Chapter 165 Lunar New Year
The pick-up person arranged by the Chang family in Shuanglong Town in Shanxi was found in the middle of the night, and when he came back, his legs were as soft as cooked noodles, and the consumption was really not light.
Looking at his excessively drunk appearance, Li Yu was really worried that he was a wine bag and rice bag. Unexpectedly, although the person sent by the Chang family was lustful, he was really an expert in the management arrangements of the business, and after listening to the situation, he not only quickly did the inspection and handover, but also paid the silver taels overnight.
Most of the leaders are concurrently served by township-level officials such as Lizheng, and there are strong walls and arrow towers that can prevent horse bandits from attacking, and there are silver vaults and arsenals in it.
After all the arrangements were made, the man moved all the leather goods in, and asked Qian to ask Minzhuang to send someone to Da Zhen Pass, and contact the general of Da Zhen Pass, who had already dredged up the relationship, to come to respond.
At this point, there is no need to worry about the people of Longjiazhai anymore, Li Yu is in charge, and Long Zuozuo also agreed, and directly threw the seven trailer carts in Shuanglong Town. Chang's receiver can use it if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to use it, he will store it here first, so as not to slow down everyone's return speed.
In the morning, everyone had a breakfast, and before the morning fog had dissipated, they quickly whipped up and left Shuanglong Town.
Li Yu doesn't want to go, he really doesn't want to go, but he is surrounded by four or five men who are kind enough to surround him in the center, what else can Li Yu do?
He could only follow everyone and gallop on the return journey. Running out for a while, the horse's speed slowed down, and when he looked back, there were only a few buildings in Shuanglong Town faintly revealing a corner in the morning mist, and the shadows were full of shadows, like a fairyland.
Li Yu was reluctant to give up, and her tears were about to fall.
This Chang'an Road is really not easy!
Luo Badao only learned about the people from Longjiazhai on the second day.
He fled overnight that day, in order to prevent the people in the town from encircling and suppressing, he withdrew for a hundred miles, and at this time the sky was also dawning, so he had to find a safe place, and everyone ate and rested first.
That night, Luo Badao sent a fresh face back to Shuanglong Town to inquire about the news, and when he got a reply again, wouldn't it be the next morning.
Luo Badao heard that Li Yu and the others had returned to Shuanglong Town overnight, and he was so angry that he jumped like thunder.
Yang Qianye heard it in his ears, but he was secretly relieved, but when he thought of the abnormal eccentricity of Li Yu being hung upside down in the air, he still felt secretly angry, and couldn't help but take a sip quietly.
Here in Longjiazhai, it's almost the Lantern Festival.
But for the people of Longjiazhai, it hasn't been a year.
Although the time has long passed, there are no firecrackers, no stilts, no dragon dance, no dumplings, no new clothes to greet each other, no such New Year's rituals, in their hearts, it really seems that there is no New Year.
Counting the days, Li Yu and they should come back.
In fact, they didn't know the route they were taking, and the plum fish walked day and night for the first few days, and the night walk would inevitably affect the speed. In the next few days, they changed to a difficult trail, which still affected the speed, and in the last section, simply follow the herdsmen who transferred to the winter to move together, so can the speed be fast?
Therefore, according to the calculation of the time of Longjiazhai people to travel back and forth to Shuanglong Town in the past, they should come back three days ago.
Three days ago, there were some families with children who were flying dragon warriors on this trip, or old mothers, or daughters-in-law, silently standing outside the village and watching, holding the baby in their arms and holding the child in their hands, from morning to night.
Those naughty children seem to be able to sense the worry and fear in the hearts of adults, so they are all well-behaved, and no one plays at all.
The next day, some people who had no relatives on the trip also joined the waiting process. Whether the convoy can return safely this time will have too much impact on the future of Longjiazhai.
The competition of leather goods is very fierce for these people in the leather production area. Whether the business can be delivered on time will determine whether Longjiazhai will go further in the future, or slide down, and be completely suppressed by competitors who have long been staring at them.
Day 3, Today,
The old club also came.
The people silently moved out of the way, and let him stand at the front.
I don't know if it's because the big boss didn't hide it this time, or because of everyone's psychological effect, everyone feels that the back of the big boss who seems to be forever majestic is a little hunched this time.
It seems that the broad shoulders of the big boss can't carry the burden of life as heavy as thousands of people in the whole village.
He is old, even if he is a fierce tiger, there is a day when his teeth fall out and his claws are dull.
Today, almost all the people of the village have come, they are standing on the ridges, on the wall, and on the snowy slopes......
They glanced into the distance, at the big bosses who stood silently at the front.
The team, which has never seen anyone, pinned the hopes of the whole village and the hope of the big boss, and the only descendant and the only daughter of the big boss are also in this team. If there is any accident in the team, it means that all thoughts of the big boss are broken.
