Chapter 94 Indian Caravan 2
In the afternoon of the same day, Song Jian came back happily, obviously bringing good news. Sure enough, Song Jian said to Fang Guolian and Luo Kun: "Good luck for the two elder brothers, the younger brother couldn't find any news in the nearby market town, so he went to the house of Lord Karen in Rusr City, it was a coincidence, Lord Karen was preparing to take a caravan to Lhasa City in the Western Regions in ten days, and the family was preparing horses and goods, look at the posture, the scale is very large!" Fang Guolian, Luo Kun, Song Sinian, and Song Qing were overjoyed when they heard it.
Song Sinian hurriedly asked, "Have you told the Karen family about these two elder brothers?" Do you agree? Song Jian said: "I met Lord Karen at the door, and after explaining his intentions, Rakul readily agreed, and asked the two brothers to wait outside the city of Rasr in ten days. Song Jian then said to Fang Guolian and Luo Kun: "The younger brother is acquainted with Rabul, although he is a rich scholar, but he is a knowledgeable person, and he likes to make friends with my people the most, saying that we value righteousness." He also spoke some of our Chinese, and he was also generous and righteous, and promised to cover the horses and food of the two elder brothers, but asked the two elder brothers to tell him some original anecdotes on the way, and he was satisfied, and he was a man who longed for the East. I wanted to give him some money to take care of him, but he wouldn't accept it. ”
Fang Guochuan said gratefully at this time: "Thank you so much for the second princess, I have been running for two days for this matter, I don't know how to thank you!" Song Jian smiled: "This is nothing. As long as the two brothers can return to their original places safely, it is better than anything else. Fang Guolian and Luo Kun saw that Song's father's book was so affectionate, and it was needless to say that they were grateful.
Because the Indian caravan in Rasr City could only set off after ten days, Fang Guolian and Luo Kun invited a few more guests, and naturally invited several previous expatriates such as Song's father Shu and Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan and the others were also happy when they heard that Fang Guolian and Luo Kun had returned to their original results.
Two days later, Cheng Wan came, because the trade of the sea ships in the port of Bashai had ended, and he was about to go to Adan with the ship, so he came to say goodbye. Hearing that Fang Guochuan and Luo Kun had contacted the Indian caravan going to the Western Regions, they were also very happy for the two. Fang Guochuan and Kun thanked Cheng Wan for his help, invited him to drink freely, and then sent him to the sea ship together, and said goodbye to Captain John and the other waters. Captain John's ship set sail for Adan early the next morning.
Although Fang Guolian and Luo Kun had heard Song Jian say that Rabul had promised that their horses and food would be taken care of, they still bought three horses, two for mounts and one for carrying goods, and with the help of Song Qing, they purchased tents, felt blankets and other travel necessities. After hearing about India, when they entered the Western Plateau, it was extremely cold, so the two bought two sets of nondescript cotton clothes locally for backup.
Everything was ready, the bag of silver money was used a little, and the rest was with Song Sinian, Luo Kun took some jewelry from the leather bag and gave it away, Song's father's book was not accepted, and under the insistence of Fang Guolian and Luo Kun, Song's father's book had to be thanked and accepted.
Song Sinian also pretended that Song Qing bought some daily necessities for the journey, one horse was not enough to carry it, Song Sinian bought another one, and he also filled it, Fang Guolian and Luo Kun saw it, so they had to thank it. Zhang Yuan also sent some gifts, but Fang Guozhuan pushed but didn't go, so he had to accept them. Later, the brothers Song Qing and Song Jian sent Fang Guolian and Luo Kun to the gate of Rasr City.
At this time, on both sides of the road outside the gate of the city of Rasr, hundreds of horses were gathered, more than 100 of them were carrying goods, more than 100 horses were riding Indian warriors with swords and spears, and dozens of grooms were taking care of the horses and goods.
The Song brothers, Fang Guolian, and Luo Kun took their horses aside and waited for Rabul to come out.
In a short time, a troop of warriors galloped out of the city, and at once they were full of sturdy Indian men, armed with scimitars and spears, very mighty. Song Jian said to Fang Guolian and Luo Kun: "These warriors are all caravan guards of the Karen family, the road is far away, there are many wolves, insects and thieves, and it is not possible without the protection of the samurai." When Fang Guolian and Luo Kun heard this, they were secretly surprised, knowing that there were many dangers lurking on this road.
