When Nalan led more than a dozen sergeants to the Qinglong Warehouse, he saw that all the more than 500 stone grains in the warehouse were gone.

Never angry, he scolded Duguyue and Sima Cuo: "How did you keep it last night? ”

Duguyue couldn't argue, so she had to be silent first.

It is also strange to remember what happened last night, according to common sense, theft is usually in the second half of the night, not to mention that the grain of 500 stones can not be taken away in an hour and a half. Therefore, she rested at the inn in the first half of the night, and used the hourglass to tell the time, so as not to miss the hour to go to the granary to guard. On the side of the granary, Sima Cuo also arranged for Li Dao, Mo Si, and Wan Fo to be several capable subordinates.

But when she came to the granary, she saw that the door of the granary was wide open, and the grain was gone. Li Dao and the others all fell asleep and did not wake up, and there was a pot of charcoal fire next to him that had been extinguished and not finished eating, a bottle of old wine and a few cups, and half of the wine was left. She probed the snort, pulse, breathing, and heartbeat of several people, but she shook hard but didn't wake up, Duguyue was so angry that she whipped a few times with a horsewhip, and she was still asleep.

As a last resort, she lit a rocket to report the news, and when Sima Cuo and the others arrived, they were very surprised to see this scene.

At first, she also thought that it might be that Sima was reluctant to give up food and moved to other places to prepare for the famine, this military disaster together, I don't know when it will be calmed, if it is fought again and again, without hiding some food, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive until after the war.

But she remembered that when she went out of the inn door, she listened carefully to the movements, and the snoring of Sima Cuo in the front room and the butcher in the side room were one after another.

After Sima mistakenly arrived, he saw a few people sleeping soundly and couldn't wake up, and he didn't know what to do. Dugu Yue thought of the escape from a dream in the cave where Murong Cheng was located a few days ago, and wondered if they were hypnotized.

So, in the middle of the night, after the third watch, I went to wake up Mr. Zhuge again, and Mr. Zhuge looked at it and said, "I'm afraid that I have been drugged with sweat." Quickly go to Huiren Hall and take four taels of raw licorice, add four liters of water, boil it for half a moment, and pour it on them. ”

After the butcher obeyed the order to take the medicine and boil the soup, Duguyue and Sima Cuo carefully went to the granary to check, and there was nothing but empty or empty.

After Li Dao and the others woke up, when they heard that the food had been lost, they were so frightened that they panicked and didn't know what to do.

Li Dao said that they thought that the long night would be difficult, and the grain would be transported away the next day, and nothing should happen to keep this night, so they went to Murong Bai's Qiang cooking shop to order a pot of Qiang boiled beef, and went to the jade brewing workshop to sell two catties of old wine. A few people were outside the warehouse, set up a few stools to eat and drink, but before they could eat a few slices of beef and drink a few glasses of wine, they felt extremely tired, and somehow they couldn't support it and fell asleep on the ground until they were woken up.

Back at the inn, Duguyue told Nalan what had happened, and suggested, "Is it better to arrest Murong Bai and Wen Renyu first and interrogate them?" ”

"Arrested? There is no evidence. I think it's better to ask and see if I can find the flaws. In addition, in order to meet the enemy, the imperial court decided to assemble heavy troops in Tongguan, and deployed 10,000 pioneers in the area of Cuihan, waiting for the opportunity to attack from Hangu and recover Luoyang. ”

"I thought that the imperial court would give up the front line of Cuihan and collect troops to defend Tongguan. This is great, 10,000 pioneers are enough to deal with those guys in Murong City. ”

"But now that the grain in Qinglong Warehouse has been robbed, the food supply is tight again. Fortunately, the 500 stones were saved yesterday. ”

"Oh, have you also been robbed of food on the way?"

"Well, disguised as the Tongguan garrison to take over the grain convoy, after discovering the flaws, I fought a fight, killed a few people on the other side, and escaped some."

"Hmph, if you meet your aunt and grandmother, let them go and never return."

"Ahem, ahem, can you stop blowing like this, the five hundred stones I escorted were saved. But what about the five hundred stones you kept? ”

Duguyue was speechless.

When the two of them and Sima Cuo came to the Qiang Cooking Shop, Murong Bai was cutting the meat, cutting the beef into extremely thin slices, and putting it into the ice as he cut it.

In recent days, many people have fled west from Luoyang and other places, and there are many passers-by who pass through Qinglong Town to rest and take a sharp beat. While bringing business, they also brought a lot of extremely terrifying news to Qinglong Town, such as the rebels killed men when they saw them, and they raped and killed women when they saw them, which was very cruel. Hearing this, the people of Qinglong Town were terrified.

But what made those passers-by feel strange was that these people in Qinglong Town were afraid to be afraid, but they didn't have the intention of fleeing west with their burdens, although some unexpected and strange things often happened in the past few months, but the people in this town have long been ordinary and unmoved.

