Chapter 107 - Qiang
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In winter, the weather is very cold. The winter in Liangzhou is a little colder than the capital, and it is better in the daytime. You can also warm your body during training, but it will not be too much. At night, you will feel cold. The firewood in the pot is not enough.
The soldiers who went to Wulu River to take a shower were also much fewer, and they all honestly went to boil hot water to wash. He Yan is the same. In a blink of an eye, Xiao Jue left for more than half a month.
She estimated this time, Xiao Jue had probably arrived at Zhangtai. But the head coaches did not talk about this matter on weekdays, and He Yan had no way of knowing the situation at Zhangtai. She still trains with the recruits every day, but because her body is not yet in good condition, she cannot do what Xiao Jue said about the “three times of daily training”.
On this day, He Yan and the recruits were training in the martial arts arena, and as soon as evening came, the training dispersed, and He Yan and Hongshan were talking.
Hong Shan rubbed his hands and sighed in the palm of his hand: “Ahe, do you think these days are too cold?”
“Okay.” He Yan said. When she was in the Fuyue Army, she used to fight against the riverside in the winter. The camp was stationed on the shore. At night, the river was windy and there was no firewood to burn. The soldiers slept together at night to drive the cold. It’s freezing cold.
“Your young people are hard-tolerant.” Hongshan said with emotion, looking towards Baiyueshan. “How come it snows every day in Liangzhou, it is just overnight.”
He Yan looked down his eyes. Baiyue Mountain in winter was not as green and green as in summer. At a glance, it was covered with snow and the snow closed the mountain. Their recruits go up the mountain every few days to cut wood, and they can no longer go up the mountainside. The higher the snow is, the thicker the snow is. It is really not safe.
“Actually, this weather is the best time to hunt,” Wheat joined together. “At this time, my elder brother and I used food to make wine and threw it next to the cave. There was nothing to eat in the winter. The rabbit and fox would eat it when they saw it. When I go out to pick it up at night, the ground is full of prey. It is effortless and simple. Bai Yueshan is so big, there should be a lot of rabbits and foxes.” He licked his lips.
“Stop,” He Yan urged, “I think you still have this idea. The terrain on the mountain is complicated, and the snow is deep. Don’t hit the rabbit before you become the rabbit first.”
“Brother He also despised people too much.” Wheat mumbled.
As he was talking, he saw Yanwuchang leading to the end of Baiyueshan’s horseway, and came down with a group of recruits. In the middle was Shen Muxue, a doctor woman in a jacket.
She wore a moon-white jacket and a long apricot embroidered plum cloak. Her hairband was also white. When she slowly came out of a snowy color, she became more beautiful and beautiful.
Hong Shan’s eyes straightened, and he said, “There is such a woman in the world. She is so beautiful, and her heart is also very good. In such a cold day, a weak woman goes to the mountain to take medicine for injuries and illnesses. Only a fairy has such compassion. Sweetheart.” At the end, he asked He Yan: “Are you talking about it?”
He Yan: “Not bad.”
The recruits take turns to cut wood every few days, and Shen Muxue will follow along. There are some herbs on the mountain, and some can be found in the winter. There is a shortage of medicinal materials in the health center, especially in the winter, some soldiers get cold and it is difficult to heal for a while. Shen Muxue made people boil some cold medicine, packed in wooden barrels, one bowl per person. After drinking, he sweated hot and was very good for his body.
She looked not as strong as He Yan, soft and weak, and it was really commendable that such a cold sky could go up the mountain with the recruits.
“Who is the recruit behind her?” Stone frowned and asked.
When everyone saw it, they saw the recruit behind Shen Muxue, with a person lying on his back. This man didn’t wear a uniform, and he was not a recruit for Liangzhou Wei at first glance. They hadn’t spoken yet, and the curious recruits had already embraced them first to find out what was going on.
Soon after, some recruits who heard the news came back and told their companions what was the matter. When He Yan listened, he heard someone say, “That man is an hunter from the other side of the mountain. Came to hunt, and was trapped by heavy snow. When she met this man on the road, she was buried in the snow halfway, or everyone digged him out of the snow and picked up half his life and returned.”
