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As soon as this remark came out, everyone was stunned. Ye Youqing didn't understand it at first, until he turned around and saw A Chi's astonished expression and suddenly reddened eye sockets, then he was suddenly surprised.

She looked at Shili again, and saw that Shili was also stunned, then got up, pulled A Chi from the bench, and looked at him carefully.

"Zhou Hong?" she asked.

The ten miles that A Chi had seen before were all after disguise, and now it was the first time to see her true face clearly, and he couldn't help being even more stunned.

"Shili..." He whispered, then turned his head to look at Ci Ke, his lips moved.

He suddenly staggered and dragged his injured leg, walked to Ci Ke with difficulty, stared at her for a long time, held her face tremblingly, opened his mouth but lost his words, and couldn't say anything for a while.

"Brother?" Ci Ke said again, her eyes were wide open, and she covered A Chi's scarred back with her hands, as if she couldn't believe her eyes, she blinked her eyes hard.

Opening her eyes again, the man was still standing in front of her and never disappeared. Ci Ke didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment, she quickly took A Chi's hand away and looked down at his legs.

"I thought you were dead, why did you..." Ci Ke was a little incoherent and choked up, she leaned over to check A Chi's legs, but A Chi hurriedly stopped her.

"Ci Ke, why is it you? You were the one who was kidnapped back to the cottage?" A Chi was afraid for a while, and the mist swirled in those eyes that were almost similar to Ci Ke, "Shouldn't you be in the capital now? "

"It's a long story." Shili on the side suddenly said, she approached worriedly, squeezed A Chi's shoulder, and signaled him to sit down first.

If you look closely, you will find that his legs are shaking constantly.

It was only then that A Chi supported himself to sit down slowly, Ye Youqing was so surprised that he couldn't get in the conversation, now he hurried forward and held Ci Ke's arms, motioning for her to sit down too.

"Ye Youqing." Ci Ke suddenly grabbed Ye Youqing with his backhand, "Am I dreaming?"

Before Ye Youqing could answer, she continued to speak eagerly: "At that time, all the men of Zhou's family were sent to the frontier fortress. Two years later, news came that the team was hit by falling rocks outside the pass, and half of them were killed or injured. My brother was here... "

Her eyes blurred quickly, tears rolled down the fine fluff on her face, she turned her head to stare at A Chi, and looked carefully.

"Brother." She trembled, as if she suddenly believed in this fact, she took her hand from Ye Youqing's sleeve and held A Chi's hand.

A Chi's hands were shaking like sifting chaff, looking at his sister whom he had not seen for several years, he lovingly wanted to touch the top of her hair, but he stopped in mid-air timidly.

"Those who were dispatched to the frontier were all tortured with tattoos. They were inferior. They were often beaten and humiliated in the military camp. I swallowed the humiliation, but my legs were still broken by joint efforts." A Chi whispered, and he moved with difficulty. I moved my legs and continued to speak, "The next time the rock fell, because I walked slowly and fell behind, I was not injured, so I took the opportunity to escape into the mountains and left the army."

"But because of my tattooed face, I was not tolerated by the world, and I dared not go back to the capital, so I could only wander around, doing physical work on days when my legs didn't hurt too much, and doing nothing. Until two years ago When I passed by here, I was taken captive underground, and never got out again."

As A Chi said, he pushed back the disheveled hair covering his forehead, revealing that the color had faded a lot.

"Thinking about it this way, it's been seven years..." he said sadly.

Ci Ke on the opposite side was already in tears when he heard his understatement, covering his lips with the back of his hand, mixed with joy and hatred, it was not complicated.

"Brother!" After he finished speaking, he suddenly moved out of the bench and knelt down in front of Ye Youqing, "I didn't know that it was my own sister who was almost ruined by those two kings. I will definitely regret it too much, regret it at the beginning!"

"It's so kind, I..."

Ye Youqing didn't have time to stop him from kneeling down, and now he hastily stretched out his hand to drag him up and put him back on the bench, with a look of fear and fear: "No, no, no, you have never met Ci Ke face to face, why is the word stupid, let alone Thanks to your help in the underground, otherwise we may have to spend a lot of trouble to get out."

