Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Without the pressure of escorting food and fodder, and with all the dangers on the road almost eliminated, the return trip was much faster than the coming trip, and one day was enough to cover the distance that would take two days.

They concentrated on their journey all day, and when the team stopped to rest at night, Lin Gou Wa finally found an opportunity to ask Cheng Wan the question he had always wanted to ask.

"Cousin, cousin, since the war, have you...are you all right?"

After asking the question, Lin Gou Wa realized that he seemed to have asked a stupid question.

He quickly explained: "I mean, are my aunt and the others...all okay?"

Lin Gou Wa didn't say it explicitly, but Cheng Wan could tell that Lin Gou Wa wanted to ask whether Old Lady Lin and others were dead or alive.

"It's all good. We fled to Liangzhou and settled down in the capital of Liangzhou. We were given a few acres of land. Gradually, we started a small business and we have enough food and clothing."

Lin Gou Wa nodded repeatedly, his eyes heating up uncontrollably. He lowered his head and rubbed the moisture from his eyes with the back of his hand, his voice a little hoarse: "That's great, we're all still alive, that's the best thing."

Cheng Wan drooped his eyelashes and sighed silently.

"My grandma has always been thinking about you. She paid someone to inquire about your news before, but those people reported that the whole Ganzhou was in chaos. They didn't dare to enter Fuwen County at all, so naturally they couldn't find out the news from a small village under Qingyuan County of Fuwen County..."

"Then, then my mother and the others..."

Lin Gou Wa cried softly with great restraint.

"At that time, my eldest uncle, my father, my younger uncle, my two cousins, my younger brother, and I were all forcibly conscripted. I didn't dare to think about whether my mother and the others were dead or alive."

Cheng Wan pursed his lips, opened his mouth, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Then are your father and the others still alive?"

“My father was shot to death while trying to protect me and my younger brother.

My younger brother lived half a day longer than my father, but also died.

Some of my uncles and their families died, some were lost, and I don’t know if anyone else is alive besides me.”

Lin Gou Wa was crying, and his whole body showed a state of extreme numbness due to the pain.

Chen Changtong, who was standing aside, lowered his head, listened to Lin Gou Wa's crying, and silently wiped away the tears from his face.

Call ~

Cheng Wan blinked his eyes and let out a breath, but he still felt very suffocated in his heart.

"I told my friend that if they reach Qingyuan County later, he will send people to Xiaolin Village to inquire about your mother and the others."

Lin Gou Wa suddenly looked up at Cheng Wan, his lips trembling uncontrollably: "Cousin, thank you, thank you."

Cheng Wan shook his head: "Rest early."

After saying that, Cheng Wan got up and left.

She felt that Lin Gou Wa and Chen Changtong would rather hug each other for warmth at this moment.

Indeed, Lin Gou Wa, who had tried his best to maintain his emotions in front of Cheng Wan, bit the back of his hand and cried with a distorted face after Cheng Wan left.

It's ugly, but even more sad.

Chen Changtong patted Lin Gou Wa's back and kept sucking his nose.

After a long time, Lin Gou Wa's emotions gradually stabilized, and Chen Changtong also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come to think of it, we actually forgot to ask one thing just now. Gou Wa, what do you think is going on when those people keep calling you 'sir'?

I thought your cousin was some rich girl, but now the more I think about it, the more I feel something is not right."

Chen Changtong was genuinely curious and also wanted to change the subject.

Lin Gou Wa sniffed and hummed, "My cousin must know some important person, like that captain, so these people call him 'sir'."

Chen Changtong frowned slightly, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He grabbed Lin Gou Wa's arm, his eyes bright, "Tell me, could it be that your cousin is an adult herself?"

"what?"

Lin Gou Wa was a little slow to react.

"Impossible, impossible, forget it, don't let it get out of your head, just ask your cousin in person later."

Chen Changtong shook his head with a smile, secretly cursing himself for being so daring.

Lin Gou Wa scratched his head and didn't take it too seriously.

Cheng Wan left home in early May, and now it is early July, and he has been away from home for two months.

The further north he went, the more Cheng Wan missed Old Lady Lin and the others.

But she didn't have the ability to teleport, so no matter how anxious she was, she still had to travel step by step.

Especially since she is responsible for the entire team and has to bring them back safely.

"Master Cheng, will you still be responsible for escorting grain in the future?"

The little leader with two dimples when he smiles is called Yin Chen. Yin Chen looked at Cheng Wan's profile and mustered up the courage to ask.

"If there are orders from above, we must obey them."

This means that without orders, food and fodder will no longer be escorted.

Cheng Wan turned to look at Yin Chen, who had his head drooped, and pursed his lips: "Follow Deputy General Zhang and work hard. Maybe you can become a general in the future."

Yin Chen is pretty and cute. He loves to laugh and has two dimples when he laughs. He is about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Judging from his personality, he should come from a well-off family and he must have been extremely favored at home. I don't know why he joined the army.

Cheng Wan treats him as his younger brother.

"Really? I can really become a general? Is that possible? My father always said that I would never achieve anything great."

Yin Chen raised his head suddenly and looked at Cheng Wan with sparkling eyes.

Cheng Wan laughed and encouraged Yin Chen: "Nothing is impossible. You need to listen more, watch more, and learn more. I look forward to the day when you become a general."

"Ok!"

Yin Chen nodded heavily.

He looked at Cheng Wan's smiling eyes, and his ears felt hot: "Cheng, Cheng Wan."

Cheng Wan's eyebrows jumped.

Blame her for being so nice to this kid.

Yin Chen turned his head slightly to look around, then drove his horse a little forward, parallel to Cheng Wan, and whispered, "Cheng Wan, if you can't succeed with that captain in the future, can you consider... me?"

"No."

Cheng Wan refused mercilessly.

"Why?" Yin Chen was anxious: "I will treat you well, my family is very rich, and I will work hard to become a general, I..."

Cheng Wan turned his head and looked at Yin Chen again, his face serious and his eyes earnest:

"I don't like you, I like the captain.

Whether you are a soldier or a general, I will not like you. "

A cool breeze blew by, and there was a sudden thunder in the sky. It was going to rain.

Cheng Wan quickly turned back and shouted, "Speed ​​up and find an open space to stop and set up camp!"

Yin Chen didn't care about his own cold heart. He turned his horse's head back and loudly conveyed Cheng Wan's order.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

......

The sky, which was originally sunny, was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and strong winds blew violently, accompanied by deafening thunder, which made people feel uncontrollably panicked.

In a large open space, everyone was busy and nervous.

"Watch the mules and horses! Don't let them get scared and run around!"

"The tent must be nailed firmly! Otherwise it will be blown over by the strong wind!"

"Spread dry branches on the ground, then lay some straw on top, then quickly move the food into the tent and cover it with tarpaulin!"

......

"Patta, patter....swish..."

"It's raining! Go inside! Get sheltered!"