“Then he is also lucky and desperate, and Baiyueshan is surprisingly cold, afraid that if he stays a few more minutes, the gods will not be saved.”
“is not it!”
Wheat muttered: “This weather is going uphill, it’s really dead.”
“Then there is no way. The poor’s lives are not fortune telling. There is no money to eat at home. Where can I take care of others?” Hongshan snorted.
After watching it for a while, the talents dispersed.
But the matter was not finished. At night, Cheng Lisu came back and said that he would live in Xiao Jue’s house. He Yanqi said: “Don’t you refuse to move back to live?”
Cheng Lisu said sadly: “The man who was rescued by Dr Shen Shen lived in our house today, and I was pushed back. I can’t let him live in his uncle’s room. When the uncle comes back, I must be killed. Never mind. , I will try to make it difficult for them to stay for a few days, and after a few days he is gone, I will move back. Brother He, can you go with me to pick up the boxes tomorrow, I can’t move alone.”
“Of course, it’s just that the time you live here is probably not a few days, but a long time.” He Yan shook his head.
“Why?”
He Yan smiled and didn’t answer, otherwise, Li Su quickly knew why He Yan said so.
On the second day, after the day’s training, He Yan accompanied Cheng Lisu back to pick up a few bins in the Tongpu house, and happened to meet Shen Muxue to give the hunter who was rescued yesterday.
He Yan glanced at her hands, in addition to some qi-relieving soup medicines, frostbite wounds need to rub the wound medicine, there are some trauma medicine. He Yan asked: “Miss Shen, that man was injured?”
“There are beasts in the forest. He encountered a bear and was attacked by the bear. When he fell, he fell off the cliff and was buried by snow. It was a little trauma.”
Cheng Lisu asked: “Then he was badly injured? Is it still necessary to stay in Liangzhou Wei for a long time, I still have a long time to move back.”
“Mr. Cheng,” Shen Muxue said helplessly: “Even if he was injured, he could not leave Liangzhou Wei for the time being. He came from the mountain. Now Baiyue Mountain is covered in snow, and I am afraid that I have to wait for the snow to melt, Or if the weather is fine, you can go up. Now let him go back, he will only freeze to death on the mountain again.”
Cheng Lisu heard the words and almost didn’t jump, “Wouldn’t it be a winter day!”
“When the second son returns, there may be other ways.” Shen Muxue reassured.
He Yan noticed that Shen Muxue said that Xiao Jue was not calling “dudu” but “two sons”, not the meaning of master and servant, but it seemed familiar. In thought, several people have arrived in front of the house.
There was no one else in the house at the moment. After training in the Yanwuchang, everyone went to dinner first. In the house, He Yan was lying on the edge of the wall, and there was a person lying at the moment. He wore a thin single coat and wrapped the quilt tightly, as if it was cold. Shen Muxue put the medicine plate on the table and turned to call him: “Hu Yuanzhong?”
The person lying on the bed heard the words, and the bedding moved slightly. For a moment, he propped up on the bed with his hands and slowly sat up.
This is a man of about thirty or so. His skin is dark, his lips are cracked to some skin, and he looks a little thin. He lifted the bedding and faced Shen Muxue’s hurried way: “Shen, Shen doctor woman.”
“You should change the medicine.” Shen Muxue said: “Sit down to the bed and bring your trousers up.”
The man named Hu Yuanzhong looked even more nervous, rubbed his hands, and whispered: “How can I trouble the doctor, I’ll do it myself.” He bent down and sighed with pain as soon as he moved.
Seeing this, Shen Muxue squatted down in front of Hu Yuanzhong, picked up his trouser legs, and it was true that the legs were all scarred in depth, probably scratched by rocks and branches on the mountain.
“It’s not good,” Shen Muxue said: “I’m getting more medicine today.”
Hu Yuanzhong nodded stunnedly.
“Let’s come.” At this moment, He Yan’s voice was inserted. Before Shen Muxue responded, she reached out and grabbed the medicine in Shen Muxue’s hand and squatted down: “Miss Shen gets up first.”
