Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

"My lord, I can't go with you now." What he said didn't surprise Hai Wen.After all, Charles's family has a big business, so it would be unreasonable for him to abandon everything and follow Haiwen.But the second half of his sentence surprised Haiwen——

"I'll find you after I sell my property!"

"why?"

Big Charles smiled and said, "After you leave, who do you think will be the mayor?"

Haven understood. "Are you afraid of your brother?"

"He's not my fucking brother!" Big Charles' face twisted, "Anyway, I might as well go with you instead of waiting to be humiliated by that bastard! My lord, after you find a place to stay, send someone to Wild Horse Town to look for it." Me, and I'll go."

"Thank you, Big Charles." This time, Hai Wen sincerely thanked him. Big Charles has money and knows how to do business. With his help, he will be able to relax a lot in the future.He walked the big Charles all the way to the door, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly asked:

"Master Charles, don't you blame me?"

"Blame you? Why do I blame you?"

"We talked about it at the beginning, you sponsor me to be the mayor, and I will make you rich."

"Ha! My lord, I have made a lot of money, and I have taken money from landlords." Big Charles came over and patted him on the shoulder, "What's more, although I'm a mess, I'm not stupid—you have to blame me Blame the fucking baron! If that bastard didn't come to make trouble, would there be such a thing?" He scolded the baron severely.

A villain also has the morals of a villain, Haiwen thought to himself.

Afterwards, the two parted at the door.In the evening, Hai Wen asked every family member for their opinions. As he expected, everyone in the house would follow him, even the nun Laya who had just arrived for more than half a year.

The next morning, some people from Mustang Town appeared at the gate of Haven.Some of these people he knew and some he didn't know, and there were about forty people in total.Most of them are poor farmers. These people are the most grateful to him and the most loyal to him.Haiwen made his interests clear to them again, and none of these people repented, and they all agreed to leave with Haiwen.

Before leaving, Old Yandai came to say goodbye to him.Today, the businessman from the Western Regions was wearing eye-catching red and green clothes. He saluted Hai Wen and said, "Thank you for taking care of me this year. I have earned enough money. It's time to travel elsewhere."

Hai Wen didn't expect him to follow, so he said, "I wish you the best of luck."

Just as he was about to set off, he heard someone shout: "My lord, wait for me!" Looking back, it was little Ramon riding a fast horse.

Hai Wen asked him, "Didn't I let you stay in the Peasant Association? Why come out and suffer with me?"

Little Ramon grinned, showing his white teeth, "I'll hand over the peasant association to my brothers, and there's Kurit here, so you don't have to worry. As for me..." He took a look at Old Ramon and said, "Where is the master, where is the apprentice!"

"it is good!"

So the group set off and left Mustang Town.Haiwen took a last look back at the town where he started, but there was no sorrow in his heart, only the pride——the Red Army has a Long March of [-], so what am I?What's more...

He looked at the long motorcade, and everyone's faces were full of enthusiasm.The golden sun shines on the earth, lighting up the way forward.Gelieta's pigeons circled in the air, cooing excitedly.

So Haiwen also showed a smile on his face, and said loudly: "Let's go!"

Then Hyacinth led the people to sing the folk songs of Wild Horse Field.They set off singing songs like this, laughing and laughing, just like yesterday's harvest festival.

This is not leaving home, not fleeing or exile; this is the wild horse breaking free from the fetters and going to a distant place.

The small field of wild horses can no longer accommodate his wish, and the sound of justice should spread throughout the world, and then resound through hell and heaven.

Chapter 120: Traitor

Chapter 120: Traitor

Haven's team has a total of 61 people.Hai Wen knew most of the people here, some of them were his relatives and friends, and some of them were his colleagues in the Yizheng Hall.Most of the rest are farmers who fought with him. Some of these people have left their homes, and some have brought their families.They counted the dry food on everyone's bodies, and estimated that they could walk for about seven or eight days.After that, he can go to the nearby villages and towns to make some supplies. Now is the autumn harvest season, everyone should have some food at home, and it is not difficult to buy some locally.

The people in Wild Horse Town sent him ten miles all the way, and with hundreds of people seeing him off, Haven was not afraid of the Baron changing his mind at the last minute.They walked as fast as they could on the first day, leaving Mustang Land until they arrived at Pinewood Land, which was the territory of the Viscount Pinewood Castle—even if they left Mustang Land, they had left the baron's jurisdiction, and the baron's army would not dare to enter the Viscount of the site.Once inside, it can cause serious political problems.

