Wei Xinyong opened his eyes once in a daze, and vaguely seemed to hear human voices.
He thought in disappointment that the tiger slave had found him after all.
Then he couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.
But when he woke up again, he found himself lying in a dilapidated earthen house. The earthen house was very small, and the place where he lay should be on the kang. After getting off the kang, you can almost step out of the room in one step, which shows how narrow the room is. The sky was just right at the moment, and it was difficult for him to move while lying on his back. He could easily spot a few holes on the roof as small as a toothpick and as big as a child's fist... Fortunately, it wasn't raining now, otherwise...
And he was covered with a bedding that was as hard and heavy as stone, exuding a stale aura. There was something like dirt under his neck, which made his neck uncomfortable.
There was a faint medicinal smell floating in the room.
But with Wei Xinyong's knowledge, he knew at first sight that they were common medicinal materials in the wild. There were no precious medicinal materials such as wild ginseng that he needed to use now. If this medicine was given to him, it would be nothing more. It's just coaxing people. He knows his body very well.
After feeling it for a while, it turns out that the heat has not gone away, and my body is numb in waves, feeling strangely cold and strangely hot at the same time. This was obviously a sign that his illness was getting worse, but he somehow managed to wake up and his mind was surprisingly clear.
It shouldn't be Hu Nu and others who found him.
Wei Xinyong frowned and thought.
The tiger slave was extremely loyal and always took good care of him.
What's more, he must have woken up twice while lying here. Even if the tiger slave came out without bringing anything in order to find him, he could only temporarily arrange for him to stay in such a place in order to take shelter from the rain or rest, but he is now the third one. When he woke up for the second time, he felt that a long time had passed between the two times. Judging from the tiger slave's hands and feet, he should have sent someone to fetch his usual things to serve him.
Besides, if the tiger slave finds him, where can he be left alone? Even if he doesn't keep watch personally, he should at least send someone reliable to accompany him in case he wakes up and can't call anyone - even though he doesn't want to see anyone at all right now.
Could it be that he was rescued by someone else
Isn’t it said that Panzhou is very unstable now, with so many bandits and refugees running around? Isn’t it said that whether they are bandits or refugees, sometimes they are actually the same kind of people? He came out in a hurry. Although he didn't bring any money with him, his gorgeous clothes were enough to attract people's attention, not to mention the golden crown in his hair, the jade inlay on his belt, and the pair of carp and mutton fat jade pendants he wore under his waist... As he looks now. From a world perspective, if this outfit is not accompanied by a sufficiently intimidating bodyguard, shouldn't it mean that trouble will occur just by walking in the city? !
What's more, he was clearly in the wilderness before he finally passed out. Ordinarily there won't be anyone... Even if there is someone, it should be a strong man, and there should be beasts!
There are really no wild beasts. Where are the poisonous snakes, insects and ants? ?
Why was he lying on the earthen bed well, while his robe, golden crown, jade and other items were piled not far away
In this chaotic world, he happened to meet a good person who saved lives and injured...
"Do I have to go on with such a miserable life?" Wei Xinyong thought sadly, "How many sins did I commit in my previous life, and how much do I have to repay in this life?" Thinking of this, Wei Xinyong thought My breath is stuck in my chest, I can't move up or down.
While I was feeling sad and angry, someone entered the earthen house. As mentioned earlier, this house was very small, but if someone came in, they would be right next to the kang.
But Wei Xinyong couldn't see clearly the person who came in.
The main reason was that his neck was very sore, and he was weak during the illness. He had little strength and could not turn his head or turn over. This guy is short.
I estimate that it only reaches the waist of an adult.
Wei Xinyong struggled to turn her head and glance at him - her skin was dark, her eyes were quite big, black and white, and full of energy, but her face was very honest and loyal. He is a boy from a mountain village who looks like eight or nine years old. His clothes are shabby, which matches the situation of this mud house very well.
The child was quite happy to see that he was awake, grinned, and then spoke a few words very fast. Unfortunately, the dialect was too accented, and Wei Xinyong was in a bad state now, but he basically didn't understand and just looked at him blankly.
The kid continued talking for a long time, but didn't seem to notice that Wei Xinyong didn't understand what he said. He looked at Wei Xinyong blankly, waiting for his answer.
Wei Xinyong naturally couldn't answer him.
The two were in a stalemate for a while, but the child gradually showed sympathy...
Wei Xinyong thought that this child or his family should have rescued him from the wilderness. Seeing how embarrassed he was, he felt sorry for himself.
He laughed at himself and secretly thought that although he had worked hard to gain some status in the imperial court, for such a countryman... Even though he had been impoverished in the imperial capital all his life, his status was beyond their reach. I didn't want to be pitied by a child with a yellow mouth today.
He was lost in thought, thinking erratically.
The kid ran out quietly, and a moment later, a yellow-faced, thin girl who looked a little younger than him was pulled in.
Wei Xinyong didn't like children. He originally wanted to die. Even though he knew that the two children in front of him might be his saviors, he had no idea of gratitude. He found them very annoying.
