Taiping County is about half a day's journey from Fenglindu. If you have a car, it will be faster.
At dawn, Yan Yun, a competent "guard", led a donkey cart with a black hood and escorted Zoe home.
He was wearing a very ill-fitting piece of clothing today, which the county officials had found from a peasant. The clothes were too small, with half of his calves and half of his arms exposed. As for his feet, he wore a pair of straw sandals.
Now that he has arrived at the border of Dayu, he can no longer wear the Qiang military uniforms. He threw them into the Yellow River, leaving only a pair of boots hanging on the shaft of the donkey cart.
As for the two sets of clothes that Li Zhen had worked hard to sew for him and the bottle of knife medicine that he had prepared for him, he originally put them in his luggage and tied them to his back, and they were thrown away when he crossed the river. Fortunately, the talisman Yuzhenzi gave him as a farewell gift was hung around his neck and placed close to his body without falling off. The talisman looked yellow like a piece of paper, but it was not actually stained with water and was not damaged at all.
After the county officials led Yan Yun out of the water village last night, they had been lukewarm to him. They said that irrelevant personnel could not be accommodated in the military camp and there were no inns nearby, so they took him to a civilian husband.
The work shed was too small, and there were people lying all over the floor. Even in winter, it was full of sweat smell. This Yan Yun could bear it, but the problem was that he was so tall, and it was too difficult to make a place for him to sleep. As a last resort, after changing out of his wet clothes, he sat by the fire outside the work shed and took a nap all night.
During this period, Zoe, who had changed into dry clothes, came once to bandage his arm injured by an arrow. During this process, she kept her head down and said nothing. Only when she left did she say in a low voice that the county official was not targeting him, she was. She apologized to him, but she didn't explain why.
Before setting off this morning, the county official came yawning and treated Yan Yun with a good look, just like scolding a prisoner, asking him to send Zoe home in a safe manner, until Yan Yun could not bear it anymore and clenched his fists. When he glared at the other party, the county official felt guilty and hurried away.
Yan Yun and Zoe met by chance, and had nothing to do with each other before. Now that they have arrived in Dayu, it is reasonable for them to go their separate ways, but the experience of the two hugging each other tightly when crossing the river seems to be unspeakable. The two of them could go their separate ways like passers-by without any involvement. Therefore, despite the rude words of the county official, Yan Yun did not object to pretending to be Zoe's bodyguard.
In addition, he is now a refugee and has appeals to Zoe's father, the magistrate of Taiping County.
Of course, Zoe knew that Yan Yun's identity as a guard was fake, but she didn't reveal it in front of the county officials, as if she acquiesced.
"Where is the young master from?" Zoe asked, her voice trembling slightly due to the bumps of the donkey cart.
"Where is the young lady's husband's house?" Yan Yun asked back.
In the carriage, Zoe was silent for a long time before replying: "Hejiazhuang, Huangyuan County."
"What's the relationship between the warrior named He Yidao and the lady?"
"I am the father of my deceased husband."
Zoe's answer is very interesting. It would be better to just say father-in-law, but she also has to add the word "dead husband" in front of it.
However, judging from the fact that she ended up alone at the end of the escape team led by He Yidao and that He Yidao had no scruples in calling her a bitch, her status in the He family was very low. Not only did her father-in-law not care about her life or death, but her uncles also She was not very close to her sister-in-law, so it was no wonder that when she was panicking, she immediately asked Yan Yun, a stranger, for help. Since the He family was not good to her, it makes sense that Zoe did not show much sadness when He Yidao and several family members were shot by Qiang people.
"I am from Hejiazhuang, Huangyuan County, and I work as a nurse in Hejiazhuang." Yan Yun suddenly spat out this sentence, which was regarded as a response to Zoe's previous inquiry. This was a real lie.
"Sir, you are not..." Zoe obviously did not approve of Yan Yun's answer.
"It is now!" Yan Yun said.
"Young master must come from a wealthy family. Why do you think so lowly of yourself and compare yourself to a person who looks after the house and the courtyard?"
"How do you know?" Yan Yun was shocked. He was not familiar with this woman. How could she be so sure that she was born into a rich family?
“The so-called poor man is rich in literature and martial arts. The young master’s martial arts attainments are so amazing at such a young age. It must be due to his family background. Moreover…” Zoe’s voice trailed off, “The young master moves like a dragon and a tiger steps, and is so majestic and majestic. It’s really rare to see him… "
Well……
This is the first time that Yan Yun has been praised so much by a member of the opposite sex for his age. He feels embarrassed and weird at the same time, but at the same time he has to admire Zoe's eyesight.
