Chapter 140 Return (1)

Zhang Xiaohu thought for a while, his face returned to normal, and he said with a smile: "No problem, Mr. Luo, I am inexperienced, so I didn't notice it. I didn't expect that my brother coming here would bring us such a big trouble, so Well, Xiaohua will live with me. For other matters, I will immediately notify the gentleman accompanying the team and ask him to keep records. When we get back to the escort office, how about I settle the accounts with the escort office?"

Captain Luo smiled and said: "That's very good. Deputy Guard Zhang, don't take it too seriously. These are the details that we as leaders should always pay attention to. Otherwise, it would not be a good thing for others to point fingers or file a lawsuit with the escort agency." , I am not dealing with the situation or the person, so please don’t mind me.”

Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile: "You are doing this for my own good, how can I blame you? If something like this happens in the future, please ask Head Guard Luo to remind you as soon as possible. Well, if there is nothing else, I will leave and go out."

Captain Luo smiled and waved his hand and said, "No, I can rest assured that you are doing the job. You have worked hard along the way. I will definitely give you credit in front of Fourth Master Wen later."

Zhang Xiaohu quickly clasped his fists and said, "It's the hard work of the head escort Luo, I'm just doing the side work."

After saying that, Zhang Xiaohu walked out of the main room in a huff.

Na Luo looked at Zhang Xiaohu's back with a contemptuous smile on his lips.

Zhang Xiaohu walked to the courtyard and first called everyone together to tell them the news of returning to Pingyang City and asked everyone to make preparations in advance. When everyone heard this, they all cheered and were about to disperse.

Zhang Xiaohu waited until everyone's cheers subsided, and then called the gentleman who was accompanying the team, and told him in front of everyone, asking him to record in detail everything his brother Zhang Xiaohua did from today to when he returned to the Lotus Escort Agency in Pingyang City. accommodation situation.

The gentleman was stunned for a moment and asked, "Touer Zhang, what are you doing?"

Zhang Xiaohu said with a smile: "My brother's unexpected arrival in our team will definitely increase pressure on our costs. His food, drink, and accommodation will take up the money of the brothers in the escort agency. You'd better record it and settle the accounts together when I get to the escort agency." .”

The gentleman was puzzled and said: "He is just a child, what can he spend? I think let's forget it."

The people around him were also very puzzled, and Yuan Changqing shouted loudly: "Farewell, Mr. Zhang, Zhang Xiaohua is not only your brother, but also our brother now. What does it matter if he eats and drinks here? Why divide it?" It’s so clear? It seems like we brothers are all at odds with each other.”

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohu smiled at everyone and didn't say much, just letting the gentleman accompanying the team take notes.

The yard was not big, so Zhang Xiaohua could hear clearly from inside the hut. When Zhang Xiaohu entered the house, she quickly grabbed him and asked nervously: "Second brother, what's going on? Am I causing trouble for you by coming here?" ?”

Zhang Xiaohu smiled, pinched his little face, and said: "It's nothing, just give them some food money? Not to mention that the little money you got yesterday is more than enough, don't you Huanxi Villa have any money for a long trip? Subsidy? Just give it to them, why let others say it?"

"Oh~" Zhang Xiaohua suddenly realized and said: "It couldn't have been said by the head escort Luo. Why is he so serious?"

Zhang Xiaohu patted his little head and said lovingly: "You are still young, you will know when you are older."

Zhang Xiaohua nodded thoughtfully. This guy's mind was very bright now. Although Zhang Xiaohu didn't want to say more, since he had already pointed it out, how could he not have some understanding?

Unfortunately, I am not really here to do business, but I wonder if Huanxi Villa can give me a subsidy? If not, but I have to take some of yesterday's harvest to give to the Lotus Escort Agency, I feel a little distressed just thinking about it, and I immediately feel a lot of hatred for that escort Luo.

Is Zhang Xiaohua not the only one who cursed Mr. Luo? Everyone in the courtyard was very surprised when they heard Zhang Xiaohu's words. Seeing that Zhang Xiaohu did not explain, they secretly grabbed the gentleman who was accompanying him and asked him carefully.

