Lu Xu: "Yes, but I really don't have a car to load, can you sell me a free board car in your village?" Whoever has an old quilt, straw mat or something can sell me some and spread it on the car! ”

In the end, the price was negotiated, and the three wines were each reduced by fifteen wen, and they were all in the other party's satisfaction zone, and they were all happy.

He bought three carts of wine in one go, bought all the wine stored in the old stronghead's house in one go, and asked someone else's family to keep it for him, and he wanted it when he came back.

I heard that he wanted all the wine, so why did he use him to buy a quilt, the old strongman who was famous for his toughness directly lifted his quilt to give Lu Xu a pad.

In the end, the villagers took straw from each house and wrapped the wine tightly, and if they didn't have enough time, they had to dig up the soil and mud, and wrap another layer of shockproof mud outside.

When they left the village, the whole village saw them off.

The world is full of barriers, but there is never a lack of enthusiasm and sincerity.

The same distance seemed to be farther away than the world he was used to.

But because of this, each place has its own specialness.

Ten miles of different days, there are differences everywhere, look for it seriously, just like playing a game, surprises can be seen everywhere.

Whether it is cooking or doing business, he is forced by life to work hard to make money, but when he does it, he finds it a lot of fun.

Transporting things from here to another country, and then exchanging them for things that are in short supply here, making such a win-win exchange, you will not only gain money.

Lu Xu took out the small notebook that Yan Junqi made for him, and used sharpened charcoal strips to write down the names and addresses of each village along the way, and when he went home, he wanted to share them with Junqi and Lu Zhou one by one.

When he turned back to the village where he bought wine, the crowd at the entrance of the village had not yet dispersed, and Lu Xu thought that he would have to come again when he came back.

Chapter 131: Mountain Road

After Wenqiu, further north is Chongning County.

The two petty officials said goodbye to them on the hill at the junction of Wenqiu and Chongning.

They accompanied them all the way for several days, and it would take several days to go back, Lu Xu was not stingy, and one of them stuffed them with a tael of silver.

The two petty officials danced with their eyebrows, and then shirked and said no, but they were politely stuffed by Lu Xu.

It's such a long way, it's heavy to send anything, so let's give silver, they want to go back and want to drink wine and buy wine, and they want to eat meat and buy meat.

After parting, they continued north.

The mountains in Chongning County are steeper than those in Wenqiu County, and the roads are more difficult to navigate.

In Wenqiu, they can spend an average of two days in a village, and when they arrive in Chongning, it is almost a camp.

On the third day, dark clouds gathered in the sky and began to rain, and they happened to be walking on the mountain road, trembling all the way.

At this time, Liang Shanbao's mountain people became an advantage, and the quality of the disarmouring veterans in the team also appeared, especially those who had been on the battlefield for a long time, no matter how difficult the road was.

As long as everyone else takes care of themselves, they still have to take care of the goods.

Despite all their preparations, they lost half a truckload.

The wheels of the eye plates were broken, and half of the cart of grain fell out, and they reloaded the cart, and the grain was also wet.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Lu Xu was afraid that if it continued like this, he would encounter flash floods, so he asked the team to stop in a slightly spacious place to hide from the rain, and Liang Shanbao and the big man went to the front to explore the way.

A few people at the end of the team took the opportunity to repair the broken cart.

Seeing that the three guys in charge of the car were crying and mournful, Lu Xu comforted: "We are lucky, if we fall into the wine, we will not be saved, and we can still eat food!" Eat it tonight. ”

The three of them squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, if it was miscellaneous grains, the car was rice! The further north you go, the more expensive the rice! If you add up all the wages of the three of them, it won't be enough to compensate.

After the rain for most of the day, the muddy mountain roads were washed away by the rain and exposed the stones, and they waited for almost three hours, and Liang Shanbao and the big man came back, "There is a village in front, and it has been agreed that we will spend the night there." ”

Lu Xu: "Is the road still open?" ”

Liang Shanbao: "There is a period that is not easy to walk, and you can pass it." ”

Lu Xu: "Okay, while the rain is light, let's hurry up." ”

When I got to the place where Liang Shanbao said, it was already dark.

No one was spared, and they were all drenched in soup.

The village Liang Shanbao said was a small mountain village, and there were more than 30 households in the village, and when he saw so many of them, he was so scared that he didn't dare to come out.

Lu Xu packed up and went to knock on the door with Liang Shanbao.

They always had to borrow some dry wood to make a fire for cooking and make some ginger soup.

They didn't get to live in the house that night, the mountain village is not big, the houses are small, and people dare not lend them money.

They cleaned up and found a flat place to pitch their tent at the entrance of the village.

Lu Xu boiled a few pots of ginger soup first and began to cook rice porridge.

The weather was bad, and there was sporadic rain at night, and they ate dinner in the rain, wearing their coats to inspect the goods in the car.

Fortunately, Lu Xu was well prepared, and the cloth and food were key protection, so he didn't get wet much.

Lu Qing divided the team into several shifts, taking turns to take care of the carriages and horses, and the others to sleep.

