Shuoxue Pass is very small, and there are two main roads except for the barracks, but it takes a quarter of an hour to walk from the south to the back.

Zhao Rui came out of the government and walked straight to the north.

Due to the hot summer and bitter cold climate of Shuoxueguan in winter, the houses where the local people live are mostly made of stone, and the thickness can reach one foot.

Although Shuoxue Pass is small, but the people who live here can be called a mixed dwelling, in addition to the exiled officials, there are many soldiers who stay here after retiring, because although the harvest of Shuoxue Pass is not abundant, but this place is mostly dependent on the mountains and forests, wild things and mountain goods are not lacking, often the hunters who have been in the mountains for a year can get the silver money to meet the family's chewing head for two or three years.

Fan Jin's mother is also a criminal official, the family was sold to Shuoxue Pass, on the way to the father and brother are dead, the mother is not there, can only rely on herself, but she was born smart, from Chang'an to Shuoxue Pass, walked for half a year to endure and did not wash, when he arrived at Shuoxue Pass, his hair was withered, his face was haggard, and his whole body was filled with a disgusting smell.

And Fan Jin's father, Fan Butcher, happened to be at the age of marrying, but he was familiar with the three religions and nine streams of Shuoxueguan in his daily life, and he was also quite bold.

Therefore, I finally bought Fan Jin's mother-in-law, but I didn't expect to clean up and be a delicate little lady, and I felt quite satisfied, who would have thought that this little lady would not even be able to cook, and at first I coaxed a few words, and after a long time, I felt quite greasy, so I threw it aside.

Fan Jin's mother was still not able to get used to the harsh environment of Shuoxue Pass after all, she was pampered all the way to be frightened when she was young, and her body secretly had a loss, and then followed Fan Jin's father, with a bit of uneven depression in her heart, and Fan Butcher was a rough man, and did not realize her wife's delicate heart, day after day she finally died soon after giving birth to Fan Jin.

Fan Butcher thought that there was no big difference between marrying a wife and not marrying a wife, if there was a real need, it would be better to go directly to the widow who sifted the wine on the other side, in short, he had a son to pass on the incense, but what distressed him was that his son was about to be three months old, like a kitten, he was really helpless as a big man.

At this time, the good popularity of Fan Butcher played an effect, and the brothers who had received his help in the past went to the Hun family to naturally have children, and a sheep was released, and a group of sheep was also released, and Fan Butcher simply left his son to his brother and daughter-in-law to take care of, and he followed a group of brothers to eat wine and gamble, fight cocks and walk dogs, and lived happily for five or six years.

When Fan Jin was seven years old, Fan Butcher got drunk in the winter and stepped into the moat.

Fortunately, all his brothers were worried about the good of his life, and they did a white thing and buried the husband and wife together.

And Fan Jin's whereabouts have become a problem, it is easy for a seven-year-old boy to live alone, and he lives like a beggar on the streets, but it is inevitable that a half-old boy will stay next to someone's house often.

Unexpectedly, Fan Jin himself had an idea, he went to the door to kowtow to each uncle, thanked the other party for burying his father, and said that he was ready to inherit his father's business and open a meat shop, and the uncles would take care of the business.

This butcher shop has been open for ten years, from the beginning of the day can only sell part of the meat, and later in addition to the livestock he feeds, he also has to collect game, and then to the garrison of Shuoxue Pass, Fan Jin can be regarded as completely gaining a firm foothold in Shuoxue Pass.

Like his father, Fan Jin seems to have been born with an intimate aura, and there is no one who does not have a good relationship with him, and even some soldiers who have been stationed in Shuoxue Pass all year round call him brothers.

Fan Jin's shop is in the north, open a storefront, a long plate meat case, hanging half a roe deer and a few pieces of pigs, Fan Jin is standing on the meat bank in a short beat, so that he is sweating on his forehead in a single coat.

"Lang Jun is Fan Da?" Zhao Rui came all the way and it snowed lightly, he was not wearing armor, he only wore a narrow-sleeved cotton robe with a navy blue collar, and the snow fell all over his hair after a short time.

"Lang Jun is here to buy meat? In the past few days, the military masters have been tired, so they sent all the pigs to the barracks, and only this half of the roe deer is left, Lang Jun still likes it or not!" Fan Jin saw that he was a faceless Lang Jun, and looked at his serious bearing, guessing that he was probably from the barracks, but he didn't know what the other party was looking for him.

"Rui is not here today to do business with Lang Jun, but to talk to Lang Jun. Zhao Rui couldn't help but smile when he saw that he thought he was looking for trouble, "It's snowing in the sky, and it is estimated that Lang Jun's business is almost the same for a few days, there is a tea stall in front, why don't Lang Jun close the shop and drink a cup of hot tea with me?"

"This?" Fan Jin originally thought that he was buying some benefits when he sold the meat into the barracks, and he was approached by someone after the incident at the east window today, but seeing that this Lang Jun's kind attitude didn't seem to be looking for trouble, his heart calmed down.

"Rui Su heard that Lang Jun was anxious for justice and righteousness, and was known as 'Little Meng Taste', this time there was something that Lang Jun could not do, and asked Lang Jun to draw a knife to help. Zhao Rui said.

"In that case, wait for me. Seeing that his attitude was sincere, Fan Jin agreed, and sure enough, he got up and put away the meat case and the roe deer and pig he gave birth to, closed the shop and locked the door, and the two of them went to the tea shop together.

At this time, the wind and snow became heavier and heavier, and the two asked for a place to sit near the stove, and asked for a pot of tea and a dish of saltwater beans.

"I don't know if Lang Jun knows anything about my Shuoxue Pass garrison?" Zhao Rui stretched out his hand to dust the snow on his shoulder, and said warmly.

"I don't know much about this, I only know that Shuoxue Pass does not have a county order, and I heard that the general stationed there is a four-grade general, or from the Ji Thorn historian. Fan Jin picked up a bean and threw it into his mouth, chewed it and ate it.

"A certain for General Ji from the side of the Sipinlang General Zhao Rui. Zhao Rui softened a little in his heart when he heard his words, "Ji Shuai is newly dead, and the commander of the DPRK and China is undecided, my Jinzhou group of dragons has no leader, and I have to enter Chang'an to invite the son Ji Rin to return to Jinzhou to solve the current difficult situation, but now the only way to communicate is to send a person of insight as a messenger to ensure that the son can receive the message, otherwise, my Jinzhou is in danger." ”

"A certain butcher is just a butcher, and he doesn't know a single big character, how can he take on this heavy responsibility?" Fan Jin frowned when he heard this.

"The Northern Wei Dynasty is menacing this time, and it must have been prepared for a long time, and the dragons in Jinzhou have no leader, so they have to guard against spies, and they have a grudge against each other, and they are afraid that the official message will not reach Chang'an in time. Zhao Rui didn't hide anything at this time, but just said, "General Ji has made up his mind to defend Shuoxue Pass, but the grain and grass are limited, and there are no reinforcements in the future. ”

"Is it that you have to send it when you are ready to fly?" Fan Jin secretly wondered in his heart, and when he saw Zhao Rui's sincere words, his eyes were red in pain, and he believed a little more in his heart.