After hearing his son's words, the guard looked up at the two sergeants in the center of the room who were undressing and warming themselves by the fire, as well as the gleaming long sword beside them. Then he looked at the hay cushion on which he was sitting, and couldn't help but swallow.
: I don’t want to run away anymore.
No wonder he was frightened at this moment.
Anyone who spends half a month running around on the grassland is surrounded by dangers. Several times he ran away just before the Di tribe's scimitar slashed his neck. He will see that everything is an enemy.
In a small room.
Wudong had been out searching for tribes all day, and now he finally returned feeling hungry.
He sat cross-legged on the wool felt, and while drinking rice porridge with walnuts, peanuts, and some dried meat, he detailed his encounter with Lin Qingyuan.
"Listen to what you said, Lin Qingyuan escaped from the direction of Mida Valley. What was he going to do?"
Song Dekui picked his chin and frowned.
Wu Dong said: "I met Mr. Lin by a river. Mr. Lin's men were cutting ice to get water. When they saw us, they came over to ask for food."
He actually saved face for Lin Qingyuan.
At that time, Lin Qingyuan and his party were about to start a fire to cook. When they saw people and horses coming from a distance, they were so frightened that they dropped the cooker and ran away.
It was only when he showed the flag of the Zhenbei Army that Mr. Lin was able to turn around.
"Master Lin said that he is a merchant in Pingyang Prefecture.
Every year after the Di tribe enters the winter pastures, the Lin family will send food and salt to a few regular customers, and then bring some of the most plump beef and mutton back to the house to honor their parents.
This year he also came to deliver goods as usual, but for some reason, he encountered a fight just after entering the grassland.
None of his regular customers were at his usual place, everything he brought was robbed, and he almost lost his life when a few people ran out."
Song Liyun thought about the Lin Qingyuan he had just seen. Although he was in a state of embarrassment, there was no fear in his eyes. It was more like he was covering up something when he saw his fuss that was not in line with his identity.
This guy isn't telling the truth.
Wu Dong and others did not achieve anything after a day of running around. In addition to meeting Lin Qingyuan, they actually caught up with the tribe that had moved away.
In order to prevent misunderstandings, the Wu Dynasty sergeants stayed far outside, and only Bahrain and others entered the tribe.
Unexpectedly, it was just time for a cup of tea, and the Bahrain people hurriedly exited, but they looked nervous.
It turns out that the tribe that moved away did not hear the news about Mida Valley, but was annexed by another tribe.
When Bahrain entered, he saw slaughtered cattle and sheep lying on the ground and being skinned.
This is what happens to tribes that are annexed. Their property is no longer their own, but belongs to others. They can be killed if they want.
Immediately he was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat. If he had not been close to the border of Wu Dynasty, he might have been one of the annexed ones.
Regarding this result, Wu Dong, as a sergeant of the Wu Dynasty, had no feeling at all and only needed to report the situation to the guard station.
Song Liyun was a little disappointed because she didn't get the news she wanted.
However, since Lin Qingyuan escaped from Mida Valley, he should have the answer.
Anyway... this Lin Qingyuan now eats his own food and lives his own life. If he dares to resist, he will be kicked out.
At this time, Bahrain was leading people to set up tents.
The snow has not stopped, and there is ankle-deep snow on the ground. They still need to spend the night here.
The board house only has two rooms, one large and one large. It was already a bit crowded, but now there are seven more people including Lin Qingyuan and his party.
Except that Song Liyun had his own cabin, a large house of 20 square meters obviously couldn't accommodate so many people, and Song Liyun didn't want to take out more things.
Fortunately, Lin Qingyuan and others brought tarpaulins with them, and now they blocked both sides of the stable, making it an accommodation for seven people.
The well-fed young master now has to live in a stable, and there are conditions.
In the small room, Lin Qingyuan's eyes widened, and his handsome face revealed after cleaning was full of panic.
He almost stuttered when he spoke: "Manager Song, I offended you before. It was my fault. I couldn't help myself."
Song Liyun snorted coldly, and Song Dekui raised the riding crop in his hand.
Lin Qingyuan twitched the corners of his lips and said with a pitiful look: "My fair lady and gentleman are so arrogant, why should I be guilty?
If the girl doesn’t believe it, when I return to the Wu Dynasty, I will prepare a colorful shed ten miles away and a large sedan chair carrying eight people to welcome her in."
Song Liyun pointed at the snowy wind whistling outside with a sullen face: "If you, a dirty scoundrel, dare to talk nonsense again, get out right away."
Lin Qingyuan saw that her eyes were full of coldness and frost. She was not as delicate and fake as other women, but she was really serious.
He also put away his arrogance: "Manager Song, I would like to thank you for taking me in. I am willing to pay ten taels of silver to stay in your stable for one night, but if you ask me to take you to Mida Valley, I will not accompany you."
"Young Master Lin doesn't want to go, and I won't force you to go. It's just... for ten taels of silver, Young Master Lin's life is really cheap!
You also know that you guys are living in there and it makes my horses uncomfortable, so you should leave with ten taels of silver in your hands!" Song Liyun said coolly.
"A hundred taels of silver! Let's leave tomorrow morning!"
"If Manager Song says anything else, I would rather leave immediately. Manager Song also has to understand one thing. If something happens to me, a member of the Wu Dynasty, hundreds of miles away from the border, the military army will be blamed."
The scope of the Wu Dynasty's patrols was a hundred miles away from the border, so as to protect the safety of the border people's pastures. They were also responsible for the people of the Dynasty who were in trouble here.
However, this hundred miles was just a convention between Di Lu and the Wu Dynasty's border troops. There was no explicit regulation, and no one would measure it with a ruler.
Lin Qingyuan's brows twitched slightly. He knew that Song Liyun was difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect that he would blackmail her without any concealment. Fortunately, he still wanted to do business with her.
The Mida Valley is now a river of blood, and I will definitely not agree to take another step.
"In this case, I don't want your hundred taels of silver. I just need to give me a copy of your route map for buying gems."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Qingyuan's face changed drastically, and the frivolous spirit in his bones disappeared. He stood up and stared at Song Liyun coldly: "Manager Song, what do you know?"
Ruzhu Pavilion is his secret. Except for a few close friends, not even the Lin family knows about it, but how did Song Liyun know about it.
Song Dekui was feeling happy while touching the riding whip beside him. Song Liyun chuckled: "Mr. Lin, I'm just guessing. Don't worry, no one will reveal your secret."
Manager Wan Da only suspected that Ruzhu Pavilion was related to Lin Qingyuan, and even Mr. Lin didn't notice anything unusual.
If he hadn't met Lin Qingyuan in the grassland, he wouldn't have thought about him buying the jewelry himself.
Now Lin Qingyuan was in trouble on a snowy night, and when he was exhausted, he exposed his flaw when he forced himself.
Lin Qingyuan's face froze, and then he realized that he had actually stood up. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Manager Song, you are adding insult to injury and blackmailing me!"
Song Liyun cupped her hands and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I'm not interested in jewelry."
Now that Lin Qingyuan has exposed his flaws, Song Liyun no longer beats around the bush, and everyone opens the skylight and speaks frankly.