Horses are much more valuable than people. After half a month's journey, you will arrive at a small military town in five days. In the military town, the horses are fed and drank well, and then the food for the horses is prepared. There are piles of food on the carriage behind. A large number of war horses eat food. They eat better than people. They are piles of grain. Only in this way can the war horses have the strength to carry the cavalry forward throughout the day.
"There's more, mistress, don't worry." Zheng Yuxin replied with a smile.
"That's good." Xiao Luolan thought for a while and took out a handkerchief and gave it to her: "Use this next time you want to wash your face." As long as you wet it with a little water and wipe your face, it's okay. Xiao Luolan didn't arrive at the water source. When I go to school, I usually wash my face like this. I am very frugal about washing and other things, just like the rest of them.
She saw that the little girl was careless and didn't bring any daily necessities. She might not have been sufficiently prepared to follow the team this time.
Zheng Yuxin took the square handkerchief, and then smiled even sweeter: "Thank you, mistress."
Several diners around looked at them, looked away for a while and then looked away.
"Mistress." Zheng Yuxin blinked and looked at this graceful, beautiful but gentle woman. Mistress's skin is so good. I don't know how she got it. It seems to glow in the sun. She doesn't have heavy makeup. She is dark. Her hair is thick, fluffy and plump, and you can smell her peculiar fragrance if you get close enough.
Just like the winter sun, you will feel dizzy and intoxicated when you smell it.
Oops, I really envy my lord.
"Mother, do you want to tell your fortune?"
Xiao Luolan was no longer surprised that the little girl's words made no sense. She always thought of what she was saying. The little girl was covered in jingles and had bright feathers and silver ornaments on her head. She didn't look like she could tell fortunes.
"Fortune telling is so fun. Monks can tell fortunes, and they are very good at it. Mistress, do you want to do it?" Zheng Yuxin twisted her hair with her fingers. She was bored out of her mind on such a long journey. She can only feel it when she is here. Comfortable.
"The young monk can indeed tell fortunes." The monk in white smiled and nodded.
Cui Shizi looked at him. He was a famous compassionate monk in the world. He was responsible for the massacre of Mercy Temple in Luoyang. Except for the young novice monk, he killed all the abbot monks in the temple. He later became the master. The disciples then devoted themselves to Buddha and understood the principles of Buddhism.
Xiao Luolan hesitated when she heard what the young monk said. She still didn't believe in such illusory things as fortune telling.
"Master He, how do you calculate it?" Xiao Luolan finally asked.
Zheng Yuxin suddenly laughed when she heard the words "Master He". She covered her mouth, hugged her belly and burst into tears.
The monk in white came over and put down his Zen staff: "Mother, stretch out her hand. I'll know it as soon as I see it."
"What's the point of not asking the mistress yet?" Zheng Yuxin smiled tiredly and rubbed her cheeks.
Xiao Luolan watched them bickering. Both of them were young people. The monk in white was named He Jin, who was about 20 years old, and Zheng Yuxin was 18/9 years old. They were both at the age of flowers, and their noisy atmosphere also had a lively feel.
She smiled and said, "Just forget it." Xiao Luolan didn't take it seriously either.
He Jin looked at the mistress's hand carefully, and then said with a smile: "The mistress has a long and worry-free life, and a perfect life."
"You're too perfunctory, why don't you say more." Zheng Yuxin said dissatisfied. There was nothing new in these words. They could be used for everyone. They were the same blessing words.
"Amitabha, monks do not lie." He Jin recited the Buddha's name.
Xiao Luolan said: "Thank you, Master He."
A doorman came over on horseback and looked at the other doormen who were standing or sitting around the mistress with their own unique skills. He cupped his fists and said, "Mistress, we have to cross the gourd mouth."
It looks like there is no ambush ahead? Xiao Luolan got on the carriage and looked ahead, only the military flags were fluttering.
The team quickly started moving.
Zheng Yuxin was sitting outside the carriage, eating a wild fruit, her face wrinkled with soreness. Xiao Luolan distributed a few peaches to Dongxue, Doctor Li, and her. They were the only four women in the team.
"Mother, why are you so nice to me?" Zheng Yuxin asked while eating a sweet peach.
Xiao Luolan didn't know how to answer, so she touched the little girl's hair.
Zheng Yuxin rubbed the mistress's hand comfortably. Others were frightened when they saw the monk's moves. The mistress looked weak and tight. Of course, she was indeed very weak, but she was not afraid of them.
