[Red Mansion] The happiness of a winner in life

Walking 35 miles today is already the limit, and at this time it is less than ten miles away from the county seat of Sanshui County.Seeing that the soldiers were exhausted and it was getting dark, Jia Amnesty ordered them to set up camp where they were and rest.

There is no need to worry about bandits in the world of ice and snow, even animals are reluctant to come out at home.Jia Amnesty arranged for several groups of people to watch the night in turn, and sat by the fire to roast dry food.

Vice General Yang sat down next to Jia She, "Your Excellency, why don't you eat dry buns? I still have some dried meat made by my wife here. Would you like some?"

As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag at his waist, took out a handful of jerky and stuffed it to Jia Amnesty.Jia She caught it with a smile, "You're having a good day, you can still eat meat in a place where you can't even see a hair in the ice and snow."

Bowing his head and taking a bite, Jia Amnesty's expression froze for a moment, and he looked at Yang Wan who was clearly enjoying the show without saying a word, "It's thanks to my good teeth, they are too hard."

"Haha, my lord, my daughter-in-law is afraid that I won't eat and drink well outside, so she thinks of ways to get me jerky. But it's too hard and hurts my teeth, so I can barely drink it after soaking in hot soup."

Yang Wan was a little bit complaining, but at the same time, he was not lacking in complacency, "Didn't your highness prepare anything for you? Just bring it out to open my eyes."

Jia Amnesty knew that most of the men in the army were forthright, but they had little heart.Yang Wan reckoned that he simply came to his side to show off, and by the way, to get closer.

Therefore, he raised his eyebrows, "It can't compare to the jerky that Mrs. Yang made for you. Your Highness just embroidered a pouch for me to wear. Look."

Yang Wanyi stretched out his head, the purse was embroidered with the words "Same voice and self-response, same heart and self-knowledge" ①, and there was also a faint pattern of acacia flowers.Some enviously said: "Your Highness's craftsmanship is really good, but it's a pity that I, a vulgar person, only knows a few words, but I don't understand what it means."

"It's just the literal meaning. The same voice between the husband and wife will naturally echo each other, and the husband and wife will naturally understand each other's thoughts." Jia Amnesty touched his purse, he missed Shui Ze a little.

Yang Wan rubbed his nose a little proudly, "I understand this. After being together for a long time, I can understand what the other party wants to do. When I want to fetch a glass of water at home, my wife brings it here before me."

Jia Amnesty smiled, it seemed that their husband and wife had a very good relationship and understood each other.Although he refers to mutual understanding, this kind of mutual understanding in living habits is also very pleasant.

Vice General Yang is 35 years old, he is a fourth-rank officer, and his family can be regarded as a family of generals.It's just that the father and brother who stood up for the door all died in the battle, and he was forced to be the head of the house when he was only ten years old.

Fortunately, the general his father followed remembered his father and brother, and when he grew up, he was transferred to the camp in the suburbs of Beijing as a soldier.Later, the sister who married the colleague's family became a family, and relying on the legacy of her father and brother, she was promoted faster than others.

The troops stationed around the capital basically have nothing to do, except training on weekdays.Besides, they were at the feet of the emperor, and they never even had the chance to suppress the bandits.

It was the first time for most of them to go out for disaster relief this time.Fresh and nervous, Vice General Yang couldn't bear to come over to talk to Jia Amnesty.

They were tense on the way here, but at this moment, seeing that they were about to arrive at the place, they unconsciously relaxed a little.Jia Amnesty didn't care too much, chatting casually while paying attention to the movements around him.

When the time is almost up, those who rest will return to their tents, and the watchmen will sit by the fire to keep warm.But Jia Amnesty couldn't sleep at all, and kept thinking about the snow disaster.

At Mao the next day, the army set off again.It is still a team of soldiers who sweep the snow first, and the other team pads the sand.This time, with the experience of spreading sand and soil, the action was faster, and the closer the road to the county town, the easier it was to walk, so they arrived at the county town before Sishi.

Vice General Yang stepped forward to show his badge and road guides to the soldiers of the guards guarding the gate. He let them in as soon as he saw it, and sent a quick report to the county government and the guards.

Jia Amnesty and the others carried supplies into the city, and the houses on the side of the road collapsed badly, half of which they saw alone.There are no living people on the street, but occasionally you can see a few frozen corpses with smiling faces, which is very oozing.

The soldiers leading the way followed their line of sight, paused and said, "There are too many people who have been hit by the disaster to live in nursing homes. These should be beggars who have been missed."

Turning around, he said to the other soldier, "Go and inform Louze Garden and Yizhuang to let them come over to collect the corpse. We have something to do and we can't send it there."

The soldiers who heard the words behind them were a little silent, and this man was too accustomed to seeing him.Looking at the corpse, they all felt a little shuddering, but the people here are already used to it.

The guide also wanted to talk to them, especially the young general at the head.If you listen to one or two sentences, the emperor will give them some tax relief. This ghostly weather is really going to kill people.

