Zhurou

Chapter 91 Cough
Zhao Mingzhi raised his eyes to look at Li Xun, seeing his eyes, he couldn't look directly at him for a while, let alone answer.

She turned her gaze away and warmed her hands with the thick porcelain cup in front of her.

The white mist rose from the lamp, curling up on her face.

Covered with cloth again, Zhao Mingzhi's face was half-frozen due to the cold wind blowing all the way, and now he felt warm, and there was a slight itchiness on his cheeks.

Li Xun saw that she didn't answer, so he changed the topic and said: "Merchants sell goods from south to north and trade from north to south. They can make goods circulate and pay taxes. If they can make profits, they can do one or two repayments. It has already saved those who want to live. .In the future, after the whole family moves to Jingzhao Mansion, with your ability and based on this land, how difficult is it to do something?"

When they were in the feudal domain, the Zhao family relied on their business to make a profit. They did a lot of good deeds by helping victims of disasters every year, building bridges and roads. Hearing this, Zhao Mingzhi felt that he was not guilty.

She was about to speak, but when she saw the official road coming from a distance, one person and three horses appeared faintly.

The speed of the horse was extremely fast, and it came from far to near in the blink of an eye, and the person on the horse seemed to have seen the tea shop here, and quickly turned around and came straight.

Zhao Mingzhi's eyesight is very good, and when the distance is still far away, he can feel that the other party is very familiar. When he runs closer, he can see the two bare arms in the bright sunlight, the bright snow, and the cold northwest wind. , I immediately thought of a character in my mind.

She immediately turned to Li Xun and said, "Second brother, is the one on the opposite side..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a man on horseback yelling loudly in the distance: "Second brother!!"

While yelling, the man raised his right arm high, and happily waved it up and down in mid-air.

Li Xun turned his head when he heard the sound.

The opponent only danced with his right hand at first, but when he saw Li Xun turning his head, he immediately let go of the rein and waved his hands wildly. After dancing for a while, he saw that the other two horses were out of control, and gradually changed from leading to half a horse behind. , was so frightened that he quickly turned around and grabbed the rein behind him.

He ran so sweaty that he quickly arrived in front of Zhao and Li, turned over and fell off the horse, called "Shopkeeper", threw the reins in his hand, and carried a small wooden tree on the horse's back to himself. The box came over.

The person who came was Wei Chengyan.

Zhao Mingzhi was about to stand up and greet him.

Wei Chengyan's movements and mouth were faster than hers, and he threw the wooden box in his hand on the ground under the table from a distance, and then shouted: "Why are you running so fast, tell me to hurry up and slow down all the way, it's hard to catch up!" You have to come up—the horses have run away and ruined a few horses!"

He first called Li Xun "Second Brother" and then called Zhao Mingzhi, then pulled the stool back a couple of times, sat down, and honestly picked up the teapot in front of him to pour tea for himself, looking in a hurry, almost I can't wait to hold the spout to my mouth.

After drinking several bowls of tea in one breath, he said "I'm thirsty", Wei Chengyan looked at Zhao Mingzhi from the beginning to the end, and asked, "Are you okay? I heard that I met a bandit on the road, did you get hurt?" one place?"

Zhao Mingzhi shook his head and said, "It's okay, the second brother made arrangements along the way, so there was no danger along the way."

He said again: "Brother Wei San was traveling alone, I was worried that you would have too many horses, which would attract thieves to covet you in the jurisdiction of Junzhou."

Wei Chengyan raised his eyebrows, and asked in surprise, "Isn't that...how can anyone snatch a horse?"

Zhao Mingzhi simply told about the fact that Zhao Yasi in Junzhou City conspired with the bandits and planned to rob and kill them halfway. In the end, he came back with a feather, but escaped with several bandits, and said: "I'm afraid they wanted to rob horses and escape along the way. , Seeing that you are alone and three horses, I was moved."

Wei Chengyan was in a hurry and had an errand, so after hearing that Zhao and Li had left early, he didn't even enter Junzhou City, and turned directly to Jingzhao Mansion through the small road.

