Li Man'er sneered, "I'm really not at ease. Since I came to Mobei, I have only met you, a member of the Xiao family. Mr. Xiao and several generals of the Xiao family have not been able to meet him until now.
The whole government is led by Miss Xiao Qi. You are not very young, so if it is an ordinary matter, forget it. For such an important matter, the heads of the Xiao family will not show their heads?"
Xiao Qiniang seemed to have expected that Li Man'er would have such a request, and immediately said: "I understand Miss Li's concerns. Don't worry, the Xiao family will naturally not let the eldest daughter have such hidden worries. It's just digging graves."
After all, the tomb is not a glorious thing, and it can’t be publicized everywhere with great fanfare, right?”
"What Miss Xiao Qi said does have some truth to it."
The smile on Xiao Qiniang's face became even brighter, "Going into the mountains is no joke. The Moro Mountains stretch for thousands of miles. No one has set foot in the old forest for hundreds of years. No one knows what kind of monsters are hidden there.
If you don't pay attention, you will lose your life. It is winter now, the snow is still heavy, and there are more dangers in the mountains, so we must be well prepared. It will take some time for Hou Tietan's body to recover. We are fully prepared before we can
Let’s set off. Even if Miss Li doesn’t say anything, several of my uncles from the Xiao family will be back.”
How many uncles?
Li Maner said calmly: "Miss Xiao Qi is sincere. When the time comes, please introduce her to me."
"must!"
"That's right." Li Man'er seemed to have remembered something and asked suddenly: "I have known Miss Xiao Qi for so long, but I still don't know which house you are from."
Xiao Qiniang didn't want to hide it from her. This was not a big deal in the first place. After a little inquiry, she would know, "My father is the oldest."
"Oh, I'm sorry, it turns out that Miss Xiao Qi is the daughter of the Jade-faced General Xiao Rudi. No wonder she is so extraordinary."
Xiao Qiniang had a somewhat lonely look on her face, but she quickly covered it up, "Miss Li, thank you very much."
"By the way, in order to ensure everything is safe on the road, why don't I make a list and prepare the medicinal materials used on the road?" Li Man'er said: "Miss Xiao Qi doesn't know something. Some medicines take a lot of time to refine, so I won't prepare them now.
, I’m afraid it’s too late.”
This is business.
Xiao Qiniang said quickly: "Then let Miss Lao make a list and send someone to buy them later."
"That's fine."
Xiao Qiniang took her people and left.
Li Maner asked Liu Ya to get a pen and paper, sharpen the ink, and then he started writing on the paper.
Seeing that she was writing seriously, Liu Ya didn't dare to disturb her, so she could only wait on the pen and ink quietly.
Li Maner kept writing and wrote four or five pages without stopping.
"Girl, buy so many medicines?" Liu Ya followed Li Man'er for a while, and she also knew the names of some medicinal materials. Looking at the densely packed names of medicinal materials, Liu Ya felt that the text library in her head was not enough.
She didn't know many words.
"In addition to medicinal materials, we also need to buy a lot of commonly used ones. It's not us who spend the money anyway, so don't feel bad."
Liu Ya became happy after hearing this, "That's right. Girl, my servants can also help with advice. It's cold in winter, and it's very hard to spend the night in the mountains. Let's prepare frostbite ointment, and a tent is also indispensable.
It would be best to have a mule that can walk on mountain roads, has good footwork, and can help us carry our luggage."
"Hey, what you said makes sense." Li Man'er took a brush and tapped Liu Ya, "This is a great idea, I'll write it down."
Li Man'er was thinking and writing, and there was a maid next to her who came up with ideas from time to time. In a short while, the two of them had written more than a dozen pages.
Li Man'er put down the brush and read the paper in his hand from beginning to end, feeling very satisfied.
"Liu Ya, give these to Miss Xiao Qi and ask them to prepare quickly."
"Yes." Liu Ya carefully folded the paper and put it into her sleeve, and moved forward anxiously.
It was probably Xiao Qiniang's instructions, so Liu Ya could travel through the main courtyard unimpeded. They lived in the southeast corner of the main courtyard, which was still some distance away from Xiao Qiniang's residence.
The mother-in-law in the yard knew who Liu Ya was, so she asked her to wait outside while she went to spread the word.
Probably because he wanted to give Liu Ya a slap in the face, he left Liu Ya outside in the cold for half an hour after the mother-in-law left.
Liu Ya is not an idle person, and it is impossible for people to treat her like this. She has waited for so long just to give the other party a chance and save some face for the Xiao family. Since they are shameless, she will naturally do the same.
There is no need to stay any longer.
Liu Ya turned around and walked out. The woman who had been watching in the dark panicked when she saw that she was leaving, and hurriedly got up to chase her.
Liu Ya was a person who knew kung fu, and the old woman couldn't keep up with her. She could only watch Liu Ya return to the small courtyard where the two masters and servants lived.
"It's done." The old lady stamped her feet and hurried back.
Liu Ya said angrily: "Girl, the Xiao family's mother-in-law asked the slave to stand outside for half an hour as a warning. I think she just wanted to give the slave a disgrace."
"You still have such a loyal slave?" Li Man'er smiled, "Okay, you go and warm yourself up by the fire, leave this matter to me."
Liu Ya was unhappy, "I think you are so useless. Those people have eight hundred tricks each. They are just plotting against you, but they clearly want to slap you in the face."
"They are all protectors, what's the difference?" Li Man'er said: "You light your own fire. If I'm not wrong, someone will come to apologize soon."
Liu Ya said: "The slaves also know that they wanted to stop the slaves, but the slaves were walking fast and they couldn't catch up." If they catch up, the matter will not be brought to the attention of the girl, and maybe it won't happen again.
Let it go.
"Outside, slaves are the face of the master. They are plotting against you just to slap me in the face." Li Man'er's temperament seemed to have changed, which made Liu Ya's eyes light up.
Most of the time, Li Man'er, the daughter of the Marquis Mansion, is not very dignified. She speaks without scruples, and she doesn't speak softly like other ladies. Her freedom and ease are more like those found in the military.
, so Liu Ya admired her very much. In her opinion, being able to follow Li Man'er to Mobei was much more interesting than dealing with those noble ladies in the capital.
I just didn't expect that in Mobei, the Xiao family was the dominant family, raising slaves and maids to such an extent that they were constantly resorting to tricks.
"My slave, I understand." Liu Ya went to warm herself by the fire with peace of mind. Before the coldness on her body had dissipated, footsteps could be heard outside the yard.
Li Man'er glanced at Liu Ya and said, "Watch me avenge you."
Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of Xiao Qiniang's maid Zhuyu rang out, "Miss Li, I have sent someone to you by order of the girl."