"You don't know, the biggest snow here in previous years is only two feet. Even if it snows for several days, the people should be more diligent in sweeping the snow. However, the temperature suddenly dropped that day and night, and the snow fell four feet thick overnight. The people The doors and windows cannot be opened.

Some people's roofs were not strong enough, and they collapsed directly, crushing the whole family to death.Not to mention the sudden drop in temperature in the middle of the night, many families were directly frozen to death in the night.This is not the case if one person wakes up. "

Vice-General Yang was a little scared when he heard that, "Then, have you calculated how many people died?"

"Don't tell me, my lord. You may find out after a while. There are less than half of the residents in the houses in this county town. I don't know the ones in the village below."

The soldiers behind all walked forward with solemn faces, and they couldn't help but feel a little scared after hearing this.Involuntarily changing eyes with those close to him, staring at Jia Shen's back and not daring to whisper.

Jia Amnesty waved his hand, "Stop talking, is the county government coming soon? I saw the person coming out to pick him up."

Vice General Yang shut up with the soldiers leading the way, knowing that he didn't want to hear them discussing this in front of the soldiers, each of them was solemn and dared not speak any more.

At the door, the magistrate of Sanshui County cupped his hands, "I am the magistrate of Sanshui County, may I ask if this is the general who came to relieve the disaster?"

Jia Amnesty nodded and got off his horse, and the accompanying eunuch, who had been silent all the way, took out the imperial decree and proclaimed it.The county magistrate received the imperial decree with tears in his eyes, "General, please quickly follow me to the hall to discuss matters, our people are waiting inside."

Jia She nodded and took Yang Wan into the hall together.This relief food and various supplies are all limited, and how much you can get depends on how many people are still alive.

When they got to the hall, everyone invited Jia She to take the seat, and Jia She took the first seat without hesitation. "My surname is Jia, and I have the word "恩" for each name. Time is tight, so please tell me roughly what your respective responsibilities are."

Seeing that Jia She didn't play tricks on them, everyone didn't say anything more. These days, their mouths were also bubbling anxiously, and no matter how cold the weather was, they couldn't suppress the anger in their hearts.

They reported the situation one by one in order, and they all looked at Jia Amnesty expectantly, waiting for him to distribute supplies for them.Although a total of four counties were affected by the disaster, it is difficult to grasp the overall situation, but there is always about a quarter of them left.

"I understand what you said. We are the leaders, and most of them brought food and thick clothes. The latter brought wood and craftsmen. His Majesty also allows you to transfer grain to the neighboring county or government."

As Jia Amnesty spoke, he gave the county magistrate the grain adjustment order written by the emperor, "I can't get there because I don't have the skills to do so, and secondly, I'm not familiar with the road conditions. Just send your people over there and let them help you transport the grain.

Also, Your Majesty thinks that the people may not have enough firewood, so you are allowed to enter the Huangzhuang here to cut down trees and burn firewood for warmth.Going up the mountain at this time is tantamount to courting death, just let the people feel at ease. "

All the people present covered their faces and wept, grateful for the emperor's kindness in their hearts.They also love corruption and put on airs to play prestige, but they feel sympathy after seeing so many civilian casualties these days.

Jia Amnesty said to Vice-General Yang, "Leave a quarter of the materials we brought, and we will go directly to Gongxian County while it is still early. Five teams will be stationed here, and the remaining 25 teams will still follow us. "

The head of the guard's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Dare to ask your lord, these 500 people are..."

"For the time being, it's up to you to dispatch. Where there are not enough people, let them go to the top. Since we are here, we have to do something. We are strong laborers who are not afraid of being tired. Just one thing, our army's food is fired by them themselves, so don't interfere."

After Jia She gave an order, he took Vice General Yang and left, and the accompanying documents hurriedly put away the pens and papers and left together.When he was about to step out of the house, Jia Amnesty turned his head and said: "If the firewood in the common people's house is not enough, stay with the neighbor's family. Living together temporarily can also reduce consumption."

Master took the note down, "Write it down, thank you for your suggestion."

Jia Amnesty didn't want anyone to send him off, so he rode his horse and went with Yang Wan when he went out.The last five teams moved the supplies and stayed automatically, and the others left with the two.

As soon as the people left, the county magistrate looked helplessly at them arguing again for clothes and food, and pressed his head to wake up. "Stop arguing, it's not convenient to give porridge in the cold weather. The food is roughly distributed according to the living population of each household, and the city's people will be given first."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the person in charge of the nursing home, "You should distribute more clothes and quilts, and the rest will go to the poor places in the village. I saw a lot of them sent this time, and they can last for half a month."

Everyone happily divided up the supplies and informed people to come and collect them quickly. The villages far away did not receive the news until the afternoon.The village chiefs of several villages were also happy to see that most of the clothes were thick, and they bowed to the county magistrate again and again.