"In the future, don't call me like that, just call me by my name." Ye Youqing hurriedly added.

"Why?" Ah Chi, now Zhou Hong, was at a loss with tears in his eyes.

Ye Youqing was at a loss for words for a while, and couldn't tell the truth, so he had to change the topic first, and whispered softly: "You and Ci Ke haven't seen each other for seven years, so there must be thousands of words to say. I think I have to wait for a while. , it’s better to move into the room first and ask someone to pour some tea, it’s better to calm down.”

Zhou Hong clasped his fists and nodded, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his thumbs, but he didn't look a little frivolous and happy in the past.

After sending the two into the room, Ye Youqing and Shili quietly withdrew and stood outside the door, looking at each other speechlessly for a moment.

This matter is too bizarre, who would have thought that A Chi would be Ci Ke's brother, but now that he savors it carefully, he can recall the inexplicable sense of familiarity, Ye Youqing stood under the basking sun, couldn't help but Sigh.

"I haven't seen him in seven years. His outline has changed a lot, and his face is more dirty. I only feel familiar, but I never dared to think that he is Zhou Hong." Shi Li said, sighing, "As the son of General Zhou back then, He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is regarded as a prominent figure in Bianjing, with a bold and aggressive personality, he should be a pillar of talent."

Ye Youqing nodded, sat down again, and satiated his stomach hastily without knowing the taste.

As soon as he put down the bowls and chopsticks, he saw a person coming from the foot of the mountain, lowered his head and said to Ye Youqing, "Miss, Mr. Liu, please go over."

Ye Youqing got up when he heard the words, and told Shili to take care of Ci Ke, then got up and went with him.

It was the same room as yesterday, the air inside was much clearer, and it was no longer mixed with the turbid smell of blood like last night. Mr. Liu was sitting on a top chair, his face had been cleaned up, and his tangled hair was gone. Neatly groomed, half black and half white tied into a bun on the top of the head.

The beard has been cut off a bit, which looks much neater, but half of the face is not covered, and the gray complexion can still be revealed, as he said, it is not very healthy.

When he saw Ye Youqing, he smiled kindly and got up to greet him.

"Please sit down, girl. Did you have a good rest last night?"

"Mr. Liu is polite." Ye Youqing sat down politely under the guidance of Ding Cheng, "I slept soundly."

"I called the girl here this time because I found out what the girl said yesterday about the whereabouts of the ore these years." Mr. Liu said, took a dirty and mottled booklet from the side, and handed it to Ye Youqing. What a few traitors in charge of the affairs have obtained is the record of the annual production and whereabouts."

Ye Youqing's heart moved, he picked up the paper with his fingertips, and carefully flipped through it.

The room was very quiet. Several people watched Ye Youqing's originally indifferent expression gradually showing a bit of turmoil, and Dai's thin eyebrows couldn't help but gather together, which made people feel a little nervous for no reason.

"Miss, what do you see?" Elder Liu also frowned with her, and leaned forward to ask.

"How many people are available for iron cavalry now?" Ye Youqing didn't answer directly, but only said softly.

"Excluding the traitors who were imprisoned, there are only 350 people left. The people who were locked in the first mine were all captives, and the rest were scattered in the other three caves. Except for being deceived, they were never treated badly, so few people were injured." Ding Cheng on the side replied loudly.

"No wonder the second king wants to kidnap the people to do coolies. With the price of the ore he sold cheaply, it needs a very high output every year to feed this cottage." Ye Youqing shook his head and said.

Moreover, according to Ye Youqing's knowledge, the Qi Dynasty is now an official salt and iron operation, and the people will never allow private iron smelting. Once found out, they will be sentenced to death just like the previous salt dealer. Not many, more than half are used for military purposes, so the price of iron among the people is extremely high, and it is difficult for ordinary people to afford iron tools.

