After washing and eating, Xia Zhaoyi left with the baggage she packed last night.
In the past, she only brought a few changes of clothes with her when she went down the mountain. This time, she had the most things. It was as if she had been robbed, and everything she had packed was gold, silver, and jewelry.
Before the stars in the sky dispersed, Zhi Changle and Dai Yu followed her. Facing the cold morning wind, they walked slowly through hundreds of acres of fertile fields. A tall and slender figure stood far away by the crape myrtle rock. Xia Zhaoyi was a little surprised.
, walked over and shouted: "Master."
The old man put his hands behind his back, grabbed a small bundle, and handed it to her: "Take it."
Xia Zhaoyi took it, dropped her wrist, and almost dropped it.
It was extremely heavy, but seeing how easily the old man held it, she was unprepared and almost let go.
She didn't need to open it, just by hearing the sound of the collision and the weight, she knew what it was.
"Master." Xia Zhaoyi was stunned.
"I have nothing to give you, this is the most practical thing," the old man said calmly, "In the current troubled times, banks are unreliable, so I won't give you any banknotes."
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "Thank you, Master."
"Live well and come back to see me alive."
"Um."
"Go ahead."
"Master bid farewell."
After taking a few steps, the old man suddenly called out again: "My disciple."
Xia Zhaoyi turned around.
The old man looked at her and said seriously: "It will never be the same as it was seven years ago."
Xia Zhaoyi frowned slightly and nodded: "Okay."
Although going down the mountain is slightly more difficult than going up the mountain, it can save a lot of energy.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain at dusk the next day, Xia Zhaoyi first followed Dai Yu to find old man Qi in a nearby village.
Old Man Qi was studying two stones. When he saw them appearing, he immediately dropped everything in his hands, went back to the house and took out his baggage, and said happily: "Finally we can leave?!"
Xia Zhaoyi put his hands on his chest and said with a smile: "Is life so hard here? Are you so anxious?"
"Let's go!" Old Man Qi came up to push her, "Let's go!"
Dai Yu and Zhi Changle simultaneously grabbed his collar and pulled it back: "Don't do anything to Ah Li!"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled, turned and left.
Old Man Qi hurriedly followed.
The sky was getting darker and darker. Xia Zhaoyi bought a carriage in the village. The horse ran all the way to Nantang County at night. He saw many refugees on the road. They gathered together and walked with their heads bowed, with expressions on their faces.
It's all sad to see.
"The most miserable people in troubled times are the common people." Old Man Qi sighed.
Xia Zhaoyi's face was calm, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Outside the car curtain, there were few stars in the sky, and it was a clear night.
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Heng Xiang.
The first-grade orchid fragrance curled up from the honeysuckle branches in the Boshan furnace. Zhao Ning leaned on the soft couch and turned over another page of the book.
Yiqiu brought the ginseng tea, gently placed it on the mahogany high table aside, and said, "Miss, those people are here again."
Zhao Ning looked outside and said, "It's so late."
"It seems that I really want something. Do you think you should drive me away or..."
"Same as yesterday, serve some refreshments and they can stay as long as they like."
Yiqiu nodded: "Yes."
In the other hall downstairs, Xin Shun looked at the newly brought tea and listened to the steward's perfunctory words, knowing that it was another rejection.
He turned his head slightly and looked behind him, and the attendant immediately leaned over. He whispered a few words in his ear, and the attendant nodded and turned around to go out.
A hundred steps away, there was an inn that had closed. The entourage entered from the backyard. There were three people sitting in the lobby of the inn. Nie Huimo was reading a book. The entourage stepped forward and said, "General, it's the same as last night."
Nie Huimo did not raise his head, his profile was calm, the candlelight cast a shadow on the bridge of his nose, and the other half of his face was in the shadow.
"I know." Nie Huimo said quietly.
Cai Pengyi's expression on the opposite side was not so good. His hands were twisted into a ball under the table: "General Nie, how about I go find her?"
"You don't have to go," Nie Huimo said casually, "she will throw you out."
Cai Pengyi shut up. He bravely looked at Nie Huimo's expression, but he really couldn't understand his emotions.
A few months ago, the official road to Huangkou was closed. He received a message and took people to intercept a batch of one hundred thousand taels of goods. The clerk next to him persuaded him to take the goods as his own and analyzed them with him.
The pros and cons are that the official road is currently closed and the situation is chaotic, and others will never find out.
Cai Pengyi was persuaded and secretly hid the goods. Unfortunately, he was reported seven days later.
Of course he denied it and asked for evidence, and at the same time, he sold the goods as quickly as possible. At this moment, a mysterious businessman appeared and asked him for the goods at a very low price.
He didn't want to give it, but the other party assured him that he had enough skills to make the goods leave his warehouse in the shortest possible time.
Later he found out that the clerk who persuaded him to keep the goods was the one who reported him, and together with this mysterious businessman, they were all Zhao Ning's people.
And the person who originally provided him with the information that a batch of one hundred thousand taels of goods was going to pass through the road under his jurisdiction was also sent by Zhao Ning.
And that batch of goods belonged to master and apprentice Ji Hong and Lin Qingfeng.
She is truly a scheming woman!
Of the goods worth one hundred thousand taels, she took away only five thousand taels!
When Cai Pengyi thought of this, his whole body burned with anger.
But what made him even more overwhelmed was the emotionless Nie Huimo in front of him.
A few years ago, he learned that Mrs. Zhao, who was flourishing in the capital, was the aunt of his newly married Zhao Hui, and that she was the long-missing Zhao Ning of the Zhao family in Huzhou. He immediately went to Nie Huimo to tell her about this.
After that, he finally got a staff position next to Nie Huimo.
Then, Nie Huimo took him to the capital. It was such a good opportunity at the time, and once it came true, his status among King Dacheng would definitely be greatly improved.
But this Zhao Ning is really not easy for her to deal with at all. They brought so many people and they couldn't take off one of Zhao Ning's fingers!
Now in this game, others are in danger, it's Zhao Ning again!
Cai Pengyi really wanted to rush over, cut off Zhao Ning's head with missing lips, and immediately throw it to the dogs!
Time passed slowly, the candle was half-burned, and the book in Nie Huimo's hand had turned over an unknown number of pages.
Cai Pengyi found that he was really paying attention and didn't seem to be annoyed by Zhao Ning's rejection.
In fact, goods worth one hundred thousand taels are lost if lost. Of course Cai Pengyi knows how valuable those goods are, but that is only valuable to an individual. To King Dacheng's thousands of troops, it is really just a drop of rain.
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But after Nie Huimo learned about this, he put aside other important matters at hand and chose to take a trip to Hengxiang.
Over the years, Nie Huimo never reused him. After returning from the capital, Chen Huidong, who was beside Nie Huimo, appointed him as a small county magistrate. Later, he wrote to Nie Huimo many times, but nothing happened, and there was no news at all.
This batch of goods directly alarmed Nie Huimo.
Outside, the rooster began to crow.
Cai Pengyi looked towards the slightly bright window lattice.
