Pei Yuxue put down the pen and took the slave contract sent by Uncle Lin, he lowered his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and asked, "Daddy Lin, did the wife have anything else to say?" ”

Uncle Lin said: "It was Cui Niangzi who sent someone to tell her, and the young master said that let Lang Jun settle it well, and she will naturally tell you when she comes back." ”

Pei Yingxue rubbed the edge of the contract and said, "Okay." Where are the people? ”

Uncle Lin commanded outside.

After a while, the two servants led people over, and before they entered the door, they heard Uncle Lin frowning and whispering, "You just let him come over like this?" The filthy and obscene appearance of Fireworks Willow Lane, don't hurry up and put on your clothes! ”

Pei Yingxue followed the prestige.

Kayang was thrown a coat, and he put it on a little helplessly, but between the movements, the bells on his body still jingled, and the clothes couldn't cover the slightly convex trend of the red rope, but looked even more desperate.

He knew that he had been ransomed from the flower boat, and his heart was full of gratitude—from welcoming and sending to serving someone, although they were both slaves, the difference was too great. What's more, Xue Yuxiao looked very gentle. While glad that he had chosen the right path, he was worried in his heart, he didn't know whether the so-called "Pei Lang" had a good temper.

Although he couldn't understand all the official words and was very ignorant, he had also heard rumors from guests that the waiter in the backyard had been beaten to death by the lord, and he wanted to live, and he wanted to live as well as possible.

Pei Yuxue glanced over.

His figure and complexion were not the appearance that the scholars liked, his long hair was slightly curly, scattered in an unruly manner, and he put his head on the ground when he knelt down, and he did not dare to come out.

"Look up." Uncle Lin glanced at Pei Langjun's expression and spoke.

Only then did Jia Yang raise his head, revealing his green eyes and deep eyebrows, which were completely different from those of Jing Zhao Langjun, and said in a clumsy and lame official language: "The slave has seen Lang Jun." ”

He heard that the others were not called "Lord King", and this person must not be in the main room. But with an identity like him, he is no different from a slave in the backyard, no matter what his identity is, Kayang has to be called the master.

Pei Yuxue stared at his face for a moment, and her fingertips unconsciously buckled into the page, leaving a deep dent in it.

…… I promised that I would not go to look for flowers and ask willows, women are liars.

After a while, he looked away and asked, "Daddy Lin, what is the process of accepting people in the garden on weekdays?" I'm young and don't understand any of that. ”

Uncle Lin first introduced him a few words, then moved closer and said in a low voice: "The young master is indeed inappropriate like this, how can a dirty man take it back to the garden, but a woman...... When I was young, most of them were in the twilight and fourth, and it was inevitable to mess with flowers and grass, so don't worry too much about Lang Jun, just endure it, don't ruin your reputation for virtue. ”

"Virtuous?" Pei Yuxue suddenly raised his eyes, the two looked at each other, he had always been subtle and introverted, humble and tolerant, but he could touch what he cared about, and the sense of alienation in his bones was undoubtedly revealed, "I am only for my heart, not for the reputation of virtue." ”

He put away the contract documents for selling his body, and said to the sword: "Take him to change his clothes, you don't need to send it to the west courtyard, just treat it as if the wife bought a slave and came back, let him serve outside the door, and do some chores such as burning the stove and sprinkling it." ”

"Yes." The sword led him down.

Uncle Lin persuaded: "Pei Langjun, I'm afraid this is not good?" If the young master comes back......"

"I'll wait for her to come back." Pei Yuxue lowered her head and continued to read the agricultural book.

He was so resolute, Uncle Lin was helpless, since Xue Sikong came back, he no longer had the responsibility to take care of Xue Yuan, so he returned to the identity of an elderly slave with dignity and went out instead.

Then, a green-eyed male slave man who was dressed and his hair was tied up with the help of the sword appeared in front of him. Jia Yang was very honest and cautious about Pei Yuxue's instructions, for fear that if the favored Lang Jun made a fuss, the housewife would send him back...... He said something he shouldn't have said, and sending it back was a dead end, and there was no other choice.

Pei Yuxue thought up and down for a moment, and asked him a few words softly. For example, how did Xue Yuxiao know him, and what did he tell him...... Kayang stumbled to answer, and Pei Langjun before meeting showed a contemplative look.

