LIGHTNOVELONLINE v2 Chapter 73
Zhang Wangxiang took Qi You to a remote corner, told him to stay here for a while, and then led the little beggar into the darkness ahead.
In the silent night, the occasional bird chirping that came from nowhere was the only thing that could tear open this repressed gap.
Qi You put his hand to his lips, coughed twice, and responded to the signal from Qi San and the others.
The birdsong turned to the sound of flapping wings, and flew away.
Qi You calmed down and began to observe the surrounding environment.
In the past few days when they came to Jirong City, although they hadn’t found out the exact number of troops to be deployed, they had already figured out the terrain in the city.
Therefore, Qi You knew that at this moment, his position was only separated by two or three families from the residence of the highest general of the Rong clan in the city!
He had a rough guess, and his heart settled down.
After about two quarters of an hour, Zhang Wangxiang came back.
He led Qi You and continued to walk forward.
In the dark night where you can’t see your fingers, you can only hear the footsteps of yourself and the person in front of you. If you were an ordinary person, you might only be able to cover your head and follow. But Qi You could tell that Zhang Wangxiang was taking him around in circles.
The two walked for three quarters of an hour before Zhang Wangxiang finally stopped.
He knocked on the side door of a courtyard, and soon someone opened the door and welcomed him and Qi You in.
Immediately afterwards, Qi You was sent to a small wing to wait. There were no lights on purpose in the wing room, but Qi You could feel that there were two people hiding in the dark part of the room.
He kept calm, and took advantage of the moonlight to find a stool and sit down.
This time, it didn’t take long before someone pushed the door in.
Zhang Wangxiang followed behind a man wrapped in a cloak, and after entering the house, he closed the door again. The two stopped at the door and did not step forward, hiding their heads and faces in a blind spot where the moonlight could not shine.
“Brother Yu Qi?” The man under the cloak said.
The voice was slightly hoarse, but it was clearly a woman’s voice.
Qi You was not surprised. When he came to this neighborhood, he had a vague guess, but now the guess has been confirmed.
And now there are two options in front of him –
The first is to pretend to be surprised and continue to play the role of an ordinary slave with little ability.
The second is not to disguise, slightly revealing their identity.
He chose the second option, nodded, and responded calmly, “Yes. What’s your name?”
The woman in the cape seemed to be stunned for a while, and then said, “You can call me… Mrs. Ke.”
“Mrs. Ke.” Qi You cupped her hands towards her.
Mrs. Ke let out a sigh of relief, and without delay, she went straight to a showdown with him: “I have heard everything from the villagers. Brother Yu Qi, I really want to know, as a slave of a Rong merchant, how dare you promise that you can Send my people out?”
Qi You thought for a while and replied, “There are many slaves of the Sheng Dynasty in the caravan. We have always been in charge of managing the goods in the convoy. We are very familiar with each other. If I decide to save people, they will not object.
“Moreover, my master will bribe the guards at the gate when he goes in and out, and the guards generally don’t check the boxes at the back.
“As long as it’s not too bad luck, it may not be impossible to send people out safely.”
He paused and said again: “Although I can’t promise to send people directly to Changling, I can still be sure of sending them out of the city.”
Mrs. Ke nodded.
Her people have also been observing Qi You’s caravan these days, knowing that what Qi You said was not empty talk.
Qi You asked, “So, what are you…”
Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Ke, who had been standing still, suddenly stretched out her hands from her cloak, revealing a wooden box in her palm.
Seeing that Qi You’s words were interrupted by her own actions, Mrs. Ke smiled with satisfaction.
She took a few steps forward and put the wooden box on the table next to Qi You.
It was at this time that Qi You could see her face clearly.
Mrs. Ke’s appearance is not stunning, but her skin is delicate, her peach eyes are slightly raised, and there is a red mole like a peach petal under her eyes.
She opened the wooden box, which contained several women’s accessories.
Qi You glanced roughly.
