Chapter 599 The Bai Yan you are talking about is Yaner!
The wooden window was opened, and as a little shaved ice fell, a wooden stick supported the window. The cold wind blew into the house, dispersing the thick smoke smell in the house. The fire that was just lit not far away was slowly burning.
combustion.
After the door opened, Yan's father walked out and looked at the hazy gray sky, which was not yet bright. He did the same thing day after day, which was to walk to the cowshed next to the small garden.
I walked into the cowshed, went to the old cow, stretched out my hand to touch the old cow, and kept checking whether there was enough hay in the cowshed. The weather was getting colder, so don't let the old cow get cold.
"I'll do my best soon!"
Father Yan stretched out his hand to touch the old cow and said softly.
I don’t know if Lao Niu is spiritual, but Yan’s father still takes good care of Lao Niu. He even walks more distance every day and gives Lao Niu better grass.
When Yan's father left the cowshed and returned to the house, he saw his eldest son Shui Shou and his daughter-in-law warming themselves by the fire with their two children in their arms.
"Pack the things the child needs! It will probably be dark when we come back!"
Father Yan ordered.
Winter often dawns slowly and darkens earlier. Even if it's cloudy, it can occasionally get dark nearly two hours earlier than in summer. It's always a good idea to bring more clothes.
"Dad, don't worry! Everything was prepared last night!"
Shui Shou said to his father.
Yan's father came to the room, opened the door, and went in to see his wife, Shi, beside the bed, wearing a cloth belt around her waist. Like the eldest son and daughter-in-law outside, Shi was rarely able to wear it on this day.
New rough clothes.
Seeing Yan's father, Xiao asked Yan's father to prepare the wooden trailer.
On the official road outside Linzi City.
As the sky got brighter, Yan's father and his family of four were all sitting on the wooden trailer. Yan's father occasionally urged Lao Niu, but he was reluctant to use force.
When the family arrived at the gate of Linzi City, they saw the gatekeepers guarding the city constantly checking the people and merchants entering and exiting the city gate. Looking at the gatekeepers, Shui Shou instinctively lowered his head slightly.
His wife, Junhan, was holding the child on one side and gently grasped Shui Shou's arm with her other hand.
As Shui Shou's wife, how could Yun Han not know that when he saw those servants, Shui Shou thought about what happened to him, his own feet, and the big shot that his family could not afford to offend.
"fine!"
Shui Shou looked a little disappointed, but Qiaoyan still smiled happily and told his wife not to worry. However, when he looked at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, the memory that frightened him in the past could not help but reappear in his mind.
Shui Shou looked at the tall and wide city gate in Linzi, fearing that he would accidentally encounter that important person again. Even looking at the gatekeepers guarding the city gate, Shui Shou felt vaguely afraid in his heart, who were those gatekeepers?
When the time comes, my parents and wife will be affected.
"It's over! We are nothing more than ants, no one will take us seriously!"
Naturally, Mrs. Xiao also noticed the appearance of her eldest son. She hugged her grandson and comforted her eldest son.
"Um!"
Shui Shou nodded, but his chaotic aura did not calm down so easily.
When he was passing through the city gate for questioning and searching, Shui Shou's palms were so nervous that he was sweating constantly. After passing the city gate, Shui Shou breathed a sigh of relief, and then he realized that his back was already wet with sweat.
Inside Linzi City.
Junhan sat on the wooden trailer, looking at the people coming and going, looking at the clothes they were wearing, looking at the various shops on both sides of the street. The dazzling array of vendors were shouting on both sides of the street.
There are countless things that Junhan has never seen before.
As a mother of two children, this is the third time Junhan has come to Linzi City. Even though she has seen it before, Junhan still can't help but sigh, Linzi City is so beautiful, and those tall and exquisite restaurants are really beautiful.
But when Junhan noticed Shui Shou's gaze on the side, he couldn't help but laugh.
"When we save enough money in the future, how about we come to the city to live in a house? It doesn't need to be big, just a small house..."
