Scenery of the North Chapter 11 The road is uneven(1/2)
Lu An set off on his way alone and went home. He hasn't been back for three years. I wonder if his home is still there?
I was an orphan when I was a child. I was raised by my grandmother. Later, after my grandmother passed away, I was the only one left. When I was seven or eight years old, I struggled alone. With the help of my neighbors, I grew up eating a hundred families of food. Then I was arrested to be a killer.
Three years have passed, don’t you know if anyone still remembers themselves?
With such concern, Lu An set out uneasy.
After walking for a long time, Lu An felt that he had made a big mistake. Why didn’t he ask for a horse for a beard? He didn’t know when he would go back along the way?
Before leaving, Lu An looked at a simple map. He saw that Saibei City was north of Ningguo, and his hometown, to the southeast of Cha County, was really a bit far away. The map given by the big beard man was really too simple and he couldn't figure out the distance.
But after thinking about it carefully, this large-scale and accurate map is strictly confidential military information. It doesn’t matter if you carry it without authorization.
In this way, Lu An walked along the official road alone. When he was hungry, he ate a steamed bun himself. When he was thirsty, he poured a pot of water from the stream on the roadside. When he was tired, he rested on the side of the road for a while and read the books given by Jiang Tian for a while. At night, he would make a bonfire to sleep on the side of the roadside alone. Fortunately, his personality is the kind of quiet attributes. He didn't feel bored at all along the way, and even thought that this kind of life was pretty good. Of course, it would be better if he had a horse.
"This is also a bit strange. Hasn't anyone seen it recently?" Lu An suddenly had such a problem.
When I first came out of Saibei City, there were still many people on the road. As I walked slowly, there were fewer and fewer people. However, the road I am taking now belongs to the official road, not the forest path, so why is there no one?
However, in order to get home quickly, Lu An deliberately avoided the towns he passed by and tried to move forward in a straight line, so that he had been sleeping in the wild for five or six days.
Now that the last steamed bun has been eaten, I have to go to the city to replenish some food. I also ask someone to ask where I have been and whether I have taken the wrong path.
Also, we need to see what is the reason why there is no one along the way.
When Lu An set off, he began to dress himself up as the old fried dough sticks in the military camp said.
Although there is a jade pendant that can be stored, but when I go out, no one is empty-handed. To be safe, I carried a bag and took the broken silver taels out to put it on. Although I can now be considered a little rich man, the package given by Hu Yong has a lot of money, and it still has a few thousand taels. It is considered a reward he has received in recent years, and there are some other things.
However, there were a lot of things in the package given by Jiang Tian, including all kinds of messy books, and some things that Lu An had never seen before.
After decorating himself a little, Lu An now looked like the most ordinary ranger. He was dressed in a coarse linen, but he looked a little worn, but very neat and clean. He carried a sword on his back and the last one was not big or small.
Moreover, this package is also very particular. It is gorgeous, but you carry a flat package. It means that you may be a rich man, without money, or with silver notes, or you carry some valuables. But if your package is large, then I'm sorry, in the eyes of the outside, you may have put a lot of money and be a rich man. If you don't even bring a package, then you may be a child of a rich family who comes out to play and is also a rich man.
If you are wearing ordinary clothes, holding a sword and holding a knife, and carrying a package that is not big or small, and you are not too fast or slow when you rush on the road, in the eyes of others, you are just a person who is familiar with the rules and telling others that I came by the rules, I know how to do things, and I don’t break through the rivers and rivers. This is a very sophisticated way, and it is difficult to master it if you don’t stay on the road for a few years. Everything in the world can be practiced to produce true knowledge.
Many people who have come out to the world for the first time have suffered losses in this regard. The least the money is stolen and they go home naked, while the worst is that they are missing arms and legs and are carried back.
When you meet someone who is in the world for the first time, the so-called Green Forest heroes usually only withdraw money and do not harm human lives. This is also a rule in the world.
Because if you do it every time, you will lose your reputation first, and the second is that your family may come to take revenge. Third, if you do things too much, the government will come to suppress the bandits, so that everyone will not get good results.
If a hero in the green forest has no more forests, how can he be called a hero?
So for those who have entered the world for the first time, the world is still kind. I hope you can come a few more trips in the future. This is one of the reasons why people have always been full of yearning for the world.
Lu An continued walking along the road for a long time, and finally there was a trace of people. It was a small town and saw an inn with the door open. Lu An wiped the sweat from his head and walked over.
The post station belongs to every place, with only one destination, which is to deliver letters. The so-called expedited hundreds of miles. If you rely on just one horse, you will probably die halfway through the way. You will usually go to the post station to eat, drink, and change horses, or even further away. For example, from Saibei City to Ningguo King City, it takes a day to convey military information, which is achieved through this kind of post station.
So Lu An was very familiar with the inn and felt that he was the same as his own.
I saw the door open directly, so I walked in and saw someone.
Lu An saw the man lying on the table and snoring. He looked around but found no one else.
Lu An frowned. There were such postmen soldiers who shouted directly: "Where is the postman commander? The 600-mile north of the border was rushed."
The man woke up directly, sat down on the ground, and climbed up nervously: "The villain is here, I don't know what instructions?"
"How dare you sleep in broad daylight? Is it a waste of life?" Lu An scolded again.
Before the man could open his eyes, he was frightened by Lu An in cold sweat. He opened his mouth and said nothing, and then knelt down again, and even started to cry.
When Lu An saw such a big man crying, he really looked disgusted. He went over and kicked him, not joking with him anymore.
Seeing that the man had no more words, he dared to look up at Lu An.
After taking a look, I felt like I was cheated. A person dressed like this is not a messenger at all.