He didn’t know much about women’s accessories, but he also knew that the things in the wooden box were of little value. At least none of them are qualified to put on his princess’ dresser.
“Be careful…” Mrs. Ke said softly.
She wasn’t completely out of scheming, and turned to say: “These are the deposits we handed over to the Seventh Brothers in advance.
“There are still two gold hairpins made of real gold left, and I will put them on Xiao Qi’er’s side. Brother Yu Qi just needs to send them out of the city and find an opportunity to let them go. Before leaving, there will be some of them. I will give you the golden hairpin.”
Qi You frowned.
Mrs. Ke’s group didn’t seem to have any plans for a showdown with him at all. When they called him over this time, they wanted to bribe him with money.
“I planned to help you.” Qi You tried to explain: “Even if there is no such thing, I am willing to send those children out.
“I’m here, but…”
“Yes, I know.” Mrs. Ke interrupted him again.
She leaned two steps closer and said, “Actually, I found out long ago, just when you were not surprised by my woman’s identity.
“Those children are still young, and they really looked away.”
Qi You frowned.
Mrs. Ke’s remarks clearly saw through his previous intentional exposure, but her subsequent actions made the always upright King Bei’an a little confused.
I saw that this woman had no plans to get straight to the point with him and sit down and have a good talk, but instead gave Zhang Wangxiang a wink.
Zhang Wangxiang clenched his fists, turned around and went straight out.
Then, Mrs. Ke took off her cloak.
Although there were no lights in the house, the autumn moon outside the Great Wall was still quite clear. Under the ambiguous moonlight, the woman’s slender neck and smooth shoulders were revealed little by little along with the shed cloak, which was even whiter than the moonlight.
Under the cloak, Mrs. Ke only wore a tunic and a long skirt.
As soon as she unfastened the tie of her cloak, Qi You sensed the intention of the person on the other side, and she frowned and averted her eyes.
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Ke smiled coquettishly: “Brother Yu Qi seems to be too young and weak, why are you so shy? Haven’t you ever had meat?”
She walked towards Qi You and reached out her hand to hug his arm: “I know that money and silk are like floating clouds for you, but this woman is so good, I’m afraid you haven’t understood it yet…”
Qi You turned around and avoided her directly.
Mrs. Ke didn’t know what he was doing. In a blink of an eye, Qi You was already behind her, and then she was covered tightly by the cloak she had just taken off.
“You don’t use it for me to do this.” Qi You’s cold voice sounded: “If this is the purpose of your letting me here, then we have nothing to talk about.”
He said, turning around and preparing to go out.
Mrs. Ke was in a hurry, and hurriedly tore off the cloak from her head and shouted, “Wait!”
Qi You stopped.
Mrs. Ke was a little anxious.
She stood up, put the cloak back on, and said angrily, “I can give you money and people, what are you still dissatisfied with?
“Do you dislike the lack of money, or do you dislike me for being unclean?”
Qi You directly stated his intention: “I am here just to find out about the situation of the generals in Jirong City, and whether you can… always get reliable news first.”
Mrs. Ke had put on the cloak again, and frowned when she heard the words: “Do you want to know what these do?”
Perhaps it was useless to see profit and sex, and her voice turned sad: “You and I are also people who work hard for a living under the Rong clan. I have been in business for so long, and I can only occasionally hear some small news about myself. .
“It’s just a small means of subsistence, where is it worth asking you in every possible way?”
“Small tricks?” Qi You knocked on the table, “You can almost grasp the news of all the caravans entering and leaving the city, remember everyone under them, and know the decisions of the top generals in the government in advance… These are in your eyes. , is it only a small trick?”
Mrs. Ke was stunned for a while, and then asked back: “…then what else?
“It’s very hard for the little beggars to beg for food. If they don’t inquire about the temperament of each caravan beforehand, they will suffer a lot. Of course they have to keep an eye on this side.”
