Li Man'er had already been delayed for a long time. After she explained the matter clearly, she and Liu Ya went downstairs.
Xiao Si had been waiting impatiently downstairs for a long time. She originally wanted to ask the shopkeeper about the important person, but when she looked up, she saw Li Man'er, who had changed back into women's clothes, slowly walking down the stairs.
Xiao Si was stunned, and his eyes couldn't help but follow Li Man'er's figure. It wasn't until Li Man'er walked up to him and called him Colonel Xiao that Xiao Si came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"Sister Man'er, what are you..." Xiao Si didn't understand why she changed back to women's clothing.
"I went out with Sister Xiao before. I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I wore men's clothes for convenience. But with Xiao Lieutenant here, you shouldn't have to worry, right?"
Xiao Si felt happy for this trust and immediately said: "That's natural." No wonder she had been away for so long, it turned out that she had changed back into women's clothing.
Dressing up is always more troublesome for girls, and it happened so suddenly that she didn't expect that the boy would spill the food, and it took a lot of time to buy clothes.
Xiao Si's doubts were gone, "Sister Man'er, the food has been served again, shall we sit down and eat some?"
"Okay!" Li Man'er sat back down in his original position gracefully, without any hint of displeasure or embarrassment.
Xiao Si's eyebrows suddenly spread, and she seemed to be in a good mood. He sat across from Li Man'er and introduced the dishes on the table to her, "This is the boiled cabbage from Shangpinlou, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, these are all time-consuming and laborious dishes.
The ingredients are solid and meticulous, and it takes a long time, but the taste is really good. Sister Man'er will give it a try and see how it compares with the delicious food in the capital."
Li Man'er said lukewarmly: "Captain Xiao is too polite, you should eat it too."
The two of them had a meal at the inn with their own thoughts, and then returned to the government office.
Originally, according to Xiao Si's intention, it was time to go out for a walk. He wanted to take Li Man'er to the racecourse. There were many people there. Maybe he could take this opportunity to publicize his relationship with Li Man'er to the world.
But Li Man'er said that she was tired and wanted to go back to rest, so Xiao Si couldn't say anything more and could only send her back.
Fortunately, there was some time alone between the two of them, so it wasn't all without gain.
When Xiao Si was going to patrol the streets, he met Xiao Qiniang who was about to go out. "
Brother, why are you back so soon?"
"After lunch, I sent the person back."
Xiao Qiniang smiled slightly and said, "Sister Man'er has a free and easy temperament and is not as boring as ordinary ladies. I think she will get along very well with my elder brother."
"Do you really want her to get along with me?"
Xiao Qiniang nodded, "Of course, I also hope that my eldest brother can marry someone as capable as sister Man'er. It will be the best for you and our Xiao family."
Xiao Si looked at her deeply and nodded slightly, "I hope what you said is true. Qimei, Man'er is different from you. She is frank and flawless and not good at calculations. I hope you will treat her sincerely."
Some." After Xiao Si finished speaking, he immediately left the office without even looking at Xiao Qiniang's face.
Is Li Maner frank and impeccable? Not good at calculations?
Then why did she almost make herself angry to death when she made sarcastic remarks when she first entered the house?
How long have Xiao Sicai and Li Maner known each other? He thought he knew her very well and started to protect her?
Xiao Qiniang was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and entered the government office.
Zhu Yu hurriedly followed in and said as she walked: "Girl, don't be angry, Li Man'er is used to using tricks. The eldest son has been in the military camp and has never seen how powerful she is, so he let her lie to her."
"I'm not angry." Why is she angry? Is she angry that Xiao Si opened his eyes and told lies?
She wished that Xiao Si was deceived by Li Man'er and fell into a big trap with her. It would be better if he died! It would be best for Li Man'er to kill him with his own hands and make the Xiao family and Li family turn against each other, so that she can achieve great things.
Li Man'er had already changed her clothes, undressed her hair, and was leaning on the pillow and falling asleep.
When the weather got cold, she just wanted to huddle under the quilt and not come out. After walking on the street for a long time in the morning, she was indeed a little bit cold. Fortunately, she has a first-class constitution, otherwise the cold-proof clothes worn by ancient people would really be easy to freeze.
Sickness comes.
"Girl, the sky is very cloudy, I'm afraid it's going to snow again."
Li Man'er just hummed. It seems that he can't go up the mountain recently. If he wants to go into the mountain, it should be after the new year.
But Liu Ya said worriedly: "The weather is cold and the snow is heavy, so the barbarians' cattle and sheep will not be safe. Maybe they will come to knock on the door."
Li Man'er felt a little more energetic after hearing this. She wrapped herself in a blanket and asked her, "Have you ever seen a barbarian knocking on the gate?"
"No, I heard what others said. The barbarians are much more cruel than the rebels. They burned, killed, looted, attacked cities and captured strongholds. They killed men when they saw them and robbed women when they saw them. All the cities that had been looted by the barbarians were the same.
There are corpses everywhere, and it’s like hell on earth." Liu Ya was a little worried, "The country has not fought a war of this scale for many years, and I don’t know if it will survive, but if the barbarians come, they will definitely fight to the death.
It is the common people who suffer in the end."
Li Man'er asked: "Didn't I say that there are 200,000 troops stationed in Mobei? It shouldn't be a problem to deal with the barbarians!"
"Girl, you have lived in the Marquis Mansion since you were a child. You have lived a life of fine clothing and fine food. You must not know what life is like at the border. An army of 200,000 is just here to scare outsiders. If there are really so many people,
How can the Holy One rest assured that everything will be handed over to the leadership of the Xiao family?"
Li Man'er had never thought about this. Thinking about it carefully, Liu Ya's words made sense! How could it be possible that the Holy Emperor was so suspicious that the Xiao family could hold an army of 200,000 men?
The military salary of the imperial court can explain many problems. How much does it cost to support 200,000 people, including military equipment, food, clothing, housing and transportation?
Therefore, the Xiao family's 200,000 troops were simply a bluff by the imperial court. Those tens of thousands of people from Li Shu must not have been sent here by the Holy Spirit to be used as cannon fodder, right?
It seemed that the water in Mobei was deeper than she thought.
Li Man'er cheered up and pulled up her hair with a hairpin, "Liu Ya, prepare pen and ink, I want to draw a picture."
Draw a picture?
Although Liu Ya was puzzled, she still went to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study for Li Man'er, leaving it on the small table where Li Man'er used to write prescriptions and medical records.
Li Maner first started writing the plan. She seemed to have to think about it for a long time every time she wrote a word.
Liu Ya looked on and felt strange. Didn't he say he wanted to draw a picture? Why did he start writing again?
"Girl, what are you writing here?"
"Write a plan." Li Man'er didn't even raise her head. She kept thinking about the ancient offensive and defensive battle cases she knew and recorded all her thoughts.
Liu Ya was grinding ink for Li Man'er at the side, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing Li Man'er's train of thought.
Li Maner held the pen in his mouth unconsciously, and one large siege defense tank after another flashed through his mind, and he suddenly had an idea in his mind.