The sixth day of the first lunar month.

Since three days ago, it has been snowing heavily for several days and nights. It is hard to imagine that such a scene will be seen in the Yellow River Basin. Generally speaking, only the three northeastern provinces can see waist-deep snow.

Because of the sudden heavy snow, Xu Huang and others, who originally planned to set out immediately, had to postpone their plans.

Moreover, if you go out to seek revenge in such weather, you may not be able to find those soldiers and bandits, but you may be very tired.

Therefore, with Wei Cheng's consent, the expedition plan was postponed to half a month later.

"It will all depend on the situation. I would say it would be best to wait until spring begins before setting off."

In a private seat facing the street of the restaurant, several city guard instructors gathered together to eat hot pot, drink warm wine, and complain to each other.

"My mother-in-law heard that she was going to war again, and she almost squeezed me dry."

"That's a good thing."

"What a fart, you bitches can't get pregnant, so you blame me for not trying hard enough. I've tried my best, okay? I'm almost exhausted and dead."

"Hahahaha, Brother Dabao, is this a topic we can listen to?"

Several people laughed together, which attracted the gazes of several guests in the next door. One middle-aged man among them couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw the uniforms of the city guards on these people.

Not long after, a boy came up with a large leg of lamb that was roasted and sizzling with oil.

The expressions of the city guards changed. You looked at me and I looked at you out of curiosity, "Did you order this leg of lamb?"

Several people spoke at the same time and shook their heads in denial at the same time.

The waiter placed the leg of lamb on the table, bowed, pointed to the seat not far away, and said, "It was given by the guest at that table."

Everyone looked in the direction of the boy's finger and saw an elegant middle-aged man raising a glass and smiling at them.

Several people's expressions changed, and the leading man politely bowed his fists to the middle-aged man, and then said to the boy: "Please send me back, brother, and say that we have no merit and are not worthy of such a big gift. Thank you."

The boy was stunned for a moment, a little at a loss.

At this time, the middle-aged man stood up and walked over holding a wine glass.

"Guys, guys, please don't embarrass this little brother. This leg of lamb is a little thought of Chen. Chen is a trader and is heading north. If it weren't for the city guards to intimidate Xiaoxiao, Chen would not be able to reach Hedong safely.

, so I hope you will accept this gift."

"this……"

"Still, some of you feel that one leg of lamb is not enough. If not, how about roasting a whole lamb?"

Several people looked at each other. In terms of eloquence, they were naturally no match for this merchant. Now that he said this, if they did not accept this roasted leg of lamb, it would appear that the city guards were proud of themselves and would not look down on a mere leg of lamb.

"Uh, no, no, the shopkeeper is too polite, then, we brothers will accept it, thank you very much."

"Hahaha, this is the right place, come on, come on, Chen will give you a drink to all the heroes."

This middle-aged man seemed to know him well, and he started talking and laughing with a few people from the city guard. After all, he claimed to be a businessman, and he was a well-informed person, and his words were also humorous and changeable, which made a few people very happy.

It's a good intention.

It wasn't until the leg of lamb was chewed down to a few bones that the middle-aged man showed his fox tail.

I saw him looking at the fingers of several people curiously, and said with envy: "These brothers are really in good health. They have to participate in team training in such a cold weather, and their fingers are not frostbitten. Look at this.

Hands...well, it’s a waste.”

The middle-aged man took off the deerskin gloves on his hands, revealing a pair of palms covered with frostbite, the kind that would make one's skin crawl.

The leader, Dabaoba, chirped and said: "Brother Chen didn't know something. We were just like you at the beginning, but our young master is an extremely powerful alchemist and gave us a magical medicine called frostbite ointment.

Apply it regularly every day and it will heal.”

As he spoke, he took off his shoes and socks in front of the middle-aged man, exposing his smelly feet.

The middle-aged man held his breath in disgust at first, but when he saw Dabao's toes, he gasped in shock and almost choked himself to death... The white and tender new flesh seemed to be healed at the first sight.

The final results.

"Brother Chen, look at my toe. It was so rotten that I had to cut it off at first. Fortunately, the ointment was applied in time. Now the new flesh has grown out. Although it's still a little itchy, it's not a big deal. It's okay.

It’s all thanks to my young master’s wonderful medicine.”

"Oh, there is such a miracle medicine in this world?" The middle-aged man looked happy.

Dabao didn't think too much. He took out a small bottle of plaster from his arms and said to him: "I had a great chat with my brother today. I gave this half bottle of plaster to him. Your situation is already very serious."

, it’s better to get treated quickly, otherwise...it will have to be cut."

