Ruan Xianbei's days of eating, drinking and having fun at home continued until the first day of the first lunar month. She stayed at Ruan Yan's place to eat and drink. She was holding a bowl of fermented meatballs in her hand, slumped on the couch with a thin blanket covering her body, and said coquettishly to Ruan Yan: "Brother, why is your heater warmer than mine? It's so comfortable here, brother, that I don't want to move at all."
Ruan Yan sat opposite her, not at all confused by her sugar-coated bullets, and didn't know who was calling her boring in the past few days.
"If you really have nothing to do, just practice."
Ruan Xianbei raised his head in surprise with an expression that said you don't care about me: "Practice, the first thing I do when I get up every day is practice, otherwise I will definitely get fat to death if I eat and drink so much."
After saying that, she curled her lips and looked like she was about to cry: "Brother, you don't care about me at all."
"You don't care about me at all."
Ruan Yan actually said the same thing to her at the same time. Ruan Yan shook his head and sighed. I knew it would be like this just by looking at his face.
Ruan Xianbei was intercepted by Ruan Yan, and now the emotional drama that follows cannot continue. Did brother crack my routine?
At this moment Mi You's voice came in: "The leader has an urgent message from you."
Urgent letter.
"come in."
Ruan Yan opened the letter in his hand but read it in just a few lines. He said to Ruan Xianbei: "How about I find something for you to do? There is a task that is suitable for you."
"What's up?"
Ruan Yan handed her the letter in his hand: "Master Cui, the first assistant to the dynasty, will not be in Beijing for a while, and he needs a woman with strong martial arts skills to protect her daughter's safety. However, he has too many political enemies, and he can't find one after thinking about it. I found a suitable candidate and wrote to me for help. I think you are more suitable."
Ruan Xianbei took the letter, which also said that Mr. Cui himself also needed manpower to protect his own safety.
"How much are the lives of this gentleman and his daughter worth?" Ruan Xianbei asked. This can be blamed on them, which shows that this gentleman has many connections and there should be many masters around him. But they were all found, which shows that this lord does have many enemies.
"Oh, you are so tacky." Ruan Yan nodded her head and said, "Ten thousand taels of gold."
Wow~!
Ruan Xianbei slapped the table: "I will never leave her body for a moment, and I will hold her daughter to sleep together at night!"
"I am a well-known young lady in Beijing, so I don't want to sleep with a wild girl like you." Ruan Yan complained, she is really greedy for money.
"Brother, are you going to protect him?"
Ruan Yan smiled: "I have a lot of things to do. Unless his life is hanging by a thread, it's not worth my while." Then he said to Mi You who was standing next to him: "Mi You, here is your chance to choose. Last time, Zhong Yi escorted me. He’s injured, are you going to go this time or Zhong Er?”
Miyou said, "I will follow the leader's arrangements."
Ruan Yan said in a long voice: "Then the choice has come to us. Ruan Ruan, you also want to choose someone to accompany you. Do you want Mi You or Zhong Er?"
Mi Right Pupil's earthquake: Damn it, you were careless!
Ruan Xianbei suppressed a smile: "Of course I am - I want brother Mi You to go with me!"
Ruan Yan asked thoughtfully, "Can you do it Miyou?"
Miyou: If I could go back in time, I would definitely take back those words and honestly say - I'll go! What the hell!
Ruan Xianbei couldn't help but laugh: "Brother, Brother Miyou's face has changed. Stop teasing him. He really doesn't want to go with me, hahahahahaha!"
Ruan Yan also smiled and said: "Ruan Ruan is indeed a little too troublesome, just go and escort Mr. Cui."
Miyou knelt down and said as if he was looking forward to death, "I am willing to go with the saint!"
Ruan Yan asked curiously: "Really? I was joking with you just now. There are many candidates to go there with Ruan Ruan. The only ones escorting Mr. Cui are you and Zhong Er."
Mi You thought that although the saint was a little troublesome, the leader would be more relieved to protect the safety of the saint. Let him do this task. Zhong Er shouldn't thank him too much.
So he insisted: "I believe in Zhong Er, and I am willing to
Keep the saint safe. "
"Brother, but then there will be no one around you." Ruan Xianbei held his chin and said, "How about I take Ah Zhi with me and Mi You stay with you."
Ruan Yan refused.
"Yun Zhi's cultivation is a bit low, so I can rest assured that Mi You will go with you. Besides, I still have Mi Zuo and Zhong Yi with me, and I won't go out. It's nothing serious."
