Chapter 46 Happy to be a father

The room with the window open, because there was no light, still looked dark under the little moonlight.

Blind Bei is sitting at the table. There are a lot of documents on the table, useful and useless. He needs to organize and classify them.

Suddenly,

her body trembled slightly, and a solemn look appeared on her face.

A strong murderous intention suddenly appeared from the back house. Although it was well controlled, it was still sensed by the blind man Bei who had the ability to detect spiritual power.

However, in the blink of an eye, the murderous intention was quickly annihilated and disappeared completely.

In the first moment, Blind Bei figured out who the owner of the murderous intention was.

But he didn't know whether this murderous intention was caught by him or whether it was deliberately... leaked to him.

It is not clear,

this murderous intention,

is directed at himself,

or at his... old father.

…

…

In the early morning,

the first ray of sunlight shines into the house,

Then,

dressed **, washed **, ate **,

Even when he had already walked out of the room and came to the yard,

Today’s teaching is about to begin. When I think of Liang Cheng’s nails yesterday, I suddenly feel bad.

“A sneeze!”

Zheng Fan sneezed and his eyes felt a little stuffy.

I sniffed and felt that there was a burning smell in the air. Looking up, I could still see ashes swirling in the sky.

Is this burning straw?

Not to mention that the season is not right now, even if they are to be burned, it is impossible to pile them up in the city and burn them, right?

Just in time, Zheng Fan saw Fangcao walking past with a piece of cloth in her hand. When she stopped to salute him, Zheng Fan asked:

"Is it outside?" What are you burning?"

Fangcao was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and replied:

"Master, many families outside are burning paper money."

"Qingming Festival is not happening at this time. Could it be a specific festival here?"

In this world, at least in the east, the cultural customs are different from the world Zheng Fan lived in before. There is no difference, but it doesn’t seem too strange if there is an extra festival similar to Qingming Festival in a year.

"No, Master, it's the civilian men who were sent out to transport the baggage during the last expedition and returned."

Zheng Fan opened his mouth, and the barbarian cavalry that night appeared in his mind again. The scene of rushing into the supply camp seemed like it happened yesterday, but in fact, it had been quite a while since the night attack ended.

"Come backHow many...how many have come back? "

"There seem to be only two or three hundred people, so starting from this morning, many families in the city began to hold funerals. "

"Oh, um, okay, you go and do your work. ”

“Yes, Master, I have something to give you.” ”

Fangcao gave Zheng Fan a slight blessing, hugged her things and left.

Zheng Fan breathed a long sigh of relief. The last time Zhenbei Houfu commanded two troops from Hutou City, Of the three thousand civilians, only one tenth could come back;

You can imagine how many families in Hutou City were attending funerals at this time.

And they were all. The backbone of the family has not returned. Even in modern times, when the breadwinner of a family is gone, it is not easy for the remaining woman to support a family, let alone the current environment. It’s like the sky of this family has collapsed.

“My lord? "

Siniang's voice came from behind Zheng Fan.

"Huh... I was shocked. "

"The slave family was abrupt, but the slave family had just called the master several times. The master was thinking about it in his heart and didn't hear it. "

"Well, I was really thinking about something just now. "

"My Lord, are you attracted to Fangcao? "Si Niang asked suddenly.

"Um...what? "

Zheng Fan's brain circuit can't keep up with Siniang's speed.

"Yes, my lord, didn't you just freeze when you saw the grass? My lord, If you want it, Si Niang will arrange it for you tonight, so that she can wait for the master in bed with nothing to do. "

"Isn't she from A Ming? I heard that she and A Ming have a very good relationship. ”

“It’s quite good. It’s the revenge for killing my father.” "

"Uh..."

"Besides, A Ming won't care about these things. He is not interested in women. As long as you want it, Lord, Fangcao I am definitely willing to do it myself.

The Nu family is very accurate in judging people. She is a master who wants to climb up. If you give her a chance, she might become the next Wu Mei Niang or Zhen Huan.

