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Chapter 39 Black Armored Army

In the courtyard of the Weaving Department, the Huansha Pavilion was lit, and in front of the window, Chang Luoyun was embroidering the last peach blossom.

Bi Yan sat on the chair next to her, propping her chin up and falling asleep.

"Cuckoo, cluck—"

A crisp bird song broke the silence of the night, Bi Yan woke up with a jolt, she listened to it for a while, and said excitedly, "Girl, it's Uncle Yanqing."

Chang Luoyun embroidered the last pink bone on the canvas without looking back, "Go ask Uncle Yanqing what's the matter?"

Bi Yan trotted to the corner of the courtyard, leaning against the courtyard wall, with her hands over her mouth.

"Goo--, coo-coo!"

The crisp birdsong came from Bi Yan's mouth, and it was quiet outside for a while.Then with a "click", an object flew in from outside the courtyard wall and landed at her feet.

She bent down to pick it up, and passed it to Chang Luoyun when she entered the room.

Chang Luoyun embroidered half of the thread in his hand before taking the plain stick Bi Yan handed over.

Just after unfolding it and taking a look, she straightened up, with a trace of sarcasm floating on her face.After reading all of them, she picked up a pen, wrote the words "just follow the rules" and handed it to Bi Yan.

Mrs. Pei was so dizzy that she wanted to pawn off the two Zhuangzi.After that, what will the Chang family eat?
She snorted coldly, having made a fortune for half a life and lost her fortune for half a year, the hard work of her grandmother and mother was ruined by the Pei family in just a few years.

When Biyan came back, she saw Chang Luoyun sitting in front of the window with a sullen face, but she didn't dare to ask.It's so late, Uncle Yanqing must have something important to find a girl, but the embroidery competition will end tomorrow, so it can't affect the girl's mood.

She made a cup of hot tea and gently placed it on the table.Seeing her cautious look, Chang Luoyun knew that she was worried and couldn't bear it, and said: "Pei's family wants to sell the farmhouse in the countryside, so I can let Uncle Yanqing bid normally, so there is no need to worry about it."

"She took Zhuang Zi out? Then what will the Chang family eat in the future?" Bi Yan opened her mouth wide. Apart from Zhuang Zi, the Chang family doesn't have any other property. Could it be that they rely on the salary of the sixth-rank Sanguan, Bi Yan shook her head.

"If she dares to sew, I will accept it." Chang Luoyun cut off the thread with scissors, "Bi Yan, look, I'm done embroidering!"

An extremely gorgeous peach blossom leaps in front of my eyes.

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"My lady—, my lady—"

Pei Cheng stumbled towards the main room with his tongue out, Qian Hong frowned, stood up and opened the door.

"Miss-"

As soon as the door opened, there was a smell of alcohol, and Pei Cheng immediately rushed in. He took two steps and stabilized his body, "Go and get me a glass of water, I'm very thirsty."

Qian Hong went to pour tea without saying a word, Pei Cheng took Gudu Gudu and drank it in one gulp, then sat down on the chair and gasped for breath.

Pei Cheng's drunken eyes were hazy, and he laughed, "To get my sister's embroidery and Zhuang Zidian a good price today, I'm going to drink it to death!"

Qian Hong had a dull face and didn't want to talk to him, but she stopped after hearing what he said.

"Who are you talking about?" Qian Hong asked.

"My sister!" Pei Cheng said.

"Which sister?"

"Of course it's Pei Yan'er, the wife of your former boss Chang Shaochen. I'm just such a big sister."

"Miss Pei knows Zhuangzi?" Qian Hong curled her lips and continued walking.

Seeing that she didn't believe her, Pei Cheng became anxious.He staggered over and held her back, "Why can't my sister Dian Zhuangzi? The Chang family looks glamorous, but it's actually just empty shelf."

Qian Hong curled her lips, "Even if Mrs. Pei wants to Dian Zhuangzi, she won't believe you?"

"Why don't you believe me?" Pei Cheng said loudly, "I think I helped her a lot back then."

Qian Hong originally wanted to shake him off, but she paused when she heard this, and said, "I don't believe it, how can you help her?"

Pei Cheng's face leaned forward, Qian Hong frowned from his influence.

He stared at him with big eyes, stared at him for a while, then laughed, "Lady, I can't tell you about this."

He let go of Qian Hong's hand, walked to the bed in the back room, flung himself on the bed with his arms outstretched, and soon began to snore.

Qian Hong suppressed the disgust in her heart, put away the teacups, and lay down on the imperial concubine at the foot of the room.

The full moon enters the mirror, shining on the members of the world.

She just felt miserable in her heart and couldn't sleep no matter what.

When Mrs. Pei told her to marry her brother, she refused to do so.However, she never expected that Mrs. Pei would trick the old lady into the fruit shop under the pretext of helping her deliver things before her filial piety.

