Chapter 228: This Disaster
As if sensing someone in front of him, the man raised his head, revealing his scarred face, smiled, and said, "Sir, what kind of ironware do you need?"
The language used is Xixia.
Maybe it’s because there are too many scars on his face, making his whole face look bumpy. When he smiles, he looks a little ugly and his eyes are full of inferiority.
Lu Sen said: "Brother-in-law, come with me, it's time to go home."
Although the man no longer looked like his original self and his hair was dirty and messy, Lu Sen still recognized him as Yang Wenguang.
Yang Wenguang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lu Sen in disbelief: "Guest, what are you talking about?"
At this time, Lu Sen put on a camouflage mustache. To outsiders, he looked like a Xixia person, not a Central Plains person, but he spoke the Central Plains dialect, so Yang Wenguang did not react for the time being.
Lu Sen tore off his beard. Yang Wenguang's eyes widened. Then he looked around and said cautiously in Song dialect, "Brother-in-law, why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come, you would probably have spent the rest of your life here." Lu Sen smiled and put the mustache on himself again.
Now he turned into an ordinary person of Xixia again.
Yang Wenguang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother-in-law, follow me."
As he said this, he threw down the hammer in his hand, extinguished the fire, and walked forward with Lu Sen.
The surrounding streets were filled with Xixia people. Occasionally, you could see a ragged slave from the Central Plains, with his head down and his back bent, walking cautiously and humbly on the street corners.
Xiliang City is very shabby... From Lu Sen's point of view, it is very shabby. The low houses are actually nothing. The main problem is that the city's appearance is very poor.
There was cow and sheep feces everywhere, and it seemed that no one had taken a bath, with a layer of black mud on their faces.
Lu Sen couldn't smell such a smell, as the system had the ability to help him filter the air around him.
After Yang Wenguang walked forward for a while, he came to a low mud house. He pushed open the door and invited Lu Sen in somewhat embarrassedly, saying, "It's dirty inside. I'm really sorry to dirty my brother-in-law's feet."
Lu Sen didn't mind these things and walked in.
Yang Wenguang immediately closed the door.
The room was a little dark, but fortunately there was a wooden window letting in some light.
Although Yang Wenguang said the room was dirty and messy, it was actually very clean, except that the things looked old.
"Brother-in-law, please sit down." Yang Wenguang moved a crooked wooden chair from the side and placed it in front of Lu Sen.
Lu Sen didn't say anything polite and just sat down, looking at the earthen kang in front of him.
It was not autumn yet, and even in Xixia it was not that cold. The earthen kang was not turned on, but there was an old blanket on it, and there was a noticeable bulge, which showed that someone was sleeping there.
Seeing Lu Sen's gaze, Yang Wenguang walked over, lifted the quilt, revealing a woman and a baby inside.
The woman was only wearing a simple, old undergarment, with her shoulders and arms exposed.
If it were in the future, Lu Sen would not be surprised by such a scene, but at this moment, Lu Sen subconsciously looked away.
Then he heard a confused voice of a woman coming from the other side. She sounded like she had just woken up and was speaking Xixia language, which Lu Sen could not understand.
Then Yang Wenguang also spoke a few words in Xixia, and then he was heard saying to Lu Sen: "Brother-in-law, this is my wife, Zana..."
Then he saw Lu Sen's face turned away, and suddenly realized that his wife's current appearance was indeed a bit indecent.
He quickly helped his wife put on her clothes, then walked to sit in front of Lu Sen, and said with some shame: "Chinese people are barbarians. I have been here for almost a year, speaking the language of the Xixia people. If you don't come, I will almost become a Xixia person."
Lu Sen turned back, waved his hands, and said, "It's unavoidable. What happened before and after the defeat of Xingqing Prefecture ?"
When talking about the defeat, Yang Wenguang's face was filled with anger, which combined with the scars on his face made him look quite scary.
He clenched his fists, as if ready to bite someone, but after a while, he relaxed and talked about what happened at that time.
Just as Lu Sen knew before, because of the "Rejuvenation Banner" left outside Xingqing Prefecture, many high-ranking officials ran from the capital to the outside of Xingqing Prefecture to "recuperate".
Then Sima Guang also came. Seeing so many high-ranking officials at Huichun Banner, he assigned a large number of troops from Xingqing Prefecture to protect these people. However, during the mobilization of troops, they happened to encounter the invading Western Xia cavalry. With a direct charge, they cut off the front and back of the army. Then the Western Xia heavy cavalry split into several groups and charged back and forth to kill those soldiers.
Without a battle formation, the infantry could be no match for the heavy cavalry and would be crushed into meat paste by them.
