SFS Chapter 244 The nobleman arrives and opens the main gate
Chapter 244 The nobleman arrives and opens the main gate
Cheng Yuheng was also pleased by Yun Duo's money-loving look and said with a smile, "Yes! Everything is yours, and I am yours too!"
Yun Duo smiled and nodded: "Okay, remember what you said! You are mine, and mine alone. If one day you break your promise and you are no longer mine alone, I will run away with your money and leave you penniless."
Cheng Yuheng tapped Yun Duo's head gently and said, "Don't talk nonsense. That day will never come. Come and lie on my back. Let's go back."
next day
Near noon, I could vaguely see in the distance a majestic city wall standing between the vast sky and earth.
On both sides are towering, steep bluestone cliffs. The city wall is made of bluestone and stands in the middle of the bluestone cliffs. It is about the height of a five or six-story building. It looks much higher than the city wall of the prefecture.
On the city wall, there are neatly arranged arrow nests, and soldiers standing guard can be vaguely seen.
The three huge characters "Yanqi Pass" stand in the center of the city wall above the city gate.
There is a lookout tower at regular intervals on the top of the bluestone cliff, where soldiers are closely watching the movements in the distance.
The gate of Yanqi Pass was heavy and solid, made of hard wood covered with copper and inlaid with iron nails. There was a corner door on each side that was open.
There were two long lines at the corner gate, waiting for strict inspection by the city gate officials, preparing to enter the country.
There were soldiers on horseback in the middle of the road maintaining order.
The team moved forward slowly, clearing the middle aisle and forming two teams in an orderly manner.
Steward Cheng jumped off the carriage and walked at the front of the team, leading the horse. He did not lead everyone to line up at the end of the team on both sides of the road to prepare to enter the pass, but led the long team in the middle and headed towards the main gate of Yanqi Pass.
The Yun family members who followed closely behind the Cheng family got off their cars, led their horses, and followed in an orderly manner. Although they were a little confused as to why they did not line up, they followed the Cheng family with confidence when they saw them walking in front. The villages behind them would follow closely behind the Yun family village as long as they did not hear the sound of gongs or were asked to stop, and would not dare to relax at all.
At this time, the people queuing on both sides of the road saw the queues ahead of them and thought they were trying to cut in line. Some ordinary people saw the two magnificent carriages leading the way and dared not say anything. They could only grumble in a low voice.
Some officials and their families who were waiting in line were not convinced and started shouting loudly when they saw the patrolling soldiers.
"Sir, someone is cutting in line, please take care of it!"
"Yes, please take care of it. I've been waiting in line for two days and I've only just got here. If there are so many of them cutting in line, I'll have to wait another day."
"No queue-jumping, no queue-jumping..."
The people queuing on both sides were in a commotion.
The soldiers who were maintaining order outside the city saw a group of people walking in the middle of the road from a distance. A soldier in military uniform rode up on horseback and shouted, "No passing in the middle, everyone line up at the back."
Cheng Bo did not stop, but walked forward slowly. Seeing this scene, the soldiers did not dare to scold him, because usually they would only do this to the big shots they could not afford to offend.
At this time, a group of cavalry came running towards them. The leader of the cavalry pulled the reins of his horse, clasped his fists and shouted loudly, "Excuse me, are the people coming from the front from Yunjia Village?"
Uncle Cheng stopped the carriage, stepped forward, clasped his fists and replied, "It is Yunjia Village."
"Please follow me," the cavalry leader turned his horse's head and led the way.
At this time, the people in the queue did not dare to act rashly when they saw the soldiers leading the way. They resigned themselves to their fate and queued up to wait for passage.
The cavalry led the way, and Cheng Bo followed behind pulling the carriage. Yunjia Village, Chujia Village, Kaoshan Village... followed in order.
The people queuing on both sides stopped to watch. Except for a few better carriages in the front, the ones following behind looked like farmers.
They all looked at the group walking in the middle with envy.
There was still some distance to the city gate when a clear little girl's voice rang out from the roadside, "Second Uncle, Second Uncle, ... Mother, look, that's Second Uncle, Second Uncle, I'm Chunyu. Brother... Mother, brother is with Second Uncle."
Mu Lingyun heard his daughter's cry, and also saw Lin Gao helping Yun Qingcao push the cart, and his son Lin Dongzhi sitting in the front of the carriage in the crowd.
Lin Dongzhi also saw her mother and sister, as well as her grandfather's family, in the queue.
He also shouted happily: "Mom, we are here, Xiao Shunzi, please stop the car, it's my mom and sister."
Xiao Shunzi was walking beside the carriage, holding the reins. When he heard the young master ask him to stop, he also saw the eldest lady and the young lady.
He stopped the carriage, and those following him had to stop.
At this time, Lin Gao also saw Mu Lingyun and Lin Chunyu. He handed the cart to Yun Qingcao, walked up to the Mu family members who were queuing nearby, and said excitedly: "Uncle Mu, Aunt Mu, Sister-in-law, it's great to meet you here."
"Second Uncle, Second Uncle..." Lin Chunyu called out excitedly.
"Chun Yu's second uncle, I'm no longer your sister-in-law, you should just call me Sister Mu!"
"Sister-in-law, in my heart, you will always be my sister-in-law. It was my elder brother who failed you. He has already received retribution. I will teach him a lesson for you in the future."
When Mu Lingyun heard that Lin Gao had gotten his retribution, he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"Uncle Mu, this is not the place to reminisce about the past. Let's go through the customs first. Let your family and relatives who came with you walk ahead of us and catch up with the people from Yunjia Village in front. Hurry up, or you will fall behind the team in front."
"Hey! I'll catch up right away. Thank you, nephew!"
"Uncle Mu, we are all family, don't be polite to me. It is only because of my disciple that I can follow the Yun family."
"I heard it all, everyone hurry up and follow."
The brothers of the Mu family hurriedly drove the carriage and followed the Yun family.
Only after all the Mu family members caught up did Xiao Shunyi drive the carriage and follow behind.
There was loud shouting here, and everyone in the crowd looked over here. The three people queuing on the other side all had ugly faces and involuntarily shrank behind the crowd, thinking that no one saw them. Little did they know that their actions did not escape Yun Duo's eyes.
The team advanced slowly until they reached the tower of Yanqi Pass checkpoint.
The leader leading the way raised his head and shouted loudly: "The noble man has arrived, open the main gate."
As the shouts died down, the heavy door of the Yanqi Pass checkpoint slowly opened.