Chapter 140

Zhang Xiaohu pondered for a moment before his expression returned to normal. He smiled and said, "No problem, Escort Leader Luo. I'm still inexperienced and didn't notice this. I didn't expect my brother to bring us so much trouble. How about this, Xiaohua will stay with me. I'll inform the accompanying gentleman about the other matters immediately and get him to record it properly. I'll settle the score with the escort agency when we get back."

Escort Leader Luo smiled and said, "That's good.

Deputy Escort Leader Zhang, don't take it to heart. As leaders, we have to pay attention to these details at all times. Otherwise, it won't be a good thing if others point fingers at us or report us to the agency. I'm only doing this for the sake of the matter, not the person. Please don't take it to heart. "

Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "You're doing this for my own good. Why would I blame you?

If such a situation happens in the future, please remind me as soon as possible, Escort Leader Luo.

Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. "

Escort Leader Luo smiled and waved his hand. "That's all. I'm not worried about you. You've worked hard along the way. I'll definitely ask Fourth Master Wen for a reward when we get back."

Zhang Xiaohu hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Escort Leader Luo, you've worked hard. I'm just helping you on the side."

With that, Zhang Xiaohu walked out of the central room with vigor.

Escort Leader Luo looked at Zhang Xiaohu's back view with a disdainful smile.

Zhang Xiaohu walked to the courtyard and gathered everyone to inform them of their return to Ping Yang City. Everyone was overjoyed and cheered when they heard this. They were about to disperse.

Zhang Xiaohu waited for the crowd's cheers to die down before calling out to the gentleman who was accompanying the team. In front of everyone, he told him to record in detail the food and lodging of his younger brother, Zhang Xiaohua, from today onwards until he returned to the Lotus Escort Agency in Ping Yang City.

The gentleman was stunned and asked, "What's this for, Escort Leader Zhang?"

Zhang Xiaohu smiled and said, "My younger brother's unexpected addition to our team will definitely increase the pressure on our costs. His food, drinks, and lodging will all take up our brothers' money. It's best if you record it properly and settle it when I arrive at the escort agency."

The man was puzzled and said, "He's just a child. What kind of expenses can he have?

I think we should just forget about it. "

The people around them were also very puzzled. Yuan Changqing even shouted loudly, "Don't do that, Chief Zhang. Zhang Xiaohua is not only your brother, but also our brother now. It's nothing for him to eat and drink here.

Why was it so clear?

It makes us brothers seem estranged. "

When Zhang Xiaohu heard this, he smiled at everyone and didn't say much. He just asked the teacher to record it properly.

The courtyard wasn't big, and Zhang Xiaohua was in the small room, so she could hear everything clearly. When Zhang Xiaohu entered the room, she quickly pulled him back and asked nervously, "Second Brother, what's going on?

Did I cause trouble for you by coming here? "

Zhang Xiaohu smiled and pinched her little face, saying, "It's nothing. Isn't it just giving them some food expenses?

Not to mention that the money you got yesterday is more than enough. Don't tell me that your Huan Xi Manor doesn't have any allowance for traveling?

Just give it to them. Why let others talk about it? "

"Oh ~" Zhang Xiaohua suddenly understood and said, "It can't be that Escort Leader Luo who said it, right? Why is he so serious?"

Zhang Xiaohu patted his little head and said lovingly, "You're still young. You'll know when you're a little older."

Zhang Xiaohua nodded thoughtfully. This guy's brain was very bright now. Although Zhang Xiaohu didn't want to say much, since he had already pointed it out, how could he not understand it?

Unfortunately, she didn't really come here to do business. She wondered if Huan Xi Manor would give her some allowance?

If not, she would have to take a portion of her earnings from yesterday and give it to the Lotus Flower Escort Agency. Just thinking about it made her heart ache. She immediately hated that Escort Leader Luo.

Zhang Xiaohua wasn't the only one cursing Escort Leader Luo.

Everyone in the courtyard was very surprised when they heard Zhang Xiaohu's words. Seeing that Zhang Xiaohu didn't explain, they secretly pulled aside a teacher who was accompanying the team to ask for details. That teacher also didn't quite understand, but after some deliberation, everyone understood the whole story. They all secretly cursed Escort Leader Luo for being narrow-minded. At the same time, even more people gave Zhang Xiaohu a thumbs up. The two leaders' positions in everyone's hearts were immediately determined.

