Chapter 5: Dissenting Hearts
After the group met, they immediately got on their horses and galloped towards the dock in front of them.
When they came to the dock, under the moonlight, the big cargo ship was standing quietly in the waves, and with the dark and silent mountains and rivers around it, it looked particularly peaceful. The crowd was very uneasy, always worried that those people had caught up, and it was only then that they were completely settled.
Seeing them coming, the two swingers who drove the boat, and the four strong servants of Liufu who escorted the two swingers hurriedly greeted them.
Liu Jing jumped off the horse, and while walking towards the cargo ship quickly, she whispered, "Don't talk too much, so as not to attract the attention of others." As soon as the words fell, the crowd, who were a little excited, immediately quieted down.
The space on the cargo ship was filled with cargo, and after accommodating two dozen people, all the horses could only be placed on the deck. With Liu Jing's order, the cargo ship set off, riding the moonlight, and galloped towards the vast river.
Sitting on the boat, everyone looked back at the blazing Liyang Wharf, and one by one let out a long breath and relaxed.
Liu Jing also relaxed, she fell weakly in the cabin, looking like she couldn't even open her eyes, and said in a dumb voice: "I'll rest for a while, and call me immediately if there is something." "Yes, Da Lang-kun." After Uncle Lu answered simply, he looked at his sister-in-law respectfully, and thought happily: My sister-in-law is really smart and has cut off so much salt. At this time, the crisis in Liufu was solved.
When she woke up, the sun outside shone into the cabin, and there was a burst of laughter on the deck from time to time.
It was dawn.
Liu Jing hurriedly stood up, and it was only then that she found that she was greasy and greasy, her face was like a few inches of dirt, dirty like this, I really don't know how she slept last night.
After taking a basin of water, Liu Jing carefully washed her face, wiped her body again, and then blackened her face again, changed into a robe, and then slowly walked out of the cabin.
The deck was very lively, more than two dozen swingers were gathering together to talk and laugh, and not far away, there were more than a dozen horses, and those horses were snorting and neighing, making this small space like a busy city.
Seeing Liu Jing coming, the prodigal son named Mu Ji strode up to meet her. He grinned at Liu Jing and said, "Xiao Langjun, what are you talking about, what kind of goods are in our ship?" So heavy? ”
As soon as Mu Ji's words came out, many swingers looked back at Liu Jing, waiting for her to answer with a curious expression.
You must know that since the ship was robbed, the four strong servants of the Liufu Mansion have been guarding the bilge without blinking, and they are not even allowed to see each other, and they are all curious in their hearts now.
Facing everyone's eyes, Liu Jing smiled slightly and said: "No matter what kind of goods it is, you have helped Liu Mou this time, and when the matter is completed, there will definitely be a lot of thanks." But he didn't want to answer directly.
When the prodigal sons saw this, they didn't ask any questions, and got together again and laughed.
In the blink of an eye, another day and a night passed.
Liu Jing got up early in the morning, she looked at the morning glow that had just floated in the east, looked at the depths of the vast waves, and secretly thought: If you go one more day, as long as you walk for another day, it should be safe, and those people should not be able to catch up......
Just as she was looking at the east and distracted, a sound of footsteps came, and Uncle Lu came behind her, lowered his voice, and said a little panickedly: "Da Lang, someone sneaked into the cargo hold last night." ”
What the?
Liu Jing quickly turned her head to look at him.
Uncle Lu looked uneasy, and he said in a dumb voice: "In the second half of last night, I was guarding and watching, and somehow I fell asleep, and then when I opened my eyes, I saw that they were still sleeping. I was scared into a cold sweat. I hurriedly got up, and when I looked at it, I realized that the mark at the door had been moved. ”
When Uncle Lu said this, he said anxiously and hoarsely: "Da Lang, what do you think of this? ”
Liu Jing raised her head, she looked at Uncle Lu's bloodshot eyes, looking at his tired expression, where could she say the words of reprimand? In this line, she brought six domestic servants, and there were so many goods in the bilge, so she relied on these six people to guard them day and night, and it was really tiring for them. It's just that when she asked her servants to guard the cargo hold, she begged them to hold on for three nights, and she only needed them to hold on for three nights! It's only been two nights, and they've gone wrong......
Suppressing the chaotic thoughts, Liu Jing pursed her lips and whispered: "Don't worry, don't worry, let me think, let me think about it......" She rubbed her hand on the side of the boat, gritted her teeth and thought: The current situation is that among these prodigals, someone sneaked into the cargo hold last night, and Zhilu Dao was loaded with salt...... Such a boatload of salt was converted into gold, to say the least, two thousand taels. There is a so-called wealth that touches people's hearts, but I am afraid that the person who sneaks in has a bad heart.
She glanced at Uncle Lu again, and continued to think: I only have six people, and it can be said that I can't prevent a gentleman from blocking a villain. Now that there is a villain among the hired prodigals, there is already a villain, and it is necessary to change the way.
