The days of running have made Xiangzi and them feel exhausted. finally came to the camel shop in Santai Town, Xiangzi arranged for everyone to eat and rest, but he dragged his sour body to the shopkeeper's room.

The shopkeeper is a Shanxi man forty miles away, and Xiangzi revealed his identity when he met. Seeing that the shopkeeper looked a little nervous, Xiangzi smiled at him and said, "You don't have to be too nervous, I just asked you about something." ”

As he spoke, he took a sip of the tea made by the shopkeeper with a calm face, and said in a gentle voice: "From yesterday to now, have there been a few Uyghur caravans here?" ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, his eyes flashed and he hurriedly said: "In the second half of yesterday night, Wufeng camels and four horses came, all of them Uyghurs. They did not eat or drink, but gave the camels water and salt. I bought some naan and filled it with water bags, and left in a hurry. This will, I'm afraid that it will cross the Ganhezi. ”

Shoko asked a little eagerly, "Are you sure they're heading west?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled smugly and said, "I understand what they said, they said that they were going to Fukang to settle down." ”

Xiangzi nodded thoughtfully, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, said, "What are you carrying on the stacks?" ”

The shopkeeper said without thinking: "It's all big wooden boxes, I don't know what they contain." Not even the stacks were unloaded. ”

Xiangzi returned to the guest room and saw that everyone was asleep, so he came to Shuzhen lightly, put a padded jacket on her, and quietly lay down beside her.

When I woke up, everyone seemed much more energetic. Xiangzi took a look, and the sleepy-eyed Shuzhen said, "That group is heading west, and it's only half a day's journey away from us." The caravan is slow, and we don't have to rush to catch up. Get some rest and set off in the middle of the night tonight. ”

Shuzhen yawned softly, cheered up and said, "That group has a family fire, and we have to see an opportunity to do it again." ”

Xiangzi smiled slightly and said, "We just followed secretly, and we were not in a hurry to close the net." Have you forgotten that we still have people on the West Road? ”

Shuzhen smiled gently and said, "I forgot about this stubble." ”

Xiangzi saw Wuzi looking at him stunned, so he smiled and said, "I haven't seen your skills in a few actions." Last night I saw that your fists and kicks were quite sharp. ”

Wuzi smiled shyly and said, "That is, when I was a child, I had a three-fist and two-kick school." Occupy the legs and feet that I have practiced since I was a child, and shoot quickly, so I was lucky to beat Brother Jia. ”

As he spoke, he cast an apologetic and sincere gaze at Jia Hu.

Xiangzi nodded thoughtfully and asked casually, "How are the family?" ”

When the fifth son asked, he smiled slightly and said: "There is no one in the family, my mother left early, and when Lanzhou was liberated, I went to the front of the branch and was killed by a shell." Since then, I have followed the troops into Xinjiang. At the beginning of the year, he professionally went to the bureau as a police officer. ”

Somehow, Xiangzi heard about the tragic life experience of the fifth son, and while sighing, he secretly felt a trace of inexplicable joy. He glanced at Wuzi kindly, and said in a gentle voice: "I think you are a piece of martial arts material, do you want to go further in martial arts?" ”

The fifth son said happily and inferiorly: "Yes, why don't you want to." As far as I'm concerned, I rely on a quick trick to fool people, and I don't have any real learning at all. It's just that I don't know a place well, and I haven't met a master to give me advice. ”

Goko said, looking frustrated and disappointed. Seeing this, Shuzhen kicked Wuzi, gave him a gentle look and said, "I said you are really stupid?" You're still pretending to be stupid, aren't you a master in front of you? Don't hurry up to learn from a teacher. ”

Wuzi was stunned for a moment, and then, as if waking up from a dream, hurriedly knelt down on the kang and gave Xiangzi a big salute. Before Xiangzi could reach out and help him up, he saw Jia Biao also roll over and kneel down and said, "Master is above, disciple kowtow to you." ”

Xiangzi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Let's get up quickly, it's a new society now, don't do this." ”

Seeing that the two of them still couldn't afford it, Xiangzi said with a helpless look: "Okay, okay, I promise you." ”

The two of them kowtowed again, and then they got up happily and looked at Xiangzi with joy on their faces.

Xiangzi glanced at Shuzhen warmly, smiled and said, "You, try to make trouble for me." ”

Shuzhen pouted and said, "Help you take in two good apprentices, and don't thank me." You just have fun secretly. ”

Xiangzi smiled at her, then turned to the two and said, "The five sons are agile, but their fists are monotonous and unorganized, so they have to work from the beginning." Jia Hu used the northern boxing, which is more common in the Hezhou area. Although you haven't learned everything, your foundation is not bad. I'll pass you on some more body and footwork. ”

After a pause, Xiangzi turned around and looked at Shuzhen, who looked at the three of them quietly with a smile, and said with a strange expression: "If you want to learn to ride a horse and hide weapons, look for her." As he spoke, he pouted at Shuzhen.

The two showed expressions of joy and excitement, but Shuzhen glanced at Xiangzi lightly, and muttered to herself: "Old mile, don't move it." ”

The cold moon hangs obliquely, and the breeze blows. At the northern foot of the silent Tianshan Mountains, several fast horses like shadows stepped out of a series of chaotic and crisp sounds on the winding ancient road.

Every winter, the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains is covered with snow. The pine trees on the sunny slope were soothed by the cold wind, and turned a monotonous dark green. The trees and vegetation in the depression stubbornly stand upright, trying to show the thickness of the snow.

