Xu Xingxia said without thinking: "Isn't this nonsense? Who doesn't want a windfall? ”

Ma Shilong still said quite seriously: "This is the wealth of the sand thieves. You know what kind of people those sand pirates are. If we take it, there will definitely be sand thieves chasing us, and there may be a long hand tail in the future. ”

Xu Xingxia didn't think about it, and said categorically: "You don't care about all this, you just need to tell me where the windfall is." ”

What is he lacking most now? Money, of course. It takes money to build weapons and equipment, it takes money to repair the Black Mountain Camp, and it also costs money to repair the three passes. Steel mills need money, glass mills need money, and cement factories need money. Money is needed to resettle refugees in Zhenshuobao, as is money to recruit people from elsewhere. The expansion of the white-clothed army is indispensable for money. As long as he has enough wealth, even if there are 108,000 sand pirates, he is not afraid. As long as he has money, he dares to do anything. What does it mean for a man to die for money and a bird to die for food? Here it is.

Finding that Xu Xingxia's attitude was so resolute, Ma Shilong nodded and said, "In that case, you come with me!" The wealth of the sand thieves is hidden in the caves of Helan Mountain! ”

He took Xu Xingxia and returned to Helan Mountain, and after a day of drilling in the ravine, he finally came to the front of a huge natural cave. Judging from his movements, he is really familiar with Helan Mountain. It is probably because he often comes to hunt. Xu Xingxia asked casually, and sure enough, he learned that Ma Shilong often came to Helan Mountain to hunt. On the one hand, it is to practice archery, and on the other hand, it is to pass the time. He couldn't help but sigh quietly. A rich man is a rich man, and he comes to hunt by himself to make money, and others come to hunt purely for recreation.

Ma Shilong ignored what Xu Xingxia was thinking in his heart, pointed to the deep cave and said, "According to what the sand thieves themselves said, their treasured wealth is inside. Xu Baihu, I suggest that you better think about it carefully. Sand thieves love money, and if you take their wealth, they will take revenge. They are all a bunch of crazy people who have lost their minds. I am in the Ningxia Guard, far away from Helan Mountain, and it is not easy for the sand thieves to take revenge on me. But between your defense area and the sand pirates, there is only one Helan Mountain......"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Xingxia had already disappeared into the cave. He shook his head and walked in. In fact, Ma Shilong does have some scruples about the wealth of the sand thieves. No one doesn't like money, and so does Ma Shilong. However, he didn't want to provoke those sand thieves who were not afraid of death for a little money.

Frankly speaking, I killed more than two dozen sand thieves just now, and the problem is not very big. The sand thieves were originally engaged in a life of licking blood on the head of the knife, and when they died, they died. However, if you take the wealth of the sand pirates, the end of the hand will indeed be very long. The sand thieves have an unwritten rule that whoever robs them of their wealth, they will fight to the death. Therefore, in the northwest region, ordinary people do not dare to easily provoke sand thieves, let alone rob their wealth.

He didn't know that Xu Xingxia was completely barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. He wasn't even afraid of Tartars, what sand thieves was he afraid of? As for the sand pirates, he had only heard of their awesomeness, but he had not seen them with his own eyes. Judging from the situation just now, it seems that these sand thieves are not a big deal. This strengthened his desire to take away all the windfalls. There is a dazzling wealth in front of him, and if he does not take it, he will be a fool.

In fact, the so-called windfall of the sand pirates is not much. Xu Xingxia and Liu Chuang turned over the entire cave, that is, they found more than 10,000 taels of silver, and some other rare treasures, which were estimated to be worth 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver. Such a little wealth seems to be a little unrelated to the treasures of the sand pirates, and it is not worthy of the name!

However, when you think about it, this is also normal. The sand thieves are certainly fierce and greedy for money, but the area where they operate is, after all, the desert Gobi, and there are not many business trips to and fro. The caravan is too strong, and they don't have the ability to grab it. The looted wealth must be dispersed to their respective subordinates, and how many can be concentrated in the end? Besides, this may be just one of the hidden gems, and there can't be a lot of wealth.

Of course, mosquito meat is also meat, and 30,000 taels of silver is not a lot. For the white army that is just starting out, there are many things that can be done. The most wonderful thing is that Ma Shilong is not ready to touch this wealth. Xu Xingxia offered to share half of him, but Ma Shilong shook his head and refused. Since he didn't want it, Xu Xingxia accepted it unceremoniously.

