After seeing the cave, Xiang Bo stopped, his face full of doubt, but he also noticed the smile and relaxation on Zhu Da's face.

"Salt here? Doesn't salt come out of the sea and the lake? Xiang Bo asked.

There are two sources of salt goods in Datong, the Ming Road is the sea salt of Changlu Salt Field, and the other road is from outside the Saiwai, the salt lake controlled by the Mongolian tribe also produces salt, and a small number of them will enter Datong, these two are known to Xiang Bo, but he never knew that there was salt in the cave.

The cave is not high, Xiang Bo has to bend down to enter, before entering, everyone took out weapons or something, because the hoof prints and paw prints at the mouth of the cave are not only sheep's.

Until now, Zhu Da didn't dare to give a definite guarantee, he bent down and entered the cave, the smell inside was not good, the animals didn't talk about any rules, but Zhu Da didn't care about these at all, his attention was on the rock wall of the cave, through the light outside, he could see the rock wall flashing with crystal light, Zhu Da leaned in and licked it on the rock wall with his tongue, salty!

"There's salt! Here's the salt! Juda said loudly, especially loudly in the cave.

Xiang Bo bent in and took a few looks, and also learned from Zhu Da to lick on the rock wall, but did not immediately draw conclusions, but walked out of the cave to tinker for a while, got a torch in, and the dim cave suddenly lit up.

The rock walls inside the cave are not ordinary rocks, but gray-white, looking like white marble of different quality, and the areas of the four walls that are often licked by animals are smooth, but the areas that are out of reach are very similar to solidified liquids.

Xiang Bo took out his knife and tried to cut it a few times, the crumbs fell, he picked it up and tasted it again, nodded and said, "This salt is not bad." ”

"Isn't it a little impure......" Zhu Danian muttered.

"Go back and crush it, soak it in water and then dry it, and you can make good salt!" Xiang Bo replied in a sullen voice, and Zhou Qingyun on the side was stunned, he didn't understand why there was salt in the cave at all.

Xiang Bo looked at Zhu Da with a complicated expression, shook his head and said: "That person really teaches you everything, there are really not many things that my master can teach you, how do you know that there is salt here, I have passed by Qingyun here I don't know how many times, I never knew that there was salt in it." ”

"Master spoke, the wild Taoist may have any other thoughts, he said that birds and beasts have to eat salt, and birds and beasts have spiritual properties to find places with salt, often in caves, birds and beasts can eat, people can also eat, I see that the sheep of the Zhang family is always running towards the mountains, I thought of this, today to try my luck, I didn't expect to meet.

In those more than 20 years of life, Zhu Daxian knew that there were salt mines in Shanxi, some veins would be exposed, and the outside would be mined, but it was difficult to find in the caves, and the beasts in the mountains would often rely on this to replenish salt.

Zhu Da does not have too deep memories of these things, he was well prepared for field trips back then, and there was no shortage of salt, but in this era, salt is a scarce commodity, and poor people are saving on it, and they can make a fortune by trafficking privately, these things continue to remind Zhu Da, making him think more and more and remember.

Zhu Da had heard the anecdote that animals regularly went somewhere to replenish salt, but he never thought of going here, but this time he mentioned the lack of salt to Bo, which happened to collide with this incident, and Zhu Da got in touch.

However, he didn't expect that his luck was so good, the salt on the rock wall was so obvious, and if the content was not very high, it would be very troublesome to obtain.

"Who would have thought there was salt here?" Xiang Bo touched the rock wall while chattering, but he didn't immerse himself for too long, took Zhu Da's dagger and scraped some powder down all over the rock wall, put it in his pocket and put it carefully, and then without delay, he took Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun and walked out of the mountain.

It was still some time before the sun set, and their location was not too deep into the mountains, but because the mountains blocked the sun, the surroundings were already very dark, and the woods on the hillsides, with the occasional sound of birds, looked particularly eerie.

"Let's go, we'll have to leave early in the morning!" Xiang Bo urged, took the two teenagers and left quickly, and when he left, he specially told Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun to look back and look around every dozen steps.

The journey was actually very smooth, the sheep's hoof prints were not covered by the snow, and it didn't take much trouble to find the cave, and even more fortunately, the purity of the salt in the cave was not bad, but Xiang Bo did not have the slightest carelessness and slackness, Zhou Qingyun was also very tight, and the state of the two of them reminded Zhu Da.

After leaving the cave, Zhu Da was very excited and proud, and the insight beyond the times would eventually play a role, but the performance of the two Xiang family made him calm down quickly, there are beasts and thieves in the mountains, and carelessness is likely to bring death to his own family, and he can't relax at any time.

