Bianshanhan [farming]

It's not yet the first month, and there are quite a few people visiting relatives to pay New Year's greetings. Seeing Li Qingwen and the others carrying their bags, they can't help but stop in amazement.

The carts are loaded with seeds and iron plowshares, which are essential for farming. The iron plowshares must be brought from Bingzhou, where there is no blacksmith. You can go to the border town to cut wood for the shaft and plowshare. Just put on the iron share head and you can plant the land.

Li Maoyu originally wanted to walk with the others, but Li Qingwen refused, so she sat in the car with her two daughters, and Liu Yuehao and his brothers followed behind.

This year, the style of Bingzhou is very big. Everyone is worried that the wind will blow away the rain, but it is useless to worry, we can only wait.

After leaving Liushan County and going north, all the way to Yuanbei City, the big guys are still very energetic, looking around curiously, talking about which piece of land is flat and which mountain is high.

When they arrived in Longbei City, they took a short rest for half a day and went to the post station. The carriage was replaced by a sledge. Li Qinghong bought two more horses here.

When Chen Wen returned to the border town, the snow had already melted away, and these things were no longer needed. Before they left, he had mentioned it to Li Qingwen and let him use them as he wished.

When he was still harnessing the animals, Li Qingwen kept looking towards the north gate. Li Qinghong knew what his younger brother was thinking, and said, "Why don't you go to the north gate first..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Qingwen started to trot, turned his head while running, and said, "Third brother, come quickly, I'll wait for you outside the north gate!"

Seeing Li Qingwen run away without a trace, Li Qingyong touched Li Qingfeng with his shoulder, "We're going on a long journey, why is your son happier than coming home?"

"He is anxious to see his brother." Li Qingfeng said with a facial expression: "You will know later, I am actually his fifth brother."

Li Qingyong rubbed the back of his head with a puzzled expression, not knowing what Li Qingfeng was talking about.

Li Qingwen ran all the way to the north gate, sweat profusely on his forehead, and when he saw the rows of guarding officers and soldiers holding spears, he suddenly remembered that when they parted, he wasn't sure when he would return, and he didn't make an appointment. Days, Jiang Cong should still be in the station at this time...

Thinking of this, he slowed down and reached into his clothes to find the guide.

He was wearing a sackcloth inside and a leather robe on the outside. The clothes were tight in order to keep out the wind. Mrs. Chen was cautious, lest he accidentally drop such an important thing, stuffed it in the close-fitting clothes, trying to get it out very difficult.

Just when Li Qingwen was about to take off the outer leather robe, a familiar voice suddenly came from a distance, "Don't take off your clothes, be careful of catching a cold."

Li Qingwen paused and looked towards the gate of the city looking for the sound. He saw Jiang Cong standing outside the north gate, leading his horse.

"Brother!" Li Qingwen immediately ran towards him regardless of the half-unfastened robe!

Before he could run a few steps, he was stopped by officers and soldiers, "You still want to force your way through the city gate?!"

Jiang Cong took a few steps forward, "Don't worry, just stand there first, if Lu Yin is in your clothes, I'll take it out for you."

Li Qingwen stood there obediently, not daring to rush forward, looking at Jiang Cong with bright eyes, "Brother, how did you know we were here today?"

Jiang Cong stepped forward to shield him from the north wind, stretched out his hands and flexibly untied his clothes, poked inside with ease, touched the pockets sewn on the outside of his coat, and took out guides from inside to the officers and soldiers guarding the city.

The officers and soldiers glanced at it, handed it back, and joked: "He guards the door every day, lest you fly out with wings and accidentally lose it."

Ever since Li Qingwen and the others entered Yuanbei City, Jiang Cong came out on horseback every day to hunt wild animals and guard the city gates. These officers and soldiers not only knew him, but also ate a lot of his hares.

Li Qingwen immediately frowned, "It's so cold outside, why don't you wait at the post station, we agreed to meet there."

Jiang Cong took the guide, stuffed it back into Li Qingwen's clothes, and then carefully fastened his clothes, "I'm free, just come over and take a look, is everything okay at home?"

"It's all good." Li Qingwen stood on tiptoe, straightened Jiang Cong's leather hat, and whispered something in his ear.

Jiang Cong froze for a moment, looked at his smug face, and said, "We are the best."

"We work together, everyone contributes, the money is considered together, and we will pay for it when we save it up." Li Qingwen was very happy, shaking his body, "I said, with so many of us, it's not that difficult to earn money .”

Jiang Cong touched his face with a smile, his eyes were soft, "Listen to you."

When Li Qingwen talked about the family affairs, Li Qinghong and the others finally arrived. Hundreds of people followed behind the sledge. The officers and soldiers guarding the city couldn't help but clenched their spears.

Li Qingyong and the others secretly looked at Jiang Cong next to Li Qingwen as they passed the city gate. Although he was wearing the same leather robe, Li Qingwen was still like a small sapling. The slender Jiang Cong was even more eye-catching. Self-restraining, unlike the people they have seen, it is hard to believe that such a person is an outlaw.

