"Miss Tang, I only have a minor injury, and I'm really sorry that I have to trouble you like this."
Yang Hao stepped forward and welcomed Tang Yanyan, who was carrying a basket, into the living room. Li Guangcen stood up, coughed and said, "Sir, there are still some things that need to be taken care of under the humble post. I will take my leave now."
"Uh...Okay, Mr. Mu, let's go." Yang Hao glared at his unloyal foster father, and cupped his hands perfunctorily. Waiting for him to go out, he turned around and saw that Miss Tang had not yet sat down.
He was standing there watching him silently.
Yang Hao noticed that Tang Yanyan was a little depressed today. He thought she hurt him accidentally and felt guilty, so he laughed and joked: "Is Miss Tang still feeling guilty about what happened yesterday? It's just a small injury. Really."
Don't mind it, speaking of it, the two of us are probably at odds, haha
Oh, every time I see a girl, I always encounter some disaster. The first time I went to Puji Temple, I went there with injuries. The next time I met again outside Ziwu Valley, I was kissed by a snake.
The third time I was in Xiaofanlou, I bumped into Li Jiyun. This time, haha, everything was God’s will..."
Tang Yanyan said quietly: "Your Excellency, you are saying... Yanyan is an unknown person, and this is why Your Excellency is implicated?"
Yang Hao felt that the joke was a bit too much, so he smiled and said: "Girl, you are serious, Yang Hao...it was just a joke."
Tang Yanyan sighed softly. She turned around and opened the basket, took out a jar with blue and black carved plum blossoms, and then took out a bowl as white as jade and as thin as a chime, and poured a bowl of fragrant century-old ginseng stew.
, held it in front of him and said: "Yesterday, I accidentally injured the master. Yanyan couldn't sleep all night, and felt very guilty. Today I cooked this ginseng soup with my own hands to replenish the body of the master. I hope you won't dislike it."
Yang Hao saw that her eyes were indeed bloodshot, and knew that what she said was true. He was very moved, and hurriedly took the bowl with both hands and said: "Yang Hao was also impatient and didn't tell me his name. The girl must not blame herself. This bowl of ginseng soup
, Yang Haosheng suffered."
He asked Tang Yanyan to sit down next to him, and he also sat down and tasted the soup. A jar of chicken soup was brought here. The heat was just right for the mouth. He took a sip. The aroma was fragrant and tempting to the appetite. Yang Hao took a big gulp.
He started drinking. Tang Yanyan looked at him from the side, he wanted to say something but stopped talking, but in the end he just bit his lip and remained silent.
Yesterday, she hit the copper bottle with a hammer and flew up, hitting Yang Hao on the forehead. Seeing Yang Hao's face covered with blood, he ran away in a panic. She stood there without the courage to catch up, so she just stood there.
He stood there blankly, watching Yang Hao's fleeing back without saying a word.
The girl's mood was originally changeable, but this blow seemed to wake her up. Seeing the blood on Yang Hao's face, all the things she had done since she met him suddenly came to mind, and she suddenly felt sorry for herself.
When did she go from hating and despising him to having a mild affection for him and finally becoming crazy infatuated with him? Her various performances and psychological experiences over the past few days came to mind one by one. She suddenly felt like she was waking up from a big dream.
At that time, I felt like I was going crazy.
In the past, Miss Tang had a high self-esteem. When did she fall to this point? People were afraid of her like a snake and a scorpion, and they were afraid to avoid her. However, she trampled on the restraint and self-esteem of a daughter's family, and took the initiative to ask her again and again.
Do people express their feelings and even use witchcraft and poison as a dirty trick as a good method?
Thinking of Yang Hao's cold attitude towards her, she felt bitter in her heart: I like him, but he doesn't like me. Even if I use this method to make him fall in love with me, what's the point? Tang Yan The more Yan thought about it, the more frustrated he became.
I don’t know why Tang Yanyan, who has always been cheerful and lively, became so depressed. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She thought about it for a long time during the night, sobbing secretly, and her tears wet the pillow. It was not until dawn that she made up her mind to cut off the love thread with her sword of wisdom. , gave up this wishful thinking, and returned to Fugu. If she was laughed at, then be laughed at. No matter how others laughed at her, she didn't care. It was only Yang Hao's indifference that repeatedly hurt her. Heart.
