When it was dark, someone was talking at the door.
"Master, the car is waiting outside."
When You Miao woke up, he almost thought he was having a dream. He got up in a daze, his legs were still shaking when he landed on the ground.
Li Zhifeng had already packed his luggage and came up to put on his clothes. Youmiao was sleepy. He hugged Li Zhifeng's waist and buried his face in front of his chest. Li Zhifeng put on his underwear and put on a mink fleece jacket to protect him from the cold. , put on a fur coat, and put on a hat.
The maids and servants came to serve. You Miao took the calculus and rinsed her mouth, washed her face, and became a little more refreshed. When she left the room, she saw Li Zhifeng slung a bag across his back and took the food box given by the maid.
At the fifth watch, it was dark outside, no one could hear people in the city, You Deyou and his wife were still awake, there was a carriage parked outside the back door, Shi Qier was talking to the coachman, the butler sent You Miao to the carriage, towards the Li Zhifeng said: "You are down below, follow."
You Miao waved his hand and said, "Let's go in, Li Zhifeng, Shi Qi'er, go back. In such a cold weather, you don't have to run with me. Li Zhifeng will serve you."
The housekeeper hesitated, but You Miao said again: "It's settled, don't fight me, what are you talking about when I've gone home?"
"Then I can leave, young master." Shi Qi'er was full of joy. No one wanted to go out in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month. At the end, he taught Li Zhifeng a lesson: "Your life was saved by the young master, you must take good care of the young master."
"It's alright, alright." You Miao told them all to go back, except for a coachman from the caravan who came to pick him up. The coachman squinted at him and said, "Morning, young master."
You Miao took out some pieces of silver from his arms as a reward, and the coachman nodded and accepted it, and set off.
You Miao was drowsy and continued to sleep in the car. This carriage was taken by You Deyou when he was out of the way. It was originally a car sent by the capital for procurement. The inside of the car was two compartments. The two small stools for serving, and the partition cabinets for luggage, are the outer room. There is another curtain in the interior, behind the curtain is a narrow couch where you can sit or sleep, behind the brocade chairs on both sides are the car curtains, and there are carved partitions outside to block the wind.
When he came in, the stove was thriving, You Miao lay on the couch to make up for the cage sleep, while Li Zhifeng sat outside where the servants were staying, packed up and put away, and said, "Young master, it's time for breakfast."
Youmiao was lazy and didn't want to eat, and said, "Just a moment, you come in."
Li Zhifeng opened the curtain and came in. You Miao let him sit on the couch, took his hand, leaned in his arms, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.
I don't know how long I slept, the noise outside the car became louder and louder, horses and dogs barked, You Miao yawned and opened her eyes, and asked, "What's going on outside?"
Li Zhifeng said, "The gate of the city."
You Miao lifted the curtain and looked out. It was dawn. There was snow last night, but today the sky was clear. The north gate of the capital was bustling, and a driver was shouting loudly.
"Good weather! The brothers are leaving—"
"God protects some of our hard-working people, climb mountains and worship mountains, cross rivers and worship rivers, all the goddesses bless us, earn some money to make ends meet and go home early—"
"Father! Bring me some fun!"
The caravan assembled, and the driver who drove You Miao's car said loudly, "You're young master is here—"
The head of the caravan brought a commander of the imperial army over to order the trucks one by one, load the trucks, record the goods, and when he saw You Miao, he said, "Hello, young master."
You Miao had seen this man, and he often went to You Deyou's mansion. His name was Hao Sanqian. The one who nodded and bowed his head, then nodded to him. Li Zhifeng was opening the food box, and laying out the food one by one and putting it away. Heat on the fire.
Hao Sanqian said to the commander of the imperial army, "This is the young master of our You Family."
The leader said, "Where is this person?"
Li Zhifeng raised his eyes and looked at the general. The commander seemed a little puzzled and said, "Aren't you from China?"
You Miao said, "This is my slave. His name is Li Zhifeng. Why are you asking so many questions?" He lowered the curtain of the car.
The military general lifted the curtain of the car with a spear and said, "Young Master You, that's not what you said, your slave is a barbarian? The frontier and the Central Plains have been at war for years. The spy of the Hu people, I am afraid that he will be invited to go with the last commander."
You Miao didn't expect that even a young general who checked the city defense would dare to be so arrogant, and instantly became angry, frowning: "You are arrogant! What's your name?"
The general refused to give in at all, and replied, "The last general is called Nie Dan, and he is the captain of the city guard army, but you have no official position. rule?!"
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Hao Sanqian hurriedly apologized to Nie Dan: "General Nie, calm down, calm down. Our young master..."
He usually gets along well with You Miao, either the general's nephew or the dog's son of the Shangshu. Even the prime minister's son calls him brothers and sisters. He didn't eat any food immediately, he lifted his robe to get out of the car, and said, "This slave was sent to me by Li Yan, what do you think, let's go, go into the city, wake him up early in the morning, give him Can you explain?"
