Chapter 152 Helping others
The carriage and horse supplies have been ready for a long time, and they will be pulled out as soon as Qin Mubai and Wu Mei Niang arrive. Because there was a group of women including Wu Mei Niang and other women, four or five carriages were arranged. The rest of the people drove the car and the sergeant rode a horse, and a long team was winding for more than a few miles, which was also spectacular.
Qin Mubai went to Jinzhou by car with Chu Suiliang. On the way back, he was in charge of hundreds of soldiers and people, so he had to ride a horse. Although the horse of the Assassin School is not too bad, it is not as comfortable as his own fire cloud.
The brigade walked out of Jiangzhou Prefecture and went to Jishan. Although it is dozens of miles away, there are enough people to arrive in the evening.
After the winter, it is rare to have such a sunny weather as today. Qin Mubai rode a horse to bask in the sun, which made him feel comfortable. Wu Mei Niang and her two housekeepers sat in the carriage and were on fire. They were bored and pulled the window and shouted outside.
"Hey, Mu Bai!"
Qin Mubai came over with his voice: "What's the matter?"
"I'm so bored. I want to ride a horse too!" Wu Mei Niang said with a smile.
"Don't be silly. Isn't it good to have a fire in a carriage? Riding a horse can disperse all the bones. If it's not my duty, I still want to take the car!" Qin Mubai said.
"I won't!" Wu Mei Niang smiled and said, "Can I ride the same horse with you?"
"I'm afraid it won't work." Qin Mubai patted the horse's neck and said with a smile, "If it's my fire cloud, it's okay. It's dozens of miles to Jishan. If there are two people, the horse will break its leg.
"Then go get me a horse!" Wu Mei Niang said happily.
"You?" Qin Mubai was stunned at first, and then smiled, "Can you ride a horse?"
"Well, you look down on people! I can ride a horse at the age of ten, and I can also bow and shoot arrows! Neither of my brothers are my opponents!" Wu Mei Niang raised her face and said proudly.
When Wu Mei Niang said this, Qin Mubai was really happy - why did I forget that Wu Mei Niang was originally good at riding and shooting? How could she be awarded a talented person when she entered the palace in history, and left a story of taming the fierce horse and lion for Li Shimin?
The nobles of the Tang Dynasty, which started in Guanlong, were deeply influenced by Hu Feng. The Tang Dynasty's aesthetics of women were also beautiful, which changed the aesthetic concept of "petty and exquisiteness is beauty" handed down from the Han Dynasty. Wu Mei Niang is the typical most representative beauty of the Tang Dynasty - she is very tall, and she is not like Lin Daiyu, who is weak and delicate. In the Shangwu Tang Dynasty, there were indeed many women who could pull bows and shoot arrows.
In addition, although the "talented man" of the royal family of the Tang Dynasty is one of the concubines, not everyone is competent. Just as there is a saying in Du Fu's poem, "In front of you, the man is with a bow and arrow, and the white horse chews its teeth and gold; he turns over and shoots the clouds up, and an arrow is falling into the wings." Lu Lun also has a poem that says, "The talented man fights and shoots" - it is all about the story of the talented man shooting arrows.
Whenever the emperor goes out for hunting, talented people must ride horses and carry arrows, and also perform shooting skills!
What if Wu Mei Niang in history can't ride and shoot before entering the palace, and she can practice such skills in the harem and become a talented person of Taizong?
"What are you still doing? Get me a horse!" Wu Mei Niang hummed and said, still acting coquettishly.
"Okay, it's up to you!" Qin Mubai smiled and called a hundred-horse attendant off the horse and asked him to ride two horses with the other two or three people and change his way. A horse was vacated and given to Wu Mei Niang.
Wu Mei Niang happily got off the carriage and took the reins. She patted the horse's neck and smiled, "Mu Bai, let you see my riding skills today!" Although you are a general, do you dare to compare with me?
"Don't be funny." Qin Mubai laughed and said, "I'm afraid you'll get hurt!"
"Hmm, look down on people!" Wu Mei Niang snorted softly and stepped on the horse. Her colorful clothes flew like a swallow, and she rode on the horse taller than hers very cleverly.
There is an amazing sound around - what a handsome horsemanship!
In the Tang Dynasty, a country of martial arts, riding a good horse and shooting good arrows is just like driving skills and beautiful in today's world. Wu Meiniang showed her little hand, and many of the sergeants and sergeants present couldn't help but brighten her eyes.
"It's really good!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I really underestimate you. But as an escort officer, I can't accompany you to run.
"If you don't dare to compare, just say it directly!" After saying that, Wu Mei Niang giggled and suddenly threw a whip on the horse's buttocks. That horse is a first-class horse specially matched by a hundred horses. After the pain, he hissed and ran like a gust of wind!
"Mei Niang, don't mess around!" Qin Mubai was shocked. If he fell down, he would die or die! Everyone else was also shocked. How could a little girl drive such a strong horse?
"General, go and catch up with your wife, for fear of loss! Just wait here for the servants!" Hundreds of riders and attendants are busy.
Before his words fell, Qin Mubai flew away like a whirlwind.
The brigade is walking on a relatively open field, looking at a flat river.
The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the clear blue sky and the yellow and decaying horizon are far away from the limit of sight. In fact, it is really a good place for horse racing.
