Chapter 585: Parting Father-Son Love
The reason why Shao Xi agreed to Land Rover's request is because the situation is different from three days ago.
At that time, Shao Xi thought that Land Rover just wanted to hand over the child to himself and face the bullying of Li Ermazi and the group of horse bandits in the future.
To some extent, Shao Xi felt that Land Rover would be extremely irresponsible if he really did this.
When faced with a problem, instead of thinking about how to solve it, you want to leave your child in the care of others, which is completely self-defeating.
But now it's different, Shao Xi knows that Land Rover has the ability and ideas to solve problems, but he has worries and worries, so at this time, he handed over Lu Yunxiang to himself, and the meaning of the whole thing became different.
Shao Xi knew very well what he wanted to do, and he also knew that what he did would never allow Lu Yunxiang to witness it again.
But Sun Lichang, a businessman, does not fully understand this.
"Shopkeeper Lu, since things have come to this point now, why do you want to stay alone? Why don't you take this child with us and leave?
"If the shopkeeper Lu is willing, my Taihe Commercial Bank is willing to ask the shopkeeper Lu to be the leader of our caravan guards, and in the future, I can also recommend the Lu shopkeeper to the Kyoto Daliang head office to be the head of our Taihe Commercial Bank's caravan guards.
"With the ability of the shopkeeper of Yilu, it is completely possible for your father and son to live a stable and prosperous life from now on, so why bother to stay and fight to the death with those horse bandits?"
Sun Lichang's idea is actually a solution to the problem, now that Land Rover has killed so many horse bandits, the Wild Sand Gang will definitely not give up.
Everyone can also see that Land Rover intends to entrust Lu Yunxiang to the caravan and stay alone to settle grievances with the Yesha Gang.
But Sun Lichang thinks it's completely unnecessary, he can't afford to provoke it, can't we still hide?
The father and son left here with the caravan, and Taihe Commercial Bank was able to provide Land Rover with an errand to make a living, and also hired a master for Taihe Commercial Bank, which was a completely win-win solution for both parties, so why not?
Although Sun Lichang has led the caravan to trade abroad for many years, he is still just a businessman after all, not a person in the rivers and lakes, and his understanding of these grievances in the rivers and lakes is much worse than that of Land Rover.
When he finished saying this, Shao Xi, Lao Wu, and Land Rover all shook their heads at the same time, and even Sun Poyun, who was standing behind Aliya, shook his head.
This made Sun Lichang feel indifferent for a while, I don't know why these people have a negative attitude towards the methods they propose?
In the end, Lao Wu opened his mouth and gave the answer.
"Shopkeeper Sun, you want to be simple! Now that the shopkeeper Lu has killed so many horse bandits, this matter has become a grievance between the rivers and lakes, and the people of the rivers and lakes have their own ways to solve grievances.
"Although the shopkeeper Lu has withdrawn from the rivers and lakes for many years, after all, he was once a person in the rivers and lakes, and the other party is also a person from the rivers and lakes, and the settlement of grievances between the people of the rivers and lakes is endless.
"Even if, as you say, the father and son leave with the caravan, do you think the Wild Sand Gang will give up if they can't find them here? They couldn't find anyone here, so they would have searched for and hunted down the father and son.
"And dozens of people in our caravan are carrying so many goods, no matter how much we hurry, we will not be faster than those horse bandits, and in the end, after our caravan is caught up by the Wild Sand Gang, it will naturally be another bloody battle.
"When the time comes, let's not say whether their father and son can leave safely, I'm afraid that our caravan won't be able to retreat with all its bodies, and the shopkeeper Lu made this decision for fear of affecting us, he not only wants to settle grievances with the Wild Sand Gang, but also to drag the Wild Sand Gang and buy us time to leave.
"Selfishly speaking, Shopkeeper Lu hopes that we can take his son out of this place safely, and from now on from the threat of this group of horse bandits, I think Shopkeeper Lu should be ready to fight to the death.
"And if we are fully involved in this matter, it will violate the purpose of Taihe Commercial Bank's business, and we will participate in the rights and wrongs of the rivers and lakes, all we can help now is to take this child away, and we can't do anything else."
After listening to Lao Wu's explanation, Sun Lichang also nodded silently.
In fact, when he made this decision, he was not without worries in his heart, and the perennial foreign merchants naturally knew the truth of being nosy on the road, and the safety of the goods was the primary task of the entire caravan.
