"That's Tang He, they're saying hello." Yan Ruyun walked over and said, "I just heard the holy envoy say that the fire is lit, but I can't help it." The demon soldiers are chasing in a hurry, and a little fire here can be seen for dozens of miles, isn't it a bee into the arms? Send someone down the mountain to pick them up. Huangfu Shui said strongly: "This floating mountain is more than 20 miles up and down, they don't see us moving, can they stay in the old place?" There are white pumice stones in a radius of dozens of miles in this place, and there are no homes at all. A large group of demon soldiers is still in the south of Changzhi, and a small group does not dare to provoke - the Holy Envoy, just ignite the fire and contact! Yan Ruyun faintly felt that this Huangfu Shuiqiang was a little bit uneasy with himself, but he had no right to prohibit him from talking to Yi Ying, so he said coldly: "Ignite the fire to attract enemy soldiers, I will cut off your head first!" ”

Huangfu Shuiqiang was the leader of the "One Branch Flower" uprising, and his prestige in Tongbai Mountain Village was still above Yan Zhuyun. Since Yan entered the cloud, his martial arts are better than him, and he is a few years older than him. Second, Yan Ruyun is indeed loyal to Yi Ying, and there is another affection. So there is a lot of room for everything. Yan Ruyun consciously plays a pivotal role, and sometimes speaks with a sense of arrogance. Seeing that he was still putting money at this time, Huangfu Shuiqiang couldn't help but be angry, and said with a chuckle: "Who has blocked you as the manager?" I've let you for the past few years, because you're a rich and noble family, and it's not easy to get to us. The more arrogant you get! It was you who dragged the holy envoy to Jiangxi, and we poured this blood mold. It's good in Tongbai Mountain, thousands of people occupy a big village, and the government hasn't touched a single hair of us ten times. Now you still dare to put on a show - if you don't look at the face of the holy envoy, the brothers will have already killed you! "Do you have what it takes?" Yan Ruyun turned his head and stared at Huangfu Shui Qiang viciously, with huge pressure in his words: "At best, you are just a coward!" "I admit to myself, are you a hero!" Huangfu Shui Qiang immediately retorted. "We are only loyal in front of the Holy Envoy, except for fighting, sumo wrestling, there is no other heart!"

"That's it!" Yi Ying broke off, both of them stopped, Yi Ying said: "When is this, still fighting in the nest!" - Brother Hu, what do you see? ”

Hu Yinzhong has been silent. He has always been trusted by Yi Ying. But after all, he didn't join the gang for a long time, and he also saw Ping Suyan's affection for Yi Ying, as long as anyone got a little closer to Yi Ying, he would immediately get vinegary. He also saw that Yi Ying not only relied on Yan Ruyun, but also did have a good impression of her personal affairs. Yan Ruyun has a group of people. Huangfu Shui is strong and has won the hearts of the people, which is also a matter of watching the fire. He was a newcomer and didn't dare to wade into this muddy water. Hu Yinzhong thought for a long time, sighed lightly and said, "I think, it's better to get in touch." First, they are their brothers and sisters, and second, the situation is unknown at the bottom of the mountain, so they call a place to listen to any news, so that they can take the next move - of course, they may attract officials and soldiers, but the officials and soldiers may not have the courage, they are rats and chickens, and there are not thousands of people, so they dare not move. ”

"Light a fire, tear down the window lattices in the temple and light it, add a fire, and tell Han Mei and them to come and meet!" After Yi Ying finished speaking, she suddenly felt tired, sat down on the stone and said, "Brothers, light the letter fire and go to rest, let's discuss a few times and take the next move." ”

The crescent-shaped bonfire was lit, the window lattices and curtains in the temple crackled in the fire, and the flames soared to the sky on the top of the floating mountain. Several rebel leaders sat with their swords leaning against the stones, motionless like several stone statues, all in deep thought. After a long time, Yan Ruyun let out a heavy breath and said, "We have no money when we suffer losses." Two thousand men were gathered at once on the southeast side of the mountain, because there was no silver to pay. Weapons, all hoes, sickles, handles, brooms, how to fight? The rules of the Holy Envoy are not allowed to rob homes and houses. But that's in Tongbai, planting a little in the mountains, and hunting can be handled. It's not going to work out there. Fight a big rich man, and we will prop up the shelf. ”

