Everyone rushed to Lincheng, and the army was stationed outside the city. Qin Tiantian carried Yue'er's body and came to a small village outside the city, followed by Yi Xiaodao and Xue Mang.
"Master Yi, the countryside may be a little dirty..." Qin Tiantian didn't look back and walked steadily towards Yue'er's house.
Yi Xiaodao didn't answer, but winked at Xue Mang. Xue Mang threw out the copper coin, took it in his hand, glanced at it, and nodded to Yi Xiaodao.
After walking for half an hour, I finally saw a small shabby house in the distance, with mud bricks and weeds piled randomly. There were a few chickens and ducks outside the door, and a woman was talking to an old lady.
"Aunt Li, I heard that the girl in your family went to Jicheng and married into a good family? Now she is better and enjoys happiness."
"Hi, Fourth Grandma, thanks to the care of my neighbors these years, I have become rich and noble. I will never forget you! I heard that...the Qin family's sister-in-law is still lying on the bed? I don't know where her son has gone, and my Yue'er As someone who grew up playing around with me, I finally understand that raising a son is not as good as raising a daughter!" The woman asked Jia Chang.
Qin Tiantian walked over with Yue'er's body in his arms. Yi Xiaodao and Xue Mang stopped at the right time and watched from a distance.
"Li Shen, I brought Yue'er back." Qin Tiantian walked to the woman's shabby house and said with a dull expression.
"Ah? Yue'er? What's wrong? Yue'er...why are these hands so cold?" The woman was shocked when she saw this and hurriedly came up to take over her daughter.
Qin didn't say anything for two days. After some inspection, the woman discovered that her daughter was dead. Her legs gave way and she fell to the ground, crying.
"You...you...don't leave. My old lady will report it to the police right away! You still dare to kill people, you are so lawless!" The fourth wife grabbed Qin Tiantian and tried to prevent him from leaving.
Qin Tiantian lowered his head and remained silent, letting his fourth wife beat and yell. Soon, other people in the village noticed the situation in front of Aunt Li's house and gathered around her.
"Isn't this girl Yue? What's going on?"
"This face... could it be..."
"Aunt Li, what happened? Don't just cry!"
The fourth mother-in-law held on to Qin for two days and said, "It's him! He killed Yue Yatou! Someone call the officials and arrest him!"
When the villagers saw that the fourth mother-in-law was holding Qin Liangliang, they didn't care. They surrounded her and tried to knock Qin Liangliang down. Yi Xiaodao saw that Qin Tiantian might suffer a loss, so he stepped forward to help, but was grabbed by Xue Mang and shook his head.
As soon as the villagers pushed Qin Tiantian to the ground, Aunt Li said in a tearful voice: "Thank you, fellow villagers, let him go. I know him. He is Tiantian, and he couldn't have done it..."
"Two days? How could it be two days?"
"Why are you so thin now?"
"Tell us in two days who did it! We want justice for Girl Yue!"
Qin Tiantian said to Aunt Li: "Aunt Li, the person who killed Yue'er has been executed. The people from the Confucius Sect brought his head. I saw it with my own eyes. I...take care of yourself..." Qin Tiantianliang His hand was stirring uneasily behind his back. Confucius sent someone to deliver Yue'er's head and wanted to bury Yue'er, but he stopped him. But now he didn't have a penny on him, and he couldn't even make a simple gesture.
Yi Xiaodao stepped forward and took out two banknotes from his arms. He put the banknotes downwards without letting the people in the village see the denominations, and stuffed them into Aunt Li's hand: "This is Qin Liangtian's kindness, please." This aunt will accept it."
Qin Tiantian glanced at Yi Xiaodao gratefully, then turned and left first.
Yi Xiaodao followed up and asked, "I have two more bank notes. Can I go to your house?"
Qin Tiantian stopped and said a little shyly: "I... don't have the shame to go back, Mr. Yi..."
