Xu Shu apologized to Qin Ge awkwardly. Qin Ge took Xu Shu's hand and said, "This is aunt's legitimate interest. As a lord, I have the right to defend it to the death. The Qin family uses power to suppress others in this matter, and aunt has no right to do so." Even if she makes a mistake, I admire her integrity!"
Jinmaohu stood behind and curled his lips and said to himself: "Can you not be tough? In history, Xu's mother died on a hunger strike in order not to give in to Cao Cao! No normal person can do this!"
Under the leadership of Qin Jirang, everyone walked towards Xu's mother's residence. Along the way, Qin Ge asked about Xu's mother's current situation.
Originally, the children of the Qin family did not have a good impression of Xu's mother. Qin Jirang looked strange and said: "This Aunt Xu's life is relatively difficult because she has no financial resources. After the territory mobilized elites for the Northern Expedition, there was a severe shortage of personnel in all walks of life. Wei's sister-in-law initiated The women's political activity called for talented women in the territory to join politics and career. Because Aunt Xu was proficient in Confucianism, she was hired as a teacher at the Enlightenment College. Because she was proficient in Confucianism and had strong business abilities, she is now the dean of the Enlightenment College. long!"
Freeland has inherited the modern preschool education system. When children are between the ages of four and seven, it sets up an Enlightenment Academy to teach children literacy and learn simple classics on behalf of their parents, laying a solid cultural foundation for entering the Free Academy. Due to the extreme lack of talents, Enlightenment The college follows a modern system, with women generally serving as teachers and making it easier to take care of young children.
While talking, everyone came to the courtyard. Xu's mother still lived in a wooden house, which was incompatible with the surrounding Qin clan's majestic courtyard with high-rise buildings and yellow tiles.
Qin Jirang looked a little embarrassed when he saw this and said: "At that time, the Qin clan was undergoing a lot of construction, and Aunt Xu's house was still a town house. It was too simple and unsightly, so the clan planned to help her repair the house for free. As a result, Aunt Xu had a bad temper. The hard thing is not to maintain it, so..."
Qin Ge said with emotion: "I can understand my aunt's feelings now. She doesn't want to move or repair the house, just to wait for Yuan Zhi! She is afraid that Yuan Zhi will not be able to find her due to the relocation of the house. This is a mistake. A loving mother's heart that longs for the return of a wandering child, what a great maternal love!"
Xu Shu had already burst into tears and ran quickly towards the village house.
Because the public security in the Free Territory is very good, and it is in the Qin clan's territory, Xu's mother's door is unlocked and ajar, and opens with a push.
Xu's mother's courtyard was a small courtyard. Everyone followed Xu Shu to the lobby and saw a few young children in simple clothes sitting in the hall. They were looking at Xu Shu and others with wide eyes and curiosity.
Qin Jirang knew them, so he walked over to greet a few children and introduced them: "These are the orphans of brothers who died in the territory. Some children whose parents died, stayed in the orphanage temporarily. We also sent them to the Enlightenment Academy." After receiving education, Aunt Xu adopted these orphans! Now the entire Taishan County is full of refugees, food and materials are in short supply, and prices are very high. Although Aunt Xu’s salary is higher, it is still difficult to raise these children. !”
Qin Ge felt a little heavy after hearing this. He led his army all the way to Liberty City. There were temporary refugee camps all along the way.
Now there are more than 50 million refugees in Taishan County, and there are also refugees coming from Youzhou, which has exceeded the original population of Taishan County five times.
Although by turning over grain and grass to Zang Ba every year, Manchong organized refugees to reclaim wasteland, build farmland, water conservancy, and improve various crops, the grain output of Mount Tai is now 70% higher than before the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
However, food and land are still far from enough, and the refugees are already like a heavy burden, weighing Taishan County on the verge of collapse.
