"She's been dead for a year. Why didn't she come out and find a man to marry?"
Yuchi Gong interjected.
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes at him. What a sore spot. Is that something for you to worry about?
Although Yuchi Gong's words were inappropriate, the old man didn't mind. "Of course she wants to come out, but the only clothes in the house were buried with her husband. If she comes out, she'll have to be naked."
Cheng Yaojin shook his head. He didn't expect women at the border to be naked.
"Then how does she eat?"
Yuchi Gong tilted his head. He was also curious about this.
The people here didn't even have enough to eat, so how did the widow who didn't go out eat?
"She has a good friend who lends her clothes at night. At night, she'll go out to dig for wild vegetables and fruits. Usually, when we have extra vegetables, we'll ask the woman to send them to her. If we don't have any, she can only starve. Old Man remembered that once, she didn't eat for three days. The woman went to see her and thought she was dead."
The old man shook his head and expressed sympathy for the widow's experience.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong looked at the source of the crying. If it wasn't for the fact that the woman was naked, they might have already rushed in.
Damn, if the woman didn't have clothes to wear, how was she going to live?
Wear Lao Tzu's clothes.
But that was just a thought. They took a look and continued walking.
After all, the most important thing was to persuade these people to move away.
As long as they left, they could escape from their current predicament.
The group continued walking into the alley. After a while, a house made of mud came into view.
Finally, there was a house that looked passable. Although it looked passable, it wasn't much different from the other thatched houses. The roof was also thatched. The good thing was that there were windows. However, the bamboo paper on the windows had all been shredded. They were barely strung together with the thatched roof.
"I've embarrassed myself in front of the two generals. This is my residence."
The old man stood at the door and looked at the house.
Cheng Yaojin forced a smile. He didn't know what to say.
Creak …
The door opened and the old man entered the room first.
There was nothing inside, only three stone benches. These should be the seats.
"Generals, please have a seat."
The old man pointed at the stone stool beside him.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong did not decline. They were both soldiers and had even sat on corpses before, let alone rocks.
After sitting down, Cheng Yaojin took the lead and said, "Sir, we're here not only to express our condolences, but also to take you away from here."
"Take us away?"
The old man couldn't react for a moment.
One had to know that they lived at the border, and no one had ever cared about them. They had to prepare everything by themselves. Now, someone actually wanted to take them away?
"Yes, old man. His Majesty has sent an imperial edict. Considering the suffering of the people at the border, he is preparing to move you to places like Guannei and Chang 'an."
Cheng Yaojin's face did not turn red and his heart did not skip a beat. He decided to tell a lie.
From the moment he entered the village, he had a deep feeling that the people living at the border were extremely bitter.
If they were suddenly told that the Turks were coming to kidnap them, coupled with the fear of being invaded all year round, they would probably panic.
However, if His Majesty had issued an imperial edict for them to move, the effect would be very different.
These people lived at the border all year round. Once they heard about His Majesty, they would definitely be in awe and beg to go with him.
The truth was just as Cheng Yaojin thought. When the old man heard that His Majesty wanted them to move, his entire body trembled. He even threw away his walking stick and knelt on the ground to thank His Majesty.
"His Majesty finally remembers us."
"His Majesty …"
The old man's face was covered in tears. His stooped body could not hide the excitement in his heart.
In fact, at his age, even if he saw Li Shimin, he did not need to bow. There was etiquette.
As the saying went, the elderly were respected. It was just that he did not know if Lao Li, who was far away in Chang 'an, could accept this bow.
Cheng Yaojin saw that the old man was getting more and more excited. He quickly went forward to help him up. "Sir, there's no need to be polite. If you have the time, quickly gather everyone together. We'll leave as soon as possible."
Hearing this, the old man grabbed his walking stick and rushed out of the door with more agility than the young man.
"Yes, yes …"
"I'm old and muddle-headed. I'll quickly gather everyone."
Cheng Yaojin looked at the old man's back and could not help but laugh.
Just now, this old man looked like he couldn't walk the Dao.
Now, he felt like he could kill a tiger with a punch.
Sheng Province and Feng Province had already entered the severe winter season. The whistling northern wind, wrapped in strong cold wind, whistled and raged in the wind, wanting to blow away everything on the ground.
However, at this moment.
A group of armored soldiers knocked on the doors of the people's houses in the wind and snow. They then hurriedly helped the people leave the place where their ancestors had lived for generations.
After they left, their houses were all knocked down. Not even a single piece of bamboo was left intact.
Although these soldiers could not bear to do this, this was a military order. Moreover, they were about to fight with that old thief Tuli. It was said that these things would very likely become the Turks' armaments.
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