In the fifth year of Zhenguan, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Chenshi, Qinjiazhuang, Lantian County.
After breakfast, Qin Ming talked to Daozhang Sun about his trip to Chang'an today, and then took Daozhang Sun to the academy and introduced him to several doctors in the academy.
Qin Ming and his party got on the carriage heading to Chang'an.
Along with Xiao Qingwan and Yang Zijun, there were also Zishu and Moutu.
They each led their own escort of five people.
Zi Shu is the code name of the captain of the first team of the escort team, not a specific person. This position is filled by competition, and the salary is ten times that of the team members.
Qin Ming stipulates that every three months the guard team will compete in physical fitness, fighting and other competitions. The one with the highest score will be awarded the position of captain for three months.
Now there are twelve guards in the Qin Mansion, and the captains are named after the twelve zodiac animals.
Among them, Mou Tu and Si She's team are all women. There are currently thirty people in total, who are responsible for the safety of the backyard of the mansion and Xiao Changxi and the other girls.
The members of these two female escort teams were formed recently. They were mainly established as a last resort considering that the noble families in Chang'an were spying on the Qin Mansion.
The members were all bought by Qin Ming at a high price from Yaxing in two cities in Chang'an City.
These women were all domestic practitioners, their wealth was clean, and they were not treacherous or evil. They were sold into slavery for various reasons.
For example, Mou Tu is one year older than Qin Ming and is sixteen this year.
It is said that my grandfather was a general named Lai in the previous dynasty. After his grandfather and father died in Jiangdong, he fled back to Guan with his mother and learned martial arts at an early age.
Not long ago, because her mother was seriously ill and had no money to get medicine, she voluntarily sold herself to a dental shop. Later, she was bought back to the mansion by Uncle Huang of Qin Mansion. After Qin Ming learned the reason, he sent someone to take her mother to Qinjiazhuang for resettlement. A doctor was sent to cure her mother's illness.
There were about ten other members of the escort team who were in the same situation as her, and Qin Ming also took their families to Qinjiazhuang for care.
Therefore, Mou Tu is very grateful to Qin Ming now. Later, Qin Ming saw that she was more compatible with Zi Jun, so he arranged her to be Zi Jun's maid, protecting her safety and taking care of her daily life.
Si She, fifteen years old this year, is a food lover like Si Zi, so she prefers Qing Wan, and she is always inseparable from Qing Wan, so she is now Qin Ming's maid.
The teams of Mou Tu and Si She are currently the two most special escort teams in the Qin Mansion.
Not only were they all women, but they were all domestic slaves.
This is why Qin Ming feels relieved and leaves the safety of the girls in the backyard and house to them.
After all, in the Tang Dynasty, the lives of domestic slaves were completely in the hands of their masters. Qin Ming is not a white lotus. He feels that this is the only way to be safe in matters involving his family and life.
Of course, Qin Ming would not really treat them as servants. The food and clothing provided to them were very good, and the only requirement for them was to protect the safety of several women.
The most important thing is that both Mou Tu and Si Snake are beautiful.
I don’t know if God favors Si Snake and Mou Tu. Although they have practiced martial arts since they were young, they have not trained themselves to be powerful or strong.
Although the appearance of the two of them is not comparable to that of Xiao Changxi, they are also pretty and have fair skin.
Moreover, probably due to martial arts training, they all have very good figures, which can be said to be bulging forward and backward.
This time, the reason why Qin Da was not brought to Qin Ming was mainly because he wanted him to stay in Zhuangzi and make overall arrangements to protect the safety of Qin Mansion.
Although there have been fewer strangers in Zhuangzi recently, Qin Ming did not relax. Instead, he told Qin Da to pay attention to the safety in Zhuangzi.
Especially at night, to prevent someone from stealing, the front yard was given to Qin Da, and Qin Ming's study in the backyard was an important place in the house, so Sishe was asked to send more people to protect it in the yard.
On the carriage, Qin Ming held Qingwan in his arms, while Mou Tu and Yang Zijun sat opposite.
From the moment they got on the carriage, Yang Zijun and Xiao Qingwan couldn't wait to let Qin Ming continue telling the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". This was the first time Mou Tu heard Qin Ming tell a story and he was very curious.
Although I was a little confused about the relationship between the characters at first, after listening to Yang Zijun's explanation, I was quickly attracted by the various magical martial arts in the story.
As a martial arts enthusiast, it was naturally hard to resist such stories of rivers and lakes, so among the girls, she listened to them most seriously.
Until the carriage stopped at the door of Ximeng Tower.
She just came back to her senses, and then she looked at Yang Zijun pitifully and whispered:
"Madam, I'll finish my work in a moment. Can you tell me the beginning?"
Yang Zijun likes Mou Tu very much, not only because of Mou Tu's good character and strong martial arts, but also because she knows that Mou Tu's grandfather was a general in the Sui Dynasty, and he was loyal to his father all his life.
Now, Mou Tu has become her guard and maid again, which makes her feel that everything is God's arrangement, so she likes Mou Tu very much.
When he heard Mou Tu's words, he looked at her expectant eyes.
She smiled, then patted Mou Tu's hand and said:
"Okay, I'll tell you after I check the accounts."
"Madam, you are so kind. Don't worry, I will make sure no one can harm me in the future."
Qin Ming looked at them and smiled, then said:
"Okay, let's get out of the car first and get down to business. I'll tell you the story later when I have the chance."
After saying that, he took the women out of the carriage.
Shopkeeper Guo had been waiting outside Ximeng Tower early in the morning. When he saw Qin Ming and his party arriving, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted:
"Master, are you here? Do you want to take a rest first?"
Qin Ming smiled and nodded:
"Well, let's go upstairs first. By the way, are the eldest lady of the Li family and the people from the Hejian County Prince's Palace here?"
Shopkeeper Guo heard this and said:
"Already here. In addition to Prince Hejian and Mr. Li, they are also upstairs."
Qin Ming nodded after hearing this and led everyone into Ximeng Tower.
