In the cold wind and the mountains, a team of dozens of people were walking along the mountain road. The weather today was particularly bad, the whole sky was lead-gray, and it looked gloomy. With such strong winds, it would probably snow soon.

"Sir, it's almost dark now, and the weather is not good. I guess there will be heavy snow tonight. Let's find a place to stay early!" A burly man suggested to a young man in the middle of the team. This young man looks only in his twenties, but his clothes are obviously more refined than others, and he looks very handsome. He can tell at a glance that he is the leader of the entire team.

The handsome young man looked up at the sky and agreed to the burly man's suggestion: "Well, Xiao Wu, please arrange it to see if there is a place to stay nearby. If it really doesn't work, you can only find a place to shelter from the wind!"

"Yes, sir!" Xiao Wu agreed and immediately ran to the front to find a place to live, but they were now in a barren mountain, which did not look like a place where someone lived.

All the people in this team came from the Qi Palace. The young man in the head was Li Yan's elder brother-in-law Xiao Lin. He was originally an official in Nugang, but this time he was transferred back to serve as an immigration officer. Now he is mainly responsible for immigration issues in the Jianzhou area. For immigrant officials like him, a total of fifty people were sent out in the Qi Palace, each of whom was responsible for at least one state. Under these immigration officials, there are more than ten to twenty teams. These teams are assigned to their respective areas of responsibility to persuade and organize fugitives to Taiwan.

When Xiao Lin and his team walked to the top of the mountain, the burly man named Xiao Wu climbed up to look into the distance. He even took out a very expensive telescope, and finally made him discover that there was a dark cave on the hillside not far away. It looked quite large, so it should be enough for them to rest for a night.

Xiao Lin was also very happy when he learned that there was a cave below. He had a total of fifteen squads, distributed in various gathering areas of fugitives around Jianzhou. The one he led was also one of the squads. In addition to being responsible for persuading and organizing the migration of fugitives, he also had to count and estimate the number of fugitives in Jianzhou.

The sky became more and more gloomy, and Xiao Lin and the others were worried that it would suddenly snow, so they all speeded up and wanted to reach the cave as soon as possible. It is worth mentioning that Xiao Lin's team had a total of 51 people. Among them, there were thirty guards and twenty minor officials responsible for immigration, all of whom were Xiao Lin's subordinates. Xiao Wu was the general who brought from Xiao Lin from his family. He was not only brave but also very loyal. He is now the escort leader of the entire team.

Anyone who climbs the mountain knows that it is easier to climb up the mountain than down the mountain, especially when the mountain road is difficult to walk, they are even more worried, afraid of accidentally rolling down. This is the case now. As Xiao Lin and the others are in charge of Xiao Lin. As Xiao Lin, there are horses to ride wherever they go, but unfortunately the mountain here says goodbye to say goodbye to ride a horse. It is already very good to be able to walk.

Xiao Lin has been a pampered young master since he was a child. Although he has always liked riding horses and shooting archery since he was a child, he has suffered a lot since he was an immigration officer. Because the places where the fugitives live are generally remote, mostly in mountainous areas, and there is no road in some places, they have to run around the mountains and convey the news of Taiwanese immigration to one fugitive settlement after another.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Lin is now darker and thinner than before. Although he is still a very handsome young man, his feminine aura has been much less, and he has a little more masculine aura, which makes him look much more energetic. He doesn't look like a civil servant, but rather a bit like a military general.

Xiao Lin endured the stinging pain under his feet, followed the team forward with deep and shallow. From the beginning, there were a lot of blisters on his feet. Later, although he was protruding with a needle, it still rose and fell. He had to protrude the blisters on his feet for the first time before going to bed every night. Now the one on his feet has been worn out again, and every step he takes is heartbroken.

After finally coming to the cave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They were about to go in and clean up and then rested well, but unexpectedly, three people suddenly rushed out of the cave. The three, one old and two young, the old looked fifty or sixty years old, their hair and beard were a bit gray, their faces were wrinkles, they were wearing jackets made of animal skins, carrying hunting bows, and carrying a hunting fork. It seemed that they were old hunters. As for the two young people, they were dressed similarly to those of the old hunters, and they looked a little similar to those of the old hunters. They both had big faces and tall figures, and they looked like they were father and son.

