One time later, Batu set up two Lele cars and came in to greet the guests to leave.

Batu's wife had filled everyone's water bladder with milk tea, and asked her husband if he wanted to bring some milk skin and milk tofu.

Batu smiled and nodded, and Batu's wife found a leather bag, filled it with milk, and handed it to Xiaoman, saying something in Mongolian to wish them a safe journey.

Xiao Man thanked and took it, and Cao Hao got up to say goodbye to Batu's mother.

The old man picked up the prayer wheel casually and got up to see off the guests. Batu's daughter, whose name was Qimuge.

The little girl had sharp eyes, took out the purse that Cao Hao had just tucked away from behind the tube rack, and sent it to Cao Hao, saying in Mongolian that the guest had left something.

Cao Yan took it with a smile, looked at Batu's mother, and hesitated.

In order to arrange for them to avoid the blizzard, more than 20 sheep died, and there was a problem with their livelihood.

But Mongolians love face the most, and it is their tradition to entertain every guest who passes by the felt bag. They will accept gifts, but they will not accept gold or silver, or they will feel insulted.

Looking at the old man's perceptive eyes, Cao Yan hesitated, but still put the purse back into his sleeve for the time being.

He first took off the string of Bodhi bracelets he was carrying on his wrists, sent them to the old lady with both hands, and said, "Kind old grandma, please accept the gifts from the guests, don't let the guests go on the road with regrets in their hearts." ”

In the middle of the bracelet, there is a carved coral the size of a thumb. The white bodhi seeds with blood-red coral are very eye-catching.

Seeing that Cao Yan's face was full of sincerity, the old man nodded with a smile and accepted Cao Yan's gift.

Cao Yan also asked Xiao Man to take a new pair of deerskin boots from his luggage and give them to Batu's son Na Song.

Na Yue Song looked at his father, saw his father nodding, took the boots, and thanked Cao Yan.

The Mongolian custom is that the object with the mouth facing up is the mascot. Among the various gifts, in addition to Hada and the five animals, boots are the favorite gifts of the Mongols.

Cao Yan has been to Saiwai a few times with Hu, and he also has Mongolian friends, so he knows this.

After sending the big and small ones, Cao Yan bent down and pulled out a dagger from his boots.

Although this dagger looks plain and unremarkable, and is not inlaid with gold and silver as is fashionable nowadays, it is made of stainless steel and is very sharp.

He handed the dagger to Batu with both hands, and said in Mongolian language: "I will never thank you for your great kindness, I will remember this life-saving grace on the grassland forever." This dagger is my personal use, not as a thank you for me, but as a gift to my Mongolian friends. ”

Batu listened to the front, smiled and waved his hand, and when he heard the back, this honest Mongolian man didn't know how to refuse.

He laughed twice, but still happily accepted Cao Yan's gift, and at the same time took out the Mongolian knife he was carrying with him and gave it back to Cao Yan.

Cao Yan solemnly took it and hung it around his waist.

Only then did he take out two ingots and five taels of silver ingots from his purse, handed them to Batu and said: "Our line of work is all gentlemen, and there is no gift to give the sister-in-law and her Muge a meeting gift. ”

Although the Mongols did not have a reason to accept money from guests, Cao Yan gave a circle of gifts, which made Batu a little confused.

When he woke up, the Mongolian man's head shook like a rattle, and in a hurry, he stumbled and said a Chinese sentence: "The ...... of silver" Don't ......"

Cao Yan also shook his head and said: "It's not for Big Brother Batu's expenses, nor is it for using this to spoil Big Brother's enthusiasm, this is for his wooden grid jewelry, it's not good for her to call me Uncle for a day." Doesn't Big Brother Batu treat me as a friend? In the end, he was already frowning, with a little annoyance.

Although Cao Yanping said that he didn't like to say much, but his mouth code was practiced in Beijing, where did Batu, a simple Mongolian herdsman, resist?

If you don't accept it, you will offend the guests.

Although he didn't feel good in his heart, Batu hesitated, but still took it, and handed it to his wife to put it away.

The whole family received these gifts from Cao Yan, Batu was a little embarrassed, and whispered a few words to his wife. His wife stepped aside, took out a bag from the wooden box, and handed it to Cao Yan with a smile.

