Chapter 209: Meeting in the Clouds

After crossing this mountain, they rested at the post station at night, and there were soldiers here to feed their horses, of course, for those who had official documents of the Han Dynasty, so that they could enjoy such free treatment, and if it was a private matter, they had to pay out of their own pockets.

Although they only slept for three hours, the young man was prone to fatigue. Early in the morning, Su Jien and Hai'er had dinner at the post station, and galloped with dry food, and they had to travel day and night to return to Chang'an in about half a month.

The most difficult thing to walk is that the Xipan Mountain, which will be crossed in two days, is high and steep, which is daunting.

This mountain is fifty miles up and down, and there is no place to rest in the middle, let alone the post station, but the weather is very good this day, and the two of them have breakfast at this post station and set off. You can also ride a horse on the road.

The two of them got on their horses and walked less than five miles, and Gao Shan blocked the way. At the foot of the mountain was a small stream, and they led their horses along the path by the stream to the mountain, and after a short walk, the stream was gone. The sheep intestine trail up the mountain winds and spirals up.

Four hours later, when the sun was setting, they finally led the horses and arrived at the top of the mountain covered in sweat.

Su Hai'er looked at her legs, and really didn't believe that she could come up: "Big brother, do you walk like this every time?"

"In order to get home as soon as possible, the only way to do this is to take a shortcut!" he said, "which is a day and a half away from taking the official road." This is when I returned to Chang'an that year, I fainted in the middle of the heavy rain and fever, thanks to a hunting father who saved me, and he sent me out of the mountain after I got well, and I took this road. ”

"Is that daddy still there?"

"Halfway down the hill, you'll be at their house. We'll rest at his house tonight. ”

They crossed the hill, the northern slope was gentle, and there were many shrubs, and although it was winter, the leaves had fallen, but the clumps of weak torsos clung to their homes in the cold wind.

They mounted their horses and descended the faint path through the bushes, and when it was dark, they saw a glimmer of light.

Su Jien pointed to the front with a whip: "That's Daddy's home!"

They beat their horses and ran straight to the door of the three thatched houses and dismounted, the horses neighed, the door opened, and under the light leaking from the house, a white-bearded old man in his sixties and fur on his head and a fur jacket walked out of the door, and looked at them carefully in the haze.

"Dad, I'm Su Jien!" Su Jien said happily.

"Oh—it's the official who passed by here last time!" the old man hurriedly beckoned, "Come in,, cook for the dolls!"

"It's coming!" the gray-haired wife in her fifties came out of her room to see them, and beckoned, "You guys rest first, I'll cook!"

"Warm up the yellow mutton I beat two days ago for the dolls, and then brand a big pot helmet!" Su Jien hurriedly said: "Dad, just eat something!"

"How can this be? I haven't seen each other for more than two years, and I'm a rare guest!" said the old man happily. Take them into the house and let the two of them sit on the kang, "You sit on the kang first, rest, and I'll go and manage the livestock!"

"Dad, I'll come!" Su Hai'er got up.

"Give me a rest!" he sat down with his hand and walked out the door.

Su Haier looked at the clean and comfortable house and the big kang full of rooms: "Big brother, where is this old man's doll?"

"The son was unwilling to follow his father to hunt for a living, so he took his daughter-in-law and his doll to open a restaurant in the county road. The daughter is married. There is also a son who buys and sells in the clouds. Here are the old men!"

"Is there anyone else around here?"

"Half a mile to the right from here, there is a village of more than a dozen families. ”、

"What do they mountain people do?" Hai'er wondered.

In addition to raising cattle and sheep, most of them make a living by hunting. There are many prey in this deep mountain: yellow sheep, deer, muntjac, wild boar, etc.!"

They said that the old man had returned. Su Jien took out a piece of black and printed cotton cloth from his backpack and handed it to the old man and said, "Dad, these are the two pieces of cotton cloth I bought for you and my aunt in Chang'an to make clothes, please accept them!"

The old man smiled: "How is this?"

"Thank you for saving your life!" he said sincerely, "Daddy, I'm your junior,

It is appropriate for younger generations to honor their elders!"

"Hehehe......" said the old man with a happy smile, "Okay!

"Do you bring anything for Brother Yunzhong, if you do, hurry up and prepare. I'm going to leave early in the morning!" Su Jien said.

"That kid came back once in the fall, and he took everything he should have brought with him!" the old man pondered for a while and said, "I have to trouble you, my mother made him a cotton coat, and he forgot to bring it, you can bring it!"

When the meal was ready, the two of them had a beautiful meal, and the old mother took out a few quilts that her son had come back to cover, and they and the two old men, each wrapped in a big warm quilt, and slept on the hot kang.

The next day, they rode out of this mountain, and when they got out of this mountain, there were no mountains blocking the way, basically all grassland and hills, and the road was much easier. They marched along the road leading to Yunzhong, galloping on horseback, and two days later crossed the Yellow River on a raft and reached Yunzhong at night.

Yunzhong is a mysterious place for Su Haier. From Dahan Straight Road to Hala Horim, you have to pass through here. It can also be said that this is the so-called junction of the Han and Xiongnu peoples.

He looked at the stable and harmonious streets of Yunzhong County, and among the people living there, there were not only Han people, but also many Hu people. They live in harmony together......

After he returned to Han, he saw the stability of life in Chang'an and the good climate, and he always wanted to do something

In order to let my sister, brother-in-law, and Guo'er come back. Even if you can't go back to Chang'an, you can live in the place where Han and Hudi meet......

If they could live on the border between the two races, there would be a time for brothers and sisters to see each other. For example, like yourself, you can also come here to do business, build bridges for your parents, brothers and sisters, and let them meet each other......

Su Jien took Hai'er to visit Kent's agent, and it happened that Hu Qian and Kent were here, and they were very excited after seeing each other. It turned out that after Kent brought the letter back in the summer, he saw that there were still two months before the winter arrived, so he and Hu Qian came here to sell the medicinal herbs again.

They loaded their things in the clouds, drove the camel caravan just past the Yinbei Mountain, and encountered a heavy snowstorm when they entered the desert. I had no choice but to turn back into the clouds, waiting to go back only in the spring of the next year.

Su Haier said: "How boring you are here, why don't you follow us back to Chang'an!"

The two Hu people looked at Su Jien. Su Jien knew what it meant, and saw if he could take them with him. He thought about it and said, "I think so, now Aunt Meiga and Hai'er live in the countryside, and you also have a place to live, as long as you don't violate the rules of the Han people, I don't think it's a big problem." ”