When Ma Wannian and several of his cousins joined forces with a group of Xidong local soldiers in Chongqing to make a great fuss, Chang Yu led his troops to shuttle through the deep mountains and old forests. The marching route followed the Sichuan-Guizhou border, sometimes going down the river and sometimes going up the river. Walking along the mountain road, we traveled through mountains and rivers for several days and arrived at the Xuanfu Division in Yongning. However, after the failure of She Chongming's rebellion, the Ming Dynasty changed its position and abolished the Xuanfu Division in Yongning. Gulin County. At this time, it belonged to Xuyong Mansion (today's Yibin).
This place is really deep in the mountains, old forests, barren mountains and wild ridges, with endless mountains to climb and endless mountains to look at. Fortunately, there is a big river winding through the mountains, which is the famous Xishui River. Chang Yu's planned route is to follow the Xishui River to the Qijiang River and then go north to Jiangjin in the upper reaches of Chongqing. Of course, it is hundreds of miles of mountain road.
Chang Yu and his party purchased some food in Gulin and continued on their way non-stop. He was in a hurry to go to Shizhu to see Qin Liangyu because he didn't know what was going on there. Did Qin Liangyu send troops and how was the progress?
Although he had already dealt with the Yunnan rebellion at this time, and Zhang Xianzhong did not have time to take advantage of the situation, he was worried that Qin Liangyu's side was just sending troops to delay, and not to make things worse and get himself into a quagmire without being able to get out, which would be very bad.
One night, after walking another hundred miles, Li Muxian and others started shouting, hurrying and hurrying, they couldn't reach the stone pillar even before the New Year, because it was New Year's Eve tomorrow, so let's just walk slowly.
In fact, compared with the speed when they arrived, they were now walking at a leisurely pace. However, seeing the tired faces of the soldiers, their hearts softened. After all, it was the Chinese New Year. Well, let's slow down for a day.
Just like this, we walked for nearly a hundred miles and arrived at a town by the Xishui River in the evening. There were nearly a hundred households surrounded by mountains and rivers. It was one of the few large villages we encountered on the way. After discussion, Chang Yu and Li Muxian decided to We set up camp by the village and will spend New Year's Eve here today.
An army of more than a thousand troops was stationed next to the village, which panicked the villagers. Some of them took their families and prepared to flee to the mountains. However, they soon discovered that they did not enter the village at all. The village leader boldly went to ask, and then He breathed a sigh of relief and told the villagers that it was officers and soldiers passing by, and they promised not to disturb the people.
Officers and soldiers don't disturb the people, you're kidding me, as long as you are a soldier these days, there is nothing good. Most of the villagers don't believe it. The village leader also said that they are soldiers and horses of the Dongchang Guards. If they say they don't disturb the people, they won't disturb the people. Even if they don't see it, they won't disturb the people. Entering the village?
The villagers were confused about what the Dongchang Guard was, and even the village masa didn't know who he was. Regardless of who he was, the general was very kind and not like a bad guy. If he was a bad guy, he wouldn't have rushed into the village and robbed him.
The villagers breathed a sigh of relief. In order to express their gratitude for not disturbing them, Muramasa brought some eggs to the military camp. Li Muxian received him, collected the eggs and returned the money, and told Muramasa that they were going to buy a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat. You want bamboo horses, cattle and sheep, and you can pay in cash!
The news quickly spread throughout the villages. Villagers came from all directions and brought various agricultural and sideline products to the military camp. Of course, no one actually sold the horses and cattle from the farmland.
The military camp was very lively, and the common people were no longer afraid of these soldiers. They tried to communicate with each other by waving hand gestures in dialect. Children were begging for snacks next to the military camp. The soldiers responded to their requests and danced happily.
"It's such a joy." Li Muxian stood beside the military camp and smiled, holding his beard. Chang Yu next to him frowned: "It sounds a bit awkward, but it is more appropriate for the military and civilians to become one family."
