The lingering spring rain fell slowly, like smoke and fog, like flying light sand. A layer of light fog hanging was covered with a layer of light fog hanging on the cypress, willow and all the green leaves that had just been replaced with green clothes.

Spring rain contains vitality and vitality, awakening the sleeping earth in winter one by one. The seedlings that just emerged from the fields, the green buds that just emerged from the branches, and the small flowers that bloomed in early spring, were happily swaying in the mist and rain. The pond on the roadside caused layers of ripples because of the spring rain. The spring rain was too thin and gentle, for fear that the raindrops would be too big and smash the tranquility of the pond.

Jiang Shangyan was wearing plain clothes and only led his horse. Walking on the country road with misty spring rain, the rain didn't look heavy, but his body was already wet.

The heavy snow last winter and this spring, even the insects hidden deep in the soil were almost frozen to death. The spring was three years old, and the spring rain came as scheduled. Although the crops in the fields had just emerged, it can be seen that this year is definitely a bumper year.

This made Jiang Shangyan very happy

There is a big tree in front of you. The swallows on the river decided to go there to hide from the rain. Although the spring rain is good, people cannot be wet for a long time.

The place near the roots of the tree canopy is still dry, but it is already wet outside. The swallow on the river has loosened the reins and sat cross-legged under the tree. The horse is a trained war horse. He is not worried that it will run away and loosen the reins. The horse lowers its head and chews on the layer of green buds that have just emerged on the ground. The swallow on the river has looked up at a village not far away. It was almost noon, and every household began to smoke from cooking. This is what the swallow on the river has liked to see.

During the Ming Dynasty, this kind of scene was just a common thing that he would turn a blind eye to. However, when he returned to Chu State and Jinghu, he saw too many deserted places in the wars. He saw too many villages that were ruined because of the war. The smoke from cooking fires turned into an unimaginable happiness.

All the efforts of myself and my comrades are worth it. Through the rain, Jiang Shangyan looked at the quiet village in the distance, and felt a deep sense of satisfaction in her heart. Those days of lying on ice and eating snow, facing the wind and rain, and those hard work of fighting with the enemy regardless of everything, had disappeared when she saw all this.

He suddenly understood why the general would rather go to the capital to go to that deadly meeting than to break out in a civil war just because he was alone

After being driven away by Cheng Wuben, Jiang Shangyan asked his confidants to return to the army first, while he himself wandered around aimlessly.

He didn't know what he wanted to do, he just felt very upset

He watched all this quietly and only heard footsteps sounded in his ears. He came to his senses and turned to look at a big man carrying a hoe and carrying a basket on the trail.

The man was missing an arm

Jinghu County rarely sees such a strong man unless he is disabled. This is a person who retired from the army due to injuries. Jiang Shangyan stood up and nodded at him with a smile.

"It's also a soldier?" The man looked at Jiang Shangyan, then looked at the horse gnawing on the grass. It was a war horse, which was very different from the ordinary horse and pack horse. If a man had been a soldier, he would naturally recognize it at a glance.

"That's right!" Jiang Shangyan said with a smile

"How come you are not on the front line here?" the man asked in confusion.

"I came home to visit my relatives and happened to pass by here. My clothes were wet, so I took a break here!" Jiang Shangyan explained. He didn't want this person to think he was a deserter.

"You were originally an officer!" The man said in surprise. In the army, only officers who have reached a certain level will enjoy a family leave. Soldiers cannot have a family leave.

"Captain!" Jiang Shangyan didn't want to scare the lieutenant in front of him. He could already lead thousands of people, and some could even bring thousands of people.

Even the captain, the man widened his eyes, put down the hoe on his shoulders, bent down to salute the Yan on the river.

Jiang Shangyan also returned the favor seriously, not for anything else, just for the broken arm

"Did you lose this arm there?" Jiang Shangyan asked

Hearing Jiang Shangyan's words, the man's face flashed slightly, but disappeared invisible in an instant, and instead showed a proud look. "Maozhen defense battle! In that battle, we resisted the fierce attack of Qi people, three thousand brothers, and only more than a hundred people came back in the end. I lost only one arm, which is lucky."

Mao Town Defense Battle! Jiang Shangyan looked slightly stern. It was the most critical battle for Cheng Shuai to withdraw from Jinghu and establish the Jinghu defense line. At that time, Jinghu was far from the stable multi-layer defense line that later was later. Mao Town was in a formidable position. If it was lost, whether the Jinghu defense line could be established was still the battle. It was Jiang Tao personally commanded it.

