The Red Mansions

Chapter 144
It is a big event every year to release the list in the county test.

But this year, Cixi was attacked by Japanese pirates, so few people talked about the county examination, but more people talked about Japanese pirates.

The people in Cixi City all greeted their friends and smiled happily.

Thinking of the nearly two thousand Japanese pirates attacking, how many people will die if they can't defend, the consequences make people shudder.

After the rest of their lives, people celebrated happily like the New Year. People came and went on the street, singing and dancing, and the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums could be heard everywhere, and they were full of joy.

But Jia Yun had no time to spare, and after the county government had arranged the finishing touches, she hurried to Guanhaiwei with a patrol battalion of the General Banner.

In the end, he was still one step late. When he arrived at Guanhaiwei, the Japanese pirates had all withdrawn.

"Commander Qin, what about the casualties?" Jia Yun asked concerned.

"Master Jia's war is over?" Qin Mingzhong asked in surprise, "My side suffered a lot of casualties, more than two hundred people died, and only 20 Japanese pirates were left in the end. What about your side?"

Jia Yun shook her head and sighed: "Nearly two thousand Japanese pirates came, and they all stayed. We killed more than 180 people and injured more than [-] people."

Qin Mingzhong asked doubtfully, "There are so many people in the county?"

Jia Yun: "That's not true. There are only more than [-] people in the patrolling battalion, patrolling department, and yamen servants."

"Only the Patrol Battalion and about [-] Inspection Divisions were really engaged in the battle. Because of the shortage of manpower, I mobilized nearly [-] strong men to make up the number."

"Among them, six were killed in the patrolling battalion, more than a dozen were injured, and more than 20 were killed in the patrolling inspection. All the survivors were injured, and the young and strong suffered the most casualties. They had never been trained after all."

The yamen servants did not join the battlefield this time, they stayed at the gate of the city to guard the gate, in case they were touched.

Qin Mingzhong was shocked and said: "Oh my god, your casualties are nothing compared to your record?"

At the same time, he can also imagine the previous danger.

With 2000 people storming the city, if Guan Haiwei were to defend the city, they might not be able to defend it.

Do not!It is absolutely unstoppable!

Therefore, not only was Qin Mingzhong not jealous of Jia Yun's military exploits, but he also admired him.

After all, Jia Yun, a mere civil servant, can protect one party, which is not something ordinary people can do.

After the two talked for a while, Jia Yun took the initiative to leave. After all, there were still many affairs in the city that he needed to deal with.

Not far away, a spy from the patrol camp reported back: "My lord, our scouts have been following the retreating Japanese pirates, and just sent back news."

"Where are those Japanese pirates now?" Jia Yun asked.

The spy replied: "They seem to be going to Shaoxing, and they are resting in a mountain not far away."

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Okay, let's not go back first, and immediately turn to the front to find a place to stop the Japanese pirates. We must keep them."

He came here to fight the Japanese pirates, so he asked the soldiers to bring five porcelain pot bombs each, enough for the Japanese pirates to drink a pot.

……

Beijing.

Spring rejuvenation in the north is always much later than in the south, and the air is still a bit cold.

The sun was shining brightly, and it was warm on the body.

In the back house, Bu Shi, Xue Baochai, Qin Keqing and a large group of maidservants talked and laughed while being female celebrities.

At this time, Xiren came over excitedly from the front yard with a stack of letters.

"Old Madam, Sister Bao, Master and the others have written!" Xiren said loudly, overjoyed.

Xue Baochai stood up abruptly, took a few steps, stepped forward and said, "Finally I have a letter, let's take a look!"

Mrs. Bu was not in the mood to do needlework anymore, and looked up at Xue Baochai eagerly.

After Xue Baochai took the letters from Xiren, she looked at them carefully, picked out two of them, and handed them to Xiren: "One is written by your husband, and the other is written by your charmer."

Xiren accepted the letter excitedly, eyes filled with mist, bit his lip and said: "I was so happy just now, the concubine even forgot to read it..."

"Don't cry, just go and see it now!" Xue Baochai patted her hand and smiled.

Xiren nodded, hugged the two letters in his arms, turned around, and went to his room.

But Xue Baochai was not in a hurry to look at hers, she searched inside again, took out two letters from them and handed them to Keren: "One is written by your sister Li Ren, and the other is written by Mei Ren, you can take it and read it too." !"

But the person's face was happy, after receiving the letter, he thanked him and went back to his room.

Then, Xue Baochai found that there were letters written by Jia Yun to Qin Keqing, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, and Ping'er respectively, and couldn't help but feel sour. This bastard is so far away, and he is also thinking about them.

It was Qin Keqing, who had already come home anyway, so Xue Baochai handed her the letter from Jia Yun first:
"My husband probably doesn't know you're home yet, but he still misses you."

Tears welled up in Qin Keqing's eyes immediately, Jia Yun's ability to miss her was more than worth making her happy.

She took the letter, hugged it in her arms, and wanted to thank Xue Baochai, but she couldn't say anything.

Xue Baochai has a delicate heart, how can she not know Qin Keqing's state of mind at this moment, she gently patted her hand, and said: "Hurry up and read the letter, there is no need to thank you."

With tears in her eyes, Qin Keqing bowed to Xue Baochai and went back to her room.

Xue Baochai put Jia Yun's letter to Li Wan and others at the bottom, and then gave them the letters he wrote to Xiang'er, Jing'er, and Xiangling respectively.

