Chapter 64
After finalizing the most important matter of this trip, Wen Yi and others simply stopped wandering around the city. They waited for the manager to prepare the things and then exchanged the money and the goods outside the city.
The extra carriages and guards naturally had to be paid for, so Wen Yi simply hired more people to avoid being robbed while passing through. Coincidentally, a caravan was also heading north to sell some goods, and after checking the documents, both sides decided to temporarily travel together.
Later, they found out that this man was an extremely famous businessman who controlled a large number of trade routes and goods. This time he wanted to go there in person to open up the trade route to the north.
But this is not important to them at the moment.
Before leaving, Wen Yi contacted several vendors and gave them the remaining exquisite boxes and medicated soaps he had, while explaining the source of these things and telling them to come over if they wanted them.
There is no reason not to accept something that is given for free. Some of them also began to think that if the situation there is stable, it is not impossible to go there.
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It didn't take much time to get back, and it was even faster overall because we were taking a familiar route.
The vendor traveling with them was a middle-aged woman named Xi who smiled all day long. Seeing this, her original doubts were dispelled. Seeing that Wen Yi's side was a bit crowded, she invited her to come and rest on her bicycle.
"Come here quickly, there are so many mosquitoes outside, come up and rest for a while." Meng Xi called out to Wen Yi who was packing up.
Her carriage was spacious and well-padded, making it a good place to rest when parked on the roadside. Her incense burner was filled with medicinal herbs to keep away snakes, insects, rats, and ants.
"Okay." Wen Yi responded, but he still took people to put their goods in place and cleared an area first. Then he wiped his hands with wet cloth and walked to the carriage on the other side.
Through some obstacles, I could vaguely see the newly built city wall of Fengyi not far away. Although I hurried as fast as I could, this trip still took me half a month.
Although it doesn't look far, it's not a short walk, and they have to go around those obstacles, so Wen Yi and others plan to rest here first and try to reach the new city before sunset.
Meng Xi handed over the still warm tea, and Wen Yi did not refuse and drank it all in one gulp.
"I've already told you that your subordinates seem reliable, so just let them get busy." If you have to do everything yourself, why keep so many subordinates?
Wen Yi just shook his head and said nothing, changing the subject:
"Fengyi is just ahead. If we go further north, we can go as well. However, there was too much rain recently, and the road was blocked. I don't know if it has been cleared in the past few days."
"That's not a big deal. I heard that further north is a peaceful and stable area," Meng Xi said, "but I still have to go and see it for myself."
The supplies she brought with her this time were mostly for the troops, enough to sustain them until their return, even if conditions in Fengyi were poor. However, after hearing that Yi's men seemed to have a somewhat unhealthy admiration for the north, Meng Xi, who had originally only wanted to visit, became curious, especially about Pingyi, which was mentioned the most.
"Then maybe we have to wait for some time."
"The thing that those of us who travel have the most is time." Meng Xi replied with a smile.
The closer they got to Fengyi, the more she could sense that Dao Cheng and the others seemed to relax a lot. It seemed that Wen Yi and the others were quite familiar with this place. Although they had not talked about their identities and backgrounds along the way, with this friendship, they would not be as embarrassed as when they first arrived in Changyu.
The team was carrying a lot of stuff, so Wen Yi sent someone to inform Nanxun or the person in charge in the city in advance so that they could find some people to support them.
Unexpectedly, not long after they set out again, Wen Yi saw a familiar figure riding a horse towards them not far away, followed by many soldiers with weapons.
Meng Xi's men became nervous in an instant and hurriedly picked up the weapons on the frame.
Dao Cheng hurried forward. He was originally Nan Xun's subordinate, and the people around him were familiar with him. He bowed first, a little puzzled:
"Why did the general come here in person?" They just said to make some minor preparations. Judging from the pace of the man, he had just arrived in Fengyi and it was impossible for him to come here so quickly.
Nan Xun explained, "I ran into him on the way. I happened to be out on patrol and saw the messenger you sent. I came over to protect him and asked him to go on and tell the others in the city."
Wen Yi got off the bike and frowned as he heard the words. Some of his premonitions seemed to come true: "Another accident?"
This place is some distance away from Fengyi, and even for inspection one shouldn't go so far, unless there is a pursuit after a conflict or there is something important.
However, judging from the fact that the soldiers who followed him did not look tired, it should not be an extremely urgent matter, otherwise this person would not have brought people here first.
Nan Xun glanced at the carriage frame and the people beside him, and Wen Yi nodded and jumped on the horse on one side. The two of them walked to the other side to discuss these things.
After the two figures walked away, Meng Xi in the carriage put the incense burner in his hand back into the grid beside him and told the people around him to continue to follow.
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"Fire?"
The two were walking in front. After hearing the narration, Wen Yi always felt that he might have heard it wrong, so he opened his mouth to confirm.
Nan Xun nodded. In fact, if he had not cleared enough space to pass on the road leading to the north a few days ago, he would have sent a letter asking for help long ago. By now, Fengyi would have run out of ammunition and food.
