The state of Wu was newly built, and many systems continued to follow the Han system. In the autumn harvest of August, the grain and population are calculated on a county-by-county basis, and the grain returned to the county warehouse is paid at the same time.

In the agricultural era, especially in such a small and remote county, the materials that could be reported were very limited, and most of them were at the disposal of the county itself, serving as the income and various expenses of the officials.

The possibility of delaying it until November is not impossible, but it is very small.

It is more likely that troops were transferred on the pretext of urging food.

If this is the case, it means that there is a possibility that Zhou Yi has not received the relevant news and has focused his precautions on the western exit of Wuyi Mountain. This is a time lag caused by the transmission of information, which can be long or short, and there is a possibility that it can be exploited.

Cao Miao looked at Hou Jian twice. "Hou Jun?"

Hou Jian looked at Cao Miao timidly, and after a while, he nodded vigorously.

"Do you know who I am?"

Hou Jian shook his head vigorously, and the beads of sweat on his forehead shook out. Cao Miao blinked and pulled out the hip. Hou Jian was startled and struggled desperately. "Spare my life, spare my life, I just got married, and I haven't ...... yet"

Before the words fell, Cao Miao cut the rope and patted Hou Jian's shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous.

Hou Jian rubbed his wrists, took a long breath, looked at Cao Miao with relief, and stammered, "Thank you, thank you." ”

"My surname is Cao, and my name is Cao Miao."

Hou Jian let out an "oh oh" twice, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes, but he was not surprised. Obviously, he was mentally prepared.

"When did you get married?" Cao Miao smiled gently, with a hint of ridicule. "Look at your proud appearance, the newcomer must be a beauty."

Hou Jian laughed twice and didn't speak, but there was a hint of smugness in his eyes.

"Forgive me for taking the plunge." Cao Miao sat down, hugged her knees, and looked like friends meeting and talking about life. "The newlywed Yan'er, who is not at home with his wife, is probably not from a high background and wants to make a name for himself, so he took the initiative to apply for this most dangerous task and rushed to Le'an to recruit people."

"Oh, not really, I just received news that Wei Gou may be going to enter Wuyi Mountain. The road to Wuyi Mountain is dangerous and difficult, how can it be half a month, who would have thought ......" Hou Jian suddenly woke up, but it was already late. His face turned pale and he looked at Cao Miao in fear.

Cao Miao laughed. "It doesn't matter. Wei dog, Wu dog, everyone is a dog. Each is his own master, and there is a reason. But......" he looked nervous. "Since each is his master, if there is anything that he can't live in, please Haihan later."

Hou Jian suddenly panicked, lay on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly.

Cao Miao was silent for a moment, and waited until Hou Jian was about to collapse before patting him on the shoulder and pointing at Xiahou Hui in the distance. "See that woman?"

Hou Jian burst into tears and nodded again and again, but he didn't know what Cao Miao meant.

"That's my new wife. I angered Taifu Zhong Xuan, Zhong Xuan, you should know, right? I angered Taifu Zhongxuan and could not gain a foothold in the Wei State, so I had to flee to the Wu State for temporary refuge. King Meng Wu and the princess did not give up, and took me in, so that I could have a place to live. It's just that my wife heard that the princess was going to marry me, and she was in a hurry, so she chased her thousands of miles here. ”

As she spoke, Cao Miao raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her reddened eyes. "I had no choice but to go back with her. Accidentally, escaped here and got lost. She didn't adapt to water and soil, got sick, and didn't know if she could return to Luoyang alive. ”

Hou Jian looked at Cao Miao blankly. Although he didn't know what Cao Miao wanted to do, after listening to Cao Miao's explanation, he inexplicably felt more sympathy. Everyone is young, they have just gotten married, and they all have to be temporarily separated for the sake of their future. Compared with Cao Miao's escape, he just ran around the county, which was quite easy. Compared with Cao Miao's wife, who was sick and was likely to die in a foreign land, his wife was just alone in the empty house and was much happier.

"Why don't we do each other a favor?" Cao Miao sniffed, swallowing his voice and looking sad.

"What...... What's busy? ”

"I let you go, don't say anything about what happened to us, just don't see it."

Hou Jian was still hesitating, and Cao Miao said again: "Look, your news is so slow, Zhou Taishou doesn't know that we have arrived here." Even if you rush back and tell him, we have gone far and will probably have left Poyang County. ”

Hou Jian thought about it and felt that Cao Miao was reasonable. Even if he reported truthfully, Zhou Yi didn't have time to intercept it. Anyway, even if Cao Miao and the others escape from Poyang County, there is still a long way to go, especially the Yangtze River, they can't cross it at all.

The result is all the same.

"Well, I don't say it." Hou Jian gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Thank you." Cao Miao moved forward. "Help people to the end, can I ask you one more thing?"

"You say."

"We have no food, and my wife is sick again, can you please take our people to Le'an. Buy some food and herbs? ”

Hou Jian hesitated for a moment and agreed.

"Thank you, thank you." Cao Miao thanked him again and again and gave Cao Su a look.

Cao Su's heart was full of joy, and he secretly gave Cao Miao a thumbs up. With Hou Jian, a local, leading the way, he can not only solve the problem of food and medicinal materials, but also take the opportunity to find out the way to Le'an. When I arrived in Le'an County, the supply problem was solved, and most of the current difficulties were solved.

He scared Hou Jian for a long time, but he couldn't get a word of useful information, Cao Miao chatted with Hou Jian for a few words, and the matter was resolved. The same was true for dealing with Jiang Wei before. He originally thought that he was going to fight hard, and the people around him would lose at least half. I never thought that according to Cao Miao's suggestion, Jiang Wei was easily defeated with zero casualties.

This person is just different.

Cao Su arranged a few subordinates with good facial features and clever people, and asked them to follow Hou Jian to Le'an County to purchase supplies.

To show his gratitude, Cao Miao decided to give Hou Jian a few Shu brocades, the trophies he had just looted from Xianxia Pavilion. Hou Jian liked it very much, but he didn't dare to take it to Le'an, so he had to stay here first and wait for Hou Jian to come back from Le'an.

sent Hou Jian away. Cao Su arranged camping and guarding, and Cao Miao returned to Xiahou Hui's side.

"What did you just say that it has to do with me?" Xiahou Hui said. She saw Cao Miao pointing at her, and Hou Jian also looked over and over again, not quite understanding what this matter had to do with her. She glanced at Cao Miao, saw that Cao Miao's eyes were still red, remembered Cao Miao's stunt, and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you still crying?" ”

Cao Miao grinned. "I lied to him and said that you are my new wife, and I chased you from Luoyang."

"You ......" Xiahou Hui changed his face angrily and turned his head.

"Don't take it seriously." Cao Miao explained what happened. Xiahou Hui listened to it, but he could understand. In dealing with Hou Jian's situation, this story is indeed effective. Things are the same, and people are of the same mind. Only when there is empathy can there be empathy.

"You're a beast." Xiahou Hui gritted his teeth and said. "Do you have a time to tell the truth?"

"Yes." Cao Miao smiled. "That's what I just said."