The next few days were very ordinary. Zhang Xiaohua stayed in this small courtyard and didn't take a step out. What a joke. She had to fork out her own money, so why would she go out and waste it?

Actually, the main reason was that Zhang Xiaohua had been alone for this period of time. Now that she had finally found an organization, she really didn't want to go out again. Moreover, where could she go in this world of ice and snow?

Trekking in the snow and looking for plum blossoms in the wilderness?

Please, Zhang Xiaohua had just come out from that place, so how could she be interested in it?

Moreover, Zhang Xiaohua had just taught the local ruffians a lesson. To be honest, Zhang Xiaohu was really afraid that they would gather people to take revenge. That was why he repeatedly reminded them not to let Zhang Xiaohua out of the small courtyard.

Zhang Xiaohua also liked this kind of life. When she had nothing to do in the morning, noon, and night, she would practice her fist technique in the courtyard. In any case, there were many escorts and escorts in the courtyard practicing their fist techniques. Zhang Xiaohua didn't attract any attention, but she couldn't practice Elder Yu's sword moves. Thus, Zhang Xiaohua's hands were itchy, so she could only practice a little in the house.

What made Zhang Xiaohua the happiest was that she actually found a few travel books from the teacher who accompanied the group. They talked about the local customs and customs of various places. When Zhang Xiaohua saw them, it was as if she had found a treasure. She wanted to borrow them and read them carefully. The teacher hadn't read them himself, so he didn't want to borrow them. However, when he saw the longing in Zhang Xiaohua's eyes, his heart softened. He only kept one book and lent the rest to Zhang Xiaohua. Thus, Zhang Xiaohua went back to her leisurely life of reading and writing when she was busy, and practicing martial arts when she was free.

In contrast to Zhang Xiaohua's leisurely life, Zhang Xiaohu was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground. He was in charge of all the affairs of the escort group, while Escort Leader Luo was purely a shopkeeper who didn't do anything. Naturally, he had to deal with a lot of matters such as the departure of the escort group and the negotiations with the merchants. Unfortunately, Zhang Xiaohu wasn't in the courtyard every day, so naturally, he couldn't even see Zhang Xiaohua's face.

However, what made Zhang Xiaohua envious was that Zhang Xiaohu's method of practicing martial arts was different from his. Every night, when he returned home, Zhang Xiaohu would sit cross-legged and meditate. Occasionally, he would also practice the Liuhe Quan. When Zhang Xiaohu was practicing his internal energy, Zhang Xiaohua didn't dare to move at all, afraid that she would disturb her second brother.

Most of the time, Zhang Xiaohu would wait for Zhang Xiaohua to fall asleep before he started practicing his internal energy.

After a few busy days, everyone in the escort group packed their things and settled all the matters with the merchants. On this day, everyone, who was eager to return home, finally set off.

It was a sunny day with the sun hanging high in the sky. Although the snow hadn't melted yet, there wasn't much of a chill when the northern wind blew. It was a good day for traveling.

At the entrance of the small courtyard, the escort group's things were packed to the brim with four large carriages. There were also many horses tied to the trees by the side. Zhang Xiaohua placed his second brother's things on one of the carriages and looked at the escort and guards standing beside the horses with admiration. He had never ridden a horse in his entire life.

Not long after, horses galloped in from outside the alley. It was the convoy of merchants that Zhang Xiaohu and the others had picked up. The merchants had more carriages, and there were about ten to twenty of them, including the escort group. Thus, the two groups merged into one and set off with just a few instructions.

Zhang Xiaohua didn't feel that there were too many people as they usually ate, drank, and fooled around in the courtyard. It was only when they set off that she realized there were more than ten people in the escort group.

At the front were some of Zhang Xiaohu's guards who were scouting ahead. Most of the people in the middle were Escort Leader Luo and his group of escorts who were protecting the merchants, their carriages, and their goods. The carriages in the middle had a large triangular flag embroidered with the word "Lotus". At the back were Zhang Xiaohu and the rest of the guards. Other than the accountant and a few odd-job workers, the rest were riding tall horses with weapons hanging from their waists. It was a very impressive sight.