"I understand, can you point me to where your home is?" Yi Xiaodao was smart and understood what Qin Tiantian was thinking. For a woman, not being filial in front of her parents is indeed a bit unspeakable. But Yi Xiaodao has no father or mother, and because of He Yue'er, he can better understand Qin Liangtian's thoughts.
After Yi Xiaodao sent money to Qin Tiantian's home, he declined the invitation of his uncles and brothers to stay for dinner. When his family asked where Qin Tiantian was, Yi Xiaodao smiled mysteriously: "I am working as a general. "
After leaving Lincheng, Yi Xiaodao planned to match Qin Liangtian with a horse, but Qin Liangtian politely declined. It wasn't until Yi Xiaodao said that it was a reward for killing thieves before that Qin Liangliang started rummaging in the stables. Finally, Qin Tiantian picked out a majestic big black horse, his eyes were a little excited, and he turned over and rode on it.
Yi Xiaodao rode his horse to Qin Tiantian and asked, "Tiantian, have you ever thought about changing your name?"
Qin Tiantian asked curiously: "Why change the name?"
"If you become a general in the future, it will only last for two days. When you arrive at the court, is it a bit indecent for His Majesty to call you that?" Yi Xiaodao reminded.
Qin Tiantian lowered his head and said nothing. He also thought this was a problem. Yi Xiaodao saw what he was thinking and then said, "I have already thought it out for you. Do you want to listen to it?"
Qin Tiantian nodded.
"Qin Qian! How about it?" Yi Xiaodao threw out the name he thought of. "The past is gone and time has changed. How about this name?"
Qin Tiantian recited it twice in his heart, and said with a smile: "Very good, thank you for the name!"
Yi Xiaodao smiled happily, it was always Qin Liangtian, Qin Liangtian screamed, and he felt awkward. Qin Liangtian really liked this name now, and it was not in vain that he drained the few taels of ink in his stomach and thought about it for half a night. .
After walking for a few more days, the army finally arrived outside Richeng City. Yi Xiaodao counted on his fingers and found that the eight-day trip was much faster than last time.
"The army bypassed Richeng and camped in the east of the city!" Yi Xiaodao sent the order, and the army bypassed Richeng and headed to the east of the city. The people in the city had long heard that a large army was coming, and everyone was panicked. As soon as they heard that Wan Yanzong and the bandits were missing, the displaced people had just returned when they encountered a large army coming to their door. But the army bypassed Richeng and headed to the east of the city, which surprised the people of Richeng.
Soon, the news that the army had arrived and bypassed Richeng spread throughout Richeng, and the people rushed outside the east city to watch Yi Xiaodao's army camp from a distance.
"Why don't they come to grab food?"
"Perhaps we have received the news a long time ago and know that there is no food in the city."
"Who is brave enough to ask? They look different from those fierce soldiers and bandits."
The people were talking a lot, and soon, a bold gangster emerged from the crowd and headed towards the military camp. He was alone, his family was destitute, and he had long since run out of money and food, so he had nothing to fear. That's what he said, but when he actually arrived near the military camp and saw the dazzling swords and guns, the ruffian's heart was still pounding.
"Stop, what are you doing!" The soldier on guard noticed him, pointed his spear, and shouted.
The ruffian swallowed his saliva and said with an apologetic smile: "Master, I'm hungry. Please beg for a bowl of rice."
At this time, Qin Changqian happened to pass by the gate of the village. Seeing this, he looked at the waiting people at the city gate not far away, and said to the soldiers: "Give him a steamed bun first, and I will go see Master Yi." ."
The gatekeepers also recognized Qin Changqian. Not long ago, he single-handedly picked out a ruthless bandit leader outside Qucheng. Master Yi seemed to take him seriously. He immediately obeyed the order and summoned a brother who was on patrol to report to the ruffian. Went to get steamed buns.
Qin Changqian entered the commander's tent and said to Yi Xiaodao: "Master Yi, all the people in Richeng have arrived at the east gate. I just passed by the camp gate and saw people coming to the military camp to beg for food..."
Yi Xiaodao stood up and said, "Really? I'll go take a look."
