The team marched in silence, and in the early afternoon, they finally came to the gap in the middle of the ridge.

Walking out of the ice lake, the scenery suddenly changes.

In the snow-capped mountains, the pine trees are green, and a bluestone road suddenly appears in the forest, winding towards the top of the mountain.

The pine trees are towering into the clouds, the branches are luxuriant, the forest road seems deep and long, and I don't know how much time has passed, and the solid bluestone steps are actually potholes, which are obviously the footprints of the years.

"This is the Ancient Tea Horse Road. Yu Zheng pointed to the stone steps.

I don't know why and when it started, Yu Zheng always likes to chat with Lei Shaoxuan.

"Why is it called the Ancient Tea Horse Road?" asked Lei Shaoxuan puzzled.

"The Northern Wei Dynasty lacked horses, and Di Rong lacked tea. Merchants sell tea, salt, and iron from the Northern Wei Dynasty into Dirong, and return from Dirong to sell horses, which is called the ancient road of tea horses; ”

Yu Zheng sighed: "At this time, in the middle of winter, there are few people. If it is autumn and summer, commerce and trade are prosperous, caravans pass through day and night, and horse bells are constantly ringing day and night. ”

It is said that the ancient tea horse road can reach as far as the Dijon countries, with thousands of mountains and rivers all the way, and there are countless scenic spots and dangerous roads. Although the road in front of us is short, it is also extremely famous, called '360 (bluestone) kan', the mountain range in front of us is a quadripartite mountain range, stretching for thousands of miles, we must cross it, the 360 kan in front of us is the most precipitous section. ”

"The four sides of the mountain, eighteen bends, there are three hundred and sixty bends, the mountain is high and the white ape climbs, looking at the mountain and lamenting the pine forest; Yu Zheng hummed a small tune.

One by one, the dark stones stretched forward. Some are soothing, walking on them, making people feel down-to-earth and comfortable, and some are steep, straight up and down, and can't help but be frightened. The wide place can be camped, and the narrow place is difficult for a single person to cross. Every cliff, the plank road is connected, and in the deep ditch rapids, the iron cable is hooked.

All the way is steep, all the way thrilling, all the way amazing.

The stone path curves like a thin line between the mountains.

The prisoners, chained together, were in danger several times.

Some of them stumbled and fell off the chain bridge, but fortunately several people were connected and were rescued; some of them fell down because the steps they encountered were too steep, and the chains were connected, and their movements were inflexible; some roads were frozen after the snow, and the raised ice blocks occupied the road surface, making it almost impossible to walk; and some of the plank roads were washed away by flash floods...... It's scary to think about.

It seems to be a low mountaintop, but it is not until sunset, and I am exhausted physically and mentally before I arrive.

Looking back, the fog under the mountain is vast, and I can't see the way I came, only to hear the cold wind whistling in the pine forest in the mountains.

The top of the mountain suddenly opened up, and it turned out to be a flat land. An ancient temple hall stands on the side of the road, and a couplet is written on the door of the temple:

Sigh that the world is prosperous and the hearts are cold, and the laughter is reincarnated.

The door of the temple is written "wine shop", and there is a wooden pole standing in front of the temple gate, and a wine flag is floating, on which is written "dream people".

Lei Shaoxuan was quite ridiculous, this wine shop was actually occupied by a magpie's nest and used a temple as a wine shop.

Only then did everyone discover that the high and low broken walls next to the main hall were hidden in weeds and snowdrifts.

Entering the main hall, the main hall is wide, there is a Maitreya Buddha statue standing in the middle, the gold paint of the Buddha statue is mottled and peeled off, quite desolate, only the smiling face, it seems that it does not care.

There were a few tables in the main hall, which were wiped quite cleanly, but the hall was empty, only a pot of charcoal fire was lit in the middle, and the hall suddenly seemed warm.

The prisoners were poor, so they naturally could not enter the liquor store, and remained in the open space outside. The open space was open, and the sergeants on guard had to leave many people outside to guard the prisoners, and only Ma Shaoteng and a few sergeants entered the wine shop.