As for what Baron Mustang will do later, that's a later matter.Hai Wen can't control so much now.

On the first night, everyone camped on the spot in the wild.The weather is not cool during the harvest season, so people cut some branches and wood on the spot, and then set up tents with bedding.As the number one carpenter in Mustang Town, Little Hammer can handle such things with ease.He directed other craftsmen and farmers to build tents, and the small hammer turned over the car. This year, he often moved around Haiwen and did many technical things. Everyone knew that he was a powerful craftsman.So although he is young, everyone is willing to listen to him.

Haven and Dreyer lit a fire and heated up the dry food and jerky a little.The butler dismissed everyone around him, and said to Haiwen, "My lord, we have been put together."

Haiwen nodded and said, "I thought the Baron would wait until the second year at least before he made an attack." If I could be given another year, I could recruit soldiers, and then the Baron Mustang would have nothing to do with me.he thought.

The butler said: "You are right, my lord. I didn't expect the baron to come so soon. And looking at him like this, he was premeditated. Eight hundred soldiers and cavalry, how many people are there in the baron's territory? Castle Does the standing army have 200 people? I think 200 people are hanging! But he got [-] soldiers... I guess the Baron has been planning this matter for a long time. Oh, by the way, you still remember that you asked me to investigate spies half a year ago thing?"

"Remember." Haven said.

"Forgive me for my incompetence, my lord. I have been investigating this matter for half a year, but I have no clue." Speaking of this, the housekeeper's eyes narrowed, "But now we finally know."

"Now?"

"Look back at the team, whoever didn't come out with you is a spy."

Haiwen turned around and counted his friends one by one: Estherite was talking to the groom; Hyacinth was singing to Little Mill again; Fasnat was maintaining his weapon, and King Kong was watching his sword in a daze; Smiley Cat was drinking , Laya was using a begging tone to persuade him to pay attention to his body; the little hammer was nailing the tent, sweating profusely from exhaustion; the master and apprentice Ramon were talking; Gerrit was playing some kind of sign language game with the dog, and sometimes There was a burst of laughter; Violet directed the servants to prepare dinner.

"Jon Olissanda, my police captain." Haven said the name, "Except that Currit was not there at the time, he was the only one who didn't come."

The butler said: "Yes. But the bastard appeared at the carnival before. I watched him drink with his arms around the girl. But in the end, let alone leave with us, he didn't even come to say hello , This is a ghost. Other than that, my lord, only you, me, Fassnut, and a drowned policeman know about it. The guy probably told Joan about it before he died. Well, and then Jon betrayed us—oh, and one more thing, did your brother stay at the Coalition?"

"I want him to manage the place for me." Hai Wen said, "We will go to him after we stabilize."

The butler shook his head and said, "I think you've put too much burden on him, my lord. Your brother is not someone who can be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. He's just an honest man who wants to make some money. Now, if the Baron scares him, he might not be able to bear it." At this point, the butler glanced at Little Ramon and sighed, "I think all three peasant association manors will surrender. If Little Ramon is here, The manor in the center may be able to hold because the young man has the spirit of blood and courage. If the baron dares to come, little Ramon will definitely dare to lead his people to fight the baron. But old Curritt can't. Although he is loyal to you, he is a man after all. Mr. Accountant, and don’t forget, his son is still in prison. If the baron uses his son to blackmail him, he will definitely surrender. The same is true for Master Gustin in the south. He is kind but also very weak. The baron will definitely give up after a little coercion. The last one, that farmer named Steve... well, an ordinary farmer, what can you count on him? My lord, you can’t keep any of your three manors.”

Haiwen said: "If you can't keep it, you can't. I don't keep the manor for myself. I just hope that the peasant association can continue to exist, and then to a certain extent restrict the baron's exploitation of people."

"My lord, let's not talk about this - do you have any plans for the future?"

"I also want to talk about this. I plan to continue northward and go to seek refuge with other nobles after leaving the wild horse land. I have to discuss this matter with everyone."

At this time, Violet called everyone to finish the meal. During the meal, Haiwen asked everyone for their opinions.Most of the peasants had no idea and just followed Haiwen; while the people under him had different opinions. The smiling cat said that he could go directly to Fengleibao to seek the help of the Duke; while Geralte said that the Duke could not protect himself, so it was better not to go Fassnut proposed to leave the bay, but Isrit rejected him... After about an hour of discussion, it was old Ramon who came up with a plan.

Old Ramon said: "Let's go to the Earl of Bear Mountain and find the Earl of Bear Mountain, Mani Chris."

