As soon as he entered the small room, Manager Song trotted to pull out a chair for Qi Yun and let him sit down.
Qi Yun took off his fur coat and sat down. Tie Zi didn't dare to sit idle when he saw that Song Steward was doing his own work, so he ran to warm the charcoal basin.
But steward Song waited for Qi Yun to sit down and immediately said: "Master, last night, I received a biography from flying pigeons, saying that the caravan was always going well, but when they first left Beidi, they were surrounded by a group of deserters. It's gone!"
deserter
Qi Yun frowned suddenly, and understood why Manager Song was so anxious.
In fact, before the formation of the caravan, Qi Yun had done a lot of homework, and naturally knew the various troubles the caravan would encounter.
There will be snaps, there will be gangsters, these are all possible.
The reason to prepare enough money for the caravan is to let them manage along the way. Many people who block the road only want money, and they can get through if they give money, but it doesn't matter.
But deserters are different.
These people are fleeing troops on the battlefield. They have swords in their hands and can't come back, because if they come back, being caught is a capital offense, but they don't dare to go to the land of Dijon. Bandit.
But they are different from ordinary bandits. The ordinary mountain bandits give money and let them go, but it is difficult to get out of their hands.
This is a group of desperadoes, and it won't last long.
Qi Yun sat there, frowning, and seemed to be thinking of a countermeasure, but in Manager Song's mind, the matter was actually over.
In fact, many caravans have encountered such deserters, and none of them can escape.
Those big caravans are still like this. There are not many people in their own caravans, and it is even more difficult to escape.
It's over, it's over.
The more he thought about it, the more sad the steward Song became, and he actually sat on the ground with a weak leg.
Tie Zi hurried to help him, and Qi Yun also stood up to help him, but when he got up, he saw a vague figure from the window.
The window of the small room is not thickly covered, unlike a bedroom, it is always thick and sometimes covered with cloth to prevent the wind. The window of the small room is relatively bright, although the outside scene can not be seen clearly, but it can be roughly seen.
In the yard, there was a vague figure, tall and straight, several times larger than ordinary people.
In the Qi family, there is only one person who is so tall and strong.
Qi Yun got up immediately, and without putting on his fur coat, he walked over and opened the door of the small room.
Ye Pingrong originally wanted to come and talk to Ye Jiao, but he also knew that it was too early. He was afraid of disturbing Ye Jiao, so he stood in the garden and waited. He suddenly heard a movement next to him, and when he turned his head, he saw a man standing in the small room. My brother-in-law at the door.
Probably because his affection for the Qi family has doubled recently, Ye Pingrong looked at Qi Yun and felt that everything was pleasing to the eye, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, New Year..."
But before he could finish speaking, Qi Yun said, "Brother, if you are in a hurry, come in and talk."
It was the first time that Ye Pingrong saw Qi Yun, who was always calm, in such a hurry. This made Ye Pingrong stunned for a moment, then he straightened his expression, and walked in without asking any more questions.
When the door was closed, Qi Yun said, "Did King Duan entrust the caravan?"
Ye Pingrong immediately looked serious when he heard that it was about the caravan.
He has been by Chu Chengyun's side all the time, and he naturally knew that Chu Chengyun valued the caravan, so he said, "My lord has always kept the caravan in his heart, but he didn't entrust him with it. Erlang, is there anything wrong?"
Qi Yun didn't ask any more nonsense, he and Ye Pingrong are now as close as one body, and there is nothing to hide.
However, Qi Yun did not speak, but looked at Manager Song, who immediately repeated what he said just now.
Ye Pingrong heard that he was a deserter, and his expression relaxed at first, but then he frowned again.
Qi Yun couldn't help looking at him: "What did you think of?"
Ye Pingrong didn't hide it, and said directly: "I have been at the border for many years. In addition to fighting wars, I often have to undertake some escort tasks. I have met many foreigners, including my friends. There are not many ways to do it, but if the number of deserters is not large, I can naturally find someone to deal with, it is not difficult, but…”
"But what?"
"From here to the outside of the customs, it is at least a thousand miles away. If you want to send the news there, I am afraid that it will take a long time to run away and die. I really don't know if it will be too late."
Ye Pingrong's concern is real. It can only be said in four words from a thousand miles away, but it is not easy to reach.