It's just that after getting along for a few days, he is extremely sympathetic to the plight of the father and son, so he has the idea of luck.
Now that I think about it, it is indeed as Lao Wu said, if they really take their father and son away together, they will only attract the pursuit of horse bandits in the end.
Not to mention whether they can help the father and son, the first thing is to cause trouble for their caravan.
Originally, the caravan was unable to avoid the horse bandits, and if they intervened in this matter, wouldn't they really become the opponents of the horse bandits? The Wild Sand Gang will never let go of the caravan.
As the shopkeeper of Taihe Commercial Bank, he naturally puts the responsibility of Taihe Commercial Bank first, so it seems inevitable that Land Rover will stay.
Sun Lichang couldn't help but sigh, he really wanted to help Lu Hu and Lu Yunxiang from the bottom of his heart, but at the moment, it seemed that the only thing he could do was to take Lu Yunxiang away for Lu Rover, and as for the rest, he really couldn't help.
But when Lu Yunxiang heard that these adults were discussing this matter, he immediately became anxious.
"I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere! I'm going to be with my father, because I killed these bandits, and now no matter how big the disaster, I have to face it with my father.
"I'm not going to leave my dad here alone, and none of you want to separate me from my dad!"
Lu Yunxiang's performance was already expected by everyone, and a group of people discussed how to take him away from his father in front of the child, but it was unacceptable to any child.
What's more, now that his father is facing such a big crisis, how can he easily abandon his father?
But everyone also knows that if this child is not taken away, it will become the biggest burden on Land Rover, how can he fight the enemy wholeheartedly if he is concerned?
Lu Yunxiang is his biggest weakness, if the sand tiger of the Wild Sand Gang uses Lu Yunxiang to deal with Land Rover, the father and son will become more dangerous.
Originally, Land Rover stayed with more than one enemy, which was extremely dangerous, and if he had this child with him, the situation would be even more worrying.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Land Rover can't defeat these horse bandits, it will be easier to escape even if he is alone, but with Lu Yunxiang, there is no life at all.
Everyone understands this truth, but no one can say it in the face of Lu Yunxiang, after all, it is someone's own father, why do you forcibly separate people's father and son?
It is natural that other children's children are reluctant to go with you, and they want to be with their father, even if they know that there is no benefit for him to stay, but everyone can't persuade them.
The only person who can solve this matter is Land Rover.
I saw that Lu Rover turned around and pulled Lu Yunxiang in front of him, and looked at Lu Yunxiang several times from head to toe, his eyes were full of pity and pity.
"Yunxiang, listen to Dad's words, leave with these benefactors, they will take good care of you, with their care, Dad will rest assured, Dad can't take you with what he wants to do.
"Although Dad knows that you are reluctant to leave Daddy, but if you follow Daddy, you and I, father and son, will be in danger, and if you are not by my side, I will not have any worries in my heart, and I will not have to be distracted to take care of you, which will be good for Dad and you.
"If you refuse to leave, it will only hurt our father and son, you are a sensible child, I think you understand what my father said.
"Don't worry, child! Dad promises you that after solving these things, Dad will catch up with the caravan and leave here with you, and then we will leave with your mother, do you say? ”
When Lu Yunxiang heard Land Rover's words, he cried out with a "wow", this child is sensible, this child is obedient, but he is just a child after all.
Since he was a child, he has never left his father except for Land Rover, who went to Yulongguan to buy.
He understood what Land Rover told him, and he also understood that if he stayed, he would become a burden to his father, which would only harm his father and himself.
But if he is really allowed to leave Land Rover like this, how can a ten-year-old child accept it for a while?
What's more, if their father and son parted today, no one could say whether they could see each other again, although Land Rover said that he would catch up with the caravan after the matter was resolved, but Lu Yunxiang also knew that it was just Land Rover's words to comfort himself.
He knew what danger his father was about to face, but he could no longer argue because it was what his father had told him.
In order for his father to face the impending crisis wholeheartedly, he must let go of the reluctance in his heart, only then can their father and son have the opportunity to see each other again.
Lu Yunxiang knelt down in front of Lu Rover, holding the father who had always disgusted and despised him and cried loudly, Lu Rover raised his hand and gently stroked Lu Yunxiang's little head, without any comfort.
He knew that this child would have to face his life alone from today onwards, and that he would learn to be strong and learn to face the unknown alone.
At this time, I must be ruthless, and I must teach this child to be strong for the last time.
