Chapter Forty-Six: Spending the Night in the Ancient City of Poling

Wei Yangyang knew that Yuan Shukuo was looking at her, but she was not afraid of revealing her stuffing, because she was holding four thousand one hundred and twenty-nine taels of silver tickets in her hand, and the smile on her face was definitely not pretending, but really happy. She kept bouncing in the sand until their horses were far away, when she stopped laughing, went to the mouth of the cave, and said to the cave, "They're gone." When she just jumped, Shen Mingyuan was stepped on by her several times, miserable, and his face was covered with cold sweat: "Even if I leave, I will be trampled to death by you." Wei Yangyang pursed his lips and said, "If I don't step on this land, how can that Admiral Yuan believe that there is no one here?" ”

Although she sent Yuan Shukuo away, Shen Mingyuan still had palpitations. The timing of her appearance was so coincidental, and her behavior was very unreasonable. The Wei family only has a son and no daughter, everyone knows, why does she pretend to be the daughter of the Wei family? He had seen Wei Shuping, Wei Shu'an brothers, and Wei Shuping's older sons in Huadu, and he compared this girl with their appearance one by one in his heart, and found that she was not very similar to everyone in the Wei family. Moreover, Wei Shuping is not a low-level official, he is a senior military attache who guards one of the nine sides, sitting on one side, if she is really the daughter of the Wei family, how can she be so unruly? It can't be, absolutely not. But she broke the siege twice, and for the time being, it was certain that she was a friend and foe. However, why didn't Yuan Shukuo dare to offend her, why did he say that she was the daughter of the Wei family? He thought about it, but it didn't come to fruition. But what is certain is that this girl is very powerful and familiar with this area, at the very least, Yuan Shukuo does not dare to tear her face in front of her. Come to think of it, even if she is not the daughter of the Wei family, she is also the daughter of a high-ranking official in Haixi City.

He really couldn't come up with a conclusion, so he decided to test the other party: "You want five thousand taels, if he really takes it out, will you tell him my traces?" Wei Yangyang counted the silver tickets and said, "He doesn't have five thousand taels." Shen Mingyuan was even more strange: "How do you know?" Wei Yangyang stopped counting the silver tickets and explained to him: "Didn't you understand before you set off that in this desert, you can do without silver, and you must bring water and dry food. So, when we go out, we don't take too much silver with us. Because you can't buy anything here. Shen Mingyuan tested her again: "What if? Suppose he really gives you five thousand taels. Wei Yangyang sneered: "Heh, I'm not a fool, you look like a big fish, how can it be worth five thousand taels of silver?" I just made eight hundred and seventy-one taels less, and you will make it up to me later, for the sake of you helping me yesterday, I will not charge you interest. ”

Shen Mingyuan was very angry when he heard her say this: "I helped you yesterday, but you don't even care about my silver?" Money grubber! Wei Yangyang looked at him in surprise: "You are inviting me to drink and help me out of the siege." But I saved you, and I also gave you medicine, which can't be cleared up? He looked at his shirt, which had obviously been taken off and put on: "The wound on my body was the medicine you applied to me?" Wei Yangyang didn't care: "Of course, who else will there be besides me?" You little? He's also hurt, and he can't care about you. This medicine is my family's trauma medicine, it is very spiritual, you can rest assured, there will be no danger to your life. ”

Shen Mingyuan knew that he had wounds on his chest, left arm, and thigh, and he thought that the other party was a girl who had not left the cabinet, and he had actually seen his whole body, he was also a little embarrassed, and asked hesitantly: "Then when you applied medicine to me, you took off my clothes?" Wei Yangyang felt that this person's question was simply inexplicable: "Of course, how can you take medicine without taking off your clothes?" Shen Mingyuan didn't care about her, so he had to remind her: "Have you ever heard a sentence that says that men and women don't kiss?" Wei Yangyang looked at him with a strange expression, and he didn't know what he was thinking. She has saved many wounded on the battlefield, and she has never seen anyone ask like this: "I have heard it, but you are dying, don't I care?" Wouldn't you die if I heard that? You're a strange man, and you don't have a good brain. ”

