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Chapter 93
As soon as he entered the small room, the manager of Song trotted to open a chair for Qi Yun and asked him to sit down.
Qi Yun took off his fur clothes and sat down. When Tiezi saw that the Song steward had done his own work, he dared not be idle and ran to burn the charcoal basin warmer.
As soon as Qi Yun sat down, the steward of Song said, "Master, last night, I received a letter from flying pigeons, saying that the caravan was going well with the wind, but when I first got out of Beidi, I was surrounded by a group of deserters!"
Deserters?
Qi Yun frowned suddenly and understood why Song was in such a hurry.
As a matter of fact, Qi Yun had done a lot of homework before setting up the caravan, and he naturally knew all kinds of troubles that the caravan would encounter.
It is possible to encounter buckles and bandits.
The reason why we have to prepare enough money for the caravan is to let them manage along the way. Many people who stand in the way only want silver, and it doesn't matter if they give it money to get through.
But deserters are different.
These men were fugitives on the battlefield, with swords in their hands, and could not come back, because it would be a capital crime to be caught, but they dared not go to the land of Dijon, for fear of being killed, they could only become bandits.
But they are different from ordinary bandits, the general mountain bandits give money to let people go, but it is difficult to get out of their hands.
This is a group of outlaws, and it won't take long.
Qi Yun sat there, frowning and seemed to be thinking about countermeasures, but in the mind of Song, the matter was over.
As a matter of fact, many caravans have encountered this kind of deserters, and none of them can run away.
Even if this is the case with the big caravans, there are not many people in their own caravans, and it is even more difficult to escape.
It's over. It's all over.
The more he thought about it, the more sad he was, and he sat on the ground with his legs soft.
Tiezi hurried to help, and Qi Yun stood up to help, but as soon as he got up, he saw a vague figure in the window.
The window of the small room is not thick, it does not look like a bedroom, it is always thick and sometimes it is covered with a cloth to guard against the wind. And the window of the small room is relatively bright, although the scene outside can not really see, but you can also see a general outline.
In the courtyard, there was a vague figure, tall and erect, several circles bigger than ordinary people.
In the Qi family, there is only one who is so tall and strong.
Qi Yun immediately got up, regardless of putting on his fur coat, went over and opened the door of the small room.
Ye Pingrong wanted to come and talk to Ye Jiao, but he also knew it was still early. Afraid of disturbing Ye Jiao, he stood in the garden and waited. Suddenly he heard a noise nearby. As soon as he turned his head, he saw his brother-in-law standing at the door of the small room.
Probably because of the recent increase in affection for the Qi family, Ye Pingrong looked at Qi Yun and thought everywhere was pleasing to the eye, and smiled and said, "brother-in-law, New year …". "
But before he finished, Qi Yun said, "Brother, it's urgent, so come in and talk."
It was the first time that Ye Pingrong had seen Qi Yun, who had always been calm, so anxious, which made Ye Pingrong stupefied at first, then straightened his expression, didn't ask any more questions, and went straight in.
When the door was closed, Qi Yun said, "did the Duanwang ever entrust the caravan?"
When Ye Pingrong heard that it was about the caravan, she immediately looked serious.
He had been with Chu Chengyun all the time, and naturally knew that Chu Chengyun attached great importance to the caravan, so he said, "Wang Ye has always kept the caravan in mind, but there is no entrustment." Jiro, but what can I do for you? "
Qi Yun did not ask any more nonsense. He and Ye Pingrong are now as close as one, and there is nothing to hide.
However, Qi Yun did not open his mouth, but turned to Song, who immediately repeated what he had just said.
When Ye Pingrong heard that he was a deserter, he looked relaxed at first, but immediately frowned again.
Qi Yun couldn't help looking at him: "what do you think of?"
Ye Pingrong also made no secret and said directly, "I have been at the border for many years. In addition to fighting, I often have to undertake some escort tasks. I have met a lot of foreign people, including my friends." If the number of mountain bandits is large, I may not have much to do, but if the number of deserters is small, I can naturally find someone to deal with, it is not difficult, but … "
"but what?"
"it's at least a thousand miles away from here to outside the customs. If you want to deliver the news, I'm afraid it will take some time even if the horse is dead. I really don't know if it's too late."
Ye Pingrong this worry is real, thousands of miles away can only say four words, but it is not easy to get there.
