After dressing as a widow

But even if Gu Lin didn't have the reputation of a scholar, the county magistrate would not pursue the trivial matter of whether he kneels or not.

These days of fleeing from the town can be called the most uncomfortable days in the county magistrate's life. The sky is surrounded by the ground, he can't eat well and sleep well, and he has to worry about the refugee army coming out of nowhere. The county magistrate couldn't sleep the whole night.

When the group of refugee soldiers appeared just now, the county magistrate's heart went cold, and his half-life flashed through his head, and his whole body softened.

Unexpectedly, Gu Lin showed up with someone unexpectedly.

"Come here, come here, there is no need to be polite." The county magistrate affectionately patted the seat next to him and let Gu Lin pass.

Gu Lin didn't go there, but said: "My lord, the refugee army has been wiped out by the officers and soldiers from the imperial court. Anyuan Town has turned from danger to safety. You can return to Anyuan Town to take charge of the overall situation."

"Court officers and soldiers?" The county magistrate didn't realize it for a while. They hadn't seen any court officers and soldiers when they fled into the mountains. Anyuan Town only had 400 people in three guards. He had already made up his mind. Anyuan Town was occupied by the refugee army, and he was preparing to go north to Kyoto.

Gu Lin continued: "It's the commander of the capital from the capital, who led the soldiers and horses to chase the refugee army from the capital city. His subordinates and others followed the order issued by the Lu inspectors and notified all the villages and villages that the court officers and soldiers wiped out the refugee army. Search some more places in the mountains to find the people in the town."

Gu Lin talked about the refugee army wiped out by the officers and soldiers of the imperial court several times. The county magistrate was not stupid. He noticed something and said to Gu Lin: "Come with me."

"Others are waiting here, and they are not allowed to go half a step without the order of the official."

"Yes." The servants of the county government that he took with him said in unison, and the servants who followed him to retreat also obeyed the order.

The county magistrate took Gu Lin to a deserted place near the foot of the mountain, and said, "What's going on, when did the court officers and soldiers come?"

Gu Lin naturally said honestly: "Just three days ago, my subordinates and others returned to the town after destroying the refugee army, and the commander brought them here in the afternoon."

"It turned out that he was here to pick the fruit!" If the county magistrate didn't understand that the officials who have been serving for nothing all these years, it is clear that this commander came to grab the credit, and took the credit of the three guards in Anyuan Town to himself.

"Do you remember this person's name?" the county magistrate asked.

Gu Lin said: "The surname is Song, and the single name is Bing."

A hint of surprise appeared on the county magistrate's face, and he continued: "I didn't expect it to be him."

"On the second day after the commander of the capital came, he called the only Lu inspector who could take charge, and ordered us to come to the village to inform the message. He left Anyuan Town on the second day and returned to Beijing to reply." Gu Standing next to the county magistrate, Lin explained everything that happened that day and the next day. During the period, he also mentioned that the commander asked where the county magistrate had gone. Lu inspector said that the county magistrate led the people to retreat together. thing.

Whether they retreated with the people, and what happened in front, Gu Lin didn't say a word.

The county magistrate looked at Gu Lin with satisfaction. When he was coerced to stay, he felt that this kid was inflexible and annoying, but now he looks more and more pleasing to the eye.

He instantly thought that it was an important opportunity for him to wipe out so many refugee troops without any turmoil in Anyuan Town.

After a good operation, it is very possible to leave Anyuan Town and be promoted to other wealthy places.

As for Song Bing.

The county magistrate sneered, this is not right, the Song family and their family have been sworn enemies for decades, as long as he writes his job report, the family in the capital will naturally help him operate.

The most important thing right now is to return to the county office as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation, and let everyone know that he is still the county magistrate and has done so many things.

An uncontrollable smile appeared on the county magistrate's sallow face, and he looked at Gu Lin lovingly: "We will immediately set off for Anyuan Town, don't worry, it doesn't matter if Song Bing is the commander or not, there are so many people staring at him yes."

"My lord, since I met you here, there should be other people around. I will send a few people to send you and these people back. I will take the rest of the people to continue searching."

The county magistrate frowned slightly, seeing Gu Lin's archery and martial arts skills, he cared about his own life, he naturally wanted to take Gu Lin by his side, if he met the refugee army again, don't worry about it.

But after thinking about it, he sighed: "Go, it's a good thing to get back some more people. The life outside is really hard, and it's not as good as one ten-thousandth in the town."

"Yes." Gu Lin was dragged by the county magistrate for a conversation, and turned to look for Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen and Zhang Tie.

The news that the refugee army had been completely wiped out quickly spread among the more than 200 people. Everyone laughed loudly, and immediately packed up their things and prepared to go back to the town with the county magistrate.

There is their home, the house they have lived in for many years, and the homeland they cannot let go of. If it is not really helpless, they will not leave it.