Shen Mingyuan was about to be angry with her, so he decided to lie to him: "What's wrong with me? Be careful what you say, I now know that you are the daughter of the guard. Wei Yangyang almost laughed out loud, there was still someone in the world who dared to threaten her in Haixi Mansion? She turned her head and asked, "This Lu Guanren, you are young, is it not good to live?" Why rush to die? Shen Mingyuan knew that she had just been rescued, and he would definitely not kill him immediately, and his life should not be in danger for the time being. And I had contact with her yesterday, and I knew that she was talking like this, and I was in pain all over my body, and I was too lazy to quarrel with her, so I didn't speak anymore.

But Wei Yangyang didn't give up: "I'm not wrong, you pretend to be something bad, you have to pretend to be a silk merchant who goes to the four countries to do business." You look at your clothes, waist ornaments, and then look at your behavior and your accent, who can't see that you are a noble son of Huadu. Hahaha, I said you have a bad brain, and I'm not wrong. I'm not sarcastic, I'm just telling the facts. There is a shortage of water in the north, so even a daughter of a general soldier like Wei Yangyang will never care about the dust on the stool and on his body. But Shen Mingyuan grew up in Huadu, although he is casual on weekdays, but after all, he is a prince, and he pays great attention to the rules of standing and sitting and the clean environment, and at first glance he is a person who has never been to the north. So Wei Yangyang didn't believe that he was a silk merchant who often came to do business.

And Wei Yangyang was talking, her hands were still very unruly, she ripped off Shen Mingyuan's coat, and her eyes stared straight at his chest: "Oh, don't you pretend to be a yellow flower girl who has been rubbed with tofu, okay?" I don't know how many people I've seen on the battlefield. With your small body, soft and weak, what's so good-looking? If I hadn't drugged you, you thought I'd love to see it? As she spoke, she pointed to Shen Mingyuan's chest muscles, with a look of disgust on her face. It seems that in front of her, it is not a big white man, but a thin chick, not enough to fill her belly. During the summer war, the heat was unbearable, and sometimes the killing rose, and the soldiers took off their armor and coats and fought the enemy to the death. She has lived in the Blue Camp since she was a child, and she doesn't know how many strong men's muscles she has seen, and no one has ever told her that she is not allowed to stare at people. So not only did she not understand what Shen Mingyuan was talking about, but she even felt that he was very hypocritical.

Shen Mingyuan was taken aback by her actions. In Huadu, everyone is very respectful to themselves, how can they be here, will a girl point to her chest muscles and judge her figure? Although he is not yet married, he is not unexperienced with women. When the women in the palace were having fun with him, they were all full of spring, shyness and timidity, who dared to stare at him like this? Isn't it Tang Seng who entered the Pansi Cave? He could only comfort himself that this was a border city, and many of the rules were different from those of the Central Plains. Perhaps, this Haixi girl is like this.

She said that she was thin and wanted to plead a few words. But he was in pain and hungry, and he really didn't have the strength to quarrel with her, so he had to ask her, "Do you have anything to eat?" Wei Yang replied: "Yes." She said to Ling Quan, "Hey, didn't you bring something last night, you brought it over to your master to eat." Ling Quan was a little puzzled: "Miss Wei can call me Ling Quan." But Miss Wei didn't say that I should bring food. Wei Yangyang asked, "Didn't I tell you to bring valuables?" Ling Quan pointed to his baggage: "Yes, I took the silver ticket and the road guide." And our ledger. "What?" Wei Yangyang glared at him and scolded loudly: "What are you doing with those things in the desert?" Don't stop eating or drinking. Food and water are the most important things. Oh, I'm going to be by your master and servant. ”

Although she said this, after scolding, she went out and found a bag on the horse's back. He went into the hole again and opened the bag, and inside was a large sticky cake. Wei Yangyang was about to break the cake, and Shen Mingyuan stared at her: "Wash your hands!" Wei Yangyang shouted again: "Wash your hands? Do you still need to wash your hands? In this great desert, water is more expensive than gold. I brought a jug of water and two jugs of wine, where can I wash my hands? Shen Minghuang glared at her and insisted on his opinion: "Your hands have touched the trauma medicine, and you have just touched the silver ticket, and it is dirty." Hand washing. Wei Yangyang knew that this person was poor and fastidious, so he had to open the kettle stopper and take turns to rinse it with both hands, but he was reluctant to use it more, so he only flushed his thumb and index finger. Then show Shen Mingyuan: "That's okay, right?" She saw that the other person nodded in approval, and then broke a small piece of bread and filled it in his mouth.

