Deep in the bamboo forest is my home

Chapter 77

He Xiaohua dug out all the water bags at home, boiled the water, let it cool down, poured it into the bag, and tied the mouth of the bag tightly with a rope.Ten large and small water bags were filled, and all of them were thrown into the cellar.

Turn out the old quilts at home, take advantage of the good weather, dry them in the sun for two days, cut hay stalks to dry, tie them into rows, spread them in the cellar, put a layer of mats on top, and then spread the quilts.Medicinal oils, herbs, etc., are stuffed into jars, and they are also placed in the cellar.

A family of three is busy doing various preparations.When the villagers found that Xiao Zhu and Yang Li were missing, they all said that Xiao Min couldn't stand the cold, and Xiao Zhu and his wife took Xiao Min to the south to escape the winter.The villagers are simple and honest, and they don't think much about it.

When the bacon was dried and hidden in the cellar, new news came from the north.The North Camp was breached, and the barbarians went straight to the town of the prefecture, and Anhua became an isolated city.

Hearing the news, Yang Yan'er was stunned for a long time, Liang Xiu kept sobbing, Master Liang hugged her husband, tears streaming down her face.

"Isn't there no definite news yet? Since there is no, then it is safe." Yang Yan'er said word by word, not even aware of the surprised eyes of others looking at her, "Boy is safe, and we are also safe. , don’t make them worry.”

The villagers shook their heads and sighed.Liang Xiu pounced on Yang Yan'er, hugging him and crying. "I know you're not feeling well. Why are we two so miserable?"

"I don't cry. I still have to make clothes for the kid. I'm blind from crying, what should I do?" Gently pushed Liang Xiu away, lowered her head and picked up the needlework, and continued to make clothes. The villagers sighed for a while, and left one after another.Liang Xiu was carried home by Master Liang.At the entrance of the village, only Yang Yan'er was left guarding alone.

The family members of Nanhe Village are waiting for the news of Xiaohu who stays in Anhua and does not know whether he is alive or dead.Xiaohu, who stayed in Anhua, looked to the south, feeling uneasy.

"There is nothing to be afraid of. Killing people is nothing more than nodding." At the foot of the city wall, Liang Qi pulled a group of recruits to encourage them, "Men are all big men, and crying is something that husbands can do. If you kill it, kill it." If you don’t kill the barbarian, the barbarian will rush over and chop off your younger brother, Fu Lang. Do you want to see Fu Lang, your younger brother being chopped into two pieces by the barbarian, or you rush forward and chop the barbarian off his horse.”

A group of boys in rough clothes looked at Liang Qi, and many of them had their eyes shining, "Hack the barbarian to death, hack the barbarian to death."

"Yes." Liang Qi waved his palm fiercely, and his palm swiped down from the air, making a beheading motion, "If you cut off the barbarian, everyone's family can live. Cut! Cut! Cut!"

It was the first time to kill someone, and the boy who hesitated in the face of the red blood was aroused, raised his palm and waved it desperately, "Chop! Chop! Chop!"

On the city wall, He Xiaohu looked at Liang Qi, who knew that Liang Qi was only on the battlefield for the first time, facing barbarians for the first time, encountering life and death for the first time.

Others don't know, but he, He Xiaohu, knows it clearly.When you saw Liang Qi leading the army rushing to the top of the city for the first time to kill the barbarian attack, when you saw Liang Qi hiding in a corner, facing bloody hands, vomiting non-stop, when you saw Liang Qi couldn't eat, but cheered up , Checking the city defense time and time again, the scale in He Xiaohu's heart slowly moved.

"Everyone, let's go, eat well, keep your spirits up, and give those barbarians a tough meal tonight."

The boys scattered cheering.

Liang Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at He Xiaohu, "Why, look, those boys are only a little short, as long as they pass this test, they will be the two of them."

"The barbarians have 5000 soldiers stationed below the city, and we only have 1." When the boys walked away, He Xiaohu told the truth without haste. "Even if one is worth two, that's [-] people."

Liang Qi curled his lips, "Ten days earlier, you already said that, look, we still have 5000 people, and it's not that the barbarians outside couldn't get in."

The two walked along the base of the city wall to check the soldiers repairing the city wall.

"I said, He Xiaohu, you said that the barbarians can't make it through spring. It's only ten days away from New Year's Eve. Could it be that the barbarians will retreat when it's New Year's Eve?"

"The Hu people launched an attack brazenly in winter. It is absolutely because of the lack of food and grass that they cannot survive the winter. Since there is no food, the Hu people must have conquered a city and replenished it once. Anhua has dragged them for more than ten days. The food obtained from the two cities in front The consumption should be about the same. If the Hu people want to get food, they can only harvest food from neighboring villages..."

"So you sent people in advance to notify those farmers to harvest early, and you bought grain and chicken from them at a high price, and let them flee into the mountains or into the city, cutting off the livelihood of the barbarians."

"That is also supported by Mr. Huang and the wealthy households in Anhua City." Huang Yun is the county magistrate of Anhua City, and he is the seventh rank.He Xiaohu's boss.

"Even if you want to, you have to figure out a way." Liang Qi didn't care.I used to know that Xiaohu was quick-witted, but I didn't expect him to have a different temperament after studying.What kind of temperament, Liang Qi can't tell, it's the kind of literati and counselors around General Junwei in the general's mansion, that kind of thing that seems to be called city mansion, or strategy.

"As long as you get through the New Year's Eve, once the barbarian retreats and Anhua City is saved, everyone will have a lively New Year. What are you doing with a sad face?"

