Zheng Yuxin smiled and narrowed her eyes: "That's enough, that's enough. Pepper is very expensive. Let's just have a piece."
Xiao Luolan thought of the black pepper in the jade jar. Is it expensive? She used to see pepper bags in the supermarket. They cost one yuan a bag and can be used for a long time.
Seeing that the two little girls were eating carefully, Xiao Luolan was silent for a while, rubbed the heads of the two little girls, and said warmly: "There are some left, so you can share it."
Zheng Yuxin really liked eating it, and her face turned red: "Thank you, mistress."
Dongxue also had one in her hand.
"Okay, eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold." Xiao Luolan said with a smile.
After eating, each person was given a bowl of sweet soup with white fungus and red dates. Zheng Yu was so sweet that he said, "I will keep vigil for you tonight, my mistress. After drinking this bowl of sweet soup, I won't be sleepy until tomorrow."
"I don't know who was half asleep last time." Dongxue said.
Zheng Yuxin said angrily: "It doesn't count last time. I have to guard it tonight."
Dongxue didn't want to quarrel with Zheng Yuxin, because Zheng Yuxin was a woman, so she often kept vigil at night, but the lady was always kind, how could she let Zheng Yuxin sleep outside. She always slept on a small couch outside, where the charcoal fire was warm and the fragrance was lingering. During the battle, one time Dongxue saw the mistress getting up and covering Zheng Yuxin with a quilt.
The angry Dongxue didn't give Zheng Yuxin a good look that day.
"There's only a little left. Drink more Dongxue." Xiao Luolan pushed the remaining white fungus and red dates sweet soup in front of Dongxue.
Dongxue lowered her head, feeling hot in her heart.
At night.
Xiao Luolan yawned, put down the sachet in her hand, and was about to go to bed when Miss Zheng asked the previous question again.
"Mother, why are you so kind to us? You give us pepper and drink white fungus sweet soup with us."
Zheng Yuxin was lying on the bedside, head tilted, eyes bright.
Xiao Luolan thought for a while, and finally said with a smile: "No reason, I just want to be good to you."
Zheng Yuxin was a little puzzled. Is there really something without a reason in this world? She didn't believe it before, but now she does, but she only believes in the mistress.
Xiao Luolan waited for Miss Zheng to fall asleep, then turned over.
I can't sleep a bit.
Pepper and white fungus are two things that can be found everywhere in modern times. They can be bought in any supermarket market and the price is very cheap.
But here, they believed she was good to them because of these two things.
The thoughts in Xiao Luolan's mind were messy. If Dongxue and Miss Zheng were in modern times, they wouldn't be moved by the good things that can be seen everywhere. This is good.
She felt that what she did was very ordinary, but the two little girls showed more and more kindness and liking to her.
Sometimes, Xiao Luolan feels that she is ashamed of their love.
Because it is usually good.
They were just born at the wrong time.
Chapter 104 (revision)
Maybe it's God's blessing.
There has been no heavy snowfall for ten days in a row, but the wind has been blowing loudly. The military flag with the word "You" in red letters on a black background was blown by the wind, and it was very conspicuous in the endless sky.
Xiao Luolan didn't get off the carriage because of the strong wind, so he lit a charcoal basin to warm up the fire. The carriage rolled over the snow. Through the open window, he could hear the voices of the cavalrymen in the army talking quietly and the old hunchbacked grandfather in front of him. Youzhou minor tune.
Dongxue opened the curtain, closed the car door, then knelt down on the carpet and whispered softly: "Madam, Captain Zhou wants to see you."
Xiao Luolan was a little strange. Zhou Lingzhi was the eldest son of the younger brother of Clan Master Zhou. He was also the leader of the team. She was his aunt. Apart from daily greetings, Zhou Lingzhi rarely visited her. .
"Invite him in."
Zhou Lingzhi asked Zhou Chenyun, a concubine from a branch of the Zhou family, to stay where he was, then got into his aunt's carriage and saluted respectfully: "Lingzhi pays homage to aunt.
"You're welcome, Lingzhi, please take a seat." Xiao Luolan poured a cup of hot tea for Zhou Lingzhi. The Zhou family were all military generals, and Zhou Lingzhi was no exception. He was a fourth-grade captain of Langge. Although his name was delicate, his real person was different. The names are not related at all. I heard that there are already several children in the family. Xiao Luolan has always treated this nephew, who is ten years younger than himself, as a peer.
Zhou Lingzhi has a son, and Zhou Xuan has become a grandfather, but Sect Leader Zhou seems to be in no hurry at all. He only has Shenzhi, his biological son, and now Qingxue is added to the mix. Qingxue will definitely get married later, or not at all. Everything follows her daughter, but Shen Zhi seems to be twenty years old this year. When he is twenty-one, I haven't heard that he is close to other women. Do you want to ask when you return to Langge?
People in ancient times paid attention to the fate of one parent when getting married. According to the matchmaker, there is no free love or online dating here. If there is a person who is in love with her, she, the mother, must make preparations in advance, and she must not let the girl feel wronged.
