Qingzhou trip

There was still the sound of hammers coming from the Li family's blacksmith shop, but it was not as grand and sonorous as usual. The objects to be forged today were just a few pairs of horseshoes, and Yan Yunhan was busy enough to work alone.

Li Shancui was making noodles in the kitchen—every time Li Suyue came back with the caravan, she would make a bowl of clove wontons for her sister, the aroma of the hot air could dispel the dust along the way.Hot water was boiling in another pot - after two more pots, Li Suyue would be able to take a good bath.

Li Suyue stared at the sealed door for a long time in the backyard, finally pried open the iron nail, pushed it open and walked out.

The small courtyard was tidied up, no need to ask, it was done by Xie Penglai's beloved apprentice.That thick-skinned one who only knows how to drink and grind his mouth can't even wash his clothes well, and quietly begged Li Shancui to help.And my younger sister was greedy, and the three melons and two dates coaxed her to work happily.

This small courtyard was originally owned by Li's shop, and was later lent to Dr. Sha Hai to live in.At the busiest time, there lived five or six doctors, all of whom were scattered by the battle of Shahai.Now only Mr. Sun, who is proficient in pharmacology, is busy in front.He has another family in Shahai, and this small yard and four rooms became Yun Bailu's world alone.

After she came back, Li Suyue never thought of coming here to have a look, and she was worried that she would make a fuss, so she sealed the courtyard door.Come in and take a look, there is still an ancient well and a few stone benches inside.The jujube trees in the yard are already full of green fruits.The clothes on the well mouth wheel are still hanging.

Li Suyue collected the clothes and entered the door, and found that the original layout of the room had not changed.There are some medicine boxes and old medical books on the two old pear wood bookshelves.A book table and a mustache chair are in the middle, and the wick in the oil lamp on the table has been burnt, leaving a pitch black mass.

There was a book on the desk, Li Suyue could only read the characters roughly, and recognized it as "Prescriptions for Emergencies Thousand Gold".It seems that when Yun Bailu is alone, he doesn't just drink and sleep, and his medical skills have not yet fallen.

Inside the side door is her bedroom, which is actually just an earthen kang with a thin quilt folded barely.There is another book on it, this time it is "Book of Changes".Long before she knew Yun Bailu, she had heard from Shahai people that Marshal Yun's only daughter didn't like to dance with guns and clubs, and she didn't want to learn the art of war.

She delved into these, but has she ever made a fortune about her own experience?

Before Li Suyue went out, her eyes fell on a gun hanging on the wall. The tip of the gun was a "snowgun" made by her parents.Nine-edged conical tip, the cold light is like snow.Perhaps it was Yun Bailu's mother's relic stolen from the banned commander's mansion.

It's not that she doesn't miss her mother.Li Suyue felt that what she said at the beginning might be a bit serious, no matter how dandy she is, she is also Bai Zhi's only daughter.I'm afraid that no mother has ever disliked this daughter, so how can she be so worried about her as an outsider.

Li Suyue stared at the lonely shotgun, and suddenly felt a pang of sadness in her heart: the person is gone, and the tip of the gun will not be able to catch the heat.

Going back to her shop from the backyard, Li Shancui just called out, "Sister, let's rest after eating wontons."

A guest's voice came from in front of the shop, "How long will it take to recast my sword?"

In the past two years, few people have come to forge swords, and Yan Yunhan is not good at this.Seeing the visitor, Li Suyue felt unfamiliar, and the girl raised the corners of her lips slightly when she saw her. For some reason, Li Suyue felt that she looked like the Baizhi she had seen when she was young.

Calm and calm.But Bai Zhi's melancholy could not be seen in the eyebrows and eyes, but there was a confidence that could overwhelm the river and sea at any time.

"What sword?" Li Suyue asked the visitor.

