In the champion mansion, Mrs. Guo was leading her two daughters-in-law and strode inside.
The lady in charge of receiving and quoting was frowning, neither blocking nor welcoming.
Liu Xinyi followed behind, dissuading her as she accompanied her: "Madam, since my younger brother and sister are sick, let's go back for now, come back another day, and let her recover well."
Mrs. Guo snorted: "Although I don't like her daughter-in-law, she is still her mother-in-law. Wulang was out on an expedition, and she fell ill, so I had to come and see her."
Go to the front of Zhou Xiaoxiao's daily living room.
I saw several servants and maids rushed out to greet him.
Mrs. Guo was displeased: "This one is like a panicked chicken, and there are no rules at all. That's how your mistress taught you?"
Guo Jingyan stood in front of her and smiled reluctantly: "Auntie, this uncle is out on an expedition, and her younger brother and sister are in a depressed mood and are bedridden, which is understandable. Let's not hang around in front of her, so that she won't be sad when she thinks about it."
"Nonsense! I'm from the Yu family of Wuxun. It's normal for men to go out and make achievements. If everyone is like her, when your husband goes out, he will cry in bed and can't get up, but it's not to make people laugh."
Mrs. Guo pushed Guo Jingyan away and stepped into the house.
Guo Jingyan and Liu Xinyi exchanged glances helplessly.
Sure enough, after a while, I heard the smashing of the porcelain in the house and the sound of Mrs. Guo yelling.
Guo Jingyan and Liu Xinyi both covered their faces with their sleeves and thought: Fifth siblings, sisters-in-law have done their best. Your trick of pretending to be sick and closing the door to thank guests is impossible to hide from her and your wife.
So recently, there have been rumors in the lady's circle that as soon as the champion Hou set off on the expedition, Mrs. Hou suffered from lovesickness and fell ill.
The mother-in-law of the state government deliberately came to her door and reprimanded her, but it still didn't work.
Still lying in bed and unable to get up, closed doors for several months to thank guests.
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Good news of the Northern Expedition is frequent.
The emperor is very happy.
At the beginning, the army attacked Yizhou, and in the first battle, he surrendered Lin Chengmao, the defender of Yizhou. After the situation is like a broken bamboo, it has successively won the lower peaks, camps, and dense states.
The king of Yan was brave, marched fast, and dared to go deep.
The champion Hou You is good at strategy.
The two complement each other and have a tacit understanding of each other.
King Yan's army was disciplined and disciplined.
With the respect of a prince, he eats and sleeps with all the soldiers. Rewards and punishments are clearly defined, with three chapters, those who plunder people's wealth will be executed, those who have raped women will be executed, and those who leave the camp without permission will be executed. The military is of the same mind.
The champion Hou is generous.
But there are those who are caught, and they will often end up with kindness and righteousness for their own use. From this, Dole is attached to the champion. Wherever it reaches, it will not disturb the people, the army will pass through the border, and there will be no offense in the autumn of the people, and the people will love it.
One day and night, the army camped out and buried the pot to cook.
Cheng Shizhao led Guo Suren and Meng Zhongtian to Yu Xingzhi's tent.
Yu Xingzhi and Zhou Xiaoxiao were eating at the same table, and when they saw Cheng, they got up and gave way.
Cheng Shizhao took a look and saw that the food on the table was obviously not a big pot of rice cooked by the cook in the camp.
A stack of charred pancakes, a pot of fresh bamboo shoots and mushroom soup, and several other plates with cooked beef, garlic, thin cucumber strips and shredded fried eggs.
Yu Xingzhi did it himself, brushed a layer of black secret sauce on the pancake, and rolled it with cooked beef, cucumber strips, shredded eggs and garlic.
Handed a roll to Cheng Shizhao and another to Zhou Xiaoxiao.
Cheng Shizhao took the steaming burrito and tasted it, only to feel that the sauce had a unique flavor, spicy and salty. The pancakes are crispy, the beef tendon, and the vegetables are refreshing. In one bite, it's amazing.