Li Qinghong walked in front, beckoning: "Brother Jiang, I have to work hard for you to lead the way for us."

Jiang Cong nodded, stepped forward and patted Li Qinghong on the shoulder, then went behind to greet Li Maoyu.

He just heard from Li Qingwen that there were a lot of people here this time, and when he looked up and saw the darkness, Jiang Cong felt that the return journey might be delayed.

Everyone passed through the city gate, and before they could see clearly what was going on outside, they were blinded by a strong wind.

Jiang Cong led the horse and walked ahead, while Li Qingwen rode upside down on the horse's back. The strong wind blew on his back, with an attitude of not giving up until he was blown off.

Without the barrier of the tall and majestic city, the wind in the wilderness was beating wildly and whining, as if mocking these overreaching people.

The strong wind carried snow, making it difficult for people to open their eyes. The team of hundreds of people closed their mouths and walked forward in silence.

The sledge was walking behind Jiang Cong, and the people in the village followed the sledge's mark without wading through the snow, so they saved their feet, but their backs were a little tight.

The luggage was blown by the wind, as if something was pulling it behind, and after walking a few miles against the wind, they began to pant heavily. In less than half a day, the group of people had already gradually realized the hardships of the road.

Not to mention them, Li Qingwen couldn't sit still on the horse, he was blown down like a green onion by the wind and fell down.

Jiang Cong reached out to catch him, but Li Qingwen didn't want to go to the sledge, so he followed Jiang Cong's buttocks, stepping on his footsteps.

After walking in this wilderness for more than a day, their souls were almost blown away, and they finally arrived at the nearest station.

As soon as he entered the yard, someone was so tired that he put his luggage at the base of the wall and sat on it, panting heavily.

The postman and the old sun came out and were dumbfounded when they saw so many people, "What, what are you doing here?"

"Brother Sun." Li Qinghong stepped forward to call for someone. Li Qingwen and Li Qingfeng took Li Maoyuniang three out of the car.

After listening to Li Qinghong's explanation, Lao Sun nodded, "Qinghong, don't worry, when your brothers sent us to the border town, we will take good care of you this time."

The others also patted their chests. They were indistinguishable from the Li family. These are also relatives of the Li family, so naturally they would not be careless.

The post station can't accommodate so many people, but the big guys don't care, there is only a place to shelter from the wind and snow, and there is nothing on the ground, woodshed or warehouse.

Don't talk about staying, so many people have to cook several pots of hot water to drink hot water, because Lao Sun and the others are familiar with the postman, Li Qinghong, Li Qingyong and others can use the stove of the post station to heat up dry food for everyone.

It's all right to be outside in the wind and snow, and finally arrive at the temporary resting place, and you have to eat something warm.

The postman didn't leave either. He stood beside him, clasped his hands, and said, "Why did you choose this time to hurry? This year's wind is particularly bad. I'm afraid your journey will not be smooth."

"Leaving now will not delay the spring planting." Li Qingzhu said while stuffing firewood: "Last year's harvest was not good, and the family didn't have much food, so I came out to make a living."

The postman also came from a poor background, and when he told them about farming, he sighed and worried about his family.

They only stayed here for one night, and they left together the next day.

The postman shrank and sent it out, shouting: "If you can't go, you can turn around, don't risk your life."

Everyone responded and waved at him.

Lao Sun and Li Qinghong were side by side, and they had to look behind them from time to time, but they didn't know if someone fell off. If they got separated in this weather, it would be fatal.

The further he walked, the more Jiang Cong frowned. This year's wind was unusually strong.

He has practiced archery since he was a child, and has developed the habit of paying attention to the wind direction at all times. This year, the wind direction has changed on this road, and it is also different from when he came here.

During the break, Jiang Cong told the story, and most of the people looked blank, not knowing what it meant.

"So, what's going to happen then?" Someone asked.

"I don't know." Jiang Cong said, "It may be dangerous."

After a long silence, everyone decided to continue walking. In order to memorize more useful things, they had a lot of dry food on their bodies. After a long delay, they probably didn't encounter any danger, and they starved to death.

Now that everyone has said so, keep going.

Walking and walking, the people without leather robes to keep them warm were almost frozen to death. Even though they were extremely tired, they did not dare to stop. It was even colder if they did not move.

In the past few days, when Lao Sun led the way, Jiang Cong would leave the team on horseback, and sometimes he would come back soon, sometimes it would take half a day.

Hearing that there is still half a day to go to the inn ahead, the big guy raised his energy and quickened his pace.

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes in the distance, it was Zhong Jiangcong who had just gone out for a quarter of a century and came back!

"Stop!" From a distance, Jiang Cong shouted on horseback, "Go back!"

When everyone was in a daze, they suddenly saw countless black spots behind Jiang Cong moving quickly, and they came to the front in the blink of an eye. Everyone took a closer look and were stunned.

So many rabbits!

Not three or five, nor three or five groups, all over the mountains and plains, running desperately from west to east, the gray rabbit fur is clearly visible in the snow, and there are pheasants and foxes among the rabbits...

These things seem to be chased by something, and they flee with their lives.