Yearning is human nature. Not only men have yearning, but women also have it. However, unlike men, women from a background like Junhan often yearn for something closer to life, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. To put it simply, it is
The idea is to buy a nice piece of clothing next year, save enough money, buy a small house in Linzi City, return to the countryside to farm in the spring, and return to the city to live in the winter.
In Linzi City, you can see the prosperity of the world.
When Junhan said this to Shui Shou, it was not because she had to come to Linzi City, but because she hoped that she and Shui Shou could have a future that the couple would fight for throughout their lives.
"okay!"
When Shui Shou heard his wife's words, he nodded and looked around. His previously calm eyes seemed to have a little more color.
Because he was worried that the bullock cart would hit other people, or that he would not give way in time when he saw the carriage approaching from the city, so after Yanfu entered the city, he personally walked in front of the old bull and led the old bull to clear the way.
When they came to a familiar alley, they led the old cow to the door of a small garden.
"Why do you bring so many things! Come and give them to me. Shou'er supports Junhan, don't let Junhan fall!"
When Kaimata heard the noise, he came to the door and quickly stepped forward to help.
When Mrs. Shi came to the garden with her grandson and saw her mother, her eyes were obviously still a little angry, but this anger was also a way of expressing her daughter's dissatisfaction with her mother, not the kind of true grudge.
"Xiao Shu'er, slow down!!!"
Grandma saw her great-grandson running towards her with a smile on her wrinkled face. She picked up her great-grandson and looked at her daughter's appearance. Grandma couldn't help but smile.
"Why, are you still angry with your mother?"
Grandma asked Mrs. Shu angrily.
Mrs. Xiao retorted, "How dare you". When she saw her brother and sister-in-law coming over, Mrs. Xiao followed her brother and sister-in-law to work and ignored her mother to express her dissatisfaction last time.
inside the house.
The whole family was chatting around the charcoal fire. The grandmother apparently also learned from her daughter-in-law about the last time Junhan's family visited Shui Shou. Therefore, this time, the grandmother also comforted Junhan, saying that marrying Shui Shou was difficult.
Yes, but Shui Shou is not a bad person and would never abandon his wife and children.
"You two, please remember that it's cold and you should visit Shou'er's grandfather more often. Now Shou'er's grandfather has squandered almost all the farmland at home to uncle Shou'er. If you and your wife are rich, give them some.
Don’t let Grandpa Shou’er starve!”
Grandmother turned her head, looked at Yan's father and daughter Shi and warned.
As the biological mother of the Shi family, my grandmother disliked Shui Shou's grandfather's family more than anyone else. However, as someone who has lived through it, my grandmother knew that if Yan's father ignored him, it would be a loss more than the gain. Ignoring the little money saved by my grandfather's family,
It is nothing compared to the reputation and many things you will lose in the future. On the contrary, if you give up some small money now, you will get more in the future.
This is not only good for the son-in-law and daughter, but also good for the grandson Shui Shou, and even the grandson-in-law and great-grandson.
"I know, mother!"
Mrs. Xiao said impatiently, looking at her mother helplessly, then turned her head and looked at Yan's father.
"Mom! I just went there a few days ago, bought some minced meat, and gave me a bag of grain!"
Yan's father said with a silly smile, watching his brother and sister-in-law use two wooden sticks to remove the burned sparks in the fire to the top of the small wooden pit on the side. After they were all clamped, the wood in the fire burned more vigorously. Brother
My sister-in-law then used some cold water to wet the sparks, turning them into uneven charcoal, which can be used as charcoal fire later.
"But after giving so much, which family still has too little!"
At this time, Mrs. Xiao added with an uncomfortable look on her face, which made Yan's father turn his head and look at his wife with a guilty look on his face.
Thinking of her father's dissatisfied look, and of her mother and brothers privately asking him to bring more grain and grain the next day, the wife couldn't stand the weird words of her brother and sister-in-law, so they started to quarrel, and those brothers and sisters-in-law hugged each other
The children were crying and complaining, and when they saw villagers passing by watching, they even said that brother Zhong's family had no food and they would starve to death, which made all the villagers passing by point at his wife.
My wife couldn't argue, and after a few quarrels, her eyes were red with anger.
"Grandma, my mother asked Shou'er to bring two bags of grain and millet back to Junhan's parents!"
