after being kidnapped by the general

Chu Hechao galloped day and night, and as soon as he arrived in Luoyang, he received a report from Yang Zhongfa.

He asked Yang Zhongfa to keep an eye on the goods for half a month, but another group of people snatched them away.

Chu Hechao almost cut Yang Zhongfa off his horse with a single blow. He suppressed his anger and listened coldly to the clues Yang Zhongfa found.

Yang Zhongfa started to stare at the goods from Hanzhong, and saw no one else except the victims along the way.No matter how unbelievable it is, Yang Zhongfa concluded that the goods were robbed by victims fleeing from Hanzhong.

But ordinary disaster victims don't have such a great ability, and there must be masterminds behind these people.It is very likely that they, like Yang Zhongfa, have been eyeing this batch of goods since Hanzhong.However, there were so many victims in Hanzhong, and they ran around like loaches entering a river, and it was difficult to catch them.

However, in the past two days, Yang Zhongfa discovered a strange situation, many scattered victims were slowly rushing to Ruyang County.

Just as the goods were lost one day, there was a change in the victims the next day.Yang Zhongfa didn't believe that there was no connection, so he sent people to sneak into Ruyang County, and sure enough, he found several bolts of cloth from Hanzhong in the market in Ruyang County.

These lines of cloth are brightly colored, with double-sided tattoos outlined by gold threads, which are extremely precious.Presumably the person who stole the goods also knew that the cloth must not be kept for his own use, so he sold it to a cloth shop at a very low price.

Such a cunning and discreet approach made Yang Zhongfa hate him so much.But precisely because of this, Yang Zhongfa also confirmed that the person who stole their goods was in Ruyang, but there were three forces in Ruyang, Chen, Wei, Wang, and the county magistrate Yuanfu.In a small county, various forces are intertwined. No matter how Yang Zhongfa investigates, he can't find out who is behind the scenes.

Chu Hechao beat him to thirty sticks, and led the people straight to Chu Palace with a stern look.

When he saw Yuanli in the wedding dress in the hall, Chu Hechao remembered his identity as the son of Ruyang county magistrate.This kind of coincidence couldn't help but make Chu Hechao think too much. From the first sentence, he began to deliberately test this new "sister-in-law".

Chu Hechao was not a good person.

Yuan Li was puzzled, and chose his words cautiously, "The general must have made a mistake. The general and I are just acquainted for the first time. Where did I give you such a big gift?"

Chu Hechao pulled his lips, "Sister-in-law really forgets things too much."

Yuanli has a face that makes people let down their guard just by looking at it.

His temperament is gentle, his eyes are clear, and when he smiles, he is like spring grass and willow branches, full of exuberant vitality.

But such a person, not only did not wash away Chu Hechao's suspicion, but made him even more defensive.

The smile on the corner of Yuanli's mouth became stiff.

Chu Hechao is strong and strong, the weather in March, and honey-colored sweat dripping down his temples, the outline of this face is deep and clear, although he is smiling, but there is no smile at all, looking down at Yuan Li's eyes were as cold as ice in the twelfth lunar month.

Yuan Li put away his laugh and said directly: "General, you may as well speak up if you have something to say."

Chu Hechao smiled meaninglessly, turned around and bowed to the King of Chu and Mrs. Yang.Yang has not seen her second son for a long time, her eyes were red, and just about to say a few words, the servant girl beside her reminded in a low voice: "Madam, the auspicious time is coming soon."

Yang quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, forced a smile and said, "Ci Ye, your elder brother is sick in bed, so you will come to pay homage on behalf of him."

After a few seconds of silence, Chu Hechao said, "I can."

After finishing speaking, he turned around, and there was another smell of blood. He looked down at Yuanli from above, "Sister-in-law, shouldn't you mind?"

Yuan Li felt a dull pain in his head, and said, "Of course I don't mind."

He began to wonder if he had offended Chu Hechao.

But since the time travelling, Yuanli has never left Ruyang County.He should have nothing to do with this vicious general.

Looking at it this way, it can only be that Chu Hechao is mentally ill.

Eunuch Yang smiled apologetically and said, "Second Young Master, my servant will take you to take a bath and then change your clothes?"