When he was about to leave the tent, he whispered to Qin Changqian: "You are not in charge now. If you don't take care of the military camp, you may be criticized. But if it is really the common people who come to beg, they will naturally give it." But it’s a blessing that you saw it this time. If Wei Youming saw it, he would definitely pretend not to see it.”
When Qin Changqian heard what Yi Xiaodao said, he realized that he had overstepped his bounds and that Yi Xiaodao was trying to remind himself. Thinking back carefully in my heart, I couldn't help but feel horrified. If someone with ulterior motives saw it and returned to the court to read Master Yi's book, wouldn't I have harmed Master Yi?
When Yi Xiaodao came outside the camp gate, the gangster had already gotten the steamed buns and ran away. When the people outside Dongcheng saw that the gangster had gotten the food, they rushed over one after another.
"Come here! Form a formation! Block the people!" Yi Xiaodao was startled. If he was unprepared, his military camp would be smashed to pieces. He made a prompt decision and shouted to the military camp.
Youming, the central guard of the army, specially set up a combat readiness force and a patrol force, just to deal with emergencies. At this time, Yi Xiaodao shouted, and the combat readiness force and patrol force all opened their tents and stood in formation towards the east city, aiming their dazzling swords and guns. attracted the people who came.
The common people saw the army marching out from afar, but they were so outnumbered that the people in front couldn't stop even if they wanted to. They couldn't stop until they were close enough to avoid the blade.
"You are all citizens of Richeng. The bandits in Richeng used to be rampant, and the Wanyan Sect was lingering here. They took away a lot of food from everyone. I think we are all short of food. Come back tomorrow morning, and each household can get three measures of food. . Anyone who takes it repeatedly will be responsible for the consequences!" Yi Xiaodao's words were simple and clear. He made rules on the spot and immediately sent people to the county government in the city to collect the household registers of the Japanese people.
When the people heard the words, they talked a lot, some were happy, some were doubtful and complained, but most of them felt at ease: Even the local scoundrels had steamed buns to eat, how could we not have it?
After the people left, as Yi Xiaodao expected, Wei Youming found Yi Xiaodao again and said, "Mr. Yi, there are probably hundreds of thousands of people in the city today, and each person has three buckets. How can we afford it?"
Yi Xiaodao raised his eyebrows and asked: "Where did you hear this from the gossip? I can't live with three dou per person? It's three dou per household. I have already sent people to get the household registration in the city. This small Japanese city can only There are 20,000 households, not to mention many people have already fled, so it would be good to have 10,000 households now, don’t worry.”
"But sir, the Japanese invaders are approaching with fifty thousand troops. If we distribute food to the people at this time...if we are defeated and the Japanese invaders march in, these people will not be the only ones to suffer." Wei Youming grasped the key point of the problem.
Yi Xiaodao's heart skipped a beat. He forgot about this. The army was already short of food. Thanks to Confucius' ability to send supplies in time, but there was about to be a war with the Japanese. If there was a shortage of food...
"Hurry up and do the math. If you send out 5,000 households, how long will we have left with food?" Yi Xiaodao was also anxious.
Wei Youming came prepared, and immediately took out an abacus from behind his back and started doing calculations. Looking at Wei Youming's proficiency, Yi Xiaodao felt a little distressed. A general in the army was thinking about the outcome, it was really...
Soon, Wei Youming figured it out and replied: "If there are 5,000 households, if we give out the food, the rest can last for three months, but this food can originally support our 10,000 soldiers for half a year." of…"
Yi Xiaodao fell back on the chair and patted his chest: "It's okay, it's okay, it scared me to death... three months is enough for the time being, that's enough."
Wei Youming suppressed his laughter and left the commander's tent. As long as he scared Yi Xiaodao, his goal would be achieved. In the future, the kind-hearted Master Yi must pay attention to the issue of military rations.
A horseman came from Richeng and entered the commander's tent. After a while, the guards of the commander's tent summoned Wei Youming, who rushed back.
"Thirteen thousand households! How come there are so many more people? General Wei, how much food do we have left?"
"The food is gone..."
