"I would like to express my gratitude to the Lord, but I have another way to do this, and I no longer need the meat of the ox cart. After a secret sigh, Sima asked, refusing the prepared supply.

Continuing to teach Ji Yi is that he wants to take the initiative to fulfill his promises, not to covet the immediate use of money. If you accept it, it will go against your own heart.

He didn't want it to be a deal, and if that did, the matter would be meaningless.

"Got it. The butler was slightly disappointed.

He knew a little bit about the ins and outs of the matter. Wang Yuan clearly said that he was rejected, and he didn't know what twists and turns would happen later.

"Uncle Xu, after unloading the meat, and then pulling the ox cart, I will be useful. However, when the housekeeper was about to go back to pray, Sima Wenzhi suddenly opened his mouth to make a request.

Yesterday, when he was thinking about things, he reflected on his temperament. Since you are in the world, you must understand the sophistication of human feelings.

If he refuses completely, it will embarrass Wang Yuanming. Reject some and accept some at the same time, give the other party affection, and also leave some way back for himself.

In addition, the chariot and horses he brought up the mountain a few days ago did not come back when he came down the mountain. While he was waiting for Sima Langya, the horses pulling the cart were eaten by the wolves, and the chariot was thrown on the mountain.

The carriage and horse are leased, and the consequence of not being able to bring them back is that the seized money cannot be recovered, and there will be a lot of fees for repurchase.

Although Emperor Song gave a lot of money, it was not enough to support him to squander it like this. In the future, you should be careful about your expenses.

Not long after, the steward ordered the ox cart to be brought in. After Sima Wenzhi dismissed the servants, he hurried and went to buy meat.

Before the ox cart arrived, there were obvious signs of being cleaned. Even so, there were patches of blood on the body. After Sima asked, he admired Wang Yuanming's intentions on this matter.

In Jiankang City, after slaughtering cattle and horses, if they can't sell them that day, they will find a way to freeze the meat and sell it to customers another day. However, frozen meat is not as good as fresh meat, and the taste will be much worse, so the price will be much cheaper.

The traces of blood on the ox cart indicate that the meat prepared earlier was fresh meat, not frozen meat. There are cheap ones that are not used, and they insist on using expensive ones, and the people in the county guard are well-intentioned.

After driving the ox cart to Qinglong Mountain again, Sima Wenzhi was no longer in a hurry to go up the mountain. He first went to Langya's usual place where he defecated, took some soil contaminated with her feces and urine, and smeared it on the body of the cart cow.

The cow smelled the smell and panicked. Sima asked again and again to soothe him, and after a moment continued to move forward.

It's working.

This time the wolves no longer had the same idea of pulling carts and cattle as they had done before. Even if a few wild wolves come up and smell the smell when they get closer, they will run away.

Only a few days after the Langya mutation, the wolves grew stronger. Sima Wenzhi watched them eat with thoughtfulness.

By the time he returned home, he had already made up his mind. It was decided to change the feeding from once every two or three days to two or three times a month.

Feeding the wolves was just meant to help Langya. The growing wolves made him feel more and more a burden.

Sima Wenzhi is not a relative of the emperor, nor is he a wealthy businessman, he cannot afford to bear this burden for a long time, and if this continues, it will be a matter of time before the wolves run out of food.

More importantly, wild wolves are feared because of their wildness and fierceness. If he is raised like this, he will end up like a domestic dog.

When he returned to the house, he first went to return the ox cart. When the housekeeper saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After returning to the house, Sima Wenzhi did not take a direct rest. Take out the grinding stone and grind it, pick up the pen, and start listing on the paper. The items listed are necessary for the next few days.

Before deciding to extend the feeding interval, he still had the decision to visit the Imperial City in a few days.

Since the day before yesterday, rumors have been circulating among the people of the city. A few days ago, auspicious rui suddenly appeared in Jinling County, and there were colorful / golden phoenix suns falling from the sky, lingering back and forth over Wujin County, and did not leave for a long time until late at night.

After teaching Ji Zhi's homework yesterday, Sima Wenzhi had a casual conversation with Wang Yuanming, during which he talked about it. Wang Yuanming informed him that there were also rumors in the court, saying that His Majesty thought that Xiangrui was descended for the Song Kingdom, and that he would drive Wujin County to visit the ruins in the near future.

Although they both belong to Yangzhou, Jiankang and Jinling have a round trip of more than 600 miles. There are many people and horses on the emperor's patrol, and there will be many delays on the road, and the time it takes to go back and forth will not be less than half a month.

Moreover, after arriving in Wujin County, it is inconclusive whether and for how long these people will stay. If Liu Yilong can make the trip, it is uncertain when he will return.

Sima Wenzhi didn't want to wait any longer, especially if he didn't have a definite time. Even if the guards of the imperial city were lax after Emperor Song went out on patrol, it was the best time to infiltrate the Ancient Wind Pavilion.

After a few moments, he had a list of the items he needed, mostly things he could take with him.

When he was snatching the soul for Jia Ren before, most of the runes were consumed, and they needed to be replenished at this time.

Secondly, there is no cinnabar left, and it also needs to be purchased.

Although there are reserves in the house, he doesn't want to use them. If the matter is revealed, the county guard will know as soon as possible. At that time, Wang Yuanming will suspect him based on clues.

In addition, you will need to buy night clothes.

In this matter, he didn't want to involve Che Bai, so he couldn't go in during the day, but only at night. Nightwalking clothing can be used to obscure one's tracks, preventing others from detecting invisibility if the invisibility spell fails.

However, night clothes cannot be purchased in Jiankang City, and you need to go elsewhere.

Most of the remaining items are small items.

This trip was his first trespass into the Imperial City, and most likely his last. There were things in the Ancient Wind Pavilion that he needed, and Sima Wenzhi wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get them together.

Several sheets of fine paper and canned ink were prepared to rub the contents of the ancient books.

Most of the ancient books are made of turtle shells and bamboo slips, and the handwriting is engraved with a carving knife. Rubbing the handwriting by laying the paper on it and brushing the ink on the front can be done much faster than transcribing.

But he didn't carry a brush.

If the content needed is on paper, take the book with you. Paper books are lightweight and easy to carry, and they also save the time of rubbing.

After nightfall, Sima Wenzhi had just put away the list when there was a knock at the door.

"Brother Jianzhi, why did you rush back late at night?" After opening the door and seeing the people who came, he welcomed the people in and then opened his mouth to ask.

"This time I returned home really suddenly, but there wasn't much to do, just to say goodbye to my family and my brother. Wang Chebai responded, with a hurried look on his face.

"Why?" Sima asked, asking again, as he handed over a bowl of tea.

"After today's Shen hour, I was called by the leading general. The general told me that in two days, His Majesty would be in charge of Jinling County, and I needed to accompany him. After taking a big gulp of tea, Wang Chebai continued to respond.

Empty holes will not come to the wind, rumors are not rumors, and they are confirmed at this time.