When Yang Ren and Yang Ang saw this, they immediately let down their guard.
Clearly, these two were not Wei Jun.
"Very well, then please wait here."
"To reach Hanzhong City, you need to walk straight northeast. It won't take more than a quarter of an hour."
"The two of you, please leave after you've drunk some water."
Yang Ren said softly, then ordered the guard beside him to fetch some water.
Jiang Wei replied indifferently, but he would not leave so easily.
It was not easy to find Yang Ren and Yang Ang. If he left now, it would be too much of a loss. It would be even worse if he alerted the enemy.
While the guard went to get the water, Jiang Wei probed, "What's the matter?
"Sirs, I heard that most of the people around Hanzhong either starved to death or moved away due to the famine a few years ago."
"Why are you still here?"
Yang Ren smiled faintly and said, "We are used to living here.
"We've gotten used to living here. We were starving at first, but with Governor Bai here, we managed to get some seeds. It's barely enough to survive."
Jiang Wei smiled faintly and said, "So it is.
I wonder if the two of you could invite us to stay in the village for a few days? "
"The two of us are caravans from Bashu. We came to Hanzhong to do business. Even the horses are tired from the journey."
"We won't stay for free. We will pay for the room."
"It would be best if there is some fodder."
Jiang Wei took out some silver from his bosom.
When they heard Jiang Wei's words, the two looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Looking at Jiang Wei's attire, he did indeed look like someone from Bashu. Moreover, the horses were very tired. It seemed that they had been on the road for a long time.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Just come and stay. However, you must pay for the room and fodder."
Jiang Wei looked toward the voice.
The speaker was a middle-aged man, about forty years old. His face was resolute.
Could this person be Yan Pu?
Jiang Wei couldn't help but wonder.
But there was no other way. Neither Jiang Wei nor Li Cunxiao had seen Yan Pu in person, so they couldn't be sure.
However, it seemed to be somewhat similar to Bai Feng's description.
"That's for sure. Not a single cent less."
Jiang Wei said with a smile.
Regardless of whether this person was Yan Pu or not, at least he and Li Cunxiao could stay here for now.
Even if it was only for one day, as long as they could stall for time until Bai Feng came, everything would be fine.
After learning where Yang Ren and Yang Ang lived, Jiang Wei immediately sent someone to inform Bai Feng.
As long as they could stall until Bai Feng arrived, their mission would be considered complete.
After Jiang Wei and Li Cunxiao were brought into the village by the guards, Yang Ang couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Lord Yan, these two people have unknown origins. Isn't it too risky to let them stay here?"
Yan Pu sighed faintly.
"There's no other way. After all, we need money."
Hearing Yan Pu's words, the two fell silent.
Although they didn't want to admit it, this was the truth.
Ever since Hanzhong's commerce became extremely developed, almost everything could be bought in Hanzhong City. There were all kinds of peddlers.
Clothing, food, housing, transportation, and so on, everything needed money.
Although Yang Ren, Yang Ang, and Yan Pu weren't people lacking money, they only brought their families when they escaped from Hanzhong. They didn't bring much money with them.
If they wanted to buy things, they needed a lot of money.
Moreover, it wasn't just the three of them. The dozen or so Hanzhong soldiers who escaped with them also needed money.
The three of them had spent almost all of their savings. However, they didn't have any good methods to make money.
After all, the most they had now was food.
However, Hanzhong didn't sell food because no one lacked food.
If this happened a year ago, it would be simply inconceivable.
The merchants who sold food had all changed their professions to do other things. Where would there be anyone to sell food?
Now that Jiang Wei had offered a price that was too high, they had no choice but to take the risk.
"Send someone to keep an eye on these two people. If there's anything strange about them, immediately drive them out."
"If these two people are spies from the Cao Army, then directly kill them!"
Towards Jiang Wei and Li Cunxiao, these two unfamiliar faces with unknown origins, Yan Pu had to be on guard.
At this time, Jiang Wei and Li Cunxiao were brought to a shabby house.
Their horses were led to the stable.
These tired looking horses were in fact bought by Jiang Wei and Li Cunxiao directly from the caravan.
These clothes were naturally bought with money from them, so they were very authentic.
As for the others, there was no need to disguise them.
After all, the two of them had never seen anyone under Zhang Lu, and they had never seen the two of them.
Although Jiang Wei and Li Cunxiao had shown their faces in Hanzhong, they were wearing full helmets. No one could see their faces clearly.
However, it was very likely that Bai Feng would be found out.
After all, Bai Feng had been the prefect of Hanzhong for so long. It was impossible that Yang Ren and the others didn't know about him.
"Jingsi, what should we do next?"
After Bai Feng strengthened his attributes, Jiang Wei's perception had become far better than ordinary people.
It was obvious that there were people listening in outside the house.
Li Cunxiao naturally knew. He shrugged and said, "Tomorrow, we will leave tomorrow.
"Let's leave tomorrow. It's too uncomfortable to stay here. The bed isn't soft at all."
These words were said for the people outside the house.
Hearing this, Yang Ren couldn't help but frown slightly.
He arranged such a shabby house for Jiang Wei and the others to live in just to see their reaction.
As merchants, they would definitely not be used to sleeping in such a house that had not been cleaned.
Looking at the reaction of Jiang Wei and Li Cunxiao, it seemed that there was nothing unusual.
Therefore, after waiting for more than two hours and confirming that there was nothing wrong, Yang Ren slowly left.
After making sure that there was no one around, Jiang Wei whispered,
"General Li, do you think Sir will succeed?"
"If that person is Yan Pu, I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him."
"Let's not talk about him first. Yang Ren and Yang Ang are clearly generals, but they are so cautious."
"It seems that they are quite dissatisfied with the Great Wei."
Li Cunxiao nodded and said, "Naturally.
Their original lord, Zhang Lu, was forced to death by the Wei Emperor. "
"If Sir wants to recruit them and make Yan Pu work for him, he can only take them away in his own name or in the name of Hanzhong."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid there is no hope."
Hearing Li Cunxiao's words, Jiang Wei shook his head helplessly.
"Forget it, let's deal with it for another night."
"Sir is dealing with the recruitment of soldiers. He might come tomorrow."
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