newbobooks Chapter 881 We Have to Leave After the New Year
Chapter 881 We Have to Leave After the New Year
He paused here, feeling that he was simply talking without any pain, and waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's up to you. You are not short of money now, you can find it anytime."
There are waves of refugees outside, and they can get whatever they want.
Dapang was very happy to see that she didn't pursue the matter, and Hu Zi, who was standing beside him, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Guo stayed at the farm, reading letters from all over the country every day. After dinner, he would walk around the farm. In his spare time, he would grow flowers, read books, and practice calligraphy. Such days were comfortable, but not as lively as at home.
If she hadn't been waiting for Zhou Dacang, she would have gone back long ago.
During this period, Li sent her a letter every now and then, and without exception, they all urged her to go back.
It was inappropriate for her to stay alone on the farm all day.
Zhou Guo replied to every letter without missing a single one. Later, he felt so sorry for the people who delivered the letters that he simply stopped replying.
Li hasn't sent any letters for a long time.
Zhou Dacang came out at the age of 27.
After passing the checkpoint, I saw Zhou Guo in front of me, who was wrapped tightly in a sable suit. He had been standing on his horse for who knows how long, and a lot of snow had fallen on his body.
He felt like he was about to get angry, and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing here? What did I tell you at that time? I can go back by myself, but you have to wait here? Don't you think of yourself as a human being?!"
Zhou Guo grinned and said, "It's okay. I'm wearing a mink, which is very warm. I came here a month ago and wanted to go back with you. I thought you would come out in the next few days, so I came here early to wait for you in case I missed you."
Zhou Dacang didn't seem very happy. "Don't you have any servants at home? Who asked you to come here in person? You don't want to suffer any crime, do you?"
Zhou Guo said: "I haven't been here long. I even brought a hot water bottle with me."
As he said this, he took out a hot water bottle from his sleeve.
Zhou Dacang reached over and touched it, frowning, "It's all cold."
Zhou Guo said, "It's not cold, just warmer than the weather outside. Let's go back to the farm and eat something before we go."
……
It was such a cold day, Zhou Dacang suggested taking a carriage back.
Zhou Guo said: "You are in a hurry, so you won't be able to catch the carriage in time. It's okay. I often went out on snowy days in previous years."
Zhou Dacang was stunned, "How do you know I'm in a hurry?"
Zhou Guo said: "The village is so far away, and the journey there and back is so long, can you be away from the camp for so long?"
Zhou Dacang was silent for a while, then said, "I won't stay at home for long this time. I have to leave after the New Year."
Zhou Guo nodded, then felt something was wrong, "Where are we going?"
Zhou Dacang looked at her without saying anything.
Zhou Guo's eyes widened, and after a long while he whispered, "Are you ready? How many troops are you going to bring south this time? Are you going south, general?"
Zhou Dacang shook his head. "The army at the pass cannot be withdrawn. We recruited another 100,000 troops this year. There are a total of 600,000 troops in the north. All the newly recruited soldiers in recent years have been sent to the pass to fight the Hu people. Now they are all experienced soldiers. However, we have to leave 300,000 troops at the pass, 200,000 veterans and 100,000 new soldiers."
In other words, there were 100,000 veterans and 200,000 new soldiers heading south.
She asked, “Is that enough?”
Zhou Dacang smiled proudly, "Who in the world doesn't know General Xu's name? As long as our Xu Army goes south, there will be a flood of people coming here to admire his reputation. How can we be afraid of not having anyone?"
Zhou Guo's eyes lit up, "How long will it take this time?"
Zhou Dacang said: "Who can say for sure? Things on the battlefield change rapidly, and it is hard to say for sure after so many years."
Zhou Guo asked again: "Are you going south alone?"
Zhou Dacang sighed, "Are you asking too many questions?"
Zhou Guo said, "I have to ask clearly. Besides, I'm not a spy. My mouth is as tight as a river clam. What are you afraid of?"
Zhou Dacang was silent for a moment and said, "The army will be divided into five groups, the front, the middle, the back, the left and the right, heading south. I will lead the way. Okay, this is the most I can tell you. Don't ask me anything else."
Zhou Guo's eyes sparkled, and at this moment his admiration for Zhou Dacang was as endless as the sound of a river. He said, "Although I don't know what each of these groups does, I can tell that the group ahead is very powerful. Uncle, you are so powerful that you can even become a general in the front line!!"
The key is that it has only been a few years, he is simply a natural born general!
It was the first time that Zhou Dacang was praised like this by Zhou Guo. Seeing her eyes sparkling and her face as if she had seen her father, he felt very proud and said calmly, "I am just younger than them. This position was given up by everyone."
Zhou Guo said happily: "That means everyone recognizes your ability. You were elected by everyone. Are you the best?"
Zhou Dacang felt that he couldn't go against his conscience, and said, "Usually, the main route army is the main force."
Zhou Guo asked: "Who is the general of the main army?"
Zhou Dacang said: "Of course..."
When he came to his senses, he immediately stopped talking and rolled his eyes at Zhou Guo, "You little fox, are you waiting for me here?"
Zhou Guo said with a smile: "No, isn't this the end of the conversation?"
Since we are in a hurry, let’s ride back on horseback.
Zhou Dacang wrapped Zhou Guo in three layers, so he probably didn't feel any pain after falling off the horse.
She moved and resisted, "Uncle, it's so thick that I can't move easily, how can I ride a horse? If something happens in the middle of the ride and I can't react in time, won't I have to fall?"
Zhou Dacang said, "How can you not move? You just think it's ugly!! I'm telling you, this is no joke. I'm going to complain to your mother later. You said you don't rush when you go out, so why do you still ride a horse or a carriage? You've made so much money in the past few years, but you don't have the money to build a comfortable carriage? Isn't it much more comfortable than this? If you do things without considering the consequences when you're young, it will be too late when you get sick and suffer from pain in your old age!"
Zhou Guo did not speak, and after a moment's silence, he said, "One piece of this mink will do. Two pieces won't fit. This one is not cheap, it costs several hundred taels of silver!"
Zhou Dacang glared, "No matter how valuable this thing is, how can it be as valuable as you? I don't know how many hundreds of taels you can earn in a year, and you still care about this mink? Wrap it up."
Zhou Guo: "...You should wear this mink. I really can't wear two."
"Then put it on!!"
Zhou Guo had no choice but to put it on obediently.
……
A group of people stayed in the snow and ice, planning to enter the village after dark to avoid being seen by the villagers.
After waiting for a long time until it was dark, a group of people entered the village, and the dogs in the village did not bark.
Except for Xiaohua and Xu, no one in the Zhou family had gone to bed yet.
Who can sleep if Zhou Guo hasn’t come back yet?
Li was busy going in and out, and had to get up after sitting in the house for less than a quarter of an hour. As the day went by, she had no mood to prepare even the New Year's goods.