Chapter 10: How to think about the righteous knot Jin Lan

"This is a deep mountain, and there is a mountain range in front of it, which is quite safe. ”

Su Wu looked not far ahead, this is a mountain nest. He praised him heartily and said, "The old man really knows how to choose a place!"

The old man stroked his sparse beard and smiled.

"Old man, how far is it from the royal court?"

"More than eight hundred and sixty miles. ”

"Have you walked through?"

The old man looked at Su Wu, seeing that he was not the kind of person who was not decent, and whispered: "For many years, there has been no royal court in the Northern Desert. The two sides stopped fighting and didn't fight anymore. Last summer, I dressed up as a businessman and rode a horse to see it with my grandson. ”

Su Wu also asked quietly, "How is that place?"

"It's the best place in the north, a good place with mountains, trees, water and grass!" said the old man softly, "there are many hills around that place, flat on both sides of the river, and a horse of grassland!"

Su Wu gave the old man a thumbs up, and the two of them laughed knowingly, and the laughter vibrated in the air under the morning sun. Su Wu said goodbye to the old man and walked towards the tent thinking, it seems that these two guides can be trusted.

After everyone had breakfast, the whole team set off. Su Wu followed the guide in front, and after Zhang Sheng broke off, the team set foot on the mountain road in front of them in two hours. The road goes eastward, and the road is smooth at first, but it gets narrower and narrower, as if a path is cut out of the mountain and can only be crossed by one person, and horses and camels can only pass through the mountains on both sides.

Hu Tuli said: "This road was built by the people here to prevent outsiders from invading, and this road is only known to those who dare to take risks. I also came home from the clouds three years ago, and I walked here for the first time with a businessman friend. ”

Last night, Hu Tuli and Rangel were resting while they were preparing to rent a house, but Su Wu let them sleep together. Although the two sides were wary of each other and did not interfere with each other, they both knew each other, and they marched together today, and they talked more.

"It seems that the people here get along quite well!" Su Wu said.

Hu Tuli said: "In the early winter of last year, I passed by here, and the snow did not stop, and I stayed for a few days to find out the situation. They lived here with two families in the Xishan River Valley, a full of seven families, and they named themselves Qijiashan. Four households of Yunzhong people, three households of Hu people, and later several Hu and Han dolls also intermarried. ”

Rrangel took over the topic: "They must have helped each other in their struggles. ”

"Yes, adversity sees the truth!" Su Wu sighed.

"Then between you and our guide, do you also belong to the same as you say?" After many days of getting along, Rrangel felt that this Master Su was a trustworthy and upright gentleman. Especially in the middle of the night last night, he gently covered her and her father with his quilt, which was so charitable and careful.

Of course, she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, and her father could be the same as herself.

Hu Tuli thought that his daughter was talking too much, so he hurriedly said to her: "Go quickly, watch your step!"

Rangel was silent.

In order to hurry, many of them brought food for noon, and ate while walking at noon, until the sun set, they walked out of the deep mountain path and entered the mountain ravine, sand and soil area.

Su Wu's team stopped, pulled the guide to climb to the top of a sand bag, and observed the surrounding terrain. He asked Hu Tuli: "Mr. Hu, how far is it from the avenue?"

"A day's ride on horseback?"

That means many of us have to walk for two or three days?"

"Yes. Hu Tuli pointed to a high ground in front of him and said, "Tonight we will set up camp on the high ground in front of us." ”

Su Wu asked, "Is there anyone around here?"

"A few years ago, there were two families who fled the war, and then they moved out to live without fighting. ”

"Then we'll stay where they live tonight. ”

"Good!"

Since there were no female dependents in the team, at night in each tent, on the felt carpet on the ground, one person slept next to another. According to Su Wu's meaning, the guide and his entourage will live together tonight.

While going to bed after dinner, Rangel pulled Hu Tuli into Su Wu's tent and said to him, "Uncle, let's stay here tonight!"

"Okay!" Hu Tuli was reluctant to live in a big tent with his daughter, for fear that his daughter would be embarrassed. He said to Su Wu, "Let's still live with Master Su, okay?"

Su Wu looked at the place where half of the warehouse had been separated and could sleep with him and Chang Hui, and was embarrassed: "This, this I'm afraid, wronged two!"

"No grievances, no grievances!" said Hu Tuli busily.

Rangel continued: "I slept in the innermost part, and the tree was right next to me. We'll squeeze it!"

She leaned over and pulled the felt blanket towards the narrow sidewalk, where she could only lower her feet: "Look, this can't squeeze four people!"

Su Wu had no choice but to say, "That's it, that's all!"

When they came back from patrol, they often had to sleep with Rangel. In the past few days, he felt that this companion who was younger than his age was very interesting, and his Chinese language was very slippery, and he wanted to know him better. Although he was nominally Su Wu's entourage, he was actually an intelligence officer sent by the emperor to assist Su Wu in his work.

I would often huddle with her and lie down and ask, "Brother Lan, how old are you this year?"

Rangel mischievously: "What, do you want to marry Jin Lan?"

"Hey, how do you say so well in Chinese?

"Is it strange?"

"Yes!"

"Well-," said Rrangel after a moment of contemplation, "I, my father, am a merchant, and I have been doing business in Han for a long time, and I am also very smart!"

In fact, there are many Hudi Han people. One of the purposes of the Hu people to harass the Han is to encroach on the land, and if they can't occupy the land, they will plunder the property, take the Han people to the Hu land, grow grain and vegetables for them, teach them to learn the Chinese language, and make them slaves.

Hu Tuli listened to his daughter's answer and was very satisfied.

"Then do you say, is your life stable now, or is it as good as it was in the past?"

Rangel didn't know how to answer. Over the years, the Hu people and the Han army have had many confrontations, and the Han army has encircled and suppressed the Hu people many times, which has greatly damaged their vitality. In addition, natural disasters such as the drought and locusts raging last summer, the violent winds and snowstorms in the winter, the extreme cold, the huge deaths of people and livestock, and the lack of unity among the Hu people......

Today, they live in the hinterland north of the desert to recuperate...... She couldn't say this, let alone reveal her identity, and was silent.

Su Wu listened to their conversation, knew the intention of Chang Hui, and also felt Ranger's embarrassment, so he said: "You young people, you really don't know what it means to be tired!"

Chang would elbow Rangel and whisper, "Sleep!"

After a while, Chang Hui began to snore. Rangel listened to the soft snoring beside him and thought, this General Su is still a very careful person, and he relieved me of my embarrassment...... She fell asleep thinking about it.