Xue Huai'anqi said: "Why? Luoyan Lake is in front, if we don't go there, where are we going? ”

Chu Huan said: "My lord, look at the people here, they have lived here for more than ten or twenty years, I am afraid that they have been more than one generation, and if they survive, they naturally have their own set of rules." Looking back at the team with more than a dozen carriages in armor, he said solemnly: "If our team rushes in, I am afraid that it will make them hostile and cause a huge misunderstanding. ”

Xue Huai'an groaned slightly, and said with his head bowed: "Deputy Envoy Chu, you are right. So what do we do, in your opinion? ”

"Why don't you take two people over to investigate first, and get in touch with them first, if they allow it, how about we enter the town?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai next to him immediately said: "Deputy Envoy Chu, let me go!" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "You are responsible for the safety of the mission, how can you leave easily?" He turned around and said, "White blind man, grandson Kong, you two come out!" ”

From the queue, galloped out of the two horses, it was the white blind man and Sun Zikong who followed Chu Huan to envoy together, after these two people left Beijing, they have been following the team, strictly following Chu Huan's advice, don't talk much, let alone do what others don't do, the two of them obeyed the order, all the way down, not much, everyone also knows that these two people are the personal entourage of the deputy envoy of Chu, and they are also acceptable.

The white blind man is good, he is not a talkative person, but Sun Zikong is a person who can't hold back his words, all the way down, he can't say a few words, and everything has to be done in accordance with the order of the mission, almost didn't suffocate him, at this moment, when he heard Chu Huan's call, he immediately came to his senses, patted his horse and went uphill, and said with high morale: "Master, I'm here!" ”

Chu Huan glanced at him, saw that he raised his head and chest, and his face was still excited, thinking that this journey was difficult, this guy could still come along, and it was not easy to scold, and said, "You two go to the town with me to explore first!" ”

The white blind man had also come up and reminded, "Your Excellency is going to wear an official uniform?" ”

Only then did Chu Huan remember that he was wearing an official robe, and he took off all his official robes and hats at the moment, he had already changed his clothes in a big killing in the Xiliang military camp, and at this moment he was wearing a light blue brocade robe, and he had his hair tidied up, and then he arched his hand to Xue Huai'an and said: "Your Excellency, rest here first, and go to visit the lower officials, and come back soon." He also instructed Xuanyuan Shengcai: "General Xuanyuan, there is a lot of labor for you here!" ”

Xue Huai'an and other officials arched their hands one after another: "Deputy Envoy Chu be careful!" ”

Chu Huan shook the reins of the horse, the horse rushed down from the hillside, the white blind man and Sun Zikong followed left and right, and the three horses were like three arrows, shooting down from the hillside, and a puff of dust and sand rolled up behind him.

Luoyan Lake is like a clear mirror, the area is not small, although the town that rises by the lake is not small, but it is not lively, the mud houses built up of rammed earth look very short, but they seem to be very solid, the consciousness of building houses is in good order, there are criss-cross streets and alleys, although the number is not much, but it is also quite large.

A boulder is erected on the edge of the lake, there is more than one person high, it is carved with the three words "Luoyan Lake", not far away is a flagpole, there is a flag floating on the flagpole, and it is really written "Luoyan Town".

The three of them galloped on horseback, and soon arrived at the entrance of the town, and saw more than a dozen children crowded to the entrance of the town, these children were all wearing fur clothes, and looked at Chu Huan and the three of them very curiously.

Chu Huan slowed down his horse and entered the town, a street went straight forward, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and he walked along the long street, and found that although the town was small, it was really complete, there were teahouses, taverns, oil shops, rice shops, and cloth villages, and there was even an inn, hanging the sign of "Yanmen Inn", when Chu Huan passed by in front of the door, a young woman dressed up in a fancy way already had a few stalls on the street, some selling pancakes, and some selling jewelry, although it was not as prosperous as the town in Guannei, but it seemed that there was no shortage of anything.

Chu Huan and the three of them walked on the street, and the people on both sides were staring at Chu Huan and the three of them, but no one came forward to say hello for a while, Chu Huan was not in a hurry to find someone to ask, but walked slowly on the street, and between the lines, suddenly a figure ran out of the corner next to him, if Chu Huan hadn't stopped the horse in time, the figure would have almost collided with the horse.

At first, the figure just lowered his head and walked forward quickly, and when Chu Huan reined in the horse and heard the neighing sound of the horse, the figure seemed to notice that he had almost hit something, took two steps back, and raised his head.

Chu Huan saw that the figure that suddenly came out was a woman, but the woman was quite tall, in her early twenties, combing a long and black braid, the braid had even hung down to her buttocks, wearing a purple jacket on her upper body, with a fur shoulder on the outside, her appearance was not extremely beautiful, but her eyes were black and watery, revealing a heroic spirit, her skin was not white or delicate, but in this environment, it was naturally impossible to maintain her delicate skin.

She was wearing purple pants on her lower body, purple pants wrapped around two full and strong long legs, tied a leather skirt, and a knife hanging from her waist, she glanced up at Chu Huan, and saw that Chu Huan was staring at her, her willow eyebrows tightened, and she said coldly: "Get out of the way!" ”

Chu Huan couldn't imagine that this girl had such a big temper, it was she who bumped into her, and she reined in the horse in time, but her attitude was really unkind, like eating a gun.

