He Mulan and Di Yefei escorted the Yuan family back to Beijing for a whole month. If the Wei State was not short of everything, there would be no shortage of horses. These cars with prisoners were pulled by three horses. I'm afraid they would go back to Beijing. time even longer.
The news that He Mulan moved the "Sect Master" spread like wildfire in Wei State, which is not a good thing. At this time, there were many Wubi walls in the Wei state, especially in the south. These suzerains were wealthy and powerful, and some were even local officials. "Hua Mulan" was just an ordinary military household, and there was nothing at all. With such a powerful background, he even dared to move Wall Master Wu, and the result can be imagined.
The first to suffer is the flower family.
In order to reuse Hua Mulan, Tuoba Tao had already sent an egret official to change Mulan's household registration, and Hua Mulan's identity can now be regarded as perfect. In order to let the second elders of the Hua family take Hua Mutuo to live a good life, the two elders plan to relocate to Liang County in the south. There is a new land with a large area of fertile fields. In addition, He Mulan has many awards and cattle and sheep rewards. The family that has lived can be called "Tian Sheweng".
It's a pity that because He Mulan moved Yuanjia Wubi with the crime of "rebellion", the second elder of the Hua family and the younger brother of Hua began to be attacked by unknown people one after another at home. There are few military households in Liang County, and they have just moved here. Even if some neighbors see the bad guys doing bad things, they turn a blind eye.
Soon, the Hua's house was burned down one night. Fortunately, Yuan Shi didn't sleep soundly, and he and Hua's younger brother dragged Hua's father out of the burning house. Otherwise, his legs and feet would be bad. Hua Fu said that he would be burned to death in the house.
The couple of the Hua family have been kind to people all their lives, and have never had such a big hatred. When the neighbors saw that the matter had developed to the point of "killing people and setting fires", they were really afraid. What they saw became clear.
The perpetrators were a few rogues in the township, who had no fixed abode, were accustomed to stealing chickens and dogs, and liked stealing from the elderly and the weak, women and children the most. There are two old people in the Hua family, one is disabled and the other is sick. In addition, Hua Mutuo is only in his early ten years.
These scoundrels were found soon after burning the Hua's house - the corpses. It is true that they were killed and silenced, which means that they were not motivated by money, but were instructed by others.
The Hua family was so guilty of the identity of "Mulan" that they moved in for a while, and no one knew that the couple were the parents of the famous general Hua Mulan of the Wei Kingdom.
If it wasn't for the attack on Mulan's parents that alerted the local Xianbei adults, the villagers in Yingguo Township would have thought they were a pair of useless military households who voluntarily migrated for the fertile land in the south.
Everyone knows that military households are willing to stay in the six northern towns. Unless the men in the family are really useless, they will not come to the south for that one-acre land.
For military households, getting fame and fame on the battlefield is their destination, and what kind of farming to support their families is simply a joke.
The Hua family's husband and wife, who kept their names in a low-key manner, were almost plotted against each other, so the people investigating the matter could only think that Hua Mulan had a grudge against others outside.
Since the attack on the Hua family was so noisy, the local Egret officials and local officials could not stay at the Hua family every day. For safety, the Egret officials could only escort the Hua family into Beijing. There are at least 60 Rouran servants guarding the house, and in the inner city, at least it is not so easy for thieves to get hold of it.
Since then, they haven't stayed in Liang County for a long time. According to their previous life, they should have stayed in the village until Mulan was relieved and returned to the fields, so they patted their butts and followed the egret official into Beijing.
The house was burnt down, and there was no need to clean up the things.
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He Mulan never thought that his actions outside would affect the Hua family.
Since she is not the real daughter of the Hua family, she always feels apologetic when facing the second elders of the Hua family. Although she will never forget to send some trophies back, she rarely goes back to visit.
It has never considered the question of how the Hua family's husband and wife live with a disability and a lung disease.
