"I just don't know what he wants the fat and wheat flour for?"

Having heard Wu Liang's needs from his uncle, Bai Qiru frowned and asked in confusion.

Now that Wu Liang and others have been arranged to eat and sleep, only Bai Qiru, the old man and Bai Jingjing are left in the living room to discuss the matter.

The old man calls him Bai Qi, with the Chinese character Li Chang.

As a junior, Wu Liang couldn't call him by his first name. Even calling him by name was quite disrespectful. Naturally, he didn't ask. He just followed Bai Jingjing and called him "Tai Gong". It was very appropriate.

"You have to ask Jingjing about this."

The old man looked at Bai Jingjing.

In fact, he was very confused in his heart, but he didn't have the nerve to ask Wu Liang just now. Now that Wu Liang has gone out, naturally he can only ask Bai Jingjing, who knows Wu Liang best.

"I do not know either."

Bai Jingjing shook her head, but said with great confidence, "Grandpa, father, although I don't know what Wu Youcai's intentions are, he has always been resourceful, and he has made tricks that ordinary people can't see through or think of. I have been following him.

For nearly a year, I went into dangerous situations with him many times. He was always able to turn danger into safety and never made any mistakes. So don’t think too much about it. Just do what he wants. He will definitely not

You will be disappointed."

"I hope so..."

Seeing that Bai Qiru couldn't think of anything else to say, and had no other options at the moment, he finally nodded, and then said, "I still don't understand something. This person has long known that you are following him as a Suizhuren."

, naturally we are also aware of our determination to retrieve the Suihou Pearl. If we are destroyed by others now, then he will never have to return the Suihou Pearl. This matter clearly fulfills his wish, so why did he come here to help us?

Is there any other purpose behind our move?"

"..."

Hearing this, the old man and Bai Jingjing immediately looked at each other, looked at each other, and did not answer in a tacit understanding.

"But what purpose could he have?"

Bai Qiru was still muttering to himself with some confusion and worry, "Except for the treasures in the tomb of the late king, our Bai family definitely has nothing that interests him, but he has already entered the tomb of the late king and took away the most precious ones."

Sui Houzhu, it seems that there is no need to advance any further... If there is no benefit, what is his purpose?"

"What exactly is..."

Bai Qiru finally looked at Bai Jingjing, and when he saw Bai Jingjing's pretty face was slightly red and she buried her head with a guilty conscience, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Jingjing, he once said that he has a mutual affection for you, and he is not worried about you as a father.

, I just wonder if he still has any thoughts about you after you have followed him for a year?"

"This... seems to be... yes."

Bai Jingjing buried her head lower and said hesitantly.

"This is it!"

Bai Qiru immediately clapped his thighs and suddenly realized, "As the saying goes, 'A gentle lady, a gentleman likes to be jealous'. Although he is not a gentleman, he is still a man. Now he comes to help, I am afraid that he is pursuing you! Jingjing, you are worthy of it."

You are my daughter, Bai Qiru. You can charm this person with just a few gestures. She is willing to work for my Bai family. My father is proud of you!"

"..."

After saying this, Bai Jingjing didn't even know how to answer the question.

After pondering like this for a moment, Bai Qiru pinched Bai Jingjing's arm again and said with sincerity: "Jingjing, I'm really sorry for you. It's because your father is so incompetent that he puts all the heavy responsibility of recovering Sui Hou Zhu and guarding the tomb of the late king on you.

On one person’s shoulders. But there is no other way, alas——”

"Father……"

Bai Jingjing wanted to say something, but she stopped talking.

"No need to say more, as a father, he knows it all in his heart."

Bai Qiru said solemnly, "But as a father, I still have to tell you that although you have to get along with him day and night, the Bai family's ancestral precepts must not be broken. Don't give him an opportunity to take advantage of it. Fortunately, you can

For the sake of my father's temperament, my father is not very worried about this."

"..."

Bai Jingjing lowered her head silently.

The old man looked on and said nothing, but his eyes were a little complicated.

"It's just that this person came specially to help the Bai family, but I don't know how to repay him..."

