A small oil lamp was lit indoors, and two people were busy in front of the doors and windows, blocking the bedding densely to prevent the slightest light from penetrating.

There were more than a dozen people crammed into the small room, and if it wasn't for a careful exhalation, the oil lamp would have been blown out.

They were of all ages, old and young, and they were all dressed in the clothes of their husbands.

There are thirty changfu in the capital, which is controlled by the wealthy merchant Jiang, and the clever and cunning Jiang is trusted, and the previous paragraph proposed to Jiang that all the changfu be arranged to live together, which is easy to manage, and at the same time can deduct two more money from the changfu for housing and food.

One or two Qian Jiang also saw it in his eyes, and was happy for a long time, and when the capital was under martial law, the way of gathering and managing the husband made the government praise the way to ensure the purity of the husband, and the Jiang family was even more overjoyed, so that Ah Xi made the small leader of the husbands, and also took care of the night incense.

Pouring night incense is more earning than fighting.

Ah Xi became famous among a group of handymen.

"Let's not talk about that." Ah Xi sat at the table, took out a bag and poured out the money, and called out a name, "You take the money." ”

The person who was called by name was a thin man, who did not step forward, but said: "Axi, it is not easy for you to make money, don't give it to me." ”

Ah Xi glared: "My money is not for you, it is for my sister-in-law to take medicine and eat, you have had a child so easily for so many years, you must keep the fetus." ”

The man's eyes were red and he turned his head to look at the other side: "It's better not to be born in this world." ”

"What do you say?" Ah Xi stuffed more than half of the money into him, "This child's life is good, and a good life will come when he comes out of his life, so he doesn't have to be afraid like us." ”

When it came to the good days, everyone's eyes were shining, and they asked again: "How is the battle situation of Mrs. Chu?" ”。

Ah Xi said: "I went outside the city yesterday to pour night incense, saw a lot of wounded rebels, and listened to them crying and scolding Mrs. Chu to capture two more cities. ”

Suppressed joys rang out in the room.

"And when are we going to open the gates?" Everyone asked eagerly in a low voice.

Ah Xi said: "This still has to wait for the order of Mrs. Chu Guo." ”

Everyone was a little uneasy, "Can you get out of the city smoothly?" "Will the soldiers and horses surrounded outside be caught?" inquiry.

Ah Xi waved his hand and whispered: "I don't know the specific situation yet, I can only wait." ”

After saying this, he divided the rest of the money to the others, "Life in the city is even more difficult now, the price of food and charcoal are expensive, and people are scared to death." "Everyone can't take care of their homes here, so let's send a few more money back."

Some people refused, some took it calmly, and some thanked them.

"Don't thank me." Ah Xi grinned and squeezed his eyes, "If you want to thank you, thank you for sending money to our lords." ”

Everyone laughed and packed the money.

"I guess it's only going to be a month." Ah Xi said solemnly, "During this time, you must protect yourself and be cautious, because everyone is related to the future of the capital." ”

They can be related to the future of the capital, and this life will not be in vain, and everyone's faces will become bright.

Ah Xi blew out the lights, and the darkness engulfed the room.

The mermaids in the house walked out of the yard, some people climbed into the tunnels dug in the corners, some people climbed over the walls, and they quickly disappeared.

Bringing the husbands together, it is convenient for everyone to come and go to discuss things.

Ah Xi stood in the courtyard without drilling a tunnel or climbing over the wall, and one jumped up as light as a swallow and climbed onto the roof.

The thin figure flew down the wall in the night, and occasionally landed on the street with the sound of bangs, making a low cat meow, and the husband who was originally vigilant to see it hung the lantern in his hand lower, and the bangzi struck higher loudly, covering up Ah Xi walking past him......

The mansion near the imperial city is more dead and quiet than other places, the Li character that used to hang on the house has long been gone, in the time of the eunuch rebellion, through the chaos of soldiers and horses in the city, Zhonghou and others will tear down half of the gatehouse and the wall.

Then Ankang Mountain rebelled, and the officials and soldiers of the capital fled a lot, and then repaired the house and changed its appearance, and no one knew whose house it used to be, only that there were a few brothers scattered there.

Ah Xi climbed through the wall and entered the house without hindrance.

There was a snoring on the bed in the room.