According to the practice of this era, there is a child in the family who is an official, unless there are many sons in the family, such as the Hua family who only has one minor son, the whole family should follow the prosperous Hua Mulan. However, the Hua family has a guilty conscience, and naturally they have never thought about what they have been together. After a long time, some people will doubt why Hua Mulan does not return home.
It's like speculation like a few people, or someone guessing that the father and son of the Hua family are not in a good relationship, etc., I'm afraid it will be a matter of time.
It took some time for He Mulan to escort the prisoner into Beijing, but the Hua family was sent all the way from the post road into the city by the egret official, so when He Mulan arrived in Pingcheng and returned to the "General Tiger's Mansion", he was immediately helped by several people. The Hua family's parents, who greeted her at the door, were startled.
"Grandpa, grandma? Why are you here!"
He Mulan turned over and dismounted, followed by Di Yefei who came back together.
It was the first time that Di Yefei saw the parents of the Hua family.
Hua Mu is a casual woman. When she saw that her daughter was a little rougher than the last time she saw her, her hair looked like she hadn't washed it for a month. Then she thought about the house being burnt clean, and she burst into tears. DC:
"Mulan, our house was burnt down... woo woo... A few days of scoundrels came and burned our house. Fortunately, I slept late that night, otherwise the whole family would be burned to death inside... "
Father Hua also had tears in his eyes when he talked about this: "Don't say it at the door, go ahead and say it..."
They came earlier, but fortunately, several people from the Hua family are regulars now. As soon as the Rouran servant of the Hua family saw this, they invited several people to preside over the overall situation. Su Hejun didn't dare to be sloppy, and was assigned by Tuoba Tao to come here many times, and only then did the second old man settle down.
He Mulan wants to go back to the palace to report on his duties, and when he comes home, he needs to bathe and change his clothes. Di Yefei is also the same. Naturally, Hua's father can't follow his daughter all the time, and Hua's mother follows He Mulan from beginning to end, while helping He Mu. Lan took a shower while talking to her about what had happened during this period of time.
At this time, He Mulan had already entered the bathing room. Seeing that Yuan Shi was about to follow up, she was shocked and said, "Mum, what are you doing here! It's stuffy inside, you should wait for me to come out!"
Yuan Shi happily pushed the door open and rushed in first, then said with a smile, "What's the matter? It's just a little bit warmer! Your hair is so dirty, my mother will rub it for you! Your bathroom is so big... It's bigger than our main room... This pot is great! The paint is thick! Hurry up, hurry in, don't let the water get cold!"
He Mulan was stunned for a while, so she had to take off her clothes very quickly, washed herself a little in the large basin beside her, and then got into the tub.
As soon as Yuan Shi saw He Mulan's scars and strong bones, she couldn't hold back the urge to cry, so she bit her lip and didn't make a sound in order not to make her daughter uncomfortable.
After He Mulan got into the tub, Yuan Shi sat behind her, took a basin and took He Mulan's hair down, while washing her hair with acacia powder, she sighed and said:
"I told you that you were going to think I was too long-winded, but even when we moved to Liang County, there were people plotting how many guns and arrows you have here, and your grandfather and I were terrified when we thought about it. I beg your brothers and sisters to be safe. Now that you have become such a big official, when will you be the best?"
He Mulan's hand rubbing her arm suddenly stopped, and she replied almost inaudibly, "I'm afraid it will be until I die."
Yuan shi still heard such a small voice, his hand suddenly became heavier, and He Mulan grinned and screamed.
"Mother, mother, take it easy!"
When was she so passive and weak that she gave her whole head to others!
"Take it easy? It's a good thing I don't twist your hair! If I knew you had this intention, it would be better for you to be a bhikshuni than to join the army!"
Seeing that her daughter was dead, Yuan wanted to continue to hang out with a group of men in the officialdom, and her whole heart was suspended: "You are twenty-one this year, and you will be twenty-two after June. An ordinary daughter's house, twenty-two. You already have a few sons in your arms, but you…”
She sniffed. "If you don't talk about this, marriage is not something you can force. But what's the matter with a sissy around you? You won't be a man for a long time, and you really start to like women, right? I don't care if you don't get married, you can can't give me..."
