Beautiful step by step

Chapter 36

The setting sun on the prairie was stained with blood.

It's not that Wei Wei has never seen blood before, not to mention the relatives in her previous life who wanted her to die quickly and then carve up her parents' company.She also felt the threat of death when lying on the hay of the flatbed cart covered in blood after crossing.

But it has never been more disgusting than it is now. The corpses of horse thieves all over the ground are different from the clean and neat ones that are shot straight down. The broken arms and legs are scattered all over the place. The cruelty of the cold weapon era is nakedly displayed in front of her. The prairie has the horror of a chainsaw.

The blood splashed on her face, she wiped it with her hand, and looked at Yan Heng and Gu Yu who were [-] times more embarrassed than her.On the day of their marriage on Qixi Festival, she had seen Yan Heng deal with the leaders of the Wu family who were instigating the flowers, and she had confidence in his ability.It's just that not only the two of them, but also weak women like Ulan's mother, Li Xia, and Li Qiu, it is inevitable that someone will be injured in a head-to-head encounter.That's why she made such a bad move, using herself as bait.She is a weak woman, even if she gets close to a horse thief, she will not be too defensive.After subduing the one-eyed leader, the horse thief without a leader is a mess.

Even so, Yan Heng, who is a pair of ten queens, is still quite embarrassed.Apart from him, it was Gu Yu who impressed her the most.Obviously her hand holding the whip was trembling all the time, but Fang Cai stood firmly in front of her, even her arm was cut by an angry horse thief.

"Li Xia went to boil hot water, and Li Qiu took Gu Yu in to bandage her."

Seeing the two huddled there still, the upset Wei Wei snatched the whip from Gu Yu's hand and waved it on the grass in front of them: "Afraid? Can't walk? Since you can't walk, then you will give these tonight." The lonely souls and wild ghosts are ready to watch the night."

Wei Wei didn't know that now that her face was covered with blood, when she said this in an extremely cold voice, she was no less terrifying than the horse thief just now.Lixia and Liqiu trembled, stood up hurriedly, took two staggering steps to help Gu Yu up.

Suppressing the feeling of vomiting, Wei Wei stretched out his horsewhip: "I know that you will be scared when you see so many people being hacked to death for the first time. But when Ya Xing taught you, you should have taught the servant girl to be loyal to the Lord. Look at how Gu Yu does it, and you will understand why she is a big maid. Now, Li Qiu helps her down and bandages her wounds."

The four maids sent by Chu Lian are good, well-mannered and meticulous in their work.But from the very beginning, the tooth shop aimed to send them into high-ranking families, so the people trained in this way are inevitably arrogant.Especially when their immediate boss is still a maid like Gu Yu who is not outstanding in everything, it is also reasonable to obey Yin and Yang.

Usually, she turns a blind eye and closes her eyes, and she treats Gu Yu as a test.After all, although Gu Yu has shortcomings, his victory lies in his loyalty.But today's performance made her want her to kill the horse thief by the way.After signing the deed of selling herself and receiving the monthly money, Li Xia and Li Qiu still think that she is some kind of precious princess!

When she said this, Gu Yu was a bit unwilling: "Madam, I will do it myself. Your clothes are dirty, and you can't live without someone to serve you."

Wei Wei waved his hands, with a firm expression on his face: "I'll do it myself, now you are a sick and injured one, so don't delay."

Gu Yu looked at his wife's expression, and suddenly understood what she meant just now.Yes, just now even she knew how to protect the master, why did Li Xia and Li Qiu hide behind.

Who is the master!
Could it be that relying on the fact that he was sent by the prince, he wanted to overwhelm his wife?
The madam is so kind to her, obviously she also needs someone to serve her, but she is concerned about her injuries, so she sends the servants to her side.Gu Yu was moved and remembered the oath he made in the capital: If you want to bully her girl, you should step on Gu Yu first.

With a tiger face, she waved to Li Qiu: "Come in with me."

Li Qiu shivered, sister Gu Yu usually has a good temper, how could she look a bit like Madam.That feeling, as if being caught by a horse thief, made her unable to resist when she saw it.

Seeing Li Qiu carefully supporting Gu Yu into the yurt, after a while Gu Yu's scolding sound came from inside, Wei Wei let out a long sigh of relief.After arriving in Liangzhou, some things will only become more complicated.She is not afraid of Gu Yuhu pretending to be a tiger, but she is afraid that this big servant girl will not be able to stand up.And with Gu Yu's sharp-mouthed and tofu-hearted temperament, it is impossible for her to bully others casually.

After sending the servants to perform their duties, she went into the yurt to find the clothes of the two of them, and walked to the yurt next to them.

On the straw mat in the yurt, the man's body was already completely cold, and Ulan and Batu knelt beside him covered in blood.Although there was no crying just now, the suppressed sobbing made people feel even more sad.

"Grandma, Dad is so kind, why doesn't Changshengtian bless him with a long life?"

