Time passed just like that, and the atmosphere in the north became increasingly tense,
Xia Lu was also extremely worried,
He hurriedly wrote to Xia Fu and Xia's mother, asking them to come to the capital to settle down,
If a fight really broke out, the people there would be the first to suffer.
After Xia Fu and Xia's mother received Xia Lu's letter, they were also a little moved. Now..,
Xia Ji was already married,
With a child, if a fight really broke out, it would be easy to hurt the child. However, their family could still be considered rich in the northwest,
In the capital, they were poor relatives. When the time came, they would probably need their daughter to help them. This was not what they wanted,
After hesitating for a while,
They decided..,
To wait and see..,
If a fight really broke out..,
They would go to the capital again.
Today's Xia Fu..,
After all, he was old and had already retired from the position of Captain. Xia Ji was different from Xia Lu. He did not like kung fu, but he liked to study. However, his aptitude was limited. After passing the county examination, he did not continue to take the exam. Instead, he became a teacher in the northwest. However, even though Xia Fu had retired from the position of Captain, no one dared to provoke the Xia family in the northwest. It was not only because of Xia Fu's incense burning in the military, but also because Xia Lu had become a Countess.
Xia Lu was very worried when he saw that Xia Fu and Xia's mother were unwilling to come. After all, war was not like other things. Now that the soldiers from the imperial court had been sent to the northwest, this made Xia Lu even more worried. However, no matter how worried Xia Lu was, Xia Fu and Xia's mother were unwilling to come. There was nothing Xia Lu could do. The transportation here was not convenient. Half a year would pass if they wrote to each other once. Xia Lu could not personally bring them to the capital.
"Are you still worried about father-in-law and mother-in-law?" Jia Zhen naturally knew what his wife was worried about.
"Okay." Xia Lu nodded. Every time he received a letter, he would read it again and again. What if a war really broke out?
"If that's the case, don't write to your parents-in-law anymore. Write to your brother-in-law. Your brother-in-law is the most filial. Tell him about the relationship between your parents-in-law and your brother-in-law. He will definitely persuade your parents-in-law," said the Jia Zhen.
"Yeah, I forgot about it." Xia Lu climbed out of bed and was about to write a letter to Xia Ji. Every time, she would write a letter to Xia Fu and Xia Xiaofu's mother. Xia Xiaofu's mother refused to come to Beijing because she was afraid that the whole family would be a burden to her. They were afraid that the siblings would quarrel, so they probably didn't tell Xia Ji about it.
Looking at his wife's energetic appearance, the Jia Zhen shrugged. His parents-in-law were very important to his wife. If she didn't finish writing this letter tonight, his wife probably wouldn't be able to sleep.
After Xia Ji received his sister's letter, he was a little embarrassed. He could understand why his parents didn't tell him about this matter. His parents had told him when his sister got married that their family was far inferior to Ningguo Province. If his eldest sister married into a big family like Ningguo Province, she might suffer a lot of grievances. Their family couldn't help his sister, so they should try their best not to cause her trouble. At that time, his sister's life in Ningguo Province would be even more difficult.
However, his sister had personally written a letter to him. Moreover, the situation at the border was indeed not good. Those who had connections had basically left here to seek refuge with their relatives. If his family also sought refuge with his sister, they would still have a long way to go. How could they let his sister take care of them? That wasn't the same thing.
"What are you reading?" Xia Ji's wife, Jiang Clan, asked.
"No, nothing." Xia Ji hurriedly put the letter away. His guilty look made Jiang Clan suspicious.
Jiang Clan looked at her Husband's unnatural appearance and understood that there must be some unspeakable secret in the letter. However, Jiang Clan didn't directly expose it on the spot. Anyway, she had already seen the place where the letter was placed. She would take a look at it tomorrow.
Just as Jiang Clan thought, Xia Ji went out early in the morning. Although he taught here, the families of the students who came to study here were all relatively well-off. Such families would usually have received news and moved out with their whole families. Xia Ji's school had already been closed. Now, Xia Ji went out to inquire about the situation.
