Chapter 0038 Save the donkey
It has been five days since he left Jizhou. After the initial freshness, the march became a boring thing. Han Zhan couldn't help but miss the transportation tools in later generations, which were more than 400 miles away. If you take a car, even if the road conditions are worse, it will be time to reach your destination for seven or eight hours. Now, after riding for a few days, the skin on the inner thighs has been worn out by the saddle, which makes Han Zhan feel miserable.
When he left early in the morning, Zhao Yun saw Han Zhan’s painful expression walking with his legs crossed, and immediately guessed the reason, and said with concern: “Eunuch, since you have injuries on your legs, why not take a carriage.”
When Han Zhan thought of his experience of riding a carriage some time ago, he immediately felt that his bones were about to be distracted. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'd better ride a horse. When sitting in the carriage, my internal organs were displaced."
Seeing that Han Zhan insisted on refusing to ride the carriage, Zhao Yun thought for a moment and asked the patch to find some soft clothes. The patch did not get Han Zhan's permission, and he still stood there without moving when he heard Zhao Yun's instructions. Han Zhan didn't know why Zhao Yun asked the patch to find clothes, so he asked curiously: "Zilong, I wonder what you asked the patch to find clothes?"
"Reply to the envoy," Zhao Yun replied with a smile: "I plan to put clothes on both sides of the saddle, so that the envoy will not hurt his legs when riding a horse."
"Yes, yes, it makes sense." Han Zhan nodded immediately to agree when he heard Zhao Yun's explanation and ordered the patch: "Patch, hurry up and find a few soft clothes."
Put clothes on both sides of the saddle. Han Zhan felt that his wound was not so painful when he was riding on the horse. He smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong's method is indeed effective. Although there is an injury on his leg, the pain has been greatly reduced."
Zhao Yun just smiled faintly and then said to Han Zhan: "Empress, the soldiers have been walking for five days in a row. The cavalry is in better condition, but the soldiers are exhausted. Now we are less than a hundred miles away from the county in Chengguo. You might as well speed up and try to arrive at the county before sunset so that the soldiers can rest well. I wonder if it is possible?"
To be honest, Han Zhan also wanted to arrive in Sheguo County as soon as possible, take a hot bath in his official residence, and have a good sleep. But then he thought, the brigade had entered the mountains. If he forced himself to march, he could certainly arrive at the county town before dark, but then he would be trapped. If a bandit or the Yellow Turban attacked the county town, these soldiers would be unable to fight against the bandits.
Thinking of this, he shook his head and said, "Zilong, you see, there are mountains all around, and there may be bandits or yellow turbans. The brigade will walk slowly and camp thirty miles away from the county town tonight."
The large group of people walked along the official road and walked seven or eight miles away. Han Zhan suddenly saw a river appearing on the left side of the road, and there were fishing boats on the river. He raised his whip and pointed at the other side and asked, "Zilong, do you know what kind of river this is?"
Zhao Yun glanced in that direction and replied: "As far as Yun knows, there are two rivers of Qing and Zhuozhang River flowing through Sheguo County. The water of this river is clear and it should be Qingzhang River."
As the two were talking, the team in front suddenly stopped. Because they were far apart, they could not see clearly what was going on ahead. They could only vaguely hear someone's crying. Han Zhan couldn't help but frown, thinking that it was the soldiers in front who harassed the people that caused such a big noise?
"Zilong, follow me to the front and take a look." After saying that, Han Zhan urged his horse and pressed it on the side of the official road. He almost passed the stopping brigade and headed forward. Zhao Yun was worried that something would happen to him, so he hurriedly followed him.
When the two of them arrived in front, they saw an old country man in a commoner, sitting in the middle of the road crying loudly, just blocking the way forward of the brigade. Han Zhan urged the horse to come to the gate chief and asked unhappily: "What's going on here? Why did you stop? Also, what's the father-in-law crying in front of him?"
"Reply to the envoy's words," Tunchang replied bitterly, "The little one is leading the troops forward. The old man suddenly rushed out of the grass on the side of the road, blocking our way, and cried without saying anything."
Hearing that it was not his soldiers who were harassed the people, Zhao Yun put down the stone hanging in his heart, got off the horse and walked to the old man, bent down and asked, "Brother-in-law, what happened?"
The old man glanced at Zhao Yun, said nothing, and continued howling at the top of his throat. Han Zhan quickly turned over and got off the horse, walked to the old man, and asked with concern: "Brother-in-law, can you tell us what happened?"
The old man stopped howling and glanced back and forth on Zhao Yun and Han Zhan. Seeing that Zhao Yun was wearing military marquis costumes and Han Zhan was in casual clothes, he grabbed Zhao Yun's arm and said with tears in his tears: "June, you must make the decision for the old man, otherwise my whole family will not be able to survive."
Although the old man's crying was annoying, Zhao Yun still asked patiently: "Brother-in-law, what's wrong with you, but it's okay. We will definitely make the decision for you."
After hearing what Zhao Yun said, the old man finally calmed down a little. He said in a crying voice: "The old man is a hurrying his feet and usually helps others to keep a living. Today, he felt tired and tired, so he found a shaded rest on the side of the road, unloaded the donkey from the cart and tied it to a big tree. But when the old man woke up, he found that only the cart was left, and the donkey was gone. After searching for a long time, my donkey finally fell into a dry well. Jun Ye, please help me rescue the donkey from the well. If the donkey is gone, my family will starve to death."
