Chapter 208: Shuofeng sunset

Yangjing Town is a small town in northern Xinjiang with a small population, but it has been very lively these days. The army led by King Anling is stationed a few miles away from the town. On weekdays, officers and soldiers often come here for recreation, which also drives small businesses here. For example, a family selling lamb soup in Jiekou has been doing very well since this winter. There is also the rouge shop at the end of the street, where officers and soldiers often come to buy some rouge gouache to give to women who are close to them.
That evening, Liu Erniang, the proprietress of the sheep soup shop, just welcomed a few officers and soldiers who drank sheep soup. She graciously served everyone a bowl of hot sheep soup, and the whole street seemed to be filled with the aroma of sheep soup.
"Guard, I am looking forward to your coming again, the fragrant lamb soup, drink it while it is hot." Liu Erniang smiled and greeted.
Several people took the bowl and started drinking. These four people are regular visitors here. They always talk and laugh when they come, but today they are silent for some reason. If before, I am afraid that I have already started to play with Liu Erniang.
Liu Erniang noticed something was wrong, and wittyly didn't bother them. The four drank a few sips of the lamb soup, and one of them thumped the table and said, "How can this be good? After running around for a few days, I still can't find medicinal materials. How can I explain when I return to the army."
Another officer glanced vigilantly around and hissed: "Don't talk nonsense."
Only then did the four officers and men drank the soup in silence, dropped a few copper plates, and left.
"Official man, go slowly, come often!" Liu Erniang shouted crisply.
Dismissing the few officers and soldiers who drank sheep soup, seeing the sky was a bit gloomy, and the pedestrians on the street were becoming scarce. As the new year is approaching, there are some chores in the house that are always busy. She was about to greet her man to close the door and close, when she suddenly heard someone on the street say: "I want a bowl of lamb soup, half a catty of pancakes."
The sound is very crisp and very beautiful. Liu Erniang looked over and saw a thin horse on the street. The horse snorted heavily. It was obvious that it was coming on the road. The horse was a little tired. The people on the horse are even more dusty, and the clothes they wear are covered with dust, and they can vaguely see that they are dresses with good materials. The cloak of the outer cover is a color that is neither white nor gray nor gray. It must have been white before. When it was blown by the dusty wind in the north, it became such a color.
The man on the horse seemed to be a woman with a slender figure, but she couldn't see her face clearly, because she was lying on the horse and coughing constantly, obviously she was sick. The cough is hoarse, and it is definitely not the person who just said that he wants to drink lamb soup. However, there was no one else on the street except this woman at this moment, and Liu Erniang couldn't help but wonder. As I was looking around, I heard a crisp voice again, "A bowl of lamb soup, half a catty of pancakes."
Liu Erniang was taken aback, because she heard it right this time, the voice was indeed from the woman, but the woman was still coughing, obviously not the woman said. After taking a closer look, Liu Erniang found that a white-feathered and red-billed parrot was standing on the woman's shoulder, staring at her with great vigor. Liu Erniang suddenly realized that it was a parrot. This parrot can learn, and what it says should also be what the owner meant.
Liu Erniang answered hurriedly: "Please invite the guests, the lamb soup pancakes will be ready soon."
The woman stopped her coughing for a while, turned over and got off her horse, and said to Liu Erniang: "Madam Boss, can you feed the horse?" The woman's voice was not clear and sweet, like the music made by Huqin after a long time. A hoarse charm.
Liu Erniang hurriedly took the reins and called her man over to lead the horse to feed. The woman entered the shop on her own, found a table on the back, and sat down on her own. Liu Erniang went to work on her own. In a moment, a bowl of lamb soup and a few pancakes were brought up.
"The girl's cough is cold, and drinking some hot soup is just to get rid of the cold. Maybe the cough will be fine." Liu Erniang said politely. She could see that the woman seemed to be sick, her face was pale, and there was a tired look between her eyebrows, and she didn't know why such a single woman had to travel in the winter.
Qin Jiu ignored Liu Erniang's probing gaze, took out the Jinpa and cleaned his hands, drank the mutton soup, raised his eyes and said: "The boss said yes, this mutton soup is really authentic, just to quench the cold."
"The girl will drink more, and I will add a bowl for you in a while, and I won't collect the cash." Liu Erniang said through the heat of the lamb soup, she seemed to see a trace of sadness flashing in the woman's enchanting eyes. .
Qin Jiu saw that the proprietress was a warmhearted person, and couldn't help but smile, "If you don't collect the money, you can't make it."
The proprietress glanced at Qin Jiu's clothes again. They were all very well made, and it was vaguely visible that they were wedding clothes. In this cold day, a woman from a wealthy background travels alone, mostly escape marriage. Suddenly, she made up a drama on her own, and the rich lady ran away to find her favorite person. Most of her people are in the army. The Anling King's garrison is here, and there is no shortage of Jinwuwei who came from famous families in his army.
"Lady boss, the army led by King Anling is stationed not far from here?" Qin Jiu asked.
