Before Qingyan and the three of them could walk out of the long wall of the garrison, they were loudly stopped by the people behind them.
"Girl! Please stay! The three girls in front please stay!"
It's a man's voice.
The three of Qingyan looked at each other and then looked at the empty street. It seemed that they were the only three women on the street now.
Stopping and looking back, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a turban on his head and crescent-colored clothes, walking quickly towards them.
Seeing the three of them stop, they even quickened their pace.
When he came up to them, the man stood still and bowed to them, "Hello, you three girls."
Then he turned to Qingyan and said, "Excuse me, are you Miss Xue?"
Qingyan looked him over and saw that he had no ill intentions. She nodded and said, "My surname is indeed Xue. What is yours?"
The man said with a smile: "I have met Miss Xue. I, Wang Lun, am the chief historian of the garrison. Before I left, the Third Young Master entrusted me with a letter and named it to be delivered to Miss Xue personally."
After a pause, he continued: "Although Third Young Master left a letter, he did not tell Miss Xue her address. He only told me to wait at the garrison mansion, and Miss Xue would come to the door on her own initiative.
But the girl has not come to the garrison mansion in the past three days, so she has never found an opportunity.
Fortunately, I just came out to ask the guard. The guard said that there were three girls looking for the third young master just now, otherwise he might have missed it again. "
Qingyan was stunned. She also thought that Li Hao was in a hurry and left because of something urgent. Furthermore, their friendship was not deep enough to tell him anything, so she didn't think it was a big deal.
Unexpectedly, the other party also left a special letter, and he was very thoughtful and did not give out the address of the yard casually.
He might be afraid that others would misunderstand their relationship, so he didn't reveal the address.
Fortunately, she came today. If she hadn't come, if it had been a few days later, this letter would never have been sent.
Qingyan took the letter from Wang Lun with both hands. There was an envelope outside the letter, which was sealed with wax. At first glance, she didn't want others to see the content inside.
Qingyan didn't open the letter on the street and put it directly into her bag, planning to read it when she got home.
Wang Lun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had put the letter away. He had finally fulfilled the Third Young Master's instructions.
At the same time, he also told Qingyan: "If the girl wants to reply to the Third Young Master, she can come to the Guard Mansion to find me, and just tell the guard at the door my name directly. The guards all know me.
I usually stay at home and seldom go out. Even if I am absent occasionally, I will come back soon. "
Qingyan nodded and bowed to the other party, "Thank you very much, Wang Changshi."
She didn't know what etiquette was used in this dynasty, so she didn't dare to do the squatting and sideways blessing ceremony shown on TV. She only knew that this bow should be universal.
Wang Lun quickly turned aside and said, "Girl, there is no need to be so polite. Since the letter has been delivered, I will go back. If you have anything else, you can come to the garrison to see me."
Qingyan said again: "Thank you Wang Changshi."
Wang Lun stepped back and waved his hand: "No thank you, I'll see you later, Miss Xue."
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly in the direction of the garrison.
Daya and Lanhua looked at his back curiously, but didn't say anything. They were just curious because they had never seen such a gentle man.
Qingyan took out the letter again. The envelope was blank, with no name written on it.
She groped for the paper carefully and felt that later generations had some misunderstanding of ancient papermaking. Although this paper is not as smooth as modern paper, it does not mean that it is all soft rice paper. At least the paper of this envelope is rough. , but it is stiff. It is probably specially used for making envelopes.
Just like when they bought pastries at the pastry shop, they didn't have the kind of greased paper used to wrap the pastries. The paper was quite delicate and would not easily break or shed paper scraps.
"Sister Xue, this is the letter Mr. Li left for you. Why is there no writing on it?"
Orchid asked curiously.
Qingyan shook the envelope and replied: "The letter paper is inside, and the outer layer is the envelope. Hey, this is a wax seal to prevent others from peeking."
"But doesn't this paper break as soon as it is torn? What's the use of a wax seal?"
Da Ya also asked. She saw that the paper seal was not strong at all, and it would probably break if she tore it hard.
Qingyan smiled and said: "This is to guard against gentlemen and not villains. Do you think that even if there is a lock in the house, thieves will not be able to climb over the wall and get in, but they will only be able to block most polite people."
The two little girls nodded suddenly.
Qingyan held the letter in her hand. She didn't want to stay outside anymore. She wanted to go back quickly, open the letter and take a look at the content. She didn't know what Li Hao wrote inside?
Seeing her speeding up, Lanhua and the two knew that she must be in a hurry to go back and read the letter, so they also speeded up.
As a result, as soon as we reached the cross street in the middle of the city, we met a group of people, about seventy or eighty people, five of whom were on horseback and there was a carriage in the middle, and the rest were on foot.
This group of people wore uniform uniforms and had weapons on their waists. They were obviously officers and soldiers.
It's just that the colors and styles of their clothes are different from those of the guards in Hancheng. Their bodies are also dusty, so they must have come from afar.
This street is much more lively than the one on West Street, because it is in the central location. No matter which direction you go, you have to pass by here, and there are still quite a lot of people.
Qingyan and the other three stood by the roadside with other people in the city, watching them pass by, and taking a closer look at these people.
I saw that there was still some food and grass on the carriage, although there was not much left. Looking at the pile of empty sacks left on it, I thought that I must have brought a lot with me before coming here. I don’t know where it came from. The journey should be not close.
Although the soldiers did not walk crookedly, they were also a bit draggy. They did not look as majestic and domineering as the soldiers in the city. They must have suffered a lot along the way.
Even the few on horseback were skinny and thin, and their clothes were neater than those of the infantry. They should be a few young generals.
Although they were in a sorry state, they were not injured, which made Qingyan feel relieved.
If this is the case, at least it means that he did not come down from the battlefield. Otherwise, it means that the war is not far away from here.
She didn't want him to continue to flee just after he found a place for everyone in Yangjiaping to settle down.
If that's the case, it would be better to stay in the original village. At least they have lived there longer and are more familiar with it. There is also the Li family here to take care of them. It would be too embarrassing to go to a place they are unfamiliar with. They are.
(End of chapter)
