The weather in the northern region is harsh, and the climate and terrain are not suitable for growing five grains. Even if some crops are barely planted, it will definitely fail. Therefore, a bowl of green fruit porridge that tastes bad is so precious.
Whole grains are not easy to survive in the northern border, let alone fruit trees.
This is winter again, even in Shengjing City, the only fruits that can be eaten in winter are frozen pears and citrus.
Even Chu Lian is almost fully prepared, and there is no fresh fruit around him, so when he is hungry, he can at most eat a few pieces of candied fruit.
At this time, Sima Hui entertained her with juicy and sweet sugarcane, which really flattered her.
Chu Lian knew very well what kind of life the soldiers in the frontier army lived.
Xiaoju looked at the white porcelain plate containing the sugar cane in surprise, and explained with a smile: "These sugar canes were brought over from Sucheng by the general. Because of the bad weather here, they were froze, and they can be eaten now." , that’s all that’s left.”
When Chu Lian heard it, she was still willing to eat it, so she pushed the plate in front of Sima Hui, "These sugar canes are not easy to preserve, let sister Hui eat."
Sima Hui smiled, "I don't like to eat sweets, Lian'er should eat them. The reason why these sugar canes are still there is only because Sucheng is rich in sugar cane, and I bought them when I passed by with my subordinates. If Lian'er If you feel sorry, you can make some salty snacks for me."
Chu Lian is indeed more sweet-loving, which can be seen from the fact that she never feels tired of drinking honey water all day long.
Sima Hui explained it to this point, if Chu Lian refused again, it would be contrived, the corners of her mouth curled up, "Since Sister Hui said so, I will not be polite."
Chu Lian poked a piece of it into his mouth with a stick placed next to the white porcelain plate. The sugarcane was well preserved, and the water did not lose at all. After chewing hard twice, the sweet juice flowed out, occupying the entire taste buds. This feeling It is completely different from eating candied fruit.
Chu Lian's "creak crunch" quickly wiped out four or five yuan. Although her food is not as elegant as that of a family girl who was brought up strictly, it can bring people the magic power of good taste. Sima Hui, who has always disliked sweet food Seeing her eating happily, I couldn't help but eat a piece.
As soon as He Changdi entered the camp, he saw his daughter-in-law sitting next to the table eating sugarcane happily!
Sima Hui, who was sitting next to her, was looking at Chu Lian with a tolerant and gentle face.
On a plate next to Xiaoji was the bagasse Chu Lian spit out, and the small plate of bagasse fell into He Changdi's eyes, it was so dazzling.
It was so difficult to take out the package of sugar cane behind his back.
Lai Yue followed behind his young master, and seeing the current situation, he also regretted it.
Why is the third grandma already eating sugar cane at General Sima's place, and it's not good to bring some fruit back, so she wants to bring sugar cane!
He Sanlang came suddenly, he broke in directly, at this time the female soldiers guarding the tent tremblingly came in to plead guilty, Sima Hui waved his hand to let the pleading female soldiers go out.
Chu Lian puffed her cheeks slightly, she hadn't finished eating the sugarcane in her mouth yet!
She opened her apricot eyes, blinked, and slurred her words with food in her mouth, "He Changdi, what's wrong with you?"
He Sanlang turned around and threw the package in Lai Yue's hands. He glanced at Chu Lian with his starry eyes, and said in a cold tone, "Why, why don't I come and see my wife?"
Chu Lian frowned, spat out the bagasse in his mouth, and was troubled in his heart, what happened to this snake-sick husband.
He Changdi glanced at the small table not far away again, and saw that there were several snacks on the small table, all of which were exquisite in shape, and he had never eaten any of them. The only person who could make such snacks was Chu Lian or Chu Lian. Lian is someone close to him, and he has never tasted it as his husband, so it's good, he put all his brains out to please Sima Hui!
He was even angrier in his heart, and the colder on his face, he endured the blockage in his heart and said in a cold voice: "Since you eat and drink well, then I will take my leave!"
He Sanlang came and went in a hurry, and before Chu Lian could speak, he lifted the curtain and left the tent...
The short conversation between the husband and wife left Sima Hui dumbfounded, and finally she twitched the corners of her mouth sympathetically, "Lian'er, do you want to chase her out?"
Chu Lian rolled her eyes, chasing after what, did Sima Hui reverse her and He Changdi's identities? Let her be chased out by a woman to coax her husband
"No, that's his temper."
The corner of Lai Yue's mouth twitched as he hadn't left the tent yet, and he didn't want to see his master's effort go to waste, so he intentionally left the package a little bit open, just so that people could see what was inside, Lai Yue made a bitter face: "Third grandma, this..."
It became so obvious that Chu Lian was not blind, so of course she saw the contents of the package at a glance, she twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling a little helpless, "You go back first, I'll go over later."
Having received Chu Lian's promise, Lai Yue smiled and bowed respectfully before turning around and leaving quickly.
In the evening, Chu Lian took Wenqing Wenlan to He Changdi's camp, not forgetting to bring a small box of snacks.
But when Chu Lian got outside the tent, he was told by the soldiers guarding the camp that Captain He had led people out of the camp, and he didn't know when he would come back.