Thinking of this, Liu Jing gritted her teeth, she turned her head to look at Uncle Lu who was anxious and said, "Uncle, you go and call everyone, and say, I have something to tell them." ”
"Da Lang, what are you?" Uncle Lu asked, and saw that Liu Jing's lips were pale. His heart was sour, and he couldn't help but think that although his second sister-in-law was smart, she was just a sister-in-law after all, a weak female streamer raised in the deep boudoir, and a beautiful girl who didn't leave the door! If it weren't for such a big incident this time, my sister-in-law might have to hold a copy of "The Female Commandment" all day long, and write it silently every other day and give it to Liu's mother for review. Such a sister-in-law can't relieve her worries by herself, and she also causes trouble for her because of a moment of snooze......
Uncle Lu felt guilty, so he didn't ask anymore, and hurriedly responded: "Okay, I'll call." Turning around, Uncle Lu shouted towards the cabin: "Gentlemen, my eldest man has something to say to you." ”
In the midst of the screams, one by one the prodigal people came out. When more than two dozen swingers appeared on the deck, Liu Jing said with a smile: "Yesterday, didn't Mu Ji ask Zaixia, what kind of goods did we intercept?" I don't know if everyone is still interested today? ”
Liu Jing asked this with a smile on her face, and for a while, all the prodigals were stunned, and Mu Ji suddenly opened her eyes wide, looking at Liu Jing in astonishment, and her eyes flashed when she met the bright eyes she swept. On the other side, a prodigal had already shouted, "I'm interested." Liu family Xiaolang, don't be these real and imaginary, give a happy word. "Yes, Xiaolang will just say it."
In the shouting one by one, Liu Jing's eyes were like water, and after sweeping them from the faces of these people one by one, she said slowly: "Okay, since you are all interested, then Liu Mou said directly, this ship is full of private salt!" The batch we intercepted is salt! ”
The prodigal people had long known that the batch of goods they intercepted should not be simple, but they never expected that it would be a boatload of salt!
Since the Han Dynasty, salt and iron have been strictly controlled, but the stricter the control, the greater the profit from it. Needless to say, this salt is a good thing!
As soon as Liu Jing's voice fell, all the swingers connected to each other.
Liu Jing looked at them with a smile, and while she was paying attention to the expressions and demeanors of these people, she secretly thought: The prodigals in the world all aim at rangers and act with faith and righteousness. Even if there are villains among these people, more of them should be truly righteous people.
Her biggest problem now was that her salt had been intercepted from someone else, and it was not coming from the right way, so she could not be expected to be generous in the fight of the righteous men to protect her shipload of salt. And the villain will not have any psychological pressure if he wants to intercept it from her again.
- Her current situation is like a child walking in the night market with a huge amount of gold!
After the prodigal sons whispered for a while, Liu Jing waved towards them and said loudly: "To be able to get this batch of goods this time, you can be said to have made a great contribution. If it weren't for the danger in Liu's family, the wealth would have been shared equally with the monarchs. ”
When she said 'equal wealth', the four sides became quiet, and one by one the prodigal people turned their heads at the same time, they looked at Liu Jing seriously, waiting with bated breath for her to continue.
After Liu Jing coughed, she said: "Now, Liu has decided that there are one hundred and twenty brocade horses and fifty satin horses in this cabin, all of which will be divided equally among all of you......"
As she said this, her voice stopped deliberately. By this time, a few of the prodigal sons were already happy. Liu Jing said: These people are not insatiable. After a pause, Liu Jing continued: "As for the salt goods in the cabin, Liu decided that each of you can get two bags, a total of fifty catties. After her words fell this time, more than a dozen people cheered at the same time.
Seeing that they were happy, Liu Jing was also very happy, she smiled and turned to Mu Ji, who had been flickering her eyes and seemed to be disimpressed by her decision, and said seriously: "Mu Jun led everyone and borrowed more than a dozen horses, originally Liu Mou still thought that after selling these salts, he could pay off the cost of renting a horse." Now I can only trouble Mu Jun to bring more salt, and when I get to the city, I can exchange it for gold to offset the capital of the hired horse......" This sentence made the prodigal sons who were so happy just now that they were so happy that they were quiet, and after Mu Ji and the others frowned, Liu Jing said again: "Hey, Liu thought about it, and decided to wait until the water in front of him was calm, and then he parted ways with Zhujun!" ”
As soon as she said this, Mu Ji jumped up, and he shouted angrily, "Why? Glaring at Liu Jing, he snapped the scabbard on his waist, and shouted loudly: "Since you hired me to wait for four months, why did you drive us away so halfway." Do you look down on us? ”
In the eyes of the prodigals, what do they value the most, and what they desperately want to maintain? That's fame, that's face. And Mu Ji's words of 'you look down on us' are like a line of fire, and once they are spit out, they will silence all the prodigals. Their eyes widened, they put away their joy, and glared at Liu Jing without saying a word along with Mu Ji.
At this moment, not only Liu Jing, but also Uncle Lu had no doubt that as long as they didn't say a word well, they would attract these swords to each other!