Wind and Rain Empire

Just after Zhang Tiancheng was driven away, a guard came to report again

"General Lan, there are two people outside the camp asking to see you"

Lan Xueyi felt strange

"Hey, why are there so many things going on this time? Who is it?"

"I don't know the lowly position. The two of them are dressed in rags. They only say that they are your old friends, General, and they ask to see you."

Lan Xueyi pondered for a long time

"Old man? Dressed in rags? Xingyuan Mansion... Who the hell..."

After thinking for a while, she felt that she couldn't contact anyone, so she took off her armor and walked out in plain clothes.

Walking outside the camp, I saw two people chatting and mumbling something

"Oh, miss, we've been walking all the way for so long, just to meet her and let her give us advice"

"Forget it, Ting'er, let's not cause trouble for General Lan..."

Lan Xueyi leaned forward and patted the shoulders of the two of them, and they turned their heads

"Ting'er? Miss Zhang?"

The disgraced two were none other than Yang Tinger and Zhang Xinyan.The two were wearing tattered men's clothes and hats, looking downcast, facing the blue snow suit

"General Blue!"

Yang Ting'er hugged Lan Xueyi and cried in her arms

"You are..."

Lan Xueyi was completely covered. In her impression, these two people were still far away from her, living a life that had nothing to do with her. Why did they suddenly come in front of her?

She hugged Yang Tinger

"Why did you come here?"

The dust on Yang Tinger's face was washed away by her tears

"We are all here to see you!"

"Why do you want to see me?"

Lan Xueyi looked at the two of them, not to mention that they were all tattered and dirty, Yang Tinger's shoes were worn out, and Zhang Xinyan was even worse, with blood seeping from his feet intermittently

"We really don't know how to plan, so we..."

Zhang Xinyan hesitated to speak

"Needless to say, come with me, wait here for a while"

Lan Xueyi looked at the two of them, turned around and went back to the camp to pull a carriage

Mianxian Market Guilai Inn

The shopkeeper Wang Er saw Lan Xueyi coming with the guests, and hurriedly greeted him:

"Oh, General Lan, you're here again? Long time no see."

Yang Tinger and Zhang Xinyan looked at Lan Xueyi with puzzled faces

"Hey, shopkeeper, it seems that General Lan often comes to your place?"

Yang Tinger looked at the shopkeeper and asked

"No……"

Lan Xueyi just wanted to explain but didn't catch up

"That's right, General Lan comes here two or three times a month, but they don't stay at the hotel, and leave after a while."

"Hey hey hey hey!"

Lan Xueyi slapped the counter

"If you say that, people will misunderstand me, Lan. Besides, you run an inn and leak the privacy of guests like this, okay?"

Yang Tinger approached Lan Xueyi and asked

"Really, why do you come here all the time when you have nothing to do? Could it be...do you have a girlfriend?"

Lan Xueyi turned her face away

"What can I have a date with? (To the shopkeeper) The shopkeeper, there is an upper room, and I will take the two girls up to freshen up."

Wang Er looked at Yang Tinger and Zhang Xinyan with a suddenly realized expression.

"Oh, so it's the two girls? General Lan... tonight you will enjoy the blessings of everyone!"

Wang Er rubbed his hands excitedly, and blinked at Lan Xueyi

"How big is Qi Ren! You don't know who I am? Hurry up and get the key, and find a medicine box by the way."

Lan Xueyi knocked on the counter

Wang Er found a medicine box from under the counter, Yang Ting'er stretched out her hand to take it, and then Lan Xueyi hugged Zhang Xinyan horizontally

"Your foot is seriously injured. It would be nice if you could walk a little less (ask the shopkeeper) the shopkeeper, or the one before?"

"Yes Yes Yes"

Lan Xueyi hugged Zhang Xinyan and went up the stairs, Yang Tinger followed behind with a medicine box and luggage

Wang Er looked at the backs of the three and shook his head

"Hey, it's a pity that General Lan is a woman, otherwise what a blessing, really..."

In the guest room, Lan Xueyi put Zhang Xinyan on the side of the couch and sat, seeing Zhang Xinyan's expression was a little strange

"Why is your face so red? Could it be that you have caught the wind and cold?"

Yang Tinger tore off her tattered clothes and threw them on the ground, looked at Zhang Xinyan, and said to Lan Xueyi

"This should be the first time my young lady has been hugged since she was a child. She is shy."

