Chapter 254 Goodbye
In the early morning light, Qin Sheng, Xue Xu and his companions finally returned to Houcheng.
Xue Xu took out his identity badge as the chief clerk of Houcheng and led Qin Sheng and his party into the city smoothly.
They had been traveling all night, from Longcheng in Liaoxi County back to Houcheng in Liaodong County. It was very tiring. Working under the stars and under the moon, that was what they were talking about.
When they returned to the Qin family's residence in the military camp, the three brothers Qin Heng and Qin Yan had already gotten up. In order to guard against the Xianbei, they had been taking turns on night duty with the soldiers recently.
Qin's mother also got up and was very happy to see her youngest son, Xue Xu and others return safely.
She quickly arranged for them to go to the next room to wash up and then come out to eat.
There are seven or eight bungalows in this area, which are now allocated to the Qin family for use.
Because my sons have been patrolling at night frequently recently, the fire in the kitchen has never been turned off, and some food is always kept warm inside.
"Mom, isn't Lili awake yet?"
"Maybe I'm tired recently and still sleeping."
Qin Sheng nodded to show that he understood. He handed the bag to his mother, then went to get some clean clothes and carried two buckets of water to the bathroom to wash.
After a while, he came out with slightly damp hair, "Mom, where is my bag?"
"Here, it's here. For you." After handing the bundle to him, Qin's mother casually asked, "What's inside?" It didn't feel very heavy, but her youngest son seemed to treasure it very much.
"Baby!" When the words fell, Qin Sheng was no longer there. He was almost back to the room that was originally allocated to the young couple.
Xue Xu, who was eating buns and drinking porridge on the side, shook his head secretly. Isn’t it a treasure?
When daybreak approached, Lu Songli was already half asleep and half awake.
When Qin Sheng climbed onto the bed, Lu Songli woke up in shock. "Who?" She reached out and touched under the pillow next to her.
But her hand was quickly held, "Li Li, it's me!"
Hearing Qin Sheng's voice, Lu Songli breathed a sigh of relief. "You're back? How did you get in? Do you know you scared me just now?"
Qin Sheng smiled foolishly and patted her back gently, "Don't be afraid, Lili. It's not my fault this time."
Under his comfort, Lu Songli gradually relaxed. "Did your trip go well? Are you all safe?"
"It went smoothly, and none of us were injured..." Qin Sheng told her
Lu Songli listened carefully. When she heard that Xue Xu could actually hook up with Qiumulingfang, the second steward beside Tuoba Khan, she was really happy. She didn't expect such a surprise.
She had anticipated that this combination of punches would buy Liaodong County at least two years of peaceful development.
Sure enough, the fact that Qin Sheng, Xue Xu and his group were tracked later confirmed that things were developing exactly as they expected.
Qin Sheng was very happy to see her smile. Then he rolled his eyes and said hesitantly, "Lili, I have something to tell you. I don't know if I should tell you."
Lu Songli said in a good mood, "Just say what you want to say."
"Then I'll tell you, you can't be angry."
Lu Songli raised her eyebrows. Could this man do anything to make her angry? "Speak."
"This time when I was out looking out for Mr. Xue, I kept seeing people dropping wallets on the ground!" Qin Sheng complained to her, "But don't worry, Lili, I just ignored them and didn't pick up a single one."
"Well done, keep it up in the future. Remember not to pick up women's belongings like handkerchiefs, purses, and hairpins that have fallen on the ground."
Qin Sheng nodded repeatedly. That's right, these people are not reserved at all. They want to seduce him with their wallets? No way!
"Lili, you said I did a good job, is there a reward?" Qin Sheng looked at her eagerly.
Lu Songli asked him calmly, "What reward do you want?"
"That's it—that's it—" He said, glancing at her red lips from time to time.
Seeing him hesitating and unable to explain himself, Lu Songli laughed in her heart. She reached out and covered his eyes, then leaned over and kissed him.
Half an hour later, Lu Songli appeared.
Xue Xu also finished his meal and rested for half an hour, and he felt much better.
"Thank you for your hard work this time, Mr. Xue."
"Sixth Madam, you are too kind."
At this time, Qin Sheng diligently brought her some food.
"Mr. Xue, please sit down for a while. Let me have my meal first."
"Sixth Madam, please do as you please."
Recently, the Qin family no longer eats breakfast together. Whoever gets up early and is hungry eats first. There is no such strict rule.
Lu Songli and Qin Sheng finished their breakfast together, and Qin's fourth sister-in-law Su also served them tea.
"Thank you, Fourth Sister-in-law."
"Thank you, Madam Four."
Qin Heng and others went to the army. Today was the highlight and they had to be on high alert.
They drank tea and chatted from time to time, but most of the time they were silent.
They are all waiting for the results of the negotiations. Although they have already expected that it will be successful, they are always worried until the results are achieved.
Just after 9:30, someone came to report that the two sides were already signing the treaty.
Lu Songli and Xue Xu looked at each other and both smiled with satisfaction.
The next thing they had to do was to publicize her father’s achievements.
Firstly, she wanted to seek credit from the imperial court and see if she could get her father promoted.
Secondly, it was to make her father a living signboard of Houcheng, to attract people to return and to attract more people to settle in Liaodong County.
Only when there are more people in the jurisdiction can the local area be better managed and developed.
The most important thing is to attract talent.
"Is there any problem with the governor and the prefect of Liaodong County?" Xue Xu asked.
Lu Songli understood his concerns. According to the information they received, the enemy had continued to move forward and would arrive at the battlefield in half a day.
But, "Don't worry, everything has been arranged. It's fine. They won't get any obvious evidence."
There is no obvious evidence, so the next step is to argue. When it comes to arguing, who is her father afraid of?
On the negotiation platform in Houcheng, everyone exchanged money for goods. Bah, I was wrong, but the Xianbei gave Houcheng fifteen war horses, and Houcheng returned Tuoba Lian.
In short, the goods and money are exchanged and the transaction is settled.
Tuoba Xun looked at Tuoba Lian, who had lost weight over the past few days and whose cheeks were thin from hunger, and felt deeply sorry for the fifteen horses he gave him. But when he saw that Tuoba Lian was being tormented, he felt secretly happy.
When the two sides were about to part, Le Guicai led the elite troops from Houcheng to see them off.
"County Magistrate Lu, this time, we Xianbei have learned a lesson from the etiquette of Dali." Tuoba Xun said with a smile, his words hinting at something.
Lord Lu also gave a fake smile. "Okay, okay. I personally think there's still room for improvement. You're welcome to come back and experience it next time."
Tuoba Xun vomited blood. Is this definitely not a curse on them?
"Let's go, hum!"
"Goodbye, I won't see you off." Lord Lu waved his hand happily.
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