"Your Majesty, weave a web of secret messages."
In the backyard of the Xiangping Prefecture, Bai Xing came in a hurry.
Zhang Qi was teasing his nephew and niece, accompanied by Zhang Guangqinghua.
Seeing Bai Xing coming in a hurry, Zhang Qi raised his eyes and said calmly.
"read."
"Hei Niu, a secret agent from the latitude line of East County of Zhao State, asked for help. His family was in dire straits and he wanted to take them to escape from the borders of East County and come to Liao."
"Zhao Guodong County? Are you a spy assigned to monitor King Zhao?"
With a thought in Zhang Qi's mind, he changed from sitting upright to sitting upright, and handed the two children to Zhang Guang who was beside him.
"Yes, Your Majesty, when we selected the spies to go to Zhao State, we chose Hei Niu because he is a local."
"First, let's look through the sources and speculate on the credibility of the matter."
Weaving's method of recruiting spies has gone through strict screening. In theory, the backbone spies of Longitude and Weft are all slaves and Han people who were rescued from the grasslands by Zhang Qi from the beginning.
But it's better to be cautious. Except for people who have been implanted with spiritual points and fanatical believers, others can't be too careful about loyalty.
"promise."
Bai Xing turned around and left, sending messages and making inquiries.
Just an hour.
The reply came.
"Heiniu, a native of Sanshi Village in Dongjun County, traveled to the grassland with a caravan four years ago. He was robbed and turned into a slave. He was rescued by the Tiger Army and returned to Wuhuan. He later joined the militia and served as chief. When we expanded the recruitment network, He was selected to join and became a white line agent. One year later he was promoted to the black line, and another year he was promoted to the latitude line. He has been an agent for two and a half years."
"After discussions between Liu Chai, the leader of the web, and a group of analysts, they believed that this letter asking for help should be true. They also received news from various places. It seems that the Han Dynasty had levied grain and grass several times in the past few years and the various counties imposed heavy taxes. After evaluation, it is unlikely to be a trap."
Bai Xing read the words in the reply word by word, while Zhang Qi listened and thought.
"Liu Che is preparing to leave the country due to heavy taxes on food and grass."
"How long does it take to send a message to Zhao?"
"Half Moon!"
"Then let's formulate a strategy first. This is also an opportunity for the spies to take action. The Heiniu family alone is not enough. The more people the better, but we need to think of a way to deal with the passage. Entering the Zhao Kingdom is not a border county. , our strength there is weak, so we must have a foolproof strategy."
"But the Hei Niu family should let the caravan people take them back first."
"promise."
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Sanshi Village.
Through the intelligence channels of Weaving Network, Hei Niu successfully sent the letter for help.
Then came the long wait, which lasted for a month.
In March, the snow in East County had almost melted, and many busy figures appeared in the fields.
Naturally, there are also those from their family and the second uncle’s family.
There is no definite news about what life should be like.
However, weaving the net extended Hei Niu's vacation, so there were more laborers in the fields, and their family's fields were cultivated faster than before.
"This farm tool is not as useful as the one you have. Not to mention the effort, it can't be used for deep plowing."
Even if the temperature is not high, Hei Niu is still tired and sweating.
One of his nephews, who was nine years old, followed him and wisely scattered grain seeds into the ground.
"Stop being a bit of a dog."
Hei Niu gave his nephew an inscrutable look, and the child who was called a dog let out an oh, and then the same thing happened.
Although I am young, I also know that whether I can have enough to eat this year depends on how many crops can grow in the field. If I sow less, I will harvest less.
After working as a web-weaving agent for several years, Hei Niu suddenly started to work as a farmer again. Hei Niu felt uncomfortable in every way. However, seeing his father's stooped waist and his mother who kept looming at home day after day, his There is infinite power in my heart.
Mid-March.
A group of more than a dozen carriages and horses drove into this not-rich village.
As soon as they docked, a dozen people started selling various products among the village households. The money here was definitely small, but these people accepted barter, so many village households were still attracted and started to choose. products.
Black Bull is no exception.
He knew what the arrival of this caravan represented. How could a caravan enter the village? Even if there were, there would not be so many car frames.
He also moved forward, picking out things that were rare to see here.
While picking, he whispered.
"The king of heaven overshadows the tigers of earth."
"Chicken stewed with mushrooms."
"It's time to go to the fields, come quickly, don't wait when it's late."
"learn."
Putting down the product he was looking at, Hei Niu turned around and left.
As soon as he got home, he didn't say anything, but told his grandpa.
"Grandpa, my second uncle's family hasn't had enough to eat for a few days. They have been filling their stomachs with water every day. I would like to treat my second uncle's family to a meal today. What do you think?"
Having just finished his farm work, Niu's father's sunken eyes were still lifeless. Hearing Hei Niu's words, he looked over in surprise.
Then he seemed to remember something: "You are old enough to make your own decisions."
"Hey, I asked my eldest brother and his family to come too today."
"Sure, eat more is better, eat more is better."
night.
There was silence in the village, without any light.
The Hei Niu family was different. There were two or three tables full of food. It wasn't very fragrant, but it still made everyone present drool.
"It's good that they're all here. It's good that they're all here. Tieshu, you eat more because your body is weak. Ah Chai, you also eat more."
Father Niu stood up to speak, and everyone moved their chopsticks.
The second uncle Hei Niu and his family were already hungry. They picked up the bowls and chopsticks and kept swallowing. As they ate, hot tears fell from their eyes.
Eat enough.
These two simple words are the lifelong pursuit of countless people.
Finished eating.
Uncle Hei Niu stood up, walked to his eldest brother and knelt down.
He knew that his eldest brother must have known about his family's situation in the past few days, and that's why he asked them to come over.
"Second uncle!"
Heiniu hurriedly helped him, but his thin body seemed to have infinite strength at the moment, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not pull the person up.
"Okay Achai, you are my brother and we are part of the family. You don't have to be like this, but just say a word today as the eldest brother."
Niu's father stood up and pulled his brother, and then Black Niu's second uncle stood up.
"Your family, don't go back today. Hei Niu has something to discuss with you. Shu, you are not feeling well, so go back to the back room and sleep for a while."
"Okay, uncle, I'm causing trouble for you."
The eldest son of the second uncle Hei Niu has weak bones, a sequelae of surviving the cold weather in the past.
This discussion is almost over.
Black Bull looked at the moon in the sky, and heard the chirping of night birds in the distance.
"It's time."
He lowered the window coffin and woke up the family members one by one.
With a pair of puzzled eyes, Hei Niu took the whole family to the fields outside the village.
The web-weaving merchant who responded took a look at the people behind Hei Niu and didn't say anything. He just asked them to hurry up and get on the bus.
"Grandma, grandma, second uncle, eldest brother, it's time for us to go! It's time to live in the human world!"
(End of chapter)
