Chapter 37: Return to the City
Yang Xiaoyu turned around and asked, "Xiao Xiang'er, do you know when Liu Yuanbo's eldest son will come back?" ”
"The slave family doesn't know, only that the lord will send someone to bring most of them to Beijing during the Mid-Autumn Festival every year to hand them over to the eldest prince, and the eldest prince never comes back to the Heavenly Wolf Villa, so our sisters have never seen the eldest prince." Xiao Xiang'er replied honestly.
Jinyiwei is directly controlled by the emperor, and it is extremely strict in terms of employing people, in addition to the hereditary, it is to choose a man with an innocent background to fill the position, Liu Cheng has a 'respectable' father in the rivers and lakes, like this status, it is impossible to enter Jinyiwei.
Unless Liu Cheng uses a pseudonym and finds someone to make a fake life experience, in this way, it is possible to enter Jinyiwei smoothly.
Yang Xiaoyu smiled lightly, after Liu Cheng left home, he never went home, it can be seen that he mixed very well in Jinyiwei, besides, with Liu Yuanbo's family wealth squandering, if this person is not good, it is difficult to say that it is reasonable.
"Xiao Xiang'er, do you know what name Liu Cheng used in the imperial court?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.
Xiao Xiang'er's puzzled eyes flashed away, and she replied, "The slave family doesn't know. ”
It's normal for this woman to not know about this kind of confidential matter, after all, Liu Cheng's identity is sensitive, once someone is poked out, Sky Wolf Mountain Villa and him will have to be finished together.
Yang Xiaoyu rested for a while, felt full of energy, no longer asked about Liu Yuanbo, and continued to walk forward with a group of guards, as for the two women, they were 'protected' by the guards.
In the dark night, Yang Xiaoyu and his party walked the path alone, turning from the east to the south, avoiding footprints as much as possible along the way, and even sending people to destroy them when they left in the places where they had rested.
At sunrise, Yang Xiaoyu and others walked to a village and walked all night, everyone was tired and exhausted, and their bodies were sore.
"Young master, we haven't closed our eyes all night, and we haven't eaten, why don't we go to the village in front of us to ask for some food, and when we are full, it's not too late to hurry." Chen Yingren was much stronger than the others, but a layer of hot sweat appeared on his head.
Yang Xiaoyu's tired bones were sore, and he had long wanted to stop and rest for a while, but he felt that this body was too fragile, and he should exercise more, so that when he ran away in the future, he would not be exhausted.
Listening to Chen Yingren's words at this time, Yang Xiaoyu couldn't hold on any longer, his body fell to the ground like cotton, panting, and said: "Manager Chen, you send two people into the village to exchange silver taels for some food, as much as possible, but don't expose our purpose, if someone asks, you let them say that our group is a merchant who went to Yangzhou to do business." ”
"Young master, don't worry!" Chen Yingren picked two guards who were alert, gave them some silver taels, and told them to go into the village to exchange for food.
The guards leaned under the tree, panting together, and the two women, walking all night, were tired and fell to the ground, thanks to the guards behind them taking turns to help, there was no big problem, but two pampered weak women, can walk so much, even if they are helped, they are not tired, the soles of their feet are blistered, and the pain is soft.
Yang Xiaoyu rested for a while, feeling the sun shining on him, his whole body was warm, just as he closed his eyes and soaked in the sun, a slight sound of pain woke him up, turned over and looked, but saw that it was the two women sitting on one side and screaming in pain.
"Manager Chen, send someone out to investigate the neighborhood to see if you can get a carriage."
"Young master, this is a village, where can I find a carriage, but an ox cart can be found."
Oxcart?
Yang Xiaoyu said lazily, the cow himself couldn't go fast, and he couldn't move even more when he pulled the two of them, so what was the use of it.
"Young master, although the ox cart is a little slower, with it, it is better than you walking." Chen Yingren felt sorry for his young master and said softly.
Yang Xiaoyu thought to himself: "Also, there is an ox cart to travel, which is indeed much stronger than walking by yourself." Then he said, "You go and send someone to buy one and give the villagers some more silver taels." ”
"The young master is kind-hearted, does not forget the suffering of the people, and will definitely be able to achieve unprecedented greatness in the future!" Chen Yingren made a rare sycophant.