Lu Rover held back the tears in his eyes, pulled Lu Yunxiang up, looked at Lu Yunxiang who was crying in front of him, Lu Rover was ruthless in his heart, and raised his hand to give Lu Yunxiang a slap.
This slap made everyone present look stunned, and it also made Lu Yunxiang stop crying all of a sudden.
"Don't cry! From this day on, you will be a man who stands up to the sky, and no matter how humble and cowardly you appear in front of others, your heart must be strong.
"Tears will only be exchanged for the sympathy of others, and will never be exchanged for the respect of others, remember to learn the skills to protect the people around you in the future, don't even take care of your mother and you like your father, do you understand?"
Lu Yunxiang raised his little face with a slap print, looked at Lu Rover fixedly for a long time, and finally nodded firmly to Lu Rover.
"Dad, don't worry! From today onwards, I will be a man, I will definitely learn my skills, and let Yunxiang protect you in the future. ”
Land Rover nodded with satisfaction, raised his hand and gently touched Lu Yunxiang's flushed face, even if there was a thousand reluctance and helplessness in his heart at this time, he could only let go.
He turned to Shao Xi and Sun Lichang and clasped his fists and said, "Since Shao Gongzi and Shopkeeper Sun have already responded to the request of their subordinates, then without further ado, hurry up and pack up and leave for the road!"
"This matter can't be delayed for too long, once the Yesha Gang arrives here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave, Lu Mou thanked Shao Gongzi and Shopkeeper Sun again, you guys should leave quickly!"
After speaking, Land Rover pushed Lu Yunxiang in front of Shao Xi, Shao Xi reached out and put his hand on Lu Yunxiang's shoulder and nodded to Sun Lichang.
Sun Lichang hurriedly greeted the porters and guards of the caravan, and everyone started to load all the goods behind the house onto the camel and horse, leaving only one camel for the Land Rover.
Although they knew that the Land Rover might not be used, there was still a glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts.
After some busyness, everyone was finally ready to set off, Sun Lichang waved his hand, and the entire caravan set off again to leave the oasis and continue to the west.
Shao Xi and Sun Lichang arched their hands at the landing tiger and didn't say anything more, it would be superfluous to say anything at this time.
Only Lao Wu stepped forward again, patted Land Rover's shoulder, and finally said: "Don't forget that your son is waiting for you in front, you can't force everything, and it is also a skill to be able to get out smoothly." ”
Land Rover understood what Lao Wu meant, and bowed to Lao Wu and said: "Juniors, thank you seniors for your guidance, and juniors remember the words of your seniors." ”
Lao Wu nodded, turned around and sat on the camel and shouted, and the camel got up and carried Lao Wu in the direction of the camel team.
Fu Biao and Wu Qiu'er, Sun Poyun, Aliya and others also rode camels and left with Lao Wu, only Shao Xi and Sun Lichang were not in a hurry to leave, because at this time, Lu Yunxiang and Land Rover had to say their final goodbyes.
Land Rover took out a pendant carved with animal teeth from his arms, with a leather rope tied to the pendant, and raised his hand to wear it around Lu Yunxiang's neck.
touched Lu Yunxiang's head again, didn't say anything more, just said, "Go!" Go to the front and wait for Daddy. ”
Lu Yunxiang stared at a pair of big eyes, nodded with tears in his eyes, and said, "Dad, I'm waiting for you in front, you can catch up quickly." ”
Lu Rover forced out a smile, pinched Lu Yunxiang's little face, nodded, pulled his body over, pushed him on the back, and pushed him in front of Shao Xi.
Shao Xi stretched out his hand, pulled Lu Yunxiang over, got on the camel together, and set off to rush in the direction of the caravan.
After walking a distance, Lu Yunxiang couldn't help but lean out from in front of Shao Xi's body and turned his head to look in the direction of his original home, only to see that Lu Rover was still standing in place and watching their departing figure from afar.
It wasn't until Shao Xi and the others completely disappeared from Land Rover's field of vision that Land Rover's tears burst out of his eyes, and he looked in the direction his son left for a while, raised his hand to wipe the tears on his face with his sleeve, and turned around to return to the inn.
Looking at the familiar furnishings in the inn, Lu Rover's face showed a smile that was both happy and bitter, there are his memories and his reluctance.
He came to the table, put two scimitars on the table, picked up the wine jar and poured a bowl of coarse grain wine, reached out and grabbed the stewed mutton in the basin, and ate and drank one bite of meat and one bite of wine.
He knew that this might be the last meal of his life.