General Zhe Jimin died in battle. Yang Wenguang fought hard to kill the enemy, but was finally attacked from behind and fainted.
When he woke up, he was put into a prison car and sold as a slave.
He was relatively lucky because when he came out, he was not riding a horse and was wearing ordinary clothes, so others mistook him for an ordinary soldier and sold him to Xiliang.
Needless to say, he suffered a lot of torture along the way. When he was in Xiliang, he was bought by his wife, and the two of them lived a simple life.
Having said that, he turned around and looked at his wife with affection.
The woman who was rocking the baby on the bed also gave a warm smile in response.
Yang Wenguang didn't say much about himself and his wife, but from his gentle eyes, it could be seen that something must have happened between these two.
Otherwise it wouldn't look like this.
Lu Sen's eyes fell on the baby in the woman's hands, and he asked, "Your son?"
Yang Wenguang nodded vigorously.
"biological?"
Yang Wenguang nodded shyly again.
"That's great! When Old Lady She and Marshal Mu find out, they will be so happy."
Hearing the names of these two people, Yang Wenguang fell silent. After a while, he said timidly, "I must have disappointed the two elders."
"Not really." Lu Sen shook his head.
Yang Wenguang looked back at his wife and children and sighed, "But my wife and children are all considered barbarians. If I go back, they will definitely not be happy."
Hearing this, Lu Sen laughed. He pointed at Yang Wenguang and said, "Don't you know how outrageous your Yang family is? There are so many women in your family, including the Princess of Xixia, children of Jianghu, and wives and concubines from foreign lands, aren't there enough?"
Yang Wenguang suddenly felt embarrassed.
He really wanted to say that just because his elders dared to do so, it didn’t mean he could do it too.
All of my elders are great men. I am just a useless descendant who is neither good at literature nor martial arts. How dare I compete with them?
Although he was born in the Yang family, Yang Wenguang was actually quite inferior.
He couldn't concentrate on studying literature, and not only was he not as talented in martial arts as his mother Mu Guiying, he was not even as talented as his sister Yang Jinhua.
The last time they attacked Xingqing Prefecture, the brother and sister had a duel, and Yang Jinhua let him use one hand, but he still won.
He is the type of person who is stronger than ordinary people and ordinary generals, but much weaker than real masters and real fierce generals.
Men are not as good as women, and you make him so confident!
Now he was sold to Xiliang and had three marks branded on his face.
A big reason why he let his hair down was to hide the brand on his face, which was a record of his slavery.
"Regarding Mr. Sima, do you know any news about him?"
Yang Wenguang shook his head.
Lu Sen stood up: "Now that we have found you, let's go."
"Let's go?" Yang Wenguang was stunned: "Where to?"
"Of course I'm going home." Lu Sen looked at him in surprise: "Don't you want to leave?"
Yang Wenguang was in a dilemma. He looked back at his wife and children lying on the bed.
The woman on the bed had been paying attention to their conversation. When she saw her husband's expression, she suddenly felt distressed.
The Xixia woman named Zana was not stupid... on the contrary, she was very smart. As soon as she heard the two people talking, she knew that it was her husband's people who came to visit her.
She was clear about the relationship between Western Xia and the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, it was also clear that the Song Dynasty had always looked down on the Xixia people and regarded them as barbarians.
Her husband is leaving, does she have the right to go back with him?
After thinking for a while, Yang Wenguang said, "Brother-in-law, just pretend you never found me."
"Stay for the two of them?" Lu Sen raised his chin and pointed to the woman and baby on the bed.
"Yes." At the same time, Yang Wenguang took a step to the left, blocking Lu Sen's sight.
As a former Song general, he was well aware of how cruel the Western Xia were to the Song people, but he also understood how much the Song people looked down on the Western Xia people.
If he were in Lu Sen's position and learned that his brother-in-law had married and had a child with a barbarian woman in the barbarian land, it would be strange if he didn't kill the barbarian woman on the spot and take the person away by force.
He thought so, so it was natural for him to think that Lu Sen might do so.
More importantly , Lu Sen has the ability to do so.
Seeing the somewhat nervous Yang Wenguang, Lu Sen understood his thoughts. He smiled bitterly and said, "I just said that you Yang family has all kinds of wives. So what if you have another foreign girl now? Are you afraid that I will kill her?"
Yang Wenguang was extremely embarrassed when his secret was revealed.
"I'm disappointed that you don't trust me." Lu Sen joked.
Yang Wenguang was even more embarrassed: "I misunderstood my brother-in-law. I apologize to you."
