Are you stupid?

As the saying goes, "Soldiers and horses go first before using food and grass."

Regardless of whether the war is just or not, as long as troops are mobilized, there is no way to cover up changes in grain prices.

The northern region is extremely cold, only half of the year is suitable for food growth, and the temperature is relatively low. Therefore, crop production is far less abundant than in the south.

Once a war breaks out in the North, the price of food will soar instantly.

On the way to the north of the guards and the accompanying officials, although the price of food has increased a little bit, the price is not too much, and the prices of commercial, foot, and tooth shops have not fluctuated too much. It can be seen that there is no war in Liaodong at this time. .

That being the case, what is the reason why Zhou Rong has not heard from Zhou Rong for several months?

After basically confirming Zhou Rong's safety, Wei Qian fell into a deeper confusion.

Wei Qian is a cautious and thoughtful person. He did not feel completely relieved because the grain price had not risen and deduced that there was no war in the frontier. Instead, he went to the barracks one by one along the road, and met with the generals of the three barracks to check the situation before arriving. The most extended of Zhou Rong's garrison.

Zhou Rong was originally from Keen Wuju, his grades were very good, and he was also bestowed with a grade.But for the soldiers in the frontier, the grades obtained by relying on the ostentation in the capital are far inferior to other generals who have fought on the battlefield with real swords and guns, so they can feel at ease.Zhou Rong can rely on his own power to choose a good position where he can't get in touch with soldiers, and then get promoted, but that is not Zhou Rong's dream.

There is no shortcut to friendship on the battlefield, so Zhou Rong put aside the comfort, prosperity, and wealth of the past, changed into coarse cloth and short brown, took up a long gun, ate and lived with the soldiers assigned to him, trained together, and guarded the border together .

As for Zhou Rong's residence, it was only after Wei Qian took the seal and proved that he was the local county magistrate that the head of the barracks was able to find out.

Wei Qian brought people over, and was ready to see Zhou Rong no matter what three seven twenty-one, he would beat him up and face, but when he got out of the carriage, Wei Qian pursed his lips when he saw the guard house which was inferior to his own toilet. , I can't say anything.

The small house was made of fragmented stones and yellow mud. There were no walls and no windows. There were only a few small openings for ventilation on the squat roof. The house did not have a decent door. The rags, sewn with layers of patches, blew against the wind.

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, the air with a strong smell rushed out and hit Wei Qian's nasal cavity, making him almost fainted directly.

"Where's Zhou Rong!" Wei Qian looked at the soldiers who were sitting crowded around the stove to keep warm, and his face suddenly darkened.

He couldn't see anything in that face but black soot and matted hair and a knotted beard!

There were not many people guarding the guard, and they gathered together, not daring to take off their armor, looking at the non-stop smoking stove with glowing eyes, as if they were staring at some delicious food.

Hearing the sharp questioning, one of the tall, unshaven men stood up, he took a step forward shuffling, stopped immediately, then pulled his beard, laughed and threw himself on Wei Qian, "Ah Qian, You are here! How is Si Niang? Are you blaming me!"

Wei Qian: "..."

The pungent smell almost made Wei Qianxun faint. He couldn't help but to tear away the person hugging him, and carefully observed the man in front of him again. The furrows on his brows were so deep that a beetle could be crushed to death. "Zhou Rong?!"

"What happened to your leg?"

"A few days after I received Siniang's letter saying that you are going back to Beijing, I encountered a small group of foreign enemies invading. I fought in a hurry, and I was shot in the leg by an arrow."

"Broken leg?!" Wei Qian interrupted Zhou Rong's narration with an exclamation.

Zhou Rong shook his head, "It's just some flesh and blood wounds. But when the wounds are almost healed, when we were patrolling the border, we encountered a small group of foreign enemies invading during the day - twice as many as last time - too far away from the sentry post. If you can respond to the enemy hastily, even if you knock people back, you will inevitably suffer some injuries."

Zhou Rong laughed a little bit guilty, and lowered his voice, "The wounds on my legs were seen by the enemy soldiers, and they cut at me. The old wounds on my legs were not healed and I got new wounds, so I had to continue to recover."

Wei Qian counted the time with a sullen face, and said with a sneer, "That should have happened more than a month ago, why is your leg still inconvenient?"

"...This time, I hurt my muscles and bones." Zhou Rong couldn't laugh anymore, after saying this, he kept his mouth shut and waited for Wei Qian to teach him a lesson.

Wei Qian really lived up to Zhou Rong's thoughts, and immediately blamed him a series of times: "My sister is still waiting for you at home, why don't you know how to cherish yourself. You were injured, why didn't you go back to recuperate? Also, you have suffered such serious injuries, You still don’t remember to clean your body. Your body is full of stink, how long has it been since you bathed and changed your clothes? It’s fine if the wound doesn’t rot, how can it heal quickly.”

Listening to Wei Qian's reprimand, Zhou Rong's expression seemed to be listening to fairy music again, and he became more and more happy.

His appearance finally made Wei Qian angry, "What's so funny? Seeing my whole Wei family worrying about you, are you so happy!"

"Ah Qian, there are still people worrying about me, of course I'm happy." Zhou Rong hugged Wei Qian fiercely, unceremoniously made Wei Qian dizzy, and he patted Wei Qian's back with "bang bang bang" Back, almost beat Wei to death.

"All right, all right, don't retaliate against me with a bad smell." Wei Qian broke away from Zhou Rong's arms in disgust, "Show me how the wound is, I brought a lot of gold sore medicine when I came here."

"It won't work here, it's too cold, I'm afraid it won't be easy to heal the wound if it's frozen." Zhou Rong didn't agree to Wei Qian's request, he turned his head and glanced at the time on the yellow mud wall painted with orthographic numbers, "After a while Four days to the day of the handover, a new batch of guards will come to replace us, I will be able to rest for five days, and then I will go to the county government to find you."

Wei Qian snorted dissatisfied, left a lot of medicines and walked away sullenly.

When Wei Qian left, Zhou Rong fell onto the edge of the kang, gasping for breath, his hair covered with cold sweat.

The soldiers hurriedly dragged Zhou Rong back to the heated kang and settled him down. Zhou Rong gritted his teeth and panted, repeatedly emphasizing, "Don't let Ah Qian know, if he comes to ask again, just say I'm fine."

"Lieutenant, why are you doing this? Our brothers don't know a single character, and the family has already prepared to die here. Since you can leave, go quickly." The soldiers in the team refused to listen to the persuasion. tears.

Zhou Rong smiled and shook his head, "Since we brothers have accepted the mission and come here to be bait, we can't leave this place and let the plan of the camp fall short. My leg has festered for many days, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my leg even if I save people." , why bother to leave this place, and then change someone to scare the snake and take an extra life."

"Give me a sip of strong wine!" Zhou Rong endured the pain and demanded.

The soldiers under him touched their tears and gave the strong wine to Zhou Rong. Instead of drinking it to keep warm, Zhou Rong poured the wine on the injured leg, stimulating himself with severe pain, so as not to be unable to bear it and delay things.

The night was getting darker, and the only sound outside the dilapidated house was the howling of wolves.