Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 46
Weinan County, more than a hundred miles away from Chang'an City.

There is a farm outside Weinan County, named "Ganjingzhuang".

Taking the name of "Ganjing", it is natural that there is Ganjing in Zhuangzi, just like the wife cake of later generations, if you break the wife cake and look carefully, there must be a wife inside.

Those who have not found a wife just lack a pair of eyes that are good at discovering.

There are more than one hundred households in Ganjingzhuang, which is considered a relatively large village.

The autumn wind is coming, everything is silent, but the village is busy.

The autumn harvest season is approaching, and the farmers are checking the crops in the fields every day. All the hard work of the year depends on the harvest of the crops.

This year is the first year of Longshuo, the emperor's year name has been changed frequently, but God is merciful, this year there will be no disasters or epidemics, the weather is good, and the crops in the field will have a good harvest.

The autumn wind is coming slowly, the farmhouses on the ancient roads, and the fragrance of golden osmanthus.

Inside the fence of a slightly crude farmhouse in Ganjingzhuang, Cui Jie was doing embroidery, wearing coarse clothes.

It has been a month since Cui's family escaped marriage and left home, and Cui Jie's life is not good.

The so-called wandering in the rivers and lakes is not as romantic as imagined. In fact, the rivers and lakes are dangerous and easy to be stabbed.

When Cui Jie left home, she only brought a personal servant girl with her.

The maid's name is "Congshuang", which is derived from a poem in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, "Yinian Congshuanglu".

Congshuang is only 15 years old, and has been with Cui Jie since she was a child. The second daughter is named master and servant. In fact, Cui Jie has always regarded her as her own sister and loves her very much, so Cui Jie decisively took Congshuang with her when she left home. Walk.

Cui Jie is a lady from an aristocratic family and has almost no experience of living alone. Congshuang is a 15-year-old yellow-haired girl who was only a junior high school girl in her previous life.

One master and one servant just ran away from home regardless, and plunged into the vast rivers and lakes.

Wandering for freedom sounds romantic, but after all, they underestimated the difficulties of the world.

Cui Jie still made sufficient preparations when she left home. She took away the monthly money accumulated over the years, about dozens of taels of silver cakes, and some valuable jewelry and clothing from her daughter's family.

Dozens of taels of silver cakes is considered a huge sum of money at the current price of the Tang Dynasty. If you save some money, it will probably be enough for the master and servant to spend more than ten years.

The preparations are indeed sufficient, but unfortunately, when you are away from home, a small negligence is enough to make you fall into desperation.

Cui Jie and Congshuang's original plan was to go to Luoyang, the eastern capital. After all, the land of the Central Plains is a place suitable for two masters and servants to hide in the city.

The second daughter was worried about being unsafe on the road, so she spent some money to sneak into a caravan and set off from Qingzhou with the caravan. However, halfway through, the Cui family searched for the second daughter's home and chased the cavalry team. The second daughter was shocked. He hurriedly abandoned the caravan and got into the woods beside the road.

The pursuers escaped, but the money carried by the second daughter was left in the caravan, and they dared not go back to look for it.

The wealthy little rich woman instantly became a penniless lady in distress. The master and the servant wanted to cry without tears. When they came out of the woods, the two women only had a hundred copper coins left on them.

Worried about the pursuit of soldiers in Luoyang City, the two daughters dared not go to Luoyang, let alone Chang'an, so they changed their route and planned to leave Guanzhong.

Stumbled and staggered, when the two daughters reached Ganjing Village in Weinan County, they finally could not move forward any more. They ran out of money and Congshuang fell ill.

I had no choice but to stay in Ganjingzhuang. Fortunately, the folk customs are simple these days, and the moral quality of the people is generally relatively high. An old woman who has been widowed for many years in Zhuangzi saw her two daughters alone and helpless, so she showed kindness and temporarily took them in.

Cui Jie and Congshuang stayed in Ganjing Village. Under Cui Jie's clumsy care, Congshuang recovered from her illness. She was suffering from no livelihood, and was grateful for the old lady's shelter. Cui Jie made a living by the needlework she learned in childhood.

Usually, Cui Jie embroiders auspicious patterns such as magpies, Guanyin, and unicorns, and then makes them into sachets, which are then sold by the old lady and Congshuang in Weinan County.

Relying on the meager income of a few or ten Wen, the family of three can have enough food and clothing.

Life is poor, but Cui Jie's heart is very peaceful, and even feels fulfilled.

Escaping from a wealthy family, escaping from that fiery marriage, even when she was penniless and desperate, Cui Jie never thought of going home.

This village is not considered rich, but it is peaceful and serene, no one forces her to do anything, the villagers are rough but friendly, the sky is blue and the air is free.

The old woman who took them in was as kind as her grandmother, always with a doting smile, although she was a little nagging, but every word was full of kindness.

Cui Jie suddenly wanted to stay in this village for the rest of her life, with a farmhouse and a few acres of Susukida, and it was a blessing for her to live a mediocre life until she was old.

The longer the time, the stronger this idea.

There were hurried footsteps outside the fence, Cui Jie was still embroidering a pair of lifelike mandarin ducks with her head bowed, her red lips curled slightly.

You don't need to look up to know that it's Congshuang, the girl is only 15 years old, she has a hot temper, and she will never look like a girl.

"Girl, girl, something is wrong!" Cong Shuang shouted while running.

Cui Jie sighed and had to stop what she was doing.

This girl has always been bluffing, but today she doesn't know why.

"Congshuang, have I ever told you that a daughter's house should look like a daughter's house, running and jumping, yelling, not afraid that others will laugh at you as vulgar?" Cui Jie scolded, frowning.

Even if it was a severe reprimand, when it came out of Cui Jie's mouth, it was a bit soft and sticky like a baby, without any majesty.

There is no way, the family's upbringing is very strict, and she is not allowed to swear loudly like a shrew on any occasion.

Congshuang is a little girl, at a young age, her round face is extremely cute, and her hair is combed with buns, which makes her look a little more innocent and innocent.

"Hmm!" Congshuang nodded perfunctorily, expressing that she knew she was wrong, but she didn't intend to change it.

Cui Jie sighed helplessly, forget it, she has already recognized the fact that she has no majesty.

"What happened today? Why are you yelling?" Cui Jie asked helplessly.

Congshuang was startled suddenly, as if she just remembered, she hastily said loudly: "Girl, it's not good! This servant just found out something important!"

"What's the big deal?"

Congshuang showed a look of fear, and deliberately lowered his voice: "My servant just found out that this Ganjingzhuang... is the Zhuangzi of the Li family in Chang'an."

Cui Jie was taken aback: "Which Li family?"

Cong Shuang said anxiously: "Which Li family is there? Of course it is the Li family where the girl escaped from marriage! Most of the land in this Zhuangzi belongs to the Li family. Most of the households are the food towns of the Li family..."

Cong Shuang's lips trembled, revealing a miserable look, and said: "Girl, we just escaped from the wolf's den, and we fell into the tiger's mouth again! And we cast ourselves into a trap..."

(End of this chapter)