After this group of warriors, more than a dozen horsemen slowly came out from the city gate, and the people on the horses were all dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes. The first old man, tall and mighty, with sharp eyes, but a sample book like no one around, riding beside him, is a young man wearing a red robe and carrying a waist knife. There were two more horses behind him who were very conspicuous, one holding a long knife and the other holding an iron fork, both of whom were ruthless people with faces.
At this time, Song Jian pointed to the old man and said to Fang Guolian and Luo Kun: "This is Lord Kalun, the richest man in Rasr City, who is very famous in several nearby provinces, and the young man next to him is Lord Kalun's official secretary Rabul." ”
At this time, Rabul had already seen Song Jian and the others, so he drove his horse over, and Song Jian hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. After the two greeted each other, Song Jian pointed at Fang Guojian and Luo Kun and said to Rabul: "My two elder brothers are the ones who want to use your caravan to go to the Western Regions. ”
Fang Guolian and Luo Kun each bowed their hands on the horse and reported their names. When Rabul saw this, he was very happy, and said in a stiff Chinese: "Welcome, friends of the East. ”
When Song Jian and Song Qing saw that the matter had been done, they said to Fang Guolian and Luo Kun: "Take care all the way!" Then he said goodbye to Rabul and went on his horse. Rabul then summoned a horseman with a big beard and gave him a few words, obviously asking him to take care of Fang Guolian and Luo Kun. Da Hu Shu Mafu nodded, and then led the two horses carrying Fang Guolian and Luo Kun's travel supplies to the horse team.
Seeing that Fang Guohuan and Luo Kun had enough horses and belongings, Rabul smiled, then drove to his father Karen's horse, said a few words, and pointed in this direction. Na Kalun glanced at Fang Guolian and Luo Kun carelessly, ignored them, nodded towards Rabul, and led the more than ten people behind him to leave first.
Rabul Fu drove his horse back and smiled at the two: "Don't worry, friend, the caravan will send you to Lhasa City safely." Fang Guochuan arched his hand and said, "Thank you so much." Seeing that Fang Guolian and Luo Kun both had extraordinary temperaments, and their hearts had long liked them, he walked with them.
By this time the caravan had slowly departed, and more than 200 men, more than 300 horses, and laden goods had left the city of Rasr in a majestic manner, and the roads and fields were full of people who had come to see them off, and an ancient Indian musical instrument was playing on the ground, as if it were a heroic journey for people who had traveled far away.
Rabul led Fang Guolian and Luo Kun, and followed behind the caravan on horseback, this person was also very bold and enthusiastic, and pointed to the big Hu Shumafu and said: "His name is Darcy, and he is the old servant of my family, and he will take care of the two friends in the future, and you can look for him if you have something." ”
Fang Guohuan hurriedly said: "We are already very fortunate to be able to accompany your caravan, and we don't dare to bother with the official book anymore." Luo Kun also said to himself: "There is a dispatch on the way, and everything is obeyed." ”
Rabul smiled: "You are my friends, you should accept my kindness, don't be polite." Fang Guolian saw that Rabul's Chinese spoke fluently, so he exclaimed: "The Han Fang of the official book is really good!" I don't know where I learned it? ”
Rabul said: "My Chinese language is from a great living Buddhist in the Western Regions, who lives in the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and some of them are learned from Han Chinese who do business in Lhasa. At this time, Rabul saw that Luo Kun was wearing a sword at his waist, so he smiled and said, "Friend Luo, since you have a knife, when you meet a robber, don't run first." ”
Luo Kun said with a smile: "If there is a strong man, but if he is sent away with me alone, he will not work with the people of the caravan." Thinking Rokun was joking, Rabul shook his head, unconcerned.
The caravan traveled all the way, passing through several villages, attracting some people to rush to see, the people here were very poor, some children were reading books but naked, standing on the road and looking curiously. After another journey, lunch was all served immediately, and Rabul told Fang Guolian and Luo Kun that they would have to leave late to camp.