"It's not the way to run like that. We've got to have a nest. Hu Yinzhong said: "The heroes of Liangshan have also suffered defeats, and as soon as they enter the water, the officials and soldiers will have nothing to do with them." When I joined the gang, there were still a few hundred of us, but in fact, the officers and soldiers did not kill a few of us, and most of them ran away. I can't go on like this anyway. Yan Ruyun said: "We have actually been looking for a nest, but our strength is too thin, and it is in vain if we can't capture other people's villages." ”

Huangfu Shuiqiang seemed to be specifically going against Yan Ruyun, and coughed lightly: "What we are looking for is someone else's nest, and we have left it alone in Tongbai Mountain." The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, not to mention that we are not strong now. He paused for a moment, and then said, "I think the south and the north are easy to do." After crossing the Yellow River, we have no profits! In fact, in Jiangxi, although it was dispersed, our leaders were all there, as long as the officers and soldiers retreated, the stockade was pulled up again, and the holy envoy was still worshiped there. ”

Yi Ying has also been pondering and listening, her feelings are different from everyone else's. She felt that the imperial court seemed to be unfinished and still thriving. She preaches the scriptures with magic, helps the world to heal people, and whenever there is a disaster, she goes to the disaster victims to perform the Fa, there are many believers, but there are not many disciples, and even fewer people really know the purpose of her Red Sun Sect. In these disaster-stricken areas, the imperial court immediately issued a decree to exempt donations and levies, distribute food and relief, and the supply of medicine was also timely, which was simply seamless. Often the corrupt officials she wants to kill are also investigated by the imperial court. The common people have no conscience, and when they seek treatment of their diseases, they are pious to the point of twelve, and when they are cured, they let go of their hands. It's really frustrating to think about it...... She lowered her head, and suddenly raised her head vigilantly, "I am a holy envoy who follows the heavens and kills thieves and demons, how can I think like this?" "Thinking about it, I have fixed my mind. Said slowly: "What everyone said makes sense. At present, the third prince of Zhu is still in the dust of the Luzon Kingdom, has not returned to the throne, Allah is not in the domain, we are groping and doing, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes. But if you don't do it, you won't even have a place to settle when the son returns, and this will not work. So I'm in a bit of a hurry, I just want to rise within a day, and the world will be ...... We have to find a way to occupy a territory, and we have suffered losses in Tongbai Mountain and Jinggang Mountain. The loss is because there is only one old camp, and when people kick it, the tree will fall and scatter. It seems that it is still necessary to go south, go back to Tongbai, where it is connected to Dabie Mountain, and through Funiu Mountain, build a few more camps for each other's horns, and communicate with each other - I don't think there will be two hearts here today, Dazhai has a sub-village, you can lead your own troops, and save me from always fighting alone in person. As for the salary, we can rob a few big households in Zhili and Shanxi, share some floating wealth to the people, and take it away from us. In the future, we can only make up our minds from the government, and blindly robbing homes and houses violates our teachings, and then we will become grass cowards like Liu San's bald man - although we are poor, we are still the king's teacher! ”

Everyone was originally defeated again and again, and they had some opinions, and they were very annoyed, but in fact, they still respected Yi Ying like a god in their hearts, and they only had vague opinions about themselves, and they were not serious. Yi Ying was so humble and accepted everything, everyone was very moved, so they plucked up their heads again, Yan Ruyun smiled and said: "I love to fight the rich and help the poor!" We have guys in our hands, and we want to raise some money and food, and we have to borrow them from those stinky rich people! It's not that I said, I was going to listen to me in Taiping Town, no matter what I was doing, I washed out the Ma family, and I went to attack the village after robbing the grain, maybe we would still be eating and drinking on the Black Wind Cliff for the night! He said excitedly and wanted to stand up, but Huangfu Shuiqiang said: "That place is not successful, it can accommodate Liu San's bald son, but it can't accommodate us." It's so close to Beijing, a will, Jinan and Baoding will send troops to attack at both ends, not to mention eating and drinking and spending the night, I'm afraid that only muskets can eat-" He looked at Yi Ying in the dark, and suddenly paused. Yan Ruyun saw him nailing himself against him like this, and he couldn't help but be furious in his heart, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, he couldn't bear it and didn't speak. In the atmosphere of stalemate and embarrassment, a brother came out of breath and said, "Han Mei and Tang He have come up, and they are still bringing more than 30 people!" ”

