Gui Yuan

Ning Qing couldn't hold it back, burst out laughing, Fei Tian looked at him in embarrassment, and then restrained himself.

"Well, the name is kind of cute."

The woman stared at him helplessly, Fei Tian said angrily to Ning Qing: "It's my aunt who helped me before, let me have a few words with her."

Fei Tian trotted over and said happily, "Aunt Sun! Long time no see, why didn't you stay in Xingchuan and come to Xuanzhou?"

Aunt Sun smiled wryly: "I am a widow with a child. Life is difficult. During the severe drought five years ago, I almost couldn't survive. Not long after, I was introduced and remarried to Xuanzhou."

Aunt Sun's deceased husband was only twenty when he died. He worked hard alone and earned some money by his embroidery work, which was barely enough for the mother and his wife. Her son was about the same age as Fei Tian. Tim helped him a few times and Aunt Sun remembered him. At that time, he ate and drank a lot, almost living in Aunt Sun's house.

Fei Tian had mixed feelings in his heart.Although he was not very old at that time, he was very understanding and reasonable. He heard Aunt Sun weeping softly while looking at the deceased husband's coffin several times at night when he was half asleep, and he knew in his heart that she and the deceased husband had a deep love for each other. .Aunt Sun said it lightly, but he knew that she would not bring her son to remarry unless it was absolutely necessary.

Aunt Sun didn't want to say more, just smiled, and she suddenly remembered: "By the way, you left in a hurry and left something with me."

Fei Tian didn't remember for a moment: "What is it?"

"Looks like a jade pendant?" Aunt Sun frowned and tried to think about it, but she could only remember the general idea. She said, "You used to wear it around your neck, but you forgot to take it when you left. I brought you a cloth bag. Pack it up." Woke up."

After saying this, Fei Tian remembered.As long as he can remember, there has been a jade pendant hanging around his neck. It feels good in texture, and it should be worth a few dollars. When life was very difficult, he also thought about pawning the jade pendant. After all, he was not willing to give up the jade pendant after so many years with him. Thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and persisted.Until the severe drought five years ago, everyone was too busy to take care of themselves. Aunt Sun and her son were already in distress, so they made up their minds to leave the jade pendant to them, so that they could exchange some money.Going out means that everyone has his own destiny, and life and death have their own destiny.Unexpectedly, Aunt Sun still kept the jade pendant, and what was even more surprising was that he could come back.

Feelings of gratitude, joy, and excitement mixed together, Fei Tian was at a loss for words for a while, and only woke up when Aunt Sun cast him a concerned look.

Aunt Sun said: "Right now the jade pendant is at home, this..."

Fei Tian smiled lightly and said, "Aunt Sun, thank you for saving the jade pendant for me. There is no rush to get the jade pendant back. I will stay in Xuanzhou for a while, and I will come to visit in person sometime later."

I don't know if he was careless, but a trace of hesitation flashed across Aunt Sun's face, and then disappeared.

"Well, you're still busy, I won't bother you, come another day, and Aunt Sun will make you some delicious food." Aunt Sun smiled.

After watching Aunt Sun go away, Fei Tian turned his head to join the crowd, Xuanzhou City University, and found the inn where he was staying without much trouble.

There was still some time before the meal, so Wei Yao called Tian Cheng over and told him, "You will inform Zhao Min later, and ask him to send some people to visit secretly, and report to me after finding out the whereabouts of the group of southern barbarians."

Tian Cheng straightened his body and replied righteously: "Yes, this subordinate will go immediately."

After seeing the man leave, Ning Qing leaned in front of Wei Yao and smiled, "Your subordinate usually looks stunned, but when he sees you, he looks like a mouse but a cat. The general is really majestic."

Wei Yao glanced at him, and said lightly: "Really? Then why are you becoming more and more rampant in front of me?"

Ning Qing pursed her lips and snickered: "No way, I respect you very much on weekdays. I'm not afraid that you will get bored and panic and occasionally make a joke to tease you."

Wei Yao took a deep breath, and didn't bother to look at him. Ning Qing has this unique specialty, which makes people want to learn from him, commonly known as not being beaten.

-

Zhao Min led his subordinates to stare at Lin Ruode for a few days. Lin Ruode stayed in the mansion every day except to go to the Yamen. There was nothing else except that the time to return to the mansion was a little early. It's not something Lin Ruode, a county magistrate, can solve, maybe it's officially like this, and it will be broken after a long time.

Fortunately, Tian Cheng came to convey Wei Yao's password and gave Zhao Min a new job. Compared with tracking, it is natural to actually spy on the enemy's situation, which can arouse the passion of these soldiers.

