Chapter 412: Recruitment
The daughter of the He family is married.
After attending the wedding banquet, Tianbao and others will return to their place of exile.
Now, in early December, many parts of the canal route are frozen, and we have to travel overland.
It’s too late to go home for the New Year, but if I hurry I can still enjoy the end of the year celebrations.
Knowing that the children were leaving, the women from the Liu and He families got together to discuss and grind all the rice they could find at home into flour. They made two large baskets of hometown rice cakes and sugar rings with plenty of fillings overnight.
Wu was such a stingy person, but she actually took out all the small bag of sugar that came with the betrothal gift from the Fang family.
The Liu family sisters-in-law knew her personality and teased her, "We've known each other for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen you so straightforward. You're not hiding anything at all?"
Wu was delighted, "No need to hide! We are family!"
To amuse the women who were working.
A brazier was lit in the main hall of the Liu family, and a group of young people gathered around the brazier to chat at night, talking about fun things and expressing their regret for parting.
Set off the next day.
Knowing that relatives from both families would come to see them off, Tianbao and the others were still shocked when they went out.
There were other people who came to see him off.
They were all villagers from the surrounding villages. I don’t know where they got the news from, but they seemed to have been waiting here very early. It was very cold and everyone’s hair and shoulders were covered with dew.
In front of them were small baskets, cloth bags, etc. filled with things. When they saw their benefactor coming out, they handed over the things they brought, fearing that the benefactor would not accept them.
Several horse-drawn carriages that had been bought to transport rice, flour, porridge and free medicine were now filled with gifts from the villagers.
Ten miles of farewell.
The carriage moved slowly in front, and the villagers followed behind to see it off warmly.
The grandparents of both families were old and their legs and feet were not very flexible, so they had to follow far behind, and only turned back when the carriage was far away and out of sight, wiping their tears.
The younger generation supported him, "Grandpa and grandma, my cousins said they would come back someday. We'll see each other again someday. Besides, now that we've met, we know they're doing well over there. That's the best thing, isn't it?"
The old people smiled and replied, "Yes, as long as we know they are doing well, we can put our worries at ease."
They are old now, and I don’t know when I will see them again. I don’t know if these old guys will still be around by then.
But the kids are right, as long as we know they are doing well.
No matter how far apart we are, love is always there.
…
This time, Tianbao is going back by land. He decided to take the border post route and retrace the path that his grandparents and parents took.
With a horse-drawn carriage, the journey will be much shorter, and we expect to arrive home before the end of the Lantern Festival after the New Year.
Wei Li sent the person to the post station.
"When will we go to Changjing next time?" He rode his horse and walked side by side with his senior sister.
Tian Bao thought seriously for a moment after hearing this, and replied, "Next time you need me to save you, I will go."
"...This is a bit difficult." He is the emperor now after all. If he still needs his senior sister to go to Changjing to save him every now and then, how much of a failure would he be?
The girl glanced at him and said, "It won't be difficult for you to go home."
The young man laughed, "It's indeed much easier than asking you to rescue me."
It's going to annoy Mr. Gan again.
The old minister was caught by him many times in the imperial study to help review memorials and handle government affairs, and he was so angry that he wanted to resign from him twice.
Later, Zi Yi, Big Beard and Du Lao also walked side by side.
"When you get married, I'll take a leave in advance to attend the wedding." Zi Yi looked ahead with a faint smile on her face.
The bearded man was extremely shameless at this time. "As long as the ceremony is there, it doesn't matter if the person comes or not. I am a gangster, and it is beneath my dignity to sit with an official. Don't let me be laughed at when I get married."
"Then I'm coming even more."
"You seem quite outgoing. When did we get to sit down and have a drink together?"
The old man was just hoping for chaos. "Didn't we just drink two large jars of liquor last night? If you haven't had enough, Zi Yi, take this guy to the jail and drink with him! I'm telling you, he's been running a forced buying and selling business! Anyone who picks him out is breaking the law and can be arrested!"
Big Beard, "Poison-proof! You f---"
"Hey! Be careful with your words, Xiu'er respects me like a father!"
“…”
The bearded man's face turned red with anger.
This old guy! He actually learned to take advantage of his age!
The post station is right in front of us, and it’s time to say goodbye again.
Wei Li did not dismount. He and Zi Yi stopped at the fork in the road and watched another group of people playing and joking as they walked down another road.
Even after he could no longer see anyone, he still showed no intention of setting off immediately.
Zi Yi turned her head to look at him, and after a long moment, she sighed softly, "Your Majesty, it's time for us to return to the capital."
Wei Li said in a low voice, "Uncle Ziyi, when will we meet next time?"
"I don't know."
"Let's go."
The young man turned his horse and galloped off in another direction.
The back view is cold, restrained, and firm.
In fact, he always knew that they had been on different paths since the beginning.
After all, everyone has their own world.
Mid-December.
Snow began to fall in Yuzhou.
The snow came a little late this year, but it was particularly heavy.
In one night, the entire sky and earth were covered with silver.
The Liu family stayed at home during the winter and discussed how to celebrate the New Year.
Around noon, someone came from the village, riding a horse.
The sound of horse hooves was melodious and crisp, and finally stopped outside the gate of Liu's courtyard.
Someone shouted inside, "Excuse me, is this the home of Liu Dazhuang and Liu Xiaoniu?"
Upon hearing this, the Liu family members walked out of the main room to look outside.
The man standing at the door was wearing official uniform and had a sword hanging from his waist. This attire almost scared the Liu family members so much that their legs went weak.
Uncle Liu stepped forward with trembling legs, shielding his family behind him. "Sir, why are you here? Has someone in my family committed a crime?"
The appearance of the Liu family almost scared the officers on horseback and made them fall off their horses.
The man immediately rolled over to the ground, pulled out a stack of papers from his arms, and quickly stepped forward to respectfully hand them to the Liu family. "Don't panic, everyone! No one in the Liu family has committed any crime. I'm here to deliver the conscription order!"
"Conscription order?!"
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