Bai Qiru then asked as if he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, how many people did you bring this time?"

This problem is indeed unavoidable.

This time, without waiting for Bai Jingjing to speak, the old man took the initiative to take over the conversation, stretched out two fingers and said: "Twenty."

"How many?!"

Bai Qiru was stunned immediately.

…

The days of late autumn have become shorter.

By the time we had dinner, it was already very dark.

Wu Liang and others rested until then, then walked out of the room and saw Bai Qiru again in the living room.

Bai Qiru had already ordered people to prepare a sumptuous dinner. When Wu Liang and others came in, the tribesmen immediately brought hot meat and corn wine, and the portions were large and sufficient.

Express gratitude.

Apart from these, he really couldn't think of anything he should use to repay Wu Liang's help.

"General Wu, all heroes, please take your seats quickly."

Bai Qiru came up with great enthusiasm, invited Wu Liang and others to sit down, and ordered people to fill up the wine for them. He raised his glass and said with a smile, "General Wu and all the heroes, please drink this cup to the full. General Wu and all the heroes have traveled a long way."

Come, Bai will be very grateful."

"Thank you, Mr. Bai, but we still have things to do tonight. This one glass is enough. We can drink the rest after this matter is over."

Wu Liang smiled and raised his glass as a gesture. After saying this, he finished the drink in one gulp, then lowered the glass and put it aside.

Everyone in the Hu army also drank the glass of wine happily.

Then he followed Wu Liang's example and put the wine glass aside, leaving no one with any regrets.

"..."

Bai Qiru had never seen such a unique way of refusing to drink before. He was slightly stunned. At the same time, he also sighed in his heart at the strict discipline of Wu Liang and his group. Although they were old and young, they looked like a group of people.

They were a random group of people, and they themselves were a group of shady tomb robbers, but their behavior was probably comparable to that of the most elite army. After seeing this scene, no one would dare to look down upon them.

"Mr. Bai, I wonder how the several requests I made have gone?"

While he was talking, Wu Liang had already pulled out a chicken leg from the clay pot in front of him, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it while asking vaguely.

"Oh... the fat meat that General Wu asked for has been purchased and is currently being cooked in a big pot in the backyard."

Bai Qiru came back to his senses and said sternly, "It's just that this wheat flour is a bit difficult to find. I haven't found enough for General Wu yet. But I think I can buy it by tomorrow night at the latest. It won't delay General Wu's plan."

?”

"No delay."

Wu Liang smiled and said, "I wonder what Mr. Bai will do tonight?"

"Naturally, I will personally accompany General Wu and a few warriors up the mountain to investigate. If something goes wrong and is noticed by the group, General Wu and a few warriors can leave first, and I and the accompanying tribesmen will be your queen.

.”

Bai Qiru puffed up his chest and said.

"Mr. Bai, does he know of a place that is close enough to the Valley of No Return, but can conceal others from others and use stones to build some simple fortifications?"

Wu Liang then asked.

"this……"

Bai Qiru couldn't help but look puzzled.

He was increasingly confused about what Wu Liang was planning to do, but since Wu Liang made this request, he still started to think carefully.

After a while, he finally nodded and said: "There are about three such places, all of which are blind spots that the thieves' secret sentries cannot take care of. Moreover, these three places are all within two miles of the Valley of No Return. I don't know if they qualify.

General Wu’s request.”

"I'll go take a look later and make a decision."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, thought for a moment and then said, "By the way, Mr. Bai should have some copper utensils in his house. If there are no copper utensils, copper coins can be used as a substitute."

Copper coins have become less and less valuable these days. Many places have returned to the barter trade method. Many wealthy families have copper coins in their hands. They can neither spend them nor throw them away. Even some

When a poor person is buried, a jar of copper coins is buried with him.

Therefore, this request is definitely not difficult for the Bai family, who can still afford meat and wheat flour in troubled times.

"There are some copper coins in the warehouse. If there are not enough, Bai will ask someone to exchange them for some. You can get as much as you want."

Bai Qiru said.
To be continued...