Chapter Seventeen: Mao Hao

  Xiao Hua also sat down in a seat opposite, and then started drinking and talking! It was mainly the two of them, Lin Feng and his father, who were speaking, while Lin Feng and others listened on the side. After about half an hour, Wei Dàyǒng came in from outside, saluted Mao Jiangjun with a fist and said: "General, the people that Lin Feng and others are looking for have all been gathered together, and it has been confirmed that not one is missing!"

  General Mao stood up and smiled with satisfaction: "Dàyǒng, it's still you who makes me feel at ease! You've done a good job!" Then he turned his head to look at Lin Feng: "Brother Feng, when are you planning to set off? Let someone make arrangements for you!"

  Lin Feng also stood up and returned the courtesy, saying: "Let's go now, it's not early anymore. Thank you, General Mao, for your hospitality! Brother Wei, is everything ready outside?"

  "Wei Dàyǒng laughed and said: 'Of course, everything is ready, the escort guards are also arranged, we can set off at any time! Maple brother, you have to trust me in doing things!'"

  "Haha, of course I'm relieved! I'm not reluctant to part with General Wei and General Mao, are you? I want to stay a little longer so we can be together for a while. Since everything is ready, let's set off as soon as possible. Take care, General Wei!" Lin Feng said with a laugh, clasping his fists in respect, then turned to General Mao and clasped his fists again: "General Mao, I'm taking my leave now. Don't worry about the matter I promised you, there won't be any mishaps!"

  General Mao also hastily came down from the upper seat, waving his hand and saying: "Please, please." Then they all went out of the big tent together. As soon as they came out, Lin Feng saw a group of villagers led by Wang Lao. Seeing that Wang Lao was about to speak, Lin Feng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Wang Lao, you've worked hard, get in the car first, take everyone on board, we'll talk on the way back, it's cool outside!"

  Everyone was arranged to get on the car, and the grain and horses were also following the team. There were soldiers who worked overtime at night to transport grain for us. Lin Feng turned around and said goodbye to General Mao and Wei Dayong, and then he and Xiao Zhou, Xiao Hui each rode a horse and set off.

  This time, the team has a lot of people, including their own staff and transport guards, with over 300 people. Lin Feng is also considered to be meddling in other people's business, making himself look good for once! And slightly satisfied his vanity!

  It was boring on the road, but riding a horse couldn't rest, so they chatted casually. Lin Feng asked Xiao Huan: "Xiao Huan, introduce yourself briefly!"

  Xiao Hua sat upright on his horse, his expression unreadable: "My name is Mao Hua, I'm eighteen this year, and I've been in the army since I was twelve!"

  I'm speechless, what kind of introduction is this? If I were to put it in a 21st-century job fair, the recruitment manager would be so angry they'd hit me. Whatever, since I've got nothing better to do, I'll just ask slowly and drag out the conversation.

  "Where are you from? Where is your mother now?"

  Mao Hui's body suddenly shook violently, and then returned to normal: "We were originally people of Chang'an, my mother, she had a difficult labor when giving birth to me, as a result..."

  "Sorry, I didn't know, it wasn't on purpose!"

  "It's nothing!" Mao Hao shook his head and replied: "I just feel a little regretful, I don't even have a vague impression of my mother..." Lin Feng saw the helplessness and desolation in his eyes, but more than that, he saw tenderness!

  "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore!" Zhou Chen interrupted at the right moment: "Xiao Huan, from now on, Maple Brother will be your big brother, and I'll be your second brother. From now on, we're all your family!"

  "En en, right, from now on just treat us as your family members, when we get back, we'll introduce you to more people!" Lin Feng also chimed in with agreement: "Right, Mao Hao, after serving in the army for so many years, what have you learned?"

  Mao Hao said seriously: "Knife, gun, sword, spear, all are familiar to me. Archery and horseback riding skills are even more exceptional! It's not that I'm bragging, because I grew up in this kind of family, trained from a young age, so my foundation is solid!"

  What a treasure this is! Lin Feng inwardly praised, still currently the only movable treasure that belongs to himself! This is indeed a great general's talent! At critical moments it can save one's life! What he wants is to survive, then find a way back to the 21st century! This is an indispensable talent!

  They chatted idly, and before long, it was already past the third watch. Around 3:00 am, Lin Feng whispered to Zhou Chen, "Zhou Chen, go to the front car and find a few people who know how to ride horses. You guys hurry back first and notify the higher-ups. All able-bodied men are to come down and receive the goods. We'll wait for you at the fifth mile marker on the mountain pass. It's best if not too many people know about our location!"

  "En, I know, boss! I understand!" Zhou Chen nodded and said, then patted his horse and went forward.

  After a while, Lin Feng said to Mao Huan: "Let's go, we'll find the person in charge ahead and let them send someone back to report. I'm sure these people won't be able to return today, so it's better for your father not to worry!" After finishing speaking, they both quickened their horse's pace and headed forward to look for someone.

  After finding the person in charge, he briefly explained the situation and sent two people back to report the situation on horseback.

  They walked until they were five miles away from the mountain pass before I let the person in charge stop and rest, waiting for someone to pick them up. It wasn't until dawn that we found out there was someone coming ahead.

  Waiting for Zhou Chen and the others to come, a total of 200 people came down, including some elderly and women. They said it was no problem and that they would help out as much as they could. Lin Feng didn't stop them either, letting them move things, even if it was just a little, to save time.

  At this time, Zhou Chen pulled Lin Feng to one side and whispered: "Boss, when we went down the mountain, we found a small cave. It's not too small inside. My idea is to transport the goods there first and store them temporarily. We'll leave a few brothers to watch over it, and after everything is transported, we can concentrate on moving back to our base. What do you think?"

  Lin Feng slapped his thigh and said with joy: "Great idea! Let's do it this way, first time you follow me up, leave a few clever brothers to keep an eye on things, also, divide these people into batches for transportation, don't squeeze them all together, also separate them to facilitate communication, just in case! Do it as you said! You work hard!"

  "Alright, alright! I'll go arrange it!" Zhou Chen smiled and ran off to make arrangements. Lin Feng was now free to do nothing, he really didn't want to go move things, worrying was tiring enough, if he had to do physical labor too, that would be too perfect! It's better not to be too flawless, imperfections are beautiful! Lin Feng found an excuse for himself and then slipped away to the side, finding a large stone to lean against under a tree to rest.

  Who knows, fell asleep, should be too tired! And even had a dream, and went back to that silly guy Qin Yang's bar, still drinking alone as usual, listening to light music, savoring the wine cup by cup. Comfortable to death!