However, her luggage was all packed, and the man she had so cruelly thrown into the corner of her heart resurfaced. After hesitating for a long time, she went to make the ginseng soup with her own hands. To see him today, she actually wanted to Say goodbye to him and look at him one last time. Gritting her teeth and being cruel, she bid farewell to this enemy today. From now on, even if they are close to each other and never see each other again, she has to go back to her original self so as not to worry about a smelly man. Ruosi Well. But, looking at him now, why can’t the words that are swirling in my mind come out of my mouth?
Yang Hao had finished the bowl of chicken soup long ago, but Miss Tang was looking at him with her bright eyes, which made him feel uncomfortable. He piled the bowls down, what should he say to her? Holding them. The empty bowl hit his mouth for a long time, and he couldn't hide anymore. Yang Hao slowly put down the empty bowl and smiled at Tang Yanyan: "The chicken soup is very fragrant, thank you, Miss Tang."
As soon as he raised his head, Tang Yanyan quickly averted his eyes, grabbed his clothes with both hands and said, "This chicken soup is just something that Yanyan uses to apologize to the Lord. There is no need for thanks."
She pursed her lips, stood up and took a few steps forward, turning her back to Yang Hao. She struggled in her heart for a moment and hardened her heart to explain her purpose of coming today: "Yesterday... I accidentally injured the master. Yanyan couldn't sleep all night and thought about it for a long time. , all my past experiences are really... really ridiculous. I don't know what kind of madness I had in the past. I thought about it over and over again last night, and finally... finally made up my mind, today... I... I'm here to see you, sir... "
When Tang Yanyan turned his back to Yang Hao, Jin Jinhun took off his hat and showed off his long neck. The small-sleeved Hu shirt was tied with a thin waist, and the Xiangbo skirt on the lower body was still shaking slightly. It was really embroidered. There are two mandarin duck belts on the skirt, and the two mandarin ducks are slightly exposed at the skirt. The demure back is graceful and graceful, which is really pity-inducing.
Yang Hao is not a stone-hearted person. Hearing her express her heart in such a quiet way is more unbearable than her coming to threaten her with swords and swords. Hearing her words of deep affection, Yang Hao didn't know that she was about to say something to her. He said goodbye to himself and said that she was going to confide in him again. Unconsciously, he became panicked.
It would be fine if she glared and forced her. With such tenderness, how could he withstand it even if he was a refined steel? Then how could he say the words of rejection? For a moment, Yang Hao was flustered and anxious. Hao suddenly remembered an excuse, stood up immediately, interrupted her and said: "Miss Tang, you came at the right time today. Yang has a difficult matter to ask the girl for. Please ask Miss Tang to help Yang. "
Tang Yanyan couldn't bear to say goodbye. Hearing him interrupt her, she felt relieved for no reason. She quickly turned around and said, "Ah, what's the matter? Master Yang, please tell me."
Yang Hao said: "Miss Tang, we in Luling Prefecture have achieved great success in killing the Qiang bandits who invaded the prefecture. Now Luling Prefecture is at peace. However, most of the merchants from all over the world have been scared away by the Qiang people and will not come back for a while. If you don't want to
We still don’t know how long it will take to restore the vitality of Luling Prefecture.
Qi. The Tang family is a well-known family in the northwest, and merchants from all over the world have more or less business dealings with the Tang family. I would like to...ask the girl to send out invitations to the merchants who are familiar with her as the Tang family. What the Tang family said, to
For them, it should be more convincing than the government. I don’t know, girl..."
"good!"
As soon as Yang Hao showed hesitation, Tang Yanyan's heart softened and he couldn't wait to agree. When she agreed, she felt resentful in her heart: "You're a worthless person. I'm going to show you to him today."
You're saying goodbye, why do you still agree to help?
His busyness? How can we separate from him clearly? Don't agree to anything from him anymore, don't agree to anything from him anymore, even this matter must be entrusted to his uncle later, and stay away from Luling Prefecture from now on.
,Ignore this big bastard again."
When Yang Hao saw her promise, he bowed his head happily and said, "Well, thank you so much, Miss Tang. If this happens, it will not only be me, Yang Hao, who will help you, but the entire Luling Prefecture, with its 50,000 soldiers and civilians, will all be grateful for your kindness."
