Qi Xu's gaze fell on the face of Master Wu, and he could vaguely see some shadows of Wei Maolin and Gao Shi on him.
After a moment of surprise, Qi Xu guessed his identity.
The eldest son of the Wei family, Wei Mingyi!
According to the laws of the Yong Dynasty, officials below the fifth rank were not required to attend court meetings unless summoned.
Wei Maolin, who worked in the Censorate, was only a fourth-rank official. After the eldest son of the Wei family was transferred to Tanzhou, he was only a sixth-rank local official and naturally had no qualifications to attend court meetings.
This was the first time Qi Xu met Wei Mingyi.
But since the Lianzhou Mine, he had come into contact with the Wei family all the way north. Needless to say, Miss Wei's appearance, and the appearance of the others had long been clearly imprinted in his memory.
If it only resembles one person, it could be a coincidence.
If he has similarities with several people in a family, it can only mean that he is a member of this family.
Unexpectedly, this campaign against bandits would yield such an unexpected gain.
This is really true, after searching for a long time, you can finally find it without any effort!
…
Wei Mingyi, who had just been untied and taken to the campfire with other hostages, had just sat down when he heard Mr. Tao's voice behind him.
When I turned around and stood up, I saw several people walking with Mr. Tao behind him.
The most eye-catching one among them was the man in black clothes with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. His clothes were obviously not much different from the others around him, but his temperament was like a sharp sword in a sheath, which made people distinguish the main and the subordinate at a glance.
This person is definitely not from Yizhou Guard.
His status was definitely not lower than that of Qin Zheng, the commander-in-chief of Yizhou.
Since it was Mr. Tao who led him here, it means that the secret letter he wrote on the paper money must have fallen into the hands of the other party.
Tonight's perfect anti-bandit operation was also the work of the other side.
Just as Wei Mingyi was guessing the identity of the person in front of him, he saw the other party extend his hand and make a gesture of invitation.
"Mr. Wu, please excuse me for a moment."
Wei Mingyi's doubts were even greater than before.
Is the attitude of the person in front of me a little too polite?
Thinking of this, Wei Mingyi followed the other person and walked to the side.
Just as I stood still, I heard the person in front of me say warmly, "Master Wei, I have lived up to Miss Wei's trust. I finally found you."
…
Since deciding to go to Yandu Gorge, Wei Yunlan has become busier.
If we successfully pass through Yandu Gorge and head northwest, the trip will take at least two months.
Before leaving, she had to arrange all the affairs of Huangzhou's farmland, the manor, and Yunluozhai in Beiguan City to avoid any trouble after she left.
Besides this, she had to prepare for the trip. Crossing Yandu Gorge and heading to the northwestern countries was not something that could be accomplished simply by speaking.
She had seen the dangers along the way when she was in the Marquis' Mansion in her previous life. It was definitely not an easy route to take, and even if she had a rare treasure and a divine dog to protect her, she would never dare to be careless.
In addition to swords and hidden weapons for self-defense, essential medicinal materials, dry food, and warm clothing, she also ordered people to purchase two more batches of goods suitable for trading with the northwestern countries and the northern barbarians.
The former are mostly exquisite utensils, silks and satins, and ingredients that are unique to Dayong and easy to store, such as pickles from Handju, smoked meat from Gyeongju, etc.
The latter were items that had been greatly reduced in price in Dayong after the disaster, such as tea, jewelry, and some porcelain of not so high quality. She planned to use these things to exchange for some food, beef and mutton, and other materials that were truly useful during the war in the Northern Barbarians.
For this purpose, Wei Yunlan hurriedly sent someone to Yuantao Ju and asked Manager Feng to make the connection and purchase a large batch of low-priced inferior goods.
There was no need to transport the purchased items over a long distance to Yandu Gorge; they could be directly piled up in a nearby warehouse.
"Miss, this is a letter from Tang Chuan." Ningshuang handed over the letter she had just received.
Before opening the letter, Wei Yunlan already knew the contents of the letter, which must have meant that the goods had been delivered to the locations she had specified as she had instructed.
It’s not that Wei Yunlan has the ability to predict the future, but it will take three or four days for the letter to be delivered to Beiguan.
But as early as two days ago, the goods that were sent to the warehouse for accumulation had already been "sent" into the space by the black cloud one after another.
Now her space is full, and Heiyun is already on his way back to Beiguan City.
At its speed, it would be able to get back in two days at most, and by then it would be the day for them to set out from Beiguan.
"Miss, can you take me and Tingxue with you?" Ningshuang knew her mistress's plan and vaguely realized that she seemed not to be among them. She hesitated and said, "How can you not have someone to serve you? Tingxue and I have also learned some martial arts during this period. We may not be able to fight in battle, but we will try our best not to hold you back..."
Wei Yunlan shook his head and said, "You guys stay here. Someone has to keep an eye on the situation in Huangzhou and Beiguan. You are both my right-hand men. With you guys watching over me, I can feel at ease when I go out."
She didn't plan to bring too many people with her on this trip to Beiguan. One reason was that the journey was dangerous, and another reason was to avoid exposing the secret of the space.
"If you don't want to take us, why not take Suihe with you?" Ningshuang suggested.
Although Suihe is clumsy and not as skilled as them in serving people, she has the strength of an ox and is definitely not comparable to ordinary people. Having her by the young lady's side makes people feel more at ease!
"Why do you need someone to serve you? We are not here to enjoy ourselves." Wei Yunlan shook his head with a smile, but still accepted Ningshuang's suggestion.
Suihe's strength is not inferior to that of ordinary barbarians, so it is more convenient to have her by your side when traveling in the Northern Barbarian Territory.
Sui He is still beside Jiang Wu in Yunluo Zhai now. Wei Yunlan thought for a moment and ordered, “Tell her to get ready and meet us outside the West City Gate the day after tomorrow morning.”
Just after she finished explaining Ningshuang, she saw Tingxue walking quickly from outside the door, "Miss, dinner is ready, the master and the mistress are calling you over."
It's a little early for Wei Maolin to go out today.
The whole family sat around the round table set up in the main hall.
It wasn’t a special day, but there were several dishes on the table, which were not often seen on the dinner table after coming to Beiguan.
Squirrel mandarin fish, lychee meat, green shrimp balls, sweet-scented osmanthus and yam soup...
They are all sweet and sour dishes.
Apart from Xiao Jiayan, she is the only one in the family who likes this the best.
"What day is today? Why is the feast so rich?" Wei Yunlan smiled.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that everyone at the table looked worried.
Especially Jiayan, who was sitting next to the eldest sister-in-law, had tears welling up in her eyes and looked like she was about to cry.
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