After listening to Zhou Anmin's story, Zhu Shenzui immediately laughed.
"So Li Hu's luck is pretty good?"
"Haha, this kid's luck is indeed good. As long as this kid doesn't make a big fuss and hides safely in Sheep Head Mountain, that's pretty much it. But you have to remind this kid that the name Li Hu must never be used again. Oh, those eggless mine supervisors are not good men and women, and after suffering such a secret loss, you have to know that he is hiding in Sheep Head Mountain and there is no guarantee that he will not do anything else."
Zhu Shenzui nodded. Zhou Anmin was right. He had to remind Li Hu this time when he passed by Yangtou Mountain when he went back. However, Zhu Shenzui was still a little worried about Jin Yiwei, and immediately asked Jin Yiwei's attitude towards this matter.
Zhou Anmin smiled and waved his hand. He reassured Zhu Shenzui that although Jin Yiwei knew about this matter, he had no intention of intervening.
Although the Jinyiwei and the mine supervisors both work for the emperor, the eunuchs in the palace have been suppressing the Jinyiwei for many years. The Jinyiwei's sense of eunuchs is very poor. Just like this, when the mine supervisor asked Jin Yiwei for help, Jin Yiwei didn't take it to heart at all, let alone handle the matter carefully, otherwise there would be no such result.
As for making use of the topic to report to the emperor, Jin Yiwei would naturally not do so.
After all, the mine supervisor is not alone. There is a senior eunuch above the mine supervisor. Reporting this incident will not only do Jin Yiwei no benefit at all, but will cause trouble all over. So he turned a blind eye and Jin Yiwei did this. It is most appropriate.
Now Zhu Shenzui was completely relieved. There was no problem with Li Hu's identity, and he had Li Hu's lifeline in his hands. Coupled with his kindness to Li Hu and Li Hu's upright temperament, it seemed that this person was Can be used once.
Thinking of this, Zhu Shenzui showed a smile on his face and made a plan in his heart.
Zhu Shenzui originally planned to stay here for a few days, but he didn't expect to find out the news about Li Hu so easily.
Now that he has the news and calculating the return time, Zhu Shenzui is planning to return to Zhaocun tomorrow.
I told my sister and brother-in-law about my plans. Although my sister was a little reluctant and wanted him to stay at home for a few more days, my brother-in-law Zhou Anmin thought it would be better for Zhu Shenzui to go back as soon as possible.
The weather has been getting colder these days, and after the first snow, two more light snows fell one after another. It seems that this year's heavy snow will come earlier than in previous years. It would take several days to return to Pingyang from Zhaocun. The road was not easy to walk, so it would be safer for Zhu Shenzui to go back earlier.
Although she knew in her heart that what her husband said was reasonable, Zhu Xiuer was still reluctant to let Zhu Shenzui leave. She held her brother's hand and said many words, and even took out a waistcoat and gave it to Zhu Shenzui, which Zhu Xiuer had already made for her brother. I originally wanted to wait for him to come and give it to him, but who would have thought that he would leave after only two days. The next time I see you again will probably be next year.
After staying overnight and having breakfast the next day, Zhu Xiuer packed up the things she had prepared for her brother, and asked him to be careful along the way. Brother-in-law Zhou Anmin had gone out early in the morning, and he came back in a hurry when Zhu Shenzui was saying goodbye to his sister.
He told Zhu Shenzui that he had found a carriage for Zhu Shenzui to go to Yuxia Pass. This carriage was one of the convoys transporting supplies to Yuxia Pass. He has already said hello to the driver who is leading the team. Zhu Shenzhui can take their carriage to Zhao Village. Anyway, from here to Yuxia Pass, you have to pass through Zhao Village. This way, not only will you save yourself the fatigue of rushing, but the journey will also go faster. Quite a few.
I thanked my brother-in-law, said goodbye to my sister, touched the heads of my two nephews, and told them with a smile that I would see them again next year.
I put my luggage on my back and held my jujube stick in my hand. I waved goodbye to my sister and nephews and left the inn.
Zhou Anmin personally sent Zhu Shenzui to the convoy heading to Yuxiaguan. He waited until Zhu Shenzui got on the carriage and the convoy set off on time before saying goodbye.
Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Shenzui turned around and looked towards the other side of the official road. He vaguely saw his brother-in-law Zhou Anmin still standing on the roadside looking towards him. He seemed to see Zhu Shenzui looking towards him. Anmin waved vigorously at Zhu Shenzui. As he walked further and further away, Zhou Anmin could no longer be seen.