The gentleman said he didn't quite understand. However, once everyone thought about it, they knew the whole story. They all secretly cursed Luo Dabaotou for being narrow-minded. At the same time, more people also gave Zhang Xiaohu a thumbs up. These two leaders were The status in everyone's heart is judged.

The next few days were very normal. Zhang Xiaohua was in this small courtyard. If she didn't take a step out, she would still have to pay for the joke. Why go out and waste it?

In fact, the more reason is that Zhang Xiaohua has been alone outside during this period. Now that he has finally found an organization, he really doesn't want to go out again. Besides, where can he go in this freezing and snowy environment? Going out into the wild to look for plum blossoms in the snow? Please, Zhang Xiaohua just came out of there, how could he be interested?

Moreover, Zhang Xiaohua had just educated the gangsters here. To be honest, Zhang Xiaohu was really afraid that they would gather people to retaliate, so he repeatedly warned Zhang Xiaohua not to leave the courtyard.

And Zhang Xiaohua also likes this kind of life. In the morning, noon and evening when nothing happens, she practices boxing in the yard. Anyway, there are many bodyguards and bodyguards practicing boxing in the yard, so Zhang Xiaohua does. It didn't attract anyone's attention, but Yu Lao couldn't practice his sword moves. Zhang Xiaohua's hands were itchy and he could only play around a little in the room.

What made Zhang Xiaohua most happy was that he actually found a few travel notes from the gentleman who accompanied the team. They talked about the customs and customs of various places. Zhang Xiaohua felt like he had found a treasure after seeing it. He wanted to borrow it and read it carefully. It was also unread, and I didn’t want to borrow it, but when I saw Zhang Xiaohua’s longing eyes, my heart softened, so I only kept one copy and borrowed the rest from Zhang Xiaohua. So, Zhang Xiaohua once again spent her busy time reading and writing, and her free time. A leisurely life of practicing martial arts and boxing.

Compared with Zhang Xiaohua's leisure, Zhang Xiaohu is busy and never touches the ground. He is responsible for all the affairs of the escort team, while head escort Luo Da simply acts as a shopkeeper who leaves the escort team and negotiates with merchants. , naturally there are too many, but there is no choice. Zhang Xiaohu is not in the yard every day, and naturally he can't even see Zhang Xiaohua's face.

However, what makes Zhang Xiaohua envious is that Zhang Xiaohu’s way of practicing martial arts is different from his. Every night when he comes back, Zhang Xiaohu will sit cross-legged and meditate, and occasionally he will play Liuhe Quan. When Zhang Xiaohu is practicing internal skills, Zhang Xiaohua stays He didn't dare to move at all, for fear of disturbing his second brother. Most of the time, Zhang Xiaohu waits for Zhang Xiaohua to fall asleep before exercising.

After being so busy for several days, everyone in the escort team had packed their belongings and settled all matters with the merchants. On this day, everyone who was eager to return home finally waited for the day to set off.

It was a sunny day with the sun shining brightly. Although the snow had not yet melted, the north wind was blowing and there was not much chill. It was a good day for traveling.

At the entrance of the small courtyard, four large carts were filled with the belongings of the escort team, and many horses were tied to the trees next to it. Zhang Xiaohua put the second brother's belongings on a carriage and looked at the station with envy. The bodyguard and rider beside the horses. He has never really ridden a horse at this age.

Not long after, horses came running from the alley. It was Zhang Xiaohu and others who had picked up the merchant's convoy. The merchant's carriage was even larger, and there were ten or twenty people in the escort team, so the two teams joined forces. The team, with just a few instructions, was ready to set off.

On weekdays, Zhang Xiaohua didn't feel that there were many people when eating, drinking and playing in a courtyard. Only after setting off did he realize that there were dozens of people in the escort team.

Currently, it is some of Zhang Xiaohu's escorts who are moving forward to explore the road. Most of them are the escort chief Luo and his subordinates, protecting the merchants and their carriages and goods. The carriage in the middle is on top. , a huge pennant was planted, with the word "Lotus" embroidered on it. Behind them were Zhang Xiaohu and the other waiters. Except for the gentleman in the accounting room and a few handymen, everyone else was riding a tall horse. , with weapons hung on the waist, very majestic.

