In front of them stood a small tomb. On the stone tablet in front of the tomb was engraved, "Franco Robert".
The stone monument faces the sea in the distance and has a hill at its back. It is also a good place to rest.
The uncle and nephew kowtowed, guarding the brazier carefully and burning a lot of paper. The naughty sea breeze always wanted to blow out the fire, but the uncle and nephew blocked it tightly.
Not far away stood a young steward and a caravan of a hundred people. Someone narrowed his eyes due to the sea breeze. He stepped forward and whispered to the young steward, "Steward Chen, do you want to hurry up? It's time to set off!"
Steward Chen Waving his hand, although he is young, he can stand out among so many people under his master, so he naturally has his own merits.
For example, at this moment, he responded in a low voice, "Just a little while, just wait. Considering that Mr. Li is very thorough in his daily behavior, he will not fail to consider that we are waiting. He should be fine soon."
Sure enough . , As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhensheng stood up with his two nephews, bowed again, patted his clothes clean, and ran towards them.
"Sorry to trouble you, Manager Chen and all the brothers, let's go and return to Kyoto early. Everyone will feel at ease. It's just that the journey has been hard on the brothers. When we get home safely, I will give a banquet to thank the brothers!" Li Zhensheng handed over, He smiled and bowed to everyone.
Everyone hurriedly got out of the way and said with a smile, "You're welcome, Mr. Li. We are also following orders."
Manager Chen quickly said, "Let's go. If everything goes well, we will be home in a month."
Everyone responded and took action one after another, mounting their horses. Those who mount their horses, those who drive the carriages, those who drive the carriages.
There are thirty carriages in the entire convoy, all of which are the most loaded pallets. Box boards are added around them and they are firmly fixed with ropes.
The advantage of this is that it is not easy to loosen and fall off during transportation.
But the disadvantage is that if the wheels get stuck in a hole, or the carriage breaks down and needs repairs, it will take some effort to unload the goods.
But with Jiayi, a powerful man, following the car, there is no need to worry about this matter.
When a carriage got stuck in a sand pit, before the horse could pull hard, he ran over in a few steps, raised his hands, and the wheels came out easily.
Everyone in the team saw it and couldn't help but be surprised, even more surprised.
They are all private soldiers of the Hou Mansion. Some of them were soldiers who made mistakes in the secret guards and were spared their lives by the Marquis. Some are soldiers who do not want to continue fighting on the battlefield, and there are also people who have retired from the world.
On weekdays, they are scattered in various places, waiting for orders from the Marquis, inquiring about information or doing some small things.
I received the news earlier and rushed here. I originally thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that I was escorting the three uncles and nephews of the Li family and some things back to Kyoto.
This is nothing difficult, just a little hard work on the road.
As for the details of the Li family, most of them knew that this was the family that the Marquis valued most. It was said that they had saved the Marquis' life, and the Li family's little girl was also the adopted daughter of the Marquis.
They originally thought that the Li family was just lucky and that the Marquis repaid his kindness. Now it seems that the Li family may really have something special...
Li Zhensheng was sitting on the shaft of the car. He didn't know that everyone was thinking about so much. He was going over it Deduced the whole process again.
The three uncles and nephews went into the city that day to join the royal caravan and headed south.
Everyone in the caravan knew that the three of them entered through Xintinghou, and no one bullied them along the way.
As for the caravan manager, he had met them several times before and was very familiar with them. He took great care of them.
When they arrived in Quanzhou, the caravan was purchasing goods, and the three uncles and nephews walked around to see what was new.
Then, he happened to "save" an old foreign monk who was about to die of illness.
The three uncles and nephews took care of the old monk's food and medicine, and also chatted with him and learned a few words in foreign languages.
The old monk is different from the monks in Tianwu. They can eat meat and even drink alcohol. Although they don't understand the language, they can even guess each other's words and gestures.
From his mouth, the three uncles and nephews learned about the wider world, what people in those worlds like, and what their customs are like.
When the royal caravan was about to return, the old monk's condition did not improve, so they stayed for the sake of the old monk.
The people in the caravan couldn't persuade him, so they left first.
Then they contacted Manager Chen with the token and saw the seeds that had been delivered early.
Manager Chen also organized trustworthy people to buy carriages and horses and form a fleet.
The people who sent the seeds from Kyoto and the people who sent the seeds back were not the same group and did not know each other.
In this way, they can successfully place the origin of these seeds on the head of the foreign monk.
Even the group of people who transported the seeds saw with their own eyes the sunken ship that was said to be carrying the old monk.
And I firmly believe that these things in the motorcade are gifts from foreign monks in gratitude for Li Zhensheng's rescue.
Although the old monk did not survive in the end, the Li family deserved these things.
In this way, even if someone bribes these people in the future, they will never know that these seeds come from Kyoto. They just go to Quanzhou and then return to Kyoto.
The whole process was smooth, meticulous and clear. Li Zhensheng asked himself that there was no oversight.
The only person who made him feel a little guilty was the old foreign monk.
I don't know how Manager Chen found and persuaded the old monk.
At the end of his life, the old monk was still willing to accompany him in acting, chatting and laughing, and treating him as a true friend.
If there was a way, he would even take the risk of exposure and take the old monk home.
It's a pity that the old monk is old, and his body is really in the state of using up the oil lamp...
At this moment, Mrs. Li is also holding her granddaughter and standing on the pile of stones, looking towards the direction of the official road.
"I don't know where your uncle and the others have gone? We all have to take off our jackets here. Is your uncle's face going to be oily from the sun?"
The mother, who has traveled thousands of miles, is worried. The old lady has been doing this for the past few days. After thinking about the eldest son, I also think about the younger son, and occasionally talk about my grandson, wishing that one intestine would turn into more than a dozen twists and turns.
Jiayin didn't want her grandma to be like this. She looked around, trying to distract her from what she was talking about. In the end, she pointed to the path and shouted happily, "Senior Sister, Senior Sister!"
Mrs. Li turned around and saw that Mrs. Cui was helping Sister-in-law Qiong to go here. Come along.
She quickly got off the pile of stones and said hello, "Jinrou, when did you come? Why did you come here if you weren't waiting at home? The road is not easy!"
Mrs. Cui smiled, "I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. I'm with Fu Niu. During this period, there is no spring sowing in Zhuangzi. Come and stay for a few days."
As she spoke, she hugged Jiayin, kissed her, and asked, "Auntie, this place is a bit remote. Why? Are you building a pigsty here?"
This place is an open space behind Dongshan, not far from the river outside the village.
The village chief and others were happy when they heard that there were still many white pigs to be delivered.
But if we add a few pig pens to the Li family's back garden, there won't be much room to grow vegetables.