Lin Ruode mentioned not long ago that the group of Nanmans were in the mountains outside Xingchuan City.The grain and grass handled by the household department must go through the official road. The mountain is next to the official road. It is called Luoxia Ridge. It is a checkpoint leading to Xingchuan and Xuanzhou. The surrounding mountains are winding. Thieves and bandits.

The place where Zhao Min and the two teams of soldiers camped was not far from Luoxia Ridge. He took a few people and sneaked into Luoxia Ridge quietly at dusk when it was getting dark.They flew through the bushes without a trace, leaving only a few vague shadows.After entering the depths of the mountain, there was still no one. Zhao Min felt that there was indeed something wrong with the mountain. It is reasonable to say that there should be more or less people staying overnight in the mountain next to the official road, but they have been in the mountain for so long, and there is no cooking gas or fire.

There seemed to be a sound in the silence, Zhao Min stopped in an instant, and ordered decisively: "Don't make a sound, squat down."

Everyone squatted down, and through the gaps between the bushes, they saw faintly flickering fires coming towards them. Zhao Min held his breath and stared at the distant fires, which were more and more continuous. , until the crowd can be seen, indistinct.They were all dressed in Nanman costumes and had their hair braided in Nanman style. This group of people was very well-mannered, and no one spoke while walking. It was really hard to compare with those vulgar bandits.

When everyone passed them, Zhao Min waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Follow carefully."

The few of them are like ghosts and monsters walking in the mountains, their steps are light and difficult to detect.They followed this large group of people and walked for two miles, until they arrived at a wide area, where tents of various sizes were pitched on the ground in front of them, and there was a fire cage every few steps, illuminating the surrounding area as if it were daytime. .It was only then that Zhao Min could see clearly that this group of people fought well in rows, with ten people in a row, plus two leaders, there were more than 200 people.With such a battle, it's no wonder that the gang in Xuanzhou failed miserably after several encirclement campaigns.

only…

Zhao Min frowned and thought, how did this group of people get here? If a dozen or so people can still talk about making small troubles, such a scale can't be called a coincidence.

The leader said something, and the people below all dispersed, and then there were some sporadic voices.Seeing the two leaders walking out together, Zhao Min turned his head and said: "You wait here, I will go back as soon as I go."

Zhao Min sneaked close to the two of them, but he still couldn't figure out the other's strength, so he didn't get too close.

Those two people couldn't hear their voices very clearly, they only knew that they were talking in Nanman dialect, and they didn't know what they were talking about, so they left after saying a few words, and looked around cautiously before leaving.Zhao Min lowered his head, perfectly hiding in the darkness without anyone noticing.

Zhao Min led his subordinates back the same way and returned to the place where they stayed.

Zhao Min pondered for a long time alone, and all his subordinates looked at each other, and silently selected one person to step forward and ask, "Vice General Zhao, what shall we do next?"

"Huh?" Zhao Min woke up, "Tomorrow I will go to the general personally and ask him what he thinks."

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly bright, Zhao Min had no sleep last night, so he set off early this morning, woke up Tian Cheng, and the two went to Wei Yao's room.

Zhao Min knocked lightly on the door, and after a while, there was a slight sound of dressing in the room.Wei Yao got ready to go, opened the door, and said softly, "Go out and talk."

Zhao Min must have come to report something important at this time, and everyone is still asleep, so Wei Yao listened to Zhao Min's words by the window sill facing the street on the second floor.He pondered for a moment and said, "So, it's really strange."

"Then now..."

Wei Yao smiled: "No hurry, you go back and watch, then I will find my own solution."

After the two left, Wei Yao looked downstairs, and the whole street was empty.

Yingchuan, Xuanzhou, Nanman.

Wei Yao looked at the huge and silent Xuanzhou City with a cold and elusive expression.

-

Ning Qing slept until the sun was high, twisted comfortably twice, and was startled when she opened her eyes.Wei Yao leaned neatly on the side of the couch and stared at him, Fang Xing was frightened by this, Ning Qing calmed down for a moment, and said angrily, "Why are you watching me sleep?"

Wei Yao got up and said indifferently: "Nothing, I just find it strange."

"Strange? What's so strange?"

"You eat and sleep every day, and you rest when it gets dark. It's really strange that you wake up in the middle of the day."

Oh, dare to go around and say that he is lazy. Seeing the sun is not as exaggerated as it is at noon, Ning Qing smiled brightly: "It is a blessing to be able to eat, and a blessing to be able to sleep. What is so strange, you are ignorant."

Ning Qing ignored him, changed his clothes and went to Zhu Yu's room. When he went, there was nothing left on the table, only some steamed buns, which were still neat, and Wei Yao had already eaten, and now he was eating with relish in the room. Look at the script that was snatched from him.

Ning Qing took a seat and asked Zhu Yu, "Where's Fei Tian?"

"Oh, he went out just after breakfast, saying he was going to find his aunt."