Chapter 142: Wujiabao (2)
Wujiabao seems to be a gathering place for merchants to come and go, and there is nothing outstanding about it, but when it comes closer, Ying Guang knows that what he thinks is a little simple. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The earthen wall of three or four meters high extends out for five or six miles, and there is a wooden arrow tower behind the wall every few hundred meters, and the whole Wujiabao is guarded by such an arrow tower, leaving only one south and one north two exits, and the solid wood gate of baking is tightly clamped in one place by copper bars, and the thickness of nearly two feet is enough to resist the general degree of impact.
At the gate of the city stood two rows of sturdy men, a water of black linen pants, holding elm sticks, staring at the people entering the city, not far away, a young man dressed in the account room, smiling and collecting the cost of entering the fort, the people in the past did not raise any objection to this, it can be seen that this has always been the case here.
At the back of the long line, Dian Jun whispered to Ying Guang: "Lao Ying, our money has been given to Lao Getou's ancestors and grandchildren, and when we get to the door, I'm afraid there will be a dispute, and when the time comes..."
"Hmm." Ying Guang nodded lightly and replied in a low voice: "Let the brothers be on guard, listen to my orders for a while, if you can't do it, you will withdraw, and you must not be held by these people." Also, if there is a fight, don't hurt the people around you. ”
Where did the old Getou ancestors and grandchildren think that these soldiers had already given them the last family money, the two paid the fee and entered the fort gate, and after walking a few steps, they heard a commotion behind them, and turned their heads to look at them and couldn't help but be stunned, but it was Ying Guang and others who were stopped.
A middle-aged man dressed as a small leader looked Ying Guang up and down, and when he saw a few murderous men walking up behind him, he knew that the young man in front of him was not so simple, so although he stopped Ying Guang, his tone of voice was very polite.
"This friend, it seems that he is not a local, the old castle lord has an order, anyone who enters Wujiabao must pay an entrance fee, after paying the fee, your safety will be protected by us, and in our place, no one can force you to do anything, any transaction here is fair."
"Huh?" Ying **** Yan smiled slightly, and said to the leader: "Since the rules are made by people, they naturally vary from person to person, ordinary people need your protection, and this rule is useful to them." But for those of us who are able to protect ourselves, the rules here don't bind us. You're right, sir. ”
The little leader's face changed, and he subconsciously looked back at the bookkeeper.
I saw that the bookkeeper suddenly smiled, walked out from behind the bookcase, looked at Yingguang with interest, and then turned back to the leader and said: "Let these people come over, what does it look like to block the door, don't delay other people's trips." ”
"Yes."
Ying Guang and the others glanced at each other, and then followed the account room into the fort gate, and a small man dressed as a small man next to him sat in the original position of the account room, and continued to collect the fees of the people who entered the fort.
Lao Getou stood aside and neither advanced nor retreated, and froze in place for a while. Seeing this, Ying Guang walked to Lao Getou's side first.
"Uncle, there are many offenses on this trip, please don't keep it in mind, now that we have arrived at Wujiabao, we should say goodbye."
"Hey, hey, the military master is easy to go."
Lao Getou didn't know what to say to Yingguang, but he just agreed, and was relieved to see that they were far away.
Xiu'er next to her asked timidly, "Grandpa, will we see them again in the future?" ”
Old Getou shook his head thoughtfully, and pulled Xiu'er to disappear into the crowd.
"This gentleman, I wonder where this is taking us?"
Ying Guang followed the account office through a few streets and alleys, and felt that this person had no malicious intentions while walking, so he simply asked directly.
The account room laughed, touched his bare chin with his hand, and carefully looked at everyone again.
"In fact, at the gate of the fort, what you said is right, there is indeed more than one way to enter the fort, our castle owner likes to make heroes, as long as you do have real skills, naturally you don't have to pay any fees, but if you have a false name, then the entire Wujiabao will not welcome you, and you will be expelled at the first time. It's just that I don't quite understand, why do you ask me directly when you're at the door? Do you see that I am the one who actually takes charge at the door? ”
"What's so hard about that!" Ying Guang laughed and said: "Just look at your dress, you can get in touch with the actual person, if there is really a flexibility, you can know, besides, it's not a bad thing to ask more, in case it doesn't work, it's okay not to enter the castle." ”
Hearing Ying Guang's explanation, Mr. Ledger couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and shook his head with a wry smile, but it turned out that he was thinking too much.
After turning a few corners, Ying Guang and the others came to a mansion, there were two strong men standing at the door, and when they saw that Mr. Accounts was with Ying Guang and a few people, the two just bowed slightly, and then stopped moving, and did not even ask for the weapons of Ying Guang and several people.
Entering the door, I turned a corner and came to a small front yard, unlike those big families, there are no famous flowers and water pavilions here, and there are no rockeries and strange stones, some are just a flat field and a row of weapon racks placed on both sides. Ying Guang also found that the length and weight of these blades were different, the only thing that was the same was that the gauntlets were wrapped with thick linen, and from the color of the linen, the color was already soaked in sweat and darker, which showed that these weapons were not the owner's ornaments, but were often used.
"This castle master is not simple." Ying Guang looked at it carefully for a while, and said with a solemn face: "When we entered, the guards at the door saw that we were carrying swords but did not stop us, and they didn't even ask, even if there was the bookkeeper to guide the way, it shouldn't be so lax, what does this mean?" This shows that people don't take us seriously, thinking that even with a blade, it is impossible to make any waves.
After coming in, the furnishings of this front yard are really a little simple, think about it in Xianyang, we have also seen those rich people, which one does not repair their front yard beautifully, in order to show their financial resources, but here, what do we see, small school! Weapon rack! Except for those who are the disciples of the gate, who will put these things in the house! ”
Hearing Ying Guang's words, Dian Jun and Ao Lie also put away the contempt on their faces, and thought about it carefully, this thing is indeed strange, just a few conversations at the gate of the fort, they dare to bring people to the mansion, what kind of people are in this family!
Dian Jun quietly took off the ring on the handle of the axe, walked to Ying Guang's side and whispered: "Old Win, will our identities be exposed and sold..."
Ying Guang shook his head and asked rhetorically, "Did that team of Zhao soldiers stay alive?" ”
"No, I and Ao Lie's hands, there is no living mouth!"
"That's good, let the brothers be in good spirits, the corpse mountain and the sea of blood have survived, I don't believe that I can capsize in this small puddle!"