In order to make huge profits, Liu Ming held a mobilization meeting in the medical hall and called on all members to seriously unite around the leadership team with Daddy Yuanzhi as the core.

Now, it remains to solve the problem of how to transport the medicinal materials to Wu County. It just so happened that Renjitang had a batch of medicinal herbs to be transported to neighboring counties, passing through the post station. Transporting medicinal materials and visiting old friends, the two things were done together, and Liu Ming and others made it easy to get in the car the next day.

The official road from Fei County to Wu County in Jizhou winds like a serpentine across the four counties. On both sides of the road, the thick loess is rammed and hard as stone, which is the main passage from Fei County to Lingnan.

Because Qingzhou is located in a remote state in the north, the imperial court has limited funds, and the lack of funds has caused the official road to fall into disrepair, and there are potholes along the way.

"Damn, your dad and my ass are going to be broken into eight petals by this bird's path." Liu Yuanzhi sat in the car and scolded, "These court moths, who have spent so many years and don't even build a road, are really forcing the people to death." ”

Liu Ming was also sitting a little uncomfortable, and his body kept bumping into the car. In the previous life, he had a problem with motion sickness, no matter how luxurious the car, he wanted to vomit after sitting for a long time, not to mention the somewhat simple carriage of the Song Dynasty.

Along the way, the carriage was bumpy, like a roller coaster, making Liu Ming's face yellow. He opened the curtain of the car and looked out the window at the landscape along the road, wanting to divert his attention and breathe. At a glance, I saw that although there were many pedestrians on the official road, most of them were ragged and had vegetables on their faces. Recently, news came that a locust plague in several counties next door had caused many peasants to work for a year without harvest, so they had to give up their land and wander to other prefectures and counties to become displaced people.

"Hurry up, hurry up." When Liu Yuanzhi saw these homeless people, he looked a little nervous, and urged the coachman to speed up.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Liu Ming was puzzled.

"Ming'er, we'd better stay away from these homeless people." Liu Yuanzhi admonished, "Haven't you heard of it? There was a locust plague in the next few counties, and the government's disaster relief funds were not enough, and many people fell into the grass. Two days ago, I heard that the goods from Lijiabu Village across the street had been robbed by the homeless. ”

"Really?"

"These homeless people are so hungry that their eyes are black, and they can do anything."

Before he finished speaking, he heard two family members outside the car shouting: "What are you doing? ”

Liu Ming poked his head out and looked behind, only to see a few dirty homeless people looking at the black cargo boxes stacked on top of the carriage with bad intentions.

When the homeless people saw the warning, they straightened their backs and shouted, "What are you doing? This is the official road built by the government, the road is facing the sky, go to one side, see if it works? ”

What's more, he shouted: "Master, we haven't eaten for a few days, is there a good beef in your box, give us some points." ”

Hearing that there was beef in the box, as he spoke, many homeless people moved when they heard the sound and slowly approached here.

This made the two Liufu family members extremely nervous, raised their sabers, and glared angrily at those homeless people. However, there are more and more crowds, and they are all crowded here. Although the family is strong, he can't stand this person's strength.

"Sir, give us some beef."

"Okay, okay."

More and more people poured over, blocking the official road, making Liu Ming and his party's convoy uneasy.

These homeless people, who were originally honest farmers, faced the loess with their backs to the sky, and when they encountered a large caravan like Liu Ming, they had to avoid it. However, because of the locust plague, he left his homeland, had a lot of resentment, and was hungry in his belly, so he couldn't help but become bolder.

Knowing etiquette and knowing etiquette and knowing honor and disgrace when food and clothing are sufficient. If you can't even eat enough, what level of social order does it matter?

Listening to the boiling of people outside the sedan chair, Liu Yuanzhi put his arm on Liu Ming's shoulder and said, and said with a forced smile: "Son, let it go...... Don't worry, don't be afraid, Daddy will protect you. ”

Liu Ming smiled dumbly, his father's words were weak, and his legs kept trembling, hoping that he would not pee his pants and be Amitabha.

"Uncle Yong...... What to do? Liu Ming turned his head to look at Liu Yong.

At this time, Liu Yong crossed his hands, hugged them in front of his chest, and closed his eyes silently.

"Uncle Yong?" Liu Ming asked again.

"Why don't you take a hook with you!"

Liu Yongwei screamed, stood up with a thud, pulled out the sword at his waist, and was about to rush down desperately.

Liu Ming took a lot of effort to pull him down, thinking that it was really unreliable to count on this brother.

He frowned, his heart sank, surrounded by this homeless person, even if he didn't snatch the medicinal herbs and turn his cargo box into a mess, it would be an extra trouble.

There are many people on the other side, and it is difficult to predict that they will do desperate things for food. I only have two family members, and I really can't resist.