"More than thirty?" Yi Ying was overjoyed, and immediately smiled again, "Are there any outsiders?" ”

"Nope. It's all our own brothers who we've broken up! ”

"Good!" Yi Ying suddenly perked up, and said to everyone with a smile: "This gathering in front of Nuwa Temple, it seems that our qi will be prosperous!" Look at them! ”

As soon as everyone stood up, Han Mei and Tang He had already staggered over. In the blazing bonfire, I saw the two with fluffy hair and ragged clothes. When the two saw Yi Ying, they fell to their knees, sobbed for a long time, and cried loudly. “…… Holy Messenger Niangniang...... We didn't fight a good fight...... More than seventy brothers only came back alive, and these thirty or so ......" Han Mei cried and trembled, "...... After six days of separation, we hid in the mountains during the day and dared to walk only at night...... We met an old man chopping wood and told us that Niangniang was coming in this direction. There were a few more who escaped along the way...... If we can't find you again, we will have to commit suicide......" Tang He cried like a tearful child, sobbing and said: "In fact, the officers and soldiers dare not chase after us, and there are more than 100 Zhuang Ding of the Evil Tiger Town, staring at us ...... We kill them and retreat, we go and they chase ...... Their tenants do not dare to help us...... We are tired and hungry...... The road is not familiar...... They killed one of us, cut off the ears of our brothers to repay the merit......" he said and whimpered and cried.

"It's good to come back, let's just see each other." Although Yi Ying listened to them incoherently, she could also understand their desolate and miserable state of mind along the way, and she couldn't help but feel a sour heat in her heart, her eyes were red, and she sighed and pulled them up. said: "We have discussed, return to Tongbai Mountain, take root in Tongbai, Barberry, and Dabie Mountain, and slowly negotiate with the imperial court!" Her pupils sparkled in the firelight: "You can only live here for a while, not for a long time." After a short rest, we crossed the Yellow River from Fengling. Henan is our old plate, with a greeting, people can be pulled up immediately! Han Mei's eyes lit up when she heard her say "salary", and said: "Holy envoy, I only care about joy and sadness when I see you, and I have something important to report!" ——Nanjing Huangwuzhan sent someone to say that there was a set of great wealth, 650,000 taels of silver to be gathered in Shijiazhuang and sent to Sichuan. The Tartars fought against the Jinchuan people in Sichuan, and the food and salary were still secret, and they could not be escorted by a large group of officers and soldiers. Ask the Holy Envoy to send someone to intercept it. ”

Before Yi Ying could answer, Yan Ruyun was already itchy to hear it, and interjected and asked, "Who is escorting?" What is the identity of Huangwuzhan in Nanjing, and how do you know such important news? It occurred to me that this was not something to ask, so I stopped. Yi Ying asked, "Where are the people?" ”

"I didn't see it—I went to the Lao Mao Inn to inquire about the whereabouts of the Holy Envoy Niangniang, and the second leper told me."

"Didn't he say the silver was passing by?"

"It must still be in Shijiazhuang, Lao Mao's family has sent someone to tail it!"

"Who's escorting?"

"The government is submitted by province and secretly escorted the transport. Nanjing has already sent an uncle Gao Guo to Zhengzhou to pick up the dart. The person who went with the dart bank was called Huang Tianba, and he was directly affiliated with the old dart store of the Huang family——"

Yi Ying frowned and stopped her words: "I know the rest-you go over there to rest, Qiao Song is injured on his shoulder, it's time to change the dressing, you take care of it." ”

"Yes." Han Mei and Tang He bowed and retreated. Yi Ying saw that Lei Jian was also going, so she waved her hand and said, "You have to have someone to follow me at any time, you stay." Then he asked them, "What is it, will you take this money?" ”