No, the rebels are already a hundred miles outside Hangu Pass, and they may rush over at any time, how can the white people led by Captain Nalan of Hangu Pass be able to defeat 100,000 people. But that's the case, in Qinglong Town, what should I do.

Murong Bai cut the beef to a good taste, there have been many visitors recently, and the business is good, so he still doesn't care.

When he saw Nalan, Duguyue, and Sima Cuo coming, as if he knew what to say, he said first: "I know what the three adults are looking for me?" If you want to say that there is a problem with my Qiang cooking, first come up with evidence, and if there is no evidence, I will not admit it. ”

Duguyue jumped up when she heard the anger, and scolded sharply: "They ate your Qiang and boiled the sweat medicine is evidence, what evidence do you need to take?" Don't toast, don't eat, eat and drink. After speaking, he pulled the horizontal knife, and the bright blade came out.

"Dugu Yichang, I'm not a rebel and a prisoner, what are you doing with a knife? You think I'm going to be scared. ”

"You ......", before Duguyue's voice came out, Nalan hurriedly stopped her behind and said to Murong Bai: "Boss Murong, the post chief is also investigating, don't be angry." We are here to hope that you will recall last night's pot of Qiang cooking from the boiled to the granary, whether you met anyone and what was abnormal. I just came to ask about it, and I didn't mean anything else. ”

Murong Bai listened and said: "It's still Captain Nalan who can speak, they are all a few acquaintances in Qinglong Town, is it necessary to draw a sword at every turn?" ”

When Duguyue heard this, she was even more angry, so she simply pulled out the horizontal knife and slammed it on Murong Bai's neck, saying, "Today, I will draw the knife, how about it." ”

Seeing this, Nalan said very angrily: "Dugu Yichang, can you not do this? ”

And although Murong Bai crossed his neck, he was not afraid, and he laughed while sneering: "I want to see if the post chief's knife is not good." ”

Seeing that the contradiction between the two was about to escalate, Nalan suddenly grabbed Duguyue's hand, pinched it gently, Duguyue's hand was numb, and the horizontal knife fell into Nalan's hand.

When Duguyue saw this, she couldn't hold her face and couldn't stand her anger, and said: "My aunt doesn't care about it today." After saying that, he left in a rage. Nalan held the horizontal knife in his hand, looked at her back, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Seeing this, Sima reprimanded Murong Bai: "Boss Murong, isn't it just to wronged you a few words, don't you explain it and it's over, now it's up to you to make the post station unable to get off the stage, what are your intentions." ”

"What can I do as a small person."

Nalan hurriedly persuaded: "Okay, don't fight." The enemy is in front, and we are united sincerely. Boss Murong, just recall that you made Qiang boil and brought this Qiang boil to the granary, and no one approached it in the middle. ”

"Captain, Li Dao When they wanted to cook Qiang, I was ready to close, it was he who begged me to take the beef prepared for today from Bingjian, and made a bowl of Qiang cooking for them, and I was alone in making and serving, from the street to the granary, the inns along the way were almost resting, I really didn't see anyone."

"Then has your ingredients, water tank, and ice been touched?"

"Captain Nalan, although my Qiang cooking shop is small, I can't remember so many details. But it can be proved that it has been open for half a day today, and I haven't heard of anyone who has been drugged by sweat and lying on the ground and not waking up. ”

"Okay, Boss Murong, I'm sorry, if you think of anything, just tell us. At the moment of the great enemy, we should share the same hatred for the enemy. ”

"Got it! Captain Nalan, I have time to eat Qiang boil! ”

Nalan and Sima Cuo were about to go to the Jade Brewery, but Sima Cuo said halfway: "Captain Nalan, there are still some things in my inn, and go back first, you can go to Wen Renyu and ask." ”

Nalan wondered, but he couldn't force it, so he had to go to the jade brewery alone. Wenren Lady was storing wine, and when she saw Nalan, she asked, "Captain, do you want to sell wine?" ”

"Let's sell me a pound of good aging first, right?"

When Wen Renyu scooped wine, Nalan asked, "Wen Ren Niang, Li Dao and the others sold wine from you last night." ”

"Li Dao, I didn't see it. It was Mo Silai's wine, and he sold two catties. Captain, are you here to ask them about the sweat pills they were given last night? ”

"Since Wenren Lady said this, I will ask a few more words? Has anyone ever entered your winery? Mo Si was anything unusual when he came to sell wine. ”

"Captain, I use Chudi spicy knotweed, Artemisia annua and other dried herbs mixed with glutinous rice flour to make wine, and wrap the fermented koji with Chu leaves. I believe in the god of wine, and I never dare to let anyone enter the place where wine is made and where it is stored, lest I offend the god of wine and spoil my good wine. As for Mo Silai's wine, it was almost time, so I got up again to make wine for him. I didn't really care if he was anything wrong at the time. ”

She said while selling wine, after the bottle was filled with wine, she handed it to Nalan, Nalan took out fifty wen from his sleeve and handed it to her, Wenren Niangzi took it with her hand, Nalan saw the hands, a little trance, inconvenient to think about it, and walked out of the jade brewery.

