The autumn wind is becoming more and more severe, outside the city of Kuanzhou, by the Shuoshui River, has shown a withered yellow and decaying image, the new frost is on the tile, and it suddenly invades people.

The river gradually dried up, the quicksand froze hard, but it became lively, and the leaky merchants who could not use people and mules began to run goods back and forth, and the Qiang people also moved frequently.

In the autumn of Kuanzhou, Zhang always made the illusion that it was winter, and the autumn grain had been collected, and he was only waiting for the Cao team to be transported into Kyoto, so he urged Mo Lingfeng to set off - the taxes and grains of the border customs and heavy states did not enter the nearby roads, and directly entered the three divisions of Kyoto, so that the emperor could hold power in his hands.

On September 20, when the hour had just arrived, the stars were hidden and the moon was falling, but the sky was not clear, and it became more and more dark.

Silent in the vast dark night of the Mo Mansion, the main porch is lit up, followed by the stable, the corner door, spread from the outside of the house to the house, high on the ground to lay the light, for the people to run around.

This is a rare lively scene in Mofu.

One by one, the cages were loaded onto the carriage, and it was not enough, but the carriage could not be loaded indefinitely, so it could only be stopped.

Dozens of horses pulling the cart carried their bags, coachmen, little yellow doors, and maids, bearing unprecedented burdens, taking heavy steps, snorting, white gas coming out of their noses, and complaining to the front door, lined up in a long line, waiting for their masters in the cold wind.

After a long time, the two servants pushed the door open.

A few dim lights poured out, Mo Qianlan led Mo Lingfeng, without saying a word, Zhao Shiheng followed behind, because the words had been spoken, his expression was very calm, the big yellow dog swung his tail to follow, with a dog face, and took the opportunity to step on Zhang Feng next to him several times.

The grandmother fell at the end, looking back frequently, very reluctant.

The group went down the stone steps, and when they arrived in front of the first carriage, Mo Qianlan squatted down, touched her bun, hugged Mo Lingfeng, and took her small body into her arms, her heart was like a knife, and it was like frying.

He asked in a hoarse voice, "Is it cold?" ”

Mo Lingfeng shook his head.

Zhang Xianfeng smiled on the side: "Girl, please get into the carriage, the road is far away, and the Cao team is escorted by officers and soldiers, so it will be a lot safer." ”

Mo Lingfeng is as immobile as a mountain, and Mo Qianlan refuses to let go, for a moment he is afraid that she will be cold, and for a while he is afraid that she will be hungry, back and forth, endlessly.

Zhang Xianfeng was unpopular and urged repeatedly, Zhao Shiheng stepped forward and pulled Mo Qianlan to get up: "It's not forever, don't do this sad state, the girl is young, make her sad." ”

He instructed Mo Lingfeng again: "Don't be naughty along the way, the outside is not as good as at home." ”

Mo Qianlan let go of Mo Lingfeng, and kept pulling her fine sideburns with both hands, and was shocked to find that she was still the age of the horn, and there were many broken hairs, and she couldn't pull it up.

When he left home at the age of eighteen, he was nervous and nervous, and he was afraid to live, and Ah Yu was so young that he didn't know how to be sad in his heart, and he suddenly didn't dare to look at it again, afraid that he would go to the whip and drive in person, so he only whispered: "Ah Yan, bear with me for some time, my brother will pick you up." ”

Mo Lingfeng lowered his head and said "um", turned around and got into the carriage.

Seeing this, Zhang Xianfeng personally went to put the stool on the horse, helped Mo Yefeng into the carriage, and the grandmother also sat in with him, accompanying Mo Lingfeng.

Yin Bei was pulling Yin Nan to chatter, and when he saw this, he hurriedly let go of Yin Nan, Yin Nan sat in front of the car with a big slash, snatched the coachman's whip, and raised it in the air.

"Snap", the horse whip threw out a crisp whip sound in the air, and on the wide street outside the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, the sound was crisp and straightforward, and there was a "snap", not like it was pumped on the horse, but on Mo Qianlan.