Jiang Clan opened the letter and carefully read its contents. At this time, she finally let out a sigh of relief. Jiang Clan had always known that she had married the best in the northwest. Her sister-in-law had married to a countess in the capital. Every New Year's and holidays, the Xia family would send many gifts from the capital. Now that the northwest was in turmoil, many families had already moved out. However, there had been no news from her family. She had been secretly worried, thinking that her sister-in-law wouldn't let them go. Now that she knew that her sister-in-law had agreed to let them go, it was just that her parents-in-law didn't want them to go over. Now that she knew that her sister-in-law had allowed them to go over, she finally felt relieved.
When Xia Ji came back, while they were eating, Jiang Clan asked, "How's the situation outside?"
"It's already under martial law. Now, no one is allowed to enter," Xia Ji sighed.
"The situation is so unstable. Do we have to leave too?" Jiang Clan asked directly.
Xia Ji, Xia Fu, and Mrs. Xia didn't say anything. They ate in silence. If they left, they could only go to the capital. But how would such a big family survive in the capital? Although Xia Ji could support his family by teaching at the border, it was different in the capital. He was just a scholar. It was really too difficult for him to support his family by teaching.
Jiang Clan saw that no one said anything and became angry. He said directly, "Didn't Sister-In-Law write us a letter? She wants us to go over without any worries. "
"Did you read my letter?" Xia Ji suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiang Clan.
"I read it. It's so chaotic now. Can I only hide it in my bones? I can't read it. I don't even know what all of you are worried about. Now that everyone else has left, only our family is left here. How can I feel at ease? "Jiang Clan said as tears came out of her eyes.
"Mother, wah!" Xia Ji's youngest son saw that Jiang Clan was crying and also cried.
"Mother's Dalang and Erlang." Jiang Clan hugged her two sons and glared at Xia Ji. "Sister-In-Law has already invited us. Why did you refuse? Have you thought about Dalang and Erlang? Those barbarians outside the border are so fierce. What if they really break through the defense line and hurt Dalang and Erlang? Why are you so selfish? You're only worried about affecting Sister-In-Law. But Sister-In-Law has already invited us, and you still want your family to stay here? "Jiang Clan sobbed.
"Shut up. Stop talking," Xia Ji said angrily.
"I want to talk. Why can't others talk about what you did? I've been married to you for so many years and gave birth to two sons for you. Now, you don't care about anything and want me and my sons to stay here and die with you. Do you even have a heart? "Jiang Clan hugged her sons and complained tearfully.
Xia Ji still wanted to say something, but Xia Fu said, "All of you, shut up. Xia Ji, did your sister write you a letter?"
"Yes." Xia Ji nodded. "Sister asked me to persuade you not to be so stubborn. She'll be at ease if you go to the capital early. Also, you're old. If you escape to the capital, you might not be able to take it. If you go early, the journey won't be so rushed, and you won't have to work so hard."
Xia Fu looked at his wife crying as she hugged her grandson. He sighed and said, "Forget it. Since your sister said so, go pack your things after dinner. We'll go to the capital in three days."
"Yes." Xia Ji clenched and unclenched his fists. He realized that he couldn't do anything.
When he returned to his room, Xia Ji didn't talk to Jiang Clan. He was sulking in his heart.
Three days later, the Xia family finished preparing everything. They gave away some of the things they didn't want to and prepared three carriages. At this time, the Jiang Clan suddenly came to the door. "In-laws, In-laws, you're going to the capital too? It's on the way. Let's go together." The Jiang Clan smiled and waited at the Xia family's door.
Xia Fu, Xia Fu's mother, and Xia Ji all looked at the Jiang Clan.
Jiang Clan hugged her son and took a step back. She didn't do anything wrong. Her sister-in-law was already a countess. How could she not be able to make arrangements for such a small group of people? She couldn't leave her parents and brothers here to suffer. She couldn't do that.