Junhan explained nervously at this time, worried that her grandmother would blame her mother. At this moment, Junhan also blamed herself. If she had known to stop her father and mother no matter what, there would not have been so many things.
"That's what it should be!"
Grandma shook her head. To Junhan's surprise, grandma not only didn't say anything, but also agreed very much with her mother's actions.
"If there is not enough grain at home, I will buy some back this time. If there is no money, I still have some here, old lady!"
Grandma said to Yan's father.
Yan's father quickly refused, and was about to say that he already had the money, but before he could say anything, Aunt Ying remembered something.
"Grain and millet are now many, many times more expensive than in previous years, and you can't even buy them!"
My aunt said, then she was worried that her mother would misunderstand, so she turned to look at Kaimata.
When Kaimata saw the eyes of Yanfu, Xiaomei, Shui Shou and others looking over, he recalled.
"Indeed, I heard that there is a shortage of food in many places. Last year, grain and millet cost only thirty yuan per stone. But some time ago, there were rumors that the price had increased many times. Yesterday, I heard that it had reached nearly one hundred yuan per stone, or even this price.
It’s hard to buy!”
Kaimata opened his mouth and said, and at this moment Kaimata was also very puzzled. This year, there was no famine in Qi State, and even the younger sister's family was still in a good harvest year, so there was no way there would be a food shortage.
"Many people say it has something to do with the Wei people!"
Kaimata looked at Yan's father and younger sister who looked surprised, and explained.
"Wei people!"
Yan's father frowned, then nodded. Even in the water village, Yan's father had already heard that the Qin State attacked the Wei State, and the Qin general Bai Yan used floods to attack the so-called first fortified city without spending a single soldier.
The great beams made Wei Guo's proud city become a laughing stock in the world.
No wonder grain prices are so high!
Thinking of this, Yan's father couldn't help but frown. It was nearly a hundred yuan per stone. Not to mention the price was unacceptable, but the key point was that it was not necessarily possible to buy it.
"Then Bai Yan is really a disaster!"
Suddenly there was a voice of dissatisfaction, which instantly attracted everyone's attention. They saw Xiao's indignant look, with her pretty face and beautiful eyes filled with anger.
"Keep your voice down! This is not something we can say!"
Yan's father smiled bitterly and quickly reminded his wife that he was thankful that he was at his wife's brother's house.
However, Yan's father can also understand his wife's mood. She has been living with money, and she wishes she could divide the money into a hundred pieces and spend it. Now there are so many parents, brothers, brothers and sisters in the family, and there is no food in the house.
Without money, if they cannot buy grain, they may really starve.
But the price of grain and millet made Yan's father sigh, let alone his wife.
"Why can't you talk? Not to mention other places, even in Linzi City, there are many people scolding Bai Yan. It is true that Bai Yan is a general of the Qin State, but he still has the ability to control this place? There are so many people
If you scold him Bai Yan, can Bai Yan be in charge? Can Qin be in charge?"
The more she scolded, the angrier she became. She thought about how my father's family had been wronged, and now they had to pay several times the price to buy grain and millet. It was so easy to make money! Their family couldn't make enough money in a year.
Get two dollars.
"I want to scold him, so what's wrong with Bai Yan?"
Mrs. Xiao's eyes turned red when she looked at her husband's appearance. Can she buy this food? How much will it cost?
"mother!"
Junhan looked at his angry mother and quickly asked his eldest son to get out of the way. Then he stepped forward and patted his mother. After marrying Shui Shou, Yunhan still didn't know that his mother was a sharp-tongued person.
Now that I am so angry, I say these words because at home, we are all family members. If it were outside, my mother would definitely not say it, no matter how many grievances she had, she would not say it.
Because my mother, more than anyone else, doesn’t want to cause trouble to the family.
"Life is miserable! They only have two dollars a year, and one stone of grain and millet costs nearly a hundred dollars. Why don't they go and grab it?"
Mrs. Xiao raised her head, tears almost falling from her eyes. This also made Yanfu and Shui Shou feel a little distressed when they saw it. Everyone knew that Mr. Xiao had suffered too many grievances and suffered too much for the sake of this family.