When the stalemate could not stand, a servant from a distance came on horseback.
"Young master—"
You Miao looked out from the car, the servant turned over and dismounted, handed out a box, and said, "This is Panchuan prepared by our young master. I heard that you are going home today. There is the seal of the Prime Minister, I am afraid that you will take Li Zhifeng out and be interrogated. There is also a dagger inside, for your self-defense on the road."
You Miao took the box, which contained twenty taels of silver. Naturally, it also meant something. There was a document inside. You Miao took the document and shook it at Nie Dan.
At this point, the convoy set off, and the caravan of hundreds of meters was on the official road. A round of winter shone on the earth, and the pine and cypresses along the road were covered with icy branches, and the weather was clear and sunny.
You Miao saw that the officers and soldiers disappeared on the other side of the official road, and said with a sneer: "Little captain, who loves money and loves too much courage."
"He is also doing his duty faithfully." Li Zhifeng found a short case from the bed, set it up, poured out the hot porridge from the tin can and placed it on the case.
You Miao said, "Hey, you don't understand, these soldiers in the pass are just trying to make as much money as they can."
Li Zhifeng stopped talking, You Miao took a mouthful of porridge and said, "You can eat some too."
Li Zhifeng placed the porridge and side dishes one by one and said, "I'll just have some cakes."
You Miao saw that Li Zhifeng talked more today, mostly because he left the capital and no longer needed to stay at You Deyou's house. He was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "You really knew how to do it last night."
Li Zhifeng sat aside and watched You Miao.
You Miao looked at him and said, "Why does it seem like a different person under the bed?"
There was no expression on Li Zhifeng's face, as if he was cutting a piece of wood, You Miao said, "What did you say in bed yesterday? No wonder Li Yan was beaten."
With Li Yan's outburst of temper, if someone told him what a rogue is, or what is his name, it would be easy to be stripped of a layer of skin. You Miao was very funny when he thought of this, and asked, "Where did you learn it? "
"Jiaofang Division." Li Zhifeng replied.
You Miao nodded, thinking that the current Li Zhifeng was Li Zhifeng. He actually said those words yesterday, as if he was possessed by something. After thinking about it, he said: "Eat it, the kitchen has made so much for me, and I can't finish it in a while."
Li Zhifeng shook his head, You Miao knew that this was made by Shi Qi'er's favorite girl in the kitchen, for fear that Shi Qi'er would be hungry on the road, so he made too much, but it was not cheap for Li Zhifeng. You Miao ate it hastily first, and then motioned him to come over to eat like a dog. This time, Li Zhifeng didn't push it, and drank the half-cold porridge with a side dish.
The sun shone in from outside the car curtain, and You Miao said: "This road goes through Yangkou Mountain, down the Great Wall, through Yanbian City, Saine Market, and beyond, it's the territory of your Quanrong people."
Li Zhifeng nodded slowly, You Miao couldn't help but try him with words, saying, "Don't run away halfway, come home with me."
Li Zhifeng said, "I can't run, I'll follow you."
You Miao said, "Actually, even if you run away, I can't help it."
Li Zhifeng stopped talking again, and sat silently, You Miao suddenly felt a little reluctant to bear him, and waved, "Come here."
Li Zhifeng sat down, and You Miao told him to sit down, then leaned in his arms and touched it.
Li Zhifeng remained silent. Looking at the scenery outside the car, You Miao couldn't help but guess, what was this guy thinking? Miss his clan? Miss his past? The sun was warm outside the car, and the sun was languid. The snow on both sides of the road was like a carved fence and jade, a world of glass.
Outside the distant plain, the snowfield stretches endlessly, and a blazing light wheel is born. It leaves the capital area, and the official road is full of open plains along the way.
You Miao took a nap after breakfast. Li Zhifeng took out a wooden lacquer box from under the seat, squeezed the tea leaves with his fingers, put them on the fire to heat them, poured water, and after boiling for three times, the fragrance of the tea overflowed, and he held it for You Miao to wake up. God drink. You Miao found a book from the bag, leaned on Li Zhifeng, opened it lazily, and Li Zhifeng's contract of betrayal fell out of the book.
Li Zhifeng: "..."
You Miao smiled and raised the book towards him.
That is the third book, "The History of Dogs and Rong", written by Wang Zhi, a great Confucian scholar of the Liang State in the previous dynasty.
You Miao borrowed this book from Li Yan's house a few days ago and was going to read it at home. He folded Li Zhifeng's contract of selling himself and put it at the end of the book, opened the first page, and murmured: "Beyond the Great Wall, there are people who use beasts. He is a god, like a wolf but not a wolf, like a dog but not a dog, sounds like 'dog', the man is brave and good at fighting, bears hardships and stands hard work, wears wolf skin on the upper part, and a fine iron battle skirt on the lower side. "