But as soon as the words fell, Ye Pingrong saw a slightly relaxed look on Qi Yun's face.
This surprised Ye Pingrong: "brother-in-law, don't underestimate the cruelty of those deserters. If you can't pass on the news as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Qi Yun patted him on the arm and said, "it doesn't matter, you just write, remember to write smaller, and I have my own way to send it out." With that, Qi Yun said to Song, "the caravan was besieged after leaving Beidi, wasn't it?"
The manager of Song replied, "Yes."
Qi Yun immediately straightened up and said, "Iron, go and fetch the fastest pigeons in the backyard."
Tiezi didn't have time to answer, so he turned around and ran out the door.
At this time, Ye Pingrong also wrote the letter, stamped it, gave it to Qi Yun, and then asked, "how are you going to send it, brother-in-law?"
Before Tiezi came back, Qi Yun had time to explain, "since I wanted to plan the caravan, I spent a lot of money to buy dozens of pigeons, all well-trained, thousands of miles away, pigeons can arrive in only one day."
Ye Pingrong also knows that homing pigeons are easy to use, especially on the battlefield. Very often, the battle situation is urgent and cannot wait. When it is too late for ordinary horses, some people will use pigeons to pass on.
However, the wrinkles between Ye Ping Rong's eyebrows did not come loose: "homing pigeons can only return to their nests and cannot be released casually. Even if you release the pigeons, it will be in vain if they cannot find the location of the caravan."
At this moment, Qi Yun was taking out the bamboo tube from the box on one side, carefully rolled up the letter and stuffed it in, and said, "I am a pigeon who knows the way."
Ye Pingrong was puzzled: "what?"
Qi Yun carefully fiddled with the bamboo tube in his hand, and his voice kept saying, "all I bought are pigeons that can go to several towns near the border. I train every once in a while to make sure that the pigeons can find their way, and they can go back and forth quickly."
Ye Pingrong was stupefied for a moment, but did not react.
When I saw Qi Yun pick up another bamboo tube, his voice was gentle but spoke very fast: "although this pigeon cannot go directly to the caravan, as long as I send your letter and mine to the frontier town, someone will naturally know how to do it."
Ye Pingrong said hurriedly, "even if you can use a flying pigeon to send a message there, but when you get out of the customs, who can pick it up?"
Qi Yun looked at him and said, "before the caravan left, I told them that every place I went would leave people waiting for news. If there was no news, I would come back a year later."
…… What?
Another letter was also stuffed into the bamboo tube. Qi Yun sealed the bamboo tube and gave it to Tiezi.
When Tiezi tied the bamboo tube to the pigeon's leg, Qi Yun said, "since the caravan has just left Beidi, there must be our people in Beidi. Don't worry, he will know what to do."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Pingrong had nothing to say.
When Qi Yun released the homing pigeon, Ye Pingrong finally figured out what Qi Yun wanted to do and what the man needed to prepare.
They spend a lot of money on carrier pigeons, train for a long time, keep people early in the border town, and be careful to leave their own manpower wherever they go.
It was intertwined, as if he had known something would happen.
Ye Pingrong couldn't help looking at Qi Yun and asked in a low voice, "Jiro, why did you think of so much?"
Qi Yun looked at him, smiled and said, "since you want to accomplish something, you have to consider it carefully and be prepared for it. It's not difficult."
Although Qi Yun said that the wind was light and the clouds were light, Ye Pingrong thought about what Qi Yun did several times in his heart, and felt that this man was more and more thoughtful.
Prevention is the hardest part.
My brother-in-law, where on earth did this exquisite mind come from?
Ye Pingrong suddenly thought that when Chu Chengyun always praised him before, did Qi Yun deliberately show it to his own king?
But without waiting for Ye Pingrong to figure it out, Qi Yun gave the brush back to Ye Pingrong: "Brother, you'd better write a few more letters, just in case, we'll release one every half an hour." Qi Yun's voice paused and sighed. "this caravan is also of concern to Wang Ye. I don't want to make any mistakes. After all, they are shouldering more than just some money."
…… Yes, isn't it good to be thoughtful and prepared for a man like his brother-in-law who is so worried about the country and the people?
Ye Pingrong immediately took Qi Yun's brush, sat down, and wrote several more handwritten letters to him.