Miyou: Look! The leader told the truth! Only if he goes to the church will he be relieved! He is the pillar of the leader's heart! Nampowan!
Ruan Xianbei thought about it and smiled kindly at Mi You: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Mi You. It's a pleasure to cooperate."
The day of departure was set for the day after tomorrow. Seeing that neither of them could go this time, Yun Zhiyuncai became even more worried with a gloomy face.
Yun Zhi walked around the room: "It's much colder in Beijing than here. Have you brought enough clothes? Bring all the thick clothes. Do you bring all Elder Jin's treasures?"
Yun Cai searched everywhere: "The Guanyin water given by Miss Lan Zhao last time, oh no, was it Lulu water?"
In order to avoid the association between Guanyin Water and Guanyin Shu, and thinking that the water in Guanyin Bodhisattva's bottle was all dew, Ruan Xianbei simply changed its name to Lulu Water.
Ruan Xianbei sat on the chair and watched the two of them busy coming in and out, having no time to pay attention to her.
"I've taken it with me, I've taken it all with me, Xiaoqing and Xiaobai! I still have money! If I'm missing something, other people's big business won't treat me badly!"
Xiaobai summoned Xiaoqing to poison and detoxify, and he was still carrying the powdered bottles and jars sent by Elder Jin. Now it can be said that his whole body is full of poison.
"I'm just going to protect her, not fight, okay? Don't be so nervous. Just relax."
"Last time you didn't take anyone with you, you went out by yourself, and then you were seriously injured and almost died at the door of your house. This time——"
Ruan Xianbei interrupted Yun Zhi's accusation: "I'm going with Mi You. Don't treat Mi You as a human being."
Yun Zhi is even more sad. Doesn't that mean that she can't help because of her poor cultivation?
She wiped her tears and clenched her fists: "I will try my best to keep up with you! Come on, A Cai, let's make some snacks for the Saint to eat on the way!"
Ruan Xianbei: Wait, there is a cook in the kitchen...Can you two make anything else besides sesame paste? ! ah!
Since the journey was long and the weather was cold, Ruan Xianbei and the others pulled a carriage and Mi You acted as the driver.
Ruan Yan gave her a new identity and told her: "Remember, let's say to the outside world that you are Miss Cui's distant cousin. She became a monk and practiced martial arts in the mountains since she was a child. This time, the family wants you to go to Cui's house because you want to be engaged. Now, let’s go to Beijing and learn from Miss Cui what ladies are like.”
"Oh, then who is my fiancé?" Ruan Xianbei asked innocently, blinking.
Ruan Yan twitched the corners of his lips: "Young Master, there is no such person."
"Brother is so unreasonable. It seems I can only deal with you when I have a sister-in-law."
Ruan Yan, who was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, told Mi You to watch her and not to mess around. Finally, he straightened her clothes and said, "Be careful, you know."
Knowing that he was referring to more than just this matter, Ruan Xianbei nodded, got on the carriage, made a face and said to him, "I understand, brother."
When they learned that the Saint was going out again, the children spontaneously ran out to give her a ride. Dumpling climbed to a high place and put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly: "Sister Saint! I'm waiting for you to come back!"
Ruan Xianbei waved his hand and set off again!
...
Go to Beijing.
I go to the north of Beijing, so winter comes early and leaves late. It snowed heavily a few days ago. The melting snow in the past two days has been even colder than the snow, and there are ice particles under the eaves. At this time, most of the people on the street are visiting relatives and friends. Only a few large restaurants are doing a prosperous business, and small merchants and vendors are preparing to take a few extra days of rest throughout the year before opening again.
"It's cold." The young man looked at the plaque with the two characters "Cui Mansion" and sighed, clasping his hands, he finally arrived.
He looked at the door and the stone lion at the door. The door of Cui Mansion looked very expensive. What kind of wood was it made of?
He walked in and took a look. It was orange-yellow in color, but with a darker luster, and had a strong aroma. It had a mahogany door.
The concierge, thinking he was a beggar from somewhere, wanted to drive him away, but after one look at him, he seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move. He smiled at the uncle and said, "It's Mr. Cui. I was invited."
The concierge could only watch him walk in. His figure was so fast that in the blink of an eye the person was gone. He also resumed his movements. He was so frightened that he quickly ran inside to report to the housekeeper, in case something serious happened. Man, don’t blame him!
Cui Pin, the first assistant of Cui, was the middle-aged man whom Ruan Yan went to rescue last time. Cui first assistant was waiting in the study for a guest from afar.
"Master, the guests are here!" Xiao Si Tong preached, and a man walked in behind him.
