Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 252, Robbery in situ
Yun Zhan didn't make trouble anymore, he quietly read a book and waited for Yuan Xiu. Yuan Xiu stopped at half past two o'clock and said a few words of apology to him. Yun Zhan saw that his wife was tired, so he didn't force her to take a bath together. It also takes hours to pull and pull.

After washing each other, Yun Zhan approached the bed and took a look. As he expected, Yuan Xiu, who came out first, fell into a deep sleep. The candlelight cast a blush on her snow-white face, revealing her sweet dream.

Comprehension is understanding, disappointment is disappointment, Yun Zhan twisted Yuanxiu's cheeks like last night, saw that she was not awake, and scratched her palms, and whispered in Yuanxiu's ear: "Hou Ping brought his parents-in-law letter came back,"

Yuan Xiu fell into a deep sleep, like a crabapple flower that was not disturbed in the quiet night.

Yun Zhan had no choice but to sleep next to Yuanxiu, and when he was not asleep, he looked sideways from time to time, hoping that Yuanxiu might wake up.

Just like the night before last night, Shizi couldn't wait, what he waited for was that he also fell asleep.

On the day of sending Hou Ping and Yun Fei away, Yuan Yuan and Yan Shi needless to say got up early to send the 110 carts out of the city gate.

Ten of them were as heavy as before, with weapons loaded on them, and the rest were not all empty. About half of them left the wheel marks of loaded loads, but they were not too deep to be compared with weapon vehicles.

Yuan Yuan held Yunfei's hand, and told him step by step: "Be careful on the road, and you too, Hou Guanshi. It is about [-] miles from here to Lanyuan City, the county king's home. The road is not easy to walk, and bandits come out from time to time in this season." , Take the road that General Hua gave you, and I will mark the military camps you will pass on the road on the map, and keep them well. Don’t carry them when you encounter bandits. There are many bandits here all the year round. The autumn harvest came out immediately, and the snatchers almost communicated with each other and retreated together. If you can ask the nearby military camps for help, ask them for help."

Hou Ping and Yun Fei even claimed it was.

Seeing that it was about one mile away from the city, Hou Ping and Yunfei asked Yuan Yuan and his wife to go back: "There is no need to send it away. If we send it off again, we will go to the mountain nest, and we are not at ease."

Yuan Yuan looked at the cart full of goods, and said: "Okay then, I'll send it here, please take away these herbs and process them, please take away all the fur and tiger bones in the city to exchange for money, this will be of great help .”

In the season when bandits start to make trouble, caravans basically don’t come. Among the daily necessities needed by border towns like Guxi, those who cannot be self-sufficient have nowhere to buy, and the residents of small towns have worked so hard to collect traditional Chinese medicine and fur from hunting. for sale.

Not all traditional Chinese medicines are available for immediate use, some need to be concocted by people who understand Chinese medicine and then used in prescriptions. Hou Ping and Yunfei stayed here for three days, and Xiang Yuanyuan learned a lot about it, and they are willing to help.

Anyway, the master of the family will send people to deliver things, although Yuan Yuan said that Lu Yuan doesn't need to deliver any more, this time he will send a hundred cars, except that the wine and meat are scattered quickly, and the clothes and pills can be used until next year.

Since they will send them again, Hou Ping and Yunfei thought it would be good to load the ready-made car with goods. Besides, the furs are good, so they might as well transport them back to the store in the Duke Huguo's Mansion in Beijing for sale.

If it is true as Yuan Yuan said, the road will be difficult to walk in the cold and freezing weather, so it doesn't matter if you don't come, you can also send the money for selling things when the flowers bloom next spring.

Yuan Yuan thanked again and again, and said goodbye with Yan's tears.

Hou Ping and Yun Fei began to speed up. These carriages were grain transport vehicles in the Ministry of War. When they were doing it, they were prepared to have less wear and tear on difficult roads, and they could speed up even if they stumbled on this mountain road.