On the other side, Ye Jiao has coaxed Xubao to sleep.
Ye Jiao knew all the movements in the small room. after she had fed Xubao, she put on her clothes and cloak and went out to serve the medicinal flowers, so she could naturally see one pigeon after another flying into the sky.
However, Ye Jiao only took a look, did not take it to heart, turned around and concentrated on fiddling with the medicinal flowers on her hands.
At this time, a boy arrived at the gate of the courtyard. Xiao Su went over and said a few words to him and then came back. She bowed to Ye Jiao and said, "second daughter-in-law, a lady surnamed Gong Sun sent a post and invited the second daughter-in-law to have tea in a few days."
Ye Jiao did not know the wife surnamed Gong Sun, but because Qi Yun's business was getting bigger and bigger, Ye Jiao often received posts inviting her to go out. This time she thought of taking it first and asked him when the husband came back.
Then, Ye Jiao took the post and went back to the house with a small hoe.
Seeing that Xubao was still asleep, Ye Jiao put the post on the table and took out a flower rope to weave it to pass the time.
When Qi Yun came back, he saw his wife leaning against the cushion on the tatami, bowing her head slightly, the sun sprinkled, and the years were quiet.
Just now some nervous thoughts were suddenly quiet, and Qi Yun's eyebrows and eyes finally softened.
When Ye Jiao saw him enter the door, she laughed, put down the things in her hand, got up and grabbed Qi Yun's hand and said, "Xianggong, you're back. Are you hungry?"
Qi Yun didn't dare to say that he didn't have breakfast just now, but just said, "I'm hungry." He looked back and said, "Iron, go and let the kitchenette set the table."
Ye Jiao took him to sit on the couch. Qi Yun first looked at the sleeping Xubao, then clasped Ye Jiao's hand with his backhand, sat down next to her, and let Ye Jiao lean into his arms.
The villain held him in his arms, pinched a piece of Red Bean Cake and handed it to him with a smile. When he saw that he opened his mouth and ate, he said, "just now a lady surnamed Gong Sun came to give me a post and invited me to tea."
Hearing the words, Qi Yun thought about it carefully and said, "there are not many Gongsun in this town. The one who can deliver a post should be the wife of the county magistrate."
The county magistrate is eight grades, but he doesn't have a big official, but he takes care of a lot of things.
In previous years, the county magistrate would also invite Fang to tea. After all, the Qi family is a well-off family, and there will be no less social contacts.
Last year, because Ye Jiao was newly married, coupled with the fact that Qi Yun was in poor health at that time, it was rumored that he was going to die and live. Now that Qi Erlang is in good health and Qi Jia's shop is prosperous, it is not uncommon for this post to come over.
Qi Yun said, "it's okay to go and have a look. Your sister-in-law will accompany you. At that time, the lanterns are beautiful. When the tea party is over, I'll pick you up and we'll go shopping in the lanterns."
Ye Jiao nodded and kissed Qi Yun.
The bean paste-flavored kiss tastes sweet.
When the lips were divided, Ye Jiao asked, "are you all right?"
Qi Yun knew that his wife never asked him about the shop caravan, but she could see the change in Qi Yun's mood. She thought that when she entered the door, the worry that she had no time to hide was seen by Ye Jiao.
Clasping Ye Jiao's arm, Qi Yun whispered, "it's all right." Try your best to listen to your destiny, but you can have a result in these two days.
Ye Jiao blinked, reached out and touched it, then slipped a safe knot into Qi Yun's hand: "here you are."
Qi Yun looked down and saw that the knot was not good. Although his wife had a clear heart, she did not have a pair of smart hands. Usually knitting knots and panicles was just entertainment, and it was very good to be able to do so.
But this time there are about ten copper coins on the knot, and because the copper coins are linked together, it seems to have grown a lot.
Qi Yun could not help asking, "what is this?"
Ye Jiao held him in her arms, looked up at him and smiled, "here you go. I bitten all the copper coins on them when I ate dumplings yesterday. I ate all those sweet jujube coins, but I couldn't eat them, so I hid them in my hands. I came back and washed it and made it up for you."
At that time, she did not immediately say that she was afraid that Saburo would eat hard when she saw it and hold on to herself.
But Qi Yun remembers that his wife ate only 13 or 14 dumplings before and after.
In this way, everyone has a lottery.