To Rule in a Turbulent World

"Li Zhifeng." You Miao said, "Come here and drink a bowl of tea to warm up your body."

Li Zhifeng didn't answer, and after loading the things, he stood behind You Miao, bowed his head, and You Miao said with a smile: "Sit down, you can drink if you want, the young master has something to say."

Li Zhifeng looked at You Miao for a long time, and said, "What's the matter?"

You Miao said: "You sit first."

Li Zhifeng replied: "I am your slave, I can't sit down, and I am willing to serve you."

You Miao said, "You are not now."

Li Zhifeng was startled, and then his two sword eyebrows were slightly raised.You Miao solemnly took out a small bag from her arms, put it on the table, and said, "Here, this is for you."

"It's fate for us to know each other." You Miao said with a smile, "Sell your deed to return you, and you will be free from now on. A little bit of silver will be your money. Go home, so that the people of the clan won't worry about it. We Just stay here."

Li Zhifeng froze for a moment, the wind blew the cloth cards on the inn rattling, and the deed of sale was blown away, revealing the broken silver inside.

"Why?" Li Zhifeng didn't seem to understand for a moment.

You Miao said: "For no reason, it is said that one night couples... Uh, Bai Rien, at least it is the same thing, go live your own life. The young master has nothing to give you."

Li Zhifeng's eyes were red, and he watched You Miao silently. Knowing that Li Zhifeng was very moved, You Miao felt a little embarrassed, and said, "Originally, I didn't really want you to leave like this, but you are from outside the Great Wall. There's no reason to be a slave. My mother said before she was alive that a person's life is good or bad. Life is hard, and you can't blame God... What am I talking about? Anyway, let's live well with you in the future, just treat it as making friends .”

You Miao was talking nonsense, and she didn't know what she said, and Hao Sanqian was shouting in the distance.

"Master—I have to go—"

You Miao stood in the sunset, Li Zhifeng just stood silently, You Miao was a young man, shorter than Li Zhifeng, raised his hand to touch his face, and then patted him, feeling a little bit reluctant.But it's useless to be reluctant, and you can't take it home, and your father will drive him away sooner or later.

Although it cost 200 taels of silver to buy him back, but he saved his life with his own hands, and he has some feelings. In addition, these days we get along day and night, and even slept once. You Miao began to understand why her father doted on the little one at home concubine.

Letting Li Zhifeng go is a good thing.

"I'm leaving." You Miao said: "Don't come to beat the Han people again, you have to remember to me that your life was saved by me, don't come to beat the Han people again! Let's go! The green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever .”

You Miao smiled and got into the carriage. Li Zhifeng held his deed of sale in his hand and stood there like a log, watching the motorcade leave without saying a word. Look, as the carriage left Yanbian City, Li Zhifeng's figure gradually became smaller, leaving only a small black spot.

The motorcade was on the road, You Miao sat alone in the carriage, and it was getting dark outside, Hao Sanqian rubbed his hands and came in to serve while breathing the heat.When asked about Li Zhifeng, You Miao said that he couldn't take him home, so he had to send Yunyun away.

"Master is really a living Bodhisattva." Hao Sanqian said with a smile after hearing this.

You Miao said: "Hey, it's just a little bit of virtue, it's really pitiful to look at."

Hao Sanqian said: "This man, sometimes he will bring three disasters and six disasters if he is not sure. The young master lives in the capital, and his family is a wealthy family in Jiangdong. Don't blame me, Hao San, for my disapproving words, that's the rationale, young master, good people are rewarded, what do you usually do, God has eyes, but it's all watching..."

You Miao smiled and said, "Isn't it?"

After Hao Sanqian praised him, he lighted the stove for You Miao and baked tea. The wind whistled all the way, and someone shouted outside, so Hao Sanqian got out of the car and led the way.

