It is sixty miles from Xuanfu to Zhangjiakou. It would be dark no matter how fast we drove in the wind and snow, so Chang Yu and his party were not in a hurry. On the contrary, Shi Kefa was a little anxious and urged the soldiers and horses to move quickly. They would arrive in Zhangjiakou early. Don't worry, after all, I don't know what will happen on the road or when the wind and snow will stop.
Chang Yu and Shi Kefa left the city, and He Chengxin went to various places to calm the morale of the troops. Xuanfu City was led by Jia Waixiong, who was also a ruthless master. Chang Yu also told him when he left that whoever takes the lead will kill whoever, whether it is a soldier or a civilian. He used iron and blood to intimidate, and teamed up with the Jinyi Guards to target the Mongols or suspicious persons in the city. They should be caught or killed. Worried about the lack of manpower, He Chengxin ordered one of his confidants to obey Jia Waixiong's orders before leaving, and he could mobilize thousands of troops at any time to maintain stability. .
Lao Jiu led the Black Wolf Battalion to protect Shi Kefa and his party, while Chang Yu's caravan was composed of personal attendants and personal guards. If there was a small trouble, he would handle it himself. If there was a big trouble, Lao Jiu was close at hand and could call for reinforcements at any time. It can be said that we have made sufficient preparations for this trip.
Although the wind and snow were tight, there were many pedestrians on the road. In addition to hundreds of officers and soldiers in front, there were also business travelers coming and going, mostly large and small cars loaded with goods. Xuanfu is a special zone, and Zhangjiakou is a real trading port, with a large volume of transactions every day. It’s amazing. Many shops have set up branches there to conduct business, so no matter it’s windy or snowy, this road is always lively and bustling. At the same time, it also boosts the economy of the villages and towns along the way. Almost every village and town has a restaurant. The inn entertains passing travelers.
After traveling for more than twenty miles, the wind and snow became stronger. Although everyone was tightly wrapped, their hands and feet were cold from the cold. Chang Yu saw a town on the roadside ahead and ordered everyone to repair for a while. There were no decent restaurants in the town, but there were many stalls. , which is the simplest inn, with a big shop for sleeping and hot water for resting. This kind of stall has the best business, is cheap and affordable.
Many travelers were taking a rest in the stall. Kuang Ren asked the shop owner to boil water for a few people and let him warm himself up against the cold. Chang Yu sat at the door and looked at the snow falling in the sky while drinking hot water and looking around. The guards pretended to be whatever they wanted, and they didn't dare to leave the truck casually even if they were drinking water. In fact, there was nothing in the truck, it was just their personal belongings and dry food.
Princess Kunxing also got off the carriage, but she did not squeeze into the stall. Although she could eat simple meals with Chang Yu, the stall was full of stinking feet walking around, and you really couldn't bear to let her in.
I thought she got out of the car to get some air and stretch her muscles, but instead she walked straight towards the street not far away. In the corner of a low thatched hut was huddled a beggar, a little Taoist nun to be exact. Her clothes were thin and shabby. The Taoist nun Her face was sallow, her lips were white, and her eyes were blurry: "Is she hungry?"
Su Jing frowned and said, "This is an illness." As she spoke, she reached out and touched the Taoist nun's head. Her tentacles were scalding hot, and she obviously had a high fever.
"But, is there still hope?" Princess Kunxing was immediately worried.
"If you have medicine, you can save me. If you want to save me, you can save me." Su Jing looked at her: "Are you willing to save me?"
"Of course we need to be saved." Princess Kunxing stamped her foot anxiously: "There is medicine in the car..." But she saw Sujing touching the Taoist nun again and again: "You...what are you doing?"
"It's nothing," Sujing said casually, and asked the two fans next to her to carry the Taoist nun into the car. Chang Yu came over from the stall and asked what was going on. Princess Kunxing quickly whispered the matter. Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Everyone is in ruins and the place is full of ghosts. Did the one you saved save them all?"
"Then, save each one!" Kun Xing was startled and glared at Chang Yu angrily: "Why are you so cruel!"