As for whether Ma Shilong will tell the sand thieves, Xu Xingxia is not worried at all. In Ma Shilong's hands, there are also more than a dozen surnames of sand thieves. Isn't it boring to tell the sand pirates? Moreover, it is estimated that he will not be so tasteless. Besides, since Xu Xingxia dared to take the wealth of the sand thieves, he was not afraid that the sand thieves would come to the door. It was only a matter of time before the salted fish was thirsty, and the sand thieves came to the door.

Liu Chuang packed all his wealth in bags and threw them on horseback one by one. Xu Xingxia searched carefully in the cave to see if there was anything missing. Since you are here, you have to scrape the ground and not miss anything valuable. Ma Shilong couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Xu Xingxia being so greedy for money at the gate of the cave. This guy really doesn't take the sand thieves seriously seriously. However, with his perverted archery skills, even if the sand thieves come to the door, I am afraid that they will not be able to please him.

When he was flipping around, Xu Xingxia suddenly found something strange, it seemed to be a sheepskin bag. On the surface of the sheepskin bag, a thick layer of dust fell. Subconsciously, Xu Xingxia felt that there should be something good in the sheepskin pocket. He took out the parchment bag with a scimitar, patted the dust off it, and said to himself, "I don't know what's inside?" ”

He pulled the parchment bag open, turned it around, and poured out all the contents of it, and found that it was a red bead. The beads roll on the ground a few times and they won't move. Xu Xingxia reached out and picked up the beads and found that the beads were about the size of pebbles, with a smooth and round surface, which seemed to be made of rubies, and the whole body was red. If you look closely, you can also find that there seem to be some strange patterns on the inside of the beads. It's a pity that Xu Xingxia doesn't know what these patterns mean.

Ma Shilong came up, took the beads, looked at them carefully, and found that he didn't know them either. He also discovered the strange patterns inside the beads. Unfortunately, he, like Xu Xingxia, did not know the meaning of these patterns, let alone the origin of these patterns. However, what is certain is that this is definitely not your average ruby. Pure rubies don't have these strange patterns.

The Ma family of Tiezhuquan is also a big family in the local area, with rich wealth, treasures such as rubies, Ma Shilong has also seen a lot, and he still has a little eyesight. He prefers that this bead may be a token of some kind of ritual, or something related to religion and power. In the area around Ningxia Town, the people's feelings are too complicated, and different ethnic groups are intertwined with each other, each with its own religious beliefs, and each with its own leader. If you want to elaborate on it, you can't finish it for three days and three nights. As for which nationality and which person this bead belongs to, it is impossible to investigate.

Xu Xingxia said casually: "Brother Ma Shi, how do you divide this thing?" ”

Ma Shilong said casually: "You take it!" ”

He obviously doesn't attach much importance to things outside his body such as money, and since he decided not to have any wealth from the sand thieves, Ma Shilong will not touch this bead. Faintly, he felt that this bead might bring some trouble to Xu Xingxia. After pondering for a while, Ma Shilong said meaningfully: "Xu Baihu, this bead, the origin is unknown, it may be an ominous thing, it may bring disaster to everyone, please think twice about it!" ”

Xu Xingxia smiled disapprerovingly, and said lightly: "Don't be afraid!" ”

He didn't worry about any calamity. He himself is the greatest calamity. His arrival led to a serious imbalance in the development of this world. What kind of demons and monsters, ghosts and gods, Xu Xingxia doesn't believe it. Speaking of which, in his previous life, he was really an outright atheist. When he was in college, he heard that there were ghosts somewhere, and he went to look for them for a few nights, but he didn't find anything.

After arriving in this world, he will not believe in any ghosts and gods. What brings calamity and happiness is nonsense. The most important thing is whether this bead can be sold for a good price is real. Now he has almost fallen into the eyes of money. If it can be sold for money, it is naturally the best. If you can't sell it for money, give it to someone as a gift.

Ma Shilong saw that Xu Xingxia did not listen to his advice, so he did not say anything more. After Xu Xingxia thoroughly cleaned the cave, the group went home. More than 10,000 taels of silver, which is thousands of catties, is not easy to take it all away. Fortunately, more than 20 war horses of sand thieves were captured, which could be used for camel transportation. Originally, Xu Xingxia wanted to divide these war horses and Ma Shilong in half, but Ma Shilong still didn't want it. Anything to do with the sand pirates, he wasn't prepared to touch it.

Since Ma Shilong didn't want anything, Xu Xingxia was not polite, and took everything into his arms. Ma Shilong is afraid of sand thieves, he is definitely not afraid. He is now poor, and there are many places where he needs war horses. Whether it is a newly formed artillery battalion or a tank battalion, a large number of war horses are needed. Getting more than 20 free war horses out of thin air is also a good harvest. After packing up, the group retreated. They broke up on the east side of Helan Mountain and went home separately.

(To be continued)