Chapter 683: Strange Visitors

On the grassland, a group of cavalry galloped like the wind.

The startled grassland tribes poked their heads out of their tents and saw the flamboyant flag, their eyes filled with awe and envy.

The weather was still cold, but thanks to the sun that had been out for several days in a row, the ice had become thinner in the shallower parts of the river.

Gu Shisan did not choose to walk on the ice, but took a detour and chose a place without ice to wade across the river.

The river water was extremely cold. The icy water was like a knife, and the ice cubes floating in the water were like another knife, which could easily stab people and leave them covered in bruises and bleeding if they were not careful, but they didn't care.

Everyone's heart felt hot, as if there was a fire burning.

They are going home!

Ever since the Battle of Yunzhou, they have been ordered to guard the border of Western Xia and use their fists to crush those covetous gazes.

Now, they finally received the transfer order from Yunzhou, and they can return to Yunzhou!

Is Yunzhou okay? Are those old friends still around after the war?

Have their homes been burned down by the war?

Although they could occasionally buy a few copies of "Yunzhou Weekly" from the caravans in Yongzhou and learn about the current situation in Yunzhou from the merchants, how could they feel at ease without seeing Yunzhou with their own eyes?

Feeling uneasy, Gu Jiajun shortened his return time.

When they appeared outside Fuming Town, people inside and outside the city were stunned.

"The Gu family army is back!" the people exclaimed.

Gu's soldiers looked at the repaired city wall and the martyrs' cemetery outside the city and blinked, as if they couldn't believe what they saw.

Fuming Town has changed!

"Oh my goodness, is this Yunzhou?!"

"I heard from businessmen that Yunzhou has changed a lot, and I thought they were exaggerating! Unexpectedly, the changes are even greater than they said!"

"Hahahaha, Yunzhou, I, Hu Laosan, am back again!"

Upon receiving the news, Wang Buxi and Gu Hai immediately put down what they were doing and went out of the city to welcome them.

"Gu Shisan!"

"General Gu! Lord Wang!"

The three of them hugged each other tightly.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Wang Bushi looked at Gu Shisan's face, which seemed to have aged by ten years, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

The three of them returned to the government office to have a detailed chat, while other officials were responsible for arranging the Gu family army.

Over the past six months, there have been many changes in Fuming Town’s infrastructure and urban regulations, and someone is needed to help Gu’s army get familiar with Yunzhou again.

Gu Shisan looked at the bustling and orderly Fuming Town and felt both strange and familiar.

Gu Hai patted Gu Shisan's shoulder and said with a smile: "I'll give you a few days off. You'll get used to it after living here for three to five days."

"OK!"

Wang Buxi sent someone to the food street to buy some food and brought back: "The Wang Po Po Shao Bing that you used to love the most has opened a branch in the food street. There are many more flavors. You can try them all later."

"good!"

The three of them sat on the kang, a pot of fruit wine was warming at the end of the kang, and dried fruits, stewed mutton, etc. were placed on the kang table.

They were all acquaintances, so the three of them didn't hesitate to raise their glasses and clink them.

Gu Shisan took a sip and felt warm. He finally felt a little bit of the reality of returning to Yunzhou.

Wang Buxi briefly explained the current situation to Gu Shisan: "Henan County and Guangde Prefecture have fallen into our hands. But as you know, we are short of people, so we have to transfer you back."

"I understand. I was going to apply to come back. The grasslands are exceptionally cold this year, and it is very inconvenient to replenish supplies. In the past two months, the Tatars and Xixia have not dared to test us, and the disasters in their territories have also been severe."

Wang Buxi nodded and said, "In a few days, I will send another group of soldiers to Guangde Prefecture. Do you plan to stay in Yunzhou or go south?"

Gu Shisan said without thinking: "Go south! Wherever the master is, there we will be."

"Okay. It would be better if you go, and you can bring more things with you."

…

In Kyoto, the weather is cold, so people would like to have a drink of something hot.

As a result, the restaurants selling wontons, steamed cakes, and steamed dumplings in the market are doing particularly booming business, and there are even long queues.

In the Tuotu restaurant, the shopkeeper saw the rare prosperous scene and his eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

His brows furrowed as his eyes swept across the innermost table.

There were two foreigners sitting at that table. They ordered two bowls of steamed buns, but they had been sitting there for quite a while. The other tables had changed groups of people, but they were still sitting there.

The shopkeeper glanced at the long queue. Although it was not nice to chase away the customers, he still walked over.

"Sir, do you need anything else?"

Shen Che frowned and said in a rough voice with an unskilled Da Zhou accent, "No. You won't let us sit here?!"

The shopkeeper sighed, thinking that these foreigners did not know etiquette. How could he answer them when they asked so bluntly?

Jiang Tangwen, who was standing next to Shenche, glanced at the shopkeeper and took out a hundred coins from his waist bag: "We are waiting for our companions, the money is for you."

The shopkeeper took the money and said nothing more.

Shen Che muttered, "The people of Da Zhou only care about money. If we were in Xixia, we could sit as long as we want."

"Keep your voice down." Jiang Tangwen glanced at Shen Che, and Shen Che closed his mouth tightly.

The relationship between Western Xia and Great Zhou was rather complicated. Although Western Xia was a vassal state of Great Zhou, in fact, the ruler of Western Xia had long harbored rebellious intentions, and the court of Great Zhou also knew that Western Xia had rebellious intentions.

Historically, Western Xia also rebelled many times, but was always suppressed.

After being scolded, Shen Che dared not speak anymore and turned his eyes to the cook in the kitchen.

The cook was small and thin, but his hands were clever and quick. He pulled out countless leaf-shaped dough pieces in a matter of seconds.

The noodles were thrown into a big pot of steaming water. After a while, they were cooked and floated to the top. Someone scooped them up with a bamboo scoop and poured them into a bowl.

Pour in the soup base and a bowl of steamed buns is ready.

Thinking of the steamed buns he had just eaten, Shen Che couldn't help swallowing his saliva. It was so delicious.

While he was drooling, his eyes revealed greed.

As expected of the Zhou Dynasty, which was a country of vast territory and abundant resources, even though they suffered the same disaster, many people starved to death in Western Xia, but in the Zhou Dynasty, even ordinary people could afford to eat white flour steamed buns.

It's really enviable.

"Boss!" Three or four foreigners came into the store panting and came in front of Jiang Tangwen.

"how?"

"We have inquired about it. From top to bottom, the Great Zhou court has a bad relationship with that person! I heard that they have fought in Henan County and Guangde Prefecture!"

Jiang Tangwen's eyes sparkled.

The Gu family army guarded the border very tightly, and they could not find any chance to go south from the grassland. They had to go through Tibet, a long detour, and it took them two months to reach Kyoto!

Although I heard a lot of things about that person on the way, I couldn't guarantee whether they were true or not.

Therefore, as soon as they arrived in Kyoto, they sent people out to gather information everywhere.

Jiang Tangwen's mouth curled up. Disharmony? Disharmony is good, it's great!

This is the opportunity they are looking for!

“Who is the person that is most at odds with that person?”