After Wen and Ning heard what Yuniang said, they immediately went back to tidy up two pieces of clothes with Zhu, and put some gold leaves in their bags, just in case.

Fortunately, all the money that Yu Niang earns is stored in the bank, and the only thing left in the house is some broken silver and gold leaves for self-defense. put these in the bag, and went to Yu Niang's room to help Yu Niang clean up the two. clothes.

Xu Qinyu was whistling at the lookout pavilion to call Bai Yu and Mo Yu back.

Although the two often go to the mountains on weekdays, as long as she whistles, Bai Yu and Mo Yu can hear it even in the mountains, and they will come back from the mountains.

Xu Qinyu had just finished whistling, when she saw the voices of Baiyu and Moyu in the distance. They must have heard the movement from the barracks, and they were worried about something happening to Xuji Restaurant, so they ran back from the mountain.

When Xu Qinyu went back with the two, Wen and Ning had already packed up their things.

Seeing the white jade, Wen Shi was also a little worried, "Yu Niang, will bringing the white jade scare everyone?"

It has been almost two years since the restaurant was built, and Bai Yu has never been exposed to the restaurant, and the staff of the restaurant do not know that the owner has such a big white python.

Xu Qinyu said: "Mother, don't worry, now is a special time, just talk to the guys for a while, although Baiyu looks big and thick, it is a bit bluffing, but if you really meet the enemy, it is enough to scare the enemy, so bring it I feel more at ease with the white jade."

Wen Shi nodded, and the family went to the restaurant with their bags.

At this moment, the guys in the restaurant had already put on their clothes and came out, and they were a little worried about what was going on at the barracks. They were looking towards the barracks, and saw the owner coming from the house, but following him Besides the Dong's family, besides the Dong's family, there are...

All the guys took a deep breath, they saw a big white python at least three meters long and as thick as a man's waist behind the boss.

Everyone felt their scalps go numb and their whole bodies go limp.

There was a leopard beside the Dong family, they recognized that leopard, it was raised by the Dong family, its name was Moyu, and occasionally they could be seen in the restaurant, but most of the time it would avoid people.

Seeing that everyone wanted to run away, Xu Qinyu waved at them. Out of trust in the boss, all the guys stood where they were, but their feet were a little weak.

Xu Qinyu turned her head and signaled Bai Yu not to go with her first, she went to Xu Ji's clerks, and said to them, "Don't be afraid, everyone, this is Bai Yu, who was also raised by me since I was a child. Hurt people at will, because the barracks doesn't know what's going on for the time being, so you'd better hide in the mountains with me first, with Baiyu and Moyu, other beasts dare not approach us at will even if they meet us. "

There was an accident in the barracks, and they were the closest to the barracks, so they couldn't enter the city. They must find a place to hide, and they couldn't stay in the restaurant any longer.

Everyone was relieved now, and couldn't help but look at Bai Yu in the distance.

It just lay there in a daze, motionless, and if the owner didn't let it move forward, it really couldn't come over.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly felt that the big white snake looked a bit simple and honest.

Everyone was interrupted by Bai Yu, and suddenly their hearts were not so urgent.

Xu Ji is currently staying in the restaurant, including cooks, guards, other stewards, and guests. There are almost two hundred people. Xu Qinyu asked Gong Geer and Tao Qi to take them to the mountains first. She Arrive later.

Waiting for everyone to enter the mountain one after another, Xu Qinyu went to see Huo Jiang and Lianhua, and said to them: "Please go to the barracks to see what's going on. Make plans early."

Of course, Huo Jiang and Lianhua knew what was going on at the barracks. It should be His Highness leading people to attack there, but there would definitely not be any casualties. The soldiers guarding the border town were also good soldiers. His Highness should be sure to take them. Lower Raozhou City.

Not surprisingly, the prefect's mansion and the barracks in Raozhou City will submit to His Highness tomorrow.

Lianhua didn't dare to look at Xu Qinyu, and only pretended to look at the fire that soared into the sky over the barracks.

It was Huo Jiang who said, "Master, don't worry, Lianhua and I will go and have a look. Master will go to the mountain first, don't wait for us. After we get the news, Lianhua and I will immediately go to the mountain to find the master."

Xu Qinyu nodded and watched Huo Jiang and Lianhua leave.

She also took Mo Yu and Bai Yu up the mountain.