"Oh... In this way, everyone is a woman, so don't be shy"

After Lan Xueyi finished speaking, she reached out to lift Zhang Xinyan's foot, but was stopped by Zhang Xinyan

"General, the unclean body of a civilian woman is afraid of being contaminated by the general"

"I've hugged it all, what is contaminated or not contaminated"

Lan Xueyi grabbed Zhang Xinyan's feet and threw the worn-out shoes aside, looking at the blisters on her fair and smooth toes, which were covered with blood and pus

"Ting'er, check to see if there is any alcohol in the medicine cabinet"

Yang Ting'er opened the medicine box, took out a white porcelain bottle, opened the stopper on it and sniffed it.

"This seems to be"

Lan Xueyi took the bottle from Yang Tinger, smelled it, and poured some on Zhang Xinyan's feet

"Ah~~"

Zhang Xinyan hugged Lan Xueyi tightly in pain, and Lan Xueyi hugged her even tighter, and said softly

"It's not good yet, you still have to endure the pain"

This is probably the first time in Zhang Xinyan's life that she is so close to someone, she can feel the heartbeat of the person in front of her, and she feels how handsome and gentle this person is, but the pain prevents her from thinking too much

"Well……"

After Zhang Xinyan endured another wave of stinging pain, Lan Xueyi took the towel from Yang Tinger and gently wiped Zhang Xinyan's wound

"How did you do this?"

Lan Xueyi looked at Zhang Xinyan with eyes like green lakes, and Zhang Xinyan could only speak slowly.

"After we parted that day, Ting'er and I have been homeless since we couldn't go home, and we don't know what to do."

Yang Tinger went on to say

"After thinking about it, we felt that it would be more reliable to come to you, that's all..."

"Did you come all the way?"

Lan Xueyi's eyes widened in surprise

"We have no entanglements or clothes, only these feet. After walking for more than half a year, we finally came here."

Zhang Xinyan lowered her head, quite touched

"I thought I couldn't make it here many times"

"Then where did you get your clothes?"

Lan Xueyi tugged at Zhang Xinyan's clothes

"When passing through Xiangyang Mansion, we passed a mass grave, and we picked it up from there."

Yang Tinger lowered her head

"It's just to prevent people from harassing us, so we made this bad move."

"Oh my God, you... hey"

Lan Xueyi was already extremely speechless to the two people in front of her, and all her words turned into a sigh, she just silently took out a bottle of Jinchuang medicine from her waist, wiped some on her fingers and painted it for Zhang Xinyan.

"General, I should apply this medicine myself."

"It's okay, it's okay, I often paint on my brothers, I have seen people who are much worse than yours"

Yang Tinger looked at the two, took off her shoes by herself, and walked towards the bathroom in the house

"Hey, General Lan, is there hot water here?"

"Yes, yes, just wash it, the hot water here is very good"

"You really come here often..."

Yang Tinger looked suspiciously at Lan Xueyi

"Uh... I sneaked out to take a shower... because there is no place to wash in the camp..."

"I see"

Yang Tinger got the answer, and closed the bathroom door with peace of mind

"So, you guys have seen me, what's your plan next?"

Lan Xueyi asked Zhang Xinyan

"Please don't joke, general. I want to borrow some money from you. Tinger and I have already discussed it. Since we know nothing but embroidery patterns, we want to open an embroidery workshop to process clothes and jewelry."

Zhang Xinyan lowered her head in embarrassment and said

"Since you have already made your own plans, this is commendable. How much money do you want?"

Zhang Xinyan looked at Lan Xueyi in surprise, she didn't expect that Lan Xueyi would really ask this question, after all, she had simulated thousands of different scenarios of being rejected in her mind

"This...we haven't calculated..."

Lan Xueyi took out a bank note from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Zhang Xinyan.

"50 taels here should be enough, you take it first. Doing business is a matter between you and Ting'er, and I don't want to ask too much. Let's talk about when you can pay it back."

Lan Xueyi stood up from the bed and was about to leave when she suddenly remembered

"Oh, don't forget to ask Ting'er to buy two sets of clothes first, custom-made clothes are a bit expensive, so estimate two sets first, lest you have nothing to wear when you get it."

After Zhang Xinyan listened, she couldn't help stretching out her hand to grab Lan Xueyi's sleeve

Lan Xueyi looked back at the lovely and pitiful Zhang Xinyan, and sat back honestly.

"Why, is there anything else you haven't finished?"

