The young recruits still squatted in place, staring at the young women who had come to deliver the ginger soup, looking at their peach blossom-like noodles, their eyes wandering, and their souls were seduced. But they soon saw nothing, for the border soldiers were already giggling around, drinking hot ginger soup and laughing with the women.

A young woman dressed in green came out of the crowd, carrying a bowl of steaming ginger soup, came to Li Yan, handed the ginger soup with both hands, and said shyly and timidly: "Childe, drink a bowl of ginger soup to warm up." ”

Li Yan took the ginger soup, took a sip first, and then said sternly: "In the future, I will send food and soup, don't dress up like this anymore!" Don't interfere with the training of my soldiers! ”

The woman's face turned pale in an instant, she lowered her head, wrung her fingers, nodded, and said in a low voice, "Yes, the little woman will tell them." ”

Li Yan drank the ginger soup in a few sips and said, "Qiu Niang, right?" ”

The woman raised her head, glanced at Li Yan shyly, and replied happily: "The little woman is Deng Qiuniang, it is rare for the son to remember Qiuniang's name." ”

"If you want to have a home, I won't interfere," Li Yan said lightly: "But you must know that these are men who are fighting, and they may die at any time, just like the men before you." Also, you have to choose the right one, and don't regret it later. ”

Deng Qiuniang's face turned gray, and she lost her charm at the beginning. She said lightly: "What can we weak women do? Being robbed to be a concubine is not something we want to do! We have to live, live well, and live to see what this world can become! ”

Li Yan silently handed the bowl back to Deng Qiuniang and turned to leave. He couldn't help these women, so he had to let them find their own way out.

He came to Li Mu and ordered, "You take these people to continue training, don't slack off." I'll go back to the county seat. ”

"What, fourth brother, this is missing my sister-in-law?" Li Mu teased jokingly: "That mother-in-law is good, but it's a pity that it's not clean, otherwise you can marry back as a concubine, fourth brother." ”

"Shut up!" Li Yan lowered his face and scolded in a low voice: "You have been in the thief camp for a few years, and you have become so frivolous?!" Take your heart back in the future, we are not bandits! ”

"What is the fourth brother going back to do?" Li Mu did not answer Li Yan's words, but diverted the topic and asked about Li Yan's purpose of returning to the county seat.

Li Yan also stopped teaching Li Mu a lesson, and replied: "Go back and bring some more food, and there are other things." You take someone to the warehouse to see how many weapons you still have to use, and I'll go and see if you can get a bow and crossbow. ”

"Didn't the fourth brother say that there was a way to get food?" Li Mu asked in surprise: "Could it be that your solution is to keep digging out from the grain store?" In that case, Uncle Chunyutang can let you continue to do this? ”

Li Yan said angrily: "My solution is to rob it!" Go and rob the other bandits of food! But we have to train these guys first, if they can't become elite soldiers, a few of us will be exhausted, what's the use? So don't slack off, train them well! ”

"Okay, I see." Li Mu nodded in agreement.

After Li Yan arranged the affairs of Qili Village, he rode the only horse in the cottage to the county seat with a bow and arrows and a waist knife. It's not a peaceful year, and you may encounter thieves and bandits at any time, and if you don't bring a weapon for self-defense, you really don't dare to walk outside the city alone.

Fortunately, Li Yan did not encounter roadblocks and robberies along the way, perhaps there were only "Lu Bu" bandits in this area, but they had been eliminated. Or other bandits and homeless, who have grabbed enough supplies before the New Year, and are now celebrating the New Year in the village, after all, this is the biggest festival, whether it is a homeless person or a bandit, they are all going to celebrate the New Year.

Li Yan didn't see Lao Wang at the city gate, but the city gate guards also knew him, and after saying hello, Li Yan rode into the county seat.

"Childe, you're finally back." As soon as he came to the door of the grain store, his family member Zhang Yi hurriedly greeted him, led the horse and began to complain: "If you don't come again, I will report to the official." ”

Li Yan turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to Zhang Yi, and asked, "What's wrong?" Something happened to the grain store? ”

"No," Zhang Yi hurriedly explained: "The grain store is fine, it is the master who has sent a letter from Kaifeng, and wants you to go back immediately." This is the letter from the second year of junior high school, and now it's the fifth day of junior high school, and the villain is afraid of delaying the master's big event. When you left, you didn't say where you went, and the villain just wanted to find you and there was nowhere to go. ”

"You lead the horse to the stable, and I will wash it first, warm it up, and then say the master's letter." Li Yan said as he walked inside. This winter is very cold, but there has been no snow, the north wind is howling, the loess is all over the sky, and there is still a lot of dust in his mouth and nose, it is really not the time to speak.

After Li Yan washed up briefly, Zhang Yicai reported: "The old man sent a message, that is, you must come to Kaifeng on the fourth day of the new year." But now it's the fifth day of the new year, and it's about to fall into the night, look at this~"

"I'll talk about it myself, master," Li Yan said while roasting the fire, "You don't have to worry. What the hell is going on, you say. ”

Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "Childe, you have to be prepared." ”

"Wordy!" Li Yan scolded impatiently.

Zhang Yi finally said: "It was my third uncle who came to deliver the letter, and he said that Young Master Yuanbin was not good, so the master asked you to go back quickly." ”

"What?!" Li Yan stood up immediately, he knew that the situation must be very dangerous now, otherwise the old man would not have sent him a letter and asked him to go back immediately. Although he is not Li Chunyu's own son, there is a so-called next-generation parent, and the grandson who has been raised by his side since he was a child is like his own child. If it weren't for the time when there was no choice, Li Chunyu would not have sent someone to ask him to go back.

"Prepare the horses! Let's go now! Li Yan immediately commanded, and then began to prepare the things to bring.

Zhang Yi hurriedly stopped: "Childe, it looks like it's going to be night, it's not safe to walk outside at night, let's wait until tomorrow." ”

"If you're afraid, you stay, and I'll go back to Kaifeng alone!" Li Yan packed up his bow and arrows and scolded impatiently.

Zhang Yi argued: "It's not that the villain is cowardly, it's that Zuo Dashuai just broke up the rebels of Cao Wei and others in Guide Mansion, and now I don't know how many rebel generals are running outside." If you have to go now, then you can also call the second master (Li Zhong), and the road will be safer. ”

"No!" Li Yan briefly ordered: "If you want to go back to Kaifeng with me, just prepare, don't talk about the rest!" ”

"Childe, I've been ready for a long time."

"Okay, let's go now!" Li Yan wrapped his bow and arrows and waist knife, put on a big coat, and walked out.