Tang's dining table

Yun Chu really went to the human market.

He really wanted to hire a few people who looked honest and honest but also had strong military skills. As a result, there were none, and he didn't even bother to take a second look.

Some people were holding a rusty broken knife in their hands, standing there with their chests and belly high and making a fierce look. Unfortunately, his skinny body betrayed the fact that he was a refugee who didn't even have enough to eat.

Then there are some people with sly eyebrows who squat on the ground and look at people from the corners of their eyes. No matter how you look at these people, they have nothing to do with being honest and kind.

Although it was just a glimpse of the people passing by the market, Yunchu had already given up the idea of ​​recruiting people from here.

It's different in Yizu. Although they are not considered part of the establishment, they are still a group of people who work as officials.

Many of the Yizu were soldiers of the government themselves, each with families and families. This was also an important reason why the government dared to hand over important documents to these people.

Since the country dares to entrust them with confidential matters, there is nothing wrong with entrusting them with one's own property and life.

As long as he could return safely, Yun Chu would not hesitate to spend a lot of money on these people.

"The lives of my sister and I are not that important. It's just that when we return home this time, we are carrying the pension money and food for the brothers who died in the battle in Kucha City. This must not go wrong."

Ma Gui said: "How many people do you need?"

Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "Ten people."

"Ten people are not many."

Yun Chu sighed and said: "There's nothing I can do about it. I can only stare at ten people with my eyes. If there are more, there will be blind spots in my vision, and there will be some things that I can't control.

Although it would be more stable with more people, I still only want ten people. "

"What can you give them?"

"Each person has a camel. As long as they arrive in Chang'an, in addition to each person's salary of 1,000 yuan, they will be given a camel as a gift."

"Since the reward is so generous, if Lang Jun wants to recruit some postmen, he shouldn't need me, right?"

Yun Chu looked at Ma Gui and said, "I hope these ten people were sent out by the inn."

Ma Gui frowned again, looked at Yun Chu and said, "Then, how should you repay me?"

Yun Chu looked at the blue sky and said, "I'll give you three choices. One is the mutton-fat jade produced in the Western Regions."

Ma Gui shook his head and said: "Although mutton-fat jade is precious, it is not rare in Hexi."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Second, a bucket of gold sand."

Ma Gui continued to shake his head and said: "Although the gold sand is valuable, there is no shortage of this bucket of gold sand in Ma Gui's home."

There was a hint of appreciative smile on Yun Chu's face, and he said to Ma Gui: "I don't know what achievements I will achieve in the future. If you come to me for something within ten years, I will definitely not refuse."

Ma Gui also had a smile on his face, patted Yunchu's hand and said, "Okay, I'll choose the third option."

Yunchu laughed and said, "Aren't you worried that I will accomplish nothing in my life?"

Ma Gui also laughed and said: "If you put the order of the three choices in reverse, I would probably choose a bucket of sand."

Yunchu cupped his hands and said, "In this case, there is Brother Lao Ma." "

Ma Gui returned the courtesy and said: "The dog Ma Rong is also a post station and a foot post, so he can be driven by your husband."

Yun Chu took a deep look at Ma Gui and then returned to the courtyard.

He felt that he would become famous in the future, but he didn't expect that Ma Gui would see it that way.

Although he didn't know what Ma Gui would ask him to help with in the future, Yun Chu decided to help now because Ma Gui asked his son Ma Rong to send him to Chang'an as a favor.

When it got dark, Naha waited for her brother to fall asleep, then quietly climbed out of the bed, picked up her shoes and tiptoed out of the room.

After the child carefully closed the door, Yunchu saw Naha sneaking into the lower room where the sinful women lived.

In the morning, when Yunchu woke up, Naha appeared strangely in his bed again, pretending to be sleeping deeply, and was patted on the butt by Yunchu before he woke up rubbing his eyes.

"Brother, let's take Mrs. Cui away too. I like her very much and don't like her suffering here."

Naha suddenly made a request to Yun Chu while eating breakfast.

This request was considered to be the first formal request that Naha made to him. You must know that Naha's previous requests were either roast marmot or roast lamb, or she asked to ride on his neck to watch the fun.

This child must have gone to see Mrs. Cui last night. I don’t know what kind of secret soup this criminal woman gave Naha in the past day, which made her suddenly become so strongly dependent on this woman.

Yun Chu's cold eyes fell on Cui. Cui's body trembled for a moment and then calmed down again.

After bringing Yunchu's soup bowl and putting it away, he knelt down and said, "The sinful woman has been stranded in Guzang City for nine years. In these nine years, she has served countless nobles, even as concubines.

Only Lang Jun had pure eyes and looked at the guilty woman without any lust or evil attitude. Although he treated the guilty woman coldly, he did not show any disgust at all.

Lang Jun is a young hero. I heard from Naha that Lang Jun once fought bloody battles with thousands of armies and was able to defend an isolated city independently. He is an unparalleled hero.

I am now a faded flower, and I don’t know when I will die in a foreign land. What I want today is to follow my husband back to Chang’an. I don’t ask for anything else, but to go and worship at the tombs of my grandfather and my mother-in-law. After a while, even if you die, you will feel at ease. "

Yunchu saw that Naha had come to him at some point, holding his thigh with tears in her eyes and shaking her gently.

Yun Chu said: "Tell me the truth about why you were convicted."