After hearing this, he actually showed regret, and said: "I knew I told them to find a few good horses and run slowly all the way, maybe they could be a bait to lure the snake out of the hole—see when I arrive. The ax finished those who escaped!"

He said again: "At places along the way, the bodyguard bureaus everywhere said that the good horse was picked up by you and the second brother, and I left some crooked melons and cracked dates, which made me dare not sit on my buttocks. I am afraid that I am too heavy. , crush them until their feet are soft!"

Then he turned to Li Xun and said aggrievedly: "Second brother, I met Ming Feng on the road. He said that he saw a divine horse in the Junzhou mansion last time. Its mane is shiny and it is more than half a head taller than ordinary horses. The feet are also strong, kicking people hurts to death, I wanted to send me a letter, but I was a step too late, and was taken away!"

Li Xun gave a "hmm" and said, "It's okay, we'll pick one for you later."

After finishing speaking, he actually looked at Zhao Mingzhi.

Zhao Mingzhi was startled, and then smiled and said, "Brother Wei, did you forget the past? I have already promised you that as long as the roads leading to this place from the south and east are unbroken, and letters can pass, it will be a month at the earliest, or two at the end. In a few months, your good horse will surely arrive."

Wei Chengyan said: "It's not that I have forgotten the past, it's just that I have been in the sea... That guy's BMW is really rare, how can I find such a good one easily..."

As he spoke, he drank the tea in front of him in one gulp, then heaved a long sigh, his face was full of regrets, a cup of weak tea actually tasted like drinking away his sorrows.

Zhao Mingzhi said quickly: "Right now I don't want to boast. When the horse is delivered, if the third brother Wei fails to surrender, I will transfer it to the second brother."

Wei Chengyan said urgently: "What's the matter with the second brother again? I promised to be my horse!"

But in the end, Zhao Mingzhi bypassed the words, thinking about the horse that was coming, he couldn't help asking about the horse's coat color, height, and various hobbies.

The two were talking here, but Li Xun just sat aside and didn't interrupt. He lifted the teapot, turned around and saw that the shop owner was busy, so he picked up the teapot and went into the room to add water.

For a moment, only Zhao and Wei were left on the table.

Wei Chengyan sat for a while, suddenly remembered something, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, put it on the table, and asked: "Where did you get this medicine from your house? I used some halfway, and the effect is extraordinary. Ordinary."

How could the good medicine that the Siyaojian gave to the Supreme Emperor in the past be mediocre?
One must know that he has been here in Xiazhou for a long time, and he still did not forget to send letters back, hoping that Caizhou would send some more.

But Zhao Mingzhi naturally wouldn't be honest, he just asked: "Where is Brother Wei San injured?"

Wei Chengyan pointed to his back, and said: "I was unprepared for a while, and someone wiped it with a knife. Although the wound is not deep, it is still bad and annoying after several days."

He said again: "This time the wound is very painful. It's not easy for me to take care of it by myself. It happens that you are here. Quickly give me some medicine powder."

As he spoke, he turned around on his own initiative,
Zhao Mingzhi took a closer look, and saw a half-palm-long wound on the back of the opponent's shoulder. He thought it was because he waved his hands randomly just now. It had already healed a little, but it opened again at this moment.

The wound was more than half an inch deep, the skin was torn apart, and the muscle texture inside could be clearly seen, blood was oozing out.

She didn't dare to take a closer look, so she hurriedly copied the porcelain bottle on the table, just now when she was about to give him some medicine, someone reached out from behind and grabbed the porcelain bottle.

Zhao Mingzhi looked up and saw that it was Li Xun.

He took the porcelain bottle, first put down the teapot in his hand, then returned to his seat, opened the mouth of the bottle, and said: "Cheng Yan, come here."

Wei Chengyan didn't see Zhao Mingzhi's movements for a long time, he felt confused, and seeing Li Xun's behavior, he was even more at a loss, although he stood up honestly, he said: "Why, we are going all the way together, can't you just ask Miss Zhao to give me a medicine? "

Li Xun said: "She also has an injury on her shoulder, and she can't lift her arm well—don't be too long-winded."

On the one hand, with three slaps and two slaps on Wei Chengyan's back, he had already cleaned up the wound on Wei Chengyan's back, then frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to put on armor?"

