Chapter 26 Chapter 26 It can’t be the Envoy. …
Wuyang County is indeed an inconspicuous little place.
At the city gate, Xie and his ten followers looked up at the mottled earth wall and the corroded city plaque with only half of the wooden sign remaining, and they all sighed.
This was the first time they had seen such a dilapidated county town. It was even worse than the border towns that had been plundered by the Di people. The envoy probably wouldn't be in this place.
But Mr. Gongcheng had already given the order, and even if there was little hope, they would search the entire Wuyang County.
"Let's go. Remember to keep a low profile and don't reveal your identity." Xie held the reins in his hand and led the way into the city.
The soldiers guarding the city were two tall, thin, middle-aged men. They came forward to check his biography and were very polite. They just took a quick glance and then let him go.
Wuyang County is located in the heart of the dynasty. Except for the conscription that caused a big disturbance here four years ago, the people have lived the same life day after day.
The soldiers had no doubt about Xie and his men's identities. What could the bandits possibly steal from them? Millet, wheat, cloth, or even some scraps of copper and tiles?
A punch from this strong man was enough to knock both of them down, and since he was holding a horse, they couldn't afford to offend him.
Xie and ten other people successfully entered the county town and soon found a place to live.
There were only two guesthouses in Wuyang County, and they chose the more spacious and cleaner one, which happened to be next to the clinic run by Doctor Meng.
"Look at those gentlemen. They are full of energy and move vigorously. They are real men."
When Xie and others were leading their horses into the guesthouse, Doctor Meng was treating a patient. He accidentally saw Xie and others and was filled with admiration.
If everyone was this strong, he wouldn't be so busy every day that he wouldn't even have time to drink water.
However, Doctor Meng had seen men who were stronger than Xie before.
"If his leg hadn't been injured, he would have been like a tiger or a wolf in the world." He sighed aloud. An ordinary man would have died long ago with such a serious injury.
The patient whose pulse he was taking heard this and asked curiously who the man was.
Doctor Meng smiled and replied, "He was a noble who fell into trouble. Fortunately, he was blessed with good fortune and escaped death. He met a kind-hearted woman who carried him back home."
Xie had practiced martial arts for many years and had extraordinary hearing. When he heard the word "noble person" from Doctor Meng, he glanced at him from a distance.
The one who saved the man was a girl, so it couldn't be their envoy. The envoy was tall and slender, eight feet and two inches tall. How could a weak girl possibly carry him on her back?
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Behind her ears, the burning heat lingered for a long time. Until the hemp rope was twisted, Zhang Jingxian's ears were all red.
During this period, she was as if facing a great enemy, and looked at the man under the jujube tree vigilantly from time to time.
Fortunately, he did not say or do any more inexplicable things. Before dusk, Zhang Jingxian strung the wooden boards together with hemp ropes and paved a path.
She tried to push the chariot, but she didn't have to use much strength from beginning to end, and it was very light.
"That way, my dear, you won't be bothered at all when it rains."
Zhang Jingxian's eyes were filled with a faint joy. Although she was very tired, she had completed a task. Yes, she regarded all the actions of taking care of Xie Yun as a task, and the day when the task was completed would be the day when she was completely free.
After bidding farewell to her previous life, her life will head towards another completely different crossroads.
Zhang Jingxian believes that the future will definitely get better and better.
Her happiness was evident from within, and Xie Yun, sitting on the straw mat, could see it clearly. He responded softly, the hard lines of his lips no longer as frightening as before.
Just as he was about to ask the peasant girl to come over, she ran to the gate of the yard on the wooden planks without looking back.
"My dear, it might rain tomorrow. I will go to the village and tell my uncle." Zhang Jingxian remembered that there was a heavy rain in the past two days in her previous life. The millet and wheat in the fields were almost flooded, causing great losses. She didn't want such a thing to happen again.