Yan Ruyun straightened up and said, "Take it!" This is the imperial dart, and we won't be able to use up a vote for many years. Not to mention more than 600,000 yuan, there will be 100,000 silver, and there will be food eaters when the recruitment flag is erected! Some people have food, salaries, and weapons, and we are rampant in the world, who are we afraid of? The Eight Banners are a pile of tofu dregs, and the green battalion of the Han army, although they can fight, are all in the western provinces. Isn't it much better to lay down a few states and counties as our camp than to drill into a ravine and suffer from that stuffiness? Huangfu Shuiqiang was also warmed up by the number of "650,000". said: "I think I will take it off first!" This opportunity is too damn rare - not only is there no escort from the officers and soldiers of the brigade, but the road is also far away, and there are many mountain roads, and it is easy for us to hide after intercepting the darts. Yan Ruyun smiled: "What can't you do with silver?" With my friendship in the past, plus the silver, I'm afraid that no one will join in? We're pulling up too! Hu Yinzhong, who was squatting on the side, felt that it was inappropriate: can the officers and soldiers allow you to get the silver calmly and unhurriedly, and recruit troops and horses on the spot? He thought it was a joke, but he knew that he was a lonely guest here, and he was soft-spoken, and he was about to offend people when he opened his mouth, so he also echoed: "I didn't say anything about the interception, if you want to think about it, what if you lose the wind?" If it is intercepted, it must also have a charter, so as not to be in a hurry temporarily. Yan Ruyun has been heated by "650,000", and seeing that everyone has no objections, he is overjoyed: "The first and fifteenth days of the new year here are temple fairs, and there is usually no one." It just so happened that we rested for a few days and ate enough to do this big case. We're in a mess, and it's time for a breath. ”

"You can only outwit, not force." Yi Ying said, "This time it must be successful." We really can't afford to win, we can't afford to lose! She took out a handful of black beans from her arms, looked at Beidou's walking practices, and said something in her mouth: "I am leaning on the floating mountain, and the floating mountain protects me." Nuwa takes care of me and protects my Dharma body. General Shangyuan, Tang protects my body; General Zhongyuan, Ge protects my body; General Xia Yuan, Zhou protects my body. East Jiuyi, West Liurong, South South Baman, North North Jiudi. The real soldiers in the center, often serving my side - the old king of the Taishang is as anxious as the law! Sick - Sick! ”

Yan Ruyun was secretly laughing at herself that she was still going to make trouble at this time, but she saw Yi Ying scattering a handful of black beans, and the blood sprayed into the fire, and the residual fire was not prosperous, and it was suddenly extinguished. Suddenly, people seemed to have fallen into the boundless darkness, but they saw the ghosts jumping back and forth around them, as if they were carrying something. After a while, the moonlight returned to light, and when I looked at it again, there were pheasants and hares all over the ground, as if they had twisted their tendons, struggling for their lives in the ground.

"Burn and eat them to satisfy hunger." Yi Ying breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the big stone tiredly.

This group of people rested in the Fushan Nuwa Temple for three days, and then went down the mountain to zero, and all stayed at the Laomao Inn. repeatedly discussed the plan to take the darts, waiting for Huang Tianba to arrive. Na Yan into the cloud robbery dart is an expert, the layout is precise and proper, and everyone is convinced and obedient.

Huang Tianba's official dart was scared this time. The Huang family has been paying a military salary for the imperial court since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and sent 300,000 taels of silver from Beijing to Hong Chengchou's army, making a name for themselves in the rivers and lakes. Four generations passed into the hands of Huang Tianba, and it reached its heyday. The dart guards pay attention to the three hardness of the dart hand. "Hard wrists" means that you must have real kung fu in martial arts, and you can fight without fear of death, but it is far from enough to have a hard wrist. Some of the heroes of the green forest are hard, if they don't make good friends with these people, they have to plant somersaults with great ability, and they have to "have a hard face"; With these two hard, the small dart can walk, but with the big dart, thousands of yellow and white goods attract people's eyes, and the wrist and face are unreliable, and the local gentry need to maintain help from it, which is called "hard roots". As long as there is no chaos, there are these "three hards", and there is no mistake in walking darts. At this moment, Huang Tianba is all three, he himself is the number one hard hand in the family martial arts, and his grandparents Huang Roll and Huang Jiuling are not as good as his current martial arts when they are at their peak. He himself had thirteen disciples, known as the "Thirteen Taibao". With ordinary darts, the apprentices of the Taibao can walk down safely. He also made 36 friends in the green forest, all over Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Liangjiang, Huguang, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. He himself followed Liu Tongxun in the Criminal Department, and was appointed as an errand in the Lieutenant of the Che Cavalry School. Sturdy and sturdy. But this dart is too heavy after all: 650,000 taels of silver - that is a province's annual income for a year, more than 40,000 catties, and it must be carried by 200 mules - so it is strange that there is no chaos! To put it mildly, the military department agreed to use 3,000 taels of gold to top out 60,000 taels of silver, and Rao was like this, and it was also full of 30 carts. After careful arrangement, they are all packed with straw and stuffed into sacks layer by layer. Some medicinal herbs are indiscriminately loaded on it, and then used oil cloth, much like the big businessmen who trafficked medicinal materials to Sichuan. The Huang family poured out of the nest, and the 13 Taibao also followed closely and worked hard. Jin Tibei sent a humble word to the green forest to ask for help, and also asked Liu Blind to take care of the Qinghong Gang brothers on land and water, everything is Qichu, which is a little relieved.

