Huang Si stopped in front of a load of chestnuts, took a few in his hand and asked, "Uncle, these chestnuts look good, but they are not fresh enough." ”

"They are all picked in the mountains before winter, how can there be fresh chestnuts in this season?" The old man saw that this person was a refugee, and he might not have food to exchange with him, but in line with the truth that the visitor was a guest, he did not speak ill of him.

"What my husband said is reasonable, did you personally go up the mountain to pick it?" Huang Si asked.

"Of course, don't look at my age, you may not be able to walk me on the mountain." The old man was very proud.

"The old man should be strong and strong, and he admires it." Huang Si quietly changed his name, and unconsciously narrowed the distance between him and the old man.

"I can't talk about what is old and strong, and it's not for begging for food. Young man, I see that although you are a refugee, you are light and healthy, and if you have no food, you can exchange it with old decay. The old man probably also felt that there were not many people who could exchange food for it, so he had to settle for the second.

Huang Si looked left and right, and saw that no one was paying attention to him and the old man, so he put his mouth next to the old man's ear and said in a low voice, "There is no prey, but I dug up a few yams yesterday, I don't know if you want it?" ”

The yam was specially asked for by Zhiwen, and he took it out to give it to others or exchanged it, it was not conspicuous, and others were willing to ask for it, wheat sorghum or something, but he didn't dare to take it out and show it.

"That's a good idea." The old man's eyes lit up, this yam is a treasure, although it is not a serious food, but it is full, and it is no problem to eat it every day, unlike chestnuts, which can't pull out if you eat too much.

At that moment, Huang Si took out a thick and big yam from his arms and secretly handed it to the old man, the old man poured most of the basket of chestnuts into a sack, and after handing it to Huang Si, he felt that he had taken advantage of it, so he grabbed a few more handfuls and put them in.

"Enough is enough, uncle, if you give it to me again, you will lose."

"You are a real person, and I can't let you suffer." The old man said, when he is old, his stomach is already weak, and he is afraid of this thing, so it doesn't hurt to give it away.

"Uncle, you go up the mountain alone, but be careful." Huang Si blocked the old man's hand back, and said with concern, "In the winter, there are not many wild things that hurt people, I am afraid that you will encounter bandits, we came from northern Shaanxi, and there are a lot of bandits along the way." ”

The old man smiled when he heard this, "This radius is dozens of miles, I know the old man very well, don't worry, that bandit can't hurt me." ”

Huang Si was stunned when he heard it, this old man had something to say, and when he was thinking about how to get some more words out of his mouth, Eleven came from behind him, and after saying goodbye to Brother Du of the caravan just now, several of them separated and inquired about the news in this market.

"Fourth Brother Huang," Eleven saw Huang Si standing in front of a load of chestnuts, and was about to ask him why he thought about buying chestnuts, "Huh...?" ”

But suddenly he felt that the old man in front of him was a little familiar, "You are..., uncle!" , remember me? ”

The old man raised his eyes to look at Eleven, "You are... Eleven? ”

"Uncle, I didn't expect you to remember me." Eleven smiled and said to Huang Si again, "Fourth Brother Huang, the one who gave me a bowl of hot water when we just left the mountain was uncle." ”

"Oh, why are you still here, didn't I tell you in the village, let you go to Jingshi as soon as possible, there is the foot of the Son of Heaven, isn't it easy to beg for food? Why are you disobedient, you child? "Eleven here is still introducing Huang Si, but the old man over there suddenly got angry, looking like he hates iron but not steel.

"Uh, uncle, we are not familiar with the road, and we are hungry and full, and we can't walk fast." No, Eleven moved out this excuse again.

"Alas, forget it," the old man sighed, "You are a well-behaved child, I like it very much, and you are a companion, you are also a real person, I will give you both a secret, you can do it in your hearts, don't shout everywhere, do you hear?" ”

Huang Si and Eleven nodded repeatedly.

The old man beckoned, motioned for the two of them to come closer, and said in a low voice, "You guys, either leave for Jingshi immediately, or stay here for a few more days, and it's best to wait for a day or two before leaving." ”

"Did the caravan outside the market with a large flock of sheep see it? Don't go with them, don't think about eating with them. Okay, I'll just say it once, if you want to avoid being hurt, just do what I say. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he didn't wait for any reaction from the two of them, picked up the burden, and left by himself.

"What does this old man mean?" Eleven looked at the old man's distant figure and asked, "He's a bandit?" ”

Eleven years old, such a kind and kind old man is actually a bandit, he still can't accept it.

Huang Si has seen a lot, but he still persuaded: "It may not be a bandit, but it is inevitable to report the news, he is worried about us, and he has told us both the letter." ”

"It seems that our affairs will have to fall on this caravan."

Huang Si's heart finally fell halfway, he hasn't been able to find any useful news these days, he is really in a hurry, if it drags on any longer, Zhiwen and they are about to arrive.

Looking at the nearby terrain, it is almost out of the range of the remaining veins of Taihang Mountain, and there are fewer and fewer suitable footholds, if there is no progress before the arrival of the team, it will be a shame.

That night, the four of them unanimously decided to keep an eye on the caravan.

After that, the caravan stayed in the bazaar for two more days, and looted a bargain, and they had food in their hands, and they were willing to sell it to both the mountain people and the refugees.

Early in the morning, the caravan's camp was bustling with activity, and after a brief meal, they began to pack their things, and after moving everything to the car, the caravan began to move slowly at the command of the leading guard.

This caravan was actually not very large, with more than 30 people and three carriages, one of which was still the car of the steward, and the other dozen or so were trolleys.

Huang Si waited for the caravan to go away and then followed, hanging far behind.

But it is a great sin to not let the caravan men find out, nor to let the bandits who are about to appear.

Huang Si's strength can only be said to be acceptable, fighting alone is a little stronger than the orphans, against the three-person team is a defeat, and the ban is far inferior to the teenagers.

But this hard-working ruthlessness is really not covered.

When the caravan was on the way, they had to follow it, and when the caravan was resting, they had to find a secret place to continue to keep an eye on, and they did not dare to make a fire when they ate and drank, and they ate and drank cold, and even if they slept at night, they could only dig a snow nest and take turns to come on the sheep felt for a short time.

In this way, for three days, after leaving Baoan Prefecture and entering the boundary of Shuntianfu, and about to walk out of Taihang Mountain, a flat and boundless land could already be seen in the distance, and the patience and patience of Huang Si and others were about to reach a critical point, and finally something happened.