Although Xue Yuxiao only asked two questions, her purpose was not difficult to guess. Pei Yuxue probably understood, he reached out and pressed his chest, and the sharp pain that seemed to be clenched and pinched slowly disappeared from the beginning, and he slowly exhaled a breath, feeling that the sourness was still in his throat, but at least his emotions were much soothed.

Pei Yuxue said: "Returning the sword, you take him to do some light work, don't let him run too far, just stay in the yard." Go down first, all of you. ”

Kayang was not embarrassed, he didn't care about the "West Courtyard" or "Eastern Courtyard", as long as he didn't get beaten, he was already fine. The slave man knelt down and kowtowed, and left with Hosei.

After the two left, the room became very quiet again.

A few days ago, the steward of the construction project in the garden came over and told him that there was a piece of land behind the covered bridge, and Xue Yuxiao personally said that he would use that land to grow some grain, such as corn, soybean, or wheat, for some reason, she was very dissatisfied with the grain production of Jingzhao Fertile Field.

Since she cared, Pei Yuxue naturally paid attention to it.

The status of agronomy is very respected, but the current farming mode has not yet reached a particularly rigorous intensive cultivation, and the selection and breeding of seeds is not systematic. Pei Yuxue had heard in Hedong that the seeds of a kind of wheat were harvested 30% more than the usual grain, and after several searches, he finally found it—but the climate and soil in Hedong were different from Jingzhao, and he was not sure if he could successfully cultivate them here.

If the land is cultivated at the end of this year, cultivated early next year, and harvested in autumn, then by next winter, more outstanding and higher-yielding grain seeds can be selected and bred to be implemented on some of Xue's granges.

In addition to managing the inner house, Pei Yuxue has been doing these things recently. The method of ear selection and the method of cutting off mulberry seedlings written in the agricultural book have all been personally inspected and seen in the grange, and they can be completely implemented.

The autumn breeze cooled down, blowing up the loose long sleeves on his body. Pei Yuxue dipped the ink again, wrote down the main points on the paper, he wrote and wrote, the handwriting quietly shifted, from the rigorous and simple agricultural book to the interpretation, and the word "Xiao" jumped out of it.

Pei Yuxue froze, stared at the paper expressionlessly, and raised her hand to tick off the word. But I don't know what's going on with this pen, and suddenly it's not easy to use, just circle this word, but I can't bear to have half a stroke.

…… Could it be that the love of the house and the black is really so much?

It must be that the pen is not good to use.

Pei Yuxue put down the wolf's hair, chose one from the pen stand, and then dipped it in ink, and then his hand was soft again, staring at this word meaninglessly for a long time, suddenly a little angry, and said to himself: "I must have returned with a strong fragrance, even I have someone on my side to give me a hug, not to mention that I don't follow you every day......"

He simply stopped caring about this word and continued to write, but thought in his heart: "Attract bees and butterflies, show mercy everywhere, you look so gentle and amiable, even if you don't have that meaning, your eyebrows can be flirtatious, but the amorous person is a wooden head, even I ...... for those little gentlemen"

He paused and said in his heart, what are you doing with them? Let's take pity on ourselves for now.

Pei Yuxue calmed down, said to herself that she was not allowed to think about it anymore, and then lowered her head - this page could no longer be wanted, and Xue Yuxiao's three words were placed on it in a grand manner, showing off as if looking at him.

Pei Yingxue: "......"

He sighed, and had to tear the page away and put it away, and write it down again.

……

After returning from Huafang, Xue Yuxiao immediately made a decision and asked Duan Yan to select a sergeant to arrest people, and several people in the military government were excited when they got the news and went with her.

Shanhaidu is the largest wharf in Jingzhao, there are countless ships coming and going, there are many people working and begging for a living here, the population is large, and it is very messy. The supreme governor in charge of this important affairs is the Taifu Qing, and the current reigning Taifu Secretary is Yuan Fangtuo of the Yuan clan in Runan, but this Taifu Secretary is obsessed with divination, Luo Shu, and the study of astronomy and geography, and is not concerned with the important task of collecting taxes in the city.

This has led to many people who can take advantage of the situation and use the name of Taifu Qing to gain benefits in it.

Duan Yan led hundreds of government soldiers and followed behind several Wen Peng and Lord Duwei. Everyone rode to the place, the speed was faster than the government soldiers, and when they arrived at the place, before Xue Yuxiao could speak, Li Furong took out the identity token and lit up, pressed the scabbard on his waist, and said arrogantly: "The military government has cleared the fleeing bandits in Beijing, stopped the boat, and everyone is not allowed to leave without permission." ”

The person in charge of the dock looked surprised: "My lord, I have never heard of bandits in Beijing......

