Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 4: Please be careful when reversing

The snow has stopped, but the wind has not stopped.

Leaden clouds rolled in the sky.

It was almost dusk, and the dry earth was desolate.

The disheveled women, leading horses and carrying packages in sacks, moved their legs driven by instinct.

After walking for most of the day, we only covered a dozen miles.

"Please be careful when reversing~"

"Please be careful when reversing~"

In the messy world, a clear electronic female voice was heard.

Lin Dao drove the tricycle and reversed it to a flat place.

Jinlian, who was wearing a linen dress, jumped out of the car, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.

Ever since she sat on the fairy mechanical beast that could move on its own, she has been in a state of mental tension.

I've been holding it in all the way until now, and my body and legs are weak and I can't hold my urine anymore.

"Arrange it."

Lin Dao instructed, "Build a pot and light a fire, and cook the horse meat you brought."

Most of the people in Sanhe Village had died at the hands of the Hu cavalry.

The remaining young women, terrified of the brutal revenge of the Hu cavalry, simply buried the bodies of their loved ones, took some belongings, and followed Lin Dao.

In their opinion, Lin Dao was able to control fire and ride on mechanical beasts, and was undoubtedly an unrivaled expert.

In troubled times, only the strong can provide protection.

Jinlian, who had recovered her strength, shouted loudly to arrange things, and was very servile.

A big pot was set up, and there was snow all over the ground. Some clean snow was poured into the pot.

Then throw the cut horse meat you brought with you into the pot and cook it, then sprinkle some salt on it.

Jinlian is very sensible, or perhaps it can be said that in this chaotic era, children from poor families become sensible early on.

She scooped a large piece of horse meat from the cauldron of boiling hot soup and placed it in a ceramic bowl.

He held it in both hands and carefully handed it to Lin Dao.

"Master, please have some food~~~"

Looking at the horse meat in the bowl that was obviously not cooked thoroughly and still had blood on it, Lin Dao simply shook his head.

"I'm not hungry. Here you go."

Jinlian immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, my Lord."

Seeing the girl grabbing the piece of meat and tearing it apart, her image looked a little ferocious, and Lin Dao bared his teeth.

He had never been hungry, so he naturally didn't understand how wonderful it was to be able to have a full meal of meat in this war-torn era.

After eating and drinking their fill, the women, each wrapped in a blanket filled with hay and linen, crowded around the fire like penguins.

"Just take good care of it. I'm going to do something and will be back tomorrow morning."

Lin Dao told Jin Lian, "No one is allowed to touch anything in the car."

"Don't worry, Master."

Jinlian immediately patted her chest and said, "As long as the food is there, the people are there!"

Lin Dao has no plans to resign for the time being.

He wanted to go back as a victor and step on that damn domineering president.

The warehouse work still needs to continue.

All vehicles entering and leaving to transport goods need to be counted and recorded.

After finishing work, Lin Dao went to the snack street to eat something, then returned to the dormitory and fell asleep.

If nothing else, at least the dormitory has air conditioning.

What if you go to Yonghe Time and Space and spend the night in the wild with the cold wind howling?
Lin Dao didn't have to endure any hardship.

The next day I got up and washed up.

I first checked the duty information to confirm that there was no cargo coming in or out today.

Then I called Su Tongtong and asked about the progress of the company's registration.

After finishing all these, Lin Dao had breakfast and set off.

Yonghe Time and Space.

In the sky, the cold wind carried salt snow, which hit my face painfully.

"Hiss~ It's snowing again."

As soon as Lin Dao came over, he was warmly welcomed despite the biting cold wind.

It is obvious that the temperature of this world is much lower than that of the modern world.

Not far away, more than twenty young women, wrapped in quilts, gathered around a flickering fire.

It looks like a group of penguins huddling together for warmth in Antarctica.

There was a rustling sound beside me.

Turning around, I saw a torn quilt on the tricycle.

The quilt was opened, revealing Jinlian's little face, which was frozen white.

Jinlian, who was in a daze, saw Lin Dao and hurriedly stood up and came over to greet him.

"Master Lang."

Glancing at the ring-handled sword in Jinlian's arms, Lin Dao instructed, "The fire is almost out. Arrange for someone to clean it up. We'll set off after breakfast."

The women's breakfast was still horse meat.

Lin Dao had beaten several of them to death in Sanhe Village before, so there was plenty of meat.

After breakfast, on the way to continue looking for the beggars, Lin Dao, who was driving, took out a White Rabbit milk candy and handed it to Jinlian beside him.

"Add some sugar."

There was light in Jinlian's eyes. "It's sweet and delicious~~~"

In this era, high-end foods such as sweets are true luxuries.

The only sweet food that ordinary people can eat is probably malt sugar.

At noon, the wind stopped and the snow stopped.

The long-awaited sunshine penetrated the clouds and cast golden light on the earth.

After walking less than ten miles in the morning, the women were obviously exhausted.

Lin Dao, who was planning to find a place to have lunch, stopped the car, held the claw hammer, and looked into the distance.

A few hundred steps away, a group of cavalry was slowly approaching.

They wore fur coats, fur hats, and even had their horses' legs wrapped in linen, making them look very similar to the previous Hu cavalry.

Jinlian, who was standing by, shouted cheerfully, "My dear, it's from the Beggar Army."

Lin Dao was very surprised. How could he tell that?

At least he couldn't tell the difference between the Qihuo Army and the Hu Cavalry at a long distance.

What happened next was uneventful.

The patrolling scouts of the Qihuo Army came forward to communicate with Lin Dao.

