The sun is shining, the grass grows, and the warbler flies. In the fields, beside the paths, all kinds of wildflowers bloomed, and in the distance, farmers led old cows to plough the fields, and in the ears were Baxi singing country tunes softly.

Nangong Jin rode on the horse, smiled, touched the bag on his neck, but remembered Zhao Yingfeng's words in his heart. The weather is slowly getting colder, the winter is getting longer, and it won't be long before more people in the north are dying of cold and starvation. Now, it's early summer, but it's still a spring scene.

However, this scene did not last long, and the further north you went, the more depressed it became. Baxi's mood had changed from pleasure, to silence, to shock, and he closed his lips tightly and watched it all.

"Tonight, we can go to Weiyuanwei." Nangong Jin chuckled and said to Baxi. Although Wei Yuanwei didn't have any lessons, Nangong Jin's purpose was to contact Qiu Niang.

"Yes, young master." Baxi has long lost the joy when he first went out.

Baxi is very smart, he can watch almost everything once. Horseback riding, tenting, cooking, wherever he can do it. It turns out that bringing a little long with you is so worry-free, why didn't you let the mother match earlier?

"What's wrong?" Nangong Jin estimated that he should be tired, after all, he was only a teenager.

Baxi smiled embarrassedly, "Baxi has never been far away, and everything worries the young master." ”

Nangong Jin laughed, "With you, I didn't worry about it at all." ”

Baxi was a little proud, and resumed the expression of closing his lips, and after a long time, he finally asked: "Young master, I was in Zhuangzi when I was a child, and I knew that I should be busy with farming at this time. But here, here, there are only old people left, as if they are waiting for death. The land was so barren that even the heavens were gray. Young master, is it because of the Tartar? ”

"This is a war zone, and when there is no war, it will slowly get better."

"Will you stop fighting?" Baxi asked in a low voice.

Nangong Jin smiled, "Of course it will." Because in Daming, there are many people who work hard for this in places you don't know. ”

"That's right! Young master, my father said that our Nangong family also fights Tartars. Baxi exudes pride.

Nangong Jin smiled: "Okay." We have to hurry, or we won't be able to reach Wei Yuanwei after dark. ”

"Yes."

**********

Wei Yuanwei is still the same as it was.

Under the guidance of Nangong Jin, Baxi quickly arranged everything. However, Nangong Jin sent Baxi to sleep after eating. Maybe after a few days of sleeping and traveling, he was really sleepy, Baxi didn't insist on anything, just apologized very embarrassedly, and still made the bed for Nangong Jin and prepared water for washing and combing before leaving.

Just about to leave, I saw the man who knelt at the door of Pingyang last time with filial piety, which made Baxi snacks startled. However, Nangong Jin didn't talk to him for long, and the man left again.

The night was finally late, and Nangong Jin quietly left the inn. There were not many people in Weiyuanwei at night, except for the occasional patrolling soldiers, only a small dim lantern lit in front of each house, which made people feel a little popular.

Nangong Jin knocked on the door of a tea shop, the shop was very shabby, connected to the firewood shop and the carbon shop, and there seemed to be no one.

The door was opened by an old man with gray hair and yellow eyes.

"I'm sorry, it's so late, let's have a pot of hot wolfberry tea." Nangong Jin smiled slightly.

The old man laughed and leaned sideways to let him in, "You still say this Raushzi." There is no wolfberry, and the pepper has a big root, depending on whether you can stand it. As he spoke, he glanced into the inner room.

Nangong Jin nodded in understanding.

In the inner room, Ye Qiuniang probed her head, and when she saw that it was Nangong Jin, she immediately lowered her face, "Ho, which big man should I be, force me to wait for half a month." ”

Nangong Jin hurriedly entered the house to make amends: "I'm sorry, there is something at home, it's too late." ”

"Also, the second young master of Nangong has always had a lot of big things, and for a small matter like ours, the second young master is already very face-saving to make up a blank slate." Ye Qiuniang still said angrily.

"Qiu Niang, don't be like this. Everyone has been doing so many years, and you still don't know me? Nangong Jin begged for mercy.

Ye Qiuniang's eyes widened, "Hey, I really don't know." ”

Nangong Jin looked at her and didn't know what to say, so she had to clear her throat, "Otherwise, let's discuss business first, right?" ”

Ye Qiuniang snorted and waited for him to follow.

Nangong Jin smiled awkwardly, "I think, Da Bansheng, you are not very familiar with it, I still have to do it." ”

"That's it?" Ye Qiuniang glared at him.

Nangong Jin hurriedly said: "The task is for you, I understand, you have also been there, but this matter is really not that simple, I don't know what Wei Chaoge's purpose is...... ”

Ye Qiuniang interrupted him, "From the time you entered the door to the present, you haven't asked Shu Han a word." ”

Nangong Jin was stunned and hurriedly defended, "I know you've been taking care of them......"

"I'm not so idle. It's not my wife, and I haven't sworn to take care of their mother and son for the rest of my life, so why do you think I'll always take care of them? ”

Nangong Jin looked embarrassed and turned her head to look at the old man standing outside the house. The old man looked up at the sky and muttered, "Ah, it's so late, I have to get up early tomorrow, it's time to go to bed." As he spoke, he walked into another room and closed the door.