Xiao Luolan thought about these things and suddenly realized that she had a lot of responsibilities as Shen Zhi's stepmother.
"Thank you Auntie." Zhou Lingzhi said: "Auntie, the scouts from the front of the army discovered a small Hu Shang team, and there were twelve people from the Baisang tribe in it. When they saw the Youzi military banner, they approached here. Our people controlled them first.”
Xiao Luolan vaguely felt that the word Bai Sang was familiar. After a while, she finally recalled: "But the Bai Sang tribe that Majina once belonged to?"
Zhou Lingzhi nodded and said: "Among the twelve people, the two leading ones are Majina's eldest brother and second brother. The leader of the Hu merchant caravan also has a letter from his uncle in his hand. I have checked the letter and it is indeed from my uncle." In his handwriting, the letter asked this team of Hu merchants who are familiar with the Baisang tribe to help find two people, Maggie Bo and Maggie Dong, and asked the Hu merchants to tell them the news about Magina."
"Ma Jibo and Ma Jidong didn't trust Hu Shang, but they couldn't sit still after finally getting the news about their sister after so many years. Worried about their safety, they lobbied ten of their own clan to come out with them to find their sister Magina."
"They are in the camp now." Zhou Lingzhi said, taking out a letter from his sleeve and handing it to his aunt with both hands: "This is uncle's letter."
Xiao Luolan took the thin envelope, which was still new and tidy. It could be seen that the leader Hu Shang was very serious about the letter. She opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and looked at it. What she saw was the familiar iron painted silver hook.
"I understand, thank you for sending the letter." Xiao Luolan put the letter away.
"This is what I should do." Zhou Lingzhi said again: "Auntie, there are still important things in the army. I forgive Lingzhi for not staying too long. I will leave first."
Xiao Luolan sent people to the carriage, and Zhou Lingzhi bowed again before leaving.
After he left, Xiao Luolan returned to the carriage. After a while, he took out the envelope and looked at the letter from Sect Leader Zhou. The letter only had a few sentences, but the handwriting was so wild that it was boundless.
"I will go to the Baisang tribe to find Majina's brother and tell them the news about Majina. If they come, they will come. If they don't come, forget it."
Xiao Luolan suddenly laughed while looking at it.
She didn't know why she was laughing, she just felt that if she came, she would come, and if she didn't come, it would be a no-brainer. This was very characteristic of Sect Leader Zhou.
Xiao Luolan collected the letter and put it in the mailbox. The letters she wrote to her daughter and the letters sent by her daughter using Snow Eagle were all in it. There were already a lot of them.
Xiao Luolan looked at it for a while and then got off the carriage.
Dongxue followed the mistress and saw her and the soldiers asking about Hu Shang's location, then walked to Hu Shang's side and stood in a corner not far away to observe them.
Because of his meritorious service in killing the enemy, Hu Dali was promoted to the rank of captain. Although he was a small official, he was already very satisfied. This time, he was responsible for guarding the group of Hu merchants and the people from the Baisang tribe. Due to the lack of food in the army, It's here, plus he can eat, and he has grown a lot recently. The meat on his body is as tight as a pimple. In addition, his body is already strong. When he sits there, he looks like an iron tower. It gives people a very good feeling. Great deterrent.
The leader of Hu Shang did not dare to move. His men gathered together and were afraid of being surrounded by the Youzhou cavalry. They were like quails. .
Xiao Luolan saw Majina's two brothers at a glance. They looked a bit like Majina, but their clothes were really shabby. The rest of the Baisang tribe were not much better, wearing tattered dog furs. Their sheep furs and patches were all over their bodies, and apart from their height, they were also a bit intimidating. These people from the Baisang tribe were as miserable as beggars, munching on their meals.
Hu Dali was so close that he could naturally see that these people had been hungry for a long time. Even the people in Hu Shang's team kept their heads down and planed the rice. The bones were burned again, and the mutton and haggis were naturally missing. There was very little mutton flavor, just a few drops of oily smell, plus the dry biscuits soaked in it, and the batter made after soaking.
Hu Dali took out the sesame cake and took a bite. He was a little unhappy that these people were eating their food. However, Hu Shang leader had a letter from the general on his body. Now that he encountered it, it was considered a good thing to prevent these people from starving to death in this vast place. The grassland is on.
"Why are you so hungry that you are like a starving ghost reincarnated?" Hu Dali asked the leader of Hu Shang with a Youzhou knife on his waist. Among this group of people, only this leader's eating statue was better.
The leader of Hu Shang wiped the corners of his mouth with his dirty sleeves, and said with a smile: "You don't know, Lord Jun, since the victory of Youzhou, the grassland has been in chaos. I am lucky, and I have the letter of the Governor of Jiedushi." After receiving the protection of Shule Kingdom, some Hu merchants spent a lot of money to live in those small countries with commercial contacts. Later, I heard from the king of Tianzhu Kingdom that the Baisang tribe had migrated to the Baiya Mountains together with some small tribes."
