Chapter 602: The Great War Is Coming

Soldiers in the barracks have two days off every month, even new recruits. Li Erpao's vacation is scheduled for the end of the month.

As soon as the door was opened, Aunt Jia came out of the house with the child on her back. When Aunt Jia saw her husband, a smile appeared on her face: "He's back."

Li Erpao smiled and nodded, "I'm back." After speaking, he stepped forward and untied the child from Aunt Jia's back and hugged him in his arms.

Before, Li Erpao's brothers knew that Aunt Jia was going to send the eldest child to his aunt's house, and they all advised Li Erpao not to let Aunt Jia go and send someone else to do it, because they were afraid that Aunt Jia would never come back. . After all, they all heard that Dawa's aunt worked in the government's house and had a very good life. In case Aunt Jia stays in Weicheng and never comes back, it will be a catastrophe. Li Erpao didn't listen to what their brothers said, and asked Aunt Jia to send Brother Hua back in person.

Aunt Jia smiled all over her face and said, "There are still some noodles at home. I will make noodles for you." During this time, Aunt Jia gave her son rice cereal or noodles every day, or made some brown sugar water for him to drink. , The childish look is much better than before.

Li Erpao shook his son and felt that he had gained a lot of weight: "Save this side for you to eat with the children, just cook some yams for me." In the military camp, they also ate yams. Those who have just experienced hunger are satisfied with food.

Aunt Jia said: "It's not like eating every day. You take the second child and I will make noodles." Now that the family has some money, it is natural to cook something delicious for the husband.

Li Erpao looked at a large bowl of noodles on the table, and two dishes, although they were just stir-fried shredded potatoes and tofu, they were already very rich. Li Erpao couldn't help asking: "There are so many noodles that cost at least two catties." He felt distressed when he saw that this pot of noodles cost at least sixty or seventy yuan.

Aunt Jia smiled and said, "It's just this time. I have to eat yams tomorrow. Eat them quickly, or they will get mushy if you don't eat them." After speaking, she picked up a bowl full of noodles for Li Erpao.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside. As soon as Aunt Jia heard the sound, she immediately brought the basin into the room and covered it with something, and then put other things on it.

After doing this, Aunt Jia said: "The two children from the Hu family will come later, you can't let your noodles out." On weekdays, Aunt Jia herself is not willing to eat noodles, she only cooks them for her son. This time I felt sorry for my husband, so I gritted my teeth and made such a bowl of noodles.

Although Li Erpao felt that Aunt Jia was petty in doing so, Aunt Jia felt sorry for his husband, so she couldn't say anything.

Mrs. Hu brought her two children into the house, and said with a smile: "I know that you are back, uncle, so I brought the two children here to see you." Seeing that there were only shredded potatoes and tofu on the table, she was a little disappointed. After four months of drought, almost all chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and pigs died. At the current price of meat, even if Aunt Jia had some money, she would not be willing to buy it. So the shredded potatoes and tofu are all stir-fried without any oil.

As soon as the two children entered the room, they stared straight at the noodles in Li Erpao's hands. Li Erpao couldn't bear it, and just about to ask the two children to bring bowls, Aunt Jia brought over a bowl of boiled yams.

Aunt Jia put the yams on the table, peeled them over and over again and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, why did you bring your nephew here at this late hour!" After finishing speaking, Aunt Jia looked at Li Erpao and said, "Why are you still in a daze? Eat, if you don't want to eat it, give it to me!" After finishing speaking, she pushed the yam to Li Erpao, and she brought over the noodles.

The two children watched Aunt Jia slurp and eat the noodles, and couldn't help swallowing.

A bowl of noodles, bottomed out quickly.

Li Erpao felt that his wife's behavior was abnormal today, so he asked Mrs. Hu, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter for coming so late?" Aunt Jia spent a lot of time making noodles, and it was already dark.

Aunt Jia said with a nonchalant smile, "I'm asking this question. Didn't my sister-in-law tell you that she came here to see you?" What about people!

No matter how thick-skinned Mrs. Hu was, she couldn't stay any longer, so she took her two sons home with a potato in each hand.

Li Erpao frowned and said: "Damn my son, how could you just say that casually?" If Brother Hu heard this, the two brothers would have a rift.

Aunt Jia snorted coldly and said, "Who would go to another house to see a man who just came home at night? I just brought two children with me, or I would just sweep her out with a broom." In fact, Aunt Jia knew that Mrs. Hu was She wanted to take advantage, but Li Erpao was poor and generous, so she could only express her dissatisfaction in this way.