"Jiang Clan, you should go back. Go back to your Jiang Clan." Xia Fu's mother, who never interfered in important matters, didn't wait for Xia Fu and Xia Ji to say anything. She directly said, "Our Xia family can't afford to raise you." Ever since this woman married into the Xia family, she had taken the Xia family's things and sent them to Xia Ji's family. In the past, it was fine as it was just a loss of some property. For the sake of the harmony between Xia Family and Xia Ji, she didn't say anything. Anyway, there weren't many things. After all, she was in charge of the family's finances. She could only give the Jiang Clan's and Xia Ji's pocket money and some food. But this time, what did the Jiang Clan do?
They made her daughter not only take on the Xia family, but also the Jiang Clan. What did they take her daughter for? A money tree?
"In-law, you're wrong. My sister gave birth to two sons for your family. Even if she didn't make any contributions, she still worked hard. Now that you're going to the capital together, you can take care of each other. How can you divorce my sister?" The Jiang Family's son was unhappy. This Xia family was really too much.
"Aren't you going to the capital? Our Xia family won't be going. Your Jiang Family can go by yourselves. "Xia Fu finished speaking and motioned for Xia Ji to take the things out of the carriage.
"Hey, In-law, there's going to be a war here soon. And you've already given away your things." The Jiang Family was anxious. If the Xia family didn't go, how could the Jiang Family survive in the capital? It was still a problem whether they could enter the city gate.
"So be it. If you're unlucky, you deserve to die." Xia Fu took down the pipe hanging on his body. After filling it with tobacco, he lit it with a match and took a deep breath.
The Jiang Family knelt down immediately. "Father, Mother, I was wrong. There's still Da Lang and Er Lang." The Jiang Family hurriedly asked Da Lang and Er Lang to kneel down and beg their grandfather and grandmother.
Da Lang thought for a while and directly grabbed his younger brother. He broke free from his mother's arms and said to Xia Ji, "Father, I'll take my younger brother inside first."
Xia Ji nodded.
Da Lang held his younger brother's hand and went back into the house. Regardless of his mother calling his name loudly behind his back, he went straight back into the house. Da Lang was not happy about his mother's behavior of subsidizing his maternal family. Every time he got something good and it was seen by his cousins, they would try to get it back. His mother would say, "Anyway, I still have it. It's not a big deal to give it to your cousins. Even if I still have it, it's not the one I like the most."
Da Lang looked at his empty house and pursed his lips. He looked at his younger brother who was still wiping his tears. He took out a handkerchief and wiped his younger brother's tears. "Don't cry. Wait until later, when the matters outside are settled. Big Brother will take you to buy candy to eat."
"Okay." Er Lang grabbed his older brother's hand, his little face full of attachment.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to the capital? Why aren't you going? "Xia Fu's mother sneered.
This time, the Jiang Family was in a difficult position. They were riding a tiger and couldn't get off. They were in the capital and didn't know anyone. How were they going to get there? It was all because they wanted to follow the Xia family. They thought that the Xia family was planning to leave, but they insisted on following them. After all, they were in-laws. How could the Xia family not care? That was why they wanted to act first and report later. Now that the Xia family said that they weren't going, they were in a difficult position.
Just as they were in a deadlock, a group of soldiers on horseback suddenly came over. "Is Xia Xiaowei home?"
"Yes, you are?" Xia Fu stepped forward.
"We are soldiers from Marquis Shi's side. We were asked by Count Jia of Ningguo Province to escort you to the capital." The soldier dismounted and took out his badge to state his identity. "Count Jia said that you might not want to go to the capital, but the border is not peaceful now. It's better for you to go to the capital. Otherwise, the Countess will be worried." The soldier was specially invited by Jia Zhen to persuade Xia Fu. He was afraid that Xia Ji would continue to be stubborn. Jia Zhen thought of Xia Lu's worried expression and made more preparations to ensure that the Xia family could return to the capital.
