Wang Buxi and others welcomed such knowledgeable supervisors.
Gu Nanxi is very envious. Isn’t this her ideal life?
Master Niu, who is envied by others, also has his own troubles.
There are always letters to reply to from Kyoto!
“I’m very good!”
"You all know my talent! When I first arrived in Yunzhou, everyone was dissatisfied. I showed them off and finally managed them easily! Now in Yunzhou, I can walk sideways! If you have time, you can also come to Yunzhou for a mountain tour Play in the water! You don’t have to worry about anything when I’m here!”
Mr. Niu’s boast is so loud that those friends will definitely stay in Kyoto and not come to Yunzhou.
But there was a letter that Master Niu had to think about for a few times before replying.
It was a handwritten letter from the Holy One. The content was very simple. It was just to ask Mr. Niu how he felt after coming to Yunzhou. Everything is going well, have you ever been in trouble?
Between informing and pretending not to know, Mr. Niu decisively chose to pretend not to know.
Not only that, he also wanted to help Gu Nanxi hide this matter!
There is no way, who makes his son still work hard for Gu Nanxi!
[My Emperor Sheng'an: When I first arrived in Yunzhou, I saw desolation everywhere. The people were naked and numb with emotion, which made people cry! In order to understand the sentiment of the people, I traveled slowly and in simple clothes. Every time I meet ordinary people on the road, I feel grateful for the emperor’s grace! 】
Master Niu considered it for a moment and continued to write.
[Yunzhou is sparsely populated, and the Han people and the grassland herdsmen are like the Chu River, with clear lines! Fortunately, the Tatars did not go south, and the people of Yunzhou were able to breathe. The politics of Yunzhou are relatively clear, and I have never heard of anything happening to the villagers. 】
By writing this, I expressed my loyalty to the emperor, expressed the gratitude of the people to the emperor, and even vilified the current situation in Yunzhou, but did not leave the general a target for criticism!
The next step is to show Yunzhou’s dilemma and make the Holy One happy.
【But recently, something has troubled everyone in Yunzhou! The Tatars are causing trouble and do not allow the ministries to sell wool to Yunzhou. Yunzhou's finances are tight. Does your Majesty have any instructions? 】
Master Niu wrote the letter and handed it to the postman after the ink was dry.
It happened that Niu Jinyi came back from the academy. Mr. Niu waved in front of him proudly for a few times, and then rewarded Niu Jinyi with a headache: "Bad boy, I'm fucked up for you. Heart! Dad and I, there are still many things worth learning from you!”
Leaving Niu Jinyi with a puzzled look on his face, Mr. Niu wandered off to Baiwei Restaurant to eat a box lunch!
They set off in a hurry and didn’t bring a cook with them. As for Mrs. Niu’s craftsmanship, let’s not talk about it!
The winter in Yunzhou is desolate and cold with a hint of fireworks.
Many children are willing to go out to play in the snow and make snow dumplings. One group plays the role of the Yunzhou Warriors and the other plays the role of the Tatars, and the two sides have a snowball fight.
But no matter how disparate the strength is, the group that plays Yunzhou Cavalry will always win in the end
Winter is different on the grassland.
Herdsmen actually don’t like winter.
Although they don’t have to graze in winter, winter is often synonymous with death.
The snowflakes flying in the sky fell on the stiff corpses, taking away their clean souls.
In Tasi Department, the herdsmen poked their heads out of their yurts and looked around.
"Why hasn't Big Beard come yet?"
"It should be soon. Last year around this time, Big Beard came to our tribe!"
"I don't know what he will bring this time. What? There must be some salt, maybe some Will bring cans from Yunzhou!"
"You still want to buy cans from Yunzhou, are you ready for so much money?"
"Before Khan informs us, I sold the wool to Yunzhou!”
Others were surprised: "When did you go? I never saw you leave!"
"I asked someone else to take me there." The herdsman did not say who he asked to take him there, and neither did the others. ask.
Last time the Khan's Ministry sent black cavalry, and they were all very fierce!
The herdsmen knew that neither the Khan nor the leader liked Yunzhou, so they only talked for a few words and stopped continuing the topic, but looked forward to it. This year's wind and snow are much heavier than in previous years.
At this time in the past, herdsmen could still put on their leather shoes, mount their horses, and go for a walk outside.
Now, if you don’t clear the snow on the tent for one day, the snow will collapse the tent in a few days!
With such heavy snow, the dried cow dung must be taken back to the tent to dry it a few days in advance. Otherwise, it will contain strong smoke when burned.
The calf-high snow also brought great obstacles to the merchants.
“Perhaps the road is difficult, so the bearded man came later.”
"Well, he should come quickly. There is not enough salt at home!"
In the winter grasslands, salt is equivalent to gold. No one dares to store a lot of salt at home for fear of attracting thieves.
Especially table salt is not easy to store. It would be very distressing if the salt jar is broken on the way to the venue.
So herdsmen usually buy salt for the winter after choosing a place to stay in winter.
However, after waiting day after day, there was still no sign of the bearded caravan!
The leader of the Tasi tribe couldn't sit still anymore and asked his son to take a few people around every day to see if the bearded man was trapped on the road?
"Abba, we have searched all around, but we haven't seen the bearded man!"
The leader of the Tasi tribe frowned tightly. If the bearded man doesn't come again, Most people in the tribe will run out of salt!
"Abba, how about I go to the Haoriqin Department to find Zhasu and ask?"
"You are not allowed to go to her. Your marriage has fallen through! If you have nothing to do, go as often as possible. Hongjibe, take a turn!”
His son turned around and left, pretending not to have heard these words.
The leader of the Tasi tribe was angry and cursed at his son's back.
After waiting for another ten days, there was still no sign of the bearded caravan.
There was no other way, so the leader of the Tasi tribe had no choice but to go to the Haoriqin tribe in person.
But this time, he did not take his son with him.
"Has, my friend! I'm in trouble and I want to ask you for help!" The leader of the Tasi tribe lifted the door curtain and was instantly hit by the warmth in the tent.
“Good brother, you are here, please take a seat!”
Different from the traditional prairie tent layout, Haas’s tent has a four-corner table and a few small stools.
A grape can was warmed on the campfire, and the sweet and sour aroma filled the tent, refreshing people.
The corner of the tent where the wooden boards were originally placed is now a square fire pit!
Zhasu took off his fur coat and was sitting cross-legged on the fire bed.
“You actually made a fire bed in the tent? Haas, do you still remember that we are wild horses on the grassland and eagles in the sky, and we will not stop in any place? Do you want to stay here all year round? Here? In a few years, the pasture will be eaten up by the sheep!"
Haas: "Of course I know, but this place will become This is our winter residence in Haoriqin! We will build a house like Yunzhou here in the spring and summer, and we will come back in the winter."
"You are really crazy!"
Haas: "Okay, my friend, why did you come to me? Is it also about salt?" (End of this chapter)