“You think these things are useless?” Qi You sneered: “Is that why you have been in business for so long, but you can’t even send a group of beggars out?”
Mrs. Ke heard that Qi You was mocking her, and gritted her teeth: “What do you mean?
“In a place like this, with such a face of Sheng Chaoren, you are born three points lower than the Rong people!
“I’ve spent all my time trying to keep those little brats, what else do you want me to do?”
Qi You looked at her and sighed for a while.
He nodded and said suddenly: “That’s right… those men and soldiers in Sheng Chao have been useless for 50 years. You, a woman, can do this to such an extent… it’s impressive enough.”
Mrs. Ke gritted her teeth, resisted the sourness that had reached the tip of her nose, and asked tremblingly, “Who are you?”
Qi You didn’t answer, but instead said: “I heard that the general in the city has a concubine of Sheng Chao who is very fond of, her name is Luo Ke, I should call you ‘Mrs. Luo’, right?”
Luo Ke was stunned.
Qi You added: “So you know that he is about to slaughter the beggars in the city, so you are going to find a way to send people out, but your attempt failed once before, so you have to go to the doctor and turn your attention to me. .”
Luo Ke gave a cold “hum”, closed his eyes and said in despair, “It seems that I made a mistake again.”
“No.” Qi You looked at her and said, “This time, you made the right bet.”
“You…” Luo Ke raised his eyes, looked at Qi You and said, “Who are you and what do you want to do?”
“You should have the ability to gather them all and keep them in this situation.” Qi You said, “But your vision is too small, and you have clearly grasped the news of all parties. , but never thought of using them better for their own benefit.”
“Heh.” Luo Ke snorted coldly, his eyes became cold, “It’s easy for you to say… How do I know I haven’t tried it before?”
Qi You looked at her: “…then are you willing to try again?”
Luo Ke wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, “Do I still have a choice? What do you want us to do?”
Qi You said slowly: “I will be responsible for sending those children to Liaozhou and find a place for them to settle down.
“You and your subordinates will stay in the city to help me collect relevant information before the city is recaptured… Of course, my people will stay to meet you and ensure your safety when necessary.”
The amount of information in this sentence was too large, and Luo Ke was stunned on the spot.
After a long while, she straightened her eyes and asked in a daze, “Jirongcheng…was recaptured?”
Suddenly, she couldn’t help laughing out loud, “Haha”, laughing crazily, and had to hold on to the table next to her to stand still: “How long will it take? Can I see it in my next life?”
Qi You let out a sigh of relief and said, “Three years at the latest.”
Luo Ke stopped laughing and looked at him in disbelief.
Knowing that she understood, Qi You turned around and shouted, “Qi San.”
Then, under Luo Ke’s unbelievable gaze, three men broke through the window.
Qi You said: “Let your people come out too, let’s talk again.”
Luo Ke’s body was shocked, and he looked at the few people who suddenly appeared in disbelief.
After she came back to her senses, she hummed with joy and sorrow, and finally obeyed Qi You’s orders and called out Zhang Wangxiang and the two people who had been hiding in the house.
…
This conversation went on until the light appeared in the east. Qi You, who had been sleepless all night, took Qi San and prepared to go back first and continue to play the role of a slave.
“I didn’t expect that a group of beggars could lead to such a force.” Qi San followed behind Qi You, his tone was very relaxed, “We were worried that people could not be installed in the city before, but now we can get such help, it’s really God’s help. Lord!”
Qi You’s face was not good-looking, and he only walked in front with his head covered.
Qi San noticed his displeasure and asked in surprise, “My lord? Do you think they… have a problem?”
Qi You shook his head.
The two continued to walk forward with their heads sullen. After a long while, Qi You suddenly lowered his voice and asked Qi San, who was behind him, without thinking: “I look like I’ve never driven meat before?”
Qi San was stunned.
He immediately remembered that this sentence was a sentence made by Luo Ke to ridicule Qi You when he was preparing to seduce Qi You.
