I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 231 Decision

"Don't grow too many limbs." Shen Xiaoye disagreed, "Instead of asking about them, it's better to wait for news from Lu Guan."

After deciding on a place to settle down, they all started to act separately.

Shen Changsui led his men to have friendly exchanges with a circle of neighbors under the pretext of investigating the actual situation around the grassland, sharing information and collecting various news.

Lu Guan and Xia Huwei stayed in the Khan's court, and using the list provided by Ala Khan, they contacted those who loved money and goods around the Grand Tutor one by one.

You must know that His Majesty the Emperor not only sent them a group of Guards and Border Army scouts to form a team, but also sent them a lot of precious silks to hide in their belongings, in order to use these to get through to some high-level officials in the Khan's court.

You don't need a lot, just one, two or three are enough.

Naturally, Shen Xiaoye and Sun Mi's team is not just here to accompany the people in Taixu Temple to look for things from their predecessors.

While the Taoist priests were conducting on-site surveys in order to draw maps, she wanted to find the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty who were still alive last year by constantly contacting herdsmen or a small number of farmers.

Fortunately, she found a soldier who was about to be beaten to death yesterday, and bought him back at a large sum of money, and is now treating him.

It was also from this soldier that I learned that the farmland owners in this area bought some disabled captives who knew how to farm.

Shen Xiaoye's so-called lack of money was simply a show for the farm owner. Her main purpose was to return and see if anyone was monitoring them.

As it turned out, their team of only a few hundred people did not attract anyone's attention at all.

The eldest sister swung the whip in her hand, "It's up to you. But... I advise you, buying one or two people is nothing, but if you buy people one after another, someone will definitely notice it.

The herders and farmers in Dada may not think too much about it, but they are all the property of the Taiji of each tribe, and people often come to check the accounts. "

"Well, with Wu Er's constant watch, I can't sell too many people back.

Now let's take a closer look at where the soldiers are, and then we can contact them secretly if we have a chance." Shen Xiaoye knew very well that she should protect herself first, so she went ahead to find out the location, and the Tiqi riders would act secretly behind her.

The senior sister's junior brother said at this time: "Did you notice that these people riding fast on horses are divided into two teams, and they are all dressed differently.

And even though they were running together, they were trying to see who was faster.

Before he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard behind him. The three of them glanced at each other, squeezed their legs lightly, and let the horses move slowly forward.

As a result, as soon as the horse group behind passed them, two people in front turned their horses around, raised their whips and asked them which tribe they were from.

As soon as the two men met, the eldest sister swung her whip and almost knocked the man's horsewhip down. She cursed at the two of them in fluent Dada.

Shen Xiaoye couldn't hear clearly because she spoke so fast. She secretly wondered if the senior sister was a Dada person.

Then after the two men were scolded away, she couldn't help but ask the Taixu Temple disciple in a low voice, but this junior brother quickly waved his hand at her.

The little black cat, who had been silent the whole time and hiding in the straw bag that Shen Xiaoye had just made, transmitted the message, "Big Sister must have heard it."

Sure enough, the senior sister came closer and said, "Just ask me directly."

Shen Xiaoye took the opportunity to ask: "Big sister, do you have any relatives who are Dada people?"

"My father's family was captured and taken to the south of the desert several decades ago. Later, Taizu drove the northern captives all the way to the north of the desert, and they were forced to escape.

My biological mother was the daughter of a tribal taiji. She eloped with my father and was caught, and all of my father’s family members were killed.

She died giving birth to me, and when I was a few years old I was rescued by the Great Zhou army that had been driven to Bui’er Sea.” The eldest sister said this calmly, and rode back the same way.

"Big Sister." The junior brother glared at Shen Xiaoye, "You are asking even though I told you not to. Big Sister suffered a lot in the Northern Barbarians when she was young."

"When the country prospers, the people suffer. When the country declines, the people suffer." Shen Xiaoye couldn't help but sigh when she saw her horse speeding up.

The junior brother snorted at her and rode off on his horse to chase after the senior sister.

At this time, the little black cat came out and said, "Isn't it the fault of Senior Sister's father? If he hadn't eloped, the clan wouldn't have been destroyed."

Shen Xiaoye: "It's the fault of the war in troubled times."

Little Black Cat: "We are still fighting now."

“But no matter how miserable the people of the Great Zhou are, it is better than living under the rule of a foreign race, where they are insecure from day to day.

Today's emperor fights wars to keep more people alive and prevent them from being bullied by foreign races.

I would rather be a dog in peace than a man in chaos. "Shen Xiaoye said, and spurred his horse to chase the two people in front.

This time she successfully bought the one-armed young man. She tied him up with a rope and walked behind the horse. At the same time, she used several Taixu Temple disciples to observe the reactions of the people in the farmland.

Several wounded people rushed out from the farmland, but they were quickly beaten back by the farmland owner.

Shen Xiaoye couldn't bear it, and she wanted to buy all of them, but her reason told her not to do so.

The senior sister beside her was very satisfied with her self-control. After they were far away from the farmland, she personally untied the young man.

The one-armed young man was very clever, "Who are you?"

The senior sister said straight to the point: "If you have the chance to take you home, stop talking nonsense and get on the horse."

After saying that, he handed the person over to his junior fellow apprentice instead of Sun Mi and the others.

Shen Xiaoye naturally received Sun Mi's protest, "Miss Shen, this person must be given to us."

She said, “It’s all the same, let’s talk about it when we get back.

Now I give it to you, can you continue to go with us?"

"This..." It would be more appropriate to send the person back to his residence as soon as possible.

Just as he was about to retreat helplessly, Taoist Master Hengxi on the other side waved at him: "Xiao Ye, come here."

"Master, what's the matter?" Shen Xiaoye urged his horse to get closer.

Taoist Priest Hengxi said, "My brother and I plan to go further west. Should we separate from you first?"

"No." Shen Xiaoye refused flatly, "You two shouldn't go too far now since we are not yet firmly established."

"We will hide during the day and move at night, so as not to cause trouble to others.

There is another reason for going west. The greedy Taoist learned from the Dadanong people that there is a place with four forts a few hundred miles to the west. Legend has it that there was golden sand. "The Taoist Qingxi knows how to impress Shen Xiaoye. He said:

"Lu Guan's money will soon be used up. It takes time to win people over. Forget about increasing income and reducing expenditure. Why don't you find a gold mine for me first?"

Shen Xiaoye remained silent for a long time after listening to this. After a long while, she said, "It would be best if we all met and exchanged information before taking action.

Several days have passed, and I think Lu Guan and the others will send a letter soon."

When the two Taoist priests saw that she disagreed, they knew that they could not borrow the little black cat, so they followed the team.

Shen Xiaoye decided not to investigate further and returned directly to his accommodation.

Their current residence is also very simple, with tents set up like the previous camps. The only extra things are the lambs and cows they exchanged with other tribes.

In the evening, Shen Xiaoye waited for her uncle, but did not wait for Lu Guan.

Shen Changsui said: "We noticed that the Taijis of at least two nearby tribes were summoned by the Khan's court."

Shen Xiaoye: "The Great Zhou army has arrived?"