"Are you preparing to leave?" The soldier was not clear about the situation. He remembered that the Xia family didn't have so many people.
"Yes, yes, yes, we are leaving," said the Jiang Family kneeling on the ground.
"Jiang Family, shut up. You have no right to speak here," Xia Xiaowei's mother said angrily. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have agreed to this marriage.
The Jiang Family was frightened and shrank back. Then he thought of something. "Father, Mother, you can blame me, but you heard it too. It's very dangerous here. No matter what, you have to think about Dalang 'er."
The soldier was a little embarrassed. He felt that he had come at the wrong time. It seemed that the Xia family was dealing with some family matters.
Now that things had developed to this point, Xia Fu only felt embarrassed. "Sorry to trouble you, soldier. Just protect the safety of our three carriages." As for the rest, if they wanted to follow, then so be it. Even if they were in-laws, there was no reason for them to support the family. Xia Fu thought it through and put out the cigarette in his pipe.
"Yes, sir." The general glanced at the Jiang Family in the distance. He was afraid that they were the poor relatives of the Xia family and would follow them to the capital.
Actually, if Xia Fu's family settled down in the capital, and the Jiang Family couldn't survive at the border and came to the capital to seek shelter, Xia Fu wouldn't be so angry. The problem was that they hadn't settled down in the capital yet. Even if he had a daughter who was a Countess, in his heart, Xia Lu had climbed too high and wouldn't have a good life in the Jia family. He didn't want to make trouble for his daughter.
The Jiang Family blocked them before they left because they were determined to follow them to the capital. The difference between the two was like heaven and earth. As the saying goes, save the emergency, not the poor. When the Xia family settled down in the capital, the Jiang Family went to seek shelter. This was to save the emergency. When the Jiang Family followed the Xia family to the capital, it was to save the poor. How could the Xia family not be angry? The main reason for this reason was the Jiang Family. If she hadn't told the Jiang Family, would the Jiang Family have coincidentally blocked them?
Under the protection of this group of soldiers, Xia Fu decided to go to the capital. After all, his son-in-law had sent soldiers to pick them up. He didn't want to waste his daughter's and son-in-law's good intentions for outsiders.
The purpose of the Xia family's three carriages had been planned in advance. One of the carriages was empty with some food and gifts for Xia Lu, Jia Zhen, and the others. As for the other two carriages, one was for Xia Fu and his mother with their luggage. The other one was for Xia Ji's family. Because the Xia family was angry with the Jiang Family, Xia Fu and his mother took their two grandsons to their own carriages. Xia Ji was also angry and chose to ride a horse instead of a carriage. Therefore, only the Jiang Family sat in this carriage.
Compared to the Xia family's three carriages, the Jiang Family's situation was a little miserable. They only had one carriage. The Jiang Family had more people than the Xia family. Therefore, this carriage not only had to let Li Rong in, but it also had to be filled with people. The Jiang Family's old lady and a few of the younger ones sat in the carriage, while the others walked with the carriage.
When the Jiang Family saw that their older nephews and nieces had to walk with the carriage, they couldn't bear it. Thinking that they were the only one sitting in this carriage, they wanted to take their nephews and nieces to sit with them. However, as soon as they said this to Xia Ji, Xia Ji directly said, "If you think it's too much to sit alone, then you can go to your Jiang Family and walk with them. Our Xia family's carriage is only for the Xia family."
"How can you be so cruel? There's clearly an empty carriage, but you're not willing to take care of it. The Jiang Family is also your Jiang Family's family. You're also half a son of the Jiang Family. "Jiang Family glared at Xia Ji.
"I'm half a son of the Jiang Family, but it doesn't mean that my sister is half a daughter of the Jiang Family. You asked the Jiang Family to come to Beijing with us, but you forgot so quickly. Do you really think that I don't know what the Jiang Family is planning? Jiang Family, let me tell you, if you think the Jiang Family is pitiful, then you can go to your Jiang Family to live with them. I definitely won't stop you, "Xia Ji said coldly.
