They went back much faster. It can be said that they returned home like an arrow, and hurried on their way, but they saw the gate of Xizhou in five days.
Only when they saw the gate of the city, Man Bao and Bai Shan kicked the horse's belly to speed up and rushed straight over.
The soldiers who were routinely guarding the gate of the city raised their eyelids boredly when they heard the sound of horseshoes and took a look. They thought it was another military newspaper outside, so they wanted to close their eyes and continue to take a nap, but their eyelids closed halfway, and what they saw Finally fed back to the brain.
He opened his eyes again, and saw the two people approaching on fast horses, jumped up from the base of the city wall in surprise, and waved his hands and called: "My lord, my lord, Mr. Zhou—Young Master Bai—"
The soldier guarding the gate was taken aback by him. Seeing that it was the soldier from the mission, he was very angry and scolded, "What are you barking about?"
It's okay for them to stand guard here every day without stopping for a moment, but these people from the mission come here to sleep in turns, which is simply too much!
Man Bao and the others had already arrived at the front of the horse, and when they heard the soldier calling, they lowered their heads and glanced, and recognized him, so she stopped the horse and asked, "Why are you here?"
The little soldier raised a big smile and replied: "Nie Canjun asked the humble officer to wait for the lord here, saying that the lord might come back when he came back, and the people in the team were all divided up. One would come to guard the city gate every day, so that when the lord came back we Just know."
Bai Shan also reined in the horse, and asked, "Sir, are they all right?"
"Back to Mr. Bai, Mr. Zhuang and the others are all well, it's just that they were taken aback by the Turkic soldiers who came to attack the city eight days ago."
It was Man Bao and Bai Shan's turn to be startled, "What, Turkic soldiers are coming to attack the city?"
Shouldn't Western State be safe? The Protectorate's Mansion is here.
Man Bao and Bai Shan were about to go into the city to ask about the situation, but the soldiers guarding the gate stopped them to check.
They didn't know Zhou Man and Bai Shan at first, but their companions were so famous, and they just talked so much with the soldier under the city wall, so they naturally knew who it was.
But even if I know, I have to check it again.
They were not allowed to enter until it was determined that as many people as they went out would come back.
The little soldier who came to pick them up chirped and explained to them: "My lord, last time the Turks came to attack the city, the city was infiltrated with spies, causing chaos in the city, so now the city gate is strictly checked."
Man Bao was worried, "Are you all okay for the Turkic siege?"
"It's okay," Xiaobing said with a smile: "When the city is in chaos, we are not allowed to go out when we join the army. Our three yards are closely connected, and the opposite is their yard under heavy rain. The four yards are watching and helping each other. Don't dare to come here. Even if they come, we will guard the courtyard wall, and they will give it away for nothing when they come."
Only then did Man Bao heave a sigh of relief. After entering the city, he saw that the city was still in order, and the people didn't see any distress or anxiety on their faces, so he asked, "Did they not attack?"
"No," said the soldier happily, "They blocked the city gate for two days, and then our reinforcements arrived. My lord, there are people from Zhongyuan, and General Ashina led the troops himself."
Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other.
Xiao Bing didn't know much after all, so they got on their horses and trotted back.
Before Man Bao jumped off the horse, he heard the familiar laughter coming from the yard. The two immediately jumped off the horse and opened the door. I was so angry that I couldn't help hiccupping, and then I came back to my senses, pointed at them and said "ah" twice, and found that I couldn't speak for a while, so I ran towards them directly, hugged them People looked up to the sky and laughed.
Bai Shan supported his shoulders, and pushed his hand holding Man Bao away in disgust, "Do you know if a man and a woman are close or not?"
Bai Erlang pushed him away, hugged Man Bao alone, then looked at him triumphantly and said, "Men and women, it's true that you can't kiss each other."
Seeing him pointing to himself and saying "female", Bai Shan stretched out his leg and gave him a kick. Bai Erlang jumped back, turned around and happily ran to the backyard to tell Mr. Zhuang.
Only then did Yin Huan and Liu Huan come forward to meet them, "Is the trip safe and sound?"
Bai Shandao: "There was no danger along the way, everything was found and destroyed. But you, I heard that Turkic soldiers surrounded Xizhou City?"
Yin Ru said: "Fortunately, the reinforcements from the Central Plains arrived in time, and the siege was quickly rescued. We were not affected."
Mr. Zhuang and Zhou Liru came over in a hurry from the backyard. They saw nothing changed except for a little dark, so they slowed down and became satisfied.
Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard and smiled.
Zhou Liru rushed forward and hugged his sister-in-law, and let out a cry of joy.
Man Bao comforted her, and went forward with Bai Shan to salute Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "It's good that you come back safely. We were worried that you would encounter Turkic soldiers on the road, but luckily."
Nie Canjun and Wei Xingren rushed over after hearing the news, while Bai Shan and Man Bao went back to the room to freshen up.
After I washed my hair, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes, I went out refreshed to talk to them.
As soon as Man Bao opened the door, the two beautiful girls saluted together. Man Bao was startled, took a step back and asked, "Who are you?"
The two said softly: "My lord, we are here to take your dirty clothes and wash them."
He added: "We have to wait for the adults to comb their hair and dress..."
In fact, they wanted to push the door to go in just now, but found that the door was closed, so they had to wait outside first.
Man Bao hurriedly said: "The clothes can be washed, but there is no need to comb your hair and dress."
These are two of the ten dancing girls. Man Bao scratched his head and asked Zhou Liru after going out, "Are they doing nothing lately?"
Zhou Liru snorted and said, "Who says there are not? There are too many. It's all the fault of the Duhufu. A few days ago, the Duhufu came to manage the affairs and we wanted people. They said they wanted to buy ten people back with us. They were terrified. I'm afraid we'll sell them back, so I've been working very hard in the past few days, looking for something to do when I have nothing to do."
Zhou Liru said sadly: "The yard isn't very dirty, but they have to sweep it five times a day, and I'm tired just looking at it."
Man Bao: "...Why does the Duhufu want to buy people back?"
"I heard that it will be given to General Ashina."
Man Bao stared, "Why, isn't General Ashina a son-in-law?"
Zhou Liru didn't understand either, "I don't understand either, but listening to Nie Canjun and Mr. Zhuang talk, it seems normal."
She looked around, then leaned into Man Bao's ear and whispered: "They said in private that if they are sent to General Ashina to use them, they will either follow General Ashina to the Princess Mansion, or they will be sent to the Princess Mansion." The general handed it over to his subordinates, the former would still be slaves, and the latter might be concubines. They said that it would be better to stay with us, although they are all slaves, but at least we don’t beat or scold them here.”
Zhou Liru said: "I think they are capable, so I kept them."
Man Bao nodded, "The people who gave it away will never buy it back, General Guo is too stingy."