To tell the truth, although Xiangcheng is prosperous, it is also extremely busy, everyone is in a hurry, Chen Zhi and Xu Ji in the wine shop are drinking, Xu Ji is full of calmness, Chen Zhi is expressionless. At this time, it was not yet afternoon, and there were only three or three drinkers in the wine shop, and the little guy who was drinking also looked lazy.

This is the third day of Xu Ji's arrival in Xiangcheng, the wind and dust of the past few days have finally retreated a little, Xu Ji is also very leisurely decided to come out and go around, and when he was tired, he casually found a wine shop to sit down and rest, called a few pots of wine and a few dishes of side dishes, and looked at the busy Xiangcheng well, and also had a different artistic conception, this is the so-called peace in the market, right? Xu Ji thought of strange sentences.

It was a full two hours to sit like this, and now it was time for the wine shop to be lively, with businessmen, porters, little men who bought wine for the master of the house, and uninhibited literati. Life is varied, and so on.

There was a well-dressed boy sitting at the table across from Xu Ji's battle, and across from him was a small guy with patches on his clothes, which didn't look like a normal drinking picture that aroused Xu Ji's interest.

The little guy seemed to have a stronger momentum, while the boy in the fancy costume was weak and low-voiced. The corners of Xu Ji's mouth hooked, could it be that it was another thing for some flies and dogs.

Suddenly, the little guy said in a loud voice: "Chen Gongzi, you have a good calculation, where is such a deal in this world?" I saw that the young man in the fancy dress hurriedly got up and confessed to everyone in the wine shop, and then appeased the little guy with a few words.

Buying and selling? Chen's surname? Although this surname is not uncommon, in the county of Yingchuan, most of the children of the Chen family who can dress in fancy clothes can probably only be the descendants of the Chen family in Yingchuan.

Xu Ji became more and more curious, and after knowing that this person was a disciple of the Chen family, Xu Ji immediately dispelled the inference that the fly camp was a dog gou, but he was afraid that the Chen family had a big plan, and the deal? What could it be?

After that, it was over, after all, Xu Ji couldn't understand this, and stayed in Xiangcheng until the fifth day with peace of mind, and finally someone told Xu Ji, who was almost moldy, that he would set off tomorrow.

Xu Ji had already prepared, he was eager to leave as soon as possible, after all, this was still the boundary of Yingchuan, he had a premonition that something was going to happen soon, and the growing uneasiness urged him to leave as soon as possible. He Xu Jiran didn't know that he left Xiangcheng with his front foot, but someone chased him to Xiangcheng in a day, of course, this is a later story.

The caravan will first arrive in Wancheng, then turn to the water in Wancheng, and go down the river until Xiangyang.

Along the way, he probably won't be lonely, this is what Xu Ji thought after seeing the guy who was communicating with the children of the Chen family in the caravan.

"Uncle Zhi, I found some fun." Xu Ji's face was full of excitement, and Chen Zhi's face was clear, obviously he also noticed the person: "The young master wants to know what that deal is in Lu Dao?" Just let Uncle Zhi come over and ask him. ”

Xu Ji stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Dao, who was raising his steps: "You may not be willing to say it if you catch him, and what you say may not be true, it is better for us to see what this deal is, I have a hunch that this matter will be very interesting." ”

Chen Zhi looked inexplicable when he said this, and the treacherous smile on the corner of Xu Ji's mouth made him even more unpredictable. But Chen Zhi knew that he was measured, since he called this young master, he just had to do what the young master said, the superior had the thoughts and ways of doing things, Chen Zhi didn't speak again, just smiled, and continued to follow behind Xu Ji.

The atmosphere in the caravan was indeed lively, and there were often many jokes during the camp, and a large group of rough men sat around the campfire telling their stories, telling meat jokes, talking and laughing, and drinking in large bowls. This is the happiness of the rivers and lakes, regardless of gains and losses, regardless of life and death, just for pleasure. Xu Ji is very envious of such a free and easy attitude in life, but he can't be so free and easy, because he knows that he is in danger, and if he doesn't try his best to struggle, what awaits him is only a gloomy death.

Xu Ji took a sip of the wine gourd that Chen threw from the groom, it was so spicy and bitter, this is the taste of life, at that time, it was only bitter and spicy, and the aftertaste was mellow.

In fact, everyone's life is a pot of wine, but the difference is whether it is a good wine or not, Xu Ji threw the wine pot back to Chen Dao, and he went into the tent first.

Chen Zhi, who was not far away, smiled, the young master is really a wonderful person, I don't know if these Jianghu men have always drunk only spirits, as for whether it is good wine? Where does it come from?

Of course, Chen Zhi didn't understand where Xu Ji's emotion came from at this time, it was estimated that only an old guy of Sima Hui's level could feel Xu Ji's aura at this time, almost the same heavy sense of oppression that had gone through the years as they were.

This night, just like that, Xu Ji couldn't help with the matter of burying the pot and cooking early in the morning, so he walked to the side of the camp and sat down, he could feel that the way these businessmen walked was very similar to the army, from camping to rest, except for the drinking last night, Xu Ji also had a lot of resentment, because a sip of bitter wine caused him to fail to control himself, and fortunately no one saw that something was wrong, he knew that if he showed too much temperament, most of them would be criticized by some not very good wind, such as bluffing, I am afraid that I can't run.

