Little Scholar's Circle of Husbands

The following days were as busy as ever, and Lu Fangzhou basically had no time to spare, let alone inquire about the battle situation in the north. He also experienced three things during the period.

The first thing was to meet the Minister of the Household Department. Master Shang Shu is a thin old man with a shrewd face and a bit of an accountant's temperament. At first glance, he doesn't look like someone Sun Ge or Xie Lin would befriend.

It was even worse when he spoke. He took the tea leaves that Lu Fangzhou gave him and weighed them. This action was out of character. Xie Lin seemed to be used to this. standing.

"Lu Fangzhou, right? Work hard, let's go down." Master Shang Shu dismissed Lu Fangzhou neatly.

Afterwards, Xie Lin smiled at Lu Fangzhou, saying that Lord Shangshu appreciated him very much. This was the first time Lu Fangzhou had encountered such appreciation, and he didn't know how to evaluate it, so he just thanked Xie Lin with a smile.

The second one is related to Xu Wen. The war is so tight that the Ministry of Finance is really too busy. The Minister of the Ministry of Accounting mentioned it to the Holy Spirit. The third and fourth highnesses both suggested that some people should be drawn from the Imperial Academy to help the Ministry of Finance.

The Holy Majesty agreed, so the Imperial Academy selected some people to help.

It was Xu Wen who was assigned to the warehouse department. Lu Fangzhou was surprised when he appeared. Xu Wen told Lu Fangzhou vividly how he won the opportunity: "Do you know how the Imperial Academy selects? , I didn’t take the other exams, but I took the math test. You also know that I have learned a lot of miscellaneous subjects. If I just ask knowledge, I may not be the opponent of those Hanlin who have been here for a long time. But if I ask the math, they are not my opponent. .Even if someone has been good at it, they have become unfamiliar with it after staying in the Imperial Academy for a few years.”

Lu Fangzhou listened with a smile, and indeed Xu Wen has learned a lot of miscellaneous subjects, including the art of war.

Xu Wen also laughed: "It's a good thing to come to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although Hanlin has the hope of joining the cabinet, Hanlin who has not gone out to experience is not qualified. I rushed to be the first one in the same list to come out to experience, and I will be able to go faster in the future." They first. That's..." Xu Wen lowered his voice, "It's too early in the morning. I live far away from here, so I was killed. I was thinking about changing another one, but I couldn't find a suitable one. The one in Chang'an City The price is really too expensive. To tell you the truth, after I pay the rent for one month’s salary, the rest is enough for me to eat sesame seeds every day. I finally saved some and went out to buy a dish. I want to use the landlord’s kitchen to fry it , the landlord still asked me for charcoal money. I really haven't paid it in these days."

Lu Fangzhou was taken aback when he heard that, he had been in Chang'an City for so many days, he didn't know the price of goods in Chang'an City, he only knew that there was a poor Yuanwailang in the warehouse department, he was the first one to arrive in the warehouse department every day, and the last Going back, the reason is that three meals a day are settled in the warehouse department, so as to save money on meals.

When he met Xu Wen in the Yuezhou Gongyuan, Xu Wen was not rich, and it would be even more difficult in Chang'an City.

Lu Fangzhou thought about it and said: "Either it's like this, you can live with me, my house is close to the household department, I'm the only one in my house, plus two servants, it's very empty."

"How can this work? I'm complaining that I don't want to live anywhere." Xu Wen declined.

Lu Fangzhou persuaded: "Xie Langzhong said that if the war gets serious, he will rush day and night, even if he has time to rest, it will only take a few hours. You are so far away, how many hours are there for you to go back and forth?" let you rest?"

"This..." Xu Wen hesitated, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Then, I will live with you temporarily. When I save enough money, I will move out. First, I will pay half of the meal."

Meal money...?Lu Fangzhou silently recalled the breakfast every morning, the snack packs brought to the household department, the extra dishes at noon and night, and the supper at night. I am afraid that Xu Wen will be poor...

In the end, before Lu Fangzhou had time to negotiate with Xu Wen about the meal, the third matter came.

The war ahead was tight, and there was a lot of food and grass. As soon as one batch was delivered, another batch was about to be shipped. The escort officer had no time to appoint them, so they picked them directly from the household department.

After hearing this, Shangshu appointed a servant to take charge, and asked Cangbu to draw out people to come and go together.

Now the few people in the warehouse department are all frowning. They all have wives and children. It takes many days to escort the food and grass, and there are risks. Slave, if you are unlucky, you will lose your life directly.Either way would be a big blow to the family's wife and children, so they all shirked, all kinds of not wanting to go.

Xie Lin had a lot of headaches because of this, and finally took a look at Lu Fangzhou and Xu Wen who were hard at work.

"I said you two young people, I can only leave this matter to you two. Although you also have children, you are young and strong, and you can run faster than the rest of us." Xie Lin said, and the rest of them They also nodded: "Yes, yes, just take pity on us. Don't worry, if something happens, as long as you can persevere, Princess Changping is there, and the son-in-law is also there, and the son-in-law always brings good news these days. With the two of them here, nothing will happen to you."

"Yes, in case something happens, we will be responsible for your family for the rest of your life."

"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about, it's unlucky."

"That's right, that's right, it's nonsense, you will definitely win the battle and return safely."