Everything was fixed, but the chief detainees, Gao Heng, was delayed, Huang Tianba hurriedly urged the household department, and the household department said that he had issued a decree and told him to wait patiently. But what is it? Who dares to wait for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in Shijiazhuang? He sent someone to Nanjing to urge, the flying pigeon came back from Nanjing, Gao Heng went to Guazhoudu to explain the salt errand, saying that after the explanation, the flying horse came, if it is inconvenient to wait, you can escort yourself and meet in Zhengzhou! After reading the letter, Huang Tian's hands trembled with anger, and the letter was wet with sweat, and he discussed with the Thirteenth Taibao, and everyone talked about it for two hours. Neither can let the silver shine, nor can it offend Uncle Guo, the best way is to die in Shijiazhuang and wait for Gao Heng. The first six of the thirteen Taibao Jia Fuchun, Zhu Fumin, Cai Fuqing, Liao Fuhua, Gao Fuying, Liang Fuyun and Huang Tianba stayed behind to guard Dart Yin. Huang Fuguang, Huang Fuzong, Huang Fuyao, Huang Fuzu, Huang Fuwei, Huang Fuming, and Huang Fuyang are godsons, and they are all sent out, stepping on the wind along the line to respond to each other. After another six or seven days, Gao Heng arrived, and when he saw Huang Tianba's thoughtful preparation, he praised him: "Thank you for your hard work!" It's hard for you to think thoughtfully, I'll protect you when it's over! In this case, let's walk! With a few words of understatement, Huang Tianba's anxiety and indignation suddenly came to naught: he chose an auspicious day for the zodiac, and left Shijiazhuang in the morning when the sky was unknown. Along the way, the big Taibao Jia Fuchun hit the front station, he was not afraid of hard work, every day the first time the rooster crowed, took two people to ride fast horses to choose a place to rest for lunch, and then rushed forward to the night accommodation, selected the inn number and good house, and then returned to the dart team to escort the bodyguard.

All the way eight or nine days nothing, the dart car has traveled to Handan Matou Town, this place is more than 60 miles away from Handan, 70 miles away from Zhangde Mansion, this road is very barren, along the road is the small households in the mountains, the barren beach and the white vast saline-alkali land, there is an official road to the west to Changzhi. The dart team came to the three-way intersection, and no matter which way they went, they couldn't catch up with the serious head. Huang Tianba and Gao Heng and his entourage ate a few bites of food in a restaurant in the north of Matou Town, Gao Heng saw that the day was hot, and while wiping his sweat with a small handkerchief, he shook a small sandalwood fan and asked: "I said Xiao Huang, where are we resting tonight!" ”

"Back to Master Gao's words." Huang Tianba was on the side, and said with a waist: "It is all completed in the south and west, but it has just rained in the south, and the road is not good, so it is even more difficult to walk." The road to the west is easy to walk, and if you want to enter the mountain, you are afraid that it will not be safe. I'm afraid I'll have to work hard to catch up at night in the second half of today, whether it's Changzhi or Zhangde, I won't be able to get there until the second half of the night! ”

Gao Heng shook his fan and just smiled, and said, "Hurry up at night...... I'm afraid not. 'A branch of flowers' is around here, and there is no way to explain what happened. Said you are stupid, you arrange things very thoughtfully, say you are smart, why didn't you just rest on the horse's head without thinking of it, sleep well for an afternoon, and get up early in the morning and go straight to Changzhi? Huang Tianba frowned and said: "I also thought of what the master said, but the place of Matou was originally agreed not to rest." This place is the junction of Zhili and Henan, and it is also close to Shanxi. If something happens, it is not easy to negotiate with the government to arrest him. Ye Yuan said to go to Zhengzhou, to the south seems to be open, but in fact, it is a swamp, and after the swamp is a thousand miles of river flats, not to mention, there are many bandits, we can't control it. It is the first big thing for us to deliver the goods safely, how dare the small ones take it lightly? Gao Heng looked left and right and said: "I have heard of this Matou Town, it is only every May Day episode, and it is not a collection today, you see, there are not many people in the Communist Party." There is also a town in the town, and it is okay to stay here for a night. ”

"Can those townsfolk count on it?" Huang Tianba laughed when he heard this, "The thief is here and runs faster than a rabbit!" Some of them are thieves themselves! This kind of person is both Zhong Kui and a ghost, I have seen too much! As he was talking, the guys from several inns in the town greeted him with banners in their hands, shouting and soliciting customers.

