Three days later at dusk.

The wind and snow are combined, covered in silver, and the earth is white.

A team walked into Qinjiazhuang, all wrapped so that they couldn't see their faces, several guards rushed up to stop them, and one of them shouted: "Who is coming, Qinjiazhuang doesn't see visitors?" ”

"Huzi, it's the young master who is back." One person shouted, it was Xue Rengui.

"Young master?" The escort team looked at everyone in surprise, if it weren't for Xue Rengui's familiar voice, he would definitely draw his sword, and one of them shouted: "It doesn't look like it, show your face." ”

In the team, Qin Huaidao was very satisfied with everyone's principle and vigilance, clamped his legs, stepped forward, and pulled down the towel wrapped around his face: "A few of you are good, Shouzhuang is willing to be like this, doubt all possibilities!" ”

"It's really the young master, I've seen the young master!" Everyone saluted.

"It's cold, don't freeze, disperse."

"Young Master Xie cares, there is fire, and it can't be frozen." As they spoke, they all went into the woods.

"There's fire, why didn't you see it?" Cheng Chumo stepped forward and looked around curiously, the dense woods were pressed by snow, where there was fire, there was not even smoke.

When it comes to the issue of Qinjiazhuang's guards, Qin Huaidao didn't explain, not that he didn't trust Cheng Chumo, but that it was too troublesome and too cold to explain, so he hurriedly hit the horse into the village.

Xue Rengui saw that Qin Huaidao didn't say anything, so naturally he wouldn't say it, he looked at the direction of the commanding heights and smiled with satisfaction, he was not there, the team under his command was not ashamed, he was still on duty in the cold, and he also hit the horse into the village.

Not long after, Qin Huaidao and his entourage came to the ancestral hall and dismounted one after another, it was the meal, many people were queuing up to eat, and Mingyue greeted him: "Young master, you need to prepare food for everyone." ”

"One for one person, let's get some hot soup for everyone first." Qin Huaidao explained, hurriedly entered the ancestral hall, sat down by the bonfire, and tore off the scarf and the coat wrapped around his body in three or two times, all of which were captured by bandits, and the road was too cold after the snow, without these clothes, I am afraid that he would freeze to death in Qinling.

"No, we have to find a way to get cotton clothes, at least woolen clothes." Qin Huaidao pondered, his mind flew to the grassland, there were sheep on the grassland, and almost no one wanted wool, so it was troublesome to transport it, so he had to think of a way.

The others gathered around, lifted the coat of the package, stretched out their hands to bake the fire, Qin Huaidao threw dry firewood on the bonfire, several women came over with hot soup, and a large bowl of hot mutton soup was eaten, and they suddenly felt much better.

Jia Youcai hurriedly came in when he heard the news, and shouted happily: "Young master! ”

"Uncle Jia, sit down and talk." Qin Huaidao pointed to the low stool next to him.

Jia Youcai didn't care about sitting down and said: "Young master, the Holy Lord has sent people to ask a few times, saying that once you come back, you will immediately enter the palace to face the saint, and it looks like there is something urgent." ”

"It's going to be dark soon, and it's time to lock the city gate when you go over at this time, and you can't get in, so you didn't say anything?" Qin Huaidao asked curiously.

"I didn't say anything specific, by the way, three days ago, King Wei personally came to buy a stove making method, and was willing to open 50,000 yuan, but the old slave didn't dare to agree, and refused, he said that when you come back, you will take the time to go to King Wei's mansion." Jia Youcai hurriedly said, while sitting down to bake the fire, he was more afraid of the cold when he got older.

"Fifty thousand? It's quite rich. Qin Huaidao said disdainfully.

Cheng Chu smiled silently: "The king of Wei has the support of the family, and he has rewarded Yangzhou and Xiangzhou, which are all rich places, and Zhenguan has been the governor of Xiangzhou for ten years, and he has supervised the military of Xiangzhou, Wei, Li, Wei, Wei, Xing, and Bei, and the rewards are countless, surpassing the prince, and it is not strange to be rich." ”

Qin Huaidao didn't care too much about King Wei, and asked, "Uncle Jia, are you okay in the village these days?" ”

"Everything is normal, it's just too cold, the first warehouse was completed, it snowed two days ago, the second warehouse couldn't be built, the bricks couldn't be built, and the work had to be stopped."