As soon as he entered the house, the heating greeted him. He saw that the bookshelves on the left and right sides and the furnishings in the house were all well-organized. The most important thing was that the house was covered with carpets and burned with floor dragons. The smell of sandalwood in the house made people feel very comfortable, and it was very similar to the outside. The cold weather and freezing ground are like two worlds.
As soon as the young man entered the room, he felt that he had made a wrong decision to come all the way. If he had known better, he would not have listened to the master's asceticism and self-cultivation. He would have just taken the carriage from the beginning. Anyway, there was money from a big shot.
This guest was wearing a gray monk's robe. He took off his hat and the light reflected on his head was brighter than the sun outside. He put his hand on his chest and recited Amitabha.
Cui Shoufu bowed devoutly and said, "Little Master Tongchun, I will trouble you from now on."
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. Master Cui once had a relationship with my master. It is appropriate for me to come here for my master this time." Tongchun said, "It's just that the matter in the inner house is still a little inconvenient for me. I wonder if Master Cui has anything else. s arrangement?"
"Yes, it's just that I promised that person not to reveal more information about him, and I ask for your forgiveness, young master." Cui Shouxu thought of promising Mr. Yuan, so he just stopped there.
"That's good." Tong Chun nodded to express understanding, but what he was thinking was that he had to cooperate with someone with a weird temper again. It was so annoying. Master, how could he be destined to be everywhere? In such a cold weather, he didn't want to go down the mountain at all!
Cui Shoufu looked at his naked skin, which was red from the cold, and quickly called someone: "Qingmei, come and take little master Tongchun to the guest room to rest."
He smiled politely at Tong Chun and said, "Young master, you have worked hard all the way. Let's take a hot bath to warm up first. You haven't eaten yet, right? I'll ask my servants to prepare some fast food, and we'll have a meal together later."
Tongchun said: "Thank you Master Cui, we won't have dinner together. You can ask someone to bring it to my room. I will clean up and then I will go with you to see Miss Cui first. Business is more important."
Cui Shoufu nodded: "Okay."
Tongchun entered the house under the leadership of the maid. The room where guests usually entertained was also completely new. The floor looked like a new carpet, which was warm and comfortable underfoot.
Qingmei fetched water and knocked on the door. He opened the door and looked down at Qingmei and said, "No need to come in, I will do it myself."
Tongchun has fair skin, rosy lips, and a pair of peach-blossom eyes with upturned eyes. It can be said that he has some indistinguishable feeling of male and female. Fortunately, he is a monk with pure righteousness, otherwise he would be the type that has harmed countless young girls.
Even so, Qingmei still blushed when he looked at her. She could only nod without saying anything, put down her things and ran away.
"Alas." Tongchun sighed and looked down to see that the corner of the tub hit his feet. Has this woman never seen a monk?
Tongchun washed away the dirt from the wind and rain, changed into clean clothes, and went to see Cui Shoufu.
Cui Shoufu screened away the people on his left and right and took him into the inner courtyard.
Cui Lin, the only daughter of Cui Shoufu, was sitting in the room. When she heard that her father was coming, she went out to greet him with a smile on her face.
"Dad, you are here."
"Lin'er, don't come out. It's cold outside. Come in." Cui Shouxu touched her head, showing his true love for his daughter.
"This is the young master Tongchun I told you about." Cui Shoufu introduced.
"Miss Cui."
"Hello, little master."
Tongchun looked at Miss Cui, her face was rosy, and she looked like she had eaten well and slept well.
Kang Jian looked like he didn't know what he needed to do.
Cui Shoufu held Cui Lin's hand and said, "It's like this. After my little daughter went on a trip last month, she always had nightmares when she came back. She couldn't sleep well at night. She asked many doctors and they all said she was fine. This time, I just wanted my little master to check. what reason."
Cui Lin shook Cui Shoufu's hand and said, "Dad, I don't want him to show me, I'm fine!"
Cui Shoufu's eyes widened: "Lin'er, don't be rude! Look at you, you have lost a lot of weight these days, how can you say that nothing is wrong? How can I trust you to stay here alone?"
Cui Lin pouted like a little daughter acting coquettishly: "Then why don't you take me with you~"
Tongchun shook his head. He probably knew what the problem was, so he ignored the young lady's emotional drama and began to observe the room.
Cui Shoufu comforted his daughter. Seeing Tongchun acting like this, he asked, "Is there something evil in the house?"
