Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

He Mingyu pulled out a dagger and carefully cut open the bag on horseback. After the skin was completely peeled off, a roll of silk inside was completely exposed.

Because the roll of silk was rolled up and stuffed into the belt, it had no wrinkles and blended perfectly with the belt, so he didn't feel anything when he touched it just now.

He Mingyu stuffed the silk he had pulled out directly into his arms, then jumped off the chestnut horse and dismantled the entire saddle. Because the horse had an owner, he was worried that the horse would run away if he didn't get used to it, so he told the soldier guarding the horse, "Watch it carefully and don't let it run away."

The soldiers agreed, and then watched He Mingyu leave with the saddle. These soldiers were puzzled. Could it be that Lord He had spent all this time just for this saddle? Then hadn't he just taken it off and was done with it not long ago? Was there any need to pull the horse out?

Could it be that he disliked the saddle of this horse? He was just trying it out, and if he liked it, he would change the saddle? It seemed that he really had to keep an eye on this horse. Lord He must have taken a fancy to this horse.

He Mingyu had no idea what the soldiers were thinking. At this time, he and Xiao Lan returned to the tent, threw the saddle on the ground, and took out the silk from his arms.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan lowered her head and turned around. He Mingyu asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"This must be confidential, so I won't read it."

He Mingyu sneered, "You know very few secrets. This more is not much, and this less is not too little. Come here quickly and see what this is..." As He Mingyu spoke, he looked down at the silk and immediately opened his mouth wide.

Xiao Lan had also turned around at this time to look. When she saw the pattern on the silk, her mouth opened wide. Although she could not understand the words on it, as a modern time-traveling woman, she knew how to read pictures.

Xiao Lan asked hesitantly, "Is this the defense map of the Great Jin?"

He Mingyu's expression suddenly became serious, but his eyes became brighter. He looked at Xiao Lan and asked in a low voice, "Do you think this is true?"

Xiao Lan was also pleasantly surprised. She came closer to check the topographic map, then touched the marks on the silk and said in a low voice, "These words are not new, which shows that this defense map has been around for a long time. But it is not ruled out that someone deliberately drew it to confuse people."

He Mingyu put the map away and said, "Whether this map is real or not, we will know after we see the reaction of the Arabs. This matter is of great importance, we must go back and tell the general."

He Mingyu rolled up the map into a small ball and stuffed it into his arms, but he still felt unsafe. Xiao Lan saw him change places several times in a row, so she looked at his boots and said, "It smells a bit, but I think it would be better if you put it in your socks."

He Ming blushed when Xiao Lan teased him and argued, "My feet don't stink." However, he followed Xiao Lan's suggestion and stuffed the drawings into his socks.

After everything was packed, He Mingyu took Xiao Lan to pick horses. She didn't say she wanted the adult horses, and He Mingyu naturally didn't suggest that she go and see it. No matter whether the defense map was true or false, the final fate of these 32 adult horses would be to disappear.

Xiao Lan finally chose a horse of average quality. He Mingyu offered her the better horse in his hand, but Xiao Lan shook her head and refused. "You should be low-key. This horse is already very good."

He Mingyu respected the girl's choice, but still reminded her, "The horse you chose is just average in speed, not good enough. When you grow up, my horse farm will be established. Then I will give you a good one."

This was a black horse with jet-black hair. It seemed to know what He Mingyu was talking about, and it snorted angrily. Xiao Lan immediately stepped forward to comfort it, "Even if you are not fast, I still like you. You are my horse now, and I will not change my mount unless you die of old age."

The dark horse seemed to understand Xiaolan's words and turned his head towards Xiaolan in a friendly manner.

He Mingyu raised his eyebrows when he saw this. It seemed that this horse was quite intelligent. The little girl could play with this pony.

"Now that you have chosen, I will give you another saddle, and we will set out tomorrow morning."

Xiao Lan had played an indispensable role in getting so many foals successfully this time. It had always been his dream to open a horse farm. Now that his dream was about to come true, he naturally wanted to express his gratitude to the great contributor. Although General Shen had promised the little girl that he would commend her after the success, the general's words were his own.

When He Ming and Xiao Lan and their group returned to Liaodong City at full speed, He Ming and Xiao Lan stopped at the intersection where they parted ways and said, "I'll let my entourage escort you back first."

"It's only a two-hour journey, so you don't have to see me off."

"Let them take it." Although he was confident that his actions that night would not be known to others, it was still better to be cautious.

Xiao Lan couldn't refuse, so she had to go home with He Ming and his two followers.

She was riding a military horse, with a black foal beside her. The black foal was not yet an adult, so it was okay to ride it for a while, but if she had to ride it for a long distance, it might not be able to handle it, so Xiao Lan just led the foal by the hand.

When they returned to Shengjia Village, it was already completely dark. Xiao Lan dismounted and handed the horse to He Mingyu's followers, saying, "Just send it here. Don't go into the village. If you go in, it will make too much noise, and I'm afraid others will be suspicious."

The two followers saw that they had reached the entrance of the village and the little girl would not be in danger, so they clasped their fists and said, "Then we will take our leave. Miss Xiaolan, take care."

Xiao Lan nodded, then led the black pony home.

Xiao Wen ran out when she heard the noise. Through the moonlight, she vaguely saw her second sister standing outside the door. Xiao Wen jumped out happily, "Second sister, you are finally back, mother, second sister is back!"

"Shh," Xiao Lan motioned him to keep his voice down and whispered, "It's so late, don't disturb other people's houses."

Zhang Shanfeng, Shen, Zhang Qingfeng, Zhang Qingnian and other family members, as well as Zhang, Shengxuan and Xiaoting all came out of the house. Everyone was relieved to see Xiaolan return safely.

"You kid, why did you go out for so long this time..."

When Xiaohu and the others saw the horse behind Xiaolan, they asked with shining eyes, "Second cousin, what is this?"

Xiao Lan touched the foal's neck and said, "This is our horse."

The children opened their mouths wide and gathered around. Xiao Wen carefully touched the pony's fur and asked in a low voice, "Second sister, is this pony really ours? How much did you spend on it?"