"What's the use of apologizing verbally? Just marry another sister to me." Lu Sen continued to joke. They were all of the same age and generation, so there was no need to be restrained in what they said.
Yang Wenguang almost held his breath. He said helplessly, "That depends on whether mother can give birth to another sister."
hiss!
Lu Sen took a deep breath. Brother-in-law, do you know what you are talking about? Marshal Mu is already a widow. If he has another child... I dare not think about it.
Looking at Lu Sen's shocked expression, Yang Wenguang realized that he had said the wrong thing and slapped himself in the face.
Zana, who was standing next to him, screamed, jumped up from the bed, stood in front of Yang Wenguang with the baby in her arms, and stared at Lu Sen fiercely.
Lu Sen looked at her movements, which were smooth and fast, and obviously she had practiced them. He couldn't help but sighed, "As expected of the daughter-in-law of the Yang family, she is also a wonderful woman."
Let me say it again, "weird" is a neutral word, and even tends to be positive.
Yang Wenguang held Zana's hand and shook his head.
Lu Sen stood up and said, "Can you leave the city?"
Yang Wenguang shook his head: "No, we are just untouchables and cannot leave the city at will."
Then is there a quiet and spacious open space behind you?
"Of course."
"Get ready. I'll take you two away. It's best to travel light."
Yang Wenguang immediately nodded to show that he understood.
He was very clear about his brother-in-law's abilities. If he said he could take his family away, he could definitely do it.
He turned around and started communicating with his wife behind him, both of them speaking Xixia.
Zana's expression was shocked at first, then became resolute.
Only then did Lu Sen really look at Zana.
This is a woman whose whole body is... black. Her body is covered with a layer of black ash and it seems that she has not taken a bath for a long time.
But it can be seen that this seems to be intentional, because Zana's face shape is actually quite beautiful, and her eyes are very soulful.
I guess it's a small measure to protect myself from being harassed by other men.
The couple opposite chatted quickly for a while, and then began to pack up their things very quickly. In less than half an incense stick of time, they had packed up a blue cloth bag.
Lu Sen just watched them packing. The cloth bag was full of baby supplies. There was not a single thing for the two adults.
"Brother-in-law, we've finished cleaning up." Yang Wenguang held his wife's hand and stood in front of Lu Sen.
"lead the way."
Then the three of them went out, with the Yang couple walking in front. They walked around and came to an open space.
There are really no people here, it's just a deserted piece of sand.
Lu Sen took out a flying vehicle from the system backpack, shocking Zana so much that her eyes almost popped out.
Afterwards, Lu Sen took the two of them and flew into the sky, left Xiliang City, and found the two Japanese priestesses waiting in the woods outside.
To be honest, if it weren't for the "calculations" made by the two of them along the way, Lu Sen really wouldn't have been able to find Yang Wenguang so quickly.
But now when we get together, there are five of us.
The aircraft can accommodate three people without any problems, but as for five people... not only is there not enough space, but the load capacity is also exceeded.
As a last resort, Lu Sen had to synthesize another aircraft and give it to Izumo Akuni for use.
Izumo Akuni was very smart and quickly learned how to operate the aircraft.
Then the three women took a plane, and Lu Sen and Yang Wenguang took another, and they flew back to Hangzhou City.
At the same time, on the beach of Qiongzhou.
The midday sun is extremely scorching. Ordinary people standing under the scorching sun will be sunburned and peeled in less than an incense stick of time, will be dehydrated in two incense sticks, and will most likely have to lie on the ground in three incense sticks.
Of course, this only applies to people from the Central Plains. The locals, wearing large leaf-woven hats, were pulling fishing nets on the shore, laughing loudly, and not caring about the sweat all over their bodies.
Wang Anshi held a coconut and took a sip, hiding in the shadows, looking like he was about to die from the heat.
At this time, he was already very dark and thin.
He is no longer as elegant and graceful as he was a year ago.
There was a short, dark local man wearing an official uniform nearby. He lowered his head and said in a very unstandard Song dialect, "County Magistrate, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"How is Han Xiang?"
"The fever has not subsided, and he is even having diarrhea. I have changed six sets of clothes and mats from this morning till now." The short, dark official said helplessly, "The witch doctor said that if he can survive three days, he will survive. If not, then..."
Wang Anshi sighed, "It's fate. Han Xiang and I had to face this disaster. I survived it, but I don't know how Han Xiang fared!"
In fact, Wang Anshi was not very optimistic about Han Qi. He was able to survive because he was young, only in his twenties, and in relatively good health.
Han Qi is already in his early fifties.
I guess it's hanging.
