Chapter 934 It’s really a bit tricky

Xie Yuan was silent for a while and asked:

"Even if he is pretending, what can he do? Is it possible that he can send troops to surround and kill us? It doesn't matter what he thinks, right?"

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he smiled disapprovingly and said:

"In addition to open guns, there are also hidden arrows. I can't tell you where I'll hit you."

Xie Yuan's eyes flashed, as if he was thinking, and after a while he said:

"It's up to you to think about this kind of thing. Just tell me when you think of it."

At this time, I heard a fierce noise in the distance.

Different from the various languages ​​​​of the barbarians here, it is serious Chinese and a local accent quarreling.

In this military town, this kind of situation is really rare. Xie Yuan quickly took a few steps to find the place where the commotion was.

Shen Liuzhen followed closely behind. The two of them turned a corner and saw a long queue in the alley on the right. As expected, the queue was filled with soldiers from her central camp.

At the end of the alley was a simple thatched shed. Under the thatched shed stood a wrinkled old man from Xianbei, shouting in broken Chinese:

"If you don't have money, why would you exchange for horseshoes?!"

The person quarreling with him was a Han cavalryman, holding the horse's reins and saying angrily:

"It was your governor who ordered that horseshoes can be exchanged for free anywhere in the military town. If you want money, you can go with your governor! What do I want?!"

"Give me money! If you don't have any money, I won't change it!" The old man pushed back very hard.

The Han cavalryman's face turned red from holding back, and he stared at him angrily and aggrievedly for a while. As if he wanted to endure it, but couldn't hold it in, he pointed at the old man's nose and said:

"I am also a member of the Guards of Wei State, why don't you change it for me! I will change it today, or else I will destroy your shed!"

The people queuing up behind him also spoke out one after another. Some were Han Chinese and some foreigners, all mingling with each other, making a buzzing sound, but they couldn't understand anything.

Just looking at the expressions, some are angry and some are confused.

Unexpectedly, when the old man saw this, he threw away the horseshoe pliers in his hand and cried excitedly in Xianbei dialect, tears streaming down his face.

Xie Yuan walked forward quickly and asked Shen Liuzhen:

"What did he say?"

Shen Liuzhen coughed twice, then quickly stretched out his palm to cover his mouth, and whispered:

"He said that the governor has said that he will not pay me any more, so it is considered free corvee. Why do you people want to empty out my shop? Since you came, you have been collecting food and doing corvee, and you have not allowed people to live. Got it!"

After hearing this, Xie Yuan quickly walked to the front.

The soldiers who had gathered in the front turned around and saw Xie Yuan walking by. They all looked stern and quickly led their horses to retreat in a line, standing upright to make way for her.

The Han cavalry, who had been blushing and thick-necked just now, subconsciously felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.

This kind of atmosphere is very familiar to him. It often happens when the commander in the military camp comes to inspect.

He stiffened up and turned his head to see that it was indeed Xie Yuan. He immediately calmed down, stood up straight and called out honestly:

"Commander."

The excited Xianbei old man saw these people seeing Xie Yuan like a mouse seeing a cat.

He didn't dare to say anything, he just looked back and forth at the two Han Chinese, Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen, with a pair of panicked eyes.

They all know that there are many high-ranking Han people in Pingcheng who ordinary military households like them cannot afford to offend.

Old man Xie Yuan stopped in front of him, turned his head to face his soldiers, his eyebrows were stern, and he asked in a deep voice:

"If he doesn't want to fix it for you, you can just find another place. Why are you being so arrogant here?"

The soldier lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to look into Xie Yuan's eyes, and said aggrievedly:

"Several Xianbei people in front of me have changed, but when he came to my place, his expression suddenly changed and he asked me to pay. It was clearly aimed at discriminating against us Han people, and I couldn't swallow this breath!"

Xie Yuan's face darkened, he turned his head and glanced at the old man, then his face softened a little, and he said warmly to him:

"No matter what, you can't buy or sell by force, not to mention we don't have any money yet. You go back first and wait until I figure out the rules here."

When the Han cavalry heard this, he immediately said "Yes." Then he raised his eyes and glared at the old man angrily.

It can be seen that although he was reluctant, he obeyed the order. He turned around neatly, held the reins and walked back. As he walked, he said loudly to the others:

"The commander has ordered us to return to the camp first!"

When the people standing in line at the back heard this, they didn't say much, turned around and lined up in a polite manner, led their horses and left.

Soon, Xie Yuan, Shen Liuzhen, and the old man were the only ones left in the alley.

The soldiers and carriages following them were waiting outside the alley entrance.

Xie Yuan opened his mouth to speak, but quickly closed it again and gave Shen Liuzhen a look.

Shen Liuzhen understood the idea, then took a step forward and said to the old man in Xianbei dialect:

"Thank you for your hard work, old man. I want to ask you something."

The old man was even more surprised when he saw that Shen Liuzhen was a Han, spoke so well in Xianbei, was young, and was very beautiful, so he opened his mouth slightly and said nothing.

Shen Liuzhen smiled gently, pointed to Xie Yuan next to him, and introduced:

"She is the commander of the Central Guard Army on this expedition. I am the servant beside His Majesty. We only know that His Majesty ordered that after arriving here, the supplies and food will be taken care of by the military towns on the border. We didn't know that it would cause such a big problem to the old man.

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His Majesty has come here before with the Central Guard Army. As far as I know, the military town was responsible for supplies. Is this time any different from the past?"

The old man looked at Shen Liuzhen and then at Xie Yuan, and saw that the two of them looked like they were asking for advice humbly. They were neither arrogant nor reprimanding.

He hesitated for a moment, then summoned up the courage to say angrily:

"Of course it's different! Those who came before were all Xianbei people...Besides, when your Majesty came to fight, he always used spoils of war in exchange. He never lost money."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he raised his chin as if understanding. He held his sleeves leisurely and looked at the old man for a long time with his eyes flashing. He seemed to be thinking about it but did not speak.

Xie Yuan was impatient, raised his elbow and poked him, and asked:

"Speak, what are you thinking about? What did you ask?"

Shen Liuzhen suddenly came to his senses, smiled gently at the old man, and said elegantly in Chinese:

"Thank you for clarifying my doubts. I'll take my leave."

Then he pulled Xie Yuan and turned around to walk back.

Xie Yuan didn't know why, but still followed him.

When he arrived outside the alley, Shen Liuzhen said:

"I probably know what kind of criticism I will receive when I return to Pingcheng. It's really a bit tricky. I haven't thought about this beforehand."
Chapter completed!