Cao Yan saw that Batu and his wife looked at him eagerly, and he couldn't accept it, so he took it. Through the cloth, I felt the softness, probably some kind of fur.

Among the adults, gifts were sent to and fro, and his wooden grid stared at it with round eyes.

Although the little girl is only a teenager, the Mongolian people marry early, so it saves trouble. She also saw that Abba and Auntie had received heavy gifts from the guests, especially the last silver, which was specially given to her and Grandma.

The little girl thought for a moment, and took a leather chain from her neck, under which was a wolf's tooth.

She stepped forward, not allowing Cao Yan to refuse, and stuffed the wolf tooth necklace directly into his purse, and then ran behind her grandmother with a smile and looked at it.

Cao Yan was embarrassed to accept the little girl's gift, and just wanted to take it out of her purse, the little girl was already pouting, looking like she was about to cry.

Cao Yan had no choice, just smiled and thanked him.

The little girl smiled, took her grandmother out of the felt bag, and watched Cao Yan and the others leave with her grandmother and brother.

Among the crowd, four of the horses froze to death and got into the carriage of Lele that Batu was driving.

Although it was two lele chariots, both pulled by horses, Batu was the only one driving the car. The reins of the horse in the back are tied to the car in front, so there is no need to worry about it.

The snow on the road was more than a foot deep, and because the Lele car was a high-wheeled carriage, the pulling speed was not too slow.

When the sun was in the west, the group arrived at the smoke lantern spitting station.

Batu didn't worry about being at home, so he didn't stay long, so he sent Cao Yan and them here, and exchanged the two frozen sheep he brought for two bags of salt and half a bag of tea, and drove back first.

The post station here is simple, but it is a two-entry courtyard. There are horse sheds and carports on the left and right sides of the front entrance, and the middle room is a post house on the left and a warehouse on the right.

After entering, there are a slip of houses on three sides, and there are about 20 rooms in total.

Not only is the house simple, but the staff here is only a postman, a cook, and two grooms.

Although it is simple, it is not as good as the post station in the mouth, but it is good to have a house to settle in, and you can eat hot meals.

After running in the snow for two days, they are content to do the same.

The post station is located here, which is to connect the Eight Banners Ranch and the Taifu Temple Ranch. Knowing that it was the chief of the Yamen of the Taifu Temple, he was also very attentive.

Wei Hei has been paying attention to the movements of Nalan Chengping and others, and the Eight Banners Ranch is to the west of the Taifu Temple Ranch.

After the smoke lamp is spit, to the northeast is the Taifu Temple Ranch, and to the north and northwest is the Eight Banners Ranch.

I asked Yicheng that the officials of the military department arrived yesterday afternoon and had already gone to the ranch this morning.

Wei Hei was thinking about the manpower over there in his heart, if he didn't follow secretly, the two would be about the same.

There is a Lang Zhong who is traveling with him, who is the chief of Nalan Chengping, which will make him take care of it somewhat.

As long as there is nothing to do on this road, when you get to the Taifu Temple Ranch, you don't need to be careful.

Although the kitchen here is simple, in addition to a bowl of fat chicken and a bowl of roast mutton, the rest is cabbage and tofu vermicelli, but everyone eats sweetly.

In any case, this use of milk and meat as the staple food, everyone is not used to it, or eat such a meal, which makes the appetite of everyone who has been tired for several days.

After eating and making a pot of strong tea, Cao Yan and Wei Hei talked about last night's thrill and Batu's hospitality.

Although I have been to the grassland several times, it is mostly when it is warm, and this is the first time I have encountered this snowstorm.

If nothing else, let's just say that the white-haired wind blew all night last night, or not to mention the warm-hearted Batu, their group couldn't even find a shelter on the snowfield, and they had to freeze to death.

The smoke lamp spitting station is eighty miles away from the three trees post station in front, this distance is good to say, leaving in the morning, and it is almost in the afternoon.

There is a distance of 120 miles from the Three Trees Post Station to the Taifu Temple Ranch, and it still depends on the weather, otherwise, if it is delayed on the road in the wind and snow, it will happen yesterday's thrill.

