The weather after the snow is cloudy and sunny, and even if the sun shines all over the grassland, you don't feel the slightest warmth.

At this time, this white grassland is not silent. Sixty or seventy Mongols rode horses, laughing loudly, followed by thirty or forty Han Chinese. The Han Chinese could not see men and women, all of them were ragged, tied in a string of thick hemp rope and tied behind horses, and walked on the ice and snow with difficulty. From time to time, there are falls, and the hands are tied and can only struggle to stand up, and if you are not careful, you will be dragged out a few feet, but fortunately, the horse does not walk fast.

In the distance, almost out of sight, a man and a horse followed their tracks. Immediately, the person was a woman, without any ornaments, wrapped in thick fur, and Yao Fangwei had been following them for seven or eight days.

Earlier, she separated from Zhao Yingfeng and left Yunmeng Mountain. All the way to the northwest, from Datong left guard, to Yunchuan Wei, Datong right guard, and finally settled in Yulin Wei. The eyes are full of post-war holes, although it is so, but people are magical. The people who had been hiding during the war were returning to their original places from all directions, and the troops dispatched by the imperial court were using their hands to drive away the devastation of the war little by little.

When she arrived at Yulinwei, she rescued a pregnant woman in labor outside the Acropolis, and after that, she stayed.

The Yulin Acropolis is being restored to the function of a military town, full of construction sites, and recruited people are building and reinforcing the original military facilities. In addition, the people who had been living nearby have returned one after another, and the population of Yulinwei has slowly increased.

Yao Fangwei lived in a group with more than a dozen families around her, and in the difficult days, she took the lead in setting up a mutual aid group to find ways to find food; find a way to deal with the government and strive for a better living space for everyone; Find a way to do business with the small Mongolian tribe outside Yulin Wei, in exchange for the food and fur that everyone needs.

After all, just after the war, all supplies were limited, but fortunately, more than a dozen families were together, although the food and housing were not good, but at least it was warm.

Ten days ago, several neighbors prepared some coarse cloth and clay pots to leave the customs. Who would have thought that he was captured by the Mongolian cavalry from nowhere, and only one of them fled back to report the news.

Yao Fangyu hurried out of the customs and caught up with the team. It's a pity that there are too many people on the other side, and she doesn't dare to do it easily, so she can only quietly fall behind. I didn't expect to go farther and farther, and this team didn't go properly at all. This made Yao Fangyu even more afraid to do it, because even if she was rescued, she would not be able to take these thirty or forty people back to Yulinwei.

Because of the large number of people, this Mongolian team did not go fast, although they did not know the destination, but Yao Fangyu kept following, waiting for the opportunity, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come soon.

At sunset, a large tribe appeared in front of it, and hundreds of large and small tents were scattered nearby. When Yao Fangyu arrived, the group of Mongols had already been welcomed into the host's house, and half of the thirty or forty Han people had been given as gifts to the tribal leaders.

Yao Fangyu sneaked in and watched as the Han Chinese were divided into two groups, one group being led to several tents in the middle of the tribe, while the other group was kept together as cattle and sheep.

The sun hadn't set yet, Yao Fangyu didn't dare to make a move, found a hidden place, and waited for it to get dark.

It was finally dark, and after a long period of singing and laughing, the whole tribe gradually fell silent. Yao Fangyu quietly came out of her hiding place, but there was the reflection of the fire and the snow, and the farther to the center it became, the more it looked like day. She gently opened the curtains of several tents, but she didn't see the Han people who were taken as gifts, so she could only look for them again.

There were not even a few tents, and Yao Fangyu was a little impatient in her heart. After a rough look at a tent that was not too small, he just turned around and exited, when suddenly two hands stretched out from the tent next to him, covering Yao Fangyu's mouth with one hand, and holding her with the other hand and dragging her into the tent.

Yao Fangyu struggled desperately, but heard a familiar voice in her ear say softly: "It's me, don't move." ”

Yao Fangyu was stunned and didn't move again, and when the man let go of her, she hurriedly turned around. Under the dim fire, I saw Nangong Jin dressed as a man and standing in front of her. Just about to say something, Nangong Jin made a silent gesture and pointed outside.

There were still three or four Mongols sleeping in the tent. Nangong Jin took a coat from the ground and let Yao Fangyu put it on, and the two walked out of the tent generously and found a small tent not far away. "Why are you here?" Nangong Jin looked at her and asked.

Yao Fangyu avoided his gaze and said, "The group of Mongolian people who came today captured thirty or forty Han people near Yulinwei. I'm looking for them. ”

"You followed you here from Yulinwei? Alone? Nangong Jin knew that she was fine, but she couldn't help but worry.

Yao Fangyu didn't answer, but asked: "Have you seen it, about a dozen Han people were taken inside, I don't know where they are." ”

"You want to save them?"

Yao Fangyu nodded, "There are my friends here, they live in Yulinwei, and everything is just getting better." ”

"Understood. Those Han people should be taken to Tumochuan to farm, and it will not be difficult to rescue them from here, but from here to Yulin Wei ....... Nangong Jin's face was embarrassed.

"I know, so I haven't done it. Do you have a solution? Yao Fangyu asked.

