On this trip to Hebei, Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou government, must be the first stop. Starting from Hanoi, Zhang Wenyuan first headed east, then went north, passing through Wude, Huojia, Jixian, Chaoge, and entered Jizhou territory. After passing Dangyin, he arrived
You can reach Yecheng.
On this day, Zhang Wenyuan and others entered Huojia City and found an inn.
The sun above his head was scorching. Wen Yuan squinted his eyes and held a folding fan in his hand, and said quite contentedly: "Store, please find some empty rooms for our brothers to rest." You heard it right, it's a folding fan. Because the weather is really hot, Wen Yuan
Yuan was thinking about the folding fan that everyone held in hand during the college entrance examination in his previous life. The folding fan was simple to make, with tough bamboo slices as the bones. Since paper was not popular at that time, Wen Yuan used silk as the fan surface, which was spread out into a semicircular shape when used.
It has a loose tail and is only about two fingers wide when closed. It is very convenient to carry. When Wenyuan made this fan, he was very interested in it and wanted to mention a few words on the fan. Unfortunately, his calligraphy was not good, so he only wrote "文"
"Far" was said with a sigh.
However, as soon as this thing came out, the guards around him immediately praised it and asked Wen Yuan to make more of it.
Wen Yuan was also imagining in his mind that if Zhuge Dadai came out of the mountain in the future, holding a folding fan, the picture would be really... tsk tsk, he couldn't help but laugh evilly.
I was making arrangements to stay in the hotel when I suddenly saw a group of people behind me coming from the west. The owner was eager to agree, but when he suddenly saw the group of people coming, I hurriedly greeted him: "Oh, sir, please wait a moment, little one."
I'll come as soon as I go!" After saying that, he walked out of the store.
Wen Yuan looked outside and saw the group of people wearing leather armor, holding swords and guns, driving hundreds of carriages filled with large black boxes. They must be the private armies of some wealthy family, with a total of three hundred people.
These people are all tall and strong, with well-equipped armor. The leader is an old man in his fifties who looks like a steward, riding on a horse. Although he is not wearing silk and satin, he is still clean and tidy, showing the style of a wealthy family.
Behind the steward came a large carriage pulled by a pair of horses. The carriage was richly decorated and hung with bamboo curtains. Wen Yuan couldn't see clearly who was inside, but he thought that with hundreds of people guarding him, the person in the carriage must be extraordinary.
The shopkeeper was very respectful to the steward, nodded and bowed for a long time, and then led a group of people to the shop.
"Shopkeeper, who are you?" Wen Yuan saw the posture of this group of people and stepped forward to ask.
The store owner bowed and paid tribute and asked: "Oh, what a coincidence, our boss will stay here today. Please, this military gentleman, please find another place to stay."
"So many people? Staying in your shop?" Wenyuan closed his folding fan and frowned.
Seeing Wen Yuan's displeased expression, the shopkeeper hurriedly explained: "My boss loves peace and quiet, and these people are just my boss's servants, so naturally they can only stay outside the shop."
"Oh no! Living in a store alone?" Zhang Yu, the personal attendant next to Wen Yuan, couldn't help shouting.
Zhang Yu is a fellow villager of Zhang Wenyuan. He is 23 years old this year. He has followed Zhang Wenyuan as his personal attendant since he was a child. From Yanmen to Jinyang, then to Luoyang, and now here again.
When the steward heard Zhang Yu's shout, his eyes moved towards Wenyuan. Seeing that Wenyuan's twenty or so people were all dressed in military uniforms, he frowned and asked the shopkeeper softly.
After asking, the steward turned to the people in the car to report back. However, due to his status, the steward did not dare to enter the car and only spoke outside the curtain. Wen Yuan vaguely heard the word "Miss".
"We masters and servants don't have enough rooms to live in, so it's okay to give them some." Just listen to the voice of the master in the car, still childish, like an oriole coming out of the valley, sweet and crisp, like a little girl who has still grown up, and that
Her tone of voice is well-educated, and she is not an ordinary girl.