The corner of the middle-aged man's mouth twitched. It was just tingling and itching. It passed after a while. Why did he need to cut it?

However, on the surface, he was flattered and stretched out his hand to take the medicine bottle, and said gratefully: "It's thanks to brother Dabao. If I can cure this frostbite, I will definitely come to thank you."

···

One day later.

Close to the border of Hedong, a crossing of the Yellow River.

The middle-aged man overlooked the layout of the ferry on a high hill, nodded with satisfaction, then strolled to a dead tree and knocked on the trunk.

Soon, a tracker pulling a simple sleigh suddenly appeared at the ferry opposite and shouted: "It costs five cents to cross the river."

The middle-aged man raised his lips and responded loudly: "I'll give you seven coins."

The tracker stopped and shouted again: "What's the extra two pennies for?"

The middle-aged man had already walked onto the ice and responded: "Honor the River God."

The tracker nodded with relief and walked quickly pulling the sled.

"The military advisor is finally back. My lord was so angry last night that he killed several medical servants at once. Alas..."

The middle-aged man couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

"Okay, don't discuss this matter again. I'll go back and see how far it has gone... You continue to keep an eye here and pay attention to the movements of Wei's city guards. Don't be easily broken through like last time.

"

"yes."

After crossing the river, we walked for about half an hour.

The middle-aged man appeared in front of a row of tents that stretched for unknown miles. Some ragged untouchables were clearing away the snow. The clothes on their bodies were not as thick as the cloaks behind the middle-aged man's back. Their lips were purple with cold and their bodies were swaying.

"military adviser!"

"Um."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly to the patrolling soldiers, ignored the people who looked begging, and walked into a large tent.

"Cut off again, cut off again, believe it or not, I will chop off your heads?"

As soon as he entered the big tent, he saw an old man dressed as a medical servant being kicked down. The middle-aged man took advantage of the situation and stabilized the man.

Seeing the middle-aged man, Yuan Shao, who was originally furious, became happy and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Ziyuan, can you ask for a magical medicine?"

Xu You, also known as Ziyuan, had a close personal relationship with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao when he was young, and the three of them were considered good friends.

The reason why Yuan Shao united with Cao Cao was mainly because of Xu You's instigation behind the scenes.

However, now the alliance against Dong is very afraid of Cao Cao because of Wei Cheng's bragging, which makes Yuan Shao very jealous of Cao Cao.

After learning the news, Cao Cao hid in Xuchang, Yingchuan, leaving Xu You very passive between the two.

Xu You looked at Yuan Shao calmly, feeling very contemptuous in his heart. He went to all the trouble to ask for medicine. When he came back, you didn't even ask for a favor. You only cared about whether I got the medicine. You are such a good lord!

Tightening his plastered hands in his deerskin gloves, Xu You shook his head and sighed, and replied with a look of shame: "You are ashamed of your trust in the lord. Wei Zhongdao did have a panacea in his hands, but when he heard that it was the lord who asked for

The medicine, actually, actually...sigh..."

Yuan Shao first looked disappointed. After hearing the second half of the sentence, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "So, have you seen Wei Zhongdao?"

Xu You's heart skipped a beat, and he thought about it and said with a wry smile: "But I didn't see him. I just took out the lord's token to explain my purpose and was driven away. If I could see Wei Zhongdao himself, You would have seven

Cheng Zhuang persuaded him to donate medicine."

Yuan Shao frowned slightly and glanced at Xu You thoughtfully, always feeling that Xu You was hiding something from him.

The most important thing is that based on my understanding of Wei Cheng, he does not seem to be the kind of person who thinks too highly of himself. He had borrowed five thousand city guards from him.

Seeing that Yuan Shao had a tendency to doubt himself, Xu You hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "Although I didn't get the magic medicine this time, I got some news."

Yuan Shao frowned and asked, "What's the news? Zi Yuan tell me quickly."

Xu You glanced at him sideways, walked to the stove nearby, sat cross-legged on the futon next to the bonfire, picked up the meat on the table and ate it.

When Yuan Shao saw this, he raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything. Only then did he realize that since Xu You came back, he hadn't even said a word of concern, which was really wrong.

After eating a few pieces of meat and drinking some unpleasant turbid wine, Xu You suddenly yearned for the life in Anyi.

"Oh, Ziyuan, you can tell me what the news is, whether it is good or bad." Yuan Shao urged.

Xu You wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and then said: "I got the news that because the caravan was robbed, the Wei family is likely to send troops southward. On the surface, it is to suppress the bandits, but in my opinion, the Wei family wants to take advantage of the situation.

You should deal with us in the name of suppressing bandits."

"What?"
To be continued...