Tieguai Li didn't care, and Gu Datou didn't talk nonsense. The two of them walked down to the Shouling Hill of Xiaotian Garden without looking back.
When we arrived at the main road, a long caravan was waiting, and countless slaves were busy back and forth around the car.
Looking up, bright business flags were erected on the commercial vehicles, fluttering in the wind.
There are huge "Ling" characters written on it.
Su Lanling's caravan.
Ling Yunsheng, the business leader, had never seen Gu Datou before, and there were many veterans on crutches near the fortress. But as soon as he took a first look, he got off his horse and strode directly to greet them.
"I've met General Li and Gu Qianchang. I'm Ling Yunsheng from the Ling family's caravan."
Gu Datou remained silent, but his right hand had already touched the hammer handle at his waist. He took a step forward and stood in front of Tieguai Li, staring at him blankly.
After being a Qian Chang for such a long time, and leading the entire brave cavalry battalion to walk a tightrope in the depths of the grassland, he is no longer the stupid guy in the past who only knows how to scratch his scalp when trouble comes.
After learning that the family leave was approved, Gu Datou has been doing various homework, knowing that the caravans on the east and west lines have been restored.
Therefore, it was not surprising to see a long and large caravan on the post road for a long time.
But to be precise, the east-west trade route only reaches Yanchuo Fortress for the time being, and the caravans that come and go bring all kinds of urgently needed materials and personnel to Dingxi County and Yanchuo Fortress.
As for the grassland, although it is well known that it is a great treasure, no caravan has dared to set out to set foot in it yet, even the Ling family, as a large caravan, does the same.
Tieguai Li subconsciously tightened the urn in his arms, and after reacting, he patted Gu Datou on the shoulder, "Give me! This is a fortress, what can I do?"
He looked sideways at Ling Yunsheng opposite, "Are you the Ling family's caravan from Sulan County? Tsk, tsk, tsk, we haven't seen each other for a few years, how come you, a young boy, are the business leader, where is old Lingtou?"
Tieguai Li scratched his neck and looked around gloatingly, "Isn't he already dead?"
Ahem.
Although Ling Yunsheng was mentally prepared, his face still jumped twice, and he coughed twice to cover up.
"Back to the old general, my grandfather is old and handed over the position of business chief to this boy five years ago. However, everything is fine with him. He is in good health and spirit. He is now enjoying his old age in his hometown."
"You're so healthy, you're so hale and hearty, I've never seen Old Ling shrink back like a bear." Tieguai Li snorted, but he relaxed, "I remember when I and the One-Eyed Dragon went on an expedition... "
As soon as he mentioned the one-eyed dragon, Tieguai Li subconsciously glanced at the small urn in his arms. He suddenly became less interested and said, "Let's just talk about it. Why are you waiting for us here?"
call!
Ling Yunsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Surrounded by the guards and servants of the Ling family's caravan, although on the surface everyone was busy with what they were doing, they had already secretly pricked their ears. Tieguai Li unscrupulously exposed his grandfather's background, and Ling Yunsheng also wanted to lose face.
"General Li..."
"General Mao's army," before Ling Yunsheng finished speaking, Tieguai Li interrupted him with a look of disgust, "Although your old Lingtou always looks forward and backward when doing things, he likes to smile playfully and treat everyone he meets. Expensive and not refreshing at all…”
"Yes, yes." Ling Yunsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
They are a long-distance caravan, the purpose is to do business, and they are not soldiers like Tieguai Li who said it was either iron or blood. Of course, their behavior and style cannot be the same.
"But seniority is seniority, just call me Li Laoguaizi."
"This..." Ling Yunsheng wiped his sweat.
Not to mention that his grandfather and Tieguai Li were peers, but Ling Yunsheng had met Li Hezhu. It can be said that Li Hezhu is also one of his bosses now.
Furthermore, now that the backer behind the Ling family's caravan is the Prince Ning's Mansion in addition to the former Zhen Guogong Mansion, even if Ling Yun was brave enough, he would not dare to call Tieguai Li Zuo Li Laoguaizi.
