With the help of horse-drawn carriages, the team moved faster and finally left the territory of Yudong County in the evening of the next day.
Stopped in a small town.
Exhausted from days of traveling, everyone decided to follow Zhou Fuan's suggestion and stay in the largest inn in the town, rest for a night, get some information, and then decide on the next itinerary.
"Here comes the hot water delivery man."
The Su family asked for two rooms, one for men and one for women. Song Jinhe asked the waiter to boil some water and bring it up. She wanted everyone to take a shower.
Then I changed into thicker clothes because the weather suddenly turned cold in the past two days, and it was dry and cold without rain.
Gu Yueyan went forward and opened the door. The waiter came in with a bucket of hot water, followed by the shop owner who was carrying a large wooden basin in his hands.
After putting down the big wooden basin and filling it with water, the waiter left, but the shopkeeper did not leave. Instead, he closed the door and said, "I am Song Dashan, and I am here to see you. There were so many people around just now that I couldn't greet you. Please forgive me."
The shopkeeper knelt down before Song Jinhe and performed the great ceremony of a servant.
"The head of the family has told me to explain everything to my aunt when I see her."
Song Jinhe was holding Su Mibao and was startled by the shopkeeper's sudden kneeling. She didn't expect that this inn was actually the property of their Song family.
"How long has my brother been away from here? Has he heard any news about my second brother?"
Shopkeeper Song Dashan, [My aunt is still the same as when she was little, her temper hasn't changed at all, she's still as impatient as before.]
Su Mibao, hehe, looking at the age of this shopkeeper, he is about sixty years old. From the sound of it, it turns out that when he was working in the Song Mansion, he watched my mother grow up.
Song Dashan, [I have been away from the Song Mansion for almost thirty years. I never thought that in my lifetime, I would not only meet the master, but also my aunt.]
Su Mibao, oh, no wonder mother didn’t know Manager Song. It turns out that he left the Song Mansion and opened an inn here thirty years ago. At that time, my mother was less than ten years old.
Song Dashan, "The head of the family followed the Third Prince to the Northern Frontier on business. The Third Prince is noble, so he naturally wouldn't live in our small town. The head of the family only brought two guards and came to my place. He told me to give these things to my aunt."
Song Dashan opened the closet in this room and took out a wooden box. When he opened it, it was full of various gems, gold bars, and a large stack of silver bills.
"And this letter. The head of the family said that it must be opened by my aunt herself."
Song Dashan smiled, "I was afraid that I would not be able to meet my aunt, so I sent out ten men every day to guard the area. Finally, my aunt came."
Su Mibao suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the exile team was met by a waiter as soon as they entered the town. He insisted on taking the exile team to his inn. It turned out that this was all arranged by the shopkeeper Song.
After asking for instructions, Song Dashan went downstairs to arrange food.
After a while, a table full of delicious dishes was served. In the face of natural disasters, such a sumptuous meal was prepared, which showed that Shopkeeper Song was very thoughtful.
After dinner, the children went to bed, and the heads of the Su family sat together to listen to Song Jinhe talk about the situation.
"My eldest brother said that since our Great Qi sent Princess Chaoyun to marry Northern Xinjiang, and agreed to pay tribute to Northern Xinjiang every year, and open the border for mutual trade, the two countries will not fight for the time being. So we are going to the exile place in Northern Xinjiang. There is no war there, and we can settle down."
“That’s really good news.”
Madam Su nodded, "As long as there is no war, the people on both sides will be able to live and work in peace. We will settle down in the exile area for a few years, and when these children grow up, life will be better."
"What did my dear brother-in-law find out about the prisoners?"
Mrs. Su, who never got involved in family affairs, and Du Liniang, for the first time, did not take the children to rest today.
This was the first time I asked such a question, and I looked a little nervous.
Su Mibao glanced at his auntie and said, "My auntie is worried about my uncle. A husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days. My auntie and my uncle have a good relationship."
"My eldest brother specifically mentioned this in his letter. He said that since he followed the Third Prince to the north, he has sent many people to the northern border to look for my second brother and the whereabouts of our Su family general."
Especially Eighth Uncle Su Chengyi, his hands were shaking with nervousness.
"Madam, are my eldest and third brothers still alive?"
As soon as Su Chengyi said this.
Bang, Song Jinhe slapped him on the head.
"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb. If you have a foul mouth, then don't speak."
This time, no one in the Su family thought that the beating given to Su Chengyi by his wife was bad. Instead, they all stared at Su Chengyi's expression and said that, although the beating was good, it was still too light.
"I'm not afraid of my elder brother—"
Bang! Su Chengyi got hit again. This time it was not Song Jinhe who hit him, but Old Madam Su, who always favored the second son the most.
Su Chengyi shut up completely and stopped talking.
Sumibao: [Haha, I am dying of laughter. I was hit by both my own mother and wife. No one else can do this except my father.]
"My second brother was in a prisoner camp. My eldest brother sent someone to find him. He has been redeemed. General Su's personal guard was in the same prisoner camp with my second brother. My eldest brother also managed to rescue the guard."
The Su family became nervous.
Su Chengren went deep into the enemy's territory alone, and his personal guards were with him. Could it be that? "The guards said that General Su was not captured. It was just that they went deep into the enemy's territory alone, and most of them were captured. Only a small number of people followed General Su to break out. On the way back to Yanjing, they learned about the Yanjing Incident, and could only take people to hide in the mountains of Beiyue."
"That's great. Thank God, my son is still alive."
Old Madam Su cried with joy.
Du Liniang was even more in tears.
After experiencing a major change in the family, as long as people are alive, it is the greatest blessing.
"The guards said that General Su took the remaining 3,000 troops and hid in the mountains of North Vietnam and built a base. He was captured during a raid and became a prisoner."
Su Mibao, [That's great. My second uncle has been redeemed. Not only is my uncle alive, he also has 3,000 soldiers. That's great. When we get to the place of exile, we can build a new city. Hehe, if we can get all the 100,000 Su family soldiers here, wouldn't it be a new Yanjing? ]
Everyone was happy that their relatives were still alive, and no one paid much attention to the voice of their little ancestor.
"Mom, don't cry. My eldest brother also said in the letter that he sent someone to pass the news of the third prince going north to General Su. General Su has already raided Yanjing at night and rescued my third brother from prison."
Hearing this, Su Chengyi could no longer hold back, tears streaming down her face, and she hugged Madam Su tightly, "Mom, my eldest brother and third brother are still alive. Mom, mom."
In the battle of Yanjing, it was said that all nine generals of the Su family had died. His father and brother died, and he was the only one left alive. How could he have the face to live, how could he have the face to see his mother?
This huge rock really weighed heavily on Su Chengyi's heart.
Now, it has finally been moved.
"Okay, don't cry. We are still five hundred miles away from the exile area in the northern border. We will arrive there soon. Then, our family will be reunited."
The eldest, second, third and eighth sons are all still alive. Old Madam Su feels that the dark clouds of the day have all dissipated.
God blessed the Su family and left her with four sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.
The Su family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and God will not let them be destroyed.