My years in the Northern Song Dynasty Guozijian

The sun in early summer is not so strong, but it is enough to make people feel warm and comfortable.

Ye An was sitting in the teahouse, a little embarrassed, he had already poured two pots of tea in a row, and he probably had to run out of the hut in a while.But there is no way, anyone who encounters this situation is probably at a loss.

Opposite him, Pan Yuanqing sat there with a blank expression on his face and didn't know what to think.During this period of prison life, he seemed to have lost a little weight, and he looked even more relaxed and suave.

"Old, teacher," Ye An said, "Are you okay..." Just after he finished speaking, he wanted to give himself a slap in the face. What kind of question was he asking?

Just when Ye Xiaoan fell into annoyance, Pan Yuanqing's voice sounded in his ear, "This time, I will focus on you, do what you want, and don't care about other things."

...How could it be possible not to care? Ye An lowered his head and kept muttering in his heart.Should I ask the teacher what happened?Why did you go to Xixia with him?Also, how will the two get along after that, will the teacher return to the Imperial Academy?The words were stuck in his mouth, and he choked out a sentence for a long time: "Okay."

Then, the two fell into silence again.

"Ye An, my second brother said the tea you brought last time was not bad, so I'll decorate it for me today." At this time, the door curtain was pulled open, and Bai Yutang walked in with a smile, but just saw the tea inside. Immediately retracted his brows and eyes, drew his sword and flew forward.

Pan Yuanqing didn't change his face, and threw the tea bowl in his hand.

With a "snap", the tea bowl shattered, Bai Yutang paused, Pan Yuanqing took advantage of the gap, drew his weapon and went up to him.

Ye An looked at the mess on the floor, wanting to cry, but his bowl! !His ornaments!These are the Ru kilns that I collected to highlight the temperament of the tea house, and even now they are still valuable boutiques.He just wants to shout now: I want to fight in the dance studio!

But he can't tolerate losing his temper. If this continues, the whole house will probably be ruined.After thinking about it, Ye An decided to adopt the simplest and rudest method, scooped a large ladle of tea soup from the warehouse, and poured it directly on the two sides who were fighting.

Sure enough, neither of them wanted to get on the unknown liquid, so they subconsciously avoided it.Bai Yutang said dissatisfiedly: "You little brat, why are you in such a mess, why is Dali Temple so useless, let this guy sneak out, Fifth Master will arrest him now."

"No, the officials released Teacher Pan." Ye An explained.

"Ah? That's just right, I have revenge today, traitor! Pay for my brother's life!"

Ye An hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, no matter whether he wanted to keep it secret or not, he directly revealed that he was secretly going to Xixia as an envoy.No way, if they don't make it clear, they probably won't be able to get out of this door.

"So, part of the reason for Teacher Pan's trip to Xixia this time is to find the antidote for Second Brother Han. He is a person who uses poison, and this trip will definitely bring great rewards." Ye An persuaded him kindly.

Bai Yutang groaned and groaned, knowing that what the other party said made sense, so he let that guy go for the time being, and taught him a lesson when he got the antidote.

Unexpectedly, Pan Yuanqing said out of nowhere behind him: "I didn't think so."

The two were slightly startled, and Bai Yutang immediately became furious: "You are a fool, fifth master, I want you to look good today!"

Ye An's head was as big as a bucket, and he hugged Bai Yutang's arm and didn't let go.Pan Yuanqing continued: "He is not good at learning, why should I save people? Not to mention..."

"Shut up!!!" Ye An couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted with excitement.

Pan Yuanqing was stunned by the yelling and forgot to speak for a while.

Ye An let out a long breath, and said to Bai Yutang with a serious expression: "Don't worry about what he said, what he said doesn't count. I assure you, we will try our best to find the antidote when we go to Western Xia this time. No, Liao Kingdom, Western Regions, no matter where it is, I will definitely cure the poison on Second Brother Han. So, please trust the teacher once."

It was probably the first time Bai Yutang saw Ye An who was so serious, he turned his head away uncomfortably, "Okay, don't make it seem like it's your fault, that's it, I'll go first." Then he left in a hurry.

Ye An rubbed the center of his brows wearily, and ordered Liuyan who was hiding aside to tidy up the tea house and pick some tea leaves to send to Bai Yutang.Then he looked at Pan Yuanqing, who had an indifferent expression, and asked, "Does the teacher have a place to live?"

Xu Shicai's voice left a deep impression on the other party, and it took a long time for Pan Yuanqing to say: "Yes."

"Okay then," Ye An nodded, "Master Han Qi and Han and the others are leaving in ten days. We are in the dark, so we need to make some preparations in advance. See you at the south gate in three days."

Pan Yuanqing didn't speak, it seemed that he agreed by default, and then he also left.

Ye An looked into the distance and fell into deep thought. When we met again, the teacher was even more indifferent than before, and seemed to be a lot sharper.I don't know if it's his nature, or something happened in the middle.

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In the next two days, Ye An first greeted the students of the Guozijian, and the excuse had already been thought up, saying that the Liao Kingdom wanted to do sugar business with the Song Dynasty, and his boss would go and have a look.The friends expressed their envy and hatred when they saw that he was able to participate in the important affairs of the court at such a young age.Only Wang Anshi knew some of the inside story, and ordered a few words with a solemn expression, telling Ye An to be more careful.

Declining Fan Chunren's and the others' proposal to give away, Ye An led the horse and showed up in the south of the city on time according to the agreed time.At this time, Pan Yuanqing was already waiting there, seeing Ye An's expression changed slightly, "Why are you dressed like this?"

