The northwest three sides, Datong, Xuanfu and other places are turbulent, and the battle situation may change at any time, and the whole capital is paying attention.

Since the martial law in the capital was ruled, the civilians have known that the war in the Northwest was not as smooth as the imperial court propaganda, but due to the limited information obtained, they do not know what the situation in the Northwest is now.

At this time, on the Grand Canal, the Shen family was on the way back to Beijing.

The Shen family headed north with a huge team, and there were four boats, plus the brothers from the carriage and horse gang and the men sent by Yu Niang to escort, there were 70 or 80 people on the boat.

As Chen Xi's wife and mistress, Xie Yuner was responsible for the food, drinking, defecation and urination of the whole family on her way north. For her, she felt exhausted.

She has been separated from her husband for more than half a year. She occasionally encounters her son sick, or her sisters around her are suffering from cold or seasick due to discomfort on the way. However, the most headache for her is the sister-in-law Chen Yier and brother-in-law Chen Yun who came to Beijing with her.

Shen Mingjun and his wife were still in Ninghua County and did not go north with the team.

The couple kept their children by Shen Xi's side, saying that it was for Chen Yier and Shen Yun to get better education, but in Xie Yun'er's view, it was her mother-in-law who made things difficult for her. Even though she knew that she wanted to take care of her son, she was pregnant Xie Hengnu and several ignorant sisters around her, she still gave Chen Yier and Shen Yun to her, making her feel uneasy all the way.

"Sister, I'm a little hungry and want to eat some sour things, okay?"

On that day, the fleet entered Shandong. Seeing the capital in sight, Xie Yuner thought that she would be able to reunite with her husband soon, and her depression finally relieved her heart, but when she faced Xie Hengnu's pitiful request, she was a little embarrassed.

Xie Hengnu is a delicate and precious person. He has always been regarded as a pearl in the Xie Mansion. He has never suffered any hardships. After marrying Chen Xi, she is very sensible, obedient and well-behaved, and never specialized. She has been pregnant with Liujia in just over a year after her family. It happened that Chen Xi returned to Beijing, and the mountains and rivers were long and the rivers were hard, and Xie Hengnu was the one who suffered the most along the way.

Xie Hengnu was very sensible and never caused trouble for the team along the way. This girl was self-disciplined and independent. Even if Chen Xi was not with her side, she would rather hide in the evening and cry secretly than affect the mood of others. The next day she came out of the cabin, she still played with Yin Wen and 6 Xier with a smile, which made Xie Yuner feel very difficult.

Xie Yuner even felt that her sister in the boudoir with the same surname was more suitable to be a big wife because Xie Yuner had the unique strength and tolerance of a wealthy girl.

Xie Hengnu has a bad appetite these days because he has been seasick for a long time and he almost vomits as much as he eats. Although he has passed the pregnancy reaction period, seeing his good sister working so hard, Xie Yuner couldn't help feeling distressed.

Xie Yuner thought to herself: "If my husband is here, I don't know that he will love Jun'er more! Jun'er is so sensible, no wonder her husband holds her in his palm."

"Jun'er, let's do it. When I dock in the afternoon, I'll ask someone to go on the shore to see if there is a market. I'll buy you some sour things back then."

"You should take care of yourself. Even if you have a bad appetite, you should eat more, even if it's just for the children in your stomach." Xie Yuner held Xie Hengnu's hand and said in a gentle tone.

Xie Hengnu nodded and said, "Well, I understand. I haven't seen Brother Qi for a long time. I don't know how Brother Qi is?"

Xie Yuner felt distressed: "My husband is all right. If there is no news now, it is good news. We can reunite with our husband when we return to the capital. You eat first, or play cards with Xier and Xiaowen, so that we can be happier..."

"Sister Yun'er, I'm not energetic. I don't know what happened these days. I'm listless and always sleepy. Sister, there won't be any trouble in my flesh and blood in my belly, right?"

Xie Hengnu asked nervously.

"Silly girl, you will encounter such things as women. We are better off when sailing. If it is a driving, the road will be more bumpy and it will be more difficult for you. You should rest first, and I will ask people to prepare. When you arrive on the shore, buy you more appetizing pieces of the appetizing for you!"

Xie Yun'er touched Xie Hengnu's head and said with pity.

Xie Yuner left the cabin and hurried to find Xiaoyu, asking Xiaoyu to explain to Ma Jiu, and after the docking, Ma Jiu asked him to go to the shore to buy some sour food: "...If there are candied fruits, peanuts, melon seeds, etc., you can buy some at the same time. This is silver, Xiaoyu, you are so tired."

Xiaoyu said, "Madam, let me go. Brother Jiu is thick-handed and thick-legged. I'm afraid he won't choose well."

"It's too chaotic on the shore, so it's better to let the man go. You can tell me carefully, otherwise you can write a note, but it's better not to get off the boat. The northern boundary is not peaceful!" Xie Yuner was very concerned about the women around her. Even if Xiaoyu was just a slave, she treated her as her family.

"Yes, madam, I remember it."

Xiaoyu did not go to find Ma Jiu immediately because on the four boats, the official boat near the middle was basically all female relatives. Except for the boatmen, men would not easily enter the officialdom. After they needed to dock, Xiaoyu could only follow the order.

As soon as Xie Yuner finished explaining the matter and was about to return to the cabin, she heard the sound of "bang bang bang bang" on the booth board, and then the sound of "cuckling" like a little hen cried. Xie Yuner frowned slightly, and it was needless to say that it was Shen Yun and Shen Yier playing in the cabin.

