Koi adopted daughter jumps over the farm gate

Chapter 556 Danger Comes
After walking on this road for many days, Bai Dazhuang and his party had not encountered even a bird, let alone a human.

Seeing the sudden appearance of people on the snow and the snow foam raised by horse hooves, the young men in Shenshu Village became as energetic as Zhao Xiaogui.

"Brother Bai, tell them to be careful not to leak the food in our car." Shopkeeper Ren has always been very vigilant. He often walks outside and knows that many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

In addition, there are many soldiers from the Rong Kingdom mixed in on the border, so it is better to be careful.

He was afraid that no one in Shenshu Village had ever gone out, especially the young men who were so cold that they had no time to think. It was rare to see living things in the deserted snow, and they would be heartbroken after being teased with just a few words.

"Thank you, Brother Ren, for reminding me."

Bai Dazhuang was very grateful to Shopkeeper Ren for his reminder.

Not to mention those innocent young men, even Bai Dazhuang got excited when he saw the cavalry coming from the opposite side.

Shopkeeper Ren's reminder calmed him down.

He came to the border to deliver food, so he had a lot of eyes on him.

So to the energetic young men, Bai Dazhuang warned: "Everyone, remember what we are here to do, and be careful what you say."

The village chief's son Zhao Dachui strictly followed Bai Dazhuang's instructions and said to Zhao Xiaogui: "Xiaogui, be careful, let everyone be careful."

"Don't worry, Brother Da Zhuang."

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhuang."

"Don't worry, Dad."

Everyone kept in mind what Bai Dazhuang had repeatedly warned along the way: not to show your heart to strangers, not to tell where you came from, and not to say that the car was full of food.

Their identity is that they are merchants from the Central Plains who came to the border to do fur business.

In order to confirm this identity, the grain was covered with woolen gloves and cotton clothes, all produced by the Bai family embroidery workshop, and shipped to the border army.

Opposite there was a group of six people riding horses and pulling a cart.

Seeing Bai Dazhuang and his group, he stopped.

"Brother, where are you going?" One of them, who had a beard and looked like the leader of the six, got off his horse and walked straight towards Bai Dazhuang.

Bai Dazhuang was nervous for a while.

The man with cracked beard smiled and said cheerfully: "Brother, don't be nervous. You are a businessman, and so are we."

Bai Dazhuang relaxed.

"We came from Huaicheng, sold furs in Ningcheng and sold them to Guan Nei, and sold silk and other stuff from Guan Nei to Ningcheng." Bai Dazhuang told people this all the way, and this time was no exception.

Ningcheng is the most important border town, and General Meng's main force is stationed there.

Their trip was also to transport food to Ningcheng.

"We are about the same." The bearded man glanced at the dozen or two cars beside Bai Dazhuang, and said in an envious tone, "But we are a small business, and those who sell Chinese medicinal materials are not as big as yours."

"It's just to support the family." Bai Dazhuang said.

Shopkeeper Ren came over and asked the bearded man calmly: "Are you coming from Ningcheng? How is the situation over there?"

The bearded man sighed and said: "We are on our way to Ningcheng. The shortcut we used to take is blocked by heavy snow and it is difficult to travel. We have to go back here and find another way."

Shopkeeper Ren looked at the other party calmly. If the other party was telling the truth, then they would have to change their ways.

"...We heard that there is a war going on over there in Ningcheng, and the gates in and out of the city are very strict, so we are afraid that something will be done. We have no choice but to rush there in order to make a living." The bearded man murmured to himself, "Otherwise it will be very cold. Yes, who wants to go to this hellish place?"

This sentence touched Bai Dazhuang.

He thought of his third brother, who also traveled around like this at first.The five men standing behind the bearded man were rubbing their hands under the horse, looking extremely cold.

"The road ahead is blocked. Which road do you plan to take?" Bai Dazhuang asked.

The bearded man rubbed his hands and said, "I'll take the path on the left and try my luck."

Soon, everyone became friendly and decided to go together.

Bai Dazhuang learned that the bearded man's surname was Jin, and his name was Jincheng. However, he looked older because of the wind and snow outside the Great Wall, but his actual age was three years younger than Bai Dazhuang.

The other party shouted to Bai Dazhuang, Big Brother Bai, kindly, and Bai Dazhuang was more than half off guard.

When he learned that the other party had no dry food and had not had any water or rice for two days and one night, Bai Dazhuang relented and gave the other party the dry food he had brought.

It is not easy for anyone to go out. If his third brother encounters heavy snow and road closures while doing business and runs out of food, he also hopes that someone can help him.

We continued walking for twenty miles with great difficulty, and when it was completely dark, we saw a small village.

But there is no one in the village.

"Where have all the people gone?" Bai Dazhuang couldn't help but ask.

"Where else can we go? They were all massacred by the barbarians." Jin Cheng said with a sad look on his face.

The young men in Shenshu Village were shocked. They only knew that the barbarians were barbaric, but they did not expect that the entire village was slaughtered.

Along the way, everyone's thinking was completely subverted.In the past, they only envied Bai Zhaomei for her achievements in fighting on the border, but they did not expect to fight in such a harsh climate.The harsh climate had already frightened them. When they heard about the brutality of the barbarians, they became even more frightened, and most of their passionate heroic spirit was lost.

"But don't worry, this village was massacred three months ago. We will definitely not encounter barbarians tonight." Jin Cheng said with a smile.

This relaxed everyone a bit.

If barbarians come to kill us, no one will know how to deal with it.

Although each of them carried a knife, as well as people from the escort agency and skilled men sent by the prefect, the Hu people were still afraid when they thought of massacring the village.

After all, beheading is different from cutting down crops. Besides, none of them, except You Qingya, have ever beheaded anyone before!

Although there are no people in this village, there are ready-made houses, and some houses even have water and food.

They followed Jin Cheng to find several empty houses and lit fires.

The frozen body quickly warmed up in front of the fire.

They took out meat and grain and cooked a meal on the spot. Everyone ate and drank so much that they quickly forgot about the wind and snow outside.

Young people recover their physical strength very quickly. Zhao Xiaogui and a few half-grown boys quickly got involved with the people from Jincheng's caravan, and everyone chatted non-stop.

The older laborers, Bai Dazhuang, Bai Erzhuang and Zhao Dachui, took off their shoes and roasted their frozen feet in front of the fire. The warmth spread and they felt unprecedentedly comfortable.

"Brother Jin, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have found this road." Bai Dazhuang said sincerely.

"Thank you. It's only us who thank you. Without you, we would have starved to death on the road." Jin Cheng waved his hand and said.

After feeding the cows and horses, and thinking of the journey the next day, Bai Dazhuang asked Zhao Xiaogui and the other boys to rest quickly.

He, Bai Erzhuang, Zhao Dachui and others took turns watching the fire to ensure that the room was warm.

We had been sleeping in the wind and snow for many days. Now in the house, under the warm light of the fire, everyone felt comfortable and soon fell into a deep sleep.

But they didn't know the danger was coming.

(End of this chapter)