After leaving school, Wei Anxing went to a nearby store and bought a pound of soy sauce beef and a few sesame seed cakes, holding them in his hands. Carrying the setting sun all over the sky, I walked leisurely towards home. His feet were injured and he was limping slightly, and he looked very relaxed.
When we arrived at the entrance of the alley, a neighbor greeted Wei Anxing, one of whom was an official from Wei. Some people are respectful and some people are flattering.
Wei Anxing's expression remained unchanged, and he respectfully returned greetings to everyone one by one.
The people living in this area are all people from the west of Beijing who returned after Wang Xiaolie occupied Hedong Road. Most of them have returned to their hometowns, and some of them are officials, but due to various reasons that have not been verified, they live here temporarily.
Wei Anxing was from Raozhou. His parents had passed away, so he stayed behind. A few days ago, several people in Xiping County proved that he was the boss of Xiping. After being kidnapped to Hedong by the Jin people, he had been living by doing odd jobs and did not serve as an official in the Jin Dynasty. The time was just right, so he enrolled in school together with Zheng Gangzhong and others.
When he arrived at the door of his house, Wei Anxing straightened his robes, stood in front of the door and said, "Ying Niang, I'm back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened from the inside. Ying Niang stood at the door and said with a smile: "I came back so early today. I haven't finished cooking yet."
Wei Anxing said, "It's not too early. The sun has already set in the west. It will be dark if we go home a little later, so what can we do?"
With that said, he lifted his legs and entered the door. He raised the things in his hand and said, "When I came back, I bought a pound of soy sauce beef and a few sesame seed cakes."
Yingniang took it and said, "Beef is so expensive! Why are you willing to buy beef? I will save the money and make you a cotton coat in winter."
Wei Anxing said: "After I entered the school today, my identity was found out. After I went out today, I asked Liu Gan's office and he said how many months had passed since my salary was calculated from the day I reported to the army. . Within ten days, the calculation will be completed, and you can receive the money then."
Ying Niang whispered: "Really give me money? You haven't done anything in the past few months, and your identity has not been checked. You still want to make up for it!"
Wei Anxing said: "We have been in Luoyang for several months, and you haven't seen it yet? Under Xuanfu, as long as the government says it, it will be done. We people have said it a long time ago. As long as the identity is verified, the salary will be Complete it all at once. There are dozens of them!"
After hearing this, Ying Niang stood at the door and was stunned for a while. Said: "If we really pay dozens of dollars, our life will be much easier."
Wei Anxing stretched out his arms: "Yes, it was much better then. After several years of hardship, it finally came to an end. By the way, is there any news about your parents?"
Ying Niang said: "I met a fellow villager a few days ago and said that my parents fled to the border of Gwangju and lived there. It was just a hard journey, but my brother couldn't endure it and unfortunately passed away. I'm going to write a letter. , let your parents come to Luoyang, and we will take care of them in their old age."
"Okay, okay, it should be." Wei Anxing nodded repeatedly. "After this disaster, we are able to survive. God has treated us well. If we can reunite as a family, what a wonderful day it will be!"
After saying that, Wei Anxing picked up the wine gourd next to him, shook it, and patted his head: "Oh, I forgot to buy wine! Just wait, I'll get some wine!"
Ying Niang said: "You are going to school today, and I am going to eat dumplings. A few days ago, I just learned from Grandma Sun, who is waiting behind me, how to mix the stuffing and how to wrap it, but I don't know how it tastes. The stuffing has been prepared, I bought it Three ounces of meat, it should be delicious."
Wei Anxing smiled and said, "This is the best. People say the dumplings are delicious, but we don't know how to make them ourselves, and we can't afford to eat them when we go out. If you make them today, you must try them! Let's put the sesame cakes first, and we'll make them Breakfast tomorrow."
After saying this, he said goodbye to Ying Niang and walked towards the tavern with big steps.