Now, we have to think of a clever way to get out of here quickly.

His eyes were focused, and his mind was in a flash, Liu Ming had an idea, he took off his long shirt and white undershirt, and tore the cuffs with both hands.

With a "hiss", he tore off two strips of cloth.

"Son, what are you going to do?" Liu Yuanzhi was stunned beside him.

"Dad, look at me." Liu Ming glanced at his father and jumped out of the car.

Outside the car, the two family members couldn't resist the congestion of the homeless people for a long time. Even the sabers could not stop the homeless from reaching through the crates.

The situation is critical.

Suddenly, in the crowd, a dry howl suddenly sounded, Liu Ming tied a white cloth strip on his head, and howled with tears on his face,

"You died so badly."

He cried as he ran to one of the crates, "What a miserable death—Daddy! ”

This dry howl paused the homeless people who were about to try to grab the boxes.

Liu Ming saw the right time, and the person hugged the cargo box and howled: "My son is not filial, and he failed to protect you when he was alive." You are also harassed after death. ”

This makes the displaced people a little confused, could it be...... These rectangular boxes are filled with dead people? But the shape of this box is still a little different from the coffin.

At this time, there was another dry howl of a middle-aged man from the crowd.

Liu Yuanzhi stumbled out of the car with a handful of snot and tears, came to the cargo box and knelt down, and howled, "

Big brother...... Your bones are not cold, and you entrusted your son to me, but I didn't expect that you couldn't walk on this halfway, and you couldn't fall into the ground. ”

"Big brother...... I usually see you see less. You honestly handed over to a peasant, because the locust plague could not hand over the grain and was killed by the evil messengers of the government. Liu Yuanzhi's brain was spinning fast, and he was a little proud in his heart, this reason was too good.

Father and son fell to the ground crying.

Liu Ming continued to cry: "Dad...... Your name is Yuanzhi, and you have big ambitions, but I didn't expect to get it so early...... Got that...... Hua Liu died of illness ......"

Venereal disease?

Liu Yuanzhi knelt on the side and blew his beard and glared at his eyes, scolding his mother in his heart, how could a son curse his father like this? However, he couldn't refute it, so he had to follow, "yes...... Big brother, this is really an accident. ”

Although it is a play, Liu Ming's father and son seem to have carefully studied Stanislavsky's "An Actor's Self-cultivation", and they cried very sadly.

Some of the onlookers lost their families in the locust plague and famine, and they were a little moved when they heard Liu Ming's cry. I also heard that there were also dead homeless people in this container, and I was even more sympathetic.

"Let's disperse, let's disperse." Most of the displaced people slowly walked away.

Liu Yuanzhi was happy in his heart, this trick could finally work. He had just been having fun, but unexpectedly there were still a few homeless people left around.

Those few homeless people glanced at Liu Yuanzhi, and their eyes were even more puzzled.

They stared at the rectangular boxes, chatting to each other.

"This family is so strange, why don't the dead put it in the coffin, but in the cargo box?"

"Maybe you won't have time to buy a coffin?"

"But why is that old man still stealing fun? I think it's a bit of a problem. ”

Liu Ming glared at Liu Yuanzhi fiercely, he was really afraid of a teammate like a pig when he did things.

He immediately walked over to one of the crates, grabbed the sides of the top cover, and lifted it up so hard that a corner of the crate was exposed.

A stench immediately hit the face.

"Oops......" The people around immediately covered their ears and noses.

There was a stench from the inside of the container, which attracted four or five flies on the side of the road to buzz around the container.

"This family is so vicious, they even opened the coffin to see!"

Those who still didn't believe it finally showed a disappointed look on their faces at this moment, and cursed and walked away.

When everyone was far away, Liu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's still Young Master Ming's smart and clever who knows how to open the wooden box of that chicken yato." A family member praised.

The smell that came out just now is the Chinese herbal medicine called ** Yato in the medicine box. Chicken yatsu vine, also known as vine, although it has the functions of cooling off, ventilating and relieving pain, it itself exudes a foul smell.

Liu Ming was in a hurry, and just thought that there was this flavor medicine in this cargo, so he simply let it play its role.

"Young Master Ming is really a Wenqu star, and he actually came up with such a clever trick." A family member praised.

Liu Yuanzhi coughed heavily and scolded at the family: "Bastard, why don't you hurry up?" If you are strong in martial arts, do you still need my precious son to come out and use his wisdom? ”

Liu Ming returned to the sedan chair and saw that Liu Yong's nose was crooked, and he desperately reprimanded himself for insulting Sven. Liu Ming thought to himself, if you insult Sven, you will insult Sven, as long as the medicinal materials are okay, the family is fine.

There was a false alarm, and another rush before the convoy reached the vicinity of the post station.

