Bondage

When the food was delivered to the capital camp, Song Fu happened to be here with his colleagues, and Lan Yunhe saw him turn over from the carriage neatly.

"It is not easy to buy so much grain at this time."

Lan Yunhe said: "Just do your best, nothing to do."

Song Fu smiled lightly and nodded, without further words.

The price of rice in Shangjing quadrupled within three days, and the 10 shi of grain needed nearly [-] taels of silver, which even a rich family like the Rulan family might not be able to afford.Not to mention that the food was donated in Lan Yunhe's personal name.

But Song Fu didn't say anything else, the Song Mansion also sent a lot of money and food this time, except for the dowry and personal belongings of the women and children in the family, a lot from the same clan in Gongzhong.He could understand what Lan Yunhe was thinking.

These aristocratic families have their own responsibilities, and it is wrong to fail to go to the border to protect the family and the country in person, and the rest should be contributed by themselves.

"If you have nothing to do, find a wine shop to have a drink?"

Song Fu stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Please."

The two found a wine shop to drink a few cups and went back home.

Bai Ruizhu has lived with Lan Yunhe in the five-entry mansion in Guangqumen since she married into the Lan family. Because of Lan Yunhe's seniority, no one dares to say anything when he is separated from the house. Very comfortable.Although there are several former concubines in the mansion, they seldom domineering in front of her, so the husband and wife still have a deep affection.

Seeing Lan Yunhe returning late today, Bai Ruizhu was very worried.

"Husband hasn't returned home for dinner today, I asked the lady in the mansion to warm the food for you, do you want some now?"

She is more than seven or eight years younger than Lan Yunhe, Lan Yunhe has always been patient with her, upon hearing this, he said softly, "Trouble Madam."

Bai Ruizhu's face turned red, and her round face was full of joy.

The little girl has become more plump and pleasing since she married into Lan's family. Lan Yunhe feels happy every time he sees her, and his mood is also open-minded, so he loves her very much.

After seeing her bring food for him, Lan Yunhe took out the jade chopsticks and handed them to Bai Ruizhu: "Come with me."

The husband and wife ate together, and before the evening rest, Bai Ruizhu suddenly took out a bag of silver from the cage.

"The concubine knows that my husband was complained by the clan about buying food a few days ago, but I think that the husband is right."

"Ruizhu is young and has been trapped in the back house since childhood. I know that I am not as knowledgeable as a man. But my husband has been busy with money these days. Ruizhu has seen it. This bag of money is taken by my husband. A lot, but it’s also my heart.”

"Although these are nothing, they should let others know that our husband and wife are of the same heart, husband and wife sing together."

Lan Yunhe opened the package and saw two 3000 taels of silver bills inside, and couldn't help laughing out loud with a dozen or so gold ingots.

"I'm afraid these are not enough."

Lan Yunhe chuckled lightly and said, "If you want to help the imperial court win the battle with Nanqing, I'm afraid it would not be enough to fill out our entire residence."

Bai Ruizhu said: "I don't understand these things, I only know that no matter what decision my husband makes, I will support it."

"If I want to fill in our mansion, do you support it?"

Bai Ruizhu nodded as a matter of course, and took out a half-embroidered picture of Guanyin from the embroidery stand.

"Madam Liang entrusted me to embroider this a few days ago, and she also paid 3000 taels of hard work. At first, I was afraid of losing my share to my husband and didn't want to accept it, but now I think it's nothing to be ashamed of."

"Accepting this Avalokitesvara map will generate merit and help General Suhe. I saw it as the most suitable one, so I agreed."

She was famous for her embroidering skills when she was in her boudoir. If it weren't for this reputation, Mrs. Lan might not have agreed to marry the Bai family, but she never thought that she would be able to exchange it for silver one day.

"How much income can an ordinary family make in a year? I can do one embroidery job for three to five months, which is enough for the mansion to chew for a year. If the food and clothing expenses are maintained, other things will not be so difficult."

"When Dongning wins and recuperates, my husband can always make a comeback."

Lan Yunhe looked at the majestic Avalokitesvara picture, slightly startled.

He loves this little wife more than enough, but if it is said that there is not much love between a man and a woman.But tonight, under the candlelight, watching Bai Ruizhu plan every single word for food and clothing in the mansion, but suddenly feel hot in the heart.

The man snorted and asked Bai Ruizhu to put away the Avalokitesvara, while he picked him up and put him on the bed.

"In the future, the mansion will be in short supply. I'm afraid I won't be able to support the concubine Ji. If someone provokes you again in the future, it's good to send him out, and save a lot of money."

Bai Ruizhu blinked her eyes blankly when she heard the words, knowing in her heart that although what he said could not be true, he treated her differently, but she couldn't tell exactly what had changed, she only knew that it should be a good thing.

Husband and wife huddled together, and the harmony was a hundred times better than before.

There are too many people in Shangjing who cherish their family and country like the two of them, so in just one or two days, the DPRK and Central Committee began to send batches of grain and grass raised to Suhe River, in order to be able to catch up before the arrival of the Nanqing army.

Although Emperor Wenhui passed away, after the imperial court sent troops to reinforce Suhe, he immediately sent the letter to the border by [-] miles, but it took six days at the fastest, but he didn't know that these six days were far beyond what Suhe could not last. limit.

Shen Qianyu's lips were chapped, and there were deep bloodstains.

He has been in Suhe for 21 days. Ten days before, Shen Qianyu led less than [-] troops to surprise Qin Rao's [-] elite. Although he narrowly won a match due to surprise, he was forced to retreat to Qianzhou City by Qin Rao after the rest. .Those who traveled with the same river and came to Suhe all came from the Jingshen Shuying.Although he had [-] firearms in his hands, he had run out of ammunition and food by the eighth day, and could not do anything else.

In the last two days, there were countless deaths and injuries, and Fang waited until Jiang Xingjian returned with the private soldiers of the Marquis.

It is said that they are the private soldiers of the Hou family, but they are just a group of refugees and bandits that Jiang Xingjian reluctantly gathered when he was in Suhe, and there are only more than 5000 people.But for Shen Qianyu at that time, these [-] people were the dawn that could save the entire Dongning.

When Jiang Xingjian brought these people, the generals in the city and him couldn't hide the agitation in their hearts, standing on the city wall one by one, crying with their heads in their arms.

During those ten days, thousands or eight hundred people were lost every day. People who talked with each other under the moon yesterday will die under the iron hooves of Nanqing or the soft bows of enemy cavalry tomorrow.

The moment he saw Jiang Xingjian coming with reinforcements, Shen Qianyu sat paralyzed on the city wall and choked up silently, unable to make a sound for a long time.

Wan Xiao lay on his back beside him, weeping bitterly with the soldiers around him.

One more day, and they will not be able to hold on anymore.

Wan Xiao didn't even think about whether they could keep Qin Rao out of the Su River and protect Suncheng and Chiyang. He only thought about one thing, that is, he hoped that the general he met today would survive. tomorrow.

But they finally hoped that Jiang Xingjian would come back with his troops, and they spent more than ten days destroying most of Qin Rao's men, but they finally failed to expect reinforcements from the imperial court.