Cui raised her head and said, "Cui Xiu is the daughter of Cui of Qinghe."

When Yun Chu heard what Cui said, he couldn't help being surprised. He never thought that there would be a Qinghe Cui daughter in Guzang City.

He also couldn't understand how, with the reputation of the Cui family, he could not save a girl from the family like Cui Xiu, and even let her live in Guzang City and become a sinful woman in a post station where no one could help her.

Tears suddenly welled up in Cui Xiu's eyes, and she said to Yun Chu: "Mr. Lang doesn't know something. The Cui family naturally works together to the outside world, but the Cui family's internal fighting is equally tragic."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "If you want to rely on me to help you get revenge, you are wrong. I don't have that ability."

Cui Xiu shook her head and said: "Cui Xiu just wants to leave this filthy place and take a look at the tombs of his father-in-law and mother-in-law. If Lang Jun doesn't give up, Cui Xiu is willing to stay in Lang Jun's back house for the rest of his life, never leaving home, and focusing on teaching Naha. Lady."

"You don't want revenge?"

"How do I take revenge? Among my enemies are my ancestors, my uncle, my uncle, and even my brother. How do you want me to take revenge?"

Yun Chu hesitated and said: "Qinghe Cui clan...Qinghe Cui clan who surpasses Li clan and Changsun clan."

Cui Xiu looked up at Yun Chu and said, "I know there will never be a Yun family who can surpass Liang Cui in the future."

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "There is no family that is not in ruins. No matter what the scholars, nobles, or noble families, they will live miserable lives in the coming years. How prosperous they were in the past will be how miserable they will be in the future." .

In the old days, the king Xietang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people, Cui Xiu, this was the fate of those high-ranking families. "

Seeing that Cui Xiu seemed to want to speak, he waved his hand and said: "Since you have no desire for revenge, then teach Yun Na well. Remember it. Remember it to death. I just want to make Yun Na happy in this life!"

Cui Xiu lowered his head and said, "My maid understands."

Yun Chu sighed and said: "Don't call yourself a maid. When we return to Chang'an, I will let Yun Na become your teacher. You will teach her for the rest of your life and she will support you for the rest of your life. In this way, you have nothing to complain about." , Yun Na will not be angry with me."

After speaking, Yun Chu stroked Naha's yellow hair and couldn't help but sigh. If Naha hadn't really needed the guidance of a famous teacher, he would never have had the slightest contact with Cui.

That day, on the roster of Guzang Nancheng Station, a criminal woman named Zhang Shu was checked off by Ma Gui with a red pen. The reason was - sudden death.

Before long, three elderly guilty women will die suddenly at Nancheng Station, and among them, there is a guilty woman named Cui Xiu.

I believe that as time goes by, these album pages will gradually be lost or damaged.

The people who chased the old monkey came back on the third day. The old monkey's men and horses had already reached Wushao Ridge, so that team of cavalry only recovered the bodies of thirty-six monks.

The Fa Cao of Liangzhou Governor's Office finally allowed Yun Chu to leave Guzang City and return to Chang'an.

At this time, the sky is blue, the leaves are yellow on the ground, and the wild geese are flying from the north to the south.

Thirteen people, nineteen camels, and one horse, Yun Chu did not choose to cross Wushaoling. The mountain was too steep, and there was no way he could go that way with his children and women.

So he turned east and set foot on the famous Xiaoguan Road.

This is the road recommended by Ma Rong. Xiaoguan Road is the official road of the Tang Dynasty. Taking this road, Yunchu can follow the walking route of the postmen and stay at the official post station every eighty miles.

Away from the scourge of the old monkey, Yun Chu was safe even when he was crossing Liupan Mountain.

Arrive at Yuanzhou, which has always been the first city west of Chang'an.

At this time, it was already a month and a half later.

Yuanzhou on the Guannai Road was not as prosperous as Yunchu imagined. On the contrary, in his opinion, the people's livelihood of the Tang Dynasty was worrying.

There is no paradise here as people in the Western Regions say. There are no food crops that grow on their own, no honey falling into the mouth, and no flowers that bloom all year round. There are endless fruits and vegetables to eat. Silkworms need people to take care of them before they can produce fruit. Cocoon, spinning.

The only thing that pleased Yunchu was that Nahha was becoming more and more quiet. Although her blond hair and green eyes were still eye-catching, her outfit of a Tang Dynasty girl made her look even more unique.

It was the civet cat with leopard patterns in Naha's arms that made Yunchu worried.

He swore that a civet cat with a tuft of hair on the tip of its ears could never be a civet cat. If Yun Chu remembered correctly, this guy with tears in the corners of his eyes and a tuft of hair on his ears should be called a lynx.

Now, this young lynx has a new name - Big Fat.

The big fat marmot that Naha could not forget did not say goodbye when she left, nor did he follow her.

Fortunately, this little lynx that automatically got into her tent in Liupan Mountain quickly took over her heart again.

What puzzled Yunchu the most was that Cui did not stop Naha from playing with the stick. Instead, she made a timetable every day and urged Naha to include playing with the stick as one of the most important exercises of the day.

Normally Naha likes to play with sticks, but after it was made a compulsory subject, Naha didn't like it so much. For this reason, Cui used a wooden ruler.

Hearing Naha's cries, Yun Chu wanted to rush in several times to stop Cui's violence. After reaching the door, he endured it.

Naha should have asked for this.