The sun hung high in the sky, spewing out endless force. Every shred of moisture on the ground seemed to have been evaporated. Fortunately, there were several large trees on the side of the road, and a caravan of people were sheltering from the sun under the trees. Even though everyone hid under the trees to rest, they still couldn't escape the waves.

The two of them didn't run fast, after all, the weather was too fast, and the horses couldn't stand it if they ran fast. As the two men approached the caravan, they slowly reined in the reins and slowed down the horses. The man running in front was sturdy, with a simple knife on his back. A long scar ran through the left side of his cheek, blinding him in one eye. The blind eye was covered with a black blindfold, and it looked very vicious.

An old man came out from under the tree. The old man is not young, but his back is still very straight. The body is still very strong. He wore a hat on his head, and he also wore a Ming army-style war knife around his waist.

He nodded, and rode his horse past him. Then the old man reached out and took the young man's horse. The horse snapped its nose and stopped. The young man jumped off the horse with his legs raised, and said with a little excitement: "Dad, the mountain in front of us has accepted our thank you gifts, can we go now?" ”

The young man said yes and led the horse towards the convoy. The convoy was packed up and ready to go. A strong man with a big beard came out and took the horse, and seemed to ask the young man something. The young man replied with a grin.

When he fled at night, Niu Bajin was worried that something would happen to his youngest son, so he kept pulling Niu Mangu and didn't let go! The father and son escaped smoothly in the end. Different from Niumantun and Niumancun, Niu Bajin knows the road. He successfully escaped from Shanxi with Niu Mangu and entered the border of Shaanxi.

I know that the Northwest has always been a place where there are many bandits. It is one of the important transportation channels to Mongolia. Many caravans have passed through here. So the swordsman industry came into being, and the business is still booming. Many caravans hire swordsmen as temporary bodyguards.

But in reality? In fact, these swordsmen are basically equivalent to bandits. They are guards when they are with the caravan, and they are robbers when they leave the caravan. However, in general, there are still few times when swordsmen carve bandits. After all, there are enough bandits in this land.

The robbers also understand that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, so they basically don't touch the surrounding farmers, but they rely on the surrounding farmers to provide them with information and supplies. Therefore, the biggest source of income for these robbers is to farm their own land.

It is not for nothing that there are vicious bandits. But it is generally not close to the official road, and it will be pushed far away by the government. Either they are wandering around to commit crimes, or they are hiding in high mountains and dense forests. Otherwise, they would have been exterminated by the government. As for the small group of robbers who stayed near the official road but did not cause any trouble, the government did not bother to pay attention to it at all. So in this land, robbers and swordsmen are interdependent. Without robbers, no one wants to hire swordsmen; Without the swordsmen, the robbers would be much more vicious.

Niu Mangu has followed his father all these years, but he has tempered his bones. I also learned my father's knife skills, and at the same time learned a lot of skills from other swordsmen. So although he is still young, he already has a bit of prestige among his peers.

Niu Bajin said: "There are about ten days to go."

Niu Mangu said hopefully: "Then when you go to the ground, can you change a knife for me?" I've sharpened my knives so many times that they've narrowed! ”

Niu Mangu listened to the displeasure and continued to walk forward, and put the pocket behind his back on his head to block the scorching sun.

After more than ten days of arduous trekking, the caravan finally arrived at Pingliang as scheduled. When the convoy arrived at the big car shop outside the city, the caravan was naturally disbanded. The merchants returned home with their goods. At the same time, these swordsmen were disbanded.

When they heard about the silver, the swordsmen were excited. These swordsmen are all engaged in the trading of knives and blood, so the money comes and goes quickly. hasn't gotten the money from Li Tou'er yet, and many swordsmen have already arranged a place for the money. Some people plan to go to the casino, others plan to go to the half-closed doors. It is estimated that by the time they return to the big car shop, there will be nothing left of the money.

At this time, the swordsmen had already gotten the money, and no one cared what Li Tou'er was saying, anyway, they were all the old ones. The partner they were looking for went out with a smile.

Taking advantage of the time before dinner, Niu Bajin also supervised Niu Mangu to practice knife skills for half an hour. Then I bought a big pot of vegetables and a few flatbreads from the stove of the big car shop for dinner. After the two of them finished eating, they took advantage of the last ray of sunlight to sneak around a few times.

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