Neither of them dared to stay. Fortunately, Hua Tianyu didn't check the weapon cart for three days. According to Yuan Yuan, General Hua is a competent general. Move the road.

Hou Ping was not afraid of giving weapons to Hua Tianyu, what he was afraid of was that the generals of the border towns were too suspicious and turned them over to the King of Pingxi County.

The mountain road is very steep, but the convoy did not dare to stay for a moment. They galloped around one hill after another, and the advantage of the soldiers gradually came out. The soldiers in the army are well-trained and adaptable. When they come, they walk through it, and when they return, their memories come into play. Where there are rocks and where there is a hole, the heart is like a mirror. The speed of galloping horses and carts is amazing. I can't stop when I see a pit.

A team of people was transferred out early behind the small hill in front, and Hua Tianyu led the team to wait here.

Hou Ping and the others had enough time to stop, Hou Ping and Yun Fei winked and asked without changing their expressions: "General Hua is out on patrol?"

"Patrol. Why wait for you?" Hua Tianyu smiled.

Hou Ping still pretended not to understand: "Does the general want us to buy something from the inland? It's not that I boast of my father's filial piety. No matter how heavy the snow falls in winter, we will definitely come here."

"Okay," Hua Tianyu continued to laugh, and waved back: "Then you guys accept the money first."

A small convoy came out, about 500 vehicles, led by two lieutenants Zhang Liang and Hong Kuai, and Hou Ping could tell at a glance that there were [-] people.

For example, patrolling outside the city does not require so many people.

He came out with 110 horse-drawn carriages, and Hou Ping also had 500 people. He was not afraid of the titans in the border towns, but it seemed that in a fight, no matter whether he lost or not, it would be a shame.Although Hou Ping didn't know many words, he also knew that his trip was not judged by force. He delivered the things in a calm and steady manner, and led the soldiers back safely. This is the perfect job.

Just continue to fight with Hua Tianyu, if you can't turn your face, can't you?

"What's in this car?"

Zhang Liang and Hong quickly jumped off their horses, led the soldiers to unload the carts, and loaded them into Hou Ping's empty cart. Without Hua Tianyu answering, Hou Ping and Yunfei could see that the thirty carts were also made of good fur, like tiger skin, bear skin and deer skin. kind.

Hua Tianyu smiled and said: "There is also the tiger bone, bear gall, snake gall and velvet antler that we have accumulated this year. It is my yamen's private product. I also have too many herbs. I moved the entire yamen's herbal medicine warehouse here."

Yunfei frowned and asked back: "It is said that the Northwest Mid-Autumn Festival is winter, and the heavy snow falls earlier than other places. You also gave us the herbal medicine reserves. What will you do this winter?"

"Ming people don't speak dark words. It's not good for Steward Fei to pretend to be confused. I don't like people who pretend to be understanding. I hit it off with Lao Yuan because he never pretends to be confused. The two of you sent a lot of pills, enough We will use it until next winter. Here I would like to remind you and your young masters that the winter in the Northwest is not comparable to the inland. Oh oh, Guanshi Hou was a soldier in the Northwest before. You should know it well. You come in winter Don’t come, I can’t see it, frostbite on the road is not worth it, but come next spring to autumn, I will return the herbal medicine, fur and tiger bones for you to keep, how about it, give me the things.”

Hou Ping and Yun Fei wondered together: "What?"

Hua Tianyu's face sank slightly: "It's not good for you two, I just said that you are not allowed to pretend to be confused."

Zhang Liang and Hong Kuai couldn't wait, and shouted: "People from the inland just like to fight." They looked at each other: "It's right to fight, the old monk is fighting, we just like to have fun." Walking to the side of the weapon cart, Pulling off the cloth curtain that seemed to block the wind and dust, the two gasped, unable to believe their eyes: "Heavy bow and crossbow?"