Zhao Yifang looked at Li Suyue majestically, her face was not like the people from the three states in the north, but it was as clear as the ink plum in the flowing water of the south of the Yangtze River.But his stature was unmatched even by Xie Penglai, a native of Jibei County.Signaling Ren Wu to hand the sword to Li Suyue, Li Suyue drew the sword out of its sheath, a choking sound lingered in her ears, and the sword aura was firmly attached to the edge of the sword.

"Good sword." Li Suyue turned over the blade, and her eyes changed when she saw the words "Control the Three States".She returned the sword to Ren Liu, "However, we won't take it."

"You don't accept the door-to-door business?" Zhao Yifang looked curiously at the cold water pool, then at the horseshoe on the cutting board, and then walked straight to the back door of the blacksmith's shop.

Yan Yunhan was about to stop him, but his voice was blocked by Li Suyue's eyes.Li Suyue followed her, "There are some deals, you have to turn around if you accept them."

Zhao Yifang smiled irresponsibly, suddenly wrinkled her nose, and followed the scent directly to the kitchen.

Shan Cui, who was serving clove wontons, was taken aback when she saw her, and then thought, "Hey, aren't you the girl who had wine with Sister Xie?"

"It's me." Zhao Yifang asked her, "Can I have a bowl?"

"Okay." Shancui took another bowl.Then filled it up and handed it to Zhao Yifang.

The man just sat down on the small stone bench opposite the stove and drank slowly.After eating two pills, I looked up at the sisters of the Li family, "You're welcome, let's eat together."

Li Shancui looked at her sister in surprise, "Why is she acting against the customer"?Li Suyue signaled her to go out first, then picked up a bowl of wontons and started drinking.

After the two finished eating in silence, Li Suyue put down the bowl, "Your sword is not something ordinary people can have. I don't ask where you got it, and I don't want to know. You take it away, just pretend you haven't been here today."

"Then Yun Bailu can't pretend that he has never been to Manguan, can he?" Zhao Yifang took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his mouth and hands. In the first two months of opening, a caravan in Beixia was robbed and six people died.

"In March of the tenth year of Xuanhe, another 12 people were killed in the Beixia caravan outside Manguan Pass, and the lost goods were worth a thousand taels of silver.

……

"In June of the 11th year of Xuanhe, another Beixia businessman was killed in the northeast direction of the Yeqiang River. Five people died, all of whom were killed by the face."

Zhao Yifang saw the panic flashing in Li Suyue's eyes, and she turned the fire on the stove casually, "Anyway, they all died in Shahai, and the imperial court and Beixia couldn't tell whether those horse thieves were from Hua Dynasty or Beixia, or whether they were from Hua Dynasty or Beixia. Is it the Qiang people or the original Western Regions people."

"Why are you telling me these things?" Li Suyue's wrists were already bulging with veins, and her fingertips touched the short blade on her waist.

"I'm just here to tell you, maybe the Beixia people will put all these things on Yun Bailu's head." Zhao Yifang stared at the burning fire, and the clear water in the cauldron separated the two with steam.

"She's been out for two years, and she's half a bucket of water who doesn't know much about martial arts. How can she have such great skills?" Li Suyue shook her head in denial.

"Huh?" Zhao Yifang looked up at her, "You call this killing and stealing a 'skill'?" Seeing Li Suyue's expression was stunned, she pursed her lips and nodded with a smile, "That's right. Yun Fangjiang surrendered, and there are still people who dare to fight Isn't it a skill for Beixia people to attack?"

"How do you know this... you are?" Li Suyue felt more and more that this girl couldn't figure out the routine.

"I am the owner of this sword, and I am also the person Xie County Magistrate is eager to borrow a horse to go to Yanzhou to find." Zhao Yifang pressed her eyes on Li Suyue's face, and said with a smile, "Before going to Sanzhou, I will send Someone checked the details here. I thought it would take two or three months to get the news, but it took eight months. The three states in the small northern border, along the vines, the more I search, the more interesting it is."

She stood up and approached Li Suyue, "Tell me everything about Man Guan. If you don't keep a word, Yun Bailu may die. The only one who can save her right now is me."