Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

There was still nearly a thousand miles to go, and it was hard for Yao Xingyuan to imagine how he would be able to trek to Lubin Mansion on two legs as the weather became increasingly cold.

He had a lot of silver dollars with him, which his father had given him before leaving.

A poor family has a rich life, but it is difficult to move without money.

Now it seems to be true.

He and Li Ziqiang followed many people to refund their tickets, but the Russians were arrogant and said that the railway was destroyed by the Chinese, so the tickets could not be refunded.

Some people want to cause trouble. Those Russian soldiers, who are not very good-tempered to begin with, are even more angry because the railway was destroyed. They just raise their guns and pull the bolts, seeming to get angry at any disagreement.

Now everyone stopped.

Yao Xingyuan and Li Ziqiang left the station frustrated.

"How to fix it?" Yao Xingyuan asked blankly.

"I don't know." Li Ziqiang was also confused.

Yao Xingyuan gritted his teeth and decided to buy a horse. At worst, when we get to Lubin Mansion, we can sell the horse again, and the money won't be too much.

Li Ziqiang said: "I can't let my brother be deceived. I will go with you. I know some principles about horses."

Yao Xingyuan was overjoyed: "Thank you so much for your help, brother. Oh my, there are still many good people in the world."

When he went to buy a horse, Li Ziqiang was indeed right.

He also helped me go from 28 yuan to 26 yuan.

Yao Xingyuan has also ridden a horse. His riding skills are not that good, but at least he can ride away.

Li Ziqiang smiled bitterly: "Hey, life is hard, I have to walk to Bo-Ketu Station on two legs."

No matter how grateful Yao Xingyuan was, he would never be able to buy him a horse.

But seeing the bitterness on Li Ziqiang's face and remembering that he had always helped, he couldn't bear it, so he said: "Let's walk slowly and each of us rides for a while. When you get to Bo-Ketu Station, I will go all out. Ye. There are many livestock, so we can take care of each other along the way.”

Li Ziqiang extended his thumb: "Brother is indeed a loyal man."

The kind-hearted Yao Xingyuan smiled.

Ahead, just seven or eight miles out, Yao Xingyuan was about to dismount, but was stopped by Li Ziqiang: "I can still walk, you ride first."

It wasn't until he reached a place called Ailingou that Li Ziqiang reluctantly got on his horse.

Yao Xingyuan said cheerfully: "My eldest brother is very strong on his feet. He walked so far without sweating. I was shivering with cold even on horseback."

After hearing this, Li Ziqiang smiled and said: "I'm riding a pony, so I'll ride faster, and my brother will catch up quickly behind."

Before Yao Xingyuan could respond, he knocked the horse's belly hard and the horse bolted out.

Yao Xingyuan smiled and didn't take it seriously, but he didn't run away either. After all, he had the stability of an adult.

There was a sharp bend ahead. As Li Ziqiang turned the bend, the sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.

Yao Xingyuan suddenly felt a little uneasy, and he finally started to jog.

After rounding the sharp bend, I found that Li Ziqiang and the horse were no longer in front of me.

His heart suddenly rose to his throat, but he forced himself to tell himself: Brother Li is a good person, and he will definitely be waiting for me ahead.

After walking for another quarter of an hour, there was still no sign of anyone.

Half an hour, out of sight.

An hour passed.

Yao Xingyuan was dejected, he already understood that he had been deceived by Li Ziqiang.

This made him gnash his teeth. One moment he felt sorry for himself for being so stupid, and the other moment he hated Li Ziqiang for being such a hypocrite.

There was still his luggage on the horse. Fortunately, he had put the money on him, otherwise Li Ziqiang would have swept it away with him.

Yao Xingyuanhe felt Zhao Chuanxin's loneliness in the Siberian wilderness.

He walked alone beside the railway in the big ravine, looking at the forest with all the leaves on both sides and feeling desolate.

After noon, Yao Xingyuan was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.

When he reached the foot of a mountain in front, he saw several houses. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurried over.

"Let me ask, where is this place?"

"This place is called Crooked Neck Tree. Why did you walk here? Didn't you take the train? You have no place to go and no store. You are not afraid of being eaten by tigers, men and bears."

The place names outside the customs are very rustic.

But behind this land, there is a lot of humanity.

For example, three trees, five trees, such as the old locust tree, the crooked neck tree; Erdaogou, Sandaogou, Wudaogou, Huangcaogou, Lannitangzigou, Xiongxiazizigou...

Why these place names?

At this time, the area outside Guan was sparsely populated and traveling was inconvenient. Some people go out when they were young and want to find their hometown when they grow up. Perhaps they rely on the characteristics of the place name combined with their memory to find it.

Just like the huge crooked-neck tree here, once you see it, you know you're home.

That's why there is a word called - things change and people change.

Yao Xingyuan gritted his teeth: "Hey, I don't know people well, and I asked them to be deceived..."

He held back his breath and couldn't bear it anymore, so he started talking to the stranger.

The man also cursed a few words after him, and said: "Then if you want to continue on your way, you have to hurry up and leave. You may be able to get to Yalu before dark. You can stay there. If you have money, you can go there again." Buy a horse.”

This time Yao Xingyuan had a better idea and recounted his story, but his face was full of bitterness: "Where is the money? I thought I would sell the horse and exchange it for money when I got to Lubin Mansion, but now it is a problem to eat. Thank you, brother , I’ll be on my way immediately.”

In fact, with the money he has, buying two more horses is not a problem.

After speaking, he left in a hurry.

……

As expected, Zhang Shouzeng came to Manchuria again to negotiate.

Yesterday, Putilov was arrogant, Wu Sadie was aggressive, and Horvat and Rudanov were adding fuel to the fire.

But today, the atmosphere is a bit strange.

Zhang Shouzeng found that the other party was worried.

Although they were already seated, everyone was smoking and no one spoke first.

After a while, Putilov slammed the table: "How brave, Zhao Chuanxin dared to cut off our telegraph line. He is really looking for death. I think he can't wait to die!"

Zhang Shouzeng was startled by the shock.

Song Xiaolian and Huang Shifu looked at each other.

If I blanch it, it must be Zhao Chuanxin, there is nothing he wouldn’t dare to do.

If the telegraph is cut off, the Russians will not be able to mobilize their troops. Should they rely on post roads to deliver messages as they did in the past?

How cruel!

Because Zhao Chuanxin cut off the telegraph line, the news of the destruction of the Siberian railway had not yet reached Manchuria.

The news from the Lingdong area came later and also did not reach us.

Zhang Shouzeng was a little panicked and secretly scolded Zhao Chuanxin for cheating people.

But there was an expression of indignation on his face, and he stood up suddenly and said: "Master Putilov is so unreasonable and slandering people without any basis. I think there is nothing to talk about today."

After that, he turned around and left.

A trace of ferocity flashed across Putilov's face, but in the end he did not give the order to capture Zhang Shouzeng.

Song Xiaolian and Huang Shifu also felt that the matter was far out of their control, so they also got up and left.

The telegraph line in the eastern section of Siberia was damaged by Zhao Chuanxin, but not the western section.

The Russian court received the news of the damage to the Siberian Railway in a timely manner.

Nicholas II was used to being self-willed and became furious after hearing the news: "Damn it, damn it, who did it? I should cut him into pieces. Order, order, I want you to seize the culprit who destroyed the railway. I will crush him to ashes..."