The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

In August of the 14th year of Hongwu, we fought for more than half a year, from northern Mongolia to Yunnan, and across the entire Ming Dynasty. Even the most fat and strong army should take a breather. Fortunately, I was allowed to go home to visit relatives. Although it was only seven days, I was able to go home and have a look.

The horse galloped fast and didn't stop until noon.Cui Miao hesitated for a while and finally asked: "Commander, why are you going to Fengyang?"

Shen Qing said flatly: "Da Lang can call me Ah Qing."

"Da Lang?" Cui Miao twitched the corners of her mouth, only Li Cuilan had called this name before, and for some reason Cui Miao felt uncomfortable when Shen Qing called him that.

"Brother Shen, you should call me Cui Miao."

"Why? I think it's more kind to call Da Lang."

"No reason, I just feel a little awkward."

"It's just a title, why should Da Lang care about it?"

Cui Miao thought about it too, isn't it just a name, what can I call it?Thinking of this, he felt relieved, and asked again: "Brother Shen, why did you go to Fengyang?"

"Worship. I've been away from home for nearly two years, it's time to go back and have a look."

Cui Miao nodded and said, "But His Majesty's imperial decree will probably arrive in a few days, will it be in time?"

Shen Qing explained: "I will only stay here for two days, and I will return as soon as possible, there should be no delay."

Cui Miao calculated the time, and after making sure that there would be no delay, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, there is a tea shed in front of us, let's stop and rest, eat some dry food before we go on our way."

"it is good."

When the two came to the tea shed, a middle-aged man greeted them, beckoned Xiaoer to lead the horse away and tie it up, and then beckoned the two to sit in the shed.

"What do you two guests want to eat? Here we have wine, meat, steamed buns, and hot noodle soup."

Since arriving in Beiping, Cui Miao and Shen Qing have seen each other with their heads down, and even ate and drank together for nearly two months. They know Shen Qing's eating habits very well, so they said directly without asking: "Three bowls of hot noodle soup, two catties of beef , if there are pancakes, I will order five pancakes, prepare two catties of beef, and pack ten steamed buns."

The man responded with a smile on his face: "Okay, guest officer, drink a bowl of hot tea and rest, and the food will be here soon!"

The two chatted while drinking water, most likely it was about the war, and of course there was Cui Miao's farmland.Although he has been away for the past six months, Cui Miao's farmland has not been abandoned. Before he left, he found old man Yao and gave him money to take care of the farmland on his behalf. some help.The old man Yao lived up to expectations, and managed the farm in an orderly manner. In the first half of this year, there was already one harvest, which was [-] catties higher than last year, which can be regarded as a good yield.The autumn grain was about to be harvested again, and Cui Miao gave him some money, telling him not to waste money, and to find a piece of land for trial use of any method that could increase the yield per mu. As long as he could afford it, he would support him in setting up an experimental field.

"Brother Shen, disasters have been severe in various places in recent years. Although the imperial court has tried its best to rescue the disaster, it still needs to find a way to reduce the possibility of disasters, whether it is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause."

"Natural disasters are not man-made disasters, and cannot be solved by manpower."

"Some natural disasters are unsolvable, but some are possible. For example, floods. The flooding in Henan is mostly related to the Yellow River. If you can think of a solution, it is not unsolvable."

"How to solve it?"

"It's better to block than to dredge, dredging the river is worse than building high dams..."

While the two were talking, the man came over with a plate of beef and five pancakes, and greeted with a smile: "You two guests, eat first, the hot noodle soup will be ready soon."

The two of them were not polite, they picked up the pancakes and started eating. They have been on their way since early morning, and they are really hungry.After eating a piece of pancake, Cui Miao continued: "Brother Shen, I know that dredging the river is a big project, and it will not be completed in one or two years, but for the long-term prosperity of the court, people's livelihood is the foundation. Worry, the people's hearts are stable, and the court can be stable."

Shen Qing was silent for a while, and said: "I understand what you said, but we are generals, interfering in these things will inevitably fall into the public eye. However, I will find an opportunity to mention it to the prince."

Cui Miao was stunned, then nodded, and said, "It's because I didn't think carefully, if it's really embarrassing, let's forget about it."

Shen Qingyu said earnestly: "I'm not in trouble. Dalang is also for the sake of the people. Flood control is a big project, and there are too many benefits involved, so we must think long-term. Although our generals fight on the battlefield, life and death are unpredictable, but there are many opportunities for promotion. It is easy to attract people's envy and hatred, if it is too eye-catching, the crowd may rise up and attack it, and even if His Majesty trusts him again, he will inevitably be suspicious."

Cui Miao sighed helplessly in her heart, and said: "Brother Shen, Cui Miao has been taught. Don't worry, I will think twice before doing things in the future. Since the water control is not good, then I will use my strengths in farming to try to avoid a disaster year." Every year, you can have a good harvest, so even if the year is bad, you don’t have to worry about starvation.”

"It's a big deal to farm the fields. If we can find a way to produce more in the dry land, it will be a great thing for the people in the north."