Tongchun nodded: "It's not a big problem. Maybe Miss Cui bumped into something and brought it home when she was playing. But I need time to prepare. I will just do a ritual in a few days. Amitabha, please bother Cui. Miss."
Cui Shoufu Lian Sheng agreed and asked Cui Lin to take a good rest to avoid catching a cold, and then left with Tong Chun to discuss the method.
Cui Lin looked at Tong Chun's leaving back and sneered, the dead monk was pretending to be a ghost.
Tongchun sneered in his heart, the eldest lady was being mysterious.
Twenty taels of silver was a bit too small, but in modern times it was still around eight thousand to ten thousand yuan.
At present, an ordinary soldier in the Yu Dynasty can only earn one tael of silver per month at most, and a centurion can earn three taels of silver per month.
Maybe he will accept it.
In addition, Qin Hu is also planning to draw a big pie for Li Xiaokun. After all, Qin Hu used to have money.
Now it depends on whether he and Qin An can survive the night.
"Little Marquis, I may not be able to survive. I'm so hungry, my hands and feet are frozen with cold." Qin An said in a daze.
"Xiao Anzi, Xiao Anzi, hold on, hold on, you can't stay still, get up and run, that's the only way you can survive."
In fact, Qin Hu himself is in trouble. Although he was a special soldier in his previous life, this body is not what he used to be. All he has now is a perseverance.
"Wait!"
Qin Hu's eyes were like cold stars, and he suddenly shouted in a low voice. A reflection and a rustling sound that appeared just ten meters away from the camp aroused his alertness.
With the professional sense of smell of a special scout, he felt that it was the enemy.
But should we notify Li Xiaokun?
Qin Hu hesitated a little. What if he saw it wrong? You know, his current physical condition is completely different from before.
If a false alarm causes night terrors or camp roars, and someone gets a handle on it, they will be killed without mercy.
"Xiao Anzi, hand me the bow and arrow."
Qin Hu crawled under the carriage and whispered.
But Qin An's next words scared him so much that he almost jumped up.
"Bow and arrow, what are bow and arrow?"
What, there are no bows and arrows in this era?
Qin Hu looked around and found a wooden stick with a sharpened top placed under the wheel. It was two meters long. It was thick at the handle and became thinner as it went up.
The more I look at it, the more it looks like a weapon.
Wooden gun, this is the iconic building of the cannon fodder.
"Come closer, come closer..." After a few breaths, Qin Hu was sure that he was right.
The other party may be the enemy's scouts, called scouts in this era. They are trying to enter the camp and conduct reconnaissance.
Of course, if conditions permit, you can also poison, set fire to, or perform a beheading operation.
"one two three……"
He and Qin An lay motionless on the ground until then, he suddenly jumped up and threw the wooden spear as a javelin.
"puff!"
It is impossible for scouts to wear armor because they cannot move
So, this shot pierced his chest directly.
Following Qin Hu, he picked up the wooden gun belonging to Qin An, jumped out of the carriage, and chased in the opposite direction desperately.
For the reliability of intelligence, the scouts are required to monitor each other and are not allowed to act alone, so there are at least two.
After a few moments, Qin Hu threw another black shadow to the ground.
Then he strangled his neck with a wooden gun. There was a crisp sound and the man's head hung down.
"Hoo, hoo!" Qin Hu was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. He lay on the ground gasping for air. His body was really too weak.
Just to break the enemy's neck, before he could just use his hands, but just now he had to rely on the power of a wooden gun.
"Qin An, come here and help me search you."
Qin Hu is familiar with the rules of the battlefield. He must collect all the trophies from these two guys as quickly as possible.
"Two daggers, two horizontal knives, a level, seven or eight taels of broken silver, two grain bags, flags, kettles, two sets of cotton-padded clothes, two pot helmets, bacon..."
"Qin An, brother, hurry up, hurry up, eat something quickly, you are saved..."
Qin Hu tremblingly grabbed a handful of fried beans from the grain bag and stuffed it into Qin An's mouth, then filled him with water and put on the captured cotton-padded clothes.
.
Before dawn, Qin Hu cut off the scout's head before the sentry on duty arrived, carried it into Shi Chang's camp, and reported what happened yesterday.
This was done to prevent others from taking credit, and he knew what kind of environment he was in now.
"Thirty taels of silver for one head, you are rich."
The chief's name was Gundam. He was a tall, muscular man with a beard.
At first, he didn't believe it until he saw the trophies captured by Qin Hu and the two corpses.
At this moment, his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
"It's not me who gets rich, it's everyone who gets rich. This is the result of the ten of us."