“This…” Hu Yuanzhong was surprised, “This little brother…”
“My name is He Yan. The slough you are sleeping on now is mine. Girl Shen is a girl. It’s inconvenient. I’m going to apply medicine to Brother Hu. Shouldn’t it be bad?” He Yan looked at Hu Yuanzhong with a smile.
Hu Yuanzhong was relieved: “When, of course, I don’t want to bother Shen Shenwomen.”
“He Yan, stop fooling around,” Shen Muxue frowned slightly. “There are no men and women in front of the doctor. You don’t know how to apply the medicine.”
“I will still wipe the wound medicine. Doctor Shen doesn’t have to be nervous. You should show Cheng Lisu first. I saw him coughing this morning, but don’t suffer the cold.”
Cheng Lisu said: “Yes, Doctor Shen, I think my throat is a bit dry.”
Shen Muxue stunned, said: “Really?” Then he stood up and said to Cheng Lisu: “You come with me outside, I will look at it first.”
The two of them left, only Hu Yuanzhong and He Yan in the house.
He Yan first cleaned the bleeding from his leg, and applied a thin layer of wound medicine to him, and asked, “Brother Hu, you are a bit hurt. Does it hurt.”
“Fortunately,” Hu Yuanzhong said: “It’s just some trauma.” Having said that, the voice was spoken with his teeth, and it was very difficult to watch.
He Yan made a move in his hand and started a little heavy, Hu Yuanzhong cried out in pain: “Ah–“
“I’m sorry, Brother Hu,” He Yanran said, “I was careless.”
“it’s okay no problem.”
“It’s still Dr. Shen who’s attentive. My big man is clumsy and hurts Brother Hu. Don’t mind Hu.”
Hu Yuanzhong grinned reluctantly: “Where is it.”
He Yan smiled and continued to take the medicine, his heart snorted.
Fang Cai saw her clearly. Although the man with the surname Hu refused to say he wanted to take the medicine himself, it was called pain as soon as he moved. When Shen Muxue squatted down, there was a hint of joy in the man’s eyes. Although it was very well hidden, she was still seen by He Yan. Shen Muxue saved Hu Yuanzhong’s life, and Hu Yuanzhong could have a crooked thought towards the life-saving benefactor. Who is this person?
When he opened his trousers, He Yan could see these so-called “serious injuries” clearly. It was very serious to see the mess, but in fact it was all skin trauma. He Yan, a girl whose family suffered more serious injuries than before, can say nothing. This man is not only desperate for his life but also going to prey on the mountain. When people are hungry and can’t afford to eat, there is nowhere else to wring their brains to distort their ideas.
In a few words, this character is probably visible. Shen Muxue is kind and simple, and the doctor sees the wounded patient. He can’t look at these twists and turns, but He Yan’s onlookers can see clearly, but he feels uncomfortable.
“Brother Hu, what are you going to do after your injury?” He Yan asked.
Hu Yuanzhong scratched his head, “I… I didn’t think about it.”
“Why not stay in Liangzhouwei? You can’t be hungry if you have enough to eat as a soldier.” He Yan quipped.
“…Alright.” Hu Yuanzhong smiled happily.
Actually it’s okay? This time He Yan was even more surprised. She quipped casually, and Hu Yuanzhong actually agreed, and didn’t say “this is so embarrassing”. It can be seen that he didn’t feel grateful. Second, he never thought about the future. intend.
A person who does not know the way ahead should always worry about how to plan for the future. How can he be so sloppy? He Yan felt displeased in his heart, would he want to rely on Liangzhou Wei, and always take advantage of Shen Muxue?
Thinking about this, He Yan gave him good medicine in twos and threes, and gave him a medicine bowl on one side, saying, “Brother Hu, drink the medicine first.”
Hu Yuanzhong reached out and took over: “Thank you.”
He was quite refreshing when he took the medicine. He slurped his neck and handed it back to He Yan. He Yan reached out to pick it up. When he saw the hand he stretched out, the tiger’s mouth to the inside of his wrist was full of red. Red rash.
He Yan made a move.
Hu Yuanzhong noticed He Yan’s movement and asked, “What happened to Brother He?”
