The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 365 Letter from Jiangnan
In the quiet room of the back village of Liangshanbo, Mu Xu sat at the desk, and from time to time he used a wooden ruler to make gestures on the rice paper, or to write and draw with a brush.

With a sound of "squeak", the door of the study was pushed open from the outside, Zhao Yuannu came in with a cup of tea, Mu Xu didn't lift his head, and said casually, "Put the tea aside, I'll drink it later. "

Zhao Yuannu put the teacup on the corner of the table, walked behind Mu Xu with a scent of fragrance, looked down at the past, and after only one glance, she was surprised, "Ah, is this map drawn by the officials? "

Mu Xu kept moving his hands, and praised him, "Yuannu has much more insight than Shishi. She saw me yesterday and made fun of me for doing graffiti!"

"It's reasonable for Shishi to admit his mistakes. The official map is quite different from what he saw in the past." Zhao Yuannu defended Li Shishi.

"Hey, you are called ignorant. When I finish drawing it, you will understand after reading it. With my picture, the whole world will be like a pattern in the palm of your hand."

Of course Mu Xu is bragging, but his map is indeed drawn based on the memory of later generations. No matter how you say it, it is clearer than the maps handed down today.

After saying this for a while, Zhao Yuannu did not reply. Mu Xu turned his head curiously, but saw Zhao Yuannu quietly staring at the unfinished map. He stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes. Come on, sorry to say,

"The servant lost his temper, please forgive me!"

Seeing Zhao Yuannu's forced smile, Mu Xu put the pen in his hand back into the pen holder, pulled her to sit on his lap, and asked with a frown, "You were fine just now, why are you suddenly unhappy?"

Zhao Yuannu put his head on Mu Xu's shoulder, and replied quietly, "I saw my hometown on the official's map, so I was a little uneasy for a while."

Mu Xu couldn't help being startled when he heard this, he stroked Zhao Yuannu's beautiful hair lovingly, and asked softly, "Is it mine? Haven't you ever asked where your lady's house is?"

"The original name of my family is Zhang, and my ancestral home is Jingzhou. When a plague broke out in my hometown when I was eight years old, my parents and relatives all fell ill and died. Only my family and my younger brother, who was six years old, were left. In order to give my younger brother a way out, my family voluntarily sold themselves as slaves, and later moved to Tokyo. He lost his whereabouts. If my younger brother is here today, I think he should be twenty-one, and I don’t know if he has a wife now."

After hearing Zhao Yuannu's tragic experience, Mu Xu decided to do something for her, and immediately asked, "Then do you still remember your brother's name and his characteristics, preferably a birthmark or something?"

Zhao Yuannu thought for a moment, then replied, "We were born in poverty, so we don't have any formal name. When we were at home, our parents called him Shuisheng. There was no birthmark, but my family clearly remembered that the month before I sold myself, In order to protect me, my younger brother was once bitten off a piece of meat from his right leg by a wild dog."

"Since there are names, surnames, and characteristics, it is not difficult to find them. Tomorrow, I will send people to Jingzhou for a walk. I will definitely find my brother, so that you and your siblings can get together!"

Zhao Yuannu was overjoyed at first, but then he raised his head, looked at Mu Xu with eyes like autumn water, and softly refused, "Forget it, after I chose the oiran in Tokyo City, I entrusted many people, but I didn't One brings me good news."

But Mu Xu shook his head and said, "It's better to ask yourself than to ask others. If you drag others to do it, no matter how much money you spend, it may not be reliable. This matter is settled. As long as your brother is still in Jingzhou, I will find it for you."

Seeing what Mu Xu said so decisively, Zhao Yuannu was very moved, and wanted to offer a sweet kiss, but Hu Sanniang walked in with a big thorn, she was immediately ashamed, and jumped out of Mu Xu's arms.

Hu Sanniang didn't expect that she would run into this scene, she scolded the two of them in their hearts for being shameless and acting recklessly in broad daylight, and said blushingly, "Leader Zhu sent a sealed letter, saying that the officials need to personally sign it. "

Compared to Zhao Yuannu, Mu Xu had a thicker skin. He took the letter as if nothing had happened, checked it, and found that the wax was intact, so he opened the letter and read it carefully.He didn't want to just look at it for a moment, then he frowned.

