Zhao Chuanxin has not returned to Lugang Town for a long time, and many changes have quietly taken place here.

Samuel Goldberg and Rachel Cvis have a great time living in Lugang.

In the evening, Samuel Goldberg was invited to tea by Liu Guigui, and he said one thing: "Do you know, at the end of April this year, London will host the Olympic Games, which is a grand event, with athletes from all five continents participating, which is very lively and significant. ”

Liu Guigui's biggest motivation for doing things in the past two years is to pretend to be forced.

On the road of "pretending to be forced", he went farther and farther.

In order to pretend to be forced, he learned English, and usually invited Samuel Goldberg, a foreigner, to drink wine and tea, just to practice his spoken English.

Liu Guigui scratched his head: "Sports meeting? What's that for? ”

"Promote the spirit of sportsmanship and strengthen the body." Samuel Goldberg said, "The standard of living and the physique of the people in each country can be seen by the level of the athletes. Winning a medal at the Olympics will bring glory to the world's attention and bring glory to the country. ”

As soon as Liu Guigui heard what "world-renowned glory", his eyes immediately brightened: "Hehe, then Lugang Town must participate." ”

……

On the train heading south from the capital.

Belgian Counsellor Linade, Roman Catholic missionary Van Dick, and the British newspaper The Times's chief correspondent in Beijing, Morrisson, gathered at the table.

Lin Ade said with a cautious face: "Two, in the northwest region of the Qing Kingdom, the banditry is more serious than that outside the Guan. After all, there is Zhao Chuan's salary outside the gate, and the silk will be somewhat restrained. Shaanxi, Gansu and other places are different, and even soldiers and bandits collude and collude. The local proverb - to sit as an official, to be a bandit chief; To take a sedan chair, go to tie up the ticket! It's not a joke, so let's keep a low profile. ”

There have been many rebellions in the northwest region, and the rebellious bandits turned into rebels, and they were recruited by the imperial court to quell the rebellion.

That's why there is such a sentence.

Van Dick wears the same gold-rimmed glasses as Lin Ade, but Lin has long hair, but Van Dick has a clean beard, perhaps this has something to do with his identity.

Van Dick frowned: "I am a missionary, here I am like a monk and a Taoist priest, can the bandits still embarrass the monks?" ”

Morrison, who has lived in China for a long time, smiled: "In the Qing Kingdom, the most important thing to worry about is the officials, followed by the people, and the most feared by us are bandits." They don't care what your identity is, as long as you have money, tying meat tickets is commonplace. My servants were tied up once, and I paid a ransom before they let them go. Later, Zhao Chuanxin was born, and it was more peaceful outside the border, but there are still some locks in remote areas. ”

This goods earn a lot of money, and no matter where you go to shoot, you have to take your servants to serve at any time, and you even have to use a car to pull a boat.

Looking at Lin Ade, who was wearing a small melon skin satin hat and a simple cotton robe and vest, Van Dick suddenly said: "If I want to dress up like you, maybe they will treat me as a poor person and won't loot, right?" ”

"That's right, it also allows you to integrate into the lives of the locals and make it easier for you to proselytize."

In fact, Lin Ade still doesn't understand, his silk satin hat is something that ordinary people can't afford.

Van Dick was surprised: "Look at you all say Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Chuanxin is the man who is called the 'Butcher of the Far East', right?" It seems that he is a good man in the Qing Kingdom? ”

Morrison smiled, declined to comment, and looked out the window.

On a nearby railroad track, an oncoming train is coming.

This is the northbound train of the Jinghan Railway.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and a violent explosion occurred in the last two cars of the train.

Flying sand and rocks, the earth shakes the mountains.

The carriage in which Morrison and the others were located was affected by air waves and sand and gravel, and the glass was shattered.

Van Dijk's cheek was rubbed with a bloody streak, but the rest were unharmed.

The people in the car were stunned.

……

Zhao Chuanxin took Nikola Tesla to stay in Xi'an for one night, and the next day crossed Sanmenxia and ended at the Wei River.

They bought two horses and changed their land route through Guanzhong through the Hexi Corridor to Suzhou.

Beside the post road, there are three piers and barracks that are constantly showing the trend of turning corners to form a beacon, and the poor pedestrians in cotton robes and patches are stacked with patches, and there is loess and wind and sand everywhere, and the environment is very desolate.

Nikola Tesla's lips were blown dry by the cold wind, and the more he walked, the more confused he became: "Zhao, are you sure that you want to build a laboratory in this environment?" ”

Zhao Chuanxin was slightly embarrassed: "Ahem, what, this is also good, at least it won't be remembered, and no one will come to burn your laboratory and experimental data, right?" ”

He himself was a little drummed, because the place where the laboratory was to be built must be more desolate than this......

