The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 711 Seven Hundred: The Caravan Enters the Prairie
Duan Wuji and the others got on their horses, and they carried the goods all the way northward, the weather became colder the further north they went.

The wheels of the carriage pressed against the snow, making a creaking sound.

The caravan was hungry for food and hunger, and Xiaoxing stayed overnight. After four or five days of hard work, they finally arrived at the territory of Datong Prefecture on this day.

The Datong Mansion was already very close to the border of the Tang Dynasty, and the weather became colder and colder. As the terrain became higher and higher, it became more and more difficult for the team to move forward.

In some places, the snow was as thick as half a foot. Every time the carriage moved forward, it became very difficult. There were hardly any pedestrians on the whole road!

Almost all the people are staying at home, most people seldom go out!

The more you go north, the more desolate you get. When you approach the border of the Great Wall, sometimes you can't see a village for ten or twenty miles!

Fortunately, Duan Wuji and the others have not taken this route once or twice. They all know very well that there is a place to stay, and there is no inn on the road!

After more than three days of hard work, just after noon that day, people finally saw the Great Wall.

Duan Wuji saw it and said loudly: "Let's drive another five or six miles, isn't there a very huge inn on the west side of the road!
Hurry to the inn, let's have an early rest today.

Let's get enough energy, let's cross the Great Wall pass early tomorrow morning. "

As soon as people heard that they had hope, they all accelerated their progress.

It's five or six miles away, that's when you talk about it.

The caravan drove the horses into the inn, and the shop assistants ran out immediately.

Helped the owner of the car to unload the horse from the shaft and tie it to the horse shed.

More than 100 carts were lined up neatly, almost occupying the entire yard!

The palms of the guests saw that so many guests came in at once, they knew that today was going to make a fortune.

After a few guys helped tie the horses, they fed the horses with fodder, and then began to fetch water and drink the horses. They were so busy!

The shopkeeper's boss recognized Duan Wuji and Tieniu at a glance.

"Second guest officers, why haven't you come here for business via this route for so long.

I miss you guys so much. "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"We are quite busy during this time, and it is true that we have not come here for a long time, isn't it? Aren't we here today?

Boss, business is going well during this time, right? "

"Hey! You can't say it's a good thing! It's fine if you can barely mix it with rice, and you can make a fortune doing what we do!
If people like us want to make a fortune, wouldn't everyone in the world get rich? "

Duan Wuji smiled slightly.

"Boss, you can really talk!"

Several people walked towards the shop while chatting and chatting.

The guys at the store have arranged accommodation for all of them.

Everyone went back to their room to rest, the owner of the guest house looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "I said guest officer, what do you plan to have for dinner?

You have so many people, we have to prepare in advance! "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "You can just serve us big cakes! Everyone has a bowl of stewed meat, as for the soup! You can just watch and make it!

We are all poor people, what good things can we eat! "

"Let me tell you, guest officer, the food of yours is already quite high, isn't this flatbread and stewed meat not good enough!

What can an ordinary caravan eat!Among the caravans I have seen, your life is the highest! "

Duan Wuji smiled.

"I said boss, tomorrow morning, you can still follow this standard!

Don't ask us what to eat tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning, you have to prepare breakfast early, we have to hurry after dinner, so don't make breakfast late. "

The owner of the inn nodded.

"Guest officer, don't worry! You have already ordered breakfast, can we make it late!

You are our food and clothing parents, how dare we disobey your orders!

Guest officer, there's nothing else to do now, just take a rest for a while!

We are taking care of you in this inn, so you can't go wrong anywhere! "

Duan Wuji nodded and smiled, then turned to Tieniu and said, "Brother Tieniu, have the staff on duty been arranged?"

"Brother, I have already arranged it. We have so many things, how can we rely on a few guys in this shop? If something goes wrong, then we are all finished!"

Chai Shao listened and smiled.

"Brother Tieniu, follow our Brother Wuji, he has trained you well."

"That is, our brother is always careful in doing things, I follow him, can I do it so-so!"

The three of them were just about to go back to the house to rest, when suddenly there was a loud sound of horseshoes outside the inn.