However, when he tried to speak out, he found that his throat was so dry that he could not utter a word.
So the boy and the girl looked at him sympathetically for a moment, and then the girl said slowly - because he spoke slowly, Wei Xinyong was so smart that he actually understood the meaning of this sentence without even guessing. His face suddenly froze!
But it was because what the girl said was: "Brother, since this man is mute, I heard Uncle Lei say that mutes are born unable to hear. We wanted to ask him if he had met our father, but we couldn't."
Wei Xinyong: "..."
The kid said something in annoyance earlier. He said it so fast and urgently that Wei Xinyong didn't understand a few words.
But the girl continued unhurriedly: "Dad, didn't he send people over to bring us firewood and rice a few days ago? What... Those people in Wuxian County or somewhere can't stay there for the time being, and they have to retreat. They plan to retreat to Yongxian County. Those people are so powerful that Dad and Uncle Lei can’t resist them. Otherwise, why would they ask Mother to take us here?”
The boy continued talking, and the girl pouted and said, "I like the eldest brother of the Liu family better, he knows how to read. If dad asks him to bring us firewood and rice, he can teach me how to read a few words if he has time!" "
The kid then said a few words with a smile, and I don’t know what he said, which made the girl furious. He raised his leg and kicked her over. It’s hard to believe that she was so annoyed that she actually spoke slowly and let Wei Xinyong could understand: "Everything is low-grade, but reading is a good thing, do you understand? You are such an idiot who can't even write your own name! You can fish in the water and fish in the trees to dig out bird eggs! You deserve nothing in your life. No chance! I can’t get my mother-in-law!”
"Your name is Yu Lan, don't you know how to write annotations about the word "lan"?" The child was beaten so hard that he couldn't help but dodge. He spoke slowly and his sentences were not long, but Wei Xinyong understood it.
The two children lost interest in Wei Xinyong after they "discovered" that he was mute and deaf. They started playing and making noise in front of him, and ran outside for a while, but the sound seemed far away.
Wei Xinyong, who was left behind, stared blankly at the roof where mud occasionally fell...
Based on his city, it is not difficult to guess what happened - he was rescued by these two brothers and even their mother. These people did not save him out of good intentions, but they thought they might know the two brothers and sisters. Dad’s whereabouts.
Although I don’t know why these people think this way, the father of these two siblings should be the leader of a group of bandits or refugees.
However, whether they are bandits or refugees, their scale and strength should not be very high.
When the girl named Yu Lan said "Wuxian County", Wei Xinyong probably meant it because of the local pronunciation, so she should have said "Huoxian County".
Due to the changes in the imperial capital, nobles all over the world sent private soldiers to help the capital. Although the refugees who originally occupied Huo County had developed on a large scale, they did not dare to face the sharp edge of the concerted efforts of the gentry in the world - so they wisely retreated and gave way.
Wei Xinyong also deduced this point at the beginning, which made Mo Binwei feel relieved to lead three thousand elite riders on the road day and night.
Mo Binwei only had 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he was in a hurry to rush to Gyeonggi to support him, so he would not stop in Huo County.
But the Qingzhou Army rushing to rescue him was different. The 250,000 Qingzhou Army was just the first batch of troops from Qingzhou to rush to aid the imperial capital, or enter the Central Plains.
When we left Qingzhou, Qingzhou actually had 320,000 people.
Why are only 250,000 people going to Gyeonggi
Because the hundreds of thousands of troops, not all cavalry, but also carrying baggage, how could they be like Mo Binwei and his party, whizzing past without stopping except for necessary breaks
Therefore, the Qingzhou Army passed through Huoxian County like this: A few days before the army arrived, the detective horses arrived first to detect the movements within a hundred miles; then the former army sent out elite troops to sweep all the way, quelling the bandits and driving away the people, just like chopping melons and vegetables. After cleaning up the forces around Huoxian County, we gathered our troops and horses to clean up Huoxian County, repaired the city walls and built fortifications, and sent out sentries in all directions... After confirming that it was safe, the Chinese army arrived just in time.
The army spent several days passing through Huoxian County. In the end, 60,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry were left behind.
Since the Qingzhou Army has obtained this kind of transportation artery that dominates the north and south of the Wei Dynasty, it is strange that it is willing to let it go!
… Not to mention the Qingzhou Army, let’s talk about the refugees who originally occupied Huo County.
They were afraid of the soldiers of the gentry and gave way to Huohuo County. It was impossible for them to plunge into the deep mountains and old forests and change their minds and become good people. Of course... and grab a piece of land.
It seems that someone is looking at the place where the brother and sister who rescued Wei Xinyong and their mother used to live - Yong County.
The brother and sister's father's group was weak, and he thought he could not resist, so he let his family members avoid their attack and came here... I don't know where this place was, but they happened to save Wei Xinyong.
After deducing what had happened, Wei Xinyong sighed helplessly... This is really... God will not kill him, will he not be able to die even if he wants to die
Note that the word "LAN" here should be understood as the traditional Chinese character "LAN"... (To be continued)