The caravan had gone until it was dark, and then they camped in an open field by the roadside, and Rabul drove his horse to the front. The groom named Darcy helped Fang Guolian and Luo Kun set up tents, settled the horses, and went without saying a word. It didn't take long for him to bring half a basin of steaming broth to the tent, Fang Guolian and Luo Kun thanked them repeatedly, and Na Daxi couldn't understand it, but he laughed twice. Fang Guochuan and Luo Kun then used dry food, then spread blankets on the ground, and fell asleep.
Before dawn the next day, the caravan began to pack their bags, each of them took a random bite, and continued on his way. It was only in the afternoon that Rabul turned back again. After ten days of doing this, the villages gradually became fewer, and all I saw was the desolate wilderness. Passing by a few temples, Fang Guochuan found that Karen led a few people to stay in the temple for a while, and only came out after a while, knowing that they were Buddhists and went to the temple to worship.
These days, Rabul and Fang Guozhuan and Luo Kun are already familiar with each other, and the words have become more and more, sometimes Rabul is in the same tent with the two, although someone comes to call, he also sent it, it is obvious that Fang Guozhuan and Luo Kun told some of the original strange things, as well as the extraordinary experience of the two of them at sea, fascinated him.
The caravan had been on its way for more than ten days, and had entered the desolate area, and these days, there was no one on the way, and the warriors began to become nervous, and they each patrolled the surroundings vigilantly.
Luo Kun knew that he had entered an unusual area, so he asked Rabul, "This area is a place where robbers haunt?" Rabul said: "Yes, but don't worry, our caravan is outnumbered, and there are samurai to protect us, and the bandits and robbers of the young man are also brave and dare not come to stop the robbery." You see, there are more men and horses protecting the caravan than guarding the goods, and even if they can meet a group of robbers of one hundred and eighty men, the samurai can handle it. Banga and Hab, who were with his father, were both famous warriors in India, and some of the robbers avoided them from a distance when they heard their names. My Karen family's caravan goes to the Western Regions once a year, and there has never been a major incident, and it has been smooth and safe for more than ten years. Luo Kun heard this and nodded.
After another journey, Luo Kun unintentionally raised his head, and suddenly saw a man and a horse standing there on the top of the mountain, watching the caravan under the mountain. ”
Rabul looked up twice, nodded and smiled: "Yes, he is indeed not a good person, but he is just a greedy strongman, he has little horsepower, and he can't eat us, and he doesn't dare to rob him." ”
When Luo Kun heard this, he was surprised, and when he looked up again, the man on the top of the mountain had already led the horse. The warriors of the caravan had already discovered the man, but they were used to it and didn't pay much attention to it, but they were still on guard, and the journey was smooth. Fang Guolian and Luo Kun were in awe of those experienced and vigilant warriors.
The dust stirred up by the caravan horses choked people's throats, especially when the wind blew, and it was even more dazzling, and those warriors seemed to regard the dust as a fragrance, opening their mouths wide and breathing freely, ignoring it, while Rabul motioned to Fang Guohuan and Luo Kun to cover their faces with a silk scarf.
The mountain ground in this area is full of stones, trees are rare, and there are occasional bushes of wild bushes, but they are also small and thin, and grow there pitifully. The sound of the caravan's hooves woke up a few wild crows sleeping in the bushes, and they flew away with a few strange screams. A few stones on one side of the hill somehow rolled down, startling the samurai with their swords unsheathed, as if facing a great enemy, two samurai flying horses galloped up to the top of the hill and looked around. That night, the caravan camped near a lake that was about to dry up, and dozens of bonfires were lit.
Fang Guolian, Luo Kun and Darcy and several other grooms gathered around the fire to warm up the soup, eating stiff dry food, Luo Kun took two skins of wine from his own horseback, one for himself and Fang Guolian, and the other for Darcy and several other grooms, the grooms nodded their gratitude and also sent their bacon back to the two of them to eat.
At this moment, there was a sudden shouting in front of him, as if something had happened, and Darcy hurriedly ran to see it. After a short time, he returned with Rabul, who told Fang Guolian and Luo Kun that there were a few hungry wild wolves who came to attack the caravan's horses and were frightened away by the samurai.
When he set off the next day, Rabul led Fang Guolian and Luo Kun to drive their horses to the front to accompany Karen and the others. Fang Guolian and Luo Kunzi nodded to Kalun, but Karen accepted his forehead slightly, which was considered to be a response, and looked at the two of them again, but he didn't say anything.
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