Seeing the three people rushing out, Xiao Wu and some guards in front immediately draw their swords to guard. After all, not all the fugitives are good people, and some of them are forced to rob the family due to life. On the way before, they encountered some such fugitives. Fortunately, Xiao Wu and the others were specially selected soldiers, so they were shocked and safe.

The old hunter was very nervous when he saw so many people on the other side and many guards with swords. However, he still said, "We are hunters nearby. Who are you? Why did you come here?"

Seeing that there were only three people on the other side, and they didn't look like robbers, Xiao Lin asked Xiao Wu and the others to put the knife down, then came forward and said, "Hello, old man, we are officials of the Qi Prince's Mansion. This time we entered the mountain to find fugitives. I heard that there were many fugitives in this mountain, so we came here."

Xiao Lin knew at a glance at the other party's appearance that these hunters must have fled people, and he came for them, so he did not hide at all and directly told his purpose.

However, after hearing Xiao Lin's words, the old hunter immediately showed an unfriendly attitude and said, "You are from the government. Do you want to capture the escaped people and send them back to their hometown?"

Xiao Lin guessed that the other party would have such a reaction. They had encountered it many times along the way, so he was not in a hurry. Instead, he patiently explained his identity to the other party. He also explained the immigration treatment in Taiwan in detail, and finally took out the notice with the seal of the Jianzhou government. This finally made the other party half-believing and half-doubted. Although he had not completely put down his vigilance, his attitude was much better than before. At least the old hunter showed a smile and welcomed them into the cave.

When they entered the cave, Xiao Lin and the others realized that the cave was indeed a good place. The entire cave was not too deep, only a few dozen meters. However, when they were at the bottom, they suddenly turned a corner. There were places similar to the hall. There were obviously traces of repairs around the hall, and there were also a lot of firewood. It seemed that the old hunters should live here often. In addition, the wind could not be blown in, and they could not see it outside when igniting the fire. It was indeed a good place to camp.

The old hunter said that after Xiao Lin sat down, he smiled and said, "This cave is a place for us father and son to rest when we go out to hunt, so we have prepared some things. If the adults don't dislike it, then let's rest here. I'll ask the child to boil water and cook for the adults!"

"You are not polite, old man. We all bring dry food, but we need to borrow your firewood to cook some hot water!" Xiao Lin immediately spoke when he heard the old hunter's words. He knew that these escaped people couldn't even eat enough food, so he refused the other party's kindness to cook. The old hunter did not save much food in the cave. He was just polite just now. Now that he heard Xiao Lin say this, he no longer insisted, but just asked his two sons to help.

Taking this opportunity, Xiao Lin looked at the cave and found that there were several bedding in the innermost part of the cave, and a few frozen popsicle meat and dried skins hung on the wall. In addition, Xiao Lin also saw an iron pot and a few broken bowls on a bluestone. The pot was steaming and looked dark. I don’t know what it was cooked. There were also half a bowl of pickles and three black and gray steamed buns, but they had not been passive. It seemed that the father and son were preparing to have a meal.

The people Xiao Lin brought were used to spending the night in the wild, so they carried a lot of dry food on their backs. There was firewood in the cave now, and under the guidance of the old hunter's son, they also received a lot of streams not far from the cave. Because the old hunter only had a pot here and there were their food inside, Xiao Lin and the others could not borrow it. But it didn't matter. Xiao Wu and other guards were wearing military helmets on their bodies and took them to the water and cleaned them. It was a very good iron pot.

After this period of experience, Xiao Lin has long been used to this kind of outdoor life, and he has no airs, so he also helps with it. They carry some military food, such as the tile-like thousand-pound cake, and they carry a lot of them. Just knock a small piece from it and cook it in the pot, and it will soon be boiled into a pot with a strange but extremely nutritious soup.

After the soup was cooked, Xiao Wu and the others took out the dough cake from the bag, put it on the fire to heat it, and took out several bamboo tubes, which contained cans. This was what they learned from the army. Most people who wanted to go out would open the cans of the glass bottles and put them in the bamboo tubes, so there was no need to worry about breaking the glass bottles. However, this method can only be used in the cold winter. If it was replaced in other seasons, all the things in the bamboo tubes would smell in a few days.
Chapter completed!