Shen Mingyuan ate the cake she had forced in, and only chewed one bite, feeling like he was about to burst his teeth.

He frowned and asked, "What?" So hard? It's the worst thing I've ever eaten when I've grown up. Wei Yangyang threw another piece of cake to Ling Quan, and said to Shen Mingyuan: "This is a paste, it doesn't taste chewy, but it won't be bad for a few months, we have to take it with us when we go out." I'm still taking white flour cakes, and the common people eat them, but they are all black flour cakes. Shen Mingyuan shook his head: "I won't eat it." ”

When Wei Yangyang heard this, he couldn't help it: "Oh, forget it." After saying that, she left a piece for herself, and hurriedly put the rest of the cakes into a bag and put them away, as if it was some kind of gold and silver treasure, for fear that Shen Mingyuan would come to grab it. She also took out a small bottle she had with her, poured the vinegar from the bottle on the cake, and ate it with relish. Shen Mingyuan has been in Houwan County for more than ten days, and he knows that people in this area love to be jealous, but he didn't expect it to be so exaggerated, even eating this dry cake has to be eaten with vinegar. She didn't even bring much water in the desert, but she could still carry a vinegar bottle with her, which was incredible. No wonder since I entered Houwan County, I smelled everyone and seemed to have a strong sour smell. He was not accustomed to the smell, and he was so hungry that he stopped talking.

Because there was no water, Ling Quan had to wipe Shen Mingyuan's mouth with a handkerchief, and asked with a smiling face: "Miss Wei, how long are we going to wait here?" Wei Yangyang only said four words: "Tomorrow at noon." It's only noon, and it's going to be tomorrow at noon, and it's going to be a day and a night. Ling Quan asked again, "Miss Wei, why did you wait so long?" He kept calling Miss Wei, but the other party did not deny it, Shen Mingyuan thought to himself, is she really a member of the Wei family? He decided to wait and see.

Wei explained: "The road in this desert is difficult to walk, and the three of us only have one horse, so we can't get to Haixi. Besides, what if you run into bad guys along the way? When I came out, he left a mark for my starling, and if I don't go back tonight, he will come out early tomorrow morning to look for me. Shen Mingyuan knew that the "starling" she was talking about was Wei Bingyue. I have seen Wei Bingyue, and as long as I can see him tomorrow, I will know the truth or falsehood. Moreover, her explanation was reasonable, and now that she was sure that she had no intention of harming herself for the time being, he accepted her explanation and closed his eyes and recuperated.

Soon, it was getting dark. There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the desert, and the sun is still scorching at noon, and it is cold at night. Shen Mingyuan felt a chill in his body, Ling Quan saw that his face was pale, he hurriedly took off his clothes, covered Shen Mingyuan, and hurriedly asked, "Miss Wei, can we make a fire?" My son-in-law is very cold. Wei Yangyang replied: "How is it possible?" We can't make a fire. Otherwise, the wolves will gather around the door when they know that there are people near the fire. When the time comes, if your master takes it away, what will I do with my eight hundred and seventy-one silver? Shen Mingyuan knew that she was joking, so he didn't keep quiet, but the cold of the night was really pressing, and he couldn't help but shiver. Seeing this, Wei Yangyang took off his blue cloak and draped it on him.

Shen Mingyuan said disgustedly: "Your cloak rolls around in the sand during the day, so I don't want it." Wei Yangyang ignored him and wrapped his cloak around him: "Oh, can you not be so particular." She took out another piece of broken cake, broke it in half, gave one to Ling Quan, and forced the other into Shen Mingyuan's mouth: "You eat a little more." When you're full, it's not cold. Shen Mingyuan was about to spit out the cake, but after two bites, it was not as difficult to swallow as it was just now. He had to chew it a little bit and eat it in his stomach. Wei Yangyang smiled at him: "Actually, it still smells when you chew it carefully, right?" He let out an "um" in response.

