Chapter 61: The Vision
The wheels were rolling, and Jiang Xingchen and their four carriages were crushing the ice and snow and moving slowly and crookedly.
This is already the third day after leaving Hongyuan City, from the beginning of leaving Hongyuan City, the sky has snowed again, and the temperature has dropped again, under such bad weather, the road is flat on the first day, and it has only traveled more than seventy miles, and the remaining two days have only walked eighty miles together, and there is at least half the distance from Jiang Xingchen's territory.
"This kind of weather is the most suitable for practice, and the harsher the environment, the more it can stimulate the martial artist's sense of vitality, and he wants to ...... back then. Although I am old now, I can't help but want to practice my fists and feet when I encounter such an environment......" Old Man Tang's arrogant voice came from the carriage.
In the carriage, Jiang Xingchen's face was full of depression, looking at the old man Tang, who was urging the cheats there, and said secretly in his heart: "The old guy is so old, why doesn't he feel cold, he just wore a little more, it's that torn cotton gown, can it be that martial arts practice to a high place, it can really not invade the cold and heat!"
Thinking in his heart, Jiang Xingchen lifted the curtain and looked behind. In another carriage, Du Rushan was also similar to Old Man Tang, with at most a cotton suit added to it.
"Hey, it's still a serious injury, how can you be so frost-resistant...... I really regret that I shouldn't have told Sister Wanrou about such clouds and fog in the first place, so she kept asking, otherwise the time saved would definitely be enough for me to make another sleeping bag......"
He made a total of two sleeping bags, originally thinking that he and Mei'er would have one by one, but it didn't take long for Du Xin'er to look at Du Xin'er shivering from the cold, and he couldn't bear it, so he gave her the sleeping bag.
It's good now, the two leather coats are wrapped around their bodies, and their hands and feet are cold, and their teeth chatter.
can't help but feel a little envious of the warriors, at least don't worry about winter and summer, in this shijie with no air conditioning and no fan, summer is even more uncomfortable than winter...... Forget it, it's freezing, let's think about how to keep warm first!
"Brother!" next to him, in a large bison skin sleeping bag, Mei'er's little head came out, and said softly: "Look at you are frozen, or you can get in too, the sleeping bag is so warm......"
"Hehe!" Old Man Tang let out a sinister laugh and said, "Yes, boy, it's too cold this weather!
Jiang Xingchen's forehead jumped, and he scolded in his heart: "Old guy, don't come to this set, deliberately provoke me, you want me to accompany you outside to be cold, no way...... What's wrong with drilling the girl's bed, I'm still ......"
"Wait, old fellow, don't break up today's events into six episodes...... He also wants to pinch one of my shortcomings...... Hehe, I'm not fooled by you!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Xingchen reached out and rubbed Mei'er's head, and said softly: "The sleeping bag is only enough for one person, and two people will be broken, my brother is not cold!"
"Brother!" the little girl puffed out her mouth, and she couldn't tell if it was cold or not.
"Okay, it's really not cold! Obedient, my brother will take you to build a snowman in a while!"
"Okay!" the little girl narrowed her smiling eyes, nodded her little head vigorously, and shrank back again.
"Uh!" Old Man Tang couldn't help but be stunned, he originally thought that this kid had a stubborn temper and a thick skin (he thought so), and he must not be provoked...... At that time, he also divided this paragraph into six episodes and made it into a story, how could he make this kid scruple about it!
"Insidious, cunning! Is this little soul really only sixteen years old?" Old Man Tang secretly wondered.
"Old man, when I get to the town tonight, I won't cook the meal, you still nibble on ......"
"Don't......"
A long howl of sadness made Du Rushan and Du Xin'er in the carriage behind him feel sour.
"It seems that Old Man Tang is going to nibble on white flour cakes again tonight!" Du Xin'er said with a smile.
"Hmm!" Du Rushan nodded, patted his sister in the sleeping bag, did not speak, and the smile on his face was a little far-fetched.
"Brother, you don't have to ...... like this" her heart sank for a while, and said, "I still have more than ten years to live, and I don't want to see my brother unhappy!"
"What more than ten years, don't talk nonsense! Old Man Tang is a great doctor, he will definitely be able to come up with a cure for your disease!" Du Rushan said unhappily.
"Brother......! If Old Man Tang wasn't by Jiang Xingchen's side, would you still be his personal soldier?"
"Uh!" Du Rushan obviously didn't have a sister who suddenly asked this question, and he was stunned for a moment.
After a long time, Du Rushan sighed, and then replied: "Lord Jiang knows my thoughts! Private soldiers generally have a specified number of years, and during this period, they will do their best to protect the lord! But the contract that Lord Jiang gave me did not stipulate the number of years, which means that he still treats us as mercenaries......"
"He saved my life, and in this way let us follow Old Man Tang, I will pay him back in the future, and during this period, I will also ensure the conduct of the mercenaries...... In addition, I am not alone in the Shocking Mercenary Group, and I can't let all my brothers follow my wishes, they have helped me a lot over the years......"