The steward nodded in agreement, turned to Wen Yuan and said, "Since my lady is kind-hearted, I will give it to you in a courtyard. The store owner will quickly clean the room so that the lady can rest. We have to be on the road tomorrow."
Wen Yuan's heart moved, he stepped forward and saluted and asked: "We are sergeants on a business trip to Yecheng. I dare to ask this old gentleman where he is going. If we are going the same way, why not go together so that we can take care of each other."
"After that, he took out the seal that proved his identity as captain.
Huojia is a county under Hanoi, and Hanoi is a county under the capital of Han Dynasty, but it is really hard to say who is in charge of it now. Although there are defenders in each city, once outside the city, it becomes the world of Black Mountain bandits.
There are even more small groups of bandits who dominate the mountain.
Zhang Wenyuan had only been walking for three days before and encountered several small groups of bandits. Although his subordinates did not suffer any losses, they were still in great trouble.
Especially since the Black Mountain Bandits are so numerous, known as millions, Wen Yuan and his twenty-some soldiers have to take their time walking on their territory. If they can go with this team of three hundred people, they can save it.
A lot of trouble.
Unexpectedly, the steward politely declined and said: "It turns out to be the captain, I'm rude, but it's really inconvenient to have women in the chariot."
Due to the hot weather, Wen Yuan and others got up early as usual on the second day to prepare for the journey. When they left the store, they didn't expect that the team of carriages and horses had stopped outside the door. Wen Yuan stopped to watch and saw a little girl.
The beautiful girl dressed as two maids helped her into the car and accidentally glanced at Wenyuan.
I saw that the little girl had black hair in a princess bun, her face was crystal clear, her skin was as light as snow, and there was a small dimple on her oval face. Although she was only twelve or thirteen years old, she was small, exquisite and pink.
The jade carving is so delicate and touching.
Wen Yuan's heart beat a few times unsatisfactorily: "No way! I haven't had any sex with women since I came here. Is it possible that I am so anxious that I won't even let the little loli go?"
The girl seemed to feel Wen Yuan's gaze, and there was no strange color on her face as she opened the curtain and entered the car.
Wen Yuan absent-mindedly led a group of soldiers out of the city gate. Coincidentally, the little Loli's car was also heading north.
Wen Yuan deliberately slowed down, not because he was anxious to get another look at the little lolita, but because with these three to four hundred private soldiers behind him, ordinary thieves would not dare to cause trouble.
Sure enough, the road became much calmer and there were no more bandits to stop us.
In the afternoon, the weather was really hot and unbearable. The entire land was like a steamer. The group was thirsty. Fortunately, they had arrived at the bank of Qishui River. Wen Yuan found a place with lush woods and asked the guards to dismount and drink water and eat something.
Eat dry food, then lead the horse to the river, and wait until the sun is not so poisonous before setting off on the road.
The sun was scorching in the sky, and although there were trees covering his head and the river breeze blowing on his face, Wen Yuan fanned himself and still felt unbearably hot, so he went down to the shore to wash his face.
Since there had been no rain for several months, the water level had dropped quite a bit. It took Wen Yuan a lot of effort to get down to the river. The water was crystal clear, flowing quietly, shining with sparkling waves in the sunlight. Wen Yuan was in a good mood.
Okay, grab a handful of cool drinking water and apply it on your face.
"Cool!" Wen Yuan couldn't help but exclaim as he tasted the coolness and sweetness brought by the river water. He remembered that in later generations, garbage was everywhere on the water and the smell was unpleasant. How could the river water in ancient times be so clear?
On such a hot day, it would be better... Wen Yuan thought, took off his shoes and socks and jumped into the water with a plop. Anyway, the weather was sultry, and his clothes would dry out soon after landing.
As soon as he entered the water, a coolness enveloped Wen Yuan's whole body, completely isolated from the furnace-like heat outside. Wen Yuan swam happily in the water, completely forgetting everything around him.