But as soon as the words fell, Ye Pingrong saw a slightly relaxed expression on Qi Yun's face.
This made Ye Pingrong a little surprised: "Brother-in-law, don't underestimate the ferocity of those deserters. If you can't pass the news as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Qi Yun patted his arm and said, "It's okay, you can just write, remember to write smaller letters, and I can send the letter by myself." After speaking, Qi Yun said to Guan Song, "Shang The team was surrounded after leaving Bei Di, right?"
Manager Song responded, "Yes."
Qi Yun immediately stood up straight and said, "Tie Zi, go and fetch the fastest pigeons in the backyard. Be quick."
Tie Zi didn't care to answer, he turned his head and ran out the door.
Ye Pingrong also wrote a handwritten letter at this time, stamped it with a seal, and handed it to Qi Yun, and then asked, "Brother-in-law, how are you going to send it out?"
Before Tiezi came back, Qi Yun had time to explain: "Since I wanted to plan a caravan, I spent a lot of money to buy dozens of pigeons, all well-trained, thousands of miles away, pigeons. It only takes a day to get there.”
Ye Pingrong also knows that carrier pigeons are easy to use, especially on the battlefield. Many times the battle situation is urgent and cannot wait. Ordinary horses are too late, and some people will use pigeons to pass them.
But the folds between Ye Pingrong's brows did not loosen: "The carrier pigeon can only be returned to its nest, and it cannot be placed casually. Even if you let the pigeon out, it will be useless if it can't find the caravan."
Qi Yun was taking out a bamboo tube from the box on the side, carefully rolled up the letter and stuffed it inside, and said as he stuffed it, "I know the way, this pigeon is very accurate."
Ye Pingrong was puzzled: "What?"
Qi Yun fiddled with the bamboo tube very carefully, and his voice kept saying: "I bought pigeons that can go to several towns near the border pass, and I will train every once in a while to ensure that the pigeons can recognize the way. , they can come back and forth very quickly."
Ye Pingrong was stunned for a moment, but did not respond.
Seeing Qi Yun pick up another bamboo tube, his voice was calm but very fast: "Although this pigeon can't get directly into the hands of the caravan, I just need to send your letter and mine to Bianguan Town. , of course someone knows how to do it.”
Ye Pingrong said hurriedly: "Even if you can use flying pigeons to pass the news there, who can pick it up when you get out of the customs?"
Qi Yun looked at him, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "I told them before the caravan left that every time we go to a place, we have to leave people waiting for news. If there is no news, we will return by ourselves in a year."
… what
Putting another letter into the bamboo tube, Qi Yun sealed the bamboo tube and handed it to Tie Zi.
When Tiezi tied the bamboo tube to the pigeon's leg, Qi Yun said again: "Since the caravan has just left Beidi Kingdom, then Beidi Kingdom must have our people. Don't worry, he will know what to do."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Pingrong was completely speechless.
When Qi Yun released the carrier pigeon, Ye Pingrong finally figured out what Qi Yun wanted to do, and also figured out what preparations this person needed to do.
Buying homing pigeons with a lot of money, training for a long time, leaving people early in the border town, but also cautiously leaving their own people wherever they pass...
The links are intertwined, as if he had long known that something would happen.
Ye Pingrong couldn't help looking at Qi Yun and asked in a low voice, "Erlang, why did you think 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. It's not difficult."
Although Qi Yun said that the wind was light, but Ye Pingrong thought back and forth in his mind several times about what Qi Yun had done, and the more he felt that this person was thoughtful.
Prevention is the hardest part.
My brother-in-law, where did this exquisite thought come from...
Ye Pingrong suddenly thought that if Chu Chengyun always praised him before, did Qi Yun deliberately show it to his prince
But before Ye Pingrong could understand, Qi Yun handed the brush back to Ye Pingrong: "Brother, please write a few more letters, just in case, we will release one every half an hour." Qi Yun's voice paused. After a pause, with some sighs, "This caravan is also the concern of the prince. I don't want to make any mistakes. After all, they have more than just some money on their shoulders."
... Yes, isn't it a good thing for someone like his brother-in-law who is worried about the country and the people to be prepared
Ye Pingrong immediately took Qi Yun's brush, sat down, and wrote a few more handwritten letters to him.
