The wheels were rumbling, and Jiang Xingchen and his four carriages were crushing the ice and snow and moving forward slowly.
This is the third day after leaving Hongyuan City. From the beginning of leaving Hongyuan City, the sky has snowed again and the temperature has dropped again. Under such bad weather, the road was flat on the first day, but it only took more than 70 miles. The remaining two days have only walked eighty miles in total, and it is at least half the distance from Jiang Xingchen's territory.
"This kind of weather is most suitable for practicing qigong. The worse the environment, the more it can stimulate the warriors to sense their vitality. Thinking back then... Although I am old now, when I encounter such an environment, I can't help but want to stretch and practice boxing and feet..." The heroic voice of Mr. Tang came from the carriage.
In the carriage, Jiang Xingchen looked depressed and looked at the proud old man Tang who was urging the troubles there, and said in his heart: "The old man is so old, why don't he feel cold? He has only worn a little more, just that torn cotton gown. Can you really be incompatible with the cold and heat when practicing martial arts to a high place?"
Thinking to himself, Jiang Xingchen lifted the curtain and looked back. Du Rushan was also similar to Mr. Tang in another carriage, and at most he had a cotton jacket.
"Hey! I'm still seriously injured, why is it so resistant to freezing... I really regret it. I shouldn't have told Sister Wanrou that something was so foggy that made her constantly ask, otherwise the time she saved would definitely be enough for me to make another sleeping bag..."
He made two sleeping bags in total. He originally thought that he and Mei'er were one, but not long after, he saw Du Xin'er trembling with coldness, so he couldn't bear it, so he gave her the sleeping bag.
Now, I feel cold hands and feet when I wrap my two leather jackets around my body, and my teeth are trembling.
He couldn't help but envy the warriors, at least he didn't have to worry about winter and summer. In this world without air conditioning and electric fans, summer is even more uncomfortable than winter... Forget it, it's cold and cold, so let's think about how to keep warm first!
"Brother!" Beside him, Mei'er's little head came out from a big bison-skinned sleeping bag and said softly: "Look at you being frozen, why don't you get in too, the sleeping bag is so warm..."
"Hehe!" Mr. Tang smiled sinisterly and said, "Yes, boy, the weather is too cold! It's still the girl's bed is hot!"
Jiang Xingchen's forehead was thumping, and he cursed in his heart: "Old guy, don't do this, deliberately provoke me, right? I want me to accompany you outside to get cold, no way... What's wrong with a girl's quilt? I'll just..."
"Wait! This old guy should stop dividing today's affairs into six episodes... He also wants to hold my weakness... Hehe, I'm not fooled by you!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Xingchen reached out and rubbed Mei'er's head, and said softly: "The sleeping bag is only enough for one person, and the two of them are broken. Brother is not cold!"
"Brother!" The little girl bulged her mouth. Can't she see if she was cold or not?
"Okay, it's really not cold! Be obedient, my brother will take you to build a snowman later!"
"Okay!" The little girl narrowed her eyes and smiled, pointed her little head hard, and shrank back.
"Uh!" Mr. Tang couldn't help but be stunned. He originally thought that this kid had a stubborn temper and a thick-skinned face (that's what he thought), and would definitely not be able to bear it... By then, he would divide this paragraph into six episodes and make a story, which would make this kid worry about it! Unexpectedly, he was not fooled at all.
"Insidious and cunning! Is this little soultan really only sixteen years old?" Old Master Tang was secretly confused.
"Old man, I will not cook the meal tonight, you will still eat..."
"No..."
A long sad howl made Du Rushan and Du Xiner in the carriage behind him feel sad.
"It seems that Mr. Tang is going to eat white flour cakes again tonight!" Du Xin'er said with a smile.
"Yes!" Du Rushan nodded and patted his sister in the sleeping bag. He didn't say anything, and the smile on his face was a bit far-fetched.
"Brother! You don't have to do this..." Xin'er sank for a moment and said, "I still have more than ten years of life. I don't want to see my brother unhappy!"
"What a decade, don't talk nonsense! Mr. Tang is a great doctor, he will definitely come up with a way to cure your illness!" Du Rushan said unhappily.
"Brother! If... Mr. Tang was not by Jiang Xingchen's side, would you still be his private soldier?"
"Uh!" Du Rushan obviously had no sister to ask this question suddenly and was stunned.
After a while, Du Rushan sighed and then replied: "Judge Jiang knows what I think! Private soldiers usually have a prescribed period. During this period, we will do our best to protect the lord! But there is no prescribed period in the contract given to me by Jue Jiang, which means that he still treats us as mercenaries..."
"He saved my life and used this method to let us follow Mr. Tang. I will pay back what I owe him in the future. During this period, I will also ensure the ethics of the mercenaries... But your illness is the first priority! In addition, the Shocking Mercenary Group is not my own, so I cannot let all my brothers follow my wishes. They have helped me a lot over the years..."