Qin Mubai rushed to chase Wu Mei Niang, and he was quite worried. But after running out of two or three miles, he saw that Wu Meiniang was still skillfully controlling the horses, which indeed showed his weak riding skills, and finally gradually relieved.
This girl really has such a good hand!
Wu Meiniang looked back and saw that Qin Mubai had only four or five horses away from her. She giggled happily, waved the whip again, and accelerated again!
The two of them ran forward, and the team was left behind. On the distant plain, the two riders chased each other and became a landscape.
"Mu Bai, come and chase me. You can't catch up, gurg!" Wu Mei Niang laughed happily.
"Slow down and be careful." Qin Mubai shouted loudly.
"Don't worry, it's okay!" Wu Mei Niang shouted, "This is much more happy than sitting in a carriage!" Haha!"
The two ran four or five miles one after, and Wu Mei Niang finally slowed down and waited for Qin Mubai. The two stood side by side, and Wu Mei Niang turned her head and giggled, "Well, I'm not that bad, am I?"
"It seems that I really underestimate you." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I can't see that you have such a superb riding skill."
"Well, I know you let me." Wu Meiniang snorted, but still looked a little complacent. She said arrogantly, "However, it's an honor for me to race with General Qin!"
"What strange words are you talking about?" Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, "You are my wife who hasn't passed the door. Do you still need to be honored?"
"Hey hey!" Wu Meiniang lowered her head and sneered beautifully, and then said, "In fact, I have been in business all over the past year, and sometimes I often ride horses when I'm in a hurry. I'm a little impatient, and I don't like it very much. It's quite refreshing to gallop like this! I only hate my parents. Why didn't they make me a man? If it were a man, I wouldn't lose anything to you!"
Qin Mubai laughed and said, "You are also a woman now."
"Real? Hey hey!" Wu Mei Niang laughed happily a few times, raised her eyes and looked into the distance and said, "It's really a good scenery. Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and thousands of miles of clouds, horses withered yellow rolls of smoke and dust. Mu Bai, if I remember correctly, this is the first time I have traveled with you?
"Yes." Qin Mubai nodded and said with a slightly apologetic smile, "In the future, when I have time, I will accompany you out more often. Whether it's an outing or a mountain and water tour, it's okay.
"You have to keep your word!" Wu Mei Niang suddenly said happily, "It's far away. When you come to Jishan this time, you should spend more time with me!"
"It's not just a lot of company?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "The matter of Jishan has been almost taken care of. I'm just waiting for the emperor to announce my return to the court. Until then, I could be with you every day. If you want, you can go back to Chang'an with me and accompany you all the way.
"That's a deal!" Wu Mei Niang giggled, shook the whip in her heart, and ran forward again.
"This girl, really wild!" Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, so he had to catch up with him.
Dozens of miles all the way. In addition to crossing Zhendian County, Qin Mubai and Wu Mei Niang galloped by like this. After running a little farther, they stopped to wait for the convoy behind, and enjoyed the scenery of the mountains and rivers. It was really like a trip.
When was Wu Mei Niang relaxed and brisk like this, so she was quite happy. The girl in the first love is full of energy in everything, as long as she is accompanied by the person she loves. After running for dozens of miles all the way, Wu Mei Niang was not tired at all and full of energy.
Qin Mubai had to accompany him patiently. Speaking of which, my relationship with Wu Mei Niang is also quite strange - get married first and then fall in love.
For such a long time, I have indeed been a little negligent, Wu Mei Niang, the wife who has not passed the door. Although the two have already had a marriage contract, they don't have much communication and get along with each other. Since she will be her own person sooner or later, why not treat her better?
To be kind to your wife is to be kind to yourself, which is not a bad thing.
Jishan County has arrived.
Qin Mubai first escorted the convoy to the county government, handed over some cold clothes, bedding and other things, and ordered the county government to organize personnel to distribute to the victims. Then he took more than 200 sheep and some wine and food to the military village.
Mutton is the first-class delicacy of the Tang Dynasty, and it is a regular visitor at the palace banquet. Thousands of sergeants got these two hundred sheep, which was enough for several dental sacrifices. This is simply a great blessing for them who finally wrapped their stomachs in steamed buns and pickles. Therefore, the soldiers were simply grateful to Qin Mubai and Wu Mei Niang.
The construction of the embankment for disaster relief has been basically completed. In fact, the soldiers have nothing to do, just waiting for the Ministry of War to be transferred back to the camp. That night, Qin Mubai ordered the army to hold a whole sheep bonfire banquet, and the camp was full of sheep and barbecue. The disaster victims in the county were grateful for Wu Mei Niang's relief. When they learned that a banquet was held in the army, many disaster victims flocked to each other and took out the few chickens, ducks, fish and eggs on hand to comfort the army.
The military and the people are happy together, and Qin Mubai and Wu Mei Niang have naturally become the focus and core of the audience. Sergeants or people kept coming to toast to them, and some poor victims knelt down gratefully.
After this banquet, Qin Mubai and Wu Mei Niang, a kind couple, are famous in Jishan.
"Everyone in the world is a businessman who is treacherous, and the celebrity Gao Shi regards money as dung." Wu Mei Niang said to Qin Mubai with relief, "In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with being rich. Look, I used the money I earned to comfort the sergeants and the disaster victims. How happy they are!"
"It's a pleasure to help others!" Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "The feelings between people are mutual. If you treat others well, others will naturally treat you well. This money is worth it."