Although there were many people and cars in the escort team, they were all well-trained and there was no chaos at all. In a short time, they had left the town and were on the official road. Zhang Xiaohua initially thought that it would be inconvenient to move with so many cars and people, but it turned out that the speed of this convoy was not much slower than Ou Yan's four carriages.

Although Zhang Xiaohua wanted to ride a horse by himself, he was still arranged in a carriage and sat with the accounting clerk and others. At first, Zhang Xiaohu had no extra time to take care of him, so he only entrusted Yuan Changqing and others. He looked at Zhang Xiaohua. When they reached the main road and the convoy moved forward steadily, he took time to come to the front of the carriage and looked at Zhang Xiaohua with a look of dismay on his face. With a happy look, she asked: "Xiaohua, we are on the road and ready to return to Pingyang City. Why are you unhappy again?"

Zhang Xiaohua pouted and said: "Of course I'm happy to be able to see Pingyang City, but I can't always ride in a carriage. I also want to ride a horse. I see there are some unrided horses behind. Can you let me ride? ah?"

"Haha," Zhang Xiaohu laughed after hearing this and said: "So that's it, Xiaohua, it's not that I don't let you ride. This horse riding is also a technical job. If you have never ridden before, you have to learn how to ride first. That's fine. The horses in our escort agency are used to running outside and have very fierce tempers. They are not suitable for you to ride and learn. When you get back to the escort agency, you can find a horse with a docile temperament. You can learn it first. .”

After listening to this, Zhang Xiaohua realized that it turns out that riding a horse requires learning, and not just anyone can ride it. However, he still refused to give up and said, "Don't the horses behind look very docile? Let me try riding them."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohu said with a straight face: "Xiaohua, don't be willful. This is escorting, how can I let you act nonsense? The horse behind looks very docile, but it's different when you ride on it. What's more, the horse behind A few horses are kept as spares. If someone’s horse in front has a problem, they must be used. We can’t ride blindly now.”

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua rolled her eyes helplessly and stopped talking.

In fact, this person is also strange. Just like Zhang Xiaohua, when he is alone, he acts and thinks like an adult, and is even more careful and mature. But when there are relatives or elders around him, he regains the innocence of a child. He really looks like a teenager. Perhaps this is human inertia and dependence.

Since he couldn't ride a horse, Zhang Xiaohua stopped pestering him and just watched the scenery obediently.

The scenery here seems to be different from before. Although the snow in winter has not yet melted, there are some green plants surviving tenaciously in the fields and fields on the roadside. Occasionally, there are gurgling streams in the rivers, which are no longer frozen. Fun children, holding puppies, spread joy on the snow, leaving strings of plum blossoms on the white fields.

The carriage was moving very fast, and the whistling cool wind filled the carriage. Zhang Xiaohua habitually covered her cotton-padded coat. This cotton-padded coat belonged to her second brother Zhang Xiaohu, and his jacket had already been washed and put away by Zhang Xiaohu. When he got up, Zhang Xiaohu was so sad that he wanted to cry. His brother had not found any new clothes to wear during the New Year. Even his autumn jacket was cut open with a knife. He only regretted that the time was short to make cotton-padded clothes. The shop was also closed, so he had to wear his own cotton-padded clothes first. Zhang Xiaohua repeatedly claimed that he was not cold, but how could Zhang Xiaohu believe it? I just kept forcing him to wear it, but no, the clothes were a lot bigger, and the wind could get in.

The accountant next to him looked at it, also shrank his neck, and asked: "Xiaohua, are you cold?"

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "No, Mr. Mo, it's not cold at all."

Mr. Mo smiled and said: "This is a sensible child. It doesn't matter. If it's cold, I have a shawl here. Of course, it's also very big, but it can also block the wind."

Zhang Xiaohua was speechless and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Although it's a bit cold, I can still bear it. How can young people grow up fast if they don't freeze?"

Sometimes it’s strange that Zhang Xiaohua is obviously not cold, but when he says he’s not cold, others think he’s saying that because he doesn’t have suitable clothes. They think he’s very sensible and they need to care about him, so Zhang Xiaohua just I'm too cynical to tell the truth, so I tell it half-truthfully.

