Chen Zhao and the old man and the others were standing at the door, somewhat blocking the convoy's path. The soldiers couldn't help but look over and wanted to chase them away, but they didn't know the identities of Old Man Tai and the others.
One of the centurions, who looked like a leader, was about forty years old. There was something wrong in his eyes. His men moved quietly, and a warhorse suddenly broke free from the reins and ran forward like mad.
It happened that Zhuzhu was riding on Dahei, stroking the white horse's mane with a smile.
The warhorse rushed forward and hit the white horse's hindquarters directly!
Ouch, my wife was "teased"!
Dahei, who had a bad temper, got angry at that moment. He raised his hoof and kicked the warhorse on the head with a "bang".
The warhorse felt the pain and charged around more frantically. Unfortunately, no one cared about this anymore.
Because Zhuzhu slipped off the big black back!
"Zhuzhu!"
Old Man Tai and Chen Zhao shouted in shock and anger at the same time and rushed over quickly, but they were still a step too slow.
The fat girl was about to fall headfirst onto the ground!
At this time, the centurion came up and took Zhuzhu in his arms.
Old Man Tai and Chen Zhao were almost frightened to death, and only when they saw Zhuzhu being rescued did they breathe a sigh of relief.
The centurion took Zhuzhu two steps forward and said with a smile, "Don't worry, the child didn't fall!"
The old man quickly saluted, "Thank you so much, brother! If it weren't for you, the child would be in real danger."
The centurion refused to take credit and even apologized, "No, no, this is what I should have done. It was really my negligence that didn't tie up the horse properly, which frightened the child."
The old man was about to speak, but Zhuzhu twisted her body in the centurion's arms, her little face showing discomfort, and she stretched out her little hands and cried.
"Grandpa, hold me, stinky! It stinks here!"
The old man quickly took his granddaughter over. He thought that it was inconvenient for the soldiers to take a bath in winter, and his granddaughter disliked their dirtiness, so he apologized to the soldiers embarrassedly.
"The child is ignorant, please don't mind it, little brother."
The centurion's face was a little stiff, as if he was very embarrassed. He replied, "No, no, it's my fault for bumping into the young lady. I wonder where the old man and the young lady are from. Are you here to visit relatives? If you don't mind, I will prepare a banquet to apologize to you two..."
At this moment, He Xiong came out with his men. He was a little surprised to see the convoy and Chen Zhao and others crowded together. Then he saw Grandpa Tai holding Zhuzhu, and he was even more surprised.
"Uncle Tai, why are you here? And you're holding Zhuzhu?"
Old Master Tai chuckled and replied, "I was passing by and wanted to stop by Yong'an."
"Then why are you squeezed in here? Come in and sit down!" He Xiong was happy and went straight forward to take Zhuzhu.
The centurion watched from the side and quickly said, "Old man, I didn't know you were General He's guest. We can drink with you another day when we have a chance. We will transport the grain back first."
After saying that, he shouted to the caravan to continue on their journey.
Unexpectedly, He Xiong said suddenly, "Lin Laoqi, wait a moment. I just remembered that I have something to tell you. It's getting late, so why don't you stay one more night and go back tomorrow."
Lin Laoqi's expression changed a little. He wanted to say something, but the others had already turned the car around and went back.
It's hard to travel in the dark, not to mention the constant attacks from the Russian devils. Being able to spend a night safely in the barracks has only advantages and no disadvantages...
Mr. Tai and others waited for a while, and when they saw the convoy return to the camp, they followed it in.
He Xiong was smart and guessed that the old man was not telling the truth just now. After all, this was a military camp outside the border. Apart from the merchant caravans entering the grassland, who would pass by here?
He led the old man and the others directly into his tent, and while calling on his personal guards to boil water and make tea, he said, "Yong'an is in the valley dozens of miles away, accompanying the wolf riders from the grassland. Yonglu and the other boys are also here. They will be back tomorrow after Manager Chen delivers the supplies. Don't worry, uncle, you can stay at my place tonight."
Of course the old man agreed, and his main purpose of coming here was not to visit relatives.
Chen Zhao chatted for a few minutes and then went out to arrange the convoy, leaving the old man to ask He Xiong for help in asking for an audience with the general.
But Zhuzhu seemed very uneasy, hugging her grandfather's arm and making a lot of noise.
"Grandpa, stinky! Stinky!"
The old man rarely saw his granddaughter like this, and he was worried, so he patiently tried to coax her.
"Dear Zhuzhu, do you feel dirty? Grandpa will ask someone to boil water for you to take a bath later, okay?"
"No, grandpa, it's that guy Chou Chou!" Zhuzhu pouted, her eyes were wrapped in her eye sockets, and she kept blaming her grandpa for being stupid in her little eyes.
That person is a bad guy, he stinks so badly! She's almost dying of suffocation, how come grandpa can't smell it?
He Xiong was also puzzled. He called Zhuzhu over and pulled the tassel from his sword for her to play with while asking the old man what was going on.
The old man then told her about how the warhorse had suddenly let go of its reins and bumped into Zhuzhu. Finally, he added, "The child must have been frightened and has a bit of a temper. Plus, her mother usually treats her too well, so she must be disgusted by the brother's odor!"
He Xiong frowned when he heard this, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Uncle, to be honest, I went out to meet you not because I knew you were coming, but because I wanted to intercept the outpost convoy that was taking food. Since you came from Tai'an, you should know that some Russian devils have somehow entered the border. The general suspected that there was a traitor among the border guards and planned to start the investigation with these people.
"Everyone else's horses were fine, but that person's horse bumped into Zhuzhu, and he took the initiative to talk to you. Isn't that too much of a coincidence! And when Zhuzhu said this person stinks, maybe she wasn't referring to his body odor..."
The old man's eyes lit up. He thought for a moment and then carefully asked his granddaughter, "Zhuzhu, don't you like the uncle who saved you?"
Zhuzhu nodded heavily, her little cheeks trembling, "He's a bad guy, he stinks!"
The old man's heart skipped a beat and he looked at He Xiong.
He Xiong just stood up and went out!
The old man remembered that the man had held Zhuzhu for a long time, and he was even more frightened. He quickly coaxed the fat girl to eat some snacks, then checked her arms and legs, and even changed her into a set of cotton clothes.
Fortunately, Yang Lihua was worried that her daughter's clothes would get wet, so she brought an extra set...
After finishing all this, the food was served and Chen Zhao and the Sixth Prince walked in from outside.
The Sixth Prince rushed to pay his respects to the old man first, his expression filled with joy. "Grandpa Tai, when did you come? I heard about you right after I got back from outside!"
The old man was also happy and wanted to stand up to return the greeting, holding the fat girl in his arms.
The Sixth Prince held him down, sat next to him, and took the beads.
"Grandpa, I told you that day. No matter who I am, I am just my aunt's nephew in our family."
The old man had no choice but to smile and say, "Okay, I'll listen to you. It just so happens that my old bones are too tired to move after riding a horse all day."
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