Chapter 59 Plan to cultivate your own people
The next day, Shengxia accompanied Xia Yanjing to the shop again. However, when Xia Yanjing was teaching Chang Hao how to make noodles, Shengxia came to find Lanzhou alone.
Lan Zhou saw Shengxia coming alone and Zhang Mu was still busy in the backyard, so he walked up to Shengxia and took her to a more secluded place to talk.
"What's the matter with you coming to see me?" Lan Zhou knew that given Shengxia's relationship with them, she would never come alone. If she came alone, she must be looking for him.
"I need your help with something." Shengxia said in a low voice.
"What help?" Lan Zhou felt that Sheng Xia, a great general, actually wanted to ask him for help. He wanted to hear what it was.
"Help me save someone."
"You have so many people in your army, why do you need to ask me to save people?" Lan Zhou was speechless after hearing this. He suspected that Shengxia had forgotten what he did.
"This has to be done in secret, and you're the only one who has the knowledge and can do it in a short time."
"Let me hear what it is." Lan Zhou touched his chin and said curiously.
"Come here." Shengxia whispered to Lanzhou.
"This is too risky. I won't do it." Killing someone is easy, but this requires setting fire, taking someone in, and then taking someone out. It's the Prime Minister's Mansion, not a vegetable market. Lan Zhou subconsciously refused.
"You said before that you owed me a favor. As long as you agree to help me, I will definitely let him keep that matter to himself." Shengxia promised.
"I really owe you, just this once." Lan Zhou touched his head a little irritably. He never liked owing favors to others.
"Lan Zhou, you are so kind." Sheng Xia breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Lan Zhou's agreement.
"What shape did that person have? Please describe him so I can find a similar corpse."
"He was about five feet tall and slim." Shengxia recalled and said roughly. After all, he was in a fire, and apart from the height and figure, nothing else could be seen.
"Okay, when do we take action?" Lan Zhou naturally understood and asked about the most critical time.
"Tonight." Shengxia said a little embarrassedly.
"Okay, okay, you are here to torture me on purpose." Lan Zhou wanted to get angry.
"That's not my intention. It's just that the situation is urgent, and the only person I can think of right now is you."
"Okay, now that this is done, we're even." Lan Zhou said with gritted teeth.
"make a deal."
The two agreed on a time to act in the evening, and Shengxia left. When he arrived at the noodle shop, Xia Yanjing was still teaching Chang Hao how to make noodles. Shengxia sat quietly under a tree, waiting for Xia Yanjing to finish.
"Xia Xia, this is the shredded pork noodles I just made. Come and try it." When Xia Yanjing saw Sheng Xia coming back, he immediately brought the noodles he made to Sheng Xia. It was quite a coincidence.
"Okay." Shengxia, who had a lot on her mind when she woke up early in the morning, didn't eat much breakfast and was hungry at this time.
Shengxia looked at the bowl of noodles in front of her. It was different from any noodles she had eaten before. The shredded pork noodles that had just been served were steaming hot. The light yellow noodles were covered with pink shredded pork and verdant green peppers. The color combination was harmonious, which made people's appetite increase at first sight.
If you look more closely, you will see potato chips, black fungus, dried tofu, and shiitake mushrooms on the noodles. This rich side dish looks very appetizing.
"It tastes better when mixed together." Xia Yanjing reminded at the right time.
Shengxia mixed the side dishes and noodles evenly, and the color of the soup gradually changed. Shengxia took a bite and found it fresh and delicious. The tenderness of the shredded meat, the crispness of the green pepper and the chewiness of the noodles blended together. In every bite, one could feel the original flavor of the ingredients and the cooking heat.
"Delicious." Shengxia looked at Xia Yanjing squatting beside her and gave her evaluation at the right time, then started eating one bite after another.
"As long as it tastes good, I'll get back to my work." Seeing Shengxia enjoying the meal, Xia Yanjing didn't disturb her. He quickly finished teaching and went back with Xia Xia. After all, he had important things to do in the evening.
Shengxia quickly finished a bowl of noodles and even drank up the soup. Shengxia found that the best part of this bowl of noodles was the soup. In Shengxia's opinion, no delicacies from land and sea could compare to the bowl of shredded pork noodles made by Xia Yanjing.
In the afternoon, Xia Yanjing finally finished teaching and made an appointment with Chang Hao to open the shop three days later, and then the two left.
"Xia Xia, just tell me if you need any help with tonight's operation." Xia Yanjing took the initiative to speak as the two of them sat in the carriage.
"I've asked a friend to help, you just need to stay at home." Shengxia replied. If they brought Xia Yanjing with them, they would have to take care of one more person.
"Okay, I will do it." Xia Yanjing said solemnly. He knew that he didn't have much skills and would only cause trouble if he went. It would be better for him to listen to his wife obediently.
"But we must also look for opportunities to train our own people in the future." Shengxia said seriously.
"Isn't there one in the Sheng family?" Xia Yanjing asked with some confusion.
"During the previous battle on the front line, most of the people trained by our Sheng family died on the battlefield. I left the very few who followed me back in Qingfeng Villa. However, their strength was not enough to complete this mission, so I had no one available around me." Sheng Xia replied with a frown.
"Xia Xia, your vacation will be over in three days. If you trust me, leave this matter to me." Xia Yanjing took the initiative to take the job.
"Are you sure you can?" It's not that Shengxia doesn't believe it, it's just that it is very difficult to train such a group of people. It may take several years, and he is not sure that he can train them.
"I will. Don't worry, I will be a good wife to you." Xia Yanjing promised. Xia Yanjing knew that the books he read and the dramas he watched would come in handy one day, and this time they would come in handy.
"Okay." Sheng Xia did not undermine Xia Yanjing's self-confidence. If Xia Yanjing failed, it would still be too late for him to try again. After all, with his current status and the military token in his hand, anyone who wants to touch him would have to consider his own strengths and weaknesses.
At night, Xia Yanjing held Shengxia's hand and warned her, "Be careful, I'll wait for you to come back."
"Wait for me to come back." Shengxia left without looking back after leaving only these words.
After Shengxia left, Xia Yanjing stared blankly at Shengxia's back. After all, tonight was different from last night. Xia Yanjing was nervous at this time and paced back and forth in the room nervously.
Shengxia came to the agreed place wearing a nightgown, only to see two masked men in black waiting there, and an unknown black object on the ground. Shengxia knew what it was without having to think about it.
Sheng Xia stepped forward cautiously and asked, "I wonder if you two were arranged by Master Lan."
"Yes, the Young Master has already told us to obey your orders tonight." One of them said respectfully.
"I'll tell you the specific content of the action, and we'll act accordingly when the time comes." Shengxia then described the battle plan in detail.
After making sure everything was correct, Shengxia chose the right time, and the three of them and the corpse hid in the Prime Minister's Mansion under the moonlight and the shift change time of the guards.
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