Chapter 36: Follow Me and Don't Suffer
The minions were about to make a move, and Su Ren hurriedly shouted: "Slow, I have something to say." ”
The bearded guy smiled: "There are still people who are not afraid of death, okay, grandpa, I will give you time to speak if I am in a good mood today, if you have any last words, you must do it, and if you don't want to do it, you won't do it, hahaha......"
Seeing that there were not many people who were not afraid of the mountain bandits, not to mention that there were still two and a half children in front of them, the mountain bandits were playful and wanted to hear what Su Ren could say. Staying in this barren mountain all day long, it is not easy to meet individuals.
"Ahem!" Su Ren cleared his throat: "Big brothers, I don't know how Lord Wu and Brother Gou are doing recently?" ”
Just this sentence immediately stopped the laughter of those mountain bandits who were still laughing, and everyone's eyes looked at Su Ren. The bearded man looked at Su Ren playfully: "Do you know our boss?" Boy, who the hell are you? ”
Hawking sneered: "This is our Suxian Zuo from Wenshui County, you know the bag of salt, right?" It's my eldest brother who made it, the last time I had a relationship with you Wu Bald in the brine spring, your boss was polite when he saw my eldest brother, you little minions actually shouted, be careful that your boss cut off your head! ”
There are only one hundred and ten people in their cottage, and there are some rumors in the cottage about the brine spring, but I didn't expect that Su Xianzuo, the most capable person in Wenshui County today, turned out to be a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, which surprised the bearded man and his minions.
The bearded man looked Su Ren up and down: "You said yes?" What is the evidence? ”
Hawking said: "Evidence? Call your boss down and take a look, my eldest brother came to save your lives this time, and he is so ignorant, big brother, let's go? This gang of bandits has no sincerity at all, let them fend for themselves! ”
The bearded man was actually frightened by Hawking's words, and he didn't know what to do for a while. The other people were at a loss when they saw the leader, and they didn't dare to act rashly. Look at the shuttle dart in Hawking's hand, the weight is heavy, and if it is marked, even if it does not die, it will have to lie down for half a year. Everyone looked at the bearded man, who was at a loss, wanting to say something soft but afraid of the jokes of the brothers next to him, and not saying soft words and fearing that he would fall into his reputation as a bandit.
Hawking laughed: "You are still a mountain bandit like you, and you don't send someone to tell your boss, just say that the distinguished guest is here, let him greet him personally, what are you doing in a daze?" ”
Su Ren looked at Hawking's arrogant attitude and kicked Hawking's ass. Hawking pushed forward and almost hit a mountain bandit with a shuttle dart in his hand, and the frightened mountain bandit hurriedly dodged. After kicking Hawking, Su Ren said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the boy Su Ren has come to meet your village master, please report it, and say that Su Ren of Laojunguan has something important to discuss." ”
With the steps, the beard didn't dare to hold it up, so he immediately asked people to go up the mountain to report, and he stayed to watch Su Ren and Hawking. Soon, the people who went up the mountain came down, and with that person came Gou Tianming, the second village master of Shuangzui Mountain.
Gou Tianming's long sharp-beaked monkey cheeks are actually an enthusiastic man, and when he saw Su Ren, he immediately laughed: "Rare guests, these days I have discussed with my eldest brother to find Su Xianzuo, but I didn't expect Su Xianzuo to come, please hurry up the mountain, my eldest brother has been waiting for a long time." ”
After saying a few kind words, Gou Tianming accompanied Su Ren and walked towards the mountain. Shuangzui Mountain is indeed a dangerous point, along the middle of the mountain road all the way forward, through the path between the two peaks, looking up a bit of a glimmer of the sky. It's just that it's a lot wider here. This road is the only official road in the southwest of the Han Dynasty, go down along this road, I don't know how many mountains to cross is Yelang country, that is, the current Yunnan Guangxi area. To the west is the territory of the Qiang people, which is a transportation artery to Southeast Asia.
Wu Bald's cottage is on the back of Shuangzui Mountain. It is said to be a cottage, but in fact, it is a slightly gentle sunny land, with three or five thatched houses, and more than a dozen men in tattered clothes lying under the big trees to bask in the sun. Fortunately, even though it's winter, the weather here isn't too cold, otherwise you wouldn't be able to keep out the cold with these clothes. There was no hall for gathering righteousness and distributing spoils, just outside the thatched hut, I don't know where to find a rag full of holes, Wu Bald sat on it with his upper body exposed, and a large plate of meat was placed in front of him, just by virtue of this, he also looked like a robber.
"Su County Zuo visited, there is a long way to welcome, forgive me!" Wu Bald was extremely awkward in learning the style of a literati, and Hawking and a few minions who listened to it held back their laughter.
