Chapter Forty-Nine: Miscalculated
Passing through Jinyu Mountain, Ye Heng and the king of the mountain and his party cherished each other.
Ye Heng gave an order, and the third team embarked on the journey again.
Walking far away, Ye Heng looked back and found that the king of the mountain and others were still stopping to see each other, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The ancients were honest and did not deceive me, and it was a blessing to suffer losses!
Suffering is a blessing.
There are many people who know this truth, but there are very few people who can really understand these four words and do them. There are many people who can accept blessings with joy, but there are very few people who can calmly face the losses. And in these four words, how many life perceptions and circumstances, how much life wisdom and crystallization are contained?
If it weren't for the willingness to suffer, would the third team led by Ye Heng be able to get out of Jinyu Mountain so easily?
Although a large number of supplies were sent, and even Ye Heng himself took 10,000 taels of silver, this loss was really not small. But for Ye Heng, he really didn't care too much about losing 10,000 taels of silver. If he cared, he would never have paid out of his own pocket to do things for Xiangyunzhuang. After all, for a young man like Ye Heng who has no pressure in life, he really doesn't value money very much, but he feels that it is more meaningful to give it to Duan Rongzu, the king of the mountains, than to put it on himself. With the money in his hands, there is really nothing to spend for the time being, and funding the King of the Mountain can at least help them get through the current difficulties.
Since ancient times, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. The subsidy for the king of the mountain is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow, it is always a comfortable thing to help others do good deeds, and what makes Ye Heng haunted is the batch of grain that can be eaten by thousands of people for more than a month. Because this batch of materials belongs to Xiangyunzhuang, it stands to reason that he should not change the use of this batch of grain privately, not to mention that there are quite a few of them. The key is to give away so much food at once, and the surplus food can only last for about half a month at most, which brings trouble to the third team outside the budget.
However, this bothers Ye Heng is not worried, Sai Weng lost his horse, he can't just look at the surface of things, if he can think of a longer-term and deeper relationship, he will come to another conclusion. Although it is said that the loss in order to cross Jinyushan is relatively large, and the idea is that Ye Heng made a temporary decision and made his own decisions, but, judging from the situation at that time, if this is not done, will the loss of Xiangyunzhuang be even greater?
Xiangyunzhuang didn't have any friendship with the bandits of Jinyushan, if it wasn't for Ye Heng's decisiveness to spend money to buy the road, it was really hard to say whether the matter could be resolved smoothly. After all, it is the first time for the two sides to deal with each other, and the other party is a notorious bandit, if his party is not willing to suffer losses and forcibly attack Jin Yushan, I am afraid that there will not be many people left in the end. Even if they can break through the boundary of Duan Rongzu, the king of the mountains, there are still many bandits in the cottage behind them, and they will continue to chase and intercept them, and at that time, not only will the horses and grain and grass carried by their party not be saved, but whether everyone's net worth and lives can be saved will also be a question mark. If things do get to that point, the mission of this trip will be a complete failure!
However, after a short contact, everyone found that the bandits in Jinyu Mountain were not as terrible as people legend. They are also human beings, flesh and blood, affectionate, righteous, hateful, and grateful! After a great war between the two sides, feelings of sympathy for each other were born. When he saw that Ye Heng and his entourage left seven or eight out of ten of the grain in Jinyu Mountain, their goodwill rose to a new height. Some of the delicate bandits actually had red circles under their eyes, and some even turned their heads and walked into the shadows, so as not to let others find out that there were moving tears in the corners of their eyes!
Since ancient times, the rich and wealthy officials have all given to the poor and the common people, who has ever heard of someone who is willing to help bandits? On weekdays, when others talk about bandits, who treats them as people who need sympathy and warmth? On weekdays, they walk through towns and villages, and people are frightened and evaded, and they seem to be beautiful, but who has ever thought about their helplessness and helplessness?
Who was born to be a bandit, who was born willing to be a bandit, if not to survive, if not to survive, who is willing to take risks and embark on a path of disobedience?
Duan Rongzu, the king of the mountain, even looked at Ye Heng on the spot, and said: "Junior Brother Ye Heng, today's kindness, Duan Rongzu will remember it in his heart, he will definitely repay it again if he has a fate!
At that time, Ye Heng didn't understand why the other party's reaction was so big! But now that he thinks about it, he seems to understand a little! The same batch of things can be obtained by the same people through different ways, the things are still those things, and the beneficiaries are still the same people, but the mood of the beneficiaries is different!
