general lady

This is the first time for Su Wan to leave the border town and go to a city further inside. How should I put it, I don't know what to say.

I met a few villages in the middle, with low-rise houses, and fields that looked very barren, and occasionally saw farmers wearing linen clothes. Most of them were as thin as Su Wan, with black and thin branches With a dry body, there is only fear in the eyes looking at them.

It is more intuitive to see the productivity of these farmers. After excluding rations and grain collection, the rest will be sold to merchants in the city, and the soldiers sent by Song Tusu will buy from the merchants.

I always feel that the rations of these peasant households are not enough.

"Every time the imperial court collects food, it goes smoothly. These villages are too close to the border town, and their ancestors have lived here for generations. Once the border town falls, they will be the first to suffer." Seeing Su Wan puzzled, Song Tusu took the initiative to say, "Ten years ago There was only one fall, and there were not even one out of ten people in the village. Most of these people had fled from other places. Although it was dangerous near the border town, they didn’t need to serve in the army, and they were allotted a lot of land. If you worked hard enough, you could live Have a good day."

Su Wan understood a little bit, even if their own rations were not enough, these people would hand in the rations, just to keep the border town from falling.

After the rest, we continued our journey and finally entered the city in the afternoon.

Compared with the border town, this place called Yicheng is much more normal. There are many vendors in the city, and there are more women on the street. Unlike Cheng, most of them are men, and the occasional women are surrounded by many guards .

Following Song Tusu, Su Wan was full of curiosity. She even saw the food sold by the street stalls. Although it was just bread with some unrecognizable dishes, compared to the food in the private barracks, it was really delicious. Well do not know how many times.

Striding ahead, realizing that Su Wan hadn't followed, Song Tusu turned around slightly and saw her staring at the small stall in the distance, couldn't help smiling, walked there while digging out money, and bought two biscuits , wrapped in oiled paper, still a little hot, stuffed them all into Su Wan's hands.

"Are you hungry?" Song Tusu also helped Su Wan find an excuse.

There were so many people in the group, so she took two cakes by herself. Su Wan was a little awkward and wanted to refuse, but seeing Song Tusu's smiling face, she couldn't speak.In fact, Song Tusu's appearance is not very good-looking, because the environment in the border town is harsh all year round, and the skin on his face is not very good, but that kind of aura made Su Wan involuntarily bow her head, split two cakes, and wanted to give her one.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he thought that Song Tusu was a general no matter what, and in the eyes of the subordinates behind him, he was quite majestic, especially for her because she had already been labeled as General Song. , seems to spoil the image?

Taking a bite of the pancake with Su Wan's hand, and swallowing it in twos and twos, Song Tusu frowned slightly, "It tastes average, you can eat it."

"Oh." As she descended the steps, Su Wan gnawed subconsciously.

After taking a few bites, Su Wan regretted it. The cake looked good, and the noodles used should be coarse grain noodles, which are thinner than the coarse grain noodles eaten by private soldiers, but the problem is that the stuffing inside tastes too weird, just unknown vegetables A little bit of salt is added, no oil is added, it is better not to have stuffing, just to eat cakes.

It was so easy to finish one, and there was another one in her hand. Su Wan had the illusion that if she resisted eating, she would definitely leave a psychological shadow. It would be fine if she threw away the stuffing, but it was bought for money. She is not good to waste.

It happened that the team arrived at the place where the horses were stored, and there was a tea shed next to them, and everyone sat there temporarily to rest.

Looking around, Su Wan approached cautiously, took out the cake, and whispered, "I can't eat any more, can you eat it?"

"Are you a rabbit? How much do you eat?" Song Tusu stared at Su Wan for a while, then took the cake, folded it, and swallowed it in a few mouthfuls. "Go to the grain store after you have a rest. If the price is not right, we will buy it again." Go farther away."

No matter when, food is a hard currency, but Yicheng is special, because it is close to the city, so the price of grain is not like the Central Plains. It is regulated by the Kyoto Ministry of Households, and the price of food in Yicheng is constantly changing.

