The news of the fall of Jiaxing, an important town in Jiangnan, spread. Under the rule of the dynasty,
They sighed.
However, the news published in the South Xunnan Tabloid was filled with joy.
In the city,
A few young Shang people were leading a group of commoners,
Cleaning the streets. They cleaned the trash and feces on the streets,
Then, they loaded the cars,
They pulled them out one by one. When they encountered prostitutes in the dark alley, they caught them one by one and told them to register their origin.
On the other side,
Where the poor used to live,
Many thatched houses had collapsed because of the street battles some time ago,
A few young men with silk tied around their necks,
Were following the soldiers of the volunteer army and some residents to rebuild the houses together.
At the city gate,
There were still people organizing the distribution of rice. People who were so thin that only bones were left were lining up to receive it. The pedestrians coming and going,
Most of them were still thin, but under the rule of the dynasty, the city was once filled with hungry people,
After the joint distribution of food by the volunteer army and the industry and commerce,
It was basically impossible to see.
Rolling up the South Xunnan Tabloid,
Wearing a curtain hat,
A graceful and slender young woman stood under the locust tree, quietly listening to the child on the street clapping his hands and singing a newly learned folk song. "Open the city gate, sweep the streets. Tie blue silk, wear hemp clothes. Welcome the volunteer army! Be a cow in the morning, a horse in the evening. When the volunteer army comes, let's be human. "
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A tanned volunteer army soldier passed by and heard this. He smiled and gave the child a candy.
"Huo!" She was lost in thought and shocked.
The one who patted her shoulder laughed. "Sister Lin, what are you thinking about? You're so dazed. "
Lin Daiyu rubbed her chest and came back to her senses. When she saw Li Qingqing's giggling appearance, she couldn't help but take a step back to size her up.
This girl's snow-white skin had already turned honey-colored. She tied up her hair and wore a light white western shirt, a rose-red vest, pants, and boots. There was a piece of blue silk tied to her arm and a gun at her waist.
Under the hot sun, she was sweating profusely. Therefore, she pulled up her clothes and revealed a fair arm.
She had never seen a woman wearing pants and revealing her arm. The people on the street all turned their heads to look at this strangely dressed woman.
However, she was in high spirits and didn't care about how others looked at her. His beauty was like a flame, and there was a hint of roughness in his heroic appearance, as well as a strange fierceness that was vigorous and vigorous. With his head held high, he strode forward with a large saber and a golden horse, looking extremely spirited.
Li Qingqing touched her face when Daiyu stared at her. "What's wrong? Is there still blood on my face?"
Lin Daiyu shook her head and laughed. "Look at Commander Li's curiosity."
In June, when the world was turned upside down, the other ladies of the boudoir were only willing to hide deeper in the embroidery tower. They hated that they could not come out again.
Li Qingqing had never been so excited before. He went down to the countryside with the army, and captured all the evil gentry who had resisted to the end.
Batch after batch of gentlemen and magnates who used to be brutal, eat the flesh of the poor, and blackmail the merchants were all sent to the guillotine by the rebels.
For the entire day, there was a continuous flow of blood at the execution site.
Until now, the guillotine still could not wipe off the blood stains.
Other people avoided this scene like the plague, but Li Qingqing ran over to watch the execution.
Li Yulang, Daiyu, and the others were shocked when they saw her return with blood splashed on her body. However, she did not care at all. "It's not my blood."
She watched the execution a few times. She was one of the few women who went to watch the execution. She was also dressed strangely. The other women could not bear to watch, but she was the only one who applauded. The soldiers of the rebel army asked her, "Aren't you afraid?"
Li Qingqing pursed her lips and replied in a deep voice, "Those guys are all manly clan leaders. When they drowned in the pond, buried alive, bullied my female workers, skinned the farmers in debt, and smashed our factory, I was never afraid. Now that I've settled the blood debt with them, they're the ones who've been beheaded. Why should I be afraid? I'm so happy! "
Not long after, Li Qingqing became familiar with the rebels.
