At night, with the north wind blowing, Wan Lei stretched out and looked out through the window. He saw that the bright moon had already set to the west, and the cold moonlight covered the earth like water. The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and occasionally one or two shooting stars could be seen.
The sky was broken. Everything around was silent, except for the slight and rhythmic sound of stone grinding.
"That's it for today. Go to bed early and be busy tomorrow." Wan Lei patted Wei'er's thin shoulder and whispered.
"No, a girl should serve the young master before falling asleep. If you don't go to bed early, young master, I will stay with you."
"You have to get up early to make breakfast for us tomorrow. Go to bed quickly. I'll go for a walk and come back to sleep." After Wan Lei finished speaking, he walked out of the backyard without lighting a lantern.
Wan Lei went out so late, firstly, to relax and breathe fresh air, which would help him sleep; secondly, he went to the oil refinery outside the backyard to see the production situation. Although this factory is owned by Zhao Hongru, it is close to the inn, so production is safe.
Never take it lightly, Wan Lei has to take a look almost every night to feel at ease.
Wan Lei walked out of the vestibule alone. He suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats coming from far and near in the wind. His heart suddenly pricked: it was so late, ordinary people would not go out, and most of the people who came were not upright people.
, maybe it’s the remnants of the Yan thieves who are making a comeback, or maybe it’s someone sent by the second young master of the Li family to attack at night.
When he thought of this level, Wan Lei suddenly pulled the bell, and a sharp alarm sounded. The three brothers of the Zhao family and Song Jinming, who had gone to bed early, were awakened and quickly came to the vestibule. They could guess what might happen without asking.
What's going on, so I have guys on my hands, as if I'm facing a formidable enemy. Even Wei'er, the newest addition, has gone through rehearsals and appeared next to the utility room where the secret passage is located.
The sound of horse hoofbeats was getting closer and closer. Judging from the sound, there were only three people riding on them, and they arrived outside the inn door very quickly. It didn't look like they were here for a sneak attack.
"Bang bang bang bang..." There was a violent banging on the door. Wan Lei made a gesture to tell everyone not to answer the door in a hurry, while Zhao Quanzhong asked in a broken voice: "Who is it? It's so late.
What's the matter here? I won't let you sleep."
"Open the door quickly. We have an urgent notice for thousands of miles. Please change our horses quickly. If our trip is delayed, we will be punished by military law." The visitor shouted.
"It turns out it's the officer delivering the military report. Wait a minute. I'll open the door right now." Zhao Quanzhong hurriedly answered the door. Of course, Wan Lei and others were still in a state of preparation, fearing that the other party would lie and deceive the door.
The door of the inn opened with a bang, and what appeared in front of Wan Lei were three light knights. They were all in military uniforms, but not wearing armor. Two of them had swords to protect each other, and one of them carried an iron barrel. With their dusty appearance, it looked like
They are really here as messengers on their way through the night.
"My lords, please come in quickly and have a cup of hot wine to warm yourself up. The horses will be brought out soon." Zhao Quanzhong was able to take charge of his own business without Wan Lei's intervention. No, he waved his hand and signaled the two brothers Quan Ren and Quan Yi to go quickly.
They led the horses and welcomed the visitors to the hall where they served wine and tea.
When the visitor saw Zhao Quanzhong being so attentive, he was naturally not dissatisfied. He took the hot wine and drank it in one gulp. He also asked Zhao Quanzhong to prepare another pot of hot wine. They could use it to ward off the cold on the way. After all, it was already November.
, Walking in the cold wind at night, how can one describe it as bitter?
Fortunately, the inn had just purchased several large bottles of Shao Dao from Zhao Jiuye, so the visitor's small request could still be met. Wan Lei saw that the other party was not here to kill people, so his alert was lifted. Not only did he personally hold the two big
A pot of hot wine was brought out, and some dried meat was brought out, saying that it would be used by visitors to fill their stomachs on the way.
There was wine and meat, and the visitors were even more satisfied. They started to keep the door open. Wan Lei didn't even ask, and they just talked about the situation of the battle ahead.
