At the end of the meal, both of them had the taste of seafood.

The next day, Yunzhu followed the wives of two local officials to the castle tower of Shanhaiguan.

Cao Xun led 4,000 soldiers and horses to attack the city pretending to be enemy soldiers, and the high commander led the remaining more than 1,500 people in the guard to defend.

Yun Zhu's eyes always fell on Cao Xun, who was dressed in battle armor, watching him ride on a horse and command the soldiers to attack in separate ways, and watching him charge forward in the lead.

The drill was divided into two sessions, in the morning Cao Xun led a large number of soldiers and horses to attack the city, and in the afternoon Cao Xun led a small number of soldiers and horses to defend the city.

The danger of occupying Shanhaiguan was won by the defending side of the city in both exercises, but Cao Xun almost did not lose any men and horses when defending the city, but the high commander made heavy losses when defending the city.

Despite this, Cao Xun's face and arms were also painted, and the high commander was even more embarrassed, his arms were dislocated, and he was picked up by Cao Xun himself.

Sweating profusely, the senior commander stood in front of Cao Xun ashamedly: "The last general is incompetent, and he is willing to be punished." ”

Cao Xun stood on the city wall, looking at the wasteland outside the city, and his voice was calm: "You have done a good job, and the military drill is to find out the shortcomings and make up for the weaknesses." Shanhaiguan is the barrier of the Beijing Division, and I hope that the senior brother will continue to seek the method of diligence and set an example for the successor generals in the future, which is also the emperor's expectation for the border generals. ”

The high commander looked awe-inspired, took two steps back, knelt down on his knees facing the direction of the capital, kowtowed, and said: "The minister must be angry and strive to be strong, and swear to serve the emperor to the death!" ”

This is how Cao Xun's patrol in Shanhaiguan ended.

He descended from another section of the city wall with Yunzhu.

At this time, he was still wearing a battle armor stained with dirt, and his handsome face was also black and red because of the exposure to the sun of this day.

Seeing Yunzhu looking over frequently, Cao Xun couldn't help touching his face and asked, "Isn't it embarrassing?" ”

Yunzhu was silent for a moment and nodded.

Cao Xun smiled, there was no way to look ugly, he couldn't pick a rainy day to train again.

In order not to dislike the most exquisite little lady even more, Cao Xun deliberately walked on the downwind side, so as not to smell the sweat on his body again.

To the surprise of Uncle Guo, the little lady was obviously so disgusted, and when she lingered at night, she actually held his tanned face for the first time and took the initiative to kiss it a few times, and her warm and soft lips were a little gentler than the wind on the beach in the evening when they fell gently.

The Adam's apple rolled, and Cao Xun teased her: "Isn't it ugly?" ”

Yun Zhu thought to herself, she just thought that the tan was ugly, but she didn't say that she didn't like his majestic posture of charging into battle.

I have long known that he has been fighting at the border for more than ten years, but those are all heard, and it is not until today that Yunzhu has seen the other side of Uncle Guo with his own eyes.

Maybe he is scheming, maybe he is sophisticated, but every moment he has on the battlefield is real, and he does not hesitate to defend his family and the country, and he also goes all out to patrol and train troops.

is such a great general, willing to thread the needle for her, willing to bow down for her.

Chapter 90: Autumn Dates

In mid-August, Yunzhu had already arrived in Weizhou with Cao Xun, and the border patrol was half completed.

The autumn was crisp, Yunzhu had enough of the car, and decided to come out to ride a horse to breathe.

Cao Xun asked Ah Jiu and the guards to move forward at a normal speed, and he accompanied Yunzhu to run forward.

After running for two or three miles, there is a wide canyon in front of you, flanked by rolling peaks, a clear stream in the middle, and a large rocky beach between the river and the foot of the mountain, overgrown with weeds and low trees, and some colorful wildflowers.

Above the canyon is a clear blue canopy dotted with white clouds.

