Chapter 213: Frontier Inn
Qian Qianqian lowered her eyes suddenly, and also looked at Qin Li, she said everything she had to say, it depends on whether Qin Li agrees, if Qin Li nods, it will undoubtedly be the final word, and no one can change it.
"Boss Qian, you look like this, it seems that you are the owner of the village, how does it feel like for the dove to occupy the magpie's nest?"
Under the gaze of everyone, Qin Li slowly stepped forward, his voice was low, his eyes were obscure, and there was a bit of temptation, which made people confused.
"The owner of the village laughed, isn't what I just said what you think in your heart?" Qian Qianqian's face did not change, knowing that Qin Li was tempting, the more aggressive Qin Li became, the more humble she became, and let everyone take a look.
Qin Li stood still, the smile on his face became deeper and deeper, Shangguan Ling was already ready outside, as long as Qin Li made any moves, he would lead the official errand and fight to the death.
"What Boss Qian said just now is all counted, you all think about it, if you want to go down the mountain, I won't stop you, and if you want to go to the frontier with me to join the army, I also welcome it, you have been with me for so long, it's me, the owner of the village, who is incompetent, and I can't share it with you, so I can only give you this little food."
Qin Li spoke slowly, his tone was heavy, his hands were behind his back, and he was a little guilty in his calmness, Qian Qianqian finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it seemed that Qin Li had figured it out.
"The owner of the village, our village has finally survived to this day, you have to give up the village to join the army, this ......"
Mu Xin at the bottom was very excited, and it could be seen that he didn't want this cottage to be disbanded, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qin Li.
"I've thought about it carefully, being a mountain bandit is really not a way out, although I can live now, but after a long time, I can't stop those officers and soldiers of the imperial court, it doesn't matter if we die, when the time comes, it will also affect the family, let them carry this black pot with us, it is really not a way, so while the government has not sent troops to encircle and suppress it now, we can find another way out, which is also a good way."
Qin Li was calm, there was no superfluous look on his face, these words sounded like they were well thought out, and they were all sincere, so the mountain bandits below also loosened a little.
Mu Xin lowered his head, and didn't have a chance to say more, after such a toss, the sky gradually brightened, Shangguan Ling registered all those mountain bandits who were willing to go to the frontier to serve in the army, and those who wanted to go down the mountain also distributed rice and grain, and it took half a day to finally deal with those mountain bandits.
"Lord Qinzhai, thank you, it seems that we really didn't see the wrong person." Qian Qianqian bowed to Qin Li, her eyebrows raised slightly, her eyebrows were crooked, and her seemingly heroic eyebrows were a little pretty.
"I know that you are all smart people, in fact, I don't want to be a bandit for a long time, Musin is an orphan, there are no relatives at home, and he grew up with me since he was a child, so this time he will also go to the frontier with me."
Qin Li lifted his thin lips lightly and explained lightly, it can be seen that he has a lot of relationship with Mu Xin, although it is good for many people to go to the frontier, but looking at Mu Xin's expression, Qian Qianqian is always a little suspicious.
"The people who went to the frontier have been counted, there are forty-five people, and there are still about five or six days away from the frontier, if we hurry up on the road, we should not delay the war on the frontier."
Shangguan Ling took a careful inventory, and came over to report to Qian Qianqian, it is good at the moment, but I don't know if Xiao Mohan has escaped safely.
On the frontier, Xiao Mohan asked Xue Yi to send someone to inquire about Qian Qianqian's situation, and he was a little worried that he hadn't received Qian Qianqian's letter for so many days.
The news soon came back, Xiao Mohan learned that Qian Qianqian had subdued a group of mountain bandits on the road to the frontier, and was escorting grain and grass to the frontier, and the accompanying people were Shangguan Ling and Ling Zi'an, and it was estimated that they would arrive in a few days, and his heart was suddenly much more relaxed.
"General, I didn't expect that Miss Qian was still a brave and resourceful woman, and the mountain bandits who were helpless in the court were actually subdued by her, it seems that she is really a person who has achieved great things."
Xue Yi's eyes showed a bit of appreciation, originally she thought that Qian Qianqian was just a little clever woman, but now that she looks at it this way, where is this little cleverness, there is clearly great wisdom, but as a woman, it is difficult to exert such wisdom to the extreme.
"You go down first." Xiao Mohan lowered his eyes slightly, as if he was pondering something in his heart, and a strange light crossed his deep eyes.
If Qian Qianqian comes, then there will be more than one woman in this barracks, so a larger tent must be prepared to let Qian Qianqian live with Xueyi, and it will be convenient for Xueyi to protect her.
Solving Qin Li's gang of mountain bandits, Qian Qianqian's journey was much smoother, in order to arrive as soon as possible, it was almost day and night, fortunately, those mountain bandits were born very strong, and their physical strength was not worse than those officials, so the speed was also accelerated a lot.
It's just that I don't know, what is the situation at home after all these days, can Qian Fen be the director of the family, and will the family in Qianjia Village take the opportunity to make trouble and ask for money?