"Okay, you are tall, but as a coach, you are actually opening a small stove. Are you here for an outing, or are you here to fight?"
Yu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Thanks to Xiaoxiao's hard work."
Cheng Shizhao recently showed his demeanor of sharing weal and woe with the soldiers. They all eat a big pot of rice.
I will get this filling, delicious, and fragrant burritos. I can't care about any more long-winded, and I bury my head and eat it.
Zhou Xiaoxiao rolled a few pancakes and went out to the tent, eating with Guo Suren, Meng Zhongtian, and two guards standing guard outside the door.
Guo Suren was about to decline, but Meng Zhongtian had already taken it over, stuffing it into his mouth, while muttering, "This is too damn delicious. Brother Zhou, you made this? You are really good at martial arts, cook. The art is also good, it's amazing! It's amazing!"
Guo Suren had to respectfully thank him and accept the food.
Meng Zhongtian over there was still shouting: "Old Guo, why are you babbling and chirping like a mother. Brother Zhou, Sajia doesn't talk to you like he does. This cake is really strong, haha, thank you Go in and touch a few and come out to satisfy the family's cravings."
Guo Suren burst into tears in his heart, my silly brother, you don't see Mrs. Hou, I'm afraid Lord Hou will see you one day. When will you be smart.
Cheng Shizhao ate with a round belly and came out satisfied.
Seeing Zhou Xiaoxiao and his two stupid subordinates, squatting together in the corner and drinking soup with cakes, they are completely like old fritters, and I really can't see the appearance of a woman anymore.
When he was about to speak, he felt that he had just eaten something from someone else, and his mouth was a little short.
He had no choice but to kick Meng Zhongtian.
"When I go back, I know how to eat and eat all day."
Meng Zhongtian: "..."
Soldiers are very fast.
A few days later, the army arrived at Hailaoguan.
This pass is dangerous.
The city is thick and strong, and the mountains are stubborn.
There is a huge stream below, with cliffs on the side, and the walls stand thousands of feet, and it is difficult for spirit apes to climb.
The Jin army started the first fortified battle of the northern expedition against the Liao Kingdom.
After several days of continuous attacks, they suffered a lot of damage, but they still found nothing.
The war strategy is not Zhou Xiaoxiao's director, but even the bleak battlefield cannot stop a foodie's heart.
Zhou Xiaoxiao doesn't have to worry about the front-line battle, and is only responsible for Yu Xingzhi's guard work every day. In his spare time, he searches for some fresh food and food for himself and Yu Xingzhi to satisfy their cravings.
On this day, all the generals and commanders gathered in the tent of the champion, and they were discussing the strategy of defeating the enemy nervously and solemnly.
Suddenly the curtain was lifted, and an unremarkable little guard came in.
Holding a pot of fresh peach in his hand, the peach body is green, and the top is carrying a touch of red.
Obviously just washed, all hanging crystal water droplets. It's mouth-watering at a glance.
The guard held a peach in his mouth. He didn't expect that there were so many people in the tent, so he smiled embarrassedly and put the basin aside. Stand behind Yu Xingzhi.
When everyone saw that he was a close friend of Champion Hou, they stopped paying attention and continued to return to the heated discussion.
There was a depressing smell in the account, and the generals all had deep expressions and frowned.
After several days of continuous attack, the dead bodies of the soldiers who sacrificed in vain, like a heavy mountain, weighed down on each of their hearts.
Meng Zhongtian said: "Commander, you give me a death squad, and tomorrow I will bring my brothers up personally. If I can't reach the wall, my old Meng will not come back!"
"No, such a strong attack is only afraid that the sacrifice will be too great, and it may not be able to achieve victory."
"I only hate that this city occupies a favorable location, so I can only attack from the front, and I can't find another way to assist."
In the midst of a noisy argument, a crisp sentence suddenly entered.
"There is a way."
The crowd fell silent instantly.
