A small slingshot can shoot down a harrier eagle known for its speed, and Zhiqiu can't help but be impressed by this black-clothed young man. She held the slingshot in her hand and asked Blackstar for tips on aiming.

Cher kicked the Harrier Eagle's corpse in disgust, "Its meat is hard and woody, and it doesn't taste good at all!" ”

The harrier eagle was kicked and rolled on the ground, and its two long legs were held straight and tall, one of which had a small bamboo pipe tied to it.

Xia Qingyun saw it at a glance, his heart moved, and he squatted down to take a closer look.

The small bamboo tube was tightly attached to the harrier's legs, apparently when it was small. The cross-section of the bamboo pipe has a circle of thin cracks, which are difficult to find without looking closely.

She grabbed the eagle's leg with one hand, pinched the bamboo pipe with the other, and twisted it hard. Sure enough, the bamboo pipes were stacked on top of each other, revealing a roll of pale yellow parchment through the gap. It seems that this is a communication eagle that has been raised by people to carry messages.

Xia Qingyun curiously took off the parchment, and on the palm-sized piece of paper, a few lines of earthworm-like words were written zigzag, and a peculiar pattern was drawn with cinnabar in the lower right corner. She didn't know any of these words, and they looked a bit like Arabic from her previous life.

"Sister Qingyun, is this a secret letter?" Cher asked.

"Possibly, but I don't recognize the text, I don't know what it's written on."

Their conversation caught Zhiqiu's attention, and she leaned over to look at the parchment in Xia Qingyun's hand, and at first glance, her brows furrowed tightly.

Zhiqiu pointed to the cinnabar pattern, lowered her voice and said, "I recognize that this mark is the secret custody of the Khan of the steppe tribe. This secret letter must be top secret! ”

Harrier eagles fly extremely fast. It's only a day's time to fly here from the depths of the prairie. Zhiqiu deduced that this harrier eagle must have flown all the way without eating or drinking, and was about to catch an egret when it was about to reach its destination, but it didn't want to be beaten down by the black star.

The steppe tribes have always coveted the northwestern frontier of Qi, and a few years ago they sent several cavalry to invade the border, in a vain attempt to take away the Hetao Plain, which is rich in water and grass, and where cattle and sheep are flocked.

At that time, the general of the protector of the country was Si Hongjin, the uncle of Si Hongbowen, who led the Northwest Army to resist bravely and spent four months encircling and suppressing all the grassland cavalry. It was also in that battle that Si Hongbowen was one as ten. He has made great achievements. He was awarded by the emperor as the general of Zhenyuan and transferred to guard the southwest border.

After that, the grassland tribes and the army of Qi faced off in the northwest, and they have always been incompatible rivals. How could the Khan send a secret letter to the Qi State? It's a matter of weight. This secret letter must be delivered to Shadowgate immediately. Deciphering the contents of the letter.

Zhiqiu looked at Xia Qingyun with some hesitation, as soon as she left, there would be no one around Xia Qingyun who could protect her.

"Just go with confidence. With Xue'er and Xing'er here, they have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and it is not a problem to deal with more than a dozen people! Xia Qingyun said firmly.

Afraid that Zhiqiu wouldn't believe it, Xia Qingyun glanced at Xue'er and Black Star, and the two of them flew up with a kick, and the two bowl-thick trees were swept off together!

I didn't expect the weak Xue'er to have such a powerful skill! Zhiqiu was relieved, carefully put away the parchment, and left.

A day later, the carriage stopped outside a vermilion lacquer gate in Hejian County, the capital of Zhili Province, and Hualing's third uncle, Yao Xili, was informed by his subordinates and strode out to greet him.

"Qingyun girl, I can be regarded as looking forward to you!" Yao Xili laughed and greeted him, and ordered his subordinates to unload the things on the carriage. "I've suffered a lot along the way, come home and rest!"

