A group of more than a dozen people from the Li family traveled day and night for more than twenty days. The surrounding scenery became increasingly desolate and the population became increasingly sparse.
The prosperity of the capital city and the elegance of the south of the Yangtze River seem to be a little inadequate in the face of the desolation and boundlessness of Mobei.
"General, we are still about three days away from Mobei Fucheng. It is quite desolate along the way. If we want to stay in a hotel, we may not be able to stay." Li Wenchang said with some worry: "The climate in Mobei is very different from that in the capital.
It’s windy and snowy here, and the climate is cold, so I’m afraid we’re going to suffer a lot.”
Before Li Nian could speak, Li Qingyan said, "What are you afraid of when you suffer hardships? It's not like we haven't suffered hardships along the way. We even camped and stayed overnight in the wild."
He didn't find it hard to stay at night, but found it very interesting. He lit a lot of bonfires, could eat hot food and drink hot soup. If he was lucky, he could hunt some pheasants and rabbits to improve his life. This was much more interesting than staying in a hotel.
Li Qingyan is a child, and everyone takes special care of him. He is allowed to eat first when there is food, and he is allowed to sleep in the carriage with the thickest blanket and quilt. There is no need to worry about eating and sleeping, and there is no need to worry about safety issues. Of course he does not feel miserable.
Li Wenchang smiled bitterly and shook his head, pointing to the endless Gobi desert in front of him and said: "It's just desolate, but the most dangerous thing is the wild wolves and horse bandits."
"Wolf?" What Li Qingyan fears most is wolves. Wolves are animals that travel in packs, are ferocious, cunning, and very vindictive. If they are targeted by a pack of wolves, people like them will really be in danger.
As for the horse bandits, Li Qingyan automatically ignored them. Horse bandits are also human beings, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Qingyan, don't mess around." Li Nian urged him to rest on the carriage and discuss the next matter with Li Wenchang.
Li Qingyan climbed into the carriage glumly and complained to Li Man'er who was drinking tea, "Sister, what do you think they are thinking in their heads? This place is obviously very wide and endless. Neither wolves nor humans can hide.
There’s nothing scary about your body shape.”
Li Man'er ignored him, but he became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, "When my father and I were in office, we also saw tough bandits. Those people were not very good at martial arts. They were all as timid as rats. They threw them away when they saw my father.
Disarmed and surrendered."
Li Man'er couldn't stand listening anymore and lectured him: "Your father has been guarding the border for many years. He is brave and good at fighting and has experienced hundreds of battles. Vice General Li followed my father in the north and south. I don't know how many battles he has seen and how many bandits he has killed."
The two of them are rich in experience. Whether it is killing the enemy, defending, or marching in a hurry, they are both leaders in the army. How can you, a child with a yellow mouth, have the courage to question their decision-making? "
Li Qingyan was as angry as a frog, "You know again? After all, I have traveled far away with my father, and I have seen him killing bandits. My eldest sister has been in the boudoir for a long time, and I am afraid she has never even seen blood. If I really see him later,
Don’t be afraid when the wolf comes, big sister, don’t worry, I will protect you.”
Liu Ya almost laughed out loud. The young master had never seen the power of a big girl.
A few days ago in Anhe County, they really encountered a crisis. A group of seventeen people were ambushed at the inn. In the middle of the night, they almost had dumplings made and were hacked to death in the inn. Fortunately, they were saved by the eldest girl.
The young master was so intoxicated by the smoke that he fainted. When he woke up, everyone was already out of danger.
Everyone was afraid of scaring the young master, so they tacitly concealed the matter. He was so good that he thought that the young lady had never seen the wind and waves.
Li Man'er was too lazy to argue with a little brat, so he just said: "You have been slacking off a bit these days. I will test your homework later at school. If you memorize a word wrong, I will make a hand gesture."
"You are avenging a private vendetta!"
"Whatever you think."
At this moment, there was a knock on the carriage, and Lao Sun's voice sounded outside, "Girl, the third master said that we would set up camp here and bury the pot for cooking. Can you come down and get some fresh air?"
"That's fine." Li Man'er said, "We'll come down right away."
Lao Sun said no more.
Li Man'er pushed open the compartment door, and the cold wind rushed in, choking Li Qingyan and filling her stomach with wind.
"Fortunately the charcoal basin has gone out, otherwise sparks would have been scattered everywhere." He followed Li Man'er out of the carriage and tightened the sheepskin hat on his head.
The fire has been raised and the water is boiling. Everyone heats the wine in the wine bag. You take a sip and I drink it.
Li Maner put on his hood, took the hot water handed over by Lao Sun, held it in his hand but did not drink it.
The golden crow fell in the distance, and the afterglow of the earth was dissipating little by little. Li Man'er looked at that little bit of gold with worried eyes.
Seeing that she had been standing still for a long time, Li Nian hurriedly came over and said, "Man'er, what's going to happen?"
Along the way, thanks to Li Man'er's divination skills, he had avoided many disasters. He had no doubts about Li Man'er's divination skills, and even felt that Li Man'er was being self-effacing when he said that he had only learned a little bit.
words.
"I'm afraid things won't be peaceful tonight. The rain is about to come."
Li Nian's heart skipped a beat. Li Man'er seemed to be particularly silent tonight, and her tone was also very bad, as if something big was going to happen.
"How to say?"
"Third uncle, ask everyone to get moving, make torches out of useless flammable materials, pour them with lamp oil, and set them aside for later use."
"You mean there are wolves?"
Li Man'er said: "There are more than just wolves."
Li Nian murmured in his heart, but he quickly figured it out, "Man'er, do you mean that someone, in the name of wolves and horse bandits, wants to keep us here quietly?"
"yes."
Li Nian's face looked solemn, and he cursed something in his mouth, which was very vague.
Probably because he didn't want his niece to hear it.
"Get ready quickly. There are wolves on the grassland. Prepare some more torches and pour them with lamp oil."
"yes."
Everyone got busy, and Li Nian found Li Wenchang again and asked him to arrange for someone to explore the front.
Li Wenchang pondered for a while and said: "I will go there in person, I am familiar with the road, and I am also good at investigating this kind of thing. I will go quickly and return quickly by myself, and then I will go back after exploring for three to five miles."
"You have to be careful."
"It doesn't matter. I'll take the guy who's handy and ride away. Go quickly and come back quickly."
"That's fine."
Li Wenchang hugged Li Man'er's fists, got on his horse, and went to explore the road ahead.
Li Man'er looked at Li Wenchang's back with a sneer on his lips.
After pretending all this time, he finally couldn't stand it any longer.
"Third uncle, there is something ghostly about Li Wenchang."
"how come?"
The uncle and nephew were talking behind someone's back. Li Man'er's expression looked normal, but Li Nian's brows were furrowed.
"You already knew?"
"I didn't know it at first, but the assassination in Anhe County exposed his flaws. That night, Liu Ya and I temporarily changed rooms. Li Wenchang didn't know about it, so the assassin still went to the original room and accidentally killed the couple.