When she looked at the monk, she only took one more curious look. After getting familiar with him, she completely regarded him as a normal person. Even the most despicable Kunlun giant, she treated him equally. The hunchbacked old man Zhao was a deformed freak. , the mistress even let him rest under the umbrella every day, and she didn't mind if he dirty his eyes.
What a strange woman, Zheng Yuxin thought, biting her fingers.
After passing the Yanshan Mountain in the Hulukou terrain, we entered a vast and wide area, and the cavalry became even faster and astonishingly fast.
The man in black clothes landed on his master's shoulder. Zhou Xu wiped the sweat from his face and ordered: "Set up camp at Luoyue River and rest for the night."
"Yes." Zhou Xuan and Zhou Lingzhi cupped their hands and clasped their fists.
Tuoba Agu, Tuoba Amu, and Chachawu shook hands and put their fists against their hearts, bowed their heads and said, "Yes."
Zhou Xu took a shower first before entering his tent. Seeing his wife packing things, he held her in his arms and kissed her for a while, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, madam." Xiao Luolan's neck was pricked by stubble. It hurt a little, so she dodged slightly.
Zhou Xu pressed the back of Madam's neck and breathed heavily, smelling her fragrance. He had not been near Madam for more than ten days, so he had to pay attention when marching outside.
Xiao Luolan felt the force on the back of her neck and knew that Master Zhou was at fault again. She pursed her lips and said, "You haven't shaved your stubble."
Zhou Xu touched the stubble of his beard and saw that the lady's white neck was slightly red. He laughed softly and said, "It's my husband's fault for hurting the lady."
Xiao Luolan's face turned red when she saw Sect Master Zhou making a double entendre, which the old man often said in bed.
"It's time to eat." Xiao Luolan didn't want to argue with him.
Zhou Xu knew that Madam was still angry, but when he saw Madam, he wanted to kiss her. When he saw Madam kneeling at the table and eating with her head down, ignoring him, his heart felt as if he had been scratched by a cat's claws, scratching and scratching. .
The side dishes on the table are very simple, which is very different from when they were in Langge.
"Thank you for your hard work, Madam." Zhou Xu said, holding Madam's hand.
Xiao Luolan didn't understand it at first, but she realized what he meant when she saw Sect Leader Zhou looking at the food.
The man ate very quickly and had a large appetite. In fact, what he ate was not much better than that of other cavalrymen. Steamed millet, dried meat, and a bowl of wild vegetable soup. Like the cavalrymen during the day, they soaked in hot water. Dry biscuits are just a little better to eat at night.
The ones here are even better, including dried fish and bacon, brought from Langge.
Xiao Luolan pushed the two plates of meat towards Sect Master Zhou, then continued to eat with his head down.
When Zhou Xu saw her, he immediately pulled his wife over and held her in his arms for a kiss.
"Hurry up and eat." Xiao Luolan regretted that she was meddling too much and was very annoyed with her clinging leader Zhou. This man rode horses and marched all day long, so he didn't feel tired. She felt tired even when she was riding a carriage.
Zhou Xu smiled even happier: "Madam, are you finally willing to reconcile with me?"
Xiao Luolan ignored him. The more she ignored him, the more excited he became.
"The life that He Jin gave to Madam is really excellent, I like it." Zhou Xu looked at Madam greedily as he spoke, his hands becoming less cautious.
It’s been half a month! Suffocated him to death!
Xiao Luolan felt a chill on her wrist, and the golden thread of life was wrapped around her hand.
She came back to her senses and pressed Master Zhou's hand, her cheeks flushed: "No."
Zhou Xu's eyes were about to turn red. He was breathing heavily. He noticed the woman's menstruation. He suppressed the rising hope in his heart and kissed his wife: "Have you changed the outer layer of cloth? Silk is not abrasive, it is better to use paper, it is better to use paper."
"I've done it myself." Xiao Luolan's face turned redder.
Zhou Xu looked at his wife and decided that it would be good to have something else to eat at night.
The night is fading and candles are burning.
"Madam, you still like those Jianghu hangouts?" Zhou Xu took a mouthful of greasy snow and said vaguely, "Madam is polite to them."
Xiao Luolan let out a slight gasp and bit her lip without speaking.
“I smiled at them more times today than I did.”
Xiao Luolan frowned as she listened to Sect Leader Zhou's words. How could this person even care about this?
"They... they called me Mistress..." Xiao Luolan's cheeks turned red and she made up her mind not to speak again.
The main reason is that the people around her are often young people much younger than her. Miss Zheng is only nineteen years old. Is it possible that she has to face others with a straight face?
After hearing this, Zhou Xu raised his head and looked at Madam.
Xiao Luolan was nervous when he saw him.