Seeing that the supplies were almost received, the master leaned into the county magistrate's ear, "Your Excellency, you haven't closed your eyes for a few days, go and take a rest. Now that you have the supplies, you will be fine for a while, and there are other adults here." .”

The county magistrate nodded when he heard this. Not only are his eyes hurting, but his heart is also aching.He was only in his forties, and he still had a lot of time to live, so he didn't want to die in the line of duty right now.

They didn't say anything when they saw the county magistrate going to rest. Everyone knows what's going on these days.Finally, when the supplies arrived, they could breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the people had food, clothing and firewood, they could survive. Other things... This damn weather froze people, and the people didn't even have the energy to make a fuss.

Jia Amnesty traveled four counties in one day, wrapped in a thick cloak, and covered his face with muslin to prevent frostbite.Wait until dark before returning to the junction of the four counties, and stationed with the remaining [-] troops.

The soldiers were also very tired. Fortunately, the roads to and from the four counties were all connected. Otherwise, if they relied on shoveling snow and spreading sand, it would probably take two or three days to finish the calculation.

At night, Jia Amnesty, Vice General Yang and several thousand households looked at the recording officer's records together.The four counties are geographically adjacent and similar in climate.

The disaster situation this time is similar, only one county has a shortage of firewood, and the number of people freezing to death is still increasing.Looking at the data in front of them, everyone was silent. It was really scary to see so many dead people with their own eyes.

When Jia Amnesty arrived at the last county, it was still not too late, so he took people to the nursing home and Louze Garden to see the situation.There are not many old people and children in the nursing home, and most of them are men and women in their prime.

There were not enough coffins in Louze Garden, many people just took straw mats and wrapped them casually, leaving their blue and white feet exposed.The Louze Garden had a large space when it was built, but even so it was not enough to place the corpses, and most of them were stacked together.

This scene can be said to be a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​corpses. Anyone who sees it may suspect that the entire county is here.Because the weather was cold and the body was frozen and not rotted, it felt ominous just by looking at it.

"This corpse must be buried as soon as possible, and it cannot be piled up here forever." Jia Amnesty looked at the owner of Liuze Garden.

The owner of the garden was full of bitterness, why didn't he want to bury the body as soon as possible.Not to mention that once the weather warms up, it is easy to bring plague, even looking at it is scary.

"My lord, it's not that villains don't want to. It's just that there are only four or five out of ten of the people living today, and they all hide at home to burn firewood to avoid disasters. The strong laborers can't come out, and even if they come out, most of them will be frozen to death and frostbite. In addition, the land is frozen. I really have no energy."

Jia Amnesty also knew that this could not be resolved in a short time, so he could only go back and find a solution.The soldiers following behind could not help but hurt themselves when they saw this, and wanted to stay and help them.

Jia Amnesty did not agree, and 500 people stayed, and the rest followed him back to camp.

Vice General Yang looked at Jia She, "My lord, what should we do? We are here to provide disaster relief, and we can't just sit and watch these people...can't be buried in the ground. Besides, there is too much firewood, what we brought is not enough. .”

"Neighboring counties were also hit by a disaster. Although there were no major casualties, who would give up the firewood at this time." The recorder was a little frustrated, and naturally he cared about himself first when life and death were at stake.

"It's cold here and the snow is thick. There's really nothing to do for a while. Even if you cut down a tree now, you have to wait for it to dry before you can burn firewood. Besides, there are not so many trees." Zhang Qianhu said dejectedly .

Things hurt their kind, if there are only one or two dead sighs, it will pass.But what died before their eyes were hundreds of thousands of people, wrapped in straw mats and piled up there without dignity.

Jia Amnesty listened to them talking for a long time, and finally said: "Since we know there is no other way, we should leave first. We will go to Sanshui County tomorrow to investigate the situation. Even if there is no other way, we have to help people collect the corpse. Let's leave."

Everyone went back to their tents, but Jia She suddenly saw a paper crane flying towards him.This was specially made for Mizusawa before he set off, with his spiritual imprint on it.You can open the wings after writing on it, and the paper crane will find him and fly to him.

Jia Amnesty caught the paper crane and fed it with a little energy.Opening the letter attached to it, the font written with a brush is a bit graceful, and its characters are gentle.

It reads: Enhou, my love, you should go to Liaoning in time.Yan'er and I live very well in the mansion, and my second brother's family has already moved out.It is unfortunate that Liaoning has been hit by a disaster. After hearing that there are many avalanches after the snowstorm, I hope you will take care of it all the way.

Three days after you left, Zhong Jing led [-] troops and brought rice, firewood, craftsmen, etc. to set off, and the prince of Zhen Guogong will also go there two days after taking orders.Don't worry, Yan'er and I wait for the triumphant return.

Mizusawa only briefly wrote about his situation after he left, but didn't say much about himself.Jia Amnesty missed Shui Ze a little bit, and there was no moon in the sky at this time, so he couldn't miss the moon, so he had to pick up a pen and ink, and write down his thoughts.