The process of going to Yahang to inquire about information went very smoothly. It happened that a trading company was going to Qingzhou for business recently, but they just had to wait for the snow on the road to melt before setting off.
Isn't this a coincidence? The weather has been good recently, and less than half of the snow has melted. It will be almost gone in two days.
I asked about the situation of this business again.
I heard that it is an old trading company called Bafang Trading Company. It has been doing business between Qingzhou and Yangzhou for many years and its reputation has always been very good.
The trading house also has a lot of warriors. All kinds of people on the road know this situation, and no one wants to provoke them.
"This is it." Niu Caohua decided.
After paying the deposit, I soon received a message from the merchant's office to leave early the day after tomorrow.
With more than a day left, Niu Caohua thought about it and decided not to go home. She directly found an affordable inn in the county and booked a room for two nights.
After doing all this, Cow Grass Flower started chasing people away.
"After you have bought all your things, go back. My mother-in-law is at home alone."
Even though Niu Dadu and Niu Xiaodi were extremely reluctant to leave, they could only rush back home.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day the business bank set off.
Niu Caohua got up early in the morning, packed up her things, arranged her clothes, put the still sleepy Niu Xiaobai in her arms, and rushed to the vicinity of the trading house.
There, the large army has almost assembled.
Very luxurious fleet.
The carts were all pulled by horses, all of them good horses, and the carts were all loaded with goods, numbering dozens of carts.
In addition to the carriage, there were some donkey carts and mule carts at the rear, with some people sitting on them, dressed similarly to themselves. It seemed that they were going to other places with the trading company.
Seeing Niu Caohua coming over, a person in charge asked her a few questions. Seeing that she had paid the money and was going to Qingzhou together, he put her on a mule cart at the rear.
The mule cart was already crowded with people. As soon as Niu Caohua entered, he received everyone's attention. Seeing that he was young and alone, he couldn't help but look at him curiously.
When there are more people, there is inevitably a smell, but fortunately, the weather is not hot yet and no one is sweating.
Niu Caohua breathed a sigh of relief, found a corner, sat down with her bundle in her arms, and said nothing.
Suddenly there was a gentle tap on the lower back. Niu Caohua turned her head and met a pair of shining eyes.
"Is there a problem?"
In front of him was a young man about the same age as himself, with lively eyebrows and dark complexion. He looked over at the cow grass flower, revealing a pair of white teeth.
"Did you go to Qingzhou alone?" the young man asked curiously.
Niu Caohua nodded: "Yes, are you too?"
After listening, the boy's eyes seemed to brighten even more, and he came closer. The two brothers hugged Niu Caohua's shoulders and said, "That's great!"
"I thought I was the only one in the car like this, but now there's another one. What's your name and how old are you?"
This little brother may be too enthusiastic...
"My surname is Niu, I'm fifteen years old." Niu Caohua said calmly.
"Hey, I'm sixteen years old this year. My name is Xue Changkong, so I'll call you Brother Niu. Hey hey..." Xue Changkong's voice became more enthusiastic when he heard that Niu Caohua was smaller than himself.
"Brother Xue." Niu Caohua responded.
"I'm telling you, blah blah blah..." Xue Changkong was obviously a talker, and the more he talked, the more he talked, his mouth was dry. He even took out a fruit and took a bite of it, and gave Niu Caohua one by the way.
The cow grass flower was not polite, thanked him, took a bite, and found that it was quite sweet.
The convoy was prepared and set off immediately.
When they just left the city gate, Niu Caohua heard Niu Xiaodi's voice in the crowd, although it was very small.
Could it be that Xiaodi came to see him off?
He stretched out his head and looked outside, and sure enough he saw his own mule cart among the crowd. There were three people on the mule cart looking towards the direction of the trading company's convoy.
Niu Dadu, Niu Xiaodi, and Xiao Cuier all came.
In the convoy of the trading company, I tried hard to find the figure of Cow Grass Flower.
Niu Caohua couldn't help but stretched out her hand and waved to them.
The sharp-eyed Niu Xiaodi was the first to see it and quickly waved in response.
When Niu Dadu and Xiao Cuier saw it, they also stretched out their hands and waved vigorously towards this side.
It wasn't until they could no longer be seen that Niu Caohua sat back down, looking a little depressed.
Over the years, I have integrated into this family and regarded them as my relatives. This time I went on a long trip, and I felt like I was leaving home to work illegally. I was really reluctant to leave, and I wanted to cry, but I had to hold it back.
She is now a man to the outside world!
"Brother Niu, don't be sad. My mother-in-law didn't even come to see me off. Look at me, I'm not sad at all." He patted Cow Caohua on the shoulder.
The crumbs of the pancake were scattered everywhere, including a lot on the shoulders.
"..." The original sadness dissipated immediately after seeing the food crumbs on his shoulders.
Niu Caohua reached out and took Xue Changkong's hand away, shook it off her shoulders, and moved her butt farther away from Xue Changkong.
Realizing that he had soiled his newly recognized brother's clothes, Xue Changkong smiled awkwardly, then finished the cake in his hand in a few mouthfuls, and cleaned up the residue he had just made in the carriage.
"Brother Niu, I'm sorry, I..."
Before she finished speaking, Niu Caohua stopped her: "You should finish what you have in your mouth before you speak..."
"..."
*
At the gate of the city, Niu Xiaodi watched the carriage and horses go further and further away, gradually turning into a small black dot. He secretly clenched his fists and hid in the carriage without saying a word. A low whimper came from the carriage.
Outside, Niu Potdu's eyes were also red. He wiped his tears with his sleeves and took Xiao Cuier, who was crying, into the car.
"Drive~" The mule cart headed back.
"Auntie, don't worry, I'll be back soon." Niu Xiaodi's voice was low but very firm.
*
A red sun hung high in the sky, and the golden sunlight shone through the branches on the roadside, through the car window, and into the mule cart.
As the sun rises, the temperature also rises a lot. There are many people in the carriage, and it gets even hotter.
Niu Caohua looked at the thick coat she wore, and then at Xue Changkong's thin coat, feeling a little hesitant.
In the end, he didn't take off his coat, but moved a little closer to the car door, enjoying the wind and feeling much cooler.
"Chi chi chi~" Niu Xiaobai stretched out his little head from her arms and called softly a few times.
It was obvious that it was awake and hungry.
"Snack food." Niu Caohua took out a paper bag from the bag and opened it. There were several pancakes inside.
Covered by his clothes, he tore the pancake into small pieces and fed them to Niu Xiaobai.
Niu Xiaobai's nose twitched, he opened his mouth to take it, and enjoyed eating it.
This is a chicken patty, which is filled with minced chicken and prepared filling. It tastes very good.
I ate the cow grass flower once yesterday, and I was still not satisfied with it. I went over and bought ten more this morning.
Although the temperature has increased now, it is still early April after all, and food can be stored for two days.
