It doesn't rain often in Mobei. This place is located inland. Once summer comes, there are not many cloudy days except heavy rains. But in the past few days, it has rained heavily. For three consecutive days, the drizzle has made the entire grassland wet.
It becomes like a sponge, making a popping sound when you step on it. No matter what kind of shoes you wear, your feet will be soaked and turn white after walking around.
Su Ren's tent has been moved to several places. The guards even moved a lot of stones to place on the ground under the tent to prevent water from seeping in and having nowhere to go. Because of the rain, the weather became colder, so I hid in the tent and sat down.
It still felt cold by the brazier. Huang Shisan found Su Ren's white bear skin cloak and put it on Su Ren, which made his body warmer.
After lying on the bed for three days, Huang Shisan couldn't hold on any longer. Eating and sleeping all day long was a kind of torture for him. If he didn't get up and move around, he would get sick even if he wasn't sick.
Fortunately, Yi Zhixie and the Tuntou King never came again, so Su Ren agreed that Huang Shisan could walk around in the tent and never go out.
The herdsmen are not as lucky as Su Ren. No matter whether it is windy or rainy, the cattle, sheep and horses always have to eat grass. The rain came suddenly and lasted for a long time. Who knows when it will end. There is not enough forage prepared.
.So in this kind of weather, we still have to brave the rain to graze. It is said that livestock will suffer from diarrhea after eating grass with rainwater. But there is no way, even if it is diarrhea, it is better than starving to death.
Su Ren looked at the victims who were guarding the tattered tents, and looked at the herdsmen who were frozen into dogs grazing in the rain with envy. He felt uneasy. People are really not good, and they don't know what they need.
What? When I had no food or clothing, I thought I would have enough food and clothing. But when I had food and clothing, I felt that the money was not enough. Even if I had money, I still felt that my status was not high enough. So I ran around all my life and would not forget it until I died.
Let the children and grandchildren continue to work hard.
Shan Yu also has the same mentality. Yu Shan is the son of Shan Yu, but unfortunately he is too cowardly and does not look like a man from the grassland. If he were not born in Shan Yu's family, he would not be qualified to be an ordinary herdsman. Sometimes Su Ren would
I was thinking, if Yu Dan was stared at by a pack of wolves while driving his sheep to graze, would he turn around and run away?
Following Su Ren's instructions, Ah Xun secretly investigated who the bribed Yi Zhixie men were. After half a month of investigation, there was no substantive information. The latest evidence showed that those few people and
He had no connection with Shan Yu, and he didn't even know the people around him. Su Ren targeted the Tuen King again, but the results of the investigation were still unsatisfactory, and those people had no relationship with the Tuen King.
Now Su Ren was a little confused. He was neither Shanyu nor Shanyu's absolute confidant, the Tuntou King, so who could it be? Yu Shan? It was even more impossible. With Yu Shan's wisdom, he could not think of such a solution.
Think carefully about the reasons why those people attacked Huang Shisan. If they were Shanyu's people, it would be reasonable. The Tuntou King, Yu Shan and Su Ren did not have sharp conflicts and would not take such drastic measures. Only Shanyu hoped
Su Ren fought with Yi Zhixie to relieve himself some pressure.
Su Ren was holding a wooden stick in his hand to fiddle with the fire in the brazier, but Su Ren was at a loss to do anything. Manniu suddenly came in from the outside, his face full of joy: "Sir, Xiao Jinzi is back!"
Hawking had been gone for more than a month. With Hawking's character, he wished he could grow wings and fly back and forth. This trip lasted for a month, which was really fast. As soon as Man Niu finished speaking, Hawking's figure appeared in front of Su Ren.
For a month, Huo Jinfeng slept in the open. He was dark and thin. His whole body was covered with dirt. Looking at his appearance, you could tell that Hei Feng had also suffered a lot.
"Brother, I'm back!"
Su Ren smiled: "Okay, come and warm yourself by the fire, are you frozen? Man Niu, let someone cook some hot porridge for the brothers who are coming, eat to warm themselves up, and then tidy up the horses. They don't dare to be
The rain is so strong that it will be very troublesome if you get sick."
Man Niu agreed, turned around and went out again.
Sitting by the fire and warming his frozen hands, Hawking spat out the muddy water in his mouth: "Damn, what the hell, it's June, and it's raining and it's so cold!"
Su Ren looked at Hawking. The child had suffered a lot since he followed him. He touched Hawking's wet hair and helped loosen the bun with his own hands: "This is Mobei. It cannot be compared with the Central Plains, let alone the Central Plains."
How's it going in Shuzhong? Is everything okay in Mayi?"
Hawking quickly took out the silk from his arms: "Brother, you didn't go back. I almost didn't recognize it when I went back. The place that was once deserted is now bustling with shops and horse teams standing next to each other. The Huns,
Where are the Wuhuan people, the Han people and some other people who cannot be named, in my opinion, they are almost catching up with Wuzhou, no, even better than Wuzhou."
The letter was written by Han Qing. He had already begun to arrange the delivery of grain to the Xiongnu, and promised to hand it over with Yu Dan. At the same time, Han Qing also said that there was news about the thorns that contained the bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and the bandits had also been gathered.
Seventy-seven, eighty-eight, it is now being consolidated. Once there is improvement, it can be driven into the Xiongnu at any time. The repair of Yanmen Pass is also coming to an end. Li Guang and Cheng Bushi also suggested whether to put the foraging field at the foot of Yanmen Mountain so that there would be more officers and soldiers.