Everyone talked left and right, Xu Wen agreed after hearing it for a while, and said proudly: "I am not married yet, and there is only an old mother in my family, and she is also old. What happened to you guys?" Don’t pass bad news on.”

"Don't worry, never!" Everyone nodded in unison, and then looked at Lu Fangzhou, the number of places given by Shang Shu was two.

Lu Fangzhou didn't want to go, not because of the danger, even if he didn't believe in Princess Changping's level of fighting, he also believed in Yan Yan's level. Food and grass are so important, how could Yan Yan let the barbarians intercept them so easily?

What he hesitates is that if he goes to the north, he may meet Yan Yan, and even if he doesn't, he will hear some good stories about Yan Yan and the princess from time to time.These days are busy, he has no time to listen to gossip, and finally calmed down a bit, this time there will be troubles again.

But looking at several colleagues in the warehouse department looking at him eagerly, those few are usually good to him, and there are indeed difficulties in the family. Several of them are the pillars of the family. If something happens, the family will be over.

So he had to agree: "Okay, I'll go."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and when they were done, they each took out some letters and handed them to Lu Fangzhou: "These are the methods of transporting grain and grass summed up by the seniors of the Cangbu, and there is also the experience written by General Lou himself. It's all said behind closed doors. Lou's army had the strictest management of food and grass back then. He has not lost food and grass in so many battles, which shows the value of his experience. The son-in-law also came from Lou's army, so he must be well versed in it. , according to this experience, I guarantee that nothing will happen."

Lu Fangzhou accepted them and thanked them one by one. Xie Lin took the opportunity to give the two of them a vacation: "Hurry up and get ready, we will leave in a few days."

After hearing this, the two went back home together. Lu Shui was waiting at the door of the household department. Seeing it was very strange. When he was about to ask, Xu Wen said first: "Your master is tired and not feeling well. Let's talk about it when we go back."

Lu Shui understood and hurriedly led the horse: "Both gentlemen, get on the horse."

Chang'an city officials are popular in riding horses when they go to work. Xu Wenqiong couldn't afford a horse, so he originally relied on walking. Lu Fangzhou had two horses given to him by Zhenpinzhai Shaodong. They happened to be two horses, so he gave them to Xu Wenyi Hey, Xu Wenchu ​​declined at the beginning, but later he couldn't bear the fact that the household department was really busy and too tired, so he accepted Lu Fangzhou's kindness.

As soon as the two arrived home, Xu Wen told the story, and Lu Shui stomped his feet: "There is a war in the north, how can you go to the north?"

"I can't help it. It's an errand assigned to me, and it's the most important thing. Whoever pushes it will be unlucky." Xu Wen said.

"Then why did others push it?"

"You, you... Oops." Xu Wen frowned and warned, "You can't go out and say it. Since the two of us agreed, we can't say anything about being forced or pushed out outside."

After hearing this, Lu Shui hurriedly admitted his mistake: "I know I was wrong."

"Okay, don't talk about it, since you agreed, let's prepare." Lu Fangzhou interrupted the two of them, and asked Lu Shui, "Do you know what to prepare for going to the north?"

"Young master Sui Shao's family has been to the north, so I know." Lu Shui nodded.

"That's good, you go and collect things, don't be stingy with money." Lu Fangzhou said.

Xu Wen was not polite when he heard that, this time his life was at stake, so he couldn't save much on what he brought, so he thanked Lu Fangzhou.

Lu Fangzhou smiled and said, "Thank you Mo Yan, you know the art of war, maybe I will thank you even then!"

The team that escorted the food and grass left five days later, and they chose to leave overnight. According to the school captain who set this schedule, they calculated it deliberately so that they could be delivered in a timely and safe manner.

Lu Fangzhou didn't understand the tricks here, he only knew that he had to ride the horse for a long time, and he had to wait until he had finished the straight road before he could stop.

The straight road is an ancient road from Chang'an to Jiuyuan County. It is said that it was built by a famous emperor hundreds of years ago. Military Highway.

Lu Shui went with Lu Fangzhou. Hearing that he had to ride a horse for so long, he hurriedly handed over the padded trousers he had prepared in advance to Lu Fangzhou to change into.

How much did Lu Fangzhou ask?At the same time, the people in the south, Xu Wen, also don't often ride horses.

Lu Shui hurriedly said, "Master, don't worry, everything is ready."

Only then did Lu Fangzhou put on his trousers and set off on horseback. The section he was in charge of escorting was in the middle of the team, and Xu Wen was at the back. The two did not see each other along the way.

On the other hand, Yan Yan, who was cleaning up the battlefield, received a letter from Fei Ge: he had been sent out of Chang'an.

Finally, Wan Yan showed his first smile after coming to the northern border, and said to Lu Shan who was following him, "Let Concubine Du Gui know about the Torreya torreya, and then write back to His Highness: Wan Yan will remember the kindness of His Highness."

Lu Shan was ordered to leave.

Seeing this, Princess Changping drove her horse over and asked with a smile, "Why are you so happy?"

"It's nothing." Yan Yan replied calmly, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was not concealed.

The princess looked with contempt on her face: "Well, I won't ask, anyway, I will always know about it."

Yan Yan smiled and drove the horse away. The princess asked, "Where are you going?"

"Get the food and grass." Yun Yan said with a smile.

The author has something to say: Stupid author (satisfied): Mother?Mother?

Lu Fangzhou/Yan Yan (contemptuously at the same time): I haven't seen each other, what kind of mother?