Chapter 136: A Chance Encounter

This man, when he treats people well, looks like an infatuated man.

What's wrong here? The best house in the whole village, the house is burning hot, but it is not too much to say that she has really never slept on this kind of fire kang, according to the mother-in-law of the family, it is warm in winter and cool in summer. What's more, the covers are all used to by her, and she is already very surprised that she can clean it up like this in a short period of time.

If memory serves, they seem to be ...... Escape.

Unable to stand Qi Lu's continued sensationalism, Xie Ke directly pushed him out of the inner room. "You, go and discuss the future itinerary with your subordinates."

How can Xie Ke push him? Naturally, Qi Lu did not exert force under his feet. He likes to see the expression of a little daughter like Xie Ke, her little face is red, even in this winter day, it can remind him of the bunch of red* fruits he once gave her.

If you want to chew it in your mouth, it should be sweet and sour.

He couldn't think about it anymore, he already felt a little hot in his head...... Recently, I have been thinking about Xie Ke's body, and he has really done everything to put Xie Ke's will first. Even in the middle of the night, as long as she frowned, he would immediately stop all movements, and then until she promised that everything was fine, he would continue to attack the city and plunder.

This is really very painful for a man.

But for the sake of that 'long and long' he endured. But her little appearance...... It really made Qi Lu's heart itch very much, so he was pushed out of the inner room.

Out of the inner room, He Zhang was already waiting outside the door, heard the movement in the house, and knew that Qi Lu was out of the inner room, so he knocked on the door and entered. "Master, everything has been settled, the man of this family is the village chief here, he said that there is only this small village within a radius of twenty miles, and the people in the village all rely on hunting for a living. His subordinates also sent people to guard around the village, so he could rest assured. ”

Qi Lu nodded and waved his hand to signal He Zhang to go out with him.

He will know. Out of the courtyard, stand at the entrance of the village with heavy snow. Qi Lu looked at the dim sky in the distance. Then he spoke slowly. “…… Looking at the weather, I am afraid that the weather will drop sharply in a few days...... I'm afraid that life for the people of the north will be even more difficult. He Zhang sighed heavily and nodded. Yes, the livestock are dead, and that's what the herders depend on for their livelihood. Moreover, most of the people in the north do not have winter rations. They migrate all year round and feed on cattle and sheep most of the time......

With such a heavy snowfall, it is difficult for winter grain to reach the north for a while.

I'm afraid ......" What He Zhang didn't say is that I'm afraid that after a long time, the people in the north will be in turmoil. "That's what worries me. Ah Zhang. I'm afraid I'm going to have to go one step ahead. You have to protect your young grandmother. ”

There are still hundreds of miles away from Hele Town, and he originally planned to send Xie Ke to Hele Town in person, but now the situation has changed, and in such weather, he can't even if he wants to travel in a hurry. I'm afraid there will be a few days of delay on the road, and he will have to go north at this point, and Hele Town will need to go west.

He Zhang's face changed.

"Master, this weather ......"

Qi Lu waved his hand. "You don't have to say more. You and I both know that the young grandmother can't stay in the capital, and I have also thought about sending her back to Jian'an temporarily. But instead of letting her be talked about in the Xie family. I'd rather she be out there and feel more comfortable.

What's more......" Qi Lu told He Zhang about Xie Ke's arrangements one by one.

"Do you mean that the young grandmother has secretly started to buy grain as early as when she left Jian'an, and has secretly transported it to the north one after another?" He Zhang said in disbelief.

Qi Lu nodded.

"It is difficult for the relief of the imperial court to reach the north for a while, I am afraid that Sister Bao'er's arrangement can solve the danger in the north for a while. You follow her, no matter what she commands, no matter how ridiculous it seems to you, you just have to obey.

Her words always make sense. "As for what I don't understand, it's because the realm has not yet arrived.

It's like buying grain. If she had told him in the letter earlier, he wouldn't have believed it.

The country and the people are safe, what do you do to store grain?

But it turned out that there was a precursor to everything. A small thing that seems inconsequential can affect the bigger picture in the future. He Zhang nodded. "Don't worry, my subordinates will definitely act according to the young grandmother's orders." He Zhang naturally nodded like pounding garlic. No wonder his grandfather ordered him to secretly buy grain one after another before leaving Beijing, but it turned out to be the young grandmother's idea.

This idea is really bold, and it can be said through Qi Lu. He Zhang actually felt very reasonable.

There is not much food, and it is naturally better if there is no food shortage in the capital, if it is really as the young grandmother speculated...... As long as He Zhang thought about it, he felt that his heart was full of blood. That's not something that can make a lot of money.

That's a great good deed to help the world and save people.

As the young grandmother said, if you can stabilize the price of food and curb those black businessmen, it will also be a great merit.

"Master, will this famine really spread to the capital?" At the moment, it seems that it is just a snow disaster in the north, which can really make the situation far-fetched and eventually make the entire Great Wei Dynasty turbulent? Qi Lu shook his head, he was not very sure at the moment, but in his heart he instinctively felt that what Xie Ke said was not necessary.

