Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 87 Thousand pounds of Glauber's Salt
"The love of parents for their children, the love of brothers and sisters, the friendship of brothers and sisters, the compassion that everyone has when a child crawls into a well."

Qin Liu knew that the Chief Assistant was the head of the civil service, and the Baoguo Palace was the head of the nobles. When Zhu Yue saw his current situation, he would inevitably feel sad.

It was too dark to see Zhu Yue's face clearly. Qin Liu only heard him smile and ask: "Have you read Mencius?"

Qin Liu has never read "Mencius", but he knows the allusion of "the innocent man crawled into the well".

She guessed that as Miss Liu Xuejiang was the granddaughter of the chief minister, and her father was a Jinshi, it was not surprising that she had read Mencius, so she said, "I have only heard one or two sentences occasionally."

There were footsteps not far behind him, and Zhu Yue turned around and looked back.

Qin Liu also looked back, feeling a little depressed - the person who came was carrying an angry wind lantern, with long hands and feet, and strong and agile movements. He was the little mute he hadn't seen for a few days.

The weak light swayed as he walked in the dark night, and a few rays of light occasionally shone on the little mute's thin face. Qin Liu seemed to see a hint of sarcasm curled up at the corner of his lips.

Somehow, she suddenly felt a little nervous.

Qin Liu grasped his clenched fists and spoke first: "Prince Balsborot, what's the matter this late at night?"

Zhu Yue beside her asked her in surprise: "You know Mongolian? When did you learn it?"

Qin Liu was a little embarrassed: "I don't remember... I didn't learn properly..."

She just said a name as long as a little mute, and she spoke Mongolian smoothly as soon as her mouth became bald.

She winked at Zhu Yue wildly, and the corners of her eyes twitched - with such a big prairie prince in front of you, shouldn't you make some polite greetings first?

What a distinguished son, your arrogance at this time is not conducive to the horse trading, okay?
Zhu Yue quickly understood her intention and smiled at the little mute, clasping his fists and saying, "Your Excellency is actually a Mongolian prince. You were rude last time, so please don't blame me." What he said was actually fluent Mongolian.

Qin Liu’s eyes were beating wildly!Is it okay to pick up the other pot if you don’t open it?Last time I beat someone's butt to pieces...

Qin Liu knew without looking that the little mute's face was not pretty, and the air was as cold as ice and snow.

The little mute's voice was cold and stiff: "It's very cold. There may be wolves coming by the lake. Go back quickly."

The temperature was indeed very low at this time, and the three of them returned to the camp one after another.

Zhu Yue's tent was not far from Qin Liu, so he sent her to the door of her tent and left. After Zhu Yue left, the little mute handed Qin Liu the angry wind lantern in his hand.

Qin Liu refused to take it.

The little mute couldn't help but put the lamp into her hand and said: "When you go out at night, take the lamp and the wolf will not pounce."

Qin Liu entered the tent carrying a lamp, where maid Xiao Tao was sitting on a chair and taking a nap.

She asked strangely: "Xiao Tao, why don't you go to bed?"

Xiao Tao woke up immediately and rubbed her eyes: "I want to serve the girl, so I can just sleep here."

Qin Liu ground his back molars helplessly.

Zhu Yue didn't send a maid to take care of him, he clearly sent an aunt to serve him!

Heaven and earth, please let me leave this little aunt tomorrow!

Qin Liu reluctantly gave half of the warm and comfortable big bed to Xiaotao, and also gave her a warm felt blanket to use as a quilt.

After washing and going to bed, Qin Liu couldn't sleep for a long time.

This Zhu Yue has outstanding martial arts and is actually a fan of Lao Zhuang?Zhuangzi advocated freedom and freedom. He was the grandson of the most distinguished person in the Ming Dynasty, almost standing at the top of the food chain. He was a general who was very particular about leading by example and having military orders like mountains. But he could see through the distinction between high and low in his bones?

It's quite a strange thing.

Early the next morning, when Qin Liu got up and saw two big black circles under Xiao Tao's eyes, he felt inexplicably guilty - he felt that he had inadvertently bullied the weak and pitiful little Baihua.

She thought about it for a long time, but she couldn't find anything wrong with her behavior. Could it be that she was too strong when handing the blanket to her?
What is this called?
Qin Liu ate the breakfast brought by the guard and quickly left the yurt. She had to quickly find Zhu Yue and return the delicate maid Xiaotao who couldn't afford to serve her.

However, not only Zhu Yue was missing, but Old Man Lou and Cui Shiwei were also missing.

Qin Liu thought for a while and walked towards the three negotiation yurts in the middle of the camp.

Sure enough, from a distance, I could see heavily armed guards guarding the three yurts, preventing anyone from getting close to them.

However, it is still possible to distinguish the occasional violent quarrels that erupt in the yurt.

In the middle of the night, everyone in the negotiation yurt dispersed.

Qin Liu, wrapped in a thick cotton-padded jacket and yawning, stood guard outside the yurt where Zhu Yue was staying.

There was unconcealable fatigue on Zhu Yue's face, and his eyes brightened when he saw Qin Liu: "It's so late, why are you here?"

Qin Liu was not polite: "Master Zhu, Miss Tao is spoiled and pampered. How can she bear the hard life on the grassland? You'd better take her back to the Xuan Mansion!"

Zhu Yue was a little surprised, paused and said: "Xiao Tao is the little maid in my grandmother's room. Her brother came to me because of his meritorious service, so I transferred her to the Xuan Mansion. You are a rich lady, how can you bear the grassland How can she not bear the pain as a maid? You are so good at training and training, please keep it for use."

Qin Liu stretched out his hands, which had become rough from long-term labor, and said displeasedly: "What daughter? I am just a widow from a poor family, and I cannot afford to serve a maid with long nails on all ten fingers.

Not even good at training. Mr. Zhu, please don’t make things difficult for me. This is the only reason why I stayed awake most of the night. You can take pity on me..."

Before he finished speaking, Cui Shiwei came over and said hurriedly: "Master Zhu, we want so much Glauber's salt and sulfur, I can't agree to it!"

Qin Liu's expression changed drastically, and he no longer cared about Xiao Tao, and asked: "How much Glauber's salt did they want?"

Zhu Yue glanced at Cui Shiwei and said calmly: "Come in and talk."

After entering the yurt, Zhu Yue whispered: "One thousand catties. Do you know this?"

Qin Liu was stunned. This little mute's appetite was really big.

She said with some shame: "I told him about the black powder. I originally thought they could use it for mining... who knows about the red cannon..."

There was unconcealable shock in Zhu Yue's eyes.

Cui Shiwei on the side glared at Qin Liu: "Shopkeeper Liu, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different. Although you are on good terms with Prince Bals, you can't say everything!"

Zhu Yue had returned to his normal state. He waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay. The red cannon can't be achieved overnight. They won't make black powder on a whim based on your words. I'm afraid they have been planning it for a long time."

Qin Liu felt even worse after hearing his specially comforting words.

Xuanfu is the choke point to resist the Mongolian cavalry from going south.If the Mongolian cavalry wants to go south, the first stop is to break through Xuanfu.

Zhu Yue was garrisoned in Xuan Mansion. If he died under the red cannon, how would she feel?

(End of this chapter)