In the small basin, more than a thousand men in blue-black cloth clothes sat cross-legged on the grass in twos and threes, Qian Yuan listened attentively, except for the sound of the flowing water of the stream not far away, he could hardly hear any sound.

Of course, it's not that they have strict military discipline, but they know that it takes a lot of effort to talk and talk, not to mention moving.

To be more accurate, they were all pressed against their backs, and their hungry eyes were glowing green.

The atmosphere was a little depressing, but Qian Yuan had an indifferent expression on his face, and he was rubbing his wrists from time to time while staring at the bastards not far away with resentful eyes.

"You're really not afraid?" The man sitting opposite Qian Yuan was very curious, "Generally, civil officials are afraid of death, and literati before they were admitted to the Jinshi are even more afraid of death." ”

Unlike the others around him, this man carried two narrow Miao knives around his waist...... Uh, Qian Yuan gave him a name in his heart, two knives.

"Why be afraid?" Qian Yuan lazily leaned on his back and saluted, "I didn't intend to lie to you. ”

"First, I know who you are."

"Second, I know what you want."

"Third, I take your request for granted, and at least I can meet your needs now."

Qian Yuan finished speaking slowly and said with a smile: "Of course, I need to thank you." ”

More than two hours ago, Qian Yuan was very sure that the other party would not kill, but he forgot that not killing does not mean not beating people......

Just when Qian Yuan was about to despair, the two knives that arrived saved his handsome face.

The second knife looked back at his companion and shouted a few words, and the other party squinted at Qian Yuan and shouted a few words...... In his previous life, Qian Yuan knew Chinese, English, could speak Shanghainese, and knew a little Japanese, but he was completely blind to this minority language.

"They're all talking...... Will your departing companions attract officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them? The two knives translated.

"Two days ago, a large number of Japanese invaders invaded Songjiang and Jiaxing, where did the officers and soldiers have the energy to take care of such idle matters?" Qian Yuan replied with a smile: "And...... Aren't you officers and soldiers? ”

"No, no, no, we are not officers and soldiers." The face of the second knife was gloomy, "The officers and soldiers have salaries, but we don't." ”

Qian Yuan's eyes froze, and he leaned over, "Not at all?" ”

"That's not it, but it's very small, and it's hard to get it." The second knife smiled bitterly and looked back at his companion, "They can only exchange their heads for silver." ”

Qian Yuan fell silent, he knew what role these people could play in the upcoming war against the Japanese, but he didn't expect them to have such a hard time.

In fact, the term wolf soldier itself has a derogatory connotation.

"Tianzhou swears to go to Foshan in the east, Yuling in the north, Poyang Lake, and cross the Yangtze River to Danyang." The second knife slowly whispered, "I set off at the end of May, and it has been nearly half a year now, and I have traveled thousands of miles across the eighteen prefectures......"

With the narration of the second knife, Qian Yuan's face became more and more ugly, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart, Zhang Jing is not stupid, even if he is pretentious, he will not make such a fuss!

When this group of wolf soldiers arrived at Zhenjiang Mansion, the prefect and the county refused to be thousands of miles away, the gentry were afraid of them like tigers, the people closed their doors, and the government refused to provide any supplies.

After that, these wolf soldiers could only cross the Yangtze River again and try to go to Hangzhou, but as a result, Zhang Jing urgently sent messengers to garrison Suzhou, but the attitude of Suzhou was worse than that of Zhenjiang.

If it weren't for the strict control of the leader, the wolf soldiers would have to do it before the wolves......

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

Seeing seven or eight awning boats floating along the stream from a distance, the two knives jumped up, ran forward a few steps, suddenly turned around, pulled Qian Yuan up, and held him in his arms.

Coming to this era, he had never felt this familiar etiquette, Qian Yuan was stunned for a moment before he opened his arms and patted the back of the second knife vigorously.

"From now on, you will be my Zhong Nan's brother!" The second knife gasped.

One of the people in the nursing home who gathered on the side was punched twice before, and he covered his nose and said angrily: "My young master is the head of the Songjiang case, and he is destined to be on the emperor list in the future, even now, who in the world doesn't know the heroes of the Huating Qian family, are you qualified?" ”

The face of the second knife changed, although he was a Tujia in Guangxi, he was deeply sinicized, and he had also heard of the reputation of the Huating Qian family.

But the next moment, Qian Yuan once again opened his arms and fiercely hugged the two knives that were in a daze.

In Qian Yuan's heart, he never looked at the identity of the other party when interacting with people, he could mingle with the nursing home from a tenant, he could have a good conversation with Zhang Juzheng, the strongest politician in the Ming Dynasty, and he could also make a deal with the big Sima Nie Bao.

What's more, in Qian Yuan's opinion, no matter what, these wolf soldiers who rushed to the southeast coast should not be treated like this.

They lack supplies, but what they lack most is that the southeast coast should be given the respect they deserve.

If the previous active hug came from the sudden excitement of the second knife after a long period of frustration, then the passive hug made this man who was already faintly moist in his eyes really regard this young man as a brother.

"How long has it been since I took a shower!" Qian Yuan suddenly let go, pinched his nose and stepped back.

The second knife rolled his eyes, untied a Miao knife from his waist and solemnly handed it over.

Qian Yuan felt the solemnity of the other party, raised his hands and took the Miao knife, and curiously took out half of it and looked at it, it is said that the later Qi family knife absorbed the essence of the Miao knife.

"Young Master!" Yang Wen, who was sweating profusely, rushed over.

Qian Yuan returned the knife to the sheath, turned his head and asked, "How much?" ”

"One hundred and thirty stones of polished rice, a number of various melons and vegetables, and more than 20 pigs and sheep were driven, and there is a batch later." Yang Wen looked carefully before relieving his heart.

"Chongde County is quite righteous."

"Of course, in Chongde County, the young master is a Buddha of ten thousand families, and besides, it's not that he doesn't give silver." Yang Wen said with a smile: "That bird knows that county still wants to stop it, but the little officials below refuse to obey the order." ”

Qian Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and looked at it, the ship had already docked, and the soldiers rushed up to help unload the goods, and the sharp pig howls came from time to time, and the two goats suddenly fled with their legs, causing a large number of soldiers to roar and chase after them.

"Young Master." Yang Wen whispered in Qian Yuan's ear: "The widow has retreated. ”

"Withdrawn?"

"Well, I don't know over there, but there are no pirates around Chongde County." Yang Wen's voice was lowered, "The little one went to the house and took a look, it was empty." ”

"Empty?" Qian Yuan pursed his lips, and after a moment of silence, he whispered, "What happened last night...... Keep their mouths shut. ”

"Yes." Yang Wen went to that alley with Qian Yuan last year, and he also saw Xu Hai, and he had always been puzzled about why he wanted to track down the origin of the sisters, but after figuring out the whole situation last night, he was shocked and the back of his head was numb.

Turning his head to look around, Qian Yuan saw the two guys who threatened him with a dagger and even wanted to beat people before.

"You ...... Just the two of you! Qian Yuan waved the Miao knife, "I like to make a fire so much, hurry up, go to the stove...... Do? ”

"If you eat human flesh, you know how to roast it on the fire, and if you eat pigs and sheep, you two want to eat raw?"

"More than a thousand, at least twenty stoves, just the two of you!"

"Hurry!"