How tiring.
However, Yan's father and his family did not notice at this time. Whether it was the grandmother holding the baby, or the eyes of Ying and Ma, not only did they not feel distressed, but they even seemed a little bit dumbfounded.
Especially Ying, who was already envious of the Xiao family. Ying still remembered how she lamented to her husband when she heard that Qin general Bai Yan had obtained a fiefdom.
manor!!!
How much tax revenue can be collected that year? Is it a hundred gold, a thousand gold, or even ten thousand gold that they can never imagine!
After all, let alone a thousand gold pieces, or even a hundred gold pieces, no one in their family has ever touched gold with their own hands.
It wasn't until some time ago that the couple finally found out that the Qin general Bai Yan, who they had often heard people talking about in Linzi City, was actually Yan'er!
The second son of my younger sister Shi!!!
Shui Yan, who has been ridiculed and ridiculed by all the villagers and even other villagers in the village since he was a child!
To put it another way, that is to say, on the day Yan'er returns to Qi, no matter whether it is Yan'er's father or Xiao's family, they can go to Yan'er's fief and no longer have to work. All the people and merchants in the fief have to pay taxes throughout the year.
Give it to Shi.
Whenever Ying thinks of this scene, she can't imagine how happy she was. The little girl at that time will probably never worry about money again.
Not to mention, Yan'er is now a general of Qin!
"It's his fault... They led the troops to fight, how did they harm our people! Now even buying grain and millet costs nearly a hundred yuan! We..."
Shi was still complaining.
However, the grandmother could no longer stand it, sighed helplessly, and looked at her daughter.
"Stop scolding!"
The grandmother knew her daughter's character well. Listening to her daughter's complaining words, the grandmother was extremely sure that if her daughter knew that Bai Yan, the general of Qin, was her daughter, she would probably change the situation faster than anyone else.
He looked at his daughter angrily, looking at her stubborn look and was about to speak, when suddenly there was a voice outside.
"Father, mother!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Ying's face was full of joy and he stood up quickly. The same was true for Kaima, although not as happy as his wife, but his face was also very happy.
Because the person who came back was none other than their son, Yu You, which was the name given to the son by his mother after he was a young boy.
inside the house.
Seeing Xiaoyou, who was often outside, come back, Yan's father was okay. Mrs. Xiao wiped away her tears, smiled with red eyes, looked at her nephew who came into the house, and endured the sadness in her heart.
"You'er, how much money can you save when you come back this time?"
After Shi saw Shi You and Shui Shou greeting each other, she asked with a smile on her face.
Seeing this, Shi You smiled sheepishly. He was stronger than Shui Yan, but not as good as Shui Shou. He also had a sallow complexion and looked like he was running around all the time.
Seeing Xiao You laughing, Xiao Shi almost watched this boy grow up, and he didn't know where he was. He looked at this boy in annoyance and sighed helplessly.
Seeing Boyu coming back.
Mr. Shi and his brother and sister-in-law began to work, but they were also in the house, occasionally chiming in and talking together.
Pu You looked at Shui Shou's legs and was concerned about the injury from the bottom of his heart. After learning that he could still go out, he felt relieved. When he saw Shui Shou's wife Junhan, to be honest, Pu You had already learned about it from his parents.
, Shui Shou found a beautiful woman to be his wife, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still a little surprised.
And when she saw Shui Shoudu had two children, she felt even more envious.
During this period, Boyu's eyes darkened when he heard his parents and sister-in-law asking about his sweetheart.
"Didn't you say that the doctor values you very much? Could it be that... he doesn't like our family?"
Ying looked at her son's appearance and couldn't help but frown and asked. As a mother, Ying knew clearly that her son had been working in the doctor's mansion, and over time, he developed feelings for the doctor's little daughter.
And my son has always been highly appreciated by the doctor, and he also thinks he is very promising. Why did he suddenly look like this when he came back this time?
"No!"
Boyu shook his head with a smile, but everyone could see how territorial that smile was.
"By the way, around this time You'er heard that news came from Wei, saying that Lord Changping of the Qin State had rebelled!"