Li Furong glanced at the knife and pulled it out with a scabbard. The other party immediately fell silent and stepped aside.

There were a lot of ships here, and when most of the government soldiers had not yet arrived, everyone only divided their heads to check, Xue Yuxiao and Li Qingchou turned to the ships on the west side and walked up.

"Isn't it too fast? What if they don't transport people today? Li Qingchou said in a low voice.

"The number of Jingzhao slaves is constantly increasing, and a large number of people enter the tooth shop every day, which is the time when the trade is hot." Xue Yuxiao replied, "They already have a heart of precaution, and they don't allow the person who sold it to mention their origins, especially in Liuhe, where the news is complicated, I have already bought that person, if someone reacts that we are secretly investigating, then there is no trace of it." ”

"Reasonable." Li Qingchou nodded first, and then caught the point, "You bought it?!" ”

"If he stays there, if he is found to have leaked his mouth, he will be beaten to death by the bustards." Xue Yuxiao walked as she walked, she raised her hand to lift the cover covering the goods, and saw the local specialties, fruits and vegetables that were transported, and now it was autumn, and these harvest items were continuously sent to Jingzhao, stored in a cool and windy cabin, and transported for a short distance, and would not be damaged.

"Next." After checking, there was nothing unusual, and the two were about to leave.

Just as Xue Yuxiao's footsteps almost stepped out of the side of the ship, a strange sound suddenly came from below.

She paused, glanced at Li Qingchou, and walked slowly with a light step. The strange sound quickly disappeared, Xue Yuxiao knelt on one knee, reached out and groped the wooden plank, and said in a low voice: "This gap seems to be a bit big." ”

She wrenched it with her hand, but the template didn't move. Li Qingchou held her hand away and said, "Chanjuanniang's hand is expensive, you have to keep it to play chess and write poems, don't hurt your hand, I'll come." ”

With that, she turned her wrist slightly, and with two fingers down, she snapped into the gap and cocked the plank. Bulging green tendons appeared on the back of Li Qingchou's hand, his knuckles tightened, and the wooden board made a creaking and shaking sound, and then there was a sudden crackling sound, and the entire wooden board was opened and loosened.

Li Qingchou moved the wooden plank away, and a thin ray of light reflected in it, illuminating the cramped and oppressive space inside. In this small space, which is not too big, there are more than a dozen people locked up, including old and young, mostly men, and a man with a yellow face and thin muscles leading a four or five-year-old boy, the father and son are unkempt and trembling.

Xue Yuxiao said: "There must be more than this one, other ships should also have such a dark cabin." Whose ship is this? ”

"Shangyu Zhu's. They have a good relationship with the Yuan family. Li Qingchou paused, "There is also a part of the Cen family's ship." ”

Cen Shuang, who showed favor to Cui Jinzhang before, is the girl of the Cen family. The Cen family was originally from Nanyang, and later moved to Yongzhou, and now calls themselves Yongzhou scholars, but when many people call them, they still call them Nanyang Cen clan.

Xue Yuxiao nodded: "Qingchou, you let the few ships behind you not move, take someone to open the ship's board, and pick up the people who are hiding and looting in the dark cabin, everyone is watching, and there is nothing to deny." ”

"Okay." Li Qingchou nodded and immediately got up to go.

Most of the people below were curled up, facing the light above their heads, without any expectation, only the numbness of struggling on the boundary between life and death and the fear of an unknown fate.

Xue Yuxiao saw a dying male slave in the corner and wanted to go down to check the situation, but just as she was observing the environment, a very light footsteps suddenly sounded behind her.

Li Qingchou? …… No, not her steps.

Xue Yuxiao's mind flashed through such a thought, her hair instantly stood upside down, a strong sense of crisis ran up her back, and she immediately rolled to the side to dodge, and the position just now was instantly chopped off by a machete, splashing a burst of wood chips.

"The military government searches the bandits, who are you!"

The visitor was a woman of about thirty years of age, tanned skin, dressed as a fisherwoman, dressed in shabby civilian clothes, and holding a machete that looked like a pig and sheep slaughtered during the New Year, with dark red marks on it.

