After Village Chief Chen and others left, Yang Wei and others closed the courtyard door. Then, according to the routine formed in these days, they began to allocate housing for tonight, allocate people to light fires for cooking, boil water for washing, and take care of horses. All matters were carried out in an orderly manner.
Xiao Wu from Yang Wei Escort got into a carriage and took out a large piece of pork from a tank inside to defrost it. The piece of pork weighed twenty kilograms. He also took some dried fungus, dried bamboo shoots, etc. and soaked it. I also took a few cabbages, peeled seven or eight large radishes, and started to chop the stuffing.
The rest of the people were busy, and the room in the middle of the yard was cleared out the fastest.
Lu Songli, Yang Wei, Xu Zheng and the three Qin brothers were present.
Xu Zheng frowned and said, "This Qinglong Village is indeed a trouble."
Yes, they knew about Qinglong Village before entering the village.
After Zhou Da led half of his men north to support Qin Yan, the remaining half was led by his deputy Hu Guangcong. They are all cavalry, good at horses. It would be a waste if they only serve as bodyguards and have the same existence as Yang Wei Escort. Therefore, after Lu Songli discussed with the three brothers of the Qin family, they decided to use them as scouts to improve their group's perception of danger.
The effect was also immediate. Apart from anything else, they had inquired about Qinglong Village two days ago and already had a lot of relevant information.
Qin Heng pointed out, "Cangshan Mountain is too big. No matter which route we take, we can't avoid Qinglong Village."
"Since we can't avoid it, we can only face it head-on." Lu Songli set the tone and attitude towards Qinglong Village with one word.
And she felt that they had been exposed as soon as they entered Qingxi Village. Other villages dare not say that, but Qingxi Village and Hehe Village are the two ends of the Qinglong Village's hunting range, so they must have their spies.
They have so many carriages, and the carriages are loaded with so much supplies, they are just a fat sheep in the eyes of Qinglong Village.
Yang Wei sighed at his mistake, he knew it would be like this. But it was carrying such a wealth of supplies that allowed them to have such a nourishing life along the way. Now that they have enjoyed the benefits brought by the rich supplies, they cannot dislike the disadvantages it brings.
Lu Songli always solves problems when she encounters them. There is nothing to say.
There are more than 200 young men in the other side's village. Even if they appear to be tough, the meat hanging on them is so attractive that the other side will want to take a bite.
With a little planning, you can get through it, but there will definitely be casualties. This was not her intention.
While I was busy, the escort boy came to report that there was a knock on the door.
Several people looked at each other and decided to discuss it after dinner. If they were not here now, it would easily arouse suspicion.
The village chief's mother, Mrs. Chen, brought a seven or eight-year-old boy over to thank them.
The boy's expression was stubborn and somewhat unruly. He kept staring at the Qin brothers and the men marching in the army.
"You are good people. The road is blocked by heavy snow and it is difficult to walk. You should turn back and take another detour."
Lu Songli knew that she was reminding her something in disguise. After Yang Wei thanked her for her kindness, he brought her two more steamed buns with mixed noodles.
At this time, Lu Mingzhi quietly found her and said to her, "Second sister, there will be heavy snow in the next two days. Should we stay in Qingxi Village for two days?"
Lu Songli nodded, "Okay, I know about this and I will arrange it."
In the wild on a snowy day, the roads are difficult and dangerous.
During this period, whenever there was rain or snow, Lu Mingzhi would tell them in advance, which saved them a lot of trouble and a lot of things.
Qin Heng privately praised him more than once for his good reading and useful reading.
Lu Songli told the big guys about this, and then Yang Wei arranged for a few more people to bring ladders to the roof and sweep the snow off.
Anyone who has free time helps make dumplings.
When Yang Wei and the others were sweeping the snow, they happened to see Village Chief Chen leading his people to sweep the snow off the roof of his house, so he said hello to the other party from a distance, "Village Chief Chen, are you sweeping the snow?"
Village Chief Chen nodded, "Yes, if the snow is not swept away, it will easily crush the roof." They were already cleaning just now, but strangers like them came in and shocked the people in the village, so everyone stopped. Cleaning work.
Yang Wei noticed that after they finished sweeping the village chief's house, they moved on to the next house, and it was still the same team. He immediately understood that these people were planning to clear snow from house to house.
"Village Chief Chen, it's getting dark today, why don't you arrange more people?"
Village Chief Chen smiled bitterly, these noble people from Chang'an Prefecture don't know how difficult people's livelihood is. Doesn't this mean he doesn't want to make more arrangements?
But clothes to keep out the cold are so expensive and hard to come by. In Qingxi Village, every household can find two complete sets of winter clothes and trousers, which is considered good.
The only or only winter coat and winter pants are usually worn by the person who has to go out to do errands. The rest of the family will stay on the bed if they have nothing to do, so they can stay warmer.
It has been snowing heavily recently and I have to clear the snow every day, otherwise I am always worried that the roof will collapse. Therefore, he required that each household must have one person, preferably a young and agile person, to take turns clearing the snow.
After Yang Wei learned about the situation, he took his people to help Village Chief Chen. Anyway, the meal is not ready yet. While helping, he inquired about the situation in Qinglong Village. Village Chief Chen didn't hide anything from him and told him everything he knew.
Mo Bing led many people and finally made thousands of dumplings, and then placed nearly 700 dumplings one after another. The remaining 300 dumplings will be delivered to Hu Guangcong and others later.
During the meal, the Lu family siblings somehow managed to sit next to each other.
"Second sister, this is good -" After shouting out, Lu Mingzhi quickly covered his mouth.
The secret is revealed, the secret is revealed!
The guards held the dumplings in their hands. One of them even dropped the dumplings after hearing this. They wanted to insert their own ears. Can they listen to this?
Faced with those seemingly nonchalant glances, the guards dared not move, and the dumplings were not for eating or not.
They had long since noticed that they looked similar, and they had tried their best to ignore it, almost wishing they could just ignore it!
But every day, they are refreshing their knowledge. Today he actually shouted out. What should I do?
Mom, this life is too difficult and embarrassing. The officers shouted in their hearts.
Lu Songli was speechless, what a stupid brother.
Lu Songli put down her chopsticks, and everyone else looked at her.
The officers were extremely nervous.
Lu Songli smiled reassuringly at them, "Don't be nervous, everyone. Dear brothers, I think you have noticed something over the past few days."
"We won't hide anything today. You heard me right. This is my brother Lu Mingzhi next to me. The two are Liu Erxi and Mo Bing. The Yang Wei Escort was hired by them to go to Pingzhou to do business. Because I was on the way. , so they took care of me for a while."
Lu Songli felt that internal stability was very important at this moment. And sincerity is always a must-win. Now that something unexpected has happened, if you are not even willing to tell the truth, how can you win the trust of these officers?
"I confess this to everyone mainly because I feel that, first of all, we are not enemies and have a common goal - to arrive in Pingzhou safely. And then we actually don't have any interests or conflicts with you Brother Cha, right? So I feel that between us There is no need to guard against each other, calculate or even take action.”
"Furthermore, now that there is a strong enemy like Qinglong Village on our side, I think we should be more united and friendly, and be united in dealing with the outside world. What do you think?"
The guards looked at each other, then nodded, acknowledging her words. What she means is that if you don't get in the way, nothing will happen, because killing you will not do us any good. Now there is a strong enemy. If you are disobedient and insist on not uniting to do something, don't blame them for being rude.
"Qin——Mrs. Sixth Young Master, we understand."
