Chapter 208 Dao Enlightenment

After breakfast the next day, the bare treetops swayed in the cold wind. The morning sun shines brightly on the hoarfrost-covered wheat seedlings around the village.

Outside the gate of Su's house, Su Haier and Su Jien wore felt hats, ordinary people's sheep cotton sweaters, belts, and led two sturdy horses out. Su Wu and Mei Ga Li Wei were sent out.

"Dad, Mom, younger siblings, please stay! We will definitely come back in half a month!" Su Jien was full of confidence.

"Dad, Mom, Wei Yi, don't worry! We're leaving!" Su Hai'er turned over and ran to the loess tamped avenue not far from the door.

Su Wu took Su Jien's hand and said, "This kid is a newborn calf, you have to watch it!"

"Daddy, don't worry!" He rolled over and chased after him.

They watched as the two of them drifted away, until they were out of sight before turning home.

Su Wu said to them: "Don't worry, there is only more than 2,000 miles from here to Yunzhong, and the post station is connected by a straight road, so there is no major danger along the way." ”

The only one said: "Daddy, I'm afraid he will go back to Hudi!"

"Don't worry, Hudi is cold, the snow covers the sand, the roads are unfamiliar, these more than 3,000 miles, businessmen on both sides dare not make a mistake. I want to cross the hinterland of the desert in the ice and snow, and there is no one along the way, and I will die on the road without backup!"

Levi was relieved to hear this.

Since coming to Dahan, I have been afraid to go out in Chang'an, let alone ride a horse; although I am more free in the countryside here than in Chang'an, it is in vain to ride without a horse. Subel now had the opportunity to ride a horse, and he excitedly galloped along the avenue.

The driver looked at the loess dust rolled up by the horse galloping on the road in front of him, and came backwards with the wind: "Bah!" He shrugged and blindfolded to dodge, and whipped the horse to chase after him.

He caught up with him and said, "Brother, don't be happy! Take it easy, or you won't be bored before you get to the station!"

"Big brother, you don't know, after returning to Han, I can't ride a horse, I'm going to suffocate to death!" Hai'er said helplessly.

"Understood. He smiled and said to him, "In two days you will be given a taste of a shepherd." ”

On the first day, they followed the road in the loess mountains, passed two post stations, drove more than 100 miles to the Longshan post station, rested for the night, and fed the horses. The next day we continued along the mountain trail.

The sun has set and the days are short in winter. There is only a little sunset in the West that does not come home. In the haze, the bare barren mountains and mountains, sparsely populated, silent. I only heard the sound of their two horses kicking, which made people feel frightened

Hai'er's voice trembled: "Big brother, can there be a post station here?"

"There are still ten miles to go, and there is a post station. Su Jien saw that he was a little timid, and explained, "Actually, walking through the mountain in front of you, going down is the post station." ”

As they were about to go up the mountain, suddenly a strong wind roared down from the mountain, and dark clouds rolled in the sky, and the men and horses were stuck. Su Jien looked at the terrain and found that under the slope opposite the mountain to be climbed, there was a boulder sticking out of the belly of the mountain, which could shelter from the wind and cold.

He pointed to the opposite side: "Let's go, where do we hide, this gust of wind will pass and then go!"

Su Hai'er looked at the dark and worried: "I'm afraid I won't be able to leave tonight!"

He calmly: "Let's avoid the wind first!"

They pulled their horses under the rocks and lit their own emergency torches. Su Jien took out the mutton fat dry pot helmet brought from the post station and handed it to Hai'er: "I can't eat at the post station today, come, eat some first, and I will have the strength to catch up in a while!"

For about half an hour, the wind was light but the snowflakes were flying. Su Jien walked out from under the stone, looked at Feixue and said to Hai'er: "I'm full of food and drink, the wind is light, let's go over the mountain aisle!"

In the dark night, it is dangerous to ride a horse up the mountain. Su Jien led the horse in one hand and a torch in the other, and Su Haier led the horse to follow, and they walked slowly along the rugged winding mountain road, against the wind and snow.

An hour or so, when we were about to reach the top of the mountain, several men with turbans, dusty faces and large sticks stood in the way.

Su Jien whispered to Hai'er: "Get ready for the big knife! You must listen to my orders, don't do it yet!"

Su Hai'er hurriedly pulled out the big knife from the scabbard hanging in the saddle, held it in his hand and led the horse, and followed behind to continue walking.

A few people on the opposite side saw that there was only one torch below, and the leader quietly said: "If it's an official, grab it!"

They approached, and Su Jien held up the torch and asked, "Hello brothers!"

They looked at them and said arrogantly: "Pass under the feet of the master, leave the money to buy the road!"

"This old brother, I went to Henan to visit my mother, and the poor family didn't earn a few taels of silver, but I still have the money to invite a few brothers to a meal!" He turned back to Hai'er and said, "Give these brothers a meal of broken silver from my uncle!"

Hai'er took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms, took a knife in one hand, and handed over the silver in the other.

The leader took a look at this prepared posture, took a few pieces of broken silver and led the people out of the way: "Call the two brothers over!"

They climbed over the top of the mountain and walked along the way down the mountain, Su Hai'er remembered that before leaving the house, his father asked him to bring the silver used all the way, and in addition, he gave him some fine silver. He didn't want it, Su Wu said: "This must be taken, you remember that Brother En's knowledge is useful!"

Su Haier now understands: "It turns out that the broken silver given by my father is this use!"

Su Jien said: "This is the method used by the robbers when I passed through the mountains and desolate places when I came back from picking up my father Hudi that year. In the future, we will all carry this thing with us when we travel alone!"

"In my opinion, just do them!"

In fact, many of them are poor people who are forced by life. Daddy can't bear to kill them, and if you kill them, what will happen to their families?"

"But these people are also very hateful!"

"It's only a few people who are hateful. Besides, they are few of them, so you can beat them. There are so many of them, maybe your life will be gone!"

"That's why you don't walk in your official uniform?" he said, looking at him.

"This is a lesson in blood!" he told him about the road from Yunzhong to Zhangye five years ago, wearing official uniforms and leading his entourage.

Halfway through the road, they met a few road robbers, who would not let them pass and ask for silver. At that time, I had no experience and used the government to oppress people and not give money...... As a result, the followers were held hostage and killed by those men. Annoyed, he went to fight them with his sword, and the men fled by familiarizing themselves with the terrain......

He sighed and said, regretfully, "At that time, if I had given them silver, my retinue would not have suffered!"

Su Haier thought, this is what his father said in Baikal Haizi's Hanshu: future generations will not forget, the teacher of the previous life...... People need to learn from the experience of success and failure in order to progress......