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Chapter 84 There is nothing to do outside the river, so it's quiet here.

Xu Ziling has two lives of memories, but no matter his past and present, it seems like yesterday, and it is vivid in his mind. It is hard for him to tell whether it is a reality or a dream.

The appearance of Fang Baihua and Zhao Gou is also very incredible. In his memory of "previous life", his sister and younger brother appeared in this world. His face was almost unchanged compared to his previous life. His temperament was slightly different, but it was roughly almost the same. This is mysterious.

They are all sisters and brothers in their previous lives. However, before the memory awakens, Xu Ziling also felt familiar when he first met Fang Baihua. However, when he first met Zhao Gou, he did not have any special feeling and just thought it was an ordinary rich young man. This was also his long-standing doubt, and he was left behind because of the delay in helping Fang Baihua to assist the uprising.

But now Zhao Gou's letters made him recall all the previous confusions. Although there are many different parts of the Song Dynasty in this world than the Northern Song Dynasty in the memory of previous lives, the national system remains generally unchanged, and the trend of emphasizing literature over military affairs is still strong. The Confucian values ​​of "heaven, earth, king, and teacher" are still deeply rooted in the hearts of literati.

As a prince, Zhao Gou grew up in the Song Dynasty and was naturally influenced by Confucianism. He naturally had a sense of belonging and identity to the Song Dynasty. Even if he had no respect for his brothers, his awe of his father Zhao Ji must exist. However, he actually covered up Xu Ziling because of his sense of familiarity. Not only did he not reveal Xu Ziling's identity, but he also used the relationship of the Secret Investigation Office to cover it up.

This made Xu Ziling think of the awakening of his memory. Could it be that Zhao Gou also awakened some memories? However, according to his previous performance, he was not like a person with memories from later generations.

Fang Baihua, whether it was the first meeting or the next meeting, did not show extraordinary affection for Xu Ziling. It was just that Xu Ziling's preconceived enthusiasm had been recognized by her, which made her truly regard Xu Ziling as her younger brother...

The matter is too mysterious and Xu Ziling couldn't figure it out. He just hopes that he can ask it clearly next time he meets Zhao Gou.

When Xu Ziling and others arrived in Jiangning, the Liangshan army had already crossed the Yangtze River and reached the Dantu realm in Runzhou.

Under the leadership of Song Jiang, Liangshan's troops almost came out in full swing, with a total of more than 30 leaders and more than 5,000 soldiers.

In order to achieve the fastest marching speed, the Liangshan Army was lightly equipped and was in a state of marching urgently. It brought very little baggage, food and grass. Along the way, they "borrowed grain" from the prefecture along the way with the emperor's imperial edict and seal.

But after arriving in Runzhou, the army was only a few hundred miles away from Hangzhou. Military strategists often say, "Before the three armies move, food and grass will go first." This is the iron rule of Jinke for marching and fighting since ancient times. Song Jiang was naturally very clear about this, so he immediately let the army camp in Dantu County temporarily and sent leaders to raise food and grass from surrounding prefectures and counties.

The supply of food and grass for regular troops mobilized from other places during the war was always the court and the local transshipment envoys. However, the Liangshan Army was a "regular army" who had just been recruited, and the local officials did not buy it at all. Song Jiang and others had to raise food and grass everywhere with imperial edicts and emperor's letters.

The city counties with relatively abundant granaries near Dantu are only several prefectures and counties, including Jurong, Danyang, Jiangyin, Jinling, Jiangning, and other county towns, among which Jiangning City is the most. Therefore, Song Jiang sent the most leaders to Jiangning to ask for food and grass from the prefect of Jiangning, including Mu Hong, Zhang Shun, and Zhang Heng...

Even though the news of the rebellion in the south had long been spread, the city of Jiangning was still very lively, and the markets were as bustling as before. Vendors and pawns were still running around the streets and alleys, shouting non-stop. Apart from the cumbersomeness of entering and leaving the city gate, there was no atmosphere of war in the city. At night, the pastime places along the Qinhuai River, brothels and tiles were still bright and wine, and there was a lot of silhouettes. The meaning of "the business woman did not know the hatred of the country of destruction, but she still sang the back of the garden and the flowers in the courtyard" was in it.

After a day of traveling, Xu Ziling and others were exhausted physically and mentally. No matter how beautiful or lively the night market was, no one had the heart to go shopping. Just after Xu, the girls finished washing and went to bed to rest.

Only Xu Ziling and his master Zhou Ti were still chatting in the yard.

"Master, what day are you going to schedule my wedding with Mingxia?" As we chatted, Xu Ziling changed the subject.

Zhou Ti's eyebrows moved slightly and said lightly: "Don't worry, I'll go to a few Taoist priests tomorrow to see which days are suitable for marriage."

Xu Ziling immediately looked ashamed and said with a bitter face: "Why am I anxious?! It's not you..."

Zhou Ti glanced at him and said coldly: "When you were just learning martial arts, you asked Ranshan's immortal master to secretly calculate your fortune for you, saying that you will be lucky for a lifetime, but this fortune will bring great disasters. Maybe you will die on a woman. Now that you have found Li Yatou, you will get married to her earlier, so as not to cause trouble in the future."

"Peach Blossom Tribulation?! This is impossible," Xu Ziling said in surprise, "Ming Xia is the only one I always like."