He stood up and shouted directly: "Okay, you guy, you dare to act like this? This is also a place where you can come in? Are you looking for death? You provoked me? You dare to pretend to be a soldier in Daning? Who gave you the courage?"
Lu An was stunned. This series of swearing words were really coherent.
After the man said that, he even started fucking the guy and planned to fight with Lu An.
When Lu An saw this scene, he felt cold and expressionless, and watched him slash directly at him with a knife.
Frivolous steps, weak arms, unstable center of gravity, and garbage.
Lu An turned sideways, then rushed forward, and hit her knees. The man lay on the ground, hugging his stomach and vomited bitterness, unable to speak.
Lu An walked aside and moved a chair, sat in front of him, and looked at him like that.
After a while, the man finally stopped covering his stomach and slowly got up. He tried to straighten his waist, but he still couldn't straighten it.
After watching for a while, Lu An was a little impatient, kicked the stool and gave it to him. The man sat up honestly.
Then Lu An stared at the young man in his twenties. He was thin, yellow in skin, messy hair, and a little dirty in clothes? Maybe he had just crawled around on the ground.
This person's name is Zhao Le. He has been a gangster since childhood. He grew up in this town. Although he is a gangster, he can't fight at all. However, he is a good person and can understand both good and bad. This year, he finally relied on his family to manage his job, and by chance he got into the popular position of the Inn. Anyway, after so long, he has not encountered any major events, just some ordinary jobs.
He likes this job quite a bit, and finally he doesn't have to wink at people. When he goes out, he doesn't mention how powerful he is. After all, no matter how young he is, he is still an official. In the past, the bosses in the town who looked down on him nodded and bowed when they saw him, for fear of offending the knife in his hand.
As a result, today, someone really dared to offend this knife. He didn't recover until the kick, and he didn't understand why he kicked me?
Lu An was also thinking about this question. He just took action too hard and wouldn't be stupid. But why did I kick him just now? Have I been a little over it?
The two looked at each other unconsciously, and Zhao Le immediately lowered his head in fear and did not dare to look at each other. What exactly is this person doing? He stared at him for so long, what do he want to do?
Lu An was also wondering, should I ask something? I kicked someone like this as soon as I met, so what should I say to relieve the embarrassment?
After hesitating for a moment, Lu An still asked, "Are you busy lately?"
Zhao Le raised his head, looked at Lu An with innocent eyes, and replied, "No, I'm not very busy."
When Lu An heard this answer, he said again: "Me too, I'm not very busy."
Then the two of them were silent again.
Zhao Le wanted to cry now. I don’t know who this person is. He scared him as soon as he came in, and then almost kicked him out of crippled. Has he offended someone recently? Did he eat old man Yang’s noodles in the noodle restaurant yesterday and didn’t give him any more glances at his daughter? Today he asked someone to take revenge on me? This is too cruel, and I didn’t touch him either.
When Lu An saw that the man's expression became more and more pitiful, why did he seem to be crying?
Just as he was strange, Zhao Le suddenly knelt down, grabbed Lu An's hand and said, "Hero, please spare me. I will pay back the money immediately and I will never look at his daughter again. Please spare me."
Lu An was so shocked that he jumped onto the chair when he was caught, his eyes were frightened.
Then he quickly pulled his hand out of Zhao Le's hand and said carefully: "Okay, if you don't kill you, you can sit down first."
Zhao Le wiped his tears and sat down again.
Lu An got off the chair, sat down, and asked, "What's the name?"
"Zhao Le."
"Where was wrong?"
"I don't pay for my meal, I'll peek at my daughter."
“How to deal with it according to the law?”
"The monthly salary is confiscated and the whip is ten times."
"Is there anything else wrong?" "No, right?"
"Isn't it a sin to sleep at the inn during broad daylight? And it's a death sentence." Lu An said.
When Zhao Le heard this, he knelt down again and cried, "Sir, please spare me."
Lu An looked at Zhao Le like this and felt disgusted. Are Daning's soldiers like this? Then, we fight like this on the front line, and these fools are behind us?
Lu An felt a little painful.
"Stand up, are you a soldier from Daning? What does it look like when you kneel? Do you have any backbone? Do you know that the front line is fighting now? And what about you? Kneel in front of me like a coward?" Lu An couldn't help but shout.
Zhao Le was stunned by this series of questions and could not even say a word.
"Stand up and pick up your knife." Lu An said coldly.
Zhao Le stood up tremblingly, looked at the standard sword lying on the ground, slowly moved to the edge of the knife, bent down to pick it up, and held it in his hand.
Lu An's eyes were cold, and he looked at Zhao Le's trembling hands and said, "Daning Military Rules, if a person is not dead, he will never leave his hand."
Zhao Le nodded in fear and did not dare to move more.
Lu An looked at Zhao Le irritably, waved his hand, and signaled him to sit down.
Zhao Le put away his knife and sat opposite Lu An again.
Lu An asked directly: "Where is this?"
Zhao Le was stunned and immediately replied: "This is Qingshui Town."
"Qingshui Town?" Lu An was a little confused. He had never heard of such a place. He felt like he was lost. He then asked, "So which city is the closest city to this place?"
Zhao Le thought about it and said, "It is Qiuhu City 50 miles east of this place."
When Lu An heard this, he immediately searched the map in his mind, roughly found his location, Qiuhu City, Dongfang, and then came to a conclusion that he had taken the wrong path and should have turned a corner long ago. He had walked one day more and could still accept it.
After Lu An figured it out, he immediately thought of another question and asked: "Why are there so few people on the way these days? I haven't seen a few people in two days."
Zhao Le hesitated for a moment and said, "I haven't seen anyone here for five or six days. You are the first foreigner I've seen in the past few days."
To be continued...