Lan Xueyi took out a handkerchief to wipe away Zhang Xinyan's tears

"General Lan...why are you so gentle and kind to us...we are...just..."

Zhang Xinyan choked up

Lan Xueyi hugged Zhang Xinyan

"Because we are both women, it's not easy. We should help each other. I have suffered a lot. It is because of the support of many people that I have survived until today."

Lan Xueyi looked at Zhang Xinyan

"So you have to hold on and live the life you want"

Zhang Xinyan nodded vigorously

In the county government office of Mian County, Chen Wang is reading medical books, and Chen Dong is playing chess

The butler walked into the house and told Chen Dong

"Master and Madam, there is a general visiting at the door"

Chen Wang looked at Chen Dong in shock.

"Ah, could it be that General Lan is back?"

Chen Dong said to the housekeeper, "please hurry up"

At this time, Xie Guanxiong followed the housekeeper into the house, and bowed his hands

"The last general, Xie Guanxiong, has met the magistrate and his wife (delivered the letter) This is from General Lan in our battalion, who asked me to pass it on to you two."

Chen Dong opened the letter and looked at Xie Guanxiong after reading it

"Oh, your honor is the General Xie Guanxiong mentioned by General Lan, sorry for being rude"

Xie Guanxiong pointed to the letter

"General Lan said that she had written it in detail in the letter, and the magistrate could understand it at a glance."

Chen Dong nodded repeatedly

"That's that, it's detailed enough (for Mrs. Chen to see) General Lan said she has found a cook for us, er... who is it?"

Chen Dong looked behind Xie Guanxiong, Murat went forward and saluted

"Slaves pay respects to the county magistrate and his wife (salute)"

Chen Dongjian was a young and beautiful woman, very happy, and hurried forward

"Okay, okay, from now on you will be the cook in our house."

Chen Wang coughed unhappily

"cough cough"

Chen Dong stepped back quickly and looked at Chen Wang

"Ma'am, look, this is recommended by Xue Yi, I, I can't refuse."

After reading the letter, Chen Wang put it on the table

"Forget it, since it was recommended by Xue Yi, it proves to be a trustworthy person"

Chen Dong was secretly happy

"This is really great, I don't have to eat the medicinal food made by my wife every day."

Xie Guanxiong added

"Oh, by the way, I still have some gifts for the magistrate and his wife, the magistrate and his wife accept it with a smile"

Chen Dong was a little embarrassed, and declined:

"General Xie, don't you think it's inconvenient for you to give me a gift when I just took office?"

Xie Guanxiong quickly explained

"No, no, no, I gave it to General Lan. It was thanks to the two generals Lan and Zhang that their lives were hanging by a thread before. The treatment and medicine expenses must be paid, right?"

Chen Wang took over and laughed.

"General Xie is too polite. General Lan is our family's benefactor. We should save her. But the injury of General Zhang is not serious. Auspicious people have their own destiny."

"Master Zhixian, madam, you two are thinking too much. We are not sending any valuables, but some fruits and vegetables grown by our soldiers and two or three livestock. Now they are all sent to the kitchen."

Chen Dong looked at Chen Wang

"Since it's the food, we'll take it, so you don't have to move it back, what a hassle."

Xie Guanxiong nodded

"My lord is very considerate (to Mr. Murat) you are doing things well here, I have some scattered money here for you, spend it first if you want to buy something to eat, if you need anything, just send someone to the camp Just look for me, luckily it’s not far from the county government.”

After all, Xie Guanxiong handed over a bag of silver taels to Murat

Murat's eyes are full of gratitude

"General, you and I met by chance. You sent me here and took good care of me. Why should I repay (shirk) that I can no longer accept the general's money?"

Chen Dong also looked puzzled at Xie Guanxiong

"Yes, General Xie, she gets a monthly salary for working in our house, so you don't have to give it to me, General."

"My lord, you don't know. She is from the Xia Kingdom. She has to get used to all the things of the Song people. All kinds of inconveniences are inevitable."

Mrs. Chen Wang elbowed Chen Dong

"General Xie gave her money, why do you care so much?"

The two pushed and pushed again and again, but Murat finally couldn't hold back Xie Guanxiong, and reluctantly accepted the money

Murat saluted Xie Guanxiong

"Thank you, General, for your kindness, I will never forget your slaves"

Xie Guanxiong waved his hands and did not speak, just looked at Murat with a smile