In the middle of the night, the wind stopped and the snow stopped, and the convoy stopped. The grain bags were placed everywhere, and the footmen and men fell on the bottom of the grain bags, and on the snow where the tents were built, and the leather jackets and robes were tightly wrapped, leaving only a gap at the tip of the nose, and they slept very sweetly.

Ding Hao's bones all over his body seemed to fall apart, obviously he was extremely tired, but he couldn't sleep. His heart was like a fire, and his spirit had been in a state of excitement, I don't know if it was because he drank the wine in the gourd of Feng Dazhang's whip wine, or because he commanded more than a thousand people to carry out such a feat, and he had an unprecedented passion.

The pig was already asleep, and the whole person was curled up in the robe and bedding, and let out a slight cry. Ding Hao quietly got up and tiptoed out of the tent.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the breeze is coming, the consciousness is clear, the fire in the heart seems to have been suppressed, there are a few grain bags used to press the tent corners next to it, it is the leeward place, Ding Hao wrapped his leather jacket tightly, walked over and lay on the grain bag, let out a long breath, and looked up at the stars in the sky......

Ding Yuluo hadn't slept yet, and when the team settled down, she dragged her tired body until the entire camp was completely quiet, and then she walked back with a shallow foot, but not long after returning to the tent, she walked out of the tent with peace of mind and wandered around the camp for a long time.

She didn't know how long she had been on the road during this time, how far away from Guangyuan was there, everywhere was covered with snow, and they were lost and came directly from the wilderness, they could only clarify the general direction, and even Feng Dazhang didn't know where it was, how could she rest assured.

After wandering for a long time with a worried heart, what she thought about most was the safety of the Ding family, and from this, she also thought of her father's difficulty. She only transported grain once, and she encountered so many problems, if it weren't for Ding Hao, who suddenly seemed to be a different person, to come forward, with their masters and stewards who had never been far away, I am afraid that the whole team would still be polishing and grinding in Qingshui Town. My father laid down this family business with his bare hands, and how much suffering he had to endure.

Wandering aimlessly, her heart was heavy, and after a long time she walked back into the camp, and was walking towards her tent, when she suddenly heard a faint singing. Ding Yuluo was suddenly surprised, in the middle of the night, everyone was tired and half dead, how could anyone sing? Is there a ghost?

Ding Yuluo suppressed his panic, listened for a long time, and then clenched his sword and walked gently.

"I am a wolf from the north......

Walk in the endless wilderness

A terrible north wind blew

The yellow sand swept by

I could only grit my cold teeth

Two long howls were reported

Not for anything else

Just for the legendary beautiful grassland ......"

"Who?" With a soft drink, the singing stopped abruptly, Ding Hao sat up suddenly, was silent for a moment, and shouted: "Miss......"

"Dumb? Ding Hao! Ding Yuluo followed the voice: "Why don't you rest." ”

"I ...... Can't sleep. ”

"Me too......" Ding Yuluo sighed lightly and sat down next to him: "What are you singing, it's a very strange tune, but ...... Very nice to hear......"

"Oh, it's a ...... Song on the northern steppes. It was sung by the old beggar who told me about such a thing as a plow, and it was very ...... Special, so I just remembered. ”

Ding Yuluo said: "This beggar not only knows the plough made by the people of the far north, but also sings such a desolate and agitated song, and his knowledge is not like an ordinary person, what is his name?" ”

"Uh...... His name is Hong Qigong. ”

Ding Hao lied casually, Ding Yuluo was not suspicious, she crossed her two sore legs, and sighed lightly: "It has to be you men, who are much broader than our women, such a situation, such a pressure, you are still in the mood to sing, but I ...... Not only could I not sleep, but I couldn't even eat. ”

Ding Hao smiled bitterly: "The eldest lady has won the award, and I am also worried." ”

Ding Yuluo said: "It's all nonsense, people are worried and still singing? ”

"Originally, you haven't heard of 'men sing women's sorrows...... Belch...... Ah......h

"Huh?"

