It's been five days since I left Jizhou, and after the initial novelty, the march has become a tedious affair. Han Zhan couldn't help but miss those means of transportation in later generations, more than 400 miles away, if you take a car, even if the road conditions are a little worse, there are seven or eight hours, it is time to reach the destination. Now that he had been riding the horse for a few days in a row, the skin on his inner thighs had been worn out by the saddle, which made Han Zhan feel miserable.

When he set off early in the morning, Zhao Yun saw Han Zhan's painful expression when he walked cross-legged, and immediately guessed the reason, so he said with concern: "Envoy, since you have an injury on your leg, it is better to take a carriage." ”

When Han Zhan thought of the experience of riding in the carriage some time ago, he immediately felt that the bones in his body were about to be turned apart, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll still ride a horse, sitting in the carriage, my internal organs will be turned upside down." ”

Seeing that Han Zhan insisted on refusing to take the carriage, Zhao Yun thought for a moment and asked Patch to find some soft clothes. The patch did not get Han Zhan's permission, and when he heard Zhao Yun's order, he still stood in place and did not move. Han Zhan didn't know why Zhao Yun asked the patch to find clothes, so he asked curiously, "Zilong, I don't know what you asked the patch to do to find clothes?" ”

"In reply to the envoy," Zhao Yun replied with a smile, "I plan to put clothes on both sides of the saddle, so that the envoy will not bruise his legs when he rides a horse." ”

"Yes, yes, that makes sense." As soon as Han Zhan heard Zhao Yun's explanation, he immediately nodded in agreement, and instructed the patch: "Patch, hurry up and find a few soft clothes." ”

Putting clothes on both sides of the saddle, Han Zhan felt that his injuries were not so painful when he rode on the horse, so he said to Zhao Yun with a smile: "Zilong's method is really effective, although there are injuries on the legs, the pain has been greatly reduced. ”

Zhao Yun just smiled faintly, and then said to Han Zhan: "Envoy, the soldiers have been walking for five days in a row, and the situation of the cavalry is better, but the soldiers are exhausted. Now that we are less than 100 miles away from Sheguo County, we might as well speed up and strive to get to the county seat before sunset, so that the soldiers can also have a good rest. I don't know if it's possible? ”

Speaking from his heart, Han Zhan also wanted to rush to Sheguo County as soon as possible, take a hot bath in his official residence, and sleep beautifully. But after thinking about it, now that the brigade has entered the mountains, if it is forced to march, it is true that it can reach the county seat before dark, but then it will be a lack of people and horses, and if there are bandits or yellow turbans attacking the county seat, these soldiers and horses will not be able to fight against the thieves at all.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and said: "Zilong, you see that there are mountains all around, I am afraid that there will be bandits or yellow turbans, the brigade should go slowly, and camp thirty miles away from the county seat tonight." ”

The group of people and horses walked along the official road, and after walking seven or eight miles, Han Zhan suddenly saw a river appear on the left side of the road, and there were fishing boats on the river. He raised his whip and pointed to that side and asked, "Zilong, do you know what kind of river this is?" ”

Zhao Yun glanced in that direction and replied, "As far as Yun knows, there are two rivers, the Qing River and the Turbidity Zhang River, which flow through Sheguo County, and the water of this river is crystal clear, so it should be the Qingzhang River. ”

While the two were talking, the team in front suddenly stopped, and because of the distance, they couldn't see what was going on in front of them, and only faintly heard someone's cry. Han Zhan couldn't help frowning, and said in his heart, could it be that the soldiers in front of him harassed the people to make such a big move?

"Zilong, follow me to the front and have a look." After speaking, Han Zhan urged his horse, stuck to the side of the official road, quickly crossed the stopped brigade, and walked forward. Zhao Yun was worried that something would happen to him, so he hurriedly followed.

When the two of them came to the front, they saw an old country man in a cloth coat, sitting in the middle of the road and crying, just blocking the way of the brigade. Han Zhan urged the horse to come to the front of the tun chief, and asked unhappily, "What's going on here, why did you stop?" Also, what is this old man crying about? ”

"In reply to the envoy's words," replied the chief with a bitter face, "when the little one was leading the troops forward, this old man suddenly burst out of the grass by the side of the road, blocked our way, and without saying a word, he wept vigorously. ”

Hearing that it was not his own soldiers who harassed the people, Zhao Yun put down the stone hanging in his heart, dismounted and walked in front of the old man, bent down and asked, "Old man, what's wrong?" ”

The old man glanced at Zhao Yun, did not speak, and continued to howl in his throat. Han Zhan hurriedly turned over and dismounted, walked to the old man's side, and asked with concern, "Uncle, what happened, can you tell us?" ”

The old man stopped howling, and his gaze swept back and forth between Zhao Yun and Han Zhan. Seeing that Zhao Yun was dressed in military marquis clothes and Han Zhan was in civilian clothes, he grabbed Zhao Yun's arm, snorted and said with tears: "Master Jun, you must be the master of the little old man, otherwise my whole family will not survive." ”

Although the old man's crying was annoying, Zhao Yun still asked patiently: "Uncle, what is the matter with you, but it doesn't hurt to say it." We'll be sure to call the shots for you. ”

Hearing Zhao Yun say this, the old man finally calmed down a little, and he said with a crying voice: "The old man is in a hurry, and he usually helps others pull some goods to make a living. Passing by here today, I felt tired and tired, so I found a shady place to rest by the roadside, unloaded the donkey from the cart, and tied it to a tree. But when the old man woke up, he found that only the cart was left, and the donkey was gone. After searching for a long time, I finally found that my donkey had fallen into a dry well. Please, military master, help me get the donkey out of the well. If the donkey were gone, my family would starve to death. ”

When Han Zhan heard that it turned out to be the old man's donkey that had fallen into the dry well, he said in his heart, what a big deal, how could we fish the donkey out of the well with so many of us. However, for the sake of prudence, he still observed the surrounding environment, and saw that the surrounding terrain was relatively flat, and it was impossible to ambush any ambushes or the like, so he said happily: "Uncle, take us to have a look." ”

What Han Zhan considered, Zhao Yun also considered. Although the old man didn't look like a spy sent by a bandit or a yellow turban thief, he still cautiously asked the tun chief to set up a guard, and then took a dozen soldiers to chase after Han Zhan in front.

