Ugly peasant girl in space

712 Chapter 4 It's Collapsing ([-])
"Miss Mo, the major general is camping outside the city gate, do you want your subordinates to report?"

A soldier was excited when he saw Qingli. Only such a fairy-like, beautiful and kind-hearted lady can be matched with Major General Chunyu.In the past, these old soldiers used to gossip together, saying that the lady in Kyoto could match the major general, but in the end they found out that they couldn't do it. They were either idiots or proud like a hen. In the eyes of these soldiers, the major general was like a god.In the north, you don't need to know that there is an emperor, but you have to know that there is a young general, Chun Yujian.

"No, just report that the food and grass have arrived."

Qingli figured that at this time to visit Demon Chief Chunyu, she had to open the city gate. It would not be good for her to go out of the city alone. If the soldiers misunderstood him, it would damage his prestige.If the two want to meet, they can do it in the middle of the night, and then she can cross the last hurdle of city defense.

Seeing that the food and grass had been transported, Qingli kept her promise, and found a big restaurant not far away, and invited all the bodyguards to have a drink. She didn't want to delay, so she gave the silver ticket to her cousin-in-law, and asked him to help entertain her. Only then did Madam Yu and Mai Dong leave.

The night before yesterday, when the square-faced guards came, they told her about a place where Chunyu Fan often stayed in a small courtyard in the north of the city. It was not far from the city gate, and it took less than a quarter of an hour by carriage.

"Is anyone here?"

Nanny Yu stood at the door and called the door, wondering how to find such a simple place, surrounded by common people's houses with single-family homes, from the outside, it was a black rusty iron gate, and at most two people entered the yard.

"Is it the future young lady?"

An old man with gray hair and wrinkled eyes opened the door a small gap, first poked his head out from the inside and looked out, and after seeing Qingli, he muttered, "That's right, it's the future young lady, the guard said Yes, she is a stunning beauty, it seems that she is not a fake."

The old man opened the gate, and the carriage entered. Mammy Yu guessed right, only two entered the small yard.The front yard is a study room and a small martial arts arena. There are only a few big trees, and there are two vegetable fields beside it, and a few chickens and ducks are raised.

"Is this the residence of the major general in Pingyang?"

Mammy Yu's eyes almost popped out, she read it right, why are there some chickens and ducks strolling leisurely over there? One hair on top is allowed.

"That's right, in the future, young lady, go to the backyard with this old slave. The old lady has heard of your coming and went out to buy live fish, but she hasn't come back yet."

Chunyu Wen's residence was very simple. There were only some flowers and plants planted in the back. It was too cold in Pingyang, so he didn't take much care of it. It looked a bit empty, just like ordinary people's houses.

The old man was very enthusiastic, and pointed to the main room in the second courtyard, "Young lady in the future, the major general sent a woman to clean it up before, and I don't know if it suits you. The entrance is a side hall, and the left is the major general's inner room." , the right is yours, if you don’t like it, you can live in the Major General’s.”

"OK."

There is a difference between men and women, the old man didn't go in to avoid suspicion, Qingli took Yu Yu and Mai Dong in and took a look, the furniture inside the room was all newly made, with the smell of wood, the surface was polished smooth, but Without lacquer, she saw that the sofa she liked to sit on in Kyoto had a few upholstered fabrics on it.

"The major general is really caring."

Nanny Yu took a look at the furnishings of the room. It didn't look like the outside. The inside had been taken care of carefully. In fact, my lady wouldn't stay in Pingyang for a few days. It's really rare that the major general is so careful.

Qingli squinted her eyes, sat in the carriage all night, her waist was sore, she asked Madam Yu to fetch hot water in the front yard, Mai Dong helped her beat her back, thinking about how to go to the city at night.

The city gate is about ten meters high, and there are still many soldiers guarding the tower. She has to hang up in a corner with a flying grasping rope, and then climb up. This is a test of skill. , can't go up to such a high tower.

"Miss, the water is here. Mrs. Li in front is back and is cooking. You didn't eat breakfast, so you just have dinner early."

Nanny Yu waited for Qingli to wash up and changed another dress. Qingli wanted to go for a walk in Pingyang City to learn about the battle situation and the price of grain and rice. , she really doesn't mind being a rice thief again.

"Miss, these servants are going to inquire, you should rest."

Mai Dong volunteered, her young lady didn't sleep well all night, and she had to find a way to get into the city in the middle of the night. For such a trivial matter, she could just go, and it didn't have to involve the young lady.

The result of the inquiry surprised Qingli. Within a day in Pingyang City, the price of grain almost fell back again. Taking rough noodles as an example, at the beginning it was three Wen per catty, and at the highest time it rose to twelve Wen in Pingyang City. Seven coins, now four coins per catty in Pingyang City is only one penny more expensive than before, and it is still within the acceptable range of the people. No wonder I didn’t see the people queuing up to buy food along the way.

I had a dinner with Pingyang's characteristics, which is just one word, spicy.The stir-fried dishes are almost all chili peppers, and Qingli's forehead is sweating, which is very satisfying.In the river here, there is a unique fish with only one fishbone. The fish fillets for boiled fish are thin and white. You don’t have to worry about being stuck by the fishbone and eat carefully. Not good, she ate two bowls of rice in a row.

"Nurse Yu, go to the Pingyang government office and deliver the post for me. I want to visit Sister Chun'er."

Qingli remembered the main purpose of being in Pingyang this time, to test Zhao Wanchun, and hurriedly asked Nanny Yu to send the post, while she lay on the bed and sent Mai Dong to rest and wait for the dark.

At night, when the sky was getting dark, Qingli was walking in the yard when she heard cicadas chirping in the trees.She sat on the stone table under the tree with a chessboard engraved on it, imagining how many days and nights Chunyu Wen sat here playing chess with others.

Zhao Wanchun has already replied and wrote a letter to her. The two of them made an appointment to meet tomorrow at Sishi, to talk about what happened over the years, and express how much they miss her.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the oil lamps of the surrounding people's homes were all extinguished, and the surroundings were silent.Qingli changed into night clothes, and together with Mai Dong, they found a relatively remote corner. Mai Dong first climbed to the top of the tower to meet her, the two of them moved quickly, and it took only a quarter of an hour to jump out of the city gate.

Chunyu Fan set up camp a few miles away from the city gate. The terrain here is not good, the surrounding is uneven, and there are mountains and deep forests in the distance. If you want to hide someone here, almost no one will notice.

Outside the camp, bonfires were lit everywhere, and teams of soldiers patrolled back and forth with cross swords, looking serious.The major general said that before dawn is the time when people sleep most soundly, and it is also the time to guard against enemy attacks. General Yu Wenkun of the Great Qin Dynasty is vicious. The venom, not to mention the blood that seals the throat, will also lose strength after being poisoned, and lie down for a few days.

(End of this chapter)