Cub Nursery

"No." Jia Qiugu hurriedly said, "Master Yan is in the border town, it's no easier than us."

He has been to border towns before, and knows Yan Xun's situation better than anyone else.

It seems that everything in the border town is under Yan Xun's control, but in fact the Taoist soldiers in the camp in the border town will always belong to Yang Shuning. Even if Yan Xun borrows troops, it must be at the right time, place and people. Once there is a disagreement, Yan Xun will become a loner, and there is Yan Xun's umbrella workshop in the border town, which produces war umbrellas. Once people are watching, the consequences are simply unimaginable.

And Yan Xun said a long time ago that when the border town is stable, some people from the capital will be attracted to take the train to the shopping mall at the border town train station, but until now it is only in the plan, which shows that the border town is not stable.

"I have received a lot of help from Lord Yan, and I can't bother him unless it is absolutely necessary." Jia Qiugu panted, "It's really hard for you. If you have a chance later, you can run away. In the future... If I am still alive , if you come back again, if I...you will never come back."

After all, Jia Qiugu felt that he was a burden to Sister Qi. If it wasn't for him, Sister Qi should still be in the capital now, being her daughter.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sister Qi's eyes were red, "I'm your wife with three matchmakers and six hires, so I can't just run away as soon as I say it. Okay, I'll go to Master Yan. You pretend that I don't know that Master Yan is embarrassing you. But we know a lot of people, but how many people can help us?"

Others are willing and powerless.

Sister Qi supported Jia Qiugu to lie down, and sighed: "Who would have thought that Qiyuan County would be so chaotic. We have a lot of people, but we are also stretched."

Except for people like Jia Qiugu in Qiyuan County, the rest of the people are all in the same group. It is really difficult to fight with two fists and four hands. If you don't hold back, you will catch them. Even if you lose your life, it is your subordinates, so why do you have to struggle needlessly? Woolen cloth.

It is precisely because of seeing through this point that Jia Qiugu did not make a fuss.

"Let's just wait, there will always be our chance." Jia Qiugu said softly, "What we have to do now is to endure, which ordinary people cannot bear."

"I know." Sister Qi nodded. She said as she brushed her hair, and took the jewelry box casually, "I'll go out and see if I can get some medicine..."

Jia Qiugu closed his eyes and said nothing.

When she first came here, Sister Qi's jewelry was packed in boxes, and her hair was even more expensive.Sister Qi's family wanted to prepare more, because they were worried that Sister Qi and Jia Qiugu would fall in love with each other, and that they would get married while they were in office. Anyway, they wanted to prepare the dowry.

But now there are only two lonely hairpins on Sister Qi's head, and she hasn't put any makeup on, she said it was jewelry and put away all the makeup.

But there is nothing in the house, and Qi Jieer often takes out some food. Qi Qierer didn't say how the food came from, and Jia Qiugu knew it very well. , he must be compensated a hundred times and a thousand generations.

Besides, Sister Qi took the jewelry box to the outside room. When the box was opened, there were only two gold hairpins with pearls left inside. They were indeed worth some money, but those people outside were very greedy and their appetites were getting bigger and bigger. Jewelry, I'm afraid they can't be exchanged for medicine.

"Hey." Sister Qi sighed softly, glanced at the whip hanging on the wall, she really wanted to lead people to kill directly, "It's so difficult to be an official, if you don't want to be an official, just put those dog officials Just kill it."

"This statement is wrong. If you kill the dog officer, there will be another dog officer."

"Who?" Sister Qi closed the wooden box in an instant, walked to the wall in a few steps, and was about to pick up the whip when she suddenly remembered the sound. She quickly turned around and looked at the ground, and said excitedly, "Is it Brother Dan? It's Brother Dan come yet?"

"It's me." Brother Dan walked around the table legs blocking the front, walked to Sister Qi's feet, and looked up at her, "Father is worried about Master Jia, let me take a look."

Sister Qi's eyes filled with tears for a plain and straightforward sentence.

She suddenly understood why Jia Qiugu believed in Yan Xun so much. They knew so many people, even more from Sister Qi's family, but they were trapped in the county government for so long, but no one came to inquire about the news. Only Brother Dan came.

The little cub had his hands behind his back, and he looked old-fashioned, but his cheeks were bulging, his eyes were round, and he didn't have any majesty at all.

"Jia Qiugu isn't feeling well? I'll go and have a look first." Brother Dan said, beckoning to Sister Qi, "You come too."

"Okay." Sister Qi nodded.

After entering the room, Brother Dan saw that Jia Qiugu had his eyes closed, and didn't bother him. He went forward and put his little paw on Jia Qiugu's wrist. After a while, he let go of his little paw and heaved a sigh of relief.

Jia Qiugu noticed something strange, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Brother Dan standing on the table. He blinked vigorously, thinking he had misread, "Brother Dan?"