Yang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly, he knew that he was a few pounds and a few taels, all over his body, except for a physiognomy, the others were too ordinary, he wanted to govern the country and the country, he had no strategy in his chest, he wanted to lead the troops to fight, he had no good plans in his heart, and his biggest ability was to meet each other, and if he wanted to establish an unprecedented cause, it was tantamount to a fool's dream.
But Yang Xiaoyu didn't say this, it tasted good to be patted on the back, of course he wanted to enjoy it for a while, as for the discordant 'dong dong' sound in his stomach, Yang Xiaoyu smiled.
After resting for a long time, two guards who had gone out to buy food, carrying two large burdens, came back with a dustpan, which was covered with a cloth.
Yang Xiaoyu stood up suddenly, hurriedly peeled off the cloth on the dustpan, and was about to eat a big meal to replenish his hungry stomach, but saw seven or eight bowls on the dustpan, and the light porridge water floated in the bowl.
Is this porridge?
Yang Xiaoyu couldn't help but roll his eyes, sighed, and asked the guards to open the baggage, and there were steamed buns in it, but they were a little black, far worse than the white steamed buns in front.
Jiangnan people mainly eat rice, and rarely eat steamed bread, at this time in this wilderness can have steamed bread to eat, it is not bad.
"Master, eat a little!" Chen Yingren looked at the bitter face of Yang Xiaomian, knowing that the son of the family had eaten fine clothes and jade food since he was a child, and it was inevitable that he would be a little uncomfortable when he first ate this kind of coarse rice.
Yang Xiaoyu took the steamed bun, picked up the porridge with clear soup and little water, and ate it in a big gulp, saying while eating: "Bring two bowls of porridge to the two girls!" ”
Steamed buns and clear porridge, no pickles, and no other food, just like that, Yang Xiaoyu ate with relish.
It is said that when hunger and cold are pressing, everything you eat is fragrant, Yang Xiaoyu is like this now, a black steamed bun, plus a bowl of porridge, the hungry belly immediately swelled, and the belly was not as uncomfortable as before.
More than 100 people, one person and one steamed bun, as for the porridge, there were only a few bowls, which were drunk by Yang Xiaoyu and others, and the guards ate some steamed buns, replenished their physical strength, and continued to start their journey.
The guards sent out by Chen Yingren bought a ploughing ox for twenty taels of silver in the people's homes, and a broken wooden board hung behind it, and the two wheels under the wooden board creaked when they walked.
Yang Xiaoyu listened to the sound of squeaky wooden boards, so he didn't have the heart to sit on it, so he was very kind, quite a gentleman who cherished the fragrance and cherished the jade, and sent the two weak women to the ox cart, while he himself walked with the guards.
Yang Xiaoyu thought as he walked: "I knew that it was so easy to destroy the Heavenly Wolf Villa, he shouldn't have thrown away all the useless things such as horses and carriages in the first place, and now he won't rely on two legs to walk, and the most fundamental thing is that he doesn't even have food." ”
It seems that in the future, you have to think clearly about the way out, don't be like this time, destroy the enemy, but almost starve yourself to death!
The early spring sun hangs high in the sky, the blue sky is floating with white clouds, everything is so peaceful, Yang Xiaoyu is walking slowly under this serenity.
Two days later.
Yang Xiaoyu led the group to the gate of Hangzhou West City, riding a good horse under his crotch, and his expression was not as aggrieved as the previous two days.
Behind him, there was also a carriage with two beautiful women sitting in it.
Speaking of which, after walking all day that day, after arriving at the boundary of Hangzhou, Yang Xiaoyu sent people to buy some horses and a carriage in a town, and rested for a day after eating and drinking, and then set off for Hangzhou in time.
Seeing that he was about to enter the city, Chen Yingren jumped off the horse and came to Yang Xiaoyu and said: "Young master, it is really inconvenient to take the two girls into the city, if you enter the city first, your subordinates will take people to protect the two girls and detour to the north gate, so as not to be seen by acquaintances." ”
Yang Xiaoyu thought for a moment, thinking that Chen Yingren's words were reasonable, he was Yang Yong's son, but he was riding a horse, and who was sitting in the carriage behind him would inevitably make people suspicious.