sinovels Chapter 56 Half a Year...
Chapter 56 Half a Year...
Time flies, and it is half a year in a hurry.
Kou Zhong never thought that he would meet Xiao Shi in this situation. He heard a report from his spies that thousands of refugees were coming to Liangdu collectively. He once thought it was an army of some force in disguise.He went out of the city to investigate in person, and when he was more than 20 miles away from the refugees, he knew he was wrong.
Because he heard the familiar ringtone, which is full of warmth and hope. No matter how depressed and desperate people are, hearing such ringtones will inspire courage to face no matter how unfortunate life is.Soul Seizing Bell, the bell originally used to steal people's souls, in Xiao Shi's hands, can inspire people's hearts and give people new life.
Kou Zhong showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, it has been more than half a year, and finally we will see each other again.
Hastily confessed to his subordinates, and used his lightness kung fu to the limit. From a distance, he saw the person in the center of the crowd at a glance.
Taller, thinner, but not dark.
grown up.
Xiao Shiruo raised his head when he felt something, tears filled his eyes, and threw himself on Kou Zhong with infinite grievance: "Brother Zhong!"
Kou Zhong caught him: "What's wrong? Someone bullied you?"
Xiao Shi looked at the crowd.
Kou Zhong followed his gaze, and saw that the group of refugees, except that they were dressed more like refugees, they were energetic and complexioned, they did not look like refugees at all.Did they bully Xiaoshi?Impossible, just rely on them?
Xiao Shi smirked: "Those people, leave it to you."
Kou Zhong was full of doubts: "Who are they, why are you with them? Shouldn't you be by Ning Daoqi's side?"
"Ah?" Why should he be by Master's side?
Kou Zhong knew what he was thinking when he saw his expression, he frowned and said: "After Ziling received Sister Susu, he changed the road to pick you up. Shi Qingxuan said that you left with your master, isn't that true? What happened? What's up?"
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In Kou Zhong's Marshal's Mansion, Shi Zhixuan is drinking tea leisurely, while Xiao Shi is facing the joint trial of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.
Xu Ziling said: "Miss Qingxuan said that you left a letter saying that you would go to Baling with me, what happened? I remember when we parted, I asked you if you would go with me, and you said firmly that you would stay Accompany your sister, then turn around and run away alone! If you want to stay alone, just say no, who will force you not to, why lie?"
Xiao Shi said with a guilty conscience, "I'm afraid you are worried."
"That way we're even more worried!"
Xiao Shi recalled the consequences of that sneak away: a broken leg.He was even more guilty, he dared not tell Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling about this matter even if he was beaten to death.I had no choice but to act coquettishly and fool around: "I didn't run for long, I was caught by Master on the first day, and I sent a letter to my sister."
Xu Ziling still had many doubts in his heart, let it go with a cold snort, and said, "Then why don't you stay by Ning Daoqi's side obediently, why are you running around?"
Xiao Shidao: "Master is irresponsible, hand me over to Uncle Kong Su and leave."
Then he raised his hand and swore: "Then I didn't take a single step away from Master Kong Su. If you don't believe me, ask."
Shi Zhixuan nodded helplessly.
Who didn't leave who?Ah Shi really knows how to avoid the important and take the light when speaking.
Regarding the matter of leaving Youlin Xiaogu without authorization, he only said that he was caught by the master, without mentioning his broken leg; when talking about Ning Daoqi entrusting him to himself, he only said that he had never left himself, and did not mention threatening him at all. Sneaking away from the Taoist temple.
"Now tell me about the refugees!"
Whenever refugees are mentioned, Xiao Shi is full of bitterness.
"That day when my uncle and I were wandering in the mountains, we met a family of unlucky ghosts who had been starving for two days without food, so I told them that grass roots are also edible, and treated them to a meal of fish. Who knew that they would meet again at night. When I saw them, they were digging grass roots all over the ground... I was worried that they would starve to death, so I taught them what to eat. Unexpectedly, after three days, I met them again, and it turned out that they lost their way again!"