This morning, Qin Jixue came from Dongguan to celebrate the Chinese New Year and brought exciting news. Yiyuan County had a bumper harvest during the autumn harvest, which attracted the attention of Liangshan bandits. Qingfeng Mountain and Shaohua Mountain sent bandits to attack Yiyuan County to plunder grain and grass resources.
However, the main force of Liangshan was fighting a bloody battle with the Yellow Turban bandits and Liu Bei's army, and a large number of elite forces were mobilized. This bandit's robbery seemed to be an anticlimax.
Under the preparation of Heiji Changzhi, Zang Hong, and Ren Jun, they defeated the Liangshan bandits, annihilated 50,000 bandits in one battle, and captured 100,000 surrendered bandits.
Liangshan's power in Dongguan County was greatly damaged. Yiyuan County took the opportunity to counterattack and conquered more than a dozen towns in neighboring counties. Now Yiyuan County occupies an area covering the area of three counties.
Qin Jixue took the initiative to apply and divert three million refugees from Taishan County, allowing the refugees to settle down and farm in Dongguan. Although it was a drop in the bucket compared to the total number, it also solved an urgent need.
Qin Ge planned to put Qin Jixue in charge after the Chinese New Year and move the refugees who fled from Dongguan back to Dongguan County to ease the population pressure on the refugees.
Therefore, it is urgent to conquer Qingzhou. Qin Ge must stabilize the war situation in Qingzhou and allow a large number of refugees to move out of Taishan County before planting in spring this year.
Farming on the barren land of Qingzhou can produce a large amount of food for self-sufficiency this autumn. Otherwise, the food and grass exchanged by Qin Ge for his national war achievements will not last long, and Taishan County will also collapse.
When Qin Ge was brought up, he fell into deep thought. Guan Zhong comforted him thoughtfully: "My lord, please be at ease. Dongguan County can open up the situation, which is a good sign for us. As long as these refugees can return to normal life, they will be an unshakable force." Infinite power! It is also a solid foundation for the future lord’s career as king!”
"What are you doing! Don't scare the kids for the New Year's Eve!" Xu's mother was putting away the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen. When she heard a large number of people coming into the living room, she immediately walked out of the kitchen, still wearing a breast protector stained with flour.
When Xu Shu saw her mother, she could no longer hold back. She knelt on the ground, hugged Xu's mother and cried bitterly: "Mother! The child is back!"
At this time, Xu Shu didn't have the god-level counselor, commander-in-chief of the three armies, and the majestic power on the battlefield. He was just a child who saw his mother.
When Xu's mother saw her son suddenly falling from the sky, she was stunned and her eyes suddenly turned red. However, she saw Qin Ge, Guan Zhong, Jin Maohu, Qin Jirang and others standing in the hall.
Xu's mother was a little embarrassed, patted Xu Shu's head, and said angrily: "Look at you! You have no future at all. A man must live upright, and a big man crying and moaning is simply an embarrassment to our Xu family!"
Xu Shu also felt that his emotions were a little out of control. He stood up from the ground and wiped the tears from his face. As a result, because Xu's mother's breastplate was covered with flour, Xu Shu suddenly turned into a big painted face, which was paler than the face of Cao Cao, who was singing.
It made all the children laugh, and even Qin Ge and others couldn't help laughing.
Xu's mother took off her breastplate and asked her son to go to the back hall to wash his face. She greeted Qin Ge and said, "Ms. Xu, a commoner woman, is here to see the lord! I wonder what advice the lord can give when he comes to his humble abode!"
Qin Ge and Xu's mother formally met in court that day. Xu's mother knew Qin Ge, but Qin Ge had long forgotten about Xu's mother.
Qin Ge didn't know what to say, so he just helped Xu's mother up and said, "Auntie, there's no need to be polite. Yuan Zhi and I are brothers. We didn't prepare any gifts for this unexpected visit..."
Xu's mother was born into a poor family of a declining noble family. However, Xu Shu lost her husband when he was young, and she was raised by one person. Although she looked rough-handed, her speech and behavior carried the demeanor of a wealthy family.
