Chapter 41: The Old Mountain Lord
"What do you think?" You Qing's voice was a little gloomy.
"That Xiaoxi, now renamed Yushu, is from the Guibu." The person in the shadows made a straightforward judgment, "I have already asked people to check the Guibu, but," the person in the shadows paused, "The fourth uncle also knows that the four major ministries have nothing to do with each other, and they usually have no contacts, and the Guibu is the one closest to the mountain master, so I'm afraid that I won't find anything." ”
"The Guibu is closest to the mountain lord, and this sentence is enough." You Qing pointed his finger on the table silently, "Except for the old mountain master, which mountain master hasn't sent his henchmen to the Guibu to study?" In addition to studying, he also dispatched a lot of elites from the Ministry of Gui to train private soldiers for himself, this Xiaoxi is not necessarily a person from the Ministry of Gui. ”
"I see." The voice of the man in the shadows was low and crisp, "What does the fourth uncle mean?" ”
"Our family is waiting for the mountain master, which is different from the other people in this mountain villa, did your father tell you this?" You Qing asked, the voice of the person in the shadow was full of respect, "Daddy said, more than once, Daddy said: Our You family is based on the Pei family, but for a while, the You family has another master." ”
"Well, when Weng Weng was three years old, he was taken to the mountain by the old mountain master, Weng Weng said, the first words the old mountain master said to him was what your father said, the old mountain master said: You temporarily serve the Pei family as the master, but you must remember in your heart, you have another master, you must keep it in mind, keep your mouth shut."
"My nephew has always kept it in mind and kept his mouth shut." The man in the shadows replied respectfully, "Fourth Uncle, that Cui girl? ”
"If there is no Xiaoxi ......" You Qing didn't finish his words, and was silent for a moment, "Look again, after the old mountain master, several mountain masters have dragons and phoenixes among themselves, but the seventeenth master is even better, in the past few decades, the biggest concern of the Pei family is that the Cloudy Villa is not completely in the hands of the Pei family, so ......"
"Traps? The seventeenth master instructed to investigate the people behind Shao Yu, from Shao Yu got out of the back mountain, I let people stare at him, until now, there is no trace of horses, in the Pei clan, and Huainan Wangfu exchange money, not a year or two. "The man in the shadows reacts extremely quickly.
"Ugh." You Qing sighed, "I'm also worried about this, and now Xiaoxi is here...... Don't act rashly first, you hurry up and check the people behind Shao Yu, you don't have to be confined to the masters, mortals also have to check, Miss Cui, continue to stare and stare quietly. ”
"If Miss Cui is in danger...... the man in the shadows agreed, and then asked, "Just in case." ”
"Don't be afraid." The journey was calm and a little indifferent, "If it really is...... Her ability and luck, no in case. ”
The person in the shadows snorted, "Fourth Uncle don't worry, then I'll go back first, Fourth Uncle take care." ”
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Zhangjia old store in Taoye Town.
This huge rich man and a small rich man like Chen Yanfeng are really different from each other, the old store of the Zhang family lives in Pei Qing, from top to bottom, clean with a white cotton handkerchief wherever you wipe it off, and it will not dirty the handkerchief. Although the windows and doors of the inn are ventilated, there are many charcoal plates, and they are still warm inside and out. Not to mention eating and drinking, Li Yan pondered, I don't know where this kind of enjoyment will be next time, and this disease will have to be delayed for a few more days.
Chen Yanfeng didn't care, and Zhou Rui was not in a hurry, he went to Li Yan's door several times a day, carried water and medicine, and moved east and west, and gave Yushu a hand.
Li Yan was sick for thirteen or fourteen days in one breath, and her waist was thickened, before she made up her mind, she was sick and set off, life was short, she wanted to at least find out who she really was, or who Yushu and her eldest lady were in her lifetime.
Pei Qing stood in the door of the inn with his hands behind his back, as if watching Zhou Rui pack up the mule cart with great interest, moving his luggage back and forth, Chen Yanfeng came out slowly, and was just about to lead his smooth horse and mule, when his hand reached halfway and stopped, he raised it and patted his head, turned around and ran towards the inn.
Li Yan came out wrapped in the thick cotton cloak that had been re-dismantled and washed, passed by Pei Qing, bowed slightly, Pei Qing took half a step back, and bowed politely.
Chen Yanfeng came out quickly, holding a big burden in his hand, and threw it to Yushu from afar, "Take it, put this on your eldest lady, this is warm." ”
Yushu shook it open, it was a heavy and long dogskin robe, Pei Qing looked at the dogskin robe in Yushu's hand, and then looked at Li Yan, an eyebrow was raised, and it took a while before it fell.
Zhou Rui came over a few steps, picked up his robe and looked at it, and handed it to Yushu, "Good things, practical, wear them during the day, and can be used as a quilt at night." ”
Li Yan had the same idea as Zhou Rui, such a dogskin robe was too practical.
Li Yan and Yushu got on the car, Chen Yanfeng rode on a mule, and four people, two mules and a cart returned to the road. Pei Qing stood in the door of the inn, watching the dilapidated paulownia cart go farther and farther along the bluestone road, and he couldn't see it when he turned a corner.
"Let's go, too." Pei Qing gave an order without replying, and walked out of the inn with his feet.
Li Yan borrowed Pei Qing's light, ate and drank well and rested for more than ten days, all of them looked refreshed, the dogskin robe that Chen Yanfeng bought was not a little warmer than Li Yan's cotton cloak in the past, and he sat outside the carriage wrapped in dog skin, even if there was no sun and no hand stove, it was not cold at all.
In the past few days, Li Yan instructed Yushu, and Yushu instructed Zhou Rui to add almost all the things she could think of for camping in the wilderness, Zhou Rui's heart was lively, and he found a carpenter in the town to make a few shelves and put them in the carriage, and fixed the red clay stove kettle on the car, and it would be much easier for Yushu to boil water.
The wind and the sun are beautiful, the autumn is high and refreshing, the group of people is happily hurrying, the sky has not yet fallen, it is to the post station where to rest, so it is smooth to walk for half a month, and you can see Wancheng from afar.
This is the first time I have been in a big city since I came out of Yichun.
Li Yan stood in front of the car wrapped in a dogskin robe, looking at Wancheng surrounded by four city walls, perhaps because it was winter now, and the Wancheng in front of him was much less energetic and vigorous than Yichun and Yuzhang City.
Getting closer and closer to the city, Zhou Rui looked at the green smoke that appeared from time to time on both sides of the road, or the green smoke had already dissipated, leaving only the gray paper ash swirling up by the wind.
Li Yan looked at Zhou Rui's expression, "Today is the Cold Food Festival?" ”
"The Cold Food Festival is in April." Chen Yanfeng picked up, "It's October. This is to clothe the ancestors. Chen Yanfeng followed Li Yan's finger and looked at the green smoke curling in front of another grave, "Open the furnace on October 1st......" Chen Yanfeng was halfway through his words, and saw that Li Yan's finger pointed to Zhou Rui, who was sad in a daze, looked at Zhou Rui, and sighed, "I know what to do, find a place to make some paper money at night, whether it is in front of the grave, or here, it's all the same." ”