"So I agreed to take them out of the mountain out of good intentions. The bad luck is on this!" Xiao Shi was furious, "I took them, but before I went out, I met a bunch of people who were worse than them. They actually chatted with each other. I got on, and then followed behind my carriage. The next day I went out of the mountain, and the family of the unlucky ghosts left, but the new wave of people followed, so I had to tell them how to get food, and Uncle Yang gave them Draw a map, analyze the various forces... But some of them are sick, some are hungry and can't walk on the road, I can't help it, so let them follow for two days! But who knows that there are so many refugees on the road , In just two days, there are more than 100 people following me, not counting those who left! The old ones, the young ones, the sick ones, the disabled ones... they still look like they are where they go. , the numbness of where the dead are buried, makes people uncomfortable to see."
Xu Ziling stroked Xiao Shi's head and said: "Xiao Shi is the most soft-hearted. If it were ordinary people, throwing them a few buns and a few copper coins is already a rare kindness. Only Xiao Shi will be careful about their future. In case they starve to death, teach them how to find food; in case they die in war, find a place for them to live in, and help them draw a map. When have they ever seen such kind-hearted people? Wood, will naturally hold on tightly."
"But it's very troublesome... I asked my uncle to find a way, and he threw me a book of medical skills!" As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Zhixuan angrily, Shi Zhixuan smiled wryly, Xiao Shi continued: "I will finally cure the sick person , when I raised the weak and sent them away...there are nearly a thousand people following me..."
"Although food is easy to find, it can't stand the crowds..." Xiao Shi said with a bitter face, "They couldn't find anything to eat, so they came to look at me eagerly, especially those children, with small faces. Those who are hungry are left with a pair of big scary eyes. They look at me eagerly, and I look eagerly at Shishu... Shishu is omnipotent!"
"My uncle told me that these people are refugees from the war, not the famine. Brother Zhong Geling, do you know the difference between them?"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling saw him looking like a pedantic, and pretended to think about it, Kou Zhongcai said: "Is it true that refugees in a famine eat up all the food that can be exchanged for food before starting to go into exile, while people in wars often leave all their food?" Do you keep all your belongings by your side?"
"Brother Zhong is so smart!" Xiao Shi said: "I didn't guess it at the time, my uncle told me! They have money, but they can't buy food during the war... So I collected their property and registered it , buy food and then distribute it to them... No matter where it is, the master will always find a way to buy food!"
Seeing Xiao Shi proudly talking about Shi Zhixuan, Xu Ziling frowned slightly.
Seeing Xu Ziling's expression, Shi Zhixuan was thoughtful.
"Although the matter has been resolved, when will such a day be the end? I sent away a batch in the morning, and counted the number in the evening, and it didn't decrease but increased... So I thought of sneaking. I walked for three days, so I feel relieved No, I came back to take a peek, and found that most of the people were still waiting there, dizzy from hunger, so I went back..."
"Just like that, five months have passed, and the number of people is always around 1000. Alas, I'm so annoying! Who knows that many newcomers would say that they want to join Kou Shaoshuai! I knew it was you when I heard it, so I'm happy It’s broken, just walk all the way here! They know that this time they have a purpose, so they don’t follow, so there are more and more... and then it’s like this! Oh, it’s finally here, my The suffering is over! Brother Zhong, I leave it all to you!"
Kou Zhong smiled: "You know how to make trouble for me!"
Xiao Shi smiled and said, "Who asked you to be my elder brother! Isn't elder brother just for cleaning up troubles?"
"Kou Zhong, Kou Zhong!" Endless loud voices sounded outside the door, and then he saw him striding in with a person.The man looked to be in his 30s, gentle and handsome, with plain and clean clothes, he stumbled into the door after being dragged endlessly.
Xiao Shi called out: "Brother Endless, long time no see, why are you dragging Mr. Du?"