He sighed and added: "To be fair to Miss Tang, we in Luling Prefecture have wiped out the Qiang bandits and threatened all the barbarians. This is a way to establish our authority. But to gain a foothold here, we must win over the Qiang barbarians from all over.
Now I have spread invitations everywhere, inviting the leaders of the Sifangtou people to gather in Yeli's camp, hoping to form an alliance with the Qiang through industrial and commercial means and for mutual benefit.
I am going this time not to show off my military power, but to bribe others for profit. Therefore, I need some powerful merchants to accompany me, so that I can have immediate results. However, now I want to invite merchants from all parties to come back.
It was extremely difficult to come to Luling Prefecture, let alone let them bring a large amount of goods with me to the Qiang camp before they saw any benefit. Only Tang and Qin Zhe could have such influence.
The only people I can ask for help from the Wang family are..."
"Okay! I'll help you."
Tang Yanyan was making an oath in his heart, but somehow he agreed...
"This girl is very nice." As soon as Tang Yanyan left, Li Guangcen came out from nowhere, looked at Tang Yanyan's back, stroked his beard, and narrowed his eyes in praise.
Yang Hao glanced at him and asked, "What about Ziyu?"
"Girl Zhe is not bad either."
Yang Hao snorted angrily and said, "There are so many good girls in the world. Is it possible that I can marry them all?"
Li Guangcen said with a smile: "As long as you have the ability, what if you marry them all? Women, no real man has three wives and four concubines. Only with more women can the family prosper. Besides, these two girls are very handsome.
I am deeply in love with you, and everyone will be happy to marry you back, so why do you need to be coy and pretentious about your mother-in-law."
"Everyone is happy?" Yang Hao smiled bitterly and said: "These two girls are so easy to bear? You must have a big or small status when you marry them, right? Who do you think is older and who is younger? If we really marry them both, I think it will be from now on.
There is no peace for the family."
Yang Hao just retorted casually. Unexpectedly, Li Guangcen was very serious. He frowned, thought carefully for a long time, nodded and said: "That makes sense, think about it as a father..., um... Miss Zhe, she has a good temperament, and she has
Although she comes from an ordinary family, she looks like a big lady. But... the Tang family is the richest in the world.
If you can get her help, you will have a bright future. Publicly and privately, you should marry this girl. Speaking of status, the daughter of the Tang family, never make small talk with others, unless you
It is the official Zhao family in Tokyo, or the identity of a prince, so... you should marry Miss Tang as your wife and the girl as your concubine."
He glanced at Yang Hao and said seriously: "Miss Zhe is reasonable. She is a commoner's girl and she should be content to be your concubine as a pastor in the state."
Yang Hao shook his head: "Father, not all women are obsessed with clinging to the powerful. Ambitious men prefer to be the head of a chicken rather than the queen of an ox. Isn't this the case in a daughter's family?"
While Li Guangcen was still waiting for persuasion, Yang Hao already said: "Miss Tang has promised to recruit merchants for me to come back to Luling Prefecture. Soon we will go to the Yeli tribe. Miss Tang will take care of the business of the merchants, and the rest will be taken care of by Miss Tang."
We have to make preparations for this in advance. This time we are going to the Qiang alliance to do business, so the three thousand cavalry from the adoptive father's clan cannot be brought with us. You have to strengthen the training of the Han people recruited locally these days.
, Let’s not talk about the fighting power at that time, at least this spirit and spirit cannot be compared with the warriors of the Qiang tribe."
Li Guangcen wondered: "Why is this? What's wrong with letting those brave warriors go and perform for you?"
Yang Haodao: "I am going to the tribe of the Yeli clan, and the route can move at any time, so what danger can there be? On the contrary, this Luling Prefecture is standing here and cannot move. This is our foundation, and we must not lose it.
.Besides, the Qiang people in Hengshan don’t know your details yet. They just assume that you are also Han people. You can hide it from them when the two armies confront each other. But if you sit on the same table and drink wine, you will inevitably miss the mark.
We can’t let the Qiang people in Hengshan figure out our true identity now. Once this trump card is exposed, it won’t be able to act as a special force. Furthermore, once they know that these three thousand cavalry are also Qiang people, the news will be leaked.
