"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Xiao." Wei Yunlan thanked politely.
Although this guard Xiao is not like Yu Wu and Yu Qi, who have a rank in their names, looking at the attitude of Yu Qi and others towards him, one can guess that he should have some status in Tianshu Pavilion. At least his skills must be good, and he is more than capable of teaching her and Ming Xuan, who are outsiders.
Returning to the courtyard where the Wei family lived, Wei Yunlan discovered that there were two unfamiliar figures in the courtyard.
One was chopping wood, and the other was sitting on a small stool weaving a bamboo basket.
"Who is this?" Wei Yunlan called Wang Gui, who was feeding sheep nearby, and asked.
"Miss, they are Ye Song and Ye Bai. They were abducted to the mine with the young master and me a few days ago. We lived next to each other in the big bunk bed in the mine. On the first day we entered the mine to mine, the two brothers even shared some ore in the young master's and my backpacks, which saved us from being beaten by the foreman on the first day. Later, the young master also helped them several times."
Wang Gui explained, "They are from Suizhou. Their families were buried underground when the earth dragon turned over. Now they have nowhere to go and want to follow the young master. But the young master has not made up his mind yet."
After Wang Gui said this, Wei Yunlan guessed what Wei Mingxuan was thinking. Most likely, he was afraid that adding two more people to the team would increase the burden. Another possibility was that she was in a critical condition a few days ago and had no time to consider other things for the time being.
"Go and call Mingxuan over."
After Wei Yunlan finished speaking to Wang Gui, he turned to look at the two brothers. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that they looked exactly the same. The only difference was that the one who was chopping wood had a bright red scar under the corner of his eye, which must have been left not long ago.
Noticing Wei Yunlan's gaze, the two of them were a little shy. They put down their work, hesitated and stepped forward, imitating Wang Gui's previous address, and whispered, "Miss."
"No need to be so polite." Wei Yunlan said.
At this time, Wei Mingxuan also came over, and Wei Yunlan explained, "It's okay to add two more people to the team, but the journey may not be easy, and life in Beiguan is even more bitter and cold. Are you sure you want to follow us all the way north to Beiguan?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and finally the one with the scar under his eye spoke: "Sure."
The two of them didn't hesitate, but they were a little afraid of being rejected, so they said what they were thinking, "The world is difficult now, and we two brothers have a lot of strength, but we don't have any other skills. If Master Mingxuan hadn't helped me in the mine before, I'm afraid I would have gone blind."
After following the Wei family's team for the past few days, they also vaguely understood that if they wanted to stay, they would need an identity, just like Dong Da, Liu Quan, Tingxue and Ningshuang in this team.
"Miss, Master Mingxuan, our lives were saved by you and your men. We are willing to sell ourselves and stay here."
"That's not necessary." Wei Yunlan's gaze paused on them for a moment, and then he said to Wei Mingxuan, "Mingxuan, go and tell them why we are going to Beiguan. If they are still willing to follow us, sign two living contracts."
If they didn't want to stay after hearing it, Wei Yunlan was not afraid that the two would go out and talk nonsense. After all, the Wei family could not tell outsiders, and the only thing they did was to split up into several groups to escape the sight of the police before.
There was nothing shameful about it, and what's more, given the identities of these two brothers, they had no right to tell anyone else.
After explaining things to Wei Mingxuan, Wei Yunlan returned to the house.
The twin brothers gave her some inspiration. There were not many servants following them in their family now. When they arrived at Beiguan, no matter what they wanted to develop, they would have the problem of insufficient manpower.
It seems that I can think of some other ways along the way to build my own team as soon as possible.
Wei Mingxuan did not communicate with the brothers Ye Song and Ye Bai for too long. Soon a maid came in to report. The two decided to stay without much hesitation and have now signed a living contract with Wei Mingxuan.
They only signed for three years. If the brothers want to be free again after three years, they can leave the Wei family at any time.
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After taking Wei Yunlan's pulse, Doctor Yu confirmed that he was in good health and could withstand the bumpy journey. The Wei family finally set out on the journey north again.
This time the journey was much smoother and easier than the previous times.
There were no police officers or runners watching over him, no need to wear a wooden yoke, and no need to sleep in the open air to travel the fifty miles every day.
The team of three carriages has expanded to five, with some guards on horseback following beside them. They look imposing and have extraordinary skills. No one dares to intercept such a team easily.
According to the re-planned route, they will pass through Xingzhou and Qingzhou next, then pass through the Yandu Gorge with steep mountains and towering peaks, and then cross Huangzhou to arrive at Beiguan, which is located at the northernmost end of the entire Dayong territory.
"This route hardly passes through any large cities. We will only replenish supplies in a few cities along the way. Guard Xiao and I have calculated that it will only take about 20 days to complete this journey." Wei Maolin said.
As they were trying their best to get on the road, the team of Tianshu Pavilion guards that were following the Wei family team also found a clear way.
On the surface, they were bodyguards hired by the Wei family.
Now the team has not yet left Lianzhou. At night, when they stop at the inns along the way, they can still hear people discussing the turmoil in the Lianzhou officialdom in the past two days.
Including Lianzhou Governor Pei Jiang and Inspector Song, more than a dozen officials, both big and small, were all dismissed.
Some of them did not actively participate in the illegal mining and trafficking of iron ore, but inadvertently facilitated these activities.
What connected them together were the beautiful concubines in the backyard, all of whom were from the Liu Mansion without exception.
This Liu Mansion... is truly amazing.
Wei Yunlan was amazed when he heard this. No wonder the manager Liu in Suijiang City was so arrogant and conceited.
It turns out that this family has relied on the so-called "backyard diplomacy" to firmly control Lianzhou, and has even infiltrated Suizhou and Chongzhou.
But can a small business owner really do this?
Does Mr. Liu really have so many sisters to send to various wealthy and powerful people's residences? I'm afraid these so-called "sisters" are also trained in the same way...
If that is the case, the power behind the Liu family that was deliberately supported is even more unfathomable. I wonder whether it is the Northern Barbarians, Western Liang, or other forces that are eyeing the Great Yong kingdom?
"Miss Wei, focus."
In the open space in the backyard of the inn, Qi Xu used his scabbard to hold the long sword in Wei Yunlan's hand.
Wei Yunlan was startled for a moment, and when she met those eyes as bright as stars, she came back to her senses instantly, and a hint of apology flashed across her face. In fact, she had heard the voices in the front hall discussing the Liu family too loudly, and she accidentally got distracted.
But now that I have come to this, "Mr. Xiao, can you help me remind your Pavilion Master that in addition to investigating Pei Jiang, I think the Liu family is more worthy of a deeper investigation."
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"Okay, I'll remind him."
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