After the autumnal equinox, it seems that the sky is getting darker faster, and the bright moon is hanging high just after the sunset. It was time for the soldiers guarding the city gate to take over their shifts.
I don't know why, but the Baibo bandits took the initiative to retreat today. Although the crisis has not been resolved, everyone's expressions at this time were much lighter compared to the mental vigilance of the previous days.
These soldiers were originally traders and clerks in the city, mostly ordinary people. The reason why they joined the city defense was that they did not want to leave their hometowns, and they were also encouraged by Wei Palace. In addition, the city had sufficient food reserves, which gave them strong confidence.
The soldiers who were off duty were chatting and laughing in twos and threes, calling their friends and companions to the guard post to receive today's rations.
In order to allow more people to survive, Emiya asked people to put all the food in the city into one place for unified distribution.
Those who participated in the city defense could receive ten taels of food per day, which was less than one catty. At this time, sixteen taels was equal to one catty.
Many of them have to feed a large family with less than a kilogram of grain. Such distribution may be unfair.
Therefore, the Imperial Palace also released many jobs that the elderly, weak, women and children could participate in. Although the food received was not as much as that of the city defenders, it was still enough to fill their stomachs.
At this time, many men who had received the food hurried home. Chen Feng is one of them.
He was originally an articulate hawker, doing some rouge and gouache business. Before Bai Bojun came, his life was going well. He married a lovely wife and planned to make more money this year and have a fat boy next year. , I don’t want the world to disrupt my plan.
After saying goodbye to several familiar companions at the entrance of the alley, Chen Feng held the food he had just received with a hearty smile on his face.
Yesterday, my wife said she wanted to eat yellow cakes, but today she actually received more than half a catty of millet. It is getting late now, so she has to go back and soak it in water, peel it and grind it into powder. Maybe she will be able to eat hot yellow cakes tomorrow morning. cake.
Chen Feng thought this in his heart and came to the door of his house happily.
"Madam, I'm back!" Chen Feng knocked hard on the courtyard door. In the past, the courtyard door would not be locked, but now there is only his wife at home. Every time Chen Feng goes out, he will ask her to lock the door. She can only open the door if she comes back and knocks on the door. Others cannot trust her easily.
"Madam? I'm back, open the door quickly!" Seeing no response, Chen Feng knocked a few more times. Maybe his wife was tending the vegetable patch in the backyard at this time, and she might be too far away to hear her.
However, Chen Feng knocked for a long time, but there was still no movement in the yard, which made him feel wary.
Gradually, a bad premonition arose in Chen Feng's heart. He threw away the small cloth bag in his hand and climbed up the side of the courtyard wall to look inside.
···The mansion in the inner city is brightly lit. There were several exquisite meat dishes on the low table, as well as a pot of turbid wine.
Emiya looked at the table of 'delicious food' with a gloomy expression, feeling very helpless. Even though he has strictly ordered everyone in the city to gather food in one place, there are always people doing something special under his nose.
Of course, he knew this very well. The aristocratic families were used to living a good life, so it would definitely not work for them to receive rationed supplies like ordinary people.
I just didn't expect that they would hide so much food at home. On the first seat, Mrs. Cai, who was dressed in brocade clothes, looked arrogant. She never had a good look towards Wei Gong, the adopted son of the Wei family.
Unless she meets a legitimate son like Wei Cang or Wei Cheng, her status as the legitimate daughter of the Cai family means she is a superior person in front of Wei Gong... This is class, which cannot be seen or even touched, but it has always existed, allowing some People always like to look at people through their nostrils.
"Uncle Wei Wen, your Wei family is so impressive. That Xu Huang is just a reckless man. He refused to escort me back to Luoyang. Please tell me what to do about this matter." Wei Gong tilted his head. She glanced at her, cupped her hands and said, "Madam, please calm down. Brother Gongming is my second brother's servant. If he has offended Madam, I will apologize to Madam for him." Madam Cai looked at the handsome Wei Gong sitting next to her, with a look in her eyes. There was a flash of bright and uncertain fire. When he heard what Emiya said, he immediately stared at Emiya in a funny way and said, "Oh, then I want to see how you can apologize for him." Emiya frowned slightly and tilted his head. Glancing around, he saw that something was wrong with the way Mrs. Cai was staring at him. He had only seen this kind of look on some dandy boys. It contained greed and desire, and it was about things rather than people. It was like choosing a slave of your choice in a store... ...For a moment, Wei Gong was so angry that he dared not speak out. Madam Cai actually regarded him as a plaything?
This is actually the case. Mrs. Cai comes from a good background and has been exposed to many things since she was a child. She thinks she has a high level of vision and likes good-looking men, especially those who have practiced martial arts. Only such men can withstand hardship.
And Emiya obviously fits her aesthetics well. He has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a nose that looks like a hanging gallbladder, and white teeth. Not to mention his appearance, he is also tall. He is wearing a decent white Confucian scholar's gown, as if he was specially designed to seduce. Here she comes.
She had been trapped outside for many days, her body and mind had not been nourished, and she was accompanied by Liu Cong's stupid son. Her desire for high-quality men had reached a critical point. Seeing Wei Gong at this time, she couldn't help but feel excited.
She originally wanted to take the opportunity to accuse Wei Gong and let him arrange for Xu Huang to protect her and return to Luoyang as soon as possible.
But at this time, Mrs. Cai changed her mind. Even if she wanted to go back, she was not in a hurry. She even regretted why she didn't discover this cute young man in front of her earlier.
It was only because Emiya was wearing a military uniform and always had stains on his face that she didn't pay attention to him several times when she met him. Only today did she realize that he was actually a handsome and handsome young man.
"Tell me, how can you apologize for him? If it's too easy, the slave family won't comply." After saying that, Mrs. Cai stood up and walked towards Wei Cheng, a pair of beautiful eyes looking at Wei Gong unscrupulously.
Emiya frowned, wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to respond. Although he was already twenty this year, he was actually still a baby and had never experienced this.
"Well, madam, please respect yourself." Wei Gong looked at Madam Cai who was getting closer and closer to him, and mustered up the courage to hold back a few words.
Mrs. Cai has experienced people and has fun. Seeing Wei Gong's expression at this time, she guessed that he was still a young child. She was even more elated for a while. She forgot about Xu Huang's affairs and only thought about tonight. It's time to test the depth with Emiya.
at this time. A maid hurried in outside the door.
"No, it's not good, madam, a large number of officers and soldiers have surrounded us, please, please hand over the second young master." Mrs. Cai and Wei Gong were startled at the same time and looked at the maid at the door.
Mrs. Cai frowned, pulled the collar that was deliberately pulled off, and asked with a serious and serious face: "Where are the officers and soldiers from? Aren't all the officers and soldiers in this city gone?" The maid had long been interested in Mrs. Cai's wanton behavior. He was no longer used to strange things. He glanced at Wei Gong and said anxiously: "It's the new General Xu. He said that the second young master broke the law and he wanted to take him back for questioning."
"What?" Mrs. Cai and Wei Gong exclaimed at the same time.