Wei Chengyan muttered in a low voice: "Once the armor is on, it will get in the way."

The Northwest has always had a strong folk style, and these two people run the Escort Bureau. The Jin Dynasty is now in a critical situation. Rich folks are extravagantly raising their own soldiers, and there are many people who have hidden weapons and armor.

However, Zhao Mingzhi heard that, although he didn't think it was strange that Wei Chengyan had armor, he still had doubts, so he asked straightforwardly: "Why does Brother Wei wear armor?"

Wei Chengyan was dumbfounded for a moment, and he laughed, and he wanted to brush off the matter by borrowing the shopkeeper to deliver the food.

The table was already small, and Li Xun ordered a lot, so naturally it couldn't be arranged.

The shopkeeper was also flexible, dragged out the remaining empty stool, bent down and put the rest of the food on it.

Just after finishing the arrangement, that foot accidentally kicked a wooden box next to it.

Although the material of the box is ordinary, the lock on the headband looks a bit delicate.

The storekeeper looked at it, because Wei Chengyan had just changed seats, and the box was only at Zhao Mingzhi's feet at the moment, so he asked her with a smile: "Guest officer, what's in it, just throw it on the ground? If you accidentally touch it It's not good to be broken."

He pointed to the stool she was sitting on and said, "How about I put it up for you?"

As he said that, he took the initiative to mention it, and put it next to Zhao Mingzhi, Fucai said again: "It's heavy, but it's hard for a girl to mention it."

Wei Chengyan's face on the opposite side suddenly changed, and when the shopkeeper left, he hurriedly stood up and leaned over, knocked the box to the ground, and put his foot under his feet.

Although he moved quickly, Zhao Mingzhi's sense of smell was excellent, and he could already smell a faint smell of blood. Suspicion resurfaced in his heart, he took a sip of tea from the teacup in front of him, and then questioned: "Second Brother, what is in that box, Third Brother Wei?" Things? Is it not convenient for you to tell me?"

Li Xun said: "It's not that you can't say it, I'm afraid you will lose your appetite after hearing it."

He said again: "Didn't you worry earlier that there are many bandit villages at the junction of the three places, and they would kill people?"

Zhao Mingzhi nodded.

Li Xun said: "A few days ago, the yamen in the three places conducted a joint campaign, and a lot should have been wiped out. Although there are some leaks, it is clearer than before."

Then he pointed to Wei Chengyan, and said: "He is very familiar with that area, and was invited to help lead the way to suppress the bandits, so he is behind these days."

Zhao Mingzhi was shocked at first, then pleasantly surprised, and then he couldn't help praising Wei Chengyan: "Although I have always known the power of Third Brother Wei, I don't know how powerful it is! You did such a big thing without making a sound!"

Wei Chengyan straightened his chest, but said with a smile: "I'm only going to fight, it's the second brother..."

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly closed his mouth and looked aside at Li Xun.

I saw that Li Xun took a small bowl, first put aside the slick oil on the big pot of mutton soup in front of him, filled the bowl out, then picked a few chopped green onions from the small bowl, and handed it to Zhao Mingzhi.

This set of movements is familiar, and after finishing it, he poured two more bowls of soup, one bowl was placed on the table in front of Wei Chengyan, and the other bowl was for his own use.

Wei Chengyan watched it with his eyes open, and even forgot what he wanted to say, and only showed a bit of a weird look on his face.

After Zhao Mingzhi reached out to take it, she didn't speak, but tore two pancakes from the plate in front of her, put the broken pancakes in a bowl and put them in the middle, but she didn't eat them, but took another one. Cooking cakes, Wei Chengyan suddenly blessed his soul.

What do you mean by "we'll pick the ones for you later"?
Who are they?Where are you from?
Only a few days away?

When I watched it earlier, although it was already a bit of a sign, it was not so.

He endured and endured, and finally he couldn't hold back his anxiety, and asked Zhao Mingzhi, "Miss Zhao, why do you call me 'Brother Wei' and Second Brother, but only 'Second Brother'?"

