Soon, the cavalry arrived nearby, and someone shouted, "Brother Tai, it's me, Liu Qi!"
"Oh, Brother Liu Qi is back!" Tai Jiye responded happily, but he still hid behind the car and did not jump out immediately.
This is the experience I learned from others when I was traveling with the Min family's convoy.
Money can be very tempting, especially when you are outside the border. Often, the dangers are not only refugees from the grasslands and wolves, but also... acquaintances.
Liu Qi jumped off the horse with the veterans, then walked forward and spread his hands to indicate that he had no weapons.
"You're quite alert. Don't worry. These people were assigned by He Xiong, He Qianzong. They're all veterans from the border army." Liu Qi smiled and pointed at the veterans. After introducing them, he said, "Yong'an is wrestling with others in the camp. He's having more fun than anyone else. He Qianzong let him stay for one night. He'll be back tomorrow morning."
Tai Jiye and others then pushed open a carriage and welcomed Liu Qi and others in. Someone also went to take care of the horses they rode back.
Even if the ten veterans changed out of their uniforms, they could not conceal the iron-blooded and fierce spirit that they had cultivated over the years.
Tai Jicai and others saw this and were happy. They came forward to talk to them and offered them water and hot porridge.
Similarly, the ten veterans were also looking at everyone. After all, they would be living together for a long time in the future, so the more they understood each other, the more at ease they would feel.
The Tai family used to live in poverty, and occasionally there would be small conflicts among the family members and they would quarrel and hold grudges.
But life is much better now. The family has enough food and clothing, the children have books to read, the wife and daughter both work in the workshop, and the crops in the fields are waiting for the harvest in autumn. Everything is full of hope.
Therefore, these men who were away from home looked very relaxed, without any bitterness. Moreover, the brothers of the same clan looked after each other, and the atmosphere was very united and lively.
Of course, these are not just words, it is purely a feeling, an atmosphere.
The ten veterans picked by He Xiong were all from the general's personal guards. They were very capable and good at observing people's words and expressions. They saw through everyone in the Tai family in a short time.
They relaxed for a rare moment and agreed with He Xiong's words.
When He Xiong talked about the Tai family before, he was full of praise.
They said that they had fallen into a lucky trap when they came to his house, that the Tai family was their best destination, and that the Tai family was loyal and kind.
They just listened with one ear and let it out the other, and the reason they came here was because they trusted the general.
The general decided to let them go to Tai's house. Even if Tai's house was a dangerous place, they would still go forward bravely.
However, it seems that the Tai family may really be a good choice, just as He Xiong said...
Tai Jiye was worried about his nephew and talked to Liu Qi for a long time. When he heard that Da Heima had extorted a wife for him, he couldn't help laughing.
The border gate had been closed for a long time, and Liu Qi couldn't go back, so he just stayed with them for one night.
Tai Jiye called on his clansmen to put out all the delicious food they brought from the border, including fried peanuts, roasted chicken, braised donkey meat, snow-white steamed buns, flatbreads, and pickles brought from home, accompanied by fragrant rice porridge. It was a welcoming banquet for ten soldiers.
Tai Jiye brought a bowl of porridge instead of a wine bowl and said to the clansmen, "My dear uncles and brothers, Commander He Xiong and Captain He Qian once came to our village. Do you all remember?"
"I remember, of course I remember!"
"That's right. General He Qian was very powerful at that time. A few people from the underworld came to our village to fight and kill us. General He Qian brought his border army brothers and captured them directly."
"Yes, we even drank mutton soup with our border army brothers!"
Tai Jiye waved his hand and smiled, "Just remember, everyone, these ten brothers sent by Brother Liu Qi are all good soldiers in the border army, but they are either old or injured, and it is time for them to leave the barracks.
"They were carefully selected by General He Qian. They are very familiar with the grassland and have great skills. Tomorrow they will follow us into the grassland and then return to the village together. From now on, we will be brothers who will fight for our lives together!
"Come, let's raise our bowls to toast these brothers, so that we can share the good and the bad together!"
All the tribesmen were surprised. They originally thought that these border troops would only come to protect them for one night, but they didn't expect that they would actually go into the grassland and return home together.
Haha, this is really great news!
With them, not only will walking on the grassland be as easy as walking on flat ground, but the village will no longer have to worry about anyone causing trouble!
"Welcome, brothers!"
"Welcome, welcome, we are all family from now on!"
"I'll have to rely on you guys from now on!"
The veterans could easily tell whether the Tai family members were sincere or not, and they were happy at this moment and responded one after another.
"Thank you very much. We will do our best to ensure your safe entry and exit of the grassland."
"Thank you, we are family from now on."
Tai Jiye asked each of them one by one, and the veterans also reported their names and skills.
Among them was an old soldier named Hengqi, who was about forty years old and looked very calm. He was also the captain trusted by the other nine soldiers. He was a scout and was outstanding in both skills and reaction.
Tai Jiye warned everyone at the time, "Although the trade routes on the grasslands have been opened in recent years and caravans are frequently entering and leaving, dangers still exist. No one can guarantee safety!"
"If bad luck strikes and our caravan encounters danger, everyone will follow Brother Heng's orders, including me. My father said that money is only material possessions, and our safety comes first, understand?"
"Got it, Third Brother!"
"Okay, we are just peasants. When it comes to fighting, Brother Heng and the others are more powerful. Of course we have to listen to them!"
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