On the other side, Ye Jiao had coaxed Xu Bao to fall asleep.
Ye Jiao knew the movement in the small room. After she finished feeding Xu Bao, she put on her clothes and cloak and went out to serve the medicinal herbs. Naturally, she could see pigeons flying into the sky one after another.
However, Ye Jiao just glanced at it and didn't take it to heart, she turned her head and concentrated on playing with the herbal flowers on her hands.
At this time, a servant arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Su said a few words to him and then came back, bowed to Ye Jiao and said, "Second Young Mistress, a lady surnamed Gongsun sent a message, please Second Young Mistress. Going to have tea in a few days."
Ye Jiao didn't know the lady surnamed Gongsun, but because Qi Yun's business was getting bigger and bigger, Ye Jiao often received posts inviting her to go out. .
Afterwards, Ye Jiao took the post and threw her hoe back to the house.
Seeing that Xu Bao 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 on the cushion on top of the couch, bowing her head slightly, the sun was pouring, and the years were quiet.
The nervous mind just now calmed down for a moment, and Qi Yun's eyebrows finally softened.
Ye Jiao laughed when she saw him entering the door, put down the things in her hand, got up and grabbed Qi Yun's hand and said, "Xiang Gong, you are back, are you hungry?"
Qi Yun didn't dare to say that he didn't eat breakfast just now, but just said, "I'm hungry." He turned around and said, "Tie Zi, go and set the table in the small kitchen."
Ye Jiao dragged him to sit on the couch. Qi Yun first looked at Xu Bao, who was sleeping soundly, then clasped Ye Jiao's hand and sat next to her, letting Ye Jiao lean into his arms. inside.
The little ginseng let him hold it, smiled and squeezed a piece of red bean cake and handed it to him. When he saw that he opened his mouth to eat it, he said, "Just now, a lady surnamed Gongsun came to send me a message and asked me to have tea."
Hearing the words, Qi Yun thought for a while, and said, "There are not many people named Gongsun in this city. The one who can send the post should be the wife of the county magistrate."
The county magistrate is an eighth-rank, and the official is not a big one, but he has a lot of things in charge.
In previous years, the county magistrate would also invite Mrs. Fang over to have tea. After all, the Qi family was a wealthy family, and there should be no shortage of communication.
Last year, it was because of Ye Jiao's new marriage, and Qi Yun was not in good health at that time, and there were rumors that he was going to die or live, so I didn't give it. Now Qi Erlang is in good health, and Qi's shop is booming. Not unusual.
Qi Yun said: "It's fine to go and see, my sister-in-law will accompany you. It happened that the lanterns were beautiful at that time. When the tea party is over, I will pick you up and let's go shopping for the lanterns together."
Ye Jiao nodded in response, probed over and kissed Qi Yun.
The bean paste-flavored kiss is full of sweetness.
When she waited for her lips to split, Ye Jiao softly asked, "Are you alright?"
Qi Yun knew that her wife never asked him about the caravan, but she could see the change in Qi Yun's mood, thinking that when she entered the door just now, Ye Jiao looked at the worry that she didn't have time to hide.
Holding Ye Jiao's arm tightly, Qi Yun said softly, "It's alright." Doing everything and obeying the destiny, it will only take a couple of days to get results.
Ye Jiao blinked, reached out and touched the side, and then shoved a peace knot into Qi Yun's hand: "This is for you."
Qi Yun looked down and saw that the knot was not well done. Even though his wife had a clear heart, she didn't have a pair of smart hands. Usually, knitting and tying was just entertainment.
But this time, about ten copper coins were woven into the knot. Because the copper coins were connected in a string, it made the knot look a lot longer.
Qi Yun couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"
Ye Jiao hugged him, raised her head and looked at him with a smile: "Here to you, the copper coins on the top are all the ones I bitten from the dumplings yesterday, I ate all those sweet jujube flavors, but this one No, I will hide it in my hand, I will wash it when I come back and just make it up for you."
When she ate it, she didn't say it right away, because she was afraid that Saburo would eat it again when he saw it, and hold on to himself.
But Qi Yun remembered that his wife ate thirteen or four dumplings together.
According to this, does everyone have a lot of luck...