Bracelet space through the past and present? Take it

After knowing the story of the Sheng siblings, Zhou Lingling began to feel more affection for Sai Jinhua beyond just business.

The grain transporters have arrived and have been out for seven or eight days. It is time for her to go back.

Sai Jinhua invited her to the Sheng family, saying that it was a place for her to practice.

Zhou Lingling thought about it and went.

Sheng Jinbao: "Little girl, you are my sister's niece, so you are also my niece. Come, call me uncle, and I will protect you from now on!"

Zhou Lingling: “…” You look like a fool to me!

Sai Jinhua slapped him on the arm angrily.

"You've already lost all your energy after just two sips of soup, haven't you?"

"Who are you going to protect?"

If she hadn't said it, just look at the posture of the guards at the little girl's house last time. It's hard to say who needs protection from whom!

Sai Jinhua was willing to help, firstly because she had no children and really liked the girl, and secondly because she wanted to make friends with her.

There haven't been any new faces in Northern Xinjiang for a long time.

She had a premonition that the northern border, which had been peaceful for almost a decade, would soon see a major uproar...

And she couldn't tell whether this movement had anything to do with the little girl in front of her.

Sai Jinhua picked up some food for Zhou Lingling and introduced it, "This is our specialty, and it's rare in Northern Xinjiang. How about you try it?"

Zhou Lingling picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.

She raised an eyebrow: "Not bad, what is this made of?"

"Well, it's not complicated, it's just..."

Looking at the two people who were talking happily and completely ignoring him, Sheng Jinbao picked up the soup served by the servant and drank it all!

"Humph"

Not even calling me uncle.

I won’t sell food to you next time!

Go starve!

As they were discussing food, Sai Jinhua asked, "Are the people your family has sent enough? Are we leaving tomorrow? If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know."

Zhou Lingling nodded in agreement: "That's enough people. We'll leave early tomorrow morning. Don't worry, Auntie. I will definitely not be polite to you."

Sheng Jinbao finally found an opportunity and interrupted:

"I heard there's a new crop in the Southern Territory with a very high yield. It's a pity the imperial court has sent people to collect it, otherwise I would have to find a way to get some!"

He glanced at Zhou Lingling.

"Call me uncle when the time comes, and I'll give you a share!"

Zhou Lingling: “…” revealing eight white teeth.

I thought, if you would call me uncle, I could give you some now...

"New grain, I've heard about it too. If you can get it, I'll pay for it!"

"Oh right, the imperial court levied taxes? When did that happen, and how was it levied?"

Zhou Lingling opened her big innocent eyes and asked in a puzzled manner.

Her news still stuck on the fact that the people sent by the imperial court were intercepted outside the prefectural city by the joint efforts of the six counties years ago. She wondered what the situation was like now...

Sheng Jinbao: "Oh no, there are too many rioters in the south. To protect the new grain, the court sent 5,000 soldiers from the Jiangnan Garrison Battalion to Yunshui County or somewhere, saying that the new grain is there."

Hearing this, Zhou Lingling frowned slightly.

The imperial court actually sent troops there. Is this a blatant robbery?

Why didn't Qizhu tell me such important news?

Are Grandpa and the others okay?

The news Zhou Lingling got from the Sheng family made her want to rush back to Northern Xinjiang overnight.

So she didn't stay long after dinner and went straight back to the rented courtyard.

Because I wanted to take a shortcut back home as quickly as possible, I unexpectedly met someone on the way...

Zhou Lingling returned to the courtyard, closed the door, and looked very serious.

What she just saw... seemed to be barbarians?

Except for the two rooms reserved for sleeping, every room and every corner of the courtyard was filled with food.

When she went to Sheng's house today, Tie Yuan was guarding the yard.

Seeing her come back, Tie Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

"We're back. The people sent by the military advisor will arrive tonight. We can then transport the food overnight. We'll rush back to the Northern Frontier tomorrow morning."

Zhou Lingling looked at Tie Yuan and pursed her lips: "Uncle Tie, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back so soon..."

Tie Yuan was puzzled: "Why?"

She looked at Tie Yuan and said seriously, "I just saw the barbarians on my way back."

Tie Yuan was shocked.

"Barbarian?"

The barbarians can't even enter Anbei City, how could they possibly come to Wushuang City!

Zhou Lingling said, "They all wore Yuan Dynasty clothing, but their body shapes, how they walked, and the way they held their swords at their waists were very much like barbarians."

"I followed them for a while and found that they had entered a courtyard in the north of the city. There were at least twenty people in there, all of them were exactly like them."

It is true that northerners are tall, but the Yuan Dynasty did not use scimitars.

Adding in the fact that there were twenty or thirty such people in one courtyard, it was even more suspicious.

Zhou Lingling had never seen barbarians before, but those people had a smell... the smell of cattle and sheep, and also a foul smell.

It is a barbarian flavor that cannot be concealed even by wearing Yuan Dynasty clothing.

Tie Yuan looked solemn.

"This matter is of great importance. Please stay here and don't leave. I will investigate it myself."

evening,

Tie Yuan returned to the courtyard.

"They are indeed barbarians. There are twenty-six of them in total, all armed."

The border general and the barbarian army are in a standoff. Perhaps the battle between the two sides has already begun during the days when they did not return to Anbei City.

The appearance of the barbarians behind Anbei City at this time is not a good thing.

Both of them thought of this.

Zhou Lingling thought, "We need to find out their purpose."

But there were only two of them. Uncle Tie could deal with ordinary people, but he couldn't deal with more than twenty burly barbarians.

She herself is just a weak girl...

Fuguier finally found the opportunity!

"Master! Master! I have a solution!"

"Dangdangdangdang~"

"Quencher gun! What do you think, Master? It's a must-have item for home and travel..."

Zhou Lingling: "...Where did you get the tranquilizer gun?"

Fuguier exclaimed, "Didn't the master say last time that it would be nice to have xxx weapon? Before I could tell you, my mother interrupted me..."

Zhou Lingling: “…”

"Be normal!"

What's the point of talking about incest and infidelity? Didn't she burn all the obscene books in the space?

"Besides, that's my mother!"

Fuguier: "Master and I are related, the master's mother is my mother~"

Zhou Lingling rolled her eyes silently.

My mother could give birth to me, but she couldn't give birth to a space...

Now that there is a way, let’s take action!

"Uncle Tie, I have a solution, I need your help..."

Midnight,

In the quiet alley, two figures, one tall and one short, passed by one after another.

Seeing Zhou Lingling catching up with him without missing a step and showing that she had made some progress in lightness skills, Tie Yuan was shocked but also felt relieved.

He didn't say anything, but silently increased his speed.

Zhou Lingling still followed.

Tie Yuan couldn't help but smile slightly.

If this girl works harder, soon even Feiyu won’t be able to compare to her!

Half a minute later, the two arrived near the house in the north.

Tie Yuan gestured, asking Zhou Lingling to wait where she was while he went to take a look first.

Zhou Lingling nodded!

After Tie Yuan left, she took out a small crossbow that she had carefully selected from Fuguier's "little treasure house".

The crossbow has a built-in aiming function and is equipped with arrows coated with anesthetic.

This is the greeting gift Zhou Lingling prepared for them...