Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang

As soon as he entered the small room, Guan Shi ran to open the chair for Qi Yun and let him sit down.

On the other hand, Qi Yun took off his fur and sat down. Tie Zi didn't dare to idle when he saw Guan Shi doing his own work, so he ran to warm the charcoal pot.

Guan Shi waited for Qi Yun to sit down and immediately said: "My boss, last night, I received a letter from the Flying Pigeon, saying that the caravans were always smooth, but when they first left Beidi, they were surrounded by deserters. Up!"

deserter?

Qi Yun frowned suddenly and understood why Song Guan was so anxious.

In fact, before forming the caravan, Qi Yun had done a lot of homework, and he naturally knew the various troubles the caravan would encounter.

It is possible to encounter snaps and gangsters.

The reason to prepare sufficient money for the caravans is to let them manage the car along the way.Many people who block the way only want money, and you can get through with money, but it doesn't matter.

But deserters are different.

These people are fleeing on the battlefield. They have swords in their hands and cannot come back. It is a capital crime to be caught when they come back, but they dare not go to the land of Di Rong. Bandit.

But they are different from ordinary bandits. The ordinary bandits give money and let them go, but it is difficult to get out of them when they get it.

This is a group of desperadoes, and it won't last long.

Qi Yun sat there, frowning, as if thinking about countermeasures, but in Guan Shi's mind, the matter was actually over.

Many caravans have actually encountered such deserters, and none of them can escape.

Those big caravans are still like this, their own caravans are not many people, it is hard to escape.

It's over, it's all over.

The more Song Guanshi thought about it, the more sad he became, and he actually sat on the ground with a soft leg.

Tie Zi hurried to help, Qi Yun also stood up to prepare to help, but with this body, he saw a vague figure from the window.

The window of the small room is not thick, unlike the bedroom, it is always thick and sometimes covered with a cloth to prevent wind.The windows of the small room are relatively bright. Although the scene outside is not real, you can still see the outline of the cage.

In the yard, there was a vague figure of a person who was tall and straight, several laps larger than ordinary people.

In the Qi family, there is only one that is so tall and strong.

Qi Yun got up immediately, ignoring to put on fur clothes, walked over and opened the door of the small room.

Ye Pingrong wanted to come and talk to Ye Jiao, but he also knew that it was too early, so he stood in the garden waiting for fear of disturbing Ye Jiao. Suddenly he heard something next to him, and when he turned his head, he saw standing in the small room. My brother-in-law at the door.

Probably because of the doubling of favor with the Qi family recently, Ye Pingrong looked at Qi Yun and felt that everything was pleasing to the eye. He smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, New Year..."

But before he finished speaking, Qi Yun said: "Brother, in a hurry, let's come in and talk."

It was the first time that Ye Pingrong saw Qi Yun, who had always been calm, so anxious. This made Ye Pingrong startled for a moment, and then he straightened his expression without asking much, and walked in directly.

After closing the door, Qi Yun said: "Did King Duan ever ask the caravan?"

Ye Pingrong heard that it was about the caravan and immediately looked serious.

He has been with Chu Chengyun all the time, knowing that Chu Chengyun values ​​the caravan, so he said: "The prince of the caravan has always been on his mind, but he didn't have it. Erlang, what's the matter?"

Qi Yun didn't ask any more nonsense. He and Ye Pingrong are now as close as one another, and there is nothing to hide.

However, Qi Yun did not speak, but looked at Guanshi Song, and Guanshi Song immediately repeated what he had just said.

Ye Pingrong heard that he was a deserter, first his expression relaxed, but immediately frowned.

Qi Yun couldn't help looking at him: "What did you think of?"

Ye Pingrong did not hide it, and said directly: "I have been in the border for many years. Apart from fighting, I also often have to undertake some escort tasks. I have met many foreigners, including my friends. If it is a mountain bandit, most of them have a lot of money, I might There is not much to do, but if the number of deserters is not large, I can naturally find someone to deal with it. It is not difficult, but..."

"But what?"

"From here to outside, it's at least a thousand miles away. If you want to send the news, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a long time if the horse is dead. I really don't know if it will be too late."

Ye Pingrong's worries were real. It was only a few words a thousand miles away, but it was not easy to get there.