Everyone hid in the mountains, it was already dark.

After waiting for almost two hours, Huo Jiang and Lianhua did not return. Huo Jiang told Xu Qinyu, "Don't worry, Master, it's not the neighboring country attacking, nor any other bandits, it seems that the rebel army came from somewhere, it should be. I am dissatisfied with what the court has done, so I revolted."

Xu Qinyu breathed a sigh of relief. In the past six months, there have been some uprisings in other prefectures and cities one after another, but they have not become very popular.

It was the first time saw the rebel ar who dared to attack the barracks and the state city. It seemed that this wave of rebel forces should be very strong.

It's just that if these insurgents really captured the barracks, there would be too many casualties, and they wouldn't be able to hide from the neighboring countries, and they would let them take advantage of it.

So no matter what the cause of the war is, it is the common people who suffer.

Huo Jiang added, "Don't worry, lord, I looked over there with Lianhua, and it seemed that there were no casualties. Those rebels didn't want to hurt anyone, they just subdued the generals of the barracks and took away the tiger talisman."

Xu Qinyu was a little stunned. The thief was captured first, and the king was captured first, but the leader of the barracks was captured too quickly. Was even the tiger talisman taken away so easily?

Even the Wen family thought it was a bit strange. The eldest son was a soldier who led the southwest border city. Zeng said that they were brave and good at fighting. They were very brave. How could they be easily subdued by the uprising army this time?

But as long as there are no casualties.

It seems that these insurgents should also be unwilling to harm innocents.

Xu Qinyu said, "Then we still have to stay in the mountains?"

Huo Jiang said: "From what I have seen with Lianhua, those rebels are very strict and obey the law. Unlike ordinary rebels, they don't hurt a single person, so I think they should not hurt ordinary people like us. It's better for the master to take someone back to rest, and I'll go to find out the specific information tomorrow."

Since Huo Jiang said that those rebels were not bad people, Xu Qinyu took people back to the restaurant to rest.

It's just that this night, the people in the restaurant must still be uneasy, and they didn't sleep very well. Xu Qinyu also had nightmares, always dreaming that the enemy army attacked the restaurant, arrested everyone, and asked herself to cook. feed them.

When he woke up in the morning, Xu Qinyu was still a little confused.

There are other guests in the restaurant, so the morning meal must still be done. Xu Qinyu just didn't want to stay in the house, so he went to the restaurant to cook the morning meal.

Even Wen's Ning Jie'er, Zhu's, and their two children also went there together. There were many people, so could feel more at ease.

Most of Xu Ji's guests were in the city of Raozhou. Because the military camp was captured, the diners knew that even if the rebels would not kill innocent people, they were still flustered. After eating the meal, they set off back to the city. , All returned the same way, because Raozhou City did not open the city gate at all, and now I don't know the situation inside.

So they can only go back to Xu Ji and stay first.

Xu Qinyu waived all room charges for diners, and only charged half the price for morning and evening meals.

In this way, the diners are in a panic, and they send people to Raozhou City every day to see if the city gates are open.

Most of the family members of these diners are still in the city, and the city gates have been closed, so they are naturally anxious.

On the third day, Raozhou City finally opened its gates.

Huo Jiang sent the diners into the city, and also went to the city to inquire, and came back and told Xu Qinyu, "The shops in the city are not open, it should be the day when the army camp was attacked, and people were also arranged in the city to directly capture the prefect. The government and the yamen, these days, it is estimated that they are also handling general affairs in the city."

The Zhu family next to him asked worriedly, "Are any shops open? Are there any casualties in the city? How about the prefect's mansion? What about the prefect's family?"

In the city, the person Zhu's most remembered is naturally his younger brother Zhu Taishou.

Huo Jiang shook his head, "There were no casualties. I also sneaked into the prefect's mansion to see it. The prefect's mansion is still in the prefect man's mansion, but the movement is restricted. Everything else is fine."

Zhu Shi was relieved.

As long as people are still alive.

It was really difficult for Huo Jiang to tell the princess and the others that the prefect's mansion was indeed captured, but the prefect was not imprisoned. Now he is still handling official business in the prefect's mansion, but the prefect's family is not allowed to go out.

I'm afraid the prefect has long known about His Highness's move.