Dreyer asked him: "Is the count sure to receive us? Are you sure?"

Old Ramon said: "My mentor, the famous scholar Tang Deen. I can ask him to introduce us to the Earl."

Laya interjected at this time: "I know Tang Deen, the wise Tang Deen... How old is he now? 90 years old?"

"88." Old Ramon sighed, "I don't know how he is now. He is a highly respected elder, and Earl Mani was once his student. If he can introduce us, it will be fine."

Haven has also heard of the Earl of Bear Mountain and Tang Deen.Earl of Xiongshan, this person is very poor as a nobleman, etiquette, rules, power skills and other things are in a mess, but he is the best at fighting. Although the wise man Tang Deen is a bachelor, he has a hot temper and hates evil.

Everyone agreed and decided to go to the earl's territory in the north.There are two mountains and three rivers to cross from the Earl of Bear Mountain. They have to go north from Wild Horse Forest, pass through Pine Forest Town, pass Pine Forest Castle, and then cross the floodplain at the mouth of the Sancha River.If you go alone on horseback, you can reach it in about seven or eight days.The convoy will have to go for more than ten days.

The next morning, everyone set off for the north.In the first two days, the road was flat, there were official roads to walk on, and there were people on the road, so the road was not too hard.But on the third day, everyone was in trouble, and the convoy drove to the bottom of Little Bear Mountain.Haiwen looked at the towering mountains in front of him, his face became serious.

In front of them was a grey-yellow rocky mountain, the soil here was barren, and there were only sparse soil clods and a few withered yellow shrubs at a glance.The ancestors of Haiwan once built a winding mountain road here, and this road used to carry the traffic between Haiwan and Sanchahekou. I don’t know how much food and salt were transported over this mountain road.In the past, the nobles would raise funds every year to maintain this road, but now there is no more—this is an era of laziness.This road has been in disrepair for a long time, it is like a rotten bone gnawed by dogs.

"My lord, this mountain is not easy to climb." Dreyer told him, "If you are unlucky, it is estimated that several people will die."

Chapter 120 Three: Over the Mountain

Chapter 120 Three: Over the Mountain

What Delaire said was not an exaggeration.The road to Xiaoxiong Mountain is rugged and difficult, and mules and horses will fall off the cliff if they are not careful; after crossing the main peak, there is a forest. The steward said that some caravans will go here. It's just heard, the specific way is there, you can only go to the place to find it.

There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain.Haven comforted himself in his heart.

So they set foot on this rough road.The road is so narrow that it can only accommodate a carriage; and the road is either muddy or bumpy, making it very difficult to walk up.But if they don't climb the mountain, they have to cross the river from the west, and then take twice as long to reach the Earl of Bear Mountain. They don't have so much food, and they have to go through three checkpoints on the way, and they have to collect taxes at each place.

The section just uphill is the steepest.The mule and horse struggled up the slope, neighing for a while.The groom whipped the whip twice and found it was useless, so he had to jump down to reduce the weight of the horse, and then pushed along with it; little Ramon helped old Ramon go up a little bit, the old man was panting and coughing; Sa Lu rode on his neck and rushed up the mountain road quickly. Little Mir shouted excitedly, but the housekeeper shouted anxiously: "Master Cat! Be careful, don't fall!"

After walking for about half an hour, the road became a little smoother, and the slope gradually eased.However, the road began to bend, and some of the soil on the edge of the road was washed away by the rain, making it extremely narrow.At the most dangerous place, a carriage was walking on it, half of the wheels were tilted down, almost hanging in the air.The car had to stick to the rock wall, and if it was not careful, it would fall into the abyss.

Haiwen ordered everyone to get out of the car and walk, and then asked the groom to keep an eye on the mules and horses, and the adults to keep an eye on the children.Isrit went to whisper to each mule and horse, reassuring them not to be afraid; the smiling cat put Mirsalu down, and walked slowly while holding her hand.

The mountain road was difficult and exhausted, but Hai Wen didn't dare to call it a stop. It was already afternoon, and they had to finish the steep road before dusk, and then find a place to camp.The top of the mountain or the side of the mountain is fine, but it cannot be the slope of the mountain.

Hai Wen walked through a narrow road, and he kicked a stone under his feet, and the small stone rolled down the cliff along the hillside, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.He glanced down, feeling faintly flustered, so he looked up and found that his journey had no end in sight, which made him even more anxious.The butler cursed at the side: "Baron of the dog day, as usual, I am taking a nap at the moment." After saying this, he wiped his sweat with his sleeve.