"Mum, where did you say that!" He Mulan was simply angry. "Di Yefei just looks like a woman, and he is also a man with excellent martial arts skills. Otherwise, how can he become a general! You are so fond of using women as your majesty, and you can't wait to pull out a row of women in battle?!"
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"I really think so..." Yuan Shi whispered: "Didn't you say that a female official was used as an envoy a while ago? I think the big khan is a nonsense master..."
Perhaps it was because the emperor was slandering, and Yuan Shi's voice was also low and pitiful.
"Oh, don't talk about that!" Yuan Shi quickly grate her daughter's hair again, "Who is that young man who is running around in your house? I think he is so familiar with this place, he should be your friend? A good man, why do you do these housekeeping things for you? And he told us directly that he knew you were a woman, and told us not to be too nervous... "
Yuan Shi showed a gratified smile: "You even told him her identity as a woman, is it because you think he..."
"That's my Tonghuo, the youngest son of several Xianbei noble families, and now he is an official of the ancient servants. He used to be curious to check my background, I couldn't avoid it, and simply told him about me." He Mulan had been working hard to get back from the car and horses. She finally wanted to take a bath and rest, but she was caught by Yuan Shi and asked Datong, she was going crazy.
"It's not what you think."
"That's a pity. The young man is good-looking and has a good personality. It's comfortable to laugh when he sees people..." In front of He Mulan, Yuan Shi was a little afraid of her majesty, and he didn't dare to force her to promise anything, "If you If you don't want to be a general and want to be a woman in the future, you can consider him!"
"Haha, many of my sons in the same fire can run all over the floor." He Mulan laughed and stepped out of the tub. She really didn't want to be subjected to this "torture" anymore, so she just grabbed a dry cloth and wiped herself.
"Even if some people aren't married now, it's just two years ago. Mom, you think too much."
Seeing He Mulan's heroic laughter, Yuan shi almost collapsed, and then seeing He Mulan wiping her body and wiping her head was no different from a man, she grabbed her chest and felt suffocated, and snatched the towel from He Mulan's hand. , let her daughter lower herself and dry her hair.
"It's all a piece of meat that fell from me, how can you grow like this..."
Yuan Shi carefully checked her daughter's hair, and saw that there were no lice fortunately, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, "You are now like this, and you will feel bored even if you mention it more, Hua Mutuo is still afraid of mice, and she is timid like a girl. Your grandfather's hair is gray. If you insist on making him change, he will faint from crying..."
"...It's not like this, is it?" He Mulan remembered that his younger brother was a very well-behaved child. "Looking back and asking, by the way, where is he now?"
"He's a little unaccustomed to the soil and water, and he's been sleeping the past few days." He Mulan had already begun to wear official uniforms. Yuan Shi carefully wiped her daughter's hair dry, and put a thick cloth on her back. To prevent her hair from getting wet on her clothes, she went to help her tie her belt.
When everything was dressed, He Mulan could be described as a gibbous waist, long legs and hips, and an indescribably good figure. As a man, this body could be said to be vigorous and powerful, but as a woman, Yuan Shi wanted to cry again. .
woo woo woo woo…
"Why aren't you my son... It must have been a miscarriage... "
He Mulan sighed and patted Yuan Shi's shoulder, but couldn't say anything to comfort her. Fortunately, there are many servants in the house now, and He Mulan can afford it. Otherwise, Yuan Shi will definitely cry again when he sees He Mulan kidnapping her sleeves and carrying the tub to pour water.
He Mulan already had a headache, should she let the two elders sleep in the main courtyard, go to a side courtyard or something, or just live in the barracks, otherwise Yuan Shi would cry when she raised her hands and feet. She couldn't stand it for a long time, dear!
