Eight Hundred and Sixty-Four: Northern Overlord (1)

Jiang Pengji was surprised, raised her hand to help the woman up, and said with a smile, "This is not a place to talk, how about sitting in the restaurant beside the road."

Judging from the traces on the woman's appearance, her life is a bit difficult, and she saves money on food and expenses on weekdays, and only eats one meal a day.

The baby beside her was well-raised, white, fat and cute, and even the clothes she was wearing were made of fine cotton.

The material of fine cotton is not expensive, but for a farmer with an average family background, it is already a considerable expense.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then she smiled happily again, and followed Jiang Pengji to the nearby Zhikezhai with the urchin in her arms.

Zhike Zhai has opened all over the towns and cities in Maruzhou, and its reputation is getting better and better day by day, and the dishes researched by Paozi are also being refurbished day by day.

Although it is aimed at mid-to-high-end diners, ordinary people grit their teeth and can occasionally have a meal.

The woman went to the private room with Jiang Pengji, she and the old housekeeper lived frugally to support the young master, but she never came to Zhike Zhai.

"You can eat more of what you want, this child... If I remember correctly, isn't it the one who was protected by his biological mother?"

In the earthquake in Beijing, how many people did Jiang Pengji rescue?

Today, a large part of the people in Xiangyang County came here after fleeing from Shangjing with her.

When the woman heard the words, she nodded with tears in her eyes, her eyes were bloodshot, but her expression was not wronged, but excited uncontrollably.

She always remembered Jiang Pengji, but he was a busy person, how could he remember her?

I reminded you just now, but I didn't hold out any hope. I didn't expect the other party to hit the mark.

"It's the little master of the slave family."

The woman nodded excitedly, the chubby child in her arms twisted suspiciously, looking at Jiang Pengji and then at the woman who was holding her.

He didn't understand what happened, so he could only step on the woman's kneeling thigh, tiptoe, trying to wipe her tears with his fat white paws.

"How have these years been?"

Jiang Pengji looked at the child and dug out relevant fragments from her memory.

She remembered when she rescued the child from the rubble,

The child was guarded by a woman with her back curled up.

If it wasn't for the woman protecting each other with her body, her spine protruding, and her head, arms and chest arching a gap, she might have died early.

The woman showed a pure smile, "Thanks to Zhou Mu's good governance, the slave family can lead the master to survive in this world."

For quite a year, there were twenty people in the mansion, and after an earthquake, only three survived.

A nanny, a housekeeper, and a child who was only two months old.

The world outside was too chaotic, and the three of them were old and weak, women and children, unable to seek refuge with their relatives, so they could only follow Jiang Pengji to Xiangyang County.

The old housekeeper did the housework for people. She knits sweaters or embroiders some patterns to sell at home. She saves money on food and expenses on weekdays. After deducting the small amount of rent paid to the county government, the remaining money is enough for them to live on. Both of these two were loyal servants, and they would rather work harder than to wrong the child, so among the three, only the child wore fine cotton clothes.

Jiang Pengji said, "You are that nanny? If I remember correctly, there was an old man who survived back then."

The woman said, "Zhou Mu has a good memory, he is the dowry steward of the slave's wife."

Jiang Pengji said to the child, "Come here."

That kid was very guilty, he bumped into someone just now, how dare he approach him now?

The woman encouraged him, so he hesitantly ran towards Jiang Pengji.

Jiang Pengji hugged her upside down, a child over two years old weighs quite a bit.

"I remember that the child's owner seems to be extraordinary. Have you ever thought of taking the child to find relatives for so many years?"

Before the earthquake happened, the land in Shangjing was very expensive, and it was either rich or expensive to buy real estate there.

Logically speaking, the parents of this child are not ordinary people.

The woman said, "The slave family had this plan long ago, but there were wars everywhere in the past, and the slave family and the housekeeper did not dare to take the young master to take risks, so they have been delayed until now. They plan to go on the road to find relatives after saving enough travel expenses in a few years. So as not to delay the little master's enlightenment."

In Dongqing, is there any place safer than Maruzhou?

The lions are entrenched, guarded by heavy soldiers, and the state shepherds and loves the people like a son, governing the entire Maruzhou in an orderly manner.

Out of the boundaries of Maruzhou, there are wars or all kinds of disasters. How can she and the old housekeeper keep the young master?

Jiang Pengji held the child in her arms and gave him some food.

"What is the origin of this child? Since I rescued him, I met him by chance on the street today, which shows that it is destined. If I can help, I can send someone to bring a message to the child's relatives, so that they can take the child back early. Look at you, these years have not been easy."

The eyes of the woman turned red again, she kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Zhou Mu. If there is an afterlife, the slave family will be a grass knot ring to repay your kindness."

Wiping her tears, the woman continued, "The master of the slave family is the Cui family of Chongzhou."

"Cui family from Chongzhou?"

It was a coincidence that Jiang Pengji held the child in one hand and lit the food table with the other.

Chongzhou is the territory of her father Liu She, and as for this Cui family, Jiang Pengji has vaguely heard rumors about her.

The Cui family has lived in Chongzhou for a long time and belongs to local snakes, but they are not serious noble families. They have background but are looked down upon by others.

The reason is simply because Cui's relationship with Beijiang is quite close.

People are doing business in two places, and there is even a bit of grass on the wall. Whichever way the wind blows, people will fall.

Jiang Pengji communicated with Liu She, and the other party didn't think highly of Cui Shi.

It is even said that they-they are full of the smell of copper coins, how can any literati half-distinguish them?

From a preliminary point of view, this Cui family is on par with Qian Xiangquan, no wonder Liu She treats their senses so badly.

The woman nodded sharply, she said, "The wife of the Nu family is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cui family."

Chongzhou is bordered by Northern Xinjiang, and has always been a place with constant conflicts. Even if the Cui family has a good relationship with Northern Xinjiang, they cannot stand the rampage of horse bandits.

Cui asked her eldest daughter-in-law to go to Beijing to wait for her childbirth. How could she know that there would be a huge earthquake that is rare in hundreds of years!

Jiang Pengji's heart changed.

"My father is Chongzhou Mu. It's a coincidence. Later, I will write a letter to my father and ask Cui to send someone to take you back."

For women, it is extremely difficult, but for Jiang Pengji it is just a matter of effort.

After hearing this, the woman kowtowed several times to Jiang Pengji excitedly, almost incoherent.

Jiang Pengji looked at the child and smiled meaningfully.

She asked where the woman and child lived, and accompanied them to dinner, and then returned to the county mansion under the cool moonlight.

She said to the people around her, "Wen Zheng, Zi Shi, and Zi Xiao summoned me and said that I have something important to discuss with them."

The others are not in Xiangyang County at the moment, so Jiang Pengji can only call the three think tanks here first.

After Jiang Pengji waited for a while, Qi Guanrang, Feng Zhen and Wei Ci arrived one after another.

The three looked at each other, not knowing why Jiang Pengji called the three of them here alone.

"I want to attack northern Xinjiang."