Yun Zhu took a deep breath of the oncoming wind, turned back to Cao Xun and said, "This is the second most beautiful place I have ever seen on this border patrol." ”

The first beauty is naturally the sea over Shanhaiguan.

Cao Xun smiled: "Don't worry about the ranking, the more west you go, the more spectacular the scenery on the road." ”

Yunzhu patted the horse under her and let the horse walk slowly and leisurely, and she took the opportunity to admire the landscape on both sides.

Walking to the middle of the river valley, Cao Xun said: "It's time to have lunch, let's rest here at noon." ”

Yun Zhu looked at the sun that was still a little way from the middle, guessed that Cao Xun just wanted to satisfy her Youxing, and glanced at him with a smile.

Cao Xun has already dismounted.

Patrolling the border is a big deal, and he didn't deliberately delay the trip to take her off the route to visit the mountains and rivers, but every time he passes by such a beautiful place, Cao Xun is also willing to stay for a while so that the little lady can enjoy herself.

Let the horses graze by themselves, and Yunzhu went to the stream first.

The water of the stream is clear, and the shallow place can probably only submerge the surface of the feet, Yunzhu stared for a long time and did not see the swimming fish, but saw her reflection on the water like looking in a mirror.

The broken hair on his forehead was ruffled by the wind, and Yunzhu took the opportunity to straighten it out.

After finishing the arrangement, Yunzhu turned around and saw Cao Xun standing not far away with his back to her, holding a freshly picked orange wildflower in his hand. The flowers must have been given to her, but Uncle Guo actually tilted his head motionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yunzhu walked over.

Cao Xun heard footsteps, looked at her, and pointed somewhere on the opposite mountain wall.

Yun Zhu looked in the direction he pointed, patrolling back and forth, and finally found a dense few bright red spots, which looked like a wild bush with red mountain fruits.

Cao Xun explained: "It is a wild mountain date, with thin skin and less flesh and large cores, which is better than sweet and sour taste, and can be picked as a snack and kept for eating on the road." ”

As he spoke, he handed the flower in his hand to Yunzhu, and then lifted the hem of his clothes and pinned it to his waist.

Yun Zhu subconsciously grabbed his wrist, and then measured the distance between the wild mountain date and the foot of the mountain with his eyes, and dissuaded: "Forget it, the mountain wall is too steep, wild fruits are just wild fruits, and they are not a rare thing." ”

Cao Xun looked at her and said with a smile: "I'm rare." ”

Yunzhu: "......"

Cao Xun led her directly over there: "Don't worry, if it's really hard to climb, I won't come nonsense, after all, I'm not a young man." ”

The young man has been for many years, but Yunzhu can see his good interest, perhaps, the wild mountain dates are really delicious?

The mountain wall seemed to be very close, but in fact there was still some distance, and the uneven river beach under his feet finally stood at the foot of the mountain, and the soles of Yunzhu's feet were sour.

At this time, I looked up again, and found that the wild mountain dates were about three zhang high from the ground, and the mountain wall was rugged and suitable for climbing, and it was only a small section that was inconvenient to settle down.

The sky is clear and blue, the sun is bright, the breeze is blowing, and the red wild mountain dates are swaying gently with the wind, at least the hue is indeed attractive.

Cao Xun asked Yunzhu to wait below.

Yunzhu pulled him again and threatened: "If you have to pick it, I can't stop you, but if you fall out for this, I will never serve in front of your bed, and I will leave with you when I return to Beijing!" ”

Cao Xun smiled: "Don't worry, as long as I live, I will never give you a chance to leave." ”

Yunzhu glared at him.

When Cao Xun really started to climb, watching the fine stones rolling down from the soles of his feet, Yun Zhu's heart was raised, and he kept reminding him to be careful at first, and when Uncle Guo climbed to the steepest section, Yun Zhu didn't even dare to make a sound, for fear of distracting his attention.

Fortunately, the thirty-two-year-old Uncle Guo was still vigorous, and he climbed in front of the wild mountain jujube bushes without danger.

