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Shi Chun and the others were preparing intensively, but the company and the others on the opposite side were unexpectedly quiet, and they did not move for two consecutive days, surrounding without fighting.
"My lord, I'm afraid the grain and grass in the city won't be able to support it for a few days." Hu Shu hurriedly entered the yamen with Master Qian and reported the grain situation in the city to Chu Yitong.
"The granaries of a few big people in the city have already been opened, and now, there are only the Liang family trading houses and the north and south goods stores left, you see ......" Hushu looked at Master Qian and reminded hesitantly, "Do you want to discuss with those two families and support them too?" ”
"Those two ......" Master Qian heard this, carefully looked at Chu Yitong's expression, and stopped talking.
"How much money do you have left in the yamen's account?" Chu Yitong put down the pen in his hand, didn't look up, picked up the paper and blew it gently, and said directly without waiting for Master Qian to answer, "Take it all out, go to the Liang family trading house and the north and south goods bank to exchange it into rations, and distribute it to the people, you should also prepare in advance, after dark tonight, leave with Shi Chun." ”
"My lord! Leave ......" Master Qian was shocked and blurted out to ask.
Chu Yitong glanced up at the two of them instantly, put down the paper in his hand, and said lightly: "Master Qian, go quickly." ”
Master Qian looked at him, opened his mouth several times, closed it several times, and finally sighed helplessly: "Yes." ”
Hushu was about to say something, but he was pulled by Master Qian and left.
Chu Yitong just looked at the door and continued to bow his head to write his things.
The study was very quiet, the window paper could not block the mottled light, reflected on his slightly thin face, a thin light, for a long time, he stopped, looked sideways at the portrait hanging next to the bookcase, his eyes were deep and soft.
On the portrait, Zhu Yuenuan's back seems to be alive, smart and elegant......
Chu Yitong sat for most of the day, until dinner was time, when Shi Chun came in a hurry.
"My lord, Nalian had people set up more than a dozen cauldrons, and they put them on the street to boil, and they smelled like meat."
"......" Chu Yitong was dumbfounded for a moment, and said, "Don't bother, have things been arranged?" ”
"It's arranged, the guards outside the North City are the weakest, and besides, I've been in touch with those people, and they've already started to move." Shi Chun immediately replied, "Just wait for it to get dark, and then do it." ”
"Okay." Chu Yitong nodded, "Help me find Mr. Nan and Mr. Mo to come over." ”
"Yu Zhi, what are you going to do?" As soon as the words fell, Nan Xinshan and the two appeared at the door, walked in quickly, and questioned as soon as they opened their mouths.
"You go first." Chu Yitong gestured to Shi Chun, and when Shi Chun went out, he stood up, walked around the book case, and slammed the two of them at Nan Xinshan.
"Yu Zhi, what are you doing here?" Nan Xinshan and the two avoided left and right in shock, and held Chu Yitong's elbow.
"Johor Bahru, Jiang Chun, you have to take care of my mother and return to Langui Town, please." Chu Yitong stood up, bowed his hand to the two of them, and asked sincerely.
"What about you?" Nan Xinshan was anxious, frowning and asking first.
"I don't have to worry about it, and I should fight them with all my might." Chu Yitong smiled gently, "In addition, I have an important letter to send to Yangmen." ”
"Wouldn't it be nice to leave the matter of escorting the aunt and delivering the letter to Miss Yuecha? We came together, and now we have difficulties, of course, we have to work together as brothers to face them together. Nan Xinshan tilted his head, and looked at Chu Yitong unhappily with his neck stalked.
"Yu Zhi, when we came with you, we were ready to do something, and now when we really want to contribute, we will not leave you alone, and the escort should be handed over to Miss Yuecha, whether it is for the safety of the aunt or the important letter, it is a guarantee, her people are always better than our two scholars." Mo Jiangchun was not in a hurry, he looked at Chu Yitong with a smile and said, "I remember that you said the same thing in the broken post station when you came, and at that time, we had already made a choice, why are you so forgetful, and you repeat the old words?" ”
"That's it, we said at that time: Since we decided to come out with you, we didn't think about going back halfway, you said this, you didn't treat me and Jiang Chun as brothers!" Nan Xinshan immediately jumped to his feet, glared at Chu Yitong and shouted, "You mention it again now, don't you treat the two of us as brothers?" ”
"Johor Bahru ......" Chu Yitong sighed helplessly.
"Don't call me, anyway, if you don't go, I won't go!" Nan Xinshan flicked his long sleeves, turned his head and sat on the chair by the window.
"Yu Zhi, I know you have ideas, but a good man still needs three helps, although we are all scholars, but we are not really helpless, even if we can't help you, but, if you want to talk to someone to discuss, there is always a listener, and you can always help you come up with a few bad ideas." Mo Jiangchun said earnestly, "I know that you are worried about the comfort of your sister-in-law, and it is inconvenient to contact Miss Yuecha because of your sister-in-law's affairs, it doesn't matter, we will arrange this matter for you, and you can rest assured that you will hand over the letter to me, Miss Yuecha and Mrs. Yuecha have grown up together since childhood, and they are the most reliable." ”
"So...... That's fine. Chu Yitong saw that the two of them looked unconvincing, so he had to sigh and compromise.