A person's temperament and habits developed over the years cannot be changed. Although Yan Yun is dressed in rags, he looks like a down-and-out young man, which is fundamentally different from ordinary martial artists. Zoe was born into an official family and had been exposed to it since she was a child. In addition, she was already very thoughtful, so it was not surprising that she could see the general background of Yan Yun.
"But now I am the nursing home of Hejiazhuang, do you agree?" Yan Yun was not discussing with her, but making a direct request.
"Young Master must be like this, so what can I say..."
"Since it is a nursing home, you have to take care of food and drink when you arrive in Taiping County..."
"Young master owes me a favor to survive, but please rest assured that I will do my best to satisfy you."
"Stop calling me Young Master, I'm worried you won't be able to change your tune."
"I obey."
Yan Yun grinned. Not only did Zoe look soft, she also spoke softly, which made him feel very happy.
Along the way, the two of them chatted and chatted, sometimes stopping to take a break, and they got along very harmoniously.
Time passed quickly, and towards noon, a large market town appeared in front of us. On the spacious rammed earth road, there was an endless stream of vendors and people, but it was very prosperous. After a while, the county government of Taiping County had arrived.
When the gatekeeper saw that the county magistrate's daughter had returned home, he ran to inform the master faster than a rabbit. When Yan Yun drove the donkey cart into the back hall through the side door, the county magistrate Zuo Gao, his wife and two old ladies were already there to greet her. Except for Zuo Gao who was still able to suppress his emotions, the women were already in tears. Zoe, too, cried for a while in her mother's arms, her branches trembling wildly.
Yan Yun could understand this scene, but he was a little uncomfortable with the crying look, so he stood aside and stared blankly.
"This strong man is..." Zuo Gao finally saw a driver next to him.
"I am Xia Yuantai, from Hejiazhuang, Huangyuan County." Yan Yun said.
As soon as he said this, the Madam and several old ladies all looked at her very unkindly, but Zuo Gao nodded purely politely.
Zoe was afraid that her parents would neglect Yan Yun, so she quickly said: "If Yuan Tai hadn't risked his life to save her, my daughter would never see her father and mother again."
The relatives were overjoyed to meet each other for a moment. Only when Zoe said this made the parents think of the hardships involved.
Zuo Gao asked suspiciously: "Daughter, did you cross over from Fenglin? The Qiang people are extremely vicious, and they didn't... didn't stop you?"
"How could you not stop me? The only way my daughter can see her father and mother is because Yuan Tai fights her way out..."
Before Zoe finished speaking, the madam’s heart couldn’t bear it, she clutched her chest and almost couldn’t regain her breath.
As a result, the conversation could only be temporarily terminated, and the group hurriedly helped the lady to the inner hall.
The master did not invite him, and as a servant, Yan Yun could not follow him into the inner hall. After unhooking the cart, he tied the donkey to a tree on the side and let it graze.
After a while, Zuo Gao hurriedly stepped out. When he saw Yan Yun, he first clasped his fists in his hands and saluted, and said solemnly: "Strong man, you are so neglectful, please come in!"
Yan Yun bowed his hand in return and walked towards the inner hall first. When he crossed the threshold, he woke up and realized that he had exposed himself. He is the third general of Guan San, the leader conferred by the King of Yu. If it were in the past, Zuo Gao would have to kowtow when he saw him. As an officer, of course he has no reason to be polite to his subordinates. It is natural to get used to it. He accidentally walked in front of Zuo Gao. , wouldn’t the secret be exposed?
Fortunately, Zuo Gao regarded Yan Yun as a rough man and didn't care.
Yan Yun saw Zoe reunited with her parents. It was inconvenient for him as an outsider to sit for a long time, so he stood up after saying a few words.
Zuo Gao gave him a plate of money and asked him to spend it first. He also attached a token for entering and exiting the yamen, and temporarily arranged for him to live in a side room.
When Yan Yun arrived at his residence, he had just washed his face. The old woman who served at home came to measure Yan Yun's height again. She planned to hire someone to sew two pieces of clothes for a change of clothes. Yan Yun readily accepted. With his height and body, the clothes were ready-made. It’s really hard to find. As soon as the business here was finished, Zuo Gao came to invite people, saying that the food and wine were ready.