This was also why he chose to come and personally guard when Wen Yi came back with food. The emergency food brought in was still too little. Although the daily distribution was not withheld, there were some rumors in the city during this period, which helped to clean up a group of people. However, the culprit had already escaped in the chaos.
Nanxun has been out these days looking for the guys who escaped. He caught two yesterday, but he is not sure if there are any who have slipped through the net.
This wasn't to say they were lax; the northern part of the city had been largely destroyed, making it difficult to fully defend. Even with frequent patrols, there were still areas where visibility was unclear at night.
However, since she could find the storage location, it seemed that there were still some problems inside. However, it seemed that the problem was probably solved, so she did not ask here.
"I see." Wen Yi looked back at the team. "This is a merchant from Changyu. He must have noticed my background, but it seems he just wants to open up the trade route here."
There is no harm in this for them. They can even sell the supplies that are originally in excess in Pingyi and other places, killing two birds with one stone.
Nan Xun sent half of the people to the back. On the way back to the city, he did not meet anyone else. He only saw some refugees not far outside the city.
These people stayed here temporarily, doing some simple work. There were soldiers patrolling nearby, so it was unlikely that they would encounter wild beasts.
The walls of Fengyi were naturally much more renovated than when they set out, at least from the outside they no longer looked as lumpy as before. There were also guards at the gates, checking everyone entering and leaving.
Wen Yi and the others took the other side of the passage, but the caravan carrying goods naturally couldn't. However, it was just a registration and inspection. Someone nearby saw the food and their eyes lit up, but thankfully they restrained themselves, only speaking to familiar people with a lighter tone.
When you enter Fengyi, you will find that the main road has been almost repaired. There are still many newly built buildings on both sides of the road, and many of them have not yet been roofed.
Under the arrangement of the steward, Meng Xi and others lived in the newly built courtyard. The grain purchased by Wen Yi was registered by Dao Cheng and others with the people in charge of the granary. Although various consumption on the road was recorded, it took a lot of time to put it back into the accounts.
Also, carefully store the seeds and plants you purchased earlier. If suitable, arrange for someone to plant them immediately and report back on their progress.
Wen Yi and Nan Xun returned to the office first. The city had not been built yet, but the buildings next to it had been completed and moved in.
"Amu?"
Wen Yi was a little surprised to see some familiar people in the office, "Why are you here too?" She had heard that she was busy in Xinyi, and it seemed normal that she shouldn't be here.
Amu raised his head and said cheerfully, "We came here together from Xinyi."
Wen Yi then noticed Yao Wenjun and Nan Xun's junior fellow student sitting next to him, who was checking the documents at hand with a serious expression.
When he found that the person coming had landed on him, he also bowed and said, "We are here with the things under the order of Lord Song Jin." He would not stay here for too long.
Thinking of the expressions of Song Jin and others when they received his letter, Wen Yi coughed twice and nodded to show that he understood.
It was impossible for them to come with only food. Craftsmen from Pingyi also came with them. This was also an important reason for the accelerated construction progress of Fengyi.
The originally blocked roads were also being cleared quickly with the help of the latest equipment. However, there were no spare personnel to help in the north of the city, so they could only temporarily arrange for the people in the city to transport the rubble and dead branches out, and then deal with them together after the people who had cleared the roads came back.
With these people watching, Wen Yi simply didn't ask about the previous matter. Instead, he explained the situation of Meng Xi and others, "If anyone returns to Pingyi or Xinyi in the near future, they can go together."
She won't be going back in the short term, but she can still find someone to lead the way.
"As luck would have it, someone will be returning with some things the day after tomorrow. If you ask and they are willing to go together, it won't be a problem." Amu looked through the things beside him.
Although the previous disaster in Fengyi destroyed a lot of things, it also exposed the mineral deposits originally on the mountain. The people brought by Amu even discovered copper mines after exploration. This time, these things were transported back for processing.
Wen Yi nodded. If the person didn't want to, she wouldn't force him. However, according to what her colleagues had learned in the past few days, Meng Xi would definitely not give up this opportunity, just like when she saw her.
If it were any other businessman, he might only think about how to make profits, but when they were getting along, Wen Yi clearly felt this person's friendliness. No matter what the premise was, at least the goodwill was real, and that was enough.
Meng Xi and others who were mentioned by them also settled down in the courtyard at this time.
The steward seemed to have something to say, but when he saw that his master didn't speak, he swallowed his words and turned around to order people to prepare food.
Meng Xi played with the jade bamboo ornament in his hand. He had originally thought Wen Yi might be a powerful official in the north, but judging by the attitudes of the people around him, it seemed more than that. It was a bit strange that someone of such status would go to Changyu with only a few followers.
Wen Yi's attitude towards interacting with the people around her is also very strange, but she has enough time, and she has already known many things over the years. It is better to observe slowly than to ask.
"You go out and take a look. There's no need to ask specifically. Come back and tell me what you heard." Meng Xitong said to the servant standing behind him.
From the information she had learned, this place was already under the same power. They had previously obtained some items from Pingyi, and after studying them for a long time, they could not achieve the same effect. The cost of using them was extremely high. She didn't know what Pingyi, which was so highly revered by those people, was like.
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