While he was swimming happily, a long black shadow on the water suddenly swam forward, as fast as lightning! Wen Yuan took a closer look and saw that it was a large water snake as thick as a child's arm and more than five feet long attacking him.
Come!
Wen Yuan was shocked! He couldn't help but shudder, but it was too late to go ashore to get the sword! The big snake opened its ferocious mouth and bit Wen Yuan's arm!
At the critical moment! Wen Yuan's shot was like lightning and he grabbed the big snake by the neck!
The big snake reacted very quickly. As soon as it was strangled by the neck, its five-foot-long body immediately wrapped around Wen Yuan's right hand! It tightened in an instant, and Wen Yuan suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his arm!
Wen Yuan used his left hand to try to break the snake's body apart, but the snake was as slippery as a loach and could not be broken off at all!
Wen Yuan was so angry that he swam slowly towards the shore, thinking: "When we get to the shore, I will cut this beast into eel sections and braise it!"
Seeing that they were about to reach the shore, as soon as the big snake left the water, it struggled for a while. Wen Yuan was distracted. As soon as he let go, his arm was bitten with several bloody holes! Wen Yuan was furious and threw the big snake onto the shore with all his strength.
!
Wen Yuan followed him ashore. He thought that water snakes were generally non-venomous, so he did not bandage his wounds. He picked up his sword and chased along. He saw that the water snake was also very agile when it came ashore. Wen Yuan chased it with bare feet, but for a moment he could not catch it.
superior!
The big snake panicked and fled. Wen Yuan was so angry that he vowed to make the beast a dinner. He only stared at the snake's whereabouts, and the others followed closely without even looking, and ran hundreds of steps away without even realizing it!
"Ah!" Following several clear screams, Wen Yuan was startled. When he looked up, two disheveled maids of fourteen or fifteen years old were standing by the river for some reason! No, it was three, two.
There was a circle made of silk behind them, and inside stood a beautiful little loli! It was exactly what Wenyuan saw in the morning!
The beast was panicking and approaching the three girls. The two maids began to see Wen Yuan approaching with his sword. They thought it was a robber and screamed in unison. When they saw a big snake approaching, they screamed again.
He screamed and threw the basin in his hand. Even the young lady ignored him and ran away in panic!
But the beast still swam towards the curtain, and in the blink of an eye he was five steps away from the curtain!
The little Loli stood in the curtain, with only half of her head exposed. She didn't know what had happened. She didn't realize it until Wen Yuan rushed forward with his sword raised! However, although she was extremely frightened, she didn't scream out and just covered her mouth with her hands.
,Pale!
Wen Yuan couldn't care less about admiring it. The big snake was about to get through the curtain, and the little girl might be hurt by that time. When Wen Yuan thought about this, he didn't care about the pain under his feet! He jumped up a few steps with a long sword in his hand.
Strike straight at the snake's head!
There was a pop! The long snake was cut into two pieces with a sword, the snake's blood spattered everywhere, and the curtain was suddenly stained. Only then did the little Loli scream! Tears fell down from her pink cheeks.
Come down.
Wen Yuan was at a loss and said: "Xiao Luo... uh, little sister, don't cry, it's just a big snake and I have killed it!" He then lifted the bloody snake corpse and showed it to Xiao Luo Li.
"Ah!" The little Loli screamed again with a pale face, and Wen Yuan hurriedly hid the snake corpse behind.
"Thank you uncle for saving me! Mi'er thanked you." The little Loli's mood recovered very quickly. Although she blushed a little, she was able to thank her politely immediately! Wen Yuan couldn't help but secretly marveled that a little girl could be so well-informed and sensible.
We are all so ladylike and the world is so chaotic, yet she actually traveled so far with the caravan. If she hadn't been so indifferent between men and women at this time, Wen Yuan wouldn't have believed that he was just a girl of twelve or thirteen years old.
But this title of uncle made Wen Yuan depressed for a long time.