The Hami River is a seasonal river, with abundant water in spring and freezing in winter. It is currently a cold winter, and the ice on the Hami River is very thick, but it is about to get warmer, and the river ice is also melting. No one dares to go to the middle of the river at this time
To get water from the ice, you can only dig a hole in the ice next to the river embankment and scoop out the river water with a bucket. Only Hawking, a half-hearted man, rode a horse on the river ice.
There are horseshoes on Heifeng's hooves, or some kind of thorns. This is something Su Ren made after coming to the Western Regions and a sudden heavy snowfall made it difficult for vehicles to travel. Hawking felt that it was not much, so he just asked the blacksmith to cut Heifeng's hooves.
The shoe was replaced with a spiked one. Heifeng ran fast, and the force he stepped on was naturally strong. After running two laps on the ice, Shi Bao, who was standing on the shore, could already see the cracks on the ice and rushed towards it.
Hawking roared.
If Su Ren hadn't arrived in time to call Hawking back, he and his horse would probably have been soaked in the cold river water. Looking at the disintegrated ice in the river, Hawking also felt scared: "How can I say it cracked?
?Didn’t you say that the river ice is very thick?”
With a dark face, Su Ren kicked Hawking in the calf: "Say! Who asked you to go horse racing on the ice? I'll chop him alive!"
Huo Jin rubbed his legs and hesitated for a long time, unable to explain clearly. Su Ren became even more angry, raised his hand and slapped him again: "You idiot, this person is trying to harm you, and you kept it a secret for him, if it weren't for Xiaobao
Where do you think you will be now? It's freezing and snowy. If you fall into the river, you will definitely get sick. There is no Mr. Chunyu here. Even if you can survive it, you are no longer suitable for the battlefield, you are a brainless thing!"
The more Su Ren talked, the angrier he became. Huo Jin lowered his head and did not dare to look into Su Ren's eyes. Su Ren was furious and said to Shi Bao: "Check! Find out the broken corpses!"
Huo Jin knelt down in front of Su Ren with a bang: "Brother, it's all my fault. It has nothing to do with him. He told me not to come, but I didn't listen."
"who?"
Hawking hesitated for a long time and said: "Yes, it's the stupid slave who kills the sheep in front of the wine shop!"
"Oh? He can talk!"
Hawking shook his head quickly: "No, absolutely not. I asked him where there was horse racing here, and he pointed here. I thought it was nothing, and then..."
Su Ren sighed, reached out and touched Hawking's face where he had been slapped and scratched, and said: "Remember this from now on. Believe anyone else's words. You still have parents and a younger sister at home, and Erya also gave birth to a child.
The whole family is counting on you, so what will they do if you die?"
Huo Jin nodded repeatedly and promised that there would be no next time. Su Ren then asked Shi Bao to accompany Huo Jin back. Ying Guangji, Jingji, Han Qing and others standing behind Su Ren saw this scene in their eyes. For Su Ren
Ren's performance was nothing to say. When it came to them, he felt that he would do more cruelly than Su Ren, at least he wouldn't endure until now and still hasn't dealt with that guy named Hannu.
Han Qing came over and said, "Sir, what should I do?"
Su Ren narrowed his eyes: "Let me check the details of that stupid slave. I always feel that this person is very strange, but I can't remember what the reason is with him. The female shopkeeper said that this person was washed down by the river three years ago.
, now it seems that it is not that simple, either the female shopkeeper lied, or the stupid slave deliberately concealed it. "
Han Qing nodded: "I'll do it right away!"
Jingji watched Han Qing walk away and chuckled: "Why do you have enemies everywhere? Tell me how many people have you offended?"
Ying Guangji raised his head and looked at Tianshan Mountain in the distance: "Tianshan Mountain is where horse thieves spend the winter. If that stupid slave was really washed down by the water, he was probably a horse thief. But why is that horse thief so resentful of you? Could it be that
This person is also..."
"Mo family?" Jingjia immediately waved his hand: "No way, it's just a coincidence that we came to Hami. No matter how smart Mo Cong is, he would never have thought that we would come to Hami at this time. The layout started three years ago, and Mo Cong is not a god!"
Ying Guangji said: "It's hard to say. Since the Mohist family can control the Shanshan Kingdom, it means that the Mohist family has great power in the Western Regions. The layout of this slave is probably a whim. Hami is a good place and is the gateway to the Western Regions.
There are a lot of people coming from north to south, and that wine shop is also the best wine shop in Hami, and there is the support of the King of Hami behind it. It is best to pretend to be mute to cover up, because no one will pay too much attention to a mute."
Su Ren said coldly: "No matter who he is, I want to find out the root cause, but I want to see how powerful the Mo family and that Fang Xiandao are!"
The river ice was broken by Huo Jincai, and the water level of the Hami River rose a lot the next morning. It must have been that the river ice was washed downstream and blocked the river. Seeing that the river water was about to submerge the walls of the wine shop, the female shopkeeper was shocked.
The most feared thing about earthen walls is water blisters. Once the foundation is softened, the house will collapse. In order to reduce losses, the female shopkeeper has ordered people to move all the furniture out, leaving only the four earthen walls still standing.