He slightly adjusted the hem of his clothes around his waist, made the hem of his clothes into the shape of a pocket, and then put the wild mountain dates he had picked into them.

Most of the mountain dates were red, and Uncle Guo seemed to have become a poor child, and finally encountered this kind of wild fruit that did not cost money and was delicious, so he was reluctant to give up one of them, and greedily plundered them.

Yun Zhuguang looked at him picking up his neck and soured!

"Enough, what are you doing with so much?"

"I've climbed everything, of course I have to pick up more."

"Xie Lang, they're coming soon, aren't you afraid of their jokes?"

Cao Xun really took a look at the road, probably because he didn't see Xie Lang and the others, so he continued to pick it up.

"And then." He didn't put this one on his waist, and looked down at the little lady below.

Yunzhu makes a gesture of receiving the fruit.

Cao Xun threw it lightly, and the small red mountain date hit Yunzhu's head.

Yunzhu: "......"

She glared viciously at Uncle Guo who was hanging on the mountain wall: "You did it on purpose! ”

Cao Xun pointed to the blue sky above his head: "It's not intentional, the sky can learn from it." ”

Yunzhu ignored him and turned to walk towards the stream.

Cao Xun reminded: "Don't go where there are weeds and shrubs, be careful of snakes." ”

Yunzhu just didn't hear it.

When she arrived at the stream, Yunzhu looked back and saw that Cao Xun was still picking dates, she didn't really get angry, but squatted down, pinched the wild mountain date that hit her head and put it into the stream, and rubbed it two or three times.

The washed wild mountain dates are redder and brighter, exuding a sweet and sour fruity fragrance, because they are only as big as a fingernail, and the cloud beads are put in the mouth, indeed, as Cao Xun said, the skin is only a thin layer, and the inside is full of cores. However, it is such a thin layer of jujube skin, which is actually sweet and sour, and it tastes better than some of the tribute jujubes that Yunzhu has eaten before.

Of course, it may be that it is only in the middle of the wild that this game is even more rare.

Two quarters of an hour later, Uncle Guo returned with a full load, and the clothes in front of him were full.

He found a flat stone, put the wild dates on it, and waited for the forsythia to come before transferring it to the carriage.

Grabbing a handful, Cao Xun squatted beside Yunzhu, cleaned it carefully, and fed her first.

Yunzhu pretended not to have tasted it, ate one, wanted to dislike it, and noticed that Uncle Guo rubbed a small piece of floating soil on his shoulder, so she swallowed the insincere words, spit out the nucleus into the palm of her left hand, and took another one from his outstretched palm with her right hand.

Cao Xun smiled, knowing that she liked this sweet and sour taste.

"Why don't you eat it?" Seeing him staring at him, Yunzhu wondered, "Isn't it rare?" ”

Cao Xun looked at her and said, "I picked it for you, I don't eat much snacks." ”

Yunzhu is a fortress in his mouth.

Cao Xun spit out the core, and then said to her: "Sure enough, it is a fruit that only children like to eat." ”

For him, this kind of mountain date, which has no flesh, is not enough to chew.

Yunzhu: "......"

Sitting here to rest, Yunzhu unconsciously ate one after another.

Cao Xun dug a shallow ditch with a branch on the high ground next to him, and after Yunzhu ate one, he took a nucleus and put it in: "I'll take you here again in a few years, maybe a large piece has grown by then, and you can pick it yourself." ”

Yunzhu pointed to the large pile of mountain dates on the stone face, and said, "You can keep some to take back to the capital, plant them in the garden, and pick them at any time if you want to eat them." ”

Cao Xun asked, "Which garden?" ”

Yunzhu: "Of course it's the ...... at home"

Halfway through speaking, when he met his meaningful gaze, Yunzhu bit his lip and said, "Of course, it is the garden of our Ningguo Mansion." ”

Cao Xun looked at her and smiled.