Chapter 642: A Visitor from the Mountain (continued)
In the second flower hall, there are hot millet porridge and more than a dozen plates of exquisite dim sum on the table. After bathing and changing clothes, temporarily trimming his beard and combing his hair, Liang Qi finally looked like a person, sitting in front of Lin Jue, his throat rolling, staring at the food on the table.
"Eat." Lin Jue ordered some food with chopsticks.
"Hey!" Liang Qi launched immediately, and in an instant, it was like a wind and clouds, and three bowls of millet porridge and more than a dozen plates of dim sum seemed to disappear in an instant. Lin Jue was stunned with chopsticks, Liang Qi's figure was not burly, how could he eat so much? How many days have I been hungry?
"I'm sorry. Belch! Liang Qi burped and expressed his apologies. He realized that Lin Jue hadn't finished half a bowl of rice porridge yet, and he had already swept away the food.
"Brother Liang, have you been hungry for a few days? There is a good harvest on the mountain, and there is no shortage of food. How can you still eat it like this? Lin Jue said with a smile.
"The military advisor doesn't know, we came to the capital yesterday, and we can't figure it out when we go around asking about the military advisor's residence. I don't dare to live in a hotel, damn it, I want to be an identity guide to live in a hotel in Beijing, where do we have this thing? I don't dare to buy anything generously for fear of being recognized. So I was hungry for three or four meals. Last night, I dealt with it all night in the bridge hole under the Bianhe Pier Bridge......" Liang Qi explained.
Lin Jue understood, Liang Qi was a bandit, and he was naturally extra careful when he entered the capital. They are not familiar with the capital, where can they find their own place to live? Be careful and careful.
"And how did you find my house in the end?" Lin Jue said with a smile.
"Luckily, early in the morning, I was looking for inquiries on the side of the street with a brother, and I happened to see Brother Lin Hu walking by on horseback. Haha, you say, isn't that a coincidence? If we hadn't seen him, we wouldn't have known how many days we'd have to wander around. Hey, the capital is too big, damn it, what is the emperor doing in such a big place? The streets are like a maze of cobwebs, everywhere is the same, and it makes people dizzy. Liang Qi replied.
Lin Jue smiled dumbly, if you want to say that the terrain of the capital is complicated, it is more complicated than the dense forests and deep valleys of Funiu Mountain? Liang Qi was like a fish in water in the mountains, and when he arrived in the capital, he became a bun. Luckily, otherwise it would have been a real hassle.
"Strategist, you're really capable. I lived in such a big house in the capital. When I followed Lin Hu in, I thought that the military advisor had become the emperor and lived in the palace. Liang Qi smacked his lips.
"Don't be foolish, what you said is known, I still have to lose my head." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Liang Qi said with a smile: "Let's talk about what I'm afraid of, I am the first to approve of the military advisor being the emperor, and the emperor may not be more capable than the military advisor." By the way, I heard that the military advisor took the top exam and became a senior official? Awesome, awesome. ”
Lin Jue smiled: "Listen to what Mu Qing said? I wrote to tell her. ”
"Yes, that day, the owner of the village also killed two big fat pigs, and took the wine out to invite more than a dozen of our brothers to drink. When they asked her why, she didn't say anything. He told me secretly afterwards. Liang Qi said with a smile.
Lin Jue nodded secretly, his identity was a secret, except for Gao Muqing, Liang Qi and a few others, the rest of the people didn't know Lin Jue's identity, and even in the cottage, Lin Jue had always shown people with a mask. Everyone's impression of Lin Jue is just the appearance of a middle-aged yellow-faced uncle. Leaving the cottage by himself was also in the name of the military advisor Fang Lin, telling everyone that he would go out of the mountain to do big things. The people in the cottage don't know who they really are. If you link the identity of the champion with the military advisor, everything will be self-explanatory. There is always a danger in revealing your identity, and who knows if someone with ulterior motives will tell you? Therefore, Mu Qing must be extremely careful not to reveal his identity.
"Actually, it was just an accident, I thought it would be good to be able to get a jinshi, but I ended up winning a champion. I didn't actually do much preparation, you know, I was in the cottage before the big exam. Lin Jue smiled.
Liang Qi's white eyes flew into the sky, and he said in his heart: The champion was just an accident, and he was hit casually? If you prepare seriously, then you can't go to heaven?
"A military advisor is not an ordinary person, and there is naturally nothing that a military advisor wants to do. It's good that you're all kinds of champions, but in this way, I'm afraid you'll never return to Luoyan Valley. Liang Qi said something you don't like to hear, in fact, I hope that the military division will not be successful, so that you can return to our Luoyan Valley. Liang Qi told the truth.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "How can there be someone like you, you actually want me to lose my name to Sun Mountain." Wild Goose Valley is a good place, but I can't ignore other people's feelings. Besides, Luoyan Valley is now on the right track, so I don't need to stay in the cottage. ”
Liang Qi sighed: "I also understand. But the master of the village is pitiful, although she is very strong in front of us, we all know that she misses the military advisor very much. When I chatted with Chuncao in private, Chuncao said that she had wept secretly when she bumped into the owner of the village several times. She also plays with the things that the military advisor left in the cottage......"