In her heart, she may indeed be interested in A Ming, but A Ming has no feelings at all. It is estimated that in the future, she will successfully sleep in your bed and become the mistress, and she will be interested in A Ming again. Love and hate.

At night, I will try my best to please the Lord. During the day, I will behave dignifiedly in front of A Ming and watch A Ming perform the mistress ceremony on me.

Then Xue San and the others started talking about some gossip, which happened to reach your ears, the Lord. Therefore, the Lord had a problem with A Ming and specially sent A Ming to carry out dangerous tasks;

Fangcao will be aggrieved, in pain, complain in front of you, and become thinner day by day;

But you still ignore her, and even secretly order the blind man to go north to execute Fangcao .

Then, on the day Blind Bei took action, he used his mental power as a B-ultrasound and found that Fangcao had something in her belly..."

“………” Zheng Fan.

As if she felt that she had said too much, Siniang immediately waved her hand, slapped her mouth lightly a few times, leaned forward and said:

"The slave's mouth is broken, Master. Don’t be surprised. Isn’t this how the scenes in harem dramas come about? Just thinking about it makes the slave family excited, oh hehe..."

Zheng Fan couldn’t help but rolled his eyes at Si Niang,

said:

"You are thinking too much. I just learned that many families outside are holding funerals."

"Oh, this is the case. My lord, you and A Ming returned to the city late at night, and they came back directly after being given official positions after their meritorious service.

The remaining civilians seem to be waiting for the Zhenbei Army to take that Sha. After Tuobu was destroyed, he was responsible for escorting the loot. After everything was over, he was able to return. In addition, Lord, you all rode horses, so you came back several days earlier than them.

Moreover, the news above Hutou City was actually controlled before. Although there were some rumors that many civilians died this time, as long as there was no definite news, everyone still held some luck and hope in their hearts.

"That's right." Zheng Fan nodded thoughtfully.

"I guess, after a while, Hutou City will open the household registration to accept people again."

"Open the household registration?"

Zheng Fan remembered, He and his group of people have household registration books in Hutou City, and they all belong to the "Old Zheng family".

"Yes, my lord, because of the Yan State system, the local population and land, especially in border counties like Beifeng County, and the population and land directly controlled by the monarch, do not have those The clan has much more control.

This time, too many civilians have died. Hutou City will probably absorb another group of refugees for registration, as it did to us last time. Otherwise, the taxes on future labor will be reduced. But there is no guarantee."

Perhaps, people in later generations have become accustomed to the state of state power controlling and intervening in everything, but in this world, especially monarchs like Yan are more like the leaders of powerful clans. Under the system, we have to face the embarrassing situation of sharing the country with the powerful.

This is the key to why the Yan State still cannot launch a war for hegemony from north to south even though it clearly controls the Great Yan Iron Cavalry, which is feared by the other three major countries, and it also has a good external environment where the desert barbarians are scattered. .

The foundation and existence of these great clans are even older than the royal family of the Yan Kingdom. Moreover, if the Yan Kingdom really ceases to exist one day, they may still be strong.

In the ancient world that Zheng Fan was familiar with, during the Five Husties period, the Jin Dynasty had already moved eastward in despair. The barbarians would sing and I would go on stage and wreak havoc on the Central Plains. But in the Under the rule of the Hu people, there were still many powerful people, and they still lived their lives behind closed doors., the imperial court wants to attack the Hu people, they don't care, the imperial court is beaten away by the Hu people, they don't care either, on the contrary, if those Hu people want to rule a good place, they have to rely on the power of these clans, and their lives are still smooth.

For Hutou City, there is a good thing here, that is, the land in Beifeng County is not fertile and there is not much good farmland, so the demand for population from local clans is not as great as that in the mainland. At the same time, Hutou City Toucheng has developed industry and commerce due to commerce, so many refugees gather here every year to make a living.