Nangong Jin lowered his head and pondered, and after a while, he suddenly asked, "Have you eaten?" Without waiting for Yao Fangyu to answer, he said, "You wait here, I'll go get some food." ”

After a while, he came in with roast lamb leg and hot milk tea. Yao Fangyu found a place to sit down, took the things in his hand, and asked with a smile: "You seem to be familiar with this place?" ”

Nangong Jin also smiled and said: "This ministry belongs to the brother of the old princess of Altan Khan, I have done business with them, and they don't treat me as an outsider." The group that came today is the Huangtai Ji Division, and the two of them are related to their nephews and maternal uncles. However, Huangtai Yoshibe, I'm not familiar with it. ”

Yao Fangyu drank a few sips of hot milk tea, her body warmed up, and asked, "How do you get it?" ”

"It's too far from here to Yulinwei, and it's a lot closer. It's better to get there, but you can't walk, you have to ride a horse. ”

"Is it safe to be blinded?"

Nangong Jin laughed helplessly, "How can I say it, there are many people in Tutuo, and those thirty or forty people will be scattered after they arrive in Tutuo, and they won't be found." Moreover, it was not the sphere of influence of the Huangtai Jibu there, and the Han people were there, and as long as Altan Khan did not give an order, few people arrested people. When the time comes, they will be smarter, and when someone returns to the Central Plains, they will follow back in batches. I think it's safer than going back to Yulinwei in the ice and snow. ”

"What about you? Don't go? Yao Fangyu listened to the meaning of his words, and didn't seem to plan to go back.

Nangong Jin lowered his head and did not answer, at this moment, Yao Fangyu felt that he looked sad and tired. After a while, Nangong Jin smiled slightly and said, "It's still too early, and if it's later, there will be fewer people patrolling." I'll go look for the Han people first, and then I'll steal some horses and food. When the time comes, whether they will ride or not, and then, you lead them in the proper direction, and I will sweep the tail and try not to be noticed. Go fast, it only takes two days to get there. ”

Yao Fangyu nodded, and said with some embarrassment: "I haven't been there, are there any signs along the way?" ”

Nangong Jin looked at her, thinking that she might not recognize the way, "When the time comes, you go to the northwest first, and I will catch up after I have dealt with it." ”

The two didn't speak again, obviously they had a lot to say. Nangong Jin helped her lay a place to sleep in this small tent, found a corner and sat down, and said, "Sleep, I'll call you then." ”

Yao Fangyu didn't want to take him for granted, but when he saw him close his eyes and pretend to sleep, he was embarrassed to call him, so he could only lie down gently. After a long time, as if talking to himself, he asked, "Why did you save them?" ”

Unexpectedly, Nangong Jin replied, "You followed all the way, isn't it just to save them." ”

"For me?" Yao Fangwei paused, "What is Tianchengwei for?" ”

"They called me the boss, embarrassed to go." Nangong Jin replied with his eyes closed.

Yao Fangyu smiled, but her face was full of disbelief. Why do you want to? It is easy to take people's lives, but they can save people's lives regardless of their safety.

I don't know how long it took, but the weather outside the tent didn't change. Hearing Nangong Jin get up lightly and was about to walk out of the tent, Yao Fangyu also got up and grabbed him, "I'm with you." ”

"You didn't sleep?" Nangong Jin looked at her in surprise.

The two looked at each other silently again, but did not say anything more. Nangong Jin nodded, and Yao Fangyu followed him out of the door.

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Nangong Jin was very familiar with this department, and after a while, he found more than a dozen Han people who were brought into the tribe. Fortunately, Yao Fangyu's friends were inside, so he directly took them out of the tribe quietly, dug a pit far away from the tribe and let them hide in it temporarily, and covered more than ten people with the white linen cloth he held casually. After that, he and Yao Fangyu returned to the tribe, cleaned up the footprints, and rescued another group of Han people.

I don't know if it's God's favor, everything is going well. Nangong Jin stole out of the horse and asked Yao Fangyu to take everyone to the northwest, and he returned to the tribe to clear the traces and wait for the dawn.

When it was dawn, no one noticed that the dozens of Han people had run away. The people of Huangtai Yoshibe seem to get along well with the head of this film, as if they are planning to stay another night.

Early in the morning, Nangong Jin greeted them with a smile and left unhurriedly.

Yao Fangyu's speed was not slow, and she used the method taught by Nangong Jin to wipe off the footprints on the snow along the way, which made Nangong Jin almost think that she was chasing in the wrong direction, and she didn't catch up with the team of more than 30 people until noon.

In the evening, the group arrived outside the city. The city is not like the Han land, although there is a city gate, but there are no guards to check the road, as long as it is not a tense period, no one cares here. Those Han people entered the city in batches according to Nangong Jin's statement, and the stolen horses had already been sold to the Han people outside the city before entering the city, and in exchange for money, at least they would not be hungry.

The two had been standing silently outside the city gate for a while, Nangong Jin didn't want to say goodbye, she always felt that it was not 'goodbye' but 'never again', but Yao Fangyu didn't know whether to say 'goodbye' or not, and her heart was entangled, and she couldn't make up her mind for a while.