At this time, Yuan shi followed He Mulan to the front. She hadn't seen her daughter for a long time, so she wished she could just follow him. It happened that Di Yefei also took a shower, changed his clothes and combed his hair. Chen Jie, Na Luohun, Gai Wu and others heard that the parents of the Hua family were here and dared to care for them, and they all came to pay their respects.
In this era, meeting is kneeling and worshiping. Hua father and Hua mother are sitting in the main hall, and some fidgety watching these "official masters" kneel and bow to them to pay respects to the younger generation. I wish it was better to be at home now.
"Junior Di Yefei, Gaoche Ren, is highly regarded by His Majesty. Now he is the right Sima of the Gaoche Huben army, and he and the general are friends of the same fire. They are friends of life and death. My uncle and aunt just treat me as a son and nephew in the family. They are Huochang's parents, so they are no different from my parents."
Di Yefei's appearance after grooming and dressing up can be described as "glamorous", Yuan Shi looked left and right, if he hadn't seen the faint Adam's apple, he really couldn't associate such a good-looking child with a "man" together.
However, Father Hua had been in the army for a long time, traveling from south to north, knowing that there are many men in the south who are as beautiful as women, and there are many other Hu ethnic groups with delicate facial features, so he happily accepted his gift.
The two of them brought some gold and silver with them, all of which He Mulan sent home from the war in the past few years. The house burned down, but the gold and silver did not suffer. Now, for the flying ceremony of Di Ye, Hua's father put a gold belt in it. Buckle as a greeting, and exchanged a few words.
"Junior Na Luo Hun, who used to be on the same fire as General Hua, eat and live in the same tent, it's better to wear a pair of trousers..." Na Luo Hun grinned, but He Mulan was startled, his eyes looked like It was like a knife stabbed in the past.
"Hey, what's wrong? General, what did I say wrong?"
When Yuan Shi heard "Eat and live in one tent, it's better to wear a pair of trousers", his eyes were round and round, and after scanning the young man up and down, he immediately had an evaluation in his heart.
"Hanging eyes and sharp chins, probably not a generous person, no, my daughter has a solid heart and can't find someone who has a lot of things on her mind."
After being stunned for a while, Na Luo Hun met the second old man. Yuan Shi had also prepared with the advice of several people before, and gave him a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which made Na Luo Hun feel ashamed.
He knew that Hua Mu was a Han Chinese, and could write, and Hua Mulan learned from him.
"... This junior is illiterate." Luo Hun bowed his head a little embarrassedly, "This set of things is a good thing, but it's a waste for me."
Seeing that he seemed to be full of scheming, but his temperament was surprisingly simple, Yuan Shi couldn't help but become a little curious about him, and smiled back at him: "What's wrong with being illiterate, we two old fellows are standing side by side. It's boring here, if you want, we'll teach you!"
Na Luohun became the leader of the left guard, the captain of He Mulan's personal guard. He was going to live in the general's mansion. When he heard that he could read, he immediately called out in surprise, and respectfully greeted the second old man. After a few heads, the right should be the gift of apprenticeship.
Di Yefei and Na Luo Hunbai met, and then Chen Jie and Man Gu. They had been to the Hua's house before, so they were not as cautious as Di Yefei and Na Luohun when they visited Shibo.
At this time, Chen Jie suddenly remembered that he was held by the flower mother in the flower family and asked if there was a marriage and whether he would accept the marriage, and then he thought that he was actually stalking his neck at that time. My intestines are so blue with regret, I can't wait to jump out and slap my chest again, answering that no matter what position you are in, it's fine!
However, Man Gu was thinking about the death of both his parents and that the widow of the Huo family was still waiting for him to marry him. Shouldn't he also take a leave of absence from the general and go back to deal with the important affairs of his life? .
When Gai Wu, who was full of pigtails, came out and politely behaved like a grandchild to his father and mother, the two elders were so shocked that their eyes were about to fall.
Father Hua: "Mulan... When did you have such an older son!"
Flower Mother: "My God, he actually kowtowed to my grandmother's head!"
