Crossing the Qinling Mountains is a chore, the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and wild beasts are rampant. Even if you live here all year round, you have to be careful about this journey. In the past, most of the caravans or people who passed by traveled together. Su Ren's caravan was not afraid of any danger because of its large number, and the moment he walked out of the mountains and forests, Su Ren still breathed a sigh of relief.

The north end of Chencang Road is Yongzhou. This place is the birthplace of the Chinese nation, and the people are outstanding. Emperor Yan, the common ancestor of the descendants of Yan and Huang, is buried here, and the starting point of the two dynasties of Zhou and Qin also originated from here. Stepping on the ground for a long time today, Su Ren was confused.

The original busy high-rise buildings were replaced by desolate forests, and the original crowds were replaced by fields in a hurry. This was once Su Ren's hometown, born and raised here, and he never imagined that he would set foot on this land that has not yet been fully civilized a thousand years ago. In the wheat field on the side of the road, the wheat waves are rolling, but unfortunately it is far worse than the wheat of later generations in terms of grain and plant height.

Northerners like pasta, because flour is extremely plastic, from the Qishan cool skin as thin as a cicada's wings to the Qinchuan pot helmet after dozens of centimeters; From the long pants pocket to the round steamed buns. Like the northerners, they are hard-working and can live a good life in any difficult environment. Because of this, the descendants of Yan and Huang have taken great strides from the small Weishui Plain to all directions.

Stretch your arms and enjoy the dry sun on your back. Su Ren really wanted to get a good night's sleep, coming out of Chengdu, as the leader of the entire team, he had to worry about the safety and life of so many people, and it was fake if he wasn't tired.

"Stop! We're going to camp here today! Get a good night's rest and continue your journey tomorrow! Su Ren shouted loudly: "Go get some meat and eat it!" ”

The crowd cheered. Leng Jun frowned: "It's still early, if you go fast, maybe you can find an inn, so as not to sleep in the open." ”

Su Ren smiled: "I know you're worried about your wife and children, can you see what towns are around here?" This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, if you continue to walk, but you don't find the inn, it will be worth the loss! Don't rush the road, learn to enjoy the scenery on the road. ”

Hawking came over with a large piece of fat and stuffed the meat in front of Su Ren, Su Ren hurriedly shook his head, and reached out to grab the wine jug that Hawking hid behind him: "A little kid, what kind of wine do you drink?" Drink again later, watch me break your legs!" ”

Hawking had a bitter face, and sat helplessly beside Su Ren to gnaw on fat. Shi Bao, who was following behind Hawking, turned around and ran, but was caught by Su Kai without running two steps, and reached out to grab the wine jar: "Mr. is right, you are still too young to drink!" ”

The two troublemakers were taught another lesson, and then they quieted down. The campfire had been lit, the braised rice had been set on it, and the meat and vegetables were being prepared, and the caravan at this time was less like a caravan and more like a group of guests. Taking advantage of the good sunshine, the three or three sat or lay down, gossiping. Everyone is very conscious, not far from Su Ren, even if they can't hear the conversation of a few people, they can also reach out when they are in danger.

Su Ren took a big sip of wine, choked and coughed, turned his head and kicked Hawking: "You kid actually took the strongest wine, this is not for drinking, hurry up and put it back, and I will really discount your leg in the future!" ”

Hawking reluctantly took the wine jug in Su Ren's hand: "What can you do if you don't drink wine?" The stronger the wine, the better it tastes! ”

"You know!" Su Ren's chest was shaking, in order to get these high levels of alcohol, he put a lot of effort, but he didn't expect Hawking to drink it as wine, it seems that his future research results will be more appropriate in terms of preservation, and hurriedly ordered Huang Shisan: "Go, watch him put it for me, no one is allowed to move!" ”

Shi Bao stuck out his tongue: "Sir, you really can't drink that wine?" ”

"Nonsense! I call alcohol not wine, it is used to scrub wounds when injured, and with this thing it may save more people! ”

"Really?" Shi Bao obviously didn't believe it.

Su Ren burst down: "And you, if you dare to drink secretly, you will discount your legs!" ”

Shi Bao smiled, rubbed his head and ran away. He is now the head of the guard, and he must not let up to ensure the safety of the entire caravan. What's more, the captive worth five million dollars can't afford to miss anything.

After laughing for a while, Huang Shisan took some wine and meat, and the three of them chatted while drinking on the grass. The topic soon turned to Chen Xu and the imperial court. Along the way, Su Ren didn't know how many times he said it, and all those who knew the inside story were still not at ease. Even heroines like Dong Qian and Thirteen Niang asked a few more questions. Su Ren said impatiently, so he could only deal with it.

