It was a very difficult night. Although Shen Mingyuan's injury was lighter than Ling Quan's, he grew up in the palace since he was a child, and was held in the palm of his hand by Queen Tang, where did he suffer like this? The night was cold and windy, the wound was in severe pain, and he didn't eat enough, and as time passed, his face became more and more pale.

The next morning, Wei Yangyang gave their master and servant water and fed each a sesame ball. After a while, I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside. She hurriedly rushed out, first lying on the ground to carefully discern the direction of the horse team, and then placing her knife in the sun, the scorching sun shining on the knife would reflect the light. She ran back into the cave and said to the dying Shen Mingyuan: "We are saved, it should be my starling brother who came to me." When Shen Mingyuan heard her say this, he struggled to cheer up and commanded, "I know him." When he comes, you tell him not to reveal my identity to anyone, as long as he comes in alone. Although Wei Yangyang was rude, he was not brutal. She knew that the other party was a court official, and although she didn't know why he did this, she nodded and agreed.

The horse team that came was indeed Wei Bingyue and his subordinates. When he was ten miles away from the ancient city of Poling, he felt a reflection on his face, and hurriedly galloped towards the glowing place. Wei Yangyang saw that the horse team that came was really from the blue camp, and hurriedly raised his cloak, rushed out of the cave, and waved at them. Wei Bingyue brought twenty people to come, everyone dismounted, Wei Bingyue said angrily: "Where did Xiao Nizi run again, I didn't see anyone for two days and two nights." Wei Yangyang remembered Shen Mingyuan's words, she stood at the entrance of the cave, hooked her hand at Wei Bingyue and said, "Brother, you come here, you are the only one." ”

Wei Bingyue was a little strange, seeing her standing in front of the palace of the ancient city of Poling, she said that it was a palace, but there were only a few broken city walls and dilapidated halls left, but behind those walls, there were 180 people hidden. So his smile did not change, and he walked forward slowly, and while continuing to speak, he asked Wei Yangyang with his eyes, and at the same time, his right hand touched the hilt of his sword, ready to meet the enemy at any time. But Wei Yangyang shook his head at him, signaling that there was no ambush. Wei Bingyue looked at her carefully, although it was weird, but she was not coerced, so she was a little relieved.

Wei Bingyue is a big man, although his wife was killed, he also has two concubines. So teenage girls should have troubles, he knows more or less. I remember three years ago, when Wei Yangyang came to the moon letter for the first time, he was frightened, his pants were covered with blood, and he kept asking him if he would bleed to death? He saw that Wei Yangyang didn't let others come this time, but only let himself come, presumably because his clothes were dirty. So when he approached, he lowered his head and whispered, "What's the matter, it's a stomachache again?" ”

Wei Yangyang shook his head, pulled him into the cave, pointed at Shen Mingyuan and said, "Look. He says he knows you, but doesn't let you reveal his identity to anyone. Wei Bingyue looked at the person on the ground and was taken aback: "Qing," Halfway through speaking, remembering her words, he forcibly stopped his words and hurriedly went to look at Shen Mingyuan. Ling Quan had also seen him a few times in Huadu, and hurriedly saluted and said, "General Wei, please save my family Lu Gongzi." When Wei Yangyang went out just now, Shen Mingyuan was obviously still conscious, why did his eyes close at this moment, as if he was unconscious? Seeing that Wei Bingyue really recognized him, Wei Yangyang was so frightened that she hurriedly lowered her body to slap him in the face, and seeing that the other party had no response, she said anxiously: "Oh, he was talking to me just now, what's going on, no, it's none of my business." Wei Bingyue stopped her from continuing to slap and said, "Let's get this, this Lu Gongzi away, go to Lanying first, and heal him." With that, he cautiously carried Shen Mingyuan out of the cave.