"Stay! ——Our old store of the He family is clean and neat, with two courtyards, and all kinds of forage and food, which is very convenient! ”

"Old guests! Forgot about us? Cao widow's shop - a century-old brand, there is a restaurant in front of it, there is a house in the back, the guests make their own rice on the fire, pots and spoons are complete, and the stable is newly built! ”

"Widow Cao is old, she can't live in the store!" Someone shouted happily, "Our store is next to Chunxiang Building-" "Your store is Wang Bawo'er!" Widow Cao's shopkeeper shouted, "Whoever lives in it will have bayberry sores on his nose!" ”

"Live in our store, Qingtang Washhouse, a new house - Matou Old Inn!"

Huang Tianba saw this situation, and was afraid that Gao Heng would agree, so he hurriedly said: "Go, go!" We won't live in any store, and we will stay in Evil Tiger Town tonight! Before he finished speaking, he was drowned out by the voices of the guys, some of whom shouted, "Is it up to you or the boss to have the final say?" Some shouted, "Go to Evil Tiger Town to cross the Black Wind Ridge - if the thief doesn't rob you, you will fall to the bottom of the cliff!" Others shouted, "Stop...... There is no accommodation for the first half of the day...... Gao Heng originally couldn't make up his mind, but the audience said so, and saw Zhu Fumin, Cai Fuqing and several Taibao busy setting mules to drink, it seemed that Huang Tianba said that it was a foregone conclusion, so he said: "Lao Huang, let's do what I just said!" When he opened his eyes, a guy stood on the side of the road and did not greet customers, but the pretence in his hand was very special, writing, "Lao Mao Ji Inn, all the hotels are my food and clothing." The safety of the guests, the store guarantees the life of the family! Gao Heng pointed his hand and said, "Just live in your store!" ”

Huang Tianba glanced at Gao Heng dissatisfied, and saw that Gao Heng was smiling and turning his face to look at himself, so he hurriedly lowered his head and frowned and said, "The little one is at the master's command." As soon as he turned his face, he ordered everyone to take the car and follow the guy to the Lao Mao Kee Inn. The guy had a simple look when he solicited customers, but at this moment he became extremely rappy, and he was close to Gao Hengtao: "I have water in my eyes, and I see that your old man is a rich and noble master!" How dare anyone who comes to the horse's head at this hour? Ten miles to the south, you know, the muddy water on the road is up to your knees, and a chariot and horse like this can only walk twenty miles a day! The reeds and white grass on both sides have grown, and there were two tea sellers who were hacked to death on the road three days ago, which is a place where strong people haunt, isn't it foolish to walk the night road? The road to the west is easy to walk, but to cross the Black Wind Cliff, the narrow place of the post road is only five feet wide, all of them are the road cut on the cliff, as soon as the horse's hooves slip, even the car with goods will fall down, the cliff, hey! Looking down, everyone is dizzy and dizzy. In the past few months, it has been said that 'a branch of flower' is hidden in the mountains, and everyone is afraid when they hear it, who dares to break into this road in the middle of the night? You still have these brothers, go to the small shop to make a point, eat and drink enough to sleep well, and leave tomorrow morning when the sky is unknown. After the evil tiger town down the mountain a slip of the wind, it is a horse Pingchuan official road, on both sides are villages, you can get to Changzhi if you don't get up quickly, you can find someone to rest slowly, and there is no danger at all! Gao Heng smiled: "You monkey cub, you don't say a word." It's such a string of farts, how did I choose your store? The guy laughed and said, "I knew at a glance that Ye Zhun was admiring our store - this is fate, and no one can barely come." Ye is in the medicinal herb business, and the locals want to buy it, but do they sell it? Gao Heng was amused by this guy and said, "As long as the price is right, where is not making money?" "Gao Hengjian is a neat two quadrangle. In the middle is a hall house, there is a stable in the back, and there is a restaurant in front, so the courtyard house on the west side is wrapped. Tethered to the horse and unloaded, he was busy for a while, and after washing, An Ansheng rested, but Huang Tianba couldn't rest assured, the front yard and the back yard, the outside of the courtyard wall were examined, and people were arranged to guard everywhere before they came in. As soon as I turned to the gate of the West Courtyard, I heard the shopkeeper greet with a smile: "Hey, Uncle Housekeeper!" Your God of Wealth is here! ”