Today I came back to this topic. Leng Jun said: "There are people secretly following us all the way, it should be Liu Yan's people, we will go to Chang'an soon, will they jump off the wall in a hurry?" ”

Su Kai looked left and right: "There are a total of eighteen people, all of them are masters, as long as they are willing, they will cause losses to our huge caravan, our guards are too few, and there are too many personnel to take care of them." ”

"Don't worry, they don't dare!" Su Ren grabbed a piece of lean meat and stuffed it into his mouth, it was a little too pickled, it was salty and firewood, and he couldn't eat it at all. After chewing two mouthfuls and spitting it out, he took a sip of wine and pressed it: "As long as Chen Xu is in our hands, they will not act rashly, the most dangerous place on this road is not Jianmen Pass, not Qinling, but after Yiwu handed over this kid, on the way to Chang'an, with Liu Xuan's personality, she will never give up, and will definitely do everything possible to kill us." ”

"Isn't it the best in Chang'an? Why go far? ”

Su Ren smiled: "Chang'an is also at the feet of the Son of Heaven, although Liu Yan has long lost her reputation, she also has to pay attention, so I am resting here, just to quickly enter Chang'an from Yiwu!" ”

"I knew I really shouldn't have arrested him now!"

Like a dog, Chen Xu was led out for a walk. The wind and food and sleeping all the way made this boy a little unrecognizable, his face was full of mud, his clothes were disheveled, and he didn't know where the shoes on his feet went. The three guards who kept guarding Chen Xu for twelve hours did not abuse him, but the arrogant gentleman had not yet adapted to this kind of life.

I rested overnight at the foot of the Qinling Mountains and continued my journey early the next morning. Everyone is very energetic after eating and resting, and there are constant laughter along the way, which attracts the eyes of the people on both sides of the official road. It is still more than 200 miles away from Chang'an, and it can be regarded as the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the people are much stronger than other places in terms of clothing and mental outlook. The further east you go, the more prosperous it becomes, with villages, market towns, and occasionally county towns with earthen forts appearing.

Yiwu is a small dock on the bank of the Wei River, from here it is faster and more comfortable to take the waterway to Chang'an or Tongguan. In recent years, because of the development of commerce in Shuzhong, the merchants in the north brought a large number of goods, and basically took the waterway from Yiwu. Let the small wharf become full of people, and the cargo ships of more than ten zhang long are constantly coming and going in the Weishui, which is not inferior to the "Qingming Riverside Map".

As soon as Su Ren and his entourage entered the dock, they were immediately stopped by a group of porters, who rushed to carry the goods for Su Ren one by one, and promised that there would be no loss. Liu Gao will naturally deal with this kind of thing, and Su Ren and the others found an inn and began to settle the female dependents. As soon as he returned to the room, Tsunashi suddenly flashed out from behind the curtain, and the scarred face was particularly obvious.

Turning over and kneeling: "Sir, Ah Xun has finally waited for you!" ”

Su Ren pulled Ah Xun up and patted him on the shoulder twice: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, it's turned white, it seems that this Chang'an life is good!" ”

Ah Xun smiled slightly: "I have been calculating since the day Mr. left, and I have been waiting, until today I finally waited for Mr., how is Mr. this year?" ”

"Good! Very good! After saying two kind words, he went straight to the point: "You came in person, is there anything important?" ”

Ah Xun's face turned pale: "Mr. really caught Princess Guantao's son Chen Xu?" ”

Su Ren nodded. Ah Xun continued: "Princess Guantao has mobilized a lot of manpower, and now half of the people in this city are theirs, Princess Guantao ordered, whoever can get the head of Shopkeeper Liu, the bounty is ten thousand taels!" ”

"What a big deal? No wonder when I came in and found a lot of strange people, selling robes on a hot day, selling umbrellas when it didn't rain, it turned out to be like this! ”

Ah Xun said: "The leader of these people is called Guo Jie, and he lives in the largest and longest boat in the river. ”

"Oh! Old acquaintances, hehe! Su Ren smiled: "How have you been doing in Chang'an all these years?" Not to mention not being an opponent of these guys? ”

Ah Xun scratched his head embarrassedly: "Sir, don't worry, even if they come with more people, it's useless, and they are forced to burn this Yiwu in a hurry!" ”

"Hahaha......" Su Ren laughed: "I haven't seen you for a year, and I've grown a lot of courage, okay, then let's fight with this Princess of Pavilion Tao!" ”

Su Ren asked Huang Shisan to guard outside the door, and no one was allowed to enter. No one knew that Ah Xun was coming, and no one knew that Su Ren had buried a nail in Chang'an as early as a year ago. After eating, Su Ren decided to take everyone around the street. Although the streets of Hewu are not long, there are a lot of goods from all over the world, and the prices are cheap, which is very popular with the local people.

Grabbing a hairpin with fine workmanship, Su Ren pulled Dong Qian over, stuck it in her head, looked left and right carefully: "Okay, very good, very beautiful, with the foil of this hairpin, the temperament has also increased a few points, good!" ”

picked another bamboo style one and inserted it on Leng Yue's head, which was another compliment, provoking the two girls' shy heads. The merchant who sold things on the side accompanied him with a smiling face: "You are a connoisseur at a glance, these are the best things, they are obtained from warm water, if it is not for my plate to run out, it will not be sold cheaply!" ”

"Poof!" Hawking squirted out a mouthful of water and sprayed Shi Bao's face: "I came all the way, but I bought things from home, hahaha, it's funny, it's funny!" ”

Su Ren made a straight face: "You know a fart, this is called fun, don't mix with the little fart!" Holding Dong Qian with one hand and Leng Yue with the other: "Let's go, let's go to another place!" ”