Early the next morning, Sun Shangxiang said goodbye to the kind-hearted widow and her family of three, and embarked on the journey north again.
But when she set off again, Sun Shangxiang had left her smart clothes with her host, changed into the clothes of her late husband, and tried her best to dress up like a man.
Not only have the clothes been changed, but the hair style has also been changed to a man's hair style. He also speaks in a low voice as much as possible. There is also some grass ash on his face, which makes him look less fair. At first glance, you really can't tell that she is a woman. child.
The host also kindly taught Sun Shangxiang some words about staying overnight. In short, don't be so blunt, ask for others, be humble, and don't pester others if they don't agree.
The most important thing is that it is best to find a market and sell her horse, otherwise it will be too conspicuous to lead a horse out these days.
Sun Shangxiang listened to all the others, but she was really reluctant to sell the horse.
This is her favorite horse among all the horses. It is completely black and has not a single hair on it. It is so beautiful.
And he saved her twice.
After setting off again, Sun Shangxiang not only changed her clothes, but her kind-hearted host also gave her a few pieces of bran cake as dry food.
Originally, Sun Shangxiang didn't want to accept it. Although she only stayed for two days and one night, she also knew how hard it was for a widow to raise two children in this host's family.
How could it be possible to give it to her even though I had saved myself from eating bran cakes at home?
But the host said that the sale of the fine clothes Sun Shangxiang left behind was enough for the three of them to last until the autumn harvest, so these chaff cakes can be regarded as a return gift to Sun Shangxiang.
Sun Shangxiang reluctantly accepted it and continued on his way.
All the way to the north, according to the instructions of the village woman, try to pretend to be a man along the way. When you meet someone who is staying with you, you don't have to sleep in a house. It can be a barn or an abandoned house, as long as you have a shelter from the wind and rain. Just the place.
We also encountered some bumps along the way. For example, someone took a fancy to Xiaohong and wanted to rob him halfway, or he couldn't find a village and could only rely on Xiaohong to rest in the wild. It was like this twists and turns all the way to the ferry of the Yangtze River.
Sure enough, Sun Shangxiang did not pass the crossing. The officers and soldiers guarding the ferry refused to let Sun Shangxiang cross the crossing. Sun Shangxiang had no choice but to retreat and find other ways.
The best way, of course, is to mix in the ranks of refugees and sneak across the Yangtze River.
There are so many refugees these days that the officers and soldiers can't control them at all, so they basically turn a blind eye.
It was easy for Sun Shangxiang to blend into the ranks of the refugees, but her little red was so conspicuous that the water thieves responsible for organizing the smuggling took a fancy to her at a glance and insisted that she use her little red as payment for crossing the river.
Sun Shangxiang was reluctant to let go of Xiao Hong, but the water thief obviously wanted to steal her. In the end, Sun Shangxiang had to fight off the water thief again with his sword, and then quickly escaped on Xiao Hong.
Unable to cross the river nearby, Sun Shangxiang continued to walk upstream of the Yangtze River and continued to blend in with the refugees, thinking that he would always be able to find a place to cross the river.
But gradually, Sun Shangxiang became a little disappointed.
No matter which side of the water thieves they were, as long as Sun Shangxiang took Xiao Hong with him, they would all demand that Xiao Hong be used as ship wages. These days, the value of a horse is really too great.
Sun Shangxiang had to reconsider the issue of Xiaohong's stay.
Of course, the most important thing is that she has finished eating her bran cake.
Sun Shangxiang didn't dare to sell the long sword when he went out alone. It was needed for self-defense.
But now the money is gone, and so are the bran cakes. Sun Shangxiang has to consider selling Xiaohong for money.
Of course, Sun Shangxiang was still a little reluctant, so she decided to go to a larger county to find a good family for Xiaohong, so that she would not be treating Xiaohong badly.
Then, Sun Shangxiang followed the wave of refugees all the way to Xiaji County and sold horses on the street.
At this moment, Zhang Xi was in the county office, handling the paperwork for the resettlement of the refugees.
Spring plowing was over. Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei saw that Xiaji and Qichun counties had settled down, and they did not intend to stay in Jiangxia longer. The two of them took Lei Xu back to Wuling.
In fact, Zhang Xi could have left Xiazhi County and returned to Xiakou to continue being his county magistrate, but no one expected that after the spring plowing, there would still be many refugees, dragging their families along with them and coming from all directions.
Zhao Lei really didn't dare to let Zhang Xi leave like this. He really couldn't accommodate so many refugees.
There is no vacant land in Xiazhi County and Qichun County, but there are still a large number of refugees coming to Jiangxia. Zhao Lei is only the magistrate of Xiazhi County, and he really can't control so many refugees.
Without Zhang Xi's coordination, there would be no way for these refugees to be resettled in other counties.
Therefore, Zhao Lei dragged Zhang Xi to prevent him from leaving. Otherwise, the two counties that had finally settled down might face riots by the refugees at any time.
Zhang Xi was also helpless about what Cao Cao and Sun Quan did. Are there so many refugees under your rule? !
In fact, this is really not to blame on the Sun and Cao families. It was a certain second-in-command who had to resettle the refugees in separate areas, which led to this series of consequences.
Both the Sun and Cao families work in farming, but these days, the refugees also hope to have a piece of land of their own.
Comparing the two sides, of course the refugees are willing to come to Jiangxia to try their luck. If they are allocated a few acres of their own land, wouldn't it be a profit?
And now the local officials of the Sun and Cao families have also noticed the abnormal flow of refugees and have begun to regulate it. However, the mobility of refugees these days is too strong, and the control has not been effective for a while.