A terrifying murderous aura surged from her body, and the woman pounced on her, slashing head-on, her eyes bloodshot, and muttering, "You shouldn't come, you shouldn't come!" ”

She pronounced the words very hard, but her voice was very low. Xue Yuxiao heard the sound of a sergeant's search outside-looting people is hanging, this person is afraid that he is a transporter, as long as he is found, he will not escape the death of the law, so the fish died and the net was broken, and he suddenly fought for his life.

"If I were you, I'd turn around and run away now." Xue Yuxiao dodged the machete, and the entire wooden cabin was chopped by her, her heart was beating wildly, but her spirit became very calm and stable, "The matter has come to this, the military government has the evidence, and the only way is to flee for your life." ”

"Run?" The woman smiled, "I can't escape, I can't escape, I'm going to pull a cushion when I die!" Have you been a high-ranking official, a man of power, and a blessing, and have you ever taken care of our life or death? No! Transporting people to sell is just a way to make a living, you high-ranking adults, do you know what it means to support your family......"

"Is it a livelihood to rob people, sell them privately, and make money from wars?" Xue Yuxiao was bare-handed, the other party's swing of the knife was like a practitioner, she was not sure of the consequences of the fight, "This is a bandit act that breaks the law and discipline." ”

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, which angered the woman, and she indiscriminately held the knife and slashed over, cutting a sack full of groceries on Xue Yuxiao's side, and the machete cut the bag and stuck it into the ship's board.

Xue Yuxiao took this opportunity to take her throat directly, and her palm was grabbed by the other party's other hand in mid-air, and a huge force shook the arm, the woman is really a Jianghu practitioner, full of muscles that have been trained to make a living on the river, her body is pressed over, Xue Yuxiao suddenly couldn't support it, her arm was sore, she rolled on the board of the boat for a few weeks, and the other party was entangled in close quarters.

The woman dressed as a fisherwoman grabbed Xue Yuxiao's neck with her hand, pressed her under her, and the two rolled to the end of the cabin, Xue Yuxiao's back hit the baffle, and at this moment, the baffle of the cabin, which had been in disrepair, fell down and fell into the river, and the air from the outside poured in.

The wharf of Shanhaidu is a freshwater river, and there is no strong fishy smell, Xue Yuxiao didn't realize that there was a river below for a while, she blocked the palm of the other party's grasp, and saw the fisherwoman suddenly raise her machete and wave it high-

"Let her go!"

A hand grabbed the fisherwoman's wrist with the knife.

Li Qingchou rushed over from another ship. If it were normal, she could fight a cultivator of this level with one hand, but she was worried about Xue Yuxiao's safety, and her attention was all on stopping the danger, and she didn't dare to act rashly for a while.

"If you hurt her, I don't care if you are from the Shangyu Zhu clan or the Nanyang Cen clan, don't think that the Shi clan can protect you, you will definitely die!"

The fisherwoman laughed, and there was a desperate madness in her expression: "You forced me! These are 'livestock' that can only be bought for a few pennies, you want, everywhere! Why are you pushing me-"

The government soldiers have surrounded this place and are approaching the past. Not far away, Li Furong asked for a bow, she opened the bowstring, put on the feather arrow, and aimed at the position where the fisherwoman and Xue Yuxiao were entangled.

This distance is good enough to kill with one hit.

Li Furong's gaze fixed on the fisherwoman, and then moved downward, glancing at Xue Yuxiao. As long as her arrows deflected a little downward, the woman she had hated for many days would die from the arrows...... Li Furong closed her eyes, opened them again, and aimed in a good direction.

The sound of arrows breaking through the air caused a brief scream.

Poof. The feather arrow instantly pierced the woman's forehead, and not even a cluster of blood splattered out. She still maintained the expression of an outlaw approaching madness, and the machete fell to the ground and fell.

At the same time, her hand holding Xue Yuxiao also loosened suddenly, without this strength to pull her, Xue Yuxiao suddenly lost her balance-

With a plop, there was a river below.

Li Qingchou didn't have time to take care of the fisherwoman's body, so he jumped into the river without saying a word. She stabbed down, grabbed Xue Yuxiao, and said loudly, "You're not injured, are you?!" ”

She wasn't hurt, but she had just fought with the woman, and her arm was still faintly numb, and her ear was flooded by the river.

Xue Yuxiao's ears buzzed when she shouted, and she said silently: "I'm fine." ”

Her bun slackened in the fight, and her shredded hair was soft and wet against her face. Xue Yuxiao raised his head and exhaled a breath, "...... The world is dangerous. ”