Nangong Jin sighed, "What about Shu Han?" ”

"How do I know?" said with a smirk, "I'm not as good at acting as you, I'm obviously rich and powerful and pretending." The more Ye Qiuniang thought about it, the more angry she became, and she crossed her waist and asked: "Even if Shu Han had a difficult birth back then, you couldn't do anything, what about Xiaoguang?" You didn't even think about taking him to the doctor! Every time you go back to the Central Plains to be the second young master, have you ever thought about what days Shu Han spent in Bansheng?! I really can't blame Shu Han for his poor vision, and he walked twice in a row. Second Young Master, even I, Ye Qiuniang, believe you! ”

Nangong Jin lowered her head and said nothing.

Seeing that Nangong Jin didn't say anything, Ye Qiuniang was even more angry, and slapped the table, "Explain Shu Han's matter, and then talk about other things." ”

Nangong Jin smiled bitterly and poured a glass of water for Ye Qiuniang, "Don't be angry, it's me who is wrong." Actually, I didn't pretend, whether they didn't recognize me before, or I didn't recognize them, in short, what you see me like, that's it. Xiaoguang's illness is not completely unseen by him. In addition to finding a lot of Mongolian doctors and witch doctors in Bansheng, I really saw a lot of doctors. At that time, if I want to go back to the Central Plains, I—I really don't have the ability to ....... Last time, Du Ling was the younger brother of Doctor Zhuang. Xiaoguang ...... and needs to be taken care of for a lifetime. Looking up at Ye Qiuniang, I saw that she was still puffing up, "I know that Bansheng's life is very hard, saying that there is a southern goods store, but in fact, there is nothing in the shop, Shu Han is kind at heart, and often helps the poor." I'm still better, and I ...... when I'm not there, and I know that Shu Han lives by weaving and washing clothes for others. The last time I was away for more than a year, this time it's been a long time, and I've lost the place where I landed on the board. ”

After being silent for a long time, Ye Qiuniang couldn't help but ask, "Second Young Master, what's the use of you talking about this?" ”

"You often help me, and you have always helped me take care of Shu Han......."

Ye Qiuniang interjected: "So, you are saying this just to continue to make me believe in you?" Help you? Slap the table, "Yes!" Don't go back to the board from now on! You don't have to live on that money anyway! It's a big deal, Shu Han's mother and son, I raised Ye Qiuniang. You are crooked, don't you want this sentence! ”

"Qiu Niang, don't worry, is it okay to listen to me?"

"Hmph." Ye Qiuniang didn't look at him, and drank water by herself.

Nangong Jin looked at the water in the cup, as if she was thinking about something, and said slowly: "In the past two years, I have not had a good life, and I don't know what to do about many things. If I say that I regret returning to Binh Duong, you will definitely say that I am pretending. I know that Master Qian is already planning to give up on me, and I know that Brother Zheng has been helping me, and I really don't understand how I got to this point. I've been trying to prove myself useful, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Just like this time, Brother Zheng asked me to answer you, but in fact, there was no answer at all. It's just that when you have merit, you can make a note for me. ”

"Since you're thinking so thoroughly, what else are you going to do? It's good to go home and be the second young master, so that you don't have any disease here*. Ye Qiuniang said coldly.

"Home?" Nangong Jin shook his head, "My father is the patriarch, that's right." So what? I ...... with them, as if across a river, and I watched them talk and laugh, not knowing what to do. I didn't have any money, I couldn't make up fifty taels of silver, and I had a foreign debt of more than 100,000 taels. Speaking of this, he smiled desolately, "You must be unbelieving." When I go out, people watch, both openly and secretly. Go home? I wasn't needed at home. So, I don't want to be given up by Mr. Qian. ”

Ye Qiuniang's face was full of disbelief.

After a pause for a long time, Nangong Jin seemed to come back to her senses, looked at her, and said seriously: "Do you think this is good?" I'll marry her. “

"Marry her? Do you marry Shu Han? Ye Qiuniang frowned, "You took her mother and son back to Pingyang?" ”

"Yes."

"Then how do you explain Xiaoguang?"

"Mine." Afraid that Ye Qiuniang would still be suspicious, she said: "I am also a second young master, although I have no money and no status, but if I get married, there should be no shortage of my monthly case in the family." No matter whether I live or die in the future, Shu Han's mother and son can live. ”

Qiu Niang's face turned cold, "What do you mean?" ”

"I promised to take care of them for the rest of my life." After thinking about it, he shook his head, "They can't go to Pingyang like this, the big boss doesn't believe me." If you believe me, then let them go to Jingzhou first, I met my father-in-law in Jingzhou, Zhao Fengming of Qifengtang, and he has been helping me with everything. Nangong Jin decided, looked at Ye Qiuniang and asked, "Do you have a pen and paper?" I wrote a letter to my father-in-law, and he would help Pingyang recognize Shu Han's mother and son. I wrote another letter to my little entourage and asked him to take it to Binh Duong. As he spoke, he pulled out a metal sign from his bosom.

"What are you doing?" Ye Qiuniang looked at him not very happily.

Nangong Jin pointed to the sign, "This is the token of the Jingzhou Hall Master, let Shu Han bring it as a token." ”

"You're not going to send them?"

Nangong Jin pleaded, "Can you do me a favor?" Send them there? ”

"What about you?"

"Go to the board. Wei Chaoge and I have some personal grudges, but at present, this is more beneficial on the surface. Rest assured, I know the big picture counts. ”

Ye Qiuniang's eyes glared again, "I didn't agree!" ”