Now it's not easy for Huo Jiang to directly tell the concubine that the rebel army is His Highness, otherwise the concubine and the others will have to worry about His highness's comfort all day long, and they are also afraid that someone will accidentally reveal His highness's identity. Then the concubine and the others will be in danger, so they simply continue to hide it. Let's talk about it later when we really call to the capital.

From the moment His Highness led the army, he did not show his true face to others, but he was just worried that the new emperor and queen mother in the capital would know.

You must know that even though there are only His Royal Highness and the Seventh Prince left in the Pei family, there are still some relatives in the capital, and the concubine's natal family is even in the capital. In addition, there are some courtiers who supported the eldest prince in the court, which is very implicated. If the Queen Mother and the new emperor know that the rebel army is His Highness, the Queen Mother and the new emperor will definitely arrest these people and threaten His Highness, so they can only hide their identities.

Xu Qinyu was relieved knowing that the prefect was fine.

In the following days, Xu Ji didn't have any guests for the time being, so she asked Xu Ji's staff to divide into two groups for a long vacation and go home to have a look.

For the whole month, Xu Ji hardly had any diners, but Xu Qinyu still paid half of the wages to Xu Ji's staff.

In fact, during the past month, the shops in Raozhou City have opened one after another, but there are still not many people on the street. It is not until the busy farming season that everyone is willing to go out and do farm work, and there are more people on the street.

It seems that the entire Raozhou City is no different from before, except that the prefect's mansion and the front of the Yamen are more strict, and the officers and soldiers patrolling the streets are also a bit unfamiliar.

Until the beginning of the busy farming season, notices were posted in front of the yamen and the prefect's mansion that the grain tax in the villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Raozhou City is only one-thirtieth of the tax. The commercial tax is a little more complicated, but it is basically one-thirtieth Around the same, the business tax standard is different, that is, if you earn less, you don’t even pay one-thirtieth of the business tax, and you pay less tax. First, compared to the previous 20% and then to 50%, this business tax is already very little.

The common people couldn't believe it. The food tax was only levied on one thirty mile, that is, three thousand catties of sweet potatoes were produced per mu of land, and they only had to pay one hundred catties. Five hundred catties, now 1 for 30, never had it when the late emperor was alive.

The common people didn't care about it, and immediately became friendly to the rebels, thinking that if these people were in power, it would be much better than the emperors in the capital. The emperors in the capital forced the people to have no way out. Suffering, will consider the people.

What's more, they captured Raozhou City and did not harm anyone. These rebels were well-disciplined and never harassed the people.

Most of the common people have begun to warm up to the rebel army.

But at present, only the villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Raozhou City have changed their taxes. After all, other states and cities in the southwest have also been attacked.

By the second month, Xu Ji had some diners one after another, but compared with the past, it was still much less.

At the end of spring, the queen mother and the emperor sent troops from other states to attack Raozhou City. If there was a fight, it would definitely hurt innocent people or the people in the city. Remember off, go to the city to stay for a while, and the guys will go home first.

Xu Qinyu took his family into the city.

She didn't own a house in Raozhou City, but there was a courtyard behind the shop rented by sister Ning, and the family lived behind the shop rented by sister Ning. Although the sparrow was small and well-equipped, it also had a kitchen, so Xu Qinyu bought some Rice, noodles, oil, and vegetables are stockpiled, and the daily meals for Chaoshi and Mu's are made by themselves.

With Wen's sister Ning and Zhu's help, she only cooks a dish, and they do the rest of the washing, cutting and sweeping.

It was rare for Xu Qinyu to be idle during this period of time, and it was considered the most leisurely period of time when Xu Qinyu came to this place.

A few days later, other generals and officers and soldiers really came to fight, but the black armor army stationed in Raozhou City directly closed the city gate and did not fight with these officers and soldiers.

After living in the city for a few days, Xu Qinyu knew that these rebels were called the Black Armored Army, and they had strict discipline.

The generals from the other two states were unable to attack by force, because there were still people in the city.

Instead, the capital sent a secret letter, asking them to attack by force.

The generals of the two armies hesitated, and the people inside were innocent. If they attacked directly, the people would be implicated, causing countless casualties. They couldn't do it.

But before they could make a decision, spies from the rear came to report that the Black Armored Army had attacked their state city.

Now it's all right, there's no need to attack by force, the house has been stolen, so what's the point of fighting.