After a group of people were eliminated, another group of people were added in. The pattern of cutting leeks has not changed, but the eating aspect is a bit too straightforward.

"Your Majesty."

At this time, Liang Cheng walked in from the front door.

"What's wrong?" Zheng Fan asked.

"A guard just came to pass the news, asking the Lord to gather at the Yamen before noon. He said it was an order from the county magistrate."

"Is something wrong? "Zheng Fan frowned slightly.

Originally, the fat recruiter gave him ten days of leave, but now there are still a few days left.

But the plan could not keep up with the change. Zheng Fan could only change into more serious clothes, find some identity documents and prepare them. Then, accompanied by Liang Cheng, the two arrived on horseback. At the gate of the county government office.

Liang Cheng was naturally unable to enter. After Zheng Fan took out his identity documents and had them checked by two guards, he was ushered into the Yamen Hall.

After entering, Zheng Fan realized that he seemed to be one of the late arrivals, because the hall was already full of people.

Some were wearing armor, some were wearing casual clothes like Zheng Fan, and some were potbellied and looked like rich men.

But these people present all have the official status of captains.

Some are real differences, and some are false titles.

Most of them are still the head of the family in Wubao near Hutou City.

In short, Zheng Fan didn’t know any of these fellow captains. The only one he knew enough to name before also died outside the city two days ago.

Oh, by the way, for the Wang Li family’s funeral, Blind Bei even sent a memorial tribute in Zheng Fan’s name.

The petitioner came.

After the petitioner walked in,

everyone realized,

Oh, The old county magistrate also came.

Because the lord was too fat due to the banquet, he walked in front, completely covering the old county magistrate.

Zheng Fan couldn't help but think in his heart that if the army suddenly rebelled and killed people, he must hide behind the messenger. Such a large human shield would not be used in vain.

The Master of the Recruiting Envoy naturally didn’t know what Zheng Fan was thinking in his heart. After seeing Zheng Fan standing at the outermost edge, he smiled at Zheng Fan, and then stepped into the hall. .

The two adults sat down at the head, and the captains below all stood without chairs.

Invite the adults to sit downAfter that, he began to look at his eyes, nose and mind, just like an old monk who had entered concentration and was detached from the outside world.

The old county magistrate coughed a few times, then showed a smile on his face,

said:

"This time I have called everyone here for a good thing. I want to tell everyone."

"My lord, has the imperial reward been received?"

"But has the imperial salary for this year arrived?"

"My lord? , My family in Wubao didn’t get much food last year, and it’s almost impossible to survive these days. You must not leave me behind this time, otherwise I don’t know how to explain to the people below me when I get back.”

"Yes, sir, you must not miss me this year. The soldiers under my command can hardly even eat a meal."

"Don't panic, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. "

The old county magistrate lowered his hands and continued kindly:

"Everyone has a share in this good thing."< /p>

"Sir, what is going on?"

"It's like this. Wasn't this a war a while ago? Our Hutou City was ordered by the Zhenbei Hou Mansion to requisition several Thousands of civilians helped transport the supplies, but the situation was dangerous and many good men were missing on the battlefield. Alas, the thought of this made me panic. "

This is a politically correct topic.

Everyone present, including the master who was sitting in the upper position and wandering around, also wiped the shit from the corners of his eyes and cooperated with the county magistrate to complete the rhythm of this painful drama.

“Without the men in the family, some families cannot survive. Our charity in Hutou City has taken in children from nursing to seven or eight years old in just one day. There are nearly three hundred dolls.

These are all orphans. Some of them are because there is no one in the family, and some of them are because their mothers want to remarry or their families can’t afford them anymore. The husband left again, so he sent the baby over.

It is expected that there will be more babies delivered tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

So, I called everyone here this time. Just for this matter.

We Yan people have always believed that having more children means more blessings. This time, I will treat you as a gift to Guanyin.

Isn’t this a great thing?

I have given you a baby, so that you can be a happy father.”

“ ………” Everyone in the audience.