"Smack! Syllable! ”

Just when Kong Jian and I were in a life-and-death dilemma, two crisp sounds suddenly sounded in my ears. The two four-handed rays immediately covered their heads and ran away screaming, running into the woods and disappearing. It turned out that Bu Ye shot at a critical moment and shot two projectiles from a distance to solve the dilemma between me and Kong Jian. The other four-handed mandrills were either killed or driven away, and the caravan was finally safe.

I pulled the Ruyi chopsticks vigorously and pulled Kong Jian back from mid-air to the upper bridge deck. At this time, he was already so frightened that his face was bloodless, and after climbing the vine bridge, he collapsed directly to the ground, panting heavily, and in a cold sweat.

"Are you both alright?" Bird Meat ran over and asked.

I shook my head at him and reached over for him to pull me up. Kong Jian's hands and feet were still soft, so he said that he had to lie down again to slow down. But the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime cannot be escaped, and the punishment I am most worried about facing is still not escapable, Bu Ye walked all the way from the front of the team to the back with a black face.

"You two still have faces alive? , one is late! One is blind! What's the use of me keeping you two pieces of waste? ”

"You!" Bu Ye pointed at me viciously, "If you don't follow discipline, leave the team without permission!" Expel! ”

"You!" He pointed at Kong Jian again, "If you don't pay attention to the observation after the break, you will cause the caravan to lose, and you will also be expelled!" ”

"Whoever makes such a low-level mistake again in the next step will be expelled! Why don't you get out of the way as soon as possible! Bu Ye turned around and yelled at everyone in front of him.

No one dared to say anything. After experiencing this panic on the bridge in a hurry, everyone had not yet recovered from the fright, and they did not have the courage to bear Buye's furious anger at this time, and everyone suddenly fell into silence.

In the end, it was Kong Jian who broke this awkward confrontation. He got up from the bridge with difficulty and said to Bu Ye: "Bu Ye, I won't make excuses for myself. I was really confused just now, but you also have to take into account everyone's emotions. We just hurried to Hanglou Town yesterday, and we didn't sleep enough, so we were urged back by Buye. Not everyone can be as physically and mentally energetic as you! ”

Kong Jian's words were eloquent, not only took the initiative to admit his mistake, but also expressed dissatisfaction with Bu Ye's domineering style. He even had something to say, implying that Bu Ye had enjoyed the special treatment of riding on the back of a bull along the way, and his legs were not sore when he sat and talked.

When the others heard this, they were all stupid, and no one had ever spoken to Bu Ye like this! Is this Kong Jian really not going to do it, and dare to openly challenge Bu Ye's authority?

Bu Ye's face suddenly turned extremely dark, and the blue tendons on his forehead burst out. He roared again, "What the fuck are you talking about? Damn, you still have the face to make excuses for making mistakes? If you weren't confused, would the caravan be attacked? Can a four-hand ray snatch the goods? ”

Kong Jian sneered, not afraid of Bu Ye's sharp gaze that almost wanted to kill. He suddenly pointed at me and said, "I was confused, but Xiao Zhai found the danger and warned me in time." Originally, it was a fatal thing to run a caravan, and we usually encountered fewer attacks, didn't we? If the blame is blamed on the person who broke off every attack, then it is estimated that no one will want to break off the queen in the future! ”

I have to deny that his last sentence is indeed very reasonable. Due to the large number of livestock and goods in a caravan, it is inevitable that it will be lined up in a long serpentine formation. The person at the front of such a formation is the most responsible, because he has to take on the responsibility of leading the way and scouting.

Walking in the middle of the line is generally safer, but the most dangerous position is actually the person behind the break. Because in addition to having an overview of the situation in front of the team, he also has to be on the lookout for threats from behind. After all, people's eyes do not grow on the back of their heads, and once a caravan encounters a sneak attack, the first unlucky person is often the person who is cut off.

Seeing that the usual ruthlessness and angry scolding could no longer make Kong Jian succumb, Bu Ye changed his strategy and began to sneer: "Since Kong Jian said so, otherwise, I will let you be the leader of the team and lead the way in front, okay?" ”

"I didn't say that Bu Ye, you didn't lead the team well." Kong Jian was still neither humble nor arrogant, and continued to argue: "There are six great families in Zuoqiu City, fifty caravans, and no one dares to say that Bu Ye's team is not good. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been with you for two years, and you wouldn't have arranged for me to break off with confidence. However, some small opinions are always allowed to be made, right? ”

"Then you can tell me in front of everyone now, what do you think of me?"

"Not much, just three. One is that there is too little rest time on the road, and the physical strength of everyone on a long journey is a little unbearable in the end. The second is insufficient food preparation. In the past, Lao Gu's craftsmanship was not good, but now that Xiao Zhai is here, his cooking skills have nothing to say. Why don't you prepare a few more ingredients and let him improve the food for everyone? ”

"As for the third, hehe, can you take care of your temper? Are there still fewer people in this team who have been beaten by you? Kong Jian obviously held back his resentment, and he really counted Buye's shortcomings one by one.

