Chapter Twenty-Six: A Sudden Rainstorm
"Haha, little brother is atmospheric!
When you set off in a moment, drive your mule cart to the middle, and have a good look along the way. ”
Xiao Wu, who took over the silver ticket, took advantage of his position to place Ziyu in his position, and the guards who followed him seemed to be commonplace.
"There's Little Brother Lao!"
Ziyu smiled lightly and obediently inserted the two mule carts into the middle of the convoy.
Soon a long convoy formed at the gate of the city, and everyone shouted to hurry away.
An hour after leaving the city, a three-way road divides the convoy into three directions, with Ronghe County on the left and Liangwang County on the right.
The middle road is the only way to Qingyang Mansion, and Ziyu, who is sandwiched in the middle, glances at the vehicles in front and behind, about sixty.
The convoy that pulled away began to move forward at a fast pace.
At noon, the wind and rain suddenly blew violently, and the mules and horses were frightened under the eyes of the wind and sand, and the charioteers got out of the carts and held the reins, and looked for a leeward place against the wind.
The neighing of the cattle and the roars of the guards were swallowed up by the wind, and the raindrops the size of beans crackled on the hats.
Torrential rain, which had not been seen for days, was blown by strong winds and sent up gusts of rain and fog, making it more difficult for the convoy looking for shelter to travel.
If there is no store in front of the village, the convoy can only hide in a dense forest, and the dim weather and dense forest make everyone more and more careful.
"Damn, what the hell is this weather, how to say that it rains, it rains!
Looking at it like this, I can't stop for a while.
I can't get to Tongqiu City tonight, so stay in place and rest and do a good job of protection! Xiao Wu jumped out of the carriage and scolded.
The first time I led a caravan, I encountered this kind of unfortunate thing, and I am afraid that there will be a grind along the way.
I hope luck is not so bad, because the king's steward is gone, and the lord's family is already a little unhappy.
If something goes wrong in his hands, I'm afraid his life will not be saved.
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I saw that Xiao Wu would guard half of the guards and arrange patrols around the stacked trucks, all carrying bright guys in their hands, and some of them were busy covering the goods with linoleum cloth.
Instead of parking the mule cart in the dense forest to avoid the rain, Ziyu stopped on the side of the road and braved the rain to untie the linoleum cloth tied to the top of the carriage and fasten it to the hook.
After a period of time, Ziyu had already thought that this situation would occur, and even prepared a shelter for the mule.
Hong Feiyang put on a hat and a coat to feed the two mules, looked around vigilantly, and said in a low voice.
"Little boy, you must remember to follow me.
Staying overnight in the jungle is a taboo in darts, and if necessary, we have to give up the things on the mule cart and carry Xiao Luo on my back for a while. ”
"Okay, be careful yourself!"
Ziyu, who has the same idea, is also very helpless about the sudden ghost weather, which is really not as good as the sky.
Who would have thought that in March, which has not rained for a long time, there would be a sudden rainstorm without warning, and it stands to reason that there will be no heavy rain in this season.
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The coolness of the downpour makes people shiver.
Seeing that there were people and vehicles all around, Ziyu had to get into the carriage and flash into the space to solve the internal emergency when she added clothes.
Xiao Luo's big eyes flickered and he turned his head to stare at the car curtain, and his little hands grasped the curtain tightly to prevent it from being blown by the wind.
Ziyu, who came out with a piece of clothing, held a blue gown in his hand, and put it on Xiao Luo in three or two clicks.
"Xiao Luo, go to the front and shhh
"Where is my brother going?"
Xiao Luo nervously grabbed Ziyu's sleeve and looked at her with wet eyes.
"Brother will guard you, I'm afraid that the rain will be too big for a while, and the mule will not be safe, Brother Hong will run fast with you on his back."
"But I want my brother's back! I'll be very well-behaved! Xiao Luo shook his head stubbornly and grabbed Ziyu's sleeve.
"Alas~" Ziyu sighed and touched the little guy's head.
"Then after you enter the back basket for a while, you must obediently close your eyes and sleep, and don't cry!"
Ziyu couldn't help it, she couldn't see the rain decreasing at a glance, and it seemed that she could only stay in this dense forest tonight.
"Okay, Xiao Luo!"
Xiao Luo, who was allowed to stick to Ziyu's side, for fear that he would be left behind, and the heavy rain reminded him of the night when his mother died of illness.
There was a little fear on the little face, and she could only snuggle up tightly to her only loved one, absorbing warmth.
Because of the heavy rain, the water on the ground merged into a muddy stream, and there was no way to raise the fire to cook, and the people in the east and west could only hide in the carriage and eat dry food to satisfy their hunger.
Most of the people whispered about the weather, and some started to make it easier after a few steps.
Ziyu returned to the front of the car and said to Hong Feiyang, who was feeding the mule.
"Brother Hong, you give me the back basket, Xiao Luo is a little timid!
Tonight I can only feed myself with bread, and I have a lot of water bladders. ”
Ziyu shook the water bladder in her hand twice and handed it to Hong Feiyang.
"Okay, I'll keep vigil that night, you don't have to worry about it!"
Hong Feiyang knows that it is not so easy to gain the trust of his little brother, but he will do his part.
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Under the cover of night, the snoring gradually began in the rain, and Ziyu, who was leaning against the wall of the carriage and pretending to sleep, frowned slightly, and shrugged her nose.
She quickly took the prepared hat and linoleum cloth and put it on her body, glanced at Xiao Luo, who was sleeping in the back basket, and moved the person into the carriage in the space.
What appeared in the back basket was just a burden shaped like a child, and Ziyu fixed the back basket to her waist with strips of cloth, and lifted the curtain to get off the mule cart.
Hong Feiyang, who was guarding outside and didn't dare to close his eyes, heard the movement and said in an urn voice.
"What's wrong?"
"It's coming!"
The voice as calm as ice surprised him when he heard it in Hong Feiyang's ears.
Under the windproof lamp, I saw Ziyu take out a big knife from the bottom of the carriage and drag it in her hand, and the patrolling guards fell into the rain one by one and snored like thunder.
"Brother Hong, feed the water in your water bladder to the guards! Be hidden!! Ziyu said calmly.
Hong Feiyang was wondering why the people on duty at night were all snoring and couldn't sleep, but the two of them were fine.
Hong Feiyang, who was puzzled, did not ask the reason, believing that the little brother would never harm him.
"Boom......"
Dense footsteps, trampling in the rain from far and near, under the light of torches, more than a dozen black-clothed masked people, wearing hats on their heads, emerged from the dense forest.
The snow-bright blades glow with cold light under the torches, and the snoring people don't know it, and life and death are only in the thoughts of others.
With a wave of her hand, the two mule carts fell into darkness and disappeared along with the contents inside.
Hong Feiyang, who was feeding the water, kicked the guards who hadn't had time to drink water yet.
He threw the water bladder in his hand, pulled out the two iron rods pinned to his waist, and stood beside Ziyu.
"Little boy, you follow me in a while, let's kill it!"
Ziyu stretched out her hand to catch the falling rain, hoping that the group of guards who had been recruited would be awakened by the rain as soon as possible, otherwise they would have to ask for more blessings.