Wei Yangyang didn't seem to be afraid of the cold, she sat at the entrance of the cave by herself, always guarding the outside, and said to Shen Mingyuan: "You know, why don't you think it's unpalatable now?" Because you're hungry? Hey. You must not have tasted hunger, have you? This was right for her, and Shen Mingyuan didn't know what it was like to be hungry in his life. All he worries about is what to eat every day. I really didn't expect that one day, in the ruins of this palace, someone would stuff a cake harder than a stone with dirty hands.

He felt a little unmotivated: "Hey, tell me a story." Wei Yangyang looked back at him: "Tell a story? I haven't read anything. Shen Mingyuan said weakly: "Any story is fine, and you Haixi's fun things are also fine." Wei Yangyang saw that he was in low spirits, as if he was about to faint, and hurriedly turned around and patted his face: "Okay, I'll tell you one." There is a pond on the east side of our sea, which originally had no name. The pond is the only source of fresh water within a hundred miles, and it is heavily guarded by our guards. The people of Haixi saw that our Wei family only gave birth to sons, not daughters, presumably because they drank the water in the pond, so they called it Son Hai, and our Haixi City was on the west side of Son Hai, which was named Haixi. However, because the "er" and "music" in the western dialect have the same sound, it is named Lehai. If the Haixi people don't have a son at home, they would rather spend a lot of money and go to our Wei family to ask for a bowl of happy sea water stored in our family's water cellar, saying that they can have a son if they drink it. Hahaha. ”

Shen Mingyuan felt more and more tired, and just when he thought he was about to finish, another pill was stuffed into his mouth. The tip of his tongue felt the sweet taste, he took a bite and said in surprise, "Sesame balls?" “

Wei Yangyang replied to him: "Well, this thing can last a meal when people are about to starve to death, and I always carry a can with me, just in case." I'll give you one first, but I can't eat more, because I only have ten, and my starling doesn't know when I'll find us. Shen Mingyuan nodded, compared to the stone cake he had just eaten, this ball was really delicious. Wei Yangyang gave Ling Quan and himself another one. I thought it was a pity, I didn't bring much when I went out, but I gave Gan Tang some last night, and I don't know if I can last until the eighth child comes.

After Shen Mingyuan finished eating, his spirits improved a little and asked, "Are you really the daughter of General Wei?" Wei Yangyang's face was full of doubts: "Yes, isn't it strange?" General Guard, can't you have a daughter? Shen Mingyuan said: "Who doesn't know that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military affairs don't know that the Wei family only gives birth to sons, not daughters?" What's more, you are not similar to Wei Zongbing and Wei Tongju. The Wei Tong sentence he said was Wei Jia San Lang Wei Bingge. Wei Yangyang was very strange: "But I am the daughter of General Wei, if I don't change my name, I don't change my surname, how can I fake?" I'm not like my father and mother, I'm like my great-grandmother. ”

Shen Mingyuan still thought it was incredible, but he thought about it, if this woman wanted to lie to him and say that she was the daughter of another family, wouldn't it be good? How can she say that she is the daughter of the Wei family, no one who listens to this will believe it. So her words should be true. He casually boasted: "Oh, you are really the daughter of the general guard. I said, I'm in Huadu, and I've never seen such a handsome official woman. Wei Yangyang likes to hear this the most, she smiled and said: "No, when I came out to play, my family told me not to hurt people, so I couldn't let go of the fight." Otherwise, on this day next year, the fat man's father is going to celebrate his son's anniversary. ”

Shen Mingyuan reminded her: "Don't talk nonsense, do you know who that fat man is?" Wei Yangyang shook his head: "I don't care who he is, if he dares to offend me, he deserves to die." Shen Mingyuan said: "His dress must not be a low-level official. In his family, he is a big official. ”