After going out, it would not be difficult for Luling Prefecture to recruit some strong Qiang people, but how could three thousand people be raised in such a short time without raising suspicion? If the Li family in Xiazhou got the news, they might not doubt Yi for a while.
If I go to my father's head, he will definitely suspect that the Dang Xiang Qi clan has colluded with me, Luling.
Although I have offended Li Jiyun, his father Li Guangrui is a prince in the party and a figure with an eye on the overall situation. He may not be willing to embarrass me for this kind of thing. But once he knows that his adoptive father is in Luling Prefecture, or he knows that I have a relationship with Party Xiang Qi
To form an alliance, he must do whatever it takes to shake the foundation of his rule. With our current strength, there is no match for Xiazhou in a single blow.
This time we had no choice but to use three thousand cavalry to wipe out the Qiang people in Hengshan who were our enemies. Fortunately, every battle would wipe out all their warriors and kidnap their children, so there was no risk of the news leaking out. We turned around and started to fight against the Qiang people.
Recruiting some warriors can also cover up the past. But if we take them now to show off to the Qiang alliance in Hengshan, that won't work."
Li Guangcen nodded after hearing this and said: "Hao'er's words make sense, so I'll follow your advice and then I'll be my father."
"Wait a minute!" Yang Hao stopped him again and said: "Father, please find a secret place, send some reliable tribesmen there, bring the copper and iron collected during the annihilation of the Qiang villages, and let Li Xing build a few pieces as soon as possible.
The proud weapon comes out, I want to see if this weapon is really as sharp as he said."
Li Guangcen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Haha, my father can't wait to see the magic bow he mentioned. If you get this weapon, it will be like a tiger getting another wing."
Yang Hao also smiled and corrected him smoothly: "Father, it should be a pair of wings."
Li Guangcen shook his head and said: "Otherwise, this is just one."
Yang Hao asked in surprise: "Just one?"
Li Guangcen chuckled and said slyly: "Of course, even if you have a million troops, if you don't have military pay, food and grass, what will you do? Force is just one wing, what about the other wing? I just flew out of your house. , if you can grasp her, this pair of wings will be complete."
Yang Hao was stunned for a moment and said with a wry smile: "My adoptive father is here to persuade me in a roundabout way. Alas! You should go and help me build that wing first..."
The geography of the valley in Luling Prefecture is as long and narrow as a snake. Where the back valley is close to the mountains, there is a Qiang village. When Yang Hao arrived in front of the village, he abandoned his horse and passed through the Qiang village. He followed Li Guangcen and Mu En to climb the mountain. After bypassing two more mountain peaks, we arrived at a hidden cave.
There is a cold spring gurgling out from the entrance of the cave, but I don't feel the cold in the cave. Not far after entering, I feel a clanking sound and billowing hot air blowing towards my face. This cave is where Li Xing made iron and forged weapons. After many days of preparation, it has now been Started operation. Although it is in the mountains, less charcoal is used here, and coal mines are used. Coal mines produce iron with higher heat, and coal mines are easy to obtain in the northwest, so there is no need to cut down all the nearby trees.
Three large vertical bellows, rare in the Central Plains, are placed in a spacious cave. A person sits in front of each bellows, blowing air to make iron. The blast box for the forged iron furnace used by Li's family is a vertical double wooden fan bellows developed by himself. This vertical bellows is sturdy and durable and has a large air volume. The strong wind provides sufficient oxygen during forging and increases the temperature of the furnace fire. Therefore, the temperature of "Yipintang" summer forging iron is much higher than that of other bellows. Therefore, the iron tools produced are quite sophisticated. Now that Yang Hao reminded me that coal is used, the quality will naturally be even higher.
Under the guidance of Li Xing, several groups of big men who were blacksmiths were holding hammers and taking turns forging steel on the anvil. The sound of clanging could be heard endlessly. What Yang Hao cared about the most was the magic bow Li Xing mentioned. , so the first thing Li Xing prepared to make was bows and arrows. Yang Hao walked deep into the cave and saw Li Xing sitting in a corner concentrating on making bows and arrows. There were more than a dozen shiny gadgets on the table next to him, all made of copper and iron. Made and polished very delicately.
Yang Hao's eyes lit up and he blurted out: "Is this... the machine used on your bow?"