The rain stopped, and the sun came out. There were two colorful rainbows in the sky. The air after the rain was refreshing, clean and clear. When the child was carried outside, he stopped crying. He finally smiled and babbled. He didn't know what he was happy about.
"You little rascal are finally happy, right?" While busy, Cao Xiangnan rubbed the little baby's nose with his hand, but he didn't dare to use too much force. Qi Wanfeng gave her husband a look with a smile in her eyes.
Jiang Dong, who was packing things, looked up and went back to his work.
Shen Zhengyang held Lele in his arms. The weak young master's arms became limp after a while. When he couldn't hold on any longer, a hand reached out to take Lele away, "Young Master, let me hold Lele." Bai Zhi followed beside the young master, lowering her face with a smile on her lips.
He liked children. It would be great if she could give birth to a boy for the young master. Bai Zhi sighed softly in her heart.
The fat boy who was held in someone's arms comfortably found a place to close his eyes and sleep.
The carriages were arranged and lined up neatly on the ground. Adults and children also got on the carriages. The men on horseback turned over and got on the horses with clean and neat movements.
"Let's go!"
With a command, the neat team set out one after another, embarking on the road to Fengdu. When they knew that they were all going to Fengdu, they discussed traveling together. Meeting is a kind of fate, and bumping into each other again and again is the fate between them. The caravan
went from south to north, from north to south, buying goods at very low prices in one place and selling them at high prices in another place. They bought and sold all the way along the way, and the things on the car kept increasing. Finally, they went to Fengdu and sold all the goods to make a profit.
They made a profit by selling southern goods in the north and northern goods in the south. How much money can they make after a trip? Cao Xiangnan would not ask others about this. So this explains why they always run into them from behind even though Jiang Dongyi's caravan was clearly ahead of them.
In fact, they didn't just run into Jiang Dongyi's caravan along the way, they also ran into some other familiar-looking people. But people are like this, not everyone can catch your eye, and you can't sit down with him and have a drink and chat happily.
When Cao Xiangnan knew that Jiang Dongyi was the leader of this caravan, he didn't think it was strange. This man had the aura of a leader, he was taciturn, decisive and efficient, and was deeply trusted by everyone. Only such a person could be a good leader.
"Boss, why?" The men following their boss didn't understand why their boss nodded and walked with others. They had never walked alone before. Jiang Dong glanced over, which meant not to ask any more questions. The man shut up in dismay and didn't ask any more questions.
However, following him along the way, they could have a bite of hot food, and the taste was not ordinary, so these men who lived on dry food outside were willing to follow him and eat a bite of food. ] After being stuck in the carriage for so long, Cao Xiangnan also sat on the horse. Usually, he rode from the village to the town, which was not a long distance. This time, he rode a horse for real. He felt very comfortable when he first rode, but when he lay on the bed at night, Cao Xiangnan almost cried for his parents. This sour and refreshing feeling really made him want to cry.
"Ouch, ouch...be gentle..." The skin on both sides of his thighs was rubbed and the waist that had been straightened all day was basically useless. Cao Xiangnan lay on the bed and let his wife apply medicine to him, howling in pain.
He didn't feel any pain when riding a horse, but now that he stopped, he felt pain all over.
"If you knew it's not good to ride for so long, you shouldn't ride for so long. Now you know it hurts, right?" Qi Wanfeng was angry and amused. He controlled the strength of his hands to be lighter, but no matter how light it was, he had to use that much strength to see the effect. He said, "Bear with it a little longer, it will be better soon."
In his memory, there was a blue sky and white clouds and endless grasslands. He loved horses, but he would not ride on horseback for so long without knowing his own limitations. He subconsciously knew that he would feel better later. Seeing that his husband was having fun outside today, he didn't want to call him back, so now he had her lying in front of him, letting him ravage her. His
fingers slid down his husband's smooth back, massaging the bumps and depressions. Qi Wanfeng's eyes darkened, and the man who was lying on the ground and shouting didn't know that his wife was looking at him with eyes that seemed to want to eat him.
"I can't bear it anymore, wife, please hurry up." Cao Xiangnan almost knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Okay, okay."
"Don't go riding tomorrow, stay in the carriage."
They shouted like this in the room for most of the night, without considering the people living next door. People who practiced martial arts were strong enough, so they listened from the corner of the wall for half a night and endured it.
Who would have thought that on the next day, someone would go and ride the horse without repentance. This spirit is really getting stronger with each setback. The person sitting in the carriage was not angry, watching her husband struggling outside. Qi Wanfeng, who was applying medicine to her husband at night, showed no mercy this time, and made her husband cry. In the end, he couldn't bear it and eased the force on his hands.
