Zhang Yun's ancient life

On the second day, Zhang Yun and his soldiers accepted the appointment of the marshal and started their new duties. After a grand farewell dinner was held, the imperial envoys also left, and the barracks resumed their duties. The peace of the past.

Zhang Yun started training with a group of recruits. After two months of intensive training, the team has taken shape. Just when Zhang Yun thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, the procurement of medicines in the camp began. Zhang Yun was ordered It is necessary to lead the second brigade of personal soldiers to leave the customs with Mr. Wei, and protect the safety of the purchasing personnel along the way.

The day before the mission, Zhang Yun returned home and asked Guan Jing for the key, and took out 400 taels of silver notes from the wooden box. What happened and hurriedly asked: "Brother Yun, what happened? It takes so much money."

Zhang Yun said: "It's okay. I'm going to buy medicines with Mr. Wei and the others. One of them is wild ginseng. I want to take this opportunity to bring back two. You and your mother will use them in the future."

"Just buy it from here. Why do you have to travel so far to bring it back?" Guan Jing asked, "I went to the pharmacy to inquire. The general quality of wild ginseng costs seven to eighty taels, and the older ones cost more than one hundred taels." Yes, I heard that there are better quality ones outside the customs, bring more money and use them in the future.” Zhang Yun said, “It’s so expensive, why don’t you choose a good one and bring it back to your mother, I’m in good health, Maybe I won’t need that.” Guan Jing made up her mind, and buying a ginseng would require Zhang Yun not to eat or drink for three or four years, and his heart ached.

Zhang Yun locked the wooden box, returned the key to Guan Jing, and then took his hand and said, "I can't bet that maybe, I have to do everything possible to ensure the safety of you and your child, and you can still make money if you lose money." , but I can't afford to lose you."

The corners of Guan Jing's eyes were red, he took his hand out of Zhang Yun's palm, picked up the key and opened the wooden box, and took out 200 taels of silver bills from it and handed it to Zhang Yun, saying: "You only think about us, you yourself Then, think that what you are doing is a safe job, and bring one more tree back, and put it by your side to make me feel at ease."

Zhang Yun looked at the banknote in his hand, his heart was churning layer by layer. He suddenly hugged Guan Jing in his arms. Guan Jing was startled. He whispered in his ear, "Don't move, let me hug you for a while, just for a while."

Guan Jing didn't move, and Zhang Yun hugged him tightly for a while before saying, "Don't worry, I will be fine, and you will be fine too, do you remember what you said to me on the wedding day? "

Guan Jing leaned her face on Zhang Yun's shoulder and said, "Of course I remember, I will grow old with you, I will grow old with you."

That night Zhang Yun fell asleep by relying on Guan Jing.

The next day Zhang Yun bid farewell to Guan Jing, and took half of their belongings to reunite with Wei Lao and the others, and set off outside the pass together.

Half a month later, they left Shanhaiguan, and the team of veteran Wei was divided into two. Old Wei led Zhang Yun and a dozen others to continue to advance towards the Daxingan Mountains. The rest stayed here, led by Dongfang Hao, and began to buy medicines .

After two days of rapid march, they came to the outskirts of a village. Elder Wei asked others to wait outside, and led Zhang Yun into the village.

The people in the village seemed to know Mr. Wei, and they didn't show any special emotion for their arrival. Mr. Wei led Zhang Yun to turn left and right all the way to the door of a farmhouse.

Elder Wei asked Zhang Yun to wait beside him, while he went forward and knocked on the door.

After a while, footsteps were heard in the courtyard, the door was opened, a middle-aged man came out, saw Mr. Wei and immediately went up to greet him and said, "Uncle Wei is here. My father has been talking about you for a long time, please come in. This little brother came here together, please come in, please come in."

Zhang Yun thanked the master's family and followed him into the compound with Mr. Wei.

They walked through the courtyard and came to the main house. An old man in his early 60s was sitting on the kang in the house. When Wei Lao saw the man, he immediately walked forward and said, "Old brother, I will trouble you again this year."

Seeing Mr. Wei, the old man quickly got down from the kang, and said to Mr. Wei, "brother, what are you talking about? You come here once a year, and you will leave after a few days. I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you." Okay, so it’s troublesome.”

While speaking, he welcomed Old Wei to the kang, turned to look at Zhang Yun and asked, "Is this little brother accompanying you here this year?"

Elder Wei sat cross-legged on the kang and said, "How can that be? It's not peaceful outside the pass recently. I brought a few more people with me. If you're afraid of disturbing you, you will stay outside the village."

The old man said quickly after hearing this: "How can this be done? How can we let the guests stay outside, Dashun, come to the entrance of the village quickly and let everyone come in."

"Hey." The middle-aged man responded, turned around and lifted the curtain to go out.

As soon as the man went out, a middle-aged woman came in, holding tea and dried fruit snacks in her hands. As soon as she put the things in her hands on the kang table, she heard the old man say, "Gui Fenna, take the east and west two A wing room is cleaned up, and guests will come later, so it’s a good night to live in.”

"Understood, Dad, then you can talk, and call me if you need something."

Seeing that Zhang Yun was still standing, the old man greeted him: "Little brother, don't be in a daze, come and sit down and treat this as your own home, you're welcome."

Zhang Yun walked over in response, sat down on the edge of the kang, stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the plate, knocking them silently.

The old man asked while giving Wei Laozheng tea: "Brother, how much do you want this time?"

Mr. Wei took the tea and put it on the kang table and said, "For those aged around 50, we need 20, and for those around 10, we need [-]." Then he turned to Zhang Yun and asked, "Boy Yun, what do you want?"

Zhang Yun was taken aback by the question, scratched his head and asked cautiously, "I didn't understand what you were talking about."

Old Wei said, "Of course it's wild ginseng. Don't you want to take some back?"

"Oh, I don't understand these things. You know my family's situation all the time, so you can give me an idea." Zhang Yun said, "Okay, well, there are three 3-year-old trees at home, that's all, brother, please give me a report." The price." Wei Lao said that the old man bowed his head and thought for a while and said: "The market this year is similar to last year, 20 taels for 40-year-olds, 20 taels for 120-year-olds, and the price will increase by 38% every year. If you want more, I will give you some discounts, 20 taels for 116-year-olds, [-] taels for [-]-year-olds, and the price will increase by [-]% every year, brother, do you think this price is worth it?"

"Success, success, my brother's price is fair, and we don't have anything to say here." Old Wei said with satisfaction after hearing the quotation.