Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 270: It's the same whether you change people or not

"Oh, so you're changing people now?"

Emperor Yao Lin passed away on New Year's Day and was replaced by a two or three-year-old baby. After the New Year, this news spread like wildfire, and even ordinary people like Old Lady Mei heard about it.

However, they can only listen to one part of a topic like this at most. If you ask more, and you don’t want to lose your head anymore, then others still want it. Who will pay attention to you?
After listening to what the village chief said, Old Lady Mei went home. After returning to her own yard, she saw Mei Li lying beside the cradle of Mei Shitou and Cui'er's son Quandan, babbling in childish words that she could not understand.

Seeing this, Old Lady Mei shouted, "Little Old Four!"

"Milk~"

Hearing the voice, Mei Li turned to look at Old Lady Mei and called out sweetly.

"Where are your mother and the others?"

"Mother and my aunt are digging bamboo shoots, and my sister-in-law is washing my brother's diapers."

"This is your nephew! What brother?"

Old Mrs. Mei was quite happy to hear Mei Li speaking fluently despite his young age. But when she heard the word "brother" at the end, her face turned black.

After she finished her scolding, Mei Li stuck out her tongue and continued to look at Xiao Quandan.

To be honest, none of their nicknames are nice.

Little Old Four and Big Quandan. Mei Li, at a young age, had already developed some aesthetic tastes of his own, and the little Old Four was referring to the uncle and nephew's ugly nicknames for Quandan, who couldn't speak yet.

When Mrs. Mei heard that no one was at home, she was not in a hurry to go out. She took the vegetables she had picked from the vegetable garden at the back early in the morning and picked them carefully again.

"Milk."

When Cui Er came back from washing the diapers, she saw that Old Lady Mei had already washed the vegetables. Old Lady Mei pointed at the two little ones in the corner and said, "You rest at home and take care of them. I'll go to the Lin family to ask for news."

After saying that, Old Lady Mei went to the Lin family's courtyard. Bai was standing at the gate of the courtyard, chatting animatedly with Han and Jiang.

During this time, Han took a handful of toon tree buds from the edge of the woods and put them in Bai's hands. Then Bai also went into the house and got a small jar of something.

Then Han couldn't stop smiling. After putting the things away, she turned around and saw her mother-in-law standing not far away.

The whole process of her taking advantage of Bai was clearly seen by Old Lady Mei. Seeing this, Jiang helped her sister-in-law to stuff a few more bamboo shoots into Bai's pockets...

"You just spoil them. You're willing to give them that jar of good osmanthus honey. How much are those Chinese toon buds and bamboo shoots worth?"

After Old Lady Mei sent her two daughters-in-law back home, she came back specifically to continue talking to Bai.

Bai smiled and shook her head, saying, "Sister-in-law is a very good person. She always thinks of me when she has something to do. She cooks some food today and helps me with some work tomorrow. I don't know how to thank her, but it's just a jar of honey.

Besides, your family members, like my husband, all work for His Highness and are our own people."

After that, Bai poured a bowl of the red date tea she had just brewed for Old Lady Mei. When she heard the words "family members", Old Lady Mei's heart was as happy as if she had eaten honey.

Old Lady Mei took the tea bowl with a smile and continued, "I heard today that the emperor has been replaced again. Is it because of this reason that Lin Qin has not been able to come back? Then, then in the future, Jiangbei..."

Bai was also surprised at how sensitive Old Lady Mei was. She could make so many connections just from the emperor's death. When Bai left Yao Lin, she couldn't believe Lin Qin's judgment that something had changed in the palace.

I never thought it would really change.

"Don't worry, old lady. Jiangbei will always be the orthodox one. This cannot be changed by changing a number of people here. Now we just have to wait for the army from Jiangbei to attack us."

"Oh, how long will it take?" Old Lady Mei heard that Jiangbei was right and would call back later, so she drank the red date tea in one breath. Afterwards, she couldn't help but sigh and said, "My girl has been away for two years and hasn't come back yet~"

"Well, I think Qian is so smart, and I heard she has a bright future in Jiangbei. You, old lady, will surely enjoy a good life in the future.

Now that there is a new person in Yaolin City, I think my husband should be back soon."

When she heard that Lin Qin could leave the city, Old Lady Mei's eyes lit up and she said happily:
"That's perfect! It's spring now, and it's the time to nourish your body. Your family didn't have time to catch a chicken last year. When Lin Qin comes back, tell me and I'll catch a fat chicken and make soup for you."

When Lin Qin comes back, he will definitely bring a lot of news that she doesn’t know. It would be great if a fat chicken could tell her about the future!

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Mei Qian soon learned about what happened in Jiangnan through Qi Fei, and the news was truly shocking.

However, thinking about what she had heard about the man's style before, it was not difficult for her to understand why he was killed by his subordinates working together.

"The officials in Jiangnan really dared to think that Qi Yu was dead, a puppet was replaced, and then a conciliatory policy towards Jiangbei would be adopted to maintain their current stability..."

Mei Qian felt that these people were a little too fanciful.

"The emperor's uncle and the others have their own arrangements for this matter, let's talk about our side of the matter."

Qi Fei said, and pushed a piece of paper with "Mei Qian's personal letter" in front of Mei Qian, and said with an ambiguous smile: "If you have anything to say later, let's talk about it in private."

As soon as she saw it was Qi Chen's handwriting, Mei Qian felt a little shy when Qi Fei said "we".

She put the letter away carefully, and the two continued chatting about the march.

After handing over the Guli Army to Mei Qian, it means that Mei Qian is no longer just a military strategist in charge of the battle.

Originally, Mei Qian was sent by Qi Chen, but he did not have actual command authority over the army here.

However, after these 5,000 light cavalry were given to Mei Qian, Mei Qian had complete command of this army.

However, for the Western Rong soldiers in the northern border of Anguo, especially in the northwest, Qi Fei had already made arrangements and training, so it was not an easy task to suddenly deploy the Guli Army among them.

"Even if I become a team on my own, is that not possible?"

"What are you going to do with five thousand light cavalry?"

"Don't underestimate the five thousand light cavalry. After all, they all have war horses, and their riding and archery skills are not bad."

Mei Qian could see that Qi Fei didn't seem optimistic about what these 5,000 light cavalry could do, so Mei Qian didn't say what she was going to do with these troops, but just pointed out their advantages first.

"I didn't underestimate them, but the Xirong cavalry really can't be underestimated."

Given the physique of the Western Rong people and their war horses, the Guli army and the inland cavalry of Anguo might be able to fight back and forth, or even have a slight advantage, but they are not optimistic about facing the Western Rong soldiers.

"I know. I didn't say I would risk my life and lead everyone to charge directly." Mei Qian stuck out her tongue, pointed at the map on Qi Fei's wall, and said, "Recently, let me use your workshop. You guys can fight normally. I will take the Guli Army to another place."

Qi Fei was scratching her head at Mei Qian's confident yet mysterious look, wanting to know something from Mei Qian. But soon Qi Fei received news that Mei Qian had gone ahead and led the Guli Army directly to the border...

Qi Chen: Where is my letter? I wrote the letter, and it just disappeared like that?

Author: We can just read it in private.

Qi Chen: ????