Chapter 609: Bait

The biting cold wind was blowing, hitting passers-by from time to time. The streets were all silvery white, and the breath of passers-by turned into puffs of white smoke.

The biting cold wind blew on the face like a knife, making people uncomfortable. Mrs. Shang shuddered a few times, wrapped her clothes around her body, and then quickened her pace.

When Aunt Jia heard the knock on the door, she asked, "Who is it?" The men went out to fight and they were the only two mothers and children. Even though the security here was very good, Aunt Jia usually barged in the door backwards. Aunt Jia only opened the door when she heard Mrs. Shang's voice.

Seeing Aunt Jia, Mrs. Shang burst into tears: "Siblings and sisters..." She couldn't say the following words.

Aunt Jia was taken aback, she stretched out her hand to hold Mrs. Shang, but found that her hands were cold: "Hurry up and go inside to warm up."

After entering the house, Mrs. Shang explained the purpose of her visit, crying while talking: "Xiaoqin has a severe fever, but the family has run out of money." There is only one child left among the four children. her life.

Aunt Jia knew that she was here to borrow money, so she quickly took three taels of silver out of the box and said, "Sister-in-law take this money to Xiaoqin's medical treatment first, and if it's not enough, let's find a way." So I bought firewood for half the yard. As soon as she felt that it was getting cold, she set the Kang on fire, so Erwa didn't get sick.

Aunt Shang was moved and guilty, and said, "My brother and sister, thank you, thank you." She had already asked several companies to borrow money, but none of them came.

When Mrs. Shang went out, Aunt Jia handed her another half-worn jacket and said, "Sister-in-law, now that Xiaoqin is ill, you can't fall down anymore! Otherwise, Xiaoqin's finger will lean against the Who is it?" Aunt Jia took care of the child alone, and she was afraid that the child would get sick, so she couldn't visit Xiaoqin.

Mrs. Shang didn't refuse, she put on her jacket and went out.

Pushing the door upside down, Aunt Jia said to herself, "I don't know what happened to the master?" Li Erpao, Hu Da and others all followed Yunqing to fight. Before sending out troops, there was a salary in the army, two taels per person. If it weren't for this accident, the two taels of silver would be enough for Mrs. Shang and Xiaoqin to live a stable year.

The next morning, Aunt Jia got the news from Mrs. Hu next door, saying that Xiaoqin hadn't survived and had gone.

Aunt Jia hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, now the heads of the family are going to fight, we have to help each other." Xiaoqin is gone, and Mrs. Shang probably lost half of her life.

Although Mrs. Hu's mouth is broken, she is not the kind of cold-blooded and heartless person. Seeing Mrs. Shang like that, she also felt sorry for her: "Then tell me, how can we help with this?" It's okay to contribute, but definitely not to pay. She still has two children to raise, and she can't stand the trouble.

Although Mrs. Hu has many minor problems and likes to take advantage, she is devoted to the two children and raises them well. When fleeing, I would rather not eat myself than feed my children first. The two children have a good foundation, and they also suffered from the sudden change of weather this time, but they just drank two bowls of ginger syrup and they were fine.

Aunt Jia said: "Go to the coffin shop and buy two wooden boards to bury Xiaoqin, and we will talk about the rest later!" Children who died young cannot use coffins, and it would be good to use wooden boards to make a wooden box. Many of them were directly rolled up with straw mats and buried outside.

After Xiaoqin was buried, Aunt Jia took Mrs. Shang to her home so that she would not be more sad if she stayed in the original room. Aunt Jia held Mrs. Shang's hand, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, if you want to open up, we have come over so many hurdles, and we will definitely be able to get over this time." After settling in the northwest, he didn't make up for it, and his body was too weak. The weather suddenly changed, and the body naturally couldn't bear it.

When Mrs. Shang heard this, she burst into tears: "Aqin is the only one left for me, and he will take Aqin away. God, why are you so cruel? Why don't you give me a way out?" If not I still miss my husband,

Mrs. Shang really wanted to go with her daughter.

Those who have lost their children like Mrs. Shang are relatively rare in the Northwest, but they are everywhere in Shanxi and Henan.

After the snow fell, the booklets from the local area flew to Yuxi's desk like snowflakes. These scriptures are basically about the disaster and complaints. There are too many people who are sick, not to mention children can't bear it, but many adults can't bear it and fell ill, so medicinal materials are extremely scarce.

Yuxi put down a folder and smiled wryly. Before the drought, Yuxi had stored a lot of medicinal materials, but most of these medicinal materials were distributed to various military camps, and some were left in the warehouse for emergencies . No matter how kind-hearted Yu Xi was, she couldn't get rid of these medicinal materials. But seeing that these people did not die of famine, but died of disease, Yuxi felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

Mei Lan came over with a food box and said, "Princess, Mammy Quan made soup for you." Mammy Quan would make supper for Yuxi every night now, because Yuxi is very thin now, so she can eat anything . After eating for a while, Yuxi's complexion is much better than before.

Yuxi didn't actually have any desires this time, but she didn't reject Nanny Quan's kindness either. Qi Hao, who was sitting on the carpet and playing, smelled the scent and cried happily: "Mother, Xiang Xiang, I want to eat." Qi Hao was taken to the study, and he would open his mouth when he was hungry and urinate, and other times he didn't listen carefully to Yu Xi and others Discussion is to play his little game very attentively, very well-behaved.

