novelden Chapter 136: Dog Food
Chapter 136: Dog Food
The two talked about life and ideals under Jiang Li's resentful eyes.
Li Yujiao asked Jing Qishan: "What kind of man do you think is a great man?"
Jing Qishan: "Of course you will be second only to one person and ten thousand people, with all the power in the government. Then you can become the most enviable woman in the world."
Li Yujiao objected: "That's your idea. It's good to be second to none, but the prerequisite is whether you have made any contribution to the people and the country, and whether you are loved by the people.
If I were to choose, I would choose someone like Zhuge Kongming, who was a loyal minister and only married one wife. He was a good man who stood up for his country and his family."
Jing Qishan looked at Li Yujiao and said calmly, "He is indeed a man who can save the country and the people, so you want me to be a loyal minister?"
Li Yujiao nodded.
"But where is the line between loyalty and treachery? Which famous figure in history is not accompanied by half praise and half criticism? Although Emperor Taizong of Tang had the Zhenguan Reign, he killed his brother and father. The Qin Emperor unified the world, but he burned books and buried scholars. And... Which successful person did not have a mountain of bones behind him?
For example, if you support me to go to the battlefield this time, isn’t it also to kill people? Aren’t the lives of the enemy soldiers lives? "
Li Yujiao was left speechless.
Finally, he said, "If you don't know what to do, just follow the rules and regulations and be worthy of the people around you and your own status."
Jiang Li couldn't help but interrupt: "Stop daydreaming, the two of you. You dare to guarantee victory before we even reach the battlefield? What if all of us go there and never come back?"
Li Yujiao suddenly realized that she had gone too far. She knew what would happen next, but they didn't.
Jing Qishan probably doesn’t know either, right?
She couldn't help but look at Jing Qishan.
Jing Qishan was still lying lazily, looking at the sky and said: "As long as you have the determination to win, you will definitely win!"
Li Yujiao thought to herself: So this is self-suggestion, a kind of PUA, the so-called belief in the power of "belief".
……
The ox cart traveled for a whole day but did not leave the territory of Rongcheng.
It was so slow that even Li Yujiao couldn't stand it.
The main reason was that the ox cart had no shed, so even if she lay down on it she would have to stay exposed to the sun for a whole day, and she was almost burnt to a crisp.
The roads in ancient times were not paved with cement, and the daily bumps almost broke my waist.
So, when they arrived at the next town the next day, Li Yujiao sold the ox cart and exchanged it for a horse cart.
When Li Yujiao parted with Fugui, she was really reluctant to let him go. She had been with him for so long, so she must have feelings for him.
She wanted to say some reluctant words to Fugui, but Fugui seemed to know that he was going to change his master, and before she could finish those words, he followed the new master.
Jiang Li asked Li Yujiao to try sitting in the carriage.
Because the journey was long, Li Yujiao chose a spacious and comfortable carriage that could shelter from wind and rain, and ran very fast, so it would not take long to reach the next town.
Li Yujiao soon forgot about wealth.
Li Yujiao also learned to drive the carriage by herself.
Driving a horse-drawn carriage in this era is just like driving a car. Once you learn it, you will have an extra skill, and it is always helpful to have a skill.
Sometimes, because they couldn't get to the inn in time, they slept in the wild.
Like the heroes you see on TV, they would make a fire in the jungle, spread a mat next to it and sleep.
You can also bake buns while making a fire. The baked buns always taste better.
No matter where they went, Jing Qishan always stuck to Li Yujiao, and sometimes even hugged her openly, completely disregarding Jiang Li's life or death.
Whenever this happened, Jiang Li would turn his back and let the two of them be intimate.
As we traveled west, the temperature gradually dropped and the air became drier.
Li Yujiao started bleeding from her nose. Jing Qishan seemed very nervous and decided to take a two-day break.
"Jing Qishan, I'm fine. I just had a nosebleed. It's nothing serious."
Jing Qishan didn't listen, "Bleeding can be serious or minor. If it's not cured, what will happen if it delays your health?"
So, I stayed in a small town for two days.
Later, Li Yujiao had her period, Jing Qishan noticed it, and asked to rest for a few days before leaving.
Jiang Li was angry but dared not speak out.
In Jiang Li's opinion, how can women not have their periods? Other women have to go to the fields when they have their periods, but there is a female soldier in the military camp who has to fight the enemy when she has her periods. She said that her periods are not a disease, so why is she so hypocritical?
Li Yujiao also said: "Jing Qishan, I'm fine, we need to hurry on."
Jing Qishan didn't think so, and said seriously: "Everyone's body is different. Some women have excruciating pain during menstruation, while some women are fine. But my lady, you have been traveling a lot, so you can't just be fine. You must rest."
Li Yujiao had no choice but to look at Jiang Li apologetically.
Men and women in this era would not talk about such things openly, so Jiang Li could only rest in the inn and watch the two of them show their affection.
Jiang Li knew that one should drink brown sugar and ginger water during menstruation, but he didn’t know that he had to feed the baby after drinking brown sugar water?
Li Yujiao told him not to feed her, but Jing Qishan insisted.
Not only do you need to feed it, you also need to blow on it.
Totally speechless.
Li Yujiao was also extremely embarrassed, "Jing Qishan, I've already said I'm fine, can you let me drink it by myself?"
Jing Qishan said sadly, "I'm going to the battlefield soon. I don't know whether I will live or die in the future. Please let me take care of you for a few more days. After all, it was me who asked you to come. It's me who has implicated you."
Li Yujiao: …
He spoke as if he was about to die. Li Yujiao had no way to refuse and could only let him feed her.
Perhaps because she was taken care of too attentively, she sometimes really felt that she was a fragile woman.
……
After running for half a month, they finally arrived in Lincheng.
If Rongcheng gives people the feeling that it is full of life, then Lincheng gives people the feeling of depression.
Before entering the city, Li Yujiao saw some people walking out with their families. There were very few crops outside the city, and most of them were abandoned, sparse and lifeless.
After entering the city, I felt that it was sparsely populated. Only half of the shops were open, and there were not many people on the streets. Everyone's face showed confusion.
This is the living environment of people living in border areas.
Li Yujiao was looking outside, and Jing Qishan was looking at her.
"How is it? Are you disappointed?" Jing Qishan asked.
Li Yujiao shook her head and said, "War means displacement. Most of those who can't leave are powerless people. If we can win this war, the border will be peaceful and the people will not be so miserable. So, Jing Qishan, you must win this war, take back the land, and give the people peace!"
Jing Qishan said: "That's natural."
After entering the city, the carriage drove for another quarter of an hour and finally stopped outside a large house.
There were soldiers guarding outside the house, so Jiang Li and Jing Qishan got off the carriage first.
Jing Qishan said to Li Yujiao, "My lady, please wait for me outside. I will go see General Song and come back to see you."