“Brother Hu, if you want a rash on your hand, please ask a doctor to see it.” He Yan said: “Is it also on the mountain?”
Hu Yuanzhong was stunned, rubbing his wrist twice, and smiled: “No, it should subside in a few days. It’s not a serious illness. Don’t bother the doctor.”
“So,” He Yan nodded and smiled, “then it’s nothing.”
She stared at Hu Yuanzhong without saying anything for a while. She stared at Hu Yuanzhong and felt uncomfortable. She touched her face and said, “Brother He, but is there something on the lower face?”
“No.” He Yan smiled and shook his head. “I took out the empty bowl first. Although Miss Shen was a healer, she was also a girl after all. I had nothing to do in these few days, so I ran errands for Miss Shen. Brother Hu’s medicine I’ll give it to you.” Well, pretending not to see the loss in Hu Yuanzhong’s eyes, he turned and went out the door.
Waiting for the door, Shen Muxue was telling Cheng Lisu to stick his tongue out to see, and when He Yan came out, he doubted, “So fast?”
“There are not many wounds.” He Yan asked, “How about Cheng Lisu?”
“It’s been too spicy to eat these days, and my throat has smoked.” Cheng Lisu’s embarrassed review: “It’s nothing serious.”
“Then it’s okay, go back.” He Yan returned the medicine plate to Shen Muxue, and said to Shen Muxue: “Brother Hu and I have also agreed. These few days, Brother Hu’s wound medicine will be sent by me. From tomorrow onwards, I will come to Shen Niang’s room at this time every day to get medicine and send it to Brother Hu, so she doesn’t have to run again.”
Shen Muxue also hesitated: “This…”
“That’s it, it’s the gratitude that Shen Shen sent me the box to remove scars and muscle cream.” He Yan wrapped Cheng Lisu’s shoulder, “Then let’s take a step first.”
He and Cheng Lisu went away.
On the way, Cheng Lisu asked him: “Brother He, what’s wrong with you?”
“What?” He Yan recovered.
“After you came out of that Hu Yuanzhong’s room, you stopped talking. What happened in the room just now? You quarreled?”
“No.” He Yan took two steps, thought about it, and stopped and said to Cheng Lisu: “You go back first, I have something to do with Hongshan.”
“But you haven’t eaten yet.”
“I just need two buns.” He Yan waved his hand: “You go back and wait for me. See you later.”
…
Hongshan and wheat were drinking porridge. When He Yan came, he made a place for her and said, “How come today is so late, I thought you were not coming.”
“Something happened on the road.” He Yan took a bun and didn’t gobble it up like usual, but stopped after only taking a bite. He pondered for a long time before saying: “Brother Shan, I have something I want you to help.”
“Why is this so serious?” Hongshan put down the bowl in his hand. “What can still be used by us?”
“Yu Shenzhong, who was rescued from the mountain by Dr. Shen yesterday, is in your house now, right?” He Yan said: “In these few days, you just need to train in the day, can you help me stare at him at night?”
Hong Shan looked at each other facelessly, Hong Shan asked, “How can I not understand what you said, what happened to Hu Yuanzhong? Why should you stare at him?”
“…I think he is not right.”
At this time, even wheat can’t take care of the meal, the atmosphere is solemn for a moment, and the stone whispered, “What’s wrong?”
“Maybe it’s how much I think, but I’m not sure yet. It’s just that I think that maybe he was rescued by Dr. Shen on the mountain. It was not a coincidence.”
Hearing the words, Hong Shan’s eyes widened: “Terrorist?”
“You whisper,” He Yan said: “I just doubt it, so I want you to help him staring at him to see if there is any movement or abnormal behavior at night.”
“No,” Hong Shan still felt unbelievable. “You have to tell us what is wrong with him, and make you suspect that he has a problem.”
He Yan took a deep breath and only said: “Will tell you later, I can only ask you to help me stare now.”
“Hopefully I think more.” She whispered.
…
At night, after separating from Hongshan, He Yan returned to his house. After getting acquainted with it, he fell into a slump and couldn’t sleep because of his heart.
It was an accident to see Hu Yuanzhong today. Who knows that in the end, she will be annoyed and unexpected, and she just feels uneasy.