"Xia Ji, don't forget that I gave birth to two sons for you," Jiang Family said.
"If it weren't for Da Lang and Er Lang, you would have been divorced long ago." Xia Ji was a little disappointed. In this woman's heart, were Da Lang and Er Lang his sons or a bargaining chip?
Jiang Family was frightened by Xia Ji's words. In the end, she didn't mention inviting her nephews and nieces to sit in this carriage anymore. After marrying into the Xia Family, she lived like a princess. If she wanted to walk again, she would probably have to lie down soon. If she went, when they arrived in Beijing, her eldest sister-in-law would find a new wife for her Husband. Thinking about it, Jiang Family felt that she was going crazy. She would never let her eldest sister-in-law find a new wife for her Husband. Because of this, Jiang Family not only didn't continue to invite her nephews and nieces to sit in this carriage, but also didn't even have any contact with the Jiang Family.
Jiang Family didn't have any contact with the Jiang Family, but it didn't mean that the Jiang Family wouldn't come to the Jiang Family. It was because they didn't bring enough food with them.
Thinking about it, there were so many people in the Jiang Family, and it was hard for them to travel. They couldn't save on food every day. Jiang Family only had one carriage, and they still needed to sit in it. How much food could they put in? However, the Xia Family was different. They purposely emptied the entire carriage to put food in. Moreover, there were much fewer people in the carriage than the Jiang Family. Now that the Jiang Family was short of food, they didn't have to look for the Jiang Family.
The Jiang Family was short of food, and the Jiang Clan was also in a difficult position. However, the food wasn't in her hands.
"I follow the Xia family and sit in the carriage every day. Your nephews and nieces can only follow the carriage. Their feet are already worn out. Let's not talk about this anymore. I know it's not easy for me. We only have a few carriages, but I'm the one who said that I should follow the Xia family to the capital. Now that we don't have any food, what do you want your nephews and nieces to eat? If they don't eat enough, they won't have the strength to continue the journey. Shouldn't I be responsible for this?" The Jiang Family's sister-in-law said.
The Jiang Clan looked at her mother and wanted her to say something, but she was minding her own business and playing with her grandson. She didn't want to say anything at all.
"If I remember correctly, you asked me whether the Xia family would go to the capital. If they did, I would inform you. Why are you blaming me now? Because of this, the Xia family is already very unhappy. I can't get food. Sisters-in-law, you have to think of other ways. Didn't we pass by several towns on the way? Sisters-in-law, you can use money to buy food," the Jiang Clan said angrily.
"The world is not peaceful now. Do you know how expensive food is?" The Jiang Family's sister-in-law said angrily.
"Sister-in-law, you should prepare more food before you leave. Don't always think of taking advantage of the Xia family." The Jiang Clan already felt a sense of crisis, which was given to her by Xia Ji. If the Xia family wasn't angry because the Jiang family went to the capital with them, the Jiang Clan would have already brought food to the Jiang Family. However, the Xia family was already angry and even said that they would divorce her. People were very generous when it didn't affect their most fundamental interests.
For example, the Jiang Clan used to subsidize the Jiang Family with money and food. The food belonged to the Xia family, and she wasn't the one in charge of the Xia family. She didn't know how expensive the daily necessities were, so she naturally didn't care. As for the money, it was just her and Xia Ji's pocket money, not the household expenses. Therefore, it didn't matter if she had spare money to subsidize the Jiang Family. As for Dalang and Erlang's things, even if she gave them to her nephews and nieces, she knew that her son would have better things from the capital. Why would she care about it? However, it was different this time. She really felt a sense of crisis. These days, the Xia family was really too cold to her.
Although they didn't deprive her of food, they no longer cared about her well-being or treated her as a family. This made the Jiang Clan too busy to care about their own family affairs.
"You …" The Jiang Family's sister-in-law was furious.
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