But as soon as the voice fell, Ye Pingrong saw a slightly relaxed expression on Qi Yun's face.

This made Ye Pingrong a little surprised: "Brother-in-law, don't underestimate the cruelty of those deserters. If you can't pass the news as quickly as possible, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Qi Yun patted his arm and said: "It's not in the way, you just write, remember to write a little lower, letter, I can send it out." After that, Qi Yun said to Guan Shi, "Shang The team was besieged after leaving Beidi, right?"

Guan Shi responded, "Yes."

Qi Yun immediately stood up straight and said, "Tiezi, go, get the fastest pigeons in the backyard. Be quick."

Tie Zi didn't care about answering, turned his head and ran out the door.

Ye Pingrong also wrote his own letter at this moment, stamped it, and handed it to Qi Yun, and then asked, "Brother-in-law, how are you going to send it out?"

Before Tiezi came back, Qi Yun had time to explain: "From the time I wanted to plan a caravan, I spent a lot of money to buy dozens of pigeons. They are all well-trained. The pigeons are thousands of miles away. It only takes a day to get there."

Ye Pingrong also knows that homing pigeons are easy to use, especially on the battlefield. In many cases, the battle is urgent and you can't wait. There is no time for ordinary horses, so someone will use pigeons to pass.

But the folds between Ye Pingrong's eyebrows did not loosen: "The homing pigeon can only be home to the nest, and you can't put it casually. Even if you let the pigeon out, it won't find a place for the caravan."

At this moment, Qi Yun was taking out the bamboo tube from the box on the side, carefully rolled up the letter and stuffed it in, and said as he stuffed it, "My pigeon knows the way and is very accurate."

Ye Pingrong puzzled: "What?"

Qi Yun played with the bamboo tube very carefully, and his voice kept saying: "The pigeons I bought with a lot of money are all pigeons that can go to several towns near the border. I will train them every once in a while to ensure that the pigeons can recognize their way. , They can go back and forth soon."

Ye Pingrong was stunned for a moment, but did not react.

I saw Qi Yun picking up another bamboo tube, his voice was flat but his speech was extremely fast: "Although this pigeon can't be directly in the hands of the caravan, I just need to send your letter and my letter to the border town. , Naturally someone knows how to do it."

Ye Pingrong said hurriedly: "Even if you can use the flying pigeon to pass the message there, but who can pick it up after you leave the customs?"

Qi Yun looked at him, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "I told them before the caravan left that they would leave someone waiting for news whenever they arrived. If there is no news, they will return by themselves in a year."

……what?

Putting another letter into the bamboo tube, Qi Yun sealed the bamboo tube and handed it to Tiezi.

Waiting for Tiezi to tie the bamboo tube to the pigeon's leg, Qi Yun said again: "Since the caravan has just left Beidi, then there must be our people in Beidi. Don't worry, he will know how to do it."

As soon as this remark came out, Ye Pingrong was completely speechless.

After Qi Yun released the homing pigeons, Ye Pingrong finally figured out what Qi Yun wanted to do, and at the same time, he figured out clearly what this person needs to do.

Buying pigeons with a lot of money, training for a long time, leaving people early in the border town, and being cautious to leave your own staff wherever you pass...

Interlocked, as if he had known that something would happen.

Ye Pingrong couldn't help looking at Qi Yun, and asked in a low voice, "Erlang, why do you think of so much?"

Qi Yun looked at him, smiled, and said: "Since you want to accomplish something, you have to carefully consider it and be prepared for it. It's not difficult."

Although Qi Yun said that the wind is calm and light, Ye Pingrong thought about what Qi Yun did several times in his heart, and he felt that this person was thoughtful.

Preventing problems before they happen is the most difficult.

My brother-in-law, where did this exquisite mind come from...

Ye Pingrong suddenly thought that Chu Chengyun always praised him before, did Qi Yun deliberately show it to his prince?

But before Ye Pingrong wanted to understand, Qi Yun gave the brush to Ye Pingrong again: "Brother, you write a few more letters, just in case, we will release one every half an hour." Qi Yun's voice paused. Pause, with some sighs, "This caravan is also the prince's concern. I don't want to make any mistakes. After all, they are not only carrying some money."

...Yes, isn't it a good thing for someone like my brother-in-law who is concerned about the country and the people, is it a good thing to be prepared?