At this moment, there was a sudden scream in front, followed by the horse's mournful cry.He looked over and saw that a horse seemed to have stepped on the ground and rolled over towards the cliff.Immediately afterwards, a cart of goods it pulled also fell towards the cliff. "No!" Haven subconsciously shouted.

At the moment when the horses and chariots fell into the cliff, Master Cat cut the rope with a knife - Master Cat's idea was probably to abandon the horses and save the carriages, and this idea was correct.

But apparently someone didn't get it.

The man was a thin man wearing a straw hat, and he was the groom here; he probably didn't turn his head around for a while, but he panicked when he saw the horse fall off the cliff.He shouted: "My horse!" and then went to grab the rein.

Although the reins were caught, the horse couldn't stop. The horse screamed and rolled down the cliff, and the groom was also taken down by the reins.The smiling cat yelled: "Let go! Idiot!" However, the reins had already wrapped the man's hand, and the groom fell off the cliff in the blink of an eye. After a scream, there was no sound.Master Mao swears a bad word at the valley.

At this time the car also began to slide down.

"Grab that car!" Fasnat's eyes were sharp, he grabbed the side of the car, but although the young man was strong, but his weight was there, he would definitely not be able to hold the car, seeing that the car was still going slide.At this time, Fasnat shouted: "Apprentice, help!"

King Kong was not far away, he hurried up and grabbed the side of the car, which stabilized the car.The two wrestled with the car and roared loudly. At this moment, they heard a "click", the side of the car cracked, and the car rolled down the cliff with its cargo.

"No!" King Kong yelled, subconsciously rushing forward.But Fasnat grabbed his collar from behind. As soon as King Kong stopped, he felt that his left foot was empty. When he lowered his head, he saw that there was an abyss under his feet, and stones and clods were rolling down the wall.He let out an exclamation in shock and quickly backed away.

King Kong stroked his chest and gasped for breath, and said, "Master, thank you so much! You saved my life!"

"I don't have such a stupid apprentice as you." Fasnat folded his arms and didn't look at him directly.

Hai Wen stepped forward and asked, "Is anyone injured?"

Everyone looked at each other, no one seemed to be injured.

But it is estimated that someone died.

Hai Wen stood beside the cliff and looked down, he could vaguely see the wreckage of the carriage and the dead horse, but he couldn't see anyone. "Gerette." Haven yelled, "Tell the pigeon to go down and have a look."

"Yes, my lord."

So the convoy paused, and Gerrit drove the birds down to check the situation. The six pigeons descended quickly, and all flew back after a while.The owl was still clutching a straw hat, which was the one the groom was wearing just now.Gerrit chatted with the pigeons for a few words, then came over and whispered to Haven, "My lord, the pigeons said that the man had been broken, and they brought back the hat, saying it could be used as a relic."

Holding the hat, Hai Wen felt very heavy for a while. "Which of you is his family?" Haiwen asked the crowd.At this moment, he didn't want anyone to stand up.

But one woman stood up.She also took care of two children, one was a dirty boy in his teens, and the other was a little girl in a torn skirt who looked younger than Mirsalu.The women were sobbing, and the children were shaking with fear.Haiwen was sad and helpless, so he had to say some usual comforting words, and then promised them something.The woman and the child thanked him with numb faces, and Hai Wen didn't know what to do.At this time, Laya stepped up and said, "My lord, let me talk to them."

The nun has a unique personality charm, and her soft voice is like a mother's song, and a few words can make people feel at ease.Haiwen nodded immediately and said, "Please."

Afterwards, they continued on the road, Laya accompanied the groom's family members, and Haven kept an eye on each carriage to avoid further problems.On the way, King Kong kept pestering Fasnat, saying, "Did you call me apprentice just now? Didn't you, Master?"

"I don't." The blue-eyed boy said, looking forward.

"No, I heard it! You finally admitted me! I mean...uh, I met your requirements a month ago, and I'm already very soft, look!" He suddenly lowered his waist, sloppy On the ground, "Do you see it?"

Fassnut ignored him - ignoring is the greatest harm, worse than cursing.King Kong stood up with a disappointed face, and slapped the dirt on his body; while Haiwen watched from the side, noticing that Fasnat frowned slightly, and then quickened his pace.

Haven felt that Fassnut didn't hate King Kong—he was just shy.The cruel young man didn't know how to face all this. After all, this young man was used to being alone, and everything was settled with a sword.His father must have never taught him how to teach his apprentices.