Li Erpao laughed when he heard this, and he said that the girl's mother wasn't such a bitter and mean character, so she was jealous.

After Aunt Jia locked the door, she brought out the noodles again. In a place like the countryside, there is no rule of not talking when eating or sleeping. Aunt Jia said: "Don't blame me for being stingy, for not being willing to give these two children these noodles. You don't know, during this period of time, the two children will come over every meal time." Son, I saved some family property when I was in the cottage. Even now, her family is the wealthiest among the group of people, so she always wants to take advantage of others. Aunt Jia is not a bun, so how could she help others raise their children.

Li Erpao felt uncomfortable too, but he is not good at talking about a woman behind his back as a big man: "No matter what, we can't do too much for Brother Hu's face. Let's forget it this time and make up our minds next time." It can’t be like this anymore.” Mrs. Hu’s husband is a very nice person, this time when Aunt Jia went to Pick City and had no money, Mrs. Hu’s husband took the initiative to borrow two taels of silver.

Aunt Jia nodded and said: "I will pay more attention to it in the future." Speaking of this, Aunt Jia felt that it was a trick of luck, Brother Hu is such a good person, but he married such a wife.

It is said that it is a bowl of noodles, but in fact the bowl is not big, and there are more than three bowls in total. Li Erpao eats a lot, and quickly finished the noodles and two dishes!

Touching his round belly, Li Erpao smiled and said, "I haven't eaten so well for a long time." There are noodles and side dishes, and this little day is comfortable.

After putting the child to sleep at night, Li Erpao hugged Aunt Jia and chewed it. There was no woman more fragrant than his wife.

After the husband and wife loved each other, Li Erpao finally asked Aunt Jia: "What can you say when you see Princess Pingxi this time?" He admires Princess Pingxi very much. If it weren't for Princess Pingxi, how could the people in the northwest live so peacefully.

Aunt Jia said softly: "The princess said that no one will disturb us, and she promised to take good care of the eldest baby."

Li Erpao hummed and said: "Although the princess is a woman, she keeps her word. Since she said she would take good care of the eldest child, she will definitely do what she says, so you don't have to worry about the eldest child." Before Li Erpao He also treated Hua Geer as his own son. If there was no other way, he would not be willing to send Hua Geer back.

Aunt Jia patted Li Erpao to get him up, and then pulled out the camphor wood box: "This is from the princess." This box of gold leaf.

Li Erpao was blinded by this box of gold leaves, and couldn't help sighing: "Princess pulls out the root hair, and we can live comfortably for the rest of our lives." It's strange that his mother-in-law made such a pot of noodles for him so generously. It was a huge sum of money.

Aunt Jia said: "These gold leaves cannot be moved for the time being, or they will attract suspicion. I still have more than forty taels of broken silver on hand, which is enough for us to live through these two years." With these forty taels of silver, It was also hidden in several places by Aunt Jia.

Li Erpao said: "Since it is not used for the time being, the gold cannot be hidden under the kang, it is too unsafe." He had to find a place where thieves could not steal it.

Aunt Jia said, "It's up to you." Anyway, when it comes to hiding things, she can't compare with Li Erpao.

After a pause, Aunt Jia said again: "It's too dangerous to fight, let's quit when we find a chance!"

Li Erpao, who has always been obedient to Aunt Jia, shook his head and said: "I will earn an imperial order for you in the future, how can I give up halfway!" It is because men have ambitions, and they did not join the army as a bandit in Shanxi because It was too dark in the barracks. The military exploits belonged to the officials, but it was these small soldiers who died. But now it is different, the military discipline in the barracks is strict, and rewards and punishments are clearly defined. Such an army made him see hope and how he was willing to withdraw.

Aunt Jia also knew that Li Erpao was a man of success, and knew that he was unwilling to quit the barracks, so she didn't say any more.

The next morning, Li Erpao hid a box of gold leaves in a corner under the roof. Aunt Jia smiled and said: "This place is really good." No matter how skilled the thief is, he still can't climb on the roof.

After breakfast, someone who knew Li Erpao came to ask Li Erpao to borrow money. Aunt Jia is also tight-lipped, unless those who have a particularly good relationship, she will say no money to other people who come to borrow money. But Li Erpao is a man of loyalty, and he will help anyone in trouble on weekdays. However, this time he disappointed everyone.

Li Erpao said: "This money was given to my mother-in-law by her aunt. It's up to her how she uses it, but I don't want the money. If I do that, I'm not a man anymore." Those who talk about loyalty should first take care of their wives and children.