Lin Jue frowned and sighed softly. I felt a little guilty in my heart. Although he did something for Gao Muqing, it was difficult to stay by her side after all. She can only hold a strand of her hair in a bun, and stay alone in the empty room every day, empty and lonely. No wonder she was uncomfortable.
Liang Qi hurriedly said: "With my mouth, Chuncao told me not to talk nonsense, but I couldn't help it when I saw the military advisor." In fact, it's nothing, after all, the owner of Dazhai is a woman, and it is reasonable to miss the military advisor. Isn't it the same with Chuncao, and I cried when I left......"
Lin Jue laughed and said, "Have you hooked up with the master of Wuzhai?" ”
Liang Qi sighed and said, "Ah, I missed my mouth." This...... Chuncao won't let me say it. ”
Lin Jue laughed, he naturally knew that Liang Qi was interesting to Qin Chuncao, the master of the five villages, but when he was in the cottage, it didn't develop so fast. Now it seems that it has been successful.
"Congratulations, when will you get married? This is a good thing, why don't you let people know? Looks like I'm going to have to prepare a big gift. Lin Jue said.
Liang Qi twisted and said: "It's still early to get married. It's still early. ”
Lin Jue said: "Don't start and give up, get someone to get started, but don't marry her, it's not good." ”
Liang Qi said angrily: "Where is my unwillingness, Chuncao said, until our cottage is located in the Funiu Mountain, and the officers and soldiers and other cottages dare not touch our thoughts, before they are willing to marry me, what can I do?" ”
Lin Jue laughed and praised: "The master of Wuzhai has backbone, but this day is not far away." What is the situation of the cottage now? I guess it's thriving. A few months ago, Mu Qing and I exchanged a few letters, but then suddenly we couldn't get through the letters. I've had some trouble here, so I haven't asked. ”
Liang Qiyi patted his thigh and said: "It's strange, the master of the village didn't receive a letter from the military advisor, so he was anxious, it seems that the letter can't come in." The military division did not know that the officers and men launched an attack on Funiu Mountain in May, and we were forced to fight several more battles. It wasn't until the middle of July that it was considered an Ansheng. However, the blockade of the mountains was tightened, and I tried to go out of the mountains several times to buy some goods, but I couldn't get out at all. Presumably, the blockade is too tight, and the messengers can't get in. ”
Lin Jue was shocked and said, "The officers and soldiers have attacked? What about the winners? Is the cottage okay? ”
Liang Qi hurriedly said: "The military advisor can rest assured, thanks to the military advisor's planning of the cottage, the fortification arrow tower has played a big role. More than 5,000 soldiers and horses in Ruzhou were caught in the middle of the mountain pass and were beaten with their heads in the head. In two months, they attacked eight or nine times, but they were all blocked in the mountain pass and could not enter at all. In the end, they also gave up. Thanks to the stern requirements of the military division before, many people in the area of the mountain pass were reluctant to spend energy to build fortifications, but now they all came in handy. If this is not the case, I am afraid that this time I will have to pay a huge price in the big village of Yangu. ”
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "That's good, it's good that you didn't attack it." The defense of the Yama Pass area must not be slackened. It is a place where we have to rush, and when we go out of the mountains, it is convenient for the officers and men to enter the mountains, and we must firmly grasp it in our hands. ”
Liang Qi nodded and said, "I know, we have built twenty-three arrow towers along the cliff to form a crossfire. Stronger than before. ”
Lin Jue praised: "Yes, it's definitely not too much." ”
Liang Qidao: "It's just that because the blockade of officers and soldiers is too strict, the materials in our cottage are a little short. There are still a lot of blades, and the more arrows are used, the fewer they are, which is the most troublesome. I discussed with the owner of the village, and I had to get some arrows to get in. ”
Lin Jue thought for a while and said, "Don't buy arrows, just buy iron ingots to go in." There are blacksmiths in the cottage, open a workshop, and with iron ingots, you can make arrows on the spot. Although the iron ingot is a hammer, it is much safer than an arrow. If you find it, you can also prevaricate and say that it is an iron-making pot farm tool or something. When the arrow is found, it is impossible to tell. Besides, where can I buy the arrows? Unless there is a special channel, it belongs to arms. Iron ingots can be bought from blacksmith farming tool shops in the county market towns, but they are not very noticeable. ”
"Yes, look at my pig brain, it's still the military advisor who is right. I'll do it when I get back. Liang Qi slapped his head.
Lin Jue said: "The cottage money is still tight, if you don't have any money, go back this time and take 50,000 or 60,000 taels from me." ”
Liang Qi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, we have a lot of money." ”
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Where did the money come from?" ”
Liang Qi smiled and said, "The military advisor forgot? Our cottage has a bumper harvest. You have seen all the treasures I have brought you, the rice and wheat are full, and the sweet potatoes are as big as lotus roots. The rest of the grain was abundant. There are also a lot of fish and shrimp in the dam. This year, it was dry and smoky outside, and we had plenty of water in the reservoir there, and our grain was not affected by drought at all. I don't know how much grain I have received. The rest of the cottages were red-eyed, but they didn't dare to hit us, so we sold the grain to them at a high price, and there are now a bunch of treasures in the underground vault of the cottage. ”
Lin Jue was stunned: "You actually sell grain? That's a strategic material. There are so many people in the cottage, how much do you need to eat? Can it still be sold? ”