Zhang Xiaohua looked at the scenery for a while, got tired of it, and asked, "Mr. Mo, I want to ask you a question."

Mr. Mo said, "Okay, what problems did you encounter?"

Zhang Xiaohua said strangely: "Mr. Mo, I think the weather here and the scenery outside seem to be different from Pingyang City. I think Pingyang City should be three feet frozen at this time, the wind is biting and the snow is very thick. And all the leaves have fallen off. It’s nowhere like here. Although there’s a lot of snow, it feels a lot too cold, and the wind is gentle. Look, there are some green things over there that are still growing.”

Mr. Mo said with a smile: "You are right, Zhang Xiaohua, the climate here is indeed different from that in Pingyang City. The climate here is very mild, and the surrounding area is very humid, making you feel less cold than Pingyang City."

Zhang Xiaohua asked: "Why is that?"

Mr. Mo said: "It's very simple, because it is in the southeast of Pingyang City and it is close to the sea."

"Sea? Ouch." After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua shouted unconsciously and said, "I forgot, I haven't seen the sea yet when I came here!"

Zhang Xiaohua patted the back of her head regretfully. In the days before leaving, she was so bored that she didn't think of looking at the sea. The book says that the sea is endless, the sea and the sky are the same color, and the scenery is very magnificent. It made me yearn for it at the time. Now that I am here, why have I lost the opportunity?

Seeing Zhang Xiaohua's annoyed look, Mr. Mo said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. I didn't see it this time. You can see it next time. This town is just a small bay near the sea. You can't see too far. The sea is so majestic." I still can’t appreciate it properly. If I have the opportunity, it would be fun to go out on a boat.”

Zhang Xiaohua smiled bitterly, that was all she could do.

Then, he asked: "Then tell me, why is this weather so related to the sea?"

Mr. Mo said: "This town is close to the sea, so the climate is naturally very humid. The water in the sea does not freeze, so it can affect the surrounding climate. Moreover, this town is already farther south than Pingyang City. , so you feel that it is much warmer here than Pingyang City."

After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua nodded in understanding, and then as if thinking of something, she asked again: "Mr. Mo, would it be warmer if we kept going south?"

Mr. Mo smiled and said: "Yes, it is said that in the far south, there is also a vast sea. There is scorching heat all year round, and I have never seen snowflakes."

"Ah? That's it." Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed, "In that case, the children will not be able to build snowmen and have snowball fights. It's really pitiful."

Mr. Mo said: "That's true, but they also have their own fun, which you don't have. Moreover, going further north, the far north is said to be the sea, frozen all year round, and there are mountains than The big ice blocks are still high, and the people there live in houses made of ice.”

"Huh? It's so strange." Zhang Xiaohua was horrified again and said: "With the ice all year round, they don't even have the pleasure of bathing in the stream. It's really pitiful."

Mr. Mo said: "Actually, there are many wonderful places in this world, but we don't know them. It would be great if one day we could travel across the entire continent."

As he spoke, countless little stars flashed in Mr. Mo's eyes.

Zhang Xiaohua asked strangely: "Then why doesn't Mr. Mo go out for a walk? Even if you can't travel the whole world, you can visit a corner first?"

Mr. Mo said helplessly: "There are too many unknown things in this world. The outside world is too dangerous. I have no ability to protect myself. How can I travel there? I estimate that I will be killed by the people in the mountains before I leave Pingyang City for two days." If a wild beast eats it, there is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well read other people’s travel notes to get your fill.”

Zhang Xiaohua also felt the same after hearing this. To do anything in this world, people must act according to their ability. If you have to force yourself to go out without the ability to protect yourself, you will naturally become food for the beast.

The two chatted for a while. Mr. Mo seemed to be a little sleepy because he got up too early. He squinted his eyes and dozed off. Zhang Xiaohua stopped talking and found the few travel notes in the bag and took one at random, enjoying it with gusto. looked up.

Although I can't go there in person, it's good to read books and get addicted to it.

The time passed by in such a hurry. The escort team did not stop to eat at noon. Zhang Xiaohu came over and handed Zhang Xiaohua and others some dry food. Everyone ate casually and continued on their way.

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