It turned out that not long after Daning's 100,000-strong army set out, they encountered a Mongolian tribe that had moved south to station herders. The Daning army carried out the spirit of bullying the weak and launched a massive attack, annihilating hundreds of Mongolians in one fell swoop and capturing hundreds of women and children.
Thousands of oxen and horses. Li Jinglong, the general who conquered the captives, was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately sent someone to report the success to the court.
"While the main force of the enemy is not around, does such a stupid thing as attacking and killing hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled people deserve to be rewarded with success? It's true that a humble person is invincible!" Wan Lei cursed in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously at all.
However, he is a relative of the emperor and a general, so he is shameless. What can you do to him? No, after sending away these three messengers, Wan Lei was so full of resentment that he couldn't even sleep well.
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Early the next morning, the sun was still shining brightly. Wan Lei had eaten Wei'er's exquisite breakfast, and then called the sloppy Taoist priest. The two of them rode north to Beiping City. Naturally, they were going for business, so Wan Lei brought several people with him.
The big box contained the fruits of his labor over the past two days.
Originally, Zhao Xueer wanted to go along and watch the fun, but Wan Lei had already decided that she was a starlet who failed to achieve anything but failed, so he "ordered" her to stay in the inn obediently and learn to be a female worker from Wei'er, so that she could be worn out.
The monkey nature in her.
Because the Northern Expeditionary Army had just fought a "victory", the city of Beiping was actually decorated with lights and colors to celebrate. Wan Lei looked at the sight of colorful flags flying all over the city, and felt even more disapproving: This is not something to show off!
Still in Taste of Life, or in the two connected private rooms upstairs, Wan Lei gave the sloppy Taoist priest a penny and asked him to find a place to sit by himself before going upstairs. But Grandma Li had already arrived, beside her.
There was also another person who looked like an old woman, but Wan Lei didn't recognize him.
"I've brought everything." Wan Lei put several large wooden boxes on the table and went straight to the topic. He really couldn't stand the show-off atmosphere that filled the city and wanted to complete the transaction as soon as possible and leave here as soon as possible.
"Have you brought the specially made items that the young master promised to give me?" Aunt Li didn't care about the quantity of items this time, but it was about the good items that were specially supplied to the palace as mentioned last time.
"These are it." Wan Lei opened a small box, which was divided into four compartments. There was about a kilogram of face cream in one large compartment, with pearl powder added, a noble and elegant dark fragrance; the other large compartment was hand cream, added with aloe vera.
Essence, fresh and elegant fragrance type; another large compartment is hair wax, fragrance type; and there are several newly made lipsticks in another compartment, including bright red, pink and silver crystal colors.
All in all, these are unique and exquisite cosmetics, which you may not be able to buy even if you have money. Aunt Li looked at this and smelled that, and she was very satisfied. A flower-like smile bloomed on her face and she said: "Young master, you are really me."
My noble lord, Master Zhou will definitely like these many good things."
"Business is about trust. Since I promised, I won't break my promise. Let's stop saying polite words and settle the bill. I still have things to go back to deal with."
"Oh, Mr. Wan, don't leave in a hurry, I still have something to tell you." Aunt Li noticed that Wan Lei was in a bad mood today and hurriedly said with a smile.
"Is there anything else?" Although Wan Lei was a little impatient, Grandma Li was his first partner, so he had to endure it and sit for a while longer.
"I forgot to introduce you. This is Mama Liu from Tiefu. She has something to tell you." Grandma Li pushed the old lady sitting next to her, indicating that she had something to say.
"Um..." The old man hesitated for a moment and then said: "I heard that Mr. Wan can create magic oil, so I took the liberty to come to see him and wanted to ask him if he has any elixir that can remove dark spots."
Wan Lei glanced at the old woman and found that although she had some freckles on her face, it did not affect her view. She thought it was not that she wanted it for herself, but for someone else. As for who she wanted it for, Wan Lei could guess without thinking: No
For the sake of my young mistress and my young lady, I said: "I can't say for sure. I have to see the specific situation before I can make a conclusion."
"This..." The old woman hesitated.
ps: National Day Wedding Week, there are many social activities during the day, so please don’t blame me for the late update.