It's still a train ride first, and then a waterway. If you go directly by land, you have to climb over the Taihang Mountain, then it is called bitter.

Nikola Tesla was silent, feeling somewhat deceived.

There are many post road stations in the Hexi Corridor, when people are tired and tired, they have to hit the tip, eat some food, drink some water, drink horses and feed grass, and take a short rest before they can continue on the road.

There is a small temple next to the station.

Although the temple is small, the main ridge, the vertical ridge, the owl tail are all possessed, the cloth tube tile, the tile, the dripping water are all available.

The roof protects the timber frame from rainwater. There is a wooden fence between the frames, and there is also a wooden fence under the floor.

Zhao Chuanxin dismounted, tied the horse, and came to rest in the pavilion made of loess.

There was a group of foot traders, and the convoy had seven large mule carts, with loose rope nooses on the wheels, and mules in front, loaded with baskets and baskets, and mats to protect them from rain and sun.

Due to the long distance, the road is rough, and the cargo cannot be carried too much.

At this time, seven mule carts were formed in a column, and on the ramp outside the sharp station, there were wooden monkeys under the wheels to prevent them from slipping.

The owner of the team, seven car owners, and two bodyguards were resting in the pavilion.

Zhao Chuanxin saw the boss dragging down a leg of mutton with a somewhat dried surface from the car, so he said: "The boss will give us a leg of mutton, and the price is easy to say." ”

On Zhao Chuanxin's trip, the secret space was stuffed with all kinds of materials, and he didn't bring extra ingredients, all of them were supplied along the way, and he ate and bought them now.

Zhao Chuanxin was wearing a very thin dress, warm underwear inside, a gray-green henry shirt as a base, a denim jacket outside, and a thick Arabic scarf around his neck, which was used to ride a horse to shield himself from the wind and sand.

The owner of the team was very bold, and he pulled out another leg of mutton casually, and spoke in a voiced Linxia Tuyin: "Just look at the money and give some." ”

What kind of personality is Zhao Chuanxin? The more you search, the more he will take advantage of you; The more generous you are, the more he will give.

So he casually threw over a piece of the ocean: "Gentlemen, take it." ”

The man laughed, and didn't mention anything like change.

Zhao Chuanxin carried the knife like flying, shaving the leg of mutton into slices.

It doesn't matter if it's dried, soy sauce, soybean oil, cooking wine, and a variety of spices are marinated and softened again.

Take out the baking tray and make a fire and bake on it.

is also a leg of mutton, the fragrance of Zhao Chuanxin's side is wafting ten miles in the wind, but the team owner's dry look makes people lose their appetite.

The team owner swallowed his saliva and stepped forward with a bag of wine: "I don't want your money, how about I still care about the wine and meat?" ”

Although Zhao Chuanxin abandoned some pots and pans, he couldn't get tired of eating, but he had to bring all kinds of seasonings.

Zhao Chuanxin laughed: "I'll invite you this time." ”

"Okay, this road is not smooth, you walk with the convoy and take care of each other. These two dart masters of mine both have fast guns, and a small group of bandits and thieves are no problem! ”

When Pingshui met, they didn't know their names and surnames, and they barbecued around the stove and drank wine to drive away the cold and talked, Zhao Chuanxin felt that it was a little interesting.

Nikola Tesla is very particular about what he eats, but how can he take care of so much after a long journey?

The leg of lamb on the baking tray was roasted, soaked in soybean oil, and supplemented by various spices, and the monk couldn't stand the precepts even when he smelled it.

Near Jianjian Station, children picking up horse manure with dung baskets on their backs were attracted by the aroma.

Nikola Tesla asked, "Zhao, what are they doing picking up horse manure?" Is it used as fertilizer? ”

Zhao explained: "It's not used as fertilizer, it's to pick up horse manure to burn the kang. ”

The northwest is bitterly cold, and there are not many trees, so only horse manure and dry grass can be used for fire.

The three ragged little pot friends looked at each other, but Zhao Chuanxin and the team owner didn't mean to give them any points.

There is no way to save the poor.

Zhao Chuanxin drank a little wine, and when he saw sweat, he accepted it.

When they finished eating, the three children ran away with horse manure on their backs.

After cleaning up a little, Zhao Chuanxin turned over and followed the convoy.

The owner of the team said to the two dart masters: "Be vigilant, those three children may be keeping an eye on the bandits." ”

(End of chapter)