Chapter 47 Heading to Chongshan Pass

"I'll leave the housework to you. Wait until we're settled down there, then you can go over there!"

In the main hall of the Yang family, Yang Zhengshan explained to Yang Mingcheng.

I don’t know what will happen when I reach the mountains.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't bring his entire family with him either.

Except for Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao, everyone else in the Yang family will stay in Yangjia Village.

If Chongshan Pass can be stabilized, he will take everyone over there. If Chongshan Pass cannot be settled, Yang Zhengshan will not stay there any longer.

The road to Chongshan Pass must be passed. The Yang family has no roots there, and the only person they can rely on is Zhou Lan, who they have only met twice. Yang Zhengshan doesn't know if he can hold on to Zhou Lan's thigh.

If they can hold on, the Yang family may be able to use the power to grow stronger, but if they can't, Yang Zhengshan thinks it's better to come back.

Although Yangjia Village is small, it is the root of the Yang family.

Before going to Chongshan Town, Yang Zhengshan had already thought of a retreat plan.

"Don't worry, Dad. I will take good care of the family!" Yang Mingcheng said seriously.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and glanced at everyone in the room.

As for others, he doesn't need to worry too much.

But he had other plans in mind for Lin Zhan.

"Lin Zhan!"

"The disciple is here!"

"Once the clan school is built, you can go there to study!"

Lin Zhan's eyes lit up and he asked, "Master, I~~"

Yang Zhengshan knew what he was going to ask, so he waved his hand and said, "You can't neglect your martial arts while studying. As for the rest, you don't need to worry!"

Lin Zhan has lived in the Yang family for more than half a year. During this period, the Yang family treated him as their own son, but he still felt a little uneasy and uneasy.

Being too smart is not a good thing, because smart people are particularly sensitive.

Lin Zhan is very smart, so he is very grateful to the Yang family for protecting and raising him. However, it is this gratitude that prevents him from considering the Yang family as his own home and from truly integrating into the Yang family. He is afraid that he will do something wrong and make Yang Zhengshan and the Yang family disgusted.

Therefore, during this period of time, he was very cautious in everything he did, concealing his own edge and trying not to attract attention.

In comparison, Wang Yunqiao is much simpler. She is grateful to the Yang family, so she gets up earlier than Yunxue and goes to bed later than Yunxue. She does work within her ability and takes good care of the children at home.

Although she seemed a little humble, she had been trying hard to integrate into this family.

Therefore, the Yang family likes Wang Yunqiao more and loves her more.

"Once a teacher, always a father! Remember this!" Yang Zhengshan looked at Lin Zhan with deep eyes.

Lin Zhan's whole body trembled, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes, and he kowtowed and said, "Disciple bows to thank you, Master!"

"Get up!"

Yang Zhengshan reached out his hand to help him up, and then said to Yang Mingcheng: "From now on, you will be the one teaching Lin Zhan martial arts, so don't slack off."

Afterwards, he explained some more things.

He keeps nagging like an old father.

This made the whole family feel a little heavy.

Yang Zhengshan is also helpless, he is now an old father.

My old father!

Yang Zhengshan looked up to the sky and sighed.

It would be fine if he was just old, but his heart seemed to have aged as well.

Silent all night.

The next morning.

At the entrance of Yangjia Village, Yang Zhengshan and twelve other people bid farewell to the villagers.

The journey is three hundred miles through the mountains, and I don’t know when I will be able to return.

Yang Zhengxiang led his clansmen all the way to the official road.

"Everyone, please go back!"

Yang Zhengshan bowed to the clansmen behind him, jumped onto the carriage, and signaled Yang Mingzhi to drive the horse forward.

Da da da~~
Three horses pulled the carriage and moved slowly along the official road.

Everyone followed, turning back from time to time.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the carriage, looking at Yangjia Village which was getting farther and farther away, and the familiar figures.

……

At the post station ten miles north of Anning County, a caravan of more than thirty carriages was waiting on the official road. A middle-aged man with a big beard at the back of the team kept looking at the official road behind them.

About a quarter of an hour later, he saw a small convoy slowly approaching.

"Master Yang!"

Seeing the person coming, the middle-aged man hurriedly went to greet him.

Yang Zhengshan jumped down from the carriage, "Sorry, we are late!"