He changed the subject for some reason, not wanting to continue talking about this matter.
When Shiyou, Ying, and their grandmother saw this, they knew that Shuyou was sensible and didn't want them to worry. Seeing that Yan's father and Shi's family were all here, Shiyou and Ying could only wait until night to ask questions.
Ask what's going on.
In the house, no one cared about the rebellion of Lord Changping of Qin State. After all, Lord Changping of Qin State was the Prime Minister of Qin State who was far away in Qin State. What did it have to do with them.
But the next words made Kaimata Ying's expression change.
"I heard that Lord Changping betrayed Qin, leading to the defeat of Qin General Li Xin, and more than 200,000 people died! And that's not all. I heard that Wang Ben of Wei had led the Qin army back to Qin, and the Chu State was in great danger
General Xiang Yan, who had defeated Li Xin, had returned to his army. He and the Chu general Jing Qi on the other side led no less than 400,000 troops to besiege Qin general Bai Yan! I heard that Qin general Bai Yan was already there.
The hinterland of Chu State south of Qufu is besieged by the Chu army and there is no way to escape!"
Pu You talked about the latest news he heard before coming back, but when he saw something was wrong with his father's face and his grandmother's expression, Pu You felt a little strange.
Just when Boyu was confused and didn't understand what happened to his father and grandmother, he suddenly heard his sister-in-law's voice.
"Okay! This is how the Chu army should surround Bai Yan!!!"
Kogu looked at his sister-in-law's angry appearance and looked at Shui Shou next to him with confusion, his eyes full of curiosity.
Shui Shou looked at his mother dumbfounded. When he saw Boyu's eyes, he told Boyu about the grain millet.
"That's how it should be! Humph! Seeing how expensive grain and millet are, it's all Bai Yan's fault!"
Ms. Xiao handled the dish in her hand with a happy expression, without noticing at all. Her face was full of panic, and she kept looking at her brother and sister-in-law.
"Li Mu has already been beaten! Now it's just Xiang Yan!"
Grandma's sudden words made Kaimata and Ying turn their heads and look at each other. The couple looked at each other and forced themselves to suppress their uneasiness.
Both husband and wife knew that it was not as simple as what the mother said.
Li Mucai had only a few people back then, but now here in Chu State, there are Generals Xiang Yan and General Jing Qi of Chu State, with a combined force of 400,000! Not to mention, they are still alone in Chu State without any support.
In the hinterland, facing the Chu army.
"Mom, why are you always talking to Bai Yan? How much benefit has he given you? He has given you less money for food, but he still doesn't buy it so expensive! Why are you talking to him?"
Mrs. Xiao glanced at her mother, turned to deal with the dish, and said dissatisfiedly.
The grandmother ignored her daughter and looked at her eldest son Kimata. What she was most worried about was this situation. If her daughter knew that the Bai Yan who was under siege was her second son Bai Yan, she might be frightened and faint.
Half an hour later.
The family gathered together around the wooden table and had a delicious meal. Before sunset, Yan's father and his family had to leave early to go back before it got dark. The matter of grain and millet was living in Linzi.
The people in the city would help keep an eye on it. If there was grain and millet for sale, they would buy some for Yanfu and wait for Yanfu to come and get it.
After Yan's father left in the bullock cart and returned to Xiaoyuan, Pu You looked at his parents and grandmother with confusion.
Before he ate anything, Boyu noticed that his parents and grandmother seemed to be worried, but nothing happened. He didn't understand why his parents and grandmother's expressions suddenly looked different.
"Mom and dad, what's wrong?"
Boyu asked curiously.
However, neither Katamata nor Eiji answered the eldest son, but looked at their mother.
"You'er, tell grandma what happened?"
The grandmother did not rush to answer her grandson's words, but instead asked where Xiaoyou was, what happened, and why Xiaoyou's smile was so embarrassing just now.
Inside the wooden house.
Next to the fire, the family was warming themselves up. Only then did Puyou look disappointed and hesitantly told the story.
It turned out that the doctor invited several scholars to visit him a few days ago. One of the scholars came with a man, and the doctor's little daughter was attracted by his talent and appearance.
During this period of time, I no longer paid much attention to him.