Qi Qi looked towards the sounding place.
But it was Zhou Xiaoxiao who just stood behind Yu Xingzhi.
She also nibbled peaches in her mouth.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she took the peach down embarrassingly.
He wiped his mouth and said, "There is still a way."
Although Zhou Xiaoxiao was often inseparable with Yu Xingzhi, he never made a sound at military and political meetings.
Then someone said displeased: "A little guard..."
Cheng Shizhao and Yu Xingzhi stopped him at the same time, and said to Zhou Xiaoxiao in unison, "Tell me."
Zhou Xiaoxiao touched her nose, "I climbed to the top of the mountain from Zuoling today, and found a gentle slope behind, which can go northwest and go straight into the city."
Meng Zhongtian said: "Brother Zhou, Beiling is a cliff and it is difficult to fly. We have searched countless times with our brothers, but we have not found any trails to go up the mountain. How did you find the way?"
Zhou Xiaoxiao said: "Yes... It's not very easy to climb. But as long as one person climbs up first, hangs and reinforces the rope ladder, and then picks some strong brothers, it should be feasible."
Cheng Shizhao said, "What are you doing to climb that cliff when you have nothing to do?"
Zhou Xiaoxiao embarrassedly raised the half-eaten peach in her hand.
Everyone knew it in their hearts: "He eats it to pick peaches."
Day two.
Cheng Shizhao and Yu Xingzhi personally selected 500 talented people.
Come to the bottom of the left mountain together.
Hold your head up.
I saw the cliff, standing a thousand feet on the side, straight up to the sky.
The stone surface is smooth and clean, and there is almost no place to climb hands.
It is really hard for the Yellow Crane to fly, and the monkey wants to relieve his sorrow and climb.
At the peak of Lingyun, the branches of a peach tree stretched out majestically, with dense branches and leaves, and it was faintly fruitful.
Everyone thought to themselves, how do you go up such a steep wall
Zhijian Zhou Xiaoxiao stretched out his hand in a small cloth bag hanging around his waist, grabbed a handful of grass ashes, and rubbed his hands together.
Climbing on the slight depression between the stone walls, with a little help, he immediately swam up like a gecko.
He climbed more than ten meters in one breath, before hanging on the stone crevice and taking a break. Then he borrowed strength again, and yo-yo went up more than ten meters.
Everyone saw that her figure was getting smaller and smaller.
They all thought that if this person misses and falls, it will not become a meat pie. This person is not afraid of this cliff in order to eat a peach, and he is considered a strange person.
Zhou Xiaoxiao climbed to the top of the cliff, grabbed a hanging peach branch, and pulled it hard.
Immediately, he rose into the air, like a Peng bird, hanging up.
Everyone took a deep breath.
I saw that Zhou Xiaoxiao had turned over the tree, hugged a sturdy branch, and waved happily below.
Cheng Shizhao only felt a few ups and downs in his heart. He stroked his chest and sighed, "Zigui, Zigui, where did you find this big treasure."
Yu Xingzhi didn't answer, he raised his head and stared at Zhou Xiaoxiao's figure for a moment. The body is tense, and it seems to be ready to respond at any time.
Zhou Xiaoxiao untied the string wrapped around her body. Tie a small rock and slowly hang down from the top of the cliff.
Someone below caught the rope and connected a thick rope.
Zhou Xiaoxiao pulled the thick rope and fixed it on a solid tree trunk on the top of the mountain.
Again, use this thick rope to hang up a rope ladder.
Then there are people with agility, climbing along the rope ladder, using stone nails to reinforce the rope ladder to the cliff along the way.
Those who went up did the same, and several rope ladders hung down from the top of the mountain.
Five hundred soldiers, silently, climbed up Zuo Ling.
Yu Xingzhi straightened his sleeves and raised his arms to climb.
Cheng Shizhao stopped him: "Xingzhi? Do you want to lead the crowd to raid in person?"
Yu Xingzhi: "Xiaoxiao is ready, I can't go."