Chapter 68: The Old Yellow-Haired Dog
Meng Shuirou lowered her head and looked at her toes, her heart was actually a ball of anger burning again, the original plan was to wait for Zhao Tianyou to come to Zhao Tianyou after she went ashore, and he couldn't drive her away. Who knew that he was recognized in the cabin, and what was even more infuriating was that the guy who shouted that this person was a woman seemed to be Meng Hao's touch.
"Shui Rou, I almost don't recognize you when I change my clothes! Why is that? ”
"Because of Meng Hao!"
"What Meng Hao? Isn't Meng Hao by the old man's side, he will still be in charge of the soldiers in the future! ”
"You said that I would become a female general, I don't want to be a female general in Mengjia Yuzhai, but a female general under your command!" Meng Shuirou raised her head after speaking, her big eyes flashed with tears, forcing a girl to say such things, Zhao Tianyou really doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade!
"I said it, but it's too dangerous now, our strength is too small, we can't fight people head-on, you should go with the old man, even if you have the opportunity to come back!"
Meng Shuirou, who couldn't hold back her tears anymore, burst into tears, choked up and shouted: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid that when the time comes, you will forget me!" ”
Zhao Tianyou was anxious that he would not comfort people, he said the wrong thing just now, but he had no means to coax the girl, so he stepped forward and grabbed Meng Shuirou's arm and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's me who is wrong!" ”
The crying stopped abruptly, and a red cloth was covered on his lowered cheeks, and he twisted his body slightly, dodging the big hand that grabbed the wrong place. Meng Shuirou said in a small voice like a mosquito: "Brother Tianyou, you are right, I am capricious, as long as I am allowed to stay, I will go to the kitchen first to help boil water and cook to serve Brother Tianyou!" ”
The warm and soft feeling of the tentacles is still left in the fingertips, Zhao Tianyou's mouth is stumbling and he can't speak, just now he hurriedly reached out to help Meng Shuirou, and one hand accidentally put it on Shuirou's left chest, and unconsciously pinched it twice.
The beauty is gone, the feeling of the tips of his fingers is still unfinished, and Zhao Tianyou, who has been abstinent for more than a year, itches in his heart, as if a mess of grass has suddenly grown there, and he can't pull it out and can't figure it out.
In the evening of the next day, four warships, which had made several detours to avoid the main channel, went upriver from the mouth of the Tingjiang River and rushed to Tingzhou Mansion to meet Wen Tianxiang. Slowly moving along the river, the gentle river did not cause much difficulty, but the draft of the warship was a little deep, according to the river water at this time, the warship rushed to Shanghang against the current and docked at the dock and turned to land.
Du Hu was also very unfamiliar with this place, and along the way, he also relied on pirate-turned-sailors to rush to Tingzhou according to the route they had taken before. Strangely enough, there are very few people along the way, and there are not many people rowing and fishing in the river.
Finally arrived at Shanghang Wharf, there were not a few decent ships on the very simple berth, and these four warships were able to rush here against the current, which had already scared the eyes of the people on the wharf.
Although the Tingjiang River is a branch river, although it has a long history, the water volume of the river has only increased since Shanghang, and the water area before it can only accommodate small and medium-sized boats of dozens of people. The people here have really never seen such a big warship, after docking at the port, the Gan soldiers disembarked and lined up the whole army, and the people believed that it was the soldiers and horses of the imperial court who came, and they all came over to hand over fruit snacks to show their gratitude.
"The sailor of the imperial court, what a mighty look, come on, young man, eat a pear to quench your thirst!"
"You're here to kill the Yuan soldiers, you've worked hard!"
"Children, our people depend on you!"
"The horses of the Yuan soldiers are running fast, you don't have any horses, come, ride my mule, and kill a few more Yuan soldiers."
The folk customs are simple and honest, and in this village in front of the wharf, only mules, horses, and donkeys have been brought out, and there are only about thirty heads.
Zhao Tianyou ordered people to check the price, take out a few hundred taels of silver and money to buy horses, saying that nothing can make the people suffer, especially seeing that this village is not rich. Then it was decided that Zhao Tianyou would first bring out a team of thirty people, ride the horses and donkeys borrowed from the surrounding areas, and rush to Tingzhou first, and Du Hu would lead the troops to stand by to guard the warships and supplies.
After going ashore, Zhao Tianyou relied on the guide to lead the way, bypassed Shanghang County, and took a small road to Tingzhou. It's also strange to say, I don't know if it's because of the barrenness, or if it's not suitable for farm life, and there are few pedestrians passing by on the path, even if there is an occasional small mountain village on the side of the road, it is also deserted and lifeless.
"It's not that there are few people, it's that they all ran away, and they all ran south to Zhangzhou. Except for people like us, who have no property and can't eat anywhere else, they will stay here. Yuan Bing can't help it, just fight with them, you can kill two and earn one! ”
The guide smiled and patted the hunting knife on his waist, for the ruin of the country and the family, it is also a helpless choice to remain so indifferent.
Quack Quack ...... A group of birds flew by in the sky, and the direction of the trip was Tingzhou Mansion, and the guide quipped: "Even if you go to Tingzhou Mansion here, you can find the way by looking at the black beak in the sky." ”
"This bird's name is Blackbeak, isn't this a crow?"
"Hey, this bird specializes in eating stinky fish and rotten shrimp or something, what is dirty and eats, and the mouth is dirty, we have always called it black mouth here!"
Zhao Tianyou felt a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart, and had a very strange feeling, so he hurriedly urged the guide to hurry up, and he must rush to Tingzhou City before dark. When the guide saw Zhao Tianyou's serious appearance, he also sped up, and he didn't turn to the wide official road in a short time.
The guide said while beating the horse: "There is Sanli Pavilion in front, where there is an official post station, you can contact them first, and then enter the city!" ”
Zhao Tianyou didn't speak with a gloomy face, but kept clamping the horse's belly to let the horse run faster.
The sun slowly sank to the west, and the red sunset sprinkled the last warmth of the day on the earth, and also illuminated the mane on Zhao Tianyou's horseback. A fishy smell blew along the wind, and Zhao Tianyou chuckled in his heart, and suddenly lost his heart.
Sanli Pavilion has a courtyard with two entrances and exits, which is the post station of the government, and some horses are usually raised here for those scouts and post guards who ride fast horses to deliver news. But today the gate was open, and there were some messy saddles on the ground, and the guards were gone.
"Get on the road!" Zhao Tianyou glanced at it, and knew that there was no one inside, shouting loudly at the stopped crowd and guides, and took the lead in galloping towards Tingzhou.
The sky had darkened, and the sun had completely sunk into the horizon, with only a few clouds that were reluctant to leave, and still flashed red and bright. The wind was cold, and the smell of the smell was even stronger, and when he was about to reach the city gate, Zhao Tianyou pulled the reins violently and stopped in the middle of the road.
Just in front of his horse was an old yellow-haired dog, dragging an injured hind leg, and the bright dog's eyes flashed with excitement.