Although there were many people and carriages in the escort group, they were all well-trained and didn't panic at all. Not long after, they had left the small town and were on the official road.

Zhang Xiaohua initially thought that it would be very inconvenient to move with so many people and carriages. However, reality proved that the speed of this convoy wasn't much slower than Ou Yan's four carriages.

Although Zhang Xiaohua desperately wanted to ride a horse by herself, she was still arranged to sit in a carriage together with the accountant and the rest.

At the beginning, Zhang Xiaohu didn't have much time to care about her and only entrusted her to Yuan Changqing and the rest. He looked after Zhang Xiaohua until they reached the main road and the convoy moved steadily. Then, he took the time to come to the front of the carriage. Seeing Zhang Xiaohua's unhappy face, he asked, "Xiaohua, we are already on the road and preparing to return to Ping Yang City. Why are you unhappy again?"

Zhang Xiaohua pouted and said, "Of course I'm happy to be able to return to Ping Yang City. However, I can't always sit in a carriage. I want to ride a horse too. I see that there are still some unridden horses at the back. Can I ride them?"

"Haha." When Zhang Xiaohu heard this, he laughed and said, "So that's how it is. Littleflower, it's not that I don't want you to ride. Riding a horse is also a skill. If you have never ridden before, you have to learn how to ride first.

Our escort agency's horses are used to running outside and have very fierce temperaments. They're not suitable for you to ride and learn from. When we return to the agency, we'll find a docile horse for you to learn from first. "

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she realized that she had to learn how to ride a horse. It wasn't something that anyone could ride.

However, he still didn't give up and said, "Don't the horses at the back look very docile?

Let me try to ride them. "

When Zhang Xiaohu heard this, he said with a straight face, "Xiaohua, don't be willful. This is an escort agency. How can I let you fool around?

The horses at the back look very docile, but it's different when you ride them. Moreover, the horses at the back are spares. If there's a problem with the horses at the front, they'll have to be used. We can't ride blindly now. "

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she rolled her eyes helplessly and didn't say anything else.

Actually, this person was also strange. Take Zhang Xiaohua for example. When he was alone, he did things and thought like an adult. He was even more meticulous and mature. However, when he had relatives or elders by his side, he regained the innocence of a child and truly looked like a teenager. Perhaps this was the habit and dependence of humans.

Since she couldn't ride a horse, Zhang Xiaohua didn't continue to pester her and obediently looked at the scenery.

The scenery here seemed to be different from the front. Although the snow hadn't melted in the winter, there were some green plants stubbornly surviving in the fields and on the roadside. Occasionally, there were small rivers and streams that were no longer frozen. There were playful children with puppies and playing in the snow. There were strings of plum blossoms on the white fields.

The speed of the carriage was very fast. The whistling cold wind poured into the carriage. Zhang Xiaohua habitually covered her cotton-padded clothes. This cotton-padded clothes belonged to her second brother, Zhang Xiaohu. His jacket had already been washed and put away by Zhang Xiaohu. It was difficult to change. Zhang Xiaohu was so sad that he wanted to cry. His younger brother hadn't gotten new clothes to wear during the New Year. Even the autumn jacket had been cut open with a knife. He hated that time was too short. The cotton-padded clothes shop was also closed. He could only wear his own cotton-padded clothes first. Zhang Xiaohua repeatedly claimed that she wasn't cold, but how could Zhang Xiaohu believe her?

He just kept forcing her to wear it. Look, the clothes were so big that even the wind could get in.

When the accountant saw this, he also shrank his neck and asked, "Xiaohua, are you cold?"

Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "No, Mr. Mo. I'm not cold at all."

Mr. Mo smiled and said, "You're a sensible child. It's okay. If you're cold, I have a shawl here. Of course, it's also very big. But it can still block the wind."

Zhang Xiaohua was speechless. She smiled and said, "It's okay. Although it's a little cold, I can still stand it. How can young people grow fast if they don't feel cold?"

Sometimes, it was strange. Zhang Xiaohua was obviously not cold, but when he said that he wasn't cold, others would think that he said that because he didn't have suitable clothes. They would think that he was very sensible and should be concerned about him. Therefore, Zhang Xiaohua became more careful. I won't tell the truth, okay? I'll say half-truths.