The next day, the rain did not stop, Lu Xu was not in a hurry, and rested in the village for another day.

The next day, the villagers were finally willing to come out, and they did not leave, and they had to come out to take care of the fields.

Guarding against each other with some vigilance, the old man was leading two people over and asking them where they were going and when they were going.

This obvious intention to drive people away made everyone a little embarrassed.

Lu Xu didn't care, and took out money to Li Zheng as if he didn't understand: "We borrowed it for two days, and we used some dry firewood, is this money enough?" ”

Li Zheng shook his head: "No need, these are not worth much in the mountains." ”

Lu Xu: "Then it's convenient for me to buy some vegetables, I see there is a vegetable garden in front of me." ”

Li Zheng was silent.

Lu Xu: "Uncle, it's not good to tell us to walk in the rain, can we pass the car on the mountain road in front?" Is it good to go? No mudslides, right? You see I'm a person and a car, in case of a fall, the loss is big, otherwise the rain stops and let's go, I have wine in the car, I'll fry two more dishes, everyone eat and drink together, what do you think? ”

Everyone: "......"

The mountain people who live in seclusion have never seen such a lot of talk, and they haven't seized the opportunity to say something a few times.

When he finished speaking, Li Zheng asked, "Where did you come from, and why did you get here?" ”

Lu Xu crackled again.

There are already some differences in the accents of the two sides, he speaks fast, people wait for him to finish thinking about it before he can digest it, and when he finishes speaking, the three of them exchanged words in a low voice, suddenly realized, and then said with great certainty: "You are going the wrong way, you want to go to the county seat, there is a path at the bottom of the mountain to walk, no need to go up the mountain." ”

Lu Xu: "...... Yes? ”

He turned his head sharply to look at Liang Shanbao and them.

He hasn't walked it, Liang Shanbao and they have walked here!

Liang Shanbao was also at a loss: "This is the road we take in winter." ”

The man shook his head: "No, no, if you take the mountain road, you will turn it from the mountain in front of you." ”

He pointed to a mountain peak in the distance, and everyone was at a loss again.

Subsequently, the two sides compared how to cross the road, and talked very hard to each other, but no one on Lu Xu's side understood how to go.

The rain and fog obscured their vision, and the pointers couldn't tell which mountain they wanted to point to.

Lu Xu: "My mouth is dry, I think we should cook, let's talk while eating, right?" ”

The mountain people also said that they were tired, but they didn't object, and took the initiative to lead them to their own kitchen.

Lu Xu asked people to carry half a bag of rice over, which shocked the two mountain people.

There was some jealousy in their tones: "Rice? Do you all eat rice on weekdays? ”

The person in charge of cooking also smiled bitterly: "How can it! This was originally to be sold by the owner, but the car overturned on the road, and the rice was wet, so the owner let it be eaten. You can't grow rice here, can you? ”

The mountain people shook their heads: "You can't plant on the mountain, there are few paddy fields in Chongning, and there are very few rice growers below." ”

As they talked, they talked about the crops while cooking, and talked about the difference between Guanyang and Chongning.

Halfway through, Lu Xu walked over to see the food, and saw two children hiding at the door to peek, he took out an oily paper bag from his pocket, squatted down to give them sugar, "Do you want to eat?" ”

This candy was given to him by Layue from his own snacks.

The candy cube mixed with a little fruit juice, in addition to the sweetness and a little sour, tastes very refreshing, and the color is beautiful, and children love to eat it.

Lu Xu ate and divided the child on the road, and he was almost finished.

The two children looked at him shyly, took it and stuffed it into their mouths, and soon began to smile at him.

Seeing that there were not many pieces left, Lu Xu gave them all the remaining sugar, "Take it and eat it." ”

The two children took it and ran away.

When the man who was cooking saw this, he added wood to the fire and shouted, "Tell your mother to take out the pickled meat." ”

A moment later, the child pulled out a woman in her twenties with a clay pot containing a large piece of bone-in meat.

Looking at the face, she should be the mother of two children, she is wearing a gray dress, like a male model, with a lot of patches on her pants, and her round face is also the same shy as the child.

Seeing her come out, the man who was helping with the cooking greeted, "Look at how many dishes and chopsticks there are at home." ”

The woman nodded.

The man said shyly, "My wife." ”

There were all men present, and others were not very easy to answer, so Lu Xu said cheekily: "It's a good match!" ”

Both husband and wife have round faces, and they look super husband and wife.

As he spoke, the man's face turned red, and he lowered his head and laughed.

During the meal, Lu Xu scooped a bowl of rice for each of the two children, and they also ate the cured meat of this family.

The two children ate rice for the first time, and they didn't eat vegetables while holding a bowl, and they ate the rice in one bite.

Lu Xu looked a little sad and sandwiched meat for them.

He couldn't taste what kind of meat it was, but it was quite a bit of a workout anyway.

Lu Xu chewed and chewed, chewing until his cheeks were sour before he could chew it, and then looked at Liang Shanbao, one bite after another, and swallowed it quickly.