Li Guo and his entourage rushed to Zhangjiakou with Qian Duoduo, and after passing by Zhangjiakou, they went directly to Shengjing, the capital of Houjin.

Of course, all the people were scattered, and the three hundred soldiers guarding were divided into a number of small units by Zhao Dagou, Wang Dabangzi, Hao Qianjin and others, and kept a certain distance from Li Guo, just for fear of attracting attention.

Most of the people in Qian Duoduo's caravan were surplus guards, because Qian Duoduo was familiar with the Houjin people, and they carried swords to protect the safety of the trade route without arousing suspicion.

Li Guo was very low-key, riding a horse with Nie Xin and Luo Hu, and Liu Rushi and Tarina were also dressed in long robes, following the caravan nearby.

There were still two days to go before Shengjing, Li Guo and the others stopped, this is a small mountain village, this village is a stronghold of Li Guo in Houjin, one of several strongholds outside the Guan, located in the north of Shengjing, in the mountains, although deserted, but very safe.

There are more than a dozen families in the mountain village, all of whom are Li Guo's people, and they are indescribably happy to see Li Guo's arrival.

Li Guo settled down and discussed with Qian Duoduo that he would go to Shengjing to find out about Houjin*'s troops and firepower.

Qian Duoduo said to Li Guo, "Master Hu, I still go to Shengjing first, check it out, and then you go again, so as not to do things blindly when you get it." ”

Li Guo nodded, "It's okay, you go and have a look first, but you have to be fast, the time to come out is not short." ”

Qian Duoduo promised and left with the caravan's people.

Li Guo took someone to live, although he was in a hurry, he could only wait for the news of Qian Duoduo.

Idle, Li Guo took Liu Rushi and others to hunt.

One morning. Li Guo and the others walked not far away, and they saw a big deer. When the big deer saw someone, he turned around and ran. Li Guo urged the horse to chase wildly, and unconsciously ran a long distance. The castration of the big deer gradually slowed down, Li Guo saw it accurately, and an arrow shot over, hitting the head of the big deer, and the big deer fell to the ground and died. Li Guo was overjoyed and rushed to the front. Jump off the horse.

The people behind him also came one after another, and Liu Rushi and Tarina also jumped off their horses and surrounded the big deer to see the rarity. Liu Ru has been in Jiangnan. I am used to seeing the wind and snow, and I can't help but be happy when I know the fun of hunting in the barren mountains and wilderness. And Tarina has always been on the seashore and knows nothing about hunting. Very curious. The two women were extremely excited about the deer. Can't stop yelling.

Li Guo was amused in his heart, and ordered everyone to cut off the trunk of the tree, tie it into a climbing plow, and put the big deer on the climbing plow, so that it could be pulled back and roasted and eaten.

Li Guo was about to leave, but he heard a rumbling sound in the distance.

Guns!

Li Guo was shocked, there is the sound of cannons here! This must be the cannon of Houjin!

Li Guo climbed to the top of the mountain and took the clairvoyant mirror handed over by Zhao Dagou. Look in the direction of the cannon.

I saw that between the ups and downs of the mountains, there were faint flags waving. From time to time, there was a fire, and with the firelight, a cannon shot was heard.

"What's that?" Li Guo asked his subordinates stationed there.

The subordinate shook his head, "I don't know, this place shouldn't have been firing cannons for a long time, even I heard it for the first time." It's just that this is Belle Dorgon's territory, and it has long been under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter it. One of our brothers wanted to find out what was true, but he never came back. ”

Li Guo nodded and instructed the man, "This place is very important, and it must be closely monitored in the future." ”

Then, Li Guo returned to the small mountain village sullenly, because listening to the sound of the cannon, it seemed that the momentum was not small.

Liu Rushi and Tarina were very happy, not only surrounded the big deer all the way, but also watched the people kill the deer and skin them when they arrived in the village, and kept shouting, which was very exaggerated.

In a short time, the great deer was cleanly skinned, and the people set up a fire, cut the venison in large pieces, and roasted it on the fire. The venison was roasted and browned, and the aroma made the mouth salivate. Li Guo was also in high spirits, so he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses and fall asleep.

When he woke up, Nie Xin was already sitting next to him.

"Master Tiger, Qian Duoduo has sent someone, we can enter Shengjing." Qian Duoduo saw Li Guo open his eyes and said.

"Oh, shall I go now?" Li Guo sat up.

"No, I'll leave tomorrow morning, I've already ordered someone to get ready." Nie Xin sued Li Guo.

Li Guo wished for the dawn, so he got up early the next day and only took a dozen people to Shengjing.

Although Sheng Jing doesn't seem to have a tight defense, it's still not good to bring too many people. Li Guo and the others are still businessmen from Guannei, so naturally they don't have to shave their heads and keep braids, and with the guise of the eight families in Shanxi, it is convenient to enter and exit.

Li Guo went to the inn and stayed, and asked Qian Duoduo, "Old Qian, do you want you to find out?" ”

Qian Duoduo nodded, "I know a Houjin Niu Lu, he is a subordinate of Belle Hauge, and from his tone, it seems that Houjin has begun to make flintlock pistols." But I knew that you would definitely meet him when you came to Shengjing, and I didn't ask deeply, so as not to startle the snake. ”

"Okay, I'm going to see him." Li Guo commanded.

That Niu Lu's name is Shanqi, and he happened to meet Qian Duoduo on this day, and the two of them knew each other very well, and Qian Duoduo couldn't help but pull Shanqi to the tavern.

"Big Boss Qian, why are you polite?" Shanqi asked.

"I've been busy delivering goods these days, and I didn't have time to pay attention to you when I saw you in the first few days, but now I'm a little free, let's meet and have a few drinks, otherwise I'll have to look for you at your house." Qian Duoduo arched his hand.

"Oh, you see, you have to invite me to eat and drink in your busy schedule." Shanqi said polite words.

"It's not a big deal, it's better to catch up with the sun than to hit the sun, what else do we have to say." Qian Duoduo smiled.

"You haven't been to Shengjing for a while, have you? I forgot to ask last time, you're going to be here for a while, right? Shanqi asked.

"No, now that the business is smooth, I don't have to run around in person, and I come less often." Qian Duoduo replied.

"By the way, Liang Yongdong, the head of the eight families in Shanxi, still has no news, right?" Shanqi asked.

Qian Duoduo sighed, "There is no news, Miss Liang looked around, but she didn't send a message back." I had to support this big mess. ”

"Oh! You are now in charge of the Liang family's business, and your status is also high, and the people you come into contact with are all the princes and Baylors, and you still treat me like this, I am really grateful. "Shanqi is just a cow lu, as many people as Jiang Carp, and he is really grateful to Qian Duoduo.

Qian Duoduo waved his hand, "Brother, don't say this, can our old buddies still miss the old?" Don't say anything, have a good drink today! Little two, a la carte! ”

"Okay, okay, excuse me." Shanqi was happy in his heart.

"Order some delicious dishes, a pork stew with vermicelli, and then an iron pot to stew the goose, the fish to be stewed in sauce, and then get some green onion dipping sauce!"

Not long after, Xiao Er came with wine and food.

The two of them gave in and were about to eat, when they saw two people walking into the tavern.

The first one was young, with clear eyebrows, and looked like he was in his twenties. He was followed by a Confucian scholar, in his thirties, who walked in with a hare and a pheasant in his hands.

"Isn't this the money shopkeeper?" The young man in front of him gave a lot of gifts to Qian Duoduo. (To be continued......)