"What about the stone carriers?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"The stone transporter turned over several times and injured people, fortunately, it was not very serious, the old man was worried that something would happen, so he asked them to stop, they were unwilling, saying that they finally had a money-making business, unless they were not allowed to do it in the future, they didn't want to stop, so they had to find a doctor to sit in Qinjiazhuang these days and treat them at any time."

"Very good, what about the honeycomb briquettes, it didn't seem to stop when I first came over?"

Jia Youcai smiled bitterly: "They don't want to stop, there is no sun, the honeycomb coal made can't be dried, it can only be stored in everyone's room, and it is about to be filled, the old man originally planned to stop work tomorrow, but he really can't put it down, and the young master is just right to come back." ”

"No need to stop, it's a way to put everyone's room, they are all making stoves, and the stoves should also be dried with fire, just drying together, tell everyone that the fire is more prosperous, don't freeze on a cold day, don't save briquettes, but you have to pay attention to safety, in addition, how about the exchange?" Qin Huaidao asked.

Jia Youcai said gratefully: "Tens of thousands of dollars have been exchanged, and a briquette is exchanged for a bundle of dry straw, about thirty catties, and the designated open space is full, and the old man is worried that there will be too much straw, so he doesn't dare to collect it again." ”

Thirty catties of dry straw is a lot, this exchange method is simply bloody, Qin Huaidao hurriedly said: "Continue to exchange, how much you collect, find an open space to stack the straw again, in addition, teach everyone a simple way to use, not necessarily use a stove, just use bricks and stones mixed with clay to build a small stove." ”

Seeing Jia Youcai's puzzled face, Qin Huaidao simply asked people to find bricks, surrounded a cylinder, and put a few wooden sticks in the air, Jia Youcai understood at a glance, and said: "This is similar to a stove." ”

"That's right, seal the inside and outside with clay, thicker to avoid the temperature loss of the fire, the overhead thing is best to be an iron bar, resistant to burning, put three flat stones at the top of the stove to pad a cushion of utensils, but it is not as convenient as the stove, it can't be moved, but it can be used." Qin Huaidao pointed to Xiao Zao and explained.

Jia Youcai couldn't guess Qin Huaidao's intentions, what could straw be used for besides burning? What's more, there are so many, there is no other explanation except for doing good, thinking about turning back and talking to everyone, and promised: "Understood, the old man will go and tell them, just get off work and take some away, these days they can't change more after using honeycomb coal." ”

"Go ahead, remember as much as possible." Qin Huaidao once again emphasized that it is a real waste to transport honeycomb coal and not use it, straw can make hand paper, as long as the price is cheap enough, who will use toilet chips? That's the big profit.

Anyway, I don't want to think about it for a day.

At this time, Mingyue led three girls over, one with a large pot of mutton noodles, one with a large pot of meatloaf, and someone followed in to bring dishes and chopsticks to everyone.

One by one, they were hungry for a long time, and the two big bowls of noodles came back to their souls, and then they padd two meatloafs, drank some hot soup, and immediately recovered with full blood, Qin Huaidao asked people to clean up, and after signaling the others to leave, he said: "Brothers, we finally came back alive, this trip was too hard, but fortunately, the harvest was good." ”

Everyone laughed at the thought of the harvest.

Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and continued: "A total of one hundred and sixty mules, donkeys and war horses, worth about one thousand five hundred taels, plus twenty-three thousand six hundred guan silver, a total of twenty-five thousand one hundred guan, eight people are divided equally, each person is about three thousand one hundred and thirty-seven guan, I will take mules, donkeys and war horses, and another one thousand six hundred and thirty-seven guan, and then divide them after the medicinal materials are sold, do you think it's okay?" ”

Everyone looked at Qin Huaidao in some surprise, counting so fast?

"What, disagree?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

Cheng Chumo hurriedly said: "No, no, you are counting this too fast, and the brothers can't react, but you can't do this division, you have to take the lion's head, there is no reason to divide equally." ”

"That's right, there is no such division, you pick the head of this matter, without you, our brothers have nothing, and we are the officials, according to the rules, you have to take the big head, and the rest of the brothers can be divided equally, right?" Yu Chi Baolin also came out to express his position and looked at the others.

