The Wushu army gradually came to the west, and the atmosphere became more and more tense. The Jin army was already arresting young men in Yingchang Prefecture, saying that they were going to Zhengzhou to transport military supplies. For a while, the surrounding prefectures and counties were in a state of panic. Everyone understood that if they were caught,

Go away and never come back.

Lin Shengyuan stood under the eaves of the guest room, with a sad look on his face. He was very proud when he left Xiangyang, but he didn't expect to be trapped here when he arrived in Xiangcheng. The Jin army has a bad reputation, and the people have learned to hide when they can.

open.

Tens of thousands of troops don't just run along the road. What do they eat on the road, where do they live, and how do they prevent the enemy from ambushing them. There are also people who help them transport grain and grass, transport heavy baggage, cook, fetch water, and even

They are making beds and folding quilts, and there is no peace in several states along the way. Wushu's 35,000 elite soldiers come west, and at least 350,000 young men must be recruited along the way. The Central Plains area has become ruins, how can they recruit them all?

Huang Yuanwai came out of the house and stood next to Lin Shengyuan. He was silent for a while and said: "I'm sorry for bothering Brother Lin this time. Once these goods are sold, I will definitely thank you very much when I come to Xiangcheng! I won't hide it from Brother Lin.

I also have important people helping me in Daming Mansion. It’s just that the fourth prince sent troops, who dares to poke the tiger’s beard? We can only evade for a while. It can be as little as one or twenty days, as long as one or two months, it doesn’t need to be too long.”

Lin Shengyuan said: "Winter will arrive in a month or two. It's summer when we come here, and I didn't bring any extra clothes. How can I wait?"

"Buy, buy! There are many shops in Xiangcheng County. As long as you have money, what can't you buy?" Huang Yuanwai is a big businessman. Although he has not received payment for the goods, he has a lot of money.

Lin Shengyuan sighed helplessly: "That's all we have to do. It's just that if I don't come back for a long time, I'm afraid my daughter in Xiangyang will think too much."

Huang Yuan said: "My dear friend, haven't you seen the post office next to the delivery shop outside? I heard people say that as long as you pay a small amount of money, you can have them deliver letters just like delivering official documents. If you write a letter back to Xiangyang, it will definitely not work.

thing!"

Lin Shengyuan had also heard about the post office, especially people in the military who liked to use it. Not only could they deliver letters, they could also post money, and they could even deliver goods. The postage was not expensive and most people could afford it.

At this moment, a young woman came out of the house next to her. She was wearing a sarong and a green handkerchief on her head. She had a beautiful face and a graceful gait. She stood there and looked around for a while, and saw Huang Yuanwai and Lin Shengyuan.

, looked happy and walked over quickly.

When they arrived in front of the two men, the woman bowed and said, "I have seen my two brothers."

When Officer Huang saw the woman outside, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He said hurriedly: "Young lady, you don't need to be polite. What's the matter?"

The woman said: "My officials came to meet today, and Nunu went out to buy a chicken and a fish to celebrate him. But there are only Nunu and a maid here. How can two women dare to kill? Look at my brother's expression.

, please also move over and lend a helping hand.”

After saying that, he smiled at Huang Yuanwai. This smile was like the warm sunshine of spring, which melted Huang Yuanwai's heart.

Lin Shengyuan on the side was shocked when he saw this woman. However, he had been wandering around in the past few years and his ambition was no longer what it was before. He immediately retracted his thoughts and watched coldly from the side.

When Huang Yuanwai heard that this woman was waiting for his official to come back, he couldn't help but feel sad. He also saw that the woman looked pitiful and shy, and he really couldn't bear to refuse. He said yes and didn't say anything to Lin Shengyuan.

He shouted and followed him.

Lin Shengyuan deliberately called out to Huang Yuanwai. He was away from home and doing business, how could he be so careless? He stayed in this inn for a few days and did not see this woman. Why did he suddenly see him today and come over to ask for help?

