Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 187: Mother teaches her son to become a trustworthy person

Dian Lun drove a mule cart, pulled his mother and led a group of refugees, and hurriedly rushed fifty miles along the official road. It was not until nightfall that they finally got out of this hilly area.

However, when he saw the huge military camp in front of him consisting of wooden fences, trenches, and deer horns, even Dian Lun fell into great panic and despair.

The world is in such a state of chaos that there is no distinction between soldiers and bandits. If you deal with soldiers and are not careful, you will be wiped out and left with no intact body.

Fortunately, soldiers soon came out of the military camp and guided the fleeing civilians to bypass the military camp and head south, while nearly a hundred armored soldiers and cavalry maintained order.

“Who is Dianlun?”

Armored cavalry were searching among the hundreds of civilians.

"I...I am Dianlun!"

"The commander has ordered that after assisting Chen Wenben in settling the civilians, you should go to the central military camp to meet him."

"Here!"

Chen Wenben, who was standing by, bowed in response and nudged Dianlun with his elbow.

Dian Lun reacted and nodded hurriedly: "Understood."

By the time we passed the military camp, it was already completely dark. However, there was a brand new camp next to the Yi River. Although it was just surrounded by wooden fences, it was still a place to stay.

After entering, there was already a man dressed as a scholar standing on a large cart giving orders, asking the fleeing people to disperse in family units. More than a dozen large pots had been set up, with beans and millet mixed together and cooking, making a gurgling sound.

Smelling the fragrance of the food, the people who had fled for more than fifty miles felt completely relieved. Fatigue came over them, and they simply collapsed on the spot.

"One wooden sign per family. Rest here today. Tomorrow someone will come and take you south, where you'll be given land and able to live peacefully!" Someone walked by holding a basket of wooden signs, shouting, "Hold these signs. When you get your meal later, bring them with you. Got it?"

Dianlun took the wooden sign and found that there were only three lines on it.

The first line is the native place Yishui County.

The second line only has the word "head of household" followed by a blank space.

The third line is the family name, followed by another blank space.

It seems that it is not yet completed.

Soon, Dianlun knew what this blank space was used for.

No matter how tired they were, people still had to eat. Under the command of the scholar named Wang Shijie, the people lined up in long queues in front of more than a dozen big pots, holding their bowls.

Naturally there were disputes and small-scale chaos. Dian Lun also knew that this was his time to work, so he quickly calmed the chaos with the authority given by Liu Huai and the prestige he had accumulated along the way.

Finally, when Dianlun was served his meal, the soldier beside the cauldron reached out and took his wooden sign, spitting twice on the brush: "Are you the head of the household? What's your name? How many people are there in your family?"

"My name is Dianlun, and there are only my mother and I at home."

The soldier quickly wrote a few words on the wooden sign, held it to his mouth and blew on it to dry the ink. "Hold the sign later, and don't blur the words. Lao Lu, give him two big spoonfuls of rice."

The short, fat man dressed as a cook scooped two large spoonfuls of the thick soup and poured it into Dianlun's bowl: "Okay, go eat it."

Dian Lun first took the wooden sign and saw that it said "head of household Dian Lun, family of two". Without thinking too much, he hurriedly took two bowls of rice to find his mother.

The old woman sat on the mule-drawn cart, squinting her eyes and looking in the direction where Dianlun came from.

Long-term hard work and malnutrition had damaged her eyesight, especially at night, so she could only recognize her son when Dian Lun came closer.

"My son is back."

"Mother, you must be hungry. Come and eat." As he said that, Dian Lun stuffed a large bowl of thick porridge into the old woman's hands. He held another bowl and couldn't wait to eat it in big mouthfuls.

After a busy day, everyone was exhausted. For a moment, the only sound in the camp was the slurping of food.

The old woman only took a few bites, and when she saw her son quickly finish the food in the bowl, she poured half a bowl into Dianlun's bowl.

Dian Lun was about to refuse, but the old woman said, "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, I have something to tell you."

Dian Lun was a little confused, but he didn't dare to finish the food in his bowl, fearing that his mother would continue to share it with him. He could only eat slowly while asking, "Mother, is there something important?"

The old woman asked, "Alun, what are your plans for the future?"

Dian Lun quickly took out the wooden plaque and said excitedly, "Mother, this was given to us by the officers of the Loyal Army. They said they would divide the land among us, and this is the certificate. When the time comes, I will farm the land, find a wife, build a big tiled house, and provide for you in your old age."

The old woman sighed and said, "Alun, finish your porridge."

Dian Lun quickly did as he was told, rinsed the bowl with clean water, and drank it all in one gulp.

The old woman said again: "Kneel down."

Dian Lun knelt down on the ground in some fear: "Please scold me, mother."

The old woman hit Dian Lun on the back with her cane: "This is because Mr. Liu gave you a future, but you didn't know how to cherish it and gave it up easily. This is disloyalty!"

The scolding was so loud that several people around turned their heads to look.

The old woman continued to strike Dian Lun on the back with her cane. "Second time, you borrowed this mule from the Dirty Gang. Whoever lent it to you has a huge stake in it, and yet you want to abandon them and walk away. This is injustice!"

"Third, you promised your Aunt Daliang that you would go back to the county town to find your Uncle Daliang, but now you're breaking your promise because of an old woman like me. It's simply ridiculous. This is just disbelief!"

"You've made so many mistakes, and you haven't even noticed. Have you just discarded everything I've taught you over the years?"

In the refreshing autumn breeze, Dian Lun was sweating profusely. He thought of Liu Huai who was waving a long sword to clear the way for the people, Zhang Bo who gave his mule to his gang, and finally Uncle Daliang who once picked herbs on the cliff to treat his mother. He suddenly felt that he had let everyone down, and was speechless for a while.

"The child knows he was wrong."

Dianlun kowtowed heavily.

Chen Wenben, who was patrolling nearby, was completely stunned at this time.

The old woman ignored the others' reactions and sighed again, "And if you become such a disloyal, unrighteous, and untrustworthy person, what good will it do me, an old woman, to survive? Do I have the nerve to go to the underworld and see your father and brothers a hundred years from now?"

Dian Lun kowtowed deeply: "My mother taught me what I should do. I will go find Mr. Liu now and die for him, to save my brothers in the dirty gang and Uncle Daliang."

As he spoke, Dian Lun handed the wooden sign to the old woman and kowtowed to the woman beside him who was already in tears: "Aunt Daliang, I leave my mother in your care! I will definitely bring Uncle Daliang back!"

The woman wanted to persuade Dian Lun to take care of herself, but she was extremely worried because her husband was in danger. At the same time, she didn't know how she, a woman with two children, could take care of the old woman in such a chaotic world. She was so confused that she could only shed tears and nod randomly for a while.

"Alun, please go now. As long as we have something to eat, the old lady will never go hungry."

Someone spoke up to help Aunt Daliang out of the predicament, and Dianlun bowed deeply to those people again.

"Let's go quickly and don't keep Mr. Liu waiting." The old woman waved her hand and said.

Dian Lun nodded heavily, then hardened his heart, asked Chen Wenben to come forward, and turned around and left.

After her son disappeared for a while, the old woman's dry eyes finally couldn't hold back tears. She clasped her hands together and murmured, "Alun, you must be safe... Buddha, please bless my son to be safe..."

Both blessings and prayers, mixed with the night wind and bonfire sparks, dissipated together in the autumn night sky.

　Yeah, I defeated Guangzhi in three days!
　　I'm a gaming genius.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)