Xia Qingyun returned the salute with a smile, and introduced: "This is my cousin Leng Xue and cousin Leng Xing, they accompanied me to Zhili together, and I also asked my third uncle to take care of me." ”

Xue'er and Black Star came up to greet them, and Yao Xili replied with a smile and let the three of them into the mansion.

The courtyard occupies a large area, with white walls and gray tiles, a few bushes of fine bamboo, and the furnishings in the living room are also as usual, so it is impossible to see that the Yao family is a big family from the capital.

Yao Xili said: "The family lives in the capital, this house has been vacant for many years, if you don't dislike it, you can live here, and you can save yourself from buying a house elsewhere." I haven't moved the interior and exterior decoration, just wait for you to come, and then start work according to your preferences. ”

I see, Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "It's natural to be simple, it's as kind as if you've arrived at home." When I settle down here, I will go to the capital to visit my aunt. ”

"Your aunt went to the capital a while ago, accompanied the old lady to Futian, and talked about you. The old lady is rare, let me wait for you to arrive, and I must take you to the capital to meet. ”

Yao Xili said, took out two written codexes, and instructed his subordinates to send them to the capital as soon as possible, one to the Yao family, and the other to inform Hua Sedum to let him come to the river quickly.

After gossiping for a while, he took two land deeds from calligraphy and handed them to Xia Qingyun.

"Qingyun girl, one is the title deed of this house, and the other is the teahouse. You have just arrived today, take a good rest first, and when his uncle arrives tomorrow, let's go to the teahouse together. ”

"How can this make me accept the teahouse, but I can't ask for the title deed of the house."

"You girl, let's talk about it!" Yao Xili pretended to be displeased and said: "This house was bought early, and it is one of the best locations in Hejian County, so there is no other choice." I also have a farm in the countryside, and the old lady likes to be quiet, and occasionally comes from the capital, and mostly lives there. Don't excuse yourself. ”

He said it earnestly, Xia Qingyun had no choice but to accept it with a smile. She took out a stack of silver tickets and put it on the table, "Come and don't be rude." Third uncle, this is the dividend of the tea house and tea house in Yuzhou for four months, a total of 59,000 taels. ”

"So much!" Yao Xili was taken aback, he knew that Qing Yunxuan's business was booming, but he didn't expect that there would be so much income in just four months.

"Girl, didn't you miscalculate? Tell me I'll only take two and a half of it. ”

Xia Qingyun smiled and gave him a bill, explaining that most of it came from the VIP brand and the income from the tree root tea table, and the best tea sold in Yuzhou was the jasmine tea of the Bitan Piaoxue series.

Yao Xili nodded again and again, "I really didn't expect that the profits of tea are so rich, if two or three more are opened, it can top the Yao family's income for a year!" ”

Xia Qingyun smiled faintly, in her previous life, her father started by dealing in tea and became the richest man in the country. What's more, in the current Qi country, the production and sale of tea is currently monopolized in her hands, and she is even more alone in the world, and she can't make a fortune if she wants to!

Remembering the sales contract signed with the Huangfu family last year, she reminded: "Third uncle, I have agreed with the Huangfu family that within five years, except for the own use of the Qingyun Tea Garden, all tea will be sold exclusively by the Huangfu family's business. The teahouse is okay to say, but I'm afraid this tea house will not be open again. ”

"It doesn't hurt." Yao Xili thought for a while, "Qingyun Tea House is also the industry of Qingyun Tea Garden, and it is not sold wholesale to outsiders, so it is not a breach of contract. If you are not at ease, it is better to write a letter to discuss it with the Huangfu family and see what they mean. ”

Xia Qingyun immediately repaired a letter according to his words, and ordered someone to send it to the emperor's house in the capital, and asked the emperor to cross the river for a while.

As soon as the messenger was sent away, someone came in to report that a girl was in a hurry to find Miss Qingyun. Xue'er ran out to see that Zhiqiu was waiting at the door, busy pulling her in.

Zhiqiu said: "Xue'er, call Miss out quickly, I have something urgent to find her." (To be continued......)