Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Xiahou Ying

"Mr. Zhu, we will rest at the post station for one night and will arrive in Pei County tomorrow." Yun Qiu said to Zhu Dan.

At this time, it was almost evening. There was a tea stall at the post station ahead, with several vehicles parked there, including horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts, and many people sitting inside drinking tea.

Zhu Dan nodded slightly. The conditions along the way were naturally not as good as those in Xianyang.

But then again, for Zhu Dan, the day she arrived in Daqin, her living conditions had already deteriorated significantly, from one hundred to less than ten.

Then spinning around within ten is nothing.

Zhu Dan had experienced hardships and had camped in the wilderness many times. Although this post station didn't look very good, it was at least more spacious than a horse-drawn carriage.

After sitting for so long, she really wanted to get up and move around, so she nodded.

As the carriage drove over from a distance, many people who were drinking tea noticed it.

Although this road is a highway, people who often travel here are not as ignorant as the villagers and have seen many horse-drawn carriages, but precisely because they have seen it, they can realize the special nature of this carriage and it is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

"Whose noble family is this?"

"This direction seems to be heading to Pei County, but I haven't heard about it recently." People in the tea stall were murmuring.

One of the middle-aged men with a big beard raised his eyebrows, raised his head and glanced over, observing the carriage coming.

When he saw this, there was something strange in his eyes.

He often drove a carriage to carry people and knew more about carriages than anyone present. This carriage was quite large and new, and was somewhat different from the common carriage styles.

Looking at the horse again, it is even more majestic.

A carriage was not something that ordinary nobles could afford, and there was a difference among the nobles who could afford it, and that was the quality of the horse and the carriage.

The status of this group of people was among the best among those he had ever met.

However... the middle-aged man felt it was a bit strange. How could such a great nobleman's ceremonial objects when traveling be so simple?

This is not only for identity reasons, but also for safety reasons.

When the group arrived near the post station, the guard on horseback in front dismounted first.

The middle-aged man lowered his eyes, thinking that perhaps the troops accompanying him were very capable, so there was no need to bring so many people.

Just by looking at their figures and the aura of riding horses, one can tell that they must be the elite soldiers in the army.

Zhu Dan was the first to jump off the carriage. He then turned around, reached into the carriage, and helped Yun Qiu.

Yun Qiu bowed awkwardly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhu." He was not as nervous as the first time.

Zhu Dan waved his hand, his eyes darting around: "I told you before, there's no need for so many formalities when you're out and about."

Her eyes swept across the people who were drinking tea. With Zhu Dan's five senses, she certainly noticed that many people were secretly looking at her.

Zhu Dan was already used to this. She stretched her arms and legs and walked towards the post station. "I've been sitting in the carriage for so long, I'm really a little hungry. Let's have something good tonight. Let's make teppanyaki."

Yun Qiu agreed and told Jia Wei to take out the jars of sauce from the horse-drawn carriage at the back.

Their appetites didn't decrease much during the journey, but it was all thanks to these sauces, which were specially prepared by Mr. Zhu before the trip.

Yunqiu went to negotiate with the owner of the tea stall and borrowed their stove. He also asked the manager of the post station to buy two chickens to make chicken soup.

It's only late February now and the weather is still a bit cold. Drinking a bowl of hot chicken soup can warm up your body.

After giving instructions for the chicken soup, Yun Qiu washed his hands again, personally took out the sausage slices, and took out the meat that was not eaten during the previous hunting trip, and cut it into thin slices.

The sausages were the first to be grilled on the iron plate. Yun Qiu had already marinated the other meats at noon, and they were very tasty when grilled on the iron plate.

Because the sauce was either suggested by Zhu Dan or made by her herself, the rich aroma quickly wafted out along with the smell of smoke.

They were barbecuing here as if no one was around. Everyone drinking tea in the teahouse was attracted by the aroma and was secretly drooling. They kept looking over here, but no one dared to come over to ask.

This group of people did not look like ordinary nobles.

The middle-aged man, who originally didn't want to cause trouble and was about to drink the tea in one breath and return to Pei County, swallowed his saliva. He seemed to be stuck and was reluctant to leave.

I took a few deep breaths of the aroma, and it felt like I was eating it.

The middle-aged man had eaten a lot of good things, but no kind of meat could compare with the aroma at this moment.

And he didn't know if there was something wrong with his nose, but he always felt that the fragrance carried a smell he had never smelled before, a bit pungent, but also making people unable to stop.

This group of nobles is really strange, he thought secretly in his heart.

There was no doubt that the three girls who got out of the carriage were the owners.

He thought the first person to get off the carriage was a maid, but he didn't expect that the person who was helped out of the carriage later would bow to her, and the restraint in her eyes could not be faked.

Look at the first person who came down. Even though he had no decorations on his body and looked very simple, he had a cheerful and open aura, and he was confident and calm. He looked extraordinary.

But would a noble lady help a maid out of the carriage? And the figure of the last person to get out was a little too tall... In short, it was just weird.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man's eyebrows frowned, and he almost subconsciously shouted "Be careful" over there.

Zhu Dan calmly caught the arrow and glanced over with some surprise.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but feel ashamed. He didn't understand why he reminded her. Maybe it was because the meat was too fragrant. It was so fragrant that he felt a liking for the first girl who got off the carriage. When he saw her being attacked, he subconsciously reminded her.

However, he soon discovered that the strange girl did not need his reminder at all. She caught the arrows that were shot one after another, and not only protected the two people around her, but the armored guards were also no pushovers, and they rushed out skillfully as if they had experienced it many times.

