Chapter 106 [Stay overnight in Zongduan Mountain]

  Fang Chang nodded, seeing Uncle Li on the opposite side, he changed the topic to this direction without waiting for him to take the rhythm, and felt a little happy in his heart.

   Then he took advantage of the situation and said: "That situation is really too dangerous!"

  Hearing that the guests were interested in this, Uncle Li became more excited, and waved his hands more widely:

   "That's right! I was hiding in a tree at the time, and through the gaps in the leaves, I could see the knife-wielding thief passing under the tree. Blood was still dripping from the blade. I was so scared that I didn't dare to breathe."

   "After a long time, I didn't dare to move, because I always suspected that they were still guarding around. I didn't go down from the tree until night."

   "It was really close at that time. I almost confessed that I was there. After I escaped my life by chance, I was bedridden for about two or three months and dared not go out."

"Fortunately, the atmosphere of the shopkeeper gave a lot of pensions, and then news came that the government organized troops to wipe out all the scattered bandits. None of them were left, and all of them were killed on the spot. Then I Come out of the shadows and get back to work."

   After finishing speaking, Uncle Li wiped his sweat, as if he still had lingering fears.

  Fang Chang took the opportunity to ask: "Did the Aeon suffer a lot in that encounter?"

   "Yeah, half of the guys who went out with me that time, and a few of them were killed in front of me. Over the years, I occasionally dreamed of them, and then woke up from my sleep, alas..."

"That's not all. The goods that time were very valuable, and they were all stolen. Even though the thieves were wiped out later, they couldn't be recovered. With the compensation money, the branch of Long'an Mansion almost didn't make it through, and the main number supported it. Only survived."

"There were not many other people who followed the car. There was also a couple who had a newborn child in other places and were going to go back to their hometown. They walked with the convoy, but after meeting the robbers, the child and the old servant were killed together. They were very sad. The young man left, and he didn't even have the mood to ask for the company's pension."

  Hearing this, Fang Chang immediately concentrated his attention.

  He continued this topic, slightly changed the rhythm, and sighed: "It's so miserable."

  Old Uncle Li was also quite emotional: "Yes, the couple were very young, and luckily it was their second child who died, so we wouldn't be too sad."

   "Where are they from? Why did they follow the convoy of the Aeon?" Fang Chang asked directly.

   "Well, let me think about it... It seems that they are from Yuzhou? Yes, that's right, I remembered that they are from Yuzhou, because the destination of the convoy was Yuzhou, and they walked together because they were on the way."

   "What's the family name?"

   "I'm impressed with this, it's a relatively rare surname, and the host's surname is Shui." Uncle Li touched the back of his head with his hand and said without hesitation.

  For ordinary people these days, knowledge is not much and not far away, and many new things will be recorded for many years, even a rare surname.

  Fang Chang nodded, exchanged greetings, and declined the other party's meal by the way.

  ...

  …

  Yuzhou is a little far away from Yangzhou, but there is no rush, Fang Chang does not lack time, just go slowly.

  Anyway, the target has been confirmed. After all, according to the information collected so far, in the incident that year, only the couple with the child should be the original parents.

   After leaving the mountain for a long time, the vegetables in the cellar on Xianqi Cliff may not end well.

  Ask, AEON does not have a convoy going to Yuzhou this month, and the horse-drawn carriage mainly provides short-distance passenger transportation, and there is no direct carriage.

  Fang Chang simply left Long'an Mansion and headed westward.

   After passing Huaifeng Mansion and Xingqing Mansion by car, he left Jingzhou. He traveled day and night, all the way west.

  The temperature is getting lower and lower, and even frost appears on the grass blades in the early morning.

  The number of pedestrians on the road gradually decreased, and their clothes gradually thickened. As they moved away from Jingzhou, the roadside scenery gradually changed, the vegetation also changed, and even the accents of the residents were also very different.

   Relying on the abundance of money in the package, Fang Chang used the horse-drawn carriage as his main means of transportation, and his journey was considered fast.

Everywhere he goes, if he has free time, he will always look for local delicacies and savor them carefully. As the goal approaches and he relaxes, Fang Chang feels that this big bottleneck that has not been moved for a long time has a little loose.

   This made him a little happy.

  However, sometimes Fang Chang would secretly complain in his heart: Maybe this is the legendary travel practice?

   It’s just too expensive.

  The official roads on the land extend in all directions. After a long period of peace, most of the official roads have been well repaired by local yamen. The specifications are very consistent with the one at the foot of Yunzhong Mountain.

   It's just that not every two places can be connected by vehicles.

   Fang Chang still needs to walk occasionally.

   Between Qizhou and Weizhou, there is a long and narrow mountain range facing north and south, called "Zongduan", which cuts off the traffic between the two states and is also the natural boundary of the two states.

If you take a car, you can only make a long detour to the north and south, but for someone like Fang Chang who has no cargo to transport, walking the mountain road and crossing this vertical mountain range is the fastest way to cross the two states .

  At this time, Fang Chang had already lifted the blindfold, and restored the fluttering appearance of the white clothes.

  The sun was setting to the west, and he was walking alone in the wild mountains.

  The mountain road is not smooth, very rugged, wide and narrow, and occasionally there are big rocks protruding from the road. Fortunately, this road seems to be often walked by people, and the grass and trees have been trampled clean.

There are no shops in the front of the village, and Fang Chang has no companions. Looking around, there are no other passers-by—everyone will plan their accommodation in advance. After all, staying overnight in the mountains is extremely dangerous for ordinary people. Got caught by some beast.

   "It seems that I can only make do with one night here."

  Fang Chang looked around and said to himself.

  The surrounding area is very deserted and cold, with no trace of human habitation. There are hills in front of and behind. Occasionally, you can see a little winding mountain road from the slope, which is the extension of the road under your feet.

   There is no shortage of dry food in the package, and there is still wine in the gourd at the waist.

   To sleep overnight in this mountain, you only need to prepare a campfire and shelter.

  It seems to use the old craft of drilling wood to make fire.

He picked a place with few combustibles around and no risk of wildfires, cleared the open space, and then found firewood and hay, took off his belt, made a simple firebow out of soft and hard wood, and pulled it quickly half an hour.

   Soon, a blazing bonfire appeared in the open space, illuminating the surrounding night.

Fastened his belt, cleaned the side briefly, roasted the dry food to smell fragrant, and ate it with the sorghum wine in the gourd. Fang Chang unwrapped the package and the oiled paper umbrella on his back, and spread the old clothes on the ground. He was not afraid of the cold, and lay directly on the fire. On the edge of the ground.

Late at night.

  The bonfire is getting smaller.

   Some eyes reflected starlight, and they began to wander in the mountains, hunting for prey.

   Some of them were attracted by the aroma of roasted dry food, so they came here to check it out. When they saw the growth above the ground, they drooled and seemed about to pounce.

   Thank you, just do it, math is expensive, and reward when the dream is interrupted.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)