Ye Pingrong immediately took Qi Yun's brush, sat down, and wrote a few more autograph letters to him.

On the other side, Ye Jiao had put Xu Bao to sleep.

Ye Jiao knows all the movements in the small room. After feeding Xu Bao, she put on clothes and a cloak to go out to serve medicinal flowers. Naturally, she could see pigeons flying into the sky.

But Ye Jiao just glanced at it, not paying attention, turned her head and fiddled with the medicinal flowers intently.

At this time, a young man arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Xiao Su came back after saying a few words to him, and bowed to Ye Jiao and said, "Second mistress, a lady surnamed Gongsun sent me a post, please invite the second mistress. Go for tea in a few days."

Ye Jiao doesn’t know his wife, Gongsun, but because Qi Yun’s business is getting bigger and bigger, Ye Jiao often receives posts inviting her to go out. This time, she wanted to take it first, and wait until Xiang Gong came back to ask him. .

Then, Ye Jiao accepted the post and put a small hoe back to the house.

Seeing Xu Bao was still asleep, Ye Jiao put the post on the table and took out a flower rope to weave it up to pass the time.

When Qi Yun came back, he saw his lady leaning on the soft cushion above the couch, bowed her head slightly, the sun was shining, and the years were peaceful.

The nervous mind just now quieted instantly, and Qi Yun's eyebrows finally softened.

Seeing him entering the door, Ye Jiao laughed, put what was on her hand, got up and grabbed Qi Yun's hand and said, "Xiang Gong, you are back, are you hungry?"

Qi Yun didn't dare to say that he didn't eat breakfast just now, but just said: "I'm hungry." Turning back, "Iron, let the small kitchen set the table."

Ye Jiao took him to sit on the couch. Qi Yun first looked at Xu Bao, who was asleep, and then backhanded Ye Jiao’s hand and sat down next to her, letting Ye Jiao lean into his arms. in.

The little ginseng let him hold it, smiled and squeezed a piece of red bean cake and handed it to him. When he opened his mouth to eat, he said: "Just now, a lady named Gongsun came to pass me a post and invite me to have tea."

Qi Yun heard the words, thought about it, and said: "There are not many people in this city surnamed Gongsun. It should be the wife of the county prime minister who can deliver the post."

Xian Cheng is the eighth grade, the official is not big, but he manages a lot of things.

In previous years, the county Cheng would also invite Fang to eat tea. After all, the Qi family is a wealthy household and there should be many social interactions.

Last year, it was because of Ye Jiao’s new marriage and Qi Yun that he was in poor health at the time, and it was rumored that he was going to die and live, so I didn’t give it. Not surprising.

Qi Yun said: "It's okay to go and see, my sister-in-law will accompany you. At that time, the lanterns are beautiful, and I will pick you up when the tea party is over. Let's go to the lanterns together."

Ye Jiao nodded in response, and the probe went to kiss Qi Yun.

The kiss of red bean paste is full of sweetness.

While waiting for the lip-sharing, Ye Jiao asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Qi Yun knew that her lady never asked about his shop caravan, but she could see Qi Yun's emotional changes, thinking that when she entered the door just now, Ye Jiao saw that worry about not having time to hide it.

Tightening Ye Jiao's arm tightly, Qi Yun said softly: "It's okay." Do your best and obey the fate, but you can get results in just two days.

Ye Jiao blinked, reached out and touched aside, then stuffed a peace knot into Qi Yun's hand: "This is for you."

Qi Yun looked down and saw that the knotting was not good. Even though his wife had a piercing heart, she didn't have a pair of smart hands. Usually, the knotting and tasseling was just entertainment. It was pretty good to be able to make it like this.

However, this time around ten copper coins were woven into the knot. Because the coins were connected in series, the knot grew a lot.

Qi Yun couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

Ye Jiao hugged him and looked at him with a smile: "Given it to you, the copper coins above were all bitten by me from eating dumplings yesterday. I ate all those sweet jujube flavors, but this copper coin is for me. No, I just hid it in my hand, and I came back and washed it just to make up for you."

When she ate it, she didn't say it immediately, because she was afraid that Saburo would eat it again when she saw it, so she could hold on to herself.

But Qi Yun remembered that his wife ate thirteen or four dumplings.

According to that, do all of them have prizes...