Without shouting, Huang Yuanwai followed the woman.

When they arrived at the door of the nearby house, the woman asked Huang Yuanwai to wait here. She went back to the house, rolled up her sleeves, exposed a section of her frosty arm, and lifted a tied chicken out from the ground. Twisting it slightly

head, as if very frightened.

Throwing the chicken on the ground, the woman said, "I'm sorry, brother."

Huang Yuanwai hurriedly said that it was okay. He grabbed the chicken, held the chicken's neck and twisted it, and said to the woman: "Sister, please see, this chicken is not comparable to other livestock. If you cut it with a knife, it will not die for a while. You must hold it firmly."

Stay here until the chicken blood is drained."

The woman covered her mouth, her face turned pale with fright. She whispered: "My mother has been fasting all her life, how do you see this?"

While they were talking, a little maid came out of the room with a knife. She said, "It's really annoying to have to eat chicken and not see the chicken being killed. I'm lucky to have this brother today, otherwise what should I do?"

As he spoke, he handed the knife to Huang Yuanwai.

Officer Huang saw this little maid who was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a delicate face and a pleasant appearance. He smiled at her, took the knife, and smeared it on the neck of the chicken. He put the chicken head in the bowl with his hand and said: "

All you need to do to kill a chicken is be ruthless, it's actually very simple!"

The two women didn't dare to look and turned their heads one after another.

Lin Shengyuan watched from the side and felt that it was not a good idea. He just couldn't tell what was wrong, so he hesitated whether to ask Huang Yuanwai to come back.

When the chicken stopped moving, Huang Yuanwai handed it to the maid and asked her to go aside to pluck the chicken feathers. The woman went to the house and brought out a fresh carp, and asked Huang Yuanwai to kill it together.

On the other hand, I chatted with Mr. Huang.

After a while, everything was ready, and the maid went to the front store to borrow firewood and burned it herself. In this era, many inns allowed tenants to cook for themselves. Pedestrians often brought rice with them when traveling and borrowed firewood from the inn to cook. The food sold in the inn was very good.

There are few, and most tenants go out to eat.

Huang Yuanwai stood there, having nothing to do and not wanting to leave. He said something here and there, looking for topics to chat with the woman.

At this moment, a big man strode in from outside. He had just stepped into the yard and said loudly: "Honey, is there anything to eat? I can't rest on this journey. I'm really hungry."

The woman turned her head and saw the big man, her face beaming with joy. She said, "Sir, wait a moment, Aluo is cooking there. Knowing that you are coming today, I specially bought a gourd of wine and bought a chicken and a big fish."

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"Best, best!" The big man quickly walked up to him and wiped the sweat from his head.

The woman looked at Huang Yuanwai and looked a little embarrassed. She said: "This is Huang Yuanwai who lives next door. We are two women who don't want to see blood, so we asked him to come over and help kill chickens and fish. If Huang Yuanwai hadn't come to help me, this would have happened.

How to cook the rice?"

The big man looked at Huang Yuanwai, raised his hands and saluted: "Thank you so much, Yuan Wai! I'm Tang Zhe, this is my wife."

Huang Yuanwai returned the gift. Looking at Tang Zhe's rough appearance and loud voice, he didn't know how such a vulgar man managed to marry such a beautiful wife. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With a smile on his face, he returned the gift with Tang Zhe.

When other couples met, Mr. Huang would say goodbye.

Tang Zhe said: "How can we leave like this? My wife said we bought wine, and there are chickens and fish, which is just right. Let's go into the room and let's have a drink together at noon today! We are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away, how can we miss it like this!"

Huang Yuanwai wanted to leave, but he couldn't bear to part with the woman's appearance. He pretended to make excuses and followed Tang Zhe into the house.

The room was very simply decorated, with a small table and a few stools in the middle, as if it was ready. Huang Yuanwai was invited to take a seat, and the woman served tea herself. Tang Zhe pulled up a stool and sat next to Huang Yuanwai, accompanying him.
Chapter completed!