This matter, the child has no mother, it’s a long story.
Hearing the question, the soldier with a weathered face couldn't help but look at Shen Tang with red eyes, feeling very aggrieved.
His look—
It's like a dog that has been wandering outside for many days and has suffered a lot from society, and it bursts into emotions the moment it sees its owner.
Shen Tang was confused and could only say, "Um... you might as well talk slowly, but what difficulties did you encounter on the way?"
Seeing the messenger like this, she slowed down her voice.
The messenger raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.
He told about his experiences in the past few months one by one. He had to come back just now because he had no choice. He was blessed by his ancestors to be able to save his life and reply to Shen Tang's mission in person. When Shen Tang finished listening to his "legendary experience", he secretly sighed.
It would be a shame not to make an "X囧" movie.
There is drama, twists and turns, suspense and humor. What great real-life material!
"It is said that 'a letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold when war rages for three months'. In this chaotic world, delivering a letter is indeed very difficult. Thank you for your hard work..." Shen Tang did not know how to blame the other party after hearing this. He even had to comfort the other party's injured heart.
This letter was sent out years ago.
Minfeng County is not far from Longwu County, but it is not close either. Not to mention the bandits and riots on the road, even if the situation is peaceful and harmonious, there are still high mountains and dangerous obstacles, and jackals and wolves lurking around. It is no exaggeration to say that every word in this letter is of great weight.
In order to ensure the smooth delivery of the letter, Shen Tang specially sent a low-ranking official as a messenger. She had a good idea at the time. If she encountered ordinary bandits along the way, with the ability of a low-ranking official, even if she could not win head-on, at least she would be able to escape.
but-
Ideals are full, but reality is skinny.
Accidents always happen faster than plans.
The messenger was besieged, injured and captured.
_(:з)∠?)_
He was lucky enough to have his life saved, but before he could take two steps, he ran into the conscripts again. All he had left was a set of clothes that he hadn't changed for several days, and a letter hidden in his arms. What was even more embarrassing was that he couldn't fight them, couldn't escape, and had no money left.
Stuck between two counties, it is in a dilemma.
So, he had to—
I ruthlessly put on the clothes of a third party.
If you can't beat them, join them!!!
Shen Tang: “…”
The messenger trained with the soldiers for a few days and took care of his wounds. Before his wounds were completely healed, he was dragged to the battlefield again. He was very panicked, fearing that his life would be lost. But in order to complete Shen Jun's mission alive, he had to rack his brains.
On the battlefield, the louder you shout, the slower you run.
Not aggressive in charging forward, only good at eating.
The battlefield was chaotic, and he was just an unknown soldier, no one paid attention to him. He was able to get away with it several times by slacking off. Not only was he not punished by military law, but he was promoted several levels - because he was a brave warrior after all, and even if his talent was low, his treatment was still much better than that of ordinary soldiers. When there was a promotion quota, he was the first choice.
From a private to a sergeant, and from a sergeant to a squad leader.
Shen Tang: “…”
This is not the most outrageous and fantastic thing.
After he recovered from his injuries and saved some money, he planned to take advantage of the chaos of the next battle to leave and continue to deliver the letter to Minfeng County. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly promoted to be a personal guard of a young warrior. This position is not ordinary, and it can only be held by the commander's trusted confidant or the personal soldiers trained by the commander himself. It is dangerous, but there are many opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
The position of centurion was already beckoning to him.
If you are lucky enough, you can even climb to the position of deputy general.
Shen Tang: “…”
For some reason, a very appropriate joke popped up in her mind - Hey, sir, if you don’t let me return to the team, I will really become the boss!
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
You've been promoted smoothly in your career!
Are you trying to hint something to her
Shen Tang's cheeks were tense, and she didn't show her emotions. No one knew how much she was thinking. At this moment, the story of the messenger reached its climax - she never expected that the young warrior was actually the recipient of this letter delivery mission.
The prefect of Minfeng County, Xun Ding.
There are thousands of horses galloping in the messenger's heart.
"Wait, this doesn't make sense. Xun Ding is the head of a county after all... You just said that you were recruited by another county... I haven't heard that these two counties are subordinate to each other..." Since she knew that Xun Zhen's eldest son was in Minfeng County, she spent some time to find out, and found out that he was not a county commander, but a county governor. In this way, the messenger's words didn't make sense.
It is somewhat strange that the head of one county serves as the vanguard general of the troops of another county when there is no subordinate relationship between them.
If it is cooperation, it should be an equal dialogue.
“That’s right.”
The messenger was sure he was not mistaken.
Because Xun Ding was paid to help others fight the war.
Xun Ding didn't care about other trivial matters, he was only responsible for fighting, and he would get paid after winning the battle. If other soldiers needed to be hired, he would hire himself. Because it was a temporary job, only messengers with the strength of the lowest-ranking officials had the opportunity to be promoted.
