The warm autumn sun is falling, and the Liuyang River is slowly rippling in the endless flow of light. The fields are cast on both sides of the river, ponds scattered with green water, and rice and fish are fat on the rice fields. On the banks of the river, a group of farm girls are singing moving folk songs and washing ramie by the river. These farm girls are wearing coarse cloth scarves and tied hair, usually wearing blue cloth shirts, knurled lantern embroidered pants, and pairs of white lotus-like jade hands gently and shallowly in the green water, scooping up the clear river water and sprinkling on the ramie leaves spread on the chrysanthemum stone by the river. What a rural scene.

The ramie in their hands is the raw material of Liuyang summer cloth, which is famous all over the world. Liuyang summer cloth, which uses ramie and hemp as raw material, was once the most powerful weaver and the texture is particularly delicate. It was listed as a court tribute in the Ming Dynasty. It has always been said that Hangzhou spinning silk for Liuyang summer cloth has been famous in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Ramis cloth is produced in Liuyang, Xiangxiang, Youxian, and Chaling, and is known as the best in Liuyang. Ramis cloth is tied with straw ropes and woven into hemp rows. It needs to be sprinkled with river water, then dried, and then turned and sprinkled water and dried. This is repeated several times. After several days, the ramie becomes white and can be gauze.

The sun was just right in the morning, and it was a good time to rinse ramie. The farmers were chatting and laughing, singing songs and busy by the river. Men were either busy collecting food, or were arrested for group training or civilians. The work of rinsing ramie was done by women.

The bell for the morning class of Kaifu Temple rang several miles away. The farmers put down the water scoop in their hands and prayed in the direction of Kaifu Temple, praying for peace for their families. In this year's Fenggu, they will pray sooner or later, hoping that the gods and Buddhas in the heavens could feel their pious beliefs.

While praying, a gust of dust rolled over at the Liujia Ferry on the north bank on the west side. People shouted and horses were neighing, breaking the original tranquility of the Liuyang River. The farmers looked up in a daze and saw that many green camp soldiers were shrouded in the shadows of shadows on the other side of the river. The sky of Liujia Ferry was filled with Qing army flags.

"Oh, it's the official army." "Second aunt, let's take it away soon, the official army is here." "Customer soon, sisters." "It's the official army, what are you afraid of?" "Yang Sanman, you don't know. The official army is more vicious than the bandits. Everyone who fled in Chenzhou said that the official army from Chaozhou here will do everything, leave quickly."

The peasant girls panicked the ramie into the basket, and took the ramie and left. Fortunately, the Qing army did not come across the river, so they could calmly put away the ramie and leave.

The Qing army on the north bank found several small boats and rafts at the Liujia Ferry. After a turmoil, dozens of Qing soldiers were forced to board the boat by several officials and came to the south bank.

When the farm girl was rushing back, an eighteen-nine-year-old girl stayed. She lay among the weeds on a hill, with a thick braid. She combed under the curved Xiaoliuhai on her forehead. Her big, watery eyes looked at several small boats on the river in the distance, and the raft rushed towards the south bank.

After arriving at the south bank, dozens of Qing troops divided into several teams in fear and began to search around.

"Sister Xuan Ji, why aren't you leaving yet? Aunt Li is anxious and ask me to come back to find you." A petite voice came from behind. The farm girl lies in the weeds was shocked. When she looked back, she was her female companion in the village. She breathed a little relieved and turned her head to look at the Qing army under the hills and frowned: "There has been so many days without any news about the prince. I want to see if the prince is in the official army. Dongqing, please go back first."

The Dongqing said anxiously: "Sister Xuan Ji, Brother Li Zhongda will not be there. Our Liuyang Township Warriors don't wear this kind of clothing."

Sister Xuan Ji shook her head and said, "Maybe the prince is behind? Look, there are many officials on the other side of the river. A few days ago, I heard that a group of officials came out of Changsha City. The prince will definitely be there. My mother and I can only rely on. He must not have something to do with him." She choked up afterwards, her pretty eyes were red, and she looked very pitiful.

