Li Luo and the others smiled and said nothing. Cheng Jiyuan said in surprise: "Mr. Wu is laughing.?? ? "
Shen Xiangdong laughed and said: "Both leaders are right, how can I laugh at you? It's night, go to bed early, we have to get up early tomorrow."
After saying that, he stood up and bowed. Li Luo pulled Hucha Jing, who was still angry, out of the tent. Cheng Jiyuan wanted to send someone to send Shen Xiangdong back, but Shen Xiangdong politely stayed.
After leaving the camp, Huchajing said angrily: "What a bunch of crazy people who don't know the heights of heaven and earth. Why doesn't the general let me teach them a lesson?"
Shen Xiangdong chuckled and said: "They are all said to be businessmen who don't know the heights of the world. Why should General Hucha be angry with them?"
"This guy surnamed Zhao speaks freely and nonsense. What he said is so ugly."
"Haha, forget it, General Hucha. I've heard even worse things than this." Li Luo also persuaded, paused slightly, and then continued: "But what they said is not unreasonable."
"Huh?" Hucha Jing said in astonishment.
"We have no control over the life and death of these merchants," Li Luo said calmly.
The three of them fell silent for a moment, and when they were about to reach the camp, Li Luo said: "No matter where you are, the internal fighting among the people in Dagan never stops. Even at this juncture, they still don't forget to fight for power, and the country is dignified. Let Xirong, a small country, be so arrogant."
Shen Xiangdong sighed and said: "What General Li said is true. If the top and bottom work together, let alone Xirong, even if they are as strong as Mengjue, they will definitely not dare to touch the land of Gansu."
Huchajing nodded thoughtfully.
Back at the camp, Chu Ying'er and the other three were still awake, waiting for Li Luo to come back. Li Luo felt warm in his heart and ordered the others to rest early.
Only three tents were set up. Chu Ying'er was alone, Li Luo and Shen Xiangdong lived together, and Hu Chajing and Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi crowded together.
Chu Ying'er didn't want to take over the responsibility of keeping vigil, but Li Luo just refused.
The weather in the Western Region is cold, with a greater difference between day and night, and there is often some fine snow. Li Luo and the remaining people took turns to keep vigil, including himself. Several people tried to dissuade him to no avail, so he had to accept the order.
A night of silence.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Luo and others packed up their belongings and prepared to set off. The caravan was in disarray, with the sound of horses neighing and people boiling. Hucha Jing muttered: "With this mob, they will not be able to reach Shuoxi even after the Changning Festival." "
Shen Xiangdong counted the days and found that ten days had passed. From tomorrow onwards it would be the day when the Xirong royal family would pay homage to Zushan. He smiled and said to Huchajing, "What, you also want to go to Zushan to worship God Barrow?"
"Why do you want to worship it? These people are walking too slowly. It would be better for us to go directly from Yingchou Gorge to Xirong faster." Huchajing said.
Li Luo walked over from the side. Hearing Huchajing's complaint, he said in a deep voice: "Cousin, maybe we will take this road again."
Huchajing turned his head and glanced at Shen Xiangdong. Shen Xiangdong nodded. Huchajing chuckled and stopped talking.
Along the way, except for Li Luo and a few others, the rest of the businessmen were all trembling with fear, and many of them were mumbling something, presumably asking for God's protection.
The scenery on the way is completely different from before leaving the customs. Dizhou is also called a barren land in Dagan, but it is still much better than here.
The sky is filled with loess and sand, and high mountains can be seen in the distance. When the weather is clear, you can still see the snow on the top of the mountain. However, when you reach your eyes, it is dry and silent. There are occasionally a few birds and animals, and you will hurriedly avoid the caravan when you see it. Along the way, except for a few inns where we stopped, we could hardly see any other people.
The road the caravan traveled on was also uneven, with the narrowest point just enough for a carriage to pass through, and all that could be seen was the Gobi Desert.
The mountain may have been a high mountain originally, but it has been invaded by wind and sand for thousands of years. Now it is just like a hill, and has been worn into all kinds of strange shapes. Except for the sound of the caravans and the sound of the wind, there are no other sounds.
Along the way, if there is a spring, there will be a few short trees and some weeds around it. If there is no water, you will only see scattered withered grass. Most of the occasional trees are dry and have tangled roots.
In the mountains.
This was the first time Li Luoshang saw the scenery of the Western Region. He looked around with great interest at the sunset over the long river and the lonely smoke in the desert. However, other merchants lost their mood and cursed from time to time.
The caravan was quite bloated and moved slowly along the road between loess and gravel. Fortunately, it was a peaceful day.
Except for the fact that several merchants' carriages rolled over on the way, nothing unusual happened. It was ridiculous that Li Luo and others tried to help, but were rejected. They were dumbfounded. As expected, as someone from the schedule family said, these merchants were all afraid that others would know about their carriages.
goods sold in.
At night, the caravan stopped to rest, and merchants began to set up camp. Suddenly, there was a commotion in front of them. Li Luo was stunned. He didn't know what happened, and it didn't look like a horse thief.
Ni Qing rushed over on horseback, and after a while he reported back that he had just met a caravan and merged with his own. However, the caravan he met on the way was not pieced together, but a whole group of caravans. Although they were together,
They were together, but they didn't move much. They camped alone outside Li Luo's caravan, clearly distinguishable from each other.
Li Luo asked: "Have you asked who it is?"
Ni Qing scratched his head and replied: "I said it was called Queen Bee, but my subordinates have never heard of it."
A person next to me exclaimed: "Queen Bee!?"
"Huh? Who is this?" Huchajing asked in surprise.
The merchant next to him looked at Li Luo and the others in surprise, and said, "You don't know about the queen bee?"
"Why should I ask you if I want to know?" Huchajing replied angrily.
The businessman replied happily: "The Queen Bee is a business leader who often travels around the Western Regions. I heard that she is as beautiful as a fairy..."
"Is it a woman?" Huchajing asked in surprise.
The businessman looked at Huchajing as if he were an idiot, patted his forehead and said: "Queen Bee Queen Bee, how can a man be called Queen Bee? Do you still want to listen? If you don't listen, I won't tell you."
"Listen, go on." Huchajing laughed and didn't take it to heart.
"No one knows how old this queen bee is. They only know that no horse thief has ever dared to rob her fleet since she started doing business. In the Western Region, her name is much more famous than the six great families in Da Gan. Rumor has it that people are taller.
Like the fairy in the painting, many royal aristocrats and young men from aristocratic families wanted to get close to her, but the queen bee kept herself a secret, and these lecherous people did not succeed. I heard that there are people who spend thousands of their wealth just to meet the queen bee.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but wherever she goes, everyone rushes to escort her, and some of them are kings of a country. You don’t have to pay customs and customs taxes, and the scenery in the Western Region is endless. If we are lucky enough to go to Shuoxi with her, this
We no longer need to be worried along the way. If any group of horse thieves dares to rob us without opening their eyes, we will never come back."
The businessman looked prosperous and murmured intoxicatedly: "Maybe we can even see the queen bee."
Li Luo and others were slightly startled. They did not expect that such people would be such among the merchants in the Western Regions. They called Cha Jing and turned around to pack up.
When the businessman saw that Li Luo and the others were calm and didn't make any trouble, he asked strangely: "Why, aren't you conceited?"
"Well, I'm happy." Huchajing replied without looking back.
Li Luo smiled and helped Ni Qing and Zhu Zhi set up the tent, leaving the businessman stunned on the spot, unable to recover for a long time.