Before long, the attackers were either killed or captured, and the riot was quickly quelled.

Looking at the two people following the strange girl, the one on the left was still cutting meat, while the one on the right was grilling meat. They seemed to be completely unconcerned about the incident.

In fact, anyone who is attacked like this seven or eight times will go from being surprised and angry at the beginning to being numb and calm now.

Cao Teng told Zhu Dan that the interrogation revealed that they were the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. Zhu Dan was no longer surprised and nodded gently: "You guys handle it."

Perhaps it was because her carriage was built according to the scale and style of Zheng Ge's original travels, with only shock-absorbing features added, but after Zhu Dan and his party left Xianyang, they encountered many assassination attempts by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

Zhu Dan initially treated this type of people with the same tolerant attitude as he did towards Zhang Liang, and tried to incite them to rebel.

Unexpectedly, they were all so stubborn that they refused to listen to Zhang Liang and even called him a traitor.

Zhu Dan was annoyed, but she didn't want to kill anyone, so she disabled their spirits and sent them back to Xianyang for labor reform.

As they got farther and farther away from Xianyang, he simply tied him up and kept him by his side to work.

This was how it was done all the way. Not only did Zhu Dan get used to it, but Cao Teng and other Jiawei were also used to it and they even developed various methods of labor reform.

Rather than the assassinated remnants of the Six Kingdoms, Zhu Dan was more interested in the middle-aged man who had given her a heads-up. She walked over and said, "My name is Zhu Dan. Thank you for your heads-up."

The middle-aged man smiled embarrassedly: "The young lady is quite capable. I am sorry for interfering. My name is Xia Houying."

Zhu Dan said in his heart, "As expected."

Of course, she was not only touched by this person's reminder, but also by the feedback of luck that she received when this person spoke just now. It was a large ball of luck with attributes.

This person is also a special historical figure.

Unexpectedly, it was Liu Bang’s good brother Xia Houying! Zhu Dan’s mind immediately flashed through Xia Houying’s deeds:

He followed Liu Bang in starting the rebellion, and later pledged allegiance to Emperor Hui of Han, Empress Lü, and Emperor Wen of Han. He remained loyal throughout and never made any mistakes.

One of the most famous stories is that Liu Bang kicked his two children, Liu Ying and Princess Lu Yuan, out of the car several times while fleeing, and it was Xiahou Ying who jumped down and brought them back.

Liu Bang was very angry about this and wanted to kill him more than ten times, but Xiahou Ying escorted Liu Ying and Princess Lu Yuan all the way to a safe place.

Zhu Dan was immediately overjoyed. He was worried that there might be problems with the seeds. Looking at Xiahou Ying's resume, he knew that with him as a guarantee, there would be no problems with the second generation.

Then the elixir refined by his luck is very likely to help those seeds grow healthily.

"I don't know if Xiahou Ying's luck can be strong enough to break the three-generation curse of Li Si's Nirvana Pill. You know, Xiahou Ying also followed three generations. Liu Bang and Empress Lu are the first generation, Liu Ying is the second generation, and Emperor Wen of Han Liu Jing is the third generation." Zhu Dan muttered in his heart, but a bright smile appeared on his face.

"How can I not be grateful for Mr. Xiahou's kindness? We just happen to have extra grilled meat. Why don't you eat with us?" Zhu Dan invited.

"How can this be so embarrassing?"

Having said that, Xiahou Ying couldn't help but glance in that direction again.

This barbecue smells really good.

Seeing this, Zhu Dan was fully aware of the situation. "You like eating this meat, right? As long as you're willing to contribute your luck to me, I'll give you as much meat as you want!"

Zhu Dan immediately displayed her persistence and extended her sincere invitation.

In the end, Xiahou Ying couldn't refuse and was pulled over by Zhu Dan.

"Come, come, Mr. Xiahou, please sit down." Yun Qiu took a small folding stool from the side and unfolded it. Xiahou Ying was quite surprised and sat down like Zhu Dan and others.

He was worried that he would break the small bench, so he didn't dare to use any force at first. Unexpectedly, it was very stable and didn't shake at all.

Xiahou Ying touched the bench again: "This, this isn't just ordinary wood, is it?"

"Well, I added iron in it." The iron was refined using Tangyuan's alchemy furnace, and Wutong taught him some small tricks.

Zhu Dan briefly explained the iron plate and wok, then enthusiastically introduced him to them. "Actually, grilling meat yourself is even better. Mr. Xiahou, why don't you give it a try? Besides grilling on this iron plate, you can also grill directly over charcoal..."

Zhu Dan and Xiahou Ying started chatting while eating.

Xiahou Ying used to kneel on the ground, but he quickly adapted to sitting on a chair.

Although they did not kneel as straight as Fusu and others, it was not as comfortable as sitting on a chair.

Upon learning that Zhu Dan and his party were going to Pei County, and having eaten Zhu Dan's delicious food and having a pleasant chat with Zhu Dan, Xiahou Ying immediately acted like a local tyrant, saying that he was familiar with Pei County and that Zhu Dan could come to him for anything he wanted to inquire about, buy, or where to stay.

Zhu Dan was not in a hurry to ask about Liu Bang. Her budget was to stay in Pei County for a month, get to know Xiahou Ying, and sooner or later she would get to know Liu Bang's family.

"Tangyuan, analyze Xiahou Ying's luck for me." Several pills have appeared in Zhu Dan's mind, and it depends on which one is more suitable to use.

At this time, Zhu Dan didn't expect that she would return to Xianyang before the Qingming Festival as she had planned, but she finally changed her mind. She stayed there for a long time and even asked Zheng Ge to come to find her.