Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 176 The eve of dispatching troops (additional update for Nuanyangju, 130)

Seeing that her sister was hiding something, Xia Zhiqing didn't ask.

But based on what Xia Zhining said, Xia Zhiqing talked about leaving.

But when it came to leaving, Xia Zhiqing suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart, that she was a little reluctant to leave.

If there were other relatives alive, she would definitely not have such emotions and would leave immediately.

But their parents are no longer alive, and they have no blood relatives. They are like a leaf of duckweed in this world, although my father still has many friends and students who can go to them for refuge.

But they were not very familiar with her father's friends and students.

Therefore, after adapting to the life in Pingting County and living well, with no worries about food and drink, and being satisfied with the things she wants to do, Xia Zhiqing really doesn't think she will live well in a strange place. .

As for the issue of freedom, Chen Mo did not restrict her freedom too much and allowed her to move around the city freely, but she did not go out for a walk.

Thinking about it carefully, Xia Zhiqing actually had the idea that Chen Mo was pretty good to her.

The only thing that made her grudge was the hatred between her sister and Chen Mo, and the relationship between the three of them.

Of course, it was precisely because of this relationship that his innocence was given to him, and he was obsessed with it twice, which made him feel "dependent" on Chen Mo.

But she didn't know this feeling yet.

But if she doesn't leave, Xia Zhiqing can't find a reason to convince herself, and what will this make the other party think?
I've already done that to you, but now I ask you to leave and you won't leave. Isn't that mean?

Do you still like being fucked by me?
After having sex, some of Xia Zhiqing's thoughts became richer.

In the end, Xia Zhiqing explained to Xia Zhining that she would leave tomorrow on the grounds that it was getting late today. The latter nodded after being silent for a while.

Tomorrow came, the two of them packed their things.

But Xia Zhiqing had more things to carry, including a guzheng, pipa, and some books, while Xia Zhining was much simpler, with only some clothes, a sword, and a few military books.

These things could be packed up in one morning, but the two of them spent the whole day packing them up and still couldn't finish them.

So the two women agreed to leave the next day.

Soon, the next day arrived, and the two women had packed up their things, but neither of them had any intention of leaving.

Xia Zhiqing said: "Zhining, we need a carriage. Although there are not many things, the guzheng and pipa take up space. Without a carriage, it would be too troublesome for us to just carry them.

Also, we have to notify Liu Guards and them. "

"I think so too." Xia Zhining nodded, and then said: "I'll go find that bastard and ask for a carriage."

Xia Zhining did not see Chen Mo, but Chen Mo replied to her message through Sun Meng. Out of their friendship, he granted her a carriage and gave her some food for the road.

Xia Zhining knew that the other party had deliberately missed her, but hearing the meaning of what Sun Meng conveyed made her regret it even more.

The carriage was scheduled for the morning, but Xia Zhining did not return to the wing until the afternoon, so the day was over again and she decided to leave tomorrow.

In addition, Xia Zhiqing also said: "Guard Liu is willing to leave with us, and the other guards have chosen to stay in Pingting County."

As luck would have it, it rained heavily on July 25th.

The two women did not leave for some reason.

But both women felt relieved.

On July 26, the rain didn’t stop.

On July 27, the rain stopped, but Xia Zhining agreed because the road was muddy and she would wait for two days for the sun to clear before leaving.

So far, the two women have never seen Chen Mo again.The weather was sunny for two days as expected.

But it was such a coincidence.

Xia Zhining told her sister that the horse was thin and weak. If she didn't change the horse, she would have to wait until the horse healed before she could leave.

They both made a tacit agreement to wait until the horse was ready before leaving.

At the same time, in the back kitchen.

One cook asked another cook: "That's strange, where is the croton I put here?"

Another cook replied: "I didn't move, but when I was resting last night, I saw Miss Xia coming."

"..."

This time, it’s the last day of July.

The army will be dispatched tomorrow, so the atmosphere in the city has become a little anxious today.

Chen Mo asked Geng Songfu to stay in Pingting County, and Lu Yuan, Su Wen, and Zhang He stayed to assist.

It is worth mentioning that Wei Qing, Lin Shengcai and the others went back to Wutai County in Gaozhou and told Li Yunzhang about the situation here.

In addition, Yuan Youchun gave Chen Mo [-] shi of grain as a token.

It should be noted that an army of ten thousand people consumes two hundred dan of food every day. (The reference here is the record of Taibai Yin Jing. "An army has 500 people, and one person can support two liters of rice per day, six dou per month, seven stones and two dou per year, and an army can support 250 shi per day." .)
It stands to reason that if Chen Mo sends out two thousand troops, these three hundred stones of food can be used for half a month.

But when Chen Mo inspected the grain, he found that the three hundred shi of grain was mixed with a lot of sand and dust, and there was not even a hundred shi of actual grain.

This little food is only enough for five days.

It would take two or three days for the Guang army to arrive at Quanyang County, and then it was unknown how long it would take to attack the city. It was also unknown whether they would attack other counties in the future.

Therefore, Yuan Youchun's hundred shi of grain was purely for the beggars.

But the grain officer sent by Yuan Youchun said he didn't know.

Chen Mo quickly sent a horse to tell Yuan Youchun about this, but the other party refused to admit it and said that Chen Mo had framed him. If there was any dirt, it was Chen Mo himself who mixed it up.

Yes, Chen Mo knew that he was playing tricks on him, so even if he grabbed his butt grain officer, it would be useless, so he let him go.

As a result, the grain officer died suddenly that night.

……

In the wing.

The two sisters looked at each other for a long time, and finally Xia Zhining spoke first, saying: "Sister, tomorrow that bastard is going south to fight. With the war in chaos, it may not be that easy for us to go to Jiangnan. In my opinion, we should wait until the war is over. Just go over there.

Didn't that bastard also say that we can leave in the autumn? "

Xia Zhining thought that her sister would not agree, and she thought of a bunch of excuses in her mind, but Xia Zhiqing didn't hesitate for long before agreeing: "It's okay, the war is in chaos, and it's really not suitable to rush."

The dim light shines on the pearl necklace around Xia Zhining's neck, highlighting Xia Zhining's snow-white skin.

She clenched and unclenched her pink fist, then clenched it again, back and forth several times. Xia Zhining mustered up her courage, pursed her lips, and whispered: "Sister, I've thought about it carefully, I want to go to the battlefield.

Don’t worry, sister, I’m not participating in the killing, I’m just going to take a look. After all, no matter how much I read, it’s better to see it with my own eyes, and sister, you also know my ambition.”

(End of this chapter)