It turned out that this letter came from Jiangnan, to be precise, it was Fang La's personal letter to Mu Xu.In the letter, La first said some unnutritious greetings, and then changed the topic, mentioning the proposal that Mu Xu asked Fang Jie to bring, Fang La was very interested in it, and specially invited Mu Xu to Jiangnan for a talk.

In order to dispel Mu Xu's doubts, Fang La also specifically stated in the letter that although he cannot leave Jiangnan due to preaching, Mu Xu can designate a place in Jiangnan.

"But encountered something difficult?" Hu Sanniang couldn't help asking concerned when she saw Mu Xu's face was changing.

Mu Xu closed the letter, tucked it in his sleeve, and said with a smile, "It's just some trivial matters. I'll come back as soon as I go. Don't wait for me to eat at noon." two women.

After a long while, Mu Xu probably walked away, and Hu Sanniang came back to her senses, stomped her feet and said, "This dead man, he promised me to form a women's camp, but now half a year has passed, and there is no news. Every time I wanted to ask him, something happened."

Zhao Yuannu had adjusted her state at this time, she walked to Hu Sanniang with a smile, took her hand, and comforted her softly, "Okay, sister, don't be angry, the officials may be busy, I forgot what I promised you. You have to understand him, after all, he shoulders the future of more than [-] people in Liangshan, so naturally you can't slack off."

Hu Sanniang rolled her eyes, and deliberately teased, "Sister can talk, no wonder he likes you so much, and hides in the room with you in broad daylight to make out, how envious of others!"

"Oh, you are going to die. You can say anything, and you are not afraid of being laughed at." Zhao Yuannu's face flushed with embarrassment, and he quickly reached out to cover Hu Sanniang's mouth. It's far away.

It is said that Mu Xu came out of Houzhai, went to the Juyi hall, and ordered Zhu Wu and Xu Guanzhong to be invited.

When the two arrived, Mu Xu asked them to sit down, and handed Fang La's letter to them for circulation. After they finished reading it, Mu Xu asked, "Did the two military advisors teach me anything?"

Zhu Wu suggested, "Why don't Xiao Ke replace the village master?"

Mu Xu thought for a while and replied, "No, it's not right, cooperating with Fang La is related to our future plans, and it would be insufficient sincerity to let someone else do it."

On the contrary, Xu Guanzhong saw Mu Xu's thoughts and asked, "The village master invited us here today, do you want me to accompany the village master for a while?"

Mu Xu admitted, "Yes, I want two gentlemen, one to sit in Liangshanbo, and the other to accompany me to the south of the Yangtze River."

The two looked at each other, and Zhu Wu said first, "Xiao Ke should go with the village master. After all, Xiao Ke knows some martial arts, and his body is stronger than Brother Xu, so he can withstand the hardships of traveling on the road."

Xu Guanzhong also disagreed with Zhu Wuzheng, he asked the key question, "Fang La said in the letter that the village master can choose the meeting place, what is the village's idea, and which leaders are going to take with him?"

Mu Xu got up and walked around the Juyi Hall for a few times, and began to think about it. In fact, for him, it didn't matter where he chose, even Fang La's hometown, Qingxi County. start.

However, since Fang La said so, it might as well do some other things by the way, such as recruiting some good men to come, and others are fine, but Li Jun can't leave anything to Song Jiang, this person is very important to him use.

And speaking of it, it has been more than two months since he returned to Liangshanbo from Qingzhou, Song Heizi probably should be assassinated in Jiangzhou Prison City, and he has to be one step ahead of him, so as not to be caught by this guy first.

Thinking of this, Mu Xu made a decision immediately, "Send someone to send a message to Fang La, saying that we will meet in Jiangzhou on the eighth day of October. Wu Song, Zhang Shun, Ruan Xiaoqi, and the military adviser will accompany me on this trip. .”

These candidates were the result of Mu Xu's deliberation. Wu Song, Hua Rong, and Ruan Xiaoqi were Mu Xu's most trusted people. Now Hua Rong brought [-] people and went to Taihang Mountain in pieces.

Of course, Wu Song and Ruan Xiaoqi must be brought along, especially Ruan Xiaoqi who is proficient in water, it may be useful to go there, as for Zhang Shun, it is easier, he is proficient in water, and he is also a local snake in Jiangzhou. It is more convenient to inquire about news.

(End of this chapter)