It's not easy to stay up until the New Year's Eve.The Hu people's attacks became more and more fierce every time. They must also know that they can't defeat Anhua, so they can only retreat.There is no food in winter, and spring is the season for all things to grow. Although it is better than winter, the barbarians who still lack food, how can they survive.If the race wants to survive, it can only migrate to the north and plunder those weaker tribes.

Defeat Anhua, get supplies, and advance to Fucheng.Fortunately, the Fucheng was captured. Even if the attack could not continue, with the three cities in hand, the Hu people had greater mobility in the winter and spring they survived.Whether it is peace talks, or directly use the city as the stronghold of the Hu people, and let the Hu people live for generations, it depends on the wishes of the leaders of the Hu people.

He Xiaohu couldn't tell Liang Qi about these things, he could only tell Liang Qi to take advantage of the time when the barbarians didn't attack, to train the soldiers well, and choose boys of the right age from the common people in the city to fill in the lack of numbers in the army.

Liang Qi responded one by one.

Beside the city wall, there were craftsmen instructing the people to grind stones, and baskets of stones polished to a moderate size were transported to the top of the city.The houses near the city wall were all demolished. The wood was used for fire and warmth, and the stone was used for grinding. A hundred meters away from the city wall, various herbs were piled up outside the houses. Pick up the medical kit and go to and from the huts.

There was a big battle last night, and the houses for wounded soldiers were full of people.Those who were slightly injured were packed with medicine and sent to sleep and rest in the next row of houses. Those who were seriously injured were treated in the first row of houses.

Everyone performed their duties, nervous but not flustered.

"You really shouldn't be a county magistrate. The county magistrate is in charge of your studies and studies. Look at these," Liang Qiqiu pointed at the surrounding layout, "I should really recommend you to General Junwei as a..." Liang Qi thought Not knowing what position to take, and afraid of losing face in front of He Xiaohu, "I just want to find a position for you."

He Xiaohu smiled and didn't take it to heart.

Seeing that Xiaohu didn't answer, Liang Qi lost interest in continuing the topic just now, and caught up a few steps, "Hey, He Xiaohu, you look to the south every day, what are you looking at?"

"I'm looking at Nanhe Village."

Liang Qi faltered in his steps, and forced a smile on his face, "Nanhe Village is very safe, what's there to see. He Xiaohu, you hit me once, and I remember it clearly. Let me tell you, when this battle is over, I will You must get it back." Liang Qi waved his fist deliberately.

"I stay in Anhua alone, life and death are unknown. Ah, how can I rest assured. Xiaohua, with Mu Sheng staying with him... Mu Sheng has a lot of people, so he must know something, maybe he has arranged for Xiaohua to hide to the south The eldest brother and the others, as well as the fourth, may all be sent away. I have nothing to worry about. It's just that Ah..." Yangtian sighed, "Ama and Daddy are absolutely unwilling to leave Nanhe Village." Turning around abruptly , looking straight ahead, outside the city, the black banner of the barbarians fluttered in the wind, "I, He Xiaohu, will not let the barbarians take a step south. I, He Xiaohu, will not back down."

Liang Qi looked at the young man under the sun, and couldn't help but feel proud, "Okay, I, Liang Qi, you and He Xiaohu, will guard this Anhua City together."

"Don't you hate me?"

The brightness in He Xiaohu's eyes dazzled Liang Qi, "The general can hold a boat in his belly!" Liang Qi patted his chest and replied loudly.

"Liang Qi, when the matter here is over, you and I are ordered to go back, and the affairs of the Liang and He families will be cancelled, and the past will not be brought up again, okay?"

Liang Qi's smile became bitter, "I really want to mention it, but you, the He family, are willing to mention it to me. All these years, it turned out to be my wishful thinking. He treats Xiaohua... all right?"

"Xiaohua has spent half of these years with Mu Sheng in Gyeongju." He Xiaohu said something else.

Liang Qi's smile became stiff.

"After this year, Xiao Hua will be fifteen. When we go back, we will be able to attend Xiao Hua's wedding."

Liang Qi turned his face away, "Fifteen, hehe, when I left, he was only ten years old. I thought he could go back in two years at most..." Xiaohu still noticed the slight tremor in his voice.Xiaohu sighed, Liang Qi, Liang Qi has all the responsibilities that a kid should have, but he was too assertive back then.If not...or Xiao Hua and Liang Qi are not bad together.The matter has come to this point, it should be stopped and continued, and it will be disrupted instead.

He Xiaohu deliberately stabbed another sentence, "When Xiao Hua gets married, maybe a year later, I will have another nephew. I don't know if Xiao Huasheng's children will be more like Xiao Hua, or more like Mu Sheng."

Liang Qi seemed to be unable to withstand the cold in the wind, and his body couldn't help shaking, "Mmm, um, they all look alike, look alike."

"Xiao Si must be nine years old. I heard that Xiao Si is very mischievous and often annoys Ah Mo." Xiao Hu gently avoided the subject.

Little four?Liang Qi suddenly remembered that early morning, in front of the small courtyard of the He family, a child less than four years old opened a pair of beautiful big eyes, boldly stretched out his little finger, and made an agreement with himself.

Agreement?yes!Two years agreement!

Liang Qi regretted, how could he forget this.But since Xiao Si is Xiao Hua's younger brother, I have to go back when the war is over. When I go back, if Xiao Si still remembers the agreement, I will teach him two tricks honestly.