The old gates are covered with decaying grass, and it is sad to be parted.
The road is out of the cold clouds, when people return to the dusk and snow.
In a caravan heading to Shanxi.
Xiao Han, Cheng Yaojin, and Luo Shixin were currently taking a nap in an inconspicuous carriage, wrapped in thick cotton coats.
Normally, whenever there is heavy snow and the mountains are closed, things like the caravan bureau will stop operating and wait for the winter to pass.
However, since coal stoves have become popular in the market in the past two years.
Smart businessmen discovered that no matter how much coal they had on hand, in the end they would fill the bottomless pit of Chang'an!
Especially in winter, the price of coal keeps rising!
This huge benefit makes many people willing to brave the wind and snow to earn this hard-earned money.
As a result, from Chang'an to Shanxi, there were gradually more caravans of various sizes, which added a bit of busyness to this deserted winter day.
"Huh...how long will it take for this to arrive?"
Yawning several times in succession, Xiao Han spoke angrily while opening the thick car curtain and taking a look outside.
Outside, it was covered with snow, leaving only a dark winding road under my feet, leading into the distance.
"Hey, come early! It will take more than ten days anyway!"
In the carriage, Cheng Yaojin answered Xiao Han without opening his eyes or raising his hands.
"More than ten days? This is too slow! Can you still make it home in time for the New Year this year?"
Xiao Han was stunned for a moment and was about to complain when a cold wind suddenly blew by outside, making him shiver violently. He quickly put down the car curtain and put his hands into the warm sleeves again.
"Dislike being slow?" The car became dark, Cheng Yaojin opened his eyes again, glanced at Xiao Han up and down and said disdainfully: "Aren't you looking for being slow? If you had listened to me, the three of us would have gone on the road directly. Now,
Arrive in Hebei early!"
"Riding horses in this weather? Can't I freeze you into popsicles?" Xiao Han curled his lips and said.
Cheng Yaojin glared: "It's better to freeze into a popsicle than to hang around now, you tell me! You have to follow the caravan, and you have to go around Shanxi. This big circle is almost twice the distance! The bottom map
What?"
"I...I'm too lazy to tell you!"
Xiao Han couldn't explain to Cheng Yaojin the reason for the detour to Shanxi, so he could only say sarcastically: "You are the only one with the most problems! Look at Ronaldinho, how good it would be if he just followed us without saying anything."
"Ronald? He has a bad temper and is too lazy to move when it's cold." Cheng Yaojin turned his head and glanced at Luo Shixin, who was motionless. He didn't know what he thought of, but he suddenly laughed.
"Bah, if a dog can't spit out ivory, you are the bear!" Luo Shixin suffered an unreasonable disaster and couldn't help but open his eyes and cursed back.
Xiao Han laughed loudly on the side: "Hahahaha, Lao Luo, your metaphor is perfect! Look at Lao Cheng, he is big and round, with no neck, doesn't he look like a bear?
Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? A gentleman talks but doesn’t do anything! Oops, I’m hitting someone! Is there anyone who can take care of me?"
"Bah, I am not a gentleman, I am a rough man..."
"I hate rough people! Lao Luo, save me..."
The carriage moving forward shook violently, and even the horses pulling the carriage were unsteady and neighed repeatedly.
"Aye."
In front of the motorcade, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old heard the sound and looked back at Xiao Han and his carriage with disgust, and then said to the strong man leading the way:
"Why do we bring those three people with us? They don't do anything. They sit in the car all day long and don't keep watch at night. They just eat!
Just the fat guy can eat enough for three people! And the thinnest guy, he has to pick and choose everything he eats, do you really think he is an uncle?"
The strong man walking at the front looked like he was the kind of person who had been traveling around for a long time, so he was not unhappy at all about his son's complaints. He just smiled softly and said: "Being entrusted by others is a matter of loyalty!
Besides, it’s just a little food, don’t take it to heart!”
"But, we are so busy every day, and they..." The young man was still full of dissatisfaction.
The strong man interrupted his son's words with a wave of his hand, and said with a stern face: "Sanlang, be careful! They are just like guests to us! It's polite to help with something. It's also what you should do to stay quiet. From now on
Don’t mention this matter again, and don’t let others look down on you again.”
"Hmph! Anyway, I can't stand three grown men huddled together!!"
At this young man's age, he is in the rebellious stage of youth. How could he change his mind due to his father's few words?
So after snorting coldly, he simply reined in his mules and horses and headed directly to the back of the team. When passing Xiao Han's carriage, he didn't forget to spit under the wheels.
Seeing such a scene, the strong man just smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Hey, my son has grown up after all!"
"Haha, Sanlang's temper is up to you, big brother!"
Behind him, some caravan brothers caught up. Hearing the man's words, they couldn't help but grin and said loudly.
The strong man glanced at the speaker, then at the sunset that was about to set. He didn't know what he thought of. He gently shook off his whip and said: "You are so young and energetic after all. When I was his age, I didn't know why I was doing this."
My temper has suffered so much, hey..."
The man who just spoke grinned nonchalantly: "But brother, haven't you survived now? In my hometown, who wouldn't say that brother, you are promising and have bought a lot of family property?
Oh, by the way, brother! The noble man from Chang'an said that as long as we bring these three people with us, the price of the coal shipped back this time will increase by 30%. Can you take this seriously?"
The strong man's expression froze when he thought of the nobleman from Chang'an, and then he nodded firmly: "She can take her seriously! She never breaks her promise."
"Well, this is a lot of wealth..."
"For us, yes! But for others, it may not even be a drop in the bucket..."
"Hiss...that noble man is so rich? Brother, if we call a few other colleagues together this time, and we take a share of the money, wouldn't it be rich?"
"uh-huh?"
When the strong man heard this, he suddenly turned his head! His eyes were fixed on the person who spoke!
The man who spoke felt uncomfortable being stared at by the strong man. He quickly waved his hands and said: "Brother, I was just joking, don't take it seriously!"
The strong man's clenched fist kept making crisp sounds. After a long time, he loosened his fist and said: "Don't talk nonsense like this in the future! People can't stand without faith, and careers can't prosper without faith! Whoever has such an idea in the future will be punished.
I know, don’t blame me for being rude!!”
(The Tang Dynasty titles are very different from modern ones. A son calls his father Aye, or Yeye.
For example, Du Fu's "The Troops and Chariots" contains the poem "Ye Niang and his wife are walking to see each other off".
In addition, words like brother and lord refer specifically to father!
But because these were too unfamiliar, Coca-Cola abandoned them and changed them to modern popular names.
So now be careful, if any big boss really travels through time, don’t call the official “sir” in the Tang Dynasty. That is equivalent to recognizing your father everywhere and you will be beaten to death...)