Liu Erniang was stunned. It seemed that she had guessed correctly. She nodded eagerly and said enthusiastically: "Yes, it's ten miles north of Yangjing Town. She often drills on weekdays. When she gets close, she can hear the trembling horseshoes. Sound. Is the girl going to the army to find someone?"
How did Qin Jiu know Liu Erniang's thoughts? She tore the pancakes into mutton soup and ate them slowly, "Yes, I have a brother in the army, I came to visit him. I heard that I won a battle recently? "
Speaking of the war, Liu Erniang was very excited, "Yes, yes, King Anling led his army to repel the enemy for several miles. I heard that it was a big victory."
"Lady boss heard about the casualties in the army?" Qin Jiu asked.
She heard from Lian Yuren that Yan Su was seriously injured, and wanted to get some news from Liu Erniang.
Liu Erniang sighed and said, "As the saying goes, if you wipe out 10,000 enemies, you will lose 3,000 yourself. There must be casualties, but the key is victory, isn't it?"
Qin Jiu nodded. Obviously, the people didn't hear the story about Yan Su's injury.
"However, I think the casualties are indeed not small. Just now, a few officers and soldiers came to me to drink mutton soup, and they all sighed. I heard that they were looking for some medicinal materials and could not find them."
Qin Jiu's heart sank. After drinking the mutton soup, he paid the silver tael, and under Liu Erniang's enthusiastic guidance, he headed out of the town.
Since the First World War in Tianchen Mountain, Qin Jiu and Yan Yu parted ways. After going down the mountain in secret, I only wanted to find a quiet place for the rest of my life, but learned from a maid of the Tianchenzong that Su Wanxiang had gone to northern Xinjiang. At that time, her mind was all about fighting with Lian Yuren, and she forgot to tell Yan Yu that Su Wanxiang would be easy to face. This negligence caused Su Wanxiang to escape Yan Yu's search and escape again. When she went to Beijiang, she went to find Yan Su. Qin Jiu was not relieved, so he kept searching for it all the way.
Out of the town, after walking for a few miles, I faintly heard a thunderous sound ahead. The sound shook the ground almost trembling. Qin Jiu didn't understand it before. Since experiencing the last war, she knew that this was the hoof of a war horse. It must be the barracks ahead, and Dayu's army is training.
Huang Mao flew up from her shoulder in shock, and hurriedly flew into the air to check.
Qin Jiu reined his horse, squinting at the billowing dust rising in front of him.
At night, Lieutenant General Xie Dichen gave up dinner, went to Yan Su's handsome account, and hurried back to his tent. The four sergeants he had sent out to find medicine had returned and were kneeling in his tent lined up.
Xie Dichen walked a few steps with his hands, and said coldly: "This antidote is only available in Beiye Country?"
One of the sergeants nodded and said, "The poison is made from the flowers of the poisonous grass Nacihua native to Beiye Country. This poison can only be solved by the roots of Nacihua."
Xie Dichen punched the table with a fist, frowning silently.
"Go back and keep your mouth tight. This matter must not be leaked, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law."
The four answered "yes" together and kowtowed.
Xie Dichen sat down in front of the case, frowning. He picked up the sheepskin map on the table, carefully examined it, and glanced briefly, suddenly felt something was wrong. He clearly remembered that this drawing was folded and placed in the book when he went out. How was it laid on the case?
Has anyone entered the account? Thinking about it this way, I suddenly realized that there was a difference in the tent, and suddenly looking back, I saw a person inside the screen turned out. Xie Dichen seemed to have seen a ghost, and said in shock: "It's you? How did you come?"
Qin Jiu walked out slowly holding the yellow hair, with a smile on the corners of his lips. The corners of his eyes were lightly raised, and he said lightly: "As a lieutenant general, he did not expect to be so careless. Someone entered the tent. Unconscious."
Xie Dichen looked embarrassed, he was really careless.
"Jiu Ye is not in Beijing to enjoy the blessings, but he came to Beijing without hesitation. I don't know if he came to supervise the battle, or to supervise the army, or to help?" Xie Dichen had no affection for Qin Jiuben. Almost died in the sky prison, and in the end, although he was killed, he lost the throne. In his opinion, Qin Jiu is a monster. Now that this evildoer appeared in the army again, how could he not beware.
Qin Jiu stretched out his finger and stroked the yellow feathers, covered his mouth and started coughing. The bowl of mutton soup was very useful. After suppressing the cough, he hid in the tent before being discovered by Xie Dichen. However, it was only suppressed for a while.
Xie Dichen frowned and watched Qin Jiu coughing endlessly, feeling really at a loss. It seemed that at this time, he only noticed the exhaustion of Qin Jiu. Looking at Qin Jiu's pale face, she was obviously sick. This is not the case for a person who has a cold and cough. It seems that she has an unusual disease. Xie Dichen can't help but wonder, how did this woman make herself like this?
After finally stopping the coughing, Qin Jiu raised his eyes and asked, "Liancheng was injured and poisoned? The antidote you were looking for, was it for him?"