Qi San immediately replied: “How is it possible? Then Luo Ke is used to serving people, so the prince doesn’t need to have the same knowledge as her.
“You have a harmonious relationship with the princess, and there are already three young sons who are both civil and military. How could it be like what she said?”
Qi You frowned and counted the last time he “opened meat”.
Suddenly, he sneered and put the account directly on Cao Mi.
——
Princess Bei’an sneezed.
“Princess?” Dongli shouted worriedly, “It’s almost winter, but it’s cold?”
Cao Mi shook his head: “The earth dragon is already on fire. It’s so warm inside the house, so it might be cold.”
She cleared her throat and said indifferently, “Maybe some arrogant child in the family is thinking about me. It’s alright, you can continue.”
“Yeah.” Dongli nodded and continued to report recent matters to her.
“…The wool workshop has recently taken in a woman who escaped marriage.” Dong Li said, “Letter from Nanxi, let me ask your opinion.”
“A woman who escaped marriage?” Cao Mi was a little surprised.
Tori nodded.
She handed over a letter and explained, “Nanxi explained it very clearly in the letter. Would you like to take a look at the princess herself?”
Cao Mi nodded while accepting Nanxi’s letter.
Things go back a few days.
A few days ago, the autumn harvest came to an end. The female workers who had been busy in the villa for a long time returned to the wool workshop after eating the pork and sweet potato feast.
That day, the weather was fine, and a small butler in the workshop found a woman with a miserable shape wandering around the workshop.
She thought it was a beggar, so she went back to the workshop to get some wheat cakes, ready to give her alms.
But after coming to the woman to explain her purpose, the woman actually refused the food she sent.
“You… I see that your face is haggard. You probably haven’t eaten for a few days.” The little butler was puzzled, “Anyway, you should take these things first.”
The woman hugged her arm, shivering in the cold wind.
Despite this, she still shook her head and said, “Thanks…Thank you little lady…it’s just me. It’s a waste of me to eat these things.”
“How can it be a waste?” The little steward was a little bit amused while he was anxious.
She was one of the first batch of students who “graduated” from the calmly broad school.
Since she was fifteen years old, after learning the basic words and counting, she was sent to the wool workshop and started a small housekeeping job.
Although the knowledge is not deep, it is enough to persuade a woman at this time.
She said: “The food is made for people to eat. As long as they can provide you with food and clothing, it is not a waste.”
The woman looked at her and murmured after a moment, “I…I know.
“But…but I’m about to die, there’s really no need to eat one or two meals.”
“What?” The little butler turned pale in shock, “Are you seriously ill?”
The woman looked at the river in front of the workshop and shook her head faintly.
Then, she turned her head and said to the little butler: “I originally wanted to find a clean place, and quietly sought death. Then I held my breath and ran from the top of the river to this downstream, not wanting to pollute everyone’s irrigation next year. river water.
“No… I didn’t expect that there are so many houses built here… I, I thought maybe I should find another place!”
This is the lower reaches of the river. Originally, this open space had always been barren, but this year, Cao Mi sent people to build a paper mill and a wool workshop here, which changed the appearance of this place.
“Hey, hey, please don’t!” The little butler quickly grabbed her: “Yes, this is our territory now, you can’t have such thoughts of suicide here.”
The woman wanted to break free of her: “Well, I was going to leave, you, let me go, I’ll leave now.”
“No!” The little butler shook his head.
She turned around and shouted at the wool workshop, and soon, two strong middle-aged women ran out in response.
The three of them worked together to “invite” the woman to the square directly.
In the evening, the little butler took the woman to wash, and then let someone randomly take a wool sweater from the workshop and put it on with her.
Although the kang was set on fire in the workshop, the woolen sweaters were warm and soft. These women were used to wearing one loosely before resting at night.
The woman cried and made trouble before entering the workshop, but she finally calmed down after washing up.