Zhang Xiaohua looked at the scenery for a while and was a little bored. She asked, "Mr. Mo, I would like to ask you a question."

Mr. Mo said, "Okay, what problem have you encountered?"

Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously, "Mr. Mo, I feel that the weather here and the scenery outside are quite different from Ping Yang City.

I feel that at this time, Ping Yang City should be frozen three feet deep. The wind is biting cold and the snow is very thick. Moreover, all the leaves have fallen. It's not like here. Although there's a lot of snow, it feels very cold. The wind is gentle. Look over there, there are some green things that are still growing. "

Mr. Mo smiled and said, "You're right, Zhang Xiaohua. The weather here is indeed different from Ping Yang City. The weather here is very mild and the surroundings are very humid. It doesn't feel as cold as Ping Yang City."

Zhang Xiaohua asked, "Why is that?"

Mr. Mo said, "It's very simple. It's because this place is southeast of Ping Yang City. It's next to the sea."

"Sea?

Aiyo. "

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she couldn't help but shout. She said, "I forgot that I haven't seen the sea when I came here!"

Zhang Xiaohua patted the back of her head regretfully. Why didn't she think of looking at the sea when she was bored a few days before she left?

According to the books, the sea was boundless and the sky and the sea was the same color. The scenery was very magnificent. She had yearned for it back then. Now that she was here, why did she lose the opportunity for nothing?

Looking at Zhang Xiaohua's frustrated look, Mr. Mo smiled and said, "It's okay. You can't see it this time, but you can see it next time. This town is just a small bay near the sea. You can't see too far. You still can't appreciate the magnificence of the sea. If you have the chance, you can take a boat out to sea. That will be more satisfying."

Zhang Xiaohua smiled bitterly. She could only accept this.

Then, she asked again, "Then tell me quickly. How is the weather related to the sea?"

Mr. Mo said, "This town is near the sea, so the climate is naturally very humid. The water in the sea will not freeze, so it can affect the surrounding climate. Moreover, this town is closer to the south than Ping Yang City, so you will feel that it is much warmer than Ping Yang City."

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she nodded as if she understood. Then, as if she thought of something, she asked, "Then Mr. Mo, if we go all the way south, will it be warmer?"

Mr. Mo smiled and said, "Yes. It is said that the southernmost part is also the sea. It is hot all year round and there is no snowflake."

"Ah?

I see. "

Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed and said, "If that's the case, then the children there can't build snowmen and have snowball fights. How pitiful."

Mr. Mo said, "That's true. However, they also have their own interests, which you don't have. Moreover, if we go further north, the northernmost part is also said to be the sea. It is frozen all year round and there are ice blocks taller than mountains. The people there live in houses made of ice."

"Ah?

That's strange. "

Zhang Xiaohua was shocked again and said, "If it is frozen all year round, then they won't even have the fun of bathing in the stream. How pitiful."

Mr. Mo said, "Actually, there are many wonderful places in this world that we don't know about. If there is a day when we can travel all over the mainland, how good would that be?"

As he said that, countless little stars flashed in Mr. Mo's eyes.

Zhang Xiaohua asked curiously, "Then why don't Mr. Mo go out for a walk?

Although you can't travel all over the world, you can at least travel to a corner. "

Mr. Mo said helplessly, "There are too many unknown things in this world. The outside world is too dangerous. I don't have the ability to protect myself, so how can I travel?

I reckon that I will be eaten by the wild beasts in the mountains in less than two days out of Ping Yang City. There is no other choice. I will just read other people's travel books to satisfy my cravings. "

When Zhang Xiaohua heard that, she felt the same way. In this world, one must act according to one's ability. If one forced himself to travel without the ability to protect himself, he would naturally become food in the mouth of the wild beasts.

The two of them chatted for a while. Mr. Mo seemed to be sleepy because he had woken up too early. He closed his eyes and dozed off. Zhang Xiaohua did not say anything else. She found a few travel books in her bag and randomly picked one up to read with great interest.

Although she could not go personally, it was not bad to read and satisfy her cravings.

Time passed quickly. The escort team did not stop for lunch. Zhang Xiaohu rode over and passed some dry food to Zhang Xiaohua and the rest. Everyone ate casually and continued on their journey.

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