Lei Shaoxuan and Hu Youde walked to a table in the corner of the hall and sat down. Although he was taken care of by Ma Shaoteng, as a prisoner, Lei Shaoxuan could not sit with the sergeant.

To Lei Shaoxuan's surprise, a group of prisoners also entered the liquor store and sat at another table.

That group of prisoners was the group that had always looked at Lei Shaoxuan quite unpleasantly, and the leader was called Luo Hao. Luo Hao was fierce and aggressive, and that group of people was submissive by him and did not dare to be disobedient. Although the guard sergeant saw him bullying other prisoners, he did not interfere and let him do as he pleased, which further encouraged his arrogance. Fortunately, he saw that Ma Shaoteng took good care of Lei Shaoxuan, so he didn't dare to bully Lei Shaoxuan anymore.

When Xiao Er saw the guests, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, first busy making a table of tea for Ma Shao, and then ordering food for the guests at each table.

The sergeants and Luo Hao's group of prisoners easily had wine and food, and they couldn't help shouting, shouting and shouting, and the hall soon became noisy and lively.

Lei Shaoxuan still couldn't let go of Sun Guowang's discarding and waiting for death, so he just asked for a pot of tea, a plate of meat, and ate steamed buns with Hu Youde.

Lei Shaoxuan watched the sergeants and prisoners shouting and drinking, and the cups were staggered, only to feel that the situation in front of him was like a world away; for a while, Sun Guowang's desperate and distorted face before his death flashed, his mother's tearful eyes flashed, his sister's weak figure flashed for a while, and a wood carving necklace engraved with his sister's name shook in his mind for a while......

Lei Shaoxuan was dizzy for a while, and his head couldn't help but sink.

"Young Master, what's wrong with you?" Hu Youde looked at Lei Shaoxuan suspiciously.

"It's fine, just feeling tired. Lei Shaoxuan felt that his body was weak, his whole body was cold, and he said strongly.

"Why is your face red?" Hu Youde said, stretched out his hand and put it on Lei Shaoxuan's forehead.

Hu Youde said anxiously: "Young Master, you seem to have a fever. ”

There was another commotion outside the temple gate, mixed with horses' hooves and footsteps.

After a while, the door of the temple flashed open, and several people entered in turn, looking for tables and sitting, quickly filling the remaining two tables, and finally an old man came in.

Seeing the old man, the people who came first all stood up and said hello, the old man responded, walked straight to Lei Shaoxuan, hugged his fists and saluted.

"This little brother, the rest of the tables in the wine shop are full, I don't know if I can let the old man squeeze it?"

This old man wears a green jade bun, starry eyes and sword eyebrows, a clear and restrained face, a towering nose, a smile on his face, and a calm tone, not impatient or impatient, which makes people feel very good when they listen to it.

"You may be seated. Although it is somewhat inconvenient to share a table with others, Lei Shaoxuan did not refuse, Hu Youde has nothing to do.

When the old man saw Hu Youde's face and saw the thin iron chain that Lei Shaoxuan was wearing on his hand, he couldn't help but be surprised, his eyes flashed, but his face remained unchanged.

"The old man's name is Shen Weiyong, I don't know what the little brother is called?"

"Let's finish eating, let's go. ”

Lei Shaoxuan got up to leave, but he didn't answer, which was quite rude.

Looking at the situation of this old man, most of them are the leaders of this business, Lei Shaoxuan estimates that he will order many dishes, looking at the shabby dishes on his table, Lei Shaoxuan has a youthful mentality and inferiority complex, so he simply got up and left. I feel a little disgusted with this old man, okay, why do you share a table with yourself?

Although he didn't look at the table specifically, how could the old man not notice the lonely plate of beef on Lei Shaoxuan's table? Originally, there were only Lei Shaoxuan and Hu Youde, and Lei Shaoxuan didn't think there was anything, but there were outsiders sitting on the table, and in front of so many people, this plate of beef looked poor and sour.

