Chapter 152 You are a very nice person
It was not until dawn the next day that everyone rested and set off again. The other grain transport teams arrived at the post station in a mess.
When the two sides passed each other, Liu Ji couldn't help but ask the civilians in the team behind why they were in such a mess.
The civilian said that their leader was a kind man. He stopped by the roadside to take shelter when it started raining, and thought the rain would stop in half an hour at most.
Who would have thought that after half an hour, the rain not only did not stop, but it got even heavier.
The oilcloth covering the grain cart was whistling in the strong wind. Only then did their leader realize that something was wrong and ordered them to move forward in the rain immediately.
But the road surface had already been crushed to pieces by Liu Ji and his team, and the grain transport team following behind them was suffering.
If someone is not careful, he may fall off his horse.
Seeing that the team was having such a hard time advancing, the leader ordered the team to stop again in order to ensure that the rations would not be wetted by the rain. Raincoats, straw raincoats, and even people were all placed on the ration bags.
So many people were left outside in the rain for a whole night.
The rain had already soaked my clothes, and because there was no shelter and no way to make a fire to keep warm, I had to endure the cold all night.
The rain stopped today and the firewood had already been soaked, so it was impossible to light a fire. So we arrived at the post station hungry and feeling worse than death.
After listening to the man's crying, Liu Ji felt as if he was feeling the same way and took a deep breath.
When I looked up at the fierce leader riding on the black horse in front of me, I suddenly felt that his back figure looked taller and more majestic.
Between suffering forever and suffering for a short period of time, everyone knows to choose the latter.
A smart leader can be a little fierce, but it is better than following a fool.
Before leaving, Liu Ji looked at the laborer with sympathy and handed him half a pancake that they had made over their own fire that morning. It was still warm, which warmed his heart.
The civilian was deeply moved, "Little brother, you are quite a nice person."
Liu Ji patted his shoulder, turned around, and followed his large group, continuing to move towards their destination.
The heavy rain brought serious aftereffects. The road was slippery and difficult to walk on. The mud on the ruts was pried off and then covered with mud again not long after.
The team leader, Lord Shangguan, became more and more irritable. No matter how cautious Liu Ji was, he was still whipped on the buttocks, and the pain almost made him faint.
What was strange was that when the team stopped to rest at night, he asked his companions to help him check if his burning buttocks were bleeding. His companions actually told him that no, it was just a purple bruise.
"How is that possible?" He felt a burning pain, as if his skin was cracked!
His companion nodded, "Really, the skin is fine."
After saying that, he impatiently pulled up Liu Ji's pants. Who would like to look at a man's butt for no reason?
Liu Ji covered his buttocks, wanting to rub it but not daring to touch it, thinking that none of these soldiers were normal people, and the thugs were actually trained.
Just when I was about to sit down and take a break, the messenger soldier came again.
Liu Ji was so scared that he quickly stood up straight, just like the posture that Qin Yao occasionally trained Dalang and Erlang to stand in military posture. Compared with his companions who were staggering, his posture was too standard.
The messenger soldier reminded loudly: "After tonight, we will leave Xuanyue Pass. Once we leave Xuanyue Pass, we will reach the place where our Sheng Kingdom is fighting with the enemy. The enemy may appear at any time to plunder our food and grass. We must not take it lightly!"
"Now, polish the weapons you prepared. Once you leave Xuanyue Pass tomorrow, kill the enemies you encounter!"
"If anyone dares to flee in fear, the entire group will be punished and dealt with according to military orders, and all three clans will be punished!"
After delivering Lord Shangguan's words, the ten soldiers took out the roster and conducted the final roll call before entering the pass.
It is also a deterrent.
With the roster in hand, it records in detail the place of origin, the number of people in the family, and the number of households in the clan. No one should rely on luck.
There are six people in one cart, and twenty carts have 120 laborers.
Liu Ji thought of the large army he had passed along the way, where many civilians had fallen down and never got up again, and some who could not bear the hardship and wanted to run away were caught and beheaded on the spot. He couldn't help but shudder.
But overall, the evil woman in his family is more terrifying.
The roll call was completed, and all 120 people were present.
Liu Ji and his teammate looked at each other in bewilderment. The team behind them had screamed so loudly a few days ago, but no one was killed?
That night, Liu Ji slept with his homemade broadsword in his arms.
In the dream, their grain delivery team encountered an enemy raid. Seeing that the barbarian was about to chop him to death with his bloody sword, he woke up with a start.
It turned out to be a dream. Dalang, Erlang, Sanlang and Si Niang were all standing in front of the bed, looking at him worriedly.
Behind the four siblings, Qin Yao folded her arms and sneered, "Having a nightmare again?"
Liu Ji nodded hurriedly, looking at the warm candlelight in the house. Although he knew that the grain transport trip was over, he was still afraid and said hurriedly:
"My dear, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I will study hard in the future. My dear, please don't be angry."
"Liu Ji!" a sudden shout came.
The warm home and family members before my eyes instantly turned into smoke and disappeared.
Liu Ji shouted, "My wife, I was so wrong!" and woke up with a start, only to see a dark face in front of him.
It turned out that he had a dream within a dream.
"Get up quickly, we're about to leave Xuanyue Pass." The companion reminded.
After saying that, he looked him up and down again, "Did you dream about your wife?"
Liu Ji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, hummed, and looked up again. The fortress of Xuanyue Pass was not far away.
He really didn't want to wake up. Everything in the dream was over, but who would have thought that it had just begun in reality.
Liu Ji was in low spirits and didn't want to talk. He just did what he was supposed to do. After finishing his dry food, the grain transport team set off again.
This time, Lord Shangguan asked them to slow down for once and did not beat them all the way as if to urge them to death.
As soon as the group passed through Xuanyue Pass, the situation became a little bad.
Less than half an hour after they started walking, the master asked everyone to stop and sent two soldiers to investigate.
An hour later, the soldier came back and whispered something in the adult's ear. The others couldn't hear clearly as they were too far away. They only knew that the adult didn't look very well.
Afterwards, they were allowed to rest for another hour before the team set off again.
This series of strange behaviors left Liu Ji and his fellow civilians baffled.
Two hours later, they met a grain transport team that had come out of the border first.
The carts and food were still there, but most of the people were dead and more than a dozen horses had fallen.
The ground was in a mess, showing signs of a fierce battle.
Liu Ji and his men finally realized what was happening and avoided a surprise attack launched by the enemy.
When the leader of the other team saw Lord Shangguan, he immediately rushed over.
He was hit by an arrow in the arm and just hastily cut off the tail of the arrow. He couldn't take care of himself at all. When he saw Shangguan Lie, he asked him to allocate some people to help complete the grain transportation task.
It is unknown what conditions the two discussed in private, but Shangguan Lie agreed to help.
But they only allowed the other team to follow behind, and they had to forget about the people and horses and find a way to transport the grain carts away by themselves.