"What's the matter?" Huang Tianba turned his head and asked suspiciously, staring at the shopkeeper suspiciously. The shopkeeper didn't answer his words immediately, but beckoned behind him and shouted: "Erhanzi, invite Mr. Shi and Mr. Yang in, and discuss business with Huang Ye - Huang Ye, this is the two bookkeepers of Wang Wanjia's Wang million family in Matou Town." I want to make a deal with you. Huang Tianba said impatiently: "I am a dart bet, not a trader!" ”

While he was talking, the guy named Erhanzi had already brought two people in. A slightly long face, white skin, a dark mustache is very neatly groomed, and the eyebrows and eyes are very kind with a "self-smile", and he reports his name and says: "I have been successful in history, and I have admired the name for a long time." The other was wearing a gray poplin robe, wearing a rose purple buckle on the shoulders, a dark dragon belt tied around his waist, and a crystal sunglasses hanging with silk thread under his head, his face was like a crown of jade, but he did not have a beard, and he also smiled - he held a Xiangfei bamboo fan in both hands and waved it at Huang Tianba, and said: "Bow down to Yang Tianfei!" ”

"Well, I'm Huang Tianba." Huang Tianba nodded sluggishly, and had to move back to salute the two of them. "What do you two gentlemen have to say?" Seeing Shi and Yang approaching each other, Huang Tianba was afraid that they would not be able to stop them from entering the West Courtyard, so he let his hand go to the account room and said, "Please speak here." ”

Yan Ruyun and Huangfu Shuiqiang, who pretended to be Yang Tianfei, followed Huang Tianba in, and the bookkeeper was busy serving them tea seats, and politely called Yan Ruyun and Huangfu Shuiqiang, and said: "Yang Ye, Shi Ye, you can sit down and talk, if there is anything to tell Erhan to do it." "That's it.

"Huang Ye!" Yan Ruyun sat on stilts, trembling his legs and said: "There is nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, but the fact we are asking for is not the master of Huang Ye, please meet the master, please pass through." Huang Tian said domineeringly: "You guys talk about it." Huangfu Shui Qiang smiled and said: "That's the case, Master Huang, Master Yang is the head of the old man's house here." Master Wang served two terms as the prefect of Xiangyang before, and he died last year. Only Mrs. Wang lived with her two sons. The eldest young master donated to Yunnan and became a governor in Dali. The little young master has also made donations for several years, and he has not been able to fill the vacancy. According to the old lady's thoughts, she doesn't want her youngest son to stay away from being an official, and she will be guarded to provide for her for the elderly, which is also an old heart, isn't it? But the little young grandmother didn't admit this in her heart, and still wanted to choose the little young master to be a real official. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law smiled on their faces, and they were really embarrassed about this matter. The young grandmother was stunned, and asked us to move up and down in the capital with her own money, and the officials made a point in the department. It's just that the official of the Wenxuan Division hasn't spoken yet, but he also has a gossip. It was rumored that his old man was in poor health and that he had to be nourished. We're worried that we can't buy good medicine, and it just so happens that your medicine dart has arrived. This has fulfilled us, and your dart master can also get some benefits, which is really a beautiful thing arranged by God! "With that, present a slip. Huang Tianba took it and looked at it, and it read:

10 catties of ginseng, 20 catties of codonopsis, 50 catties of astragalus, 5 catties of borneol, 3 catties of musk, 8 catties of mountain meat, 8 catties of wolfberry, 50 catties of angelica

couldn't help laughing: "His old man has such a big belly!" Yan Ruyun said: "Since the imperial court killed the corrupt officials Kharqin and Sahalang, who dares to ask for cash now?" It's just a matter of sprinkling dirt inside and fading the eyes of outsiders. ”

