Hangzhou to Jiangxi Shangrao is also six or seven hundred miles, Xu Jin and his entourage set off from Hangzhou by carriage on February 13, and arrived at Shangrao County on the afternoon of February 14, it took almost four days before and after, no way, the ancient traffic environment is so bad, the carriage goes two hundred miles a day is already the limit, if it encounters a muddy rainy day, it will be even worse, it is difficult to walk one hundred and ten miles, it is not as fast as walking.

It was already about three o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Jin and his entourage entered Shangrao County, and although the convoy was relatively large, it did not attract much attention because the carriage was hung with the logo of SF Carriage and Horse Company.

Although the head office of SF Carriage and Horse Stores has moved to the capital, Shangrao County, as the birthplace of the first SF Carriage and Horse Shops, is still second only to the capital in scale, and there is a special manager in charge of management affairs, and it is also the headquarters of all SF Carriage and Horse Stores branches in Jiangxi Province.

Similarly, the head of the carriage and horse shop here also got Xu Jin's notice in advance, and prepared a place for food and lodging early, and because of Xu Jin's special advice, he did not alarm the local officials.

Let's say that after Xu Jin settled in the city, he took his family Xu Fu, as well as Zhao Datou and another personal soldier out of the door, while the time was still early, Xu Jin planned to visit his former classmate Cai Yue.

It is said that on the tenth day of the first month, Cai Yue passed by the capital and visited Xu Jin in Xufu, but unfortunately Xu Jin happened to accompany his wife and children to Tanzhe Temple to incense, and later due to the "Zuoshunmen incident", he stayed in the palace that night, so he did not see Cai Yue, until the next day he heard the report of the next person, and then he knew that Cai Yue had come, so this time he returned to Shangrao County, and he had to pay a return visit.

Xu Jin only knew that Cai Yue's home was in Shangrao County, but he didn't know the specific address, but it didn't matter, there were not many readers in the small county town, and even fewer readers who didn't return home after going out for a few years, so when he asked someone, Xu Jin quickly learned Cai Yue's home address.

Cai Yue's home is in an alley in the west of the city, and it can be seen from the mottled exterior wall and the peeling wooden door that the patent leather has peeled off that Cai Yue's family background is just average.

Without waiting for Xu Jin's instructions, Xu Fu, a family member, stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard door, and after a while, the courtyard door opened from the inside, and a young man dressed as a scholar poked his head out, and it was Cai Yue.

Cai Yue has been in Youyu County, Shanxi Province for a few years, his appearance is much older than before, his skin is also dark, and his face is full of traces of wind and frost cracking, Xu Jin smiled and said: "Brother Haoran, don't come unharmed!" ”

Cai Yue recognized Xu Jin at a glance, but he was obviously very surprised by Xu Jin's sudden appearance at the door, and was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and blurted out: "Brother Ziqian!! ”

Xu Jin nodded and smiled, "Brother Haoran, don't you want to go into the house and sit down?" ”

Cai Yue hurriedly opened all the courtyard doors and said enthusiastically: "Brother Ziqian, please come in quickly!" ”

Xu Jinju stepped into the yard and was surprised to find that the area of the yard was not small, but unfortunately most of the potted plants had been deserted, and it looked dull, which was probably caused by the owner's negligence, and there was a wisp of freshly turned soil in the corner of the courtyard, which was incompatible with those elegant potted plants.

"Neizi is from a cropper, and it's a pity to see that this yard is barren, and he is planning to plant melons, fruits and vegetables, which makes Brother Ziqian smile." Cai Yue said a little embarrassed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a young woman with a slight bulge in her lower abdomen coming out of the house, glanced at Xu Jin curiously, and asked, "Xianggong has a guest visiting?" ”

Cai Yue hurriedly introduced: "Brother Ziqian, this is Neizi. Ye'er, this is Xu Ziqian, a classmate friend mentioned to you. ”

The young woman couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly saluted: "The woman has seen the Hou Ye. ”

"Mrs. Cai doesn't have to be polite!" Xu Jin hurriedly said.

After a few brief greetings with each other, Cai Yue invited Xu Jin into the room to sit, but as soon as he entered the hall, a strong smell of Chinese medicine came to his nose.

"Brother Haoran, is Ling Zun's illness important?" Xu Jin asked in a low voice. Cai Yue shook his head gloomily, it is estimated that he is not lightly ill, and maybe his days are running out.

"Yue'er, but there are guests here?" The curtain in the side room was lifted, and an old woman described as haggard came out of it.

"Mother, it's the child's former classmates and friends who came to visit." Cai Yue hurriedly stepped forward to support the old woman, who didn't seem to be very neat in her legs and feet.

"I've seen Mrs. Cai!" Xu Jin hurriedly bowed his hand and asked Xu Fu and Zhao Datou to put the gifts they brought on the table, including fruits, pastries, tea, wine, cloth, and so on.

When the old woman saw so many things, her sad old face couldn't help but show a slight smile, and she returned to the room after a few polite words with Xu Jin, leaving the space for the two young people. Xu Jin and Cai Yue sat down in the hall and talked while drinking tea.

"By the way, why did Brother Ziqian suddenly appear here?" Cai Yue asked curiously.