This is the difference between "grabbing" and "giving". If Ye Heng's side is unwilling to suffer losses, resolutely rushes to the mountain, and kills all the way, presumably these things will still fall into the hands of Jin Yushan in the end, but, in that case, judging from the strength of both sides, they will all bear a heavy price! Even if Jin Yushan's side gets these things, there will definitely be a lot of people who will die because of this matter, in Duan Rongzu's words, everyone is dead, what is the use of these things? Bandits are not born bandits, if they are not forced by life, and few people will take the initiative to choose to be bandits, most of them are born in poor families, bandits are also to survive, it is not easy to survive, because of being bandits and losing their lives, although it is said that death is innocent, but from their point of view, they still have to die when they become bandits, how sad is such an ending.
Now Ye Heng took the initiative to give such a heavy gift, it seems to be a fool, and the price is very high, but it is actually a blessing! First of all, the third team did not lose a single soldier or a general, and passed through Jinyu Mountain smoothly, as long as the people are still there, and the young people are left, they are not afraid of running out of firewood; second, they have been recognized by Duan Rongzu, the chief scoop of the twenty-three cottages of Jinyu Mountain, although Duan Rongzu did not say anything in detail, but the friendship between the two sides has been concluded, and Ye Heng will pass through here again in the future, it will be unimpeded, which is really a big trouble. It can be seen from this that the seemingly huge price to be paid at this time will not suffer in the long run! Suffering losses is a blessing, suffering losses first, and blessings coming later, and this is a reward for wise men with long-term vision.
Thinking of this, Ye Heng felt a burst of joy in his heart, shouted loudly, smashed the horse and raised his hooves, and led the team to move forward rapidly. Now there is no drag of a large number of grain and grass, the speed of rushing can naturally be accelerated, it is really a good heart, and the spring breeze is proud!
After such a quick journey, it only took three days to come to Pingding City, the state capital of Shuoqiu Prefecture. Before entering the city, I saw the gongs and drums outside the city gate, firecrackers sounding in unison, dart flags waving, crowds of people, that scene, it was quite spectacular! Such a scene, it was the people of the Evergreen Dart Bureau who greeted the arrival of Ye Heng and his party outside the city gate.
The other person has a fat head and big ears, full of fat, and the clothes on his whole body are supported by fat meat, and he will move three times without wind, and this person is Zhu An, the owner of the Evergreen Dart Bureau.
Seeing the team of Xiangyunzhuang coming, the owner of the Evergreen Dart Bureau rushed forward with a smile as if he had seen his relatives who had returned from afar, and the two eyes that were not big and were squeezed by the fat meat were even more laughing with only one slit left! The fat all over the body was like layers of meat waves in the running, constantly rolling, and at the same time he also said in his mouth: "Little heroes, I am finally looking forward to you! Knowing that the powerful Xiangyun Escort Regiment is going to pass through Ping'an City, we are thinking about it day and night! Little heroes, we are finally looking forward to you! Everyone has been working hard all the way, hard work, hard work!"
I didn't expect to receive such a warm and grand welcome when I first arrived in Pingding City, as the person in charge of the team, Ye Heng naturally had to come forward to answer: "This is something that I am equal to, and it should be." It's just that I'm just a newcomer to your place, I don't know your name, if you are offended, please forgive me!"
Zhu An trembled and said: "Oh, where did the little hero say, to put it into detail, you are still our great benefactor! I am just a few businessmen who rely on the Evergreen Dart Bureau to support their families, some time ago, thanks to the support of the little heroes, we were able to keep our business, here, as the head of the dart game, I, Zhu An, on behalf of all the people in the Evergreen Dart Bureau, thank the little heroes!" His fat belly can be folded three times when he stands there, but he didn't expect this to be almost bent to ninety degrees, and his fat face turned purple in an instant, and it seemed that it became difficult to breathe, which was really embarrassing for him.
Although he was not related to the other party, but the other party was so courteous, Ye Heng could not continue to sit on the horse, so he had to dismount and return the courtesy. But he didn't want to be caught by Zhu An's thick and fat arms immediately, and then Zhu An'an's fat flesh came up, and the soft and fat touch followed, Ye Heng only felt as if he had suddenly fallen into a cotton bag, and the warmth was not to mention, but he felt sick to his stomach for a while, and he forcibly resisted the urge to vomit!
"Little hero, I heard your brother say that your name is Ye Heng, Brother Ye Heng, you see, some time ago you helped us a great favor in the Evergreen Dart Bureau, and now passing by our Pingding City, we should do our best to be the landlord, and the dart game has prepared wine and food, no matter what, please Ye Heng brothers must appreciate it!" No matter who saw Zhu An's appearance at this time, although he couldn't stand his fat body, he would also be moved by his enthusiasm, so Ye Heng had no choice but to agree.