Hearing this, Xie Yun kept silent with a cold face. He was annoyed by the feeling of this peasant girl running away with her back to him.
"When I come back, I will bring some bean cakes for my husband. The bean cakes made by my aunt taste better than mine." After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Jingxian added.
If she goes to deliver the message, her aunt probably won't chase her away again.
However, after she finished speaking, the girl couldn't help showing a bit of uneasiness on her face, because she knew that the information she got from Xie Yun was of no use at all.
The so-called recovery of memory was obviously his perfunctory excuse. She was afraid that she would have to wait until Gong Chengyue came before she could get any truly useful information.
Gong Chengyue is easier to talk to than Xie Yun.
Zhang Jingxian closed the gate while thinking, and then she heard an extremely cold voice.
"Four years ago, the imperial court recruited soldiers to deal with the Di people, but the army often transfers troops. Ah Xian's cousin may have been transferred to another place and is no longer in the Northern Palace."
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"I see. The third batch is in a different barracks from the first two."
At home, Zhang Shuanghu's expression eased slightly after hearing his niece's story. This was good news. "Listen carefully, sir, isn't your statement that the people taken from the village didn't fight against the Di people?"
The cruelty of the Di people was known throughout the world, so it was safer for the eldest son and his men to be transferred elsewhere.
Zhang Jingxian nodded, somewhat afraid to look at her aunt beside her, "Uncle, please tell the villagers about this news later. We may not be able to find out more."
"Well, it's impossible for you to know everything."
Zhang Shuanghu sighed, realizing that everything was over. He saw the disappointment that could not be concealed on his wife's face and winked at his youngest daughter, Xia'er.
"Mother, Xia'er is hungry and wants to eat dinner." The little girl Xia'er rolled her eyes and skillfully threw herself into Liu Pingniang's arms, telling her that she was hungry.
Nothing in the world is more important than having a full stomach.
Liu Pingniang came to her senses, glared at her little daughter who was acting cute, and scolded her, "Eat, eat, eat! A jar of rice can't fill your stomach!"
"I don't want to eat wheat rice, I want to eat bean cake." Xia'er was not afraid of her mother. She pulled her arm and said that she wanted to dip it in honey.
Liu Pingniang was pestered by her and took out the steamed bean cakes she had made earlier.
Seeing this, Zhang Jingxian pursed her lips and cautiously asked her aunt if she could take some away, "Your Excellency likes it very much."
The atmosphere stagnated for a moment, and everyone looked at Liu Pingniang at the same time.
Zhang Chun'er even swallowed nervously, hoping that mother would not be angry and drive her away again. It was because of her that she saved that noble man that they were able to get this news.
"Chun'er, bring me a cloth bag." Liu Pingniang suddenly spoke. Although her tone was still stiff, she did not refuse to put the bean cakes into the cloth bag.
"Thank you, aunt." Seeing this, Zhang Jingxian curled her eyes, feeling relieved.
Finally, her aunt began to forgive her.
"Uncle, aunt, there's one more thing! The weather has been incredibly hot these past two days, and I'm afraid it's going to rain. Why don't we ask the village elders to quickly harvest the millet and wheat in the fields?"
"Harvest the wheat!"
Hearing this, Zhang Rulin wailed first. Every year during the wheat harvest, he was the most miserable person in the family!
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As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Jingxian returned to her courtyard along the stream, jumping and skipping as if she was at the happiest time of her childhood.
The aroma of red bean cake kept coming into her nose. She took out a piece without hesitation and ate it while walking.
When she finished eating a piece of bean cake, Xie Yun leaned against a tree not far ahead and asked her with a half-smile, "Is my food delicious?"
Immediately, Zhang Jingxian's heart skipped a beat.
"...It's delicious." She licked the crumbs on the corner of her mouth and replied honestly.
Xie Yun's eyes were dark as he said word by word, "Come here, let me have a taste."
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Muah, eight feet two inches is about 1.9 meters~
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