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When Su Ren came back, Han Nu was still sitting at the wall killing sheep. He didn’t know how many sheep the female shopkeeper had prepared. It seemed that Han Nu would never be able to kill them all. When he passed by Han Nu, Su Ren didn’t even look at it.
He went straight to the temporary tent. Su Ren's arrival made Hami City just like the Chinese New Year. More than 300 people had to buy food and drink. Su Ren was generous and naturally welcomed by everyone.
There were already several local merchants from Hami waiting for Su Ren in the tent. They came to ask for an account. For so many days, Su Ren always paid for things and delivered them with one hand. After getting the things, he needed to get them to Su Ren.
Only by signing a note can you get money from Lao Wang, so Su Ren's tent was the busiest place at noon every day.
According to the price negotiated at the beginning, Su Ren issued a certificate to each merchant to receive the money, but did not let them leave. After serving a bowl of tea to everyone, Su Ren made a bow with a smile: "These days
Thanks to you for taking care of me, I would like to express my gratitude by replacing the wine with tea. If you want to buy things from the Han Dynasty in the future, you can go to Yumen to find me, and I will definitely give you a fair price."
The merchants were very happy, and they spoke out flattering words smoothly. Su Ren chatted with these people for a while, and then said: "After living in this wine shop for so many days, that stupid slave made me very curious. Today I have nothing to do.
If you have nothing to do, could you please tell me about this person?"
A merchant with a gray beard smiled and said: "Since the young master is willing to talk to us, I will tell you about that stupid slave. Speaking of which, he was also a miserable man. He floated down the Hami River three years ago and almost died.
Thanks to Anji for rescuing him, he has been staying in Anji's shop doing odd jobs for the past three years. Although this person is a bit stupid and can't speak, his roasting of sheep is the most authentic in Hami. Our king asks for it every now and then.
I came to Anji’s shop because I wanted to try Hannu’s roasted lamb.”
"Oh, he was washed down by the river. What did he do before? Seeing that he is very skilled in killing sheep, could he be a butcher before?"
"Hehehe, Young Master is joking. When I first came here, Hannu didn't know how to kill sheep. He has been practicing little by little in the past three years. Young Master doesn't know anything. When the business in Anji's wine shop is good, he has to buy hundreds of dollars every day.
I only have a sheep, and as time goes by, I become more and more skilled in killing sheep."
"It seems that this stupid slave is still a very good person."
Another merchant stood up and said, "What the young master is saying is that although this stupid slave can't speak, he has never provoked anyone. Even if someone's livestock comes to him, he will only hide and never move a hand.
"
"Good man!" Su Ren took a sip of tea and immediately gave this comment: "By the way, a few days ago I heard from the shopkeeper, the one you call Anji, that Han Nu was almost beaten to death. What happened?"
The old man who spoke first sighed: "Speaking of this matter, all of us merchants in Hami are absolutely sorry for Han Nu. Speaking of which, about half a year after Han Nu came here, a group of horse thieves suddenly came to Hami. My king
Not daring to fight, the horse thieves entered the city and killed everyone they saw and robbed everything they saw. Everyone was frightened. Only Hannu guarded Anji's shop. He was beaten up by the horse thieves and almost died.
, we all thought that Hannu would resist, he was so tall and powerful, but we didn’t expect that he would only be beaten, but he would always block the door of Anji’s wine shop.”
"The horse thief didn't kill him?"
The old merchant nodded: "Those horse thieves saw that the slave was willing to accept death, so they let him go. I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect it!"
Another businessman stood up and added: "From then on, Anji asked the king to give Hannu an identity, and he became a person we have met in Hami."
"Angie Jean King?"
Another merchant laughed and said: "Young master, you don't know. Anji is actually the princess of our Hami country, and the current king is Anji's brother! Her husband was the original general. He died in the war ten years ago, and Anji has never remarried.
!”
Another person said: "I think Anji will marry a stupid slave in the future! Hehe..."
The old businessman immediately glared: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Su Ren politely sent everyone away and began to think about the news he had just received. Not to mention the matter of letting go of Hannu, Anji turned out to be the princess of Hami country, which surprised Su Ren. In any country,
How noble and noble a princess is. Even if her husband dies in battle, she is still a public knowledge of a country. But the princess of Hami Kingdom is buying wine, which is incredible to everyone who hears it. Think about Zhuo Wenjun selling wine, and this
Princess Anji is nothing compared to her.
Ying Guangji and Jingjie had been sitting next to Su Ren and listening. When everyone left, Jingjie thought thoughtfully: "This Princess Anji is an amazing person, I admire her!"
Ying Guangji laughed: "I have never heard of a princess from that country doing such a thing. I'm afraid only a small country like Hami can do it."
Su Ren knocked on the table twice: "It's too far off topic. What we want to discuss is that stupid slave. I'm even more sure that there is something wrong with this stupid slave. He is most likely a member of the Mo family."
"Why?" Ying Guangji and Jingjia turned to look at Su Ren at the same time.
Su Ren smiled and said: "Have you forgotten about Shanshan Kingdom? Shanshan Kingdom was controlled by the Mohists because the Mohists and Fang Xiandao practiced a honey trap on King Shanshan. How could they let go of Hami, the gateway to the Western Region, stupid slave?