Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 359 Boy?

The winter weather in the Northland is very harsh.

It is windy and snowy from time to time.

It is very cold even when there is occasional wind and snow, and the road is condensed into ice, making it difficult to travel.

If it is in the capital or even Dingzhou, it is impossible for a caravan to walk outside in this kind of weather.

But for businessmen walking in Wu City and Aye City, such weather is actually safer.

Xie Jue made the caravan speed up after leaving the city gate, so as to catch up with the caravan in front.

Compared with other caravans, their caravan has enough mules and carts, the goods towed are not heavy, and there are many people, so their traveling speed is faster than caravans with fewer heavy vehicles.

But the disadvantage is that their caravan has no experience in traveling Aye City in a group. Even though they have hired a few veterans who have gone through, they dare not say that they will be safe within the fifty miles.

It is safer to follow the caravan that always walks this area.

The caravan in front had fewer vehicles and was slower. It didn't take long for Xie Jue's team to catch up.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and the person in charge sent some more bolts of silk, and the leader asked them to follow.

Now that the two teams are together, the leader of the caravan from the capital also beckoned to go together.

Less than [-] miles away from Wucheng, the sky was dark, and seeing that there was going to be a snowstorm, the leader took everyone to a deserted village for the night.

There is no one in the village, and more than a dozen mud houses have been dilapidated.

But fortunately there is a well, and although it is dilapidated, it can barely escape the wind and snow after blocking it with something.

The three caravans divided the dozens of houses, and each went to house their own people and carriages.

After all arrangements were made for his own side, the manager under Xie Jue went to approach the team leader again.

After half an hour, he returned to the room where Xie Jue was.

"That team is from Jizhou, and they have been running to Aye City for more than ten years." The steward squatted beside the fire and whispered: "He said that the main reason for running to Aye City at this time is to avoid horse bandits."

Xie Jue raised his eyebrows, motioning for him to continue.

Bei Rong is mainly nomadic. Once they encounter natural disasters, they will be short of food and clothing. Moreover, their folk customs are strong, and they are proud of fighting and plundering. From time to time, they will go to the border of Song State to plunder.

For a hundred years, Song State and Beirong had conflicts every year, and they would fight every now and then.

Some of the villages of the Song State that were outside of Guancheng disappeared one by one and fell into disrepair during this kind of conflict.

It's just that when the army of the Rong people is dispatched, the frontier troops will also be dispatched, so it can still be guarded to some extent.

For the border residents and businessmen, the horse bandits are more terrifying.

The Rong people have a loose tribal structure, and there are occasional battles among the tribes to grab territory. Some small tribes that lose their territory will become horse bandits.

These horse bandits didn't dare to provoke those powerful tribes and the border towns of the Song Dynasty, but liked to rob caravans and scattered villages outside the border towns.

Moreover, they are completely inhumane, once they are spotted by them, not only will the goods be robbed, but people will also be killed.

At first, most caravans from the Song Dynasty to the Rong people would choose the summer and autumn seasons, when the weather was good and the roads were easy to travel.

But 30 years ago, the Beirong people became four great kings, and internal struggles continued, and the number of horse bandits increased dramatically.

Those caravans became meat on the chopping board. Ten teams went out, but none of them returned.

There has been no caravan exchanges between the two sides for more than ten years.

At that time, even the price of fur in Jinzhou City tripled.

As a result, some businessmen took the risk and chose to travel in winter.

Although the weather is bad at this time and the roads are difficult, once a snowstorm hits, the loss of people and goods will be great.

But it's better than meeting horse bandits!

What's more, they don't go far, they just go to Aye City, the round trip is only a hundred miles away, and it's not far from Guancheng. , At worst, lost the goods and escaped with mules.

It's just that in previous years, it would not be so late to set off. It's just that the team leader watched a lively event in Jinzhou City and wanted to watch it in Wucheng, which was delayed for two days.

The caravan in Jinzhou City had passed away a few days earlier.

But after that, it is impossible to go, because the wind and snow are too heavy and the danger is high.

Besides, they have to rush back to celebrate the New Year.

The steward finished speaking in detail, and then said: "They said, we went a little late, I'm afraid some of the good goods have already been snatched away, but the price of the remaining goods will be cheaper because the other party wants to sell them all. Some goods can be sold at a high price when you bring them back, and when the time comes, introduce a few old customers to us."

Xie Jue nodded and let the person in charge go to eat.

These are not much different from what he inquired in Jinzhou City.

It's a pity that he arrived at Jinzhou City a little late, and the caravan of Liu's Herbal Medicine Shop had already set off, otherwise, he could have sent someone to follow.

But it's good as it is now, the team leader seems to be enthusiastic and reliable, since he would rather give up the opportunity to make money first, and wait to see how Zhao Hao handles the Shui family, it can be seen that this person's heart will not be broken.

Moreover, as soon as he heard that the young man had a capital accent, he immediately stopped talking about the robbery, which showed that he was also a smart and meticulous person.

With such a person with them, it will be much more convenient for them to act in Aye City.

just.

Those people all mentioned the horse bandits...

"Ah." Hearing Su Yue's soft call, Xie Jue lowered his eyes slightly, and saw a perfectly grilled piece of meat held in front of his mouth with chopsticks.

Opening his mouth to pick up the meat, Xie Jue smiled and took the chopsticks in her hand, wrapped her tightly with a cloak and said, "I'll do it, be careful not to freeze."

Su Yue bent her eyebrows and smiled: "There is fire, how can it be frozen?"

"This fire can't keep burning." An old man came over with a felt blanket, and when he heard Su Yue's words, he said with a smile: "This fire has been burning for a long time, and if it is blown by the wind, it will easily cause sores. It’s uncomfortable, wait for the fire to heat up the bottom, move the fire away, put this on the cushion, and then sleep will not be cold, and it will not be too dry.”

"That's it." Xie Jue nodded and smiled at him, "Thank you very much."

The old man explained the matter politely, put down the felt blanket and left. After walking a few steps, he looked back quietly.

Seeing that Xie Jue hugged Su Yue tightly and lowered his head to feed her meat, he secretly laughed inwardly.

It turned out that this time the owner was good at it.

But this young man is indeed handsome and pleasant, just the kind that City Lord Yelu likes.

Xie Jue fed Su Yue a mouthful of meat, and another mouthful of soup. After wiping off the grease stains on her lips, she raised her head and glanced in the direction where the old man was going.

Then he lifted his chin slightly.

Tang Bing snapped his fingers.

A short and thin man sitting in the group of people in the convoy got up and quietly followed behind the old man.

According to the old story, after the meal, the big guys moved the fire to the side of the abandoned house, spread felt blankets on the already warmed ground, and went to sleep separately.

Sure enough, there was a snowstorm at night.

The sound of howling wind was like a wolf like a tiger, it was very shocking.

But, leaning against Xie Jue's warm and hard chest, listening to his heartbeat.

Su Yue, on the other hand, slept very soundly.

(End of this chapter)