are orphans and widows? If there is a day , I’m afraid that the world is so big but there is no place for us to stand, so you have to understand the difficulty of the master. He also has to shut you in this small courtyard as a last resort."
Diaochan hadn’t really thought about it so much. All she considered was the task that Wang Yun gave her, and Wang Yun didn’t ask her to kill Liu Xin at the beginning. Thinking about it now, Ma Yun really said it. That way, if Liu Xin died, this family son would probably end up worse than ordinary people. She couldn't help but look up at Ma Yun and muttered: "Sister, I, I really didn't think about harming the master. ,"
Ma Yun sighed faintly, and said, "Sister Diaochan, the master is not only tied to our family, but also the thousands of households in Jingzhou and Yizhou. Under the master’s governance, these places are well-connected and the people’s lives A day is like a day. If you don’t have the master, and God knows what it will be like here, you can live in this small courtyard with peace of mind. Don’t think about it. When the master comes back, I will talk to him and give you your freedom. Whenever you want to go wherever you want, no one will stop you. In the past two years, you haven’t taken a step out of the house. No wonder you don’t know what’s going on outside. You’ll understand when you go out in the future."
After hearing Ma Yun’s promise, Diaochan was surprised and delighted. She just wanted to thank Ma Yun, but she heard her say to Ziyan and Yanyun: "You two will take good care of her these days. When the master comes back, I will let him I have forgiven your sins at the same time. Today I brought some glutinous rice balls. You will eat them separately. Let’s have a good festival."
Ziyan and Yanyun lived in this small courtyard these days. They have felt that their lives are much more comfortable than they used to be, their moods have become brighter, and their faces have become rosy. Now they heard that they can be forgiven for their sins, and they are overjoyed, and they didn't even listen. What Qing Ma Yun brought to them, Diao Chan has already recovered from what Ma Yun said just now, and asked in surprise: "Sister, what is glutinous rice balls, why have I never heard of it? "
Ma Yun couldn't help feeling that Diao Chan's sweet mouth, sister and sister's not leaving their mouths, it is no wonder that she has been fascinated by Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu in history, and she couldn't help but smile and said, "There are so many things you haven't heard of. If you taste it, you will know that this glutinous rice dumpling is delicious. Eating glutinous rice balls on the first day of the Spring Festival symbolizes reunion. It is the same as eating mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a pity that the master is going out for the sake of the world. This year He couldn’t eat glutinous rice balls on the Spring Festival."
People at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty didn’t know how to make glutinous rice balls. Just like moon cakes, glutinous rice balls were processed foods that Liu Xin and Ma Yun thought of, but Liu Xin was marching outside the war and there were too many things to consider. Of course, snacks like glutinous rice balls had to be temporary. Put it aside,
However, Zhang Liao was also happy outside, because before the Spring Festival, Liu Xin managed to ask the caravan to bring him some glutinous rice flour and fillings such as sweet-scented osmanthus, red dates and red beans. The making of glutinous rice balls is not complicated. Zhang Liao’s fire-head army also know how to make them, and every year they make a big pot of glutinous rice balls for the soldiers to eat on the day of the Spring Festival. In the past few years, the glutinous rice balls have become the reserved food in the military camp on the day of the Spring Festival. Especially for the soldiers who left their homes and came to Xuzhou, the significance of being able to eat glutinous rice balls on the Spring Festival is very different. Therefore, this morning, the entire military camp was busy, and soldiers who were not on duty also came to the compound. Helped the flaming army to fight,
The first batch of glutinous rice balls had just been made, and Zhang Liao couldn’t wait to pack a big bag and delivered it to Mi Zhu’s mansion himself. He didn’t deliberately try to please this future uncle, but he did feel that Mi Zhu had noble morals and was worthy of deep friendship. People, as for Tao Qian, Zhang Liao didn’t feel much about him. Although in Xuzhou these two years, I heard that he was wild and unruly when he was young, and he was quite talented in military and politics, but now it seems that it is probably because of his aging. Already like an old bureaucrat, he can no longer see a half-hearted fighting spirit,
As the exchanges deepened, Mi Zhu also admired Zhang Liao’s loyalty very much. Hearing that he was coming, he hurriedly dropped the slips in his hand, greeted him, and said, “Xiandi Wenyuan, today is the festival of Shangyuan. I'm about to send someone to ask, but I don't want you but have already come,"
Zhang Liao smiled and said: "Brother Zizhong, come here today, just because it is the Shangyuan Festival, I brought some Xiangyang delicacies, please brothers to taste together.