Hahaha, Li Muxian laughed: "Whichever the adults say is better," he raised his hand and pointed to the town not far away: "I just took a look, there is a market over there, why don't you go in and take a stroll? ".
Chang Yu then ordered that the soldiers were allowed to enter the village to visit the market, but they must be divided into groups, no more than a hundred people at a time, and they must not disturb the people.
Of course, he and a group of his attendants were the first batch. Markets in such remote areas did not actually have a dazzling array of goods, and most of them were local specialties. However, Chang Yu and his party still had a fun time shopping. After all, they had been busy for many days. Walking through the mountains and forests is like being in jail for three years and seeing sows.
The smell of wine wafted up, and Hao Yaoqi and Tu Yuan immediately shouted: "We have bought a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat, but we haven't bought wine yet? Sir, we must get some wine to drink during the Chinese New Year. ".
Sure enough, they all got drunk. Chang Yu smiled bitterly and sighed: "Okay, I'll let you all have fun today." He turned around and asked Muramasa, who was accompanying him, which wine shop was the best.
Muramasa scratched his head: "There are only two liquor stores in the town, but I really can't say which one is better."
"Then let's buy some from both families, and you will know which one is better when you drink it later." Hao Yaoqi said hehey and wiped his saliva. The village masa apologized and said with a smile: "The general is right, the Yin family is in front. The Luo family’s shop is at the east end..."
Others didn't pay attention after hearing this, but Chang Yu was startled and asked the village leader: "I don't know the name of your village yet?"
"My village is right next to the Xishui River. It's called Xishui. And because of the wine production, some people call it Xishui Town..." As soon as Murazheng finished speaking, Chang Yu slapped his head, "Damn it!"
Isn't this Xishui County in later generations? The predecessor of Xijiu came from two liquor shops in Yin and Luo in the late Ming Dynasty.
Everyone was shocked when they saw him like this. Chang Yu laughed and explained: "The wine here is very good. Buy more and drink more to drink on the road." Everyone was overjoyed, and of course the Yin Luo family was even happier. The liquor store was opened and all the inventory was sold out in one fell swoop.
It’s Chinese New Year.
The first New Year's Eve of this year when Chang Yu traveled through time, he actually spent it in a village deep in the mountains. He had no parents or relatives around him, but there were more than a thousand soldiers who accompanied him through life and death.
Those who join the army have today and no tomorrow.
Therefore, most of them were drunk now and cherished the happy time, so they had a very happy New Year's Eve, drinking, eating meat, gambling money, and singing and dancing of the local villagers.
This is far better than the conditions for joining the army in previous years.
Chang Yu also drank a lot that night. The attentive Qing Yi and Su Jing found tears in his eyes. This was the first time they noticed that Chang Yu was crying.
Why does an invincible fighter shed tears?
No one knows.
The sun rises in the east, a brand new day on New Year’s Day and a new year.
But for soldiers, new challenges await them in the new year. I don’t know how many killings there will be in this year, and I don’t know how many people will be alive next year.
As it approached noon, the military camp gradually became lively. Everyone held their heads in their hands and pointed to the sky and cursed, swearing that they would not drink anymore. The heroic spirit of holding a bottle of wine and drinking heavily last night was completely missing.
An hour later, the soldiers and horses left the camp. The local people rushed into the camp to pick up the leftovers. Some lucky ones even found a lot of broken silver, which the soldiers must have lost while gambling last night.
The first year I came here was just a blur. Chang Yu looked back at the Xijiu Town, smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly. Qing Yi asked softly from the side: "Shopkeeper, is there something on your mind?"
"I'm not a dead person, of course I have my worries," Chang Yu said with a smile, Qing Yi's face turned red: "From last night to now, the shopkeeper doesn't feel right. He seems very...sad?"
Chang Yu sighed: "Qing Yi, we celebrated New Year's Eve yesterday, were you happy?"
Qing Yi was startled, nodded, and then shook her head: "I miss Master very much..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red. When she looked at Chang Yu, she had already walked away. Then she looked at Su Jing next to her and saw that her eyes were also red and swollen.