The Holly paused and said, "Sister Xuan Ji, you are the only relative of Aunt Li. What should she do if you have anything wrong? Come with me, the government army is coming. Those generals have seen you so handsome but won't snatch it?"

Sister Xuan Ji took out a sickle from somewhere and spat with a cold face: "Whoever is not very eye-catching really dares to come here. Let me try this girl's sickle first! Whoever dares to touch this girl, I will scold him!"

Dongqing said with a worried look: "Sister Xuan Ji, I know you are a keen person. The idle men in the village who want to bully you are afraid of you, but these official troops are not the idle men in the village. There are many of them. You should go back with me quickly."

In the weeds not far from the two girls, Tang Erniu was covered in grass and lay in the grass. He frowned and looked at the two peasant girls who were arguing in front of him. A pair of Simas beside him whispered: "Brother Tang, these two women are so noisy that they will attract Qing Yao to come here sooner or later."

Tang Erniu whispered calmly: "Ignore them and don't move no matter what happens later. If anyone moves, I will kill him! Pass the words down and don't move!"

On the barren mountain here, Tang Erniu led 100 Taiping veterans, and 100 Taiping New Army set up an ambush here. After waiting for two days, the Qing army finally appeared. The one who took a boat to cross the river first was a wayfinder. After crossing the Liuyang River here, it was only five miles away from Changsha City. The Qing army became extremely careful. If there was any movement, they would scare them back. At this moment, two peasant girls ran out, almost leading the Qing army over. Although Tang Erniu spoke calmly, he felt very up and down.

"Yang Laoyao, are you Hunan girls so stingy?" Seeing one of the peasant girls waving their sickle and threatening to be rude, Tang Erniu frowned and asked the other two Sima beside him, "Are she not afraid of so many officials?!"

Yang Laoyao also frowned and said, "The girl here is quite sexy, but she is not so bold. Whose Feiman is this? Look at this outfit, it should be from the village head of Zhangshu, Liuyang. Let's go quickly. It would be bad if the Qing army is attracted."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than ten Qing soldiers who were searching here had noticed the sound of the two women. They were so scared that they stopped and looked around. One of them came forward with a long knife and shouted for a few words. Five Qing soldiers were kicked out of the queue and walked towards the barren mountain with spears in their hands.

Tang Erniu was nervous and whispered: "Don't move, no one is allowed to move, don't make a sound, let's take a try!" The Taiping army lay quietly among the weeds, staring at the Qing army getting closer and closer. Before he knew it, Tang Erniu's hand holding the knife was already full of sweat. He looked anxiously at the two peasant girls who were unaware of it, and silently said in his heart: "Go away, two stupid girls!"

When the five Qing soldiers approached, they found that they were just two peasant women. Amid the laughter, the five Qing soldiers bravely scattered and surrounded them. After more than ten steps away, the two peasant women realized that someone was coming. They all exclaimed and turned around and ran away.

Seeing that the two women were about to run away, five Qing soldiers chased after him with a smile. The two women could not run away from the Qing soldiers. After chasing them for dozens of steps, they were caught up.

Five bright spear tips were facing the two women. Five Qing soldiers with bad intentions looked around, and the girl Xuan Ji shouted: "My brother is also an official army and military warrior! Don't do anything randomly!" The Dongqing had long been so scared that she was no one looking, hiding behind Miss Xuan Ji, and did not dare to speak.

I heard that the brothers of the two girls were also Qing army, and the five Qing soldiers put aside their bad intentions. After several people discussed, one of the Qing soldiers said, "Let's go and see Lord Ban, and if you want your prince to be really our brother, you won't make things difficult for you."

When the Qing soldiers spoke Hunan dialect, the two women felt relieved. They were not Qing soldiers from other provinces. The Qing soldiers from the province were still kind to the people in their hometowns. At that moment, the two women followed the five Qing soldiers down the barren mountain. No one noticed that there was someone hiding in the weeds at their feet.

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