April is the end of the world, peach blossoms in mountain temples begin to bloom, and spring comes a little later in the Hexi Corridor. By mid-March, the breath of spring finally becomes strong, the ice and snow have melted, the river has completely thawed, pear blossoms, peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, etc.
They are in full bloom, red, white, pink and yellow, and colorful, and the air is filled with the smell of earth and grass.
Dugu Xinyue lived with her children in a small courtyard in Pei Mansion. Her husband was away and she didn't want to live alone in an empty house. Mrs. Pei happened to invite her to live there, so she simply moved there.
Dugu Xinyue's mother is also a member of the Pei family. Although they are not from the same family, she is of the same family and everyone in the Pei family treats her very well.
More importantly, the Pei family also has two babies about one year old, one is Pei Jia's granddaughter and the other is Pei Jian's grandson. The children have companions and everyone has something to talk about when they are together.
Xing Guan is ten months old and has just been weaned. He starts eating rice porridge and batter, drinks goat milk, and can also eat a little bit of vegetables and eggs.
The little one is still full of curiosity about everything in the world, babbling and talking, and can stand alone holding on to the railing. In another month, she will be able to walk.
This morning, Dugu Xinyue was taking her children to chat with some of the Pei family's grandsons. Pei Jian's grandson is called Pei Xun. He is one year and two months old. He is relatively poorly raised. He is nibbling snacks in his hand. He is very greedy.
Xingguan's mouth was watering and he reached out to grab it.
A maid came over in a panic and reported, "Madam, the young master is back."
Dugu Xinyue stood up in a hurry, not caring to say hello to others, and ran outside with her daughter in her arms. When she met Li Ye walking in, Li Ye was overjoyed and hugged both mother and daughter.
Xingguan also recognized his father and stretched out his little arms for his father to hold him. Li Ye hugged his precious daughter, kissed her heavily on her face, and held the child high in the air. Xingguan screamed with joy.
Dugu Xinyue also wanted her husband to kiss her, but seeing that several Pei family daughters-in-law were there, she felt embarrassed and quickly pulled her husband into the yard.
The maids all got busy and boiled several large buckets of hot water. Li Ye took a quick bath to wash away the fatigue from the long journey. After the bath, he changed into a new set of loose clothes. He fell on the bed and fell asleep.
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It was already afternoon when Li Ye woke up. When he woke up, he found that he was covered with a quilt and his daughter was sleeping soundly in the small bed next to him.
He sat up slowly, his stomach growling for a while, and his wife Xinyue walked into the room. At this time, the two hugged each other tightly and kissed each other passionately.
After a while, Xinyue touched her husband's beard and said with a smile: "My man has started to grow a short beard. Sit down and I will help you trim it!"
Although it is said that the parents of hair on the body cannot be removed at will, it does not mean that it is allowed to grow unkempt and irritating. The ancients still paid great attention to appearance. Men's beards and women's eyebrows must be carefully groomed, and beards must be carefully groomed.
You should grow it, but you must also trim it. A man who doesn't grow a beard is usually a eunuch, and a man who doesn't trim his beard is Zhang Fei.
"You won't leave us two behind this time!"
Li Ye didn't say anything for a while. Dugu Xinyue became anxious and knocked her husband on the head, "Are you going to abandon us mother and daughter?"
Li Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "I want you to go to Xiangyang first."
"how about you?"
"I'm waiting in Ganzhou for the main force of the Hezhong Army to arrive."
"no!"
Dugu Xinyue refused flatly, "I will go with you no matter what this time. Don't even think about leaving me and the child behind again."
"I don't want to leave you behind either, I'm just afraid it won't be safe."
"Is it safe if we leave first?"
Dugu Xinyue hit the nail on the head: "What if we are discovered while passing through Guanzhong and the emperor takes us hostage? What will you do?"
Li Ye was speechless for a moment. In fact, what his wife said made sense. It was not a smooth journey through Guanzhong. He had to pass through the prefecture and the capital along the way. There were only three important passes, Zhisheng Pass, Lantian Pass and Wuguan Pass, as well as more than a dozen others along the way.
Temporary checkpoints, once Lantian Pass is not allowed to pass, and there is no ability to attack by force, it is likely that you will be trapped in the pass.