After receiving the news, Mi Fang hurriedly walked out from behind and said repeatedly, "Brother Zhang brought something delicious here again. Is there a paradise on earth in Xiangyang? Why is there always something new and strange?"
Zhang Liao said disapprovingly: "That's all because I voted for a good lord. You have never seen my lord. You know everything about astronomy and geography, and you know everything. The dumplings I brought this time and the mooncakes from last time. They are all foods made by him. Not only that, but also the paper and white porcelain were developed under the direction of the lord. It’s just that these things are the secrets of the research institute. I have no idea what is going on. I know, but this glutinous rice ball is really sweet and delicious, and it’s a rare delicacy."
In the past two years, under the guidance of Zhang Liao, Mi Fang's martial arts has become more and more refined. After listening to Zhang Liao's words, he was even more fascinated by Xiangyang, so he clasped a fist and said, "Big Brother Zhang, I don't know if I can work under Master Liu,"
Mi Zhu glared at him and said, "How can I make Wen Yuan embarrassed? If that's the case, I won't mention it in the future."
In fact, he was not worried that Zhang Liao would be embarrassed, but he was afraid that Tao Qian would be unhappy when he knew it. After all, he was still working under Tao Qian and his entire family business was also in Xuzhou. If Tao Qian knew that his brother had switched to Liu Xin, who Know what will happen,
Zhang Liao is not stupid, how could he not understand what Mi Zhu was thinking, he hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Why don't you see my little girl, she is the favorite to eat sweets, I think glutinous rice balls must have an appetite for her,"
Mi Zhu smiled and said, "Xianer Wenyuan, Zhen'er has already done the ceremony, and it will be inconvenient to see outsiders in the future. Even if you two have a marriage contract, you will have to wait until the day you get married before you can see each other. However, since you are here today Now, let’s discuss it and choose an auspicious day to marry Zhener."
Zhang Liao hesitated and said: "Don't hide the truth from Brother Zizhong, my family master often said that Dong Zhuo's chaos in politics and power has caused the world to live in dire straits. The world is uncertain, so why does family do it?"
In fact, Zhang Liao still has an idea. Liu Xin led the army to expedite the northern expedition to Dong Zhuo, but he was busy marrying a wife and starting a family in Xuzhou. How could he be worthy of Liu Xin’s trust? Of course, Liu Xin’s dispatch of the army to the northern expedition was still a secret. He couldn’t tell Mi Zhu. ,
Just as Ma Yun had expected, Liu Xin had an uncomfortable life this year. Beigong Boyu and Liu Bao have already been repelled. The bloody battlefield in front of him has to be cleaned up and abandoned on the battlefield. A large number of arrows, whether crossbow arrows or feather arrows, should be collected and sorted as much as possible. Those that can be used continuously should be distributed to soldiers, and those undamaged stone bullets, crock bullets, and horse nails should also be recycled as much as possible. In doing so, it can not only save money and reduce the pressure of transportation, but also prevent some secrets from falling into the hands of the enemy.
In this fierce battle, the Han infantry also suffered huge casualties. There were more than 8,000 dead and more than 10,000 injured. Most of these casualties were caused by arrow injuries, and the other was the damage caused by the impact of war horses. The wounds of the nomadic cavalry were very small. The bows and arrows of the nomadic cavalry were indeed sharp. The armor of the Han soldiers was very defensive and still could not stop the arrows of the nomads. Fortunately, they wore silk clothes next to their bodies. Yes, there is no major problem. You will be able to regain combat effectiveness after raising them for a period of time. However, the soldiers hit by the horses are not so lucky. Most of them have broken bones and tendons, and many people’s internal organs have been shattered. Even if you don’t die, you are likely to be disabled and basically lose your combat effectiveness.
Most of the soldiers who died on the battlefield were young and middle-aged. They were the pillars of the family. Under other princes, the fall of a soldier often meant the beginning of bad luck for a family. However, these soldiers in Liu Xin's hands were not. Fear, Liu Xin’s policy can make their families have no worries. Even if they lose their lives, the government will take care of their families. Not only do they have generous pensions, but they can also reduce taxes for several years.
But seeing such a scene, Liu Xin himself was very sad. Because of his order, these young lives could never return to his hometown to reunite with his wives and children. Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling his own With blood on his hands, I was here, but I heard Zhang Fei yelling there: "Grandma's, it's really frustrating."