Wei Minwu came to the gate of the courtyard and asked his mother-in-law, "Is my aunt and grandmother there?" ”

The mother-in-law bent her body and replied, "Yes." "While letting people go in and report.

Wei Minwu was obviously in a hurry and went straight in. When Mother You heard the report, she saw that Zhang Xing and the little brother were sleeping soundly, so she hurriedly went out and replied, "Back to the second master, our wife is asleep." ”

Wei Minwu's heart was on fire, but Zhang Xing had just recovered from his serious illness, and he turned around in a circle and was about to leave. I heard Zhang Xing's voice in the room.

"Is it the second brother? Come on in. ”

When Wei Minwu entered the room, Zhang Xing had already gotten up, Li Xi was sleeping soundly, and she put the thin quilt on her son's body before she came out.

Wei Minwu's face was heavy, and he looked at Zhang Xing without speaking.

Zhang Xing knew that he had something important to say, so she sent Mother You out.

Wei Minwu took a step forward and said in a low voice: "I not only saw Meng Fugui today, but also Jin Yao beside Shen Huaijin. ”

Zhang Xing looked up in surprise, Jin Yao was a celebrity beside Shen Huaijin, and it was rare to see him in leisure. Shen Huaijin is still in Huaiyang now, why did Jin Yao suddenly come to Yuxian?

"I told you everything about yesterday!" Wei Minwu looked at Zhang Xing and said, "Then Jin Yao didn't say anything else, only revealed one thing, the stone is still alive!" ”

Zhang Xing felt her heart pounding, "Really? ”

Wei Minwu nodded, "He doesn't look like a fool like that." ”

Zhang Xing asked eagerly, "Then, did he say where the stone is now?" How are people? ”

Wei Minwu shook his head, "He only said that the stone was sent out by Shen Huaijin for something important, and he can't show up for the time being, and he is sure that he is still alive." ”

Zhang Xing sat down slowly. The news brought by Wei Minwu was too unexpected. In the past six months, there has been no news of Shishi, and she is already a little desperate in her heart. I went to see Yao Mingzhu yesterday to see if there would be news of the stone on her side, who would have thought that she didn't hear a word she wanted to inquire, but almost accompanied herself.

Shi Shi is still alive, where will he be sent by Shen Huaijin? Why did Shen Huaijin hide it from everyone?

These questions all came up with the news brought by Wei Minwu.

Wei Minwu was also shocked, since he learned the news from Jin Yao, he hurried to find Zhang Xing. He had thought about whether this would be the bait that Shen Huaijin deliberately threw out to hold them back, but Jin Yao didn't look like he was panicking, and pointed out that this was what Shen Huaijin told them. Wei Minwu couldn't figure it out, so he hurriedly came to find Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing's heart was also confused by this news.

Wei Minwu asked again: "Xing'er, will our food ...... be given back?"

Previously, they thought that they would use the food in their hands to force Shen Huaijin to dispel Shen Huailin's calculations, but now that they know the news that the stone is still alive, this matter will be discussed in the long run.

Zhang Xing thought for a moment and shook her head slowly, "Wait." ”

To give is to be sure to give. Regardless of whether the news revealed by Shen Huaijin is true or not, as long as the stone still has a slight possibility of living, she can't have two hearts.

But their previous excuses have already been spoken, and it is not appropriate to slap themselves in the mouth right away.

Wei Minwu nodded, "Okay, then let's just wait, you rest, I'm out." ”

Wei Minwu went out, and Zhang Xing sat alone for a while. Li Xi woke up and called "mother", and Zhang Xing came back to his senses. Looking at his son's face, he couldn't help but think of the stone again.

Where will he be? Why did Shen Huaijin hide his whereabouts?

Brother Xi played with the chain in his hand, and when he saw that his mother didn't think about it and looked at it with a smile, he handed the chain in his hand to Zhang Xing, "Mother? ”

Zhang Xing lowered her head, kissed her son, and looked at the chain in front of her. This is sent by Li Youshi, the craftsmanship of Dahu Mu in Quantang Town. It used to be common, but after the war, it became rare.

Zhang Xing suddenly opened her mouth, remembered a possibility, and hurried to the main hall of the front yard with her son in her arms.

Wei Minwu was talking to Wei Minwen about the stone, and when he heard the report, he hurriedly let Zhang Xing in.

Zhang Xing came in and said, "I know where the stone is." ”

Wei Minwu didn't believe it and said, "Do you know where the stone is? ”

Wei Minwen also stood up. Zhang Xing looked at the portal, and Wei Minwu urged: "Don't worry, no one here dares to approach." ”

Zhang Xing hugged Li Xi over and wrote the word "Yuyang" on the table in front of the Wei brothers.