In this way, within a month after the spring plowing, nearly a thousand refugees came to Xiazhi County, and Zhao Lei had to leave Zhang Xi behind to resettle these refugees.
Because the opening for relocating the refugees has been opened, Zhang Xi cannot turn away the refugees who come again. He can only find a way to move to the three counties in northern Jiangxia. This is not something Zhao Lei can decide. It must be Zhang Xi. The county magistrate must issue a relocation document.
Zhang Xi has been busy with this matter this month.
As for Zhao Lei, he worked harder than Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi just sits in the county government and corrects documents. Zhao Lei has been going to the refugee villages at this time to guide the refugees in farming, adjust the relationship between the villages, and coordinate the conflicts between the foreign population and the local population. These days and months Being a people-friendly official is very tiring.
Zhao Lei is not staying at the county government office, and Zhang Xi is in charge of the county government office. Naturally, if there is a dispute, Zhang Xi must make the decision.
In fact, these days, there are village elders in the village and city officials in the city, so ordinary dispute cases really cannot be brought before Zhang Xi. Unless there is a major criminal case, Zhang Xi can ignore it.
But now there is a dispute case that Zhang Xi cannot ignore.
Because one party to the dispute is Wenpin's son, Wendai.
The cause of the matter is very simple. When Wen Dai passed by the market today, he saw someone selling horses. Wen Dai was curious, so he went over to take a look and took a fancy to it at first sight.
The horse is a really good horse, black and beautiful, without a single hair.
But the owner didn't know how to raise the horse, so the horse he raised was skinny and wasted the good horse in vain.
Wen Dai was a military commander, but he couldn't see people who didn't cherish horses. Naturally, he stepped forward and scolded the owner of the horse, and asked for money to buy the horse away.
But Wen Dai's patrol was originally to inspect places and maintain public order, so he didn't bring much money with him.
Therefore, Wen Dai told the boy selling the horse to go to the county government office to collect the money, and he would take the horse away first.
Then the horse seller pulled out the long sword directly.
Wen Dai didn't like this kid at first. When he saw this kid drawing his sword, he couldn't tolerate it, so he immediately pulled out his own sword.
There is one thing to say, it is just a misunderstanding.
Wen Dai's approach is a common practice among high-ranking officials nowadays. If he doesn't have enough money, he tells a seller to pick up the money from a place, and naturally he won't lose a penny.
After all, it was about reputation. Wen Dai had been in Xiazhi County for a long time. Some people knew that he was Wenpin's son. Wen Dai would not ruin his and his father's reputation for such a small amount of money.
There are only a few shameless people these days.
But the horse seller, Sun Shangxiang, definitely didn’t believe it.
She didn’t know Wen Dai, and this guy wanted to take away her Xiaohong without paying a penny. She didn’t know what her family’s conditions were like and whether she would treat Xiaohong well. How could she just give Xiaohong to him? ? !
Although Wen Dai said he would go to the county government office to collect the money, Sun Shangxiang didn't believe it.
First, a county government does not have much credibility in Sun Shangxiang's eyes.
No matter how unlucky she is, she is still the little princess of Jiangdong in her subconscious. Not to mention the county government, even the county magistrate is not a trustworthy person in her eyes.
Secondly, along the way, Sun Shangxiang saw many things and said nice things, but in the end he just wanted to lie to himself and stole Xiaohong away. How can he trust people so easily.
Sun Shangxiang was so anxious that he treated Wen Dai like one of those mountain bandits and water bandits, and directly drew his sword to threaten him.
As for Wen Dai, after all, he was a son of an official in this era, and he was also a military commander. If the opponent drew his sword, how could he show weakness, so he naturally drew his sword at him.
By the time the city official arrived at the scene of the incident, the two men were already fighting.
As for the impatient city official and the horse-selling boy, forget about it. Wen Dai really can't afford to offend him.
The ones who can't afford to offend even more are the county magistrate Zhao Lei and Jiangxia County Prime Minister Zhang Xi.
The two of them have just issued an order document. In order to allow the refugees to live a stable life, the city officials must ensure a prosperous market and enforce the law fairly. How can this situation be achieved now?
Fighting in a busy city violates market control. No matter who is right or wrong, the case must be settled first and then the case is settled.
How dare the city official hit Wen Dai? He doesn’t want to live anymore, right? !
But if Wen Dai is not beaten, the city official will be beaten by Zhang Xi. This county magistrate really doesn't give any face to him. Several of his colleagues have already been beaten.
The dilemma-ridden city official struggled for a while and finally came up with a good idea.
I don’t dare to fight, so I’ll report it.
With a wave of his hand, he asked the market servants to come forward, surround the two people, and then send the two people and a horse to Zhang Xi.
When Zhang Xi heard about this, he looked at Wen Dai and felt a little headache.
Beating Wen Dai is not a big deal, but the question is how Wenpin will react if he beats Wen Dai.
Wen Dai led his troops to fight the pheasants, and it was Wen Pin who asked him to come to the platform. What if this punished Wen Dai and caused Wen Pin's misunderstanding and resentment?
But it won't work without fighting. The market management regulations just formulated have re-established city officials. If I don't support this, this kind of behavior will become more and more common in the future. Who will live and do business in Jiangxia with peace of mind.
As for the other one.
"Who is standing in the hall?!"
"Wen Dai."
"Sun Ren."
Uh-huh? ! !
Sun Ren? ! ! ! !
Zhang Xi almost made his eyes pop out.
(End of chapter)
