Duan Wuji and Feng Yu are both children from Shiqiao Village, but their personalities are very different.

Duan Wuji was calm, Feng Yu jumped out, and the two stood together like mature and steady brothers with naughty little brothers.

Growing up together, Duan Wuji didn't know much about Feng Yu anymore.

He thought that Feng Yu was still the little brother next door who went up to the tree to dig birds' nests, went down to the river to fish and shrimp, and often caused trouble, but as he got older, he gradually didn't understand Feng Yu.

The teenager he used to be is no longer a teenager. After reading the book of sages and understanding the truth of sages, the young people have ambitions, most of them are ambitions to be officials, and they all take Gu Qing and Song Gensheng as examples, some of them become officials purely for personal gain, and some also want to benefit one party, but Duan Wuji and Feng Yu are unwilling to be officials.

Duan Wuji has made trade-offs, he believes that it is more important to see the essence of this world than to be an official.

What about Feng Yu? What did he think?

From Chang'an to Qiuzi, Duan Wuji asked him many times along the way, and every time Feng Yu smiled, he pulled the topic 108,000 miles away, and never answered his question head-on.

The camels of the caravan were lined up, and the breeze was blowing on their faces, mixed with a little wind and sand, some chill, and some stinging.

The desolation of the desert was particularly poignant at sunset, and the two had been overwhelmed by the majestic and desolate scenery when they first left the Jade Gate, but after a month of traveling, they had become numb to the scenery.

The endless yellow sand is like a life without hope.

The two of them, who were listless on camels, suddenly heard a burst of cheers from the Hu merchants.

"It's time for Turtle City!"

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The desert in winter is very cold, and the cold wind gathers yellow sand and flies all over the sky, and there is a vast yellow smoke and dust far and near.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged in the tent, carefully smeared the leg of mutton with soybean oil, there was a simple grill above the charcoal fire in front of him, put the leg of mutton on the grill and kept tumbling, and after a while, the leg of mutton began to sizzle with oil.

The autumn wind is singing, and the wine is flying in the winter snow.

Coupled with the hot and juicy roasted leg of lamb, there are probably no regrets in life, only a mother-in-law is missing.

Han Jie squatted in front of Gu Qing to help him keep flipping the leg of mutton, Gu Qing filled a glass of wine and drank it all, the strong wine burned from his throat to his stomach, which was very comfortable.

"Good wine, but you have to save some drink, there are not many spirits brought from Chang'an......" Gu Qing squinted his eyes and sighed comfortably.

Han Jie stared at the oily leg of lamb in front of him and swallowed his saliva.

"If Master Hou wants to drink and eat meat, why don't you go to Fuzhi Inn? The female shopkeeper's skills are so good, it's a pity not to eat a few more meals. ”

Gu Qing sighed: "I'm testing my will, I can't go often, if a good man is subdued by a woman's cooking skills, he can't explain to my fiancée when he turns around, and it won't be useful to say the reason." ”

Han Jie disagreed: "A woman must be a little stronger than others to be worthy of Hou Ye, Hou Ye, you have to think the other way, the female shopkeeper is precisely because of her good cooking skills can get Hou Ye's favor, and Hou Ye can afford her when she goes to her store to eat." ”

Gu Qing praised: "I appreciate your way of thinking, why don't you go to her store and tell her what you just said word for word again, and see how she reacts." ”

"How else could she react?"

"If she doesn't chase you three miles after you with a kitchen knife, I'll go to her store to eat."

It will take a lot of time for the leg of mutton to be roasted, Gu Qing couldn't wait any longer, so he used a dagger to cut off a piece of meat from the leg of mutton that had been cooked on the surface, and then stuffed it into his mouth after blowing a few breaths of cool air, so hot that he screamed, but his expression was very enjoyable.

"It's delicious, but it's a little light, sprinkle a little salt." Gu Qing commented.

Han Jie picked up a pinch of salt and sprinkled it on the leg of lamb.

Gu Qing said abruptly: "I always feel that I have been raised by the skills of that female shopkeeper recently, and something is wrong with eating this leg of lamb today......"

Han Jie said while flipping the leg of mutton: "Hou Ye might as well take the female shopkeeper into the room, make a concubine room, cook for you during the day, and warm your bed at night, the desert is a wild and bitter cold place, and there is no one around Hou Ye who knows cold and heat, and it is inevitable that the life is too miserable, and if you accept the female shopkeeper, Miss Zhang will not object, after all, she is just a concubine room......

Gu Qing touched his chin and thought seriously, and muttered, "Makes sense...... When the time comes, if she asks for the guilt, I will say that you asked me to do this, sleep with a woman, I will come, and you will go with the black pot, no matter how you count, you will not suffer......"

Han Jie's movements froze, and he said in shock: "Master Hou, you just sold me like this?" ”

"It's not like I haven't done anything about selling people, I have a lot of advantages that you haven't discovered yet, dig slowly, you will admire me more and more......"

Gu Qing stared at the leg of mutton in front of him, and suddenly said: "Speaking of that female shopkeeper, if you find someone more clever to keep an eye on it, I always feel that she is a little suspicious, whether it is the motive for approaching me or her true identity, it is very suspicious." ”

Han Jie said: "Is there a problem with her true identity? ”

"Her background should not be low, she shouldn't just be an innkeeper who ushered in and sent to, someone who has a good family education, the details can't hide the past, and no matter how good her acting skills are, she can't hide it."