If the emperor really takes him hostage, he will be in big trouble.
"Okay! If you don't want to leave first, then go with me."
Dugu Xinyue was overjoyed. She lowered her head and kissed her husband on the face, "This is right!"
Li Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he hugged her waist. Dugu Xinyue quickly whispered: "It's tonight! Even the servants, wives, and maids will hear it now."
At this time, the maid came in with tea, and Li Ye asked with a smile: "How many servants are there from Chang'an?"
"There are still seven people. The others can't adapt to the climate here. I have sent them back."
In general, there are two types of domestic servants, one is contract type, and the other is domestic slave type. For example, the domestic servants in Pei Sanniang's house are basically contract type. They are paid monthly and leave at the end of the term. If the master goes
If they are out of town, they will be disbanded and the severance money will go home.
The domestic servants in Li Ye's Mansion are mainly from Dugu Mansion. They are basically domestic slaves with no personal freedom. Generally, they will follow their master wherever he goes.
But this time it was the other way around. This time Pei Sanniang and her family went to Xiangyang, and all her servants were willing to go with her. The reason was that everyone heard that Anlushan was going to rebel, and felt that Guanzhong was not safe, so they all wanted to go south.
The parents of the maids and maids asked their children to follow their master to the south.
When Dugu Xinyue came to Hexi, all the domestic slaves returned to Dugu Mansion. She only brought ten people with her. There was also a wet nurse who was a special case. In fact, there were only nine people. Three of them had gone back two days ago, and only one was left.
There are six maids and one wet nurse.
Li Ye figured it out. There were not many people. If he could go with them, he would go with them. But if that didn't work, he would ask his uncle to send someone to take them back to Guanzhong.
After lunch, Li Ye found Li Mi.
Li Mi did not follow him to Xiangyang, but stayed in Zhangye. In the past few months, he temporarily taught at Ganzhou Prefecture School.
Ganzhou Prefecture School was not far from Pei Mansion. Li Ye quickly found Li Mi, who was burying himself in grading test papers for students.
Li Ye stood at the door for a long time. Li Bi raised his head and saw that it was Li Ye. He laughed dumbly and said, "I thought it was some student who came to ask me to show my favor."
Li Ye walked into the room, sat down and said with a smile: "How do students from Ganzhou compare with students from Chang'an?"
Li Bi said with a smile: "The basics of calligraphy and writing are a little bit weak, but I have a broad mind and feel that my words are meaningful. The test question I assigned this time is the trade of the Western Regions. Each student said a few words. I always thought Zhang Ye's
The Sogdians are a native people who did not migrate westward. Only now do we know that they came from the river. They had to come early. They came from the river to settle in the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was just that they had been dealing with the Han people for a long time, so they only came to the present.
The Sogdians feel different."
Li Ye smiled and said: "Your question is too simple for them. You should ask whether there will be rebellion in the Tang Dynasty and see how they react?"
"The mountains here are high and the emperor is far away, and the information is not available. It is impossible for most students to know about Youzhou."
Li Ye smiled and asked again: "Is there any news from the Hezhong Army?"
Li Ye was not in Ganzhou, so he asked Li Mi to be responsible for contacting Hezhong.
Li Mi took out an eagle letter and handed it to Li Ye, "This is the eagle letter from Beiting that I received in early March. The Hezhong Army has arrived in Tingzhou. Half a month has passed. I estimate that it will be ready in a few days."
Arrived in Ganzhou."
Li Ye looked at the eagle letter and saw that it was from Dugujun. The Eight Thousand River Army had brought 20,000 camels, so the speed would not be too fast. Li Ye calculated in his mind that he should arrive in Ganzhou around the end of March.
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "I feel that Anlushan's rebellion will begin this month. Once Anlushan rebels, the imperial court will definitely strengthen the defense of Guanzhong in an all-round way. I am a little worried that we may not be able to cross Guanzhong by then."
Li Mi smiled and said: "I have also considered this problem, and it can actually be solved."
Li Ye was overjoyed. This border crossing problem gave him a headache, but he didn't expect Li Mi to be able to solve it.
He quickly asked: "How to solve it?"
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[There was something going on at home today, so I only wrote two chapters. One chapter was missing at noon, and one chapter in the afternoon was normal.]