When the sky was about to get dark, there were people here at the post station again.

The yard of this post station is small, and when Xiaoman went out to the front yard to bring hot water to Cao Yan, he met him head-on.

In addition to Cao Fang, there were seven or eight sturdy men behind him, except for Zhang Yi, the others were all faced. Everyone rode in alone and in pairs, and came in from the entrance of the inn.

Cao Fang was overjoyed when he saw Xiao Man, and immediately asked, "Uncle is here?" ”

Xiao Man nodded, a little unconvinced, rubbed his eyes, and asked loudly, "Dad, why are you here?" This is ......" Speaking of this, he looked at the men who were following his father, and his face was very puzzled.

Cao Fang had already turned over and dismounted, and he didn't care about returning to Xiaoman's words, and asked, "Where is the uncle?" Take me to Uncle! ”

Seeing that his father was in a hurry, Xiao Man didn't dare to be verbose, so he turned around and led his father to the backyard.

But he said that Yicheng was drinking in the house, and when he heard the noise in the yard, he came out to check.

Seeing that the people were all riding in pairs, Yi Cheng thought it was from a yamen, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Zhang Yi took out a silver ingot from his arms, stuffed it into the palm of Yicheng's hand, and said: "We are not from any yamen, we are the private family of Lord Cao, and we were delayed on the way, so we just arrived." ”

Yi Cheng secretly checked it, estimated that there were more than ten taels of silver, and immediately smiled with a smile on his face, leading everyone to the stable to tie the horses.

What if there is no grade, the prime minister's concierge seven-grade official, the rich slave in the powerful family, is much more weighty than the sesame mung bean official...... * backyard, go to the room.

Cao Yan was also very surprised when he saw Cao Fang and Zhang Yi.

He couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, thinking of Cao Yin and the Li family, he immediately stood up and asked, "Why are you here, but what happened in the house, how is the old lady in good health?" ”

Cao Fang and Zhang Yi first greeted Cao Fang, and then Cao Fang leaned over and replied: "Uncle, it was the old man who made the little ones chase after me, and the old lady is still in good health......

Listening to the front, Cao Fang was just about to breathe a sigh of relief, and then heard Cao Fang say again: "...... It's just that Master Zhiran is in trouble, and the little ones were detained and sent to Shuntianfu when they left Beijing......"

Speaking of which, he explained the reason why Zhiran was detained.

After hearing this, Cao Yan clenched his fists vigorously, and anger appeared in his heart.

Zhiran is a person from outside the party, and when he arrived in the capital, there were only a few people who came and went, so how could he have offended anyone?

Although Cao Fang only told a rough story, as long as he was not a fool, he could see that something was wrong.

It seems that someone is behind the scenes, and the target is the Cao family, maybe it is him Cao Yin, otherwise Cao Yin would not have sent Cao Fang out with a few faceless guards.

He couldn't wait to fly back to the capital immediately, looking for clues, and dragging the person behind him out.

But it's empty talk, this errand is not over, how can he return to Beijing?

There is still Cao Yin in the capital, and Cao Yin also trusts his old father. However, although he knew in his heart that with Cao Yin and Mr. Zhuang here, he would definitely not let the little monk suffer any grievances, but he still couldn't help but feel suspenseful.

The little monk grew up in Buddhism since he was a child, and he didn't know the suffering of the world, and this ordeal was too heavy for him.

Not to mention anything else, if the sin of "killing" is implemented, then how can the little monk who is dedicated to the Buddha deal with himself. I'm afraid that he himself will be confused, and his heart is full of demons...... * Beijing, Gulou Street, Shuntianfu Yamen.

In the living room of the second hall, Wang Yi looked at the fourth elder brother who was sitting and drinking tea, and felt a little confused. This prince has always been cold-faced, and he has no good popularity, and he only works hard, how did he think of coming to Shuntianfu today?

In the past few days in the city, nothing major has happened, except for a monk who lives in Cao's Mansion "hit people", the others are all miscellaneous.

This cold-faced prince has always had the name of Buddha, and I heard that he is the most pious, but because he closed a monk, he loved the house and Wudi to take care of other people's affairs......

(To be continued)