"Brother!" Xin'er was about to speak, and the carriage suddenly stopped. Then, Mei'er greeted him: "Sister Xin'er, the snow has stopped. Put on more clothes. My brother will take us to build a snowman!"
"Okay!" Xin'er glanced at her brother, and finally did not continue the topic just now, and agreed loudly...
Jiang Xingchen took the lead, and the two girls followed suit. In a short while, several snowmen who were one person tall were piled up.
Jiang Xingchen stood in front of the snowman and couldn't help but feel proud. These snowmen were not so piled up, but rather were snow sculptures. Under his flexible techniques, his hands, legs, and head were similar to those of real people.
"Haha! Mei'er, do you think these snowmen are scared at night when they stand by the roadside...Oh!"
Halfway through Jiang Xingchen's speech, he felt a snow ball on his head explode and it was white!
"Little girl, you dare to throw me away!" Jiang Xingchen turned around angrily, grabbed a ball of snow, grabbed it into a snowball, and threw it at Mei'er. Based on his perception, he felt it when the snow ball flew over, but of course he would not avoid it in order to make the little girl happy.
"Sister Xin'er, hurry up, you're from the other side..." Mei'er smiled and dodged, then guided Xin'er.
Xin'er was stunned for a moment, her eyes gradually shone, and she quickly grabbed the snow ball and threw it at Jiang Xingchen.
"Hey! Two fight one, don't bring such a thing..." Jiang Xingchen screamed and ran away. The two girls laughed and chased after them, and the noisy and joyful laughter suddenly rang throughout the wilderness.
Next to the carriage, the old man stared at the figures of the three of them with a smile on his eyes: "This kid is really more interesting the more he comes into contact with..."
Du Rushan smiled when he saw his sister so happy, and was envious of Jiang Xingchen, so he had never played like this with Xin'er.
Even those coachmen felt much younger when they saw this scene...
After running for a while, Jiang Xingchen felt much warmer, so he asked Mei'er and Xin'er to go back. They were both sick and just move their bodies!
Everyone continued to set off on the road. Mei'er got into the sleeping bag, leaned against Jiang Xingchen, and asked softly: "Brother, the food I sent away in advance should have arrived in the territory now, right?"
Jiang Xingchen nodded: "They left three days earlier than us. Calculate the time and it's almost time!"
Mei'er couldn't help but smile and said softly: "It's snowing so heavily this year, and the villagers will definitely not have a good time. I'm not happy to see so much food at once..."
Speaking of this, Mei'er's little face showed a proud expression: "If they knew that their brother had become a baron and returned to the territory, they would be so surprised that they couldn't stop... Grandma Yun and Grandpa Fu would definitely lead the whole village to welcome their brother at the entrance of the village!"
"Grandma Yun, Grandpa Fu... Are these two people very prestige?" Jiang Xingchen asked.
"My brother has been bored at home practicing martial arts and doesn't care about these things! They are the oldest people in Qingshan Village. Uncles relied on them back then! Especially Grandma Yun, who moved from Hongyuan City. Apart from her uncle, she has the most knowledge..."
"Oh!" Jiang Xingchen nodded without saying anything. He didn't know this information, so of course he could not express his opinions.
Mei'er seemed to be addicted and continued: "Grandma Yun is so awesome. Except for the two of us, everyone in the village is the one who recognizes words from her church! In the surrounding villages, only the people in our Qingshan Village recognize words!"
"Educator! This is a useful talent!" Jiang Xingchen's eyes lit up. He didn't want a bunch of illiterate people to appear in his territory in the future. Grandma Yun happened to be a teacher.
"Grandma Yun's son is named Shi Wazi, and she is a good farmer... She also has a granddaughter named Ni'er. She is so cute. She likes to eat. She asks you everything she sees, can this be eaten... But these days, Ni'er may feel uncomfortable..."
"Grandpa Fu is good at calculating. He handed over the grain income and taxes of the territory to him, and he made it very good every time..."
"Also, Aunt San is very good at cooking. I'm just with her..." After saying this, Mei'er realized the problem, smiled and stuck out her tongue.
Jiang Xingchen smiled and rubbed Mei'er's head, saying, "When you talk about territory, you are so excited!"
"Of course, although our family has poor land and poor grain harvest, it is our family after all!"
"Haha, then when my brother goes back this time, let the grain harvest rise..."
"How can that be done!" Mei'er pouted and said, "In the future, everyone can eat enough in our territory, every family can wear warm clothes, live in high-rise buildings, and you can sit on a cart that you don't need to pull from a horse when you go out..."
"This girl still remembers it!" Jiang Xingchen said intimately, stealing the conversation: "And there are entertainment performances you have never seen before. You can see the situation in the imperial capital at home, and you can talk to Hongxian Sister and the others in Hongyuan City at any time..."
"Brother, you don't have a fever!" Before Jiang Xingchen could finish speaking, the little girl quickly reached out and touched his forehead...
The two of them laughed and planned a vision that sounded more illusory than dreams. What they didn't know was that just after the heavy snow fell, the famine in their territory was far beyond their expectations!