Qin Huaidao didn't wait for everyone to express his position, and hurriedly said: "Listen to me about this, since we act together, we must share the spoils, this is the rule, and we will divide it like this in the future, don't spoil the friendship, donkeys, mules and war horses are urgently used, so I won't be polite to you, and Hugh will have to mention the big head again, otherwise there will be a chance not to play together in the future." ”

"This ......"

Everyone doesn't know what to say, it doesn't matter if there is more or less silver, the key is that you will be rusty if you don't play in the future, once you are rusty, what is the point?

"Well, the brothers took advantage." Cheng Chu said gratefully.

Yu Chi Baolin also said: "That's right, there is really no such division, it is not in accordance with the rules, since Brother Qin said this, let's bear it, this love and righteousness are in our hearts, and we can't afford to bring good things in the future." ”

"Yes, let's listen to you, you can divide it however you want, but you can't help but take us to play."

Everyone expressed their attitudes one after another, and their eyes were full of emotion.

It doesn't matter how much money there is, this fairness impresses everyone.

Xue Rengui didn't want to have his own share, he wanted to refuse, but when he saw Qin Huaidao's eyes, he swallowed back his speech, his heart was warm, and he was very glad for his original choice.

Qin Huaidao didn't like to be polite, and interrupted: "Brother Cheng, divide it for everyone, get a good night's sleep." ”

"Okay!" Cheng Chumo agreed.

Everyone was very happy, it was more than 3,000 runs, and no one had such a big pocket.

After distributing the money, everyone chatted for a while, and a member of the mountain protection team hurriedly ran in, brought in a cold wind, and shouted when he entered the door: "Young master, there is a person outside, who calls himself Qianniuwei, and says that he wants to see you." ”

"Let him in." Qin Huaidao gestured, looking at everyone in surprise.

Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.

Not long after, a man dressed as a Qianniuwei hurriedly came over on horseback, stopped at the door, turned over and dismounted, and said, "Lord Qin, are you brothers too?" ”

"Li Yixie?" Qin Huaidao saw that it was Li Junxian's son, and he was running hot, obviously in a hurry, and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Why are you here?" ”

"Summoned by the Holy Lord!" Li Yixie hurriedly explained.

"How did the Holy One know that I was back?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"The Baiqi Division is looking for you crazy these days, there are Qianniuwei's brothers who saw you in the area of Lantian County, and immediately went back to tell you, the saint asked me to come over, hurry up, the saint is in a hurry." Li Yixie explained.

"What's the matter with me?"

"I don't know."

Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, the city gate has been closed, and the saint actually asked people to come out to announce that something is definitely wrong, but no matter how big the matter is, it has nothing to do with him, there are ministers in the court, what will it be? got up and said, "Wait a minute, change your clothes and leave, lest there be another ginseng in front of my king." ”

"Okay, hurry up." Li Yixie agreed.

Cheng Chumo took the opportunity to ask: "Brother, if you can come out, you must be holding a token, right?" Can we all go back to the city with us? ”

"It should be no problem, the saint didn't say that he only summoned Lord Qin alone, just follow in." Li Yixie promised that they were all in the same vein as Wuxun and were familiar with each other.

"Okay, then it's tiring, it's dirty, I have to go back and rinse it." Cheng Chu smiled silently, lost a look at everyone, everyone nodded knowingly, and put their belongings on horseback.

It didn't take long for everyone to get ready, Qin Huaidao also changed into official clothes, motioned to Xue Rengui and Luo Zhang to the side, and whispered: "Brother Xue, I feel that the matter is not small, the safety of the village should be strengthened, and there is something to come to the supervision mansion to find." ”

"Understood!" Xue Rengui agreed.

"Luo Zhang, the mules, horses and donkeys turn around and let Uncle Jia settle down, you bring more than 50 war horses tomorrow, the mountain protection team will be expanded to 50 people, the loot brought this time has weapons, you pick and take it away, and the rest of the equipment is equipped with the village protection team, the transportation can't be stopped, and nothing can happen, let it go, I'll take it if something happens!"

"No problem, if you need someone for anything, you can call you at any time!" Luo Zhang agreed.

Qin Huaidao nodded and went out, originally going to see the cement firing situation, that was what he was most concerned about, but when the saint summoned him, he had to get up, so he could only press it down and turn over on the horse.

The group left in a hurry and soon disappeared into the wind and snow.