When Shen Mingyuan woke up, he found himself lying in a small tent. Although his body was still very weak, he felt that the wounds on his body were not so painful anymore, and he did not know how many days he had been asleep. Ling Quan saw him open his eyes and said happily, "Childe, are you awake?" Unexpectedly, Wei Yangyang was also in the tent, and when she heard Ling Quan say this, she hurriedly stood up and looked at the bed, and saw that Shen Mingyuan really opened her eyes. She ran out, shouting as she ran: "Brother, Lu Gongzi, wake up." ”

After she finished calling her brother, Wei Bingyue quickly rushed into the tent and saluted him: "Your Highness." Shen Mingyuan said: "Just call me Lu Gongzi, just say that you are your friend, and you don't need to tell people that I am my identity." Wei Bingyue had to agree: "Yes." Lu Gongzi, is there any business to do this time? Do you need our Wei family's cooperation? Shen Mingyuan didn't want to tell him the purpose of his trip for the time being: "Yes, there are some illegal businesses, I'll take a look." You can lead the troops as usual. ”

Wei Bingyue didn't dare to ask more, so he had to say: "Okay, but our various deputy battalions are mobile, and we have to change guards every few days, which is very hard." Or, I will arrange for Lu Gongzi to go to Haixi City and live in our Wei family's house? Shen Mingyuan felt that the injuries on his body had improved, Wei Yangyang was not wrong, the Wei family's trauma medicine was very easy to use, and she was treated in time, so she was not worried about her life. He said: "It's okay, I haven't seen the garrison of the Wei family's army, it's not bad to come to see it, just stay in your blue camp for a few more days, and then go to the Wei family." When he said this, he naturally had the intention of inspecting the Wei family, so Wei Bingyue could only answer: "Yes, then Lu Gongzi cultivates well." It's safe here, so don't worry. ”

Shen Mingyuan couldn't help his curiosity, and asked a question that had nothing to do with the government: "General Wei, the girl who saved me is really your sister?" Wei Bingyue didn't know how many times he had been asked such questions since he was a child, and he obediently explained: "Yes, that's my little sister, who is sixteenth in the family." Because she has been sick since she was a child, she is afraid that she will not be able to support her at home, so she grew up in the military camp, and she is very unruly, I don't know if she bumped into Lu Gongzi along the way? Shen Mingyuan thought to himself: Not to mention the collision, I was almost trampled to death by her. But thinking that she is really Wei Shuping's youngest daughter, then all her irregularities are reasonable.

In the next few days, Wei Bingyue really stopped bothering him. Every day, there were women with the army who came to bring food to him and Ling Quan, and there were also military doctors who came to treat his injuries. In addition to these people, the one he saw the most was Wei Bingyue's little sister. He saw that Wei Bingyue kept calling the girl "Little Pomegranate", and thought it was her name, but after a few days, he learned that her name was "Wei Yangyang". Wei Yangyang brought a few sets of clothes for his master and servant, and the ones given to him, the style and color, were obviously Wei Bingyue's clothes, but they were very new, and no one wore them, so they should be made by Wei Bingyue. Fortunately, he is tall, short, fat and thin about the same as the other party, and Wei Bingyue is very good at enjoying it, and the casual clothes are made of the best materials, which are very comfortable and fit on the body.

But the life in the barracks is too hard, and there is an extreme shortage of water here, although the Wei brothers and sisters try their best to take care of them, Shen Mingyuan still feels that he is dirty all over. One day, he occasionally found that only he and Wei Bingyue ate a few plates and a few dishes, and the low-ranking generals ate just ordinary meals, while Wei Yangyang, like the soldiers, gnawed on the hard sticky cakes like stones. At noon that day, when he sat down and started to eat, and saw Wei Yangyang take out his sticky cake and start nibbling on the tea, he couldn't help asking, "You, you love to eat this cake?" Wei Yangyang was gnawing vigorously, and when he heard him ask, he raised his head: "There is nothing to love or not to love, but our military rations are only this cake." If I don't eat, I'll starve to death. As she nibbled on the cake, she took out a packet of dried apricots from her bag and ate a few.