All the people who came to borrow money went back in embarrassment.

Seeing Li Erpao who was dismissed by everyone in the future, Aunt Jia smiled. Although now every day is a rough meal, but she thinks this day is enjoyable.

In a blink of an eye, it's November. At this time of year, it is already cold enough to change into a jacket. But now, everyone is still wearing single clothes.

On this day, Yuxi received the passbooks from Yucheng and Xihai, and the two passbooks were delivered to Pick City. After Yuxi finished reading, her expression was a little dignified: "Battelle led 300,000 troops to attack Xihai, and Agu led 200,000 troops to attack Yucheng." With 500,000 soldiers and horses dispatched, I am afraid that all the people who can fight will be killed by the Beiyao people. dispatched.

Xu Wu's face was very ugly, and he said: "Didn't you say that this lunatic Battelle is dead? Why is he still alive?" They all had lingering fears about this man. Hearing the news from Beiyao earlier that Battelle was dead, Xu Wu felt relieved.

Yuxi put the notebook on the table, and said: "The disaster will last for a thousand years, so it won't be so easy to die." The Beiyao suffered such a serious disaster this year, and it was expected by their husband and wife that they would send troops. It's just that the weather has been very hot before, but now that the weather has turned cold, it is natural to send troops to attack the city and grab food.

Xu Wu felt concerned: "I don't know how many brothers will die this time?" The ferocity of the northern captives left an indelible shadow on them. And Tebal and Agu were the ones who changed the mood of their conversation before. Now that the two are dispatched together, how can Xu Wu not be worried.

Yuxi and Yunqing had talked about this before: "I'm not worried about Yucheng, I'm worried about the West Sea." She admitted that the Beiyao people fought fiercely, but the Beiyao people also have a fatal weakness, that is, follow-up Can't keep up, lack of food and grass. This is also why the Beiyao people like to grab things and leave, and they rarely show up in large groups. And they have sufficient food and grass, well-equipped and have 150,000 elite troops. The most important thing is that Yucheng has natural dangers, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the soldiers of Yucheng stick to the city and do not take the initiative to send troops, no matter how fierce Agu is, he will not be able to break through Yucheng. On the contrary, it is very dangerous for Xihai to directly confront the Northern Captives.

After hearing this, Xu Wu frowned and said: "The princess is thinking well, but I am still worried that there will be accidents then."

Yuxi said: "Let him have thousands of strategies, as long as we stick to the city, he will not be able to break through Yucheng." Speaking of this, Yuxi looked at Xu Wu and said: "If Agu provokes Cui Mo, you think he will Won't you just open the city gate and fight Battle?"

Thinking about Cui Mo's violent temper, Xu Wumo said silently: "We are well-equipped, and we have 8,000 cavalry, so this possibility cannot be ruled out."

Yuxi said: "We must send a person who can suppress Cui Mo and Chu Shaoguang and keep calm at all times."

Xu Wu thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, the foster father is the best candidate." Cui Mo was in front of Huo Changqing, he would be as honest as a mouse and a cat. It was also because he was only going to supervise the battle this time and did not need to go to the battlefield, so Xu Wu recommended Huo Changqing.

Yuxi nodded and said: "You're right, Uncle Huo is the best candidate. But for this matter, the prince must agree.".

Xu Wu said: "My lord will definitely agree." The battle in Yucheng was no small matter. If Yucheng is lost, Pickaxe City is in danger. As for Xihai, Xu Wu was not too worried because Feng Dajun was in charge.

Yun Qing did not object, but he told Yu Xi one thing: "Uncle Huo said that he is going to take Zao Zao to Yucheng."

Yuxi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she asked, "What are you taking Zaozao to Yucheng for? She's still so young, she can't go to the battlefield and kill the enemy, but she needs someone to take care of her. It's a burden to go. "

Yun Qing said: "Uncle Huo means to let Zao Zao feel the cruelty and bloodiness of the battlefield, so that Zao Zao can get used to it earlier."

Yu Xi's complexion was very ugly, she couldn't stand such a bloody scene at the time, and Zao Zao had to get used to it now.

Yun Qing held Yu Xi's hand and said, "Uncle Huo is also doing it for Zao Zao's good." Since Zao Zao wants to take this path, she needs to get used to it earlier.

After a while, Yu Xi said in a low voice: "Okay." Since Zao Zao wants to go this way, she can't be that blocker.

ps: A fat chapter. (to be continued)