Zhou Ti said disdainfully: "In this world, capable men are all the masters of three wives and four concubines. It may be true that you only like Li Yatou now, but it is hard to guarantee that you will not like other women in the future. I have been seventy years old. In these things, can you not be as good as your young boy who is not yet crowned?"

Xu Ziling was a little disappointed and hesitated, "I... it's not that I don't want to marry Mingxia as soon as possible, but I promised Aunt Qing, the manager of Alum Tower in Bianliang before, and asked her to be our high hall when she got married to Mingxia."

When Zhou Ti heard the title of "Aunt Qing", he said a little surprised: "Aunt Qing? Is it Li Qingqing?"

"Well... I don't know Aunt Qing's full name, I only know that she is a manager of Alan Building. Her real identity seems to be quite extraordinary. Before Mingxia left with me, she took great care of her and treated her as her own daughter." After that, Xu Ziling said in confusion, "Have you ever told her master?"

Zhou Ti shook his head and said, "You kid is just a elm head. These things are never glorious for women. I am your master and elder. How could she mention the details of these things to me? But after you say this, you can be sure that she is Li Qingqing, the courtesan who was famous in the capital back then."

This was something Xu Ziling did not expect. He had two lifetimes of memory. In this lifetime, Zhou Ti did not have much understanding of the secular world, so that the class concept of this era had little influence on him. His consciousness was still in an era of "everyone was equal" in memory. He was not as lowly as the people of this era.

After thinking about it, Xu Ziling laughed and said, "Aunt Qing was the courtesan of that year? Could it be that the master had an affair with Aunt Qing when he was young?"

Zhou Ti glared at him gently and sighed: "When she was so beautiful, she was a master who played boxing in the capital, so she could not appreciate it. However, she was lucky enough to see her several times. Even if she was just a glance, the beauty she showed was still unforgettable today."

Xu Ziling covered his mouth and smiled: "Master, why not wait until the matter is over, Mingxia and I will go to Bianliang to get married again. At that time, we will treat Aunt Qing and you as a high place. Maybe there is still a chance to match you and achieve a 'dilly love'?"

Even when he heard the saying "Dunning Love" for the first time, Zhou Ti understood Xu Ziling's thoughts instantly and cursed: "When did you learn these messy words? If you were twenty years younger, you wouldn't think this was inappropriate. However, now I am over 70 years old and I am half-tied, so why can't I do "Dunning Love"? But it's a wonderful thing to be your high school with her."

After hearing Zhou Ti's roundabout, he still agreed. Xu Ziling immediately smiled and said, "Then have you agreed?"

Zhou Ti knew his thoughts well, nodded slightly, and stopped talking.

In order to avoid Zhou Ti's remorse, Xu Ziling hurriedly stood up from the chair, left a sentence "Master, I'll go back to the room to sleep first", and ran to the room.

Zhou Ti ran back to the room as if he was running away, chuckled softly, then turned to look at the starry sky, the smile on his face gradually solidified, and finally turned into a few rays of sorrow...

The next morning, while the girls were still sleeping in, Xu Ziling was already holding Chi Xiao and started "morning exercise" in the yard.

The early sun in winter shines on people's faces, but there is no warmth. What invades the mind is the biting cold in the air. But the hardworking people are not afraid of the cold, and they carry the burden early and start walking around the streets and selling breakfast.

After practicing for an hour, Xu Ziling took back Chi Xiao, sat on the stone bench in the yard, intending to rest for a while.

At this time, a room suddenly opened. Xu Ziling turned around and saw Yue'er rubbing her hair, yawning, and sitting on the stone bench next to Xu Ziling.

Yue'er raised her nose and took a few deep breaths of fresh air in the morning. Seeing Xu Ziling looking at her, her little face turned red: "What are you looking at!"

Xu Ziling smiled: "I thought you were going to have a prank so early."

But Yue'er flattened her mouth and said disdainfully: "A country girl who knows nothing, I'm too lazy to care about her, she's just..."

As Yue'er talked, she found that Xu Ziling was staring at her behind her back. She turned her head and found that Yao Mengling was walking over with a bowl of porridge.

"Young Master Xu hasn't eaten breakfast yet. I've cooked some porridge, you can eat some." Yao Mengling said softly.

Xu Ziling happened to be hungry, so he nodded and said, "It just happened that I..."

"Oh! I'm so hungry that I'm so hungry that I'll eat first!"

Before Xu Ziling finished speaking, she saw Yue'er snatch the bowl, took a sip and vomited it on Yao Mengling: "It's so hot, you want to burn people to death."

Yao Mengling immediately said angrily: "Whoever drinks porridge like you, holding a bowl like you, and I don't say anything about it, but I blame my porridge for being so hot!"

Yue'er stood up and said unyieldingly: "Don't you know if you're colder and bring it over? Fortunately, you gave it to me for drinks. What if the master burns it?"

Seeing her improper meaning, Yao Mengling blushed and couldn't speak for a moment.

"Okay, Yue'er, stop making trouble," Xu Ziling pressed Yue'er back to the stone bench and said to Yao Mengling: "Is there any more in the pot? Put some more for me."

Yao Mengling was stunned for a moment, nodded repeatedly and said, "I'll bring it over immediately." After that, he quickly turned around and ran towards the kitchen.

After Yao Mengling left, Xu Ziling was about to say something to Yue'er, but she heard her mutter: "Isn't it just that her breasts are big? What's so great about it?"
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