There are only three state cities in the southwest, and now the three state cities have surrendered to the Black Armor Army, that is to say, the entire Southwest has been under the command of the Black Armor Army.

It went so smoothly that it was a bit unexpected.

Because the southwest has been occupied, the queen mother was so angry that the courtiers also began to panic. After all, the emperor and the courtiers really wanted to attack the rebel ar. These officials and family members have merits, and don't know what fate will be. The strength of the ar is the most abundant in several border towns, that is, the strongest ar of the Dasheng Dynasty has been subdued by the Black Armored Ar, and it is only a matter of time when they attack the capital.

Even these Heijia army subdued the southwest for just three months.

Everyone in the capital is panicking. On the southwest side, the people's life has returned to normal, and even the people's faces have more smiles than before.

The crops have already been planted, and this year seems to be a bumper year. After the autumn harvest, only 30 to 1 tax will be used. The people are naturally happy. Worried about being hungry.

Xu Qinyu stayed in Raozhou City for half a month, and when the other two state cities were captured by the Heijia Army, a few days later, the generals of the two state cities also led their officers and soldiers to return to the Heijia Army and returned. In the original state city, Xu Qinyu also left the city and returned to Xu Ji.

In the summer, Xu Ji's business improved a lot.

Life in the southwest has returned to normal, but Xu Qinyu is very worried. The fourth brother has not been back since he left in the first month of the year. Only in the early Xia, the fourth brother sent a letter to the family, only saying that because of the war, he was on the road. It will be a long delay, I am afraid it is unlikely to return home this year, let Yu Niang take good care of herself, don't worry too much about him.

But Xu Qinyu could not worry, the southwest was calm as usual, but the world outside was still very chaotic.

She only hopes that the fourth brother can be safe. As for the others, she also hopes that the leader of the Black Armor Army will be a diligent and loving gentleman in the future. Don't be blinded by taking that position for a long time. She only wants to have fun. She can It can be seen that the leader of this Black Armor Army is capable, otherwise he would not have captured another state city in just one month and approached the capital all the way.

She didn't know who the leader of the Black Armor Army was, but only heard that the leaders of these Black Armor Army were ordinary people.

Day by day, Xu Ji's business is getting better and better.

Regarding the matter of the Heijia Army, Xu Qinyu only heard some things about the Heijia Army from Huo Jiangkou.

Huo Jiang helped her to inquire about a lot of things. Every time he talked about the Heijia Army, Huo Jiang was very excited. When he mentioned the leader of the Heijia Army, his eyes became brighter, obviously because he worshipped the Heijia Army. 's leader.

The people in the southwest side mentioned the Heijia Army with the same expression as Huo Jiang, because when the autumn harvest came, the people really only paid 30% of the tax, and the people could move back to their own homes with baskets and bags of grain. , With the hoarded food, the people can also open their stomachs to eat.

These potatoes and sweet potatoes are delicious when cooked.

But these two cannot make staple food alone, so not all the land in the southwest is planted with potatoes and sweet potatoes, and each family still uses half of the fields to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes, and other fields are planted with other crops.

At the end of autumn, Xu Qinyu received a letter from the fourth brother again. The fourth brother said that by the end of the year, he might be able to go home.

Xu Qinyu only thought that the fourth brother said that by the end of the year, the fourth brother would be able to return to Raozhou City.

In three months, it will be a year since the fourth brother left. The Wen family is also very worried about Pei Weixuan. They don't know how he is outside. In troubled times, although the caravan is more profitable, it is also more dangerous.

Later, Tian'er was getting colder every day, and Huo Jiang would report to Xu Qinyu the movements of the Heijia Army almost every ten days and a half.

The Heijia Army hit Tongzhou, which was very close to the capital.

By mid-winter, Xu Qinyu heard that the Black Armored Army had already reached the capital.

She doesn't know what's going on in the capital, but her father, mother, brother, and uncle's family are all in the capital. Xu Qinyu has been thinking about tea and rice these days, worried that they will be hurt. The Empress Dowager and Emperor Sheng Yuan would use the common people to threaten the Heijia Army, which was something that the Empress Dowager and Emperor Sheng Yuan could do.

After all, these Heijia troops attacked all the way, and there were almost no casualties, and the civilians did not suffer any casualties.

Because of this, a few states did not play, but voted directly.