Su Ren hurriedly bowed his hand: "What does this mean by Lord Wu Zhai?" You and I are not outsiders, I am not here as a county leader today, and it is difficult for me to speak like this as the master of Wu Zhai. ”
Gou Tianming also said: "Yes, big brother, Su Xianzuo is a capable person, since he can come, he doesn't look down on us, we are mountain bandits, and it is really good to make these famous halls laugh at it!" ”
Wu Bald was told about it, but his face turned red, and he quickly got up and patted the soil on his body. instantly became the robber who killed without blinking: "That's it! Since that's the case, it's not a hypocrisy, not to mention that Su Xianzuo still owes us money. ”
Su Ren smiled: "Today is for the money, the Ming people don't say dark words, even if I give the Wu Zhai lord those money, this cottage is more than a hundred people, so a little money can't be spent for a few days, and when the money is used up, has the Wu Zhai master ever thought about what to do with your brothers?" As the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and if there is no money, this cottage may not be able to last for a long time. ”
Gou Tianming nodded again and again: "So, Su Xianzuo is here to give us a way to make money?" ”
Su Ren glanced at Gou Tianming, with appreciation on his face: "Yes, both of you know what I do, this time I came to hope to cooperate with the two, and everyone will make money when the time comes, hello and me, isn't everyone good?" ”
"Cooperation? What is the cooperation law? Could it be that let's make dogs for those dog officers? Wu Bald was not used to seeing the faces of those officials, so he fell into the grass and became a mountain bandit, and when he heard Su Ren's words, he immediately lost his good face.
Su Ren hurriedly waved his hand, stood up and made a circle: "You are all heroes and heroes, how can you throw yourself into the net, I really don't hide that I came today to talk to you about business, this place is the border of the Han Dynasty, and I am afraid that you have also caught a lot of private businessmen, you should know what kind of profit it will make from selling goods from my Han to Nanban." ”
The crowd began to talk about the fact that the main targets of their previous mountain robberies were those former private businessmen. Because of the retreat, it was very profitable to go back and forth, but later those private businessmen became more savvy, walking in teams of hundreds of people, and looking for those rangers to escort them, which caused their livelihood to be lost. Wu Bald and Gou Tianming also thought about taking this trade route, but they had no choice but where their identity was. Even if they get the goods back, they don't dare to sell them blatantly, other private businessmen take one life to earn money, and they take two shares.
Gou Tianming's mind is more active: "Su Xianzuo means ......"
Su Ren nodded: "The two of us cooperate, I will ship the goods here, your Shuangzuishan is responsible for transporting them to Nanban, and then get the goods back from Nanban, I will sell them, of course, the main thing is salt, I believe the sales should be good." ”
"Good plan!" Gou Tianming had already jumped up excitedly, and looked at Wu Bald with a happy face: "Brother, Su Xianzuo is a good idea, one trip is enough for us to eat for a year, which is much better than robbing the house." ”
Wu Bald was not as excited as Gou Tianming, and stared at Su Ren with a pair of eyes: "Such a good thing, I don't know how much we can share?" ”
Su Ren smiled: "How about Sanqi?" There are three of you and seven of you, if you do well four or six, in short, you can't let all the heroes suffer. ”
"In one sentence, I'll do this!" Wu Bald slapped the small table next to him, and the tattered wooden table immediately fell apart, and the things on it spilled all over the ground.
"Okay!" Su Ren hurriedly agreed: "Who asked me to owe the two brothers a favor, so it's decided." ”
Su Ren agreed happily, and Wu Bald regretted it a little. I still have to be less, presumably what Su Ren originally envisioned was to divide the account five or five times, and use three seven and four or six to test, but I didn't expect that he would say the price in people's hearts. This thing of going to the Nanban is to work with his head, and Su Ren is sitting in Laojunguan to provide some goods and have to divide half of them, and he feels a little uncomfortable.
Gou Tianming didn't think so. They are also working with their heads as mountain bandits, and it is a lucky job. If you are lucky, you will be well fed and warmly clothed. Like them now, if you are unlucky, you can only go hungry. Although the path that Su Ren pointed out to them should divide half of the profits, at least it is a long-term way to make money, and it can also make the brothers live more comfortably.
For the faces of the two, Su Ren saw it clearly: "Don't worry, you will never suffer a loss if you follow me, this matter is decided today, in a few days, the lord of Wu Zhai can send someone to my Laojunguan to get the goods, this time I will pay first, and every payment will be cleared in the future, hehehe......"
The cottage is very poor, only some meat, which is still hunted by these mountain bandits. I don't know what Gou Tianming said when he pulled Wu Bald into the room, leaving only a few mountain bandits to sit outside with Su Ren and Hawking. While eating the meat in his hand, Hawking asked Su Ren: "Big brother, do we really want to take the road of this private businessman?" It's also a head-killing thing. ”
Su Ren sneered: "The rules can't live, don't let people go these ways, to be honest, I'm also worried about the court, have you ever thought that those southern barbarians don't have this thing, they will come over to rob it, and how many people will die in a war on both sides at that time, now we use a little salt and other things to exchange their grain, animal skins, and livestock back, and everyone takes what they need and is safe, isn't it good?" ”
Hawking nodded: "Big brother is always right." ”
Now Su Ren is already Hawking's idol, and being able to talk and laugh in the mountain bandits is probably something that Hawking never thought of before. Su Ren stretched out his hand and touched a few handfuls on Hawking's head: "Eat your meat, less sycophants!" There are still many aspects to improve in order for this to really happen. ”
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