Jiaohua

Chapter 1461 Bargaining
Huayao County, Junzhou, is the hometown of smoky ink painting. After nightfall, the moisture rises, making people walk on the long street, and soon feel sticky all over.

There was a melodious song outside the window, Luluo climbed the window, Xia Zhaoyi hadn't rested for a long time, the door was knocked, she went to open the door, it was Shen Lie and Zhan Ning.

However, after seeing each other for more than ten days, Zhan Ning's beard has grown thick, and he felt a little unattractive. Zhan Ning raised his hand shyly and said, "Second Miss, I... have no time to shave."

"It seems that it has been very hard these days," Xia Zhaoyi said.

"It's okay, it's okay, compared to marching hundreds of miles the night before, I still have a lot of fish and meat to eat these days."

Xia Zhaoyi glanced at his arm, smiled lightly, "I'm all thinner."

"No, it's a disguise!"

"Come in," Xia Zhaoyi stepped back, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Well, I ate a few meatloaf and I'm holding on."

Shen Lie walked behind, and when the door was closed, Shen Lie asked softly: "Have you eaten?"

Xia Zhaoyi also whispered: "Aren't I waiting for you to come back?"

"Huh?" Zhan Ning turned his head, glanced at it, and immediately turned his head back, just smirking on his face.

Xia Zhaoyi came over: "...What are you laughing at?"

"Ah, no, it's nothing!" Zhan Ning coughed lightly and said, "Second Miss, two of those people were injured, and the injuries were not serious. They found a medical center yesterday, and after they came out after bandaging , I specifically went to the doctor in that hospital, and said that one of the people’s abdomens had been pierced.”

Xia Zhaoyi said: "Is it really piercing?"

"Ok!"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "It looks like we met a baby this time."

"baby?"

"Ah."

It is difficult to stop the bleeding from penetrating injuries, and usually they will die from bleeding. If they are still alive after being pierced in the lower abdomen, they can even go to the medical clinic by themselves in such a short recovery time, instead of asking someone to find him from the medical clinic. It is very likely that among this group of people are experts in medical skills or trauma dressing.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty was desolate and cold, materials were scarce, medicinal materials were extremely rare, and there were fewer doctors. Like many craftsman families in the Central Plains, they formed their own lineage, and their medical skills were only passed on from the same clan, and they rarely taught others.

Most of the doctors in Beiyuan were surnamed Riyu, which had a high status in Beiyuan and was one of the five aristocratic surnames. Now there is a doctor who understands medicine. Whether it is this surname or not, it is definitely related to this surname.

For Bei Yuan, this superb ability to stop bleeding from trauma is not a treasure, but what is it.

After listening to Xia Zhaoyi's brief description, Shen Lie said, "Then, do we need to capture this person alive?"

"It's okay to be dead or alive. If you're alive, torture them. If you're dead, just pack them up and send them away."

"It's better to live," Zhan Ning gritted his teeth, "If he is a doctor, he must have been bandaged by those Beiyuan bastards. I can't wait to poke thousands of holes in his body and let him die slowly!"

Shen Lie looked sideways at Xia Zhaoyi, Zhan Ning's words did not make any expression on the girl's face, and her eyes were also calm.

But soon, Shen Lie found that she was distracted.

Feeling reluctance and distress in his heart, Shen Lie gently stretched out his hand, held her fingers, and intertwined them.

Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes: "Huh?"

Shen Lie didn't speak, just looked at her tenderly, and only smiled lightly.

"I hate it too," Xia Zhaoyi said calmly, "Master doesn't like killing people, and I used to be too, but if it's them who kill them, I won't be soft-hearted."

"If you don't like blood, I can do it for you."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled: "I've already killed a lot, and there will only be more in the future."

There was a knock on the door, and Shen Lie let go of Xia Zhaoyi's fingers and went to open the door. It was his subordinates Miao Zhonghai and Mao Shuxing.

Seeing that it was Shen Lie who came to open the door in person, the two paused for a moment, Mao Shuxing raised his hands and cupped his fists: "General, Ye Zheng's side has been properly arranged, I ask when to do it."

Shen Lie still wanted to catch him alive, and said: "After an hour, when the one who is watching the night among them yawns, he will do it immediately."

"Yes!"

Shen Lie thought for a while, and went back to Xia Zhaoyi's side: "A Li, I'll go and have a look."

Xia Zhaoyi picked up Qiansibi on the table: "I'll go too."

"You still have a long way to go, don't go, eat something later, go to rest after taking a bath, I will come back and let you know as soon as I have news."

Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "I've never been so lazy before, I'm so uncomfortable, otherwise, I'll give you a reward?"

Shen Lie raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "How much?"

"Just 100 taels of gold, too much to take out."

"Ah?" Zhan Ning couldn't help asking, "Second Miss, are we so poor?"

Xia Zhaoyi said: "That's right, He Jing and his party pushed Li to take down the dragon chair several months earlier, and the money flowed out like water. Our Chief Manager Wang was caught off guard, and the financial management slowed down. Wait for the Huaxia treasury to fill up. Yes, let them pay back the money."

"The tone is not small," Shen Lie looked at Zhan Ning and said with a smile, "Is 100 taels of gold also called poor?"

Zhan Ning said: "Yan Jun was hired, and the head of a Beiyuan dog was bought. 100 taels of gold is really not much!"

Shen Lie smiled and looked at Xia Zhaoyi: "Okay, then 300 taels, no counter-offering, if there is no money, I can cover it for you first."

Xia Zhaoyi folded his chest with both hands: "Just 100 taels."

"150."

"80 taels, don't pull it down, I will go by myself."

Saying that, Xia Zhaoyi was about to go out, and Shen Lie held her back: "...Okay, let's stop playing, you stay and rest."

Xia Zhaoyi didn't want to delay him for too long, and stopped with a smile: "Then, I'll wait for your good news."

"Okay." Shen Lie said softly.

Not long after Shen Lie left, food was delivered downstairs.

Zhan Ning stroked his beard: "General Shen reminded me just now that I have to hurry tomorrow, Second Miss, I'll go wash up and trim my beard!"

Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "Okay, you should rest early, it's been a hard time."

After eating and taking a bath, Xia Zhaoyi sat by the window and looked at the night scene outside.

The buildings and pavilions have double eaves, and the lights make the streets bright and open. There are flowers everywhere, and the vegetation complements each other.

She just waited so quietly, until the inn not far away finally heard noises and cries, Xia Zhaoyi's bright eyes narrowed slightly, and she listened attentively.

The night was really quiet, and those movements became clear. Many families opened their windows to visit, and some people asked their neighbors if they knew what happened.

Someone yelled in Bei Yuan's words: "Your Excellency, you run first, I'll be the last!"

Xia Zhaoyi frowned, and turned to get Qiansibi, when suddenly, she stopped and looked towards the window diagonally opposite.

There is also an inn over there, and the residents in the inn also opened the windows to visit because of the movement outside.

Probably noticing the gaze here, the resident looked up and was stunned for a moment, looking straight at the girl.

Xia Zhaoyi bent his lips and smiled, his eyes brightened.

Cao Yijun, the most famous Confucian general in the Daping Dynasty, the commander of the attacking battalion under Jin Hongkang, had a complicated expression on his face and even more complicated eyes. He raised his hand and cupped a fist at her from afar.

(End of this chapter)