Haixi Province does not produce fruits, and this dried apricots are shipped from the Central Plains at a high price. Shen Mingyuan asked again: "I have the money to buy this dried apricot, why can't I add one or two dishes to you and give you a steamed bun to eat?" Why do you want to eat this dry cake? Wei Yangyang replied: "Because I am not an official of the imperial court." My brother ate the food prescribed by the imperial court for officials from the fourth grade, so I couldn't eat it, so I could only eat paste cakes with the soldiers. As for this dried apricot, it was bought for me by my starling brother himself, and it was not the military salary sent by the household. Shen Mingyuan knew that when officials at all levels were working in the yamen, the imperial court had regulations on what they could eat at each meal, and there was a corresponding allocation of silver taels. But how many more meals can she eat as a girl? For Haixi Prefecture's annual military expenditure of more than one million taels, it is simply a penny. But the Wei family didn't want people to feel that she had privileges in the army, so when she ate, she was only allowed to eat the food of the soldiers, and she was not allowed to eat the food of the generals. But these small snacks such as dried apricots and sesame balls are obviously not military supplies, and there is no way to pay them from the military salary. The Wei family bought it for her to eat with their own money, and the people in the army were naturally convinced.

Moreover, Shen Mingyuan had been observing her for several days, watching her eat and live every day, which was no different from that of an ordinary soldier. The only daughter of the Wei family, and she has not received special treatment, which can be seen from the strictness of the garrison's peaceful management of the army. Thinking of this, he pushed the chicken soup in front of him forward: "You can eat with me." Wei Yangyang shook his head: "That's not good, my brother said, this is for you to replenish your body." Shen Mingyuan said again: "It's okay, I can't finish it anyway, there is still half a bowl here, all for you." He said it casually, but he didn't expect that Wei Yangyang really drank the remaining half bowl of chicken soup, fished out the chicken, and gnawed every bone clean. This is not done, she also wrapped up all the chicken bones, saying that she was going to feed Wei Bingyue's dog.

She saw Shen Mingyuan's face full of surprise, and she was a little embarrassed: "My father doesn't allow us to waste food, at home, if we eat a few steamed buns, we will take a few steamed buns, and if we can't eat a whole one, we will break half of it and eat it." If anyone has a meal in front of them and can't finish it, then they are not allowed to eat at the next meal, and they will finish their leftovers. Also, he was punished for copying "Compassion Nong" a hundred times. Although Shen Mingyuan is not very old, he is the prince of Zhengyipin. His usual rule for each meal is eight cold, sixteen hot, eight soups, eight o'clock, and four kinds of tea. In addition to three meals a day, there are also two refreshments, and in addition, he is hungry in the middle of the night, and can call the kitchen to cook it at any time. So he was never asked to finish his meals. But along the way, he also knew that the Haixi area was very poor and food was in short supply. The family style of the Wei family seems to be very good.

Shen Mingyuan is young and has a good physical foundation, so he can get out of bed and walk around quickly. That night, he couldn't sleep, so he walked out of the tent and looked at the starry sky in the desert, which was vast and vast, which was very different from the bright lights of the flower capital. He hadn't seen such a pure sea of stars for a long time, and he couldn't help but stop and admire it quietly. Then he observed the camp of the Guardian Army in the distance, there were sentinels and guards, and it was in order. He wanted to go further, but the footsteps alarmed the guards, and the other party shouted: "Who? Shen Mingyuan heard a familiar female voice, and turned to the direction of the other party: "It's me." Only then did he see Wei Yangyang covered with a marching quilt and sleeping in the pyre, letting the high stacked pyre shield himself from the cold wind of the night. There were two horses tethered to her, one was a blackened Ugin horse, and he knew it was Meow; The other is a whole body of jujube red. Wei Yangyang now got up and sat on the ground, holding a knife in his hand, obviously just awakened, and his braids were unkempt.

He was a little curious: "How do you sleep here?" Wei Yangyang was woken up in his sleep, and said angrily: "You sleep in my tent, of course I can only sleep here." Only then did Shen Mingyuan know that he was a dove occupying the magpie's nest. Because Wei Yangyang is a person on weekdays, he does not live with other people, but has a tent by himself, which is set up far away, very quiet, thinking that it is suitable for his cultivation and not easy to be discovered, so Wei Bingyue arranged for him to live here. He asked, "Well, why don't they find you another tent?" ”

Wei Yangyang pursed her lips, she should have slept until she was thirsty in the middle of the night, she drank a few sips of water before she began to speak: "My brother said that this place is too far away from our tent, and we need to send someone to protect you." I was afraid that others would reveal your whereabouts, so I sent me. I used to live here, and I didn't take the initiative to shout on weekdays, and no one dared to come. So no one will notice that you two live here. ”