When the Jin army broke through Xiping, Wei Anxing was slightly injured and was kidnapped by the Jin people all the way north. When they arrived at Longde Mansion, Wei Anxing fell ill and was thrown there. Later, he miraculously recovered and lived there. I have been working odd jobs and I don’t know how much suffering I have suffered. The broken finger was cut off by the Jin when Wei Anxing went to the battlefield in person while guarding Xiping. The injury on the leg was a result of being beaten and scolded by the Jin people on the way north, and a leg was broken. There was no treatment, and the wound was left behind.
In the past few years in Longde Mansion, Wei Anxing only had two rags on his body and had not enough to eat.
, winter is really difficult. The year before last, he rescued the dying Ying Niang from a mass grave outside the city, and the two have lived together since then. It is difficult for Wei Anxing to survive alone, and it is even more difficult for Ying Niang to be included. The two of them lived in Longde Mansion, living like humans and ghosts, suffering a hard life.
Xie Li Nong went north, and all those captured by the Jin soldiers were paid to go home. If you are an official originally, you can become an official on Jingxi Road as long as you can prove it clearly. Those who don't want to go to Jingxi Road will be given travel expenses and asked to go to the hotel.
Wei Anxing was injured all over and could only reluctantly return to Luoyang with others to recuperate. Although their identities have not yet been verified, the Henan government still gives Wei Anxing and Yingniang five guan of money every month and arranges accommodation.
Five dollars is enough to support two people. It’s just that life was too hard in the past few years, so I have been saving money. Ying Niang calculated that if she saves two dollars a month, she can make a cotton-padded coat for each person in winter. The winter in Longde Mansion is too cold, and I have been really afraid of the cold in the past few years.
Now that he has finally found out his identity and will receive more than a dozen dollars a month, Wei Anxing suddenly doesn't know how to spend so much money. Eat meat? Eat fish? If you eat it once a month, you won’t be able to spend it all. Do you eat it every day? Wei Anxing had long forgotten that there was such a life in the world.
After getting drunk, I saw Ying Niang standing by the pot making dumplings. Wei Anxing opened the beef and put it on the table, and took two pairs of chopsticks, one for Ying Niang and one for himself. It’s neatly arranged, so don’t be careless when eating meat.
The dumplings were cooked and Ying Niang served them. He said to Wei Anxing, "I went to buy meat today. How could Zheng Daguan be willing to sell it for three taels? I had no choice, so I bought one and a half kilograms with the Qin Guanren and Xu Guanren families next to me. I cut off a small piece. It's not good. Take advantage of others."
Wei Anxing said: "We poor people only eat meat to taste it, why do we need so much!"
Ying Niang smiled and said, "That's the truth. I made the stuffing according to the method taught by Grandma Sun. You can try it to see if it tastes good."
Wei Anxing said, "Sit down and let's eat together. People in Luoyang say the beef here is delicious. I bought a pound today. Money is going to be distributed. How can we live like rich people?" I can eat enough, and occasionally I can have a meal of meat!”
Shadow Girl took off her apron and sat down at the table. He picked up the jug and reed, poured a jug of wine, and poured it for Wei Anxing.
Wei Anxing said: "This wine is not strong, you can have a drink too. Let's drink and chat."
After hearing this, Ying Niang picked up the wine bottle and poured herself a glass.
Picking up the wine glass, Wei Anxing said with some emotion: "This gourd was given to me by Yu Guanren when he became an official. It has been almost a month and I finally got a gourd of wine today. Alas, thinking about these years, it is really unbearable to look back. !」
Ying Niang said: "It's all over, why bother thinking about it anymore. Let's live a good life from now on and forget about the days in Hedong."
Wei Anxing nodded, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
Ying Niang picked up the jug and silently filled Wei Anxing with wine. Said: "Today there is wine, meat, and dumplings. After so many years, we finally have a day like this. I hope I will no longer suffer and live a peaceful life like this."
