The mountains are quiet, except for the chirping of birds, insects, and the occasional rustling of leaves in the wind.

Now at the beginning of April, it is the time when the mountains are blooming, and it is leisurely and comfortable to move forward.

The group of them was very quiet, and they usually spoke in a whisper of three or two people for a while, and there were almost no shouting and yelling.

Qin Liu could understand their caution.

In modern times, they are engaged in smuggling activities, and if they are caught, they will be sentenced to a big sentence.

In ancient times, I didn't know how to judge?

Qin Liuce immediately stepped forward to ask Old Man Lou.

Old man Lou thought for a while and said, "Emperor Taizu's son-in-law, Master Ma Ma, was once caught selling tea privately, and was finally killed by Emperor Taizu. ”

Qin Liu's hand holding the reins tightened.

You're a old man!

Qin Liu subconsciously looked back at the road, and now it was too late to turn the horse's head and go home.

The little mute smiled and said, "If the emperor wants to kill you, you should stay in the grassland." With your ability, it won't be a problem to survive! ”

Qin Liu's hand holding the reins loosened.

Also, these four fields are empty, and the probability of being caught is very low.

Besides, there is the Baoguo Mansion as the internal response, which can be regarded as the smuggling of the powerful under the cover of the people, and he is the white glove of their Baoguo Mansion!

Qin Liu carefully observed the group of strong men who were traveling with him.

They are tall, short, fat and thin, but they are all dark-skinned and strong, and they are not weak at first glance. I don't know where Old Man Lou pulled it from.

The group stayed day and night, and finally approached the Great Wall near Dushikou after dark the next day. When it was completely dark, they wrapped the horses' hooves with cloth, each with a small wooden stick in their mouths, and found a gap in the Great Wall and drilled out.

The group led the horse out for a few miles, and then turned over and got on the horse and moved forward at night.

The night was cold, and if it weren't for the warm felt cloak that Old Man Lou had prepared for everyone in advance, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to hold on.

What's worse is that after leaving the Great Wall, the road is completely scorched and black, and the horses can't eat grass on the spot to replenish when they are resting. If it weren't for the fact that each of them had brought several bales of hay, the horses would not have been able to hold on.

During the break, the old man Lou said: "In order to prevent the Mongolian cavalry from attacking, the Ming army was set on fire to the barren land for forty miles near the Great Wall, so that the horses could not be supplied, and the difficulty of the Mongolian cavalry to knock on the pass was greatly increased.

We persevered, and by daybreak we were almost out of the burned wasteland. ”

Qin Liu struggled to stare at the surroundings. It is a hilly area where plains and mountains meet, and the terrain is complicated by the occasional river, and it is not easy to completely burn the wasteland.

However, the cold and fatigue made her have no time to take care of anything else, so she took a big sip of the wine bag handed over by the little mute, choking on tears, and finally warmed up a little.

The leaders are experienced, and they are in an emergency except for the necessary rest along the way, and when the sky is bright, they finally see the green grassland.

Old man Lou ordered to find a woods by the river to rest.

The continuous rush for a day and a night was unbearable for both men and horses.

They quickly set up their tents and cooked their meals.

For the past three days, they have eaten dry food and jerky, and only occasionally set up a pot to cook some hot soup and drink.

Qin Liu casually ate something and went into the tent to sleep.

She has a tent for each person, and Old Man Lou and the little mute also have a tent for each person, and they are spread around her.

The others were three or four people sharing a tent, all made of felt.

On the first day of camping in the wilderness, Qin Liu was still a little scared - she was the only woman in this bunch of men.

In this wilderness, it is not impossible to seek money and kill people, first rape and then kill.

Later, she was a little relieved to see that Old Man Lou and the little mute had set up the tent to her left and right, and they looked like they were safe.

Qin Liu put the silver blanket under her head, and soon fell asleep, and the soreness in her whole body disturbed her sleeplessness.

She dreamed again.

……

The dreams are all about childhood.

The little fat cousin Guangsi and the beautiful boy Yang Shen fight for the last piece of pastry, and they always ask her to judge.

She drooled and came up with a bad idea - to break the pastry into two pieces, but one big and one small, for the two of them to choose.

Guangsi Little Fat Man and Yang Shen naturally had another quarrel, and no one would let anyone.

She came up with a compromise: she took a bite of the larger one.

Guang Si and Yang Shen actually nodded in agreement, staring at her - uh, actually looking at the pastry in her hand.

She took a smug bite and squinted happily as she munched on the sweet and soft pastry.

The little fat man shouted: "Why do you bite too much!" It's getting smaller again! ”

She just wanted to say, "I'll keep biting ......"

saw Yang Shen pounce on her with lightning speed and bite off the now big pastry in her hand! His fingers hurt from his bite!

Seeing this, the little fat man did not show weakness, and snatched the piece she had bitten and stuffed it into his mouth.

She burst into tears, attracting the elders who were chatting on the side.

In the end, Yang Shen cried in the reproach of the elders for "not biting my sister", and apologized to her.

The eldest aunt shook her head with a smile and said: "This chestnut is out of season, and it is not easy to store, there is not much inventory, only one plate of chestnut cake is made at a time, but I don't want to provoke them to fight twice, it seems that the children really love to eat, next time we must make more!" ”

Her eyes lit up when she heard this, and she immediately stopped crying, and Yang Shen, the crying bag next to her, also collected her tears, and pulled her and the little fat man to play again.

At dinner, my mother told my father about this joke, and my father raised his eyebrows and said, "The Yang Shen you are talking about is the child of Yang Tinghe's family, who was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of nineteen?" ”

Mother smiled, "Exactly." It's just a kid's play, you don't want to go online. ”

My father smiled while taking the wet handkerchief handed by my mother and wiping my hands: "How come? Recently, the prince is going to go out of the cabinet to study. The emperor asked his father to recommend the prince to speak official. You also know that he was the prince's official back then, and he was respected by the prince because of his good conduct and integrity, and he joined the cabinet after the emperor ascended the throne. This Yang Tinghe has a good reputation, but he is a good candidate......"

Mother smiled: "A piece of pastry, you were forced to get the prince to speak." ”

The father shook his head helplessly: "There is no trivial matter in the Prime Minister's door. In the past few years, Xu Shoufu's health has deteriorated, and the cabinet is faintly headed by his father. Haven't you noticed that there have been more relatives coming and going at home recently? ”

She listened to her parents while washing her hands and preparing to eat, and she didn't understand how Chestnut Cake could have a relationship with Yang Shen and his father.

……

When Qin Liu heard someone shouting for dinner, he got up and drank hot porridge, and went back to the tent to continue recuperating.

Outside the campfire, people chatted enthusiastically.

The pain on Qin Liu's body hadn't eased yet, and he was lying in the tent thinking about his thoughts while listening to the people outside talking and laughing.

She suddenly smiled heartily, and her mouth suddenly opened.

Yes, the man in green shirt at the door of Jiangxuezhai should be surnamed Yang Mingshen with the word Xiu, and he is a little friend who played with his childhood sweetheart.

Yang Shen?

Qin Liu is a clever one.

"The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes. Success or failure turns the head ......"