Chapter 9: Warm water washes away tiredness
After separating from the old hunter in front of the village, Yang Ming and the little snow girl did not mean to rest, but headed north in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The hinterland of Zhao was still dangerous for them, and only by entering Yanmen County as soon as possible could they get a temporary respite.
The obsession with the three thousand gold made Yang Ming very cautious, and he and the snow girl were also very lucky, along the way, they did not encounter any dangers and accidents, except for the wind and food, which was not very good.
When the time came to December, Yang Ming finally stepped on the frozen river and came to a city in the territory of Zhao that once belonged to the Zhongshan Kingdom: Dongyuan.
The name may seem ordinary, but in the future, it will have a well-known name: SJZ.
The east wall connects the north and south of Zhao State, connects Qi land in the east, and can enter the well in the west, and goes straight to the west of Taihang Mountain.
There is salt from the Qi country, various metals from Korea, and lacquerware silk from the Chu country.
All caravans that need to travel west from the south to the north will gather here to form a larger caravan, jointly fund and hire warriors as people to protect the caravan, pass through Jingcheng Pass, enter the west of Taihang Mountain, and then go north, cross Heng Mountain, enter the land of Dai County and Yanmen, sell the materials in their hands, and then buy back the specialties of Dai County and Yanmen County, such as: horses, furs, and animal tendons.
In the past, these caravans did not need to hire guards on such a large scale as long as they paid enough protection money to the garrisons in various places, but more than a decade ago, the situation changed.
After the Battle of Changping more than ten years ago, the Qin State took advantage of the situation to capture the Taiyuan County of the Zhao State, in the following years, the Zhao State and the Qin State fought for many times in the Taiyuan County, the most recent one was four years ago, the current King of the Qin State, when the Qin Wang Zheng just ascended the throne, the Taiyuan County was opposed, and was suppressed by the general Meng Fu.
In addition to tens of thousands of casualties, another result of the competition between the two countries in Taiyuan County for many years is that there are many more bandits in the mountains north of Taiyuan County.
Every time the Zhao people failed to resist, the defeated soldiers and refugees would enter the vast mountains, and the grass would fall into the grass, and the accumulation of more than ten years had already made it a paradise for bandits.
Therefore, if these caravans want to pass through there smoothly and enter Dai County and Yanmen County, the only option is to cooperate with each other and jointly fund the hiring of guards, so that they can bargain with the bandits who emerge in an endless stream on the trade road.
And Yang Ming's purpose in coming here is precisely for this matter, and the caravan is the best cover for Yang Ming and the Snow Maiden.
Yang Ming, who was strolling through the streets, looked at the caravan that was shouting for recruitment, and chose the right caravan for himself.
And the Snow Girl was riding on Yang Ming's neck at this time, holding Yang Ming's head with one hand to stabilize her body, and pressing the bearskin hat on top of her head with the other hand, so as not to fall off the hat and expose something that should not be exposed.
In the past half a month, the Snow Girl has grown a layer of light hair, but unfortunately, compared to the knife technique when hunting and killing, Yang Ming is really not very good at shaving her head, so at this time, the Snow Girl's small head is full of different shades of stubble, which makes this little girl look decadent when facing herself.
Although she is still young, she also knows beauty and ugliness, especially her understanding of herself.
After finding the target, Yang Ming directly found a Yuelai Inn, which was not bad, and chained the entire Heavens and Ten Thousand Worlds, and stayed directly.
In the past time, he has really no resistance to a hot bath and a soft quilt.
Yang Ming's room, behind the screen, the white water vapor steamed, making this dry thing a little more wet, Yang Ming, who had not changed his clothes for a long time, tested the water temperature, and walked directly into the bathtub, which was much more slender than an ordinary fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, and his arms and legs could only curl up in the bathtub.
"If you have money, the first thing you need to do is buy a big house, and then build a big bath, a bath where you can swim." Yang Ming, who enjoyed the gentle feeling from the hot water, thought to himself.
The obsession with the house comes from his past life, and the obsession with the bath arises at this time.
"Uh-huh!" As Yang Ming fell into his delusion, there was a slight sound of intoxication from the other side of the screen.
Yang Ming looked at it smoothly, and in the reflection of the screen display, Xiao Xuenu was stepping on a bench with a pair of round short legs, plunging her head into the small bath bucket prepared for her, and even more mischievously spit out a few blisters, and then moved into the bath bucket and sank her whole body into the hot water.
In the past few days, Yang Ming has been uncomfortable enough, but what is even more uncomfortable is the Snow Girl, this is a young lady who has suffered from eating and sleeping in the open.
In the steaming heat, a faint red soon appeared on the round face of the little snow girl, and a pair of small hands were stirring in the bathtub, scrubbing the miserable little body.
Yang Ming leaned against the edge of the tub, thinking about what was next.
After sending the Snow Girl to Yanmen County, she can get three thousand gold, which is a huge amount of money, the next step is to go to the Qin State, or to go to Linzi, try to worship the Jixia School Palace, and mix the identity of a hundred disciples for yourself?
As for keeping the Snow Girl by his side, Yang Ming never thought about it, whether it was Guo Kai or Queen Zhao, with Yang Ming's strength at this time, he couldn't bear it, besides, his future was not yet settled, how could he take care of a five or six-year-old girl.
Yang Ming, who had changed into clean clothes, was lazily lying on the soft couch near the window, and the afternoon sun sprinkled on his body through the page, and the bones directly on his body were a little more itchy.
On the side of his body, the little Snow Girl curled up in a ball and had fallen asleep, but a pair of small hands were holding Yang Ming's two fingers, as if she could get a sense of security in her sleep.
For Xiaoxue Nu, the experience of less than a month in the past is too long, and it is too pitiful, in a short period of time, she has experienced the disaster of family ruin, and the murderer is still her own mother, such a thing is difficult for adults to bear, let alone a child.
Therefore, even in her sleep, the Snow Maiden's brows were tightened, and something was muttering in her mouth.
"Yanmen County, Snow Girl, Concubine Snow Pavilion, what is the connection between this? What will you experience next? How did she become the number one dancing girl in the land of Yan Zhao? Yang Ming stretched out his palm and placed it between the Snow Girl's eyebrows, and his fingers flicked to smooth the Snow Girl's constricted brows.