The rebels fulfilled their promise and negotiated with the people of Shang Dynasty to govern together. Therefore, the Chamber of Commerce, which was originally just a few guilds, was forced to become a whole.
In order to make it easier to identify, the people in the Chamber of Commerce, from Ding Shihao and the others to the small bosses in the small shops on the street, all wore blue silk on their arms like the other provinces' merchants who had allied with the rebels. The Revolutionary Army, on the other hand, was dressed in their signature hemp clothes.
The blue silk and linen clothes worked together to manage the affairs in the city.
As usual, this blue silk did not include the women. Li Qingqing, on the other hand, put on the blue silk on her arm and followed the rebels and the other people of Shang Dynasty to actively appear in the streets and alleys.
The rebels did not care. There were still many female soldiers and female generals in their own army.
Li Yulang had heard the leaders and soldiers of the rebels' garrison praise Li Qingqing more than once. "Your daughter is valiant and heroic. She's not inferior to men. She's a first-class hero."
The people of Shang Dynasty and the small merchants originally had limited family backgrounds. The women in their families also had to come out to work in the public. Among them, those young people who were born as small merchants and admired Li Qingqing's intense thoughts simply expressed their support and said, "Things have changed. Ahem, are we still talking about the dynasty's rules of having talented women hide in the boudoir?"
The middle-level people of Shang Dynasty were vaguely led by Li Yulang and the others. As Li Yulang's beloved daughter, her biological father supported her daughter wholeheartedly. Although they muttered that it was better for girls to be more dignified, they did not express their opinions.
Only Ding Shihao and the others were wealthy and had great connections. Their family had always treated their daughter as the daughter of a wealthy family and restrained her. They looked down on Li Qingqing's behavior of showing her face in public. They had discussed it several times, asking Li Yulang to discipline his daughter and not to go out and look around. She should not mix with the rebels and ruin the reputation of the people of Shang Dynasty.
When Li Qingqing heard these discussions, she only sneered and ignored them. She was busy.
The rebels kept their promise and took down the city. They abolished many of the old rules and practices of the dynasty. As for the merchants, according to the agreement when they formed the alliance and the opinions of the citizens, they abolished the harm that the dynasty had done to the people of Shang Dynasty. The people of Shang Dynasty did not have to pay the so-called "maintenance of law and order", which was actually a blackmail fee. Therefore, there was a burst of joy.
Li Qingqing was the most enthusiastic about these important matters. She actively followed the rebels' activities and was able to participate in the entire process.
This was because Li Qingqing was so enthusiastic and active in abolishing the old rules of the dynasty that harmed people for the merchants and citizens. She was also close to the rebels and was heroic and straightforward. Not only was she efficient in her work, but her thoughts were also very different from many old people of Shang Dynasty who grew up under the rule of the dynasty. Therefore, among the radical young people who were born in the families of merchants and did not accept the feudal etiquette, she was given a title, "Great Commander Li".
Although it was a joke, as a woman, Li Qingqing seemed to have become the leader of these young people.
When Daiyu heard about it, she also teased her as "Great Commander Li", "Why did the Great Commander come back? You're sweating so much. "
Li Qingqing shook her gun. Her beautiful eyebrows slanted, and she had an invincible youthful demeanor, "Cough, I asked you to go, but you didn't go. You didn't see the fun today. My brothers and I, along with the female workers, rushed into the ancestral hall of those country gentlemen's houses and smashed their ancestral tablets. Didn't they not allow women to enter the ancestral hall because they thought it was bad luck? I asked the female workers to sit down and eat and drink. Those old men looked at each other. They couldn't do anything to us! Don't mention how satisfying it was! "
"They couldn't do anything to the Huo Tong Guns in your hands, right?"
While the two of them were laughing, a young man with Blue Silk tied to his arm ran over. He was very anxious, "Great Commander, it's not good! Mr. Li and the others had a quarrel with Chairman Ding because of the abolition of the purchase policy! "
… …
It was almost dusk. The clouds in the sky reflected a layer of red light on the sky.