Shen Mingyuan thought that a few days ago in the ancient city of Poling, he spoke ill of him like that, and he was a little embarrassed. At that time, I didn't expect that not only was she not a bad person, but she was really the daughter of General Wei. What I didn't expect was that I actually lived in this girl's "boudoir". He said, "It's so cold outside, that tent has a compartment, I thought, otherwise you can come in and live on the outer floor, it's okay, right?" I can ask Ling Quan to sleep on the inner floor. We don't live in the same room, so we don't think it's a co-living room. What he said was very decent, Ling Quan is a small internal prisoner, and this is a border barracks, so you don't have to worry too much about any rules. When the time comes, Ling Quan will testify, it should not damage the reputation of this girl.

But Wei Yangyang shook his head and said, "I can't live too close to people, I will be able to restrain people." Besides, if I want to go in and sleep, then no one will be alert. Shen Mingyuan had also heard that some women in the folk would restrain people, but he didn't know much about it, so he asked, "How do you restrain people?" Will Kefu? Kezi? When she said that, she felt that something was wrong, and she was not her husband. And she is a girl who has not left the cabinet, and naturally she has no son. Wei Yangyang said: "No, I will restrain my family, not outsiders." However, I can't get too close to people just in case. ”

Then she seemed to remember something, and said, "Oh, I want to explain to you, my father is the king of Weiyan, and I am the king of Xiaoyan." You can say I'm a ghost, but I'm not a money grubber! With that, she lay down again, covered her head with the quilt, and ignored Shen Mingyuan, apparently because he scolded her that day for being a greedy woman, and she was still angry. Shen Mingyuan has grown so big, but it is the first time that he has been made unable to get off the stage by a girl. He hurriedly apologized: "Uh, I said it wrong that day, you are not a greedy ghost, you are a Jade Rabbit Fairy, right?" Wei Yangyang remained motionless in the quilt, still ignoring him. He remembered that Wei Yangyang liked to collect cash, so he said: "I still owe you eight hundred and seventy-one taels of silver, otherwise, when I return to Huadu, I will pay you back tenfold, okay?" ”

Ten times, that is eight thousand seven hundred and ten taels, that is a huge wealth that Wei Yangyang has never seen. She immediately lifted the quilt and asked, "Really?" But then I thought that I had just said that I was not a "money-grubber", and I couldn't slap myself in the face so quickly, so I deliberately said: "Forget it, I don't want so much, more than 8,000 taels of silver are available," She broke her fingers and calculated: "But there are more than 540 catties, and I have no place to put it." Eight thousand seven hundred and ten taels, sixteen taels and one catty, she counted so quickly, Shen Mingyuan was a little surprised, and asked, "Do you know how to count?" Wei Yang pouted: "You look down on people? Although I can't write well, I can do arithmetic well. I'm going to buy something, don't try to lie to me. ”

Shen Mingyuan continued to compliment: "Oh, I didn't expect that our Miss Wei, in addition to being good at fighting, also has such skills. Wei Yangyang was not cautious in the first place, but when he saw him say this, he no longer stiffened his face. Shen Mingyuan coaxed her and said: "More than 500 catties of silver ingots are not easy to store, but I can give you a silver ticket, 10,000 taels of one, as long as one is enough, you can carry it on your body casually." The biggest silver ticket Wei Yangyang had ever seen was the three thousand taels given by Yuan Shukuo that day. She immediately asked, "Have you ever seen a silver ticket of 10,000 taels?" What does it look like? Shen Mingyuan smiled: "I have naturally seen it, but there is no one on the market." It was used when the imperial court asked Baitong Money to print it and use it to distribute money to officials or buy a large number of materials. ”

Wei Yangyang calculated, more than 8,000 taels, and 175 ears had to be cut. That's obviously a big, big sum of silver. Moreover, if Wei Bingyue does not count the fiefdom and collects rent, just counting the money, it is only more than 3,000 taels a year, and the person who can see 10,000 taels of silver tickets will naturally not be a low-level official. Thinking of this, Wei Yangyang said happily: "Well, then don't break your word." But I won't take your money for nothing, and if you need my help then, just ask. ”