"So it's General Jiang Tao's subordinate! He is disrespectful!" He bowed again and said

"Yes, the one who led us was General Jiang Tao. What a pity. What a general. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been able to defend Maozhen. Unfortunately, he finally didn't know what to do." The man showed a regretful look on his face: "The captain recognized General Jiang Tao?"

Of course, I recognize it, not only recognize it, but also fought side by side many times.

Jiang Shangyan nodded, "I used to fight under General Jiang Tao's command, but later they separated."

"Then we are really destined to do it!" The man laughed happily, "Captain, my house is right in front. If the captain doesn't dislike it, go to my house to bake the clothes and have a simple meal!"

Jiang Shangyan thought about it and nodded, "Okay, then I'll bother brothers."

"All men in the army, so many polite people come here." The man laughed, "The captain is so disgusting. Since I retreated, I have never seen any living brothers in the army. But I have seen many urns." As he spoke, the man's tone became quiet again.

"We just won a big victory, and the Qi people have been completely expelled from Jinghu County. Good days are coming." Jiang Shangyan led the horse and followed the man, saying

"Yes, this is good news. We have heard of it, but we have to say good days, it may not be possible." The man laughed, but his laughter was full of bitterness.

"How do you say this? If the enemy is driven away, life will naturally get better." Jiang Shangyan asked strangely: "I think the crops in the fields are growing well, and this year will definitely be a bumper harvest year."

"It's certain that the harvest is good, but we ordinary people can't keep much. I hope this year's harvest can leave food to fill our stomachs." The man shook his head and said helplessly, "But our family is lucky because I'm back alive."

He pointed to the houses in the village, saying, "Captain, the entire village is only me, under fifty and over sixteen, and the rest are either serving in the army or have been asleep."

Jiang Shangyan stopped in shock. The size of this village is not small, with dozens of families. There are only the man in front of him, a strong man, and a disabled person. Is the situation so bad?

"Then these crops?"

"It's all women, and the elderly are doing it. I'm a disabled person. I want to help, but sometimes I can't do it, so I can only do something within my ability." The man stood outside a broken house, "Captain, this is my home."

The man leaned his hoe against the corner of the wall and shouted loudly: "Nizi, a guest is here, put some more rice and cook the porridge to thicken. I am my brother in the army!"

As the man shouted, a woman with a little doll on her back appeared at the door, wearing a dress with patches and patches on her face, and her face was full of wind and frost. She reached out to take the basket on the man's back. The frostbite wounds on her hands were all covered with frostbite wounds that had not yet recovered. She looked at Jiang Shangyan, who was holding a tall horse in surprise, and agreed softly.

Throw the horse in the yard, and as the man walked into the house, he used the house to describe the man's home as little as four walls. He could not see any decent furniture. One piece of the roof was broken and blocked with thatched rows. A table, four benches, a teapot with half of the spout on the table, and a black pottery bowl with a gap on the edge.

Pulling a bench, the man wiped it hard with the sleeve on his one-arm, and said to Jiang Shangyan: "Please sit down, but I haven't asked the name of the lieutenant yet."

"My surname is Jiang, Jiang Shangyan!" Jiang Shangyan said

"My surname is Wei, Wei Li!" The man smiled and went to the house for a while. He found a piece of clothing that looked pretty intact and handed it to Jiang Shangyan: "Captain Jiang took off the wet clothes on his body, and I'll go to the kitchen to dry for you. My clothes are a little torn, but Nizi washed them very cleanly."

If he was a soldier who retired later, he would definitely be familiar with the name Jiang Shangyan, but the person in front of him was injured and returned home after the first battle of Cheng Shuai retreating to Jinghu County. At that time, Jiang Shangyan was still in the Ming Dynasty as a general in Baoqing Camp!

Of course, Jiang Shangyan was not so pretentious. She took off her wet clothes and changed into Wei Li's clothes. Wei Li took the wet clothes and walked into the kitchen on one side.

Jiang Shangyan stood at the gate, looked at the quiet village, and asked, "Brother Wei, the village is so quiet, why can't you even hear the barking of dogs?"

Wei Li's answer came from the kitchen: "Person Jiang, no one can eat enough, so I can feed the dogs! In the past, the dogs in the village finally got into people's stomachs! The village still raises pigs, but they only eat grass or something, which is easy to feed. They just don't have food to feed them. But even so, they can't bear to eat them. They have to pay taxes, even if they raise chickens or something, no one in the village is willing to eat them, and they will pay taxes."

Jiang Shangyan couldn't help but feel sad. The cavalry he commanded had always had good food. Every ten days and a half months, he could always eat a meal of meat. Now it seems that what he eats is probably raised by these villagers like Wei Li.
Chapter completed!