Luo Zhaoxue was trembling all over. She didn't dare to look at the sky. She was afraid that when she saw the sky, she would think of those bleeding heads.
Lady Thirteen was still crying because in the chaos, her arm was touched by a man.
The other female members of the Luo family, including the young ladies and madams, had already fainted from fear.
The scene was like this. Some of them fainted, and some of them cried.
The few female soldiers of the volunteer army could only mutter that it was troublesome. They hired a porter to send them home in a soft sedan.
Before leaving, Yuan Du looked at the pale and sweaty faces of these young ladies. He comforted them, "Ladies, don't be afraid. As long as you are willing to abide by our new rules, then, these things will never happen to you. "
Her expression was gentle, but her eyes were dark. She smiled at Luo Zhaoxue and repeated word by word, "As long as you are willing to abide by our new rules, these things will never happen to you."
Luo Zhaoxue lowered her head and shivered. She didn't want to pay attention to her. Some of the original strange good feelings had long been destroyed when this woman insisted on taking them to see the beheading.
She, her mother, sister-in-law, and niece were squeezed into the crowd by a group of village women. They saw those bleeding heads hanging on the prison wagons. Those well-dressed gentlemen were shackled for no reason, and a group of mobs cheered and threw vegetables at them.
Among those heads with bulging eyes, there were many poor gentlemen who had been to their house as guests.
How could there be such a terrible evil spirit? How could it be so violent?
She thought and bit her lips. The name Zhaoxue was not good. It was stained with their blood. I don't want it anymore. I want to be called Liu Niang.
She went back home with her head lowered. She couldn't wait to hide in the embroidery house. It turned out that the embroidery house was like a birdcage, but at least the blood that had not yet coagulated could not be seen.
When night fell, her father, uncles, and brothers also came back with gloomy faces. They also did not express their opinions about the women's "public appearance" today.
The womenfolk quietly heaved a sigh of relief.
That night, everything was silent.
"Cui Er … there's a sound …" She woke up from a bloody nightmare and timidly pushed the maid. The maid was sleeping soundly.
She had no choice but to lie on the bed and listen to the crying for a while. Suddenly, she felt cold all over. She heard a woman's mournful cry.
The sound startled the birds in the trees and disturbed the bright moonlight. However, the house was so quiet. Looking out the window of the embroidery house, there was not a single light in the big Luo Family.
She quietly lay down. Her teeth chattered and trembled. She kept her eyes open all night and did not sleep.
The next day, she was called to the inner hall. Her sisters, niece, and sister-in-law all changed into white clothes.
They wiped their tears. Last night, her favorite quiet and shy niece, the Thirteenth Lady, died of a sudden illness.
They said it very clearly.
"How did he die?" For some reason, she still asked this question.
No one answered her. They all stared at her in surprise. It seemed that she had asked an unnecessary question.
The old mother turned the prayer beads. "Sixth Lady, you also go and change into mourning clothes."
There was silence in the hall.
She could not help but think of the silence in the mournful cries last night.
Not a single light was turned on.
She was also one of the silent people.
Her eyes were hot, but her body was cold. She wanted to run away.
Run? Where could she run to?
Deep in the embroidery house, she sat in the pavilion and looked at the carved beams and painted phoenixes, the flying eaves of the Luo Family, and the tall chastity memorial archways in front of the Luo Family. Suddenly, she remembered that she was gentle and obedient, who treated her the best. But after being abandoned by her brother, she went crazy and betrayed the whole Luo Family.
When the militia came, her sister-in-law's last words to her were: Go, leave here, you are free.
Dusk came again, and the setting sun was like blood.
When Yuan Du saw the Sixth Lady of the Luo Family again, he was very surprised.
"My name is Luo Zhaoxue." It was the first time the girl who was raised in the boudoir ran like this.
Her eyes were red, and she looked up.
"You said that according to your new rules, nothing will happen. I heard that you are not allowed to kill people. You said that as long as they follow your rules, they will be the targets of your protection. "
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