"Brother!" Xin'er was about to speak, when the carriage suddenly stopped. Then, there was a voice greeted by Mei'er: "Sister Xin'er, the snow has stopped, put on more clothes and come down, my brother will take us to build a snowman!"
"Okay!" Xin'er glanced at her brother, and finally didn't continue the topic just now, and agreed loudly......
Jiang Xingchen took the lead, and the two girls followed, and it didn't take much effort, and several snowmen one person tall were built.
Jiang Xingchen stood in front of the snowmen, and couldn't help but be secretly proud, these snowmen were not so much piles as snow sculptures. Under his flexible technique, his hands, legs, and head are similar to those of a real person.
"Hehe, Mei'er, do you think these snowmen are standing on the side of the road, will they be scared at night...... Oops!"
Halfway through Jiang Xingchen's words, he felt a snow ball on his head explode and turn white!
"Little girl, you dare to throw me!" Jiang Xingchen turned around angrily, grabbed a ball of snow, turned it into a snowball, and threw it at Mei'er. Based on his perception, he felt the snow when it flew in, but in order to make the little girl happy, of course he would not dodge.
"Sister Xin'er, quick, you ...... from the other side" Mei'er dodged with a smile, and then guided Xin'er.
Xin'er was stunned for a moment, her eyes gradually lit up, and she quickly grabbed the snow ball and threw it towards Jiang Xingchen.
"Hey, two fight one, don't bring such a ......" Jiang Xingchen screamed and ran away, and the two girls chased after him, and the noise and laughter suddenly resounded all over the wilderness.
Next to the carriage, the old man stared at the figures of the three people, with a smile in his eyes: "This kid, the more you get in touch, the more interesting you feel......
Du Rushan was also smiling when he saw his sister so cheerful, and at the same time he was envious of Jiang Xingchen, he had never played with Xin'er like this.
Even those coachmen, seeing this scene, felt much younger......
After running for a while, Jiang Xingchen felt that his body was much warmer, so he beckoned Mei'er and Xin'er to go back, they were both sick, just move their bodies!
Everyone continued on the road, Mei'er got into the sleeping bag, leaned next to Jiang Xingchen, and asked softly, "Brother, the food sent away in advance should have arrived in the territory by now, right?"
Jiang Xingchen nodded: "They left three days earlier than us, calculate the time, it's almost time to arrive!"
Mei'er couldn't help but smile and said softly: "The snow has fallen so heavily this year, the villagers must be having a hard time, and I don't know how happy they are to see so much food at once......
Speaking of this, Mei'er's little face brought a proud expression: "If they knew that their brother had become a baron and returned to the territory, they would definitely be surprised to close their mouths...... Grandma Yun and Grandpa Fu will definitely lead the whole village to greet their brother at the entrance of the village!"
"Grandma Yun, Grandpa Fu...... Do these two people have a high prestige?" Jiang Xingchen asked.
"My brother has been practicing martial arts at home, and he doesn't care about any of this! They are the oldest people in Qingshan Village, and their uncle relied on them very much back then! Especially Grandma Yun, who moved from Hongyuan City, except for her uncle, she has the most knowledge......
"Oh!" Jiang Xingchen nodded and did not speak. He didn't know any of this information, and of course he couldn't express his opinion.
Mei'er seemed to be addicted, and continued: "Grandma Yun is amazing, except for the two of us, everyone in the village is the one who knows how to read and write! In the surrounding villages, only the people in our Qingshan Village can read and write!"
"Educator, this is a useful talent!" Jiang Xingchen's eyes suddenly lit up, he didn't want a group of illiterate people to appear in his territory in the future, this Grandma Yun happened to be a teacher.
"Grandma Yun's son, named Shi Wazi, is a good farmer...... She also has a granddaughter, named Nier, who is very cute, and likes to eat very much, and asks when she sees anything, can I eat this...... But these days, I'm afraid Niel will be uncomfortable......"
"Grandpa Fu can calculate, the food income and taxes of the territory are handed over to him by his uncle, and he will get the same score every time......
"Also, the third aunt cooks very well, I just ...... with her" Speaking of this, Mei'er realized the problem, smiled and stuck out her little tongue.
Jiang Xingchen rubbed Mei'er's head with a smile and said, "When it comes to the territory, you are so excited!"
"Of course, although our family has barren land and a bad grain harvest, it is our home after all!"
"Hehe, then this time my brother will go back and let the grain harvest rise......"
"Then what's going on!" Mei'er pouted and said, "In our territory, everyone can be fed, every family can be warm, live in high-rise buildings, and go out in a cart without horse-drawn horses......"
"Do you remember this girl!" Jiang Xingchen said secretly, grabbing the conversation: "There are entertainment performances that you have never seen before, you can see the situation in the imperial capital at home, and you can talk to Sister Hongxian in Hongyuan City at any time......
"Brother, you don't have a fever, do you!" Before Jiang Xingchen finished speaking, the little girl hurriedly reached out and touched his forehead......
The two laughed, plotting a vision that sounded more illusory than a dream. And what they didn't know was that after this heavy snow fell, the famine in their territory far exceeded their expectations!