After scolding the old man who had followed him for a long time, the strong man's gloomy expression still eased until dark.

He knew that there were many things that originated in the bud, and if he couldn't strangle it as soon as the thought appeared, it would be too late to curb it when it grew up.

Taking advantage of the last rays of the sunset, the strong man discerned the direction, and led the caravan away from the main road to a sheltered forest.

This forest is a pine forest, and outside the forest, there is a large flat clearing, which at first glance has been organized, and should be the usual camp of the caravan.

Led the people here, the strong man jumped off his horse, looked around first, and then began to let the others come down and prepare to camp for the night.

The carriages were parked in a row and blocked the way they came, and as for the pack horses, naturally someone wiped their sweat and fed them bean cakes.

After all, after a day's work, it is time to give others something good.

The snow was cleared from the clearing, and soon, several large and small fires were lit.

Because the camp was backed by the forest, there was no shortage of firewood, and the pine wood was easy to burn, so the fire was extra large tonight, and it took less than a moment to dry the wet earth.

Just as the others were doing these jobs, Xiao Hancheng and the others also jumped off the carriage.

The caravan boss's son was right, the three of them really didn't work, except for the occasional little help, they spent most of their time watching others work.

There is no way, Cheng Yanjin and Luo Shixin both think that they are dignified generals, how can they do the work of servants? So even Xiao Han, who was willing to help, could only watch from the wall.

Walking in winter is hard, but in some ways, there are benefits that summer doesn't.

For example, at this time, there are no mosquitoes and flies, and wild beasts are rare.

Another example is not to worry about food spoilage and lack of water.

The harsh north wind not only froze the bacteria that breed, but also brought abundant water to the people who were on the way.

Use a few thick wooden sticks to prop the hanging pot on top of the fire, and then hold a few handfuls of soft snow in the pot, watch the snow melt into water little by little, and then gradually churn in the pot, the whole process is also quite pleasant.

"Huh? Eating paste again? Hey, can you change the taste? ”

Xiao Han squatted by the fire to roast the fire, and inadvertently saw the caravan boss distributing flour one by one, and his stomach couldn't stop churning.

I don't know how these people feel, anyway, he can't stand cooking noodles like this every day, so it's okay for you to make dry noodles into noodles!

The strong man heard Xiao Han's complaints, and walked over with a smile and said politely: "Hehe, a few people have worked hard, and when they go out, they really can't pay too much attention to it, a few of them should bear with it!" When you arrive in Luzhou, a certain family will be the east, and you must invite a few people to have a big meal! ”

Xiao Han forced down his uncomfortable stomach, looked at the strong man and asked, "Then how far is it from Luzhou?" ”

The strong man squatted down, picked up a few scattered firewood and filled the fire in front of Xiao Han, looked at the flickering flames and said slowly: "There are probably still hundreds of miles to go, we will walk in less than ten days, we should be there!" ”

"Huh? Ten days to go......"

When Xiao Han heard this, he immediately snorted weakly! He was about to ask Cheng Biting Jin again how far Luzhou was from Shandong, but unexpectedly, when he turned his head, he suddenly found that Cheng Biting Jin, who was still squatting over there just now, had disappeared!

"Hey, what about Cheng Da?"

Xiao Han asked strangely.

came out this time, because I didn't want to be seen through my identity, so the names of the three people also changed a little.

Cheng Yanjin's name is Cheng Da, Luo Shixin's name is Luo Er, and as for Xiao Han, only the name Xiao San remains......

Wait, Xiao San, Xiao San, Xiao San?!

Luo Shixin, who was on the side, raised his head, looked at Xiao Han and said, "I just went to the forest, I guess I went to the toilet." ”

"Go to the toilet?"

Xiao Han let out an "oh" when he heard this, and he didn't take this matter to heart, but turned his head and continued to talk to the caravan boss about the coal.

Perhaps because of the purple clothes, the caravan boss told Xiao Han about his industry, but he didn't hide it, so Xiao Han soon had a general understanding of their lives.

As an emerging industry, the supply of carboniferous has been increasing in the past two years.

Nowadays, around Chang'an, in Shanxi, Gansu and other places, mines have been mined one after another to supply Chang'an's huge consumer market.

In addition, the caravan boss even heard that as far as Shandong and Hebei, there were also big families planning coal mines.

For those families, it is only right to ignore what is used for the time being, and to occupy it first! Anyway, it's not very good to grow grain in coal-producing places now, and it's cheap to buy!

In this regard, Xiao Han could only sigh secretly.

As a posterity, he is well aware of the importance of mastering resources! Now from this alone, it can be seen that the success of those big families is not a fluke! At least this vision is not something that ordinary people can have.

"Then how much charcoal can you transport at one time? Don't they all say that three times is not more than a hundred, and ten times is not a thousand? Can you make enough money on this trip? ”

Looking at the scattered dozen or so people, Xiao Han was a little puzzled, there were no coal trains these days, relying on people to pull horses, how many catties of coal could be pulled at a time?

The caravan boss laughed and explained to Xiao Han: "Hehe, the three brothers Xiao don't know anything! Naturally, we are not enough people, and when we go to Luzhou, we can take advantage of the winter leisure to recruit more people and big livestock, and there will be more people at that time! ”

"Isn't the charcoal still cheap? What a lot of money to be made from this! ”

"Hey, the charcoal we sell is different from the charcoal around Chang'an, these charcoal has no smoke and dust, and it is resistant to burning, so it is supplied to wealthy families, this price is okay, and it is no problem to make hard money back and forth."

Xiao Han is used to thousands of transactions in one transaction, so he naturally looks down on this kind of business that makes little money, but the strong man is very content with this.

Along the way, if you remove people eating and chewing, he can at least have dozens of dollars left, plus the female shopkeeper promised to increase the price by 30%, this trip is enough to be worth the previous two trips, this business, I can wake up with a smile in my dreams.

When talking about sex, the sky outside is completely dark.

A few tired birds called twice in the sky, but Luo Shixin, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, suddenly opened his eyes and got up!

"That's not right! Why hasn't Lao Cheng come back yet! ”

Xiao Han was taken aback by Luo Shixin's movements, and when he came back to his senses, he also slapped his thigh: "Hey, yes!" If you go to the toilet for so long, your butt will be frozen, right? ”

"Lost?"

The caravan boss also sensed that something was wrong, and then stood up and looked at the forest.

Luo Shixin touched the short knife hanging on his waist, and said in a condensed voice: "No!" It's so quiet that if he gets lost, all he has to do is shout a few times and we'll hear you! For so long, I haven't heard anything! ”

"That's right!" When the caravan boss heard this, he nodded slowly: "Then, I'll take a few brothers and go into the forest to find out!" ”

"I'll go too!" Xiao Han hurriedly got up and said.

Luo Shixin thought for a moment, then nodded: "It's okay, one more person, one more person to take care of!" ”

The caravan leader's eyes changed imperceptibly.

He has traveled north and south for many years, and he can naturally see that Luo Shixin brought Xiao Han not for the so-called multiple people, but because he was not at ease to put him here alone.

I felt a little uncomfortable, but the man also knew that it was understandable for people to do this.

After all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, be cautious, and no one can say a mistake.

"Okay, without further ado, let's make a few torches, and we'll find them!"

As soon as Xiao Han and Luo Shixin bowed their hands, the strong man strode towards the other fires, began to gather people, and prepared to go into the forest to find Cheng Yanjin.