Under such circumstances, local gentry will be born who smelt and sell iron privately. The price is much cheaper than that of the government, and they can make a lot of money. In addition, it is difficult for the imperial court in the north to reach out, so this situation intensifies.

The iron ore sold by the iron cavalry over the years should have entered the hands of these gentry.

Although the iron cavalry is well-trained and their tactics are treacherous, they have no business acumen after all. Besides, although the second king is vicious, he is not very clever, so he only cares about mining more, and never even raises the price.

The only thing that has been done well is the secrecy. The transactions over the years have been as roundabout and flexible as battles, and the location of the minerals has never been revealed.

"Mr. Liu, can you listen to me?" Ye Youqing looked at the booklet and said, her phoenix eyes slightly raised, "Instead of trading ore with these gentry, it's better to smelt iron and sell it yourself. The money you can earn is comparable to today's Much more."

"And there is no need to pursue excessively high ore output, just mine in shifts. After all, it is an iron cavalry, and the rest of the time can be used for practice." Ye Youqing said seriously.

"Smelting iron?" Mr. Liu was a little surprised when he heard the words, "But I have never tried it before, this..."

"If Mr. Liu trusts me, you can give it a try. I will pay all the money to build the stove. If it really succeeds, you brothers don't have to be so tired." Ye Youqing said softly, but his tone was very firm. It seems to have a well-thought-out plan, which makes people subconsciously want to believe it.

Mr. Liu thought for a while, finally nodded and said: "I'm not as thoughtful as the young lady. Since the young lady has opened her mouth, I will just listen to the young lady."

Ye Youqing smiled, exchanged a few words with him, then got up and left.

The woman's slender figure disappeared outside the door, and when the door was closed, Ding Cheng bent over and spoke with a worried expression: "Old Liu, although Miss Ye is kind to us and is the descendant of the master, she is still the master's descendant after all. It's a girl's house, in case..."

Mr. Liu glanced at him, and Ding Cheng fell silent.

"What about the girl's family, when you and I are as old as you, she wouldn't have the guts to sneak into a cottage full of bandits alone." Mr. Liu shook his head, "Besides, she is young, but she has a mature mind and speaks clearly. , how can you be as knowledgeable as she is?"

Ding Cheng blushed from his embarrassment.

"If she can really help me wait, it will prove that she is indeed a qualified descendant that King Sirong said in the past, and can command the iron cavalry, then I will feel at ease when I die." Liu Lao murmured.

Ding Cheng bowed his head and listened.

"Forget it, now that the sun is finally here, please help me out to bask in the sun." Elder Liu said with joy, stood up while leaning on the back of the chair, and swung out comfortably.

At the same time, under the scorching sun, Ye Youqing quickly ran back to the middle of the mountain, Shili was still sitting in the shade, frowning, eating a pot of cold melon that had been removed from the fire.

"They haven't come out yet?" Ye Youqing worriedly listened to the movement inside the door.

"No, but don't worry, the crying has stopped." Shili said, and handed half of the cold melon to Ye Youqing, "Eat some, go to the fire."

Ye Youqing quickly shook his head and refused, pacing outside the door.

As she was walking, she suddenly thought of something, raised her leg and sat beside Shi Li, tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "Is there any cure for Zhou Hong's leg?"

Shili showed a complicated look, and said softly: "His legs were not completely broken, and healed up a little later, but because he couldn't get treatment, he is already deformed and has recurring attacks. If he takes good care of him, although he can't return to normal, but At least there will be no more pain."

Ye Youqing nodded, looking through the door uncomfortably into the void: "Tomorrow I plan to go back to Weizhou, Ma Xiao has been a blacksmith, I want to ask her something."

"By the way, find a decent doctor for Zhou Hong, and take a good look at his leg. It would be great if it can be cured."

Shili heard the words, suddenly put down the half-eaten pickled melon in his hand, looked at the lonely woman who looked a little cramped in front of him, suddenly pursed his red lips and nodded, smiling a bit teasingly.

"Since he is Ci Ke's elder brother, it's only right for you to please him a little bit more."