Hear the words.
Whether it was grandma, Kumata, or Ying, they all fell silent.
"You'er, if there is an opportunity for you to stand out and make everyone look at you with admiration, do you want to do it? If you want to, you have to risk your life!"
After the grandmother took two breaths, she looked at her grandson Boyu and asked.
When Kaimata heard this, his face changed greatly, and Ying, who had always been quiet, stood up and looked at his mother in panic, his face turned pale.
"Mom, no! We can't let You'er go! It's too dangerous!"
Ying didn't know the meaning of her mother's words, and the so-called opportunity was for You'er to go find Yan'er at this time!
"Mother, what's wrong?"
Boyu was caught off guard by this sudden scene. He looked at his mother in surprise, then at his father and then at his grandmother.
"If You'er wants to get ahead, this is the best opportunity. You two, think about it. You'er is different from Shou'er. Shou'er is Yan'er's biological brother, and You'er is his cousin! Could it be that you two
People only think about letting You'er recognize their relatives when Yan'er comes back. At that time, how many people will think highly of You'er? Don't you also want You'er to be like Yan'er when he was a child? Being laughed at by others? Yan'er
You can afford it, but at your age, will you have to keep your head down for the rest of your life?"
The grandmother turned her head and looked at her eldest son and daughter-in-law blankly. Seeing that both of them were speechless, she then looked at Boyu.
"You'er has no background and no talent. He stays in Linzi. You'er wants to marry the doctor's youngest daughter. It will never be the last time that such a thing happens. This kind of woman will not be the last one."
.Only when you stand out can you become a man!"
After the grandmother finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at her eldest son.
"Yan'er is my favorite, old woman, and so is You'er. It's the best time to let You'er go now. It's You'er's opportunity, and it's also me, old woman, who believes in Yan'er!"
When the grandmother said this, the image of her little grandson coming to her with a sweet smile came to mind when he was a child, as well as the things he had accompanied her and promised her when he was a child.
She believes in Yan'er and her little grandson!
This is also an opportunity for You'er to gain a foothold in the past, and no one can question it.
"You'er, would you like to go?"
Grandma looked at Boyu again.
Pu You, who looked confused, still doesn't understand what happened, what opportunity his grandmother was talking about, and why his parents looked so scared.
But Boyu was not stupid. Thinking of the way the person he loved looked at the scholar that day and the smile in his conversational tone, Boyu knew that his grandmother was right. If he continued to do nothing, this scene would happen again in the future.
"If You'er can have a chance, You'er will definitely be willing! Even if his life is in danger, he won't hesitate!"
Boyu sighed deeply, glanced at his parents, made up his mind, and looked at his grandmother.
At this time, Kaimata and his wife looked at each other, scared and uneasy, but they also understood what their mother meant, and they couldn't refute it. The uneasy two then looked at their son, holding on to the corners of his clothes tightly, their eyes full of reluctance.
"Grandma hasn't told You'er yet, what exactly is..."
Boyu looked at his grandmother, smiled, and asked curiously.
"The Bai Yan in your mouth is Yan'er!!!"
Grandma said to Boyu.
Hearing this, Xiaoyou didn't react at first. After a breath, his pupils shrank, his smile disappeared, and he looked at his grandmother in disbelief.
How can this be!!!
Boyu felt that his grandmother was teasing him, but when he turned to look at his parents, he felt something was wrong and turned to look at his grandmother who was looking at him.
At this moment, Xiao You was stunned in place. Suddenly, Xiao You suddenly thought, why did his parents and grandmother look so bad just now? It turned out to be because of his words!!!
Could it be that cousin Shui Yan is really Qin general Bai Yan!!!
"Yan'er! It's Bai Yan!!"
Boyu was stunned, completely stunned. He was dumbfounded on the spot, his expression seemed to doubt his life. He really couldn't put his cousin Yan'er, whom he had met when he was a child, together with Bai Yan, the famous general of the Qin State.
How is this possible! Bai Yan! That is a famous general of the Qin State and an important minister of King Qin Yingzheng.
While thinking, Pu You suddenly thought that Bai Yan was... Qi Ren!!!