Her good life was ruined like this.

Qian Hong stretched out her hand to wipe off the coldness on her face, remembering that the old lady held her hand when she came back to life, and told her to be careful and take good care of the fourth girl.

Now she not only failed to take good care of the fourth girl, but also fed the wolf with her body, and it was difficult for her to escape.

Tomorrow is the day for the embroidery competition, and I don't know if the four girls can win!She let out a long sigh of relief.

Qi State Zhuozhou.

Outside the city gate, military tents were lined up to form a barrier.

A little further inside the military tent, a handsome and tall black figure stood with his hands behind his back.

"Master Hou, this time we captured a total of 87 bandits, all of whom were refugees from the state of Qi on the border of Zhuozhou." Liang Qi was neatly dressed in a black short jacket.

"Refugees?" The black figure turned around, on an unusually handsome face, with dazzling black eyes as solemn as cold stars.Although Zhuozhou is not as rich as Qingzhou, it is also a fertile land for thousands of miles.

In the past two years, the drought has continued, and many people have no harvest, so they can only sell their land at a low price. Some wealthy gentry bought the land and did not grow food.

Grain became more and more expensive, and the people couldn't afford it, so they turned into bandits.There is an increasing trend of rogues now.

The man in Xuanyi's face became more and more serious, "Are there still women, children, old and young in Hejiabao?"

"There are more than 100 women, children, old and young in Hejiabao. Please show me how to deal with them."

Last night when Hejiabao was sacked, a group of women, children, old and young were panicked. He Lao Wu said that as long as the group of women, children, old and young in the fort were let go, they would give up resistance.

So last night, the Black Armored Army soldiers wiped out the Hejiabao without bloodshed.

The eyes of the young man became deeper and deeper, "Although the robbers from Hejiabao took people's money, fortunately they didn't hurt innocent lives." As soon as he finished speaking, he walked outside, Liang Qi followed behind him without saying a word. hair.

The night at the border gate was dark and desolate. Although there were black armored guards guarding the road, it was quiet and empty everywhere, except for the occasional birdsong.

Arriving at a tent guarded by soldiers, Liang Qi opened the curtain, and the young man in Xuanyi walked in.

In the corner inside, a shaggy-haired man in his twenties, wearing a cotton short jacket, was sitting on the ground, closing his eyes and resting his mind.Hearing footsteps, he looked up.

The man in front of him was tall and slender, with a pair of cold and deep eyes on his resolute face.

"Mu Jingyi, Lord Mu Hou?" The disheveled man sitting on the ground asked hesitantly.

Could it be that Lord Muhou, who led the Black Armored Army and is famous all over the world, is such a handsome young man?
"Bold," Liang Qi reprimanded lightly, "You also got the name of Master Hou?"

Mu Jingyi raised his hand to stop him, knelt down in front of the disheveled man, and said slowly, "Women, children, old and young in No. 100 Hejiabao, what do you want me to do with it?"

He Laowu was stunned, he was already a prisoner, how can he control the treatment of the women, children, old and young in Hejiabao.

His tiger eyes implied sadness, "If Lord Hou is sympathetic to the common people, please give them a way out."

Mu Jingyi stood up, his tone was indifferent without a trace of emotion, "What is the way of life? Let them sell themselves as slaves? Or go to Huajie and Liuxiang to be bullied? These are the ways of life."

"Hahaha!"

He Laowu laughed loudly, "Master Hou, if there is still a way to survive in this world, do you think I will lead them to become bandits? The reason why we don't want to see them being bullied by others is that we have no choice but to go to Hejiabao .”

"Master Hou, kill me!" He Laowu shouted, "Kill me and let them go. They are also citizens of Qi."

The corner of Mu Jingyi's mouth twitched, "You said that you became a bandit to protect your family from being bullied, so let me ask you, are you willing to join my black armor army and protect the people of Qi?"

He Laowu was shocked and couldn't believe what he heard.

"Would you like it?" Mu Jingyi said lightly, "Join our Heijia Army and station troops in Zhuozhou. They serve the people on weekdays and serve as soldiers in wartime. The military pay is allocated on a head-by-head basis, and part of the daily labor income is kept as military rations, and the rest can be used to feed back Women, children, old and young."

He Laowu's eyes filled with tears, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, "Hou Ye's kindness in rebuilding, I will never forget it."

"But one thing needs to be clarified. Since you have joined our Black Armor Army, you have to practice according to the requirements of the Black Armor Army. Bandits talk about it."

"Please don't worry, Lord Hou, I will swear to serve you to the death." He Laowu said solemnly.

"From now on, your name will be He Gui." Mu Jingyi looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

He Gui bowed deeply and bowed to him, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your name."

Mu Jingyi stepped out of the tent, looked up at the bright moon, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said to himself, "It's deep in spring and the moon is full, it's time to go back!"

(End of this chapter)