At this moment, I heard a voice behind me shouting: "Xiulian, can I still eat people?" Why go? Can't I talk to you? The girl called "Xiulian" heard the voice behind her, twisted her waist, and walked fast with two slender legs, as if she was afraid that the man behind her would catch up.

Chu Huan was very curious, and the man behind trotted to catch up, and when he saw Chu Huan, he was a little strange, but he didn't have time to pay attention to Chu Huan, looked left and right, saw the girl, and chased after him.

Sun Zikong leaned over and said in a low voice, "Master, is this guy trying to tease that girl?" Shall we draw our swords to help? ”

Chu Huan glanced at him and said, "You can go and pull out your sword to help!" ”

The man looked several years younger than Sun Zikong, but his figure was much bigger than Sun Zikong, and he had a knife at his waist, so it didn't look easy to deal with.

The man was also fast, chased after him on the street, and actually grabbed the girl's arm, but the girl slapped her backhand, the man reacted quickly, leaned back, but also let go of his hand.

"Qiu Mingdao, you want to follow your aunt again, believe it or not, your aunt stabbed you to death?" Miss Xiulian's temperament seems to be really bad, her willow eyebrows are frowned, and one hand has already grasped the handle of the saber at her waist.

The man Qiu Mingdao was a little anxious and said, "Xiulian, what's wrong with me?" Why don't you look at me right? All the people in the town know that you have promised me that you will marry into my Qiu family at the end of this year, you ...... Why do you treat me like this? ”

Xiulian had already reprimanded: "Who wants to marry you?" My aunt and grandmother have never agreed, if you dare to talk nonsense, my aunt and grandmother will never spare you! Her face was full of disgust.

The two of them faced each other on the street, and the people on both sides just looked at each other from a distance, and no one dared to come forward to persuade them.

After Xiulian Jiaojiao, she turned around and left, Qiu Mingdao followed a few steps, Xiulian suddenly pulled out the knife, turned around, raised her hand and pointed at Qiu Mingdao, Qiu Mingdao stopped, Xiulian continued to move forward, Qiu Mingdao stood on the ground, stunned and watched Xiulian go away, but did not dare to chase after it, after a while, he turned around, with a lonely face, and suddenly saw Chu Huan riding a horse looking at him, frowning, but still walked over, did not lose his courtesy, and arched his hand: "Who is Your Excellency?" Who are we looking for in Luoyan Town? ”

Chu Huan turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand: "Contemptible Chu Huan, this time I have to pass through the desert, I heard that you can find a camel rider here as a guide?" ”

Qiu Mingdao nodded and said, "Not bad." It's just that there are seventeen camel riders in the town, which one are you looking for? ”

"It's not a secret, Chu just heard that the camel rider could take us through the desert, but the others didn't know anything else, and he didn't know who to look for." Chu Huan saw that Qiu Mingdao knew how to be polite, and said with a smile: "There is a brother Lao to give you some advice!" ”

Qiu Mingdao looked at Chu Huan for a while, and then said, "Seventeen camel riders, it depends on how much you can afford." If it's just the three of you who want to cross the desert and have no other goods, just find a smaller camel rider and you'll be able to go there for two hundred taels of silver. ”

"What if we have a lot of people and we have to carry goods?"

"It's up to you at your price." Qiu Mingdao was also patient: "The smallest camel rider has at least two hundred taels of silver, five hundred taels of silver on it, one thousand taels of silver, and even the largest camel rider, there are two in our town, but the price is not cheap." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan smiled and said: "Don't hide it from this brother, this time we have hundreds of people crossing the desert, and there are more than a dozen truckloads of goods ......!" ”

"If that's the case, it can only be our Qiu family." Qiu Mingdao immediately said: "This job, no one else can take ......!" After a pause, he stopped talking, and finally said: "The Ma family camel can also take this job, it depends on which one you are willing to let lead the way." ”

Chu Huan said: "Your Excellency?" ”

"In Xia Qiu Ming Road, the Qiu family camel is less in charge." Qiu Mingdao arched his hand and said: "If Your Excellency really wants to find a camel rider, you can follow me to find my father!" ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "That's very good, thank you for your advice." ”

Qiu Mingdao suddenly thought of something and asked, "Yes, I almost forgot, are you from the government?" ”

"Huh?" Chu Huanqi said: "Young master, is there anything else to pay attention to?" ”

Qiu Mingdao said solemnly: "Yes, we bring merchants and people, but we can't lead troops, if you are the army of the imperial court, whether it is the Xiliang people or the Qin people, we will not take the job." ”

The white blind man frowned, and couldn't help but say: "Qiu Shao is in charge, you camel customers are businessmen, take people's money, do things for people, and do not want to pick customers?" ”

"That's it." Qiu Mingdao said with a straight face: "If you are really from the government, I advise you to leave quickly, our town does not accept people from the government." He arched his hand, as if the previous incident made him panic, still very lonely, turned around and left.

Chu Huan hurriedly said: "Less in charge and walk slowly, less tired and less in charge, can you take us to meet the head of the Qiu family's camel family?" ”

Qiu Mingdao hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "If you want to see, you can go with me, but I have already said it, you can weigh it yourself." Leading the way in front, Chu Huan led the horse and followed behind, heading towards the Qiu family's camels.