However, after spending a few days on horseback, Cao Xiangnan found that he gradually got used to the days on horseback. He took his wife to ride on the same horse, and even Xiaobao came up. Xiaobao was the happiest person. He kept babbling all the way. The child was very happy. Children are
like this. Their happiness or unhappiness is written on their faces. If they are in a bad mood, they will cry for you, and if they are well served, they will smile for you. Thinking in this way, Cao Xiangnan felt that his little fat boy was not like a child at all. His
little fat boy was easy to get rid of now, just find a place for him to sleep.
At this moment, little Fatty Le was snoring in Gan Weiqi's arms. Gan Weiqi wrapped the child in his arms with a cloak to prevent the wind outside from blowing on the child. He was also afraid of the bumps on the horse's back, but he didn't expect the child to sleep so well.
That irresponsible couple was talking about love on horseback, and there was a little Baoer in the middle. If you didn't know, you would think that Xiao Baoer was their biological child, and Xiao Lele was picked up. Thinking of the corners of the wall that he had eavesdropped on for several nights, Gan Weiqi's face turned black. It was so good that he was assigned to live in the room next to Cao Xiangnan every time.
It was a sunny day outside, and the weather was just right. They all went out to ride horses, and even Shen Zhengyang could not stay in the carriage any longer. However, the smooth-skinned young master did not last for more than an incense stick of time before he got back into the carriage.
When the caravan arrived at some towns, they would unload some of the goods to sell, and then buy some goods to take with them. They were carrying two children with them, so they had to take care of the children, so the journey would not be too fast. It was just right for the two teams to travel together.
It would take half a month to get from Nanyang to Fengdu at their fastest or slowest pace. If they continued to stop and go like this, it would take an unknown amount of time to get to Fengdu.
Along the way, Fengdu always took the road close to the town and village, and did not go to the uninhabited places in the wild mountains and ridges, so that he could travel during the day and have a place to stay at night. However, he could not reach the town smoothly every time. For example, tonight they could only stay in the villagers' home in this small village.
After June, the days gradually became shorter, and the sunset in the west came earlier. Fortunately, before the sun went down, they also rushed to a village with people, so they didn't have to sleep outdoors.
"Let's spend the night here tonight. It will take a day's walk to the next town." Jiang Dongyi looked familiar with this place, so he rode his horse back to his side.
"Well, OK." After asking Shen Zhengyang what he thought, Cao Xiangnan had no objection to Jiang Dongyi's proposal, and he agreed.
Jiang Dongyi's people went to find the village chief of this village. There were too many people in their group, so they couldn't stay in the village chief's house, so they had to stay with other people in the village. They wouldn't stay here for free, so they told the village chief that they would pay a certain amount of money and also get them some food.
The rest of the people were arranged to stay in a few nearby houses, and they lived in the village chief's house. There were not many green brick tile houses in this village. The village chief's house was a small courtyard with a green brick tile house. It turned out that his two sons went to the town to do business, and he and his wife were the only ones left at home. Several rooms were empty, and they could squeeze in here for one night.
The village chief's surname was Deng, and most people in their village were surnamed Deng. Most people in the village made a living by growing medicinal herbs. Every year, a caravan would pass by to buy medicinal herbs for them, and the price was cheap, so people in their village couldn't make much money by selling medicinal herbs.
The people in the village were poor and had little to eat. They only ate coarse grains and wild vegetables, and they just wanted to fill their stomachs. The
village chief's family raised chickens. Cao Xiangnan was greedy for the chickens, so he asked the village chief if they were willing to sell them. He also paid for two chickens, one for soup and the other for stewing. The fragrance spread three miles away. When the chickens were cooked, a group of men who were staying at the neighboring house came back one by one, stood there without saying
a word, just staring at the chickens and drooling, their eyes almost growing into the pot. "What a loser!" the bearded man scolded, not knowing that his eyes had never left the chickens.
"Brother Cao, just give me a sip of soup." Someone shouted shamelessly.
"Puchi..." Cao Xiangnan, who was standing in front of the stove, laughed. He cooked some extra noodles later, and this chicken soup was just right for cooking.
Before the sun went down, a table of food was prepared. The wild vegetables were original and tasty. In addition, his cooking skills were good, so the wild vegetables looked good, and the taste was naturally good.
When dinner was ready, the men who were staying in nearby houses all ran to the village chief. Even the thin-skinned ones followed the thick-skinned ones.
Jiang Dongyi was a good person to his brothers. He would rather eat less and share with his brothers. When he saw the brothers sitting down one by one, he did not change the posture of holding the bowl. There was not much meat in the bowl, and he ate coarse grain rice with a little soup.
"Brother Cao, the food you cook is really delicious." This person is always grateful for the food he
cooks. "As long as everyone likes it." Cao Xiangnan smiled and felt very happy to sit with everyone and eat.