Chu Hechao was still wearing armor and a sword, and he was full of dust and dust, which forcibly tainted this wedding celebration with a layer of evil spirit.How can there be such a bridegroom?

"No need," Chu Hechao raised his eyelids, "If it's too late, I'll miss my sister-in-law's auspicious hour."

Every time he called "sister-in-law", Yuan Li frowned invisibly, feeling uncomfortable when he heard it, "Just call me by my name, the general."

Chu Hechao laughed, "Sister-in-law, this is unreasonable."

The word "sister-in-law" was specially emphasized by him, as if it was squeezed out from the tip of his tongue, with a ruthless desire to bite it into pieces of meat.

Yuan Li is also a man, he was provoked to arouse some internal anger, and said lightly: "In this case, I will ask you to call the general brother."

This is the custom of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.Chu Hechao is Yuanli's brother-in-law, but brother-in-law is mostly used in written language, and people usually call him brother after their husband.Even though Yuanli had a lot of friends with Chu Hechao, there was nothing wrong with calling his brother.

Just putting it on Chu Hechao, and being called a younger brother by a kid who hasn't even established a crown, it's a bit ridiculous.

Chu Hechao's smile gradually disappeared.

Someone in the crowd watching the excitement couldn't hold back a chuckle, which quickly turned into a coughing sound, trying to cover it up.

"We're all a family, don't be polite," the King of Chu urged impatiently, not understanding what maneuvers they were playing, "Chu Hechao, please stop your bad temper! Let's start now."

Li Sheng began to sing congratulations, Yuan Li and Chu Hechao walked to the center of the main hall, and when Yuan Li lifted up his robe and knelt down, he heard the people beside him lift up their heavy armor and kneel beside him.

The shoulders and arms can feel the heat from another person.Yuanli is a person with a strong sense of private territory, he doesn't care about the approach of weaker males, but when another aggressive male of the same sex invades his private space, it makes Yuanli very uncomfortable, even He wanted to kick Chu Hechao away.

But he held back.

After paying homage to heaven and earth, there was a wedding banquet. Eunuch Yang went to Yuan Li's side and said in a low voice, "Young Master Yuan, I will take you to meet Eldest Young Master?"

Yuan Li nodded slightly. He lowered his eyes, and a shadow fell from his eyelashes. He followed the etiquette and impeccably saluted Chu Hechao, and then left the living room with the servant.

Chu Hechao supported the saber at his waist, rubbed the handle of the saber intentionally or unintentionally with his fingers wrapped in black leather gloves, and looked at Yuanli's back with an inexplicable expression.

Yang Zhongfa limped to his side, with a bitter face, "General, do you see what happened? Is it your sister-in-law's people? If your sister-in-law's people really took the goods, we This is really my own family beating my own family! Can't you just ask your sister-in-law to return the things?"

Chu Hechao said: "Are you sure that group of people are in Ruyang County?"

Yang Zhongfa's face straightened, "I, Yang Zhongfa, guarantee that I will be in Ruyang County with the head of the item!"

Chu Hechao stopped tapping the handle of the knife, and then tapped again unhurriedly, "I really can't tell..."

"Yeah, I didn't see anything." Yang Zhongfa looked at Yuanli's back with a sigh, "If it's really his person, it would be amazing. Looking at the age of only teens, he is already so mature and sophisticated If I hadn't led people to investigate day and night, I would never have found any clues in the Ruyang County market."

Chu Hechao laughed directly, and said coldly: "If you didn't delay for two hours because of drinking, this batch of goods would not be snatched away by others."

Yang Zhongfa wiped the sweat from his forehead, "General, I was wrong, I dare not be such an idiot again. The most urgent thing is to get that batch of goods. The 13 soldiers in northern Xinjiang can count on this money to have a full meal. "

"You also know," Chu Hechao's tone turned cold, "You made that laugh just now?"

Yang Zhongfa: "..."

Chu Hechao turned and walked towards the wine table, "Since you said you are in Ruyang County, then go and get the things back. If you can't get them back, then use your head to replace the 13 military salary."

Yang Zhongfa's facial muscles twitched, "Yes."