The middle-aged man in front of him is a manager of the Lu family, named Song An. The Lu family has a lot of business in Chongshan Pass and often arranges caravans to travel between Anning County and Chongshan Pass.

This time when Yang Zhengshan went to Chongshan Pass, Master Lu specially invited them to join the caravan.

"It's not too late, not too late!" Although Song An looks rough, he is a man with a clear mind. He can be the leader of the caravan because he is very thoughtful in doing things.

"You've arrived just in time. It's time for us to set off!"

Yang Zhengshan looked up at the sky and said with a smile: "Let's go!"

Song An first waved his hand in front of the convoy, signaling the convoy to set off, and then he said to Yang Zhengshan: "Master Yang, we have a carriage over there, why don't we take it!"

Yang Zhengshan looked ahead and saw indeed three carriages.

There were thirteen people in their group and three horses, but the horses could not be ridden and had to pull carts.

After all, they were going to Chongshan Pass and needed to carry a lot of things, so Yang Zhengshan specially prepared three carts and let Hongyun and his three horses pull them for the trip.

"Forget it, I'm just a rough guy, I can just work as a cart!" Yang Zhengshan refused.

He seemed to see that there were women on the other side of the carriage, and as a grown man, there was no need for him to snatch the carriage from them.

"This~~" Song An hesitated.

Yang Zhengshan jumped onto the carriage and said nonchalantly, "Manager Song, it's getting late, let's hurry up!"

"Okay then!" Seeing his firm attitude, Song An stopped trying to persuade him.

The convoy moved forward on the official road like a long dragon. Yang Zhengshan sat on the cart and chatted with Song An.

“Is this road safe?”

He had heard that the road to the north was unsafe and that there were many bandits and soldiers along the way, but he was not very clear about the specific situation.

"It's not safe, but we have a lot of people and few people dare to provoke us!" Song An is also a talkative person, and Yang Zhengshan knows Mr. Lu, so he answers every question Yang Zhengshan asks.

"Then you can make a lot of money this time!" Yang Zhengshan asked casually while looking at the caravan in front.

Song An said: "Hey, I can't make much. There are too many little ghosts along the way. I can only earn a little hard-earned money!"

"Little ghost?" Yang Zhengshan was surprised.

"Well, we have to pass through three counties along the way. We have to deal with the Inspection Office in each county. And once we enter Chongshan Town, we will encounter more little devils, and many soldiers will come here specifically to beg for food!" Song An said helplessly.

The king of hell is easy to mess with, but the little devil is difficult to deal with.

Merchants like them all have backgrounds. Generally speaking, the generals in the border towns will not target the merchants. At most, they will accept some benefits based on the principle of making money together.

But some unscrupulous soldiers were not so particular. The caravans could not get through to them because of their connections, and they had no other way to make money, so they could only take the initiative to ask the caravan for money.

After a while, this kind of extortion became a routine.

Several camps near the official road became a kind of toll station. Caravans passing by along the way had to give them some benefits before they were willing to let them pass.

If you don't give them benefits, they will cause trouble.

They didn't dare to kill or rob, but they could find a reason to search a caravan.

No matter how strong your background is, you will have no chance to reason with these soldiers because they won't listen to you.

I'm just a soldier, how can you beat me up?

It’s better to masturbate, then I’ll go home and farm.

As for low-ranking officers, such as generals, centurions and the like, they will not show up. They only need to turn a blind eye to get the benefits.

"Then this trade route is not easy to travel!" Yang Zhengshan looked at the caravan of more than 300 people and knew that there was some water in Song An's words.

There are a lot of little devils along the way, and there are also many devils who need to be taken care of, but the caravan is still profitable, otherwise why would they run around so hard.

In Yang Zhengshan's eyes, Chongshan Town is a stable market area dominated by military consumption. The border soldiers and civilians have a great demand for goods, which is why a large number of caravans travel back and forth between the border town and the inland.

Even though they had just faced the threat of the Hu cavalry, they still did not give up, which shows how great the benefits were.

In addition, there is smuggling.

There is no trade on the northeastern border, and all transactions with foreigners are considered smuggling.

Yang Zhengshan doesn’t think that there is no smuggling in Chongshan Pass, perhaps the Lu family is involved.

He looked deeply at the endless convoy, then smiled and shook his head.

Does smuggling have anything to do with him?
He was just a garrison officer who had not yet taken office. Even if he took office, no one would probably take him seriously.

(End of this chapter)