Jingnan, also known as Nanping, was built by Gao Jixing, the king of Nanping during the Five Dynasties and the capital was Jingzhou, with its jurisdiction under Jing, Gui and Xiazhou, and its jurisdiction was governed in Jiangling.

In the fourth year of Jianlong in the Song Dynasty, the Song army headed south, Gao Jichong, the last lord of Jingnan, hurried out to welcome him and surrendered to the ground.

Therefore, Jingnan was abolished and Jiangling Prefecture was established, and the prefecture was governed by Jiangling City.

The family of Shi Shengjia is located in a small mountain village five miles north of Jingnan City.

After Zhang Zhengdao, Shi Sheng and Shan Shi Qi left Jishan and rode their horses to the village. It was already noon.

The village is built against the mountains and rivers. There are only twenty or thirty families living in the sparse houses. My beautiful mother lives in the innermost part of the village.

The three of them entered the village and came outside a thatched hut. A native dog rushed out of the yard and barked at the three of them.

"Ah Huang, come back!" An old man's voice came from inside the house.

The local dog heard the old woman's voice, wagged his tail, and ran back to the yard.

"Mom, the child is back!" Yu Sheng shouted loudly.

Immediately, an old woman, leaning on a cane, walked out of the house.

Yu Sheng rolled down from the saddle, stepped forward quickly, rushed to the old woman, and knelt on the ground with a "thump".

"Is Sheng'er back?" the old woman asked in a trembling voice.

Shi Sheng looked up and saw that the old mother's eyes were dissipated and she stared straight ahead, as if she couldn't see anything. She raised her left hand and groped forward.

"Mom, what's wrong with your eyes?" Xu Sheng grabbed my mother's hand and asked anxiously.

"Nothing is wrong, the doctor said, "Mom is old and has blurry eyes and can't see things clearly." The old woman smiled.

The man, Yu Sheng's eyes were wet and tears fell. He wiped them with his sleeves and shouted: "Mom, this time I went out, my child made a lot of money, so I will take you to the city to see the doctor."

The man then stood up and wanted to support me and walk out.

The old woman waved her hand and said, "No, I won't live much time anymore. It's not easy for you to make some money. Save it and ask for a good wife in the future. I'll leave a good wife for the family. When my mother goes to see your father, she will have an explanation."

Xu Sheng cried and said, "Mom, I made a lot of money this time, enough to get ten wives. Don't worry about my child's affairs."

Zhang Zhengdao and Shan Shiqi also turned over and got off the horse and entered the yard.

"Brother, my mother's eyes are broken. I will take her to the city to see the doctor first." Yu Sheng wiped his eyes again.

"Sheng'er, who are you talking to? Are guests coming to your house? Come and have a drink of water." My mother, Shi Sheng, turned around and wanted to go back to the house.

Zhang Zhengdao said, "My son, don't be busy anymore. We are all brothers of Shi Sheng. Since you have eye disease, let's go to the city to see a doctor."

Xu Sheng said, "Brother, my mother can't ride a horse. Why don't I go to the village to find a big cart and get a horse in the city."

Zhang Zhengdao ordered: "Brother Shiqi, go and help me too."

Shan Shiqi said: "Don't worry, brother."

Shi Sheng hurriedly took Shan Shiqi to the village to find a car.

Zhang Zhengdao supported Mrs. Shi Sheng and returned to the house to rest.

"Sheng'er, the child, said he was following an official, and went to Hebei. He left me a lonely old woman and had eye disease. He was more pity and care for the villagers. Otherwise, he would have gone to find his father long ago." The old woman groped, took out a bowl, and touched a pottery pot, preparing to pour water.

Zhang Zhengdao took the teapot and said, "Don't be busy, I'll do it myself."

The old woman smiled and said, "Then she will be the official. The old woman can't see clearly the eyes of her. Alas, she is old and it won't be useful."

While pouring water, Zhang Zhengdao replied: "Don't worry, I will take you into the city to find a doctor later to cure your eye disease."

The old woman said: "The villagers also found a doctor for the old woman, but they all said that it was impossible to cure."

Zhang Zhengdao took a sip of water and comforted him: "Maybe the doctor is not very good at medical skills. We will come to the city later and find a good doctor to treat it."

At this time, Shi Sheng and Shan Shi left and returned.

"Brother, I borrowed the car!" shouted Shi Sheng.

When Zhang Zhengdao left the house, he saw that he had borrowed a wheelbarrow and could not hang up the horse.

"The neighbors never raised animals, they only borrowed a cart," explained Shi Sheng.

After thinking about it, Zhang Zhengdao said, "In this way, Brother Shiqi stays here, and Brother Shisheng and I will take my son to the city to find the doctor."

Shan Shiqi said, "It's better to put the maid on the horse's back and Brother Shi Sheng led the horse away in front."

Zhang Zhengdao was worried that his mother would not be able to ride her safely.

"Brother, why not give it a try. If it can be done, it would be better than if I stayed here alone." Shan Shi said strangely.

"Okay." Zhang Zhengdao agreed.

Shi Sheng threw the car down, went to the house, took my mother out, helped her up the horse, and was afraid that she would fall down, so he let her lie on the horse's back, carefully leading the horse in the yard, and wandered around for a few times.

"Okay, brother." Yu Sheng said happily.

When Zhang Zhengdao saw the old man sitting steadily, he smiled and said, "Fill the water bag, have lunch, rest for a while, and when the weather is cooler, we will enter the city again."

Shi Sheng first helped her mother off the horse and asked her to go back to the house to rest first. She looked for rice and vegetables to prepare for lunch.

There was no meat in the countryside, only vegetables. Shan Shiqi saw the big yellow dog with his tail shaking in the yard and laughed: "Brother, why not treat this animal to the food?"

When Zhang Zhengdao saw the dog, he was having fun behind Shi Sheng, shook his head and smiled, "Dogs are human, so it's better to eat less."

Shan Shiqi shouted in surprise: "Brother hasn't eaten dog meat?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said, "I have never eaten it. Speaking of which, if you talk about the deliciousness of the world, it should be beef."

Shan Shiqi smiled bitterly and said, "Since I have been sharing all the beefs with the people, I have never eaten beef for some days."

Yu Sheng interrupted, "I still like to eat mutton!"

Shan Shiqi said: "Brother Shi Sheng is just picking the most expensive food."

When the Song Dynasty was established, most people like to eat mutton from high-ranking officials to peddlers and barbarians.

However, there were not many good places to raise sheep in the territory of the Song Dynasty, but were mostly purchased from the Great Liao and Western Xia.

Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary people to eat mutton.

Not to mention ordinary people, even officials with lower salaries will find it difficult to enjoy the food.

The meat on the market is the highest price, followed by dog ​​meat, pork, which is as cheap as dirt.

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said, "There are several excellent pastures on Jeju Island. At that time, tens of thousands of good sheep will be raised, and the brothers in the village will never want to eat it again."

Yu Sheng grinned and said, "The village leader is serious?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said, "When did I coax you? When will I conquer Goryeo in the future, we will also go to the Goryeo Palace and taste the imperial meal that the Goryeo king usually eats!"

During the chat, Shi Sheng brought the cooked food into the house and served his mother for the meal first.

Then, after the three of them had eaten, they calmed down and when the sun was west and the weather was cold, they helped the old man get on his horse and headed towards Jingnan City.
Chapter completed!