Chapter 218: Is it an ancestral tradition that the person who comes with bad intentions?

"I've been in the capital for so many years, and even the palace has never seen this kind of tribute. It would be great if we could grow it."

"Strawberries are so delicious, how can they be so sweet?"

Seeing that everyone else shared the same opinion, Mother Zhang said with relief, "I just took a close look. I saw pits and small dots on the strawberry flesh. I guess those are the strawberry seeds, right?"

"Yes, I saw it too, it should be!"

Madam Xie looked at Madam Zhang, waiting for her next words.

Mother Zhang didn't hide it. She moved her body, avoiding the people outside, and carefully took a strawberry out of the paper bag. She showed it to the few people, pointed at the seeds on it, and whispered, "I was thinking, if these are strawberry seeds, can we keep them? If we can safely reach Laozhou in the future, we can try to plant some when it gets warmer next spring. Let's see."

After saying that, he looked up at everyone.

Received several admiring glances.

After a brief silence, Xie Zhen was the first to break the silence and took the initiative to say, "Madam Zhang, if you don't mind, Zhen'er will help you get the fruit seeds?"

Once there is one, there will be two. The other women nodded and said, "I'll do it too. I have an embroidery needle. I can pick it up gently."

far away.

The men were very curious about what the women were talking about.

Xie Yuchuan looked at Xie Wuying beside him, who waved his hands repeatedly, "I really don't know!"

Zhang Dayi was placing a small stone at the intersection of the two lines. Without looking up, he said, "Women have their own private conversations. Men, don't guess or think too much. When we're needed, just get to work."

Xie Yuchuan looked back at the old man, pondered for a moment, then lowered his head and placed another one. "Is this based on your experience, sir?"

Zhang Dayi followed closely, raised his eyes and looked over there, then turned back and said with a smile: "The young general has not yet married, and the matters between men and women are still unclear. When the young general finds someone he likes in the future, everything will become clear after a long time."

Xie Yuchuan's eyes darkened and he said nothing.

Xie Wuying, who was lying on his side next to the two of them, watching them play chess with a piece of grass in his mouth, raised his head casually when he heard this, and temporarily pulled out the grass from his mouth. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he chuckled twice and put the grass back in his mouth.

Xie Wenjie sat quietly behind Xie Wuying and recited silently. With a learned man like Zhang Hanlin by his side, any words he gave him would be enough for him to ponder for days. Although he could no longer think about the imperial examination, learning has no end and the sea of ​​books is boundless. As a Confucian student, he made progress every day and seized every opportunity.

Zhang Dayi really liked Xie Wenjie's attitude towards studying. He would glance at him from time to time while playing chess, with a look of satisfaction and appreciation in his eyes.

"The Xie family's reputation is well-deserved."

A black stone fell to the ground, and Xie Yuchuan's faint voice came from above his head: "Win."

Zhang Dayi: “…”

The Xie family's tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young still needs to be improved in Xie Yuchuan.

Xiong Jiushan, with a knife slung over his waist, swept his sword over the heads of a group of fugitives, then looked at the army in front that had not yet left. He felt very impatient. How long would it take?

Cheng Ye and several old yamen runners who were leading the group were accompanying him. "Sir, if Panlong Ridge is difficult to cross ahead, should we go and ask if we can follow the army?"

Several old yamen runners all looked at Xiong Jiushan. They also felt that it would be safer to follow the main force.

Xiong Jiushan looked ahead coldly and didn't say anything for a long time until Cheng Ye brought it up again. He raised his chin and motioned everyone to look forward.

"The words on the flag are so big, are you blind?"

Several people looked forward with puzzled expressions. They had seen it a long time ago, so what was wrong with the words on the flag?

Cheng Ye looked closely and saw a huge chess piece with the character "Qiu" flying in the wind among the soldiers.

After pondering for a while, he turned around and looked at the rear of the group of prisoners, where the Xie family was. His eyes narrowed, and he seemed to understand something.

He pointed behind to several old yamen runners. After looking at the Xie family, they turned around and there was understanding in each other's eyes.

Xiong Jiushan said in a deep voice, "The Protectorate Mansion was raided by the leader of the Qiu family. They didn't bother us when they passed by, so let's just burn some incense. You still want to move forward?" He turned around and glanced at them coldly, "Have you had enough of living?"

Several people lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

After a while, Cheng Ye said, "Sir, are we just going to wait like this?"

"Wait, we'll catch up later in the evening."

After waiting for a long time, most of the day passed. The temperature began to drop rapidly. Finally, I watched the army pass by.

The sound of gongs clanging and banging rang out!

"Everyone, get up! Don't lie down! Let's set off!" The soldiers and yamen runners passed the message from the beginning to the end.

After the exile team was packed up, Xiong Jiushan ordered them to wait for a while. Only after they had put some distance between themselves and the army in front did he order them to be tied up with shackles and ropes and set off.

Xiong Jiushan wanted to avoid trouble, but unfortunately, the more he worried, the more trouble he got.

Just as they were about to set off, two fast horses suddenly came flying back from the front, carrying bags on their backs. They arrived in front of the exile team, pulled the reins, and stopped in front of Xiong Jiushan.

Xiong Jiushan frowned and thought, not good.

Above their heads, there were two cavalry captains who didn't say much.

"But is this the one who is escorting the former prisoner from the Xie family of the Protectorate Mansion?"

Xiong Jiushan said with a stiff upper lip, "That's right."

The two armored captains looked at each other with cold faces, and without even getting off their horses, they raised their hands and threw the two knotted sacks behind them in front of Xiong Jiushan.

The heavy object fell to the ground with a bang, creating two shallow pits.

The escorting officers and the emaciated convicts in front were all stunned.

"This is General Qiu's personal rations, a gift to the Xie family. The general said he pitied the Xie family's difficult journey and couldn't bear the suffering of the elderly and the weak, as they were so short of money. These are just some of my gifts. I hope the Xie family will be blessed with good fortune and arrive safely in Liaozhou."

After saying this, he turned his horse around and left.

Xiong Jiushan looked down at the two bags of grain on the ground, and could already imagine what kind of reaction the Xie family would get when they handed these things to them.

This Qiu family is really...

I may not be able to do anything else, but my ability to annoy people is inherited from my ancestors.

"Sir, this?"

"Send it to the Xie family."

The officer came forward to check and was very surprised: "It's all food, sir!"

"Give it to them." Xiong Jiushan said in a deep voice.

I have never seen a convict who was exiled and given "gifts" all the way.

The two officers carried the things to Xie Yuchuan and then came back to report.

What surprised Xiong Jiushan was that Xie Yuchuan was actually very calm after seeing the things and hearing the captain's words.

Xie Yuchuan looked calm, but the other members of the Xie family were not.

"The Qiu family are a bunch of bastards. They always do such disgusting things!"

Xie Yuchuan looked at the food on the ground calmly and said to Xie Wuying, "Give it to Lord Xiong. They are all food. As long as they are not wasted, it doesn't matter who enjoys them."

"Okay!" Xie Wuying did the job very happily.

Xie Yuchuan was right. Food is food, no matter who gave it to him.

The escorts were very happy.