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Chaisang County is busy inside and outside. For several days, tens of thousands of Chaisang people are returning to their homes one after another. When they were withdrawn from the Chaisang people to Yangxin County and Xiazhi County, many generals opposed it, including Liu Hu and Wei Yan, who all opposed it, believed that this was time-consuming and labor-intensive, but Liu Jing opposed it and insisted on withdrawing the military and civilians.

On the top of the city, Liu Jing was inspecting the craftsmen to reinstall trenchers and stone cannons. These trenchers and stone cannons were manufactured in Yangxin County and reinstalled after being transported to Chaisang.

“It’s time to get home”

The cheers outside the city attracted Liu Jing's attention. He turned around and walked to the wall and saw several ships lined up into the city. The excitement of returning home caused cheers from the people.

Liu Jing's eyes were far away. He looked at the small boats on the Caohe River carrying the people of Chaisang back to the city. Everyone's face was joyful, and with the joy of returning home, Liu Jing's mouth also showed a smile.

At this time, a slight noise came from behind him. Liu Jing looked back and found that several women came to deliver food from the city. Some were carrying wooden barrels, while others were clay pots on their heads. The steaming steamed cakes in the barrels, and the delicious sauce in the clay pots.

The arrival of the women made the city bustle suddenly lively, and the fatigue of the craftsmen and soldiers was immediately swept away, and they surrounded them, laughing endlessly.

Liu Jing smiled. It seems that the combination of men and women is not tired of working. It seems that the iron rule of Jinke has been from ancient times to the present. Suddenly, Liu Jing saw a familiar figure, a young woman wearing a bamboo hat, with a plump figure but slim figure, and there was an indescribable elegance in her every move. She was asking a soldier what she was pointing in her direction.

Liu Jing was a little stunned. Could it be her?

When the young woman saw him, a touching smile appeared on her beautiful face. At this moment, Liu Jing recognized her. It was really Tao Zhan.

Liu Jing was surprised and happy, and walked towards her quickly, but when she walked in front of her, she became a little hesitant. Tao Zhan wore a black wide-edged hat from an ordinary farmhouse, a dark gray long skirt of an ordinary woman, and a bamboo basket on her arms, covering it with cloth. From the outside, she was completely an ordinary poor woman.

But her snow-white and tender skin is different from that of ordinary women, revealing her extraordinary identity.

"Why are you here?" Liu Jing looked her up and down, and couldn't help laughing.

Tao Zhan finally found Liu Jing, full of joy, but when he saw his eyes looking at him in his outfit, he couldn't help but give him a coquettish look.

"Why, as a member of Chaisang, can't I come and send some food to the soldiers and do my best?"

"Of course, just..."

"Just what"

Tao Zhan stole his words and did not allow him to continue. She glared at Liu Jing with anger again, "Is there anything wrong with me wearing this dress? This is a dress I knitted by myself and made by myself."

"No"

Liu Jing quickly explained with a smile: "I just didn't expect you to appear on the top of the city, so I was surprised and thought I was dazzled."

Seeing that he was sincere, Tao Zhan turned anger into joy, stuffed the bamboo basket to him, and said with a smile: "Eat it's your lunch."

A warm current poured into Liu Jing's heart. It turned out that she was delivering food to herself. He was moved and took the basket and smiled and said, "What is it?"

"I made a few side dishes myself, and I also wrapped them with a small package to bake two mutton patties for you to see if I like it."

Liu Jing couldn't help but look at her delicate little hands again. It was really hard for her to be able to weave cloth and make clothes by herself and cook dishes.

He nodded silently, found a flat stone, lifted the cloth towel, and there was an exquisite food box in the basket. When he opened the food box, he saw a plate of green ginger and white reeds cut into thin strips, paired with a white jade plate, which was pleasing to the eye. This is not a side dish, but rather an art.

Tao Zhan had already taken off the bamboo hat and exposed her black hair, making her even more beautiful. She handed Liu Jing a pair of chopsticks, and took out a mutton patty from the food box with a slender jade hand, carefully applied a thick layer of meat sauce with a flat spoon, rolled it up and handed it to him, and smiled and said, "Eat quickly."

Liu Jing smiled, took the meat pie and chewed it, and swept away the two plates of side dishes. Seeing that he was eating sweetly, Tao Zhan was happy, and took out a small bottle from the basket and handed it to him, "General Liu, how about a cup?"

Liu Jing shook his head quickly, "You can't drink, this is a military rule."

Tao Zhan blinked mischievously, "Did I say it's drunk?"

Liu Jing was stunned. He took the small bottle and smelled it. A clear smell of osmanthus came to his nose, as if his whole mind was clear.

"This is....."

"This is osmanthus rosewood juice, plus the best mountain spring water preparation. I made a few cans in Yangxin County when I have nothing to do. The lungs are dry in autumn, so drinking this is the most moisturizing. I used to do it with my mother every year, but this year I made it myself."