A roomful of people: …
Gai Wu had just finished knocking his head, and when he saw Hua's father and Hua's mother, he almost jumped up in shock, and quickly explained: "I'm Gai Wu, a native of Qinzhou, a native of Lu Shuihu, a new disciple of Master, and I learned art from Master. ."
Only then did Hua's father and Hua's mother breathe a sigh of relief, and looked at this disciple who was not much younger than Hua Mulan with a smile.
Gai Wu saw that the father and mother of the flowers did not show dissatisfaction, so he took out a wood carving from his arms: "I didn't know that Azu and Aweng would come, but this wood carving was the only one on his body. It was carved by the disciple and grandson. Let's make it a present."
"Ah, haha, have a heart." Father Hua smiled and took the wood carving, suddenly stunned. Yuan Shi looked sideways, and could only praise with a smile: "This rabbit is really well carved... I belong to Xiao Tu, this rabbit is just right for me... "
'But I carved a tiger! Master is General Huwei, what kind of rabbit do I carve'
Gai Wu opened his mouth to explain, but when he saw Yuan Shi again, he seemed to like it very much, so he pursed his lips and swallowed the explanation.
'Forget it, as long as the old man likes her, she should be a rabbit. '
Chen Jie on the side knew that Gai Wudiao had been carving a tiger for a long time. When he heard Yuan Shi blurted out that it was a rabbit, he was full of laughter and wished he could hold his stomach and laugh, but now the atmosphere is so serious, How could he dare to laugh, so he had to endure hard.
"Chen Jie, do you have a stomachache? Go to the toilet if you have a stomachache, don't hold back..."
Father Hua liked this young man very much. Seeing him winking and rubbing his stomach, he kindly comforted him.
"No, it's not..."
"Don't worry about us, we see that you are no different from your own sons and nephews. Don't treat yourself as an outsider, just go to the toilet as soon as possible..."
"I'm not really..."
"Go, go!"
This time, it was replaced by Gai Wu snickering.
He Mulan entered the city early in the morning, and by this time it was time for the court to disperse in the palace. Several people were talking in the hall, and the official sent by the palace to summon He Mulan and Di Yefei had already come to call. When Hua Fu Hua Mu heard that someone was coming from the palace, they dared to pester their daughter and hurriedly urged her to enter first. Palace to report to work.
Di Yefei was the deputy. After the two were called, they left together, looking like a pair of beautiful people, so Yuan Shi couldn't help rubbing his eyes and pushing the flower father.
"Look at..."
The flower father heard that the flower mother was biting his ear, and put the ear close to him.
"what?"
"Why do I think... cough cough. Do you think that Di Yefei is weird?"
"No, I look like a good kid."
"Don't you think my daughter looks more heroic... like a man standing with him?"
Father Hua suddenly realized.
"I said that Mulan didn't make any mistakes in the military camp. It turned out to be like this. This kid helped Mulan in our family, and we have to thank him when we look back!"
"Oh, that's not the point!"
"what?"
The two of them were whispering, while some people and Na Luohun and the younger generation were waiting for them to finish their conversation, and they started talking about their experiences in Chen County.
Not a quarter of an hour after He Mulan and Di Yefei left, a few Rouran guards who spoke Xianbei who were guarding the front yard and gate of the General's Mansion suddenly ran to the front yard to pass the news.
"Uncle! Uncle! There is a Langjun from the Dugu family outside with a greeting card to meet him!"
"Uncle, uncle! There is a girl from Yuchi's family outside who has sent a servant to pay her respects!"
"Master, the He Lai family has sent someone!"
"Someone sent a salute from outside!"
"Master, someone outside asked when is the right time to meet the two of you!"
Hua's father and Hua's mother were terribly surprised when they heard "Dugu's family" and "Yuchi's family".
When the two of them were packing up and preparing to go out to welcome the guests, when the doorman ran more and more in the main hall of the front yard, the Hua couple was shocked and numb.
"Old man..." Yuan Shi swallowed. "Our Mulan, it seems..."
"It seems amazing?"