"It's me." Brother Dan cupped his hands at Jia Qiugu, and then said to Sister Qi, "Master Jia is overthinking, and in addition to eating less, his body is weaker. Later, I will bring some pills and eat them." The last one will be fine, there is no serious problem."

As soon as the words fell, Jia Qiugu got up by himself and looked at Brother Dan expectantly, "Has Lord Yan come too?"

"Well, here we come." Brother Dan told all the things that happened outside.

Sister Qi listened and slapped the table hard, "It's unreasonable!"

"We were fine when we entered the city, and it went well when we came to the county government for repairs. Who knew that one night later, an officer said that the former county magistrate was gone, and there was no evidence of the murderer, so he said that I sent someone to do it. , and said that I am the county magistrate, and they dare not exceed their powers, so they decided to trap us in this small courtyard, saying that they want to ask the court to decide." Jia Qiugu said with a wry smile, "I don't know if they have reported to the court, but I I have no evidence in hand, and they are numerous and powerful, so I cannot act rashly."

What Jia Qiugu didn't say was that even if he asked Qi Qierer to lead someone to kill him, he couldn't solve the problem. If he was lucky, he would be kicked out of Qiyuan County.

Before coming to Qiyuan County, no one thought that the people here would be so arrogant and cruel.

In order to survive and plan slowly, Jia Qiugu could only hide in this small courtyard with his people.

"I spent some money, but I got some evidence, but I can't hurt the mastermind behind it." Sister Qi said, "The men guarding us outside have cultivation skills. I think they are somewhat different from the garrison. In fact, almost no one in the yamen is innocent, the difference is only in the amount of crimes committed. The former county magistrate committed all kinds of crimes, and his death will not be punished."

But even if these words were spoken out, people outside would naturally not recognize them.

People outside were willing to cover their ears and not listen, and then sent someone to guard Jia Qiugu, so Jia Qiugu couldn't do anything, because there were too few people around him.

What's more, Jia Qiugu didn't know that the villages and towns outside the county were reversed.

"There is very little news coming in from outside. I only know that there is chaos outside the county, and some people still leaked their words." Sister Qi said with an ugly face, "It's all like this, and they are still so stable. I don't know if they are crazy. , there is still something to rely on."

Brother Dan talked to Jia Qiugu and Sister Qi for a long time, and quietly stayed out without disturbing anyone.

In order to avoid suspicion from outsiders, Sister Qi came out with a hairpin and exchanged a small handful of food with the guards outside.

Outside, Jing Fengye found a leeward place, moved a clean stone, sat on it by himself, and patted his leg at Yan Xun.

Yan Xun stepped forward and sat down.

The wind was very strong at night, and it was chilly on my body.

Jing Fengye simply unfolded the cloak on his body, wrapping Yan Xun in it.

"Father." Because of his small size, Brother Dan was crooked by the wind, so he simply picked up a big rock and ran over.

"How is it?" Yan Xun was a little drowsy at first, but when he saw Brother Dan coming back, he immediately woke up.

Brother Dan rushed forward and grabbed Yan Xun's robe to prevent himself from flying up, "I saw Mrs. Jia and Sister Qi." So Brother Dan told what he had seen and heard, even Sister Qi I took out my son's jewelry in exchange for food and didn't miss it.

And Brother Dan also said something that neither Jia Qiugu nor Sister Qi knew, "Wendong and Wenqiu are the emperor's people, they should have a way to communicate with people outside, but I see that they are not at all. No contact with anyone outside."

Brother Dan was a little dissatisfied, if they had contacted early, why would the situation in Qiyuan County have been hidden for so long, Jia Qiugu would not be seriously ill, and sister Qi would not have taken out all the jewelry.

"It's not wrong for them to do this. Jia Qiugu has not yet reached the end of his life, and once he uses them to contact him, he must not hide it from the emperor. In the future, Jia Qiugu's future will be gone." Yan Xun thought He understood clearly, "Those two people are smart people, and it's a good thing to know that their future depends on Jia Qiugu."

Once they contact the emperor, maybe Jia Qiugu will be saved, but his path to success will definitely be gone, and even Wendong and Wendong may have no future.

Maybe in the future, Jia Qiugu will find opportunities to climb up, but when he encountered danger at the beginning, he could only rely on the emperor to solve it. This matter will eventually exist in the emperor's heart and follow him for a lifetime.

"Not to mention that sister Qi has the ability to kill her, even Jia Qiugu has never stopped planning. The evidence they came to tell you is all collected from details that ordinary people can't notice." Yan Yan Xun couldn't help but sighed, "Jia Qiugu has made great progress and is a qualified parent officer."

"That's true." Brother Dan understood, "It's because I don't know enough."

Yan Xun nodded, reached out and took out a pill from Jing Fengye's arms, "You send the medicine in, let them be patient for a while, I will find a way outside."

"Success." Brother Dan hugged the pill, turned around and ran away.