Wei Minwen and Wei Minwu really couldn't imagine that Zhang Xing replied that the stone was in Yuyang. Yuyang is now Xiao Fugui's territory, and if the stones go there, isn't it asking for their own death?

Zhang Xing erased the words on the table and whispered, "Even if it's not here, it must be around here!" ”

The Wei brothers were very sure when they heard Zhang Xing say it, but they still couldn't believe it. Zhang Xing smiled and said, "Big brother and second brother, have you forgotten where we are from?" It's not far from Yu'anke. ”

Zhang Xing and Shi are both from Lizhuang Village, Yu'antang Town, and they are only a few villages away from Yuyang. Shi was naughty when he was a child, and he was a famous little bully in several nearby villages, and he was no stranger to Yuyang at all. Yuyang is separated by a river source, which used to be Liu Shenzhou's lair, and now it is the rear of Xiao Fugui's reliance.

Xiao Fugui occupies Yuyang, and nine times out of ten, he is a calculation that can be used to advance and retreat. After fighting the Northwest Army, he took Jianghuai, Anyang to the south, and Kyoto to the west. If he can't fight the Northwest Army, he can also retreat to the source of the river, and no one can help him by relying on Huaishui and natural dangers.

I think that at the beginning, when Daxia was still monolithic, he couldn't shake Liu Shenzhou, who occupied the source of the river, let alone now.

Xiao Fugui's calculation is shrewd, Shen Qian may not have imagined it, how could he easily let the tiger return to the mountain? He must have made other arrangements in the Yuyang area.

The stone is a local, and the person is clever, and the good end is said to be "missing", except where is the pie, where else can it be?

Wei Minwu first understood, "No wonder ......"

Xiao Fugui's recent battles have not gone well, not to mention that Yuxian Huaiyang and other places have not been able to take it for a long time. After losing the battle, it simply retreated like a tide, and Yu'an, Jiangling and other places that had not been won long ago were also lost one after another. There have always been rumors in the outside world that King Fu's account is not as harmonious as imagined, although Liu Shenzhou's father and son are dead, but the Heyuan army is not convinced by Xiao Fugui. It is even rumored that Xiao Fugui intended to suppress the Heyuan Army, and a general in the Heyuan Army was not convinced, and was pulled out of the tent and beheaded on the spot to show the public.

Wei Minwen also wanted to turn around, frowned and said, "Then are we going to send some people to Yuyang to have a look?" ”

Is the stone dead or alive? What is the situation in Yuyang? It's better to inquire about these things clearly.

Wei Minwu shook his head, "In my opinion, we'd better not do anything." ”

Zhang Xing also agreed with Wei Minwu's statement. Since Shen Huaijin has concealed this matter so tightly, he definitely doesn't want too many people to know about it before it is completed. They rashly sent people over, if they startled the grass and snakes, and something bad, how could the Shen family spare them?

Wei Minwen looked at Zhang Xing and said, "This matter of the stone, the rest of the family, don't talk about it for the time being." ”

Wei Minwen didn't explain, and Zhang Xing wouldn't pass on the fact that the stone was still alive.

In the following days, the Wei family's mansion was calm. I don't know if Gu Xichao played a role, or if Shen Huaijin made a move, and there was no follow-up about Zhang Xing going to the mansion to attend the banquet, and there was no rumor in Yuxian City.

At the beginning of July, Wei Minwu and Jin Yao met again and handed over Zhangji's grain. Three days later, Shen Huailin left Yu County, but the two aunts of the Yu County Government did not take them away.

By mid-July, Shen Qian's army had marched from Huaiyang to Yu'an. The Battle of Yuyang began. Yuxian City also became nervous, and food and drug prices skyrocketed. Zhangji grain store began to sell in limited quantities.

A few days later, only seven or eight of the more than 20 grain stores in Yuxian County were closed. The price of grain has risen several times as much as in previous years. Even so, the grain in Yuxian County is still in short supply. As soon as the Zhangji grain store opens, the day's portion has been sold out in less than two pillars of incense.

Zhao Zixing came over to discuss with Zhang Xing, wanting to increase the amount of sales every day. He expected that the battle in Yuyang would not be difficult to fight, and Xiao Fugui would be able to hold out for a month at most. In business, they should seize this moment. After the war in Yuyang, grain prices will definitely fall.

Zhang Xing didn't nod. She needs money, and the Shen family's world is uncertain, so she can't do without money in her hands. Only with money can there be food, and only with food can we have the qualification to live.

But no matter how much she wants money, she can't do anything to rob while the fire is hot.

Besides, Yu'an is too close to Yuxian, their every move will definitely be watched, the stone has not yet landed, and she can't be aggressive.

And the price of food depends on the market, and the chapter should not be too out of line. The fate of the public is likely to be beaten to death by random punches.