The soybeans are so rotten that it is no problem to swallow them without chewing. So Yu Xi didn't have any scruples, she took a spoonful and fed it to Qi Hao.

Qi Hao prefers to eat meat, but he eats both fruits and vegetables, which is better than Zao Zao and Liu Er. After taking a bite, he exclaimed excitedly: "Mom, I want more."

Meilan said: "Princess, I'll feed my son, you can eat first! Otherwise, it will be cold later." Normally Qihao was taken care of by licorice, but today licorice accidentally fell while walking , Sprained his foot.

While eating, Yuxi asked, "What did Brother Rui eat at night? Is your appetite okay?" She went back to visit her three sons at noon, and passed away without time in the afternoon.

Meilan hurriedly said: "The three young masters each ate half a bowl of minced meat for dinner!" The triplets were more than seven months old, and they started to eat complementary food last month.

Being able to eat half a bowl of minced meat proves that there is no major problem. However, Yuxi couldn't help but feel a little heavy when she thought that the children of the common people would not even eat rice soup, let alone minced meat.

The next day, Yuxi said to Tan Tuo who came to report the matter: "How about the government providing two catties of white rice to the children of ordinary families?" Seeing Tan Tuo's puzzled look, Yuxi said: "The child is sick. Yes, it would be nice to have some rice porridge."

Tan Tuo thought for a while and said: "The princess is kind, but let's give an age limit! I think it's best to set it under the age of six." There are not many children under the age of six in Northwest China, and children from rich families are excluded. , the discarded white rice does not exceed one million catties. This number is still within their capacity.

Yuxi thought for a while and said, "Be under ten years old!" It was also when Yunqing and Yuxi took charge of the Northwest that the number of children increased. In the past, most of the adult men were captured and sent to fight, and there were not many newborns. Coupled with the harsh environment, the child mortality rate was also high. So even if they are under ten years old, the entire Northwest will add up to hundreds of thousands, not more than one million.

Tan Tuo said: "The princess is benevolent." Although it is a bit casual to do so, who will let the princess have this capital.

Yuxi shook her head and said: "I just want to do something for those children, but unfortunately I can do very little for them." She made a lot of preparations, but she still couldn't resist the cruelty of God.

Tan Tuo said: "Princess, you don't have to blame yourself, what you have done for the people is good enough." Such a large drought only killed tens of thousands of people, which was unimaginable before, but Yu Xi did it.

Yuxi waved her hand and said, "I won't talk about this anymore, I just hope God doesn't bother me any more." She couldn't stand the toss any longer, let alone ordinary people.

Two days later, Feng Dajun sent a booklet, saying that the Beiyao people had retreated. Although the heavy snow only fell for one day, the weather changed suddenly. The Beiyao people did not have enough clothes to keep out the cold and did not have enough food. No matter how strong their bodies were, they could not bear it. Within two days, many soldiers captured in the north fell ill.

Battelle didn't want to retreat, but the situation forced him to retreat, unless he wanted hundreds of thousands of soldiers to die in the West Sea.

Yu Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's fine if you retreat." Beiyao retreated, so he didn't have to worry about the rear. As long as Yunqing takes Shanxi down before May next year, even if the Bei captives commit crimes again, they won't be afraid.

Xu Wu told Yuxi a piece of news he had just received: "Princess, I have already got the news. Although the weather in Shanxi has become colder, there are very few soldiers who are sick." Yun Qing is not a pedantic person, Seeing that the weather was getting colder, they asked the soldiers to chop trees and demolish the houses to warm up the fire, and at the same time ordered the rear to deliver the supplies to keep out the cold as soon as possible. Because of the drought, many places in Shanxi have almost 10 empty houses, and there are many empty houses, so I don’t worry about demolition. Of course, the reason why not too many people get sick is because these people have good physical fitness.

Yu Xi let out a long breath and said, "It's good news."

However, God seems to deliberately not let Yu Xi relax. That night, Yuxi got the news that Zaozao had been assassinated by the Beicap assassins, but luckily there was no danger.

Xu Wu said: "These people ambushed near the Han Mansion, and they did it after the princess saw the Second Lady Han come out." .”

Yuxi is such a smart person, she knew something was wrong as soon as she heard the following words. Yu Xi said with a cold face: "Who used Zao Zao as a bait?"

Looking at Yu Xi who was full of anger, Xu Wu couldn't help lowering his head, and said softly: "It was the foster father's idea."

In fact, Xu Wu didn't need to say it, Yuxi also knew that it must be Huo Changqing's idea, because Cui Mo and Chu Shaoguang absolutely did not have the guts to do so. Yu Xi sneered and said, "It's really a good idea."

Xu Wu bit the bullet and said: "Princess, the foster father has arranged a lot of people around the Princess, these people are enough to ensure the safety of the Princess."

Yuxi said: "If I arrange several masters by Yun Jie'er's side, these people are enough to protect her safety, and then I let her be a bait, will you agree?" Sister Yun is Xu Wu's daughter.

Seeing that Xu Wu didn't say a word, Yu Xi said expressionlessly: "Don't do to others what you don't want." (To be continued)