This post station in Qingzhou is located in the mountains, and the courtyard of Sanjin looks very dilapidated, which is not much better than the broken temple of Li Yuanbao. Even the wooden guardrail was missing a piece in the east and a piece in the west. The two skinny horses in the courtyard were already skinny and bone-like, looking at the empty forage trough in a daze, and the two post guards wearing post house uniforms were also gray-headed, dusty, and full of sand and dust in this mountain pass.

Liu Yuanzhi instructed the groom to park the car, and then took Liu Ming to approach the post station. In the distance, I heard the chubby post man scolding the two businessmen-looking people.

"Did you know that several counties have been hit recently? We are tired enough every day to be responsible for the transfer of disaster relief materials for the imperial court. You businessmen, you have all gotten into the eye of money, watching the soaring supplies in Wu County, and are ready to ask me for help and make a lot of money, right? ”

The two businessmen smiled and apologized, "Master Yicheng, I didn't mean to add a burden to the adults. It's just that we still have a family and a business in Nawu County, and now the road is muddy and clogged, and the officials have sent troops to garrison the intersection to prevent us from passing, so please make it convenient for you......"

"It's convenient...... Fat Yicheng sneered, "I'm afraid it's hindering you from making money." The road leading to Wu County is narrow, and the pontoon bridge is simple, so it is natural that the official documents are delivered in a hurry. If you let your carriage go first and block the road, the documents of the imperial court will not be able to enter Wu County, and it will be useless to cut off your heads! ”

The two merchants took out a few pieces of silver from their cuffs, stuffed them into the sleeves of the poster, and said, "Yes, yes, yes." Sir, we also have to eat...... Thank you for your continued understanding. ”

"Hey......" Yi Cheng squinted his eyes, and as soon as his sleeve was raised, the silver ingots slipped into his sleeve, and he said in a slightly softened tone, "That's it, you stay for a few more days." This road is narrow and the bridge is small, and when the convoy transported by the imperial court to Jizhou for disaster relief passes through Wu County, we will arrange for you to go in. ”

When Liu Ming heard this, he felt that this business opportunity in Wu County was staring at it.

Liu Yong strode forward, but was stopped by two post guards.

"What for?" The post guard shouted, "This is an official post station, and it does not accept private households. ”

Liu Yong straightened his neck and shouted, "Wang Guigua, you come over for me!" ”

The chubby Yicheng was stunned when he heard this, and when he saw Liu Yong, he immediately turned into a smiling Buddha, and said loudly: "Three changes, big words, how can you come to the cold house?" ”

At night, the gate of the inn is closed, and only two lanterns flutter in the wind next to the gate.

In the private room of the dining room of the post station, Yi Cheng, Liu Yuanzhi and Liu Ming sat down one after another. The postman brought a pot of hot wine, two plates of beef, a few plates of side dishes, and a few pairs of cups and chopsticks.

Liu Yong and Wang Yicheng pushed the cup and changed the lamp, chatting about the exam in the same year, and sighed for a while.

I said...... Do you know what the mantra of the three changes was on the lips back then? Wang Yicheng's face turned red from drinking, and he said with a big tongue.

"What?" Liu Ming picked up the wine glass.

"That's it...... Why don't men bring Wu hooks! ”

Liu Ming squirted out a mouthful of wine.

Memories have been recalled, and jokes have been told. Wang Yicheng suddenly became serious, straightened up and said, "Say, three changes, what do you need my brother's help?" ”

Liu Yong was not polite, and directly said the problem of needing to transport medicinal materials into Wu County.

"Can you help with this?" Liu Yong asked directly and unceremoniously.

That Wang Yicheng, after hearing this, just smiled and didn't answer.

The atmosphere was a little stagnant.

I said...... Three changes...... I know that this Wu County is a piece of fat for your merchants. The transportation there is inconvenient, and whatever is sold in Wu County, it is five times ten times more profitable. Wang Yicheng smiled very meaningfully.

Liu Yuanzhi was very clever, and immediately said: "Brother Wang, if you can let our medicinal materials enter Wu County, your share of the money is indispensable." ”

"Money? I don't have the guts to make it. Wang Yicheng fiddled with his chopsticks, "I'm still worried." The road in Qingzhou is dilapidated and old. Especially in Nawu County, surrounded by mountains, the only road is a sheep intestine path, if it rains and is muddy, the government's convoy will hang when it goes in. ”

"Why doesn't the government build roads?" Liu Ming asked.

"Official?" Wang Yicheng shook his head, "The Yuanyuan Alliance, it's not enough to pay that year's coins. This Qingzhou is also a well-known poor and remote country. It would be good if the government's monthly money could be issued. ”

Now, the post station is also worried about this road condition, Liu Ming pondered in his heart.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he blurted out: "Uncle Wang, if our Liu family pays for the construction of roads, you see...... How is it? ”