Xu's mother took a few children to a side room, returned to the lobby and smiled awkwardly: "No one comes to the door usually, the house is a bit messy, which makes the lord laugh!"
As she poured tea for everyone, she still didn't know what Xu Shu and Qin Ge had in common.
Jin Maohu then told Xu Shu's mother about Xu Shu's travels in Youzhou and working with Qin Ge to drive out the Goryeo Tartars. At the same time, he also briefly told Xu Shu's loyalty to Qin Ge and what he was doing as a governor.
Qin Ge took a sip of tea and said: "Our Qin family and Xu family have separated and reunited. We have never known each other before fighting each other. Now we are finally a family!"
Xu's mother was also stunned by the earth-shattering thing her son had done in a low voice. She was speechless for a moment. She was happy that her son had succeeded, but also worried about life and death. At this time, Xu Shu finished cleaning up and walked away from the side. Get out.
Xu's mother stroked her hands and said: "Those Goryeo villains do all kinds of evil, they are worse than animals! My son can eliminate thieves for the country and seek justice for the innocent people who died in vain. This is what a man should do! Good! Good! Good! !”
After saying that, he knelt down and bowed to Qin Ge. Seeing this, Qin Ge quickly supported Xu's mother and said, "Auntie, Yuan Zhi and I are brothers. You are hurting me like this!"
Xu's mother was stubborn and couldn't stand up and said: "I must bow this time. Thank you Lord for supporting Yuan Zhi. My son is a stubborn person like me. He is impulsive and irritable and doesn't know how to adapt. Not only do you I saved his life and allowed him to fulfill his ambitions, which gave him the grace to be reborn! Why is Yuan Zhi still standing? Thank you to the lord!"
Xu Shurao has experienced the baptism of iron and blood, but he will always be a child in front of Xu's mother. He followed his mother and quickly knelt down and knelt down to Qin Ge.
Qin Ge smiled bitterly and said: "In this national war, Yuan Zhi is like a pillar supporting the sky. Without his help, my brothers and I in the Free Territory would have died on the ice field long ago. Yuan Zhi has talents in the world and can get his help. Qin is very lucky in his life, and I would also like to express my gratitude to my aunt here, thank you for cultivating such talents for me!" After saying this, he also bowed to Xu's mother.
"Haha!" Everyone was humble to each other, which made Xu's mother laugh: "It's good for everyone to say goodbye to each other during the Chinese New Year! Let's all feel a little happy!"
Hearing that her son's career was successful and that even the famous champion in China praised him so highly, Xu's mother couldn't suppress the pride and sense of accomplishment in her heart, and she couldn't help but smile.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Xu's mother welcomed Qin Ge, Guan Zhong and others to sit down.
Xu's mother was concerned about her son, so she asked a lot about the battlefield in Youzhou. When she heard that they were going to conquer Qingzhou again, Xu's mother held her son's hand and said, "Yuanzhi, the Han court is dark now. I don't think there is much hope." Okay, have you seen those refugees everywhere? Our territory is like this, and other places are even hell on earth. It is also the blessing of our Xu family ancestors that you have met a wise master like the lord. You must do your best to assist the lord, and for this The poor people in the world will have a peaceful and prosperous era!"
Xu Shu quickly knelt down and accepted his mother's instruction.
Guan Zhong saw that Xu's mother was so knowledgeable about righteousness and praised her: "My aunt is really a hero among women. She has the world in mind. No wonder she can teach a hero like Yuan Zhi!"
Qin Ge also clapped his hands and echoed: "Auntie! You are now in charge of the Enlightenment College. I hope you can teach all the children to be like Yuan Zhi. Then the world will be peaceful! Our Chinese Civilized District will really be revitalized! Haha!"
Hearing that the leaders and colleagues praised her son greatly, Xu's mother felt proud and could not hide her joy as she stroked her son's head.