As soon as the sky was bright, the sparrows, who did not know the season, chirped non-stop. The four of Xiangzi, with a face of frost and mist, came to the camel house at the foot of the mountain. The duty looked impatient, yawning and muttering, "What kind of road are you going, I'm only here to stay in the hotel now." As he spoke, he slowly opened the courtyard door.

Shoko glanced keenly at the courtyard and saw two groups of camels. In one of them, there are several large wooden boxes on the side. Contrary to his usual gentle and elegant style, he bared his neck and shouted: "What the hell are you talking about? Come and pick up a clean room, and the best wine and meat are waiting. The horse should add watercress, and the kang should be hot. ”

As he spoke, he gave Shuzhen a funny look, and swaggered into the hospital. The noise alarmed the shopkeeper, only to see him leaning over, poking his head out and shouting, "Shunzi! What are you yelling about? Come and serve the guests? ”

As he spoke, he saw Xiangzi and his entourage walking straight with a tiger face. Busy with a smile on his face, he greeted him and said: "Oh, a few masters have worked hard, come into the house quickly, the upper room has already been prepared, the kang is hot." Wine and food come as soon as they speak. ”

As he spoke, he personally raised the door curtain. Xiangzi didn't even look at him squarely, and when he entered the door, he stomped his feet a few times recklessly, shouting in his throat: "Which room is good?" He pushed the door one by one and glanced at it.

The shopkeeper may be afraid of Xiangzi's tiger power and rudeness, so he carefully follows behind and doesn't say anything. Xiangzi pushed open the door of the third room, and a unique smell of Uyghurs came to his face. He took a breathless look and saw that there were eight or nine people inside.

It was only at this time that Xiangzi turned around and shouted at the cowering shopkeeper: "Is there a clean house, come and open the door quickly, what are you grinding?" ”

When the shopkeeper saw this, he smiled and said, "It's here, it's here." As he spoke, he pushed open the fifth door with a smirk on his face.

Seeing Xiangzi and his gang enter the house, the shopkeeper hurriedly said, "A few masters will rest first, and I'll go buy wine and food." So saying, he turned and left. Unexpectedly, he was dragged into the door by Xiangzi.

Seeing the shopkeeper trembling nervously, Xiangzi smiled gently, lowered his voice and said, "We are from the Public Security Bureau, I was acting just now, and I was so offended." ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper's mood was a little relaxed, Xiangzi said in a gentle voice: "Let me ask you something, how many stacks are there in that group of Uyghurs?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Five camel stacks, four horses, a total of nine people." ”

Shoko nodded with satisfaction and said, "Do you know where they're going?" ”

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "It seems that I said that I will go west and leave tomorrow morning." ”

Xiangzi smiled with satisfaction and said, "You can't reveal half a word about our affairs." ”

Seeing the shopkeeper nodding his head stunned, Xiangzi smiled and gently patted the shopkeeper's thin shoulder, saying, "We are indeed hungry, so let's get some food for the shopkeeper." ”

The shopkeeper nodded with a smile, and went out with a cigarette.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was gone, Shuzhen couldn't help but sneer and said, "I don't see, you pretend to be a bandit." ”

Xiangzi grinned self-deprecatingly and said, "Otherwise, why would you be embarrassed to push people's doors." ”

Shuzhen smiled gently and said, "You are not afraid to jump out of a more horizontal than you and beat you." ”

Xiangzi glanced at him warmly, and said with a smile: "I have a woman to protect me, what are you afraid of." Besides, don't you have two apprentices? ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the tired Wuzi and said, "After eating, you have to leave after a good night's sleep." Go find the centaurs on the west road and set up an ambush at the next camel house. We walked three afternoons, and we had to travel two hours with them. ”

When the fifth son heard this, he perked up and said, "I'll leave after dinner." ”

Xiangzi smiled lovingly and said, "Don't be too anxious, you can squint for a while after eating, and I will call you when the time comes." ”

When Xiangzi saw that it was camel meat, he frowned lightly and said, "Isn't there any beef?" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and leaned forward and said, "Originally, there were still some beef head meat, but those Uyghurs could eat very much, and they were all sold out." ”

Seeing the shopkeeper's embarrassed look, Xiangzi smiled indifferently and said, "It's okay, let's get a bowl of noodles for everyone." ”

Seeing that the shopkeeper was in a hurry to turn around, Shuzhen hurriedly said, "Is there any spicy skin and meat?" ”

The expression on the shopkeeper's face tightened in embarrassment, and he said in a slur manner: "Spicy skin... I haven't soaked it yet... I'm afraid it's a while..."

Shuzhen didn't wait for him to finish, then waved her hand a little impatiently and said, "Sauerkraut, sour cabbage is always there, right?" ”

Seeing the shopkeeper nodding stunnedly, Shuzhen slowed down and said, "Chop some pieces, put some spicy skin and fry it with mutton." ”

The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly and exited the house. Xiangzi glanced at Shuzhen strangely, and said in a strange voice: "Are you also very fierce, so that people still think you are a bandit woman." ”

Shuzhen pretended to be displeased and kicked Xiangzi, and said with a smile: "It's beautiful to think about." ”

The sun climbed to the top of the mountain, and Shoko tracked the mysterious camel caravan for two days and two nights, and then set out on the road leisurely. Shoko looked at the large wooden box on the hunchback, full of anticipation and longing.

However, the results of the next action made him fall into a deep confusion again.