He shouted again: "General Hua has good eyesight, they really carry good things!"

Hou Ping was tongue-tied: "Hey, hey, this, this, let's walk around to guard against thieves," Yun Fei stammered: "It's so expensive, expensive, expensive, it can't be done, don't take it,"

Zhang Liang and Hong Kuai didn't care about it. They checked all the carts loaded with goods, grinning from ear to ear: "Two heavy bows and crossbows, twelve crossbows, six carts of arrows, and spears and knives, General Hua, We can also make up for the loss of our spear team."

Hou Pingqi stopped Ai Ai: "Old expensive things, our grandfather entrusted someone to buy them, it is not cheap. Doesn't Pingxi County King give it to you, you can ask him for it if you guard the city."

Hua Tianyu couldn't bear it any longer and went to the car to check it out, and he couldn't see his teeth with a smile: "Where are we going? Look at how ingeniously this bow and crossbow is made. The Ministry of War can't send out many of these things in a year. If you want, it would be good to have one-third of it in the hands of our county king. The county king will distribute it to the lower part. Guxi originally had some, but if it is broken, no one will repair it. When the Ministry of Industry comes, I don’t know the year of the monkey.”

He caressed gently: "That's great."

He waved his big hand unceremoniously: "Take these ten carts away, untie the horses and leave them to Guanshi Hou."

Zhang Liang looked at the horse: "This horse is not bad, or we can exchange two of our old horses for one."

Hou Ping and Yun Fei looked at each other, Hua Tianyu slapped Zhang Liang: "If you are too greedy to scare your son-in-law away, Lao Yuan has no wine for you."

Immediately, the weapon cart was unbridled and the herbal fur cart was tied to the horse. This was simply to replace the cart.

Without waiting for Hou Ping to mention it again, Hua Tianyu took the initiative to say: "Deputy General Hong will send you all the way to Lanyuan. He is familiar with the barracks along the way. If he encounters bandits again, Vice General Hong will be transferred to the army at any time. Don't worry about this journey. Forgive me. Lanyuan will not send it away anymore, the canal is nearby, and I am also short of manpower here. Say goodbye to the two of you, go home and say hello to the girl and aunt, and say that Uncle Hua has offended you a lot, and I will make up for you if you are sympathetic."

He picked up a bundle from behind his horse and threw it over. It swayed in the air, and it was heavy. Hou Ping raised his hand to catch it, and Hua Tianyu clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Hua didn't have any good things to give. These are jewelry accumulated over the years. Don’t think the ones scraped on the battlefield are murderous, add jewelry boxes to the girl.”

Then he went back to the city, and after a dozen steps on the horse, Hua Tianyu turned around and shouted: "Tell my uncle, he is a good uncle."

Hou Ping and Yun Fei continued to stare at each other, seeing that Hong Kuai was helping to tidy up the convoy, but he was not in front of him at this time, Hou Ping whispered: "What's wrong with General Hua? Is it too fatal?"

Yunfei nodded earnestly: "I think he wants to be the army stick of Prince Pingxi."

Hong Kuai beckoned the two of them to go on the road, Hou Ping and Yun Fei agreed with him with dark faces, Hong Kuai was not very courteous along the way, and it was a trick of a girl and a aunt, talking about whether the wine or meat he brought was good.

Yunfei took the time to open the package that Hua Tianyu gave, most of it was red gold, because of the age, some were as dull as mud, and some were inlaid with gemstones, but Yunfei overestimated it and couldn't help laughing.

This burden is heavy, but in fact, two jars of tribute wine can’t be bought, and the in-laws are really kind, even if he told him to keep the tribute wine for himself, Yun Fei watched with cold eyes. In the past three days, General Hua drank no less than thirty catty.

Yunfei put away the baggage, thinking to himself that this is not an eye-catching, big spender, drunk general, your baggage is worthless compared to what you sent.

(End of this chapter)