"You, what kind of temper did you have before, you drove away your sister-in-law in a good way, if she was here, at least you don't have to carry such a heavy burden now." Nan Xinshan's face eased at this time, pointed at Chu Yitong and muttered.
"These things are what I should do, but she, who was affected by me, has never lived a day of peace of mind since she entered my Chu family, but has suffered a lot of grievances for me." Chu Yitong narrowed his eyes and did not hide the gloom in his tone.
"So, did you expect that there would be today's difficulties in the gate, so you ...... That's not right......" Nan Xinshan suddenly stared at Chu Yitong, circled around him, touched his chin and looked at him guessingly.
"I am not a god, how can I know today's events." Chu Yitong smiled helplessly, walked to the door and looked at the sky outside, and said, "It's not early, there are still two hours to start, since my brother is not leaving, let's take a look at the next thing with me, if there are any omissions." ”
"Good!" Nan Xinshan put away his hippie smile, walked to the bookcase with Mo Jiangchun, and the three of them got together to check Chu Yitong's plan.
Two hours, not short, but long but fleeting.
In Qimen County, various actions have quietly risen.
"Johor Bahru, where is Tong'er, when will he come?" At the door of the North and South Cargo Stores, Li Yuniang frequently looked at the street, pulling Nanxinshan and not letting go, looking worried.
"Auntie, don't worry, Yu knows that he will be fine, but as a county honor, he still has a lot of things to arrange, and when the arrangements are made, he will naturally come." Nan Xinshan hurriedly persuaded comfortably, and then turned his head to look at Yuecha, who had been expressionless, "Yuecha girl, it's troublesome." ”
"Well said." Yuecha responded coldly.
"Auntie, don't worry, with Miss Yuecha here, you may definitely go home safely." Nan Xinshan said to Li Yuniang again.
"I'm not going home." Who knows, Li Yuniang shook her head frequently, "I want to wait for Tong'er to go back together." ”
"Auntie, only if you are safe, Yu Zhi will not have any worries, and he can concentrate on dealing with those people, right?" Nan Xinshan was startled, and hurriedly pulled Li Yuniang, and persuaded patiently, "If you go back, he will still be distracted to take care of you, in case it doesn't work, won't it ...... You get the idea. ”
"Worries about ......" Li Yuniang didn't say anything, but Yuecha on the side suddenly muttered, glanced at Li Yuniang with a slight frown, and raised her head at Feng Li beside her, "Or, you go and help?" ”
Feng Li clasped his hands, looked at her expressionlessly, and did not speak.
"Okay...... The master also told him to take care of him, if something really happened, it would be difficult for the master to explain there. Yuecha didn't start comfortably, muttering reluctantly.
Feng Li looked at her, a faint smile rose on his lips, reached out and patted her shoulder, didn't say anything, and walked away.
"Auntie, you can go." Yue Chamu sent Feng away from him, stepped forward to take Li Yuniang's package, and shouted.
"You guys be careful, I'll go back and help Yu Zhi." Nan Xinshan finally breathed a sigh of relief, waved at Li Yuniang and Yuecha, and ran away.
"Yuecha, they ...... I ......" Li Yuniang faced Yuecha alone, looking embarrassed, glanced at Yuecha and quickly turned to the side, and asked cautiously.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Yuecha stiffened her face, but also slowed down her tone, "If you don't want to go back alone, you can also go outside the city for a while, dragging it here, you can't help anyone, and I can't help them." ”
When Li Yuniang heard this, she suddenly nodded again and again: "Okay, I'll listen to you, just do what you say, let's go, wait for him outside the city." ”
Yuecha pursed her lips, and with a wave of her hand, the people who were waiting not far away immediately rushed over, protected Li Yuniang in the middle, and walked towards the north gate.
The action had quietly begun, and Shi Chun's subordinates led the people from the alleys to the north gate, entering the front door of this house, and walking out of the back into another house.
"My lord, what should they do? And those in the prison......" Shi Chun walked quickly to the fortifications of the defensive line.
Chu Yitong, as usual, stood there calmly with his hands in his hands, looking at the movement on the other side, as if he hadn't heard Shi Chun's question, and the torch lit next to him reflected his face clearly, making it impossible to see his thoughts for a while.
"Your Excellency?" Shi Chun hesitated for a moment and shouted again.
"Escort Brother Chao and a few people out of the city, so that they can be taken care of, and as for those in prison, they will all be released and defend the city." Chu Yitong turned sideways, his eyes as bright as stars, "Let Shi Cheng personally protect them." ”
Shi Chun was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted and responded solemnly.
"It's going to be windy." Chu Yitong looked up at the dark night sky without a single star, raised his hand and brushed his sleeves, and said lightly, "Do it." (To be continued.) )