"Yes, yes, I am cruel, not as good as your Holy Mother White Lotus." Chang Yu couldn't argue with her, so he turned around and walked to the car to look. Lian Xin was helping the little Taoist nun wipe her face with a wet wipe in the car. She was not very old. At sixteen or seventeen years old, she looks very delicate.
You must know how miserable life is for ordinary people these days. The children of ordinary families are all unkempt, disheveled, dark and thin. They have no good looks at all. They are definitely not the kind of beauties that populate the streets in TV dramas, and only the kind of rich ones. Girls from other families have enough food and clothing, and are not exposed to wind and rain. They are fair and fair and look pretty. Children from poor families, in addition to being naturally beautiful like Lian Xin, also have half-and-half of their eight-point looks!
This little Taoist nun was also dark and skinny, but Chang Yu saw that she had extraordinary appearance, but he was confused in his heart: Why did the Taoist nun not practice in the temple, but ended up begging on the side of the road. He reached out and touched his forehead. Hey, good guy, it's at least thirty-seven or eight degrees. A fever this high is really... very dangerous these days.
Because the prince and the princess were traveling together, he naturally had to prepare various medicines when going out, many of which were made by the palace doctors. Naturally, they also included antipyretic medicines, but there were no capsules these days, so they had to be boiled in medicine jars...
Chang Yu is not a Bodhisattva. If he sees beggars on the roadside on weekdays, he won't even look at them because he is numb. But when Princess Kunxing wants to save him, he has no choice but to delay his journey and let the boss at the door help him. While he was boiling the medicine, he took a few people for a walk around the town. In fact, there was nothing to see, so he went to the Yanghe River in the south of the road to enjoy the scenery.
"Master Du Gong, you have picked up a Taoist priest in Zhending Mansion, a monk and a nun in Jinan, and now you have picked up a Taoist nun. Now you have gathered both Buddhism and Taoism." Kuang Ren couldn't help but joke. , everyone burst into laughter: "There are also two beggars, monks, Taoists and beggars, Wu Shu and Chang Bian, what else is missing?"
"We are still short of money!" Chang Yu sighed with a bitter smile, turned around and saw a group of beggars surrounding the caravan begging, and Princess Kunxing was giving them steamed buns...
"It's really a white lotus!" Chang Yu gritted his teeth. Food is expensive these days. He and his guards ate dry food on the way. It took a few days to eat a big steamed bun. This white lotus is so good. It can be used directly to give alms to beggars. .
He sighed and walked over there. He had to stop Princess Kunxing. It was not that he felt sorry for the buns, but that this move was really inconsistent with his current status. You must know that the legs of gangsters are usually full and hungry. Just take a few bites and hold it hard, you might as well give the steamed buns to the beggars. Even a fool knows that you are not simple!
And this is also true. Princess Kunxing's move not only attracted the beggars on the street to rush to rob, but also attracted the attention of other business travelers, who were all confused.
"Young master, you share your rations with them. What are you going to eat on the way? It's still dozens of miles to Zhangjiakou. We can't enter the city until tomorrow..." Chang Yu shouted when he was far away. Princess Kunxing, who was surrounding her, was puzzled by this, but the other businessmen and travelers laughed dumbly. It turned out that the young boss was showing mercy, and let's just say, no normal person would be willing to give up.
"Let's go, let's go." Chang Yu rushed over with a few guards to disperse the beggars, and then glared at Kun Xing: "Shaodong's house, it's windy and snowy outside, hurry up and get in the car."
Kun Xing was still confused, but when he saw Chang Yu's unfriendly eyes, he guessed that something had gone wrong, so he quickly got into the car and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
"What are you talking about? Do you want everyone to know that you are Princess Ming and want to be a Bodhisattva here?" Chang Yu said angrily. Kun Xing, who was also smart, reacted immediately and blushed: "I I didn’t expect so much, I just see how pitiful they are!”
Chang Yu ignored her and said to Su Jing next to her: "She is not sensible, don't you understand?"