Now that I can go back, no one is unhappy.

Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen looked for their parents in the crowd as soon as they arrived. The Wang family and the Huang family are one of the richest families in the town. very big.

After all, he had a lot of contacts with the county magistrate, at least acquaintances.

Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen looked at everyone eagerly, trying to find familiar faces inside, but there were none.

The two eagerly pulled over people who were similar in size to their family members, and then said sorry again and again, I recognized the wrong person.

Suddenly, just as Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen were going through all these people, a voice stopped them: "Qin'er! Is Qin'er really you?! And Yuwen!"

Wang Qin, who looked at many faces and pulled the shoulders of many people, trembled when he heard the voice coming from his side. He looked at the place where the voice came from, tears streaming down his face: "Mother..."

Wang Qin ran over quickly, and threw himself on the emaciated mother: "Mother, my child is worried about you to death, I think about you every day."

Mrs. Wang is a bright woman with an oval face. She has two sons and three daughters. Wang Qin is her youngest son, who was pampered and raised.

Ever since the drought happened, her heart has almost fallen on Wang Qin who is far away in Fucheng. She still thought that nothing would happen to a big place like Fucheng, so she reported the good news but not the bad news in the letter to Wang Qin. Let him stay in Fucheng well, I hope he will be well there.

But I was still worried, and it was almost a disease.

She hugged Wang Qin tightly: "Why did you come here? Didn't mother tell you and Yuwen to stay in Fucheng and not come back in the letter?"

At this moment, Wang Qin didn't want to talk about what happened to him when he came out of Fucheng, he just hugged Mrs. Wang hard.

Mrs. Wang who was with Mrs. Wang, the elder brother and sister-in-law of the Wang family, and the two unmarried daughters all looked at Wang Qin and were very happy.

And Huang Yuwen has already seen his parents and sister.

The Huang family has only a few heirs. In his life, he has only one boy, two older sisters, and five younger sisters.

What Huang Yuwen heard the most since he was a child was that he was the pillar of the Huang family, and he wanted to stand up and support his sisters, so that they would not be bullied by their in-laws.

So Huang Yuwen was pressed on a stool to listen to his master reading when he was three years old, and was taken to Master Xu to learn how to read when he was six years old.

Fortunately, he is quite smart, all the way from a child to a scholar. Although he is not as good as Gu Lin, who is like a monster, his parents are satisfied.

What they hope is that he can pass the Juren examination and become a junior official of the seventh rank, so that the Huang family should change their families.

Huang Yuwen's mother was a down-and-out granddaughter who had studied poetry and books since elementary school. She was gentle and dignified, with round hair and a face similar to Huang Yuwen's.

Seeing Huang Yuwen actually appearing in front of her, Huang's mother thought that she missed her son too much and had hallucinations, and turned to her husband: "I seem to see that child Yuwen again, really—"

"Mother," Huang Yuwen, who had never acted coquettishly in front of her since he went to study with Master Xu, hugged her and rubbed his face on her shoulder, "Mother, it's Yuwen, Yuwen is back."

Huang Yuwen has always been soft and cute, with a round face and fair skin. In the past few years, she went to Fucheng to study and only came back once or twice a year. In the eyes of Mrs. Huang, she is like a small bamboo in spring, which changes every year. The child who once only reached his chest was taller than her.

Huang's mother suddenly cried, and patted him on the back lightly: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back, mother regrets telling you to go to Fucheng so far away, even if my son is mediocre for a lifetime, it doesn't matter, as long as it is safe good."

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Gu Lin went to Zhang Tie's side and asked Zhang Tie to take four people to escort the county magistrate and the more than 200 people back. He took the rest of the people and continued to search around.

Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen, who had already talked about the past with their family members, had red eyes and noses, and they walked up to Gu Lin: "Gu Lin, the two of us are with you."

Gu Lin looked at the parents of the two over there, and said: "You and your uncles and aunts go back to the town, and I will take the rest with me."

Wang Qin put his arms around Gu Lin's shoulders: "There is a beginning and an end. Yuwen and I came out with you to find out if there are still people in the town in the mountains. Although I am very happy to find my parents, how can I leave if the matter is not over?"

"Do you think so, Yuwen?"

"En." Huang Yuwen blinked his big eyes, as obedient as a rabbit.

It would be more similar if the meat was raised back.

Huang Yuwen said: "Wang Qin and I have made an agreement with them, and they also think this is very good."

Seeing the two of them like this, Gu Lin nodded, "Okay then, we'll leave when Zhang Tie and the others take people away."

More than 200 people are not too many, but the fleeing people all brought big bags and small bags. They originally planned to rest here for a while, so they put everything down, and some people even spread out the pots and pans to prepare for the fire. It takes time to cook and clean up.

But now I can go back to the town, and everyone is happily packing up, a scene of joy.