Jia Lian had already faintly felt that this carrier would be the one for a while.

But I didn't expect it to be so long, and I still can't see the end.

When he arrived at the end of June, time was in a hurry, and the white horse passed by, and it was late December, and he had been in the northwest for half a year.

……

It's another trip to transport grain.

After passing the border pass, some soldiers heard the news and came to escort them, bringing the team transporting supplies to the location of the front-line grain storage.

When it was finally delivered, the servants were in high spirits, resting there, and preparing to return home later.

Jia Lian still couldn't stop, rode away, carried the handover papers, left the grain storage place against the flying snow outside the gate, and rushed to the front line of the Chinese army's big tent.

The horses stepped over the snow, leaving a long trail of hoof prints, and in the distance they saw a row of fences and the gates of the camp erected.

The people who were roasting the fire on the watchtower saw Jia Lian coming, greeted him, opened the camp gate, and let Jia Lian ride in.

Dismounted in the camp, Jia Lian blew on his frozen fingers, and then turned to the Chinese army's tent in a familiar way, reported his name, and waited for the summons.

The materials were delivered, and it was not enough for the logistics officer on the side of the handover document to use the seal, and the Chinese military tent had to be pressed here.

After a while, an eye-catching soldier came out and lured Jia Lian in.

There were two pots of fire baking by the tent door, and there were still inside, and as soon as he entered the door, Jia Lian shivered, dispelling the chill.

"Xiaguan Shaanxi East 5th Road Carrier Jia Lian arrived to transport military supplies and came to hand over ......"

Jia Lian looked up and saw that the main seat in the tent was empty, only a small wooden table was set up next to it, and there was a person sitting behind the table, writing something.

The man put down his pen when he heard the voice, stood up and said, "Counting the days, I thought Master Jia would be able to come the day before yesterday, but I didn't expect to arrive today, I'm afraid that the road is not easy to walk today?" ”

Jia Lian arched his hand and said: "At the beginning, it was okay, but there were several heavy snowfalls along the way, and the road became more and more difficult to walk. ”

The man nodded and walked out with a smile: "The other two carriers are not as diligent as Master Jia's, and Chang Ai calls his deputy to come over." Master Jia braved the wind and snow to do it himself, even if it was a day or two at night, he couldn't find fault with Captain Gao. ”

Around a stove, someone in the tent brought stools, and the two sat on the fire.

Jia Lian looked around in this big tent, and couldn't help but wonder: "Let's say, why is Captain Gao not there?" ”

Du Taiwei is the commander of this frontline, how to look at this posture, this person in front of him seems to have occupied the magpie's nest.

The man smiled, arched his hand to the side and said, "Captain Gao was summoned by the imperial court, and he left a few days ago, just to go back to celebrate the emperor's New Year, and now the military situation is temporarily under my control and the other two adults." ”

Jia Lian immediately laughed when he heard this, and then said in a low voice: "Brother Lu, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Captain Gao to return to the dynasty on this trip." ”

Brother Lu, that is, Lu Junyi, also laughed, everything was silent.

The army is outside, not to mention that there is no success in the period of time, anyway, there is no actual progress, and the commander Gao Chen is of course not happy.

Lu Junyi and Jia Lian had met before, when he was ordered by the prefect of Ying Tian to go to the southwest to fight against the Taihu Lake water thieves. And Jia Lian went south as a Qincha team, so the two had a relationship, but they didn't say a few words.

After the success of the Taihu Lake water thieves, Lu Junyi transferred to the army and came to the north.

He was born in Yingtianfu, Jinling Province, so he naturally knew the Jia family, and there was nothing to do in the army, and he heard that Jia Lian was working as a carrier, so he came to meet.

The two met earlier, and they both knew Yang Zhi, who was an official in the south, so now the relationship is harmonious.

Jia Lian roasted the fire in the account for a while, and after being entertained with a pot of warm wine, he got up and prepared to leave.

Lu Junyi was inexplicably promoted to a half-level officer, and he didn't know the blessings and misfortunes behind him, Jia Lian couldn't help but remind: "Brother Lu be careful, I see that the military situation on the front line is a little unfavorable, and don't wait until one day, you will suddenly become a scapegoat." ”

Lu Junyi also understood this matter, bowed his head slightly, and stamped Jia Lian with the big seal left by the coach Gao Chen, and sent him away.

Out of the Chinese military tent, Jia Lian found a horse, went to the rear grain storage area again against the wind and snow, and returned with thousands of laborers.

It's going to have to be quick.

The general of Shaanzhou, who was escorting, came over to speak, saying that he must not miss the closed hour of the border gate, and he would not be able to open it at any time.

Jia Lian passed on the incident, and thousands of laborers tightened the clothes they were wrapping on, then wrapped the hooves of the horses, and pushed the empty cart back.

The way back was much faster, and I showed the entry and exit documents at the border pass, and finally stepped on the hour to return to the pass.

A large group of people could only walk in the gloomy sky, but fortunately, the snow was white and they could barely see the road.

I rested in a dilapidated town, and the next day, and so on, day and night, and in three days I was far away from the frontier.

The road is gradually becoming more and more crowded.

On this day, when he was hurrying back, Jia Lian did not ride a horse, but only rode to avoid blowing wind on it.

Suddenly, he heard the commotion in front of him, and Jia Lian hurriedly took Zhao Tianliang, Zhao Tiandong and two messengers to rush over there.

The team of thousands of people was in chaos, and the laborers on the road saw Jia Lian avoiding them one after another, and let them pass.

When Jia Lian arrived, he saw that the escort soldiers had already arrived first, and he was holding his waist knife and scolding.

On the ground was a fallen servant, who was so frightened that he was about to get up because of the scolding, but he was lightheaded, and he couldn't get up for a while.

Fortunately, there were still helpers beside him, who carried the fallen servant on his back under the scolding of the soldiers.

"What happened?" Jia Lian parted the crowd, looked around and said, "Don't delay walking!" ”

When the onlookers heard this, they silently shifted their eyes and hurried forward again.

The soldiers came over to report, and the left and right were just words of laziness and refusal to leave.

When he came, all the heavy food was delivered, and he couldn't leave when he came back, and this kind of person should be beaten and punished.

Ahead, the man who was carrying the man who had fallen to the ground was walking in the snow with difficulty, and when he heard this, he was stunned, and he did not dare to argue, so he had to grit his teeth and move forward.

Jia Lian took a look, didn't drive a few soldiers, and caught up with the man who was carrying the labor on his back.

"It's you, no wonder the Sprinkle family looks familiar." Jia Lian stood beside him.

The man stopped, reluctantly pulled out a hand to brush away the hair on his forehead that was knotted with ice slag, and said with a wry smile: "Let Master Jia see you laugh." ”

This person was the herdsman who beat the drum in front of the government office that day.

Jia Lian turned to look at the person he was carrying again: "Who is this?" ”

"It's a big (dad)."

At the beginning, the old man still went to beat the drum together to voice his grievances, and this month he and a son were conscripted into labor and followed Jia Lian to the north.

Now the man is sick, his dark forehead is hot, red and melted ice and snow, and the whole person seems to be awake.

The herdsman explained in a mournful voice: "My father was tired all the way when he came, and when he came back, he was afraid that he was more relaxed, and he baked two more fires at night, sweated, and couldn't help himself when he hurried in the snow......"