After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad - Chapter 776: The Arrogant Tartars
After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad
Chapter 776: The Arrogant TartarsYeli Wangrong wanted to surrender to his brother-in-law. He heard from his brother-in-law that Li Yuanhao was forming a cavalry of 200,000 people, intending to radiate in a triangle with Xingqing Prefecture as the center to defend against Da Zhou, Tubo and Yunzhou.
However, Yeli Wangrong did not tell Meitang and others about this.
Mei Tang did not ask any further questions. His main mission on this trip was to rescue Su Yunyan and Ma Nantian and find out what happened. Other information he obtained was secondary.
Therefore, after this night, everyone quickened their pace.
Xingqing Prefecture was built along the Yellow River, which was the most important mother river in Western Xia. There were many important cities on both sides of the Yellow River.
The route that Yeli Wangrong set for Mei Tangding was from Yinzhou to Xiazhou, and then to Xingqing Prefecture.
This route is almost a horizontal straight line and is the shortest route. At the same time, there will be cities along the way serving as supply stations.
Meitang agreed to Yeli Wangrong's proposal.
Yinzhou and Xiazhou are connected by a small river. Meitang originally wanted to go to Xiazhou by boat, but he found that there were almost no passenger ships on the river, only small boats used by fishermen to fish.
Yeli Wangrong explained: "The river often changes its course. During the dry season, the water level is very shallow, less than a person's calf height, and it is impossible to sail. But we can follow the river to Xiazhou so that we won't get lost."
Xixia is not like Yunzhou and Dazhou where there are official roads everywhere, so when they go out, the most important thing for them is to make sure they don't get lost.
Mei Tang and others followed Yeli Wangrong along the river, heading west.
The weather has turned warmer this season.
What comes into view is the sparkling river surface, white water birds flying low above the river, and the originally withered grass slowly turning green.
Even though everyone had something on their mind, they couldn't help but smile when they saw such a beautiful scene.
It's a pity that such a beautiful scenery was soon destroyed.
Before moving inland, the Xixia people made a living by raising livestock and hunting, and lived wherever there was water and grass.
As the ties with Da Zhou and Yunzhou strengthened, the Xixia people learned agricultural production, which gradually became the main production sector.
However, some Xixia people still follow their customs and graze and hunt.
Therefore, when Mei Tang and others were walking along the river, they would always encounter Xixia people herding herds of sheep and cattle.
When they saw Mei Tang, they did not go up to say hello. Instead, they looked at each other from a distance, then went about their own business without disturbing each other.
On this day, Mei Tang met another group of herdsmen.
They should be a big family, with four or five strong men, three or four women, and several children.
The child, who was about five or six years old, was very interested in the Han people and wanted to ride over on a pony, but was grabbed by the collar by a strong man.
The strong man said something vicious to the child. Fear appeared on the child's face, and he reluctantly followed the strong man back.
Mei Tang and others laughed when they saw this.
"Are we some kind of monster? Everyone runs away when they see us."
Zhao San was a mischievous person. He deliberately took out a few candies, held them high up, and shouted at the child, "Come here, I'll give you candies."
The word "sugar" is a temptation that children can hardly resist.
The child, who had been following his parents obediently, brightened up his eyes when he heard this word. He tried to go over again on his pony, but was slapped hard by his father.
"Forget what I told you?! Don't run around, do you hear me? If you run again, I'll break your legs."
The child felt wronged and said with tears in his eyes: "They said we would give you candy."
"No matter what you give me to eat, it won't work."
The child slurped his saliva and slowly followed his father.
Zhao San burst into laughter when he saw this scene.
Yeli Wangrong couldn't stand Zhao San teasing the Xixia people, and said angrily: "Why are you teasing a child for no reason? If he really comes over, will you give him candy?"
Give the child hope, and then shatter that hope, just to see the child looking aggrieved.
Many adults have this kind of bad taste.
But Yeli Wangrong didn't like it, because in front of the high and mighty nobles, ordinary people would also encounter such things.
Zhao Sanfen gave Yeli Wangrong a piece of candy and said nonchalantly, "Give it to me, of course I will."
Yeli Wangrong was stunned. He stared at the candy in his palm. It was whiter than milk and wrapped in a layer of transparent paper.
The precious sugar, which could be exchanged for the price of a sheep, just lay quietly in the palm of his hand.
This was given to me by a Han Chinese I had just met not long ago.
Seeing Yeli Wangrong looking stupid, Zhao San urged him, "Eat quickly. The top layer is rice paper. You can eat it directly."
Yeli Wangrong's eyes sparkled, as if some emotion was surging in them: "Did you really give it to me?"
Zhao San hooked his arm around Yeli Wangrong's neck and said nonchalantly, "Yes! What? Do you still want me to feed you?"
Yeli Wangrong insisted, "Why did you give it to me?"
Zhao San rolled his eyes and said, "We'll just give it to you. Why should we? If you have to give a reason, it's that you're our guide, one of us. We can't just eat all the delicious food and drink all the spicy drinks without leaving any soup for you."
"One of our own..." Yeli Wangrong smiled. His dry face showed innocence when he smiled.
Zhao San touched his arm and felt a dense layer of goose bumps all over it. It was really weird that he could actually see innocence on an old man's face.
A piece of candy won Yeli Wangrong's friendship and opened his mouth to talk.
"Is milk candy expensive in Yunzhou?"
Zhao San: "It's expensive, but our boss is generous and gives us half a pound of sugar coupons every year. Milk candy is more expensive. Half a pound of sugar coupons can only be exchanged for four ounces of milk candy."
The divine boss!
Yeli Wangrong was envious. He wondered what kind of treatment Lord Yuanhao gave him.
"Are the houses in Yunzhou expensive? I heard from merchants in Dazhou that the houses in Kyoto are very expensive."
Zhao San: "It's OK. More and more people are coming to Yunzhou, and housing prices have been rising. The employer has specially built a batch of low-rent housing, and the housing prices are extremely low."
"So good..." Yeli Wangrong envied, "Is Yunzhou recruiting soldiers?"
If I can't get in with Lord Yuanhao, how about going to Yunzhou to join the army?
Zhao San saw what Yeli Wangrong was thinking and said with a smile, "Being a soldier in Yunzhou is a popular job. Everyone wants to go, but not everyone can. Especially if you want to be an officer, you must graduate from a military academy. I heard that the literacy rate of Yunzhou soldiers has reached 100%."
Yeli Wangrong was dumbfounded. To be a soldier, one must be educated?! Isn't it enough to just fight for one's life?
The two of them were chattering and chatting animatedly.
Suddenly, several people on horseback came running towards this side.
Ye Li Wangrong, who had sharp ears, heard the sound of weapons clashing, his eyes instantly became sharp, and he shouted loudly: "Be alert!"
Zhao San threw a steel knife to Yeli Wangrong, then he took off the bow and arrow from behind, raised it, and drew the bow.
The person on the other side is getting closer and closer.
It’s that Xixia kid!