In the area controlled by the Tang Empire, in the Shu region, the originally peaceful and peaceful small villages had become a bit noisy at this moment.
Since the soldiers of the Tang Empire stationed here, many people nearby have gathered here and started to set up stalls and sell goods here, looking for some profitable jobs.
You can always make money by surrounding the armies of the Tang Empire. Only the armies of the Tang Empire are willing to spend money to buy things from the local people.
When the armies of other countries are short of something, the first thing they think of is grabbing it instead of buying it. After all, after having guns, people's logical thinking will have some unexpected changes.
The streets that were originally not very spacious are now crowded with all kinds of vendors. They sell all kinds of things, including... themselves.
Some people are willing to sell their physical strength to help the Tang Empire's army build nearby roads and repair houses, while others are more willing to obtain large amounts of money in simpler ways.
Providing some indescribable services to a Tang Empire garrison can make a woman rich quickly. Even relying on her own body, a woman can feed a large family.
There is a woman in this village who does this. She is quite good-looking and has two young children and three elderly people to support, so she chose a way that is looked down upon and earned enough money.
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The soldiers of the Tang Empire pitied her and coveted her body, so they were willing to spend money on this woman.
And this woman received cans, candies, grain and a lot of money from the soldiers of the Tang Empire.
The surrounding indigenous people looked down upon such a woman, and they did not dare to bite the tongues of the soldiers of the Tang Empire, so they talked behind her back, saying that the woman was unclean.
And this woman didn't defend herself. She had no other ability and could only rely on this method to earn a living for her already torn family.
Her first man was beaten to death by the Qin people, and the second man was taken away by the Qin people to serve as a soldier and never came back. When she married the second man, she still took the first man's mother with her, and now she
I had to support the second man’s parents and the second man’s two children.
In troubled times, only they themselves know how miserable a woman is.
Today, this woman was beaten. A man who returned to the village grabbed the woman's hair and slapped her head.
The surrounding villagers gathered around and gloated at the woman who was kneeling on the ground holding her head and crying. They had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Eating a big melon, watching the excitement, and being able to talk about it for a year.
"You bitch! You bitch!" The man who was captured by the Qin soldiers came back and came back after all kinds of hardships. But on the first day he came back, he learned that his woman had become a "prostitute."
Seeing the two children in the house who were wearing clean clothes and well taken care of, as well as the three elderly people who were well taken care of, the man slapped the woman's hand even harder.
The entire village was cleaner than when he left. The soldiers of the Tang Empire even enforced a rule that no one was allowed to relieve themselves on the streets.
Such rules seem so civilized, but in the eyes of the man who came back, such cleanliness is even more ironic - his women are not clean anymore, what's the use of this world no matter how clean it is?
Because the excitement was so great, soldiers from the Tang Dynasty rushed over soon. They originally wanted to maintain order, but after seeing this kind of thing, they found it hard to come forward.
Perhaps some of them had patronized the famous "courtesan" in this village. Now that her husband is back, how can they have the nerve to go over and try to make peace?
Therefore, the usually very efficient soldiers could only stand in the crowd with their weapons on their backs and watch, letting the men vent their dissatisfaction.
Everyone felt unhappy. With the men beating and the women crying, the scene became even more ironic.
"What kind of world is this?" A soldier couldn't stand it anymore and muttered in a low voice. To be honest, he had also been to the woman's place and left some extra money and things.
At that time, he thought it was impossible for the other man to come back, so everything seemed so peaceful. Now that this scene appeared, he himself felt aggrieved. He never thought that this day would happen, and he was not ready to face everything.
preparation.
"Let's get going, there's nothing to do, right?" The young village official who was just assigned here walked to the middle of the crowd with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face, and scolded him in a low-pitched voice.
Then everyone dispersed, because no matter what, this young man who had just arrived here was still very respected by everyone. He was really busy for the whole village, and everyone took it to heart.
Although the man looked ugly, he said nothing and carried the woman to his home. The old man and the sobbing child standing aside nodded slightly to thank the young village official, and then went back together.
The remaining few embarrassed guards stood at attention and saluted the young man in embarrassment, and then left quickly.
The heavy machinery in the distance is still in operation, and a broad road is about to be connected. This village is about to undergo a transformation, a real transformation.
There are deep drainage ditches on both sides of the asphalt road, and the trees planted are arranged in two straight rows, extending into the distance along the road.
Countless workers are working hard. They can earn twice as much as before, and the fruits of their labor will remain in their hometowns forever.
The dragon flag of the Tang Empire was fluttering at the gate of the camp in the distance. The Qin prisoners of war no longer looked as arrogant as before. They worked submissively as if they had never been fierce.
This war is not over yet, but there is almost no trace of the war here. Only the trauma left by the war still stings the people of this place from time to time.
That evening, the woman died.
The next day, the woman's second husband also died and committed suicide in his room. It seemed to be out of regret, out of shame, out of... fear. He killed his woman, and the Tang Empire
The law stipulates that unless there are special circumstances, murder must be punished with life.
Only three helpless old people and two children were left in this world that seemed unfriendly to them.
The remaining days still have to go on, and they can only go on.