Even when he went out, he was still wearing the uniform casual clothes in the barracks, and his aura was not simple at first glance. Song Tusu sat at the tea stall for a short time, and some guests got up and left in a hurry.

All the personal soldiers including Wang Zeng were scattered, and they took some private soldiers to the grain store to inquire about the price of grain. Su Wan suddenly had an idea in her mind, and whispered in Song Tusu's ear, "We do this every time, The grain store in the city should know our identities, why don't I ask the price next time and see what kind of price I can ask."

"Okay, I can still make it to the next city before dark, I'll ask you then." Song Tusu said without thinking.

Not long after, Wang Zeng and the others came back, and the prices they asked were all about the same, and there was one thing in common that the grain stores didn't have much grain in stock.

In this case, it is necessary to go further to Anjian Mansion.It is said that it is Anjian Mansion, but it is not a mansion, it is also a city, the scale is not large, but because Anjian Mansion is close to a big river, its location is unique, and its prosperity is not comparable to that of a city.

Starting from Yicheng, it takes less than two hours to reach the river, and across the river is Anjian Mansion.

Because there is a river blocking it, it can be said that it is a natural barrier. There are many sayings that Anjian Mansion is absolutely safe and will definitely not be breached by the Tartars.There are also some unpopular theories that the border should go to Anjian Mansion, and the town and border town originally belonged to the Tartars.

According to the news sent back by the spies sent to the grassland every year, the goal of Great Khan Baruch is to recapture the border towns and towns, preferably Anjian Mansion.It can be said that Baruch's goal every year is to build a mansion safely.

Although Anjian Mansion has more food and is more prosperous, the scope of food requisition does not include Anjian Mansion, and it will not even recruit soldiers from here.The situation of Anjian Mansion is quite special. More than ten years ago, this place was still independent. It was just that an expert in the imperial court thought of a way to make Anjian Mansion autonomous. Not under the control of the court.

Listening to Song Tusu's explanation, Su Wan admired that expert very much in her heart. She felt that this person was really far-sighted, but this kind of method has existed since ancient times. At that time, the Tu people basically governed by themselves, and it was only under the control of the imperial court in name.

Song Tusu couldn't avoid the need to enter the city by boat and pay the city fee.

It was very dark, but the city was brightly lit. From the faces of the people in the city, Su Wan could not see the bitterness of the people in the city, or the difficulties of the farmers in the villages on the way. The people in Anjian Mansion were completely opposite. Joyful expression.

The clothes worn by the group of people who passed by just now were very strange, Su Wan couldn't help but look at them a few more times.

Immediately pulling Su Wan into his arms, Song Tusu whispered: "Don't look around, there are many rules in this place, we have to abide by them. Stay in the hotel tonight, and talk about other things tomorrow."

I have been to Anjian Mansion before, and the inns I live in are also familiar. The soldiers and private soldiers live in Datongpu. Song Tusu and Su Wan asked for a lower-class room with a number of land, and they ate in the room. .

A basket of cakes, a dish of meat.

While eating, Song Tusu inspected the room before speaking, "Some rules in Anjian Mansion are different from those outside. People here believe in patriarchs and priests. We'd better not provoke people in the city." See Su Wan's expression was serious, Song Tusu suddenly smiled, and said relaxedly, "Don't be too nervous, anyway, I'm also a general appointed by the emperor, it's okay to cover you, they have to give me this face."

The pancakes are also multi-grain noodles, but they are very fragrant. The meat is just boiled. I don’t know what kind of meat it is. It is very hard to bite, so Su Wan only eats pancakes.

There was only one bed in the room, which was quite narrow, so Su Wan looked around and was a little embarrassed.

Put the bowls and plates at the door, and ask the waiter to pick them up. Turning around and seeing Su Wan, Song Tusu said, "You sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the bottom."

When Song Tusu said this, Su Wan didn't hesitate, "It's okay to squeeze together."