There were six cars and they lost a sixth of their luggage.This meant that Haiwen had to speed up his journey and go to the next town to replenish supplies as soon as possible.However, Haiwen took this matter into consideration when loading the car. He did not classify the luggage by car (such as one car for clothes and one car for food), but each car carried multiple kinds of luggage.This would not mean that after losing a car, they would completely lose a material.

They moved on—the Smiley Cat took the place of a timid coachman.A man died just now, and the other coachmen also became frightened.After crossing the steep road, Hai Wen ordered the team to take a rest, and the team set off again after ten minutes, and the speed increased.At about dusk, they finally climbed over the mountain and came to a flat land at the foot of the mountain.Everyone was so tired that day, Haiwen quickly ordered people to set up camp.

At this time, the sky brightened, and there was a muffled thunder.

It looks like it's going to rain.

Chapter 120 Four: Misfortunes never come singly

Chapter 120 Four: Misfortunes never come singly

This is where misfortunes never come singly.

Before they went out, they didn't think about the rain at all. When it rained suddenly, everyone panicked.Behind them was a bare mountain, and in front of them was a forest. They had nowhere to shelter from the rain, and their luggage and people had to be soaked in water.

Before the rain fell, Isrit sent the pigeons to look for shelter from the rain. Zhe Lite asked people to collect some leaves quickly. When the time came, they would set up a tent and cover it with leaves to prevent the rain.

Thunder was rolling in the sky, and Mirsalu jumped into Haiwen's arms in fright.Master Cat was instructing people to cut down trees, and Dreyer ordered people to push the car under the big tree first, and then covered it with cloth and leaves.At this time the pigeons came back, Essraet ran over to talk to them, and then shouted: "My lord, come with me!" After that, she led the people to run eastward.Not far away, I saw a cave.

There was a stench of beasts in the cave, but it was better than nothing.Haiwen hurriedly asked people to clean up, and then moved the supplies in - there is food here, and the clothes everyone wears - it's okay to get wet, you can have clean clothes to keep your body temperature, but if the clothes are also wet , then most of the people in this team will catch a cold.

After moving the supplies, there was still room left in the cave, and Haiwen vacated this space for the elderly, women, and children, while he took the men outside.This time the tent is made of canvas, bought by the old Ramon from a town when passing by, and has strong waterproof ability.At this time, it was already raining, and Haiwen shouted anxiously, urging people to quickly set up tents.Women and children also come to help.

But even so, by the time they pitched their tent, everyone was soaking wet.Everyone quickly got into the tent, and Haven was with Isrit, Mirsalu and Hyacinth.Isrit and Mirsalu were alright, but Hyacinth was soaked through. She took off her coat, her shirt was stuck to her body, and her hair stuck to her forehead in bunches.Isrit took out a dry towel and wiped her hair.

Seeing that she couldn't do this, Haiwen planned to go back to the cave to get her clothes, but when he stepped out of the tent, it rained heavily.Fortunately, they are on a high slope at the foot of the mountain, so they will not be flooded.

Haiwen put his coat on his head and ran out. He wanted to run into the cave in two or three steps, but his feet slipped and he fell to the ground.When he got up again, he was already covered in mud and water, and he was very embarrassed.He simply got a new suit for himself, and then ran back to the tent with two pieces of clothes between them.After he went back, the family members all exclaimed, Hyacinth hugged him, buried his face in his chest and began to cry.Hai Wen didn't comfort her, but just said, "Change your clothes first."

We need to get out of here as soon as possible, Haven thought, or our morale will collapse.

It was getting late, they ate some hard and cold dry food, and then went to bed early.The floor was very hard, and it felt uncomfortable to put on a mattress; the air was cold, and the damp feeling seeped into the clothes, making people feel like they were soaking in ice water.Mirsalu was shivering from the cold, so Esrit unbuttoned her and warmed her with body heat; Haven and Hyacinth huddled together to warm each other.

"My lord, it's so cold." She whispered, "I'm most afraid of the cold."

Yes, Hyacinth is a girl from the south, and the south is what people call "the land favored by the god of midsummer".It is warm all year round and it never snows.Hai Wen hugged her tightly and said, "Be patient, I'll leave tomorrow."

Tired from the journey, he soon fell asleep.Haiwen has some insomnia these days, and he is in a half-asleep and half-awake state.About midnight, he suddenly felt that someone had broken into the tent, and he woke up suddenly. "Who?" he yelled.

Just saw Gelie standing at the door and shouting at him: "My lord, let's go! Call everyone away!"