After the autumnal equinox, it seems that the sky is getting darker faster, and the bright moon is hanging high just after the sunset.
It was time for the soldiers guarding the city gate to take over their shifts.
For some unknown reason, the Baibo thieves took the initiative to retreat today. Although the crisis has not been resolved, everyone's expressions at this time were much lighter compared to the mental vigilance of the previous days.
These soldiers were originally traders and clerks in the city, mostly ordinary people. They joined the city defense because they did not want to leave their hometowns, and they were also encouraged by the imperial palace. In addition, there were sufficient food reserves in the city, which gave them strong confidence.
The soldiers who were off duty were talking and laughing in twos and threes, calling their friends and companions to the guard post to receive today's rations.
In order to allow more people to survive, Emiya asked people to put all the food in the city into one place for unified distribution.
Those who participated in the city defense could receive ten taels of food every day, which was less than one catty. At this time, sixteen taels was equal to one catty.
Many of them have to feed a large family with less than a kilogram of grain, so the distribution may be unfair. Therefore, Wei Palace has also released a lot of work that the elderly, weak, women and children can participate in, although the food received is not that of the city defenders.
It’s a lot, but it’s also filling.
At this time, many men who had received the food hurried home.
Chen Feng is one of them.
He was originally an articulate hawker, doing some rouge and gouache business. Before Bai Bojun came, he was living a good life. He married a lovely wife and planned to make more money this year and have a fat boy next year.
, I don’t want the world to disrupt my plan.
After saying goodbye to several familiar companions at the entrance of the alley, Chen Feng held the food he had just received with a hearty smile on his face.
Yesterday, my wife said she wanted to eat yellow rice cakes, but today she actually received more than half a catty of millet. It is already getting late, so she has to go back to soak in water, peel and grind it into powder. Maybe she will be able to eat hot yellow rice cakes tomorrow morning.
cake.
Chen Feng thought this in his heart and came to the door of his house happily.
"Madam, I'm back!"
Chen Feng knocked hard on the courtyard door. In the past, the courtyard door would not be locked, but now there is only his wife at home. Every time before Chen Feng goes out, he will ask her to lock the door. She can only open it after he comes back and knocks on the door.
Others cannot be trusted gullibly.
"Madam? I'm back, open the door quickly!"
When Chen Feng saw no one responded, he knocked a few more times. Maybe his wife was tending the vegetable patch in the backyard at this time and was too far away to hear.
However, Chen Feng knocked for a long time, but there was still no movement in the yard, which made him feel wary.
Gradually, a bad premonition arose in Chen Feng's heart. He threw away the small cloth bag in his hand, climbed up the side of the courtyard wall and looked inside.
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The mansion in the inner city is brightly lit.
On the low table were several exquisite meat dishes and a pot of wine.
Emiya looked at the table of 'delicious food' with a gloomy expression, feeling very helpless.
Even though he has strictly ordered everyone in the city to gather food in one place, there are always people doing special things under his nose.
Of course, he knew this very well. The aristocratic families were used to living a good life, and it would definitely not work for them to receive rationed supplies like ordinary people. But he didn't expect that they would hide so much food at home.
On the first seat, Mrs. Cai, who was dressed in brocade clothes, looked arrogant. She never had a good look towards Wei Gong, the adopted son of the Wei family.
Unless she meets a legitimate son like Wei Cang or Wei Cheng, her status as the legitimate daughter of the Cai family will mean she is aloof in front of Wei Gong... This is class, which cannot be seen or even touched, but it has always existed, allowing some
People always like to look at others through their nostrils.
"Uncle Wei Wen, your Wei family is so impressive. That Xu Huang is just a reckless man. He refused to escort me back to Luoyang when I asked him to. Please tell me what to do about this matter."
Wei Gong glanced at her sideways, cupped his hands and said, "Madam, please calm down. Brother Gongming is my second brother's servant. If he has offended Madam in any way, I will apologize to Madam for him."
Mrs. Cai looked at the handsome Wei Gong sitting next to her, with a bright and uncertain fire flashing in her eyes. When she heard what Wei Gong said, she immediately stared at Wei Gong in a funny way and said: "Oh, then I want to see what you should do.
I can’t apologize for him.”
Wei Gong frowned slightly and glanced sideways, only to see that something was wrong with the way Mrs. Cai was staring at him. He had only seen this kind of look on some dandy boys. There was greed and desire, and it was about things rather than people. It was like
Choose your favorite slave in the store...
For a moment, Wei Gong was so angry that he dared not speak out. Madam Cai actually regarded him as a plaything?
This is actually the case.
Mrs. Cai comes from a good background and has been exposed to many things since she was a child. She thinks she has a very high vision and likes good-looking men, especially those who have practiced martial arts. Only such men can withstand hardship.
And Emiya obviously fits her aesthetic perfectly. He has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a nose that looks like a hanging gallbladder, and white teeth. Not to mention his appearance, he is also tall. He is wearing a decent white Confucian scholar's gown, as if he was specially designed to seduce.
Here she comes.
She had been trapped outside for many days, her body and mind had not been nourished, and she was accompanied by Liu Cong's stupid son. Her desire for high-quality men had reached a critical point. Seeing Wei Gong at this time, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
She originally wanted to take the opportunity to accuse Wei Gong and let him arrange for Xu Huang to protect her and return to Luoyang as soon as possible.
But at this time, Mrs. Cai changed her mind. Even if she wanted to go back, she was not in a hurry.
She even regretted why she didn't discover this cute young man in front of her earlier. It was only because Emiya was wearing a military uniform and had stains on his face all the time. She didn't pay attention to it several times when she met her. Today, she discovered that he was actually a handsome and handsome young man.
.
"Tell me how you can make amends for him. If it's too easy, my family won't comply."
With that said, Mrs. Cai actually stood up and walked towards Wei Cheng, her beautiful eyes looking at Wei Gong unscrupulously.
Emiya frowned, wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to respond. Although he was already twenty this year, he was actually still a baby and had never experienced this.
"Well, madam, please respect yourself." Wei Gong looked at Madam Cai who was getting closer and closer to him, and mustered up the courage to hold back a few words.
Mrs. Cai has a lot of experience in people and has a lot of fun. When she saw Wei Gong's expression, she guessed that he was still a young child. She was even more excited for a while. She forgot about Xu Huang's affairs and only thought about tonight.
It's time to test the depth with Emiya.
at this time.
A maid hurried in outside the door.
"No, it's not good, madam, a large number of officers and soldiers have surrounded us, please, please hand over the second young master."
Mrs. Cai and Wei Gong were startled at the same time and looked at the maid at the door.
Mrs. Cai frowned, pulled the collar that was deliberately pulled off, and asked with a serious and serious look: "Where did the officers and soldiers come from? Aren't all the officers and soldiers in this city gone?"
The maid was already accustomed to Mrs. Cai's dissolute behavior. She glanced at Wei Gong and said anxiously: "It's the new General Xu. He said that the second young master has violated the law and must be taken back for questioning."
"What?"
Madam Cai and Wei Gong exclaimed at the same time.