That girl never speaks.

As for what she said, it came from empty mouths? What does it matter if this is true or false......

He feared that things were as she had assumed. That's a big deal. "Regardless of whether Sister Bao'er's prediction is right or wrong, you must secretly seize the time to raise food. I am not afraid of too much food, and I have sent my subordinates to the towns. But I don't know if it's in time.

Sister Bao said that she had contacted the fourth master of the Chu family, and if he arrived, you could discuss with him in case of trouble. Although Qi Lu doesn't like Chu Ye, he won't deny that the fourth master of the Chu family is a character. Whether it is in the rivers and lakes or in the clan, he is quite famous.

And these must be great helpers at this time.

"Fourth Master Chu?" Qi Lu nodded. "Although he has always behaved without rules, he will not mess around when the country is in trouble. What's more, he is Sister Bao'er's maternal uncle, and he has always treated Sister Bao very well. Since Sister Bao sent him the news, she must have believed him very much. You don't have to doubt him. ”

He Zhang nodded again.

Qi Lu thought about it, and it seemed that everything he could explain had been explained, and now he was going to enter the house to explain to Xie Ke. Qi Lu turned around and went back to the courtyard, He Zhang stood there and thought for a moment, and then walked to the small courtyard where he was living with a solemn face.

When Qi Lu came in, there were a few simple dishes on the table outside.

Looking at the appearance, Qi Lu had already wrinkled his eyebrows. "What is this?" They were cooks with food, and it was obvious that they were not from the hands of the chefs in the house. Xie Ke sat at the table, looking at Qi Lu with his chin propped up. Then he smiled faintly.

"The owner of this house sent it, saying that it was a distinguished guest, and there was really nothing good to entertain, so he prepared some wine and food."

“…… Someone will give you a gift? ”

This is obviously displeased. It's just that Xie Ke can be regarded as experienced, how can he be frightened by his cold face. "It was a little girl who delivered the food and drinks, and I saw her as simple, so I didn't refuse."

Qi Lu snorted coldly.

didn't look at those dishes, only looked at Xie Ke fixedly.

The outside room was colder than the inside, and Xie Ke was covered with a big coat. The candlelight in the room is dim, and in the light of shadows, Xie Ke's smiling little face is the most beautiful scenery in the world.

Although Qi Lu was a little resentful of Xie Ke's defenselessness, thinking that the little girl had always been a kind-hearted person, the sorrow in his heart faded a little. What is he angry with her? She wanted a change of taste, and he clinged to her. I think that what can be placed on the table must have been checked by my subordinates.

"You, the so-called heart of harming people must not be there, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. Even if it's a remote place, you need to be a little more careful. Qi Lu Chunchun taught. Xie Ke nodded, a few wisps of laughter flowed in his eyes, looking at that smile, Qi Lu felt a little dizzy.

Since they are separated, she is so small......

He really didn't feel at ease. Even if the guards around you are like iron buckets! He's going to have to add another house rule.

She can only smile in front of him in the future, and she must not smile in front of others. This is simply ...... 'attracting flowers and butterflies'.

Qi Lu was trying to be slimy with Xie Ke, but he didn't want the door to be knocked at this time, and then a timid voice started outside the door. "Madam, my father said that I should bring another roe deer soup to the distinguished guest. This soup is best drunk in winter to strengthen the body. ”

Qi Lu couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows.

He didn't like the strangers in his territory, even if it was a girl.

And it should be a young girl......

Xie Ke patted Qi Lu's hand soothingly, and then spoke. "That's all it takes." Xie Ke's voice fell, the door was pushed open, and a girl in a flower cotton jacket came in with a clay pot.

She saw Xie Ke first, smiling timidly, and then saw Qi Lu.

A soft cry was forcibly swallowed by her, but the expression was very surprised, or it would be more appropriate to call it amazement.

Xie Ke's expression also changed slightly, looking at the girl in front of him who looked a little strange because she was holding a clay pot, she looked about three or four years old......

But Xie Ke knew that she was the same year as her.

Her birthday was two months younger than hers, and if memory serves, the girl must have just passed her fifteenth birthday a few days ago.

This girl...... Xie Ke finally said lightly. "Let's put down the soup, we're tired, so let's go back, girl." This was obviously driving people away, the girl blushed, put down the hidden jar, and then secretly looked at Qi Lu...... In the end, he reluctantly took the door and left.

Looking at the soup on the table, Xie Ke suddenly lost his appetite.

The unsatisfactory things in the world are really the best in ten. "You know her?" Qi Lu is not a fool, the expression on Xie Ke's face changed very obviously, lost, gloomy...... Xie Ke shook his head. "How could I know her, I just pity her for her simplicity, and think about giving her some silver taels when I leave. After all, it bothered.

But now ......

I don't think so. This thing doesn't seem to have much appetite, you can let it be cleaned up. ”

Do you know that girl? In fact, we knew each other in our previous lives.

In her previous life, there were two people who naturally stayed by her side all the time, one was the nurse Cheng, and the other was a girl who was saved occasionally...... She named her: Nuan Cui. (To be continued.) )