Shen Tang was so shocked that he almost stuttered.
"Take the money... to help others fight?"
The messenger nodded: "Yes."
Shen Tang calmed down and rubbed his chin.
"How does he charge?"
It can actually be operated like this
Unheard of, unseen.
The messenger then told the information he knew.
Xun Ding's battle fee is calculated based on the number of battles he goes out to fight. If he wins a big battle, he will get some dividends - both money and goods are paid, fair and just. This person has a generous personality. If the messenger hadn't been thinking about Shen Jun's goodness, he might have really turned against him.
Shen Tang: “…”
Although she didn't get an exact price, Shen Tang had a hunch that the price should be for foreign aid that she couldn't afford. Since she came to this world and met so many literary scholars and warriors, this was the first time she saw such an operation as renting out a fighter.
If you think about it carefully, it is indeed a code for wealth.
You can make money and still maintain your freedom.
No wonder I let myself go.
But, does the old father Xun Zhen know
Shen Tang couldn't help but ask.
"Is Xun Ding's finances... very tight?"
Even when she was the poorest, she never thought about becoming a professional fighter.
Messenger: "... Probably not..."
He actually wanted to know this question, but he didn't bother to ask it at that time. He suddenly learned that the "new boss" was the target of the letter, and he was overjoyed. He finally found an opportunity to reveal his identity privately and sent the letter with "every word weighing a thousand pounds".
Xun Ding was quite surprised.
He didn't remember any friendship between him and Longwu County. Without any reason, how could the messenger be willing to risk all kinds of danger to deliver the letter
With a half-believing and half-doubting attitude, he opened the wax seal, took out the crumpled letter paper, and wrote down ten lines. The content on the letter paper was very short. In such a short time, his face changed again and again, and he asked: Is my father in the Longwu County government office now
The messenger received simple training before arriving.
Qi Shan simulated the questions that Xun Ding might ask and asked the messenger to memorize them one by one. This question happened to be one of the topics.
The messenger's answer was flawless and he also played the father-son relationship card. It would be even better if Xun Ding could be lured to Longwu County.
Who knows—
There was no emotion on Xun Ding's face.
He waved goodbye to the messenger, saying only that he knew what had happened, and wrote a reply letter to the messenger the next day so that he could report back.
The messenger's luck was not too bad after all, and he managed to break through to the upper second class, so his return trip was smoother than the trip there. However, he had been eating and drinking dew all the way and had no time to take care of himself, so his beard became dense and messy, and he looked haggard and miserable, like a beggar.
"You must have been tired along the way. You go down and have a rest first." Seeing that the messenger had explained everything he needed to, Shen Tang let him go. Then he snapped his fingers to show off his coolness - there wasn't much road to Pengshan, so the Blue Bird came to check it out - and sent a message to Xun Zhen via the Blue Bird.
When his lord summoned him, Xun Zhen dared not neglect it.
_(:з)∠?)_
He always felt guilty towards Shen Tang.
After Liao Jia became familiar with Xun Zhen, he would shake the familiar money bag and smile in a weird and obscene way, as if to remind Xun Zhen - look, this is all the lord's belongings.
He works so hard, yet lives in such poverty.
how so
Because he had spent all his money.
Xun Zhen didn't care at first, but after spending more time with his master, he understood more and more how precious she was - she was penniless, yet she still dared to promise him a huge sum of money. She suddenly became rich, but she still kept a clear distinction between public and private affairs, and her restraint on her own selfish desires could be described as harsh.
Just this, how many people in the world can do it
It is normal in this world to indulge in lust once one becomes rich.
What Liao Jia said privately was correct.
She doesn't look like an ordinary person, but more like a little saint.
"Greetings, my lord."
"No need to be polite. I'm here to see you for no other reason than to take a look at this." She handed Xun Ding's reply letter intact. This was the reply Xun Zhen had been waiting for for many years, and he should be the first person to open it and see it.
Xun Zhen didn't understand what it meant at first.
When he saw the wax seal, his whole body trembled. He was always calm and composed, but he panicked. His fingers trembled slightly and rapidly, and he lost his grip on the letter several times. Finally, Xun Zhen carefully opened it and took out the letter. There were only a few words on it -
All is well, don't worry, Father.
The unfilial son Xun Ding left a letter.
There is also a tiger talisman mark below.
Xun Zhen's eyes suddenly turned red and watery. Shen Tang pursed his lips, hesitating whether to move away and give space to the old father to cry - if he didn't cry now, he would probably not be able to cry later when he knew what the older son had done.
"This is his handwriting..."
Xun Zhen adjusted his mood in a short while.
"Where is he now?"