Speaking of mother, a trace of gloom flashed in Tao Zhan's eyes. She didn't want to affect Liu Jing's mood, and then smiled and said, "Let's see if you like it. If you like it, I still have a lot of it."

Liu Jing drank it all in one sip, without any honey. A fragrance that penetrated his heart and spleen savored it for a long time on his lips. He nodded, "It's really good, very fragrant, but don't put it in a small bottle next time, as it will cause the soldiers to misunderstand."

Tao Zhan gave him a blank look, "No next time. I am in a good mood today, so I went there specially. Let the small bag deliver food to you next time. I won't let her come today, but she is still unhappy with her pouting."

Speaking of this, she stood up, looked around the city, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's shameful to say that I grew up in Chaisang City. This is the first time I've come up to this city. It turns out that it looks like this. General Liu, can you see the Yangtze River?"

"Of course I can see me take you there."

Liu Jing stood up, pointed to the east, and smiled and said, "The Yangtze River is the most spectacular, Miss Tao, please."

Tao Zhan smiled and followed Liu Jing slowly to the east of the city. Before she knew it, she held Liu Jing's arm and saw that there was no one on the left and right, she whispered: "I'll ask you, you have gone to Xiazhi County, why didn't you come to Yangxin County to see me?"

"Because I was worried about the attack of the Jiangdong Army, I didn't dare to leave Xiazhi County. Yangxin County had to entrust Yuan Zhi to take care of him, including the Tao family, and I also asked him to visit him."

"You make sense, then now?"

Tao Zhan looked at him with a smile on his face and asked, "It's already heaven, but you don't want to enter the Tao Mansion. You have to have a shameless attitude to deliver food to you, so you remembered me?"

Liu Jing heard that she was very blameless in her tone and quickly explained: "I was busy from morning to midnight, and I just wanted to divide myself into two. I was worried that the Jiangdong Army would come at any time. I had a lot of things in my heart. Jiu Niang, I'm really sorry."

Of course, Tao Zhan didn't really blame him, but just wanted to know his weight in his heart. Liu Jing's answer made her very satisfied. She smiled sweetly, "I am not bad in appearance. I will spare him once because of someone's sincere attitude. Well, I have to go back."

Liu Jing was stunned, "Don't you want to see the Yangtze River?"

Tao Zhan smiled like peach blossoms blooming, and he shook his head gently, "I don't know why, but suddenly I don't want to see it again. Let's see it again another day, General Liu, I'll send me back to my house, okay?"

Only then did Liu Jing realize that she didn't want to see the Yangtze River, she just wanted to find a place where no one was, and she said a few words to herself. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, "A woman's heart."

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When Liu Jing came back, he just walked to the city wall corridor and a huge body suddenly blocked his way.

"Sima, I just can't figure it out"

Liu Jing looked up and saw Liu Hu scratching his head and standing in front of him with confusion on his face. Liu Jing felt a little overwhelmed. Why are there so many people who have opinions today? He asked angrily: "What can't you understand?"

"Since you know you want to bring these people back, why did you send them away?"

"You're just for this"

Liu Jing looked at him, "Do you just can't figure it out for this?"

"yes"

Liu Hu stopped scratching his head. He plucked up the courage and bit his lips and said, "If you do this, the brothers are very tired, and there are more than a dozen brothers who are injured for this. I don't think it's worth it."

Liu Jing did not answer him directly. He walked up to the top of the city. Liu Hu followed him from afar. Liu Jing walked to the city wall and stared at the dense boats on the Caohe River. After a while, he said lightly: "Have you ever tasted abandoned?"

Liu Hu shook his head, "No."

“I’ve tasted it”

Liu Jing's smile was a little sad, "That feeling is not good, so is the same with the military and civilians of Chaisang. If they had not shared the life and death last year, they might not have cared about it."

Liu Jing sighed and continued: "The Jiangdong army is approaching. At this time, should you abandon your subjects and escape by yourself, or share weal and woe and withdraw together."

Liu Hu then understood what Liu Jing meant. After a while, he hesitated and said, "But the Jiangdong Army may not necessarily hurt them."

"It's me that Sun Quan will not hurt them, but what I want is not this. What I want is the loyalty of the subjects to me. If I don't share weal and woe with them, how can the people of Chaisang be loyal to me? How can the people of Jiangxia accept me? When the war comes, I will not abandon the people of Chaisang, then the people of Jiangxia will believe that I, Liu Jing, will not abandon them either. Do you understand?"

Liu Jing poked Liu Hu's chest with his fingers, and his voice became low, "You must know, this is how people get it."

Liu Hu lowered his head. This was a state that he could not understand, but he knew that Liu Jing was right. After a while, Liu Hu's thoughts returned to what he was concerned about and complained to Liu Jing: "They destroyed the iron-smelting furnace. The craftsmen said that it would take at least one month to recover, so I will not get the sabre in this battle."
Chapter completed!