Thinking of these, Qian Qianqian's heart was a little confused, although she explained to Mu Tianyue before leaving, but she didn't know if Mu Tianyue could handle the shortcomings of such parents, saying that it was not big or small, and that it was not small.
The farther she went to the frontier, the drier the weather became, and gusts of wind blew, rolling up layers of sand and gravel on the ground, Qian Qianqian was a woman after all, and she had never been to this kind of place, whenever the wind hit, she subconsciously raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose.
It's just that all of this was seen by Qin Li, although Qin Li didn't deliberately approach Qian Qianqian along the way, he was always looking at her intentionally or unintentionally, but he did it very secretly, and Qian Qianqian didn't notice it at all.
"This is the closest Panlong Town to the frontier, and it is also the most chaotic place in Xiao Kingdom, there are many spies in disguise, and even bandits and assassins in Central Kingdom, we escort so much food, if we rush overnight, I'm afraid there will be accidents, so it's better to find an inn to rest for a night, anyway, it only takes half a day's journey, and we can get to the border."
Shangguan Ling looked at the map in his hand and proposed beside Qian Qianqian, since there are spies from the central country here, it is indeed inconvenient to walk at night, and they have already come to this point, Qian Qianqian doesn't want to fall short in the end.
"Okay, it's just that there are so many of us, I'm afraid the small inn can't live, I have to find a bigger inn, you take someone to arrange it, we are waiting for you here."
Qian Qianqian nodded slightly, looked into the distance, and saw Panlong Town looming in front of him in a vast white mist, with green tiles and white walls, looking simple and desolate, but there was quite a sense of heroic slaughter in the northwest.
Soon, Shangguan Ling rushed back with people, saying that he had found an inn with stables that could accommodate all of them.
Qian Qianqian and her entourage were all dressed in civilian clothes, falsely claiming to be businessmen who had come to the frontier to do business, transporting tea and silk in the capital.
In this case, Qian Qianqian took all the horses to the inn that Shangguan Ling was looking for, and the shopkeeper and his men were very enthusiastic, placed their horses and goods in the backyard, and prepared good meals for them.
"A few guest officials, this land is not richer than the capital, there are no good things to entertain you, only these beef and mutton, and home-brewed rice wine, please don't dislike it."
The guy sent rice wine to Qian Qianqian's table, perhaps because he knew that Qian Qianqian and his party were from the capital, so his mouth was like smeared with honey, and he kept a flattering smile on his face.
"At this time, it's good to have a hot soup to drink, how can we dislike this wine and food?"
Qian Qianqian also relaxed a little, and was very polite to this guy, she has always had clear grievances, this guy treats her so thoughtfully, she doesn't care about those trivial things.
"Okay, you guys use it slowly." The fellow smiled, bowed and nodded, and then retreated.
Looking at the fresh beef and mutton on the table, as well as the white-flour steamed buns, Ling Zi'an couldn't help but be suspicious, at present, Xiao Guo is short of food, and there should be no abundance here, there are people everywhere else who want to eat tree bark, how can there be so many good things here?
Qian Qianqian didn't think much about it, although her mind has always been delicate, but women are always more easily confused by appearances, and now it is no exception.
Just as she picked up a steamed bun and was about to bite it down, Ling Zi'an suddenly raised her eyes, stretched out her hand and attacked her, dodging the steamed bun in her hand.
"What are you doing?" Qian Qianqian was taken aback, looking innocent and puzzled, I don't know what Ling Zi'an meant by this?
Shangguan Ling and Qin Li on both sides were also stunned for a moment, they were originally going to drink, and the wine glass in their hands was slowly put down, and they turned their heads to look at Ling Zi'an.
"Don't rush to eat yet, there may be a problem here." Ling Zi'an's face did not change, and he took out a silver needle from his sleeve, which he had brought with him for emergencies, and inserted it into the steamed bun in his hand.
It's just that after a while, the silver needle has not changed at all, Ling Zi'an inserted the silver needle into the wine and beef and mutton again, and the result is still the same, it seems that there is no poison in these meals.
"Gang Master Ling, I said that you are too cautious, so many people around you have eaten, if the food is poisonous, someone will have fallen down a long time ago, and it will be your turn to test it?"
Shangguan Ling looked at Ling Zi'an's actions with disdain, he had been at odds with Ling Zi'an all the way, and he still was.
And this time, Qian Qianqian did not help Ling Zi'an, but believed in her eyes and spoke to Shangguan Ling.
"It's almost the frontier here, what's the problem in broad daylight? Don't be too rigid about the subtleties, and then act like this, it is easy to attract suspicion. ”
Qian Qianqian's face was solemn, and she gave Ling Zi'an a look, Ling Zi'an nodded slightly, and then quietly put away the silver needle.
But even so, Ling Zi'an still felt that something was wrong, although everything in this inn was unremarkable, but it was too ordinary, so it seemed weird, but he couldn't explain the reason at all.
Qian Qianqian and the others ate something one after another, but Ling Zi'an didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, not because he wasn't hungry, but because he had to figure out the doubts in his heart first, and when the doubts in his heart were lifted, he would eat here with peace of mind.