The two talked and laughed, and ate a meal for half an hour.After eating, they took the dry food and started on the road again. When they arrived at Jinan Mansion, it was already nightfall. After checking their badges, they entered the city. The two planned to find an inn to stay in and start their journey again tomorrow morning.

Leading the horse, walking on the street, many shops are still open, not far away, I saw an inn called Fulaiju Inn, it looked spacious and bright, the two looked at each other, and then walked towards the door go.

"Does the guest officer stay in the inn?" Seeing the two people walking towards the door of the inn, the waiter in the inn quickly greeted them, and said warmly: "Our inn has clean rooms, delicious food, and is well-known far and near."

Cui Miao handed the reins to Xiaoer, and said with a smile, "Feed our horses some good fodder, watch it."

The shop waiter hurriedly responded, took the reins of the two horses, and said in a loud voice: "You are welcome. Shopkeeper, the two masters come into the shop."

A middle-aged man with a beard came out to meet him. He looked like he was the innkeeper. He asked politely, "Are the two guests eating or staying?"

Cui Miao replied with a smile: "Accommodation. Shopkeeper, is there still a room?"

The shopkeeper quickly responded, and said, "Coincidentally, there are still two upper rooms, which can be reserved for the two guest officers?"

"Sign up. I'm preparing some food and bath water. I'm really tired after driving all day." Cui Miao took out a tael of silver from her pocket and put it on the counter. liquidated before."

The shopkeeper took the money with a smile, took the door key and led the two of them to look at the room.The three of them came to the second floor, walked through the corridor, and stopped in front of the innermost room. The shopkeeper said, "Two guest officers, these are the last two upper rooms. They are quiet in the innermost room, and they can sleep well, and they are still The door is opposite, and it is convenient to walk around, do you see if you are satisfied?"

Cui Miao nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Okay, then thank the shopkeeper, it doesn't matter if the food is not delicate, the most important thing is to have enough portion, do you understand?"

"Understand! Understood! Which room will the food be delivered to later? Or should the two eat separately?"

Cui Miao looked at Shen Qing, and said casually: "Let's take the room on the east side, and prepare a copy of bath water for each."

"Come on, you two take a rest first, and prepare the meals right away."

Cui Miao entered the east room, Shen Qing went to the west room, there was clear water in the room, the two put down their things and washed their faces, Shen Qing turned around and walked out of the door, and came to Cui Miao's room, after a while, The waiter in the shop brought the food. There were more than a dozen large scallion pancakes, a pot of fragrant roast pork, a large bowl of oily egg soup, and a plate of crisp and delicious pickles.

Cui Miao expressed that she was very satisfied, and she started eating without saying anything to Shen Qing, she was full, the bowl was clean, and of course two-thirds of the food went into Shen Qing's stomach.Even after eating only these, Cui Miao leaned against the back of the chair, unable to move.Looking at the calm expression, Cui Miao couldn't help sighing: It seems that the appetite needs to be strengthened.

After eating and drinking enough, Shen Qing didn't stay for long, then went back to the room, Cui Miao tied the door, took off her clothes and sat in the bathtub, although she felt panic everywhere, but in this day and age, it's okay to take a good bath kind of enjoyment.In the past half a year or so, it was a luxury to take a bath every half a month, and it was still in the warm and humid south. Every time Cui Miao smelled the smell on her body, she felt that she was rotten.

Maybe it was too tired, or maybe the tub was too comfortable, Cui Miao fell asleep unconsciously.In a daze, a gust of wind blew by, and Cui Miao in the bathtub couldn't help shivering, and his consciousness came back to him. Before he took a bath, he closed all the doors and windows. How could there be wind?He opened his eyes slightly and looked towards the door. He didn't know what happened. The light in the room was off. Through the cold moonlight, Cui Miao saw that the door that was originally locked was pushed open a crack. , Although he couldn't see clearly, Cui Miao's intuition told him that there was a pair of eyes watching the movement inside the house.Cui Miao didn't move, she quietly looked in the direction of the door.

After about 5 minutes, the door was slowly pushed open again, and the autumn wind blew slightly again as the door opened.A figure flashed in from the door, the footsteps were so light that the sound could hardly be heard.Under the moonlight, a man wearing dark clothes and a cloth scarf covering his face appeared in the house, holding a shining short knife in his hand, the blade of the knife looked even colder against the moonlight.

Cui Miao slowly sat up straight, her eyes fixed on the direction of the masked man, and saw him approaching the bed slowly, raised the short knife and stabbed fiercely at the bed, when the short knife pierced the bedding, he realized something was wrong, in his For a moment of stupefaction, Cui Miao jumped up from the bathtub.The masked man suddenly turned his head, and a large piece of bath water hit his head and face. The masked man subconsciously closed his eyes, and then he felt a sharp pain. crotch.Cui Miao took the opportunity to put on her middle coat, and kicked the masked man's wrist, and the dagger in the masked man's hand fell in response.