When he returned to the village, it was not yet dark, and when he entered the courtyard of Xiang's house, Xiang Bo, who was calm and vigilant all the way, also showed a little excitement, and did not urge Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun to practice martial arts, but walked around the courtyard a few times, and then said: "Zhu Da, you go and get fish and grain, let Qingyun get you two pieces of dried meat, go to your house for dinner tonight, I have something to discuss with your father." ”

"Master, can you not tell my father about this matter, just say that Master, you found it yourself, and the benefits that were shared with my family are so that my father can help carry it." Zhu Da hurriedly pleaded.

Xiang Bo's excitement was a little lowered, and he stared at Zhu Da with surprise and said, "I haven't said what I'm planning in my heart, you know it?" What does this have to do with what your parents said, isn't it good to praise you a few words? ”

"Master, the weight of the rock salt is not light, you can't get it back much by yourself, but it is my father who can rest assured that you can find help around here, Master, you must go to my house tonight for this, the apprentice's parents and Master are very good, and the apprentices don't want those compliments, but if this discovery is known to the parents, they are afraid that they will have to think about it again, and they are afraid of something evil." Zhu Da smiled bitterly and explained.

Xiang Bo stared at Zhu Da and shook his head and said, "Why do you bother to learn from me, with such thoughts and knowledge, you can't do anything in the future." ”

Everyone was happy to eat this dinner, Zhu Da thought that his parents would cringe when they heard about the private salt, and he had to persuade a few words, but he never thought that his father Zhu Shishi listened to Xiang Bo's proposal, and agreed very simply, and his mother did not stop and dissuade him, but Zhu Da also quickly figured out that his sons had already worshiped the private salt dealers as teachers, and they had already been involved anyway, and they were not afraid of being over-suffered, and the income from the private salt in this half of the village was really a big subsidy for the family, how could he be unwilling.

Xiang Bo came with wine, and he was going to have a few sips with Zhu Shishi, but Zhu Shi was going to go on a night patrol tonight, and he didn't dare to drink and make mistakes.

The dinner here has not yet dispersed, but someone knocked on the door outside, thinking that it was to call the Zhu family to patrol, but I never thought that it was Li He, the second son of the Li family, and he did not come to find the Zhu family, but came to call Xiang Bo to go to his house to discuss, and saw Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun there, and shouted together.

Baibao Village is not as scattered as before, a lot of things have happened in the past ten days, some of the other hundred households have collapsed and scattered, but Baibao Village has condensed, as soon as he heard about official business, Xiang Bo didn't put on any stands, said hello and took Zhu Da and them over.

"Your apprentice has really helped us a lot." After the meeting, Li Zongqi said something first, Xiang Bo was very confused, Zhu Da laughed a few times on the side, and it was estimated that he would have to explain a few words to his master.

Li Zongqi Li Ji's spirit is much better than when he saw it in the morning, and the matter of calling Xiang Bo to come over to discuss is very simple, that is, this night patrol requires someone to take the lead, but the village knows a little martial arts, and it is Li Zongqi and Xiang Bo who have a little courage, and they can't always stay up all night alone, so Li Zongqi wants to make a rotation with Xiang Bo.

This matter is related to the whole village, and Xiang Bo is one of the people who proposed it, so naturally he will not refuse, Li Zongqi and Xiang Bo explained a few words, agreed that Xiang Bo would lead the team tomorrow night, and praised Zhu Da a few words, and then dispersed.

Coming out of Li Zongqi's house, it was already dark, and without waiting for the master to ask, Zhu Da first repeated the idea that came out in the morning, and Xiang Bo was not as surprised as Li Zongqi when he heard it, but said coldly: "It seems that the person who taught you is the key criminal of the sect, this set is the ability to rebel, you should be careful when you say it to the outside!" ”

Chopping wood for soldiers, processing everyday visible things into tools for killing, rebellion to mobilize the people, and it is impossible to come up with a large number of standard weapons in a hurry, and the method of processing wooden guns is used here.

Zhu Da didn't sleep too deeply at night, the bangzi would ring every once in a while, this is also the rule of the village, the sound of the bangzi sounded to mean that it was safe and sound, if it was silent, then they should be careful at home, he couldn't sleep not because the bangzi was noisy, but in the past few days, the speed of his own pouring of knowledge and insight has accelerated, some have practiced by themselves, some have just heard and heard, these things are taught and used, and there are various benefits to improving themselves and their own situation, but in the long run, Zhu Da thinks a lot, In the end, I thought about how to process the fishing gear completely, and catch a few more fish before the freeze, although there are also means to catch fish after the winter freeze, after all, it is troublesome, so I thought about it, and before the sound of the bang sounded again, Zhu Da fell asleep.

After getting up early on the second day, I found that the sky had cleared, the wind was stronger than yesterday, the wind was chilling, the sky had cooled down, and there was smoke in the sky again.

But the villagers are accustomed to the smoke in the sky, anyway, they can't hit their side for a day and a half, and they don't care what he does, and those who are on duty at night must rest well, and those who are not on duty at night must collect firewood and grass, and no one can be idle, and at noon, they find that there is smoke and dust rising from a place a few miles away, and there are actually cavalry coming!