I saw Ye An'an wearing brown coarse cloth bunts and wearing a square scarf on his head, looking like a servant.He himself was small, and he usually looked mature and stable in the school uniform of the Imperial College, but now he looked even more sexy when he put on tight shorts.

"Ham, isn't it convenient? It's unreasonable for two people to run over to do business. From now on, teacher, you are from Pan Daguan, and I'm your servant Liu Yan. If you have something to talk about, I'll just come forward. "Ye An explained. In fact, he had also considered that he would be the young master himself, but Pan Yuanqing didn't look like a servant at all, so he had to come.

Pan Yuanqing said before that Ye An is the main one, so naturally it all depends on his arrangement.The two of them had their missions in hand, so they didn't talk too much nonsense, and rushed all the way.Fortunately, the border between Song and Xia is not too far away from Bianliang. In recent years, there have been frequent frictions between the two countries. The government organized and repaired many official roads, and the itinerary was smooth.

Although he had been on the road and hadn't met anyone, what he saw on the road alone was enough to surprise Ye An.Especially when I came to Hezhong Mansion, I feel that the folk customs are completely different. The girls here are more bold than Bianliang, and they wear very cool clothes after summer.Moreover, there are many ethnic groups, and they interact with the Han people.

After passing Gyeongju, the sub-world has changed, completely changing from farming civilization to nomadic civilization. Although this place belongs to the Song Dynasty in name, it is actually occupied by many other tribes.These people have been traveling between Song and Xia for a long time, and the reason why they are able to survive alone is all because of their sturdy folk customs.In addition, many martial arts figures who caused troubles in the Central Plains lived in seclusion here, and it gradually became a three-way area.

Maybe it's because they don't understand scientific grazing. Even the sky in this place is khaki, and you can smell the wind and sand in your breath.

The two led the horses and walked forward against the strong wind. A small town could be vaguely seen in the distance.Ye An covered his mouth and nose with the scarf in the bag, patted the horse and the bag, and signaled that there was not much food and water, and it was best to go to the town to rest for the night.

Pan Yuanqing glanced at the town, frowned indistinctly, and seemed to want to say something, but met the expectant eyes of the people around him, and finally nodded.

Ye An's spirit was greatly lifted, and he happily walked two steps quickly.However, it was only after entering the town that something was wrong. This town...why is it so desolate?Although it is normal that there are few pedestrians due to the strong wind and sand at this time, many houses on the road have no lights, and the whole city is pitch black.

The wind continued to blow, hitting the doors of the left and right shops, making a "creak...creak" sound, which seemed extremely strange.Ye An got goosebumps all over his body, and leaned towards Pan Yuanqing unconsciously, "Old man, this is not a ghost town, is it?"

"..." Pan Yuanqing shook his head, as if unwilling to answer such a silly question.

But Ye Anke didn't feel that his question was stupid at all. There was even time travel in this world.

The two walked for a while, and suddenly saw a bright red gardenia lamp, which can provide wine companion service among representatives of the Song Dynasty.Ye An was relieved at this moment, as long as someone is there, he dragged Pan Yuanqing forward.

After arriving under the gardenia lamp, sure enough, it was an inn with the four characters "Lijiadi Store" written crookedly on the board.

As soon as Ye An and the others stepped into the front yard, a strong man with a beard rushed out with a naive smile, "The guest officer is here to invite you, but you need to stay overnight. The shop not only has fine wine, but also a young lady to accompany you."

"Help us feed the horses, and prepare two rooms." Ye An ordered, he is a servant on this trip, so he will naturally come forward when things happen.

"Okay," the big man agreed quite generously, and praised the horses they were riding, "Two rooms, do you want to prepare a bathtub..."

"One room." He was interrupted by Pan Yuanqing before he finished speaking.

"Ah?" The big man didn't react for a while.

"Just prepare a room."

"Okay, okay, one room, one room, the younger one will go and order, please, please." The big man came to his senses, with a wretched smile on his face.

The two walked into the hall, unexpectedly, the inside of the mansion was not bad, although it was not luxurious, it was also very clean.There were two tables of people drinking in the lobby on the first floor, and their eyes were a little ambiguous when they heard the waiter's words.

The big man led Pan Yuanqing and Ye An up to the second floor, picked the room on the far left, and said enthusiastically: "The hot water will be brought to you later, what do you want to eat, the guest officer? The new Huainan shrimp from the shop , [-]-mile rush, there is no fishy smell at all, put it in the scorpion, it is called fresh."

Ye An raised his eyebrows, and just as he was about to speak, Pan Yuanqing said, "Two bowls of plain porridge, the rest are unnecessary."

The waiter in the shop didn't take it seriously, turned his eyes and said: "Okay, let's prepare it now. But I have to tell the officials in advance that there is only one bathtub in each room here, so you have to pay attention when you two take a bath together." It's not cheap if it breaks." Then he left in a hurry.

Ye An was still a little ignorant just now, and only now did he realize what the other party meant along the way.Immediately exasperated, he said in a bad mood: "This is a black shop! How can dried shrimps be fresh after such a long journey? I have long heard that some hawkers in Bianliang soak dried shrimps in feces, and then wash them with water. The dried shrimps are as rosy as new. I guess they This method is also used! The mind is not right, don't eat his family's food."

"En." Pan Yuanqing nodded, and said in an extremely flat tone: "This place is for selling human flesh."

Ye An: "..." Ah! ?