Take care of you, and many other things.
Su Ren was reading the letter, and Huo Jin kept talking. He kept introducing the situation of Ma Yi to Su Ren: "Brother Lao Liang, do you know him? He is Lao Liang who used to sell cloth in Wenshui. That old boy is now the only one left.
I was sitting at home counting money. A piece of cloth was shipped from Sichuan for fifty yuan. Once it was changed hands, it turned into a good horse. Then it was sold to the court for ten times the price! Fatty Cui was jealous when he saw it, and kept telling me "big brother"
I didn’t call him unjust, hahaha..."
"Lao Cui has also arrived in Mayi?"
"No! Fatty Cui is even more ruthless. He has the largest business, specializing in selling grain. I think his daily income is more than this!" Hawking stretched out a palm and shook his five fingers vigorously.
Su Ren smiled and said: "Don't be envious, 10% of their money belongs to us!"
Hawking smiled and nodded vigorously: "By the way, I caught someone on the way back. Big brother must want to meet him."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Hawking shouted to the door, and Huang Shisan walked in carrying a thin guy. The man was as skinny as a bone. Looking at Huang Shisan's posture of carrying the man, he felt that he did not weigh a pound. The man looked like
Something looked familiar, but after thinking about it for a long time, I still didn't recognize it.
"Cough cough cough..." There was a violent cough, and the guy was about to cough up his breath. As soon as Huang Shisan let go, the guy lay on the ground like mud, making trouble.
"Who are you……?"
"Uncle Yao has met Mr. Su!"
"Uncle Yao?" Su Ren thought the name was familiar, and frowned as he began to recall.
Huo Jin said: "Brother, don't think about it. Do you still remember the scholar we met on the Wei River when we first came to Chang'an?"
"Oh...! Remember this?"
"I'm sick! It looks like he's seriously ill. I caught him on the way, and he was guarded by fifty guards. I was very handicapped when I caught him."
Su Ren stared at Yao Shuai for a long time: "Mr. Yao has come to the grassland too?"
Yao Shuai let out a long breath, his face turned pale from holding back, and he shook his head slightly: "No, I have been in Han Dynasty. This time I came to the grassland by invitation. I didn't expect to be bumped into by Mr. Huo on the way."
"Invited by someone? Who?"
Yao Shuai coughed again: "Guo Xie is dead, and I am a disabled person. Now he is seriously ill and can only seek refuge with some old friends."
"Liu Hong?"
Yao Shuai nodded.
Su Ren smiled: "Then you are really good at memorizing it. Liu Hong is in the royal court of Yi Zhixie, the king of Li in the left valley of Yinshan Mountain. This is the royal court of Shanyu Shanyu in Langjuxu Mountain. It seems that sir has passed by."
Yao Shuai smiled sadly: "I am like this now, and it will be the same wherever I go."
"What does Liu Hong want from you?"
Uncle Yao was silent and pushed himself up with both hands. It took a lot of strength to put his two broken legs together and sit on the ground.
Huang Shisan was furious: "Tell me, sir, if you ask me a question, if you don't want to die, just tell me the truth!"
Uncle Yao glanced at Su Ren and said, "Mr. Su, can you give me a cup of hot tea? I'm not in good health. I've been sleeping in the open all the way and I'm lucky enough to be here. After drinking tea, I'll tell you whatever Mr. Su asks."
Huang Shisan raised his foot to kick, but Su Ren stopped him: "Give him a cup of hot water."
Huang Shisan glared at Yao Shuai and got Yao Shuai a cup of hot water. Holding the warm tea cup, he took a sip of hot water. Only then did he feel that his body was no longer so cold, and the color on his face was a little better, at least with some blood.
.
After coughing a few more times, Yao Shuai said: "I heard something when I got here. There was a conflict between Mr.'s personal guards and the people of Zuoguli King Yizhixie. Is it true that Yi Zhixie threatened Mr. to find out the truth?"
Su Ren smiled and said: "Mr. Yao's information is indeed well-informed, exactly!"
"Mr. Su, would you like to hear my advice?"
"Please say!"
Yao Shuai took a deep breath and took another sip of water: "It's best for you, sir, not to get involved in this matter. Although you are also involved, I guarantee that it is not you, sir, that I want to deal with. As long as you sit back and watch, the fire will naturally not burn you."
, if sir stretches out his hand, he will be involved, and even if sir wants to stop, he may not have a chance."
"Oh? Mr. Yao knows who is behind the scenes?"
Yao Shuai nodded: "Of course I know, but I won't tell sir. Even if he wants to kill me, it will be useless."
"In that case, why do you want Mr. Yao to tell me this?"
"Haha!" Uncle Yao said with a smile: "It's nothing more than nosy. In fact, I really want to see what the consequences will be if Mr. Su is involved. Unfortunately, my health is not as good as it should be. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until that time."
"Can Mr. Yao tell me about that person's ultimate goal?"
Yao Shuai shook his head: "Don't say it, don't say it!"
Yao Shuai is a dying man. Although he didn't say anything, Su Ren felt that he had figured out the direction. No matter who the person behind was, this person's ability to use tricks could be described as proficient. Not many people have such a scheming mind, at least.
Su Ren didn't know many people, and there were none among the Huns. Therefore, the target had to change. The Han people, or the Han people on the grasslands, was a good direction. (To be continued)