"I thought the road to Gu Chang was safe, so I set out with my people, but I didn't want to encounter a large group of wolves. I threw away a lot of things and just ran for my life." Leader Hu Shang said this, wiping a handful of bitter tears. , he initially accepted Lord Jiedushi’s letter, just to make him look familiar to the powerful Lord Jiedushi. He carried Lord Jiedushi’s letter on his body, which was like a talisman.
If the matter is completed and Master Jiedushi does not take back the letter, then he will make a fortune!
After going out, ordinary people would not dare to offend his Hu merchant team. Hu merchants like them, especially those who live on the border, once the time comes for war, their lives will be worthless. People from the state or the Central Plains are more valuable than their lives.
"Fortunately, I met the Youzhou army. You are my benefactor." Leader Hu Shang hugged Hu Dali's leg and cried bitterly, but Hu Dali pushed him away. He couldn't stand a grown man crying.
Xiao Luolan listened vaguely from behind, and saw Magina's brothers who had been working on the meal suddenly chattering excitedly.
Leader Hu Shang said quickly: "He is also thanking you and wants to ask how far his sister is from here."
Hu Dali made an estimate: "If the weather stays like this and there is no heavy snowstorm, there will still be five or six days left."
"Thank you, Master Jun, for informing me." Leader Hu Shang smiled and imitated the warriors from the Central Plains, clasping his fists and cupping his hands, and then said it to the people of the Bai Sang tribe.
The people of the Baisang tribe immediately became happy and danced strangely around them. This exaggerated body movement made Hu Dali place his hand on the Youzhou knife. The leader of Hu Shang quickly stopped the actions of the Baisang tribe. After chatting with them some more, those people calmed down.
Xiao Luolan returned to the carriage and thought of Magina. Her brother seemed to be kind to her.
There are still five or six days left to reach Guchang, and in five days at most, we can reach Yanmenguan Hulukou. We are getting closer to Langge step by step. We haven’t seen each other for several months. I wonder how Qingxue is doing and how she is getting married. Are you getting along well with the good friends you have made? Are you losing weight or gaining weight...
Thinking about these things, Xiao Luolan couldn't help but curl her lips and smile softly.
In Xiao Luolan's earnest expectation, he met the cavalry from the direction of Gu Chang on the third day.
The leader of the three hundred Qingqi was the newly appointed Captain Gao Fei.
Gao Fei was led by Zhou Lingzhi to meet the general's wife, and then said that he would go with Xuanjia Camp.
Six days later.
Xiao Luolan arrived at Guchang City.
She looked at the somewhat familiar city gate and City Lord Liu Ren at the door, and smiled.
Liu Ren took his wife Cheng Xiuxiu and Gu Hao and other officials to greet the general's wife at the door. Naturally, he also brought Majina.
"The lower official led the Gu Chang officials to pay homage to the general's wife." Liu Ren was so happy that he wanted to set off firecrackers for three days in a row! Not only was the war victorious, I heard that Lord Jiedushi also captured hundreds of thousands of livestock. Not only could this bring a good year to Youzhou, but as long as they were taken care of properly, the cows, mares, and ewes in the livestock would be able to bring a good year to Youzhou in the coming year. Youzhou’s greater interests.
Xiao Luolan asked Liu Ren to stand up without waiting for him to bow: "The city lord doesn't need to be polite. It's cold. Everyone, please hurry up and enter the city."
As soon as he finished speaking, the members of the Baisang tribe who had been quiet suddenly started chirping loudly and waving their hands high. Majina behind the city lord instantly flew to her brothers like a butterfly and hugged them tightly. They jumped and hugged each other, and Magina burst into tears and shouted the names of her brothers.
Xiao Luolan looked at this scene and smiled.
Liu Ren couldn't hide the smile on his face. He touched his beard and laughed: "Hahaha, today is such a good day."
Chapter 105
At night.
Gu Chang Liu's courtyard.
Zhou Lingzhi arranged sixty cavalrymen to patrol outside in two shifts around Changchun Xiaozhu in the backyard. As for the Jianghu disciples, only Zheng Yuxin could live in the east wing of Changchun Xiaozhu, while his aunt's personal maid Dongxue lived in In the west wing, Changchun Xiaozhu, which is the main room, is lived by my aunt, and the servants of the Liu family have already cleaned them.
Zhou Lingzhi himself patrolled and checked the perimeter before leaving.
Inside a small building in Changchun.
Xiao Luolan washed her face with a hot towel. Her face was red and hot now. Cheng, the wife of City Lord Liu, was very enthusiastic about her and repeatedly asked her to stay at the evening banquet. Xiao Luolan wanted to return to Langge as soon as possible. Ling It was said that they would only repair and continue on the road tomorrow, so Lord Liu Ren, Cheng Xiuxiu and Captain Gao Fei gave up.
The city lord's wife was very hospitable and kept asking Xiao Luolan to eat and use more during the dinner. Xiao Luolan refused and drank some fruit wine, her face slightly warmed by the heating in the hall.