Batu's father is really a good man, Wei Wei thought of the cheerful Mongolian man who came out of the yurt this morning.He enthusiastically invited them to come here to rest, even slaughtered a sheep, and asked Ulan's mother to cook some sumptuous dishes for the guests from afar.

He didn't mention anything in return during the whole process. In the past, Wei Wei only regarded hospitality as a marketing method. After all, traveling is as small as a bowl of spring water tea is expensive.However, after seeing the Batu family, she realized her superficiality and paranoia.

I was moved by her heart to cook for herself, and later Yan Heng also joined in.Now that the kumiss has been boiled, a full banquet is served on the table, even the roasted whole lamb is marinated.The happiest dinner in the autumn harvest season is about to start, but she can no longer hear the long tune as broad and melodious as this grassland.

"Batu, Dad has gone to see Changshengtian, and he will bless you in heaven."

Batu poked his neck: "But those Wala people also believe in Changshengtian. Abba is only there alone. Will he be bullied?"

The whole family believed in Changshengtian so much that even Ulan's mother's sobs became heavier when she heard this.Wei Wei was at a loss for a while, holding the clothes, she winked at Yan Heng.The Northwest Army he was in often had soldiers killed in battle, and Yan Heng should have more ways than her to comfort the families of the victims.

Yan Heng kept his eyes on the front of the man, and the balance in his heart could easily be tilted when he received Ah Mao's look for help.Clenching his fists, he said guiltily:

"No one will bully your father, because...he was killed by the Han people."

Han people... Wei Wei's pupils dilated, and suddenly remembered the mandarin that the one-eyed dragon said when she approached just now.There was a rush just now, and she almost forgot about it.

That's right, if you're from Wala, your accent must be a bit strange when you speak Chinese.As for the one-eyed dragon just now, his Mandarin is even more standard than Ding Youde's.Just now those horse thieves looked vicious, but they were timid when they approached her, obviously wanting to capture her alive.But against Shang Yan Heng, they were indeed ruthless.

Wanting Yan Heng's life, wanting to capture her alive and humiliate her in every possible way, why is this style of behavior so familiar?

Batu wiped away his tears: "I don't believe it, you are not a Han Chinese, why do they want to kill you?"

This is Wei Wei Qin Chu, but what she is puzzled about is why Yan Heng knows that those horse thieves are not Wala people?After all, judging from their looks alone, they are by no means Han Chinese.

Yan Heng walked up to the man, swung his knife and chopped off the arrow in front of his chest.After wiping the arrowhead clean, his gloomy complexion darkened a bit.

"The bows and arrows used by these horse thieves do look like those of the Oirats. But the smelting skills of the Oirats are superior to those of the Oirats, and the arrows are light and bright in color. The color is obviously that of the Oirats. As for the Oirats, I think it should be A prisoner of war in this Northwest victory."

Once an expert makes a move, he can recognize it even when it is armed to the teeth.While Wei Wei sighed, Batu beside him had changed his face.Holding Ulan's mother, he cautiously kept a distance from the two, his eyes full of hatred.

"You guys killed Dad."

"Batu, you..."

Wei Wei was a little speechless, didn't they kill people?If they hadn't come here to spend the night, the captives would not have come here, and Batu's father would not have died.

Tired and sad, looking at the man lying on the ground, Wei Wei remembered what he asked her to do before he died, and the spirit altar regained a little clarity.

"Batu, listen to me. Where there are people, there will be disputes, but you can't just say that none of the Han people is a good person."

Batu nodded, and the hatred in his eyes dissipated a lot: "Let's go."

"Your father has been settled, let's go together."

Seeing Batu's unbelievable expression, Wei Wei used her previous business negotiating skills to show off her momentum.Although her face is a bit embarrassed and she is not tall enough, but the powerful aura exuding from her body makes it easy for people to follow her train of thought.

"I know you want revenge, but revenge must first find the murderer. The murderer who killed your father is also our enemy. It will be easier for you to find him with us. Besides, revenge requires strength. You and Ulan's mother are orphans and widows. You can’t continue grazing on this grassland with abundant water and grass. At that time, food and clothing will be unsustainable, and even your life will be lost, so there is no way to talk about revenge. I know that you have a lump in your heart, but we don’t feel guilty if we compare our hearts to each other. Don't mention that I promised you, Dad, that I will take good care of you and Ulan's mother in the future. Even if I didn't promise, with this guilt, I will always help you. "

Batu is young and impulsive, but Ulan's mother has a lot of experience in the world.The prairie people worshiped warriors, and even though they surrendered to Dai Viet, this habit never changed.She had just seen that lord's skill, handsome kung fu, even better than the golden sword warriors at the Naadam Conference with the air knife.Following him, Batu will have a future in the future.She no longer has a husband, so she can no longer harm her son on impulse.

"Batu, it's not that they killed your dad, on the contrary, it was the adults who saved us just now. Mom believes in the adults, so let's go with him."