Huang Tianba didn't speak for a while, and took the tea slowly for a while, feeling tired in his heart. Earlier, I heard rumors that Uncle Gao Guo could be shrewd and strong in literature, and how many days he waited for him in Shijiazhuang, who knew that it was an embroidered pillow with a belly of chaff, and he looked full of confidence on his face, but in fact, he had no success in his heart; smiling, but stubborn and self-serving, not listening to people. But I can't afford to offend, I knew it was like this, no matter how much I got up from Shijiazhuang on 3721, I would have already crossed the Yellow River! He was remorseful, but there was nothing he could do. Thinking about it, Gao Heng still had to take the responsibility and said, "You really have to ask our dart master for this statement." If he says yes, he can do it, but if he can't do it, then he can't do it - you can sit down, and I'll come when I go. "That's it.

Here, Yan Ruyun and Huangfu Shuiqiang glanced at each other, and the two of them cooperated tacitly, and the quarrel a few days ago suddenly came to naught. Huangfu Shui said strongly: "This surnamed Huang is difficult. Maybe he'll not sell it to us! Yan Ruyun smiled: "I think this kind of thing is very sure. If he didn't want to sell it, we would go to the door, and there would be a group of people outside asking for medicine to cure the plague, and when they quarreled, they didn't take advantage of it, and they rushed up—and some of them watched the excitement—smashed his shop and robbed him of his darts. If he doesn't stop this horse's head, we will have to fight him on the road! As he was talking, he stopped, it turned out that Huang Tianba and Gao Heng were here one after the other. So he got up and saluted again.

"The medicine can be sold to you," Gao Heng said as soon as he sat down: "It's just that the medicines of astragalus and wolfberry are packed in boxes and sold to you for dozens of catties, which is not worth it." We do a living to make money, we can't give it according to the official price, and it is 30% higher than the market price - buying goods and knowing homes. Ginseng is all white ginseng, fifty leaves[1]

Above, white belts and red tendons, forty taels and one pounds of gold and two taels of gold, and the codonopsis is all Shangdang tribute ginseng, ten taels and one catty, and borneol is thirty-four taels ......" He quoted one by one, which was twice as high as the price of the batch, and at the end he said: "All the silver is converted into gold to settle accounts." This is the rule of our old medicine shop. After that, he looked at the two of them with a smile, revealing a look of "see what you do". Huangfu Shuiqiang frowned and said, "How can there be such a price?" Your bank is too ruthless-" Huang Tian said domineeringly: "If the business is not benevolent, we will go our own way." "You're really good at business." Yan Ruyun said unhurriedly: "If you dare to ask for this price, you must be hard." However, these medicines have to be seen by our young grandmother herself. It's really good, and if she likes it, gold is a trivial matter. Please come and take a trip with us with the medicine - oh, don't worry, it's not far from the inn - that's the young grandmother's own property, and she's waiting to see the goods! Gao Heng pinched his teeth, thought for a while, and said, "That's fine." Lao Huang, you send someone to follow! ”

At one point, the crowd had already put the pallets ready. All the medicine was packed in two sacks. Huang Tianba called the Sixth Taibao Liang Fuyun over and instructed: "You are a clever one, go with them." If you want to meet someone to grab something or something, you just need to stick to them and follow them, don't fight hard. Liang Fuyun hurriedly said: "Yes, master!" But in broad daylight, nothing can go wrong. ”

Everyone went, Gao Heng and Huang Tianba let go of Lao Gao's heart, and Gao Heng ordered everyone one after another: "Stop!" Eat well and sleep well in the afternoon, and walk the long road tomorrow! Huang Tianba made all the arrangements, and he personally patrolled again, and even sent people to watch outside the wall, and when he came back, he saw Gao Heng squinting and crooked his neck lying in the easy chair, already asleep. Huang Tianba also lay down with his clothes, and he didn't know how long it took to be blinded.

Suddenly, there was a sound in the courtyard, and there was a sound of footsteps, Huang Tianba jumped up and took the knife in his hand, Gao Heng also rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" As soon as the words fell, he saw Liang Fuyun break in, his face turned white, and he stomped his feet and said, "Master, master!" We were fooled! ”

"What the hell is going on?" Gao Huang and Huang asked almost at the same time.

"Medicine-" Liang Fuyun wanted to cry and said without tears: "Someone stole it!" ”

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Fifty leaves refers to fifty years of ginseng age.