Shuobei has entered the early winter, compared to the Central Plains here is more cold, whistling north wind, whirring across the grassland of Shuobei, the Great Wall mountains to the distance, carrying the fragrance of sand and dust and grass. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is a section of the city wall that has been weathered, about five or six meters high, but it looks dilapidated and the wind blows, the desertification is getting more and more serious, and from time to time stones fall from the height, if you are not careful, you will be in danger of being hit.

At the bottom of this section of the city wall was silently marching a caravan, this caravan of about 100 people, each wearing thick cotton robes and draped over the cotton robes to keep out the wind and sand, they were moving along this section of the old city wall with difficulty, the wind was whistling, and no sound could be heard, even if there was a burst of mule and horse humming, it was quickly drowned in the wind and frost.

Peng Xian walked at the front of the caravan, he was the leader of this caravan, he looked about forty years old, the thick stubble on his face was clearly visible, he pulled the cloak on his head, covered his eyes with his hands, and squinted at the road ahead.

"With a little more effort, we'll soon be able to see the mouth of the wall." Peng Xian shouted loudly to the back and ate a handful of sand, he hurriedly closed his mouth and spit a few mouthfuls to his feet.

His steps were heavy, not only him, but even the young and strong young men in the caravan could not stand such a way of hurrying, there were many mules and horses carrying heavy loads and knelt down weakly, only a few people unloaded the goods and carried them on their backs, and those mules and horses that could not walk could only be killed and buried by them, in order to reduce the traces of the entire caravan exposed, listening to the shouts of the leader, they suddenly seemed to have more strength under their feet, and tried to move slowly towards that side.

It is not so much the gate of the city as a broken wall, here is the Great Wall of the former Zhao State, due to the lack of repair of the Zhao State by the Qin State in the past few years, the Great Wall has gradually disappeared into this land, and in the farther away you can even see the occasional undulating mountain forest, winding but firmly extending into the distance.

The caravan finally arrived, and everyone collapsed to the ground from exhaustion with almost all their bodies.

"Rise up quickly and die...... Go inside. Peng Xian scolded, kicking several fallen people with his foot.

Seeing Peng Xian's arrival, these people dared to listen non-stop, and it was precisely because of the existence of this leader that they were able to evade the search of the Qin army and the wolf people who appeared nearby from time to time.

Although the environment here is not very good, it is not bad compared to the outside, no wind blowing is the best gift for them, and they dare not expect anything?

They lit a few fires with fire breakers, which slightly dispelled some of the cold outside, and as soon as they sat down, there was a lot of snoring, and no one fell asleep on the ground.

Peng smiled and didn't say anything more, he came to the gap and looked at the increasingly confused sky in the distance, and the occasional tender green that could be seen under the sky.

"Come on...... Peng Bangtou drank water. ”

A hand stretched out next to him, holding a bag of water bladders in his hand.

Peng Xian thanked him, then took the water bladder, opened it, and took a small sip to moisten his thirsty throat.

Durin sat down next to him, and talked to him without a match, although they were talking like this, their eyes looked at the two people in the corner from time to time, both of them were covered with hats that made it difficult to see their faces, one of them was tall and abnormal, and the other was no different from ordinary people, but everyone in the caravan could see that the tall man was obviously headed by another man.

These two people joined them in the middle of the road, not only Peng Xian did not ask them for money, but they also received a lot of commissions, the merchants are all struggling on the line of life and death, especially the guys like them who often run to the grassland, often one carelessly will lose his life, for this Peng Xian can deeply understand, at least when he is so old, most of the partners who went to the business at the same time as him have died, only he survived.

The goods of their mules and horses were very rare things in the steppe, and everything in the colorful satin cloth and tea was the stuff that the herdsmen of the steppe flocked to, and on the contrary, they received a lot of scarce cowhides from these herdsmen, and sometimes even a lucky fellow would get a lot of rare horses.

Harvest and risk coexist, they are also often worried about the danger of being captured by the government, as well as the attack of bandits, sometimes some grassland tribes will even forcibly seize their goods, so that they will lose nothing, but after all, such things happen rarely, after all, it is only with them that people can be welcomed by herdsmen.

Peng Xian looked at the raindrops dripping in the distance, thinking about everyone's faces in the past.

"I'm not young, I still have a wife and children at home who need me to take care of, maybe I won't come out again after this trip, you have to be careful in everything." He said suddenly.

Durin paused in his hand with the water bladder, and replied, "I'll be careful." ”

He is half of Peng Xian's apprentice, and he has learned a lot from the grassland that Peng Xian has walked so many times, but he is still a little depressed when he suddenly hears the news that he can't leave.

Peng Xian looked at Du Lin and sighed suddenly, he wanted to say something, but a tall figure appeared in front of him.

"When will this wind stop?"

Along the way, the two of them rarely spoke, and even if they did occasionally communicate, most of them spoke quickly, but it was the first time they took the initiative to come to themselves.

Although Peng Xian thought so, his answer was not slow, he stood up and looked at the sky in the distance, which was already showing signs of clearing, and replied, "It seems that this wind will pass soon, we will rest here for the night now, and tomorrow morning should be the best opportunity to leave." ”

"Thank you." The tall man spoke up, and went back to the other man to tell him these things.

Du Lin watched the tall man walk away, and then approached Peng Xian and whispered, "Judging by their clothes and daily habits, they don't look like Hu people, and they are not businessmen like us, they are not people who rebel against the Qin State." ”

Before Du Lin could finish speaking, Peng Xian interrupted him and lowered his voice to teach, "No matter who they are?" When you accept other people's money, you agree to their requests, and don't inquire about things that you shouldn't ask. ”

"I see." Durin nodded.

Peng Xian looked at the direction of the two people, and his eyes flashed with inexplicable meaning, "I just hope that nothing will happen." ”