"What details?"

"I have noticed her many times, she eats very elegantly, holding chopsticks and cups are all beautiful, ordinary people have eaten, when they put down their chopsticks, they mostly put them on the table at will, and she, after putting down the chopsticks, will also be regular and level with the edge of the table, and there is never a grain of rice left in the bowl, once or twice, every time, there is no such upbringing in an ordinary family."

Han Jie was surprised: "Hou Ye has been observing her quietly for so long, and you still say that you are not interested in her?" ”

Gu Qing sighed: "Did you get the point wrong?" Does this have anything to do with my unmoved mind? The point should be to praise me for being perceptive and delicate, even if it is a dog gnawing on the side of the road, I will observe it for a long time, am I tempted by that dog? ”

Han Jie was right to think about it, so he nodded and said, "Since Master Hou thinks she is suspicious, the last general will arrange for someone to keep an eye on her." ”

Gu Qing said lightly: "Don't startle the snake, I'm just curious if she has a backer behind her, and what kind of background she is, I always feel that she has a story on her, I don't want the Anxi Protectorate to be secretly planted with chess pieces plotting against her." ”

The leg of mutton was finally cooked, Gu Qing cut off a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, and after chewing it a few times, he suddenly felt tasteless.

One yard to one yard, no matter how suspicious her identity is, her cooking skills are really good, if she is her own enemy, it would be a pity.

Recalling that when she was poor, she did not hesitate to lend herself a hundred taels of silver cakes, and she was so righteous to her friends, she should not be an enemy, if she deliberately did it to get close to herself, this woman's city would be terrible.

Outside the tent, the voice of the guard came.

"Lord Hou, there are people outside the gate of Daying who ask to see him, and they say that they are the hometown of Lord Hou."

Gu Qing said in surprise: "Fellow countrymen? Which fellow countryman will find this place? ”

After thinking about it, let the guards lead people into the camp.

Duan Wuji and Feng Yu carried simple luggage and followed the guards into the camp, the two of them looked left and right with novel eyes, looking at the roars of the soldiers on the camp and the school ground, in the rolling yellow sand, the soldiers with their shirts were crawling and rolling, although it was just an ordinary exercise, but there was still a sense of slaughter.

"This ...... This is the soldier under Brother Gu? What a mighty elite army! Feng Yu was so excited that his nose was red, and several pimples on his cheeks were about to burst with excitement.

Duan Wuji was also a little excited, from now on, he would be a guest under Brother Gu, and he could be regarded as a member of this elite army.

"They are the Anxi Iron Army that is rumored to have annihilated more than 20,000 thieves in Tubo in Chang'an, and they all have to listen to Brother Gu's military orders, Brother Gu is so majestic!" Feng Yu was just cheering in the camp.

Duan Wuji said in a deep voice: "Feng Yu! When you enter the barracks, you must pay attention to your words and deeds, and don't smear Brother Gu's face! ”

Feng Yu calmed down a little at this time, and honestly followed the guards, but his eyes still couldn't help glancing towards the school grounds.

After walking a few steps, Feng Yu suddenly quickened his pace, stood shoulder to shoulder with the guard leading the way in front, patted him on the shoulder affectionately and smiled: "Hey, brother, Brother Gu...... That is, your marquis, isn't it very majestic in the camp on weekdays? ”

The guard didn't speak, like a stone sculpture with no feelings, and walked forward, without even a trace of change in his eyes.

Feng Yu didn't get a response and didn't get angry, and said with a smile: "Don't be like this, brother, soon we will be robes, with my ability, maybe I will be able to become an official in a short time, and you will have to salute when you see me in the future, it is better to take advantage of my downfall to form a good fate." ”

The guards still ignored him.

Duan Wuji grabbed Feng Yu's back collar and pulled it hard, his expression was already a little angry: "If you talk too much, you better shut up, how Brother Gu arranges us, he has his own decision, why do you talk nonsense about being an official or something?" ”

Feng Yu grinned and said: "Let's talk casually, I don't really want to be an official, if I want to be an official, I would have already participated in the scientific examination, why did I come here to suffer." ”

Duan Wuji sighed: "You are really ...... It's about to be handsome, you are honest and settle down, now Brother Gu is already the marquis of Juefeng County, or the prince Shaobao Guanglu Doctor, a real second-grade member, and he is no longer the original Brother Gu of Shiqiao Village, you must pay attention to proportions when you speak, don't let others gossip behind your back, saying that Brother Gu's fellow villagers are so virtuous, Brother Gu has no face, do you and I have light on our faces? ”

Feng Yu snorted, and then lowered his eyebrows, much more honest than just now.

Looking at the guards in front of him who led the way without saying a word, Duan Wuji suddenly sighed: "A glimpse of the whole leopard, the soldiers under Brother Gu are really extraordinary, worthy of the word 'elite', just looking at this military discipline has been better than many armies in the Tang Dynasty, Brother Gu's ability is more vast than the books, you and I should have a humble heart to learn." ”

As he spoke, the three of them had already walked to the handsome tent, and the guards still bowed respectfully through the door curtain, and said loudly: "Lord Hou, your fellow townsman has arrived." ”

The door curtain was lifted, revealing Gu Qing's familiar face, looking at Duan Wuji and Feng Yu with a smile.

Duan Wuji and Feng Yu felt a burst of excitement in their hearts, and bowed down at the same time and said, "Meet Master Hou." ”