In fact, when he saw those hands, he remembered the crown princess. Father is the prince's close attendant, won the prince's trust, when he was a child, he went to the palace to play, and was fortunate to see the princess, the slender jade hand, like the spring onion festival as full, round, that hand is really beautiful.

Later, he talked to his father, and his father told him that people also have palmistry, like faces, and you see that the princess has such good palmistry, she was born in a famous family, with fine clothes and food, glory and wealth. That time he wrote down his father's words,

But when I saw Wen Renyu's hands again today, I remembered the hands of the crown princess, but Wen Renyu has such a pair of good hands, and she doesn't have brocade clothes and jade food.

In the evening, at the Barberry Inn, Nalan asked the butcher to fry a few dishes, and then went to Murong Bai to ask for a pot of Qiang to cook, and asked Duguyue to drink.

Duguyue's resentment did not disappear, and said: "I don't eat your food or drink your wine, I'm afraid of being drugged." ”

"Chief, I really ask you, don't be so angry, who will dare to marry you in the future."

"Anyway, I don't want you to marry, why are you in a hurry?"

"But I'm really anxious for you."

"Is it time to talk about marriage? The rebels were approaching, and the scouts were frequently troubled. ”

"What the post chief said is very true, it is my children's love. If the country is in trouble, how can it be selfish. ”

When Duguyue heard this, she changed her smile and said, "Hmph! See that you have a good attitude of reflection and go to eat your wine. ”

So the two of them came to Nalan's room and saw that seven or eight dishes had been served and steaming.

Lonely Yue laughed at herself and said: "Regardless of his rebels, Tang army, and food, it is important to eat." ”

Nalan hurriedly filled her with a cup, and poured it himself: "Chief, I have offended you a lot today, I apologize to you, I shouldn't scold you in public." ”

Duguyue threw her glass of wine up, stuffed a piece of Qiang boiled beef into her mouth, chewed it and swallowed, and said, "Captain, you are not wrong, and you don't need to apologize." My temper is hard to change, and I know it's not good, but sometimes I love impulsiveness and bad things. So, I should apologize. ”

"Chief, I think you're really good, it's just that this emergency really should be changed, calm down!"

"Well said the captain, come! Fill it up again and have a drink. We don't get drunk and don't go home. ”

"If you don't get drunk, you won't return, and the post chief is chivalrous."

After the two drank the second cup, Duguyue asked, "Captain, did your family urge you to go back and get married?" ”

"Post chief, don't mention it, the country is in trouble, what kind of relatives do you have. The fox lady traveled thousands of miles from Huating to Chang'an to get married, but there was no result, and she went back. How much more do we wait for those who are going to fight on the battlefield. ”

"I just want to fight on the battlefield, and I also leave a back for my family. There won't be no successor. ”

"Also, my Nalan family has passed down from Liaodong to Anxi for several generations."

"You see I'm right. How many generations of single transmission haven't gone back to get married? ”

"But can you get through this situation?"

"If you can't go, I'll go to Qinglong Town to find one. Anyway, be prepared, maybe your life is good, you won't die in a few big disasters, this big battle, maybe the rebels will be defeated, the mountains and rivers will be recovered, and you can take your children and concubines to marry again, and it's not too late. ”

"Captain, that's what you said. I'll do it tomorrow. ”

"That's what I said, what I say counts, if there is trouble in the future, I will come forward to you, how about it?"

"Haha! Well, it's good to have the phrase post chief. ”

"Captain, which one do you fall up to? Can you tell me about it, and I'll help you match. Now that Ling Hu Yan is gone, what about Nangong Yue? The Huangfu Dan of the Burning Shop and the Wen Renyu of the Jade Brewery are quite beautiful. ”

"Haha! Captain, I didn't expect you to be quite a woman. ”

"I'm honest." After drinking a glass of wine, he continued: "Although the Nangong family is not a famous family, it can be regarded as a family with you, right? ”

"The post chief laughed, how can I be worthy of the Nangong family."

"Look at what you say and think in your heart. If you have an idea, just say it, and I'll help you. ”

"You really can't help with this, don't talk about it. Drink! Say something important. ”

After the two of them poured the alcohol to their heart's content, they drank another glass.

Duguyue asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Nalan lowered his voice and said, "There is a half-watered cave under the stone cliff by the Qinglong River outside the inn, and the mail truck supplies you lost a few months ago are there!" ”

As soon as Duguyue heard that the chopsticks were lost, she got up and was about to go immediately, Nalan hurriedly grabbed it and said, "What are we talking about at first." ”

Duguyue glanced at him, thought for a while, sat down and asked, "How do you know?" ”