Zhou Xu chuckled: "Then I will also call you Mistress. Madam, take pity on me and give me a bite to eat."
Xiao Luolan was so embarrassed that her whole body turned red.
Afterwards, Zhou Xu, unfortunately and not very satisfied, smacked his lips.
Chapter 60
"The temperature outside the Great Wall will be much lower at night. Is it cold, Madam?" Zhou Xu took a map from the desk and put it on the bed to look at it. He sat cross-legged on the side of the bed and conveniently put Madam's feet in his underwear to cover them. Seeing that it was a little cold, he raised his head and asked.
Xiao Luolan listened to the shrill wind outside the tent, which sounded like ghosts crying and wolves howling, and she covered herself with a quilt more tightly. The scent of snow cream filled the quilt.
"It's not cold." Xiao Luolan replied. Sect Master Zhou's body temperature has always been very high. He would feel very hot in the summer, but as soon as the temperature dropped, his body temperature turned into a human-shaped furnace. Xiao Luolan I often sweat from him.
Although her menstrual period was painless, her energy level was always lower than other times. She didn't want to move and just wanted to stay on the bed. There was a fire burning in the copper basin in the tent, and the warmth of her feet made Xiao Luolan Her eyelids fell deeper and deeper. She yawned and huddled in the bed. She had something in her mind and asked in a daze.
"Snow Eagle should fly back tomorrow."
Zhou Xu naturally knew that Tuoba Amu of the Tuoba family gave Qingxue a snow eagle. It must be said that this method was excellent and greatly relieved his wife's anxiety when she and Qingxue were separated.
Zhou Xu calculated the distance and said, "If nothing else happens, we'll be there in the morning." After passing through Guchang City, if he wanted to contact him like this again, the snow eagle wouldn't be able to bear it anymore and would have to spend more time on the road. Once a month the letters are all good.
After hearing the answer, Xiao Luolan finally fell asleep with peace of mind. She will write a letter to her daughter tomorrow.
Zhou Xu looked at the map for a while and saw that the lady was asleep, so he stuffed her feet back into the warm quilt. Then he put on his robe and got out of bed silently. Seeing that the lady's sleeping face was flushed and she looked like she was sleeping soundly, Zhou Xu was deeply moved. Staring at her deeply.
He said it was hard work, Madam, not just as a polite word, but because he really felt that Madam had a hard time following him. It was a bumpy journey and she couldn't eat or sleep well. But he never complained. Instead, he would do what he could as soon as he rested. thing.
She only brought Dongxue, a maid, and when she was ready to eat, Madam would make the bed in the tent, and neatly arrange the pens, inks, papers, inkstones, books and maps on the desk. With Madam, Zhou Xu There is a sense of solidity in living life.
He looked at it for a while, then walked out of the tent with the map.
Ten meters away from the tent, Lei Hu Lei Bao and several other Zhou tribes were patrolling. Zhou Xu asked them to continue on their own, and then walked to the Luoyue River.
There were many war horses drinking water in the lower reaches of the river. Some cavalrymen who cared about their horses waded half-way in the shallow water to wash their horses. There were many foreigners among them.
The Tiele people were even more excited to caress the horses assigned to them. Although they could usually see horses, ordinary horses and war horses were different. Tuoba asked them to set off together this time. Chacha Wu was He didn't expect that they would give them such good horses, and even the weapons surprised him.
Chachawu stood by the river and hit the back of the machete with a thick bone. There was a clang, how wonderful! Such a magical weapon is much better than their scrap metal!
"This sword is really good." Several Tiele people gathered together, and Balu couldn't help but say.
"Isn't this nonsense you're talking about?" Batu slapped his younger brother hard on the back. The Tiele warrior couldn't hide his fondness in his eyes. He put on the animal skin half robe around his waist and half put it on. On the body, the body is as majestic as a calf, but the movement of touching the machete is caring and greedy.
Balu chuckled twice.
"Such a good knife, now it belongs to us?" one of the Tiele people asked, Batu looked at him, he was the best hunter last year, and the leader took him with him this time.
"What are you thinking!" Batu bent down and used his helmet to water the war horse. A good war horse can increase his survival rate on the battlefield and make it easier for him to survive. He treats the war horse exactly the same as the Youzhou people. , cold water splashed on his face, Batu's smile looked a bit scary in the dim night: "If you want this knife, you have to trade your head for it." This knife, this war horse, and the daily abundant dried meat food are not It was given to them for free.
An Qingfu laughed loudly and said: "This is not easy." He patted his arms, the bulging muscles and the full belly, and chuckled: "When the time comes, chop off the enemy's head and replace it. "