Zhao Mingzhi was stunned, he was holding the cooking cake in his hand, and he was still looking at the wooden box at Wei Chengyan's feet, trying to guess what was in it, when he suddenly heard such a question, he didn't know how to answer it.

After Wei Chengyan asked, although he didn't get an answer, he suddenly looked at the seat where Zhao Mingzhi was sitting, with a suspicious look on his face, then looked down at the table, and then looked at Li Xun.

He only felt that the seat chosen by the two was strange no matter how you looked at it.

In front of him is just a wooden table with square corners and one of the four sides is only a foot long. Put a teapot and two cups and it will be crowded. Now there are three people sitting on it, which is even more cramped.

In order to stretch his arms and legs, he specially pulled back the lower chair a lot.

But why does the second brother sit next to Ms. Zhao instead of facing each other at this table with the character "口"?

Obviously sitting opposite is more convenient.

Although Wei Chengyan looks careless on weekdays, he just doesn't want to bother, but he is actually very careful.

He was already suspicious, so he looked at it with thoughts, and the more he looked, the bigger the problem became.

Zhao Mingzhi quickly came back to his senses, and said, "Just call me casually, if you want, I'll call you third brother too?"

Now that he had guessed, why would Wei Chengyan be willing to intervene in it? He only hated himself for being quick to speak, so he hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Wei San, please listen more kindly."

As he was talking, a few people had already left at the table beside him, and a few people were newly seated from the direction of Jingzhao Mansion.

All of them were dressed as businessmen, and as soon as they sat down, they greeted the waiter, first ordered food and tea, rubbed their hands and feet, and waited for food.

Thinking they were idle, they started talking.

The distance between the two sides is very close, and the voice of the opposite party is not suppressed, even if you don't listen deliberately, you can tell the difference.

It was originally discussing the recent arrival of several feudal chiefs in Jingzhao Mansion, each leading dozens or even hundreds of people, and besides bringing a lot of feudal ceremonies, they also bought a lot in the city.

Although the vassals were generous, they didn't know what they were doing, which made these peddlers guess wildly in the background.

"Is it a gift for Jiedu?"

"Didn't you just go to Caizhou to scold people? Such a rebellious boy, how could Jiedu pay attention to it, and he will definitely not accept it."

"Defeat is also defeated, surrender is also surrendered, I think it will not take long, Caizhou will have a decree to come down, and those few fellow officials who will be officials in the future think they are trembling."

"I heard that they brought their children here and bought a shop property. It seems that they want to live for a long time and want to do business."

"If you want me to say, those vassals are really honest and peaceful, so it's fine if they don't fight. They have been oppressed by the government in recent years, and they can still do some business in the past."

"Just looking honest, may not be honest."

"Then marry a daughter and send your son here as a hostage—isn't that how it's always done in dramas?"

Everyone laughed for a while.

Someone said: "How old is the new one in Caizhou? Given a few more years, his beard may not grow back. I think the chiefs of the vassals want to have a relationship with Jiedu now."

"How could Jiedu marry their daughter!"

"It's not necessarily Jiedu's marriage. Aren't there many lieutenants and generals under him? Jiedu can't marry, but the subordinates can marry?"

"Hey! Whoever wants to marry, my daughter won't marry! As for marrying...some of them are pretty good-looking..."

"Brother Fang, shut up, you haven't been caught enough with that facial expression? Didn't you see Duan Duan sitting at the end of the street inside? Be careful, he will learn from your wife when he goes back!"

The person who spoke just now was so frightened that he immediately shut up, and hurriedly defended himself: "It's not about me! It's not about me!! It's about my son!"

As he spoke, he stretched his neck to see if there was Duan Da in the tea shop.

"I heard that they are still in Fengxiang right now, and they won't be able to return to Jingzhao Mansion until the end of the first ten days at the earliest. When Jiedu comes back, this group of people will calm down—making the inns in the city more expensive by [-]%!"

These people made a joke, although it was frivolous, it contained some information, Zhao Mingzhi only listened to it twice, only heard a "puff" beside him, turned his head to look, it turned out that Wei Chengyan spewed out a mouthful of tea , Coughing several times.

(End of this chapter)