There happened to be a vacant bed in the dormitory of the little steward, so he arranged her at the head of his house.
At night, she asked the woman why she committed suicide.
The woman said: “My parents want to marry me to a widower who is over fifty years old… in exchange for the dowry in his hands.
“That widower was addicted to alcohol, and I heard that he was very fond of abusing the people around him. When I think about the miserable days that followed, I think it’s better to just die.”
The more she talked, the more sad she became, and in the end, the tears that were finally stopped came out again.
When the women in the dormitory heard the words, they persuaded a few words with emotion.
They were all unmarried women in this dormitory, and when they heard the reality of the world, they couldn’t help feeling sympathy for the women.
The little butler pouted.
After all, she has read books and is more knowledgeable than others. She heard the words and said: “Your parents are not good. What kind of dowry can the widower give? You actually want a living person to exchange it?”
The woman wiped away her tears and said, “I heard from my parents that it’s some silver taels and two sets of very precious sweaters. This kind of sweater is very rare, and it’s something only wealthy people in the city can afford!”
“Sweater?” The little butler muttered these two words strangely.
“You said, is it a wool sweater?” After a while, she reacted.
The woman who escaped the marriage nodded: “Yes… I heard that this is something that came up on a whim when I came in, and it is very valuable.”
“Hahahaha…” With her affirmation, all the women in the room laughed.
The woman with the tears still left on her face looked at them in bewilderment. She didn’t know why her simple words caused the women who had sympathized with her just now to laugh.
A female worker sitting on her right was the first to stop her laughter. She pointed to the little butler and explained to the woman who escaped marriage: “Ah, if a few sweaters can change a woman, then you should wear our little butler. The sweater you sent, you should marry, it should be our little steward!”
The little steward is a girl who just turned fifteen. Hearing this, he became ashamed, blushing and arguing with her: “Nonsense.”
Only then did the escaped woman react.
She looked at the clothes she was wearing, and then looked at the clothes of the people around her, and asked softly, “Is this a sweater?”
The little butler nodded: “Yes, don’t you feel very warm?”
She patted the kang on which they were sitting: “Of course, it’s not just the sweater, but the kang burning the fire underneath is also very warm.”
The woman nodded frantically.
She was immersed in sadness all the time, and she didn’t know if she was hungry or full when she was outside. When she arrived in the workshop, she didn’t realize that the temperature in the workshop was very pleasant.
The little butler simply said: “Why don’t you stay here, here, no matter how cold the winter is, you will not freeze to death.”
Her mind was still pure, and she added: “As for your parents, just send two wool sweaters and let them think that you are married. The same is true.”
She said it very lightly, but the runaway woman knew it was no joke—
Such a woman who is two years younger than her can easily decide on the ownership of a few sweaters, which are very precious to her.
“I… can I stay?” the escaped marriage woman asked in disbelief.
The little butler thought for a while: “I don’t know… We haven’t recruited outsiders in our wool workshop yet.”
Under the woman’s disappointed eyes, she said again: “However, you can ask the manager of Nanxi, she will definitely know.”
She smiled at the woman and said, “Nanxi’s steward is very good, she is definitely willing to take you in, don’t worry!”
The woman was stunned for a while, then nodded: “Okay.”
…
After Cao Mi read the letter, he sighed: “Hey, he is also a poor person.”
Tori nodded in agreement.
Cao Mi said: “Well… of course, if two sweaters can be exchanged for a living person, wouldn’t we take advantage?
“You ask Nanxi to arrange and let her stay in the workshop.”
She looked up at Dongli and said, “Didn’t we just get cotton seeds from Danba before? We will definitely expand the scale of the wool workshop tomorrow. If there are such things in the future, you can just let her handle it.”
Dong Li smiled and said, “My servant understands.”
A few days later, the news came back to the wool workshop, and the woman who learned that she could stay cried happily.
The author has something to say: Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Zhen Zhen 2;
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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!