It is indeed much faster to travel by carriage. We set off later than when we came, but we arrived in Zhaocun earlier than when we came.
When they arrived near Zhaocun, Zhu Shenzui got out of the car and thanked him for leading the team. The other party smiled and said that it didn't have to be like this. He and Zhou Anmin were also old friends. Zhu Shenzui was a relative of Zhou Anmin. Everyone He's not an outsider, it's just a small thing to take him along.
The convoy did not stop in Zhao Village, but just passed by the official road not far from Zhao Village. Because they were transporting supplies, they had a time limit, so they had to continue on their way.
After thanking the boss and saying goodbye, Zhu Shenzui headed towards Zhaocun as the convoy left. When they returned to Zhao Village and arrived at their temporary station in Zhao Village, Wang Chuer and the others were already waiting.
After asking about the situation, everything went smoothly than I expected. Wang Chuer and the others had already done what they had told them to do. In this case, Zhu Shenzui didn't want to stay in Zhaocun any longer and decided to return early tomorrow morning.
Early the next morning, Zhu Shenzui and others packed up their things and started to return. They camped in Dayuling that same day as before. They had just set up camp and before they had time to boil water, snowflakes started to fall in the sky.
Reaching out, a few snowflakes fell on the palm of the hand, feeling slightly cool. Soon the snowflakes turned into snow water, and the palm of the hand became moist.
Looking up at the sky, the sky was gray. This snowfall was already the fourth in the past month, and it was obviously much heavier than the previous three.
It looks like the heavy snow in the north is coming soon. They have to hurry up on their way back. If the snow gets heavier and heavier for several days in a row, the road will be even more difficult to walk. Once they are blocked halfway, it will be troublesome. thing.
Logically speaking, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, which is a good sign.
But there was no joy on Zhu Shenzui's face. The last years of the Ming Dynasty were the Little Ice Age, there were more and more natural disasters, and the climate was also very abnormal.
Just like now, winter is getting longer and longer, the temperature is getting lower and lower, and it snows heavily so early. In addition to the heavy snows in a few years, there will also be severe droughts in summer. The impact of the abnormal climate will be huge, and now it is just the beginning.
"Sixth Brother, what are you looking at? What's there to see in this snow?" Wang Jinwu came to Zhu Shenzui happily after helping to set up camp. Seeing Zhu Shenzui looking up at the sky in a daze, Wang Jinwu couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay. Let me take a look at the day. I don't know how the snow will fall. If it rains for several days in a row, the road ahead may be difficult." Zhu Shenzui said casually.
"Isn't it like this every year? It's just that the snow is earlier this year. But don't worry, we will go directly to the official road after passing Yangtou Mountain, and it will only take a few days to go back." Wang Jinwu said with a smile.
Zhu Shenzui nodded noncommittally, glanced at Wang Jinwu, and asked him how he felt about following the salt walk this time and if he had any ideas.
Wang Jinwu said carelessly that it felt good and he didn't have any ideas. Apart from the fight between Yangtoushan and Li Hu, it was just ordinary. When it came to competing with Li Hu, Wang Jinwu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted that he was going to Sheep Head Mountain tomorrow, and when he saw Li Hu, he would not only compete with him.
In the past few days, he had been thinking about the last time he played against Li Hu. He had thought of a few ways to deal with Li Hu. He had to give it a try when the time came, and he was very confident that he would be able to win against Li Hu. He was getting more and more excited as he talked, and he couldn't wait to gear up. stand up.
He laughed and scolded the brat a few times, asking him to stop thinking about these things and think more about what happened along the way.
Since his uncle Wang Rong asked Zhu Shenzhui to take Wang Jinwu away this time, he planned to let him take charge of it alone in the future. Walking on the salt road is no small matter. You may encounter various situations on the road. It is not as easy as Wang Jinwu imagined. He still has a lot to learn.
After resting early, he woke up the next day and saw that the snow had stopped. Although the sky was still gray, it didn't look like it would fall again soon. This made Zhu Shenzui feel a lot more relaxed.
They continued their return journey and entered Sheephead Mountain two hours later. Not long after entering the mountain and walking along the mountain path, they heard something moving in front of them.
Zhu Shenzui and others quickly stopped and reminded everyone to take a vigilant response. In a moment, they saw several people appear from the mountain road. One of the men was walking at the front, trotting towards Zhu Shenzui and others quickly, running all the way. He also asked loudly: "Is it Master Liu? Hahaha! It's really Master Six! I've been waiting for you for two days, and I've waited for you!"