"Sister-in-law, look, I caught a fish!"

Shen Yi'er ran to Xie Yun'er, and she almost knocked Xie Yun'er down with great strength. Xie Yun'er held the bulkhead before she could barely stand still. She looked over and saw that Shen Yi'er was holding a fish in her hand. The size of the fish was not something she had caught by a young girl who was only seven years old with her hands. She didn't believe it.

Xie Yuner asked, "Where did it come from?"

"I caught it, hey, isn't it? Let's drink it with this fish soup, okay?" Shen Yier looked like a ghost elf, holding a big fish struggling freely, without any fear at all. Logically speaking, such a big girl hates this moving and smooth things the most.

Shen Yun was still shaking his head and saying, "Sister caught a big fish, it's amazing."

Perhaps because he has always been "educated" by Shen Yier, Shen Yun has been "flattering" since he was a child. He is not Shen Mingjun and his wife, nor Shen Xi and Xie Yuner. He is just for Shen Yier, and he has to say good things about his sister wherever he goes, because he has come to see that only by coaxing his sister to be happy can he not suffer any disaster and not be bullied by his sister.

At this moment, outside the cabin, a boatman was shouting in a strong Wu Nong soft voice: "Which one of the gods killed, the fish I just caught disappeared in a blink of an eye?"

Shen Yier couldn't understand the "Ji Li Gu Lu" Jiangnan accent. She thought that no one knew about stealing fish, but Xie Yuner's face looked a little bad.

She originally wanted to teach her sister-in-law a lesson with her sister-in-law, but when she thought of what Shen Yier did on weekdays and her husband Shen Xi's inner love for her sister, she lost confidence.

Xie Yuner thought to herself: "My sister Jun'er is not feeling well, maybe she can change her taste. Add more sweet and sourness when cooking fish soup, maybe she can eat it."

"I understand, I'll take the fish and hand it over to your sister Xiaoyu. After the docking in the afternoon, I will cook soup for you to eat!" Xie Yuner said.

Chen Yi'er jumped up and said, "Oh, there is fish soup. I like fish soup the most. Brother, don't you snatch fish eyes from me, do you know? Sister, I want to be smart and clear-headed. In the future, I will be the top scorer like my elder brother. If you snatch me, I will throw you down the river to feed the fish!"

This sentence came from a young age of seven, which made Xie Yuner feel chilled... This little girl started to speak at the age of two or three, and she was a troublemaker who no one could control. Other girls were crying when they were six or seven years old, but Chen Yier was happy every day, as if I was not by my side, and she was even more comfortable and happy.

On the contrary, Chen Yun cried and asked for his father and mother at night, and then he could hear Chen Yier mocking his younger brother for not growing up or being ashamed of growing up.

Chen Xi, the backbone of the family, was not there, and the boat was dead, but because of Chen Yi'er's existence, it added some vitality to the family. Chen Yi'er is a naturally likable little girl. Even if she is naughty, she is the Miss Shen family, and Chen Xi's sister, the same father and mother, and no one dares to offend him.

Even Xie Yuner, the sister-in-law, is obedient to the little girl and takes good care of her. She never beats and scolds her. She can't even bear to say something serious.

Chen Yi'er happily left with the big fish, but Xie Yun'er wanted to wipe her butt and hand over the money for "buying fish" to the boatman, just pretending that the fish was bought by her own family and to help Xie Hengnu.

The official boat has the background of the word "official", but when the boatman knew that the fish he caught was taken away by Lord Shen's sister, even though he cried and scolded his father before, he lost his temper and dared not collect the money. In the end, Xie Yuner insisted, and the boatman sold the fish at the market price.

"Oh, it's on fire, it's on fire!"

Just as Xie Yuner was about to go back to the cabin to rest and talk to Lin Dai, she heard Chen Yier's cheering sound coming from the bow of the boat.

Xie Yuner felt that her head was so big that she was so full of energy. How could it catch fire? It would be fine if it caught fire. Why was her sister-in-law so happy?

When Xie Yun'er arrived at the bow of the boat and looked in the direction of Chen Yi'er, she realized that it was a fire on the shore and thick smoke everywhere. But the fire was not the wasteland by the canal. Originally, wildfires were burning often after the autumn was cool, but Xie Yun'er carefully observed that it seemed that the fire was the water warehouse on the edge of the canal.

In order to facilitate the transportation of money and grain, the Ming Dynasty set up many granaries along the Grand Canal, called water secondary warehouses, so that grain transportation and storage were guaranteed.

When Chen Xi went south, he told Xie Yuner that the fire-proof level of these water warehouses was very high. The court strictly prevented the grain from getting fire due to excessive temperature due to mold and accumulation. At that time, Chen Xi also mentioned a "common sense" to Xie Yuner:

Whenever a granary fire occurs, it is probably artificial. Most of them are recruiting grain and grass during the war or inspecting grain officials during the granaries. Because the Ming Dynasty's water warehouses have suffered a serious loss of grain and food deficits. In case of grain transfer or patrols during the war, the yamen in charge of the water warehouse can only use setting fires to avoid disasters.

As the saying goes, two evils are the least, and both the left and right have to be unlucky. It is better to choose the one with less guilt to bear it.

"Sister-in-law, what is that? It's like a tent, why is it on fire?" Chen Yier asked, pointing to Mizuchikura in the distance.

Xie Yuner frowned: "That is a granary, that is, the place where food is stored. If the granary catches fire, there may be... a war."
Chapter completed!