The original owner still felt a lingering fear when he thought of the massacre that happened in the 20th year of Jingtai. Even Qiao Xin, who was used to seeing life and death, felt uncomfortable when she recalled this memory.
That year, the original owner and his father were planning to sell furs in the direction of the capital. They happened to pass by Jiangcheng and heard that the last emperor was on tour there. They thought that there would be many dignitaries there, and maybe they could take this opportunity to sell the furs for a good price.
They could think so, and so could other small vendors. Suddenly, Xiaojiang City, which could only accommodate 30,000 to 50,000 people, was crowded with people, and prices skyrocketed!
The original owner and his father couldn't afford to stay in the inn, so they had to choose to find a place to stay in Youzhi Mountain outside the city, which was not worth mentioning for hunters like them.
But it was this choice that allowed him to escape the fate of being slaughtered, but also allowed him to witness a massacre with his own eyes.
It was as if a group of foreigners suddenly appeared out of nowhere overnight and were able to break through the pass and enter the prosperous land in the heart of Dajing. The last emperor fled without a fight and left Jiangcheng overnight. What was even more tragic was that he took away all the city guards of Jiangcheng at once, leaving Jiangcheng unguarded and the people in the city like lambs to be slaughtered. If they fell behind, the families of the nobles and officials and the people who had no power to resist would be miserable.
Two days of brutal massacres and looting turned Jiangcheng into a living hell. It was the current emperor, the former King Jing, who led his troops to drive away the butchers.
After hearing about this incident, most of the noble families in the capital hung up white banners. As many people were separated from their wives and children, as many people hated the cowardly last emperor.
Qiao Xin's voice remained calm, [We found you guys among the dead.]
The original owner had never really started a family in her life, and her relationship with their adoptive father was in name only. That person said he was Yun Ting's bodyguard. When she was seriously injured, they rescued her and changed her appearance while she was recovering for half a year. It was just to give her three sons a decent identity. That's why she got this marriage certificate. As soon as he recovered from his injury, he went out to inquire about the news, and there has been no news since then. He gave her these things before leaving. He repeatedly told her not to show them to others unless it was absolutely necessary.
[Later, the last emperor was driven off the throne, and the world was in chaos. Your grandfather and I had no choice but to take you to hide from place to place, and finally settled down in this valley. Although life was hard, we all survived at least...]
Qiao Xin's calm voice echoed in the house. Those thrilling scenes and the difficult days seemed like nothing when they came out of her mouth.
But now that the three brothers have begun to shoulder family responsibilities, they can still relive how difficult those initial days on the run were.
The lights in the side room flickered. Qiao Xin was not used to the dark environment. She wanted to light candles in every corner, but her family would not allow it.
Qiao Yunqing's face was gloomy. His adoptive mother had never mentioned these past events to him before!
"Is mother going to chase us away?" Qiao Yunqing raised his eyelids, and the voice seemed to have rolled around in his throat several times before it came out.
Qiao Xin rubbed her aching forehead and said, "I'm not trying to drive you away. It's just that you should have the right to know. If someone comes to your door one day, you will be too passive.
Logically speaking, with the importance that wealthy families place on their children, you shouldn't have experienced this. When I rescued you, you were all far away from the main force. Apart from the bodies of a few guards, there were no servants, wet nurses, or maids. I don't know what's going on behind this.
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne and the world has been stabilized, there are opportunities everywhere, but this place is too poor, too hard, and too remote. It is very disadvantageous to us. I plan to go to a more affluent place. "
[Mom, are you moving? ]
[Can we not move? Don’t you see what our family is like? Apart from these thatched houses, what else do we have? Our children are almost starving to death! The village hasn’t given us a piece of land for so many years, and we can’t even rent a few cents. The villagers in Xiaoyao Village are too xenophobic. Except for Doctor Zhao who is grateful for your grandfather’s life-saving grace and treats our family kindly, other families have never sincerely accepted us.
Let's go to a big city. There are always more opportunities. We can't let Auntie and Yirui and other children live without food. Your grandfather and I were wrong before. We thought we could just hide here. But we don't know that the great secluded people hide in the world, and the small secluded people hide in the forest. 】
After hearing these words, Qiao Yunqing was finally sure that the person in front of him was not his adoptive mother. His adoptive mother was just a hunter girl. She was a bit brave and could recognize a few words, but she definitely could not say such a thing.
Winter is coming, and the shabby thatched house of the Qiao family will definitely not be able to withstand the cold winter. The adults survived this time last year, but Qiao Yunting's little daughter was gone. If there is heavy snow again this winter, the thatched house may collapse, and if someone is crushed to death, this family will be even more tragic.
Looking at the clothes of adults and children, except for Qiao Yunqing who was wearing a little more decent clothes, the clothes worn by the adults and children were basically not ill-fitting. Qiao Yunxin and Qiao Yunting were wearing waistcoats in such late autumn. Usually they were dirty and messy, so I didn't dare to wash them hard, for fear that they would get rotten if I rubbed them!
Cold and hunger have always been the two biggest challenges facing mankind. The lifelong pursuit of most people in this world is nothing more than to have enough food and warm clothing.
She couldn’t do anything about it before, but no one can die this year.
Qiao Xin fumbled around the edge of the box, and with a click, she opened the secret layer at the bottom of the box, revealing a neatly arranged layer of small silver ingots, ten taels each, a total of twenty in total. The three brothers Qiao Yunxin stood up in shock. Their mother actually had this trick up her sleeve?
Even Qiao Yunqing didn't know about this. No wonder the adoptive mother was able to bring Taiming safely to the capital under such difficult circumstances.
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