The noise got farther and farther away, and Eunuch Yang said in a soft voice: "You entered the mansion too late yesterday, and the eldest son has already gone to sleep. But today is a day of great joy for you and the eldest son, it's better to meet up."

Yuan Li nodded and quietly followed behind him.

The place where Chu Mingfeng lived was extremely far away, and he didn't know how long he wandered around until he finally saw a remote and exquisite courtyard.

There were still two guards guarding the courtyard. Eunuch Yang stepped forward and said a few words. One of the guards nodded and walked into the courtyard to report.

But not long after, the guard came out with an apologetic face: "Eunuch Yang, it's unfortunate that you have come, the eldest son just fell asleep."

"Sleeping again?" Eunuch Yang sighed, "Forget it, don't wake up the eldest son, we will come back later."

The guard clasped his fists and saluted, then returned to stand in front of the door.Eunuch Yang turned around with shame on his face, and pleaded guilty to Yuan Li, "Master Yuan, this is the slave's fault, I trouble you to make a trip with the slave for nothing."

Yuan Li looked at the closed courtyard of the concierge, shook his head, "It's nothing."

Chu Mingfeng is very wise and close to a monster, if he can see him less, then he will see him less.

When I returned to Wendaoyuan again, the sky was already dark.

Yuanli and Chu Mingfeng will not have a husband and wife relationship, so there will be no bridal chamber.The three servants who knew his character had already guessed that he would come back early, and had already prepared hot soup and tea.

In the weather in March, even though the temperature was moderate, Yuanli was sweating all over from the heat.As soon as he entered the room, he took off the complicated wedding dress, asked someone to bring him a basin of warm water, and wiped himself hastily with a towel in the room.

The towel wiped the waist and abdomen, and the upper part was already covered with a thin layer of muscle, which was not exaggerated, only beautiful and tough.The corners of Yuanli's mouth curled up, satisfied with the results of his persistent training.He fastened the belt of his inner jacket, and called out, "Lin Tian, ​​bring the cloth ruler."

Lin Tian is a boy who is responsible for the basic necessities of life in Yuanli. He brought the cloth ruler specially made by Yuanli. Yuanli measured his height, and happily found that he had grown two centimeters taller.

It was not in vain that he got up every morning to run and exercise. At this growth rate, even in ancient times when nutrition was not abundant, he could still have a good height of 1.8 meters.

Suddenly a guard ran over from outside the door, reminding him in a low voice, "My lord, someone is coming."

Yuanli raised his eyebrows, threw the cloth ruler to Lin Tian, ​​picked up the outermost layer of the wedding dress on the bed and put it on his back, and put on his shoes and socks, "Who is here?"

"A group of people, I can't see clearly," the guard said, "But looking at them, it seems that they came with drinks."

Yuan Li was taken aback for a moment, then his expression became subtle.

Is this group of people here to make trouble in the bridal chamber?

But the truth was stranger than he thought.These people didn't come to make trouble in the bridal chamber, but to give the wedding wine.

Yuan Li was so funny, "Hey wine? Who should I drink with?"

"Drink with me, of course," a lazy voice came from behind the crowd. All the servants stepped aside, revealing a tall figure leaning on the door with a bottle of wine jug. Examine, "Who does sister-in-law want to drink with?"

He didn't know when he took off his armor, only wearing a thin black spring shirt.The tall and muscular figure is fully exposed, and even the beautiful muscle lines on the arms can be seen.His back was straight, his shoulders were broad but his waist was narrow, and the black leather gloves on his hands were still strangely not taken off, as if the skin had regrown close to his hands.

Seeing him, Yuan Li felt a headache, and couldn't help showing a bit of a smirk, "I didn't expect to bother my brother even with drinking wine."

Chu Hechao walked in from the door, and Yuan Li saw that he still had a big knife hanging from his waist.With a slight twitch of his eyelids, Chu Hechao had already pulled away the stool next to him, and sat down with his legs bent, "It's really troublesome. Since you know it's troublesome for me, then finish your drink quickly."

The handle of the knife dangled and touched the table lightly.

Xi Po carefully handed a glass of wine to Yuan Li.