"Female sorrow...... Shopping around ......"

"Hmm...... There is some truth, I have been shopping for half a day, and my mood has improved a lot. ”

Ding Hao wiped a cold sweat and diverted the topic: "Miss, it's useless to worry. Since the big guy has followed us to this point, you don't have to worry about someone leaving morality. The only thing we can do now is to use up our last bit of strength to rest in Guangyuan City. You are the head of the Ding family, you have to calm down at this time, if you panic, that person's heart will be over. Besides, even if the food is delivered, it will inevitably be delayed for a few days, and you still have to work hard to dredge up and down, what if you fall ill? ”

Ding Yuluo sighed softly and said, "I know, but I just can't calm down." She looked at the gray distance, and suddenly patted her thigh hatefully and said: "Why don't these barbarians die, since ancient times, they have always been robbers, even if they establish a country, they are still no different from robbers, and they come every year to 'fight grass valleys', kidnap my Han people, and take away my Han people's rice and grain." ”

Ding Hao smiled bitterly: "Speaking of which, if the Tartars had never been Koubian, the Ding family would not be as rich as it is today, right?" I heard Feng Dazhang say that our army is extremely short of military horses, and it is easy to build a city to resist the enemy, but if you want to pursue and annihilate the enemy, how can two legs outrun four legs? Then this initiative is naturally in the hands of others, come if you want to, leave if you want to, what can you do? You don't always have to feel that we are not angry, the most prosperous and rich land in the world is always occupied by our Han people, and the most beautiful scenery and the most pleasant climate are always enjoyed by our Han people, who has taken it? ”

Ding Yuluo is now accustomed to Ding Hao's unique opinions, and he is not surprised, just listening from the sidelines, Ding Hao also looked at the vast mountains in the north, and said softly: "I now understand a truth, people have gains, they must lose." God is fair, he gave you rich land to cultivate food, give you a comfortable life, and naturally refuse to give you the most powerful force, otherwise, as long as the sun shines on this place in the whole world, it will not all become our Han people?

Those nomads live by water, live on the weather, on water and grass, on cattle and sheep, and live a hundred times more bitter than us, and a person who is constantly hungry is of course more cruel than a person who has no worries about food and clothing. A person who has no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and is willing to work hard for a bite to eat is of course braver than a person who does not worry about three meals. A man who has been riding on horses since childhood, has no fixed place to live, and who makes a living by hunting by riding and archery, is certainly more proficient in the art of riding and archery than a well-trained soldier.

Unless...... One day, fighting is no longer a matter of relying on fists, feet, knives, guns, bows, horses, riding and shooting, otherwise, in general, we are indeed inferior to him in terms of fighting and killing, so whenever we Han people are in charge of the house, we have to suffer some big losses from them, and when it is their turn to be the head of the Tartars, we will suffer our big losses.

However, our Han family has a solid foundation, and no matter how hard we fall, we can always get up again in the end and take back the ancestral family business that was buried by the losers, but are they okay? No matter how ferocious a beast is, if he is defeated by us, he will never want to get up again, and he will be replaced by another barbarian wolf. ”

Ding Yuluo nodded thoughtfully, and said softly: "Yes, no matter how great an ancestor is, when he meets a descendant who can't be supported, that number of qi will come to an end." This is true of a nation, and so of a family......"

Speaking of this, her heart suddenly moved: "The eldest brother has short legs, if he can't recover as before, as long as he is not stupid, although he is still the eldest son in charge of the family, after all, it is inconvenient to treat people and things, and he will come forward to take care of many things, at that time, it is bound to be done by Chengye, with his character, wouldn't the Ding family ......, Dumb said that it should be my second brother, if my father can no longer be confined to his mother's identity as a lowly little maid, let him recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors......, but will his father recognize him?;