The cold wind howled and heavy snow filled the sky.
The servants made a second pot of tea and served some cakes.
The conversation among the Pei family members continued.
"Sister, what are Sikong going to do?" Pei Wan hesitated and asked.
Concubine Pei smiled faintly, turned her eyes to the sergeant on duty in the distance, looked at the back for a long time and said: "He is very courageous, but not strong enough. Whoever can win, King Qi or King Changsha, he will rely on whoever wins. The one who wins is also
If you need help, as long as you take a positive stance after the dust settles, you can always reap some moderate benefits."
Pei Wan's eyes also fell on the sergeant.
They were a group of childish-looking teenagers. Although their morale was pretty good, could they really fight?
Xiao Pei raised his head, followed his aunt's gaze, and looked at a warrior carrying a sword and a bow, who was patrolling in the snow.
Concubine Pei glanced at her niece and said, "That's a team leader. Someone reported it to Mi Huang, saying that he was a troubled young man and seemed to have different aspirations. Mi Huang is a careless person, so I have to ask him in the end."
Xiao Pei said "Ah" and was surprised.
Pei Wan also took a second look with interest. He was taller and stronger than her husband. His appearance was unclear, but he should be considered decent.
In the heavy snow, he stood upright and walked like a dragon and tiger, and he checked the sentry position meticulously. Sometimes he even picked up the saber on the sentry's waist and took it out of the sheath to see if it was frozen.
"Very attentive." Pei Wan praised: "In today's situation, the refugee commanders are recruited, let alone the people who come from their own homes? Sister, you don't know that there has been a severe drought in Bingzhou for many years, refugees have emerged in droves, and barbarians are causing chaos.
I don’t know how many officials and ladies were robbed and disappeared without a trace. I heard that some of them were even used as food... This team leader looks tall, strong, and talented, so it is better to take them for his own use."
In the Jin Dynasty, the trend of favoring softness was prevalent, and my husband was soft and frail. Sometimes he would put on light makeup when going out.
In Pei Wan's world, there are many people like this, who have long been tired of aesthetics. Now when I first see the strong and heroic military man, I feel that he is not so vulgar and ugly, and has a different taste.
When a husband is in love, he always likes to take a break. Such a strong soldier should be able to fight all the way to the end, right? Thinking of this, his face turned a little red, and he secretly said to himself that he felt so empty. What were he thinking about?
Concubine Pei was speechless after hearing this.
Does Shao Xun have ambitions? Of course he does.
Does he have the ability? It seems that he does.
Going back more than ten years, Concubine Pei felt that it was right to deal with such people severely. But she was a little hesitant. People's hearts have grown grassy. Who is not a careerist?
After all, it was different from the past. She was a little melancholy and even more resentful. The words she just had with her sister and niece had a big impact on her.
"Has Bingzhou reached this point?" she said quietly.
In fact, my sister didn't need to answer, she had already heard about it.
When the begging army went to Hebei, there were a large number of Bingzhou officials, military generals and nobles among the soldiers. However, during the Qi Wannian Rebellion a few years ago, tens of thousands of Guanzhong people went south to Shu through Hanzhong to beg for work. It has not subsided yet, but has become more and more troubled.
The bigger.
Many tragic situations occurred during this period, which are often mentioned in family letters.
Now she can drink tea and eat cakes in Pan Yuanyun, but what about the future?
She was a little frightened. This feeling that her destiny was not under her control was really too bad.
"Sister, I haven't heard from my handkerchief sisters for a long time," Pei Wan said.
Concubine Pei sighed and made some kind of decision in her heart.
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The guests had already left and the tea was a little cold.
Concubine Pei looked at the last trace of mist on the tea bowl and was in a daze.
This scent of tea is really like the gossamer-like royal aura of Da Jin Dynasty.
"See you, Princess." Shao Xun came to the corridor and bowed.
Concubine Pei raised her head and looked at the sergeant, who was also a young man.
He is indeed quite tall. His eyes are bright, full of enthusiasm, and - ambition.
The hands hung at the waist, with broad joints and rough palms, and seemed to have thick calluses. Under the strong cold wind, the fingers were red and swollen from the cold, and even cracked in a few places.
