"I fell in love with the old man, and I have a treat for today's drink. ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper didn't say much, and welcomed the two of them to sit inside.

Liao An looked around, on a snowy day, there should have been a lot of businessmen who came here to drink in the past, but now there are no people.

"Little Er, let me ask you something. ”

"Guest, please. ”

"Your wine shop is open on the main road, and it is the only way between the Longyuan Mountain Range and the mainland of the Celestial Empire, why doesn't anyone come in to rest and drink?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, he seemed to be a little unspeakable, and Liao An smiled and said, "But what are your concerns?"

"Well, it doesn't hurt to talk to the guest officer. Although my wine shop is on the main road, the people who still rest here on this road are all rich businessmen. Ordinary people who have fled have no money and cannot afford to live in a hotel, so at most they come to order hot water to drink, where are they willing to spend money on wine?"

Liao An nodded, the war is tight now, and it is normal to have no money.

"The Celestial Empire's army is very strong now, why do these people still run?"

"Childe doesn't know, the common people are so wealthy, there is no shortage of soldiers and ruffians in the army of the Celestial Empire, and when they have no money or wine, they take advantage of the night to rob the nearby people's houses, and everyone is also afraid to flee for their lives. ”

Liao An was shocked when he heard this, why had he never heard of these things before? He was around the Grand Commander, and he accompanied the Grand Commander to deal with military affairs day and night, and he had never heard of anything that the Grand Commander had never heard of either.

If the soldiers of the Celestial Empire really rob homes and houses without any discipline, I am afraid that it will become a big disaster!

"I see, thank you for informing me. Please have two pots of good wine, and by the way, two more side dishes. ”

But in a moment, the wine and food were all together, and Liao An had also eaten a lot of good things with Ye Haixuan in Linzhou Mansion, and he could see at a glance that the level of this chef was really average.

After thinking about it, how many people can compare with the wife of the Grand Commander? After a relieved smile, he took a pair of chopsticks and vegetables.

"I didn't expect this fried vegetables to taste quite delicious!"

The charcoal seller is usually hungry and full, and it would be good to have steamed bread and rice, where do you dare to expect these dishes?

After taking a bite of the green vegetables, I felt happy, chewed slowly and was reluctant to swallow it.

"Old man, how long have you been selling charcoal here?" Liao Anruo asked the charcoal seller unintentionally.

"The old slave has been selling charcoal here for 30 years, and when there is no war, business is good, and after the war, the people who buy charcoal have gone south, and the charcoal cannot be sold, and the stomach cannot be filled. The charcoal seller sighed bitterly.

"Do you have a wife at home?"

"I have an old wife, her health is still good, I sell charcoal and she weaves cloth on weekdays, but my eyes have not been good in the past few years, so I haven't done it. When the weather is good, I go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, and when the weather is bad, I stay at home and help me burn charcoal. There is also a little grandson, who is five years old. ”

Speaking of his grandson, the charcoal seller's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he had a relieved smile on his face.

"On weekdays, the old man travels to and from this road, but what interesting things do you encounter? Let's drink, and we have to have a little story to drink!"

The charcoal seller nodded, sat still in thought, and suddenly his eyes flashed.

"I remember, there was a strange thing the other day. There were suddenly a lot of fresh faces on this road, and all of them had bad faces, black into carbon, and they didn't look like people from the Celestial Empire, but they were wearing the clothes of the Celestial Empire, and they said that they were merchants who went to the market. ”

"Blackened into carbon businessman?" Liao An asked strangely.

"Yes, I only stayed for a moment and then left in a hurry. I also happened to bump into it, and I didn't meet it for a moment. ”

"And which direction did they go?"

The charcoal seller thought about it carefully, pointed in the direction of Linzhou Mansion and said, "Over there." ”

I didn't expect to get the news after coming out, and I have to report to the leader when I go back.

"Old man, eat wine. ”

Before leaving, Liao An packed two meals, one for the charcoal seller to take back to improve the food. The other one was brought back to Ye Haixuan, the commander of his own family has lost a lot of weight since the county lord left, and now he has a bit of a sense of getting out of phase.

Don't dare to delay, be careful all the way to the return camp behind him, Liao An directly entered Ye Haixuan's camp.

"The Great Commander, the last general will live up to his mission and bring back four dishes, two meat and two vegetables. ”

Ye Haixuan felt that Liao An at this moment was simply a savior, and patted Liao An on the shoulder vigorously and said, "My good Liao An, this trip has worked hard for you!"

Ye Haixuan, who had been hungry for a day, ate half of the four dishes with steamed buns, and buried the remaining half in the snow, and let people dig them out and eat them the next day.

The news of secretly improving the food by himself can't let those lieutenants in the army know, otherwise he should admonish Ye Haixuan unbearable.

"Commander, when I went to the wine shop at this moment, I met an old man who sold charcoal, and I heard a piece of news, and I don't know if it is useful. ”

Ye Haixuan wiped his mouth, purified his hands and said, "Since it's news, let's hear if it's valuable." ”

"Some time ago, a team of blackened carbon businessmen hurried to the direction of Linzhou Capital. ”

"Linzhou Mansion?"

"The last general thinks, where is there a black carbon merchant in my Celestial Empire? ”

Ye Haixuan nodded and shook his head: "There are indeed many businessmen who do business on the border and go south and north, and they are indeed relatively dark. Although black carbon is rare, it cannot be said that there is none. It would be inappropriate to determine their identity based on the color of their skin alone. ”

Liao An nodded.

"They are in a hurry, unlike ordinary businessmen. Ordinary businessmen are walking slowly, and they are so hurried to the direction of Linzhou Mansion, I am afraid that there is a plan. ”

Liao An was puzzled and asked, "What is the map of Linzhou Mansion?"

Ye Haixuan seemed to have heard a big joke, laughed twice, and patted Liao An's shoulder.

"Do you remember where is behind the Linzhou Mansion?"

"Go to Beijing!" After saying these two words, Liao An felt shocked.

"Yes, this is a different kind of businessman, and it must be guarded against. Immediately send someone to monitor them along the way, and be sure to find their whereabouts. ”

After Liao An left, Ye Haixuan went out of the camp to eat, and someone patted him on the shoulder after seeing the heavy snow for a short time.

When I turned around, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"What are you looking at?"

"Look at Jingjing again. ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was stunned: "Where is this imperial sister here?"

Ye Haixuan laughed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that he had been tricked.

"Okay, you Ye Haixuan, you dare to play with this prince. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, wronged, I am clearly sent by the heavy snow!"

After taking a serious look at Ye Haixuan's expression, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also sighed, as if he was also like Ye Haixuan, and saw the smiling girl in his memory through these heavy snows.

"I don't know if Xiaoxiao is doing well, the tokens she sent a few days ago have been collected by me, and I have to take them out every day to look at them, and the lovesickness is still incomprehensible. ”

"No matter if it's incomprehensible, it's not to be said!"

is also a fallen person at the end of the world, Ye Haixuan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have a feeling of being a difficult brother.