Two or three days later, the winery and Zhuangzi had already taken on a preliminary scale. Not only had several new watchtowers been built, but also the large winery and the rows of wooden houses for living had been built.
Chen Sheng's family was also brought here yesterday. Counting the numbers, there are now about twenty people in the entire winery and the village, including the retail investors.
Xu Mu felt his shoulders begin to feel a little heavy. The twenty or so people in this village were all counting on his boss in the future.
"Si Hu, go pick up the car. It's time to go to Hezhou."
Si Hu responded angrily, grabbed the knife and walked forward.
"My son! My son! Li Poshan!"
The old scholar was wearing a newly changed scribe's robe. He ran a little too fast and fell to the muddy ground again. He rolled a few more times and soon became dirty again.
This caused several retail investors nearby to burst into cheerful laughter.
"Senior, are you short of wine again?"
"There is no shortage of wine. Chief Chen brought me two gourds yesterday."
Chief Chen, that is, Chen Sheng, always arranged for Chen Sheng to manage Zhuangzi when Xu Mu was away.
"My son left the village and went to fight again?"
"If we don't fight, the world will be at peace. I'm about to go to the palace to receive the reward." Xu Mu responded with difficulty.
Li Poshan, the real son of the old scholar, was guarding Yongguan earlier and had no reinforcements for 700 miles. After being defeated by the Beidi people, the situation should be more serious.
"Haha, my son will definitely have outstanding military achievements. Okay, let's go! Remember to bring a sack. I don't know how much the emperor will reward you!"
He walked to the carriage in silence and found that Jiang Caiwei was waiting beside the carriage at some unknown time.
"Xu, Xu Lang, I also want to go there."
When he went to Hezhou to collect grain for the first time, Xu Mu didn't want to take Jiang Caiwei with him. God knows what would happen along the way.
I heard that some time ago there were tigers coming down the mountain, jumping out of the grass and attacking people in a place thirty miles away from Hezhou.
"Xu Lang, my family used to have two maids, and they were sold to a village near Hezhou."
Xu Mu understood that the reason why he fell in love with his little maid wife was because he wanted to get married.
When he traveled back in time, he also knew that the two maids Jiang Caiwei brought with her were kindhearted and had volunteered to sell themselves in order for Jiang Caiwei to go to the city and live in poverty.
Seeing Jiang Caiwei's anxious look, Xu Mu finally relaxed.
"Then go ahead. If you have a hard time, let them come to the village."
"Thank you, Xu Lang!" Jiang Caiwei was overjoyed and bowed hastily.
Xu Mu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. This feeling of rawness was very awkward.
"Chen Sheng, open the village gate."
Chen Sheng, who had been waiting aside for a long time, was shirtless, and together with two big men, he pushed open two huge wooden doors.
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Since Chen Sheng wants to stay in Zhuangzi, except for Si Hu, there are only two other horsemen accompanying Xu Mu. One is Zhou Zun and the other is named Zhou Luo, a pair of brothers from the same family.
From Sitong Road, it is almost eighty miles away from Hezhou. Even if you travel non-stop, you may not be able to reach it in one day.
Xu Mu had already made plans to camp for the night.
"Master, ahead is Yuehu Slope." Zhou Zun reminded hurriedly while hanging up the lantern.
Xu Mu had previously known that there was a place about thirty miles away from Hezhou, where tigers often crouched in the grass and attacked people. Countless passers-by were killed and carried up the mountain in their mouths.
At this time, the sky was almost dark. According to Xu Mu's plan, it would be safest to camp at least ten or twenty miles away from Hezhou.
"Zhou Zun, Zhou Luo, hurry up for a while."
"Si Hu, drive."
The three carriages quickly hooked up and hurried forward along the official road in the wet rain and dim world.
When passing by Yuehu Slope, Xu Mu specifically picked up the whistle stick, and Si Hu next to him also drew his Pu Dao.
Even Jiang Caiwei turned slightly pale and put her hand into the small package.
"Master, we've crossed the slope." Zhou Zun from behind shouted happily.
Putting down his whistle stick, Xu Mu also breathed a sigh of relief.
In his previous life, he had only seen tigers in the zoo. Even though they were domesticated, the shocking feeling of roaring was still vivid in his mind.
"Brother Mu, the wooden bridge collapsed." Si Hu, who was driving the car, suddenly said in a startled voice.
Xu Mu raised his head and moved forward, almost scolding his mother in anger. In front of a large stream, the wooden bridge across the middle had been broken for some unknown reason.
"Zhou Zun, go check the water level."
Xu Mu got off the carriage, holding the lantern, and looked around from time to time. Both sides of the official road were lined with rows of dense forests and thorny grass half as tall as a man. No wonder there were tigers lurking in the grass and attacking people.
"My boss, I can't make it." Zhou Zun ran back dejectedly, with water stains on his body reaching his shoulders.
"I can only wait until tomorrow to see if there are any shoals ahead."
We couldn't cross the river, it was dark, and we were afraid of tigers lurking.
"Brother Mu, could it be that the bridge was cut? This bridge was damaged by someone."
"Won't."
The bandits who cut the road are not that stupid and will choose a place where tigers are found.
Xu Mu estimated that the old wooden bridge was damaged by the rising water level due to the continuous spring rains in the past few days.
"Brothers, please gather the carriage together first and find some dry firewood. Don't go too far."
There is no way to pass from left to right, and there is no way to continue to waste time. It is better to set up camp and light a bonfire according to the plan.
"Xu Lang, the slave family is also going to collect firewood."
"No, you follow me."
Inexplicably, in Xu Mu's mind, the ferocious appearance of the tiger grinning and roaring in the zoo in his previous life appeared again.
hold head high--
Several forest birds suddenly flew out from the depths of the woods, hovered above the heads of Xu Mu and the others for a while, and then hurried forward.
"Fly slower and I'll shoot it to death!" Si Hu angrily put away his iron bow and kept chattering.
Xu Mu frowned more and more. He raised his head from time to time and looked into the depths of the woods. However, after looking several times until his eyes became sore, he found nothing.
"Don't worry, Brother Mu, even if there is a tiger, I will beat him to death." Si Hu said a few words of comfort in a carefree manner.
"Don't be impulsive." Xu Mu said sternly, "If you really encounter a tiger, please remember to run away first. If the carriage cannot save you urgently, then leave it alone."
After surrounding the carriage and collecting dry firewood, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Generally speaking, if there is fire, beasts and the like will not get too close.
"Master, I'm going to get some cooking cakes." Zhou Zun pulled out the fire and stood up.
"Zhou Zun, get another pot of wine to warm yourself up."
The spring rain was thin and continuous, which was extremely annoying. It not only took away the chill, but also added a bit of noise.
"My boss, I know."
Xu Mu turned his head and looked at the sleepy Jiang Caiwei next to him. He hesitated, took off his robe, and slowly covered it up.
"Xu Lang, it's not freezing at home." Jiang Caiwei blushed, picked up the robe and put it back on Xu Mu.
Xu Mu was too lazy to persist, so he simply stood up and looked outside the carriage.
"Zhou Zun?"
Even the carriage at the far end was only a dozen steps away, and Zhou Zun seemed to be delayed a bit.
"Zhou Zun?" Xu Mu shouted again, his face quickly turning pale.
Countless forest birds flapped their wings and flew "Hexamulus" overhead, and in the thorny grass within sight, there was a faint, frightening roar of the little beasts.
The three old horses raised their hooves anxiously, making the objects on the carriage rattle.
Even the moonlight was hidden at the right time, and was blocked by the leaf tips of the forest trees.
"Dong, Dong! The big insect jumped out of the grass!"