Little Jiao'er, he picked it up from the ground, raised it in his arms, and rested it on his heart, Ah Jiao is gone, he can live for 10,000 years, what kind of life does he have?

This kind of separation made him anxious, and he couldn't help but take a step forward, Zhao Shiheng's hand was firmly clasped on his arm, and he was not allowed to act rashly.

The carriage went far away, and soon it was about to blend into the sky that began to turn blue, at this moment, Mo Lingfeng suddenly lifted the curtains and stretched out his head, especially not enough, even his thin shoulders were squeezed out, and his upper body leaned out of the carriage dangerously, rising and falling in the bumps, his face twisted towards Mo Qianlan with all his might, and let out a heart-rending roar: "Brother! ”

"Be sure to pick me up!"

"Brother!"

Mo Qianlan endured and endured, his mouth was full of blood, turned around and returned to the house, walked into the study quickly, and sat down.

Ah Yu is gone.

Mo Leaf is gone.

The envoy of Zhang was ten miles outside the southern city of Kwanju and joined the Cao team, which was carrying nearly 100 Taiping chariots, and had to go to Jeju first, take the official road to the southeast, and when it was close to Naksu, then change the waterway from the pier to Kyoto.

The grain road escort officer who was responsible for restraining the army first went to the carriage to salute Zhang, said a few words, and set off again.

The Cao team walked in the front, the imperial mission walked in the middle, and the students who were rushing to take the exam in the rear followed, and the team went out for more than two miles.

Mo Lingfeng opened the curtain of the car, kept looking back, and after a while, he turned back to the grandmother and said, "Grandma, Wu Jin is behind, and Wang Jingclam." ”

Grandma also lifted the curtain and looked back, and saw that there were seventy or eighty people rushing to take the exam in the rear, Wu Jin was very easy to recognize, dressed in gray, his face was whiter, his posture was extraordinarily tall, and there were people talking to him around him, he smiled slightly, and occasionally looked up at the long line in front of him.

She turned her head and asked Mo Lingfeng: "Who is Wang Jingclam?" ”

"Wang Yunsheng's son, the one with the biggest mouth."

Mama Ma didn't know which Wang Zhizhou's son was, but she only knew that there were more than a dozen rich children in the exam team, all riding horses, with small servants, and a young man in the middle, with his mouth open and closed, which was indeed not small.

Mama Nan thought to herself: "Zhizhou is also a big official, how can you give her son such a name?" ”

This group stayed day and night, and after 10 days, they went out of Jia County and arrived in Jeju, where the Cao team knew that there were many bandits at the intersection of Kuanju and Jeju, and they did not want to stay here, but they knew that they had just entered Jeju and had encountered heavy rain.

The rain was surprisingly heavy, the black clouds were wet and sinking, pressing directly on the top of the head, and the water flowed everywhere like pillars, making it difficult to walk, trapping people and horses, so they could only stop at the Hesan Pavilion Station in Heshan County, Jeju.

Heshan County is wide, a pavilion post is also built very large, there are twenty-four rooms, the place to feed the horses and put the grain is readily available, the hall guards the house, the heavy wall is around, there are also the Hou people, the guards, the door, but after entering, it is not the case at all.

In the pavilion, the wood and stone are very rough, the heavy rain outside the house, the light rain inside the house breaks the soul, and many places are dense with cobwebs and dust.

The Hou and the guards suddenly saw the large group of men and horses, and they were also at a loss, so they could only brave the rain to settle the horses and carriages first, and the Cao team pushed the grain carts and placed them in the warehouse, seeing that the ground in the warehouse was covered with water and the roof was leaking, they all secretly complained bitterly, and began to spread the second layer of oilcloth on the grain cart.

"Someone helps!" The grain road escort officer shouted to the students who were hiding from the rain under the corridor, "Quick! Don't stand still! ”

Not a single grain of grain should be wet.