After the division was over, Ying'er eagerly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Ma'am, didn't the master write a letter to your servant?"

Xue Baochai shook her head, tapped her forehead, and said with a slight smile: "You are in my room, even if you want to write to you, you will only write a few sentences at the end of the letter you wrote to me, and you will not write to you alone. of."

Ying'er was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said happily, "As long as you can mention the name of the servant girl, that's also good."

Xue Baochai smiled and shook her head, returned to Mrs. Bu, took out the letter Jia Yun had written to Mrs. Bu, and read it: "Er Yun knelt down at the knees of Mrs. Mother: Ms. Jin'an..."

In the letter, Jia Yun did not write in classical Chinese, but in vernacular, and was not too lyrical. Most of the letters wrote about her itinerary and what she saw along the way.

In addition, Jia Yun wanted to tell Mrs. Bu that his son was up to the task and was promoted to the county magistrate not long after he took office.

At the same time, in the letter, I wish Mrs. Bu good health, eat well and drink well.

After hearing this, Mrs. Bu burst into tears. After receiving the letter, she got up and went back to the house to cry.

After all, it was my son, and it was the first time he had been away for so long, how could he not be worried?

Xue Baochai didn't persuade her, it's good for Mrs. Bu to cry at this moment, but she's afraid that if she can't cry, it's easy to cause bad things.

After reading the letter to Mrs. Pu, Xue Baochai endured his excitement and took Ying'er and others back to his room.

Pull out the letter paper, the handwriting is chic and smooth, the brushstrokes are full of tension, the rules are rigorous, and they are unrestrained and free!

In terms of words, it is very textured, with a strong visual impact, beautiful and beautiful.

"Husband's calligraphy skills are solid again!" Xue Baochai said with a light smile as her eyes lit up.

After regaining consciousness, Xue Baochai began to read the letter, and wrote: "My wife Baochai: since I left Beijing, everything went well..."

Earlier, I gave a general account of Jia Yun's itinerary and the matter of the new county magistrate.

Once the business is over, it's all disgusting.

For example: "The swan geese pass on the book, conveying the endless affection and sweetness, and the letters conveying the love, expressing the endless deep thoughts."

For example: "If you don't know lovesickness in your life, you will love it, and you will hurt lovesickness. Watching the sky at dawn and looking at the clouds at dusk, lovesickness when walking, and lovesickness when sitting."

Xue Baochai had never heard of so many nasty words, her face was flushed and her heart melted when she saw it.

"Ma'am, these words are very nice..." Yinger said with her eyes shining, she was very envious.

Xue Baochai pursed her lips, a sweet smile appeared on her pink face.

Yuan'er, Lian'er and others around him were also very envious. Although such kind words were disgusting, they were my favorite.

……

The terrain of Cixi is higher in the south and lower in the north, and it unfolds towards Hangzhou Bay in the form of three steps of hills, plains and tidal flats.

The southern hills belong to the hilly area of ​​Cuiping Mountain, which is the remnant of Siming Mountain, extending from east to west for more than [-] kilometers.

Wulei Mountain is located in the territory of Minghe not far from Guanhaiwei. It is known as "Little Taoyuan" because of its continuous green hills, jagged dangerous peaks, deep valleys and strange rocks.

There is Zangyun River in Wulei Mountain, which stretches for one or two kilometers. The Qingxi River shuttles between strange rocks and strange trees, like a dragon coming out of the water, seeing the head but not the end.

Winding and winding streams, high and low scattered rocks, valleys and streams complement each other, strange rocks and pools can be seen everywhere, verdant trees along the way, pleasant scenery, steep mountains and unique geology.

Outside Zangyun Creek, after Jia Yun arrived with the patrol camp, scouts came to greet him.

"My lord, those pirates haven't left yet, and I probably didn't expect us to follow so soon!" the scout reported.

Jia Yun nodded, and whispered to the left and right: "Be gentle, leave a few people to watch the horses, and the others will bring all the explosives, and follow me to meet the enemy!"

Soon, after everyone was ready, they groped into Zangyun River lightly.

Zangyun River has four major elements: clear stream, strange rocks, deep valleys, and strange trees. Although it is convenient for Japanese pirates to hide, it is also more convenient for Jia Yun and others to encircle and suppress.

The environment around the creek is quiet and the scenery is pleasant, but at this moment, everyone is not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and they all hold their breath and move forward quietly.

A quarter of an hour later, the scouts walked behind a boulder two or three people tall, waved their hands and clenched their fists, motioning for everyone to stop.

"My lord, the pirates are at the back." The scout whispered.

Jia Yun nodded, it would be hard to find this place if no one followed her.

Because the stream here is rushing and the sound of the water is loud, even with Jia Yun's hearing ability, she has to listen carefully to hear the voice of the Japanese pirates chattering.

Jia Yun sent a message to get everyone to start preparing, while she turned sideways and walked along the boulder.

When he came to the junction, he slowly probed his head, and saw a group of Japanese pirates taking a bath by the stream, washing their clothes, making fun of them from time to time, their faces were lustful, and they didn't say anything good at first glance.

"He really likes to be clean!" Jia Yun snorted coldly in her heart, and retreated without a trace.

Back behind the boulder, Jia Yun whispered: "There are more than 260 people. Be careful when throwing explosives later. Be sure to throw them all into the crowd. After the explosion is over, don't hesitate to go forward quickly to make up the knife!"

(End of this chapter)