A group of people followed the old man to the dry well. Han Zhan saw that this dry well was in a patch of grass, and there was no edge of the well around it, it should be that the donkey accidentally fell into the dry well when he was eating grass. He squatted on the edge of the well and looked cautiously into the well, only to see that it was dark inside, and he could not see anything.

Han Zhan turned his head, looked at the old man and asked in surprise, "Old man, are you sure that your donkey fell into this dry well?" ”

"Yes," replied the old man, nodding vigorously, "when I first came here, I heard my donkey barking in the well." As soon as his words fell, the sound of "Uh-ang~uh-ang~" came from the well.

"Childe, did you hear that?" The old man said excitedly, "This is my donkey barking." ”

Zhao Yun walked to Han Zhan's side and whispered, "Envoy, this well is no more than five feet wide, and the depth is at least three zhang. In order to get the donkey out of the well, it was necessary to send a man down, tie the donkey with a rope, and drag it up again. ”

Without waiting for Han Zhan to ask who was willing to go down the well, he heard a loud voice behind him: "Envoy, let the little one go down the well." ”

Han Zhan turned his head and saw that it was Rob. He frowned slightly and said, "Team Luo, the injuries on your body haven't healed yet, so I can't let you go." ”

"Envoy," Seeing that Han Zhan rejected his request, Rob was a little anxious, he patted his chest and said, "This little injury is not in the way, and I promise that I will not miss the envoy's big event." ”

Han Zhan thought about it for a while, and finally agreed to Rob's request, but at the same time told him: "Be more careful." ”

Rob tied a rope around his waist and a bundle of rope on his shoulder, and with the help of the soldiers, slowly descended into the dry well. It didn't take long to hear the sound of "Uh-ang~uh-ang~" from below, as well as Rob's scolding. Han Zhan was afraid that something would happen to Luo Bu, so he hurriedly ordered someone to drag him up.

When Rob came out of the well, he spat twice in a row, and after spitting out the dirt from his mouth, he said angrily, "This damn donkey doesn't know what to do, and I tried to save it, but it kicked me with its hooves." ”

"Envoy, send someone down again." Zhao Yunshen was afraid that Han Zhan would let Luo Bu go down the well again, so he hurriedly said: "Team Luo is still injured, so he can't be allowed to take any more risks." ”

"No one has to go down the well anymore." Han Zhan grabbed a handful of the soil beside him with his hand, found that the soil here was soft, then stood up and ordered the patch standing behind him: "You go to the cart behind, go and bring the tools for digging the soil, and call a few more people by the way." ”

After the patch left, Zhao Yun asked strangely: "Envoy, what do you do with the tool that you let the patch dig the soil for?" ”

"This dry well is left here, and if a donkey is dropped today, it may fall a person tomorrow." Han Zhan said unhurriedly: "I plan to fill in this place, so as not to stay and harm people." ”

"However, my husband's donkey is still in the well." Zhao Yun hurriedly reminded Han Zhan in a whisper: "As soon as we fill in the well, don't we bury the donkey alive?" ”

Seeing that the patch had taken the tools, he came to the dry well with a dozen people who were driving the car. Han Zhan pointed to the dry well with his hand and ordered: "Dig the soil and fill in this dry well." ”

When he heard that the well was going to be filled, he didn't say a word, and hurriedly beckoned the migrant workers to dig soil and lift soil into the dry well. When the old man heard that the well was to be filled, he immediately began to cry again, and shouted repeatedly: "I can't do it, I can't help it, I beg you, don't fill the well." ”

Hearing the old man's cry, the movements in their hands couldn't help but slow down, Han Zhan turned his face and said sternly: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and fill the well." ”

As more and more soil was filled into the well, an unexpected scene occurred, and the donkey, which had been at the bottom of the well, gradually rose up. Not only did the old man stop crying and stand by the well dumbfounded; Even Zhao Yun and the others had an incredible expression on their faces.

"Zilong, do you understand now?" Seeing everyone's reaction, Han Zhan explained with a smile: "We fill the soil into the well, and the donkey at the bottom of the well will not sit still, it will constantly shake off the soil on its body and its body will rise. As long as we fill in the more soil, the closer it will be to the wellhead. ”

After listening to Han Zhan's explanation, the soldiers gathered around the dry well cheered, and also used everything they could find to help fill the well with soil. Finally, after a stick of incense, the donkey that fell into the well was rescued.

The old man knelt in front of Han Zhan and kowtowed repeatedly, constantly saying all kinds of words of gratitude in his mouth. Han Zhan bent down to help the old man up, and said with a smile: "Okay, old man, since your donkey has been rescued, then hurry up and get on the road." ”

The old man nodded, raised his sleeve and wiped a handful of tears, leading the donkey and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, he stopped, looked at Han Zhan and asked, "I don't know what to call the son?" ”

"This is the new state-related order." Zhao Yun preemptively introduced: "He is preparing to go to Sheguo County to take office." ”

"See the envoy." The old man knelt down in front of Han Zhan again, and at the same time said in his mouth: "Little old man has an urgent matter, and he wants to report to the envoy." ”