In the dark, he accurately took the kettle from the table and poured water to drink, muttering, "Are you so unvigilant?" ”

The person on the bed turned over: "Not being vigilant is the best vigilance, okay?" ”

Ah Xi drank three glasses of water in one go, and then asked, "How are they?" Any news? ”

The man on the bed sat up and his voice was a little low: "Half of the dozens of people who ran from the miscellaneous battalion died on the spot, and the rest of the people who robbed the horses were caught seven or eight, thrown in the trenches outside the city and burned as a warning, I don't know if the others escaped successfully or died outside." ”

The worst preparations were made before doing things, and the dullness was just a moment, and Ah Xi put down the teacup.

"The auxiliary battalion can't move anymore." "Old crooked is the only one out there for us," he said. ”

The person on the bed hummed: "Lao Hou explained to them before leaving." ”

"I told Jiang Qigongzi that Yexiang can also resist the enemy, send it farther away to dig a trench and collect dung, and when the time comes, step on the air and fall in, and you can be poisoned if you don't die, this is a merit, he has already gone to the general who defends the city to show his merits, and I will be able to go farther when the time comes." Ah Xi said, "If there is no news from the carrier pigeon for another ten days, I will set off." ”

The man on the bed touched the head of the bed for a while, took out a bottle of wine and walked down.

"Let's have a drink." He said, "There is only such a pot of good wine left at home, so it should be celebrated in advance." ”

Ah Xi snatched the flask: "A glass? You're too stingy, you've got this pot for me. ”

The man jumped to his feet: "This is what I stole from the Yuan Ye's house with great difficulty!" ”

Ah Xi held the wine jug and poured it directly into his mouth: "The wine in the Yuan Ye's house is all given by the governor." ”

The two of you grabbed a sip and I drank it one by one, and the pot of wine was soon empty.

"The taste of home." After drinking, the man sighed, "How long have we been in the capital?" It felt like I hadn't seen them in half my life. ”

Ah Xi looked out the window and grinned, "I'll see you soon." ”

I'll see it.

......

......

Galloping horses through layers of night fog until the morning light dawned, and a vast camp came into view.

The scouts raised their flags, and there were flags outside the camp in response, and the dark sentries on both sides put away their swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and watched the bloodstained scouts pass by, and there were a few more people in the different teams than before.

The people were embarrassed, they were all wounded, they were mentally exhausted, but they were excited and nervous looking at the camp.

"It's really Mrs. Chu's soldiers and horses."

"Is Mrs. Chu really here?"

"This is the soldiers and horses of Mrs. Chu."

Everyone couldn't help muttering in a low voice, and a team of soldiers and horses came over, and the general led by the general asked, "Is this the refugee who escaped from the capital?" ”

The returning scout responded.

The general beckoned to those people: "Come with me, let the military doctor heal the wounds and check the body." ”

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, this general is armored and weaponized, but he looks very kind, but the people don't nod, but look at a companion in the team.

"Go ahead." The man, who had injured one arm and half of his face was so bloody that he could barely see his face, said, "This is your own home, everyone is free." ”

Hearing him say this, several people responded and followed the general, and when they looked back, they saw that this companion did not follow, but ran straight to a large camp tent, where a tall Chu flag flew in the morning light.

"Master Hou really went to see Mrs. Chu." A person muttered in a low voice, "He didn't lie to us, he is really the person of the Lady of Chu State." ”

The solemn passing generals in front of them all cast a curious gaze, and the Zhenwu military flag and the Chuzi military flag fluttered around, both people and flags are unfamiliar, but the whole camp is not unfamiliar, and the familiar taste of walking here makes people's scalp tingle.

The tent was opened, he walked in, his vision was slightly dim, and then everything became clear, there was Yuan Ji, there was Fang Er, there was Zhong Wu, Zhong Liu, Jiang Ming, Jiang Di......

They glared or grinned or smiled..... Like in many dreams.

He fell to his knees, hitting the ground and causing his wound to ache sharply, the pain was not a dream, and he looked up to see that the people in front of him had not dissipated as before.

"I can't stand it! You okay? ”

"I don't think it's light."

And the sound rang out.

He couldn't see the person in front of him clearly, but he could tell who the voice was.

Another voice sounded: "Fang Er, you take a look at Zhonghou's injuries first." ”

The sound is pleasing to the ear and crisp.

He looked behind Yuan Ji and the others, first saw the black robes stacked on the ground, revealing a white skirt under the black robes, and then looking up, she was reaching out to uncover the heavy hat, revealing her jet-black hair and snow-white face, as crystal as ice and as clear as jade......

His vision blurred.

"Medium-thick." He lowered his head and straightened his back on the ground, like a wanderer seeing his relatives, happy and aggrieved, "I've seen the eldest lady." ”