When Jia Qiugu got the pill, he swallowed it in front of Brother Dan, but he waited for Brother Dan to leave before saying: "Your Excellency must have entered the city."

"Yes." Sister Qi also wanted to understand.

If Yan Xun hadn't entered the city, how could Brother Dan reply so quickly, and wouldn't tell them so quickly to make them wait.

Sister Qi saw that Jia Qiugu's complexion was getting better and better, and seeing that there was nothing serious, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Master Yan has a great kindness for us, we must not forget it."

"I saved it." Jia Qiugu closed his eyes, "Your Excellency should remember us forever."

Besides, Yan Xun picked up Brother Egg and put it on his shoulder, and came back with Jing Fengye, and the Claw Cub and Thunder Cub had already returned.

The two sides meet and exchange what they know.

The Claw Cub and the Thunder Cub quickly made a form, and found almost all the money and food in the city. Anyway, people like Master Zhang not only have a clear picture of the secret rooms and cellars in the house, but also the Zhang family People's houses were not spared either.

It is absolutely impossible for the so-called hidden compartments and secret rooms to hide the truth from the two cubs.

"Almost all the families are singing and dancing every night, as if they are not affected by the pressure of the outside army at all. I suspect that they have something to rely on." The sharp claw cub said.

The Thunder Cub also said, "My brother once said that the more this kind of person is more afraid of death. There are so many people outside the city besieging the county, even if the attack has not started yet, they shouldn't be so calm. My brother said However, no matter when, this kind of person will always be the first to escape..."

But no one in the city wanted to escape except ordinary people.

This is very strange.

"I'm afraid this can't be detected overnight." Yan Xun pondered, "Since it is used to save lives, it must be something extraordinary, so we have to be prepared."

"That's right." Brother Dan nodded emphatically, "It's just that the men in the county government are all cultivated. Ten or eight ordinary people are no match for them. Even us monster cubs will be affected."

"But if it's a serious Taoist soldier, ten or eight of them can be knocked down." Cub Claw said.

"Exactly." The Lightning Cub nodded.

So everyone stopped staying at all and went out of the city overnight.

The camp outside was very quiet, Yan Xun brought the cubs, the dog son, the sand fox, the red fox, and the two henchmen of the black bear into the camp quietly.

"My lord!" Hei Xiong hurriedly let everyone in before resting, and said proactively, "Egg Juju has always been fine."

Yan Xun nodded lightly, motioning for Brother Dan to go in and have a look at Dan Juju.

Yan Xun didn't hide anything from Hei Xiong about the city affairs, he told everything in detail.

"In this case, the city can't wait for it." Hei Xiong said seriously, "We must borrow troops."

"I think so too." Yan Xun nodded, "But it's not convenient for me to show up now, the Taoist soldiers in the border towns cannot move, and I have to find a way to borrow soldiers from other places."

Hei Xiong's expression froze, and he looked at Yan Xun suddenly.

From the first time I saw Yan Xun in the hut, to when Yan Xun left Dan Juju behind, and now when he came back, this was the first time Yan Xun said that he was not suitable to show up.

"I come from the demon country, as for how I came here, I don't know myself, I only know that it has something to do with monsters." Yan Xun explained, "How many people now think that I must be in danger, and they can't wait to think about it. Want to hit you down?"

"The workshops I stayed in the capital are all the most important. Many of the technologies in them are very advanced. I guess many people can't wait? On the side of the steelmaking furnace, on the side of the locomotive, if Daqin's railway can be extended in all directions, there will be a A whining train is such an important event. Even the shopping malls in the capital are making money every day. If the business model, accounting method, and even personnel composition inside can be copied to other state capitals, then Isn't it a steady stream of gold and silver flowing into the hands?"

"The good medicines in the hands of the cubs, Xiaohua's medical skills, etc., are more precious than gold and silver treasures."

"Xiaodan's ability is to find things. If he can help find some important things and help the rich and powerful, wouldn't it be better?"

"General Black, you should know that the salt field by the sea is also mine, right?" Yan Xun smiled at Hei Xiong, "I ask General Wei to help me in the salt field by the sea, most of the money I earn will be used as military supplies, and the rest can be used as military supplies. It all went into my pocket."

Yan Xun is the Director of the Salt Bureau. On the surface, the salt field is not under his control, and his rights are very limited, but who would have thought that those methods of drying the salt were also Yan Xun's?

"So I can't show up now, I want to see how many ghosts and monsters want to take advantage of the opportunity to speak." Yan Xun said, "General Black, if I show up now, all previous efforts will be wasted. It is not easy to bring the cubs to today, one step at a time. Don’t dare to make a mistake, one step is wrong, every step is wrong…”

Hei Xiong clenched his fists and said solemnly: "Master Yan, don't worry, I will take good care of the people under my command, and I will never send any news about them."

"Thank you." Yan Xun cupped his hands at the black bear.

So since these Dao soldiers can't be used, and they can't disturb the border towns, they can only borrow soldiers from other places.