Han Zhan heard that the old man's donkey fell into the dry well. He thought to himself, what a big deal, so many of us could catch the donkey out of the well. However, for the sake of caution, he still observed the surrounding environment. Seeing that the surrounding terrain was relatively flat, it was impossible to ambush any ambush, and so on, he said readily: "Brother-in-law, take us to see."
Zhao Yun also considered what Han Zhan was considering. Although the old man didn't look like a spy sent by bandits or Yellow Turban thieves, he carefully asked the garrison commander to set up a warning, and then he took more than a dozen soldiers to chase Han Zhan in front.
A group of people followed the old man and came to the dry well. Han Zhan saw that the dry well was in a grass and there was no well edge around it. It was probably a donkey who accidentally fell into the dry well while eating grass. He squatted beside the well and looked carefully into the well. He saw that it was pitch black inside and could not see anything.
Han Zhan turned his head and looked at the old man in surprise and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you sure your donkey fell into this dry well?"
"That's right," the old man nodded vigorously and replied, "When I just walked here, I heard my donkey calling in the well." As soon as he finished speaking, a sound of "Yehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
"Young Master, did you hear it?" the old man said excitedly: "This is my donkey calling."
Zhao Yun walked to Han Zhan and whispered: "Eunuch, this well is only five feet wide and at least three feet deep. If you want to rescue the donkey from the well, you must send someone down, tie the donkey with a rope, and then drag it up."
Before Han Zhan could ask who was willing to go down the well, he heard a loud voice from behind: "I will let the young man go down the well."
Han Zhan turned his head and saw that it was Rob. He frowned slightly and said, "Captain Luo, your injuries have not healed yet, so you can't let you go."
"Entertainment," Seeing that Han Zhan refused his request, Rob was a little anxious. He patted his chest and said, "This little injury is not a problem, and I guarantee that it will not miss the envoy's big affairs."
Han Zhan thought about it and finally agreed to Rob's request, but at the same time he told him: "Be careful."
Rob tied a rope around her waist and put a bundle of ropes on her shoulders. With the help of the soldiers, she slowly went into the dry well. Not long after, she heard another "Yeang~Yeang~" sound from below and Rob's scolding. Han Zhan was afraid that something would happen to Rob, so he quickly ordered someone to drag him up.
After Rob came out of the well, he spitted two spits, spitting out the soil in his mouth, and said angrily: "This damn donkey is simply ungrateful. I wanted to save it, but it kicked me with its hooves."
"Encourt, please send someone again." Zhao Yun was afraid that Han Zhan would let Rob go down the well again, so he hurriedly said: "Couplet Luo still has injuries on his body, so he can't let him take risks again."
"No one has to go down the well again." Han Zhan grabbed a handful of soil beside him, and the soil here was soft. Then he stood up and ordered the patch to stand behind him: "Go to the cart behind, get the digging tools, and call a few more people over."
After the patch left, Zhao Yun asked strangely: "Eunuch, what are the tools you asked the patch to dig the soil?"
"This dry well is left here. A donkey fell into it today, and a person may fall into it tomorrow." Han Zhan said slowly: "I plan to fill in the place so that I won't stay and harm people."
"But, my father-in-law's donkey is still in the well." Zhao Yun quickly reminded Han Zhan in a low voice: "As soon as we fill the well, wouldn't we bury the donkey alive?"
Seeing that the patch had taken the tools, he and more than a dozen civilians who were driving the car came to the dry well. Han Zhan pointed to the dry well with his hand and ordered: "Dig the soil and fill the dry well."
When he heard that he wanted to fill the well, he did not say a word and quickly called the migrant workers to dig soil and pour the soil into the dry well. When the old man heard that he wanted to fill the well, he burst into tears and shouted, "I can't do it, I can't do it, please don't fill the well."
Hearing the old man's cry, the movements in their hands could not help but slow down. Han Zhan looked stern and said in a stern tone: "Why are you all standing there? Why don't you fill the well quickly?"
As more and more mud filled into the well, an unexpected scene arose, and the donkey that was originally at the bottom of the well gradually rose up. Not only the old man stopped crying and stood by the well and was stunned; even Zhao Yun and the others had incredible expressions on their faces.
"Zilong, do you understand now?" Seeing everyone's reaction, Han Zhan explained with a smile: "We fill the soil into the well. The donkey at the bottom of the well will not sit and wait for death. It will constantly shake off the soil on its body and rise. As long as we fill more soil, the closer it will be to the wellhead."
After listening to Han Zhan's explanation, the soldiers around the dry well cheered and used them to find everything to help fill the soil into the well. Finally, after a stick of incense, the donkey that fell into the well was rescued.
The old man knelt in front of Han Zhan and kowtowed repeatedly, constantly saying all kinds of gratitude. Han Zhan bent down and helped the old man up, and smiled and said, "Okay, old man, since your donkey has been rescued, then get on the road as soon as possible."
The old man nodded, raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, and led the donkey to leave, but suddenly remembered something, stopped, looked at Han Zhan and asked, "I don't know what the young master should call him?"
"This is the new order of the Sheguo County." Zhao Yun introduced first: "He is preparing to go to Sheguo County to take office."
Chapter completed!