Therefore, Xu Qinyu is also very worried about the situation in the capital, but she has some vague expectations. If the Black Armor Army really captures the capital and goes to the palace to subdue the Queen Mother and Emperor Sheng Yuan, and the people are worry-free, they can change the dynasty. Now, can she also go back to the capital? She wants to go back to see the original body's parents. In the past few years, she has inherited the original body's feelings, and she also has affection for the original body's relatives. She wants to go back and see them.

It's just that after the Heijia army arrived in the capital, she never knew what happened.

It will take seven or eight days for Huo Jiang to inquire about the news, and at least it will take several days to know the situation in the capital.

Xu Qinyu knew that there was no rush. Now that it was the twelfth lunar month, she started to pickle ham, and she planned to pickle about 5,000 hams this year.

Throughout this year, because of the chaos in the world, Xu Ji's business has not been very good. The ham cured in the previous year has leftovers, and the ham cured last year can only be eaten this year. There are still a lot of them, but Xu Qinyu still intends to marinate more. Some, when this world is over, the excess ham can also be used by caravans to help transport other states for sale. The ham can be stored for a few years. The taste of raw ham will be more mellow and fragrant, and the taste will be better. Better, so it's okay to marinate more.

For the next half month, Xu Qinyu has been busy curing ham.

In half a month, it's time for the New Year, and the capital still doesn't know what to do. These two times, she asked Huo Jiang if he knew what was going on in the capital, and Huo Jiang just said he didn't know.

Xu Qinyu has no other channels to inquire about the news of the capital. If no one rushes to deliver the news, according to the communication distance of this era, there is still a way. The movement in the capital will be transmitted to the southwest side at least a month later. , she could only calm down and do her own thing.

After another two days, Xu Qinyu returned to the house after the restaurant was busy with dinner.

There are still six months before the end of the year, and the end of the year is a bit busy. Xu Qinyu has to look at a lot of account books, the accounts of the fields, and the bills of Xu Ji's restaurant and restaurant. The business in the second half of the year is not bad, so he has to check it again.

Ning Jie'er's shop is doing very well now, and they will check the accounts at the end of the year.

There was still silver frost charcoal in the room. Although it was warm, it was a little stuffy. Mrs. Wen opened the window and glanced at it. She turned around and said to her daughter-in-law and daughter, "Look, the snow is a little bit smaller. I don't know if it will stop tomorrow."

Fortunately, the snow in the southwest is not too heavy, and for the next few days, it will almost stop at the ankle.

After reading it, Mrs Wen left a small slit in the window for ventilation, and accompanied her daughter to settle accounts with her daughter-in-law.

After calculating the account, the three returned to the room to rest.

Early the next morning, Xu Qinyu got up early, and she had to go to the restaurant to cook the morning meal.

Xu Ji has more and more cooks, so she basically doesn't have to worry about her anymore, but she still goes there every day to help make morning and evening meals.

Xu Qinyu still plans to spend some time writing a few cookbooks. There are so many food traditions for 5,000 years. Even if he is a disciple, he doesn't know how to teach it to the Year of the Monkey and the Horse. All kinds of snacks, etc., can be written down for the world to read and pass on better.

Xu Qinyu was thinking about it, and called for the maid to bring hot water into the house to wash up, and was ready to go to the restaurant for a while.

This year, the restaurant still does not rest, and starts to book diners for this year's New Year's dinner. Xu Qinyu will have to take a look when he passes by.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help but think of her fourth brother, who had not seen each other for a whole year.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help sighing. She had just put on her clothes, and the maid brought hot water into the house. After Xu Qinyu washed up, she poured the water outside and poured it in the courtyard, when she saw another little maid hurried in. , with a pale face, Xu Qinyu saw this and hurriedly asked: "Chuntao, what are you running for? Run slower, is there something wrong with the restaurant?"

All she could think of was what happened at the restaurant, but the restaurant hasn't started cooking yet, and the door is still closed, what could happen? Could it be that something happened to the diners living in the garden?

Xu Qinyu groaned in her heart, and became a little worried.

Chuntao just shook her head and ran to stand in front of Xu Qinyu. She then panted with a white face and said, "Ma'am, there are a lot of guards outside, and they surrounded our house."

Chuntao has been guarding the gatehouse. On weekdays, there are knocks on the door of the house, and she is the one who goes in and out to help spread the word.