We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

At noon, Xiyu was not at home. Instead, he met Dongfanghong and Wenxuan at a restaurant. The three of them walked straight into the reserved private room. The familiar atmosphere instantly enveloped them, and they soon returned to the way they once talked about everything. state of intimacy.

After a while, Wenxuan told him seriously: "No one should drink this time. We have caused a lot of embarrassing things before. Don't make a fool of yourself over wine again."

Xiyu listened and shrugged nonchalantly. In his opinion, whether he drank or not didn't affect the conversation, it was a trivial matter.

Dongfang Hong had a troubled expression on his face. He originally wanted to use wine to cheer him up and talk openly about his current situation, but without wine he always felt that the taste was missing.

But Wenxuan had already said that. After much hesitation, he swallowed his words of protest and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll listen to you. If you don't want to drink, I won't drink."

After a while, Wenxuan said slowly: "Some time ago, for some reason, I suddenly felt a strong homesickness in my heart. The feeling was very strong, you know."

Xi Yu and Dongfang Hong knew that the "home" he was talking about was the home of their previous life, a place that carried many memories and attachments. Even across time and space, that longing would still come to their hearts inadvertently.

After hearing this, Xi Yu felt a sense of sourness in his heart. In fact, he didn't miss home at all. He was just trying to be brave and said with a smile, "Yeah, there's no point in thinking about it. We're already here anyway." We’re here, we can’t go back, so we might as well look forward.”

After saying that, he shrugged helplessly, trying to wave away the lingering sadness.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little heavy, Dongfang Hong quickly waved her hands and suggested with a smile: "Oh, there's no use thinking about this all the time. Let's talk about other interesting things. We can't stay stuck here forever. In the mood.”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and started talking about other things, but the longing for "home" deep in their hearts was still like a wisp of smoke, quietly lingering in their hearts, lingering.

Wenxuan cleared his throat, with a glimmer of excitement in his eyes, and continued: "I am planning to start a second career."

As soon as these words came out, Xi Yu and Dongfang Hong suddenly became interested. They both looked at her and asked in unison: "Hey, what are you going to do?"

Wenxuan said with a somewhat confident look: "I want to open an hourly room here, just like the one we had there in my previous life. I'm thinking about opening it at the border crossing. Think about it, there are a lot of people there because They can't come in for various reasons, so they have no choice but to stay outside. I open an hourly room, which can just provide them with a place to rest. "

After hearing this, Xi Yu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but praise: "Hey, this is really a good idea! There must be a lot of traffic in that place, and there must be a lot of demand. If it is run well, maybe it can make a lot of money. ”

Dongfanghong also nodded thoughtfully and agreed: "Indeed, I feel that there is quite a market prospect, but there are probably a lot of things to worry about in the process. The location, customer sources, etc. need to be carefully considered. Woolen cloth."

Wenxuan smiled confidently and said: "Haha, I've thought about it all, let's do it step by step. Anyway, I think it's feasible and worth a try."

For a while, the three of them had a heated discussion about the plan to open an hourly room.

When Dongfang Hong heard this, he immediately became nervous, frowned, and hurriedly asked: "You are going to open an hourly room again, so do you still want to continue teaching at Youzhou College? Can both parties take care of it?" It's full of worry.

Wenxuan looked relaxed and said: "Of course, I can't bear to lose my teaching position in the college. Teaching and educating people is quite interesting. But I also considered the problem of limited energy. Then I’ll just find someone to help take care of the hourly room.”

Dongfanghong asked curiously: "Then who do you plan to let go?"

Wenxuan smiled and replied: "I plan to let my maid Xiaocui go over. That girl Xiaocui is very clever and careful in her work. She will definitely be able to handle the things assigned to her properly. , with her taking care of me, I can feel more at ease, I can take care of both sides."

After hearing this, Dongfang Hong felt a little relieved, but she still had some doubts in her heart. After all, these two things were not easy to deal with, and she didn't know whether Wenxuan's plan could be implemented smoothly in the end.

Since Wenxuan started teaching at Youzhou College, he has been busy with teaching affairs, and basically no longer has Xiaocui by his side.

She felt sorry for Xiao Cui's hard work with her, so she specially rented a house for Xiao Cui outside so that Xiao Cui could have a stable and comfortable place to live, which was considered as fulfilling the friendship between master and servant.

Now if Xiaocui is asked to take care of the hourly house business, then this house will come in handy.

Wenxuan thought that he could not only find something for Xiaocui to do, so that she could earn more money, but also avoid the cost of rent. It could be said to be two birds with one stone.

After Dongfanghong learned that Wenxuan would continue to stay in the college to teach, and heard about her thoughtful arrangements, the big stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground.

The three of them chatted without stopping the car until very late. They simply had a second meal and shared their thoughts and interesting stories. It wasn't until after dinner that Xi Yu got up to say goodbye and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Go.

Returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he walked straight to the study. As soon as he entered, he saw a letter lying on the table. What was even more strange was that the letter was already opened.

Xi Yu frowned, full of doubts in his heart, why did this letter appear here, and who opened it?

He felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, and immediately raised his voice and asked: "What's going on?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure flashed in the dark, and a secret guard walked out quietly and stood aside with a cautious look on his face.

The secret guard bowed slightly and said in a steady tone: "Sir, this letter was sent from the border crossing. When it was delivered to us, it was already opened. According to the soldiers over there, the messenger encountered robbers on the road, and in the chaos, the letter became like this."

Xi Yu frowned even more when he heard it. He looked at the slightly wrinkled letter paper, his expression became more solemn, and while carefully examining the letter, he asked the secret guard: "How is the messenger now? Did he say anything else?"

The secret guard continued to report Report: "Sir, according to the soldiers at the border crossing, the messenger is now waiting in the inn. It seems that he is looking forward to meeting you, the Prime Minister. There must be something important in the letter, and he wants to explain it to you in person.

Xi Yu waved to the secret guard, signaling him to leave, and then focused all his attention on the letter in his hand.

He first looked at the signature impatiently, and when he saw the word "Chen Shou", his face instantly showed surprise and excitement.

"Could it be that Chen Shou has decided to surrender to me this time? "Xi Yu thought to himself, and happily began to read the details of the letter word by word.

Unexpectedly, as his eyes moved across the lines of the letter, Xi Yu's face gradually became solemn.

When he finished reading the details, he was shocked, and the joy on his face disappeared instantly.

What was written in the letter was far beyond his expectations. The content was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, which set off a storm in his heart.

Xi Yu cursed in his heart: "I really didn't expect that the people of Parthia would be so despicable! "

He never expected that there was such a sinister plot behind it.

In the letter, Chen Shou reminded him to be aware of the situation first. He must not act rashly in the current situation and must pretend to know nothing.

After all, Chen Shou was now poisoned by a strange poison, and the person who poisoned him was ruthless, so he was completely unable to resist. In order to save his life and have a chance to break the situation later, he could only temporarily perfunctory those guys with ulterior motives.

In addition, Chen Shou also said that he would come with the villain at that time, but he didn't know what tricks the villain would play. All this was like a haze shrouding Xi Yu's heart, making him feel more difficult.

Xi Yu sighed slightly, full of emotion in his heart. He understood Chen Shou's difficulty very well.

In such a dangerous situation, he was poisoned and was closely watched by the villain. Every step he took was like walking on thin ice.

But even so, Chen Shou was able to find ways to pass the letter out, which must have taken a lot of effort. Husband and mind.

Xi Yu has always admired Chen Shou's talent and ability, and is eager to recruit him to his team.

And now, it is not a rare opportunity.

Chen Shou and Shi Daming are still rushing on the road. The road is rugged and dusty. Both of them look tired.

As they were walking, Chen Shou suddenly sneezed without warning. He rubbed his nose and showed a thoughtful expression on his face. He wondered, this sneeze, could it be that the prime minister has seen the letter?

I guess at this moment, the prime minister is talking about me.

He knew in his heart that his delivery of the letter was really thrilling, and he didn't know whether the letter finally reached the prime minister.

Shi Daming saw that Chen Shou had a smile on his face. In the atmosphere of gloom all the way, the smile seemed particularly abrupt.

He couldn't help but feel a little incredible, and approached with a puzzled face and asked: "Brother Chen, why are you smiling suddenly? "

Chen Shou smiled and waved his hands, explaining: "You don't know, there is such a custom in our Central Plains, saying that if you sneeze, it means that your relatives are thinking about you. I suddenly sneezed, and I thought, it might be my distant cousin who is thinking about me. "

He said it seriously, as if he really believed that this was the case.

When Shi Daming heard it, he was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted and laughed out loud with his head raised.

After laughing for a long time, he said: "Brother Chen, your statement is quite interesting, but it also makes the road less boring. "

Chen Shou nodded slightly and said seriously: "In this matter, it's really not my nonsense. Many people have had this experience. Sometimes I sneeze for no reason, and I will think in my heart, oh, maybe a relative is thinking about me. It's strange to say, this feeling is quite wonderful. "

Shi Daming listened to Chen Shou's words and admired sincerely: "Your Central Plains culture is really broad and profound! Just such a small sneeze can have such an interesting explanation, which contains a different meaning. Unlike our place, there are not so many details. "

"That's natural. The Central Plains has been passed down for thousands of years. This cultural heritage is profound, and there are many interesting and meaningful things. When I have the chance in the future, I will slowly tell you about it. "

The lights are on, the night market is noisy, Wenxuan is wrapped in the crowd, his steps are hurried, but his heart seems to have wings, flying straight to a small courtyard.

The smoke from the street stalls and the hawking of the vendors have all become a blurred background, and only Xiaocui's smiling eyes are left in front of him.

I came to a remote alley and rented a small courtyard resettlement place.

There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Cui opened the door. A warm yellow light spread out from the room, outlining her gentle figure.

Seeing that it was Wenxuan, Xiaocui's eyes instantly shone with surprise, "Miss, you're here!" With a trembling voice, she took Wenxuan's hand and led him into the house.