Yuan Li looked at the wine in the glass for a while, then raised his hand to take the wine glass, with a gentle smile, "Please, General."

Under the warm yellow candlelight, the murky wine in the glass swayed, and the slight ripples were like gold swimming in the wrists and sides of the face like fish.

The corners of Yuanli's lips were raised, his eyes were lowered, and he looked very docile.The fingers holding the wine glass protruded from the red sleeves, the green onions were like jade, the moisture was moist, and there was a bit of coolness.

Chu Hechao's expression changed slightly, he raised his hand to pick up another glass of wine, lightly touched the glass in Yuan Li's hand, and drank it down in one gulp.

Hebei wine, also known as Jiaobei wine.But one of them is a sister-in-law and the other is a brother-in-law, so it's really not suitable for them to be entangled.

Yuan Li was about to drink this glass of wine when the system in his mind suddenly changed.

[The Encyclopedia of Everything System has been activated.The task of enrolling in the Imperial College has been completed, and the rewards have been issued. Please explore the host by yourself. 】

[Task: apprenticeship. 】

[Reward: White sugar refining method. 】

Yuan Li shook his hand, and all the wine spilled on Chu Hechao's lap.

Chu Hechao immediately stood up and sneered with a livid face, "Mr. Yuan, what do you mean?"

Yuan Li couldn't take care of him anymore. It turned out that just now, the Chu Palace had obtained a place for him to enter the Imperial College.But what surprised him even more than this was that the method of making soap actually appeared in his mind.

Plant ash is added to water and lime powder to filter into alkaline water.Alkaline water is mixed with lard, and finally it can become white and smooth soap, and the essential oil of flowers is extracted and blended in to make soap.

This knowledge does not only include soap, but even how to extract essential oils was also given to Yuanli.

There was a huge wave in Yuanli's heart.

He looked at the system in his mind, and his eyes stayed on the seven words "white sugar refining method".

He doubts the existence and purpose of the system, but the system actually gave him knowledge about soap making.And the next task reward turned out to be white sugar.

If the apprenticeship is completed, will there really be a refining method for white granulated sugar?

Soap and white sugar, no matter which of these two things are made, they can get thousands of fortunes, and with money, why is he afraid that he can't afford to support soldiers?

After he actually got the reward from the system, Yuanli knew that even if the source of the system was unknown and whether the purpose was for another purpose, he couldn't give up this golden finger, otherwise he would be stupid and waste food because of choking.

Yuan Li pursed his lips tightly, thin beads of sweat secreted from his forehead.

Just as he was thinking more and more deeply, a gloomy voice sounded beside him: "Yuan, Gong, Zi."

Chu Hechao put his hand on Yuanli's shoulder, and abruptly turned Yuanli's body back. His eyes were cold, and he motioned Yuanli to look at his pants, "Aren't you going to explain?"

"..." Yuan Li regained consciousness in a trance, and subconsciously smiled apologetically, "It's the first time I'm having a cup of wine with someone, I'm a little nervous, I hope the general won't be offended."

Chu Hechao pulled his lips and did not speak, but his meaning was clear: Do you think I will believe it?

Yuan Li simply poured another glass of wine, drank it down neatly, his slender neck rolled his Adam's apple down, and handed the empty glass to Chu Hechao, looking calmly at Chu Hechao, "What I said is not false General, go back and change your clothes."

There was silence in the room, and no one dared to speak.

The woman who was holding the drink next to her was dripping with sweat, her body trembling slightly in fright.

Chu Hechao moved suddenly, he stood up slowly, and looked down at Yuanli.

"Sister-in-law gave me another gift." His thin lips curled up and his eyes narrowed slightly. "When there is a chance, I will definitely return it to my sister-in-law."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Yuanli looked at his back.

The big knife was placed on Chu Hechao's waist, and the handle of the knife flickered, which was very conspicuous.

Suddenly, Chu Hechao stopped in his tracks, he turned sideways unexpectedly, and met Yuan Li's eyes.

Chu Hechao's eyes were as cold as an ancient well's cold pool. He seemed to be smiling, but at the same time seemed expressionless, and finally disappeared into the night.