The old man stretched out his hand and said, "I see this young master, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and extraordinary manners, but his face is full of wind and frost, haggard and tired, and his face is red, he must have experienced a long journey. Now it's getting late outside, it's freezing cold, if it's windy outside, it's easy to get sick, why don't you let the old man invite this young master to drink a glass of water and wine, warm up and then leave?"

The old man's attitude was quite sincere, which calmed Lei Shaoxuan's heart slightly.

The title of young master seemed to make Lei Shaoxuan feel a sense of identity that he had not seen for a long time, and he also felt a trace of self-esteem. That plate of beef made Lei Shaoxuan suddenly feel that he was in trouble for a while, and the shabby feeling was still there, but he didn't have an inferiority complex.

Suddenly, Lei Shaoxuan was shocked, and a kind of vigilance surged in his heart, this old man's grasp of people's hearts was so subtle and sharp.

The old man said to his colleagues who had already sat down: "Shopkeeper Li, you have worked hard, go to the counter to explain to the shopkeeper, and prepare food for us on the road." ”

Shopkeeper Li got up and left, Lei Shaoxuan felt a lot more natural, and also felt the sincerity of the old man, and his good impression of the old man increased greatly.

"Just call me Lei Shaoxuan, this is my family Hu Youde. Lei Shaoxuan bowed.

Shen Weiyong is worthy of being a businessman, old and spicy, well-informed, proficient in human affairs, getting along with him, making people feel very comfortable, and unconsciously, Lei Shaoxuan's affairs made Shen Weiyong understand clearly.

Lei Shaoxuan is the age when he opens his eyes to see the world, although he is not very old, he has also experienced hardships, which has made Lei Shaoxuan's mind mature, and he chatted with Shen Weiyong quite happily.

Shen Weiyong didn't take Lei Shaoxuan to heart at first, but when he saw Lei Shaoxuan's eyebrows and eyes, he looked haggard and tired but not down, and he couldn't help but feel good, and his still weak body was carrying a cold iron chain, thinking of his grandson, he felt even more distressed and pity.

Thinking of Lei Shaoxuan's situation, Shen Weiyong's chat from the beginning unconsciously turned into teaching. This is a common problem of the elderly, and the younger characters who have a good impression always unconsciously hold up the mentality of teaching.

"There are many famous restaurants on the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and although this wine shop is remote, it has unique characteristics. Shen Weiyong said eloquently, "It's okay to pour the dishes, only the self-brewed wine can be called a must." The wine is crisp and sweet, and the wine is soft and long, and it is famous far and wide. The name of this wine is 'Immortal Drunk', and it is also called 'Dreamland', so the wine shop is called 'Dream People'. Anyone who passes by a businessman wants to get drunk, dream of returning to his hometown, his hometown, his hometown, and tears are spilled on his hometown! Lei Shaoxuan, return to his hometown alive. Look at the wall, there is a scholar, the book and sword are floating, there is no money to pay the bill, the special title of the word, expressing the voice of wandering abroad. ”

Sure enough, on the wall of the counter on the west side of the main hall, a poem was inscribed in a chic and elegant manner:

The Milky Way is obliquely reflected, the stars are faintly shining, and the blue light in the dream shines on the face of the beautiful woman. The wine is full of tears and fragrant mist, wearing a swaying shadow, the moon dancing and glowing, and the small steps of the red cloud mat. But so that the cloud can fly, and dream back, holding hands and looking at each other, tears and shameful faces!

"Sure enough, good words!" Lei Shaoxuan said.

Although Lei Shaoxuan is young, he has been influenced by his mother since he was a child, likes literature and dislikes martial arts, and is well-read.

"The name of the wine shop is a little vulgar in the dream, it is better to call it a dream back to the fairy town, it's not good, dream back to ......"

Lei Shaoxuan said, and then thought about a few words, but they were not as good as the people in their dreams, and they couldn't help but be a little stunned.

"Hmph, after reading a few books, you don't know how thick the sky is!" suddenly a woman's voice sounded in her ears.