Su Jing glared at him directly: "I really don't understand. Do you want to teach me how to do things?"
Uh... Chang Yu stamped his foot, okay, both aunts couldn't afford to offend him. He turned around and walked towards the stall. Over there, Lian Xin came hurriedly with soup and medicine, followed by a man with a playful smile: "Don't leave, little beauty." I happened to see Chang Yu: "Hey, buddy, let me ask if you can sell that girl from your young master's house. My boss is interested in her and I will give you a price."
Selling your mother next door... Chang Yu was about to curse when he suddenly heard a click. He knew without looking that Su Jing behind him was about to draw a sword and hurt someone, so he stretched out his hand to grab Su Jing's hand and held it down. He was shocked for the man in his heart. You are sweating all over, you have walked around the hell gate, you know.
The man didn't know, and looked at Chang Yu expectantly. Then he screamed and was slapped by Chang Yu and fell to the ground: "Go buy your mother!"
"Hey, why are you beating people?" When the group of people in the stall saw one of their own being beaten, they rushed out with sticks. Chang Yu's personal guards were not just decorations. The copycats rushed over, of course. Most of the weapons were hidden in the car, and all they had were sticks.
The two gangs were confronting each other. The man on the ground had two of his teeth knocked out and was wailing: "I have to pay for my teeth!"
Chang Yu stepped up and stepped on his face, but looked at the leader opposite: "If they continue to talk nonsense, I will destroy him!"
"Hey, I've been on this road for six years. I've met a lot of good guys, but I've never seen such a rough one. Which company do you belong to..." The leading man on the other side looked disdainful.
"Octopus" Chang Yu chuckled, and the faces of the people opposite him immediately changed their expressions.
Octopus, the imperial merchant appointed by the Ming Emperor!
After Fan Yongdou, the largest merchant in Zhangjiakou, had his home confiscated and was imprisoned for collaborating with the enemy and treason, his family property was confiscated, and the store was directly renamed Octopus. It was a gold sign. Although Octopus has not officially started business in Zhangjiakou, where the sign is hung, the entire Zhangjiakou No one dared to look directly at it!
It is said that numerous famous local merchants in Zhangjiakou have paid a visit secretly.
The imperial merchants are protected by the local government and the army. At critical moments, the people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang will help them settle the matter. They are not something ordinary merchants dare to provoke. This group of people never expected that they would encounter Octopus's caravan. , and there is also a young master inside!
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, sir, misunderstanding, misunderstanding..." The leading man on the other side quickly apologized with a smile on his face.
"Misunderstanding?" Chang Yu sneered.
"Uh... I'm offended. I was offended by my ignorance!" The man was also a smart man who had been traveling all over the world. He apologized while reaching for his money: "Buy some wine for you brothers..."
Chang Yu waved his hand to these people who would be rude and unforgiving and said, "That's all. This guy lost two teeth and he has a long memory. Let's leave the money to fix his teeth."
That group of people didn't dare to stay any longer and hurriedly packed up their belongings and left.
Lianxin fed the decoction to the Taoist nun and then packed up the rest of the decoction. Chang Yu ordered to leave, but couldn't help but come to Sujing. Before he could open his mouth, Sujing said directly: "Impossible, I won't He can teach people a lesson, but he can only kill people!"
Uh... I, I haven't said anything yet... Chang Yu looked confused. Princess Kunxing poked her head out of the car and leaned forward and back with a smile: "You were really mean to her!" Chang Yu casually said He gave her a chestnut on the forehead. Princess Kunxing's face turned red and she hurriedly retreated into the car. The guards around her pretended not to see her, and their hearts were in turmoil. What the hell, even the princess dared to hit her? Is it a fight? Are you flirting...
Zhu Cixiang didn't pay attention to this. He and Kuang Ren were walking in front of the team and were chatting about archery. At this time, Shi Kefa and other civil servants and soldiers from the Black Wolf Camp were not around. He seemed much more comfortable without having to deliberately hide his identity. As for Chang Yu's personal guards, Everyone knows his identity.
