It was getting late, and Xiangyang City fell into silence again. The so-called vitality during the day seemed to be just because of the brief reflection of the light, and the real Xiangyang City had long since turned into a quagmire.
However, none of this seems to have anything to do with the military camp outside the city.
At the end of the day's mission, Le Jin and Xu Chu also returned to the camp early. According to Yi Xiaotian, today he will get the mountain land deed that the villa needs.
And if everything goes well, it seems that their three thousand soldiers and horses stationed in Xiangyang City will be able to start work tomorrow.
However...something beyond Le Jin and Xu Chu's expectations happened...
——
"Damn it! These bandanas are really brave! They dare to bring their servants to the Mufu Mansion to surround Mr. Sir! Sir, you don't need to explain... As long as you give the order... I, Xu Chu, will take the people right away.
Twist off that Ma Liang’s head!”
Xu Chu slammed the wine cup on the table, causing a lot of wine in the cup to spill. While the ground was getting wet, Yi Xiaotian glanced at Xu Chu lightly.
"Wipe the floor clean first."
"Eh...well..."
Xu Chu, who was still fierce in the previous sentence, immediately smiled stupidly and took a rag to wipe the wine on the floor after Yi Xiaotian finished speaking.
It's just that Le Jin was quite unconvinced when he listened: "Mr. Yi, did you really follow the wishes of those sour scholars? Why didn't you call Xu Chu and me? As long as we were present, you would have taken away their possessions."
What about the top of the mountain?”
"The Fanshan Mountain...and the Xiangshan Mountain...you know...the refined salt wells inside, any one of them taken alone is the best fat...sigh..."
As everyone was talking, Zhen Luo walked in from outside the tent, poured tea for Yi Xiaotian, and then sat aside obediently. Yi Xiaotian didn't say anything, and the tent fell into a strange silence... until...
"anyway…"
Xu Chu scratched his head, with an embarrassed expression on his face.
"Who is this old man? He has been sitting on the side since just now. I thought he was invited by you, sir..."
"Ah? So this is not the person you brought Xu Chu?"
Crash... There was a sound of a series of weapons flipping. Xu Chu and Le Jin jumped over the desk. Each of them held a big knife and rushed directly in front of an old man who was eating and drinking for free. The old man with gray hair almost frightened.
Throw away the teacup in your hand.
"Xu Chu! Le Jin! Back off..."
"Sir... what is the origin of this old man... I have not seen this person in the past few days!"
Xu Chu's worry is not unnecessary. As long as he has a little understanding of the unscrupulous things these aristocratic families in Xiangyang City have done in order to buy and sell by force, he can't be too cautious.
"Ahem..."
The old man looked at Yi Xiaotian and asked what he meant. After coughing twice awkwardly, he quickly patted the dust on his body, stood up respectfully, and bowed to the two generals again and again...
"It's not the fault of the two generals who don't know me. My visit was just abrupt. Fortunately, Master Yi is very merciful..."
"My surname is Huang, with the single word Rong and the surname Chengyan... I am... a native of Xiangyang, the famous family in the city mentioned by the two generals... Among them, the Huang family is a member of my clan... Thanks to the trust of my family, I have temporarily taken over this Huang family.
The position of the head of the family..."
Originally seeing Yi Xiaotian excusing Huang Chengyan, Xu Chu and Le Jin were ready to retreat... However... when they heard that the other party turned out to be one of the heads of the Xiangyang family, Xu Chu and Le Jin rushed forward again.
This time was good... Two big knives were placed on Huang Chengyan's neck. Huang Chengyan didn't even dare to take a breath.
Fortunately, Zhen Luo on the side quickly said to the two of them:
"Two generals, please don't be so rude. I have known Mr. Huang's identity for a long time. I think Mr. Huang must have something important to discuss with you today... It would be bad if the two generals put down their swords first. If you scare the old man...
"
Zhen Luo said angrily with a puffed-up face. Xu Chu and Le Jin also realized this... This person came to their military camp. He must have obtained Yi Xiaotian's permission... But they are unreasonable.
…
The two of them shrank their necks and stepped aside dejectedly. Huang Chengyan finally breathed a sigh of relief...
He first smiled at Zhen Luo who had escaped for him:
"What a sensible girl... Could it be that you are Master Yi's..."
"ah!"
"...No, no, no, no... No... Luo'er just followed the instructions of his family to help him... How dare you think about that..."
Every time Zhen Luo was misunderstood about her relationship with Yi Xiaotian, she would lose the ability to think. Her face was red at the moment. If Yi Xiaotian didn't interrupt, Zhen Luo would probably catch fire...
But anyway…
Huang Chengyan tied his beard and smiled: "I see, it seems that I got the idea wrong... But Miss Luo'er is such a good lady, I really don't know which young man will take advantage of her!"
Zhen Luo buried her face lower and lower, and finally just said "hmm" and stopped listening to her words.
But Zhen Luo didn't know that Huang Chengyan's previous words were just to confirm... to confirm whether there were any "competitors" around Yi Xiaotian. Now, when he realized that Zhen Luo didn't seem to have reached that point with Yi Xiaotian, Huang Chengyan felt relieved.
Don't know how much.
"It seems that we have talked too much, but I came here today for two things..."
His eyes drifted to Yi Xiaotian. He saw everything Yi Xiaotian did during the day. He sat upright. Yi Xiaotian gave Huang Chengyan a feeling of elegance and agility. In addition, Yi Xiaotian
Xiaotian revealed his interest in his daughter, which made Huang Chengyan convinced—
If he could not marry his daughter to a husband like Yi Xiaotian, he, as a father, would never give up.
Of course, Yi Xiaotian didn't know that his casual question during the day could bring such an impression to Huang Chengyan.
At this moment, he looked at Huang Chengyan with some doubts and said calmly:
"Mr. Huang, please tell me if you have anything to say. As long as you don't want to be my enemy, Yi Xiaotian, I will welcome you very much."
"Haha, with Master Yi's words, I feel even more relieved..."
Huang Chengyan tied his beard and said quickly:
"The first thing I did when I came today was to discuss things with Master Yi... If the Huang family volunteered to help Master Yi build the Youjian Villa, would you be lucky enough to get to know Master Yi?"
Huang Chengyan said this slowly, but the meaning behind his words was not simple.
Xu Chu and Le Jin looked at Huang Chengyan in surprise, and blurted out without thinking: "Huang Family Master...are you kidding?"
"Have you ever thought about becoming friends with us...that would mean becoming enemies with the so-called Alliance of Aristocratic Families? In the future, your Huang family will no longer plan to hang out in Xiangyang?"
Whether the words are rough or not, Xu Chu and Le Jin's words are on point.
But how did they know that a daughter-slave like Huang Chengyan would be afraid of a few so-called aristocratic families, even if he was anti-Han for the sake of his daughter?