Xu Jin said truthfully: "The emperor has granted a three-month vacation, so I plan to take this opportunity to return to my hometown to worship my ancestors and attend the wedding of my wife and brother by the way." ”

Cai Yue suddenly said: "I see, as the saying goes, wealth does not return to the hometown, such as brocade clothes at night." Now that Brother Ziqian has become famous, it is time to return to his hometown to glorify his ancestors. By the way, Brother Ziqian's brother-in-law is General Xie Erjian Xie of Yugan County? ”

"Exactly, Brother Haoran has also heard of it?"

Cai Yue said with a smile: "Naturally, I have heard of it, except for Brother Ziqian, we have produced many celebrities in Jiangxi over the years, including General Xie Erjian, General Xie Erjian, General Wang Lin'er, General Yu Linsheng, etc., these are all heroes who fought against the Japanese invaders." Although he had just returned to Shangrao, he had heard of their names. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but suddenly realize that the local complex of the ancients and the kinship complex were particularly strong, and if there was a celebrity in his hometown, everyone would talk about it with relish.

"I heard that General Xie is going to marry General Cen Lan, the governor of Tianzhou, right? Tsk, this is really a heroine among women! Cai Yue exclaimed.

Xu Jin nodded and smiled: "Cen Lan is indeed a heroine who does not let her eyebrows go, led six thousand wolf soldiers into Zhejiang, killed countless pirates, and was given the title of second grade by the emperor. ”

"Speaking of the heroine of the woman who doesn't let the eyebrows, I think of another strange woman......" Cai Yue stopped halfway through his words, his face was a little unnatural.

Xu Jin couldn't help but wonder: "Why does Brother Haoran want to stop talking? ”

Cai Yue said: "Ziqian, that woman's identity is a little special, so let's not talk about it!" ”

Xu Jin's heart moved, and he smiled: "It's okay, just talk about it, you can get your mouth into my ears." ”

"Uh...... Well, that woman's name is Sanniangzi, and she is the big boss of Heitai Mountain Cottage in Youyu County, Shanxi! ”

"Big boss, female bandit?"

Cai Yue's face was slightly embarrassed and said: "The third lady does do some business, but she is extremely righteous, never bullying the common people, only robbing the rich and unkind local bullies, and she also kills the Tartars who fight the grass valley, and the people nearby regard her as a protector and compete to go up the mountain to take refuge." ”

Cai Yue couldn't help but show a gloomy look when he said this, and continued: "Back then, Brother Ziyu was planning to go to Youyu County's Killing Hukou to play, and happened to meet the Tartars who hit the Grass Valley, and Brother Ziyu was unfortunately taken away by the Tartars. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be interested, and asked, "What is the name of this third lady and what does she look like?" ”

Cai Yue couldn't help but show a hint of vigilance, and said: "I don't know what the name of the third lady is, and I don't know what she looks like. ”

Xu Jin frowned, Cai Yue can be said to be a typical nerd who reads dead books, he won't panic at all, and he knew that he was hiding it by looking at his constipated expression, so he tentatively said, "Is her surname Xue?" ”

"Ah, how did Ziqian know?" Cai Yue blurted out, and then quickly covered his mouth.

Xu Jin's heart couldn't help jumping wildly, surnamed Xue, really surnamed Xue, is it really Bing Niu'er?

It is said that Xu Jin asked Han Xin to pay attention to Xue Bingxin's whereabouts through the eyes of the carriage and horses, but unfortunately there has been no news for several years, just now Cai Yue mentioned the three ladies, and he thought of Xue Bingxin for the first time, because Shanxi is the nest of the White Lotus Sect, and this three ladies are female bandits with high martial arts, and the conditions match, so Xu Jin casually tested Cai Yue, but he didn't think that these three ladies were really surnamed Xue.

"Is her name Xue Bingxin?" Xu Jin forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and continued to ask as if nothing had happened.

"That...... Brother Ziqian is sorry, I only know that Sanniangzi's surname is Xue, but I don't know what her name is. Cai Yue said hesitantly: "Brother Ziqian, although this third lady is a thief, he is a benevolent and kind person, if it falls into the hands of officers and soldiers in the future, I hope that Brother Ziqian can raise his noble hand." ”

Xu Jin saw Cai Yue's vigilant look, and knew that he couldn't ask anything more, after all, he was an official, and the three ladies were thieves, and he was kind to Cai Yue, Cai Yue naturally would not betray his benefactor to his official, so he said calmly: "The Ming Dynasty has its own national law, and this official can't control anything." ”

Cai Yue nodded curtly, the conversation entered a dead end, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Xu Jin coughed lightly and diverted the topic and said, "Brother Haoran has been in Youyu County for a few years, has there ever been news of Li Ziyu?" ”

Cai Yue shook his head gloomily and sighed: "No, but it is said that the power of the Tatar Tumut tribe grazing in the Fengzhou River area is growing rapidly, and they have kidnapped many Han people to cultivate their fields and produce food. ”

Xu Jin frowned and said, "Who is the current leader of the Tatar Tumut?" ”

"Son's only a pound?? I answer! ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be slightly shocked, and blurted out: "It's him!" ”

"Hey, Brother Ziqian has also heard of this? Well, this person is indeed very famous, and the soldiers and civilians on the border of the Ming Dynasty know about it! ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but gasp, I replied, how could he not know this powerful person who besieged Beijing City in history and almost broke the Daimyo Guozuo? In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there is a very strong stroke of him!

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