Currently, the border battles are mostly small-scale, with frequent clashes but no major conflict, because neither side can afford to suffer heavy losses. The Great Jin Dynasty urgently needs time to recuperate, as it has not yet recovered from the wounds of internal strife.
The Hu people suffered several defeats and also lost a lot of money. In addition, they encountered Zhong Yiqing, a tough opponent, making it difficult to take Jiagu Pass again.
“My uncle has been studying military strategy books for the past few years and has spent more than a year at the border. He combines theory with practice, and I believe it won’t be long before he can completely defeat the Hu people,” Ye Moxun analyzed.
"How long is 'not long'? It's been almost two years now, even if it's fast, it'll still be several years, right?" Song Zhuiyan sighed, regretting that she hadn't let him go to the border.
Alas, the human heart is always complex and contradictory.
When the enemy comes to our doorstep, we always hope that heroes will come to save the country and bear the burden for us. But when it is our own family members' turn to go, we hope that they will not go and let others take the hits!
Ye Moxun was silent for a moment. If this war could be finished in three to five years, that would be considered fast. If things went badly, there would be a shortage of food, internal turmoil, and the people would rise up in rebellion because they were starving. In that case, the war could last for ten years or more.
Therefore, the new emperor is also stepping up efforts to get the people to grow grain. Only by stabilizing the people can the foundation be stabilized. How can the people be stabilized? Of course, by ensuring that they have enough to eat and wear.
However, with sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, the food problem of the Great Jin Dynasty will soon be solved, the people will have hope for the future, and the Great Jin Dynasty will recover quickly.
Just as Ye Moxun had envisioned, the war would end in three years. When Zhong Qingyi returned in triumph, she would be incredibly powerful, exuding an aura of dominance, displaying an imposing presence, showing no mercy to her family, and being utterly impartial.
Well, that's a story for later. In short, things went wrong at the last minute, and everyone's lives were thrown into chaos by 'Zhong Qingyi,' almost destroying the world.
In the evening, Song Tantan woke up from a nap, and her expression suddenly froze for a moment in her daze. "Oh no, I forgot something."
What's up?
They forgot about the person and left them on the street, only to remember them now. That's really terrible!
"Ah Xun, Ah Xun, are you there?" Song Tantan rushed out after getting dressed. Ye Moxun's courtyard was right next door, but she didn't go over there. Instead, she shouted loudly in that direction, "Ah Xun, have you brought Tian Qi and the others back yet?"
Ye Moxun had just gotten up and was about to leave his room when he heard Song Tantan's voice from next door. Hearing this, he slapped his forehead in annoyance and quickly called the housekeeper over.
"Go to North Street to pick up a few people. The driver is a big guy named Tian Qi, he's mute, and there are eight children with him..."
The steward accepted the order and immediately went out with a servant to fetch the person.
Then Ye Moxun turned and went to the neighboring courtyard. At this time, Song Tantan was standing at the door with her hair disheveled. When she saw him coming, she immediately came to greet him.
"Ah Xun, we've forgotten about Tian Qi and the others. Do you think they might run away on their own? Wouldn't that mean I wasted all that money buying them?" It turns out she was just worried about the money.
Ye Moxun chuckled and said, "They can't possibly run away. They won't find a better master than us. At least Tian Qi is reluctant to leave. No one but you can let him eat to his heart's content."
Hearing him say that, Song Tantan felt relieved. Her wrinkled little face relaxed, and she smiled and said, "That's right, Tianqi is the easiest to raise. I have plenty of food, so I can feed him well and he won't run away. With him watching over him, no one else can run away either."
So her feeding was quite effective.
On the street, Xiao Banxia leaned against Chonglou's chest and asked in a soft, aggrieved voice, "Big brother, does Master not want us anymore? Why hasn't he come to pick us up yet?"
"No, they're probably too busy, so they haven't thought of taking us back yet." Chonglou wasn't sure either, but he still gently comforted his sister.
Tian Qi paced back and forth outside the carriage. He was hungry; he hadn't eaten for two meals. Since following his new master, he had been eating three meals a day, each one filling. Now that he suddenly had nothing to eat, he felt anxious and frantic.
Will his owner find him too greedy and throw him away?
The others were also in a panic, hanging their heads and remaining silent. Some even started to sob quietly. Zicao cried the hardest, tears streaming down her face.
She had been with her master for some time now, and she had gradually gotten used to it. She could eat her fill and didn't have to be beaten or scolded. Her master and the servants were also quite kind, so she accepted this kind of life.
She had barely prepared herself mentally when she was abandoned again. Thinking about what to do next, she cried even more bitterly.
Yu Zhu pursed her lips, a hint of annoyance and unease flashing in her calm eyes. No matter how mature she was, she was still just a ten-year-old child, and she would also be afraid and worried.
The two masters seemed quite mature for their young age, but it turns out they were unreliable. They bought a group of servants and brought them back from afar. It's impossible for them to actually abandon them, since they paid money for them; that much is certain.
But it was getting dark and no one had come to pick them up yet, which was really worrying.
"I told you to ask one by one, but you insisted on not doing it. Now look what's happened, we've been waiting and waiting for hours and it's all for nothing." Suoyang was annoyed and couldn't help but vent his anger on Yuzhu.
Yu Zhu straightened up and looked at him coldly. "Now you're yelling at me and blaming me? Where were you before? You can go ask someone yourself. Who stopped you?"
"Alright, stop arguing. We're already in a bad mood enough, why do you still have the energy to argue? We've already waited, so let's just wait. If no one comes looking for us tomorrow, we'll sell the horse and find our own way out."
If their owner doesn't even remember them tomorrow, then they really don't want them anymore, so they naturally have to find a way to survive.
The carriage suddenly became noisy, with several children arguing and shouting, creating a chaotic scene that looked like it was about to get out of control.
Suddenly, they heard someone outside asking, "Are you Tian Qi? Young Master sent me to pick you up. Come with me."
The steward has just confirmed that there are eight children in the carriage, which matches the young master's description, and the approximate location where the carriage is stopped also matches.
The easiest thing to confirm was that the big boy in front of him was mute. He had been guarding the carriage the whole time and hadn't left. He looked very honest and simple.
Tian Qi nodded vigorously, gesturing with his hands, as if to ask if he was sent by his master and why he had only arrived now.
But the butler couldn't understand his sign language, so he waved his hand and said, "Come back with me first, we can talk about it later."
At this moment, Yuzhu poked her head out and asked, "Steward, did Young Master Ye and Miss Song send you to pick us up?"
Although they usually call each other "master," Yu Zhu knows the names of the two masters, and she wanted to confirm it.
The steward glanced back at Yuzhu, and upon seeing her, he realized something was amiss. His attitude softened considerably. "That's right, my young master and young lady sent me. I am the steward of the Zhong family. May I ask who you are, young lady?"
"My name is Yuzhu, and my owner bought me."
Yu Zhu smiled slightly, and then didn't say anything more about when. She knew why the housekeeper was acting this way; it must be because she looked somewhat like the master.
Unfortunately, she was just a maid who had been bought, how could she be compared to her master?
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