Wenxuan looked around. The food on the table was steaming, simple but full of warmth.

"Xiao Cui, how are you these days?" She said, handing out the cake hidden in her sleeve.

Xiaocui's eyes turned red as she took the cake.

"With this small courtyard, I can live a stable life and look forward to the arrival of the young lady. It's good."

Next, Wenxuan told Xiaocui that he would open an hourly room and let her take charge of the overall situation.

Xiaocui wondered what an hourly room was, she had never heard of it.

Wenxuan explained with a chuckle: "It's a guest room that is charged by the hour. It's very convenient..."

Xiaocui listened to Wenxuan's endless talk, and gradually understood the secret in her heart. She agreed, and she was willing to make money for the sake of the young lady.

When Wenxuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't hide the joy on his face, and he rubbed his hands in excitement.

"Oh, Xiao Cui, you are so interesting! With your words, the problem is half solved. Xiao Cui, as long as you do what I say, I guarantee that everything will go smoothly and you will have a lot of money in your pocket."

"Brother Wenxuan, don't worry. Now that I have agreed, I will try my best. My lady treats me with great kindness. I am not afraid of anything."

"With your words, I feel confident. Xiaocui, I will tell you everything today. I have already chosen the place. The conditions there are quite suitable in all aspects, which is beneficial to our matter. But you don’t have to go in a hurry now, I have to take care of it again.”

"Miss, I listen to you. I can rest assured when you do things. I will be there when you tell me to go."

Wenxuan smiled with satisfaction.

"Just wait for my news with peace of mind. If there are any changes in the meantime, I will tell you as soon as possible. We have to be very alert this time and we must not make any mistakes."

Wenxuan looked at Xiao Cui's appearance and felt a little more at ease. He secretly thought that he must arrange everything properly and never let Xiao Cui down, let alone let this opportunity that he had waited for so hard slip through his fingers. Walk.

On this day, Xi Yu was sitting on the carved chair, tapping the armrests rhythmically with his fingers. There was a hint of inquiry in his narrow eyes. He was determined to meet the person who sent the message, so he ordered his men.

"Go, send someone to the border crossing to take a look. If the person who sent the message is still there, no matter what method is used, we must get them to the truth."

After receiving the order, his subordinates did not dare to delay at all, and immediately led a team of people to the border crossing.

When they got there, they saw the garrisoned soldiers performing their duties. They hurried forward to ask.

The soldiers thought about it for a moment and reported back: "Those two people left long ago and went to the inn, but there are many inns. I really don't know which one they are in. However, we estimate that they will come here again after finishing their work."

The person who was sent out frowned, thought for a moment and then said: "Well, you guys stay here. If they come again, don't make any noise. Just let them go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Just say that they are invited by the Prime Minister. Don't make any mistakes." , Otherwise, none of us can afford it.”

The soldiers hurriedly agreed in unison, hoping that the two men would show up as soon as possible. The person sent out gave a few more careful instructions before returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion with some worries.

In the guest room of the inn, the carriage driver looked at Zhao Qiang anxiously, rubbed his hands and said, "Sir, how long do we have to wait here? I still hope to rush back, in case there are others elsewhere. If there is a lot of business waiting for me, I will miss it in vain.”

After hearing this, Zhao Qiang felt a little hesitant. After thinking for a moment, he raised his eyes and said, "How about you go back first? I don't know how long this matter will be delayed. We can't delay you in making money, right?"

When the coachman heard this, he waved his hands hurriedly.

"Oh, I actually want to meet the Prime Minister in my heart. I have never seen what the Prime Minister looks like in my life. It would be a pity if I just left like this."

Zhao Qiang scratched his head and felt that what the coachman said was reasonable. After thinking about it, he suggested: "Okay, since brother you also want to meet the prime minister, why don't we go to the immigration to ask about the situation? Let's see. Let’s see if we can find out when the Prime Minister can see us. It’s not a big deal to just wait at this inn.”

The coachman nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's go to the border crossing and have a look. I hope we can get some accurate information today, but don't make this trip in vain."

After that, the two of them packed up, left the inn, and walked quickly towards the border crossing.

Zhao Qiang and the carriage driver rushed all the way, and when they arrived at the border crossing, the soldiers on guard saw them and immediately urged them with a serious expression: "You are here now, don't wait any longer, come here quickly."

Both of them were stunned and didn't know why. Zhao Qiang quickly asked: "What's going on? Why are you rushing us in such a hurry?"

The soldier reported back: "Someone just sent a message that the Prime Minister wants to see you. I have told you to go directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but don't keep the Prime Minister waiting for a long time."

Zhao Qiang and the carriage driver looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. They did not dare to delay any more and hurried towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Along the way, the coachman couldn't hide his excitement, his face was full of smiles, and he kept saying to Zhao Qiang: "Oh, you are really amazing, I was afraid that this matter would not be sure, but I didn't expect that the Prime Minister would really be willing to see us this time. I don't know what good things are waiting for us, hehe." (End of this chapter)