Chu Lian was stunned, and when he was about to ask his acquaintances in the Right Wing Army about the reason, Captain Guo happened to pass by here and led her to He Changdi's camp.
"Sister and sister, Zixiang will be leaving camp in the afternoon." Captain Guo turned around and took out a package from the wooden box next to the bed and handed it to Chu Lian, "This is Zixiang dragging me to give it to you, open it and have a look! "
Chu Lian took the package, put it on the small table, opened the slipknot on the package in twos and twos, and saw a few things lying in the package.
Captain Guo glanced at the package, was slightly taken aback, then gestured to Wenqing Wenlan who was beside Chu Lian, turned around and quietly left the tent, not disturbing Chu Lian anymore.
Inside the package was the sugar cane that He Changdi didn't send out in the morning, and a thick stack of letters.
Chu Lian knelt down beside the little table, and she removed the sugarcane that was pressed on the letter.
The top one was written today.
On the envelope, there are only a few words "My Wife Chu Lian Dedicated", and a line of small characters next to it is the date.
Chu Lian picked up the envelope, looked at it for a while, and opened it. There was only a piece of letter paper inside, which was written in strong regular script, which was not long, but Chu Lian read it carefully, word by word.
Chu Lian could read the content in a few moments, but Chu Lian stared at it for half a quarter of an hour. After reading it, she carefully folded the letter paper and put it back in the envelope, then picked up the next one.
After seeing the lights being lit in the afternoon, Chu Lian turned to the last one.
This envelope looked extraordinarily large. There was no writing on the cover, but the edges were a little fuzzy. I'm afraid He Sanlang often took it out to look at it.
Chu Lian opened it carefully, and when she saw what was inside, her almond eyes widened instantly.
It turned out to be a letter she wrote to He Changdi! No, it's not a letter. At that time, she was afraid of revealing her handwriting, so the letter she sent to He Changdi was a painting.
Chu Lian took out the painting from the special envelope, but found that there were burnt marks on the edge of the drawing paper. She frowned strangely, and finally put the drawing paper back into the envelope carefully.
Chu Lian looked at the envelope covered with a small table, and felt a strange feeling in his heart.
The envelopes in the package are arranged according to the date. The top one is written by He Changdi recently, and the bottom one is the painting she sent to He Sanlang at the beginning.
From a routine family letter to report safety in the first month, to a letter in half a month later, in November, He Changdi would write a letter almost every three days, and the caption on the envelope was "My wife, Chu Lian, personally entrusted me."
In November, when the road was blocked by heavy snow, the letter was not sent out, and it has been piling up with him, but he did not stop writing letters. Sometimes it was just a few words, and sometimes it was about some matters in the army. When Lian was reading these letters, he seemed to see He Sanlang, who was lying on the table in the dead of night and writing letters with frowned eyebrows.
The letter he wrote today was to tell her that he was going to leave the camp for a while, and what he was going to do was a secret in the military. He Changdi didn't mention it, but Chu Lian was not Baimu. She thought of Lu Zhou who she sent to the army. , she guessed what He Changdi was going to do almost instantly.
I'm afraid it's taking a land boat to Sucheng in Qianshan Lake to store grain!
In He Changdi's letter, he specifically told her to stay in the northern camp. He was not in Liangzhou, and Mo Chenggui and other veterans were also taken away by him. Chu Lian stayed in the women's barracks until she came back.
As for the snowy mountain flowers on Mount Aming—Xueshanlan, he has already sent people to investigate, telling her not to worry too much.
Chu Lian suddenly discovered that He Sanlang, who didn't get sick, was still very reliable.
Chu Lian took a deep breath, packed up the letters, and put them back into the package neatly.
Then asked Wenlan to take out the sugarcane and bring it with her. After doing all this, Chu Lian left He Changdi's camp and returned to Sima Hui's female soldiers' camp.
Under the great trust of General Qian, He Changdi took his cronies and some brothers from the right-wing army who were born and died, and rushed to Sucheng, the nearest city to Liangzhou, in a "Lu Zhou".
In the dark night, although it was snowing and the cold wind was howling, his heart was still burning.
The northern frontier army does not have to repeat the tragic battle of the previous life. Not only that, but they also have the opportunity to beat the Tuhun people. If they survive this winter safely and have enough food, then the Tuhun people will no longer be the northerners. threat!
He Changdi's heart was burning, thinking of Chu Lian who was still waiting for him in the northern border army, he felt even more confident and urgent.
In the dark night, on the towering towers of Sucheng, torches and braziers were lit, and well-armed soldiers guarded the city walls, adding a sense of majesty to the ancient city by Qianshan Lake.
On the highest point of the city tower, in the gust of wind and snow, stood a tall and thin man.
The man was dressed in a dark official uniform, with a mink velvet cape tied around his neck, and the hem of the cape fluttered in the strong wind. The jade crown on his head was high, and his back was facing the dim light, so his face could not be seen clearly.
The man coughed suddenly, and the people behind him asked worriedly, "Master, you should go back, this is the outlet, your health has been bad for the past two days."