"Ah, hello, Xiaoshi!" Wu Wuji said hello in a hurry, and dragged someone to Kou Zhong in the future: "Kou Zhong, you said, as long as I can find a qualified city lord for you, you can take me to find Duke Yang." Treasure house! No, it's him!"
Kou Zhong looked at Yan Sheng, stood up and said, "This is..."
The man bowed his hands and said: "Du Cheng, born late, has met the young commander, and hoped that the young commander would give us refugees a place to stay."
"Brother Zhong," Xiao Shi said, "Mr. Du is...well, the manager of the refugees?"
"Are the refugees still in charge?"
"There are more people and more things along the way. Children come to me when they are sick, come to me when the road is broken, and even come to me if the wheels fall off... I am getting bored, so my uncle will teach me to find literate people and make them After doing statistics, those who can read, see a doctor, repair cars, and mend clothes...Unified management, I found that everything is very simple once it is in the hands of Mr. Du, so I let him do it. Just sit in the carriage and ring the bell."
Xiao Shi looked like I was smart and came to praise me, but Kou Zhong didn't see it, so he bowed his hands to Du Cheng and said, "Mr.
Du Cheng turned his head and bowed: "I am willing to work for the young marshal."
He was overjoyed, and said: "Look at what I said, it's okay, thousands of refugees are managed by him in an orderly manner, and they don't look like refugees at all... You don't know, I gave them a quick lottery, and this time it will be over. I started to build by myself, logging, leveling, clearing bushes, looking for food, watching children... I couldn't find any idlers... Absolutely a great talent! Being a small city owner is absolutely no problem .”
Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Why do I think it would be better for Mr. Du to run the army?"
"How is it possible?" Endless was greatly annoyed: "Xiao Ling, you can't be so rude, I haven't seen Wan Wan for half a year! Besides, he has thin arms and legs, what kind of battle is he fighting..."
"Xiaoling is playing tricks on you," Kou Zhong said, "For the sake of finding Mr. Du, I promised you that I will take you there when the time comes, okay?"
Endless joy: "Hurry up! With this little property in your hand, after settling these refugees, there will be very little left. Hurry up and find Duke Yang's treasury!"
"You want to see your aunt soon, right?"
Du Cheng said displeasedly: "Although we are refugees, refugees are also people. They have hands and feet. Why do we need resettlement? The young commander only needs to set aside a piece of land for us to cultivate and survive. We still have some food in our hands. Can support."
Kou Zhong said with a smile: "Mr. Du's remark is off the mark. Since they are in my Kou Zhong's territory, they are my Kou Zhong's people. Is there any reason to let them fend for themselves? It is said that everyone gathers firewood and burns like a flame, even if they don't When food is scarce, manpower and tools are always needed.”
Du Cheng said apologetically, "It's because Du didn't think carefully... Another thing is that there are 730 young and strong people in the refugee group. They were soldiers from the Sui Dynasty..."
His eyes turned to Xiao Shi, and Xiao Shi explained to Kou Zhong: "On the road, I encountered Sui soldiers robbing refugees. They are not allowed to go, and I have saved hundreds of them in half a year. They are very capable. They pull carts, repair bridges, lay roads, manage discipline, and collect firewood and vegetables to watch the children. They are very useful! Now it’s here anyway, Brother Zhong. Just let them go..."
Du Cheng shook his head and said, "Wan Sheng is willing to go as far as possible along the way, and the rest are left voluntarily... Shi Lang, I remember I told you."
Xiao Shi scratched his head: "Is there?"
Du Cheng was speechless, ignored him, and said to Kou Zhong: "Those people will never do evil again under the influence of Shi Lang. They joined the army when they were young, and they don't know how to make a living other than fighting..."
Kou Zhongxi said: "This is a great thing. In the young commander's army, most of them are new troops who have not trained for half a year..."
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Kou Zhong took Du Cheng and Wu WuXian to resettle the refugees, Shi Zhixuan stood up and said: "I heard that Ziling likes to fight the enemy with bare hands, it happens that the old man is also good at boxing... how about we go to learn from each other?"