Shen Tang: “…”
Seeing that his lord remained silent, Xun Zhen's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be—
The cheeks that were flushed with emotion gradually turned pale.
Shen Tang hurriedly explained: "No, no, he is fine now, but, just, a little bit unruly..."
"What's so unruly about it?"
Shen Tang had no choice but to confess the truth.
As expected—
Xun Zhen's face seamlessly switched between red, green, white and black. His cheek muscles moved slightly, and it was obvious that his back teeth were rubbing against each other vigorously.
"He, he is..."
"he-"
"I-"
I just can't think of a suitable adjective.
Shen Tang tried to comfort him: "In my opinion, your son is quite smart. Choosing one master is like hanging himself on a tree. But he rents himself out to fight for others, which is equivalent to the whole forest. Has he tried hanging himself on every tree?"
Xun Zhen: “…”
He couldn't imagine the scene of his son hanging himself from trees with a white silk scarf... Couldn't the master find a reliable metaphor? He put his hand on his forehead, trying to drive this weird scene out of his mind. However, Shen Tang's jokes also calmed him down quickly. He sighed, "Zhen can't control him anymore. I just hope he can have a good start and a good end."
Shen Tang agreed.
"Indeed, the child has grown up and has his own ideas."
Although Haodaer was not very reliable, Xun Zhen was relieved to know that he was still alive and well and not dead in the wilderness as he worried. He bowed to Shen Tang and thanked him for his thoughtfulness and consideration.
After Xun Zhen left, Shen Tang was the second to inform Qi Shan, but he did not send a message through the blue bird, but went to the door in person because he had asked for a day off for personal reasons.
The reason is that his daughter (crossed out) is about to give birth.
Shen Tang knew how much Su Shang meant to Qi Shan, so he readily granted him personal leave and allowed him to go home to accompany her during the birthing process.
"Su Shang has been too prolific in the past two years, having one litter after another. It's not a good idea to keep having children..."
The delivery room was located in the corner of Qishan’s bedroom.
He used fine cloth as a maternity pad, and Su Shang lay there with her big belly. Her stomach was contracting again and again, and she felt inexplicably tired. Qi Shan was carefully feeding her homemade cat food to replenish her energy, and a pot of milky white fish soup was stewing in the east kitchen.
His expression was serious, but his brows were furrowed.
"It's hard to be pregnant."
"If we don't castrate Su Shang, we have to castrate all the male cats near the government office. This is the only way to eliminate the trouble forever." Shen Tang sat down next to him and said, "Good news. Han Zhang's eldest son just sent a letter home. You don't have to feel guilty when you see him in the future."
Qishan smiled.
"Who feels guilty and short of breath after seeing him, Xun Hanzhang?"
Is it him Qi Yuanliang
Definitely not.
Shen Tang muttered: "Still being so arrogant at this time..."
Sure enough, the scholar was stubborn all over.
Qi Shan's eyes were fixed on Su Shang, but he listened attentively to Shen Tang's words. When Qi Shan learned about Xun Ding's trick, he said, "The superiors hate unfaithful people the most. With his ambitions back then, he should not have done such a shameless thing. This is not his style."
Shen Tang said: "People always change."
“But there are always people who will remain stubborn.”
It turns out that—
This is really not something Xun Ding is willing to do.
Shen Tang also knew the culprit.
It was exactly the soulmate that she found so elusively!
Gongxi Chou!
Speaking of Gongxi Chou, Xun Ding was so angry that he wanted to twist his head off. But unfortunately, when the two of them really fought, the one whose head was twisted off would definitely be Xun Ding himself. He couldn't beat him, couldn't get rid of him, and couldn't afford to provoke him.
When did he, the mighty overlord of Minfeng County and the devil feared by the bandits in the country, ever feel so aggrieved
Gong Xichou, his adopted sister Gong Xilai, and Yang Ying spent a month in the clan peacefully, playing with Xun Ding when they were bored. One day, he suddenly said he wanted to find his only blood brother!
Xun Ding's face and nose were bruised every day and the marks were hard to erase.
He hummed, "How are you going to find him in such a huge sea of people?"
Who knows where he's dead.
Gong Xichou was stumped by his question.
He uses his clever little brain.
Change your thinking.
He could ask his brother to come find him.
If he could become famous everywhere, the Northwest Continent would know Gong Xichou's name, and my brother would definitely come to find him when he heard about it. If he didn't come, it would be easy for Gong Xichou to send someone to find my brother when he became successful. In other words, he was going to come out of retirement.
Xun Ding chewed a bone and rolled his eyes: "Leave the mountain? Looking at the northwest, there are all kinds of people, and the powerful ones are only Zheng Qiao and his ilk... Are you going to be Zheng Qiao's door dog? It's better to do it yourself than to work for others... At least you are free..."