In the arms of Ulan's mother, Batu, who was as angry as a little lion, gradually calmed down.Although the enthusiasm in his eyes was absent, and there was even a hint of hostility in his eyes, Wei Wei was relieved by this attitude.

In fact, she could have kept it from Batu just now, so that she and A Heng would be regarded as lifesavers by the mother and son.Even if he is exposed in the future, with Yan Heng's ability, he is not afraid of a herdsman.But in doing so, what is the difference between her and the Wu family?No one knows how to be selfish, but if you lose your faith and live only for enjoyment, how is it different from the walking dead?

The Mongolian funerals include sky burial and cremation. Wei Wei couldn't bear to throw the corpse in the wilderness and be eaten by falcons, so he finally persuaded Ulan's mother to be cremated.

For some reason, after she proposed cremation, Ulan's mother looked at her a little excitedly, and even Batu's hostility towards her almost faded to nothing.

Later, it was Yan Heng who solved her doubts. It turned out that only princes and nobles among the Mongolian people could be cremated.Moreover, this cremation is not just a matter of gathering firewood and burning it as she understands, but requires a lama to perform the ritual, and the ashes after burning are scattered in rivers, mountains and rivers, or placed beside relatives for eternal mourning.

"I... am I talking big? There are no lamas here!"

Wei Wei felt that something was wrong, and she proposed cremation purely because the ashes were easy to carry.She originally wanted to take Wulan's mother and Batu to Liangzhou, and after they settled down, they would be buried properly in a geomantic treasure.

Although Yan Heng was surprised by Ah Mao who grew up in the capital, why would Ah Mao who is used to seeing burials know about cremation.But it seems that since he met Ah Mao, she has many secrets about her.Although he was puzzled, he was mostly moved, moved that such a good Ah Mao would choose to marry her.

Although no one here understands the Dharma and cannot be cremated, it is not impossible.

"After another day's journey, we will enter Youzhou. There are many yellow temples in the area. You can ask the local officials to choose a trusted lama."

Without further ado, they packed up the man's body, rolled up the yurt and put it on the Lele car, and followed their convoy, and they all rushed to Youzhou overnight.With Batu as a guide, when the belly was white in the east, the city wall of Youzhou in the distance appeared in everyone's sight.

With the official letter and guide, Yan Heng and Wei Wei were invited into the government office of Youzhou.

Yuan Kuan, the governor of Youzhou, lived up to his name, round and wide.Wei Wei even felt that the chair in the Governor's Mansion, which was made of huanghuali wood, which is famous for its hardness, might not be able to bear his weight at any time.

Although Yuan Kuan didn't look very good, but after being introduced by him all the way, after talking to him halfway, she couldn't help but feel good about him.He is really good at being a human being. For example, now, Yuan Kuan is clearly praising her for her beauty, but he doesn't glance at her indiscriminately, and the words he speaks are pleasing to the ear.

This is an old fox, Wei Wei faintly feels that today's affairs will not be too smooth.

"Master Yuan is overrated."

Wei Wei smiled modestly, but she wasn't too modest to make people despise her.Then she sat down beside Yan Heng, keeping her eyes on her nose and her heart.Even if she has thoughts in her heart, she still knows about the affairs of the officialdom. If she intervenes too much, it will inevitably make people feel that Yan Heng can't stand up.

Then she was pleasantly surprised to find that Yan Heng showed a scheming far beyond his age in the face of Governor Yuan who had been practicing Tai Chi and refusing to talk about the leche that followed him outside the governor's mansion.Not only did he stabilize the conversation, he even brought the initiative to his side a little bit.In the end, the crooked building reached the most sensitive ethnic issue in Youzhou.

Yes, this is the biggest problem in Youzhou.Youzhou and Liangzhou are both located in the north of Dayue, which is different from the Youzhou she was familiar with in her previous life. The place where the Yue Taizu fought was further north, and even the land under the jurisdiction of Youzhou is still further north.In the area to the north, most of them are Mongolians who surrendered to Dai Viet.

The Mongols are different from the Han people. The Han people think about how to cut down the trees and burn the grasslands, and plant crops on them. The Mongols are just the opposite. They wish that the fields in Youzhou that can’t produce more food will be abandoned and more grass will grow. Feed some cattle and sheep.The brain circuits are different, which makes it impossible for the two races to get along happily.Although the rulers are Han Chinese, the Mongols have too much force.The imperial court was afraid that these foreigners would be suppressed severely. At that time, they would rebel with the Oirats in the west, so the government orders were mainly to appease.However, the north and south of Youzhou in the former dynasty were originally two countries, and generations of fighting have already forged blood feuds.Everyone has forgotten that I once killed you, and only remember which ancestor of my family was killed by you. Now that they have become neighbors, there are constant conflicts, so every magistrate has a headache.

Under such a general environment, it is reasonable for Governor Yuan not to want to accept the life lawsuit of this herdsman. After all, it is troublesome to get involved in such a matter.

But Yan Heng gave the reason why he had to accept it in just one sentence.

(End of this chapter)