The snowstorm is coming again, and it is getting bigger and bigger. The porters are walking against the wind this time, sometimes going south, and sometimes turning north along the official road. This is the most difficult section of road outside the Great Wall. It is empty and endless. , The wind and snow were no longer obstructed, like a roaring giant on the plain, with a step of ten miles, rushing towards them.

You Miao knew that after leaving the boundary of Huangzhou and entering Liangzhou, it would be too safe and stable when the sun cleared again.

These merchants took the goods from the capital to the outside of the Great Wall in exchange for the good things of the Hu people, and then turned to the south, and resold them for the second time in Liangzhou, Liuzhou, and Yangzhou.

The Ministry of Households was the most slapped in the capital. The Ministry of Households issued a trade order. Without a trade order, it was not allowed to do business anywhere. If this was the case, [-]% would be levied.After checking the list, You Deyou and the officials will take [-]% of the goods, leaving the last [-]% for the merchants.

Even so, there are still many people who send money and gifts to Deyou Mansion every year in an endless stream, vying for a place on the list, just to earn 40 taels of silver from the merchant.

In Jiangbei, these skins, animal bones, incense, etc. can be sold for a sky-high price, and then exchanged for Yangzhou embroidery, tribute tea, and rouge... You Miao leaned on the car window and dozed in a daze, Subconsciously touched aside, but couldn't touch Li Zhifeng.

I've been using this person for several months, but now it's gone, I'm a little uncomfortable.The cold wind outside surrounded the car, howling one after another, which made You Miao shrink back into her clothes again, very tired.

The carriage stopped in a forest, and Hao Sanqian shouted against the wind outside: "Master! The wind is too strong! I can't go! I have to spend the night in the wild!"

You Miao patted the car window to indicate that she knew. This place is hundreds of miles away from Yanbian, and she knew that she should not go out of the city. However, no one expected that the snowstorm would come so fast. It was too late to go back now, so she had to enter the hills Avoid in the woods first.The porters bowed like shrimps to cover the wagons with cloth against the wind and snow, and then nailed wooden stakes. Let's save our lives.

You Miao woke up while sleeping in the car, feeling uncomfortable. The wind leaked from all sides of the carriage, which gave him a headache. The fire was warming.

As the wind outside gradually subsided, You Miao wondered what Li Zhifeng was like, and didn't know what he was doing now.There was a faint sound of horseshoes approaching, and You Miao thought it was an official from Yanbian City, but there was no movement around, and when she was about to open the car window, she suddenly heard a scream.

"what--"

You Miao's heart twitched in an instant, and she realized what happened in an instant. The entire caravan woke up, and Hao Sanqian's voice shouted from outside: "The robbers are coming! Be careful, everyone!"

The screams followed one after another, and You Miao was so shocked that her face turned pale and her legs trembled. Hao Sanqian shouted again: "Everyone, draw your knives! Young master stay in the car! Don't get down!"

You Miao was alone in the car, his pupils constricted slightly, and he was stunned for a moment. He had heard people say that robbers robbed merchants. In the past, when the world was not stable, there were bandits who murdered and robbed goods everywhere. However, the world has been peaceful in recent years. Why? Will there still be robbers? !

You Miao's heart was pounding, and she couldn't help but reassure herself that she was fine, that these people had two hands if they could come out, and Northwest merchants were always stronger than horse thieves, so they must have been prepared.There was another scream from outside, followed by the panicked neighing of the horses. You Miao immediately held her breath, crawled to the couch with a bow, found the dagger that Li Yan gave when she was leaving, held it in her hand, and hid herself under the couch .

The barbarians shouted louder and louder, and there was chaos outside. You Miao couldn't see anything, let alone poked his head to look. He judged by the noise how many people were outside and how the battle was going.

"Beware, they have bows—"

The screaming stopped abruptly, followed by another scream.

Feather arrows sounded, and an arrow shot through the car window with a "crack", and it was nailed to the wooden wall and kept shaking. There were screams one after another, and they all died after a while.

The barbarian man's voice said something outside, followed by footsteps approaching from all directions.