Duan Wuji was taken aback.

"Why, who is here again?

It seems that there are really many people staying in this store.But they came late, the store is already full.

Whoever comes here is in vain! "

Iron Bull stood up.

"Let's go! The three of us go out and have a look! If there is any danger, the three of us will nip him in the bud together!"

Chai Shao and Duan Wuji also stood up afterwards, and the three of them walked out of the store one after another!

As soon as the three of them walked out of the store, they saw nearly a hundred officers and soldiers rushing in. These people were all very mighty with bright armor.

Everyone is wearing a waist knife, and Chai Shao knows at a glance that this is the army of the Tang Dynasty!

Chai Shao shouted loudly at these people: "We have already occupied this inn, if you want to stay, I think you should stay elsewhere!
You see, the weather is not too late!
It is not difficult for you people to find another inn! "

The soldiers were taken aback.

"We didn't come here for lodging, we came here for a mission."

"A mission? What mission did you come to the inn to perform?"

Just then, a red horse came in.

Tie Niu smiled.

"Oh! Brother, why are you here!"

The one who sat immediately was none other than Duan Changhong, the commander-in-chief of the Datong Mansion.

Duan Changhong jumped off the horse and handed over his horse to the soldiers beside him.

"Brother Tieniu, Brother Chai, Brother Wuji, why did you come here!

Brother, I have been waiting for you in this place for many days. "

Duan Wuji looked at Duan Changhong and asked: "Brother Changhong, how long have you been in office?"

"Well! It's been almost a month! I received a letter from my father ten days ago. He said that you are going to the Turkic country for a business trip. His old man asked me to take care of you.

All of us must be grasshoppers on a rope!

If you go into business, you must pass through my territory!So I came here in the starry night.

I have been waiting for you here for more than ten days, and a few days ago I received a letter from Li Shimin, our second brother Li, who told me that we must help you bring these military horses to our country safely.

This has given me an order, do you think I can't come here!

I have assembled five thousand elite cavalry at our border pass, and I will go to war with the Turks at any time! "

Duan Changhong said to the officers and soldiers: "From now on, you will take over the security work here, and let those security personnel go into the house to sleep.

After all, they still have to go on their way tomorrow, so how can they do it if they don't have enough energy? "

Those guards looked at Duan Wuji, waiting for Duan Wuji to issue an order.

Duan Wuji smiled slightly at the guards.

"Since my brother brought people over, you all should go to bed.

With enough energy, let's go on the road early tomorrow morning. "

After hearing this, the guards were overjoyed.

Everyone immediately turned around and went back to the house to rest. To be honest, these people were already exhausted after running around for days.

This is no longer on duty, can people be unhappy?
Duan Wuji said with a smile: "There's nothing going on outside here, let's go! Let's rest in this store and go!

How cold it is outside! "

The brothers walked into the shop, and when the shop owner saw the officers and soldiers coming in, he quickly followed them in.

Duan Wuji looked at the store owner and said with a smile: "Boss, this official is not an outsider, he is my elder brother.

Can you get us a table first? "

The shop owner laughed and said, "Why can't this work! As a shop owner, I'm still afraid that you will have a banquet!
Let's do it according to the banquet of the second order! "

"What kind of low-end banquet? Of course, the higher the banquet, the better. I don't think your inn can make anything good!

Just pick a good one and get it, we are not afraid to spend a few taels of silver! "

"Well! That's fine! What you said is true. How can our restaurant in the countryside be compared with restaurants in the city!
I'll just pick the good ones and make them for you, so you can just make do with it! "

Saying that, the owner of the inn went out happily, and the little guy brought two pots of fragrant tea in a short time.

Several people were drinking tea while waiting for the banquet.

It wasn't too long, and the two boys started serving wine and food to the table.

First came a plate of boiled peanuts, a plate of fried rice, a plate of salted beans, and a plate of boiled shrimps. Another guy brought up a jar of wine!

"Four guests, drink first, and our hot dishes will be served in a while."

"Well! You go first!"

The two boys turned around and went down, Duan Wuji looked at the appetizers, and said with a smile: "I have already understood that today's banquet is not strong enough!