They were very happy to learn that Lin Dao had brought food for trade. For the Qihuo Army, the thing they lacked most was food.

They urgently need food suppliers. Without large quantities of food supplies, people in the old camp will starve to death.

The scouts wanted to take them to the camp on the spot, but Lin Dao refused.

He asked Jinlian to do something.

Under Jinlian's command, the women quickly built a fire, set up an iron pot, and found some cleaner snow to pour into the pot.

The scout looked at the scene in astonishment.

Who eats at noon?
At Jinlian's loud call, the women lined up in an orderly manner to receive the cooked meat for their meals.

Among the scouts, a captain who introduced himself as Qin Lang could not help but step forward and salute. "Excuse me, sir, what is your family background?"

With just one sentence, Lin Daowen fell silent.

It was the first time in his life that someone asked him about his family background, and he felt at a loss.

Seeing that Lin Dao didn't respond, Qin Lang's eyes gradually changed. "Surname?"

Lin Dao frowned, and Lang Sheng responded, "Descendants of Yan and Huang!"

Qin Lang hesitated, not knowing how to respond.

"What's the matter?"

"Food is so precious," Qin Lang said kindly, "how can you waste it on a woman's stomach?"

His demeanor and demeanor showed that he was an old nobleman the moment he opened his mouth.

What he said was just unpleasant.

"Have you any gold?"

Lin Dao casually responded, "There's enough gold, and I have as much food as you want."

The cavalrymen behind Qin Lang all looked at him with contempt.

Those who speak big words are despised by military men.

You can have as much food as you want. Where can you get so much food these days? You are such a boaster.

Glancing around, Lin Dao invited everyone, "Want a bowl?"

"okay!"

After eating and drinking their fill, Qin Lang and the others expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

It is really not easy to have a full meal these days, especially a full meal with oil and meat.

As a member of the noble family, you must observe etiquette when eating other people's food.

After packing up our things, we continued heading towards the Qihuo Army Camp.

Along the way, Lin Dao saw several teams of patrol cavalry from the Beggar Army, as well as many visible and hidden sentries.

"In novels, there are always surprise attacks on enemy camps, night raids on enemy camps, and killing the enemy troops until they collapse and howl. How can it be that easy?"

Thousands of years of war experience.

The army crawled out of the pile of dead bodies and had already made every possible defense foolproof.

Sneak attacks are recorded in history books precisely because they are so rarely successful.

In the afternoon, dark clouds covered the sky again and snowflakes fell again.

After walking for an afternoon, we finally arrived at the old camp of the Beggar Army.

This is a connected camp with dozens of camps of various sizes.

Rather than being a military camp, it is more like a series of forts of varying sizes.

The Qihuo Army originally originated from a refugee group led by King Sima Teng of Yan, which was composed of former Bingzhou officials, literati, soldiers and farmers.

They fled for food and sought food in Jizhou, where they gradually formed a beggar army.

There were constant wars in the north, and the Hu people were wreaking havoc and killing countless people.

Desperate refugees from all over the country gradually gathered together and formed beggar armies of varying sizes.

They banded together to resist the slaughter by the barbarians, fighting for a chance of survival for themselves and their families.

Ran Min, the Wudao Heavenly King, came from the Qihuo Army.

Here in Guangzong County, there is the largest beggar army among all the places.

"Excuse me, sir, what family are you from?"

Outside the camp, the middle-aged man who came to greet them asked about their family background as the first thing they asked.

Lin Dao himself didn't think anything of it, but in the eyes of others.

He is tall and has a bright look in his eyes.

Her rosy complexion indicates that she is well-nourished, and she exudes confidence in every move.

This is definitely not a commoner~~~
Since he is not a peasant, the first thing he would ask when he meets someone is definitely not "Do you have scallion pancakes?"

Feng Dun, one of the generals of the Guangzong Shangbaiqihuo Army, has been in a bad mood recently.

The old camp is short of food and can only hold out for two months at most, after which it will run out of food.

In this season of lean season, where will tens of thousands of families go?

He was under a lot of pressure. Every time he opened his eyes, he saw tens of thousands of families opening their mouths to ask him for food.

If there is no food to eat, we will have to eat him, the great commander!

At this time, I learned that someone came to sell food.

Feng Dun’s first reaction was not to rob him, but to try his best to maintain this road in the hope of buying more food.

"Lin Dao, from a humble background."

Lin Dao expressed his opinion, "Does doing business also require family background?"

If it were in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Jiangnan, Lin Dao might have been driven away by now.

Those aristocratic and famous people who took too much Wu Shi San only cared about their family background.

However, as the beggar army was short of food, Feng Dun immediately invited Lin Dao to enter the camp to rest.

"No need for formalities, let's talk business first."

Lin Dao took a bag of food from the tricycle.

Cut open the bag to reveal the white rice inside.

“It’s polished rice!”

Everyone around was horrified.

Before the Warring States Period, people did not even husk wheat and ate wheat rice.

In the Yonghe time and space, even soldiers usually only have corn rice mixed with husks and sand to eat.

Eat vegetables? Eat meat?
Stop dreaming. It would be great if we could have some pickles to eat.

Normally, only the most elite armored cavalry are qualified to eat this kind of fine rice.

Grabbed a handful of rice and slowly let it slip in my hand.

Everyone's eyes slid down along the snow-white rice.

Lin Dao spoke frankly.

“Authentic materials, no deception.”

"A dou of rice costs 100 coins, and the settlement is in gold."

(End of this chapter)