"Since you don't like this junior to call you General Li," he hesitated for a moment and then came up with a compromise plan, "then I'd better call you Mr. Li."
Hum.
Tieguai Li glared, "That's nonsense. Who says I don't like hearing others call me General?"
Ling Yunsheng was stunned and quickly reacted.
Tieguai Li spent the first half of his life as a soldier. After being injured, he was unwilling to go home and stayed near the fortress to guard the tombs of his brothers. He was proud to be a soldier all his life.
At this time, if the granddaughter I had been thinking about was not about to give birth to a child, otherwise she would not leave. How could she not like this title?
"Junior accidentally said the wrong thing, please forgive me." Ling Yunsheng apologized quickly.
"That's all," Tieguai Li waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's just a title, casual. Don't be as polite and formal as your old Lingtou."
"Yes, yes." Ling Yunzhang let out a long sigh of relief.
"What are you trying to do by stopping us? I'm about to rush home to see my granddaughter and future great-grandson. I don't have time to chat with you here."
"That's it." Ling Yunsheng finally saw the old man's capricious temper and quickly got to the point.
"Not long ago, I got news that the old man and I were about to go home to visit relatives. Our destination is Guangxin County in southern Xinjiang. How about we go on the road together? We can take care of each other."
Speaking of this, he laughed.
"If my grandfather learns that we have the good fortune to meet, but leaves you to travel alone, he will have to break my legs when he returns."
Tieguai Li and Gu Datou looked at each other, and both of them suddenly understood, but they were not surprised either.
In the past, whenever possible, caravans on the east and west fronts always liked to travel with the soldiers on vacation in the fortress. Firstly, it was for safety, and secondly, it was to avoid some troubles on the road.
Tsk tsk.
Tieguai Li looked Ling Yunsheng up and down, especially his slender legs, and quickly looked away in disgust.
"As expected of the Ling family, even the men have small arms and legs. It looks like they shouldn't be beaten, so let's go together."
Ling Yunsheng and Gu Datou looked at each other, dumbfounding each other. They watched Tieguai Li move forward and quickly followed him.
"Old man, the caravan transported a lot of goods when it went west. It transported less goods when it returned east. Many cars were empty. I specially made one for you..."
winter!
Tieguai Li's beard was trembling, and he slapped the Tieguai in his hand angrily, causing a burst of thick smoke.
"Do you mean that I am old and can no longer ride a horse?"
"The kid doesn't mean that." Ling Yunsheng sneered and waved his hand quickly, "The kid can tell at a glance that I am a dragon and a horse, and I am mighty and domineering. I believe that if necessary, you can pick up a big sword and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make the enemy run away. It's just..."
Having said this, he paused, with a sincere look on his face.
"It's just that I think Dingxi and Guangxin County are far apart. Boss... my wife is about to give birth, and Prince Ning is still fighting on the Baekje Peninsula. I believe that my mother and son will need your careful care in the future."
He pointed to the carriage next to him, "And for such a long journey, I think riding in a carriage is better for recuperating and recuperating than riding a horse."
"That's right." Gu Datou next to him nodded and hurriedly said to help, "Uncle Tieguai, you also have to take care of Uncle One-Eyed, right? If you are riding a horse, it will be bad if you bump into each other, so it is better to take a car."
He slapped his tall mount.
"If Uncle Tieguai gets tired of sitting in the car on the way, you can ride my horse instead. It is a good horse. It is invincible in the depths of the grassland. The people of Xiliang cannot catch up."
Tieguai Li was a horse lover, so his eyes couldn't help but fall on Gu Datou's mount, and after a while he let out a long sigh.
"A really good horse!"
He, One-Eyed Dragon and others have been guarding the border of the fortress. In the past decades, the furthest distance they have only been to is the Benlu tribe. He has always been unable to drive the Xiliang Royal Court far away and make Yunchui's homeland safe and stable. This has always been his greatest hatred.
"Datou, you must take good care of such a horse, and don't carry an old and disabled person like me. In the future, you will have to rely on it to enter the grassland."
After saying that, without saying anything else, he walked up to the car that Ling Yunsheng had prepared for him and sat in happily.