After dinner, the caravan set off again, this time the journey was a little farther, and it was not that three people could rush at any time, it was expected that there would be a small five days to get to Wancheng, Xu Ji got a slightly better treatment, he was now in the carriage, in order to relieve the boredom of pastime, Xu Ji found some miscellaneous books that the Xun clan did not pay much attention to, and he easily took it with him for the sake of Xun Yu's face, including the fragments of Mozi, the whole book of "Lu's Spring and Autumn" and "Huainanzi".

To put it bluntly, the Xun family has an ancestor in "Xunzi", and he doesn't care much about the doctrines of other schools, and because Xu Ji originally paid more attention to practical work, the significance of Mozi's doctrine is actually more important than the significance of miscellaneous works to Xu Ji.

Mohist thought represents the aspirations of the common people. This is the focus of Xu Ji's attention, and the significance of the miscellaneous doctrine is nothing more than to expand his knowledge, and Xu Ji is just icing on the cake, and he has obviously seen and heard more in the two worlds.

Chen Zhi followed behind Xu Ji, and the kid on the horse really had the taste of a young general: "Uncle Zhi." ”

Chen Zhiqi immediately stepped forward and looked at Xu Ji, with a puzzled expression: "What does the young master command?" ”

"It's inconvenient for me, you go and see what he did with our "deal". Xu Ji's face was full of banter, Chen Zhi smiled helplessly, he knew that this unscrupulous young master was to see him look at his idleness and find something for him to do, although this young master may also want to know Lu Dao himself, but looking at his look, Chen Zhi nodded in resignation, and then turned his horse back to find someone.

Xu Ji looked back at Chen Zhi's hidden figure in the caravan and smiled, and continued to pay attention to Wen.

Anyway, Chen was also confused when he came here, a caravan said that there were more than one hundred and eighty people, and there were a lot of goods, how easy it was to find one person in this long caravan, not to mention that since it was a transaction behind the scenes carried out by the Xun family, it must also be careful, and it would not be easy to show its traces, if it was not for them to recognize most of them, there would probably not be any problem.

Chen Zhi spent almost an hour back and forth and did not find the person who represented the big "deal", Chen Zhi estimated that he was hiding in some hidden crowds, and he couldn't find them carefully one by one, but Chen Zhi immediately spat hatefully, as long as this guy has not arrived in Wancheng, he will inevitably have to stay in the caravan and can't run, the time is still long, this road, let alone eight days, if you can meet a rainy day, it is normal to delay for more than ten days.

Chen Zhi, who thought of this, turned around and went back to look for Xu Ji.

And at this time, Xu Ji was already asleep in the carriage, Xun Yu's face was indeed very big, at least for the people of these caravans, Xu Ji not only rode in a carriage alone, but even could rest in the carriage, of course, it must have been very bad, bumpy and bumpy, Xu Ji was also difficult to adapt.

The leader of this caravan is a man named Xun Kuang, who is not very strong, but Chen Zhi said that this guy is only afraid that he will be more than himself in terms of the kung fu at hand, of course, Chen Zhi only thinks that he has little chance of winning in the state of his bare hands. Xu Ji was naturally skeptical, but at least he knew that this guy was a good hand, this man was said to have a good relationship with Xun Yu in the Xun family, and the relationship was also close, so he was very concerned about Xu Ji, a friend who Xun Yu wrote a letter to treat well, of course, he couldn't understand how a six-year-old child could become a close friend with Xun Yu, who was rarely famous and even known as "Wang Zuozhicai", but thinking of Guo Jia, who was the same age as Xu Ji and also Xun Yu's friend, Xun Kuang could also understand, most of them were also such people.

At this time, Xun Kuang drove his horse from the front of the caravan to the middle, obviously the caravan planned to settle down and rest, after all, it was almost noon, and it was no longer suitable to hurry. Xun Kuang drove the horse to Xu Ji's carriage and buckled the carriage, and called Xu Gongzi in a low voice, Xu Ji came out vaguely and asked him what was the matter, Xun Kuang rarely saw Xu Ji who was not a serious person, and told him with a smile that he would not leave again today, the sun was still so poisonous in the afternoon that he really camped here, if the sky was a little better, he would continue to hurry, Xu Ji nodded and said that Uncle Xun was busy himself, and Wen Lie saved trouble. It happened that Chen Zhi also drove his horse back, Xun Kuang was puzzled, Chen Zhi didn't say much, only said that he was tired so he slipped around, Xun Kuang also smiled and said that business is boring, and then continued to the back.

After Xun Kuang walked away, Xu Ji regained his clarity, so he asked Chen Zhi if he had found that person, and Chen Zhi shook his head and said no. Xu Ji was not depressed, but just stretched his bumpy aching body on the carriage, yawned, and told Chen Zhi not to be in a hurry, the longer the time, the easier it is to find the flaws, now he is clear and secret, I know him and he doesn't know me. Chen Zhi also nodded in understanding.

Then, the entire caravan slowly stopped, and Xun Kuang returned to the front of the caravan again, Xu Ji suddenly turned around and asked Chen Dao: "You said that this Xun Kuang is really just the head of the caravan?" ”

Chen Zhi was at a loss, and he didn't know how to answer, but fortunately, Xu Ji didn't seem to want to listen to his answer, so he turned around after asking, and looked puzzled, who is this Xun Kuang? If he really has a great relationship with Wen Ruo, then why did he come here?

Xu Ji was full of doubts, maybe, is this the case? Xu Ji began to want to unveil this enigmatic caravan.

Interesting, I would like to see what is hidden in this caravan.