If the big boss falls, how can Longjiazhai survive in this bitter cold place, in this harsh environment of "wolves watching"? Will they still be able to enjoy the happy times they have now? Suddenly, many people wanted to cry, but the feeling weighed heavily on the tip of their hearts, and they couldn't cry.
The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was dimming.
People didn't move!
The earth is dark, and it is time for the smoke to rise,
People didn't move.
At this time, many people who are waiting for the return of their loved ones are disappointed, but they have already returned home and are waiting to come back tomorrow. And today, it seems that all people's patience has reached the limit, and it seems that the convoy carrying hope will never have a chance if it does not come back today, so everyone refuses to leave!
The moon is rising,
Snowflakes drifted in the sky,
An old man walked over and whispered to persuade the big boss to go back, because they found that the big boss's legs were trembling, for fear that he would not be able to hold on.
No one knew that the big boss's old cold legs were extremely bad, and after standing in the snow for so long, his legs were already sore to the bone, in fact, if he didn't let people support him at this time, it would be difficult for him to take a step.
The wind has risen,
The wind carried the snow, and everyone squinted.
I don't know when, the baby in the arms of some women finally cried out.
The weather is cold, the wind is cold, he has not fed for a long time, he can't even speak, he can only cry to tell his grievances.
And this cry made those people who had been suppressed for a long time also burst into tears, but none of them dared to cry out loud, because ......
The big boss is still standing in front, although with the support of others, his body seems to be so soft that he can't stand, but ...... He hasn't fallen yet.
The wind is stronger, and everyone's heart is colder.
Suddenly, there was a faint sound.
People can't believe that they have already experienced several similar auditory hallucinations.
It wasn't until the sound of the wind penetrated their ears more clearly that a few young and vigorous young men ran forward uncontrollably, and fell on the snow, putting their ears to their ears and listening.
The people of the whole village looked at the figures kneeling on the ground, and their eyes were dumbfounded.
Finally, several people straightened their waists one after another, and it seemed that they were not at ease, so they inquired and confirmed each other, and then jumped up violently and roared: "The sound of horses' hooves! It's the sound of horses' hooves! A lot of horses' hooves! ”
"It's our people! It must be our people! Our people are back! ”
Countless people cheered, only the big boss was motionless, but inadvertently, his collapsed waist also stood up.
Although at this time, the large group of people rushed here, except for the returning convoy, it was almost impossible for anyone else, but without seeing them with their own eyes, the worried heart of the big boss still did not dare to fall.
Soon, the shouts of great joy ceased, and everyone, like the big boss, held their breath, opened their eyes wide, and looked into the distance, and many people walked forward unconsciously, and went forward, eager to meet and see what was going on.
A group of people and horses galloped from a distance, carrying the wind and snow and carrying torches......
The firelight illuminated the hearts of every Longjiazhai person from afar.
There was the sharp-eyed one, and he was the first to roar: "It's our people!" ”
"It's them back!"
The woman, who had a son and husband at home, cried out with a "wow", ran forward while crying, fell down, and got up again.
They didn't know if their son, their man, was among the people who came back alive, or if he was a frozen corpse, but no matter what, they finally got the news.
The dragon's lips trembled, and many people had already run in front of him, but he was still standing there, not moving.
Some of the knights stopped, and quickly dismounted, and with torches, they hugged the man who pounced on them, and it was evident that they had seen their relatives.
This move caused more people in the village to run forward frantically.
The torches held in the far-returning procession stopped halfway, and only two horses and two torches slowed down from the people who greeted them, but they still advanced steadily until they were in front of the great master.
PLUM fish,
Dragon's Creation,
Both men were leather boots, leather leggings, leather jackets, and leather hats, and the brims and eyebrows were covered with snow and frost.
The two men jumped off their horses almost at the same time, standing in the dust, standing up to the sky.
They gasped, apparently on the last leg of the way back, they were rushing as fast as they could.
Master Long took two steps forward tremblingly, looked at his daughter, and then looked at Li Yu.
Li Yu took off his hat, his forehead was steaming, he held a torch in one hand, slapped the snowflakes accumulated on his body with his hat in the other, threw his hat on the snow, and took two steps forward: "Boss, you've been waiting for a long time, we're back!" ”
Li Yu pulled the baggage buckle tied on his chest, and a large package smashed heavily into the feet of the master of Long, and two ingots of shiny silver rolled out from it.
Another warrior, surrounded by his family, came over and put the package he was carrying in front of the eyes of the big boss. In order to return quickly, Li Yu ordered someone to open the silver box, and all the silver was carried on his back.
Long Zuozuo said excitedly: "Dad! Goods, handed over! We're back! ”
Long Aotian, the master of the dragon, opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word, and his eyes flashed with tears.
He picked up his sleeves, wiped a handful of tears vigorously, waved his hand and shouted: "Hot wine, Lao Tzu wants to celebrate the New Year!" ”