After all, Ye Heng and the others not only did not privately swallow the darts of the Evergreen Dart Bureau, but also protected and returned them all; although they killed Yan Wu and the others, it was because they had bad intentions and deserved it. In general, his party is still kind to the Evergreen Dart Bureau, Zhu An and others are so received, very sincere, if they refuse, they will show a small family spirit. Thinking of this, he led the team to the Evergreen Dart Bureau, accompanied by the senior management of the Evergreen Dart Bureau, and went to the Evergreen Dart Bureau.
The Evergreen Dart Bureau is built in the north of Pingding City, the building is high and the courtyard is deep, majestic and magnificent! Stepping into the gate of the Dart Bureau, it is a spacious compound, the front of the gate is the main building of the Evergreen Dart Bureau, the building has seven floors, the blue bricks and gold tiles, and the building is magnificent! There are two rows of weapons on both sides of the dart flag, and there are 18 kinds of weapons such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, etc., which are all complete! On the left and right sides of the compound are the high walls of Zhuyan, the left wall is written to be martial and to help the weak, and the right wall is written to be upright and righteous, with a total of eight big characters. The layout of the whole dart game is majestic and spectacular!
When doing business, the dart bureau naturally welcomes customers from all over the world with a smile, likes to accept wealth from all directions, and entrusts the delivery of goods. Therefore, the backyard for receiving the goods is even more vast, and Ye Heng and his party finally settled here. More than 400 good horses and more than 200 guards stood in the backyard, and they didn't even occupy two or three out of ten.
After settling the horses and wagons, everyone was greeted to the main building of the Evergreen Dart Bureau. The third floor of the main building is a luxurious restaurant, at this time nearly 30 tables in the restaurant have been served, look at its appearance and know that in order to make these dishes, it must have taken a lot of thought! If you look closely, you will find that there are all kinds of dishes flying in the sky, running on the ground, drilling in the ground, swimming in the water, knotting on the trees, growing on seedlings, etc.! And at a glance, you can know that these dishes are all carefully made, which is full of color, flavor and shape! And there are two large jars of fine wine on each table, look at the weight, each jar is at least 30 catties, unopened, the rich aroma of wine has passed through the mud seal, so that the whole hall is surrounded by the aroma of wine, fragrant! Looking at the wine and delicacies, smelling the fragrant fragrance of the house, I can't help but move everyone's index fingers, and the appetite is greatly increased!
Since more than 200 people in Xiangyunzhuang set off from the White Horse Villa, they have been sleeping in the open on the way all the way, and they haven't had a good meal for a long time! Seeing the wine and delicacies at the moment, there are people who greet each other with smiling faces and invite each other warmly.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors, seeing that people have eaten almost enough, and a large jar of fine wine on each table has been drunk almost to the bottom, the people on the side of the Evergreen Dart Bureau are still enthusiastic and strongly persuade them to drink! Although some alert people in Xiangyun Village were still vigilant at the beginning, they were very cautious when eating and drinking. Seeing that the dart bureau not only didn't say a word about the previous conflict with Yan Wu, but also treated him warmly, and now he was still angry, he was too petty, so this vigilance was slowly relaxed.
After a jar of wine bottomed out, the people of the Evergreen Dart Bureau entertained them even more enthusiastically, which made the people of Xiangyunzhuang feel very uncomfortable, and they were all tired of coping, even if a few people were only a little wary, they all let go at this time.
Most of the people walking on the rivers and lakes are good wine, ten people sit at a table, a jar of wine is thirty catties, an average of three catties per person, the amount of alcohol is almost drunk, and they have already drunk in a daze, and they can't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest. At this time, the second jar of wine was opened, and as soon as the mud seal was gone, someone helped to refill the wine.
Seeing that everyone was refilled with new wine in front of them, Zhu An got up again and said loudly to everyone: "The little heroes have come from afar, and they have been tired all the way, and when they come to my Evergreen Dart Bureau today, it is equivalent to going home! Here, on behalf of the Evergreen Dart Bureau, I will salute all the little heroes again! Come, do it!"
Seeing that the master was so bold, the young men of Xiangyunzhuang naturally all accompanied, raised the wine bowl in their hands and responded loudly, "Dry!"
Ye Heng and Mr. Pan said a few polite words, and the wine was naturally slower, when he put the wine bowl to his mouth, he suddenly heard someone yell: "This wine can't be drunk! Poisonous!" Then, only to hear a "boom" sound, a huge body pushed the gold mountain to fall to the ground like a jade pillar, and then fell down several people one after another, immediately everyone's faces changed greatly, everyone threw away the wine bowl in their hands, there was a chaos, the chair fell over, the bowl was broken, the scraps were all over the ground, and the miasma of black smoke!
After a while, the two groups of people separated and looked at each other angrily!
Ye Heng was furious, and shouted: "Zhu An, what do you mean by this?"