Bu Ye is also an old fritter, how can he be forced to succeed by Kong Jian?

He sneered: "Since you know that going out to run a caravan is hard work, don't think about being comfortable and grinding slowly." If you arrive at your destination one day earlier, you can get out of danger one day earlier, or you can return to Zuoqiu City one day earlier. Moreover, in my 70 years of experience as a trader, the slower the team, the more likely it is to encounter danger. Because whether it's a ghost bandit or a monster, it's even easier to track us! ”

"As for improving the food, this time because I don't know what Xiao Zhai's ability is, and I came out in a hurry, it's normal to not take care of it, and it's not a fault. Finally, when it comes to my personal temper problem, hum, my old cloth has been here for decades, and it's this stinky temper! Even if you can't get used to it, what can you do? ”

Bu Ye's words are full of confidence, which can be regarded as an explanation, and there is no intention of showing weakness at all. Kong Jian couldn't make any more trouble when he heard it, so he could only soften his attitude and said, "Okay, Bu Ye!" I don't want to compare myself with you. If you want to fire me, I don't have a problem! But Xiao Zhai is still a novice, and it's okay to make a little mistake. He warned everyone in time just now, and saved my life, if you want to punish me, punish me alone! ”

Bu Ye didn't speak, his angry eyes were still turning around me and Kong Jian, and I didn't know what his final attitude was?

At this time, Bird Meat hurriedly came over to play the round. He grinned and said, "Hehe, Buye! I also think that Xiao Zhai can be regarded as making up for it. The most important thing is that everyone is very satisfied with the dishes he fried. If you're going to fire him, uh...... Do the rest of us still know how to cook? It's impossible to change Lao Gu back, right? ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Buye, what the bird meat said also makes sense! ”

"I also hope that Xiao Zhai stays, otherwise we will only have to gnaw on those dry dry food along the way!"

"Yes! I don't want to eat Lao Gu's cooking anymore! It tastes disgusting when I think about it now! Vomit! ”

"Leave Kong Jian behind, too, Buye! Others are very good, after he is broken in the back, everyone has always been at ease! ”

"Leave both of them behind, Buye!"

As soon as Birdmeat's proposal came out, everyone else nodded in agreement, pleading for Kong Jian and me.

I couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in my heart. Although I have only known and spent less than half a month with these people, they have really regarded me as an important member of them. It's also very gratifying to be recognized by them.

"Buye, look!" Bird meat suddenly pointed to a few transparent fish on the ground and said, "Xiao Zhai, he brought four fish over just now, and it is estimated that he was also late to buy us fish to eat!" Forgivable! Buye! ”

Bu Ye's expression began to loosen. With so many people speaking out in support of us, he has to consider public opinion even if he is strong.

After cursing a few more words in his mouth, Bu Ye finally gave in, pointed at me and Kong Jian and said hatefully: "Look at your performance in the next few days, Lao Tzu will make a decision!" With that, he turned around and walked back to the back of the snail, and yelled, "Keep going!" ”

The caravan, which had been stagnant for a while, finally started again. In fact, the caravan suffered little damage from the attack of the Four Hand Rays, and was robbed of three bags of goods, all of which were our dry food: two bags of bread and a bag of dried fish.

I picked up a clear fish from the bridge and sniffed it, well, it was already starting to smell rancid! The meat of this fish is too tender to be stored for long!

"This fish must not be eaten!" Torimeat shook his head and kicked the other three into the canyon with his feet. But he became interested in the four-handed rays we had killed.

"Zhai Zisheng, throw these dead monkeys on the back of the snail. I can't drink the fish soup at night, so let's eat barbecue instead! ”

I was stunned: "Can I eat this?" ”

"Why can't you eat it?" Bird Meat licked the corners of his mouth and said, "I've eaten this thing once before, and its meat is chewy, better than real monkey meat!" ”

"Don't ......"

"It has to be! We lost three bags of dry food, we have to make up for it! Otherwise, there is not enough food and grass, and you will bear this responsibility? ”

"I ......"

That night, I still couldn't resist the uninhibited guy of bird meat, so I roasted three four-handed rays for everyone. Not to mention, although the taste of the meat is a little sour, it is still fragrant and tender......

The journey back was also smooth. Under the leadership of Bu Ye, the caravan spent another thirteen days returning to Zuoqiu City safely.

The number of days taken on the return trip was one day longer than the outbound journey, and it can be seen that Bu Ye still made some concessions. He appropriately increased the rest time, scolded less often, and seemed to really listen to Kong Jian's opinion.

The most important thing is that after Bu Ye returned to the Teng family firm, he didn't mention the dismissal of the two of us. Of course, Kong Jian also did not take the initiative to apply to leave the team, and the matter was over.

Afterwards, Bird Meat quietly told me that Kong Jian was also a veteran in the Teng family's trading house, with enough experience and high martial arts, so Bu Ye was reluctant to let him go easily!