These hands are naturally incomparable to those of a handsome gentleman and scholar-bureaucrat. Even my husband is over thirty years old, but his hands are so white and tender that they can be compared with those of women, let alone those children of aristocratic families who are in their twenties.
This is someone from another world.
In their world, there is no romance between crazy men and women, but only the struggle for survival of the poorest people in Guizhou.
In their world, there are no grand talks at garden parties, but only hard work that breaks the sweat.
In their world, there is no elegance and carefree demeanor, only the blood of facing the edge.
There used to be an unbreakable barrier between the two worlds, strictly cutting off the upper and lower worlds. But now, there are more and more gaps in this barrier, and the whole is showing a trend of disintegration.
The daughter of the Pei family has already decided to choose Marshal Wubao as her husband.
Concubine Pei suddenly lost a lot of momentum.
She was not an aggressive person. After a moment of silence, she asked, "I heard that you are teaching children?"
"Yes." Shao Xun replied.
This kind of thing cannot be hidden, it will happen sooner or later. But he is also a little scared, it seems that he has been careless.
Have you not integrated into this world since you traveled through time?
Haven’t you accepted the rules of this world as instinct?
Some things may seem commonplace in later generations, but not necessarily at this time.
He stood up straight and waited quietly.
"Why do you do this?" Concubine Pei asked.
"A young child, a young boy who should be happy at the knees of his parents, but he has to march thousands of miles to the right and wrong place with arms in hand." Shao Xun replied: "I got up in the middle of the night and heard the cry, and I was very sad in my heart.
Feeling miserable, I thought about teaching him how to read. Even if he retires to the countryside in the future, he will have another skill."
"You are kind-hearted." Concubine Pei's frown slightly relaxed, and she continued to ask: "There are many displaced children and teenagers in the world, how many can you save?"
"Every one can be saved."
Concubine Pei's eyes turned to the empty courtyard. In the heavy snow, the young men on duty were so cold that their faces turned red, but they still stood still.
She recalled that when the King's Banner was changed at the top of Luoyang City a few years ago, the losers fled in panic, most of them abandoning their wives.
In the eyes of others, this may not be a big deal. There is no need for a real man to have a wife. As long as he escapes with his life, he will always have the opportunity to marry another wife and have children in the future.
But she is a woman, but she cannot think like "real men".
Last year, Sima Lun was defeated, and the kings raised armies for more than sixty days. One hundred thousand people died. She couldn't bear to think about the tragic situation of the loser's wife and daughter. Even if she did not participate in Sima Lun's rebellion, the families of the scholars who were affected by the war,
It is also common for people whose wives and daughters were sold into slavery during the escape process.
She didn't want to end up like this.
"If I give you convenience, will you repay me in the future?" Concubine Pei withdrew her gaze and looked at the young man in front of her.
His face was covered with traces of exposure to the sun and rain, and his skin could not be said to be dark, but it was also a bronze color. As a warrior, he was naturally not as good as a pampered scholar. But at this time, she felt that his hands were covered with thick calluses.
A martial artist with rough bronze skin, piercing eyes, full of passion and ambition is much more reliable than those elegant and graceful sons of aristocratic families.
"A servant must repay his kindness." Shao Xun's heart moved and he immediately replied.
His voice is not loud, but it is powerful.
Concubine Pei nodded slightly and was about to wave him away, but she asked out of nowhere: "Who should I repay?"
Shao Xun did not hesitate and replied: "Repay the princess."
Concubine Pei clenched her hand subconsciously and asked softly: "How to repay?"
"Repay with death."
Concubine Pei turned her head to look at the courtyard. The dead trees were swaying in the wind, and a layer of fine goosebumps had appeared on her long, white neck.
"If a tree is as beautiful as the forest, the wind will destroy it. There must be harmony between you team leaders. Please step back." Concubine Pei picked up the tea bowl and said.
"No." Shao Xun realized in his heart that he was being accused.
He saluted and left quickly.
Concubine Pei put down the already cold tea and sighed slightly.
In this world, everyone is helpless, and everyone subconsciously wants to grab life-saving straws.
But things are unpredictable, who is whose life-saving straw?
Chapter completed!