Let's make do with something, buddies! "

As he said that, Duan Wuji picked up the wine jar and filled them with wine, and they chatted while drinking!

It wasn't too long, and the boy started to serve hot dishes. It was a plate of braised pork knuckles, a plate of fried fish, a plate of roast chicken, and a plate of braised pork.

Then, another boy brought two large plates of dog meat, a roast goose, and a large plate of fried meat.

The waiter said with a smile: "Guest officers, we can cook these few dishes in our small shop, so you can make do with it.

The water and wine are not enough, I'm adding more for you.

Ladies and gentlemen, what staple food would you like? "

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Don't ask us about this. If you have any delicious staple food, you can just serve it to us. We can't do without your money."

"Hi!"

The guy turned and went out.

A few people chatted while eating. There was not much time, and several large bowls of dumplings were served.

After several people had eaten and drank enough, Duan Changhong said to the three of them: "Go to sleep! After all, you have been driving for a day, and you still have to drive tomorrow, so what if you don't rest well!

During this time, I will take the lead and be on duty for you!Don't worry, our goods are safe! "

Chai Shao laughed and said: "Brother, then you should worry more! Then the three of us will go to rest.

To be honest, the three of us are really tired after traveling these days.

well!It's really hard to earn money, and shit is hard to eat! "

"You guys go! Take it easy! You don't have to worry about other things!"

When the three returned to the house, they immediately put on their clothes and lay down. After a short time, all three of them fell asleep.

By the time all three of them woke up, it was already the next day.

After people had breakfast, Duan Wuji calculated the shop money, and then the caravan started on the road again. After walking for three or four miles, the caravan finally arrived at the pass of the Great Wall.

There was Duan Changhong sitting here, and the guards guarding the pass immediately removed several layers of wooden fences blocking the road to let them go!

The caravan passed the pass smoothly, Duan Changhong looked at the caravan going away and said loudly: "Brother Chai, we are here waiting for your smooth return!
Brother Chai, Brother Wuji!Brother Tieniu, I wish you a fortune! "

The three waved to Duan Changhong, and then led the caravan all the way north!

Tieniu led the way in front, Chai Shao held the team behind, and Duan Wuji looked back and forth on his horse. It wasn't too long before the caravan disappeared on the vast plateau!

The snow on the vast prairie is not too thick, but the whistling northwest wind blows people's faces so painfully, let alone the pain.

It's just that people had a good rest last night, so they seem to be full of energy!

No one can be seen on the endless prairie, and the withered grass on the prairie hardly covers half of the wheel.

Duan Wuji saw it and shouted loudly: "Brothers, we have entered the Turkic country now, this place is extremely cold, if you want to avoid suffering, then hurry up!

Brothers, give me some energy, now is the time for us to sell one!

Let's try to get to the Qingcaotan residential area before it gets dark tomorrow, so we can catch our breath when we get there! "

Many people have been to this Turkic country many times, why don't you understand!

The longer you walk on this wasteland, the more you will suffer!

Don't need Duan Wuji's urging, these people also know what to do!

All the car owners beat the horses vigorously with whips, and the caravan went all the way to the northeast, heading straight for the residents of Qingcaotan and rushed over in no time.

At noon, the wind gradually died down, and the people stopped in a ditch leeward of the wind. The horse gnawed on the weeds on the grassland, and the people also gnawed a few mouthfuls of dry rations they had brought to rest. After half an hour, people started to go on the road again.

A man driving a cart sat on the shaft and sang loudly: "I, Zhao Ergou, was born to be miserable! I owe my master two stones!

Just because there is no money to pay the debt!Forced to come here to suffer! "

Before he finished singing, the owner of the car next to him yelled loudly: "I said Zhao Ergou, what the hell are you doing driving the car and drinking blindly? Be careful and recruit the wolf."

Zhao Ergou rolled his eyelids!
"Second brother, is my elder brother's voice so unpleasant? If you don't like it, why don't I stop singing?"

After the sun turned westward, the caravan entered the mid-level area!

(End of this chapter)