All she could do was keep the business open.

After the Yuyang War began, Wei Minwu sent many people there. The two sides of the military camp were strong, and the good men of the horse gang did not dare to get too close, but they still got a lot of news.

The infighting on Xiao Fugui's side is even more powerful than what is rumored outside. In the first few encounters between the two armies, most of them were led by Liu Shenzhou's family, so Liu Shenzhou's remnants were indignant. Some generals even picked up the picks directly, and wanted to return to the source of the river with their henchmen. As a result, Xiao Fugui's people knew about it, and they chased and killed them all the way, and everyone was not spared.

Both parties were obviously doing this in secret, but they were still stabbed out, and it fermented very badly in Xiao Fugui's army. The remnants of the Heyuan army not only did not fear this, but made them twisted into a ball.

According to the news brought back by the Ma Gang, the Heyuan Army is now led by Liu Chongwu, the son of Liu Jin, a general under Liu Shenzhou, who is only in his early twenties, and was not outstanding before, but only rose after the last few wars.

Zhang Xing heard of Liu Chongwu for the first time, and he didn't have any impression of him. She asked Wei Minwu to pay more attention to Liu Chongwu's side. She felt that if the stone was really alive, it would definitely be able to find traces around this person.

Not long after Wei Minwu's letter was sent, Yuyang replied.

Liu Chongwu has a young general under his command who has saved his life before. Liu Chongwu trusts him very much. However, this person followed Liu Chongwu from Heyuan. The time coincides with the stone.

The caravan's inquiries continued.

Zhao Zixing's guess was very accurate, on August 12, under the onslaught of nearly half a month, Yuyang changed hands, Xiao Fugui retreated, and when he was preparing to cross the Huai River with the remnants of the horses, he encountered an ambush by Shen Huaijin. Xiao Fugui still got on the boat under the escort of his die-hard henchmen.

On August 15, news came from Yuyang that Xiao Fugui, who was lucky enough to get on the boat, did not go ashore, but was chased by someone in the middle of the river, and his head was brought back and hung on the city wall of Yuyang.

I heard that the general who came back with Xiao Fugui's head was surnamed Li, and he was originally from Quantang Town, Yu'an County.

When the news came, Wei Minwen and Wei Minwu both felt that this person was undoubtedly a stone.

Zhang Xing lowered her head and did not speak.

"Maybe in a few days, the stone will come back, and you'll finally get out." Wei Minwen said.

Zhang Xing got up to leave, she didn't feel that they had already survived in her heart. She knew what Wei Minwen meant. After this battle, the stone can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold in the Shen family's army, and it is absolutely indispensable to rise. Some people want to rub them at will, so they have to weigh it.

But the situation between her and the stone cannot be judged according to common sense, in the eyes of the Shen family, they are still about the same dog, just a very useful dog. The road is long, and the road is long, if they want to not be animals, the road is still long.

Back in the yard, Brother Xi was playing with Wei Junbao, and when he saw his mother, he ran over and hugged Zhang Xing's legs, held his head high, and shouted, "Mother!" ”

Zhang Xing hugged his son, and Wei Junbao also came over and said, "I've seen my aunt." He had already opened his mind and invited his husband to sit in the house at home, but after more than a month, his behavior was already clear.

"Junbao sits." Zhang Xing said with a smile, "Didn't you go to school today?" ”

Wei Junbao replied: "Back to my aunt's words, Mr. today asked for leave and asked his nephew to study at home. ”

Zhang Xing couldn't help but think of Zhang Jinbaolai. He was the smoothest of their siblings, and she abducted him from school when he was a child. At that time, she was naïve and thought about changing her life through the imperial examination. Time is also lucky, Zhang Jinbao can pass the hospital examination, so he can't go further.

Now, his relationship with Li Jinlian is being prepared.

Regarding Zhang Jinbao's marriage with the Li family, Ye Hexiang disagreed. Because of this, I cried with Wei Yunhaizhang Jinbao. But Wei Yunhai is just wishful thinking about his children's relatives, he feels good about Li Dahe, and he has no objection to this family.

As for Zhang Jinbao, he mentioned it to Zhang Xing himself.

Zhang Jinbao and Li Jinlian got along, Zhang Xing had already seen it in his eyes. Li Dahe's family is simple and hardworking, Li Jinlian can be regarded as she grew up, she was taught very well by Li You's family, she is both sensible and knowledgeable. She is very much in favor of this family business.

Except for Ye Hexiang, everyone else in the family is very optimistic about this family, Ye Hexiang made trouble for a few days, and was yelled at by Wei Yunhai a few times, saying that if she made trouble again, she would either go out and go alone, or go back to the countryside. Ye Hexiang was afraid of both, and her children were not on her side, so she had no choice but to give up.