What they said with Hongshan was not blindly edited by He Yan. She did suspect that Hu Yuanzhong was a spy, mixed with Liangzhou Wei, and had other purposes. As for how to find the doubt, it was because she handed the soup to Hu Yuanzhong today. When Hu Yuanzhong returned, she taught her to see a dense red rash from the tiger’s mouth to the inside of the wrist.
It reminded her of Qiang people.
The Qiang people are located in dense forests and the climate is humid all year round. The Qiang soldiers usually hold the knife from the tiger’s mouth to the wrist, so it is easy to grow such a red rash. When He Yan was General Feihong, he also deliberately searched for military doctors to study together. These Qiang people then entered the Central Plains, but the rash did not subside soon.
Therefore, when she saw the rash at Hu Yuanzhong’s tiger’s mouth, she almost thought without thinking, and immediately thought of the Qiang soldiers coming. It’s just not entirely certain, because the rashes in the world look the same, maybe because of the humid climate, or because they touch some sensitive things. There is really no need to doubt the other party because of a rash.
But it is probably because He Yan developed the habit of acting cautiously when he was a general, especially in the face of Qiang people. It may also be because Hu Yuanzhong’s obscure thoughts about Shen Muxue were noticed by He Yan. He had a bad impression of being preconceived, and now he immediately suspected him.
If you think about it carefully, there are indeed all kinds of doubts. For example, if the snow on the mountain is so big, Baiyue Mountain is shady on the other side, and the snow will only deepen. Their recruits were difficult to cross over, and Hu Yuanzhong was alone, how did he cross over from that end. Since he said that he was poor in his family, he could not open the pot, and he had no choice but to go up the mountain to hunt, why not find some gentle way? For example, go to the dock to help people move goods, do some hard work for people, at least temporarily resist the famine and cold, you must know to go to Baiyue Mountain to hunt, the best case is to hunt beasts, to ease the rush, but more likely, they die on the mountain , Two people empty.
It is not stupid to go on the harder way than to take the easier road, which is not as difficult as it seems. Obviously, he pretended to be crying for pain and defrauding Shen Muxue’s personal care, but it was not like a fool.
He Yan felt more and more suspicious, but unfortunately Xiao Jue is not here now, she cannot remind Xiao Jue. But even if Xiao Jue is here, she cannot directly state the most important doubts. Qiang and Shuojing are thousands of miles apart, and the recruits of Liangzhouwei could not have seen the Qiang soldiers. Even Xiao Jue may never have fought with the Qiang. How could He Yan, a person born in Beijing, know the secret habits of the Qiang , I am afraid that the first thing I suspect is not Hu Yuanzhong, but herself.
At that time, she led Fu soldiers to settle the Xiqiang rebellion, the Qiang led the Ridamuji battlefield, and the rest of the Qiang surrendered. After a few years, there was no problem with each other. The Qiang people were very stable and had never heard of the unrest. But… does not mean that you can really relax.
If this is really a Qiang, an ordinary unarmed civilian, how could it happen to be on Baiyue Mountain in such a snowy day, and was picked up by Shen Muxue and entered Liangzhou Wei.
Too many coincidences are not coincidences, and someone must do it deliberately.
Xiao Jue is not here now, once there is really any conspiracy, how to deal with it.
Xiao Jue is absent… Xiao Jue is away?
In an instant, He Yan sat up and passed a terrible thought in his heart.
Why is it that such a person came when Xiao Jue was absent? Could it be that the help from Zhangtai was also fake? “Speaking of striking the east, actually striking the west”, she actually forgot about this article in the soldiers’ book every day?
Somehow, the snow stopped.
He Yan raised his eyes and looked out the window. The wind was quiet outside, the snow covered the ground, and the quietness of a needle falling on the ground was clear and audible.
But under this calm, perhaps there is a dark undercurrent, only when the time comes, the floods will skyrocket.
------Digression-------
This article is overhead. The place names and country names are all fictitious. The Qiang people are not modern Qiang people. They are just a fiction. I also have friends of the Qiang people. They are very hospitable. (It really doesn’t mean territorial blackness)