The wind is high and the setting fire is easy, and the moon is dark and the killing is easy.

On the ninth day of the twelfth month of the fourth year of Yongli, the hour of You.

The north wind is howling and the sky is dark.

There were dozens of carriages coming from the south of Chaisang Town, 30 miles south of Jiujiang Prefecture, and another 500 Jinyiwei in flying fish suits walked on both sides of the carriage, obviously protecting the convoy.

"Master Qianhu, why is the north wind getting stronger and stronger? It's like a knife blowing on your face. It's really hard to walk."

In the middle of the team, Fang Yaozu, the chief flag of the Jinyiwei, walked on the side of a carriage, covering half of his face and ears with his left hand, while talking to a commander riding on a horse.

"Maybe it's because it's about to reach the riverside. The wind loses its barrier and is naturally getting bigger and bigger."

"The wind is so strong, and it's too late, and the brothers are tired and hungry. Otherwise, they will fight in the town ahead and rest for a night and leave tomorrow. They are only thirty miles away from Jiujiang and will arrive in an afternoon tomorrow." Fang Yaozu said.

The one riding on the horse was the leader of this convoy, and Sun Tonglin, the Jinyiwei of Yongli Dynasty, was in charge of the execution of thousands of households.

When Sun Tonglin heard his subordinates complain, he hesitated for a moment.

The original plan was to rush to Jiujiang to rest, because the north wind blew, which affected the journey.

He knew that Fang Yaozu had the courage to say these words to him, and that his subordinates had already complained.

However, this convoy is so important. Commander Ma repeatedly instructed him to ensure the safety of the convoy. This is the treasure of the emperor and his elders.

"It seems that I have to stay in the town ahead tonight, thirty miles. Even if there is no north wind, it will take midnight to Jiujiang, and it will be even more unsafe to walk in the middle of the night."

Thinking of this, Sun Tonglin made up his mind.

He called a personal soldier and asked him to go to Chaisang Town to see if he could find a place to eat and live.

The personal soldiers left.

The treasures brought by this convoy were nothing but people, experts from various institutes and craftsmen from the military weapon barracks, led by Hatis and Jiao Ni.

Last month, the emperor, concubines, cabinet, and officials from all six ministries had gone to Nanjing. After the stability was completely stabilized, the emperor ordered the general's weapon barracks to come to Nanjing.

The equipment and drawings have been transported away, and only these treasure craftsmen of nearly a hundred people are left. Ma Jixiang did not dare to neglect them, so he ordered his confidants to punish the thousand-household Sun Tonglin to personally lead the Five Hundred Jinyiwei to escort along the way.

Sun Tonglin was careful and cautious in his work. Ma Jixiang was very relieved to hand over this important task to him.

...

However, the personal soldier was very skilled in doing business and soon returned, saying that he had found three large inns and could fully entertain these craftsmen, and that they could solve the problem of housing and food.

When Sun Tonglin heard that he could allow the craftsmen to live there, he felt relieved. As for the Jinyiwei, they all carried the accounts with them. If they really couldn't do it, they squeezed into the tent and took a nap.

If you keep warm together, you shouldn't be frozen.

As for breaking the people's homes and staying, Sun Tonglin dared not. It was a violation of the saint's taboo when disturbing the people. If it was passed into the emperor's ears, his thousand households would have been the end.

...

After arranging the craftsmen, Sun Tonglin personally arranged the guards and then returned to a room called "Yuelai Inn" to rest.

This room was specially reserved for him by his personal soldiers. Except for him, the rest of the Jinyiwei stayed in the yard, and of course, they were all in the tents placed in the leewards of the yard.

The personal soldiers brought a basin of hot water. After Sun Tonglin burned his feet, he felt exhausted and was about to go to bed to rest, but when the personal soldiers came in and reported: "Sir, the shopkeeper brought you a pot of oil tea."

"Oh, please come in." Sun Tonglin hurriedly said.

"I've seen an adult." The shopkeeper's surname is Sang, a native of the town, holding a large copper pot in his hand. After entering the door, he bowed to salute.

"Sir, this is the oil tea made by the villain. Do you want to try it?"

"Shopkeeper, thank you."

"What are you grateful for? A bowl of oil tea is not worth it. Sir, I'm going to tell you that the villain has been opening a shop for many years and has not seen such a good army. He speaks kindly and does not hit people, and pays money for staying in a shop or for dinner. At that time, the Tartars would not say that they would pay money, if they were a little negligent, they would curse at the least, and hit you both in the mouth. It would be light."

Manager Sang said in a nagging manner and delivered a bowl of hot oil tea to Sun Tonglin.

"Shopkeeper, we are not the army, but the Jinyiwei." Sun Tonglin picked up the bowl and replied.

"Entertainment Uniform Guard? That's even more amazing. Who dares to mess with him? Sir, you've given the small shop this way, enough for the villain to brag for a while. The Jinyiwei stayed in the villain's store, not only gave him enough money, but also drank the villain's oil tea. Hehe..." Shopkeeper Sang showed a flattered smile on his face.

"It's all the emperor who is in charge of the affairs of the country. He is not allowed to disturb the people. Yes, the shopkeeper, the oil tea is really good. The shopkeeper, please do more and let the brothers taste it. On such a cold day, take a sip of the hot oil tea and your body will be warm."

Sun Tonglin took a sip of oil tea, which was hot and fragrant, and felt much more comfortable in the stomach and intestines, so he quickly said.

"Okay, that villain will get two big pots and let the officials drink a bowl." Shopkeeper Sang smiled when he heard this, and turned around and wanted to leave.

"Hey, the shopkeeper, wait. From your accent, it seems that you are from Jiangbei?" Sun Tonglin's hometown is Anqing. Hearing that the shopkeeper's accent is somewhat similar to his, not like a native of Jiujiang, he asked quickly.

"Yes, sir, the villain's ancestors are from Huangmei." Sang Sang replied.

"Huangmei people? Can they sing tea picking tunes?"

"Yes, sir, do you like to listen to it too?"

"I am from Anqing, so I naturally like to listen to the little tunes of my hometown, especially the tea-picking tunes in Huangmei. I haven't heard them for many years. Can you sing a few lines?"

"Lang is with flowers, sister is with flowers, one by one, one by one, and another is under the ridge of the field..." Manager Sang did not hesitate or hesitate when he heard this, and put down the pot and started singing.

The singing is very authentic and interesting. I can't make a mistake. I'm sure I'm a Huangmei native.

"Why did the shopkeeper open a local shop since he is from Huangmei?"

"Oh, it's shameful to the ancestors. The villain was originally surnamed Huang. In the 17th year of Chongzhen, the whole family was in trouble. Only the villain fled to Jiangnan. When he fled here, he fell hungry at the door of the shop. The boss's surname was Sang, and the old couple had no son, so he saved the villain. Seeing that the villain was smart and there was no one in his hometown, he recognized the villain as his son, so the villain changed his surname. Two years ago, the old couple passed away one after another, so he left the shop to the villain. Alas..."

Shopkeeper Sang said, with a very sad expression on his face, as if he didn't want to mention the sad things in the past.

Sun Tonglin nodded and eliminated suspicion for the versatile inn shopkeeper.

After burning his feet and drinking another bowl of hot oil tea, Sun Tonglin felt tired and hurriedly asked his personal soldiers to take the shopkeeper down, and he got into the quilt and fell asleep soon.
Chapter completed!