The wind is howling, and the rain is pouring in.

The lightning indulged unscrupulously in the low-hanging clouds, the turbid waves surged down the high slopes wrapped in mud and rocks and broken branches, and the flat fields had long since turned into a vast ocean.

In the distance, the emerald green mountains slid abruptly, exposing large areas of brown and yellow, which was shocking.

In such bad weather, the beasts were silent, and only the trees struggled helplessly in the storm, sometimes low, sometimes trembling, and whining.

However, through the rain curtain, in the turbid waves, it was clear to see a long team of people dragging forward in the rain and fog.

Two strong men with bamboo poles carefully waded through the muddy water to explore the way, two feet apart, were a dozen or so guards dressed in robes leading horses and holding knives, followed by a long column of flatbed carts, the carts or box cages were stacked, or the tarpaulin was tightly covered, each car was full of supplies, the men led mules and horses, pushed the carts, people and horses were bowed heads, sideways faces, step by step.

The wind and rain howled.

It is difficult for people to open their mouths, and they will pour wind and rain into their mouths, and they can barely hear a sentence after roaring for a long time. The men and horses were tired, but they did not stop, and they struggled through the wilderness, all the way to the east.

Jia Yin and Wang Shan pushed the cart one left and one right, and the car was tightly covered by oilcloth, and a trace of wind and rain could not be immersed, but Jia Yin was still not at ease, this was a crossbow, and he did not dare to suffer a little moisture.

On the way back this time, it was really unlucky, first when he went out of Beijing, he was forced to come by Zhang Fu with a long follower, and he was arrogant, Jiayin had no experience and knew that this person would not do good things when he arrived in Mengxian County, so he reported to God by ear, so he discussed with Wang Shan how to drive him away.

Wang Shan is small, but there are many ghost ideas, first of all, he praised how chaotic Meng County was, and there were no six or seven people who did not dare to go to the street in the daytime, and he pretended to be a ghost and scary in the middle of the night when he stayed in the hotel, and then caught a snake when he camped in the wild, and waited for him to go out when he was out of the grass, and bit the white flowers, and after several twists and turns, he finally scared the long man back to Bianliang.

The two of them have not been relaxed for two days, it was a sunny day and suddenly the wind and clouds surged, and then the rain poured down the sky, and finally found a town to settle down, but did not stay up until dawn, the mountain collapsed, the river gushed back, and as a last resort, everyone could only brave the rain to hurry, and the cart of materials was not unloaded, and they could walk on mules and horses.

Someone shouted in front of them, saying that they had found a sheltered place, and everyone hurried over to rest.

When everyone heard this, Pingduan gave birth to a lot of strength, and they all accelerated their pace and pushed forward with all their might.

When Jiayin arrived at the place, a bearded man was directing his men to overturn two large carts to block the wind, and the horses were unloaded with horse feed, just to feed the horses. When he saw that all the people in the rear team had arrived, he commanded the horses to fall and replace the first group. and put out the watchman, and one man held a bell.

Jia Yin looked at it and became more knowledgeable, and admired this guard leader named Guo Mingwu very much.

Guo Mingwu saw him coming, so he beckoned him to sit down on the stone in the leeward of the car, and he also sat down with a knife, wiped the rain on his face, squinted at the sky, and said: "In two hours, the sky will be dark, if the rain does not stop, don't dare to go, in front of Shimen Fort, it is not easy to speak." ”

"What then?"

"The horse is sent out, first look at the road conditions, this trip is treacherous, do not fight with the sky, if there is a mutation, you just protect your own safety, everything is so."

Jia Yin nodded, and when he saw that the guy who had changed the car was coming around, he moved his butt and gave up his position a little.

Guo Mingwu began to arrange defensive tactics, "If there is an enemy attack, immediately tighten the cart and knock it to the ground, so as to defend it. If there is a disagreement, everything else can be abandoned, but the two cars of Captain A cannot be lost in any way. ”

And they all said they knew.

Jia Yin said: "Whether things are dead or life is the most important." ”

Guo Mingwu said: "If it is something else, if it is lost, it will be lost, if the crossbow falls into the hands of thieves, it will be difficult to defend it according to the fort, and then it will be difficult to ask for it back." So there is no room for mistakes, if there is really no way, everyone will split it, Captain A, you say. ”

Jia Yin said: "Okay. ”

After a rest, Guo Mingwu signaled for the sentry post to be replaced, and after another quarter of an hour or so, the rain gradually became lighter, and everyone felt more relaxed, but the sentry in front brought back a bad news, and the water on the road ahead was not above the knee, making it even more difficult to walk.

It seems that today is not possible, and everyone's faces are not good.

Guo Mingwu frowned, pacing back and forth, turning the Pu knife in his hand upside down, obviously conflicted in his heart.

After a long time, he said: "Put away the car, camp here today, safe or not, I can only hope that God will reward you." ”

The idea is certain, act immediately, Guo Mingwu commanded the chariot formation, and arranged for the men to dig a pond to store water, this convoy is more than 50 people, and even the war horses led by Jiayin have more than 60 livestock, and the water source is very important.

The sky gradually darkened, and the wind and rain gradually became smaller, but it still rained endlessly, and everyone couldn't make a fire to cook, but fortunately, they brought dry food, and two pieces of cold water for each person to chew.

Jia Yin offered to work the night shift with Wang Shan, and asked Guo Mingwu to arrange it.

Guo Mingwu said: "It's not that you can't believe the two, it's really that our business gang has its own set of defense and security methods, and if there is a situation, whether you play the code or the alarm bell and sentry detective have their own measure, you still have to rest and cultivate your strength." ”

Jia Yin couldn't do anything, so he had to shrink behind the cart with Wang Shan and pretend to sleep, and woke up in a daze, and I don't know how long it took, a hot flash.

Jiayin woke up and looked, but the wind and rain stopped for some time, there were stars shining in the sky, and autumn insects were chirping all around, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

took off his coat, suddenly felt relaxed, walked out of the gap reserved by the car array, found that Guo Mingwu had also gotten up, walked over and whispered: "The sky is endless, it is finally clear, and the fourth watch is not yet yet, no longer sleep?" ”

"It's wet, it's uncomfortable, and I don't sleep."

"Wait a little longer, everyone will wake up, dismantle a big car, make a fire, everyone go to the damp, and drink two more sips of burning knives, this person will be in good spirits."

"Gu Tou, I admire you, everything comes to you, it becomes simpler, whether it is staying in the hotel before or in a hurry, or the current bad weather, you can deal with it easily."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Guo Mingwu said with a smile: "If you want to see our host, he is called a skill, at your age, you can go out of Saibei alone with a bag and come back with one hundred and thirty horses." ”

Jia Yin was surprised and asked, "Alone?" ”

"I went alone, and when I came back, I hired only three slaves."

Jia Yin shook his head and said, "I dare not imagine. ”

Guo Mingwu said: "Yes, who would have thought that our owner would rely on this one hundred and thirty horses to start a home, and in less than thirty years, the business will be done all over the world, and there are branches in North Liao, South and Vietnam, not to mention the land of Zhou, Han, Tang and Shu." ”

"Awesome."

Jia Yin looked at Guo Mingwu's face cautiously and asked, "I was in Longchang that day and saw a little lady Su, is she also from your Su family?" ”

"There are several little ladies in the Su family, but the one who will go to Longchang must be Qi Niang, don't look at her young age, she is in charge of the current accounts of the entire Great Zhou."

Jia Yin's eyes widened, "So powerful?" ”

"The number of spells is unparalleled in the world."

Guo Mingwu sighed and said: "When she was ten years old, she looked at the account room to settle the accounts, the old account room planned to plate with one hand, and turned over the account book with the other hand. ”

Guo Mingwu's words stunned Jia Yin, and he was inexplicably empty-hearted, and he staggered to open the topic and ask for advice on the knowledge of business guards.

Guo Mingwu was in a better mood because of the sunny weather, and secondly, the Jiayin people looked loyal and honest, and the attitude of asking for advice was sincere, just because many guys couldn't stand the stuffiness after the wind stopped, and woke up one after another.

I simply split a big car, picked two relatively dry ones, cut them thinly, poured lamp oil, and made two thick paper media, lit them carefully, put big firewood on the shelves, and let the guys come down from the car with the altar of wine, and everyone gathered around the fire, said some martial arts allusions, and passed on some experience in the rivers and lakes.

This lecture talked about the appearance of fish belly white in the east, and people's mood gradually brightened up with the pace of the sun.